Hand of the Week #82 ♠
N E S W 1♥ P 2♦ P 2♠ P 3♣* P 3NT P 4♥ P 4NT P 5♦
Hand of the Week #81 (Solution) ♦
N E S W 1♠ P 2♣ 2♦ 2♥ P 2♠ P 4♠ P P P There
Hand of the Week #81 ♦
N E S W 1♠ P 2♣ 2♦ 2♥ P 2♠ P 4♠ P P P North
Tutorial #20 ♥
Bidding and card play analysis of all four hands
Hand of the Week #80 (Solution) ♥
N E S W P 1NT X 2♣ P P 2♥ P 4♥ P P P In
Hand of the Week #80 ♥
N E S W P 1NT X 2♣ P P 2♥ P 4♥ P P P The
Tutorial #19 ♦
Bidding and card play analysis of all four hands
Hand of the Week #79 (Solution) ♣
NESW 1NT2♥2♠3♥PPP Counting our potential losers we have: 1 spade, 2 diamonds and 2 clubs. The spade and diamond
Hand of the Week #79 ♣
N E S W 1NT 2♥ 2♠ 3♥ P P P South starts the bidding with 1NT,
Tutorial #18 ♥
Bidding and card play analysis of all four hands
Hand of the Week #78 (Solution) ♠
NESW 2♣*P2♦*P2♥P3♦P3♥P4NTP5♦P5NTP6♦P6♥PPP On first analysis this hand looks somewhat straight-foward. Looking at losers in our hand we have 1 spade
Hand of the Week #78 ♠
N E S W 2♣* P 2♦* P 2♥ P 3♦ P 3♥ P 4NT P 5♦ P 5NT
Hand of the Week #77 (Solution) ♦
N E S W 1♠ P 3♠ P P P Analysing our hand as the hand we
Hand of the Week #77 ♦
N E S W 1♠ P 3♠ P P P A very straight-forward bidding sequence sees North
Tutorial #17 ♥
Bidding and card play analysis of all four hands
Hand of the Week #76 (Solution) ♥
N E S W 1NT X P P P We should count our top tricks and look
Hand of the Week #76 ♥
N E S W 1NT X P P P West starts the bidding with 1NT, North doubles
Negative Doubles ♦
A negative double (sometimes referred to as a 'sputnik double' as this convention was invented in 1957, around the
Hand of the Week #75 (Solution) ♣
N E S W 1NT P 2♦* P 2♥ P P P In a trump contract your
Hand of the Week #75 ♣
N E S W 1NT P 2♦* P 2♥ P P P A classic transfer sequence sees
Tutorial #16 ♥
Bidding and card play analysis of all four hands
Hand of the Week #74 (Solution) ♠
NESW 1NTP2♣*P2♥P4♥PPP As mentioned previously, it would appear as though this hand is 'easy' because we are due to lose
Hand of the Week #74 ♠
N E S W 1NT P 2♣* P 2♥ P 4♥ P P P A fairly straight-forward
Tutorial #15 ♦
Bidding and card play analysis of all four hands
Hand of the Week #73 (Solution) ♦
N E S W P 1♠ P 2♣ P 2♦ P 2♥* P 2NT P 3NT P P P
Hand of the Week #73 ♦
N E S W P 1♠ P 2♣ P 2♦ P 2♥* P 2NT P 3NT P P P
Tutorial #14 ♣
Bidding and card play analysis of all four hands
Hand of the Week #72 (Solution) ♥
N E S W 1♠ P 2♦ P 3♣ P 4♠ P 4NT P 5♠ P 5NT P 6♣
Hand of the Week #72 ♥
N E S W 1♠ P 2♦ P 3♣ P 4♠ P 4NT P 5♠ P 5NT P 6♣
Supporting Partner’s Overcall Part II ♥
Missed part I? Find it here. Bidding your own suit It is a common misconception that bidding your own