JOIN US FOR FACE TO FACE BRIDGE. |
Please join us on Monday and Wednesday evenings at 715pm
and Tuesday and Wednesday afternoons at 130pm.
♦ Players MUST be seated by 1.20pm for the afternoon sessions and 7.05pm for the evening sessions♦
♥ DON'T HAVE A PARTNER? COME EARLY AND WE WILL DO OUR BEST TO ACCOMODATE YOU ♥
♥ Members:£5/player Visitors:£8/player includes Tea/Coffee and biscuits.♥
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PLAY & LEARN |
♠ PLAY & LEARN WEDNESDAY EVENINGS AT 7PM (FACE TO FACE)
♣ Visitors Welcome♣
Less experienced players can play at a slower pace and feel free to ask questions of our mentors who are available every week.
Danny Kane offers a seminar on card play between 630 & 7pm most weeks -all welcome.
No partner needed.
Members £5/Visitors £8
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DISTRICT PAIRS FINALS RESULTS |
♦ VERY WELL DONE TO ALL
OUR GBS PLAYER DISTRICT FINALISTS!♦
♣ SPECIAL CONGRATULATIONS TO PAUL MAIOLANI AND JIM MCMENEMY WHO WERE 1ST WITH 62%.♣
♥ CONGRATULATIONS ALSO TO ROBERT CLOW AND MIKE MCGINLEY IN 2ND PLACE AND DEREK AND MARTIN DIAMOND IN 3RD PLACE ♥
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NATIONAL PAIRS HEATS |
The National Pairs Heats for the West of Scotland will be held
in Prestwick on Saturday the 16th March
and in the Glasgow Bridge Centre on Sunday 17th March start time 11.30am.
Players can choose where to play but can only enter one event.
The entry fee is £6. Coffee/tea will be provided. There will be short break if you wish to bring your own sandwiches.
GBC members (and their partners) can register for the event through the "Members Only" tab on the left hand side of the website.
Non members should register their interest by emailing The Secretary with their name, their partner's name and their SBU numbers.
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Tutorial Course for Advanced Players |
Danny Kane's series of 10 tutorials at the GBC on "Squeeze Plays" started on 25th January. The feedback from the first session was excellent. Robert Clow said "I believe that most Bridge players would find this course really useful and very interesting. Danny has a relaxed, laid-back style which explains this complicated subject in simple terms. The material is well researched and easy to follow. Roll on the next session!"
The course will run on Thursday nights from 7pm - 930pm (with a break on 21st March) until April 4th
This course is aimed at 1st division and aspiring 1st division players. Players can choose which sessions to attend and pay £10/session.
The programme is as follows:
Simple squeezes: positional, automatic, overcoming blockages, ruffing squeeze, defence and mixed examples
Strip squeezes: positional, automatic, criss-cross and ruffing, overcoming entry problems, exotic examples, defence and mixed examples
Double squeezes: positional, automatic, double ruffing, wayward forms, defence and mixed examples
Triple squeezes: positional, automatic, progressive ( 2 extra tricks ), one loser triples, defence and examples
The vice, The winkle, The stepping stone and Backwash squeezes.
The hands below are examples of the plays Danny will be discussing. Although both hands contain the same cards the play/stategy is different. To play the hand for yourself Click on the hand below , then Click Play then select the cards. To get back to the beginning click Exit. If you want to see how the hand should be played click Play then keeping clicking Next and the hand will play out. Click Rewind to get back to the start.
1. Hand 1
This hand demonstrates a “simple positional squeeze”
2.Hand 2
This 2nd hand uses a “Strip Squeeze”.
To find out more or register please email Danny
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BRIDGE LESSONS 2023 |
Our lessons have proved extremely popular.
The Beginners Course consists of 40 lessons which is aimed at novices but can still be useful if you have a basic understanding of the game. The cost is £100/10 weeks.
Our Beginners' lessons have now started but if you already know the rudiments and are interested in starting later in the programme contact Frances asap to register your interest.
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Find a Partner |
Click on Members Only (left-hand side) 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.
If you're looking for a new regular partner contact The Secretary giving brief information about your system and standard.
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Glasgow Bridge Centre |
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The Glasgow Bridge Centre enjoys a reputation as one of the finest bridge clubs in Scotland – let alone Glasgow. Players of all abilities are welcome.
Formed in 1983, the GBC has a proud history. Over the years, many celebrated Scottish internationalists have all played at our club.
Albert Benjamin, inventor of the world-famous 'Benji Acol' bidding system, played a vital role in the club's history and an atmospheric photograph of the great man (did everyone smoke in those days?) still hangs in our premises at 1055 Pollokshaws Road – close to Minard Road.
For more than 50 years, we have continued to promote all that's good about bridge, encouraging high standards of play and fierce but friendly rivalry in the battle of the cards. The Glasgow club's facilities include all the usual modern aids – Bridgemates, TV screens and our results are published on our website. Coffee/tea and biscuits are included in the table money.
Come and join us! Email The Secretary for more information.
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General Procedures & Etiquette |
- DO make your opening lead face down and do so before filling in your score card or operating the Bridgemate (it saves time!).
- DO call the TD when something goes wrong.
- DO keep your eye on the timer if displayed and try to keep to time.
- DO make sure your cards are returned to the board in the correct slot.
- DO leave your bidding cards on the table until the Opening Lead is faced.
- DON’T ask questions about the bidding after the auction until your partner has the opening lead face down on the table.
- DON’T pick up your cards and return to the board until everybody at the table agrees the result.
- DON’T pressure your opponents into accepting your interpretation of the rules (call the TD).
- DON’T make comments about the opponents bidding or play (unless invited).
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