Welcome to the website of Bridge on the Edge, based in St. John's, NL, Canada.  In 2016 we became a player owned bridge club.  We support a respectful culture, both at the bridge table and in all BOTE communications, for the enjoyment and growth of all members.  

Please check with any Board member if you need additional information.

Members who want to use the member's functions (ie bookings etc), please ensure you've accessed the site using the bridgeweb link bridgewebs.com/onedge/.

Our very own Rahul Chandra, Club Manager and sought after partner, is offering two lessons to help us with Common Convention calls. These classes will be held on Thursday October 12th and 19th, 10:00-12:00pm at the Swilers’ club. Cost is $10, pay as you go, and sign-up is on our website. These classes are suitable for Intermediate players. 

The first class on Thursday 12th will cover what to do when asking for keycards and if you need more information after the initial response.

It will include:- 1430, queen ask, king ask, what happens in competition (DEPO etc) and how to handle voids. Also, if there is time,  how to determine  ..  where is the trump suit?  Who should ask? What keycard is and is not?  When to ask and when not to?

Great information to help us reach those elusive slams with fewer points.

The second class on Thursday 19th will deal with one of the most common conventions, Stayman and some followups:

- major/minor hands
- slam interest (with fit and without)
- garbage Stayman and crawling Stayman
- competition
- interactions (Smolen, Texas Transfer)

Again, great information to improve our bidding tools and help us reach the correct contract. 

The classes will include instruction from Rahul and then play with pre-dealt hands to reinforce the taught material. Take this great opportunity to learn about these common situations that will help you reach the optimal contract. For further information contact manager@bridgeontheedge.ca

FYI  We hope to offer Continuing Education on Thursday mornings through to the end of November. Please let us know if there is any topic you would like to see covered or if you would be willing to teach a topic.  Stay tuned for further information.

Minutes of the Board meeting of September 13th 2023 can be found by accessing the Information tab on the left and opening the Minutes link 

As schools usually start in the fall, this season has come to be associated with new beginnings. When summer wanes and the leaves begin to turn red and brown, students are eager to settle into the routine of learning again. What fun! Everyone wants to take advantage of the summer sun’s energy, and bridge players are no different.

                          
The first BOTE Beginner Class since 2019 saw 12 new students enrolled and excited to learn our wonderful game. Sandy, Peter Brown, Judy, Brenda, Jan, Elaine, Peter, Leslie, Nina, Sharon, (with Rick & Lorelei arriving on Thursday) all engaged in animated discussion as they began the first fall session in high gear. It was wonderful to see your  bridge enthusiasm.

BOTE REBUILD GAINS FULL FALL MOMENTUM

After a very successful summer turnout, it sure was great to see 11 full tables, (yes it has been a while), show up for the Duplicate Open Pairs Game on Monday afternoon. To add to our delight it was wonderful to see Shog back at the table, also nice to welcome Darleen, home again & a pleasant surprise to see two visiting players, Jill & John in from their Club in Ontario.

When the dust finally settled on a somewhat lively afternoon, and the BridgeMates shut down as the final results were tallied, Deirdre Davis & Mary Lou Martin continued their winning ways to capture first overall- NORTH/SOUTH. They were followed in a close second by Peggy Pope & Esther Dooling. After surviving a few over exuberant doubles, Rahul & Shakti, placed third.

In the EAST/WEST seats, Richard Lash & Raye Lundrigan had a very strong game to easily grab first overall; our Ontario visitors, Jill Thompson & John Rayner locked up second place a little ahead of third place finishers, Nellie Burke & Bev Moore.

Congratulations to all who placed and to all who competed, it was wonderful to see all those smiling faces fill up the room again.
 

                        
SUPERVISED PLAY CONTINUES ITS STRONG SHOWING

With nine full tables last week and the same number this week, Tom Dale & Deidre Davis had their hands full as their ever-popular Supervised Play continued to gather momentum. Tom opened his regular morning mini-lecture with ‘Responding to Minor Suit Openings’ as one of the more well received offerings. Tom will offer his mini lectures on important bridge topics as Supervised Play continues throughout our fall schedule every Monday morning. A great place to practice your bridge skills with hands on expert guidance from Tom & Deirdre.