Glenfield Bridge Club

Programme of Events

Last Updated on 29^th August 2010

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1^st September 2010	Buildrite Trophy at Glenfield
2^nd September 2010	League Representatives meeting at Estonian House.
4^th September 2010	Duplicate at Kirby Muxloe
5^th September 2010	Oxfordshire v Leicestershire
8^th September 2010	Duplicate at Glenfield
10^th September 2010	Completion Date for Samani Salver and Silver Plate Finals
11^th September 2010	Rubber Bridge at Glenfield Fete. Duplicate at Kirby Muxloe
13^th September 2010	EBU simultaneous pairs at Grantham
14^th September 2010	EBU simultaneous pairs at Grantham.
15^th September 2010	Duplicate at Glenfield. Stanley Round 1 at Glenfield.
18^th September 2010	Duplicate at Kirby Muxloe.
22^nd September 2010	Duplicate at Glenfield. Glenfield A v Melton. Robert Northage & John Glover, Gerry Bucciero & Marjorie Gilbertson, Jenny Grant & Bharat Thakrar (capt), David Potter & David Twells. Reserve: Tim Glover. County D v Glenfield B.
25^th September 2010	Duplicate at Kirby Muxloe. Green Point Swiss Pairs at Spondon.
26^th September 2010	Green Point Swiss Teams at Spondon.
29^th September 2010	Duplicate at Glenfield. Otto & Edith Mixed Pairs at County BC.
2^nd October 2010	Duplicate at Kirby Muxloe.
6^th October 2010	Duplicate at Glenfield. County B v Glenfield A. Tim Glover (capt) & Peter Neville, Gerry Bucciero & Marjorie Gilbertson, Jenny Grant & Bharat Thakrar, David Potter & David Twells. Reserve: Robert Northage. Glenfield C v Grantham B
9^th October 2010	Duplicate at Kirby Muxloe.
10^th October 2010	Leicestershire v Derbyshire at the Rothley Centre.
11^th October 2010	Blaby heat of the Josephs Bowl
13^th October 2010	Duplicate at Glenfield. Glenfield heat of the Josephs Bowl. County BC heat of the Josephs Bowl.
14^th October 2010	BGB simultaneous pairs at the County BC.
16^th October 2010	Duplicate at Kirby Muxloe.
20^th October 2010	Duplicate at Glenfield. Phoenix A v Glenfield A. David Potter & David Twells, Robert Northage & John Glover, Tim Glover (capt) & Peter Neville, Gerry Bucciero & Marjorie Gilbertson. Reserves: Jenny Grant & Bharat Thakrar Glenfield B v Phoenix B Glenfield C v Loughborough B
23^rd October 2010	Duplicate at Kirby Muxloe.
27^th October 2010	Duplicate at Glenfield. Stanley Trophy 2 at Glenfield.
30^th October 2010	Duplicate at Kirby Muxloe.
3^rd November 2010	Duplicate at Glenfield. Glenfield A v Hinckley A. Jenny Grant & Bharat Thakrar, David Potter & David Twells, Robert Northage & John Glover, Tim Glover (capt) & Peter Neville. Reserves: Gerry Bucciero & Marjorie Gilbertson. Swan v Glenfield B. County E v Glenfield C.
6^th November 2010	Duplicate at Kirby Muxloe.
10^th November 2010	Duplicate at Glenfield. Josephs Bowl Preliminary Round Open Heat at Glenfield.
12^th November 2010	Children in Need simultaneous Pairs at the County Bridge Club.
13^th November 2010	Duplicate at Kirby Muxloe.
14^th November 2010	Warwickshire v Leicestershire
15^th November 2010	Children In Need Charity Simultaneous Pairs at County Bridge Club and Westcotes.
16^th November 2010	Children In Need Charity Simultaneous Pairs at Grantham
17^th November 2010	Duplicate at Glenfield. Glenfield A v Blaby A. Gerry Bucciero & Marjorie Gilbertson, Jenny Grant & Bharat Thakrar (capt), David Potter & David Twells, Robert Northage & John Glover. Reserves: Tim Glover & Peter Neville. Bradgate A v Glenfield B Bradgate B v Glenfield C
18^th November 2010	Children in Need Charity Simultaneous Pairs at Ashby, County Bridge Club and Loughborough.
20^th November 2010	Duplicate at Kirby Muxloe. Tollemache Cup qualifier at Daventry.
