CLYDE BRIDGE CENTRE
GLASGOW'S HOME OF BRIDGE
4 NASMYTH PLACE HILLINGTON G52 4PR
0141 473 3124
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"Bridge Unleashed"  is a Facebook page which posts every day different informative and fun posts. Her posts will be copied here as a trial.  iI members find them helpful, email Here


STANDBY
Please check the April Standby list by clicking April

In the mood to celebrate the club's 1st Birthday? Email Ileen to book a place (or places). 

BBO: Log in on Tuesday night by 645pm to play. All SBU members can play provided they have added their BBO name to their Mempad profile 

Results
Friday Morning Bridge & Crumpets
1030am
Thursday Evening Pairs
7pm
Thursday No Fears
7pm
Wednesday Afternoon Pairs
1245
Wednesday Evening Pairs
7pm
Play and Learn
Tuesday Afternoon Pairs
1245
BBO
7pm
Monday Evening pairs
7PM
Relaxed Sunday Pairs
1pm
#34532 CBC TEST TOURNAMENT
Calendar
Sat 25th April 2026
Change Your Badge Thinking: Opening Leads
Academy 11am-2pm
Director: Barnet Shenkin
Key Holder/contact: Raymond Blin
Sun 26th April 2026
Relaxed Sunday Pairs
1pm
Director: Horst Kopleck
Dealer: Ian & Steve
Standby: Janice McIlwraith
Mon 27th April 2026
Monday Evening pairs
7PM
Director: Alan Livingstone
Standby: Bill Paterson
Mon 27th April 2026
Division 1 Match
upstairs 19.00
Myra's Marvels vs Mavericks
Captains: Louis Glekin / John Di Mambro
Key Holder/contact: Alan Livingstone / John Di Mambro
Mon 27th April 2026
Advanced Course
Academy
10am- 12pm
Key Holder/contact: Frances/Norma
Tue 28th April 2026
Tuesday Afternoon Pairs
1245
Director: Steve Male
Standby: Bobby Dickson
  (Partner?)
Tue 28th April 2026
Division 3 Match
Downstairs 18.45
Weegie Warriors / Hearts of OG
Captains: Robert Heron / Fiona Glen
Key Holder/contact: Peter Cairns
Tue 28th April 2026
Division 3 Match
Downstairs 18.45
6NoChumps vs Odyssey.
Captains: Carolyn Clark / Chris Lennox
Key Holder/contact: Chris Lennox
Tue 28th April 2026
Division 1 Match
Downstairs 19.00
Night Owls vs Saints
Captains: Steve Male / John McIntyre
Key Holder/contact: Steve Male
Tue 28th April 2026
BBO
If any issue chat SBU_W_CLY 7pm
Director: Angus MacDoald
Tue 28th April 2026
Beginners
Academy 7pm
Key Holder/contact: Frances/Norma
CLYDE BRIDGE CENTRE

See Our Picture gallery Under the Home Tab to look inside
The Clyde Bridge Club is easily accessible from the North and South of Glasgow, Paisley, Dumbarton, Erskine, Kilmarnock, Greenock, Hamilton, East Kilbride & Cumbernauld with plentiful free parking. 
Our Bridge Academy has a range of courses to meet all levels of players from beginners to experienced. See Where & When We Play for list of tournaments.  But first see our Picture Gallery and then visit us and see for yourself what this Glasgow bridge club has to offer. 
Visitors: All visitors are welcome up to a maximum of six visits per year.

Keep the Date Free!
Keep the Date Free!

We will be celebrating our 1st Birthday with a special party on Saturday 16th May. Mark the date in your diary and keep it free. To book your place please email Ileen giving your name and the name of your partner if you are coming with one.  Price £17.50 to include Buffet, wine & soft drinks and Bridge 

Barnet's Seminar - A Resounding Success!
Barnet's Seminar - A Resounding Success!

Approximately 40 people attended and thoroughly enjoyed the March seminar led by Barnet Shenkin. 
For many of us it was a revelation and offered a completely different approach to thinking about how to play hands. Unlike conventional teaching, Barnet encouraged us to think about the 52 cards in the pack and work out based on the bidding and leads where the cards were likely to be and how to change our plan as the play developed. He showed us how to make what seemed like unmake-able contracts make! We learnt about "Empty Spaces" and "The Dentist's Coup" amongst other valuable tips. He even told us to forget many of the lessons we learnt as Beginners as we move on to be more experienced players. 
Mixed in was a number of very amusing stories about world class players which had us all chuckling.

The feedback has been Excellent so if you want a place at April's seminar, book now before it's oversubscribed!

Youth News
Club/The winners
New members
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We're delighted that our new Junior members have been making the most of their Easter holidays and have been coming regularly to play at the club. Welcome to Anya, Artem, Emmet and Shiva. Not only are they a delight to play with, but they are consistently coming in the top spots at the tournaments. They are definitely going to be a force to be reckoned with. 

