Author Archives: Julian Foster

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 20th February 2025. Most East West pairs on board 10 last week would have faced a weak 2♥ opening from South. A pre-empt like that can often make it hard for the opponents … Continue reading →

City and Canada Bay – Thursday Morning 13th February 2025. A few weeks ago I wrote about reaching game after the opponents open. Board 3 last week had a slam available for East West – usually after the opponents had … Continue reading →

City and Canada Bay – Thursday Morning 6th February 2025. Board 6 last week contained a couple of useful bidding tips which would have enabled North South to reach 3NT, a contract which in practice is likely to make a … Continue reading →

City and Canada Bay – Thursday Morning 30th January 2025. Board 7 last week was almost universally played in 4♥ by West. But there were a few traps waiting for inexperienced or careless declarers that meant they made fewer tricks … Continue reading →