Tutorial #1 ♦
Bidding and card play analysis of all four hands
Hand of the Week #48 (Solution) ♣
N E S W 2NT P 3♣* P 3♦* P 6NT P P P 'TEE-ing off' we have 10 top tricks, 1 spade, 3 hearts, 4 diamonds and 2 clubs. Our extra tricks can only come from the spade suit, as there is no potential for extras
Hand of the Week #48 ♣
N E S W 2NT P 3♣* P 3♦* P 6NT P P P West kicks off the bidding by opening 2NT, showing a balanced hand with 20-22 points. East immediately senses a slam with their hand, getting the minimum combined count of East-West to 33 points
Hand of the Week #47 (Solution) ♠
N E S W 1♦ P 3♦ P 5♦ P P P Rather than thinking about the pleasant experience that 3NT would have been we need to try and make this precarious minor game! Counting our losers we only have one suit to worry about and that
Hand of the Week #47 ♠
N E S W 1♦ P 3♦ P 5♦ P P P South starts off the bidding with 1♦, North jump raises to 3♦ which shows 4+ diamonds and 10-12 points (if balanced) or an 8 loser hand (if unbalanced). This response importantly denies a 4 card
Red Suit Transfers ♦
Whenever you enter into the bidding you are primarily looking for your side to play in a major and if at all possible you would like to play in game (or above!). When your side opens 1NT the bidding is quite different than when they open a suit and
Hand of the Week #46 (Solution) ♦
N E S W 1NT P 2♥* P 2♠ P 3NT P 4♠ P P P Firstly, we are glad to be in a spade contract and not NTs as NTs fails on a heart lead. In a trump contract it is best to analyse our potential
Hand of the Week #46 ♦
N E S W 1NT P 2♥* P 2♠ P 3NT P 4♠ P P P An East-West only auction sees them land in a reasonable game. Firstly East starts off the bidding with 1NT, West replies with 2♥* which is a transfer bid showing 5+ spades
Unassuming Cue Bid ♥
This lesson tackles the difficult subject of how to respond to your partner's overcall. Raising their suit directly is used on weak hands as an obstructive bid, so what about when you want to make an encouraging bid when you have a good hand? That's where the 'Unassuming Cue
Hand of the Week #45 (Solution) ♥
N E S W 1NT 2♣* P 2♦* P P P It is 'normal' to attempt to set the hand up with most trumps, which is almost always your own hand, but not the case in this hand! Here we want to try to set up the