This is the ARCHIVE website for Mountnessing Bridge Club
2006 - 2015
For current news, results, etc please visit
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2006 - 2015
For current news, results, etc please visit
http://www.bridgewebs.com/mountnessingbc/
Affiliated to the Essex Contract Bridge Association and to the English Bridge Union
FEATURED HANDS - INDEX
If you have an interesting hand associated in some way with the club that you would like to present on this page please send an e-mail to alaric@mountnessingbridgeclub.org.uk. Please include all four hands, vulnerability, board number / section, date, the bidding, and your thoughts on the bidding and play. The editor reserves the right to edit the submitted commentary.Grovelling apologies
- Apologies that other pressures have dictated that updates to this page are currently (2013) occurring fairly irregularly.
- Apologies that at present the pages linked from this index are in a mixture of formats:
- The very oldest documents - those earlier than November 2010 - were originally written in Microsoft Word or Microsoft FrontPage, and may not display properly in many popular web browsers as they are riddled with Microsoft-specific idiosyncracies.
- Some are in PDF Format - they should display OK, but they may take longer to 'download'
- Those written between December 2010 and October 2012 were originally written in LIbreOffice writer; they should display properly and quickly, but they look a bit 'clumsy'
- The most recent ones have been written as 'dynamic HTML documents' in the same 'green and yellow' format as many other pages on this website, and they should display clearly, properly, and load quickly in any browser
- I have started a (very slow and tedious) process of re-writing the older ones to this website's current standards as introduced from November 2012 - but it is a slow process!!!
Please note: (nearly) all the links on this page were updated (14/11/2010) in order to facilitate future management of this section. If you get any error messages please let me know - alaric@mountnessingbridgeclub.org.uk
| Date | Category | Title |
|---|---|---|
| Other | Two possible slams for both sides - one each should fail, one will make!! | |
| Other | If you mess up a conventional bid then often proper Bridge etiquette will take you to a farcical disaster | |
| Other | Another fine slam - another fine play.... | |
| Other | An elegant double squeeze brings home a slam.... | |
| Board 13 | In a 'doomed' contract, try to confuse your opponents... [Created using LibreOffice] | |
| Other | Freezing weather - time for a "frozen suit"... [Created using LibreOffice] | |
| Other | The Director's Deal... [Created using LibreOffice] | |
| Other | A grand hand... [Created using LibreOffice] | |
| 19/11/2010 | Other | An elegant squeeze to gain a precious overtrick (thanks to Frank Morrison) [Created using LibreOffice] |
| 26/10/2010 | Other | One to "Dine Out" on... [PDF Format] |
| 23/04/2010 | Other | Optimism is not recommended at Match-Pointed pairs! [PDF Format] |
| 19/01/2010 | Other | The Christmas Slam - From the Christmas Party [Display issues] |
| 15/01/2010 | Other | That was a great save partners, with your 27 high card points... From the Gold Cup [Display issues] |
| 12/10/2009 | Other | A weird hand - game values, but difficult to bid and difficult to play [Display issues] |
| 25/09/2009 | Other | An elegant criss-cross squeeze [Display issues] |
| 25/09/2009 | Other | A 'Baronial' outcome... [Display issues] |
| 25/09/2009 | Other | Lazy play #2 [Display issues] |
| 25/09/2009 | Other | Lazy play #1 [Display issues] |
| 04/09/2009 | Other | A 'grand' way to win the championship! [Created using LibreOffice] |
| 06/08/2009 | Other | The non-fitter of the year? [PDF Format] |
| 06/08/2009 | Other | "Points" do not necessarily point accurately! [PDF Format] |
