| Alan Merchant-White |
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It is with great sadness that we learn of the passing of Alan Merchant-White last Saturday (July 3rd).
I'm sure we all join with Deb's tribute:
'We can't imagine what Wednesdays will be without him. He was so welcoming, and so engaging....
and we all became doublers because of his sometimes outrageous slam tries. We were all shown how it's possible, with the right hands, to make slams with a lot fewer points than the books said...'
A gentleman of memorable culinary skills, artistic genius, generous heart and a great sense of humour. Sadly missed. Rest in Peace.
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| Bude Bridge Club LIVE! |
We are hoping to start face-to-face bridge again as soon as possible, but not for a few weeks yet.
Intitially, this will be on a Wednesday afternoon.
As soon as the Parkhouse can accommodate us without face masks and the majority of us are comfortable with the situation, we will have a 'social' session - roll up, no partner needed, all abilities.
Just a few hands of joyous bridge where we all learn again how to revoke, lead out of turn, count our cards, go 13 down doubled and redoubled....
Fingers crossed for a September start.
Everyone invited - members, non-members, beginners, improvers and the more experienced.
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| Latest News Report |
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During these difficult times, many members of Bude Bridge Club have moved to playing online. This gives them the opportunity to play socially with other members of the club, and competitively against players of all abilities from all over the world.
So far, members have played well over 40,000 hands of bridge on several different websites, the most common being Bridge Club Live (BCL, for social bridge) and Bridge Base Online (BBO, competitive).
The club has been unable to hold their usual prize-giving this season, so the winners of the various events have not received their deserved recognition.
The Roll of Honour for 2020 is:
Club Champions: David Clarke and Steven Clifton
Teams Champions: Chris Nichols, Jane Koldewey, Neil and Sarah Trenaman
Collian Bowl: Tertia and Tom Salt
Handicap Pairs: Maureen Fallows and Ian Curtis
Clifton Trophy: Steven Clifton and David Clarke
June Justice Individual Champion: Neil Trenaman
Jug of Bridge Wisdom: Gill Lowe and Tim Benson
Beryl Mardon Memorial Trophy: Deb Delvalle
Jon and Bill Grand Slam Bottle: Alan Merchant-White, Steve Trenner and Chris Nichols
Further information can be found on the club’s website www.bridgewebs.com/bude
We look forward to meeting once again over the table in the not too distant future
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| Falmouth Salver |
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We are delighted that two of our members have won the Falmouth Salver 2021, the first major County tournament of the year.
Playing online from Stratton, Chris Nichols partnered Steven Clifton in Fuerteventura in the Canary Islands against 23 other pairs throughout the County and beyond.
Their winning percentage of 70% was the highest in the competition's history.
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| In Memorium |
It is with great sadness that we learn of the passing of three of our former members last year.
Peggy Cann was a founder member of the club and had a wicked sense of humour!
She was a delight to play with and against and was always complementing the opposition on good play.
‘Oh, well done!’ could always be relied on if someone made a difficult contract.
Such a lovely lady, sorely missed.
George Booth, a staunch member of the club for many years, has also sadly passed away.
We will remember him as a true gentleman of the bridge table, always calm and polite with a gentle manner and lively sense of humour.
Kathleen Bence was a regular at the club until recent years. She had a very competitive style and always complimented others on good play. She passed away peacefully in December..
Our thoughts are with their family and friends.
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| Club Champions 2020 |
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David Clarke and Steven Clifton are this year's Club Champions, pictured here receiving their virtual John Ridding trophies.
They also teamed up to win the Clifton Trophy.
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| Team Champions 2020 |
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Sarah and Neil Trenaman teamed up with Chris Nichols and Jane Koldewey to win the club Teams Championship for the third successive year in 2020.
Neil was also winner of the June Justice Individual Championship.
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| July Defence Problem of the Month |
Show Detail |
A defensive problem for the 'improvers' this month.
Seeing all hands, plan your play. 9 defensive tricks possible....!
the initial lead is important.
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Did you find the 9 tricks?
there are several solutions, but this is the simplest and most effective.
West leads 9 of Spades to East's Ace.
King of Spades, West plays the 6 - High-Low showing a doubleton
Another Spade ruffed with the 7 of Diamonds.
Now Jack of Hearts, ducked by North.
Now the 10 of Hearts to East's Queen.
Trick number 6 is the Ace of Hearts.
Now another Spade, ruffed with the 10 od Diamonds by South and over-ruffed with the Jack of Diamonds.
A Club to the Queen and Ace for trick number 8.
Finally, another Spade promotes West's Queen of Diamonds.
+ 800 to East/West. |
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