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- SBC Novice & Restricted Pairs CongressA special Pairs event for Novice and Restricted players! Compete with players who are of similar level – Novice (fewer than 100 masterpoints) and Restricted (fewer than 300 masterpoints). SBC Novice and Restricted Pairs Congress Two sessions: we will play three matches in the morning, break for lunch, then another … Continue reading
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- Not the loser everyone else lost!
Today’s column is primarily just an amusing story but it does have some interesting points in both bidding and defence. The hand occurred in the Barrier Reef Congress teams held recently in Townsville. North South can make 6♠ because ♥A is onside. … Continue reading - SBC GNOT Club Heat starts from 2nd June
We would like to invite you to play in our GNOT Club Qualifier over 3 Tuesdays 2nd, 9th & 16th June, 10.00am – 1.15pm. GOLD Masterpoints! We will sponsor at least one team (formed by the top two pairs) to progress to … Continue reading - Friday July 3rd: Competitive Bidding as Overcaller.
Improve your competitive bidding as the Overcalling team. Which bids are forcing and when can you pass. Introducing the Giorgio Convention to help you bid games and stop low. Continue reading - Second hand plays low
Something often taught early on in bridge (or in fact any similar trick taking game like whist or 500) is “second hand plays low, third hand plays high”. Like everything in bridge there are no 100% rules and there are of course … Continue reading - Give them some rope!
Many bridge tournaments are won and lost because of simple carelessness. It’s almost impossible to maintain 100% concentration all of the time but a simple little slip can often prove costly. Today’s hand is an example. First, however, the auction. North passes, … Continue reading - SBC Novice & Restricted Pairs Congress
A special Pairs event for Novice and Restricted players! Compete with players who are of similar level – Novice (fewer than 100 masterpoints) and Restricted (fewer than 300 masterpoints). SBC Novice and Restricted Pairs Congress Two sessions: we will play three matches … Continue reading - Stretch to respond to a 1 level opening
This week’s hand is once again taken from a recent SBC duplicate on Thursday 7th May. The hands were played at two separate venues at the same time. Quite a lot of East West pairs played the hand in 1♠ but, even … Continue reading
