Hand of the Week #83 (Solution) ♣
N E S W P P 1♣ P 1♥ P 1NT P 2♦ P 2♥ P 4♥ P P P The lead of the ♠Q is definitely not good news for us in this 4♥ contract. This lead pretty much guarantees 3 spade losers as West would
Hand of the Week #83 ♣
N E S W P P 1♣ P 1♥ P 1NT P 2♦ P 2♥ P 4♥ P P P The bidding starts with two passes round to North who opens their balanced hand 1♣. East passes (trapped hand), South responds 1♥, West also passes and North
Hand of the Week #82 (Solution) ♠
N E S W 1♥ P 2♦ P 2♠ P 3♣* P 3NT P 4♥ P 4NT P 5♦ P 6♥ P P P The spade lead looks like it helps as it takes the spade finesse for us but assuming North doesn't hop up with the
Hand of the Week #82 ♠
N E S W 1♥ P 2♦ P 2♠ P 3♣* P 3NT P 4♥ P 4NT P 5♦ P 6♥ P P P East starts this East-West only auction with an opening bid of 1♥. West responds 2♦ and East rebids 2♠. This East-West pair are
Hand of the Week #81 (Solution) ♦
N E S W 1♠ P 2♣ 2♦ 2♥ P 2♠ P 4♠ P P P There is essentially two different ways to play this hand (as there often is with trump contracts). We could either look to draw the trumps and then play on dummy's clubs,
Hand of the Week #81 ♦
N E S W 1♠ P 2♣ 2♦ 2♥ P 2♠ P 4♠ P P P North starts the bidding with 1♠, East passes, South replies with 2♣ (10+ HCP) and West intervenes with an overcall in diamonds. For their rebid North has a choice between repeating
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 a trump contract it is normal to count our potential losers in hand (as you normally have a longer trump suit in hand) so that's what we'll do. Here we
Hand of the Week #80 ♥
N E S W P 1NT X 2♣ P P 2♥ P 4♥ P P P The bidding starts with a pass from West, North opens 1NT and East doubles for penalties. North-South have agreed they are playing 'natural' escapes from 1NTX so a bid of 2♣
Tutorial #19 ♦
Bidding and card play analysis of all four hands