Author Archives: Julian Foster

Aggressive bidding pays off again!

Posted on February 15, 2026 by Julian Foster

This hand comes from the Fixed Income Solutions One Day swiss pairs held as part of the Summer Festival of Bridge in Canberra on Fri Jan 16th. It was a 6 round butler imp swiss pairs (a form of scoring … Continue reading →

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Defence again. Count your tricks again!

Posted on February 10, 2026 by Julian Foster

This is another hand from a New Zealand teams event. After a pass from South West opens 1♠. North has a clear takeout double and East will raise to 2♠. South passes and it’s back to West. 4♠ is clear … Continue reading →

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Count your tricks in defence as well!

Posted on January 31, 2026 by Julian Foster

Apologies again for the lack of a column last week. Sadly I landed up with flu at the Summer Festival of Bridge in Canberra and have been out of action. Hopefully things will return to normal from now on. This … Continue reading →

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A lesson in accurate defence

Posted on January 18, 2026 by Julian Foster

This hand is taken from the Summer Festival of bridge at Canberra in the swiss pairs event on Sunday 18th Jan. Although not a spectacular hand in terms of shape or points, it demonstrated simple good defence which often separates … Continue reading →

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To double or not to double?

Posted on January 9, 2026 by Julian Foster

I hope everyone had a good Christmas & New Year. I had a holiday last week but will now continue with the column which I will aim to publish each weekend. This is a hand from the Sydney Bridge Club … Continue reading →

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