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CAMBRIDGE BRIDGE CLUB MEETINGS ARE SUSPENDED WITH IMMEDIATE EFFECT
You will be aware of many cancellations nationally and internationally aimed at slowing the spread of coronavirus.Today the EBU issued new advice and it's clear that it sees most bridge events as being too risky to continue with for the time being. The Cambridge Club Committee has discussed this urgently, and has decided, with regret, that we should stop meeting face to face to play bridge, with immediate effect (15th Mar). We are looking into the use of bridge resources such as BBO online, to offer our members online competitions. The Committee will keep you informed of developments during the period of suspension, and we look forward to meeting again in the future, with renewed enjoyment of playing face-to-face. |
Jon Cooke is a Camrose Winner
Jon Cooke, playing with Cameron Small, earned his England spurs in the second weekend of Camrose home international competition. The team won the second weekend and Jon and Cameron were the third pair in the Butler ranking. As an England team with a different make-up won the first weekend that meant England won the Camrose trophy overall. Congratulations ! |
Simon Barb and Rod Oakford sweep the board at the East Anglian Bridge Weekend
It was a Cambridge clean sweep at the EABW last weekend, held near Bury St Edmunds. Simon and Rod won the Swiss Pairs on the Saturday by a healthy margin. Jake Dunn took equal second place playing with Martin Jones. On the Sunday Simon and Rod, playing with Clive Stops and John Liebeschuetz, won the Multiple Teams by a single VP, taking the lead on the very last board. Paul, Catherine, Jamie and Liam came third. You can read more here https://sites.google.com/a/cambsbridge.org/public/news/. |
David Wright is National Master's Pairs Champion
Club member David Wright scored a great success last weekend. He won the National Masters section of the Ranked Masters Pairs competition, which was held at Stratford-upon-Avon. Congratulations! |
Bernard Teltscher
The EBU reports that sadly the venerable and highly respected player
Bernard Teltscher has died. Bernard learnt to play bridge aged 8 in
Austria in 1931. Our club owes him a significant debt as he was
responsible for restarting the Cambridge Bridge Club after the war. More
details can be found at
https://www.ebu.co.uk/biographies/bernard-teltscher. |
Catherine Jagger wins Lady Milne Trials
Club member Catherine Jagger, in partnership with Sarah Teshome, has won the trials to play in the Lady Milne Trophy, the home nation's womens' championship. Very well done Catherine! |
| Attachments:
Sim Pairs Poster 16th January 2019.pdf
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Children in Need Pairs raises over £77,000
Anna Gudge from ECATS tells us that nationally the Children in Need Simultaneous Pairs raised over £77,000 pounds nationally, the best amount yet. She has sent us the attached poster to thank us for holding a heat . |
| Attachments:
Club Poster with CiN 2019 total.pdf
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Jake Dunn in Camrose Action
This weekend is the 1st weekend of the Camrose Trophy, a competition between all the Home Countries. Our own Jake Dunn is in action representing Wales. You can watch progress of all the Camrose matches on BBO Vugraph (https://www.bridgebase.com/). |
A Bridge Quartet
At the Monday Club Christmas Party some of our multi-talented members gave a different meaning for "A four for bridge". Allison Kaye explains "One of our members, Vic Morris, plays in a recorder quartet. They entertained us with Christmas and some popular songs. They also played some really interesting recorders, including the bass wooden recorder in the picture. It was a great morning of bridge and then everyone brought some food to share and we toasted the season with mulled wine." Open up the associated jpg to view them in action |
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Quartet.jpg
A Happy New Year!
A Happy New Year to all our Members. If you are short of ideas for your New Year's resolutions then how about.. I must remember to count my tricks after the lead to Trick 1.... I must remember to be polite to my partner no matter what calumny they have perpetrated... I will not bid Blackwood unless I know what to do after any response from partner ... I will be unfailingly cheerful towards opponents, even when they've made a slam by dint of three finesses... Having said my piece and pre-empted, I promise to let partner make the final decision about sacrificing ... I will promise not to shout "Director" in a voice of thunder every third hand |
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