Bridge Club

NTUAA Bridge Club (Silicon Valley)

Scheduled Events

Date:	Every fourth Sunday of the month (1/23, 2/27, 3/6, 4/24, 5/22,...)
Time:	1:00 PM (ends before 6:00PM)
Place:	Los Altos Library Program Room
Methods:	Rotational pairs game (24 - 30 hands) with scores recorded using ACBL (American Contract Bridge League) software Two times swiss team games Novice game (by arrangement)
Fee:	$15 Annual Membership, $3 per one-day event for non-members
Partnership:	Attendees are urged to arrange their own partnership prior to the game.
Folding Tables:	The Library does not provide folding tables. Club members normally bring their folding tables for the game. (One table for every four paticipants.)
Game Size:	8 - 14 tables
Contact:	Chung-Kuang Chou ckchou@yahoo.com (408) 247-6552
Email Alias:	ntu-bridge@yahoogroups.com, send email to ntu-bridge-subscribe@yahoogroups.com to subscribe

Special Events

Two special tournaments are organized every year. For both events, trophies will be given to the first place winners of the tournaments. There is also a year-end dinner party with afternoon and evening games.

History of the Club

BTU (Bridge Taiwan University) was formed by Professor James C. Wu and his friends in 1951. BTU achieved its glory when it captured the championship of Taiwan regional competition in 1955~56. Famed teams included BTU-A, BTU-B and BTU-C. Through the years, many team members achieved greatness serving the society and their country. After their retirement, many of them came to live in the Bay Area. In 1994, Professor Wu again got together with many of the Taida alumni formed this club. Through the years, the club gradually establishes its reputation. Using the club as a training ground, many members achieve greatness in ACBL (American Contract Bridge League) tournament circle. Currently, the Club has 8 ACBL Life Masters. There will be a lot more to come in the coming years.

On-Line Events

On every Saturday evening, we will have online games at Bridge Base Online. It will be hosted by 'NTU'. The game is restricted to NTU's "Friend" list. If you have not sent your username to C. K. Chou, you may be not in the list. However, you can still be able to sign up at last minute. Inform the host when you logged in BBO that you want to join the game.

WHO	Taida Bridge Club members and friends.
WHEN	Every Saturday evening from 8:30 PM to around 10:30 PM
WHAT	The first game will be IMP-pair game. In the future, we may have individual game (play with different partners), Swiss team game or knockout team game.
HOW	<>Download the BBO software from http://online.bridgebase.com and sign up as user, if you have not already done so. For the new users, download it in advance. Try the online game first and familiarize yourself with it. Log into the website Click "Play Bridge" Click "Tournaments" Find my username 'NTU' in the HOST column then click it to join. If you have partner, click "Registration". Fill in your partner's USERNAME. If you don't have partner, click "Partnership Desk". Try to find a partner.Wait for game to start and enjoy your game. After the game completed, you can check your score and revisit the hands you played.