| CLUB PREMISES REMAIN CLOSED |
 ALTHOUGH THE PHYSICAL BRIDGE CLUB REMAINS CLOSED THERE IS MUCH ACTIVITY ON LINE AS DETAILED BELOW AS WELL AS NEW WEEKLY QUIZZES AND BIDDING CHALLENGES ON THE WEBSITE. THANKS TO EVERYONE FOR THEIR UNDERSTANDING AND PLEASE STAY SAFE.
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| ON LINE BRIDGE |
We have set up an individual club area under Bridgeclublive (BCL) which you can access by following this link.
Bridgeclublive
BCL is an EBU affiliated Club so you can earn master points if you play in certain Tournaments. You need to be a full member of bridgeclublive to participate in club sessions and in various tournaments. The cost is £12 inc VAT per month (there are various other options too) but there are no extra fees outside this. If you have not already registered please register via this BCL registration form which should offer free membership for 50 days to existing Olicana bridge Club members (as they are also EBU members).
Once you have joined as a full member you can set up a personal profile with your preferred bidding system(s). You should also register as an Olicana member so you need to go to Members then Clubs to click on Olicana. This will enable you to see when other Olicana members are playing. You can also add other Olicana members to your Friends list.
Please try it out (it is recommended you start in the Social Bridge section to familiarise yourself with on line bridge before moving on to match pointed Pairs and teams of four). BCL has lots of help to get you started see HELP to get started. You may want to try out social bridge with four Olicana members and using "Zoom" to meet virtually.
To see a step by step guide on playing in the Dropindropout daily tourney click here DIDOHELP
To play our BCL teams of four please familiarise yourself with this Teams guidance
Teams 30th June matches
Match 1
Team Hopkins WON v Team Andrews by 20 IMPS
Team Clifford LOST v TeamCollier by 23 IMPS
Team Wharmby WON v Team Ebbutt by 2 IMPS
Match 2
Team Hopkins LOST v Team Collier by 10 IMPS
Team Clifford WON v Team Wharmby by 2 IMPS
Team Andrews LOST v Team Ebbutt by 18 IMPS
Please email ilkleybridgeclub@gmail.com if you would like to enter a new team for Tuesday 7th July by Friday 3rd July.
We also have a regular dropindropout (DIDO) event every Wednesday. You can play at any time of the day but you need to play a minimum of 16 boards to qualify for the Olicana leaderboard. Here are the Olicana results from the DIDO event on Wednesday 1st July.
Bridge Club Live - DIDO Tourney Archived Leader Board for Olicana Bridge Club UK
Dealt 01/07/2020 07:01:00 For 16 or more boards played
The Raw% is the average of the % achieved for each board
The Bds% is the result after including the number of boards played
n/a shows when the score is <=50% or fewer than 16 boards played
Starting 28th Dec 2014: DPs are issued based on the Bds%
See our webpage: Information > Tournaments > DIDO Tourney |
| Rank |
Alias |
Bds% |
Raw% |
mps |
Max mps |
Bds |
Bds Played |
DPs |
| 001 |
MargaretAnd |
69.31 |
67.27 |
808 |
1206 |
20 |
1-4 32-33 35-44 61-64 |
192 |
| 001 |
LaurenceAnd |
69.31 |
67.27 |
808 |
1206 |
20 |
1-4 32-33 35-44 61-64 |
192 |
| 003 |
The Dark Lord |
66.37 |
66.37 |
621 |
936 |
16 |
37-40 52-63 |
181 |
| 003 |
The Rock Chick |
66.37 |
66.37 |
621 |
936 |
16 |
37-40 52-63 |
181 |
| 005 |
TonyW85890 |
n/a |
47.51 |
547 |
1144 |
20 |
4-7 28-31 61-64 79-82 87-90 |
0 |
| 005 |
Scary Steve |
n/a |
47.51 |
547 |
1144 |
20 |
4-7 28-31 61-64 79-82 87-90 |
0 |
| 007 |
CharlesB76696 |
n/a |
46.19 |
725 |
1571 |
28 |
5-8 16-19 25-28 52-55 58-60 65 69-72 86-89 |
0 |
| 008 |
NIgel_RicB |
n/a |
43.66 |
494 |
1108 |
20 |
14-15 17-18 34-37 42-46 48-50 76-79 |
0 |
| 008 |
ShirinB62315 |
n/a |
43.66 |
494 |
1108 |
20 |
14-15 17-18 34-37 42-46 48-50 76-79 |
0 |
| 010 |
Bob.S |
n/a |
43.50 |
593 |
1358 |
24 |
7-10 29-32 48-51 59-62 87-94 |
0 |
| 010 |
LaurenceR24684 |
n/a |
43.50 |
593 |
1358 |
24 |
7-10 29-32 48-51 59-62 87-94 |
0 |
| 012 |
LouiseE Olicana |
n/a |
41.56 |
403 |
948 |
16 |
5-8 16-19 36-39 59-61 69 |
0 |
| 012 |
Ivan_at_olicana |
n/a |
41.56 |
403 |
948 |
16 |
5-8 16-19 36-39 59-61 69 |
0 |
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| Videos for Advanced Players |
Thanks to Anthony Taglione for finding these from Czech player MILAN MACURA who was Junior World Champion in 2009. These are free on You Tube and are presented five times a week where Milan takes a hand and works through the bidding and then the declarer play or defence. Challenging. You might also like to look out for the Australian Peter Hollands on You Tube, he has a lot of interesting bridge videos too.
