Author Archives: Julian Foster

The difference a free bid makes

Posted on November 14, 2024 by Julian Foster

City and Canada Bay – Thursday Morning 14th November 2024. Board 11 last week had almost all East West pairs playing in 4♠. That’s the normal contract but how they got there may well have varied. The hand shows how … Continue reading →

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Get the side suit going

Posted on November 1, 2024 by Julian Foster

City and Canada Bay – Monday Morning 28th October 2024. A very common theme when declaring a hand in a trump suit is the need to set up a side suit (usually by ruffing losers in it to make the … Continue reading →

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The power of splinters

Posted on October 20, 2024 by Julian Foster

City and Canada Bay – Monday Morning 21st October 2024. I am writing this on a plane to South America where I will be away until 14 November. I will try and do a column next Monday but no guarantees! … Continue reading →

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Partscore competitive bidding.

Posted on October 18, 2024 by Julian Foster

City and Canada Bay – Monday Morning 14th October 2024. Board 25 last week saw one or two East West pairs make game but it was more usually a partscore battle. After pass from North and 1♥ from East the … Continue reading →

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SBC Spring Teams Congress (28th Sept) – What would the defenders have done if…..?

Posted on October 9, 2024 by Julian Foster

Because Monday 7th Oct was a public holiday there was no session at Canada Bay.  The column will therefore instead feature a hand from the Sydney Bridge Centre Spring Teams congress which was held on Saturday 28th September. This is … Continue reading →

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