Maidstone Bridge Club
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Beginners' Bridge Lessons 2025

On Monday 20th January, fourteen keen new students were welcomed for the start of this year's bridge lessons for beginners being run by Catherine with assistance from Geoff Hayday. There is a mix of experience from absolute beginners through to those wanting a refresher. Lessons will continue on Mondays, 10.15 am to 12.15 pm at the Civil Service Club.

As well as being one of the top EBU-affiliated bridge clubs in Kent, MBC also boasts a thriving teaching programme for new and improving players. We are widely recognised for the quality of our teaching, course structure and materials which, along with the facilities at the Civil Service Club, help make learning a real pleasure. MBC is committed to providing a friendly and professional environment conducive to learning and meeting new people. If you’d like to discuss our courses or put your name on our list for future classes please contact Catherine on learnbridge@btinternet.com or 07305 819072.

Beginners' Bridge Lessons 2025
Last updated : 30th Jan 2025 11:12 GMT
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Wednesday Evening F2F Punctual Start at 7pm

If likely to be delayed, please phone Richard on 07780681405

If the movement has been set up and we are not aware you are coming we may have difficulty in accommodating you
Last updated : 10th Jun 2024 08:10 BST
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Thursday Night Online Bridge Gets Underway

Thursday RealBridge online sessions got off to a positive start on 9th January with 5 tables. We have great hopes the uptake will follow a similar pattern to Monday afternoon F2F sessions, which have grown from from a standing start of 4 tables to 12 tables in a little over 18 months. As a reminder: to join a session you will need to be a member and should login to the Members Only area of the website. Once you have access to the Members Only area, go to Member Only Notices where you will find a link to that evening's online game.
Last updated : 10th Jan 2025 12:57 GMT
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Welcome to Maidstone Bridge Club
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 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
Last updated : 23rd Feb 2025 15:06 GMT
Hand of the Week

Board 8 from Wednesday 12th March: The making (or defeating) of slams and games is often credited (or blamed) for good (or bad) results. Frequently, it is low-level part-scores that have a substantial impact on the final results. Take board 8 from Wednesday 12th March for example. West has an easy opening bid of 1D. What should N bid?

At one table North chose to overcall 2C and after two passes West doubled (to show a good opening bid and asking East to bid) which the savvy East passed-out to leave as penalties; they collected 300 (100%) when 2C goes two off!

At three other tables, North made a takeout double which, after East passes, forces South to bid Spades which (after West rebids) resulted in their auctions finishing in 2S; this makes and earns those N/S pairs a good part-score.

Lessons to be learned:

With 5-4-3-1 shape North should have used a X rather than bid a single suit. This is asking for information from partner rather than telling him. South will bid 1S which could well get passed out.

When you have a better than minimum opening bid and one opponent overcalls in your short suit, a X shows 15+ pts and at least a 5-4-3-1 shape. In this situation East could have bid 2D, 2H or 2S, or as here pass the X for penalties!

In the event, of the 11 scores on this board West declared on 4, South declared on 4 and North on 3. The best N/S score was +140, with all other declarers making between 6 and 8 tricks in a variety of contracts.

 
Last updated : 17th Mar 2025 09:41 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%.
Last updated : 6th Dec 2024 17:44 GMT
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Members' Area

This Week Link To Real Bridge

PLAYERTHURSDAY20thMARCH2025

 
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EBU Stratified SIM 5th March

SIM Results

Twenty pairs played in the Spring Stratified SIM with eleven MBC pairs gaining masterpoints. Margaret Harris and Ryan Garrity came top at a local level and third overall in the SIM. For all the scores with the masterpoints won click this link Sim Pairs
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EBU February Master Point Promotions

Congratulations to the following members for being awarded Master Point promotions in their rank during February:

Cynthia Almrott  3 Star Master (>20,000 MPs)
Roger Harman  County Master (>2,500 MPs)
Gillian Harman  County Master (>2,500 MPs)
Maureen Miles  District Master (>1,000 MPs)
Geoff Hayday  Area Master (>500 MPs)

 
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Monday Bridge: Start Times, Parking & Find-a-Partner

As a reminder: Monday sessions will commence at 1.15 pm as from 20th January. The Civil Service Club have also asked us to remind members that parking on the grass is not allowed under any circumstances. To help members when they arrive at the Club, we will have somebody directing members to the available parking spaces when the car park is busy. Also, if you are short of a partner, please call Linda on 07748 967416.
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Diary Dates for 2025

SIM Diary Dates

SIM sessions in 2025 are on the following dates: 5th March, 9th April,14th May, 23rd July, 3rd September, 8th October and 12th November for Children in Need

 
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Results
Thu 20th Mar 2025
Thurs Pairs
Wed 19th Mar 2025
Wednesday Pairs F/F
CSC
Mon 17th Mar 2025
Monday Pairs F/F
CSC
Thu 13th Mar 2025
Thursday Pairs
O/L
Wed 12th Mar 2025
Wednesday Pairs F/F
CSC
Mon 10th Mar 2025
Monday Pairs F/F
CSC
Thu 6th Mar 2025
Thursday Pairs
O/L
Wed 5th Mar 2025
Wednesday Stratified Pairs
Mon 3rd Mar 2025
Monday Pairs F/F
CSC
Thu 27th Feb 2025
Maidstone BC Thursday 27th February 2025
Calendar
Mon 24th Mar 2025
Monday Pairs F/F
CSC 1315
Director: RC
Wed 26th Mar 2025
Wednesday Pairs F/F
CSC 1900
Director: RS
Thu 27th Mar 2025
Thursday Pairs
O/L 1915
Director: SD
Mon 31st Mar 2025
Monday Pairs F/F
CSC 1315
Director: SD
Wed 2nd Apr 2025
Wednesday Pairs F/F
CSC 1900
Director: RS
Thu 3rd Apr 2025
Thursday Pairs
O/L 1915
Director: SD
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