Hand of the Week #107 ♣
N E S W 1♠ P 2♦ P 3♠ P 4NT P 5♥ P 5NT P 6♥ P 6♠ P P P A North-South only auction sees South start the bidding with a 1♠ opener. North replies 2♦ and South jump rebids to 3♠ representing 16+ points
Hand of the Week #106 (Solution) ♠
N E S W 2♠ P P 3♥ P 4♥ P 4NT P 5♥ P 6♥ P P P Counting our losers it would appear as if this slam is doomed. We have 1 potential loser in spades (albeit we expect the finesse to work there), no
Hand of the Week #106 ♠
N E S W 2♠ P P 3♥ P 4♥ P 4NT P 5♥ P 6♥ P P P East starts the bidding with a weak 2 in spades and this is passed round to North who opts for a simple overcall of 3♥. An overcall at
Hand of the Week #105 (Solution) ♦
N E S W 1♠ 1NT P 2♣* P 2♥ P 3♥ P P P Looking at our losers in this 3♥ contract we have 3 potential losers in spades, 1 definite trump loser, 1 definite diamond loser and no losers in clubs. Given that we can
Hand of the Week #105 ♦
N E S W 1♠ 1NT P 2♣* P 2♥ P 3♥ P P P North starts the bidding by opening 1♠, East overcalls 1NT which shows 15-18 balanced with a spade stopper, South passes and West bids Stayman looking for a major fit (presumably hearts as
Hand of the Week #104 (Solution) ♥
N E S W 1NT P 2♦* 2♠ 3♥ X P 4♠ P P P Looking at our possible losers in this hand, it is quite plain to see that the only issue we might have is in the trump suit. The opponents have led a top
Hand of the Week #104 ♥
N E S W 1NT P 2♦* 2♠ 3♥ X P 4♠ P P P West opens 1NT (12-14), North passes, East transfers to hearts and South interevenes with a natural 2♠ overcall. West opts to complete East's transfer at the 3 level, presumably because they have
Hand of the Week #103 (Solution) ♣
N E S W 1NT P 2NT P P P When in a NT contract is it best to count your top tricks and then look as to where your extra tricks are coming from (normally from length). In this hand we have 3 top spades, no
Hand of the Week #103 ♣
N E S W 1NT P 2NT P P P A straight-forward bidding sequence sees North-South land in a NT partscore. South opens 1NT (12-14 balanced) and North raises this to 2NT with their invitational hand without a major suit (they would bid Stayman or a transfer
SAYC Tutorial #3 ♠
Bidding and card play analysis of all four hands, playing the American bidding system Standard American Yellow Card or SAYC for short