The Young Chelsea Bridge Club is a (duplicate) contract bridge club situated in the Earl's Court area of London: at least until 2013, when its lease ends. Established in 1968, it has long been one of the focal points of British duplicate bridge, and crucial to the development of bridge in England for over four decades.
The Club organises games every weekday, and also hosts the London-based French Club and American Club, as well as many regional, national and international events including most events run under the auspices of the London Metropolitan Bridge Association. The Club is also the home of Nick Sandqvist's London Super League, which holds teams events there two or three times a month. Bridge lessons at several different standards feature heavily in the weekly schedule, as well as supervised practice. Once a month the Club hosts a duplicate (german rules) skat tournament, run by the British Skat Association.
In 2006 the Club founder and secretary, Warwick Pitch, retired; transferring ownership of the Club to its members, on behalf of whom it is held by a discretionary trust. Since that time, the Club has been run by an elected committee, with the active assistance of an appointed sub-committee. The Club employs a full-time manager, who is responsible for its day-to-day running, currently the above-mentioned Nick Sandqvist.
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- See the Club's website for details of plans afoot to move to Stockwell/Nine Elms area, near Wandsworth Road. (575 Wandsworth Road is owned by the National Trust, who hope to open it up to the public.)
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