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SUPER WEDNESDAY GAMES

The YC Super League season may have finished but the YCBC Wednesday bi‑monthly evening games continue! These sessions are suitable for any player who relishes the challenge of matchpoints with the sociability of some food and drink.

The first Super Supper session is on Wednesday 31 May and is a cheese‑and‑wine buffet (food, soft drinks and wine from 7.00pm). The game starts at 7.30pm. There are small prizes for the winners and highest‑placed jack‑high pair.

The entry fee is £15 per player (£5 per junior). For catering purposes please register online via the website.

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ADVANCE NOTICE

The second Super Supper session is on Wednesday 14 June and is a pizza‑and‑prosecco buffet.

Register to select meat, vegan or even gluten‑free pizza! Please note that there will be a wide range of non‑alcoholic drink options.

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Item posted 16 May 2023

The Young Chelsea Mixed Pairs 2023 took place at the club on Sunday 14 May. Seventeen pairs played two sessions of eighteen deals each.

Mark Davies & Chris Duckworth led comfortably at the end of the first session, but were overtaken by David Taylor & Victoria Haynes about half way through the second session.

Congratulation to David & Victoria who went on to win the event with a score of 61.76%, well clear of the pack.

The runners‑up place was hotly contested between three pairs, but Mark & Chris managed to retain second place, just ahead of Rosie White & David Parry and Mark & Julie Guthrie (two visitors from Sydney, NSW, Australia). [See more…]

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Item posted 15 May 2023

Congratulations to the YC members listed below who attained a promotion in EBU rank during March!

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Item posted 19 April 2023

[Reproduced with the author’s permission from an original post on Woodberry Bridge Club’s Blog]

The method of hand evaluation known as the Milton Work Count was deveioped for Auction Bridge, using the 4-3-2-1 system for ace, king, queen, jack. Sometimes ½ was used for a ten, and Milton Work wrote extensively on the subject in the early twentieth century. By the end of the century, Thomas Andrews had been exploring the inaccuracies of this system and published an article on his website entitled Binky Points. One of the prime advocates of this improved system of hand evaluation has been Brian "Binkie" Callaghan, the doyen of the Young Chelsea Bridge Club. [See more…]

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Reproduced from an original posted 5 April 2023, author Foxymoron

Catherine Harris, co‑host and producer of the Sorry, Partner bridge podcast, played at the Young Chelsea recently. In the Dennis Bilde interview episode, posted on 6 April 2023, she says how she was made very welcome and remarks how friendly the club is. You can hear her comments within the first two or three minutes of the episode.

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Item posted 11 April 2023

Congratulations to husband‑and‑wife pair, Mike and Carrie Eden, who topped the standings with an impressive 147.94 IMPs and share a hamper as their prize. Well done also to the winner of the non‑expert (NGS‑ranked at the start of the month as a ten or below) prize: two free duplicate entries. By checking the EBU website for NGS rank, the winner is Athena Chow on 120.21 IMPs.

Thanks to club member Mike Bell for suggesting the format of this ladder and generously sponsoring the prizes.

See the ladder information page for details.

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Item posted 3 April 2023

A new season of courses is about to begin at the club. Courses are scheduled to start as follows:

See details on the Classes page. Places are still available on all the courses—please contact manager@ycbc.co.uk to book places.

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Item last updated 5 March 2023

From Thursday 12 January onwards, Daytime Duplicates will be held every Thursday afternoon at 1.00pm. These will feature:

Daytime Duplicates are now held every Thursday afternoon at 1.00pm. These feature:

• good standard but friendly face‑to‑face duplicate pairs game
• Table money of only £8 a head for club members (and guests on their first visit)
• An early finish—around 4.00pm—to beat the rush hour
• Excellent playing conditions—warm in winter, air‑conditioned in summer!
• A qualified tournament director in charge
• Licensed bar/café open throughout for hot and cold drinks and snacks
• The opportunity to come early and enjoy lunch before the game in our bar/café, which will be open from 12 noon each Thursday. We will be serving sandwiches and toasties, omelettes and seasonal specialities, all freshly prepared and delicious!

The first of these games, on Thursday 12 January, will be free of charge and open to all, and there will be a welcome drink and canapés available from 12 noon. On this occasion there is no need to come with a partner—individuals will be paired up appropriately.

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Item updated 13 January 2023.

We are delighted to announce that we have raised the grand total of £5,521.21 for the Help Ukraine Emergency Appeal. The club organised a special fundraising duplicate on 6 March and our Ukrainian staff rallied round baking cakes and donating Ukrainian goods for sale. The event attracted a great mix of club members and others, all of whom gave very generously and the funds rolled in. We are very grateful to all, and every penny will go to the Ukrainian people. [See more…]

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Item posted 9 March, updated 19 March 2022