Hand of the Week #220 (Solution) ♥
N E S W P 1NT P 2♣* P 2♦* P 3NT P P P As mentioned before, East's lead is a big problem for us in this 3NT contract. We are almost certainly doomed to fail if we lose the lead to either East or West
Hand of the Week #220 ♥
N E S W P 1NT P 2♣* P 2♦* P 3NT P P P West starts off the bidding with a pass and North opens a weak 1NT (12-14). East also passes, and South utilises Stayman to see if there is a heart fit. Unfortunately for
Hand of the Week #219 (Solution) ♣
N E S W 2♦ P P P Looking at our potential losers in this hand, we have: 2 spades, 2 hearts, 1 diamond and 1 club. The losers in spades and hearts are inevitable, especially given that West has started with a heart honour lead. Of
Hand of the Week #219 ♣
N E S W 2♦ P P P A short and sweet auction sees South declare in 2♦. South opens a weak two in diamonds and that opening bid ends the auction! There are some players that don't play an opening bid of 2♦ as weak as
Hand of the Week #218 (Solution) ♠
N E S W 1NT X XX* P 2♣ P P P South's penalty double of our 1NT opener suggests that they have at least 16 HCP, which means that South has almost all of the missing cards in this hand. We can use this information to
Hand of the Week #218 ♠
N E S W 1NT X XX* P 2♣ P P P East opens the bidding with 1NT which this East-West are playing as 12-14. South doubles for penalties (a double of NTs is always penalties) and so West employs 'exit transfers' which is the escape system that East-West
Cue Bidding After a Takeout Double ♥
When your side makes a takeout double in the bidding, it is important to know how to respond. In this video lesson, we learn about when it is right to bid your own suit (often with a jump or two!) and when you might consider bidding the opponents' suit
Hand of the Week #217 (Solution) ♦
N E S W 1♣ P 1♠ P 2♠ P P P Looking at our losers on this we can see that we have: 1, possibly 2, spades, 2 hearts, 1 diamond and no clubs. We would like to draw the trumps on this hand as soon
Hand of the Week #217 ♦
N E S W 1♣ P 1♠ P 2♠ P P P A nice, simple auction sees North-South finish in a spade partscore. North starts off with a 1♣ opener, East passes, South replies with 1♠, West also passes and North raises 1♠ to 2♠ showing a spade
Different Methods of Signalling ♠
When you and your partner are defending hand, it is a good idea to agree on a 'signalling system' that you both play. This means that you can communicate certain attributes of your hand to one another through the cards that you play. In this lesson we learn about