31 Jul 2020
The Virtual Summer Meeting is underway, but there is still chance to take part in the numerous competitions that will go on until 9th August.
Results, news, and articles are available to view on the Summer Meeting Hub.
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30 Jul 2020 | Clubs
I was having a conversation with a member about something else entirely when he said “It’s time you put another piece on the web site”. Well, never one to disobey a direct order, and eager to take the opportunity to indulge in further attention-seeking, here we are.
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31 Jul 2020
We're sad to report the death of Alan Williams. Alan was formerly General Manager of the EBU, before he moved to Bristol, where he became Chairman of the West of England Bridge Club until May last year. He will be sadly missed and we send our condolences to his family.
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10 Jul 2020
Unfortunately we have had to take the decision to cancel the Bridge Overseas Congress in Porec, Croatia in October. This is due to the uncertainty over travel abroad caused by the recent requirement for those coming from Spain to quarantine, as well as the number of flights to Croatia being severely reduced and the difficulty of providing playing conditions that satisfy safety requirements.
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2 Jul 2020
In place of our Summer Meeting in Eastbourne, which has been cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, we are going to hold an online congress on Bridge Base Online (BBO) in its place on August 1st to 9th. It will have some similarities to the traditional Summer Meeting format, but some differences, mainly due to what is possible in the online environment.
Information about the planned format is now available on the website and more detail will be added to this as it becomes determined. Please note that teams events are entered as usual through our competitions department, but all pairs events are paid in BB$ at the point of registration on BBO.
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3 Aug 2020
One half of the winning pair of the Championship Pairs A Final from the 2020 Virtual Summer Meeting, Ben Norton, has provided a write up of a couple of the interesting hands below:
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3 Aug 2020
Ian Hamilton has written as short article about the Virtual Summer Meeting Championship Pairs Qualifier. You can read it below:
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29 Jul 2020 | Clubs | Internationals | Laws and Ethics
The European Bridge League have published an open letter concerning the revelation of cheating during online bridge games. You can read the full EBL Statement regarding Online Cheating from the EBL President, Jan Kamras.
The EBU takes cheating very seriously and whether online or face-to-face will be subject to the same disciplinary processes. See the following link for further information about the EBU Online Games - Ethics guidance.
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29 Jul 2020 | Clubs
In response to requests from clubs, we have asked our insurers about the insurance position for those clubs covered by them, for when they do go back to playing face-to-face and this is what the insurers have said:
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28 Jul 2020
We're sad to report the death of Geoffrey Wolfarth, a regular tournament player who represented England at the 2005 Camrose Trophy. His good friend Brian Senior has written a short obituary.
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