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It’s that time of year again!
We are planning to run beginners’ bridge lessons, starting in September.
Lessons will take place on Monday mornings at 9.30 am using a PowerPoint presentation on Zoom.
This is followed by bidding and play on Realbridge, with EBED teacher Steve Clifton to coach and support.
If you have family or friends you think may like to loin the fun, please put them in contact directly with Steve by ‘phone, email, text or WhatsApp.
stevenclifton99@gmail.com
07836-231284
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| Maureen Fallows |
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We are very sad to hear of the passing of Maureen Fallows on July 17th, aged 91.
Maureen was born on June 4th 1933.
She died peacefully at home after a short illness. At her own request, there was no funeral.
Everyone at Bude Bridge Club remembers her cheerful personality and her untiring work for the Club.
Maureen was still playing an inspired hand of bridge at 86, winning the Handicap Pairs with Ian Curtis in 2020.
The Club’s respect for all the unheralded tasks she undertook brought her the unanimous votes of Club members to be the inaugural recipient of the Beryl Mardon Cup.
Our thoughts are with her family. She will be remembered with great affection.
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| Welcome to Bude Bridge Club |
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Bude Bridge Club meets for Face-to-face Bridge on Tuesday evenings and Monday afternoons at the Parkhouse Centre.
Tuesday evenings - Duplicate Bridge with Masterpoints - please arrive at 6.45 for a 7 p.m. start.
Monday afternoons - relaxed Duplicate bridge without Masterpoints - please arrive by 1.45 for a 2 p.m. start.
A cup of tea and biscuits will be available,
HOWEVER, please note that visitors are asked to book in advance to avoid a half table.
Please contact Val Ridding if you need a partner for Tuesdays (see below for details)
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| Members’ Breakfast at the Weir |
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All Club members are invited to meet for a chat in a sociable setting.
Do come and join us on the first Wednesday every month from 10 am at the Weir.
Join us for breakfast or just a coffee. Share your ideas about events and Club organisation.
As there is a Committee Meeting in September, the next open breakfast meeting will be on Wednesday, October 2nd @ 10 am.
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| Partner Finding |
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Do you need a Partner for Bude Bridge Club?
Tuesday evenings are friendly-competitive, with Masterpoints, and Val Ridding organises partners for those who need one.
Her phone number is 07760-284097.
Monday afternoons are more relaxed, no Masterpoints. Should you need a partner, please contact Tertia Salt on 07702-902161
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| Interesting Hand of the Week |
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Impressive bidding from a new member to find the Game with only 18 combined High Card Points....
10 tricks made for + 590…..
If South doesn’t lead their Ace of Hearts, how does East avoid a second Heart loser?
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East is going to lose two Spades and the Ace of Hearts, so to avoid a second Heart loser, they must lead the 10 of Hearts from hand.
If South ducks or goes up with the Ace, no problem.
If South plays the Jack, East nest go up with the King and finesse the Nine on the way back.
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| September Declarer Play Problem of the Month |
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The contract is 4 Hearts by South and the lead is the Ace of Diamonds.
The danger comes from East getting the lead and leading the Jack of Clubs through your King.
How do you avoid this?
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South has 9 sure winning tricks and needs an extra trick in either Spades or Clubs.
The safest play is to DISCARD A SPADE on the opening lead. Then the contract can be made even if the Spade and Club finesses are both wrong.
West has no better lead at trick 2 than to lead a Spade.
Declarer wins with the Ace and and draws trumps.
Then Declarer should play dummy's King of Spades and then lead the Jack.
If East covers with the Queen, South can trump, later throwing a losing Club on the Spade 10.
If East plays low (or discards), South discards a losing club, letting West win.
The main purpose of these manoevres is to is to develop a tenth trick without the risk of East getting on lead to play his Jack of Clubs through declarer's King.
As the cards lie, any other line of play would fail against good defence.
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