Doncaster Bridge Club, Doncaster, South Yorkshire, England

Doncaster Bridge Club

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CLUB DOCUMENTS

ACCESS TO CLUB DOCUMENTS CAN BE OBTAINED BY CLICKING ON MEMBERSHIP THEN CLUB DOCUMENTS. ENTER YOUR PASSWORD AND YOU WILL HAVE ACCESS TO ALL THE DOCUMENTS IN ONE PLACE.

Spare player Available Sessions

♥ Please note that a spare player will continue to be available for the 1pm Monday afternoon, the 1pm Wednesday afternoon and the 7pm Thursday evening bridge sessions ♥

No partner needed.

Come along and you will be guaranteed a game.

BRIDGE PLAYING DAYS

FACE TO FACE BRIDGE WILL CONTINUE ON THE FOLLOWING DAYS:

MONDAY AFTERNOON 1.00PM .

WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON 1.00PM.

THURSDAY EVENING 7.00PM

FRIDAY AFTERNOON 12.30PM

FRIDAY EVENING 7.00PM.

THE CLUB WILL BE CLOSED ON 24TH,25TH,26TH,31ST DECEMBER AND 1ST JANUARY FOR THE CHRISMAS PERIOD.

Welcome to Doncaster Bridge Club

Doncaster Bridge Club

Welcome to Doncaster Bridge Club's website. This main page provides information about the club including playing times.

It gives quick access to recent bridge results, shows recent news items and using the menu on the left, gives access to all other areas of the website.

We run bridge playing sessions and teaching sessions. Please contact the club at

doncasterbridgeclub@talktalk.net or call 01302 810386 during playing times.

Last updated : 4th Nov 2025 15:42 GMT

YCBA Handicapped Simultaneous Pairs

YCBA Handicapped Simultaneous Pairs Competition

Wednesday 26 November

Congratulations to Penny White and Angela Roberts in coming Second out of 150 Pairs

They have won £75 to donate to their Charity of Choice

Click this news item to see The Handicap and scratch results.

Last updated : 17th Dec 2025 16:33 GMT

Bridge Lessons

♠ ♥ ♦ ♣ Bridge Lessons ♠ ♥ ♦ ♣

A course of beginner's lessons started on Tuesday the 28^th October. This is a face to face course held at our club owned premises at 35 Bennetthorpe, Doncaster DN2 6AA.

The course will run for approximately 11/12 weeks. The weekly lessons are for an approximate 2 hour duration starting at 10.00a.m

For improvers, our very own Grand Master Geoff Kenyon delivers bidding and play seminars each Tuesday morning from 10:00a.m. and each Tuesday afternoon from 2:00p.m.

To make further enquiries please complete the Form below and click 'Submit'

All are welcome.

Last updated : 5th Nov 2025 15:42 GMT

YCBA Sunday League Teams of 8

This page contains the results of the face-to-face Yorkshire League Teams of 8 matches. The current season is 2025 - 2026.

Click the Link provided by this page to see Doncaster BC's full Yorkshire League Fixtures and Results

19 October 2025

A Team V Hull A - Lost 96 - 112 imps = 7 - 13 VPs

B Team V York C - Won 106 - 67 imps = 15 - 5 VPs

C Team V Sheffield C - Lost 70 - 129 imps = 3 - 17 VPs

02 November 2025

A Team V York B - Won 139 - 54 imps = 19 - 1 VPs

(See the News Item below for an instructive hand from the A team V York B match)

B Team V Olicana B - Draw 74 - 73 imps = 10 - 10 VPs

C Team V Keighley C - Won 108 - 78 imps = 14 - 6 VPs

23 November 2025

A Team V Bradford B - Won 108 - 71 imps = 15 - 5 VPs

B Team V Huddersfield A - Won 102 - 63 imps = 15 - 5 VPs

C Team V York E - Won 90 - 31 imps = 17 - 3 VPs

07 December 2025

A Team V Malton A - Lost 85-119 imps = 5 - 15 VPs

B Team V Keighley B - Won 105-87 imps = 13 - 7 VPs

C Team V Olicana C - Won 94-83 imps = 12 - 8 VPs

Last updated : 17th Dec 2025 13:56 GMT

Board 26 from Doncaster A V York B - 02 November

This was Board 26 with East declaring a 4 Heart contract. South led the Club 3 and North won the Ace and Queen of Clubs continuing with the singleton 2 of Diamonds.

Declarer has to play the trump suit for the loss of only one trick (to the Ace). A small Heart is led and the Heart 10 is inserted. This works as the only card to beat the 10 is the Ace. The Queen is picked up by another small Heart lead from the East hand and all is well.

The hand record reported that only 9 tricks were available to East in a contract of 4 Hearts. Can you solve this problem and describe the defence which beats the contract?

After cashing the Ace and Queen of Clubs North must lead a third Club. This gives a ruff and discard but this is of no use to declarer. Declarer takes the ruff in hand and leads a Heart, finessing the 10 as planned, which loses to the Ace. North must then lead another Club and whether East ruffs in hand or aims to ruff in dummy, South must insert the Heart Queen, forcing the King from dummy. Now, North's 9 of Hearts is promoted to the setting trick.

Would you have found the winning defence?

Last updated : 17th Dec 2025 13:39 GMT