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Welcome to The Lansdowne Bridge Club
Wednesday Duplicate Bridge at the Club
Wednesday Duplicate Bridge at the Club

The only change at Lansdowne will be lower table money and NO refreshments. 

Lansdowne Bridge Club plays face to face duplicate at the Club on every Wednesday evening.   We met from 6:30pm, start play at 7pm promptly, and aim to finish by 10:15pm.  Please register by Monday beforehand - links in Calendar on right of this page or in circular email - or via email Robin at lansdownebridge@gmail.com.

We are using BriAn App for the scoring on our mobiles. Slot is "LANS". Click Info BriAn app

Full schedule for coming months in calendar click. Table money £6 (Members) / £8 (Friends).  No refreshments are provided, but you can order sandwiches and drinks at the Courtyard bar.

If any questions please email Robin at LansdowneBridge@gmail.com.

Lansdowne Online on Tuesdays

Dominic runs an online duplicate game for Lansdowne members and friends on Tuesdays at 6:30pm.  There is no need to pre-register.  Click here for link to Dominic's Bridgewebs link page.  Dominic is available for help with immediate post mortem on a hand.

We use Realbridge, rather than BBO, so you can see your partner and opponents on live stream.  

Beinners' Bridge Sessions

New beginners classes in 2025 to be announced.  

Previous lessons notes and hands with commentary - see below:

Lesson 1 - the Basics (tricks and contracts); Evaluating your hand; Elements of Play: planning. Introduction to Scoring; Play: trumps / no trumps; leading; drawing trumps, ruffing.
1. Basics:                               Lansdowne Beginners Lesson 1.pdf
                                           Beginners Lesson 1 Hands.pdf
2. Bidding Balanced Hands:      Beginners Lesson 2.pdf
                                             Beginners Lesson 2 - Hands.pd
3. Bidding Less Balanced Hands:    Lansdowne Beginners Lesson 3.pdf
                                                     Lansdowne Beginners Lesson 3 - Hands.pdf
4.  Competitive Bidding:  Lansdowne Beginners Lesson 4 with hands.pdf

5. Preemptive Bidding and Signaling:   Lansdowne Beginners Lesson 5 combined.pdf

Preemptive Bidding and Slam Bidding:  Lansdowne Beginners Lesson 6.pdf

Hurlingham RealBridge Tuesdays

Hurlingham Club is running a weekly bridgesession on RealBridge every Tuesday 6pm.  Lansdowne Players are invited to play.

The session is free and no need to preregister. We play 18 boards.

Link for session every week is (click below)

Realbridge Hurlingham Club Tuesdays 6pm

 

Seminar Notes

We have been having a series of seminars on bridge topics.  The notes from these seminars can be found here.  Please remember that these are non exchaustive and do not claim to be perfect, so treat acordingly and agree with your partner!

Opening with 4441 shaped hands using 4 card majors: Opening 4441 hands using 4 card majors.pdf

2 suited overcalls - Michaels and the Unusual No Trump: 2 suited overcalls - Michaels Unusual NT.pdf

Negative Doubles: Negative Doubles - RB.pdf

Responding to Weak Twos: Responses to Weak Twos - RB.docx

Signalling to partner: Signalling - Lansdowne Seminar Feb24.pdf

Cue bidding first round controls:  Cue Bidding first round controls.pdf

See also links to John stell's free Youtube Videos for Beginners  and
          his website with a list of conventions with videos showing how to use them.

Contact
Contact

9 Fitzmaurice Place,
Mayfair,
London W1J 5JD

Contact: LansdowneBridge@gmail.com

Club Website: lansdowneclub.com 

Using BriAn
Using BriAn

We use BriAn for scoring.  You can download this app from your app Store / Play Store onto your smartphone.  Robin can help you in setting up, although it is relatively easy and intuitive.   Further guidance can be sought from:

BriAn User Guide

and a quick tips paper from Bridgewebs

Calendar
19th March 2025
Duplicate at the Club
6:30 for 7 pm - 10pm
Director: Robin Bencard
26th March 2025
Duplicate at the Club - Findlay Room
6:30 for 7 pm - 10pm
2nd April 2025
Duplicate at the Club
6:30 for 7 pm - 10pm
Director: Robin Bencard
9th April 2025
Duplicate at the Club
6:30 for 7 pm - 10pm
Director: Robin Bencard
Results
Duplicate at the Club
Director: Robin
Duplicate at the Club
Director: Robin
Duplicate at the Club
Director: Robin