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The Friday evening duplicate this week on 17 October 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.

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 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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  Franklin To Championship Pairs 2025

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The Young Chelsea’s Championship Pairs for the Franklin To Cup is a two‑session matchpoint event on Sunday 2 February, starting at 11.30am

Entry fee £25/£30 per member/visitor (reduced for juniors/students).

Enquiries to the club.

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

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Item updated 26 November 2024
  Open Teams Challenge 2025

Young Chelsea Open Teams Challenge 2025

Poster

Teams‑of‑four for the Hecht‑Johansen Trophy

to be held at the London MindSports Centre on

Saturday 29 March starting at 11.30am

Two‑session multiple teams

Open to everyone

Early evening finish

Substantial prize fund

Entry fee £30 per player (£35 non-members)

Enquiries to the club.

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

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Item posted 28 January 2025
  Seminar—April 2025—Competitive Bidding 1

Competitive Bidding 1 Seminar on Thursday 3 April approximately 2.00–5.00pm.

Improve your understanding of when to overcall in a suit or in no trumps, when to double and how best to respond to these calls.

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

Enquiries to the club.

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

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  Seminar—May 2025—Competitive Bidding 2

Competitive Bidding 2 Seminar on Thursday 1 May approximately 2.00–5.00pm.

How to take advantage of the fact that opponents have intervened in the auction to describe your hand more accurately.

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

Enquiries to the club.

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

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  Young Chelsea Mixed Pairs 18 May 2025

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All welcome.

The Young Chelsea’s two‑session Mixed Pairs takes place on Sunday 18 May, starting at 1.00pm and finishing around 6.00pm.

Each session has 18 deals and there will be a short refreshment break for tea/coffee and cakes (included in the entry fee).

Entry fee £17.50/£20 for members/visitors, reduced to £8.50/£10/£5 for junior members/junior non-members/student members.

Enquiries to the club.

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

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  Seminar—May 2025—Defensive Play Strategies

Defensive Play Strategies Seminar on Thursday 29 May approximately 2.00–5.00pm.

How to think and make plans as a defender, including some techniques to help you defeat more contracts.

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

Enquiries to the club.

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

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  YC Summer Party 2025

Poster

Summer Party on Sunday 22 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 16 July 2025

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All welcome.

The Young Chelsea’s “Right through the Pack” Pro Am Teams takes place on Wednesday 16 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 against other Pros, and all Am players will play against other Ams, but will play the same boards so that results can be compared for every team.

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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  Young Chelsea Pro Am Teams 3 September 2025

Poster

All welcome.

Another of the Young Chelsea’s “Right through the Pack” Pro Am Teams takes place on Wednesday 3 September, 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 against other Pros, and all Am players will play against other Ams, but will play the same boards so that results can be compared for every team.

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

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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  Young Chelsea Half Marathon 2025

Poster

The Young Chelsea’s 12‑hour cross‑IMPed Half Marathon returns on Saturday 4 October, starting at 10.30am and finishing around 10.30pm.

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

Winning “pair” guaranteed £500 prize money (increased as entries allow).

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

Enquiries to the club or organiser, Brian Callaghan.

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

Subject to a minimum entry of 14 pairs below which the event may be cancelled.

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Item updated 20 July 2025
  Seminar—November 2025—Double Trouble

Double Trouble Seminar on Friday 21 November approximately 2.00–5.00pm.

Double is probably the most flexible and useful call in your armoury if you remember to use it! This seminar covers some different situations when double is the answer to your problems, and how to respond when partner doubles.

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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  YC Women’s Teams 2025

Poster

Women’s Teams over the weekend 29 & 30 November playing (on Swiss lines given sufficient entries, otherwise multiple teams) 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 28 August 2025
  Seminar—December 2025—Trump Management

Trump Management Seminar on Friday 12 December approximately 2.00–5.00pm.

We all know it is often a good idea to draw trumps. But when should you delay doing so, and how do you ensure you retain trump control?

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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