BRIDGE: Standard Bidding G. C. H. Fox In his handbook the fundamental principles of b1ddmg at bridge are explained by one of the best-known writers and teachers in the f1eld, himself a successful tournament player and w1nner of many trophies. Originally published as Sound Bidding at Contract and now revised, this book offers a thorough guide to beginners and plenty of interest for the experienced player. 35p BRIDGE STATIONERY All Bridge Stationery available /rom A. L. FLEMING Ken THE YOUNG CHE SEA BRIDGE CLUB presents ....~ '' . 0~ 'R~.:~:0 6:"1•~ open to ell players under -'0 #J,. • "und«•y.. Oth un . I 71 For detetls wri te s • e to W Ptlch, Hot I Ed n 27 Herrtnglon Gardens. London, S W 7 or rtng 01·370-3157 THE OFFICIAL PUBLIC TIO OF THE E GLISH BRIDGE u 10 • Edited by HAROLD R KLI •••••• EDITORIAL 2 U. OVND-UP T••• T Interest lD tbll project cootiDu• to IDOWbd ..... ...-diD~ beJoDd the u.u. M.r. Keith SCUiey, the IDOYiq tplrtt lD the -.-tun, WM naady IDYited to disc:UI tbe ICbeiDe lD a PI'OIJ'IIIIIDI OD Radio 4 8Dd did ., lD a maaoer whlda wU1 baft impreaed a larp public with tbJa feature of our actiYitiea. M.r. StaaJeTa latat report on the E.B.U. Teacbert' 1'raiDlDa Sdleme foDowa : Work baa condoued oa brllllina to fruition the abon ICheme. M.r. G. C. H. Poa baa been appointed chlel tiaining of&cer and Mn. Rhoda Barrow the eecretu)< of the ac:beme. DetaiJa abould have reached all those who have applied for them and entry forma are now available from Mrs. Barrow at S Ellis .Avenue, Chalfont St. Peter, Bucb. Telephone 02-813-84141 (please send S.A.E.). At present it Ia hoped to bold to the published time table as follows : lit "'0" level uamination-24th April, 1971. Closing date for entries-1st March, 1971. 2nd "'0" level examination-2nd October, 1971. Clo ing date for entries-1st August, 1971. lit "'A" level examination-2nd October, 1971. Closing date for entries- 1st August, 1971. Feea are £5 for each examination sat. It Ia planned to start courses in the summer under E.B.U. appointed training of&c:ers. There will be separate " 0 " and " A " level courses and the fee for each course taken will be £15 for at least twenty hours' tuition. Those who wish to do so are entitled to attempt the examinations without 6nt attending a course. The above plans have been complicated by the present postal strike and if tbJa continues beyond the 12th February, alterations will be made to the time table. It Ia most encouraging to be able to report that almost 400 applications for details have been met and in the short time available before the postal strike started enough entries came in to suggest that the scheme will be well sup­ ported. It seems therefore that it will become a useful supplement to the many facilities already offered by the E.B.U. It will assist the committee considerably if all those interested in the scheme wUl remember that although every effort will be made to make arrangements auiting the majority, it is certain that with a scheme co erin2 the whole country eome individuals will find that the plan do not suit their persooaJ preferences exactly. It would be of particular istance if tho wishi.n& to enter for examinations or courses could do so as soon as postal services are resumed. Such entries should be sent to Mrs. Barrow. • • • • Earopea.a Brld Ch mpionsh.lps. A doubt h been t to the venue and indeed the holding of this year's European Bridge. Championships. Barcelona wu to have taged the e ent in the cond half of September. At the end of ranuary the Span! h Federation w obU ed to withdraw from this commitment, although the arrangements were already well in band. The European Bridge League has invited offers for a r cue act and e ery effort will be made to maintain th continuity of the event. eanwhlle Open lection trials proc d ln th" country with the followln& pain being exempted to the second sta e : J. Cansino and M. J. Flint, J. T. R e and I Ro e, R. A. Priday and C. Rodri ue, W. Coyle and V. Sil erstone. The fotlowin& pairs will be competin in the first ta&e : D. Rimin ton and R. J. Rowl n • F. orth and I. Panto, A. M. Hlron and J. H. L ter, M. t n nd D. dwin, C. Di on and R. Sh han, J. Moskal and M. Wlodar k, . Tedd and J. H . Gr nbal&h, A. J. Bam d P. Jourdain, H. W. e y and T. Culbe n, R. Swimer and J. bury• • • • Dall Cup. In pit of the peel I problems ca d by th potal e · ry indication of a record entry for this year's event. 