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We open, we respond, then now what? Bids in second time round usually give us more information, so we can make a better decision. Come join Will’s Workshop on 29th August to master rebids and to distinguish the strength of the rebids. Booking essential for catering and dealing purposes.

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    • A double on the 2nd round
      Today’s hand is taken from the SBC Fixed Income Solutions Christmas in Winter pairs congress held yesterday on 1 August 2026. There was a wide variety of results on board 11 from the 2nd round: https://nsw.bridgeaustralia.org/showtraveller.asp?id=679189&board=11&pair=1 In many cases North South played … Continue reading →
    • Blackwood
      Occasionally a board comes along that everyone should bid to a grand slam. Today’s hand is like that. But sometimes people over complicate matters! 4NT Blackwood is of course the most famous slam going convention. In its simplest original form it was … Continue reading →
    • Saturday August 29th: Rebids and Decision Making. Weak and Strong Rebids
      Rebidding to Show Balanced or Unbalanced Hands. Showing Your Points More Accurately. Reverses, Strong Jump Shifts and Game/Slam Decisions. Continue reading →
    • Pre-empts make bidding harder – but play easier!
      A pre-empt forces you to start bidding at a much higher level which naturally makes it harder to reach the best contract. On the other hand, a pre-empt can often help declarer figure out the shape of the hand and how to … Continue reading →
    • 2026 SBC GNOT Club Qualifier results
      The Grand National Open Teams (GNOT) is the only national event that a club can run to offer gold masterpoints to its players. We ran the Club Qualifier in June, the event was well supported by our competitive players. After 3 sessions, … Continue reading →
    • Is there any chance left?
      Sometimes your contract looks completely hopeless. At that point you have to consider is there any chance left? Today’s hand was an example where there was – but it’s not that easy to see. It’s also so obscure that it’s questionable whether … Continue reading →
    • Stoppers and Lebensohl
      On some hands it’s essential to play no-trumps from one direction. Today’s hand (taken from the Newcastle Congress played the weekend of June 13-14) is an example. 3NT played by West is hopeless because North can lead ♦Q and the defence will … Continue reading →