Author Archives: Julian Foster

Today’s hand is again taken from the SBC Stroke Awareness session held on Wed 9 Sept. The auction will almost certainly start Pass Pass 1♠. East will probably bid 2♥ – it could be very wrong but he surely has … Continue reading →

You may have heard players use this expression. It’s referring to the fact that so often at bridge when you have a choice of passing or taking a risk and bidding – it’s the bidding choice that tends to pay … Continue reading →

Quite a number of North South pairs played 4♥ on today’s hand. That’s pretty reasonable – they have a 4-4 fit and a combined 27 points. For many pairs South will have opened a strong 1NT, North will stayman and … Continue reading →

To make a contract there is usually a key suit you need to play on. But sometimes there are other considerations as well. Today’s hand taken from a recent Sydney Bridge Club duplicate is an example. The normal start to … Continue reading →

Recently I played in a session where the weak no-trump opening that we play (11-14 balanced) came up quite a lot. It was evident that many pairs, clearly not used to it, had no idea how to defend against it. … Continue reading →