Swiss Pairs has returned on Thursday evenings at 9pm!

 Many of you have asked if we can run evening games.

Previously, we have been prevented by BBO from having games between 6pm and 10pm – mainly due to capacity issues.

However, we have decided to run a Swiss Pairs event on Thursday evenings at 9pm.

This will be an 18 board event (likely 3 x 6 boards) and we should be finished by 11pm .....

.....about the time you would be expecting to get back home after a normal Swiss Pairs evenings at Manchester Bridge Club!

See you every Thursday evening!! 

(Our afternoon games remain unaltered)

MBC ‘Pay to Play’ Online Games on BBO  "NEW"  WEEKLY SCHEDULE

Monday afternoon – 2.00pm

Tuesday afternoon – 2.00pm

Wednesday afternoon – 2.00pm 

Thursday afternoon – 2.00pm

*Thursday evening Swiss Pairs - 9.00pm 

Friday afternoon – 2.00pm

Saturday afternoon – 2.00pm

Sunday morning "Improvers" - 11am 

Sunday afternoon – 2.00pm

^{THE BBO PLAYER INDEX (the alphabetical list of Real Names and BBO User Names) is now under the yellow tab third one down, top left of this page.}

A pre-arranged partner is preferable but partners can be found via the BBO Partnership Desk when you access our tournaments on the site.

Subject to a minimum attendance of 10 tables, there will be ‘cash’ prizes for each MBC ‘Pay to Play’ game – 

1^st prize will be £10 per pair,

2^nd prize will be £6 per pair

3^rd prize will £4 per pair. 

A total prize fund for each session of £20. 

You cannot enter these games unless you have pre-paid.

Each game will cost £3 to enter. If you want to play in these games and support Manchester Bridge Club, you will be asked to deposit £20 (or more, by choice) into the MBC bank account in the next few days (the bank account details are below).

We will reduce your balance held after each session played and adjust for any prize money by adding it back. MBC will notify you, via email, when your ‘fund’ reduces to £6 so you can replenish your account.

Manchester Bridge Club Bank details are –

HSBC

Sort Code 40-11-56

Account Number  90730807

Thank you for supporting Manchester Bridge Club

IMPORTANT - ALL AFTERNOON SESSIONS START AT 2PM 

We've brought the start time forward to 2pm for all afternoon sessions which should mean there is more capacity available on the BBO site.

(The Sunday morning session for  Improvers will continue every week at 11am and the new Swiss Pairs evening session will be held on Thursdays at 9pm)

NOW EVERY SUNDAY MORNING!

IMPROVERS ON-LINE DUPLICATE ON SUNDAYS AT 11am!

By popular demand we have arranged a weekly BBO Online Session specifically for Beginners and Improvers.

These sessions are for players who would normally play on Monday afternoon, Tuesday evening or Wednesday evening - in other words our beginners and improvers. 

These new Improver Sessions are INVITATION ONLY and will be held every Sunday Morning at 11am. 

Like our well established, daily online Club duplicates, these sessions will be £3 each to enter (with concessions for students – see Dave). You might find it convenient to lodge (say) £20 into the MBC bank account. We will let you know when your ‘kitty’ runs out so you can replenish it in good time to continue playing.

If you would like to join in please contact Dave Debbage by email / text to inform him of your BBO User Name and email address.

email: daviddebbage@hotmail.co.uk           

text: 07717 252114

In due course and subject to demand, we will add another Improvers Session to our Monday-Friday schedule.   

To join the ‘Improvers duplicate’ you need to: 

♠ Register with BBO to obtain a BBO User name

♥ Inform Manchester Bridge Club of your User name & email address (we control entry to these games via this data)

When you’ve done this and you want to enter the session: 

♠ Log on to BBO and click "Play Bridge"

♥ Click "Competitive"

♦ Click "All Tournaments"

♣ Click "MAN" into the Search box at the top right of the screen. 

♠ Click on the Manchester BC tournament

♥ Enter your Partner’s User name

( If you don’t have a Partner, join the Partnership Desk and wait – we can see you and will get in touch and/or arrange a Partner )

I'm delighted to report that the daily on-line BBO sessions are going well and everyone seems to be really enjoying themselves. 

Things are now running pretty smoothly - we had 16 tables on Saturday!!

What a treat to be able to have the chance to continue playing bridge.,,,and thankyou again to all the people "behind the scenes" who work so hard to make it all happen.

Please don't forget that the rules for table etiquette still apply - more especially in these unusual times.

......and HAVE FUN!

Dave Debbage.

"DON'T FORGET YOU GET A FREE GAME AFTER EVERY 9th GAME PLAYED!!"

ONLINE BRIDGE FOR MEMBERS

We are now offering duplicate pairs sessions for club members online.

The first two Online games are free and start tomorrow Sunday 5th April at 2:45pm and Monday 6th April at 2pm.

The first paid Online game will be Wednesday 8th April at 2:30pm.

Please be online on BBO at least 20 minutes before the start.

You must have registered on Bridge Base On-line (www.bridgebase.com) with a UserName & Password and then sent us your name and BBO UserName so we can add it to the list of players for that tournament. New members wanting to sign on with Manchester BC should send an Email with their BBO UserName to Paul Murray at paul.murraysafc@gmail.com

There is a help page at https://berwickbridgeclub.co.uk/bbo

To play in a duplicate, please login to BBO about 20 minutes before the start. Click on "Competitive" under "Play or Watch Bridge".  Then Click on "All Tournaments" and, in the search box above the list which appears, type "Manchester BC".  The tournament should now appear and you can click on it to register.  Your partner will need to be online at the time you register and you need to enter their BBO name. There will normally be a £3 charge for the session which will be collected using your pre-paid contribution into the Manchester Bridge Club account. 

A BIG THANKYOU FOR ALL WHO  "HAD A GO'' AT ONLINE BRIDGE  AND HAVE SUPPORTED THE CLUB. 

THANKS TO PAUL MURRAY,  JEFF SMITH AND ANNIE CURTIS WITHOUT WHOM THIS WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN POSSIBLE

DAVE

HOW ABOUT SOME ON-LINE LESSONS

or some

PRIVATE LESSONS ON BBO?

What a great way to keep up with your bridge!

Give Dave Debbage a ring and sort things out.

Tel: 07717 252114

One of our Tuesday night students Sam Knox has offered to go shopping or run errands for any of our members who live in the Fallowfield, Withington or surrounding areas if they would be glad of some support.
His telephone number is 07494863444

RAY ASHLEIGH'S AMAZING RETIREMENT  "JOG"

https://exrayraylejog.home.blog

"I wanted to do some walking after I retired and, in what may turn out to be a mad moment, I thought it would be a good idea to walk from Lands End to John O’Groats (LeJog).  This is a well known charity walk, often done on roads (e.g. by Ian Botham).  There are a number of books and blogs that describe the walk cross country which increases the distance from 874 miles to 1100 or more depending on the route. The route can be done, of course, from South to North or North to South (becoming JogLe!).  The advantages of LeJog include walking with the prevailing wind and (rain!) coming from behind the walker, hopefully I will be fitter by the time I get to the Pennine Way and the Highlands and a new walking route between Inverness and John O’Groats should be complete in 2020 (currently most walkers use the A9)."