| Bereavements |
We are very sad to inform you that Robert Glover has died after a short illness. He was a long standing member at the GBC where he played with Jack Gordon. He enjoyed his all too brief time with us at the CBC. His funeral will be at Lynn Crematorium on Monday 10th August at 1025am followed by a reception at the Busby Hotel at 1145pm.
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| Barnet's Corner |
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Morton’s Fork
The Archbishop of Canterbury, John Morton 1420- 1500, was the tax collector for King Henry V11. The Archbishop ‘s view of taxes was the following: If the King’s subjects were living lavishly then they could afford extra taxes. If they were living in a meagre style then they must have savings and could afford the taxes also. Either way – the taxes come forth. An old, late friend, Alan Truscott who emigrated to USA and wrote a daily column for the New York Times is credited with making it a bridge term in the 1960s.
Danny Kane, playing with his wife Helen , put this idea into practice in one of his sessions playing on BBO.
To see the hand on BBO click HERE and to understand the winning play see "Show Answer"
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West led the DJ . Danny won the DA in dummy and played a top trump. He realised from the auction that West was likely to hold the two missing aces. At trick 3 he carefully cashed the DK in case West held 2 diamonds - West pitched a heart. Next he returned to hand with a trump to lead a club. If West rises with the Ace 2 diamond losers would be pitched on the Heart and Club Queens. West played low perforce. The King won and now the HK went to the Ace. Now West had a similar problem. He could cash the CA establishing the Q for a discard along with the HQ and lose the diamond trick or not cash the CA and the losing club would be discarded on the HQ. Whichever route West took he was on a loser, effectively caught in the Morton’s Fork trap. Was there any defense ? Only the lead of the HA and another would force the declarer into picking an early discard and the coup could not be made.
Danny sends out some interesting hands weekly . Anyone who would like these hands can ask him at Kanegolf 2001@aol.com
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| 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
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| 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 £6 payment by credit card.
- Thank you!
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| 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
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| KEY Holders |
A list of all key holders can be found in the "Members Only" Area of the website.
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| SOCIAL MEDIA |
 
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| 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
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