Author Archives: Julian Foster

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 →

City and Polish Club – Thursday Morning 24th July 2025. Last week board 22 contained an 8 card club suit. When you have a long minor suit with the top cards, it’s worth considering trying to play in 3NT. There … Continue reading →

City and Polish Club – Thursday Morning 17th July 2025. Last week was the first week that the Thursday duplicate moved to the Polish Club. I hope everyone playing there enjoyed it. For the benefit of any new readers who … Continue reading →

City and Canada Bay – Thursday Morning 10th July 2025. Board 23 last week had potential for some quite ugly results. Exactly what happens may well depend on how aggressive some of the North South players are in the bidding. … Continue reading →