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Orange 2025
About 20 members went to Orange for the 2025 Central West Festival gold point congress.
Congratulations to Ado Hardy and Derek Tyms and Sandy Carter and Nerida Gillies who came first and second in the Intermediate Swiss Pairs. Michael Green and David Rieser came 2nd in the Novice Swiss Pairs.
Bad language at the table
We sometimes have a problem with bad language at our bridge tables.
We've all experienced times when the gentle hum of social chat is too loud - it's hard to hear our own table's chat, and sometimes we play badly due to distraction.
I am not talking about that problem.
2025 Bobby Richman Pairs - U750 MPs
Congratulations to Jenny and Max Paterson who came second in Category D in this Intermediates Championship which was part of the recent Gold Coast Congress.
Radio Northern Beaches
Do you listen to Radio Northern Beaches? Have you even heard of it?
Canberra Festival 2025
About 20 club members attended parts of this congress with varying degrees of success. Congratulations to Sandy Carter and Nerida Gillies who came second in the TBIB U750 / U500 Swiss Pairs (first and second placed pairs were both U500).
Joan Butts YouTube channel
Joan Butts, until very recently, the ABF's Teaching Coordinator, provides a range of free short lesson videos on her YouTube channel.
Improve your declarer play with Bridge Master
Players looking to improve their declarer play will probably find BBO's free Bridge Master applet useful. It presents you with a range of specially selected teaching hands as declarer where you will fail unless you play the hand in the best way. Fortunately you can undo and replay - and consult the applet's step-by -step help - as required.
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