Author Archives: Julian Foster

City and Canada Bay – Thursday Morning 27th March 2025. Back to a normal column with just one hand this week! Board 16 saw almost all North South pairs playing in 4♥. But there were different routes to the play … Continue reading →

City and Canada Bay – Thursday Morning 20th March 2025. Last week I understand there was a mix up with boards so the City and Canada Bay sessions played different boards. I’ve looked at both sets and will include a … Continue reading →

City and Canada Bay – Thursday Morning 13th March 2025. The auction on board 23 last week is likely to have a dramatic effect on the end result. East West can actually make 4♠ despite only having 15 points between … Continue reading →

City and Canada Bay – Thursday Morning 6th March 2025. Board 19 last week will most likely have a simple auction of Pass, 1NT (15-17) all pass. How many tricks it will make depends a lot on North’s lead. A … Continue reading →

City and Canada Bay – Thursday Morning 27th February 2025. On some hands the points are very unevenly distributed and two big hands may end up effectively playing against each other. This has implications both in the bidding and in … Continue reading →