| Graduation Cheese and Wine and Bridge |
 Graduation Cheese and Wine and Bridge: Thursday 4th July from 6:30pm
Free event - guests and visitors welcome.
Cheese and wine will be served from 6:30pm, with presentation of certificates followed by Bridge at about 7:15pm. We will have both Supervised Play and Supervised Duplicate bridge, suitable for all student, novice and social players.
Please book here to give us an idea of numbers for catering. No partner needed.
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| FESTIVAL OF BRIDGE |
Wimbledon Bridge Club is delighted to be part of the “Bridge It’s a Big Deal Festival”, raising funds for Cancer Research UK and promoting awareness of bridge in the community. We have events planned for the festival week and beyond, with something for all types of bridge player.
BOOKING NOW OPEN!
A proportion of the entry fee for each event will be donated to Cancer Research UK
National Handicap Championship Pairs – Sunday 8th September 12 noon. £10, including tea/coffee and cakes. ENTER
Chicago Bridge Afternoon – Monday 9th September 12:30pm. Members £12, visitors £15, including sandwich lunch and prizes. BOOK
Play and Donate – Monday 9th to Sunday 15th September. Every time you play in a duplicate session this week, the EBU will donate 42p per player to Cancer Research UK.
Golf day at Coombe Wood Golf Club – Thursday 12th September tee times from 10am. £75 including breakfast, lunch and prizes. BOOK
Duplicate Bridge Evening – Thursday 12th September 6:30pm. Members £12, visitors £15, including cheese and wine and prizes. Suitable for all. BOOK
Open Morning and Taster Sessions – Saturday 14th September 10am to 1pm. Drop in. Free. Tea/coffee and pastries will be served. Bookable taster sessions will run at 10am, 11am and 12 noon. BOOK
Marietta Andree Memorial Blue Pointed Swiss Pairs – Sunday 13th October 1pm. £15, including afternoon cream tea.
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| WIMBLEDON BRIDGE CLUB |
 Welcome to Wimbledon Bridge Club, one of the best bridge clubs in the UK, catering for players of all abilities. Visiting players are most welcome, please do join us for a session. There is generally a host to make up numbers, so visitors don't need a partner to come along, but please check on the calendar. Click here to see the regular playing schedule for our session times and descriptions, including sessions for beginners and novices, so you can select a session appropriate to your level. The club no longer accepts cash so visitors should bring a debit card for payments. We use Bridgemates and computer scoring so the results are available immediately after the session finishes. We are affiliated to the English Bridge Union and Master Points are awarded for all duplicate sessions. Special events are held throughout the year.
We offer a complete learning programme for all levels from complete beginners to intermediate players. Our team of experienced teachers will guide you through the fundamentals of this endlessly fascinating game. Please click here if you would like to register interest in learning.
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| SUMMER LEARNING |
 Summer Learning Programme
Full Learning Programme available in the Autumn.
OPEN MORNING AND TASTER SESSIONS Saturday 14th September 10am to 1pm
Revision Tutorials
with Hilary |
Thursdays
6:30-7:30pm
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Revision of topics covered in BB1 and 2. All welcome. Recap of the topic; examples; followed by Q&A.
18 July: Opening 1NT and simple responses
8 August: Opening one of a suit, responding, opener's minimum rebids
15 August: Opener has a stronger hand; understanding the barrier; completing the auction
22 August: Scoring and tactics
29 August: Declarer play (make a plan)
5 September: Defence (leads and defenders' card plays)
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No need to book, FREE |
Supervised play
with Hilary |
Thursdays
7:30-9:30pm |
Supervised play will be available on Thursday evenings if there are sufficient players (minimum three)
(from 4 July to 5 September, not 25 July or 1 August). Suitable for beginners who have completed at least term 2. |
No need to book
£8 per session |
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Intermediate Revision Lessons ONLINE
with Tim Chanter
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Mondays at 10:30am, repeated Tuesdays at 7pm |
8/9 July: Competitive Doubles
5/6 August: Counting Losers in a Trump Contract
2/3 September: Active v Passive Defence
Sessions last between 2 and 2 and a half hours of which 45ins is lesson and roughly 1 and a half hours playing boards pertinent to the topic.
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Contact Tim direct to book:
tim@105.org.uk |
MiniBridge Taster Sessions ONLINE
with Tim Chanter |
Thursday 18 July |
Free online MiniBridge taster sessions at 2pm and 7pm. Approx 2 hours.
Online new beginners course starts mid-September
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Contact Tim direct to book:
tim@105.org.uk |
| Supervised Play on Monday and Saturday afternoons, Mini Duplicate on Thursday evenings and Supervised Duplicate on Thursday mornings continue as normal over the Summer. See the WBC Weekly Sessions for details. |
| OPEN MORNING AND TASTER SESSIONS |
Saturday 14th September
10am-1pm |
If you are interested in finding out about learning and playing bridge, come along any time between 10am and 1pm to meet the team. Coffee and pastries will be served.
