| Doncaster Bridge Club |
Welcome to Doncaster Bridge Club's website. This main page provides information about the club including playing times.
It gives quick access to recent bridge results, shows recent news items and using the menu on the left, gives access to all other areas of the website.
We run bridge playing sessions and teaching sessions. Please contact the club at
doncasterbridgeclub@talktalk.net or call 01302 810386 during playing times.
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| Last updated : 4th Nov 2025 15:42 GMT |
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| YCBA Handicapped Simultaneous Pairs |
YCBA Handicapped Simultaneous Pairs Competition
Wednesday 26 Novemberh
Congratulations to PennyWhite and Angela Roberts in coming Second out of 150 Pairs
They have won £75 to donate to their Charity of Choice
Click this news item to see The Handicap and scratch results.
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| Last updated : 1st Dec 2025 10:05 GMT |
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| Bridge Lessons |
♠ ♥ ♦ ♣ Bridge Lessons ♠ ♥ ♦ ♣
A course of beginner's lessons started on Tuesday the 28th October. This is a face to face course held at our club owned premises at 35 Bennetthorpe, Doncaster DN2 6AA.
The course will run for approximately 11/12 weeks. The weekly lessons are for an approximate 2 hour duration starting at 10.00a.m
For improvers, our very own Grand Master Geoff Kenyon delivers bidding and play seminars each Tuesday morning from 10:00a.m. and each Tuesday afternoon from 2:00p.m.
To make further enquiries please complete the Form below and click 'Submit'
All are welcome.
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| Last updated : 5th Nov 2025 15:42 GMT |
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| YCBA Sunday League Teams of 8 |
This page contains the results of the face-to-face Yorkshire League Teams of 8 matches. The current season is 2025 - 2026.
Click the Link provided by this page to see Doncaster BC's full Yorkshire League Fixtures and Results
19 October 2025
A Team V Hull A - Lost 96 - 112 imps = 7 - 13 VPs
B Team V York C - Won 106 - 67 imps = 15 - 5 VPs
C Team V Sheffield C - Lost 70 - 129 imps = 3 - 17 VPs
02 November 2025
A Team V York B - Won 139 - 54 imps = 19 - 1 VPs
(See the News Item below for an instructive hand from the A team V York B match)
B Team V Olicana B - Draw 74 - 73 imps = 10 - 10 VPs
C Team V Keighley C - Won 108 - 78 imps = 14 - 6 VPs
23 November 2025
A Team V Bradford B - Won 108 - 71 imps = 15 - 5 VPs
B Team V Huddersfield A - Won 102 - 63 imps = 15 - 5 VPs
C Team V York E - Won 90 - 31 imps = 17 - 3 VPs
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| Last updated : 28th Nov 2025 13:16 GMT |
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| Board 26 from Doncaster A V York B |
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This was Board 26 with East declaring a 4 Heart contract. South led the Club 3 and North won the Ace and Queen of Clubs continuing with the singleton 2 of Diamonds.
Declarer has to play the trump suit for the loss of only one trick (to the Ace). A small Heart is led and the Heart 10 is inserted. This works as the only card to beat the 10 is the Ace. The Queen is picked up by another small Heart lead from the East hand and all is well.
The hand record reported that only 9 tricks were available to East in a contract of 4 Hearts. Can you solve this problem and describe the defence which beats the contract?
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| Show Answer |
After cashing the Ace and Queen of Clubs North must lead a third Club. This gives a ruff and discard but this is of no use to declarer. Declarer takes the ruff in hand and leads a Heart, finessing the 10 as planned, which loses to the Ace. North must then lead another Club and whether East ruffs in hand or aims to ruff in dummy, South must insert the Heart Queen, forcing the King from dummy. Now, North's 9 of Hearts is promoted to the setting trick.
Would you have found the winning defence? |
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| Last updated : 5th Nov 2025 14:32 GMT |
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