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The Edinburgh No fears Bridge Club
The site where all the action happens and Scottish Acol kicked off!
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Live No fears pairs
Carlton
Director: Derek Sanders
Online No fears pairs
BBO
Director: Derek Sanders
Live No fears pairs
Carlton
Director: Derek Sanders
Online No fears pairs
BBO
Director: Derek Sanders
How to register for the Tuesday online No Fears BBO tourney.

1) Login to BBO with your partner.

2) Go to competitive.

3) Click all tournaments.

4) In search type stdomingo.

5) Enter you partners name and click invite.

6) Your partner will receive an invitation and accept

7) When the Tourney starts you will be automatically taken to a table.

8) Good luck and have fun!

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BBO Sunday evening pairs tournament and the live Friday evening pairs at the Carlton!

Hazel runs the Carlton BBO Sunday pairs tournament. Its great fun 24 boards, eight three board matches. Meanwhile Neil does the 'live Friday evening event' at the Carlton. No need to be a member, everybody is welcome for both! Not to mention the superb catering on Friday. So please come along!

Relaxed and friendly Bridge
Thursday 24th April live no fears.

 

 

Parking
Parking

Please note the bowling club car spaces are no longer available until the end of the season.

Please contact  me to play the online BBO No Fears or Live tourney! Everybody welcome!

Edinburgh No Fears Bridge club help line.

Phone 07930144819 or use the form belowsmiley.

The Live 6:45 Thursday No Fears!
The Live 6:45 Thursday No Fears!

The 'live' Thursday No Fears pairs is a relaxed 24 board tourney held in room 1, Carlton Bridge club. Jane Mawdsley provides excellent catering. Please note its a 6:45 start time. If you are running late, just phone and i will reserve a table. Everybody welcome, parking is right outside the card rooms, so super easy access. Let me know if you need a partner its, great fun!! 

Meanwhile if you fancy some online bridge, please login, its on BBO every Tuesday 7.00! See below for more details.

Guidelines and rules for the Edinburgh No Fears Bridge club Tuesday 7:00 BBO tourney.

This relaxed tourney is twenty-four boards of 8 three board matches with an estimated run time of about 2 hours and 30 minutes. Everybody who have attended council classes, private classes and all SBU Bronze players are welcome to join in the fun ($4:00 buy in). Please phone if you have trouble registering (i can fix itsmiley).

1) Please announce your system, for example '12-14 NT, five card spade suit, 3 weak 2's, rev attitude and standard count' is fine.

2) a) If you make a misclick in bidding or play no probs..its easily done and it is 'right and proper' to correct your bid or play. Just request an undo. Note: You are not allowed an undo if you change your mind about an action or lose concentration. When your opponents ask for an undo, you should generally accept. If you are not sure, please call mesmiley and i will give a ruling. It keeps everybody happy. 

b) If you feel an opponent is slow, please be patient. Should the clock start running down, just call me and request extra time.

3) Please alert and explain conventional bids. You explain your own bids, partner cannot see the explanation.  For example, transfers, the Landy convention and Stayman. 

4) Edinburgh No Fears bridge club system limitations: 

 a) The Multi 2D is not permitted.

 b) When you open 1C you must have at least 3 clubs. 

c) Apart from strong 2C and Benji Acol all two-level opening bids must be natural and single suited.

5) Please, as a courtesy to your opponents display your name on personal details. Its nice to know whom you are playing! 

6) The main thing is to have fun and be kind to your opponentssmiley

Note: Sometimes we get a half table so you will need to wait a minute or two. This allows me to substitute in No fears late comers, a player on standby or friends that fancy playing a few boards. Sorry if you start off against a pair of 'Pesky Robots' crying but it gives me flexibility to add players who would normally miss outsmiley

Also, if you get disconnected from BBO and can't get back for a while to keep things going i may ‘sub in a robot’. Anyway, if you are subbed by a robot, don't worry, just hang in there and on your return, you will be reseated to the table for the next dealwink.

