Author Archives: Julian Foster

I have been away on holiday. But there are also no hand records for that day visible in the Pianola online results so it’s not easy for me to get the hands in order to do a column. I will … Continue reading →

City and Polish Club – Thursday Morning 21st August 2025. Board 14 last week showed how valuable it can be to get into the auction first. East and South will both start with a pass and it’s now West’s turn. … Continue reading →

City and Polish Club – Thursday Morning 14th August 2025. Board 7 last week saw a mixture of results – often with East West going off. But it was when they defended that it was the most interesting. South will … Continue reading →

City and Polish Club – Thursday Morning 7th August 2025. Board 22 last week was another partscore hand where it’s worth both sides competing. East will normally start with 1♥ and South should overcall 1♠. Yes the suit isn’t great … Continue reading →

City and Polish Club – Thursday Morning 31st July 2025. Board 15 last week was a classic competitive partscore hand. The points are roughly equal between the two sides and each can made a contract at the 2 level although, … Continue reading →