John Rayner, one of Canada’s finest players died unexpectedly on March 9th, 2025.
Among the highlights of John’s career in bridge were winning six national Championships and representing Canada at World Championships at least twelve times.
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As the newly-elected President of the CBF, I am honoured and excited to announce and welcome our three new Directors at Large: Marc-André Fourcaudot, Ginger Grant, Mike Hargreaves. These new Directors will greatly assist our Board in accomplishing our goals.
We look forward to serving our members. Please check our Website regularly to find out more about what CBF has to offer. We welcome your suggestions.
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March 2025 issue of Bridge Canada is now available.. You can access the magazine through the top menu or the red tab on the left side of this page.
In this issue, read articles of interest to everyone, including these articles: ‘Very bad bids very occasionally lead to Very good results’, ‘Immediate raises of major-suit opening bids’, the IBPA files, the article featuring the responses and comments of the panel of experts to the problems of the last Bidding Contest, and more.
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Now that the Canadian Championships round robin is over, after being played online in January and February 2025, the knockout stage and the COPC will be played in Toronto, April 10-20, 2025.
Location: Hart House (Debates Room), 7 Hart House Circle, Toronto.
Continue reading to see the list of teams and players that will play in the knockout phase of all team events (CNTC A-B-C, CWTC, CSTC, CMTC), as well as the list of members who have qualified for the COPC (as of Feb. 15).
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You can review the last set of problems in the March 2025 issue of Bridge Canada, along with the answers and comments of the expert panel. David Grainger was the top panelist, with a perfect score of 50. Congrats to Rasim Sari and Mihai Radu, 1-2 in reader scores..
It is easy to enter the Contest. Email your answers for the June problems to Neil Kimmelman (editor@cbf.ca) by May 9th. The panellists’ answers and comments will be published in the June issue of Bridge Canada. Have fun!
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The Hall of Fame committee has elected Gloria Bart and Joan Eaton as the 2025 inductees into the Canadian Bridge Hall of Fame. Gloria and Joan are top players who had an outstanding record of success for more than three decades, in Canada and at at the international level.
And the CBF Board of Directors have elected to award the CBF Lifetime Achievement Award to Neil Kimelman in recognition of his long and outstanding service to Canadian bridge and the CBF for over 45 years.
The induction ceremony for the Hall of Fame and the Lifetime Achievement Award will take place in Toronto, during the Canadian Championships, on Thursday April 17 at 7:00 pm. Continue reading for more information..
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The round robin stage of all team events at the 2025 Canadian Bridge Championships will be played online in January and February 2025.
The knockout stage (Finals) will be played live in Toronto from April 14 to 20. Location: Hart House (Debates Room), 7 Hart House Circle, Toronto.
Continue reading to see all the details on registration and play dates for all stages, and much more.
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HAPPY HOLIDAYS!. As another year comes to an end, your CBF Board of Directors would like to wish you Happy Holidays and all the best for 2025!
As part of our mission, the CBF Board of Directors have been busy working hard throughout the year to reengage our members, promote bridge in Canada and provide the competitive forum required to choose the best of the best to represent Canada on the world stage. It has been a challenge, but we are listening and will continue to work tirelessly to improve and evolve to meet the ever-changing needs of our members in the post-pandemic bridge world.
The Board intends to provide periodic updates to keep you informed of various items of interest to the members. Continue reading for the latest update.
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