On Sunday, March 29, the CBC once again hosted another highly successful SBU training session for the Under 21s, several of whom will be playing in Riga to become, not only Junior, but also European Internationalists representing Scotland.  11 juniors took part in the session which combined presentations, themed playing and competition, developing their game and bonding with friends.  The feedback was very positive and they are looking forward to another session in May.  We are delighted that two of these juniors have joined the Club, Artem Belikov and Shiva Viswanathan and we are hoping others will follow.  The winners of the Under 21 Squad Cup are also shown, Maoyan Li and Andrew Mazanetz.


Spread the word and encourage your young people and young friends to try out this fascinating game. Last year's summer camp at Stirling was a great success and loads of fun. Click HERE for more information. 

The Bridge Academy
The Bridge Academy

Look under The Academy Tab above for information about all the courses The Academy has to offer.
Remember to apply asap as the courses become full very quickly. 

Improving Your Bridge Part 3 has been postponed until the Spring.

If you are interested in a course that is not featured let us know by emailing The Academy

If you would like to find out more about our next set of Beginner lessons email FRANCES or explore The Bridge Academy tab.
 

Lost & Found
  • Coats
  • Found

 

Various jackets, jumpers etc have been left behind, and can be retrieved from the cloakroom.

 

Barnet's Corner

Can you make the Grandslam ? 

From Tuesday afternoon board 21  

7D was bid twice . Best play makes the hand on the SA lead. A heart lead is slightly more difficult. 

Let's look at a possible auction above.

E: 3S   At favourable colours East preempts 
S: 4H   Partner is likely to be short of Ss so likely to have Hs
N: 4NT RKC 
S: 5C  1 Key card likely Hs

N: 7D A reasonable bid playing partner for the HA and little else. 

Click on "Show Answer" to play the hand for yourself 

 

Click https://tinyurl.bridgebase.com/2p8ymp4r to go to the play of the hand 

Click on "North" to work out the play and then North and next to see how it is made. On a heart lead declarer may guess that East has no trumps or 1 trump. To make the hand she must make 3 heart tricks . She wins the H K, cashes the DJ . Then CA HQ C ruff HA pitching the last club  S ruff draw trumps and claim. 

MEMBER ACCOUNT PAYMENT DETAILS & STATEMENT

For the bank details of where to pay money in for your "tournament" account (NOT membership) please click HERE

To receive an Email of your balance and statement of activity, please enter your SBU number and click “Receive account statement” button below; payments into your account do not appear immediately so recent payments may not show for a week or so. If you experience any problems please email The Treasurer

 





 

Bringing a Visitor?

Visitors are very welcome up to 6 visits a year. If you bring a visitor please

  • Introduce them to the TD so they can ensure that the player's name is entered into the player data base. 
  • Ask them to write their name and email address in the Visitor's Book which is kept on the small filing cabinet in the centre of the Tournament room
  • Ask the cafe assistant to take their £5 payment by credit card.
  • Thank you!
Upcoming Congress & Interesting Events

Click n the links below to find out more.
21st June (one day) Kelso Congress
6-9th November Scottish National Congress
13-16th November Kelvin Bridge Congress

Cafe Bridge in Scotland
Cafe Bridge in Scotland

If you haven't played Cafe Bridge you've missed out on some great fun!
The programme for Scotland in the Spring, Summer and Autumn can be found HERE

STANDBY SYSTEM

The Standby System : Members will receive their allocated dates in alphabetical order by email.  All members are required to be a Standby only once in the year. Members can check names of the Standby in the Calendar or by clicking HERE . When the standby arrives they should sit at the "standby" table and anyone without a partner should add their name to the Diary on the table as they come in. The TD will pair anyone up before the start of the tournament. 
If you intend to use the Standby system please arrive at the club a minimum of 15 minutes before the start of the tournament. 

KEY Holders

A list of all key holders can be found in the "Members Only" Area of the website. 

SOCIAL MEDIA

         

We're now on INSTAGRAM and FACEBOOK Click on the links and Like, Share, Comment to spread the word! We’ve found a really fun and great FB page to follow/share: check it out HERE  Watch our videos and share with your friends. The page changes frequently so please keep clicking! Look on the FB SBU Community Group page for interesting info from other clubs. 

Find a Partner/Reserve

Click on Members Only (Navigation Menu above)  Login using your usual ID and password Scroll to the tournament you want to play in using the right hand slider Tick the PR box ( left box of the 3 little boxes).  Press Confirm (near the top) To cancel your request, login as above then untick the PR box and press Confirm To contact someone looking for a Partner, Click on their request to email them or call them using the telephone number displayed.  Or reserve place by ticking PL