Author Archives: Julian Foster

IMPS v Matchpoints

Posted on July 8, 2024 by Julian Foster

City and Canada Bay – Monday Morning 8th July 2024. Last Monday the city session was playing normal matchpoint pairs while Strathfield was playing a State Teams qualifier (scored by IMPs).   Board 23 was an example of where I might have … Continue reading →

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Off shape 1NT and stopper bidding

Posted on July 1, 2024 by Julian Foster

City and Canada Bay – Monday Morning 1st July 2024. Last week on board 8, despite having a combined 26 points, a large number of East West pairs didn’t manage to bid to 3NT.   I suspect one reason for this might … Continue reading →

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Weak twos and Lebensohl

Posted on June 17, 2024 by Julian Foster

City and Canada Bay – Monday Morning 17th June 2024. Board 9 last week would most likely have seen North open a weak 2♠ and East having to decide what to do.    It’s not a nice decision.   There are flaws with every … Continue reading →

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