Welcome to the National Bridge Organisation for Scotland

These two events are being run on Realbridge this weekend (April 16-18) by the EBU.  Kibbittzing will be available with a 30 minute delay and hopefully with video and commentaries - further details will be posted once we receive them. Lady Milne team - Liz McGowan & Fiona McQuaker, Anne Symons & Sam Punch and Laura Middleton & Ying Piper with NPC Finlay Marshall Senior Camrose team - Iain Sime & John Murdoch, Barnet Shenkin & Victor Silverstone and Alan Goodman & Brian Short with NPC Bill Whyte Matches start at 17.00 tomorrow (Friday 16th) with the Lady Milne team playing Ireland and the Senior Camrose team playing Northern Ireland. Good luck to both teams for...

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A series of ranked pairs tournaments is being held on Saturday 24th April.  There is an event for all members so that includes you.  Your rank is determined by the March ranking list accessed from the right hand pane.  Note that a partnership of mixed ranks may play in the event for which the higher ranked player qualifies, excepting the Arthur which is strictly for Grand Masters. Full details can be found under Events/Upcoming Events and then scroll down to 24 April.

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The list of qualifiers is now published, to be found under 'upcoming events' for Sunday 9th of May.  If not already done, please confirm your place with your district convener so that reserve places can be allocated as needed.  

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Charges have been made against Mr Stewart Pinkerton (SBU Member No 12868) that while playing online on BBO in the period between 2 and 14 July 2020 he had illicit knowledge of the layout of some hands obtained by ‘self-kibitzing’ and that he took advantage of that knowledge to improve his scores. The defendant admitted the charges. The Disciplinary Tribunal found that the defendant’s conduct constituted an offence under paragraph 2.2 of the SBU Disciplinary Code. The Disciplinary Tribunal, at a hearing on 13 April, imposed a sanction of suspension of SBU membership for a period of 15 months from 14 April 2021 to 14 July 2022. The period of suspension has been...

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Bridge: A MindSport for All (BAMSA) is bringing together bridge teachers, players, NBO administrators and academics from twenty countries. The aim is to exchange ideas, review case studies and share good practice in order to promote bridge more widely in society. For example, the final session will lead to the creation of a marketing campaign to increase participation in the game.   The sessions will explore what drives individuals at different lifecourse stages to learn and continue playing. The conference will develop an understanding of the barriers to learning and benefits gained from the leisure activity. Insights will be shared in relation to inclusivity,...

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Please find attached the minutes from our meeting on April 4th.   images/InternationalCommitteeMinutes040421.pdf I'm pleased to say that Council has ratified our proposal for the Open Trial for the 2022 Camrose Series so the minutes can now be published.  For this year only, the Open Trial will be a pairs trial held over three weekends.  The first of these will be open to any SBU members in good standing and eligible to represent Scotland in the Camrose. It will be a pre-trial with a number of established international pairs exempt from this weekend - probably around 8 - 10 pairs.  The second weekend will have a total of 16 pairs playing with the bottom 4 pairs...

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Congratulations to Ian and Irene Hunter who won the Farquharson Trophy by a 'whisker'!  Full results under the Bridgewebs Results link

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Congratulations to the Lockdown 4 winners:  Angus Macdonald and John P Hamilton.  The Lockdown Swiss is open to all and Series 5 will commence on Saturday 17 April.  Please see full details under 'Upcoming Events'.  New entrants are always welcome.

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Registration for this event will close by noon on Friday 9th April at the latest.  No entries will be accepted on the day, so please get your registration in if you wish to play.  The aim is to play 48 boards however the final number will depend on the numer of entries    .

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Letter from EBL attached here: images/EBLMadeiraLettertoNBOs-020421.pdf The EBL have today announced that the European Championships postponed from June 2020 and due to be held in June 2021 (both in Madeira) have been cancelled due to the ongoing worldwide situation with Covid 19 and the consequent health concerns, travel restrictions etc.  It is hoped that the next European Championships will take place in Madeira in 2022 and this will put the cycle of major championships back to their correct rota. At the moment it is not known what the WBF view will be on the holding of the Bermuda Bowl, Venice Cup etc.  It is understood that it might be May before a decision is...

