Two Over One System
2024-06-17 19:00 - 20:30, 2024-06-24 19:00 - 20:30, 2024-07-01 19:00 - 20:30, 2024-07-08 19:00 - 20:30, 2024-07-22 19:00 - 20:30, 2024-07-29 19:00 - 20:30 (America/Los_Angeles) | Bridge Center, 432A Stierlin Rd, Mountain View, CA, 94043, United States
Kathy Harper
(650) 207-1816
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Two Over One (2/1) is a bidding system in modern bridge. It is a very popular system in the United States. When the auction begins 1/1/1, a 2 level response (non-jump) in a new suit is forcing to game.
This Basic-Intermediate Bridge Class builds upon our Beginning Bridge Classes and prepares our students for our Intermediate Classes.
Notes will be emailed for all classes. No make-up classes are offered for missed classes.
Our course instructor is ABTA Master Teacher Kathy Harper. Kathy and our wonderful volunteers give students individual attention which helps our students learn in a fun environment.
Please contact Kathy Harper at (650) 207-1816 email for additional information.

2 Over 1
Dates

Forcing No Trump by Responder & Opener’s Rebid After the Forcing No Trump
June 17, 2024

Responder’s Rebid after Bidding the Forcing No Trump
June 24

Two Over One Auctions
July 1

Opener’s Rebid after Partner Uses Two Over One
July 8

Responder’s Rebid after Using Two Over One
July 22

Practice Hands
July 29

Beginning Bridge
2024-06-18 09:00 - 10:30, 2024-09-09 19:00 - 20:30, 2024-09-23 19:00 - 20:30 | Bridge Center, 432A Stierlin Rd, Mountain View, CA, 94043, United States
Kathy Harper
(650) 207-1816
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Learn Bridge the modern way in this course designed by Pat Harrington! Each class includes both instruction and practice play. Start playing the very first day! Children & teens welcome.
For people who have never played bridge and those people who have played for years but want a refresher course or just to learn the basics.
Notes will be emailed for all classes. No make-up classes are offered for missed classes.
Our course instructor is ABTA Master Teacher Kathy Harper. Kathy and our wonderful volunteers give students individual attention which helps our students learn in a fun environment.
Please contact Kathy Harper for more information.

Swiss Team Club Game
2024-07-01 10:30 - 14:00, 2024-08-12 10:30 - 14:00, 2024-09-09 10:30 - 14:00 | Bridge Center, 432A Stierlin Rd, Mountain View, CA, 94043, United States
Swiss Team games are great fun to play and grant generous master point awards at sectional, regional, and national tournaments! Now you have the chance to play at the club level in our monthly games hosted by John Schwartz and Will Watson.
These games are a wonderful opportunity to polish one’s Swiss Team skills throughout the year and especially prior to sectional, regional, and national tournaments. If you are less experienced or have never played in a Swiss Team game and would like to play Swiss Teams at future tournaments, these Swiss Team club games are a perfect opportunity to gain experience in a more relaxed club game environment. For those less experienced Swiss Team players, here are slides from a Swiss Team strategy lecture from a Swiss Team strategy lecture given in August 2023..
These games will have an Open and a Limited section. They will award 100% black points.
A light lunch will be served.
For planning purposes, we ask that players sign-up to play at: https://www.signup123.com/unit503bridge/Scripts/slogin.pl

The game reservation system is designed for pairs games and not Swiss Teams. So, to sign up your team, sign up you and your partner in both the N/S and E/W boxes.
Having trouble signing up? Email Will Watson watsonbridge@gmail.com

Don’t have a team of four? The Unit will help you find a team. Email Will Watson at watsonbridge@gmail.com.
Have questions? Please contact Will or Marc Cervellino at marc.cervellino@hotmail.com.

Swiss Team Club Game
2024-07-01 11:30 - 14:30, 2024-08-12 11:30 - 14:30, 2024-09-09 11:30 - 14:30 | Bridge Center, 432A Stierlin Rd, Mountain View, CA, 94043, United States
Swiss Team games are great fun to play and grant generous master point awards at sectional, regional, and national tournaments! Now you have the chance to play at the club level in our monthly games hosted by John Schwartz and Will Watson.
These games are a wonderful opportunity to polish one’s Swiss Team skills throughout the year and especially prior to sectional, regional, and national tournaments. If you are less experienced or have never played in a Swiss Team game and would like to play Swiss Teams at future tournaments, these Swiss Team club games are a perfect opportunity to gain experience in a more relaxed club game environment. For those less experienced Swiss Team players, here are slides from a Swiss Team strategy lecture from a Swiss Team strategy lecture given in August 2023..
These games will have an Open and a Limited section. They will award 100% black points.
No lunch is provided. Snacks aree available before and during the game.
For planning purposes, we ask that players sign-up to play at: https://www.signup123.com/unit503bridge/Scripts/slogin.pl

