Welcome to Basingstoke Bridge Club |
Basingstoke Bridge club was founded in 1966 by Harold Foster and is the largest bridge club in Hampshire with a thriving membership of over 200. We are located in our own premises at Maydene, Sherborne Rd, Basingstoke.
We have members of all ages and abilities. We play duplicate bridge to cover all abilities Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday evenings, Wednesday afternoons and Friday mornings with a mixture of face to face at the club and online using RealBridge. In addition we have an ongoing teaching programme to suit all abilities. We also run regular 'social events' including Bridge and Chips held in local pubs or at golf courses, a weekend away with bridge in UK and a holiday with bridge abroad.
The club has all the facilities you would expect from a thriving club including parking, easy access to the building, facilities for the disabled and kitchen and refreshments.
Visitors are always welcome but please let us know if you wish to attend. (See how to contact us.)
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Basingstoke Bridge club was founded in 1966 by Harold Foster and is the largest bridge club in Hampshire with a thriving membership of over 200. We are located in our own premises at Maydene, Sherborne Rd, Basingstoke.
We have members of all ages and abilities. ..........
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Last updated : 13th Dec 2023 16:31 GMT |
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Result of Vote for Expansion Project |
♠ ♥ Extraordinary General Meeting - Monday 25th March 2024 ♦ ♣
The committee would like to thank all the members who attended the EGM either in person, or via Zoom and also those who voted by Proxy Vote.
The vote was unanimously in favour of the Expansion project continuing.
Obviously there is a lot of hard work ahead to make the project a success and we look forward to your continued support.
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Last updated : 25th Mar 2024 22:56 GMT |
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New Feature - Hand of the Week |
Show Detail |
This deal continues the principle of having several points of interest from a teaching viewpoint.
West opens a less than robust vulnerable pre-empt, but causing a difficulty for North. Allowing for a mid-range pre-empt, it is reasonable to assign the remaining points equally between partner and East, so give partner 8 and there is just about enough for game.
Double is for take-out, but what if partner bids 4♠ and is disappointed with the trumps?
So what about 3NT? No doubts about the heart guard. Our teaching material says you must have guards in the suits that have been bid and need not mind about unbid suits. Even if spades are led, it is unlikely to be the ♠A, hence the ♠K should survive. So 3NT it is then, and South judges well to pass.
An early problem in the play is how to tackle the diamonds. Leading from dummy would be nice, but getting there is possible only in spades, sacrificing a trick that might be regretted. Even then, two diamonds might be lost. Leading diamonds from hand is an option, but this looks likely to lose to both the ♦A and ♦Q. A singleton ♦A would not help, as a trick must still be lost to the ♦Q. But what about a singleton ♦Q? Declarer leads the ♦K and bingo, the ♦Q is powerless.
David Lewis
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Last updated : 25th Mar 2024 09:12 GMT |
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How are we doing with SLAM bidding? |
How are we doing with SLAM bidding? In February we bid 81 slams and made 63%. A lot less slams than January.
Top Point scorers are:
John Glasscock & Sam Golding (7 pts), Helen Gault & Bill May with 5 points
Well done everyone!
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Last updated : 1st Mar 2024 03:46 GMT |
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Supervised Play |
Supervised play sessions are aimed at helping players to develop their confidence with bidding and playing. Each session offers the opportunity to play up to 12 pre-dealt hands with a supervisor giving advice on each of the hands. The events take place fortnightly on a Wednesday evening starting at 7pm.
Click on the calendar event to book.
For more details please contact David Lewis, Charmaine Hoey or Barbara Seymour.
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Last updated : 28th Feb 2024 22:22 GMT |
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