Release 2.19r
Weekly Calendar

Mon 5th Jan 2026 - F2F
Monday Play and Learn
10am-1pm
Supervised Play
1.30-4pm


Tue 6th Jan 2026 - BBO
Chislehurst Reds, 6.45pm
 
Chislehurst Greens, 7.10pm


Wed 7th Jan 2026 - BBO/Zoom
Online Lesson 1.30pm-4.30pm


Thu 8th Jan 2026 - BBO
Chislehurst Reds, 6.45pm
 
Chislehurst Greens, 7.10pm

Books are available on loan to club members. Visit Library.


Let's Play Bridge
with Marx Brothers
   
Visit  a Bridge Village
in India.



"We all make mistakes when playing!"

Welcome to Derek Patterson's Bridge Club!


Chislehurst Bridge Club is run by Derek Patterson.

  • Derek runs duplicate bridge sessions every Tuesday and Thursday evening on Bridge Base Online, starting at 6.45pm for Red Section and 7.10pm for Green Section.
  • The results appear on the website  with full traveller and board display, Play it again, Results Analysis,  BBO bidding and play data.
  • Master points are awarded, but the events are not NGS ranked.
  • Everyone is welcome, but registration is necessary. If you are new to the club, tell Derek in advance that you are coming, give him your name, BBO username and email address. On the day, you need to enter yourselves as a pair for the event in the 2 hours before it starts.
  • The cost of entry is $3 (around £2.50), and you have to pre-purchase your $BB on the BBO website. Additional table money of £1 is also payable directly to Derek. See How to Pay.

Prior to Covid 19, before March 2020, the club had face-to-face sessions in the Church Hall, Chislehurst. These sessions have now been replaced by online sessions on BBO.

Bridge Solver on BBO

Install Bridge Solver Chrome Extension to see double dummy results while you play on BBO. The installation instructions are at the end of the video above or see here. The hand diagram should be displayed in the history tab on BBO, bottom right of the screen. You have to make sure pictures of cards are off in the History under Account/Settings. Click on the little spade icon to see Bridge Solver and double dummy.

BBO Play Data on Bridgewebs

You can see your BBO bidding and play data in our results if you click on the PLAY on each line on the traveller.


Results Analysis

You can see detailed results analysis on any Bridgewebs website that displays hand records. You can find out how well you did against double dummy or see cross-imps in teams events. On the Main menu click on Results and then on the session you played in. Now click on this symbol above the ranking list. For help click here.

Play It Again

Have you ever tried the hand replay facility on this website? Just above every traveller and below the hand diagram there is a 'Play it Again' button. This starts Bridge Solver Online (BSOL) which lets you do this. Full details on using BSOL to "play" a hand in double dummy mode is available in this user guide, which has been written by Rees Mitchell for the website users at Vanderbilt Bridge Club, in Nashville, Tennessee, USA.

Secrets of Bridgewebs

Tim Andersen of EBU presents Bridgewebs facilities on YouTube 'englishbridgeunion' channel.

Wishing you all a very merry Christmas!

There will be no duplicate on, either December 25, or January 1 - for obvious reasons.

The next session will be on Tuesday December 30, starting at 7pm - the reds and greens combined into one section.   The duplicates will be back to normal again from Tuesday January 6.

Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to you all!

Bridge Lessons

Bridge lessons by Derek - 

  • F2F lessons with mini-duplicate on
           
    Monday 10am to 1pm
    Pre-dealt hands, electronic scoring using BridgePals, results 'Monday Play and Learn' available on this website

     
  • F2F lessons with supervised play on
         
     Monday 1.30 to 4.30pm
    Pre-dealt hands, hand records available on the website.

     
  • Online lessons on
           
    Wednesday 1.30 to 4.30pm
    via Zoom. Personal tuition suitable for advanced players.

F2F lessons are held at Blackheath Bowls Club. Brooklands Park, Blackheath, London, SE3

Contact Derek for more details.

Need a Partner?

If you need a partner, contact Derek, he always knows who might be available 

Alternatively look on the Calendar or Message Board to see any outstanding requests. You can also place a partner request via website: login to Member Area, choose "Find a Partner", then tick the "Partner Required" button. The booking will appear on the Calendar page and Message Board. You are advised not to tick the boxes to show your email and/or phone number on the website booking. Instead leave a message in the 'Partner/Note/System' box to log into Membership Area for contact details.

EBU Rank Promotions August - November 2025


Congratulations on the EBU rank promotion to:


November 2025
 
Joe Sivayogan Life Master
Mel Conquest 5 Star Premier Master
Luke Titcombe Advanced Master

October 2025
 
Ashley Barnes 2 Star Master
John Prichard 1 Star Master

September 2025
 
Giacoma Benfadhel Advanced Master

August 2025
 
James Roberts County Master
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