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
Hand of the Week #71 (Solution) ♣
N E S W 1NT P 2♣* P 2♦* P 3NT P P P In this hand
Hand of the Week #71 ♣
N E S W 1NT P 2♣* P 2♦* P 3NT P P P South starts off
Supporting Partner’s Overcall Part I ♥
Whenever your partner makes an overcall you have to treat it differently than if they have opened the bidding
Hand of the Week #70 (Solution) ♠
N E S W 1♦ P 3♦ P 3♥* P 3♠* P 4♣ P 4♦ P 4NT P 5♠
Hand of the Week #70 ♠
N E S W 1♦ P 3♦ P 3♥* P 3♠* P 4♣ P 4♦ P 4NT P 5♠
Hand of the Week #69 (Solution) ♦
N E S W 1♦ P 1♠ P 1NT P 3NT P P P Looking at where
Hand of the Week #69 ♦
N E S W 1♦ P 1♠ P 1NT P 3NT P P P North opens 1♦,
Tutorial #13 ♠
Bidding and card play analysis of all four hands
Hand of the Week #68 (Solution) ♥
N E S W P P P 1♠ P 2♦ P 2NT P 3NT P P P
Hand of the Week #68 ♥
N E S W P P P 1♠ P 2♦ P 2NT P 3NT P P P
Responding to Splinters Answers ♥
The answers to the responding to Splinters quiz are below. If you have landed here before taking the quiz
Responding to Splinters ♥
Below is a bidding quiz on responding to Splinters. This is when your partner double jumps in a new side
Hand of the Week #67 (Solution) ♣
N E S W P 1NT P 2♣* P 2♠ P 3NT P P P Looking at
Hand of the Week #67 ♣
N E S W P 1NT P 2♣* P 2♠ P 3NT P P P South passes
Stayman Answers ♦
The answers to the Stayman quiz are below. If you haven't yet taken the quiz then click here to
Hand of the Week #66 (Solution) ♠
N E S W 3♣ X P 4♠ P P P Rather unsurprisingly East kicks off with