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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 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.

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

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

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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  Time to Enter the Championship Pairs 2025

Poster

Revived last year, the Young Chelsea Pairs Championship, a one‑day two‑session matchpointed event, takes place again this year on Sunday 2 February starting at 11.30am. The winners will hold the Franklin To Cup (a handsome trophy, generously donated to the club in 2024 by Franklin’s widow Macille) for a year and will have their names recorded for posterity on the club’s honours board.

Please would you register, if you would like to play.

 

Item posted 2 January 2025

  EBU December 2024 Promotions of YC Members

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

  • Croz Croswell
4 Star Grand Master
  • Steve Root
2 Star Grand Master
  • Claire Robinson
Premier Life Master
  • Richard Hazell
1 Star Premier Master
  • Mark Nelson
1 Star Regional Master
  • Eshan Singhal
Regional Master
  • Raja Krovvidi
District Master
  • Eduard Malhasyan
National Master
  • Boris Nedev
Regional Master
  • Graham Long
Master
  • Sebastian Sinclair
Area Master
  • Brendan Doolan
District Master

Item posted 9 January 2025

  EBU January 2025 Promotions of YC Members

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

  • Jill Pattison
County Master
  • Diana Hardie
Club Master
  • Robin Hamilton
Club Master
  • Victor Loh
Local Master

Item posted 10 February 2025

  Time to Enter the Open Teams Challenge 2025

The YC Open Teams Challenge is back as a one‑day event! Open to all, the event is fast approaching and will take place on Saturday 29 March starting at 11.30am. For the £30 per player entry fee (£35 for non‑members)  you get two sessions of multiple teams and the chance of substantial prizes. Finish time will be around 7.15pm. Don’t delay in registering your team.

You can find more details on the poster.

 

Item posted 12 March 2025