| 06/08/2009 | Other | Brilliant play- but a pity about the bidding! [PDF Format] |
| 17/07/2009 | Other | What is the difference between the 8 and the 4? [Display issues] |
| 08/05/2009 | Other | An opening lead problem... - a hand from the Swiss Pairs, Jersey Congress 2009 [Display issues] |
| 06/03/2009 | Board 13 | Question the textbooks!!! [Display issues] |
| 22/02/2009 | Other | Get home safely (on a snowy night) [Display issues] |
| 18/01/2009 | Board 13 | Off-beat bid sends partner off-course... [Display issues] |
| 09/01/2009 | Other | An amusing tale - an account provided by Mike Graham [Display issues] |
| 09/01/2009 | Other | The four suit squeeze - a hand presented by Ian Moss [Display issues] |
| 08/01/2009 | Other | Christmas Presence where Declarer showed presence of mind at the Christmas Party [Display issues] |
| 30/10/2008 | Other | The (un) Grand Slam a disastrous board from the Fletcher Trophy [Display issues] |
| 30/10/2008 | Other | A rabbit out of the hat - a successful board from the Fletcher Trophy [Display issues] |
| 30/10/2008 | Other | A neat play from club night on October 23rd [Display issues] |
| 21/10/2008 | Other | What a time to find a masterly deception... [Display issues] |
| 21/10/2008 | Other | Easy to play, not so easy to bid... [Display issues] |
| 19/09/2008 | Board 13 | Bid misfits cautiously [Display issues] |
| 05/09/2008 | Other | Pre-empts and 'miracles' [Display issues] |
| 05/09/2008 | Other | The Unlucky expert... [Display issues] |
| 21/08/2008 | Other | Perfect for Exclusion... [Display issues] |
| 21/08/2008 | Board 13 | Dodgy overcalls - and entries to Dummy [Display issues] |
| 12/08/2008 | Board 13 | One No Trump and all that... [Display issues] |
| 01/08/2008 | Other | Little hands can provide interest... [Display issues] |
| 10/06/2008 | Board 13 | What does 4NT mean over the opponents' pre-emptive opening? [Display issues] |
| 06/06/2008 | Other | Probably a problem... [Display issues] |
| 06/06/2008 | Other | When the wheels come off ... land on your feet! A hand from the ECBA Gwen Herga Men's Pairs Championship [Display issues] |
| 25/05/2008 | Other | Look after the 'pips'... [Display issues] |
| 07/04/2008 | Other | More about (missed) alerts... [Display issues] |
| 27/03/2008 | Other | A neat end-play - unfortunately it was missed! [Display issues] |
| 27/03/2008 | Board 13 | A boring 1NT board ?? [Display issues] |
| 14/02/2008 | Board 13 | A question of tricks [Display issues] |
| 07/02/2007 | Board 13 | How on earth did that happen? [Display issues] |
| 31/01/2008 | Other | Read the opening lead, plan accordingly [Display issues] |
| 11/01/2008 | Board 13 | A real battle ... [Display issues] |
| 06/01/2008 | Board 13 | Disciplined bidding.... [Display issues] |
| 21/12/2007 | Other | Bid like Andrew Robson, lead like Zia Mahmood... [Display issues] |
| 06/12/2007 | Board 13 | Win some, lose some... [Display issues] |
| 29/11/2007 | Other | The "Train Wreck" [Display issues] |
| 29/11/2007 | Board 13 | A Teacher's nightmare... [Display issues] |
| 22/11/2007 | Board 13 | Fortune favours the brave [Display issues] |
| 15/11/2007 | Other | Squeeze that extra trick... [Display issues] |
| 08/11/2007 | Board 13 | Play with the odds - but defend well! [Display issues] |
| 26/10/2007 | Other | A critical decision [Display issues] |
| 23/10/2007 | Other | Featured hands from the National Crockfords Plate, provided by club member Tim Prior, a member of the winning team. [PDF Format] |
| 18/10/2007 | Other | Is it the right king? [PDF Format] |
| 18/10/2007 | Board 13 | Sweat and tears - probably! [Display issues] |
| 11/10/2007 | Other | An unlikely contract... [Display issues] |
| 04/10/2007 | Board 13 | Opening 1NT with a 5-card major [Display issues] |
| 27/09/2007 | Board 13 | Bid well, defend well.. [Display issues] |