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| 9High Daily EBU competition |
There is now a daily EBU competition at 11am for players with an NGS rating of no more than 9. 12 boards, relaxed session, cost $1.50 per player. Follow the link 9high for more details.
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| Bernard Magee Livestream |
Bernard Magee is a popular bridge teacher (son of Mr Bridge) and is currently offering FREE on line livestreamed videos via You Tube at 11am on Monday, Wednesday and Friday mornings. Back copies of previous free videos are also available. These are designed for players at all levels. Note topic for the week commencing 20th April was the Losing trick count (LTC) Covered in episodes 10, 11, 12 and 13 which you can still access on line. Episode 10 is for complete newcomers to LTC, episodes 11, 12 and 13 become more advanced. Topic 24 is on teams of four tactics. Well worth a look.
From July all new presentations will be via his new website http://Bernardmageebridge.com and you will need to subscribe at £13.99 per month.
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| Andrew Robson bridgecast |
A further option to entertain and hopefully enlighten bridge Club members is a daily series of bridgecasts from the well known teacher and international bridge player Andrew Robson. There are three channels each 6 times per week entitled beginner, intermediate and advanced. Each costs £7.99 per month plus VAT (so just under £10). If interested, please click here to subscribe to the channel of your choice or multiple channels as appropriate.
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| Jack Stocken bridgecast |
Jack Stocken has set up a new bridgecast where he takes you through interesting daily hands to help improve your bridge. Jack is a well known Yorkshire bridge player and teacher. There are two options intermediate and advanced both costing £9.50 per month or you can subscribe to both for £14.50. Click here to link to Jack's weblink.
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| Self isolation |
If you are unfortunate enough to contract the Coronavirus (Covid-19) then click here to see the NHS guidance as to how to self isolate. Take care and stay safe.
If you are one of the many advised to stay at home and need any assistance (eg with essential shopping if the government system is too slow) please use the contact us route on the website and we will try to assist. Take care and stay safe.
If you need particular support there is now a separate local helpline for all Ilkley residents run by the Ilkley Corona Response Group so you can ring 07375 803693 and leave a message.
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| Congratulations |
Congratulations to our SIX new TD's who have successfully passed their final assessments. David Goodman, Jacqui Farrar, Tom Morton and Lindsey Wharmby passed with distinctions and John Cole and John Williams passed. Well done everyone. Hopefully they will get the chance to put their training into practice some time soon!
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| Bridge Courses 2019/20 |
Here at Olicana we are keen to encourage as many as possible to be able to enjoy the marvellous game of bridge.
Our current courses began in September 2019 as follows
Year 1/Beginners Monday 9.30am Tutor Les Rothnie
Year 2 Wednesday 2pm Tutor Christina Powne
Year 3 Friday 9.30am Tutor Diana Roberts
Improvers Tuesday 10am Tutor Brian Davison
Our Improvers session welcomes players at any time.
NOTE THESE COURSES ARE ON HOLD DUE TO THE CLUB CLOSURE
If you are interested in our future courses (ie not those on hold) please click here to contact us.
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