3 first of the qu lifyln round begin in early February. H are bei held at: Buc hu t Hill, E x; Burr.e Hill. Su ; W t Ken Club, Tunbridge ells· \\ool tone Hall Schoo, lp lch; Cheltenham Bridge Club; Southport Brld e Club ; t. Paul's School, London~ Bi bop V y's School, Sutton Cold· ld : Bri to! Brldg Club ; c:YO t -on·Tyn : I.C.I.. elwyn Garden Cuy : A.E.I., Lelc er; King's School, Ely; We x Club, Bournemoutb; Eton Coli e, ind r; manuel School, London; R' hworth School. Halifax. To provide for he increased entry, emi-final round will be p ed ear at the followtnst three centre on the 13th March, 1971 : Central Road Bridge Club, Manchester ; Cheltenham Brid e Club ; Daily ail Office, London. The final will be played at the 'ational Liberal Club, London, on tb 17th-1 tb April, 1971. • • • E.B. • Soathera harlty Con As a counter-balance to the popular orthem Charity Congress held in Harrogate in o ember, the first E.B.U. Southern Charity Congress i to be held during the first weekend in December, 1971. either the venue nor the programme has yet been finalised. but full detail will be published in the next issue of the Quarterly. The cong will be held over three days. The figure for last year' charity effort current] tands at about £2.000, derived in the main from the orth rn Con r and the Simultaneou Pairs tournament. • • • • R LES D ETHIC With effect from the publication of this i ue a to the method of advisin opponents of one· y tern and con enti The partner of a player who had mad a conventional bid opponen and offer an e planation if one i requir d. The tandard continental practice for alerting i to t p on the table. Th• would be acceptable. as would be the imple _tatement "Con\ention 1". Th opponen • if they do not wi h to be so alerted. hould tate thi a oon hey or their opponents come to the table. It is further emph ised th t th convention card mu t compl t d in full. It i not ufficient to ·re ay Acol or Blue Club t th p f the c rd nd th n put a line through all the other ite Con ·entions in play are not regarded in im li it in ny tem biddin and mu t be par tely tated in the ppropri te place on th con ntion card. It i recosni d that there m y be orne t m but th e hould not of ton durati th Rul and Ethi Committe i influen d by the prolif ra 'on of n te and con ention which make it unre nabh to e t pi t tud in depth their opponen ' conv ntion card fore each r 1 tl\ 1 f a tourn m nt. It i hoped that thl n w prot ct their Inter without the nee of con id rmst ch convention card In a tourn m nt • • • • • • • 4 is publi bed in pamphlet uuuoarY form and in book form and · available &a. the E.B. Quarterly, c/o Bendle Ltd., 16 GeorJe Street, Torquay at )/fd. for the pamphlet and £1 for the book. odera lenu. Application from G. M. Peake of Yorbh1re. Full licace granted. Unlike the earlier Vienna this is ~d on the tan~d Milton Oil point count. A multi-purpose One Club open1ng, weak two b1ds and ~ over One o Trump how influence of other more modem systemS. 5.-:e does not permit a resum6 of the tern. Members who may be interested a ummary should apply to : G. M. Peake, 39 Blackburn Lane, BamsleJ, Y epd e redouble. Application from E. C. Milnes (Yorks.). After dae double of partner's opening bid, a redouble i obligatory with a s1naletoa or doubleton tn partner's suit. Permi ion granted to u this method proviclecl it be indicated on the convention card. S.A. V.E.. A.G.R.O., F.I.L.M. On application from C. Evans (MidclJaa), full licence granted to all three con entions. •V.E. An extension of Stayman whereby after the sequence: s 1 .T. 2 C1 2 Anything 1 Three Clubs by South asks for fourther information, which is shown u foOows : 3 0=4-3-3-3 with four card minor. 3 H=five card club suit. 3 Sp=fi e card diamond suit. 3 .T.=4-4 in minors.