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Sydney Bridge Centre is the home of Sydney Bridge Club, one of Sydney’s largest and oldest Bridge clubs. We are centrally located, friendly and welcome all visitors.

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    • Cover honours but not touching honours
      A theme in bridge is to “cover an honour with an honour” – the idea being to promote lower value cards in either your, or your partner’s, hand into winners. That’s good advice. But, like all bridge “rules”, it’s not as simple … Continue reading →
    • 2026 SBC State Pairs Club Selection Events
      The State Pairs and State Teams are new events replacing the former State Open Pairs and Open Teams formats. These competitions highlight top performers across three distinct categories: Open, Under Grand (<1000 MPs), and Under National (<150 MPs). State Pairs Metro Final … Continue reading →
    • Bidding in 4th seat after 2 passes
      If a 1 level opening bid is followed by 2 passes, the situation is not the same as it is directly over the opening bid. Today’s hand taken from a recent congress looks at why not. East opened 1♠. South couldn’t really … Continue reading →
    • Defence against high level contracts
      Today’s board (taken from the Victorian Festival of Bridge currently being held in Melbourne) saw a wide range of scores because both sides had large double fits and could make lots of tricks if the defenders didn’t cash their tricks first. So … Continue reading →
    • SBC Novice & Restricted Pairs Congress Highlights
      Today we hosted our very first congress dedicated entirely to Novice and Restricted players! We had a fantastic turnout with 19 tables in play. The field was incredibly diverse. Experience levels ranged from players with fewer than 2 masterpoints to seasoned restricted … Continue reading →
    • SBC GNOT Club Heat starts from 2nd June
      We would like to invite you to play in our GNOT Club Qualifier over 3 Tuesdays 2nd, 9th & 16th June, 10.00am – 1.15pm. GOLD Masterpoints! We will sponsor at least one team (formed by the top two pairs) to progress to … Continue reading →
    • Not the loser everyone else lost!
      Today’s column is primarily just an amusing story but it does have some interesting points in both bidding and defence. The hand occurred in the Barrier Reef Congress teams held recently in Townsville. North South can make 6♠ because ♥A is onside. … Continue reading →