Time to Enter the Mixed Pairs 2024
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Spring will soon be sprung, and bring with it the Young Chelsea Mixed Pairs Championship. The popular one‑day two‑session event, takes place this year on Sunday 19 May, starts at 1.00pm and should finish around 6.00pm. Last year’s winners were David Taylor & Victoria Haynes; this year it could be you. So, please note the date in your diary and, better still, register now.
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Item posted 16 March 2024
No Sessions over Easter 2024
In accordance with long‑standing practice, the club will not run any sessions over the Easter Bank Holiday Weekend 2024 (Friday 29 March–Monday 1 April inclusive). This means there will be no Friday morning and no Friday evening duplicates on 29 March.
For those of you looking to play bridge in London during Easter, try the Easter Festival organised by the EBU .
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Item posted 6 March 2024
New Friday Morning Relaxed Duplicates
New Friday Morning Relaxed Duplicates
Starting on Friday 15 March, we will be running a new Friday morning duplicate game aimed at our less‑expert members. It will be an 18‑board pairs duplicate from 10.00am until 12.30pm, hosted by either Gitte Hecht‑Johansen or Shelley Shieff. All abilities will be welcome, but we expect most to be at or below a jack on the NGS scheme. Table money will be £8 a head and we hope it will prove popular with those who can make a daytime game.
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Item posted 4 March 2024
EBU January 2024 Promotions of YC Members
Congratulations to the YC members listed below who attained a promotion in EBU rank during January!
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National Master |
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Club Master |
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Club Master |
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Premier Master |
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Area Master |
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District Master |
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Item posted 11 February 2024
Young Chelsea Championship Pairs 2024 for the Franklin To Cup—Report
After a fallow period, the Young Chelsea Championship Pairs was revived in 2024 and played on Sunday 28 January. The event has a handsome new trophy, the Franklin To Cup, generously donated by Franklin’s widow Macille. In 2012 Barry Myers and Franklin were the previous pair to have won the event and have their names recorded on the honours board.
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The event resolved into a two‑horse race between the winners and the runners‑up. Congratulation to Martin Nygren and David Willis, who prevailed with a score of 60.31%. They keep the trophy for a year and each received one of the increasingly rare YC 50th anniversary coffee mugs as prizes. More importantly, their names go up on the honours baord.
Thank you, especially, to Franklin’s sons, Ainsley and Christopher, who took the time to come along to present the trophy and prizes, say a little about Franklin and chat with the contestants.
Results
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Item posted 30 January 2024
Young Chelsea Knockout 2024
YCKO 2024
Seventeen teams have entered this year’s competition. The club will contact those teams which entered last year and have not yet done so this year.
After seeding the teams by NGS, the draw (updated regularly with match results) has been made. The competition is now under way and teams should contact their opponents to arrange a match date. Once the teams have a date agreed they should book the match in with the club at bookings@ycbc.co.uk. Only two teams, who should play their match as soon as possible, are involved in Round One The play‑by date for the Round Two matches is 24 March.
The club made a draw on Monday 21 August to decide the Quarter‑final matches (from possibilities that prevent teams which have already met from facing each other again):
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winner: Brock |
- Entente Cordiale v Muller
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winner: Muller |
The one semifinal match is:
The final match is:
Once your match has been played, please notify the result to the club at manager@ycbc.co.uk, stating the names of the players in both teams as well as the outcome. Team captains will be notified of their opponents for their next match as soon as the team to be played is known.
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The Young Chelsea Knockout (YCKO) is the club’s annual teams event that runs on “double elimination” lines—every team has to lose two matches before it is knocked out. Teams may consist of up to six players, all of whom must be YC members.
For 2024, the event will be played as a face‑to‑face competition with matches held at the club. Table money (inclusive of refreshments) per match will be £12.50 per player, all of whom must be paid‑up club members before taking part in a match. (Anyone who needs to may subscribe via the payments page.) Should the club exceptionally allow you to play a match online, the charge per match (debited from the captain’s/organizer’s YC account) will be the same as if played face to face. No other entry fee will be charged. Prize money will be £800 for the winning team, £300 for the runners‑up.
The winning team will hold the YCKO Trophy for the following year and will be eligible for a play‑off match against the team winning the LMBA London Championship Teams‑of‑four to decide which team will represent London in the 2024 Lederer invitation tournament.
Please enter by January on the registration page of the website. or by emailing the club manager at manager@ycbc.co.uk. (Entries are now closed.)
