Hand of the Week #20 (Solution) ♥
N E S W 2♠ P 2NT* P 3♣* P 4♠ P P P With the opening lead of the ♦K, we have an immediate problem of 2 potential losers there. If we have to lose the lead in trumps, which is almost certain, then the opponents
Hand of the Week #20 ♥
N E S W 2♠ P 2NT* P 3♣* P 4♠ P P P With North-South having the weaker hands West's opening of 2♠ actually preempts their partner rather than the opponents, which is not the intended outcome of a weak 2! East bids 2NT* which is
Control Bidding ♠
In this lesson we learn about control bidding, previously or otherwise known as cue bidding. This is when you and your partner have agreed a suit as trumps and are game forced. You can then use side suit bids to describe which controls you have with a view to
Jacoby 2NT ♥
Jacoby 2NT is a conventional agreement for the opening side. It is named as such after Oswald Jacoby, a brilliant bridge player in his day. This artificial convention is a way of agreeing a major suit as trumps and forcing your side to at least game, with the possibility
Hand of the Week #19 (Solution) ♠
N E S W 1♥ X XX 2♣ 2♥ 3♣ 3♥ P 4♥ P P P The problem that you have in this hand is that you are almost certainly destined to lose 4 tricks. As mentioned before, our 4 potential loser are 2 spades, 1 club
Hand of the Week #19 ♠
N E S W 1♥ X XX 2♣ 2♥ 3♣ 3♥ P 4♥ P P P South starts off the bidding with 1♥, West makes a takeout double asking East to bid, and North redoubles. This redouble shows 10+ points and a willingness to defend, should that
Blackwood 4NT ♦
When you are first introduced to the scoring the main thing that you focus on is the game bonus. The main reason for this is because game contracts are quite frequent and the bonus you get for bidding to game and making your contract is substantial. There are, however,
Endplays ♠
This video explains the advanced declarer technique know as 'endplays'. To endplay an opponent you need to manipulate the play so that you relinquish the lead at a critical juncture in order to create a situation where a defender must lead a certain suit for, thus giving you an
Hand of the Week #18 (Solution) ♣
N E S W 1♥ P 1NT P 2♣ P 2♥ P P P The diamond lead is naturally not good for us, but as it happens those losers were inevitable anyway. The opponents are very likely to lead 3 rounds of diamonds so we need to
Hand of the Week #18 ♣
N E S W 1♥ P 1NT P 2♣ P 2♥ P P P An uncontested auction for East-West with East showing a 5:4 shape in hearts and clubs, and West settling for their major fit over their minor fit (the luxury of choice!). Although this isn't