Margaret Curtis International |
This coming Wednesday - 19 February, there will be another 'Essex International Pairs Event'.
It will be a match pointed pairs event on RealBridge starting @ 7pm. (Approximately 22 Boards).The event is absolutely free to enter and there are over 20 different countries taking part.
If you are interested in participating or have any questions, please let Marc (marc.chawner@aol.com) know, so that he can send you a RealBridge event link. When you request a RealBridge event link, please let Marc know who you will be partnering. If you require a partner, please let Marc know and he will attempt to find a partner for you.
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Essex Championship Pairs |
The Essex Championship Pairs will be held at Barleylands on 16 March 2025 at 12.00. Directed by Rob Sassoon.
Entry fee £40 per pair. Essex members only.
Final format depends on the number of entries. There may be a qualification round..
The top 10 pairs play a Howell 27 boards
Non qualifiers play in a consolation event
More details nearer the date.
Payment to ECBA a/c: 63373487 sort:207289 . Contact Linda Fleet linkarb@outlook.com with any questions.
Please note, if you opt to enter a phone number it will not be displayed on the website. It may be used by the organisers if they need to contact you.
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Cornell - result |
The Cornell was played at Barleylands on 9 February 2025
Congratulations to Mayflower A winner of the Cornell teams event.
The team was David Piper,Theo Todman, Sandy Riach and Jacek Lapszys.
Congratulations also to Thorpe Bay A and B teams in second and third place and thus qualifying to represent the county in the Garden Cities.
The teams were
Thorpe Bay A Paul Spencer, Marc Chawner, Bernie Harrison and Alan Cohen
Thorpe Bay B Chris Chorley, Paddy Murray, Richard Perryman and Steve Curran
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Boot camps - Marc Chawner |

Following the Boot Camp on 12 May Marc Chawner has now produced a new guide Know your Percentages to add to; Defence, Play in a No Trump contract and Play in a Suit contract
Most of the best players in Essex were set the task of playing the hands in each category - not always successfully.
See if you can do better, if not with Marc's hands maybe the next time you play at the club.
Download the PDFs Defence, No trump, Suit contracts, Know Your Percentages
They will give you everything you could ever want to know!
Once again the ECBA would like to express their sincere gratitude to Marc for this formidable work.
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