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
Hand of the Week #48 ♣
N E S W 2NT P 3♣* P 3♦* P 6NT P P P West kicks off
Hand of the Week #47 (Solution) ♠
N E S W 1♦ P 3♦ P 5♦ P P P Rather than thinking about the
Hand of the Week #47 ♠
N E S W 1♦ P 3♦ P 5♦ P P P South starts off the bidding
Red Suit Transfers ♦
Whenever you enter into the bidding you are primarily looking for your side to play in a major and
Hand of the Week #46 (Solution) ♦
N E S W 1NT P 2♥* P 2♠ P 3NT P 4♠ P P P Firstly,
Hand of the Week #46 ♦
N E S W 1NT P 2♥* P 2♠ P 3NT P 4♠ P P P An
Unassuming Cue Bid ♥
This lesson tackles the difficult subject of how to respond to your partner's overcall. Raising their suit directly is
Hand of the Week #45 (Solution) ♥
N E S W 1NT 2♣* P 2♦* P P P It is 'normal' to attempt to
Hand of the Week #45 ♥
N E S W 1NT 2♣* P 2♦* P P P North opens a weak 1NT (12-14)
Dummy Reversals ♥
A 'dummy reversal' is a playing technique that declarer can use. Whilst it seems rather complex on first view,
Hand of the Week #44 (Solution) ♣
N E S W 1♠ P 2♠ P P P Counting our losers, we have 2 in
Hand of the Week #44 ♣
N E S W 1♠ P 2♠ P P P West kicks off the bidding with 1♠
2C* Openers ♦
There are very rare occasions where you pick up a hand that is so good that you think you
Hand of the Week #43 (Solution) ♠
N E S W 2♥ P 2NT* P 3NT* P 4♥ P P P The lead of
Hand of the Week #43 ♠
N E S W 2♥ P 2NT* P 3NT* P 4♥ P P P With East-West being
Slam Bidding – When to control bid and when to use 4NT ♥
Bidding slams can often be a tricky task and this video lesson takes a look at the 2 most
Hand of the Week #42 (Solution) ♥
N E S W 1♥ P 4♦* P 4♥ P P P Analysing our losers here it
Hand of the Week #42 ♥
N E S W 1♥ P 4♦* P 4♥ P P P East opens 1♥ (the correct
Support Doubles & Redoubles ♠
Making a takeout double is a very useful tool for dealing with competitive bidding from the opponents. Support doubles
Hand of the Week #41 (Solution) ♦
NESW1♥P3♥P4♥PPP East starts of with the ♠K as their lead and we need to analyse our potential losers.
Hand of the Week #41 ♦
N E S W 1♥ P 3♥ P 4♥ P P P North kicks off the bidding
Blackwood vs RKCB ♥
Bidding 4NT to look for a slam is something we learn about fairly early on, but the original version
Hand of the Week #40 (Solution) ♠
N E S W 1♣ 1♥ P 2♣* P 4♥ P P P The problem we have
Hand of the Week #40 ♠
N E S W 1♣ 1♥ P 2♣* P 4♥ P P P West kicks off the
2C* Openers ♦
Opening the bidding at the 1 level traditionally suggests you have between 12 and 19 points, and this is
Forcing or non-forcing? ♦
The bidding is a language, and as such we need to know when our partner is going to respond
Hand of the Week #39 (Solution) ♣
N E S W P P 1♦ P 1♥ P 3♦ P 3NT P P P The
Hand of the Week #39 ♣
N E S W P P 1♦ P 1♥ P 3♦ P 3NT P P P The