Schedule Remainder of 2014
Update 9/23: The lesson this week is cancelled. Next lesson is 10/9. I’ve added a calendar to the blog. You can access it from the top menu. Our next lesson is on 9/25. After that we have lessons every other…
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Lesson Thursday 9/4
Updated after the class on 9/4. Here’s what I covered. 1. Suit combination AJ9 opposite xx(x), what’s the best play for 2 tricks? Answer: You should finesse the 9 on the first trick. If it loses to the K or…
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Killing The Discard
You are sitting East. North, in 3rd seat, opens 1NT. You overcall 2D, passed around to North, who bids 2H, ending the auction. You lead the Diamond Ace, partner playing the Jack, then continue with the Diamond King, fetching the…
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Ask Yourself “Why Is Declarer Doing That?”
You are sitting North. You opened 1D in 3rd seat, East overcalled 1S, your partner raised to 2D, West cued 3D, and East signed off in 3S. The opening lead is is the Diamond 4 to the Queen King and…
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Rebidding Responder’s Major after Opener’s 1NT Rebid
Example auction: 1D – 1S – 1NT. Should responder bid 2S on a 5 card suit and a minimal hand? I used to be of the opinion that responder should not, normally. Then I read the Robinson’s Roundtable article on…
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September Lesson Schedule
Next lesson will be Thursday 9/4. We’ll skip an extra week and the following lesson will be Thursday 9/25.
Next Lesson: Thursday 8/21, 9 AM
Hi all. Our next meeting is on the 21st of August. I’ll probably hit on a few small topics, without any specific theme. I expect to discuss: Handling interference in your 1NT auctions without resorting to stolen bid doubles (mostly)….
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Don’t Finesse Partner
There’s an axiom on defense, “don’t finesse partner”. What does that mean? Here’s an example: The contract is 1NT by North after an uncontested auction 1D-1S-1NT. East’s opening lead was the H6 to the 8 and K. The H2 was…
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Best Chance Missing the A, J, and 10
Suppose you are the declarer and you need to hold this suit to 1 loser: Dummy: Q 6 4 2 Declarer: K 7 5 3 Looks fairly hopeless, right? Most of the time (probably 80% or so) you will lose…
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Opener’s New Suit Rebid Doesn’t Limit His Hand Very Much
In Standard American or 2/1, opening 1 of a suit and rebidding 2 of a lower ranking suit doesn’t really limit opener’s strength very much. All we know is that opener doesn’t have enough to make a game-forcing jump shift….
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