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With 150 members, MBC is EBU affiliated and has been providing top class bridge and beginners lessons for over 60 years

The Club meets on Monday afternoons and Wednesday evenings for face-to-face bridge at the Maidstone Civil Service Club and Thursday evenings on-line with computer scoring and pre-dealt hands

Table money is £3 for members (£3.50 visitors who are very welcome) and free tea, coffee and biscuits are available. Please note: card payments are required on Wednesday evenings

There is ample on-site parking at the rear of the Club, particularly on Wednesday evenings

Play starts at 1315 on Mondays and 1900 on Wednesdays; we normally play 24 or 27 boards with play finishing around 1615 or 2215

Please note we do not operate a Host system but if you contact Linda for Mondays or Richard for Wednesdays they will try to pair you up.
Scores are normally posted on this site about half an hour after play finishes

Players looking for a partner for either session please give Barry a ring on 07442 132119. For general bridge enquiries please email ras15h@virginmedia.com or see our Facebook page

On-line bridge is also available on Thursday evenings starting at 1915 using the RealBridge platform; details of how to take part are shown in the adjacent column

The final results of the EBED Spring Sim are now available; click on this link Sim Pairs

Well done Catherine Grant & Geoff Hayday for finishing highest amongst the MBC rankings along with five other MBC pairs who earned Master Points. A special mention for two of our newest members, David Brown & Michael Bishop, who finished 41st out of the 218 pairs in the Sim with 56.67% earning themselves 80 Master Points plus .27 Blue Master Points - well done lads!

Please note due to a number of issues the Thursday night on-line RealBridge session has been cancelled. We will review the position later in the year to see if enough people are available to play. Face-to-Face Bridge is available Monday afternoons and Wednesday evenings and we are currently getting 10 to 12 tables.

Monday 5^th May, Board 16: After West opens 1NT should North bid on his shapely 7 count? Vulnerable this is unwise. Fortunately, N/S can subside in a Spade contract possibly at the 2 level, but this should still be doubled and cost 200 for what should be a bottom score. Left to their own devices, E/W will probably reach 3NT, a reasonable contract, but which should not make. After the event, we can see that in defence, N/S have four spade tricks and will take a Club or Heart. West as declarer only has eight tricks – two hearts, two clubs and four diamonds. 5+8=13 What could go wrong for the Defence?