21^st November 2010	Tollemache Cup qualifier at Daventry.
24^th November 2010	Duplicate at Glenfield. Leicestershire Cup Round 1 at the Rothley Centre.
28^th November 2010	Duplicate at Kirby Muxloe.
1^st December 2010	Duplicate at Glenfield. County A v Glenfield A. Tim Glover (capt) & Peter Neville, Gerry Bucciero & Marjorie Gilbertson, Jenny Grant & Bharat Thakrar, David Potter & David Twells. Reserve: Robert Northage Glenfield B v Leicester Non Smoking Glenfield C v Ashby B.
4^th December 2010	Duplicate at Kirby Muxloe
8^th December 2010	Duplicate at Glenfield. Stranley Trophy 3 at Glenfield.
11^th December 2010	Duplicate at Kirby Muxloe.
12^th December 2010	Leicestershire v Staffordshire & Shropshire at the Rothley Centre.
15^th December 2010	Duplicate at Glenfield. Glenfield A v Clarendon. John Glover & Robert Northage, Tim Glover (capt) & Peter Neville, Gerry Bucciero & Marjorie Gilbertson, Jenny Grant & Bharat Thakrar. Reserves David Potter & David Twells. Blaby C v Glenfield B
16^th December 2010	Josephs Bowl Round 1 Play by Date
18^th December 2010	Duplicate at Kirby Muxloe
22^nd December 2010	Glenfield Christmas Party
29^th December 2010	Duplicate at Glenfield.
1^st January 2011	Duplicate at Kirby Muxloe
5^th January 2011	Duplicate at Glenfield. Melton v Glenfield A. David Potter & David Twells, John Glover & Robert Northage, Tim Glover (capt) & Peter Neville, Gerry Bucciero & Marjorie Gilbertson. Reserves Jenny Grant & Bharat Thakrar. Glenfield B v County D.
6^th January 2011	League Meeting at the Rothley Centre. Leicestershire Cup & Plate Round of 16 Play-off Date.
8^th January 2011	Duplicate at Kirby Muxloe.
9^th January 2011	Lincolnshire v Leicestershire at Scunthorpe.
10^th January 2011	BGB Simultaneous Pairs at the County Bridge Club and Grantham.
12^th January 2011	Duplicate at Glenfield. Joseph’s Bowl Round of 16 at Blaby.
15^th January 2011	Duplicate at Kirby Muxloe.
19^th January 2011	Duplicate at Glenfield. Glenfield A v County B. Jenny Grant & Bharat Thakrar, David Potter & David Twells, John Glover & Robert Northage, Tim Glover (capt) & Peter Neville. Reserves: Gerry Bucciero & Marjorie Gilbertson. Grantham B v Glenfield C.
20^th January 2011	Butterworth Trophy Round of 16 play-by date.
22^nd January 2011	Duplicate at Kirby Muxloe
26^th January 2011	Duplicate at Glenfield. Stanley Trophy Round 4 at Glenfield. Wilde Cup at the County Bridge Club.
29^th January 2011	Duplicate at Kirby Muxloe
31^st January 2011	LCBA National Pairs Heat at the Rothley Centre.
2^nd February 2011	Duplicate at Glenfield Glenfield A v Phoenix A. Gerry Bucciero & Marjorie Gilbertson, Jenny Grant & Bharat Thakrar (capt), David Potter & David Twells, John Glover & Robert Northage. Reserves: Tim Glover & Peter Neville. Phoenix B v Glenfield B Loughborough B v Glenfield C.
3^rd February 2011	Leicestershire Cup & Plate Round of 8 play-by date.
5^th February 2011	Duplicate at Kirby Muxloe
9^th February 2011	Duplicate at Glenfield. Joseph’s Bowl & Butterworth Trophy Quarter Finals at Blaby.
12^th February 2011	Duplicate at Kirby Muxloe. Tollemache Cup Final at the Hinckley Barcelo
13^th February 2011	Tollemache Cup Final at the Hinckley Barcelo
16^th February 2011	Duplicate at Glenfield Hinckley A v Glenfield A. Tim Glover (capt) & Peter Neville, Gerry Bucciero & Marjorie Gilbertson, Jenny Grant Bharat Thakrar, David Potter & David Twells. Reserves: John Glover & Robert Northage. Glenfield B v Swan Glenfield C v County E
19^th February 2011	Duplicate at Kirby Muxloe
23^rd February 2011	Duplicate at Glenfield. Stanley Trophy Round 5 at Glenfield.