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The SBU and GEBOS confirm this year's overseas congress will take place in October, 14th to 21st, on the beautiful island of Crete.  The new brochure is here. Booking arrangements through https://www.guaranteedevents.com/sbu-congress The Mallorca Overseas Congress, originally booked for 2020, is to be held from 4 - 11 May 2022 at no additional cost.  Here is the newly updated brochure, again with booking arrangements through https://www.guaranteedevents.com/sbu-congress.  Please read the President's Congresses Update for full...

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This summer we are running two online congresses.  The Bronze Congress is on Sat June 26th (Swiss Pairs) and Sun 27th (Swiss Teams).  Register for the Swiss Pairs here and the Swiss Teams here. The Main Congress is on Fri 2nd July to Sun 4th. Friday evening and Saturday morning are the qualifying sessions run as Swiss Pairs. The Pairs Finals and Consolation Finals are on Saturday afternoon.   Register for the Congress Pairs here. Sunday morning is the Swiss Teams Qualifier with the finals on Sunday afternoon.  Register for the Congress Teams here. All of these events...

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The SBU Tuesday pairs will continue every Tuesday.  On the first Tuesday of the month, beginning Tuesday 6 April, the hands will be pre-dealt and a hand commentary will be available for download from the Bridgewebs area of the website.  Master Points will be awarded as usual but there will be no cash prizes.  The winning pair will be asked to nominate a charity to which all nett proceeds will be paid. We hope that this new format will be of wide interest and appreciate your feedback SBU Tournament Convener

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These events are now finalised and open for registration. The Farquharson for SBU Magazine subscribers only on Saturday 10th April. A series of ranked pairs events on Saturday 24th April.  From Novice to Grand Master there is an event to suit your level of experience where you can play in a competitive and even field. Please follow the link under 'Events' to 'Upcoming Events' and scroll down the calendar to view the details.

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Matthew Tan and Heather Tan have been suspended for a period of 3 years by the English Bridge Union for taking advantage of illicit communication on BBO.  Their SBU membership is therefore suspended for the same period. Suspension of membership means they are barred from playing in events sponsored by the SBU and all of its Districts and Clubs. (The conviction and suspension are subject to appeal.)

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At the weekend as well as the Camrose there was the British Schools' Championship. For the first time a Scottish team competed, representing the High School of Glasgow. They qualified from the Swiss into the semi-finals, and finished 3rd overall. 1st - Eton College 2nd - Haberdashers 1 3rd - The High School of Glasgow (Kevin Ren, Michael Kennedy, Harry Stuart, Alexander Duncan) 4th - St Paul's School 1 I've written about it on my blog here: https://bridgedanny.blogspot.com/2021/03/british-schools-championship.html Danny Hamilton

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March 5-7 saw the second weekend of the Camrose, run on Realbridge by the Welsh Bridge Union.  Our team was Brian Short & Alan Goodman, Sam Punch & Stephen Peterkin and Liz McGowan & Fiona McQuaker with NPC Anne Symons.  They came 4th over the weekend. The event site is at https://camrose-bridge-wales.org.uk/ includes everything you might want to know. First weekend results are here and the second weekend is here.   England won the trophy....

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The final round of the second Scottish Online League was played this week.  Congratulations to the winners of each of the eight divisions: Teams Daniel Corbett, Lesley Annand, Ian Hunter, Jim Forsyth, Ian Burn, Derek Peden, Charles Outred and Alex Gipson.  Full results are here. SOL3 starts on Monday 8 March.

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The full results of the trial run this past weekend can be found under International > Trials. The International Committee is pleased to announce that our teams will be as follows:- Senior Camrose Team 2021 - Iain Sime & John Murdoch, Barnet Shenkin & Victor Silverstone, Alan Goodman & Brian Short - NPC Bill Whyte - Reserve Pair Mike Ash & Robert Ferrari Lady Milne Team 2021 - Anne Symons & Sam Punch, Laura Middleton & Ying Piper, Liz McGowan & Fiona McQuaker - NPC Finlay Marshall - Reserve Pair Fiona Greenwood & Julia Palmer  

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Plese note that the date for the National Pairs final has been changed to Sunday 9th May.  This follows from the scheduling of the Camrose.  To enter you must first qualify in your district event.  All current details for the district qualifiers can be found under 'Upcoming Events' for 31st March.

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Please have a look at the new calendar.  Most of the events fall on the equivalent weekend from previous years but there are some changes so read carefully.  Event start times and further details will be published in the New Year. 

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