| 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 Civil Service 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 : 25th Oct 2025 14:08 GMT |
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| Wednesday 14th January EBU Winter Sim Results |
The results, along with commentary for the hands, from the first EBU SIM Pairs event of the year can be accessed by clicking this link.......
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| Last updated : 15th Jan 2026 17:41 GMT |
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| Hand Of The Week |
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Board 1, Monday 12th January
I did not have to go far into Monday 12th's hands to find an example of E/W failing to find a game contract with 27 points between them. How did they miss finding 6D, 5H, 5C or 4NT?
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With North as dealer and neither side vulnerable, East may well open 1D (11 points and 6 LTC). West will bid 1H, (or 2H if it is your style to show 16+ points this way). 3C from East should now pave the way towards 3NT, 4H or 5D.
However, if East decides not to open the bidding, the route is a little harder, as West bids 1H, and after East bids West should jump to 3H showing at least 16 points and a good suit. East now has to make up for his cautious pass earlier by either rebidding his second suit to show 5/5 shape or recognising that if West has 16 points, he must have some points in both spades and diamonds and thus 3NT should be a reasonable shot.
Three pairs ended in 2H, and three in 3H, whilst only two found game in NT. If you do not accurately communicate with partner you may well miss some easy games. |
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| Last updated : 15th Jan 2026 17:43 GMT |
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