We are proud to share that our Bid + Score app was successfully utilized during the knockout stages of the 10^th European Transnational Championships held in Strasbourg. This means that the bidding and the scoring were on our tablets, but physical cards were in use for the gameplay.

If you watched the running scores, you may have wondered when the bidding has become visible on the scorecards. Well, it has been available ever since the LoveBridge system has been in use and is able to record every bid at every table.

Stay tuned for the next tournaments played on LoveBridge and don’t forget to check your personal statistics on our website if you were present at any of them!

For an entire week in May 2023, the captivating city of Budapest was the host of the 46^th International Budapest Bridge Festival, a prestigious event that was part of the renowned World Bridge Tour. This extraordinary event brought together talented players from 10 countries, creating a truly global celebration of bridge.

What made the festival even more remarkable was the utilization of the LoveBridge system throughout the entire tournament. Players ranging in age from 10 to 90 were able to seamlessly and effortlessly play on tablets, while spectators enjoyed engaging in the real-time broadcast with ease and excitement.

We extend our heartfelt congratulations to all the participants, winners, and organizers of the 46^th IBBF. Your dedication, passion, and sportsmanship have truly made this event a resounding success.

If you were interested but missed the live broadcast then visit our website and browse our free online archive, but if you were present, then don’t forget to check your personal statistics.

The United States Bridge Championships was held in May ’23, leaving a lasting impression on bridge enthusiasts nationwide.  The USBC has been using the LoveBridge system for three years now, but this year marked a significant change as Chromebooks were in use, replacing tablets for the first time in the open, mixed, senior and women’s categories.

The reason for this change was primarily driven by the USA’s focus on ensuring everyone’s safety amidst the COVID-19 pandemic. To minimize human contact, they decided to make adjustments. If you take a look at the pictures, you’ll notice that there are only two people in each room, the screenmates. This new setup required written explanations and chat functions, therefore using Chromebooks with keyboards and larger screens instead of tablets was preferred. Also, this way, with players in separate rooms rather than a crowded tournament hall, there’s no need to worry about hands being seen from other tables anymore.

LoveBridge, with its innovative platform, elevated the level of competition and allowed the fans to follow the broadcast on every table during the month.

If you missed the best American players competing for a chance to represent the United States at the 2023 World Championships in Marrakech, Morocco, then click on the link below and rewatch it in our free online archive.

https://vugraph.lovebridge.com/screen/usbc/237948?screen=running-score

After the debutation of LoveBridge Bid+Score at the 28^th European Youth Bridge Championships in Veldhoven last year, the EBL decided to use the advantages of LoveBridge again at the 4^th European Winter Games in Tignes.

Although the broadcast feature is not available for the Bid+Score app just for the LoveBridge One, we helped display the bidding on the official results side and made the Tournament Directors’ work much easier with our system during the knockout sessions.

We hope everyone enjoyed the game and will continue to attend many more tournaments hosted by LoveBridge. Until then, browse our online archive and learn from your personal statistics.

After a seemingly endless break in live play due to the COVID-19 pandemic finally there was a bridge tournament in Hungary. The 50^th Miners’ Cup was held in Tatabánya, and for better safety the organizers decided to play the competition on tablets. The organizers were planning to have a huge tournament for this year’s anniversary, but the circumstances did not allow it.

The cup was played on the 15-16^th of August on the weekend. On Saturday there was a teams tournament with 12 teams participating. They played 8 matches of 8 boards, here you can find all of the results of the first and the second session.

The final rankings on the first 3 positions are the following:

1. Pipacsi: György Kuttner – Csaba Címer – Zsuzsa Hámori – Hanka Lajos
2. Dunaújváros: Barnabás Bánhegyi – Barnabás Bánhegyi ifj – Gábor Kállai – Gábor Rombauer
3. Palatinus:Katalin Mezei – Ödön Dienes – László Honti – István Varga

On Sunday there was a pairs tournament with 40 pairs. However, all eyes were on 6 pairs. This was the first tournament for 6 juniors, who were the most diligent students from the online bridge course started by the federation in May. As soon as it was allowed, they had live trainings as well. This tournament was offered for the beginners as a prize for those, who participated in the most training sessions during the summer. They all played with one of their mentors, and they surpassed all expectations with their great performance. One of the beginners, Barnabás Tarcali finished on third place with his mentor, Péter Hodosi. József Földi and András Kovács got the second prize, and Levente Kaderják with László Molnár won the tournament.

Here is a nice move from Barnabás Tarcali. His opponent played 3NT, and his partner led the 6 of clubs by the rule of 11. After declarer took the trick with the king Janka Jalsovszky played a spade, and Tarcali overtook his partners winning 8 of spades, to be able to lead clubs from his hand to finesse declarer’s honors.

At other tables it was challenging even to take 9 tricks, here you can see and endplay from Dienes to take the 9th trick.