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The Friday evening duplicate this week on 24 April is upstairs in the Warwick Room.

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Registration for our Half Marathon this coming Saturday 4 October has closed to enable the movement to be finalised. Would registered players arrive a little before 10.30am to assist in a prompt start, please.

The Goldhawks Tuesday duplicates due to have been held on 14 October and 21 October will not take place as most of the regulars are away on a bridge holiday. The duplicates will resume on 28 October.

If you use the tube to travel to and from the club, be warned there are strikes planned from the evening of Sunday 7 September through Thursday 11 September. You can find details of the strikes on the TfL website.

If you plan to use the tube to travel to and from the club over the weekend 18 & 19 April, in particular for the Mixed Pairs on the Sunday, be warned there are works scheduled then that you will need to plan around. You won’t be able to reach Ravenscourt Park and you won’t be able to reach Hammersmith on the District or the Picadilly.

You will be able to reach Hammersmith on the Hammersmith & City and Circle lines You can find details on the TfL website.

The LMBA’s green‑pointed Summer congress takes place at the weekend 5 & 6 July. There is still time to enter the pairs on Saturday and/or the teams on Sunday. Contact the club if you want to form a team; we have a visitng pair from Poland currently looking for teammates.

The YC’s Individual for the Keith Loveys Trophy followed by a Summer Party buffet and general knowledge quiz is coming up on Sunday 22 June. You can play bridge, come for the buffet and quiz or do both; please register to give us an idea of numbers.

Please allow extra time, if coming to the club by road, since King Street is due to be closed, because of planned works, from Friday 25 through Sunday 27 April.

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The LMBA Championship and 9‑high Pairs events due to have taken place on Sunday this week have been cancelled because of insufficient entries.

The Friday evening duplicate is cancelled on 13 December but will be held at the club in the Main Hall as usual on the day before—on Thursday 12 December.

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Please allow extra time travelling to or from the club if using public transport over the weekend, 4 & 5 October. There is no service then on much of the District line including Ravenscourt Park.

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There’s still time to give yourself a chance of a £500 prize by signing up and playing in our Half Marathon on Saturday 27 July—details in the poster.

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due to some very last‑minute dropouts which make the session unviable on this occasion.

Come along on Wednesday 21 August for a lighthearted evening duplicate with complimentary nibbles and no NGS. Everyone is welcome. Nibbles from 7.00pm; duplicate starts at 7.30pm.

Unfortuanetely, we have cancelled the Wednesday duplicate, scheduled this week for 21 August. due to too few registrations.

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It is not too late to enter the Mixed Pairs this coming Sunday 19 May. And we are delighted to say that the leading pairs in this event will be eligible to win one of four fantastic prizes being offered by the organisers of the International Deauville Bridge Festival in July.

Any last‑minute entries to the 2024 YCKO accepted until Wednesday 31 January.

The club is closed as usual over Easter, so there are no Friday morning and no Friday evening duplicates on 18 April.

The regular Super Wednesday Duplicate is suspended on 20 March this week due to too few registrations.

New Friday morning games start this week.

Both the Friday morning and evening duplicates this week on 15 August are upstairs in the Warwick Room.

The sixth (and last in the ladder) scheduled date for our Tuesday evening monthly matchpointed duplicate (upstairs in the Warwick Room) is coming up on 17 June.

The YC Championship Pairs for the Franklin To trophy takes place at the end of this week on Sunday 2 February starting at 11.30am.

The first scheduled date for our Autumn 2025 Super League matches is 27 August—Wednesday this week.

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Members are encouraged to attend the club AGM to be held this year just before the regular duplicate on Friday 7 November.

From Thursday 26 to Sunday 29 October, there will be no District line service between Earl’s Court and Ealing Broadway/Kensington (Olympia)/Richmond. This means Ravenscourt Park, the closest station to the club, will not be in use. Hammersmith, a ten‑minute walk or short bus ride away, is the closest station served by other lines.

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Current standings in the Women’s Swiss Teams held this year over the weekend 18 & 19 November.

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Play your match
at the Young Chelsea in the London MindSports Centre.

at the London MindSports Centre.

As Monday 8 May is a bank holiday, the weekly evening supervised game will not take place that day.

Please would you register your pair for any Monday evening duplicate in which you plan to play.

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Our March ladder is now under way. Play on at least one Monday during the month to maximize your chances!

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Help Ukraine Emergency Appeal

The club has raised  £7,628.

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For any information

Contact the Management Team

manager@ycbc.co.uk

07713 322420
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Event Entry/Registration

Please either scroll down or use the index to jump to the event for which you want to register.

If you want to amend or delete an event registration, please contact the club to do so on your behalf.

