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See the boxes below for Wilts, Corsham and EBU competitions coming up.

Christmas Play

Tuesday evening play will go ahead as normal on 23rd and 30th Dec.

No Wednesday morning play on Christmas Eve

Wednesday morning play on 30th Dec is TBN.

Let Ray/John/Sue know if you'd like to play that morning.

Corsham Competitions

Competition dates

There are no more Club events in 2025.

COMPETITION DATES 2026

Corsham trophy and prize competitions

14 April   Eileen Harding Handicap Pairs

9 June     Robin Sutton Swiss Pairs

7 July      Nesbitt Teams

15 September    Marjorie Cox Pairs

17 November   Mixed Ability Pairs – Free meal prize

Simultaneous Pairs

13 January   British Winter

3 March       EBU Stratified

12 May    EBED Spring       

21 July     British Summer

6 October    British Autumn

Please note that the extra cost of Sim pairs events is paid by the Club. Normal table money charge applies.

 

EBU Events Nov - Dec
EBU Events Nov - Dec
WEEKLY QUIZ

Weekly Quiz 3.

All playing ACOL, Benji, 2 weak 2’s, Reverse Attitude Signals and Discards.

You are sitting West.                                                                          You are sitting East.

♠️

♥️

♦️

♣️

A 9 7 3

Q J 10 7

K Q 8

A 2

N

W           4          E

S

N

W          5          E

S

♠️

♥️

♦️

♣️

Q J 10 3

J 10 8 7

6

K Q 9 4

Dealer South

Vul. N/S

Dealer East

Vul. All

S

W

N

E

E

S

W

N

1♦️

?

P

2♣️

P

1NT*

X

2♣️*

P

?

X

2♦️

X

P

?

                                                                                    1NT* 12-14     2♣️* Exit transfer

Hand 4

Hand 5

South opens 1D,

4a) Now it is your turn to bid, what are you going to do?

4b) What is your partners response of 2C mean?

4c) What is your next bid?

You pass and South opens 1NT, your partner doubles, North goes 2C transferring to 2D. You then double, South obeys partner and bids 2D. Then your partner doubles again and it comes round to you.

5a) What do you understand by partners first double?

5b) You have doubled 2C, letting partner know you like clubs, and it is your hand. After South has transferred to 2D. Your partner doubles again. What is partner saying now?

5c) It has come round to you, what do you do?

 

2♣️* Exit transfer; This is a convention used after a 1NT is doubled. Most partnerships play natural after interference. Even doubles,

but we have agreed to play Exit Transfers to keep the strong hand hidden from the opposition. You bid the suit below your 5-card suit

and partner completes the transfer. Redouble means transfer to Clubs partner, and so on. This is done when the partner of the opener

is very weak and knows partner is not going to make their 1NT contract doubled. Safer in a suit contract, may only be the time declarer

can get into dummy to take any finesse. If you bid your 5-card suit, the defence can see all of partners points and can take full advantage.

How to contact members?
 

Please use email address corsham@corshambridgeclub.org.uk to send a

message to all members especially when looking for a partner for a particular Tuesday.

Use 'REPLY' when responding to any such email. DO NOT use 'REPLY ALL'

 

PROMOTIONS
  CONGRATULATIONS
Promotions for October 2025
 

Bridget Hardstaff - 3 Star Master

Jo Watson - County Master

Carolyn Carter - County Master

  Martha Towler - Local Master
  

 
Mixed Ability Pairs

CONGRATULATIONS to Cath Elms and Mark Hutchinson who won this competition on Tuesday11th November 2025.

They scored over 67% and beat their nearest rivals, Carolyn Carter and Graham Cogswell, by nearly 3%.

Cath and Mark have each won a free meal at our Prizegiving Dinner on 20th January

Calendar
9th December 2025
Pairs
Box 1845hrs
10th December 2025
Assisted Play
Box 0945hrs
16th December 2025
Pairs
Box 1845hrs
Results
Assisted Play
Box
Director: Ray
Scorer: Gordon
Pairs
Box
Director: Richard
Scorer: Ian
Assisted Play
Box
Director: Sue
Scorer: John