Hey all, Some of you have asked me about tournaments, duplicate sessions and lessons so I'm sending round an email to everyone with some further information if you are keen to get in some practice: 1) There will be a Junior Teams event at the Young Chelsea Bridge Club next week Sunday (7th Nov). The lady organising the event has told me the level will probably be not especially high, so if you are still a beginner that is not a problem at all and you are more than welcome. This will be held at the Young Chelsea Bridge Club in Earl's Court which is about 15 mins walk from South Kensington. 2) If any of you are under 19, there is also a Pairs competition on Sunday 28th November (£2 entrace fee). 3) The Young Chelsea Bridge Club also offer free beginners lessons for students. They have sessions on Monday evenings (7.30pm, so right after we finish), Wednesday afternoons and Sunday afternoons. They also have a beginners session on the first Thursday of every month where they serve wine and cheese (£5 for the evening). 4) Besides providing lessons and hosting events the Young Chelsea Bridge Club also runs regular club nights of varying levels (http://www.ycbc.co.uk/timetable.htm). These are all free for students and would be a great opportunity to have a few games and see what it is like. 5) If going to the Young Chelsea Bridge Club is not an option for whatever reason, a very popular bridge site is: http://www.bridgebase.com/ It is a free site with over 5000 members online at any time. It is useful if you would like to just play for a couple of minutes or want to do bidding practise with a friend. They also have live broadcasts with commentary of all major bridge tournaments around the world. If you have any questions about anything I mentioned or are looking for a partner to join an event, please don't hesitate to contact me (js2207@ic.ac.uk<mailto:js2207@ic.ac.uk>) and I'll see what I can do. Kind regards, Jorrit Schäfer Imperial College Bridge Club Treasurer (2010/2011)