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You can pay the club in advance when you register your entry for a special event to reserve your place. You can use any existing YC credit that you, as a YC member, have or pay via bank transfer or online through the payments page. Our Metro Bank account details are:

  • Account name:
 The Young Chelsea Bridge Club Limited
  • Sort code:
 23-05-80
  • Account no.:
 35584692

Please note—the banks have a scheme that tries to match account names with sort codes and account numbers. Unfortunately, our bank doesn’t participate in the scheme so when you try to pay us you may get a warning message saying the account cannot be verified. Don’t worry—just check you have put in the sort code and account number exactly as above.

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  Advanced Seminar—May 2026—Placing the Defenders’ Cards

Placing the Defenders’ Cards Advanced Seminar on Wednesday 6 May approximately 7.30–10.30pm.

The presenter is England international Heather Dhondy.

This seminar is suitable for all regular duplicate players who want to sharpen their declarer play by working out how to place the cards in the opponents’ hands.

Entry fee of £20/25 per member/guest, inclusive of tea/coffee and cake.

Enquiries to the club.

Please register your entry by completing and sending the form below.

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  Seminar—May 2026—Opening Leads

Opening Leads Seminar on Friday 15 May approximately 2.00–5.00pm.

The Opening Lead is the most important card played by the defence. It is the beginning of the communication between defenders that is essential for a successful defence. This seminar will help you choose the right card more often and get that vital communication off on the right track.

Entry fee of £20/25 per member/guest, inclusive of tea/coffee and cake.

Enquiries to the club.

Please register your entry by completing and sending the form below.

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  Young Chelsea Pro Am Teams 10 June 2026

Poster

All welcome.

Another of the Young Chelsea’s “Right through the Pack” Pro Am Teams takes place on Wednesday 10 June, starting at 7.00pm.

Teams will be formed from one “Pro” pair of experienced YC regulars and one “Am” pair of Goldhawks/beginners, assigned into teams on the day.

All Pro players will play only against other Pros, and all Am players will play only against other Ams, but all will play the Ams’ deals in common so that results can be compared for every team.

The Pros will play about 24 deals while the Ams will play about 16 of those 24.

Meet your teammates and enjoy a free glass of Pimm’s before play. Finish with time to compare results and discuss the hands afterwards.

FRIDAY PLAYERS, YC REGULARS—ENTER AS A “PRO” PAIR.

GOLDHAWKS, THURSDAY EVENING PLAYERS, BEGINNERS—ENTER AS AN “AM” PAIR.

Enquiries to the club.

Please register your pair entry by completing and sending the form below.

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  YC Summer Party 2026

Poster

Summer Party on Sunday 28 June

Arrive 3.00pm

Bridge Individual for the Keith Loveys Tankard at 3.15pm

Buffet Supper at 6.30pm

General Knowledge Quiz at 7.30pm

Late speedball, subject to demand

Entry fee of £25/30 per member/guest, to include a free drink voucher

Without taking part in the Bridge Individual, anyone may enter for £15, to include a free drink voucher–please request via the message field.

Enquiries to the club

Please register your entry by completing and sending the form below.

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  Young Chelsea Pro Am Teams 8 July 2026

Poster

All welcome.

Another of the Young Chelsea’s “Right through the Pack” Pro Am Teams takes place on Wednesday 8 July, starting at 7.00pm.

Teams will be formed from one “Pro” pair of experienced YC regulars and one “Am” pair of Goldhawks/beginners, assigned into teams on the day.

All Pro players will play only against other Pros, and all Am players will play only against other Ams, but all will play the Ams’ deals in common so that results can be compared for every team.

The Pros will play about 24 deals while the Ams will play about 16 of those 24.

Meet your teammates and enjoy a free glass of Pimm’s before play. Finish with time to compare results and discuss the hands afterwards.

FRIDAY PLAYERS, YC REGULARS—ENTER AS A “PRO” PAIR.

GOLDHAWKS, THURSDAY EVENING PLAYERS, BEGINNERS—ENTER AS AN “AM” PAIR.

Enquiries to the club.

Please register your pair entry by completing and sending the form below.

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  YC Women’s Teams 2026

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Women’s Teams for the Susanna Gross Cup over the weekend 28 & 29 November (on Swiss lines given sufficient entries, otherwise multiple teams) playing around 60 deals of qualifier on Saturday and up to 48 of final or consolation on Sunday.

Starting at 11.00am on Saturday and finishing around 4.30pm on Sunday.

Entry fee of £320 per team (but FREE for all-junior teams) includes a buffet lunch on both days and drinks after play on Sunday.

Alternatively, play only on Sunday for lower than half price—£120 per team.

Good cash prizes for top three teams and top junior team.

Enquiries to the club or organiser, Paula Leslie.

Please register your entry by completing and sending the form below.

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Item posted 23 April 2026
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