1-hour taster sessions for complete beginners will run at 10am, 11am and 12 noon. If you would like to book a taster session, please click the link to the right. Our expert teachers will have you playing a hand in no time! Booking is not essential.
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Book a taster session (optional) |
For more information on our learning programme, take a look at the Learning @ WBC section of the website. If you need advice, please email teaching@wimbledonbridgeclub.co.uk:
“Many games provide fun, but Bridge grips you. It exercises your mind. Your mind can rust, you know, but Bridge prevents the rust from forming.” – Omar Sharif
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| ONLINE BRIDGE SCHEDULE |
 Online Schedule:
Monday 14:00
Tuesday 14:00
Friday 14:00
ONLINE GAMES
All our regular online games are now on the new platform - INTOBRIDGE - Please click here to sign in
The games are listed as MBC & WBC, except Tuesday afternoon which is QoH and WBC. All games are 18-board duplicates with Master Points. NGS calculated if sufficient players are EBU members.
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| LEARN AND PLAY SESSIONS (f2f) |
 WBC offer a range of face to face play sessions suitable for all levels. We encourage beginners and improvers to attend at least one play session a week to practice and consolidate what has been covered in lessons.
Monday afternoons 12:30pm - Supervised Play Bid and play at your own pace with guidance if wanted. All levels
Thursday mornings 10:30am - Supervised Duplicate 12 to 15 boards are played in a competitive format with guidance if wanted. Improvers/Intermediate
Thursday evenings 7:30pm - Mini Duplicate Introduction to duplicate. 10 to 12 boards in a competitive format with guidance and review of selected hands. Beginners/Improvers
Saturday afternoons 2pm - Supervised Play Bid and play at your own pace with guidance if wanted. All levels
Hosts are available at all sessions so you do not need to come with a partner. No booking required.
When you are ready, our shorter 18-Board Duplicate sessions on Tuesday and Friday mornings are suitable for novice pairs.
 Here are our Monday afternoon players enjoying their game!
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| ONLINE LEARNING |
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Supervised Play sessions run weekly on Wednesday mornings, 10:30am-12:30pm on RealBridge. There is no need to book, just click on the link on the RBC website about 10 minutes before the start of play and you’ll be taken to the RealBridge login page. Enter your full name and EBU number to log in to the session. If you can get a table of three or four together, you’ll be guaranteed a game. You are welcome to come as a pair or single and we will try and make up tables, but we can’t guarantee you’ll get a game.
Cost is £6 per session which will be charged to your WBC member’s account.
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Counsel for the Defence/Well I do Declare! Sessions run weekly on Thursday mornings at 10:30am
These Intermediate-Advanced sessions each feature 3 particularly interesting boards for group discussion. Each week alternates between boards from the declarer perspective (Well I Do Declare) and a defender's perspective (Counsel for the Defence). A quiz is set in advance with questions about the given auction, and placement of cards with the other players over the first few tricks. At a critical point the quiz asks how you would continue. At the actual session, the boards are loaded onto BBO and we play through as a group discussing the queries via Zoom and a screenshare. Each board is analysed in detail including an assessment of the result on different lines of play, and a post mortem to review the upshot of different bidding actions / possible contracts. Commentaries on the quiz are issued afterwards.
The cost is £5 per person, and no booking is required.
To join, please click this Zoom meeting (from 10.20 for a 10.30 start): https://us06web.zoom.us/j/86037429431
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| Going to be LATE? |
 If you are going to arrive later than 10 mins before the start of the session, it is essential that you call the club on 0208 947 0147 at least 15 minutes beforehand so that you can be included in the movement. If you don't do this you may not be able to play.
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| Hosting and Arriving without a Partner |
 If you do not have a partner for an occasional session, a host is normally available to make up numbers. If you do come on your own, please arrive at the Club at least 15 minutes before the start of play so that you can be partnered in good time with another single player or the host without causing delay to the start of play.
Members with an NGS of at least 4 are asked to volunteer to host a minimum of once a year and preferably twice. To host at any session other than supervised sessions, Tuesday or Friday mornings and Thursday evenings, you should have an NGS ranking of at least 6. Please be kind and courteous to your partner and remember that it is important to find yourself a regular partner and not rely on the host system entirely.
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| Best Behaviour at Bridge |
 Regular sessions at WBC are intended to provide a friendly and enjoyable environment to play the game of Bridge, and members should conduct themselves in the spirit of this aim. If you feel you have been affected by anything at the table that is not in the spirit of the Best Behaviour at Bridge code then the director should be called immediately. The other players should not retaliate or enter into an argument or discussion. Please click here to see the BB@B code.
It is hoped that most incidents can be resolved at the time. If any player wishes to make a formal complaint, they should do so at the time so that the director can complete the appropriate report, which must be signed by all parties. Where the incident occurs outside a play session or, if occurring at a play session is, for a valid reason not reported to the director, it must be reported in writing (or via e-mail) to the Chair or Secretary of the Club within two weeks of the incident.
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