| Swiss Pairs (Blue Point Event) |
The Swiss Pairs, run as a joint venture with Hants & IOW on 11 January 2026, attracted 52 pairs from many different counties.
Congratulations to the winners Derek Maggs and Joanne Norman from Dorset; in second place were Miles Cowling and Ian Walsh also from Dorset.
The best placed Essex pair were Tony Verran and Mark Josephs in fourth place.
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| Essex and International Invitation Swiss Teams |
The Invitation Swiss Teams will take place on RealBridge at 13.00GMT (14.00 CET) on 25 January 2026. It is open to every member of Essex and to everyone in the UK or in other countries who has played in our Wednesday Internationals. EBU or other national bridge member number required. Add this after your name eg Sue Thorburn/ 123456
Swiss Teams 7 rounds of 6 boards.
Prizes £100, £70, £50
Entry £50 per team
Payment to ECBA a/c: 63373487 sort:207289. Contact Marc Chawner (marc.chawner@aol.com) if you wish to pay via Paypal.
Contact Ian Moss (imbridge7@gmail.com) with general enquiries
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| Margaret Curtis International |
A great start to the new year. On 7 January 2026 there were 31 pairs. Scandanavian pairs took 5 out of the top 6 places with Chris Chorley and Patrick Murray in 4th the only Essex pair in the top group.
If you are interested in participating or have any questions, please let Marc (marc.chawner@aol.com) know, so that he can send you a RealBridge event link. When you request a RealBridge event link, please let Marc know who you will be partnering. If you require a partner, please let Marc know and he will attempt to find a partner for you.
Here is the link to see the latest ladder scores: (View only on a PC or Laptop; do not view on an iPhone).
This link will be updated after each event.
The ladder competition will run until 18 February. See panel on the right for the rules.
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| Cornell |
The Cornell will be held on 8h February 1pm start at Barleylands 48 boards
Clubs may may enter 1 or 2 teams. This event is two competitions in one. First, the competition is a simple team of 4. Second, clubs who enter 2 teams compete for the right to represent Essex in the Garden Cities Competition. The winning club is the club whose designated A and B teams’ positions, when added together, has the lowest value.
£200 prize
Richard Banbury directing
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| Boot camps - Marc Chawner |
 Following the Boot Camp on 12 May Marc Chawner has now produced a new guide Know your Percentages to add to; Defence, Play in a No Trump contract and Play in a Suit contract
Most of the best players in Essex were set the task of playing the hands in each category - not always successfully.
See if you can do better, if not with Marc's hands maybe the next time you play at the club.
Download the PDFs Defence, No trump, Suit contracts, Know Your Percentages
They will give you everything you could ever want to know!
Once again the ECBA would like to express their sincere gratitude to Marc for this formidable work.
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