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Bude Bridge Club meets for Face-to-face Bridge on Tuesday evenings at the Parkhouse Centre. - Duplicate Bridge with Masterpoints - please arrive at 6.45 for a 7 p.m. start.
Please contact Val Ridding if you are a visitor or need a partner for Tuesdays (see below for details
We also play online on Fridays, starting at 7 pm. - 21 boards of competitive bridge , with friends from other clubs joining us.
See details below.
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| Annual General Meeting 2026 |
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Our Annual General Meeting and Prizegiving was held on Tuesday, April 7th in the Parkhouse Centre.
Club Chairman Steve Clifton presented Club Secretary Val Ridding with a bouquet in recognition of all her work throughout the year.
Prizewinners were:
John Ridding Club Champions: Rob Irish and Bob Bennett
Clifton Trophy: Neil and Sarah Trenaman
Linda Ashworth Trophy: Ian Curtis
June Justice Trophy: Tom Salt
Handicap Pairs: Doug Bussey and Peter Oldfield
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| EBU Spring Simultaneous Pairs |
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Congratulations to Chris and Steve, winners of our local heat of the EBU Spring Pairs 2026 - and , also, NATIONAL WINNERS!
Out of 232 Pairs nationally, Steve and Chris finished in 1st place with 69.95% and 216 Masterpoints - and £100
Ian and Rosemary came a magnificent 21st with 60.24% , picking up 167 Masterpoints, and Tim and Alistair 77th with 53.75%,, and 27 Masterpoints..
For the final results, see:
https://www.ebu.co.uk/sim-pairs
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| Latest Tuesday Result |
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Congratulations to Chris and Steve winners yet again in the Sims event Tuesday, April 14th .
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| Friday Online |
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Congratulations to David and Steve Winners online on March 27th
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| April Fool. Problem of the Month |
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South to make 6 Spades on the lead of the King of Hearts. A very pretty problem by Giordano Natucci.
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How did you do? The only way to make the contract is to ruff low in BOTH hands - twice!
Dummy wins with the 3 of Spades, South under-ruffing with the 2.
The 4 of Spades is led and, whatever East plays, is covered by South.
Declarer now plays Ace and King of Diamonds, then Ace and another Club.
West wins and is forced to lead another Heart.
This is again ruffed in BOTH hands, keeping the lead in Dummy.
Declarer now runs Dummy's Diamonds, discarding Clubs.
Whenever East ruffs, Suth overruffs, draws trumps and claims the remaining Clubs. |
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| June Justice Trophy |
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Hearty Congratulations to Tom Salt, winner of the June Justice Individual Trophy played at Trencreek on January 24th.
Excellent play, of course, and helped by the soporific opposition after an excellent lunch.....and several puds....
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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 Summer Pairs Tuesday, July 21st
EBU Autumn Pairs Tuesday, September 8th
Save the dates!
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| Interesting Hand of the Month |
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This was a recent hand at the Club. What do you lead?
Now look at all 4 hands. Can you decide how the contract can possibly be made?
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So what did you lead? A Spade or a Heart? 2 down and - 300. JD? One down - 100.
On the day, North led a low Club (!) to the Ace, expecting a Spade return.
Instead, South returned another Club......
West discarded their singleton Spade, a low Club from North and the 8 won the trick in dummy.
Then a Diamond finessed to the Queen, Ace and another. North pondered, then discarded a Spade. Ruff in dummy.
A low Heart to the Ace, small Heart back, taken by the King and dropping the Jack.
Now a Spade is ruffed, the last trump drawn and the 3 remaining Diamonds are good.
11 tricks and + 650.....
..... and, yes, this was the play at one table! The Bude E/W pair were elated!!
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