| 20/09/2007 | Board 13 | You never know what will happen at other tables... [Display issues] |
| 14/09/2007 | Other | He who hesitates is lost [Display issues] |
| 14/09/2007 | Board 13 | Only eight high card points? [Display issues] |
| 13/09/2007 | Other | The Precision 2 Clubs opening [Display issues] |
| 06/09/2007 | Board 13 | Lessons from a part-score hand [Display issues] |
| 21/08/2007 | Other | BIG HANDS PLEASE SIMPLE MINDS! From the Brighton Congress, 2007 [Display issues] |
| 16/08/2007 | Board 13 | The textbooks are right! [Display issues] |
| 09/08/2007 | Board 13 | NOT a featureless, easy hand... [Display issues] |
| 02/08/2007 | Board 13 | Shuffle well... [Display issues] |
| 26/07/2007 | Board 13 | Beware of false gifts... [Display issues] |
| 19/07/2007 | Board 13 | Confessions of a Tournament Director [Display issues] |
| 12/07/2007 | Board 13 | Inverted minor raises - and opening leads and signals! [Display issues] |
| 28/06/2007 | Board 13 | Have a heart, partner [Display issues] |
| 21/06/2007 | Board 13 | Match-pointed pairs, or Teams of Four? [Display issues] |
| 14/06/2007 | Board 13 | Who wants a "par" result? [Display issues] |
| 07/06/2007 | Board 13 | Bid boldly, play safe... [Display issues] |
| 31/05/2007 | Board 13 | What is ten, nine, eight in a side-suit worth? [Display issues] |
| 24/05/2007 | Board 13 | A defensive problem on a part-score board with a bad trump break [Display issues] |
| 17/05/2007 | Board 13 | An effective pre-empt! [Display issues] |
| 14/05/2007 | Other | Having high card points does not always lead to success [Display issues] |
| 10/05/2007 | Board 13 | Get that all-important overtrick! [Display issues] |
| 30/04/2007 | Board 13 | An excellent (potential) slam [Display issues] |
| 30/04/2007 | Other | Sometimes a non-scientific approach works best [Display issues] |
| 16/04/2007 | Board 13 | Pre-emptive openings [Display issues] |
| 10/04/2007 | Board 13 | Opening 1NT with a 5-card suit - part 1 [Display issues] |
| 10/04/2007 | Board 13 | Opening 1NT with a 5-card suit - part 2 [Display issues] |
| 01/04/2007 | Board 13 | How to get an average score... [Display issues] |
| 01/03/2007 | Board 13 | The importance of the two of diamonds... [Display issues] |
| 22/02/2007 | Board 13 | What would you bid? [Display issues] |
| 15/02/2007 | Board 13 | An awkward opening bid [Display issues] |
| 01/02/2007 | Board 13 | Defence to 1NT - natural or otherwise? [Display issues] |
| 25/01/2007 | Board 13 | Part-score interest [Display issues] |
| 18/01/2007 | Board 13 | Another nightmare on Board 13... [Display issues] |
| 12/01/2007 | Other | Hands played in the Mary Rogers Trophy (Jan 07) [PDF Format] |
| 12/01/2007 | Other | Several interesting points! [Display issues] |
| 11/01/2007 | Board 13 | How was this excellent slam bid? [Display issues] |
| 04/01/2007 | Board 13 | Bid boldly, play safe! [Updated on 16/03/2013] |
| 21/12/2006 | Board 13 | Missed chances! [Display issues] |
| 21/12/2006 | Board 13 | Party tricks [Display issues] |
| 14/12/2006 | Board 13 | The 'flat board' that wasn't very 'flat'! [Display issues] |
| 13/12/2006 | Other | To double or not to double? PART 1: How to help Declarer! [Display issues] |
| 13/12/2006 | Other | To double or not to double? PART 2: That'll teach you to bid on rubbish! [Display issues] |
| 07/12/2006 | Board 13 | You never know what will happen at the other table(s)! [Updated on 16/03/2013] |
| 30/11/2006 | Board 13 | A bidding challenge - and a card play challenge! [Updated on 09/03/2013] |
| 23/11/2006 | Board 13 | All the best laid plans... [Updated on 09/03/2013] |
| 11/11/2006 | Other | Hands played in the Windmill Trophy ( Nov 06), with commentary on 1-26 [PDF Format] |
| 20/09/2006 | Other | A Dummy Reversal play [Updated on 09/03/2013] |
| 02/06/2006 | Other | An unhappy 3NT contract [Created using LibreOffice] |