The Great Northern Pairs take place this weekend, 3rd - 4th October, on BBO. The format of the event will not be Swiss but Multiple Pairs played over 2 days with 32 Boards played as 2 * 16 Board Sessions. Green Points will be awarded.
There will also be a 9 High Pairs held on the Sunday.
The entry form is available as an editable PDF document (Pairs) or (9 High Pairs), and can be downloaded, edited, saved and returned via email to the tournament secretary, Stuart Davies, Email: tournaments@ycba.co.uk.
Please note that payment can only be received via Bank Transfer to the details shown on the entry form. Make sure that you clearly show the reference GNP+your surname

BLUE POINT

VIRTUAL BRITISH AUTUMN SIM PAIRS

Scunthorpe Bridge Club will be holding a tournament for the Virtual British Autumn Sim Pairs at 7pm on Thursday 8th October. All Lincolnshire players are welcome to take part. The cost will be BB$6. Registration will be similar to that for the LCBA Sunday tournaments, except that the Scunthorpe ID is vEBU209858. Would anyone who wishes to take part (except Scunthorpe BC members) please contact me at least three hours before the event starts, so that you can be added to the include list. Webmaster

At the Virtual All Comers Pairs tournament played on Sunday 27th September with 11 x 2 board rounds in a full Howell movement, our congratulations go to Andy with a robot, closely followed by Joan & Louise. Well Done!

Dear Club/County Official 
The government has just announced that starting on Monday 14th September, social gatherings of more than six people will be illegal in England. Although there will be some exceptions to this, none seem to cover the situation of any bridge clubs.
This removes any doubt there may have been in our earlier advice to clubs about whether clubs can run any face-to-face games, and makes clear that this will not be possible until such time as further changes or clarifications to the rules may be announced. If suitable changes do emerge in the future and a club wishes to consider re-opening, it will still be essential to follow our earlier advice about completing a thorough Risk Assessment Form (Word or PDF) and complying with all remaining social distancing rules. The age and health-vulnerability or risk-status of club members will also need to be taken into account when making any such future plans.
We have been making decisions for our own EBU congresses and competitions on a monthly basis, for the forthcoming three-month period. We have cancelled all such events until the end of November and will review December at the end of this month. If we feel able to hold a face-to-face Year End Congress in London, then we will also hold an online congress at the same time for all those who can’t or don’t want to come to the London congress. We will not hold a live Northern Year End Congress.
Kind Regards
Sam Kelly
Communications Officer

Twelve Teams have entered the Lincs Virtual League. They have been separated into two divisions. Matches are progressing as and when arranged by the team captains, and should be completed by the end of October. Details of the set-up can be seen HERE. Results can be seen HERE

Regards, Roy, Webmaster

Notice to all Affiliated Clubs and Members of LCBA

Approximately three weeks ago, I sent an email, on behalf of the Committee of the LCBA, to affiliated club secretaries requesting that they canvass their members regarding the issue of our being unable to hold an Annual General Meeting (AGM) within the prescribed timeframe and format.

Thank you to all those members and the 7 clubs who have made known their opinions and preferences. Of the 7 clubs that responded, 4 were in favour of waiting until a ‘Face to Face’ AGM could be held rather than holding a virtual AGM by video link, with the remaining 3 expressing no strong preference. Consequently, the next AGM will be held on a ‘Face to Face’ basis as soon as practicably possible, in accordance with members’ wishes, taking into consideration any government restrictions and the requirements for the holding of such a meeting, as set out in the constitution and manual of the LCBA.

Currently it is known that at least two key positions, those of Secretary and Competitions Secretary, will fall vacant at the next AGM. All members are invited to consider applying for these, and any other roles on the LCBA Committee. Further details will be published as soon as a date for the next AGM can be confirmed.   

Andrew Howarth

(Interim Secretary to the LCBA on behalf of the Committee of the LCBA.)

*  Lincolnshire v Deva BC (Merseyside & Cheshire) - 6 teams 1st to 7th August
Result 75 - 45 VP (4.5 to 1.5) to Lincolnshire
Team Captains, Rodney Mitchell, Roy Brixton, Stuart Knox,
Maria Vietri-Nelson, Patricia Donaldson & Cathy Platt
Full Result

*  Anglo-Roman Towns League
Louth/Scunthorpe v Chester - 5 teams 2nd July
Louth/Scunthorpe win by 13.20-6.80 average VP
Team Captains, Rodney Mitchell, Kiat Huang, Mark Brackley,
Roy Brixton & Megan Wiliiams
Full Result

*  Anglo-Roman Towns League
Louth/Scunthorpe v Hitchin - 5 teams 23rd June
Louth/Scunthorpe win by 14.20-5.80 average VP
Team Captains, Rodney Mitchell, Kiat Huang, Mark Brackley,
Roy Brixton & Ruby Schnalke
Full Result