This is not an SBU event, and Edinburgh No Fears bridge club rules apply.

A senior world record!
A senior world record!

The Thursday live No fears pairs may well have broken a world record in playing the oldest table ever in Tournament Bridge. The sum of the four players was well over 350 and if you added the fractions (months) came to an astonishing 355 years. 

From left to right...Helen Palmer, Sandra Kerr, Michael Palmer, Peter Sanders.  Great stuff guys!

Tuesday 22nd April BBO results summary!

Six tables. Winners were Janet and Carol , runners up Jim and Irene, 3rd spot going to Polly and Alecs. A very well done themyes.

Meanwhile anybody who does the double cool, that is... winning the Tuesday 'BBO' No Fears and then the Thursday 'live' No Fears in the same week will receive a No Fears winners crocodile 🐊 mug!

BBO master points are awarded to players who finish in top positions. A number appears beside your username, increasing as you accumulate more points.enlightened.

 

A passed hand with six good clubs!
Dlr:West
Vul:E/W
  • spade K 6
    heart Q 9 6
    diamond Q 7
    club Q J 10 8 6 4

    10 H.C.P.
    2 Length Points
    2 Shortage Points
    Support Points
    1 Control
    ½ Quick Trick
    7½ Losers
    spade K 6
    heart Q 9 6
    diamond Q 7
    club Q J 10 8 6 4
  • spade A 10 8
    heart J 10 8 4
    diamond 8 6 2
    club 9 5 2

    5 H.C.P.
    Length Points
    Shortage Points
    Support Points
    2 Controls
    1 Quick Trick
    11 Losers
    spade A 10 8
    heart J 10 8 4
    diamond 8 6 2
    club 9 5 2
W
E
S
T
NORTHE
A
S
T
SOUTH
  • spade Q 9 7 5 2
    heart K 3 2
    diamond 9 5 4
    club 7 3

    5 H.C.P.
    1 Length Point
    1 Shortage Point
    Support Points
    1 Control
    ½ Quick Trick
    9½ Losers
    spade Q 9 7 5 2
    heart K 3 2
    diamond 9 5 4
    club 7 3
  • spade J 4 3
    heart A 7 5
    diamond A K J 10 3
    club A K

    20 H.C.P.
    1 Length Point
    1 Shortage Point
    Support Points
    8 Controls
    5 Quick Tricks
    6 Losers
    spade J 4 3
    heart A 7 5
    diamond A K J 10 3
    club A K
Bidding
WNES
 
Pass
Pass
 
Pass
?
 
Pass
 
2NT

Board sixteen north picked up a marginal hand with six goodish clubs and passed then saw their partners 2NT bid appear on the screen. Most norths felt ten points not enough to make a move and raised to 3NT. Only Sandra took a more optimistic view on her hand. She added a couple of distributional points to make a quantitative response of 4NT. This is quite a clever bid, see how Sandra has already passed so the hand is very much limitedenlightened. Mairine had a look at her hand and with twenty points passed. Most wests lead a heart and when declarer won the ace carefully unblocked the AK entered dummy with Q  to enjoy six clubs , five diamonds and A.

The only question is could they have bid the slam? South has a control rich twenty points with five very good diamonds so too should add a couple of distributional points and possibly click the 6NT or even 6 button. Meanwhile north might have made things a bit easier and instead of 4NT tried 4. With no agreements this is a natural slam try and indicates at least a six card suit. South now is huge with lots of aces and kings not to mention the crucial top clubs and can raise to 6. Still not an easy one to bid but well done Sandra who did recognise the hand had potential.

10   4♣ =  Natural and slam interest in clubs. Partner can sign off in 4NT or go onto 6 or 6NT cool

8     4NT =  Invitational to slam. Partner can pass or bid 6NTangel.

   3NT   =    Middle of the road action, safe but unlikely to achieve a good scoresmiley.

