On Friday 5th November afternoon we will be playing in The ECatsBridge for Children in Need Pairs. We will be collecting an extra £2.00 from each of you for what I am sure you will agree a very worthwhile cause and if you cannot play and wish to donate please do so by going to the Ecats website by clicking here

We are reintroducing the popular Wednesday evening supervised session starting on 3rd November. Complimentary cheese and wine will be served from 18:45 with bridge starting at 19:00, finishing at about 21:30. Hilary and Calum will be leading the session.

This is a two level session with supervised play for all levels of beginners, including set hands for those who are just starting to learn the bidding, and supervised duplicate for those who are ready for the next step.

Beginning Bridge, Refresher and Improver courses have now started.  If you are interested in joining a class or would like further information about our comprehensive learning programme for all levels of player from Beginner to Intermediate, please complete the online form HERE or send an email to teaching@wimbledonbridgeclub.co.uk

The next Beginning Bridge course will start in January 2022 on Monday mornings.

Welcome to Wimbledon Bridge Club which is one of the best bridge clubs in the UK catering for players of all abilities. Visitors are most welcome, please do join us for a session. We generally have a host but please check on the calendar. Wimbledon use Bridgemates, computer scoring and there are a limited number of printed copies of the hands available at the end of the session. Special events are held throughout the year.

WBC offer a full teaching programme of classes designed to suit all abilities. Please email Manager@wimbledonbridgeclub.co.uk for further information.

Learning with Tim Chanter (online on Zoom and RealBridge) 

Back to Basics Session Wednesday 20th October at 14:00

The second of WBC's 'Back to Basics' session will take place on 20th October starting 14.00, and be run by Tim Chanter.  The topic is 'Finesses'.

Take the two layouts below.  How many tricks do you hope to make in the diamond suit, and upon what does this depend?  Would you play from North or South?

If you would like to review your understanding of finesses in a brief lesson followed by playing some boards which will contain plenty of these layouts, then come along on the 20th by booking HERE  

Intermediate Seminar Wednesday 27 October at 14:00
This seminar is on Competitive Doubles

• One of the most useful bidding tools in contested auctions is the double card
• You need a clear agreement with your partner about what distribution is shown in any situation, and what level of strength
• In addition, you need a clear agreement about when a double is for take-out and when it is for penalty

Competitive Doubles 1

The Double card is one of the most useful bidding tools in the contested auction, and can be used in many sequences by opener, responder and the opponents.

How do you interpret partner's Double in the auctions below?  What do you know about her strength and distribution?  Are you forced to bid if the next opponent passes?

  Sequence A

You                  LHO        Partner

1 Diamond      1 Heart        X

Sequence B

RHO            You                  LHO        Partner

1 Diamond     X                 1 Heart        X

If you would like to find out more about the fascinating world of the competitive double - come along next Wednesday afternoon to the seminar being run by Tim Chanter.  Please book below!

Please click HERE for more information and to book.

The committee would like to remind all hosts that they are there to play with ANYONE who needs a partner. They have also decided that all hosts for standard sessions need to be NGS 7+

If you are going to arrive later than 10 mins  before the start of the session, please call the club on 0208 947 0147  at least 15 minutes beforehand so that you can be included in the movement - Thank you -

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