The game reservation system is designed for pairs games and not Swiss Teams. So, to sign up your team, sign up you and your partner in both the N/S and E/W boxes.
Having trouble signing up? Email Will Watson watsonbridge@gmail.com

Don’t have a team of four? The Unit will help you find a team. Email Will Watson at watsonbridge@gmail.com.
Have questions? Please contact Will or Marc Cervellino at marc.cervellino@hotmail.com.

Firecracker Open and NLM Regional
2024-07-10 - 2024-07-14 | Bridge Center, 432A Stierlin Rd, Mountain View, CA, 94043, United States
Open Sectional
5 days of Open and 4 days of Mid-Flight Pairs (all double sessions)
4 days of Swiss Teams (double sessions)
Single-session games daily
100% Silver Points

Non-Life Master Regional
Non-Life Masters with fewer than 750 points
Need Gold/Red points? 5 days of Gold Rush Pairs
Double-session games award Gold/Red points
Daily single-session games award Red points
All the information about this event
Club Games will not be held during the Firecracker

Club Closed
2024-07-10 22:46

Lecture Series
2024-07-10 23:33
Brian Samuels-Slam Tries after Partner Opens 2NT

Club Closed (Pairs) Includes Limited MP Section
2024-07-11 01:12
Closed for All Western Regional

Board of Directors Meeting
2024-07-16 16:00 - 17:30, 2024-08-13 16:00 - 17:30, 2024-09-10 16:00 - 17:30 | Bridge Center, 432A Stierlin Rd, Mountain View, CA, 94043, United States
Usually held on the second Tuesday of every month at 4pm. Meetings are via Zoom. Please see our Event Calendar for possible changes.
Members are welcome to attend. Please contact the board if you would like a subject added to the Agenda.
Please see our Governance page for information about the board, the agenda for this meeting and the agenda and minutes of past meetings.

San Mateo Sectional
2024-08-03 - 2024-08-04 | Bridge Center, 432A Stierlin Rd, Mountain View, CA, 94043, United States
The San Mateo / Redwood City Unit Sectional held at our Bridge Center.

Celebrity Bridge Seminar with Gavin Wolpert
2024-08-10 09:30 - 11:00 | Online Webinar, Link to be provided to registrants
“Being Hungry for Overtricks as Declarer at Matchpoints”
Gavin Wolpert Webinar

One of the quickest ways to improve your pair game scores is by taking more overtricks. This class will help you build a thought process as declarer that focusses on eliminating losers. You will also learn about when it is right to risk your contract for overtricks. This seminar is appropriate for Beginner, Advanced Beginner and Intermediate players.
Information and registration

Sectional Tournament at Clubs (STaC)
2024-08-19 - 2024-08-25 | Bridge Center, 432A Stierlin Rd, Mountain View, CA, 94043, United States
Sectional Tournament at Clubs (STaC) F2F games, which award 100% silver points, will be held daily at the Palo Alto Bridge Center. These games grant generous masterpoint awards. Game times and signup may be found here. For planning purposes, we ask you to sign up for the games.

Bridge Center Closed During Santa Clara Regional
2024-08-27 - 2024-09-02 | Bridge Center, 432A Stierlin Rd, Mountain View, CA, 94043, United States
There will not be any games at the Bridge Center. Online games will still be held.

Supervised Play Monday Evenings
2024-09-09 18:45 - 20:30, 2024-09-23 18:45 - 20:30 | Bridge Center, 432A Stierlin Rd, Mountain View, CA, 94043, United States
Kathy Harper
(650) 207-1816
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Club Game
2024-09-21 13:00 - 16:00 | Bridge Center, 432A Stierlin Rd, Mountain View, CA, 94043, United States
The conflict previously on this date has been cancelled. We will have a club game at 1pm.

Fall Equinox Game
2024-09-26 11:30 - 14:30 | Bridge Center, 432A Stierlin Rd, Mountain View, CA, 94043, United States
Celebrate the Fall Equinox (a little late) at our game at the Bridge Center. Enjoy great bridge and hearty snacks (no lunch break) for the low price of $12!
We will hold a drawing for two free plays (one for day and one for night) and some fall treats along with some extra masterpoints.
