| Bude Bridge Club! |
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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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| Latest Tuesday Result |
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Congratulations to Chris and Steve winners on Tues 24/2/26 with 61% a whisker ahead of Neil and Sarah.
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| Friday Online |
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Congratulations to Robert and Steve , winners online on February 27th
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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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| EBU WinterSim Pairs |
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Congratulations to Chris and Steve, winners of our local heat of the EBU Winter Pairs
However, Nationally it was Rob I and Bob who were the leading pair in 35th position, with Chris and Steve in 56th Toby and Andrewclose behind in 82nd out of 423 pairs nationally.
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 Spring Pairs Tuesday, April 14th
EBU Summer Pairs Tuesday, July 21st
EBU Autumn Pairs Tuesday, September 8th
Save the dates!
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| Alice in Wonderland March Hare Puzzle of the Month |
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South is Declarer in 6 Hearts.
What is the only lead to defeat the contract?
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| Show Answer |
After any routine lead, declarer has 9 top tricks and can easily ruff 3 Clubs in dummy to make 12 tricks.
If West leads a low heart, it limits dummy to just 2 ruffs, but, alas, this costs West his trump trick so there is no gain.
To defeat the contract, West must send the Queen of Hearts to the gallows -'Off with her head!'
If declarer now proceeds to ruff 2 clubs, it will restore West's 8 of Hearts into a natural trick.
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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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