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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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| Hand Of The Week |
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EBU Swiss Pairs Sunday 10th May: Board 36
Playing against a strong field in the EBU Swiss Pairs competition last weekend, Geoff picked this board as being of particular interest as all four players had key decisions to make which would effect the final result. The opposition, both Grand Masters, were E/W, Geoff and partner N/S.
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West as dealer opened with the multi 2D. This generally shows a weak 2 bid in either major, although may show one or more strong hands.
North has a difficult decision, as a 2NT overcall (showing 15-18 pts and a balanced hand) hardly seems right, and a suit overcall would be very risky. North awaits developments and passes.
East bids 2H (saying if you have a weak 2 in hearts pass), but if you have a weak 2 in spades bid 2S. If you have one of the stronger hands bid on. I do not know whether E/W play 3H as being pre-emptive in either major (knowing that West, if weak has either 6H or 6S), but it would have left South with very few choices.
South, knowing that West must have hearts (if weak), should bid 2S – having the ability to run to 3D which would surely find a fit somewhere with partner.
Having passed with such a good (passed!) hand North goes via RKCB, and hearing of South’s one Ace bids 6S.
The play started with West leading AH. Unlucky – it gets ruffed – what now? Careful play allows you to cross to the AC, cash KH discarding a club, then KC, AD then a heart ruff (this is safe as west is known to have 6). As long as East has at least 4 diamonds, you can ruff 2 clubs and 2 hearts in the South hand and 4 diamonds in the North hand. This adds up to 13 tricks!
Points to note:
- Weak 2 bids (or multi 2D) make life difficult for opponents.
- Shapely hands are easier to overcall with than balanced hands.
- Raise pre-emptive bids where you can to make life even more difficult for opponents.
- When opponents are known to have a good trump fit consider an opening trump lead. Here it would have saved two tricks.
- If as declarer you are going to cross ruff the hand, always cash your winners first.
- When you have shapely hands, and high trumps in both hands consider cross ruffing rather than drawing trumps.
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| Last updated : 14th May 2026 16:07 BST |
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