26^th February 2011	Duplicate at Kirby Muxloe
28^th February 2011	Gimson Trophy Preliminary Round Closed Regional Heat at the County Club.
1^st March 2011	Gimson Trophy Preliminary Round Closed Regional Heat at Blaby.
2^nd March 2011	Duplicate at Glenfield Glenfield A v County A. John Glover & Robert Northage, Tim Glover & Peter Neville, Gerry Bucciero & Marjorie Gilbertson, Jenny Grant & Bharat Thakrar. Reserves David Potter & David Twells. Leicester Non Smoking v Glenfield B Ashby B v Glenfield C
5^th March 2011	Duplicate at Kirby Muxloe
9^th March 2011	Duplicate at Glenfield. Gimson Trophy Preliminary Round Closed Regional Heats at Glenfield, Loughborough and Melton/Grantham.
10^th March 2011	Leicestershire Cup and Plate Semi-Final play-by date.
12^th March 2011	Duplicate at Kirby Muxloe. Green Point Swiss Pairs at the Rothley Centre.
13^th March 2011	Green Point Swiss Teams at the Rothley Centre.
16^th March 2011	Duplicate at Glenfield. Clarendon v Glenfield A David Potter & David Twells, John Glover & Robert Northage, Tim Glover & Peter Neville, Gerry Bucciero & Marjorie Gilbertson. Reserves: Jenny Grant & Bharat Thakrar. Glenfield B v Blaby C.
17^th March 2011	Charity Challenge simultaneous pairs.
19^th March 2011	Duplicate at Kirby Muxloe
20^th March 2011	Barkby Charity Swiss Teams at Gedding Road.
22^nd March 2011	Leicester Mercury Trophy at Rothley Centre.
23^rd March 2011	Duplicate at Glenfield. Gimson Trophy Preliminary Round LCBA Open Heat at Glenfield.
24^th March 2011	Josephs Bowl and Butterworth Trophy Semi-Final play-by date.
26^th March 2011	Duplicate at Kirby Muxloe
27^th March 2011	Leicestershire v Gloucestershire at the Rothley Centre.
30^th March 2011	Duplicate at Glenfield
2^nd April 2011	Duplicate at Kirby Muxloe
6^th April 2011	Duplicate at Glenfield. EBU shareholders meeting at London. Blaby A v Glenfield A. Jenny Grant & Bharat Thakrar. David Potter & David Twells, John Glover & Robert Northage, Tim Glover (Capt) & Peter Neville. Reservers: Gerry Bucciero & Marjorie Gilbertson. Glenfield B v Bradgate A Glenfield C v Bradgate B
7^th April 2011	Closing date for Samani Salver entries
9^th April 2011	Duplicate at Kirby Muxloe.
12^th April 2011	BGB Simultaneous Pairs at Grantham.
13^th April 2011	Stanley Trophy Round 6 at Glenfield. Yates Cup at the County Bridge Club
14^th April 2011	BGB Simultaneous Pairs at the County Bridge Club. Leicestershire Cup & Plate Finals play-by date.
16^th April 2011	Duplicate at Kirby Muxloe.
20^th April 2011	Duplicate at Glenfield. Buckby and Olga Cups at the Rothley Centre.
23^rd April 2011	Duplicate at Kirby Muxloe.
27^th April 2011	Duplicate at Glenfield. Gimson Trophy semi-finals at the Rothley Centre.
29^th April 2011	Completion date for Samani Salver round of 64.
30^th April 2011	Duplicate at Kirby Muxloe.
4^th May 2011	Duplicate at Glenfield. Joyce Cup at the Rothley Centre.
5^th May 2011	Josephs Bowl and Butterworth Trophy play-by date. League meeting at the Rothley Centre.
7^th May 2011	Duplicate at Kirby Muxloe.
8^th May 2011	Gimson Trophy Final at the Rothley Centre.
11^th May 2011	Duplicate at Glenfield. Hyman Crammer pairs at the Rothley Centre,
14^th May 2011	Duplicate at Kirby Muxloe.
15^th May 2011	Leicestershire v Nottinghamshire at the Rothley Centre.
18^th May 2011	Duplicate at Glenfield. Stanley Trophy Round 7 at Glenfield.
20^th May 2011	Completion date for Samani Salver round of 32.