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Team Rosters
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Brock |
Sally Brock, Barry Myers, Frances Hinden, Graham Osborne, Mike Scoltock, Richard Fedrick |
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Tommasini |
Stefano Tommasini, Sebastian Atisen, John Atthey, Neil Rosen |
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Leslie |
Mike Bell, Tim Leslie, Ollie Burgess, Phil King, Sarah Bell |
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Binkie |
Brian Callaghan, David Burn, Heather Dhondy, Joe Fawcett, Richard Granville, Ian Payn |
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Muller |
David Muller, Trevor Mathews, Gordon Rainsford, Brian McGuire |
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Robbo’s Rabble |
Claire Robinson, Paul Barden, David Willis, Cameron Small, Jon Cox |
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Harris |
Steve Root, Jonathan Harris, Niall Igoe, Eduard Malhasyan |
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Verran |
Tony Verran, Ryan Stephenson, Andy Clery, Andy Conway |
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Entente Cordiale |
François Picard, Nicolas Leprovost, Gad Chadha, Steve Lee |
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Jupiter |
Boris Nedev, Christophe Grosset, Andrew Bannock, John Dagnall |
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Sushi |
Katharine Stynes, Debbie Sandford, Nathalie Shashou, Nick Sandqvist |
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Lawrenzo |
Patrick Lawrence, Oliver Lawrence, Charlie Bucknell, Christopher Kemp |
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Duckworth |
Chris Duckworth, Mike Graham, Graham Sadie, Ben Payne |
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Phoenix |
Liam Sanderson, Ali Ahmed, Croz Croswell, Jon Thoresen |
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Boland |
Fergal Boland, John Dean, John Pemberton, Stephen Popham |
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Newman |
David Newman, Alistair Brown, Clive Freedman, Martin S Taylor, Dick Jordan, Simon Prager |
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Mad Men |
Jonathan Davis, John Wilson, tba, tba |
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Panda |
James Thrower, Helen Rose, Matthew Brown, Croz Croswell, Magnus Spence Jones, Ravi Athwal |
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Page last updated 28 February 2024
Young Chelsea Knockout 2023 Final—Report
The final of the Young Chelsea Knockout 2023 took place on Saturday 13 January 2024. The teams contesting were Muller (David Muller, Trevor Mathews, Gordon Rainsford, Brian McGuire and Jonathan Lillycrop) and the undefeated Brock (Sally Brock, Barry Myers, Graham Osborne, Frances Hinden, Richard Fedrick and Mike Scoltock). Both teams played four‑handed in the final with Lillycrop sitting out from team Muller and Fedrick & Scoltock sitting out from team Brock.
The match was close after 40 of the 48 deals, at which point Muller led by 4 IMPs. Unfortunately for Muller the sixth stanza didn’t go their way. Congratulations to team Brock who emerged victors by 23 IMPs.
The runners‑up receive a £300 prize while the winners get £800. The winners would normally play off against the London Teams‑of‑four winning team for a spot in London’s forthcoming prestigious Lederer invitational tournament. But since the other team in question already has a place in the Lederer, the Young Chelsea understands that team Brock will be invited in any case.
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Item posted 14 January 2024
Super Wednesday Games
SUPER WEDNESDAY GAMES
The YC Super League season may have finished but the YCBC Wednesday bi-monthly evening games continue! These sessions are suitable for any player who relishes the challenge of matchpoints with the sociability of some food and drink.
>The first Super Supper session is on 7.00pm). The game starts at 7.30pm. There are small prizes for the winners and highest‑placed jack‑high pair.
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The second Super Supper session is on Wednesday 14 June and is a pizza‑and‑prosecco buffet.
The third Super Supper session is on Wednesday 28 June and is a taste‑of‑Thailand buffet.
The fourth Super Supper session is on Wednesday 12 July and is a cheese‑and‑wine buffet.
The fifth Super Supper session is on Wednesday 26 July and is a beer‑and‑bangers buffet.
The sixth Super Supper session is on Wednesday 9 August and is a chilli‑and‑tortilla‑chips buffet.
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ADVANCE NOTICE
Following the success of the Super Wednesdays during the summer, and a very positive survey response from those who played regularly in the last few weeks, we have decided to continue holding these events on the alternate Wednesdays from the Super League.
The next Super Supper session is on Wednesday 20 March and will feature a cheese‑and‑wine buffet.
The entry fee is £15 per player (£5 per junior). For catering purposes, and to ensure a session is not cancelled due to too few entries, please register online via the website.
Registering in advance helps the club make catering plans. Please note that there will be a wide range of non‑alcoholic drink options.
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Item posted 16 May 2023, updated 17 March 2024
Help Ukraine Emergency Appeal—Report
We are delighted to announce that we have raised the grand total of £5,521.21 for the Help Ukraine Emergency Appeal. The club organised a special fundraising duplicate on 6 March and our Ukrainian staff rallied round baking cakes and donating Ukrainian goods for sale. The event attracted a great mix of club members and others, all of whom gave very generously and the funds rolled in. We are very grateful to all, and every penny will go to the Ukrainian people. [See more…]
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Item posted 9 March, updated 19 March 2022
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