Effective March 21, 2022 the following weekly games will be in-person at Contra Costa Bridge Center (3039 Willow Pass Road in Concord):
- Monday mornings at CCBC, 10:00, Open, $9 or ticket, starting March 21.
- Thursday mornings at CCBC, 10:00, 999er, $9 or ticket, starting March 24.
- Saturday mornings at CCBC, 10:00, 299er ($8) and Open ($9 or ticket), starting March 26. No lesson or partners provided for 299er game as long as we also have the open game. Effective May 7, the open game will be suspended and the limit of the 299er game raised to 500 MPs.
Contra Costa Bridge Center, Inc. (CCBC) is a tax-exempt 501(c)(3) Public Charity, formed for the purpose of Education. Our mission is to offer educational and playing opportunities for beginning, intermediate, and experienced bridge players in the greater Contra Costa area. We are striving to make every CCBC offering an enjoyable learning experience.
Location – First Christian Church, Fellowship Hall
3039 Willow Pass Road, Concord
Phone: 925-935-2273
In addition to reaching the playing site, making reservations, and leaving messages, you will be able to get a lot of information about CCBC classes and events right from your phone.
Directions – here
Manager, Grant Robinson
Limited and open games weekly! Click here for the schedule! Click here for Game Results!
Stratified Games All games will have two to three strats, so your results will be compared to players of the same relative skill which means more master points for you.
Pre-Dealt Hands Games will have hands prepared by dealing machines with hand records supplied after each game.
Fast, accurate scoring. Electronic scoring devices used to reduce scoring errors and provide results instantly
Online Results. Hand records and results for each pair on every hand are available online for every game. Players can learn from reviewing these results.
LOTS OF NEWS!
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- Click here for the regular weekly schedule at CCBC on BBO.
- Click here for newsletter w upcoming special events.
- Club Championships (in-person games only). All regular in-person games in May will be rated as Club Championships awarding 2–3 times regular masterpoints. No extra charge.
- Farewell Party, Open and 499er, Saturday, May 21. Teresa Boyd and Grant Robinson are moving to Texas. Please join us to wish them farewell on Saturday, May 21. Light lunch at 11:30; game at 12:30. Open and limited sections. Normal table fees. Reservations recommended (ccbc.reservations@gmail.com). We have reached the maximum # of tables for this game. Please send e-mail to ccbc.reservations@gmail.com to be placed on a waiting list. No regular 10:00 499er game that day
- Sacramento Regional, May 30–June 5. All games that are normally in person will be held online. There will be no in-person games this week.
- Wednesday morning 299er online game suspended. (effective immediately)
- Friday afternoon 499er limit raised to 750 masterpoints.
- Saturday morning Open game suspended. The Open in-person game on Saturday mornings is suspended as of May 7.
- Saturday morning limit raised. The masterpoint limit of the Saturday morning 299er in-person game is increased to 500 masterpoints, effective May 7
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4) Masks are optional. Contra Costa County has lifted masking requirements for certain indoor settings such as CCBC (click here for details).
We started a first time ever 0-20 Duplicate game on Bridge Base (BBO) for a non-pressure entry into the world of Duplicate (www.BridgeBase.com). You will be able to ask the Director (a limited number) of bidding and play questions while you continue to learn the game, gain experience and earn Masterpoints while playing with people who are close to your level of experience. Keep in mind, though, this is still a timed event but we will try to add enough time to the rounds to keep it comfortable. These games are every Wednesday afternoon at 2pm. The cost is $5 per game. They are ‘drop-in’, so join us when you can. You can sign-up with a partner or as an individual and we will pair you with someone.
Night club game for 99ers – California 99er “Nite Club”
Unit Game –
CLASSES AT CCBC for beginners to advanced players!
Instructor Deb Rechnitz is an accredited bridge teacher and accomplished player. This class assumes basic bidding skills. Accompanying book available for purchase separately.
Mini-lessons Prior to most games — Monday 9:30, Tuesday 9:30, Tuesday 1:40, Wednesday 9:00, Thursday 1:45, and Saturday 9:15.
For newer players…
For advancing players…
Mini-lessons Prior to most games — Monday 9:30, Tuesday 9:30, Tuesday 2:00, Wednesday 8:35, Thursday 1:45, and Saturday 9:15
INTERMEDIATE/NEWCOMER GAMES EACH WEEK:
See the current game schedule above
Saturday Morning 199er Game The Saturday morning Novice Game (199 or fewer master points) welcomes all interested newer players each week. The morning begins at 9:15 with a short lesson, then supervised play of 18+ hands. Players can ask questions of the mentors. You may come without a partner. Contact Mike Kruley for information, bearkruley@gmail.com, 925-609-8517
Ravi Bhalla’s Tuesday Morning 499er Game Lesson at 9:30am followed by game at 10:00am. Ravi Bhalla, Ravib2000@hotmail.com, 510-540-9872
Debby Rechnitz’s Tuesday Afternoon 0-20 game. Lesson at 1:40, followed by game at 2:00pm. No partner needed. Debby Rechnitz, drechnitz@comcast.net
Larry Miller’s Wednesday Morning 499er Game Lesson at 9:00am followed by game at 9:15am.
Thursday Afternoon Novice Game (0-99 masterpoints) Game is at 2:00pm with mini-lesson at 1:45pm, cost $7. Players are allowed to ask questions. No partner needed. Contact Mike Kruley for information, bearkruley@gmail.com, 925-609-8517