21^st May 2011	Duplicate at Kirby Muxloe.
25^th May 2011	Duplicate at Glenfield.
28^th May 2011	Duplicate at Kirby Muxloe.
1^st June 2011	Duplicate at Glenfield.
4^th June 2011	Duplicate at Kirby Muxloe. Corwen Trophy at Daventry.
5^th June 2011	Corwen Trophy at Daventry.
8^th June 2011	Duplicate at Glenfield.
11^th June 2011	Duplicate at Kirby Muxloe. Pachabo Cup at Daventry.
12^th June 2011	Pachabo Cup at Daventry.
15^th June 2011	Duplicate at Glenfield. LCBA AGM and Presentations at the Rothley Centre.
17^th June 2011	Completion date for Samani Salver round of 16.
18^th June 2011	Duplicate at Kirby Muxloe.
22^nd June 2011	Duplicate at Glenfield.
25^th June 2011	Duplicate at Kirby Muxloe.
29^th June 2011	Duplicate at Glenfield.
2^nd July 2011	Duplicate at Kirby Muxloe.
3^rd July 2011	Leicestershire v Oxfordshire at the Rothley Centre.
6^th July 2011	Duplicate at Glenfield.
9^th July 2011	Duplicate at Kirby Muxloe.
13^th July 2011	Duplicate at Glenfield.
14^th July 2011	Kidney Research Charity Simultaneous Pairs.
15^th July 2011	Completion date for Samani Salver round of 8.
16^th July 2011	Duplicate at Kirby Muxloe.
20^th July 2011	Morrey-Wilde Mixed Pairs at Glenfield.
23^rd July 2011	Duplicate at Kirby Muxloe. Green Point Swiss Pairs at Spondon.
24^th July 2011	Green Point Swiss Teams at Spondon.
25^th July 2011	BGB Simultaneous Pairs at the County Club.
27^th July 2011	Duplicate at Glenfield.
30^th July 2011	Duplicate at Kirby Muxloe.
3^rd August 2011	Duplicate at Glenfield.
6^th August 2011	Duplicate at Kirby Muxloe.
10^th August 2011	Duplicate at Glenfield
12^th August 2011	Completion date for Samani Salver semi-finals.
13^th August 2011	Duplicate at Kirby Muxloe.
17^th August 2011	Duplicate at Glenfield
20^th August 2011	Duplicate at Kirby Muxloe.
24^th August 2011	Duplicate at Glenfield.
27^th August 2011	Duplicate at Kirby Muxloe.
31^st August 2011	Duplicate at Glenfield.
1^st September 2011	LCBA League meeting at the Rothley Centre.
3^rd September 2011	Duplicate at Kirby Muxloe.
7^th September 2011	Buildrite Trophy at Glenfield.
9^th September 2011	Completion date for Samani Salver finals.
10^th September 2011	Duplicate at Kirby Muxloe.
11^th September 2011	Derbyshire v Leicestershire
12^th September 2011	EBU Simultaneous Pairs.
13^th September 2011	EBU Simultaneous Pairs.
14^th September 2011	Duplicate at Glenfield. Stanley Trophy Round 1.
17^th September 2011	Duplicate at Kirby Muxloe.
21^st September 2011	Duplicate at Glenfield. League 1.
24^th September 2011	Duplicate at Kirby Muxloe. Green Point Swiss Pairs.
25^th September 2011	Green Point Swiss Teams.
28^th September 2011	Duplicate at Glenfield. Otto and Edith Mixed Pairs.
1^st October 2011	Duplicate at Kirby Muxloe.
5^th October 2011	Duplicate at Glenfield. League 2.
8^th October 2011	Duplicate at Kirby Muxloe.
9^th October 2011	Leicestershire v Warwickshire
10^th October 2011	Joseph Bowl preliminary round closed heats this week.
12^th October 2011	Duplicate at Glenfield.
15^th October 2011	Duplicate at Kirby Muxloe.
19^th October 2011	Duplicate at Glenfield. League 3.
22^nd October 2011	Duplicate at Kirby Muxloe.
26^th October 2011	Duplicate at Glenfield. Stanley Trophy 2.
29^th October 2011	Duplicate at Kirby Muxloe.
2^nd November 2011	Duplicate at Glenfield. League 4.
5^th November 2011	Duplicate at Kirby Muxloe.