5     6NT or 6   =   A bit speculative but does have a chance of getting luckycheeky.

An opportunity to shine goes unpolished!!.
Dlr:East
Vul:All
  • spade 8 6 3
    heart J 10 7 6
    diamond J 7 6 5
    club J 4

    3 H.C.P.
    Length Points
    1 Shortage Point
    Support Points
    Controls
    Quick Tricks
    11 Losers
    spade 8 6 3
    heart J 10 7 6
    diamond J 7 6 5
    club J 4
  • spade 10 9 2
    heart 4 2
    diamond 10 2
    club A K 7 6 3 2

    7 H.C.P.
    2 Length Points
    2 Shortage Points
    Support Points
    3 Controls
    2 Quick Tricks
    8 Losers
    spade 10 9 2
    heart 4 2
    diamond 10 2
    club A K 7 6 3 2
W
E
S
T
NORTH
E
A
S
T
SOUTH
  • spade A K 7 4
    heart K 3
    diamond A K Q 8
    club 9 8 5

    19 H.C.P.
    Length Points
    1 Shortage Point
    Support Points
    7 Controls
    4½ Quick Tricks
    5 Losers
    spade A K 7 4
    heart K 3
    diamond A K Q 8
    club 9 8 5
  • spade Q J 5
    heart A Q 9 8 5
    diamond 9 4 3
    club Q 10

    11 H.C.P.
    1 Length Point
    1 Shortage Point
    Support Points
    2 Controls
    1½ Quick Trick
    8 Losers
    spade Q J 5
    heart A Q 9 8 5
    diamond 9 4 3
    club Q 10
Bidding
WNES
 
?
Pass
 
Pass
Pass
1diamond
3NT
1heart
Pass

Board ten gave west an awkward problem after partner opened 1 and there was a 1 over call. The nice club suit tempted a few and they responded 2♣, not unreasonable, you can give yourself a length point or two. Anyway a couple of the easts with nineteen points had no problem with the heart stop rebid 3NT and after a heart lead there were lots of tricks when clubs broke 2-2.

Meanwhile two wests replied 1NT. This action is flawed because the overriding rule is that in a competitive auction you must have a stop in the opponents suit. As you might expect this did not have a happy ending because now a heart lead against 3NT was through the K and the defence took the first five tricks.

Still those in 3NT by east had an opportunity to shine. See how if you play the ♣5 from hand the suit gets blocked and although dummy's clubs are high you get stuck in hand unable to enjoy the winners on the tablecrying. Sadly nobody found the unblocking play of ♣9♣8 underneath ♣A♣K to enjoy the three overtricks availablefrown. This helped the two pairs in 5♣ who had an easier time for their eleven tricks to join the five way split tie of +600surprise

 

2C =  10  Playing a weak NT you can just about stretch this bid with the top heavy 6 card club suit. ♣A♣K. Partner will put you with a little more, still you can pass their 2  rebid and if they do bid 3NT your clubs may prove a great source of tricks as here.

Pass = 8   This is a sound action but may be hard to catch up if partner bids again. Still east can rebid 1NT (18-19 opposite a pass) and now west has an easy raise to 3NT enlightened

Double (negative) = 5. Six plus points but shows a four card spade suit so a little bit of a distortion.

1NT = 1   Shows less than nine points but absolutely guarantees a heart stop.

Cue bids...Arthurs seat trophy week ending 24th April

A good twenty two entries this week, winners were Julia and Fiona just ahead of U26 pair Prajwal and Kajotan with Tim and Peter in 3rd spot. The best No fears pair was Clare and David, very well done them yes.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Calendar
29th Apr 2025
Online No fears pairs
BBO 7:00
Director: Derek Sanders
1st May 2025
Live No fears pairs
Carlton 6:45
Director: Derek Sanders
6th May 2025
Online No fears pairs
BBO 7:00
Director: Derek Sanders
8th May 2025
Live No fears pairs
Carlton 6:45
Director: Derek Sanders