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The SBU would like to announce the opening of registration for the Bronze League 2. Please visit: https://sites.google.com/view/sbu-bronze-league This tournament is for Bronze Members of the SBU. Each team may have 1 Silver member of the SBU, and may have 4, 5 or 6 participants. Matches will be played each Wednesday on BBO and be over 16 boards. It is up to the team captains to agree if they would like to make the event 2 8-board matches where the Away team changes position after the first 8 boards. Please see the conditions of contest detailed on the website for full details of the rules and regulations for running the matches. Although not a requirement to...

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After a 5-year stint, George Plant is standing down from the post of SBU Treasurer.  We are therefore looking for someone to take over this role. The post attracts an honorarium and would suit a retired accountant or someone who has undertaken a similar role for an organisation in the past.  George has indicated that he would be happy to assist the new treasurer with the handover process. If you think you might be interested in this position which contributes to the running of the SBU for the benefit of all members, please contact Fiona Greenwood on 07796 264671 or at Fiona Greenwood by Tuesday 11th August...

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The overall winners of the curent Lockdown Swiss were Harry Smith & Roy Bennett. Click here for standings after Round 7 The second series of the Lockdown Swiss Pairs begins on Saturday 8th August and will run for 9 weeks.  Overall rankings will be determined by the best six scores for each pair.  Masterpoints will be awarded for each individual and the overall event. Each tournament is a 'standalone' and pairs are invited to enter as few or as many Saturdays as they wish.  Note that on Saturday 1 August there will be MP pairs at 7pm - just for the one Saturday.   Futher details of this and all upcoming events can be found from the links...

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I am pleased to announce the winning teams from the recent SBU Bronze League run on BBO. The winners for each division are as follows: Division 1 – Fidra  from the Marmion Club with 96.76 VPs Alastair White Norman Lazonby Alan Reid John Skillen Veronica Reid Division 2 – EastNeuk from the St. Andrews Club with 98.67 VPs Marc Shearer Michèle Grainger Peter Thommeny George Watson  (Division 2 was a very closely fought contest with 3 teams all in the 90+VP range, and only 0.76 of a VP between the winners and second place Acuity. Third place was taken by LouisRaiders, also with more than 90 VPs) Division 3 – ColintonFive from the Colinton Castle Club with 97.94 VPs...

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Dear Members, I was so pleased to see so many of you in attendance via Zoom at the virtual 86th AGM of the SBU on Tuesday 30th June. I hope that you all have been managing to play bridge in some way or other over the last few months? As you know, the SBU have now entered into a contract with BBO to run “proper” tournaments on the site and are enabling many Clubs and Districts, in turn, to run their own. Being a BBO TD Director requires special skills and many have been trained already to a National level and those trained, in turn, have been training others to run club and district tournaments in these virtual clubs. Clubs and Districts should soon start to receive...

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For the first time the Scottish Junior National Pairs for the Robert Frischmann Trophy was held on Bridge Base Online due to the current coronavirus pandemic. As the number of Scottish pairs is always relatively small, Gosia invited junior pairs from all over the UK and Ireland to participate through their national bridge organisations. Even though this idea was only mooted a week before the event, 42 pairs participated today and they were kibitzed by parents and squad leaders from all the other countries. The event was run over 24 boards and expertly directed by Paul and Julia. The Junior Camrose is always the most pleasant home international weekend to run and...

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The SBU has been looking at ways in which more on-line bridge can be played during the Coronavirus Lockdown.  To this end, the SBU is proposing to run a Bronze League for SBU Members over the coming weeks. This event will be open to all Bronze members and limited Silver members, as of 1 April 2020.  Teams may have up to six members, including up to 1 Silver.. The event will be run on BBO. There may be several divisions, depending on how many teams would like to play in the league. Placement of teams in a particular division will be based on the number of masterpoints acquired cumulatively by the members of the team.  For those teams with more than 4 members this...

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What Makes Bridge Brilliant?  FInd out in this inspirational video... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SIKfWioojWQ And a wee reminder that it would be great if you would share your experiences of the impact of Covid-19 for our current 'Bridge: A MindSport for All' (BAMSA) research which will provide insights into the short and longer term impacts on the bridge community. You can email your views to Bridge: A Mindsport For All or for more info see:...

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The  final of the 2019-20 event is postponed until circumstances allow it to be played. The closing date for the 2020-21 event has also been lifted: there seems little point in closing entries when we have no idea when it will be possible to arrange matches. Which gives you all more time to enter for some real bridge with real people at the table: teams of four matches should be possible even before the clubs are able to re-open for tournaments. Those of you engaged in lockdown events might decide that this is the year to enter! You can enter online at...

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The April 2020 issue of Scottish Bridge News is now available for online viewing on this occasion.  Our printer is in lockdown too, and at this stage, it is not known when they will reopen, so this is an exceptional measure. Here it is! SBN April 2020 (Issue117)

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Help on getting started with Online Bridge is available via the following links: English Bridge Union  Paul Gipson's Guide & You Tube Video at Berwick Bridge Club. Pete Holland's Videos to get started on BBO are on YouTube You can usually play for free or set up your own table(s) to invite others to join on BBO. Some online Bridge Platforms: Bridge Baso Online (BBO) Bridge Club Live How to create a bridge tournament for your club on Funbridge   Aberdeen Bridge Club is running online tournaments for club members. Glasgow Bridge Centre hopes to do so. Harry Smith organises bridge events on BBO on Monday and Saturday evenings.  The format is a 24-board match and for...

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ALL SBU EVENTS CANCELLED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. Having considered the updated “COVID-19 Information and Guidance for Non-Healthcare settings” from Health Protection Scotland, taking account of our Duty of Care to and the vulnerable demography of our bridge playing population, at a specially convened online meeting today, 16th March, the SBU Council decided to cancel ALL future events until further notice. This includes the Kennedy bronze Sims but not the Hugh Kelsey, as some clubs have already played their heat or are playing tonight. If possible, we will try to reschedule some events before the new season starts in September. We are in consultation with Bridge Overseas...

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