MARY FOREMAN |
 It is with great sadness we have to report the death of Mary Foreman after a short illness.
Mary together with her husband Martin have been very loyal supporters of face to face Bridge since we restarted after the Covid shutdown. Although having mobility issues in recent months she and Martin have always supported the Club well and she will be sadly missed. Funeral arrangements are shown.
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Last updated : 9th Feb 2025 12:26 GMT |
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Welcome to Maidstone Bridge Club |
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With more than 100 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 1300 on Mondays and 1900 on Wednesdays; we normally play 24 or 27 boards with play finishing around 1600 or 2215
Please note that there is often a host available on Mondays but not Wednesdays
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
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Last updated : 9th Jan 2025 10:27 GMT |
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Hand of the Week |
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Board 5 from 29th January: Ever wanted to bid 2 suits at the same time? When you have a 5-5 shape or longer, and the bidding may well get too high for you to mention your second suit, is there a helpful convention to fall back on?
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CRO is a conventional overcall which works well here. With CRO you bid oppos suit (Cue bid) to show 2 suits of the same Colour; 2NT to show 2 suits of the same Rank; or 3C to show 2 suits of neither the same colour or rank (Odd suits).
At one table the bidding went Pass - Pass - 1C - 3C from West (showing Spades & Diamonds) 4C from North, 4 Spades from East, and after 5 Clubs from South, West bid 5 Spades. When you have a 10 card or better fit with partner, your hand is worth more as a declarer than a defender.
Points to note:
- "Bidding to the level of the fit" is a mantra that generally works well. The 10 card spade fit suggests E/W should bid to at least 4S (10 tricks). Equally the 11 card Club fit N/S suggests you should bid to 5C.
- 5C makes N/S - so 5S (even doubled -3) is a good sacrifice.
- When a huge fit is found -bid as high as is justified. Here if North had bid 5C over 3C, would East have bid 5S with his meagre values?
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Last updated : 30th Jan 2025 10:31 GMT |
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Ladders Pairs 2024 |
Congratulations to Jenny Kendall and Richard Sissons for winning this years Ladder Pairs Competition. They scored 63.22% with Barry Quinnell and Eugene Hood a close second on 62.79%. Third were Daran Steele and Geoff Smith on 62.14%.
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Last updated : 6th Dec 2024 17:44 GMT |
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