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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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| Club Competitions 2026 Diary Dates |
Monday 28th September: Club 70th Birthday Celebration - Handicap Pairs
Wednesday 14th October: Championship Pairs
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 : 23rd Aug 2026 19:44 BST |
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| Hand Of The Week |
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Monday 7th September: Board 16
This board gave N/S an opportunity to demonstrate their slam bidding, but most failed the test! Why?
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| Show Answer |
North opens 1H (generally best when you are 4-4 in the Major suits and you have 15+ points as you are unlikely to fail the best strain, Spades Hearts or No trumps).
South should visualise a slam with 15 points and a void and just 4 losing trick count “LTC” and a five card fit with partner. The one bid you must not make is the limit bid of 4H, as partner may pass! You could start by bidding 1S, or even 4NT.
Either way it should not take long for South to discover that North has 2 Aces and the KH, and also the KS. You can almost count 13 tricks now so bid 7H.
There is nothing to the play. After any lead draw 3 rounds of trumps, then play AJ of diamonds, AC (throwing a spade from south) KS, then a spade to the AS will enable North to dispose of his 2 losing spades on KQ of diamonds. You can now ruff Souths last spade in the North hand (even though it is a winner as the QJ were doubleton).
Why did only one pair bid the grand slam, and only one other pair bid the small slam? I suspect that South jumped to 4H over a 1H opener, and North with 6 LTC decided to pass.
Remember any raise in partners suit is a limit bid. In this instance 4H would suggest 7LTC, and you have 4 LTC – three tricks better. You must not understate your strength – most partners are not psychic!
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| Last updated : 9th Sep 2026 08:44 BST |
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