Author Archives: Julian Foster

City and Polish Club – Thursday Morning 14th August 2025. Board 7 last week saw a mixture of results – often with East West going off. But it was when they defended that it was the most interesting. South will … Continue reading →

City and Polish Club – Thursday Morning 7th August 2025. Board 22 last week was another partscore hand where it’s worth both sides competing. East will normally start with 1♥ and South should overcall 1♠. Yes the suit isn’t great … Continue reading →

City and Polish Club – Thursday Morning 31st July 2025. Board 15 last week was a classic competitive partscore hand. The points are roughly equal between the two sides and each can made a contract at the 2 level although, … Continue reading →

City and Polish Club – Thursday Morning 24th July 2025. Last week board 22 contained an 8 card club suit. When you have a long minor suit with the top cards, it’s worth considering trying to play in 3NT. There … Continue reading →

City and Polish Club – Thursday Morning 17th July 2025. Last week was the first week that the Thursday duplicate moved to the Polish Club. I hope everyone playing there enjoyed it. For the benefit of any new readers who … Continue reading →