| Friday Morning Sessions |
♠ ♥ ♦ ♣ Friday Morning Sessions ♠ ♥ ♦ ♣
Stan and Jean will try to direct and score as many Friday mornings as possible.
The club have never played morning sessions on a regular basis.
We would appreciate your support and attendance, please.
It starts at 10:00 and ends around 12:30 on Fridays
The main themes are to attend, play, win, have fun, enjoy, go home, and of course, relax.
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| Last updated : 14th Aug 2022 16:45 BST |
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| NGS Scores |
♠ ♥ ♦ ♣ NGS Scores ♠ ♥ ♦ ♣
Who has increased their NGS score the most in July? The top 4 people this month are:
Jean Brogan
Sandra Ruffell
Adrian Redding
Lawrence Izen
Well done everyone!
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| Last updated : 1st Aug 2022 07:28 BST |
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| SLAMS |
♠ ♥ ♦ ♣ How well are we doing with bidding and making Slams? ♠ ♥ ♦ ♣
In July we bid 87 Slams and made 68% of them.
Top scorers for this month are below. Well done everyone!
| Name |
No of points |
| Lindsay McDougall |
6 |
| Sula Turpin |
6 |
| Graham Ledger |
4 |
| David Lewis |
4 |
| Sandra Ruffell |
3 |
| Helen Gault |
3 |
YTD leaders are the same as last month - John Glasscock and Charles Nixon.
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| Last updated : 1st Aug 2022 07:39 BST |
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| Club Weekend Away |
♠ ♥ ♦ ♣ Club Weekend Away ♠ ♥ ♦ ♣
Following on from the successful time at Bournemouth last year the club have again booked the Connaught Hotel for our 2022 weekend away.
October 21st to 24th (you can stay 2 or 3 nights)
The programme for every day and all evening sessions will be available soon.
FULL
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| Last updated : 1st Aug 2022 07:29 BST |
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| Face to Face Sessions |
♠ ♥ ♦ ♣ Face to Face Sessions ♠ ♥ ♦ ♣
We have decided that we will set the following guidance for playing at the club:
As we start going back to playing Face to Face, we have created some reminders for us all of what we need to do.
Click here to access the document.
Go to appropriate date in calendar to book a session.
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| Last updated : 8th Aug 2022 19:20 BST |
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| RealBridge Support |
♠ ♥ ♦ ♣ Having problems with RealBridge? ♠ ♥ ♦ ♣
If you have difficulties with RealBridge you can phone their support line which is 0794 232 2209. Support is available from 7am to 11pm.
If you use an IPad please ensure that you read and follow the advice issued by RealBridge even if you are currently not experiencing any difficulties with your Ipad. Please click here to see the document.
A further update in June 2022 has been received from RealBridge in connection with Microsoft Edge and IPads. Click here to see the document.
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| Last updated : 12th Jun 2022 09:09 BST |
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| Practice Hands |
♠ ♥ ♦ ♣ Topic Based Practice Hands ♠ ♥ ♦ ♣
Sometimes it can be helpful to just play a few hands and chat with your partner about a specific topic that you are either learning or revising. Using the RealBridge platform we have created a facility which allows you to pick your own time to play practice hands focussed on specific topics as either a group of 4 or 8 players. Here’s how it works:
· Go to the Practice hands section of the club shop (click here) where you can see the topics available and buy the desired product stating the date that you would like to play. (One person buys the product – 1 or 2 tables)
· Within a couple of days, you will be sent guidance on how to run the session, notes on the topic that you can look at before playing and a handout which you can circulate after the session has been played.
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· The coordinator will circulate the links for the session and run the session on the day
· You will play 16 hands and after each hand guidance notes will appear on the table which you can all discuss before moving to the next hand.
· There is no time limit on the session, but expect it to last about 2.5 hours
Currently available are: Declarer Play Strategy, Splinters, Transfers, Law of Total Tricks, Roman Key Card Blackwood, Checkback Stayman, Dealing with Pre-empts and Fourth Round Forcing.
We also have a presentation explaining how the sessions are created. Click here if you are interested to learn more about the setup of Topic Based Hands.
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| Last updated : 12th Jun 2022 09:10 BST |
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| Supervised Play |
Supervised play sessions are aimed at helping players to develop their confidence with bidding and playing. These sessions are not a replacement for lessons and it is not intended that new conventions are taught. The supervisors will help participants get the best out of the systems that each participant plays. Each session offers the opportunity to play up to 12 pre-dealt hands with a supervisor giving advice on each of the hands.
Supervised Play will finish for the summer on 1st July 2022
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| Last updated : 22nd Jun 2022 10:23 BST |
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| Club Re-Opening |
Bridge for all players
Basingstoke Bridge Club is the largest club in Hampshire and 48th in England (by player sessions) and welcomes all bridge players, from complete beginner to expert. It runs an active teaching and development programme as well as sessions aimed at different levels of bridge. More information is available through the 'Teaching at Basingstoke Bridge Club' section on the left hand menu.
The Club is currently operating a mixture of Face to Face and online sessions - check the calendar for details.
If you would like to know more about our club, please ring me on 01962 882715 or email me - bstokebridge.chairman@gmail.com
John Fairhurst - Chairman
The Basingstoke Chess Club use the premises when open. For information please phone John Shaddick on 01256 469749. There is also a link to their web site - www.basingstokechessclub.co.uk
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| Last updated : 21st Apr 2022 09:30 BST |
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