Watch “Aces & Knaves” – Fundraiser for Irish Junior Bridge

by CBAI | May 31, 2021 | Uncategorized

We are looking for your support for a fundraising venture for Irish junior bridge, please.

We are pleased to inform you that the CBAI has secured rights to stream the Irish premiere of a great film about bridge, called “Aces & Knaves”, which will be available for viewing online for ten days from 1 June (via the link below). The film has already been shown in North America, and has been very well received. The IMDB reviews website describes it as “a documentary about mental gymnastics, competition, and cheating in bridge – the most complex game ever invented by the human mind.” Lots of very well-known bridge players feature, and Irish viewers can keep an eye out for an appearance from our junior team on one of their trips to the US. The cost of the stream is $12.50 (approximately €10), of which half (after a small platform charge) will go directly to Irish junior bridge, so in addition to spending an enjoyable hour or so, you’ll be supporting the future of Irish bridge at a time when other fundraising opportunities are limited.

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In addition, you are invited to attend a special Zoom seminar being held in conjunction with the Grand Master Bridge Congress, on Sunday 6 June at 8 pm, and featuring Ireland’s top player, Tom Hanlon, the NPC of the Irish Open team, Grainne Barton, Irish junior international, John Connolly, and our international Tournament Director, Fearghal O’Boyle, in conversation with Thomas MacCormac on the current trends in Irish and international bridge. There will also be an opportunity to hear “Aces & Knaves” director Jackie Paré discuss the origins and development of the film. We’ll post the link for that session later in the week.

To pique your interest, you’ll find a couple of short trailers here – a general trailer https://vimeo.com/300083768 and a short trailer featuring the Irish Juniors https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oQkHC9bu_OU

Please do anything you can to raise awareness of this fundraising effort. Tell your friends, including your non-bridge playing friends (it might give them an insight into what it is about the game that consumes us all so!) and post the link on your social media. Thanks in advance for your support with this fundraiser – it is greatly appreciated.

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♠ All competions are open to members of CBAI afilliated clubs in West Dublin (and further by request)

♥ Initially most of us are all in a learning position here, particularly me, and I am running online competions for the first time with a view to empowering our clubs to do this come September

♥ So please bare with me while we all learn

♥ And the more of you that join the more we will all learn

♦ You will only be able to able to take part in a competition by registering you BBO username in advance with me - email me here by clicking the following email john

♦ this is a one off registration to allow you to access registering to play in each competition that I will run in BBO over the next few weeks

♦ If you have difficulties accessing a competiton either I have not received your BBO username or I have mis-typed it, so please contact me if you are having any problems, I will be online 30 mins in advance of all competitons. In BBO you will be abale to message me at CBAI125480 this is my BBO username

♣ This is being setup in an air of friendly empowerment for both:- players to learn what bridge is like online, and in a few weeks to train TD's from your own club for the winter ahead

When the current crisis occurred, there was a massive surge to play bridge online for those that were missing out on playing in a club. This put increased pressure on the BBO website and for that reason they were unable to grant TD / Director capability to individuals. The CBAI were very proactive in agreeing to get Director level access to BBO which was based on those clubs operating in a paid environment. So our free period has come to an end and we will need to start charging for bridge going forward. The big upside to this is that we can decide on what time we play at.

You will need to put some money into your BBO account, instructions can be found here add money - BBO$

There ara a couple of good instruction links in the helpful links box on the right

first off accessing the competition, using the picture instructions below you will need to search for my BBO Username  CBAI125480. You can click on All Tournaments, to scroll through instread of searching if you want to do it that way

Please note that tournaments are only visible and open for registrations 2 hours before start time. So if you are looking for a game scheduled to start at 5PM, you will only be able to see it and register between 3PM and 5PM.

When you find the competition and click on it you get a box like this where you will need to enter your partners BBO username

You Partner will need to be online are the time you click invite.

Once you have done this successfully you will have reserved your place at a table in the competition.

The initial competitions will begin at 9.05pm and will last 1 hour 45 mins

The first couple of competitions will be 5 rounds of 3 boards