| Welcome to Maidstone Bridge Club |
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With 150 members, MBC is EBU affiliated and has been providing top class bridge and lessons for new members for over 60 years
The Club meets on Monday afternoons and Wednesday evenings for face-to-face bridge at the Maidstone Sports & Social Club in Recreation Close Maidstone 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 that card payments are the preferred payment method on both days
Car parking is available at the rear of the Club but be aware Monday afternoon can be congested so please follow any instructions given.
Parking on the grass is not permitted. There is no shortage of parking space on Wednesday evenings
Play starts at 1300 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
Linda Catt on 07748967416 Mondays or Richard Sissons on 07780681405 Wednesdays
For general bridge enquiries please email Pauline Davis pjdvs28@gmail.com or see our Facebook page
Scores are normally posted on this site about half an hour after play finishes
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| Last updated : 9th Jul 2026 07:50 BST |
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| David Richards |
It is with sadness we have heard of the passing of David Richards who played bridge for many years with Pat Jarrett both on-line and face-to-face at the Wednesday night Club.
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| Last updated : 27th Jun 2026 13:41 BST |
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| Club Competitions 2026 Diary Dates |
Wednesday 29th July: Club Pairs Championship
Wednesday 30th September: Mixed Pairs (separate trophy for highest placed married couple)
Monday 5th October: Brooke Trophy Individual (we will ask Tracey to provide some light refreshments and open the bar)
A reminder: The Ladder Pairs competitions are held on the first Monday/Wednesday each month with a year end result
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| Last updated : 24th Jun 2026 09:23 BST |
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| Hand Of The Week |
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Monday 13th July: Board 12
This board produced a familiar conundrum: what to do with a 21 point hand, with a 5 card major and most points in the shorter suits?
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| Show Answer |
Basic Acol suggests we have a perfect 2NT opener, but if partner produces nothing this is unlikely to be successful. In this instance, if North considers how many tricks are available in 2NT – 1 each in Clubs and Diamonds, 2 in Hearts, to make 4 in Spades will need much hp from partners and opponents!
I prefer to open these unbalanced 20-22 point hands with either a 1 level bid or upgrade ir to a 2C opener. In this instance I opened 2C and partner responded with a negative 2D response. I now bid 2S, and partner responded with a 2nd negative 2NT. “When in a hole – stop digging” I was once told, so I passed.
After a Heart lead, South could see little chance unless the QH dropped in 2 rounds, and he could enter hand with either QS or 10C. At trick 2 KH was cashed and the first criteria was met – now to get to hand. At trick 3 declarer lead KS, and west obligingly took the AS. Now 2S, 5H,1D and 1C gave us an overtrick.
Suppose West ducks the KS? South has little chance of making more than 2S,2H,1D and 1C. The bidding should help west to find this best defence. Remember when you are defending, you can be helped by recalling the bidding to thwart declarer's intentions.
In reality, N/S can make 8 tricks in Hearts or Spades or 7 tricks in NT, yet 6 defenders out of 10 let N/S make more tricks than this.
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| Last updated : 17th Jul 2026 13:58 BST |
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