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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.

Please allow extra time travelling to or from the club from the Richmond direction if using public transport at the weekend, 5 & 6 September. There is no service on the District line between Turnham Green and Richmond at the weekend.

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.

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.

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 29 March.

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

New Friday morning games start this week.

The Friday evening duplicate this week on 14 March is upstairs in the Warwick Room.

The second scheduled date for our Tuesday evening monthly matchpointed duplicate (upstairs in the Warwick Room) is this week on 25 February.

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 Spring 2025 Super League matches is 22 JanuaryWednesday this week.

Members are welcome to attend the club AGM to be held this year just before the regular duplicate on Friday 20 October.

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.

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

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.

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

Help Ukraine Emergency Appeal

The club has raised  £7,628.

For any information

Contact the Management Team

manager@ycbc.co.uk

07713 322420

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Archive Event Entry 2022
 
 
  Young Chelsea Blue-Pointed Bank Holiday Swiss Pairs 2022

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The Young Chelsea’s August Bank Holiday blue‑pointed Swiss Pairs takes place on Saturday 27 August, starting at 12.30pm and finishing around 8.30pm.

Seven × seven-board rounds.

Food during the short break available to pre-order.

Entry Fee £15 per player.

A free drink token for all players registered before 1 August.

Enquiries to the club or organiser, Carrie Eden.

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

Item posted 24 July 2022

  Young Chelsea Half Marathon 2022

Poster

The Young Chelsea’s 12‑hour Half Marathon returns on Saturday 1 October, starting at 10.30am and finishing around 10.30pm.

Each “pair” in the event may consist of either two or three players.

Entry fee £50/£60 per member/visitor (reduced for juniors/students).

Enquiries to the club or organiser, Ollie Burgess.

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

Item updated 19 September 2022

  YC Women’s Swiss Teams 2022

Poster

Womens’ Swiss Teams over the weekend 19 & 20 November with ten x ten‑board matches, six on Saturday and four on Sunday.

Starting at 10.30am on Saturday and finishing around 4.30pm on Sunday.

Entry fee of £300 per team (but FREE for all-junior teams) includes a buffet lunch on both days and drinks after play on Sunday.

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.

Item posted 24 July 2022

  Goldhawks Christmas Party 2022

Goldhawks Christmas Party on Tuesday 13 December.

Regular Goldhawks start time of 11.00am.

An individual competition for the magnificent Goldhawks Trophy.

Please give an indication of any contribution you feel able to make towards lunch in the “bring food“ box,
so that we make sure we don't end up with 20 plates of sausage rolls and no cake.

Enquiries to the club.

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

  YC Christmas Party 2022

Poster

Christmas Party on Saturday 17 December.

Arrive 4.00pm.

Christmas Duplicate Pairs at 4.15pm.

Festive Buffet Supper at 7.30pm.

Quiz at 8.30pm featuring rounds from different club members.

Late speedball, subject to demand.

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

Enquiries to the club.

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

  YCKO 2023

Young Chelsea Knockout Teams with matches throughout 2023.

This is a “double elimination” event, meaning a team remains in the competition until it has lost twice.

There is no entry fee for the competition as a whole, but for each match table money (inclusive of half‑time refreshments) of £12.50 per player is charged.

Teams consist of four to six players, all of whom must be paid‑up YC members.

The event is played as a face‑to‑face competition with matches held at the club.

Should the club exceptionally allow you to play a match online, the charge per match will be the same as if played face to face.

Prize money will be £800 for the winning team, £300 for the runners‑up.

Enquiries to the club.

Please register your entry by completing and sending the form below by mid‑January 2023.

Item posted 16 November 2022