*  Anglo-Roman Towns League
Louth/Scunthorpe v St Albans - 5 teams 16th June
Louth/Scunthorpe win by 15.14-4.86 average VP
Team Captains, Rodney Mitchell, Kiat Huang, Ruby Schnalke, 
Mark Brackley & Roy Brixton
Full Result

*  North v South Lincolnshire 3 teams - 14th June
Overall result a draw.
South Lincolnshire 30.09 VP to North Lincolnshire 29.91 VP
Team Captains, Aaron Hutton, Alison Howarth & 
Roy Brixton
Full Result

* Town Championship - 9th May to 14th June
Louth v Scunthorpe v Grimsby v Alford v Stamford
Grimsby 58.10 VP Team Captain Ron Wall
Louth 50.41 VP Team Captain Alison Howarth
Stamford 35.57 VP Team Captain Marcus Witt
Alford 32.84 VP Team Captain Mark Wain
Scunthorpe 22.30 VP Team Captain Roy Brixton
Full Result

*  Lincolnshire v 15 Counties MCWG Tournament (Category A) - 13th June
Result Lincolnshire 14th out of 16 Counties
Rodney Mitchell (Capt) & Chris Barnard, Ron Wall & Brian Smith,
Kiat Huang & Mark Wardell
Full Result

*  Anglo-Roman Towns League
Louth/Scunthorpe v York - 5 teams 9th June
Louth/Scunthorpe win by 13.89-6.11 average VP
Team Captains, Rodney Mitchell, Kiat Huang, Ruby Schnalke, 
Mark Brackley & Roy Brixton
Full Result

*  Anglo-Roman Towns League
Louth/Scunthorpe v Bath - 6 teams 4th June
Louth/Scunthorpe win by 14.67-5.34 average VP
Team Captains, Rodney Mitchell, Kiat Huang, Mark Brackley, 
Roy Brixton, Megan Williams & Patricia Donaldson
Full Result

*  Lincolnshire v Warwickshire - 4 teams 30th-31st May
Warwickshire win by 2.5 wins to 1.5, although 38.38-41.62 VP to Lincs 
Team Captains, Rodney Mitchell, Mark Wardell, Mark Brackley &
Roy Brixton
Full Result

*  Lincolnshire v Norfolk - 5 teams 22nd-30th May
Result 39.73-60.27 VP to Norfolk
Team Captains, Kiat Huang, Rodney Mitchell, Mark Brackley
Roy Brixton & Dee de Witt
Full Result

*  Lincolnshire v 15 Counties MCWG Tournament (Category B) - 23rd May
Result Overall Win to Lincolnshire
Roy Brixton (Capt) & David Hall, Alison Howarth & Andrew Howarth,
Mark Brackley & Marion Brackley, Mark Wain & Megan Williams
Full Result

*  Lincolnshire v Wiltshire - 8 teams 17th May
Result 79.94-80.06 VP to Gloucestershire
Team Captains, Kiat Huang, Ruby Schnalke, Mark Brackley, Simon Hill
Mark Wain, Megan Williams &  Lindy Mastenbroek-Andrew
Full Result

*  Lincolnshire v Gloucestershire - 7 teams 3rd May
Result 49.52-90.48 VP to Gloucestershire
Team Captains, Aaron Hutton, Kiat Huang, Nick Hunter, Roy Brixton
Megan Williams, Patricia Donaldson & Brian Nunn
Full Result

*  Lincolnshire v Warwickshire - 5 teams 30th Apr.
Result 34.44-65.56 VP to Derbyshire
Team Captains, Aaron Hutton, Kiat Huang, Mark Wain, Roy Brixton &
Janice Troughton
Full Result

*  Lincolnshire v Berkshire (cat A) 23rd Apr. 2 x 12 boards

Ron Wall & Brian Smith, Kiat Huang & Andy Lewis

*  Lincolnshire v Derbyshire (cat A) 16th Apr.  2 x 12 boards
Result 63-36 to Lincolnshire!
Ron Wall & Brian Smith, Kiat Huang & Andy Lewis

*  North v South Lincs Cup (cat B) 13th Apr.  2 x 8 boards
Result 50-19 to North Lincolnshire!
Janice Troughton & Mary Jo Mangion, Mark Wain & Maria Vietri-Nelson

* Lincolnshire v Budapest!  12th Apr 3 x 8 boards (pivot teams)
Result 74-107 to Budapest!
Kiat Huang & Andy Lewis, Nick Hunter & Ruby Schnalke

* Town Championship : Louth v Scunthorpe v Grimsby
5th Apr : Louth (67) v Scunthorpe (30)
18th Apr : Scunthorpe (1) v Grimsby (80)
21st Apr : Grimsby () v Louth ()

The Waitrose Trophy is awarded at the AGM to the Pair with highest percentage score above 70% in a club duplicate session of 8 tables or more in the previous 12 months.

Winners 2020

Kiat Huang & Ron Wall with 77.86%
Louth Duplicate Bridge Club, Friday 13th March 2020

Winners 2019 Roy Hughes & Dennis Mellor with 74.35%

Please notify the webmaster if you achieve a contending score.