North Eastern Bridge Association
2025 is NEBA's 90th Anniversary
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NEBA Competitions

Chronicle Cup
Club qualifying heats in Nov/Dec.Top ⅓ in each heat qualify for the semi-finals. The top 16 pairs from the semi-finals qualify for the final played over 45 boards.

Event Date Venue Time
Semi-Final 1 Feb Darlington 1pm
Semi-Final 11 Feb Brunton 7pm
Final 15 Feb Wearside 1pm

Local Club Director Training - Spring 2026

 

Venue: Windsor Hotel, Whitley Bay, NE26 2RF

Tutor: Chris Benneworth, EBU National Director

 

Local Sunday Course Dates (10.30am to 4.30pm):

  • 15 February (optional introduction, also available online a.m. 5&6 March)
  • 8 March (book rulings)
  • 22 March (book/judgement rulings)
  • 12 April (assessment, if required)

 

More info via EBED
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In Edinburgh Next Month

More Info via SBU
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From the Archive

Year Chronicle Cup Winners
2025 Bill March & Damian Hassan
2024 Bill March & Martin Kane
2023 Tony Watson & Reg Hornsey
2021 & 22 Not held
2020 Eric & Pauline Knight
Archive winners 1934–2019

From the NEBA Archives
Originally published in 1933
Two Pretty Squeezes
By Ewart Kempson

An engaging 1933 article featuring two contrasting
3 NT hands — both ending in clever squeezes.

📄 Read the full newspaper-style PDF

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  NEBA Success at the EBU Winter Midweek Online Congress

2nd & 3rd in the Pairs Final — 1st in the Swiss Teams!
Congratulations to Julian Gibson, Denis Murphy, Val Gibson, & Pearl Murphy.
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  Chronicle Cup 2025/26

CHRONICLE CUP

The organiser is Graham Cox
Email: grahamcox1954@yahoo.co.uk

Further details are available here:
Chronicle Cup Information

Club heats to be held by 18th December 2025.
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Results
Sun 2nd November 2025
Green Pointed Swiss Teams
Director: J Portwood, C Benneworth,
Scorer: C Benneworth, J Portwood
Sat 1st November 2025
Welcome Pairs
Director: Dave Armstrong
Scorer: Jill Armstrong
Sat 1st November 2025
Green Pointed Swiss Pairs
Director: J Portwood, N Durie
Scorer: J Portwood

NEBA Sim Pairs – October
Entry fees and donations (as agreed by the NEBA Council)
raised £312 for Dementia UK
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🏆 Simultaneous Pairs Success

Congratulations to Chris Stenning, who topped the table
on both days of the recent NEBA Simultaneous Pairs!

Monday 27th (Morpeth): with Colin Mitchell – 73.03%

Tuesday 28th (Castle Morpeth): with Anne Bell – 71.01%

A remarkable double achievement – well done, Chris!
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NEBA Online League

16-board discrete scale

10-10 0 – 1
11-9 2 – 4
12-8 5 – 8
13-7 9 – 12
14-6 13 – 17
15-5 18 – 22
16-4 23 – 28
17-3 29 – 35
18-2 36 – 43
19-1 44 – 53
20-0 54+
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NEBA Online League
Here is the link for this season
October - December

 
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Dublin Match 1957 or was it East of Scotland 2025?
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Calendar
14th December 2025
Inter Club League Round 3
Various clubs 14:00
18th December 2025
End of Chronicle Cup Qualifying Period
 More Info
18th January 2026
Inter Club League Round 4
Various clubs 14:00
1st February 2026
Chronicle Cup Semi Final 1
Darlington 13:00
11th February 2026
Chronicle Cup Semi Final 2
Brunton 19:00
15th February 2026
Chronicle Cup Final
Wearside 13:00
 More Info
1st March 2026
Inter Club League Round 5
Various clubs 14:00
14th March 2026
NEBA 9High Corwen Qualifier
Online 14.00
 More Info
22nd March 2026
Northern Regional Final - EBU National Pairs
Online via EBU 11.30
Any pair that gets 55% or over in a club game between 1st and 14th Feb will be entitled to play in the Regional Finals.
 More Info
29th March 2026
Kempson Vases (Teams of 4)
Wearside 13:00
 More Info
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