| Seasons Greetings! |
A Very Happy 2026 to All!
Bridge recommences in 2026 on Tuesday, January 6th (Handicap Pairs) and Friday 2nd (online)
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| Bude Bridge Club Online |
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We are now playing online Fridays as well as Face-to-Face.on Tuesday evenings.
These online sessions will use the RealBridge system.
our first session saw friends from Devon, Dorset and Worcestershire joining us.
To log in click the RealBridge link on the calendar on the right.
Please note that we welcome our friends from other Bridge Clubs to join us - please let our Secretary, Val Ridding, know in advance that you wish to play. 07760284097
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| STOP PRESS! New Director! |
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Many Congratulations to Robert Waterhouse, who has just passed his Club Director’s Course with Distinction.
Well done from all at the Club.
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| Latest Tuesday Result |
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Congratulations to Ian Curtis ,inaugural winner of the Linda Ashworth Trophy on December 16th
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| EBU Autumn Sim Pairs |
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Congratulations to Chris and Rob I, winners of our local heat of the EBU Autumn Pairs
However, Nationally it is Doug and Peter who are the leading pair in 60 th position, with Neil and Sarah closely behind.
For the latest position, see:
https://www.ebu.co.uk/sim-pairs
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| Forthcoming EBU and Club Competitions 2026 |
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Future national events this year include:
PLEASE NOTE
These events are for Bude Bridge Club Members ONLY
EBU Winter Pairs Tuesday, January 13th 2026
EBU Spring Pairs Tuesday, April 14th
EBU Summer Pairs Tuesday, July 21st
EBU Autumn Pairs Tuesday, September 8th
Save the dates!
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| Improver Play Problem of the Month |
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This is a hand from a recent Club evening.
How does declarer make 11 tricks on the lead of the Ace of Clubs?
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| The first rule: Stop, think and plan the play.
Where are your 10 tricks coming from?
It is often sensible to draw trumps first. Should you do this here?
If so, you make 5 or 6 Heart tricks, 2 Spades and a Diamond. No good.
You need to make the most of the shortages in your Diamonds and Clubs to cross-ruff - trump in both hands.
Ruff (trump) the opening lead in your hand with the 4 of Hearts and play Ace and another Diamond.
Ruff this with the 8 of Hearts.
You may decide now to take the Ace and King of Spades.
Continue to cross-ruff - trump the clubs in your hand and then the diamonds in dummy.
You will have made 11 tricks - 8 Hearts on the cross-ruff, 2 Spades and the Ace of Diamonds.
The defence will still have their trumps and they can take the last 2 tricks.
The defence can keep the contract to 10 tricks by leading a Heart at trick 1. |
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| Interesting Hand of the Week |
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Hand 16 from our Online session on September 12th
Amazingly only two East/West pairs bid the small slam, but both were outbid by North/South bidding the Grand Slam.
With two Aces and 20 High Card Points against them, they were obviously Doubled - but 13 tricks rolled in!
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West opened 2 Diamonds, a ‘Multi’ bid, including showing a strong, unbalanced hand.
North’s clever 3 Club bid was both disruptive and informative .
East now bid their suit, not expecting a fit, and South has an easy 4 Heart call.
West can see 12 tricks, so jumps to the Small Slam and South can bid 7 Diamonds, knowing it could be a sacrifice.
West is obviously going to Double - or should they? Isn’t 7 Spades a temptation?
The other Pair to bid their Grand Slam went through the path of
1 Spade (?), Pass, 3 Spades, 4 Hearts
6 Spades, Pass, Pass, 7 Diamonds
Double, Pass, Pass, Pass |
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