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Bidding 4NT to look for a slam is something we learn about fairly early on, but the original version
The bidding is a language, and as such we need to know when our partner is going to respond
This video details the convention known as minor suit transfers, sometimes known as full transfers. The idea here is
A conventional bid is a bid that carries a specific message and is not necessarily a natural bid (ie
When you are missing honour cards there are often several different ways to play out the suit in question
Two-suited hands (5/5) are often difficult to express in the bidding, as you require a few bids to describe
Takeout doubles are a very useful tool to deal with competitive bidding from the opponents. A negative double is
Cue bidding is a name for when you bid the opponents' suit. A cue bid is always a forcing
A finesse is a card play technique where you try and make a trick from a card this not
In this lesson we take a look at responder's options with their second bid. Typically this will occur after
We normally use Stayman to look for 4-4 major fits, but in this lesson we learn about an adapted
By playing Stayman and Transfers, we already play some fairly sophisticated things over our 1NT openers (and overcalls), but
This video is on another 'magic rule' in bridge. The rule of 7 refers to the art of ducking
This video lesson deals with the critical subject of when to draw trumps as a declarer. We look at
This lesson sees us take a look at the takeout double, and focuses on how to respond to these
This cardplay lesson is on the topic of declarer play. We look at how to handle suit combinations where
This advanced video is on the subject of responding to Jacoby 2NT. In this video I talk about adapting
This lesson is on the subject of defending against an opening bid of 1NT from the opponents. We learn
This intermediates lesson sees us learn about the convention known as 'fourth suit forcing', sometimes simply referred to as
This video lesson is on the topic of suit preference signals, which are used as a signalling method to
In this video lesson we come across the conventional opening bid known as the 'Multi 2D'. This opening bid,
This video is on the subject of a special version of Stayman known as 'Checkback'. This conventional bid is
In this lesson we learn about control bidding, previously or otherwise known as cue bidding. This is when you
Jacoby 2NT is a conventional agreement for the opening side. It is named as such after Oswald Jacoby, a
This video explains the advanced declarer technique know as 'endplays'. To endplay an opponent you need to manipulate the
In this lesson we learn about the declarer card play technique known as 'the rule of 1'. This technique
In this lesson we learn about defence, and more specifically what you should be thinking about as a defender.
This video lesson sees us learn about the convention 'Lebensohl'. Lebensohl looks to deal with 2 level intervention over
In this video lesson we take a look at a specific kind of takeout double - one made by
This lesson sees us learn about a defensive technique known as 'forcing'. This is when you look to make