9^th November 2011	Duplicate at Glenfield. Josephs Bowl preliminary round LCBA open heat.
11^th November 2011	Children in Need simultaneous pairs.
12^th November 2011	Duplicate at Kirby Muxloe.
13^th November 2011	Staffs & Shrops v Leicestershire.
14^th November 2011	Children in Need simultaneous pairs.
15^th November 2011	Children in Need simultaneous pairs.
16^th November 2011	Duplicate at Glenfield. League 5.
17^th November 2011	Children in Need simultaneous pairs.
19^th November 2011	Duplicate at Kirby Muxloe.
23^rd November 2011	Duplicate at Glenfield. Leicestershire Cup Round 1.
26^th November 2011	Duplicate at Kirby Muxloe. Tollemache Cup Qualifier.
27^th November 2011	Tollemache Cup Qualifier.
30^th November 2011	Duplicate at Glenfield. League 6,
3^rd December 2011	Duplicate at Kirby Muxloe.
7^th December 2011	Duplicate at Glenfield. Stanley Trophy 3.
10^th December 2011	Duplicate at Kirby Muxloe.
11^th December 2011	Leicestershire v Lincolnshire.
14^th December 2011	Duplicate at Glenfield. League 7.
15^th December 2011	Josephs Bowl Round 1 play-by date.
17^th December 2011	Duplicate at Kirby Muxloe.
21^st December 2011	Christmas Party at Glenfield.
28^th December 2011	Duplicate at Glenfield.

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2. Newsletters, Photos and Correspondence	Bulletin Board	April 2003	Xmas Tree Competition	Xmas Party	AGM
3. Competitions	Chairman’s Prize 2003
4. Results Archive	Buildrite Cup	Helen Doughty Memorial Trophy	Club Results	A team results	B team results	C team results	D team results
5. Statistics	Statistics Archive
6. Technical Library
6.1 Bidding	Strategy	Acol	Psychic Bidding	Precision	Blue Club
6.1.1 Hand Evaluation	Defensive Tricks	Losing Trick Count	Playing Tricks	Point Count	Total Number of Tricks	Passing
6.1.2 Opening Bids	One Club	One Diamond	One Heart	One Spade	One No Trump	Pre-empts
	Two Clubs	Two Diamonds	Two Hearts	Two Spades	Two No Trumps
6.1.3 Responding to an Opening Bid	Simple change of suit	Opener’s Rebid	Responder’s Rebid	Preference	Opener’s Second Rebid	Jump in a new suit	Responding in no trumps
	Limit Raise	Inverted Minors
6.1.3.1 Responding to 1NT	Transfers
6.1.3.2 Responding to 2NT	Transfers	Baron
6.1.4 Conventions	Stayman	Fourth Suit Forcing	Reverse	Crowhurst
6.1.4.1 Conventional Opening Bids	Lucas Twos	Multi Two Diamonds	Weak Twos
6.1.4.2 Competitive Conventions	Jump Overcall	Lebensohl	Unassuming Cue Bid	Unusual No Trump	Continuing after opponent’s take out double	Take out Double	Cue Bid
	Fishbein	Defence to 1NT	Halmic	1NT Overcall	Redouble	Simple Overcall
6.1.4.3 Slam Conventions	Blackwood	Gerber	Roman Key Card Blackwood	Splinter	Jump to 5 of a suit	Grand Slam Force	Acol Four No Trump Opening
	Asking Bids	DOPI and ROPI
6.1.5 Doubles	Optional	Penalty	Lead Directional
6.1.6 The Protective Position
6.2 Declarer Play
6.2.1 General Technique	End Play	Squeeze	Finesse	Lose tricks early	Pin	Avoidance	Restricted Choice
6.2.2 Trump Management	Ruffing	Ruffing Losers before drawing trumps	Trump Coup	Ruffing Finesse	Loser on Loser	Coping with bad splits	Cross Ruff
	Dummy Reversal
6.3 Defence	Second Player	Signals	Third Player	Play the cards you are known to have
6.3.1 Defensive Tactics	Forcing Defence	Passive Defence	Merrimac Coup
6.3.2 Opening Leads	Fourth Highest	Third and Fifth	MUD	Top of Nothing
6.3.3 Plays in Third Hand	Finesse Against Dummy	Finesse Against Partner
6.3.4 Entry Management	Unblocking
6.4 Probability
6.5 Glossary of Terms
7 Through the Pack