Hand of the Week #45 ♥
N E S W 1NT 2♣* P 2♦* P P P North opens a weak 1NT (12-14)
Dummy Reversals ♥
A 'dummy reversal' is a playing technique that declarer can use. Whilst it seems rather complex on first view,
Hand of the Week #44 (Solution) ♣
N E S W 1♠ P 2♠ P P P Counting our losers, we have 2 in
Hand of the Week #44 ♣
N E S W 1♠ P 2♠ P P P West kicks off the bidding with 1♠
2C* Openers ♦
There are very rare occasions where you pick up a hand that is so good that you think you
Hand of the Week #43 (Solution) ♠
N E S W 2♥ P 2NT* P 3NT* P 4♥ P P P The lead of
Hand of the Week #43 ♠
N E S W 2♥ P 2NT* P 3NT* P 4♥ P P P With East-West being
Slam Bidding – When to control bid and when to use 4NT ♥
Bidding slams can often be a tricky task and this video lesson takes a look at the 2 most
Hand of the Week #42 (Solution) ♥
N E S W 1♥ P 4♦* P 4♥ P P P Analysing our losers here it
Hand of the Week #42 ♥
N E S W 1♥ P 4♦* P 4♥ P P P East opens 1♥ (the correct
Support Doubles & Redoubles ♠
Making a takeout double is a very useful tool for dealing with competitive bidding from the opponents. Support doubles
Hand of the Week #41 (Solution) ♦
NESW1♥P3♥P4♥PPP East starts of with the ♠K as their lead and we need to analyse our potential losers.
Hand of the Week #41 ♦
N E S W 1♥ P 3♥ P 4♥ P P P North kicks off the bidding
Blackwood vs RKCB ♥
Bidding 4NT to look for a slam is something we learn about fairly early on, but the original version
Hand of the Week #40 (Solution) ♠
N E S W 1♣ 1♥ P 2♣* P 4♥ P P P The problem we have
Hand of the Week #40 ♠
N E S W 1♣ 1♥ P 2♣* P 4♥ P P P West kicks off the
2C* Openers ♦
Opening the bidding at the 1 level traditionally suggests you have between 12 and 19 points, and this is
Forcing or non-forcing? ♦
The bidding is a language, and as such we need to know when our partner is going to respond
Hand of the Week #39 (Solution) ♣
N E S W P P 1♦ P 1♥ P 3♦ P 3NT P P P The
Hand of the Week #39 ♣
N E S W P P 1♦ P 1♥ P 3♦ P 3NT P P P The
Minor Suit Transfers ♥
This video details the convention known as minor suit transfers, sometimes known as full transfers. The idea here is
Blackwood 4NT ♦
A conventional bid is a bid that carries a specific message and is not necessarily a natural bid (ie
Hand of the Week #38 (Solution) ♥
N E S W 1♠ P 2NT* P 3♦* P 3♥* P 4♣ P 4♠ P 4NT P 5♣
Hand of the Week #38 ♥
N E S W 1♠ P 2NT* P 3♦* P 3♥* P 4♣ P 4♠ P 4NT P 5♣
Suit Combinations – Finesse or Drop? ♦
When you are missing honour cards there are often several different ways to play out the suit in question
Michaels and the Unusual 2NT ♠
Two-suited hands (5/5) are often difficult to express in the bidding, as you require a few bids to describe
Hand of the Week #37 (Solution) ♠
N E S W 1♠ P 3♠ P 4♠ P P P There is a natural tendency
Hand of the Week #37 ♠
N E S W 1♠ P 3♠ P 4♠ P P P A typical auction lands North
Negative Doubles ♦
Takeout doubles are a very useful tool to deal with competitive bidding from the opponents. A negative double is
Hand of the Week #36 (Solution) ♣
N E S W 1♣ P 1♦ P 1♥ P 3NT P P P The spade lead