| 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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| Championship Pairs Winners 2026 |
Congratulations to the winners of the 2026 Championship Pairs competition
John & Catherine Grant
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| Last updated : 19th Oct 2026 09:44 BST |
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| Upcoming Club Competitions 2026 Diary Dates |
Wednesday 25th November: Mixed Pairs (separate trophy for highest placed married couple)
Monday 7th December: Brooke Trophy Individual
Wednesday 30th December: Christmas Party
A Reminder: Ladder Pairs are held on the first Monday/Wednesday each month with a year end result
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| Last updated : 19th Oct 2026 09:33 BST |
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| Hand Of The Week |
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Wednesday 14th October: Board 22
Occasionally, you arrive in an easy contract – lots of points should make plenty of tricks. Is this enough? Not at duplicate bridge – you have to beat all the other pairs in a similar contract. Board 22 from the Club’s championship pairs was a good example. Two pairs bid to 5D, but the remaining 5 pairs bid to 3NT. With 29 points and all suits double stopped this should be easy, but they all made 9 or 10 tricks when 12 were possible. How should it be played?
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West generally lead a spade or a heart. South as declarer should set about their strongest suit first – diamonds. With a 5-+4 fit, only if one defender has all the remaining diamonds is this going to be a problem, so start by cashing a high diamond from the hand with two high honours, South. The position is then revealed that West has all four diamonds, so at trick 3 lead a diamond towards the A 10 6 covering whatever West plays. You can now take 5 diamond tricks.
You now have 2spades, 2 hearts, 5 diamonds and 2 clubs for 11 tricks – could there be any more? Yes if Clubs break 3-3. Before you lose control of either major suit, try playing a small club from both hands. When they break 3-3 you will make the 13th club in the North hand for your 12th trick. All 5 pairs in 3NT made only 9 or 10 tricks. 12 tricks would have gained those valuable extra points.
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| Last updated : 17th Oct 2026 08:48 BST |
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