Opening 4-4-4-1 Hands ♦
Most bridge players are familiar with the daunting feeling of picking up the 'dreaded' 4-4-4-1 hand. In this lesson
How to win at Teams bridge: the difference between matchpoints and imps ♥
Ever wondered what the difference was between scoring with matchpoints (pairs) and scoring with imps (teams)? Well this video
Lebensohl Answers ♠
The answers to the Lebensohl quiz are below. If you haven't yet taken the quiz then click here to
Lebensohl ♠
Below is a bidding quiz on Lebensohl - the clever use of 2NT after the opponents overcall your 1NT
Inverted Minors ♠
In this video lesson we take a look at altering the way we support our partner when they have
Takeout Doubles ♦
In this lesson we learn about using doubles as a 'two-way' bid. In particular we focus on the 'takeout'
Penalty Doubles ♦
This video lesson is on tricky subject of doubles, in particular the 'penalty' variant of the double. We learn
Weak Jump Overcalls ♦
This video lesson sees us tackle the topic of 'Weak Jump Overcalls' (often abbreviated to WJOs). This is the
Hand of the Week #238 (Solution) ♠
N E S W 1♠ X 3♠ P 4♠ P P P As mentioned earlier, it appears
Hand of the Week #238 ♠
N E S W 1♠ X 3♠ P 4♠ P P P East starts off the auction
Double Finesses ♦
In this lesson we tackle various suit combinations where you are missing 'touching' honour cards. The best way to
Hand of the Week #237 (Solution) ♦
N E S W 3♣ X 4♣ P P P As previously mentioned, upon seeing the dummy
Hand of the Week #237 ♦
N E S W 3♣ X 4♣ P P P North starts the auction with a pre-emptive
Hand of the Week #236 (Solution) ♥
N E S W 2NT P 3NT P P P Initial analysis of the club lead would
Hand of the Week #236 ♥
N E S W 2NT P 3NT P P P West opens 2NT to represent their 20-22
Hand of the Week #235 (Solution) ♣
N E S W P 1♠ P 1NT P 2NT P P P Analysing our hands together,
Hand of the Week #235 ♣
N E S W P 1♠ P 1NT P 2NT P P P South starts off the
Hand of the Week #234 (Solution) ♠
N E S W 1NT X P* P XX* P P P When you first see the
Hand of the Week #234 ♠
N E S W 1NT X P* P XX* P P P East starts off the bidding
Hand of the Week #233 (Solution) ♦
N E S W 1♥ P 1NT P 2♣ P 2♥ P P P We have an
Hand of the Week #233 ♦
N E S W 1♥ P 1NT P 2♣ P 2♥ P P P With East-West remaining
Hand of the Week #232 (Solution) ♥
NESW 3♦PPP North appears to have hit our weakness with their opening lead, and it is almost certain that
Hand of the Week #232 ♥
N E S W 3♦ P P P West opens the bidding with a pre-emptive bid of
Hand of the Week #231 (Solution) ♣
N E S W 1NT P P P Following the 'TEE' principle, we have: 1 top trick
Hand of the Week #231 ♣
N E S W 1NT P P P The most straight-forward auction that can exist leads to
Hand of the Week #230 (Solution) ♠
N E S W P P P 2♣* P 2♦* P 3♦ P 3♥ P 3♠ P 4♦ P
Hand of the Week #230 ♠
N E S W P P P 2♣* P 2♦* P 3♦ P 3♥ P 3♠ P 4♦ P
Hand of the Week #229 (Solution) ♦
N E S W 1♣ P 1♠ P 1NT P P P Looking at following the 'TEE'
Hand of the Week #229 ♦
N E S W 1♣ P 1♠ P 1NT P P P North has a strong balanced