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The Bridge Club for Yale College Students runs free bridge
lessons, weekly social and duplicate games, and hosts bridge tournaments for
Yale College students and the Yale community. Its purpose is to promote
bridge playing at Yale, teach new players, provide regular opportunities for
duplicate and relaxed play, and to field a qualified team to represent Yale
at intercollegiate bridge events.
The Bridge Club was founded in October 2003, and has grown to a rollicking
group of about 40 players: regulars, casual players, and beginners. We were
North American college champions in 2005, and fielded 5 teams in the
qualifiers last year. For more information about our club, contact the
president.
Leadership
February 18, 2008
posted by Katie
As you may already
know, congrats to Oosman and Andrew, our 2008 leadership team. Andrew takes
over for me as VP, and he should be posting results from this weekend’s
tournament soon.
Lesson Notes Posted
September 25, 2007
posted by Katie
I just posted new
lesson notes by Oosman in the lessons section of the website. Don’t forget,
lessons are every Wednesday night, as announced by email. If you’re not on
our list but want to be, send me an email and I’ll add you to the list.
New Schedule for Fall 2007!
September 13, 2007
posted by Katie
So, I finally figured
out how to update the website, with the help of a friendly CA. So here is the
schedule for Fall 2007:
Monday, 10 pm: SOCIAL
BRIDGE! All are welcome, and we play a friendly game of bridge as long as we
feel like it. We meet in the Davenport Dive (under the Dport dining hall).
Wednesday, 9 pm:
Beginner Lessons! More experienced players teach beginners the essentials of
bridge. Basically, every one is welcome again, and we’ll find some people to
teach you or just play bridge.
Sunday, 1 pm:
Duplicate/intermediate lessons. For somewhat more advanced players. Oosman
will be teaching a notrump structure and play techniques and we’ll play some
more formal bridge.
Tournaments and special
events to be announced!
First posting of beginner lessons
Mar 24th,
2006, 2:25 PM. Posted by Jon
Geez, I'm slow. Look at the next post :). But hey, you wanted beginner
lessons, you've got 'em. I spent a lot of time honing and proofreading them,
but there still might be a few mistakes. Please let me know if you find any! Bridge Beginner
Lessons, 3/24/06 Version. If that's too much for you, there's a summary
only version too, which is probably better for just reviewing, or as crib
notes. Bridge
Beginner Lesson Summaries only.
Amusing Article
Mar 24th,
2006, 2:25 PM. Posted by Jon
I'm posting this now, just because I think it's amusing. It's an article done
by a Columbia journalism student about bridge, and I was interviewed. Check
it out: Young
players get hooked on bridge.
Modified Spring Term Schedule
Mar 24th,
2006, 2:25 PM. Posted by Jon
This is a bit late to be useful, but just for casual visitors, here's our
modified Spring term schedule, sent long-ago to the email list:
Social Bridge on Monday, 10PM on.
Intermediate lessons on Tuesday 10-11:30PM.
Beginner lessons on Wednesday, 10-11:30PM.
Duplicate on Saturdays, ~2:30-5:30PM.
Make sure to contact us if you're planning to come, in case there are any
changes.
First Draft of 2/1 Notes Posted
Dec 21st,
2005, 3:48 AM. Posted by Jon
At long last, I've posted the Yale
2/1 System Notes I've been teaching in intermediate lessons. I touched
them up, added some more stuff, and made sure they were readable. Email me if
you find any problems, I'm sure there are at least a few. The beginner lesson
series is coming soon!
05-06 Weekly Schedule Established
Nov 14th,
2005, 5PM. Posted by Jon
Our schedule for the 05-06 fall term will be:
Social Bridge on Monday, 10PM on.
Beginner lessons on Tuesday, 10-11:30PM.
Intermediate lessons on Wednesday 10-11:30PM.
Alternate Intermediate lessons on Sat 2-3:30PM.
Duplicate on Saturdays, 3:30-6PM.
All events take place in the Davenport Dive, right under the dining hall. To
get there, enter the dining hall entryway (on the left side of the courtyard)
and go down the flight of stairs. You'll be right there!
Yale Wins Collegiate Title
July 23rd,
2005, 6PM. Posted by Jon
In a series of upsets, Yale's team beat MIT in the final round to win the
collegiate championship for 2005. The final match was tied after 24 boards,
and a four board tie-break had to be played. Here is the story on the ACBL junior page and here
is the posting from the NABC
bulletin. The team of four contained two Bridge Club regulars - Jonathan
Bittner DC '07 and Randall Rubinstein PC '06. Their teammates were Marc
Glickman JE '05 and Christina Craige LAW '06.
New WEDNESDAY Lessons, 10PM
March 7th,
2004, 8:17 PM. Posted by Jon
Taking a cue from the highly successful Monday night game, there are now
Wednesday Night lessons are now open to all Yale students from 10:00-11:15PM
in the Davenport Dive, entryway L basement. Players looking to practice in an
educational evironment or to learn for the first time are very welcome!
Qualifier Tournament Results
March 7th,
2004, 8:13 PM. Posted by Jon
In a heated contest, the Yale bridge team (fielded by the Bridge Club for YC
students and Marc's club in JE) went 2-3 against colleges across the country.
Defeating Princeton and Dartmouth but losing to Harvard, MIT, and University
of Toronto, the team did not qualify, but we're getting ready for the next
collegiate event online sponsored by fifthchair.org
Contact us if you'd like to play!
New Regular Monday Night Game
February 3rd,
2004, 1:57 PM. Posted by Jon
From now on, Monday 10:00PM-12:00AM+ night bridge in the
Davenport's Dive will be a regular game time. The Dive is in the entryway L
basement, where the game room and "buttery" is. The dive is quiet
on weekends but for the Monday night game it is open and lively; new and
experienced players welcome.
Monday 2:00PM game on MLK Day
January 18th,
9:21 PM. Posted by Jon
There will be a game for all levels on this Monday at 2:00PM, Davenport Dive,
Entryway L. If this is still your first time at the bridge club, you're still
welcome to come and learn by playing with an experienced player.
Yale Defeats Princeton
November 24th,
4:00 PM. Posted by Jon
In a 6-board duplicate teams match, The Bridge Club for YCS defeated the
Princeton Undergraduate Bridge Club, 24 IMPs to -24 IMPs. The match was
played on BridgeBase software via the Internet, which can be downloaded at BridgeBase.com. Results can be viewed here.
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