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Welcome to The Lansdowne Bridge Club
1st Wednesday of the month - Duplicate Bridge
1st Wednesday of the month - Duplicate Bridge

We play duplicate on the evening of the first Wednesday of the month.  Table money is £3 (Members) / £5 (Friends).

We met from 6:15pm, start play at 6.30pm promptly, and aim to finish by 10pm.

Drinks and sandwiches can be ordered from the Courtyard bar for delivery to the Thirties Room, where we usually play.  Drinks can be ordered by internal phone during the evening.  Guests may also place orders.

Please register by close on the  Sunday beforehand - links  on left of this page    - any issues please email to Robin at lansdownebridge@gmail.com.  If you don't have a partner, Robin will try to match you with another player.

We are using BriAn App for the scoring on our mobiles. Slot is "LANS". Click Info BriAn app

Sandiwich menu is HERE.

Lansdowne Online on Tuesdays

Dominic runs an online duplicate game for Lansdowne members and friends on Tuesdays and Saturdays at 6:30pm.  It is helpful if you pre-register.  Click here for link to Dominic's Bridgewebs link page.  Dominic is available for help with immediate post mortem on a hand.

We use Realbridge, rather than BBO, so you can see your partner and opponents on live stream.  

Beinners' Bridge Sessions

New beginners classes in 2026 to be announced.  

Previous lessons notes and hands with commentary - see below:

Lesson 1 - the Basics (tricks and contracts); Evaluating your hand; Elements of Play: planning. Introduction to Scoring; Play: trumps / no trumps; leading; drawing trumps, ruffing.
1. Basics:                               Lansdowne Beginners Lesson 1.pdf
                                           Beginners Lesson 1 Hands.pdf
2. Bidding Balanced Hands:      Beginners Lesson 2.pdf
                                             Beginners Lesson 2 - Hands.pd
3. Bidding Less Balanced Hands:    Lansdowne Beginners Lesson 3.pdf
                                                     Lansdowne Beginners Lesson 3 - Hands.pdf
4.  Competitive Bidding:  Lansdowne Beginners Lesson 4 with hands.pdf

5. Preemptive Bidding and Signaling:   Lansdowne Beginners Lesson 5 combined.pdf

Preemptive Bidding and Slam Bidding:  Lansdowne Beginners Lesson 6.pdf

Hurlingham RealBridge Tuesdays

Hurlingham Club is running a weekly bridgesession on RealBridge every Tuesday 6pm.  Lansdowne Players are invited to play.

The session is free and no need to preregister. We play 18 boards.

Link for session every week is (click below)

Realbridge Hurlingham Club Tuesdays 6pm

 

Seminar Notes

We have been having a series of seminars on bridge topics.  The notes from these seminars can be found here.  Please remember that these are non exchaustive and do not claim to be perfect, so treat acordingly and agree with your partner!

Opening with 4441 shaped hands using 4 card majors: Opening 4441 hands using 4 card majors.pdf

2 suited overcalls - Michaels and the Unusual No Trump: 2 suited overcalls - Michaels Unusual NT.pdf

Negative Doubles: Negative Doubles - RB.pdf

Responding to Weak Twos: Responses to Weak Twos - RB.docx

Signalling to partner: Signalling - Lansdowne Seminar Feb24.pdf

Cue bidding first round controls:  Cue Bidding first round controls.pdf

See also links to John stell's free Youtube Videos for Beginners  and
          his website with a list of conventions with videos showing how to use them.

Contact
Contact

9 Fitzmaurice Place,
Mayfair,
London W1J 5JD

Contact: LansdowneBridge@gmail.com

Club Website: lansdowneclub.com 

Using BriAn
Using BriAn

We use BriAn for scoring.  You can download this app from your app Store / Play Store onto your smartphone.  Robin can help you in setting up, although it is relatively easy and intuitive.   Further guidance can be sought from:

BriAn User Guide

and a quick tips paper from Bridgewebs

Calendar
26th August 2026
Duplicate at the Club
6:30 for 7 pm - 10pm
Director: Robin Bencard
2nd September 2026
Duplicate at the Club
6:30 for 7 pm - 10pm
Director: Robin Bencard
9th September 2026
Duplicate at the Club
6:30 for 7 pm - 10pm
Director: Robin Bencard
16th September 2026
Duplicate at the Club
6:30 for 7 pm - 10pm
Director: Robin Bencard
Results
Duplicate at the Club
Director: Robin
Scorer: Robin Bencard
Duplicate at the Club
Director: Robin
Scorer: Robin Bencard
Summer Dinner & Duplicate
Director: Christopher Dee
Scorer: Christopher Dee