Author Archives: Julian Foster

If you think a finesse will fail – there may be another option.

Posted on November 9, 2025 by Julian Foster

9th November 2025 Two weeks ago I described a disaster hand from the Spring Nationals. So to level the score a bit(!) this week I’ll focus on a hand I got right since it involved some “table reading”. The auction … Continue reading →

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Defence – when plan A fails try plan B!

Posted on October 30, 2025 by Julian Foster

30th October 2025 This week’s hand is taken from a congress I recently played in New Zealand which became an instructive defensive problem. I was fortunate my opponent got it wrong at the time but he had enough information to … Continue reading →

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When fixed – stay fixed!

Posted on October 16, 2025 by Julian Foster

16th October 2025 This is a hand taken from the recent Spring Nationals tournament which I played in and contains many useful lessons in what not to do! The bidding began with 3 passes to West who opened 1♦. Now … Continue reading →

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A certain finesse

Posted on October 9, 2025 by Julian Foster

City and Polish Club – Thursday Morning 9th October 2025. We are going to be making a few changes to the column going forward. This will be the last column that specifically focuses on a hand from the Thursday morning … Continue reading →

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The dangers of rebidding your own hand.

Posted on October 2, 2025 by Julian Foster

City and Polish Club – Thursday Morning 2nd October 2025. Last week the hands at the two venues were once again matching. So on the selected hand here are both sides’ points – 20 each! As expected, that leads to … Continue reading →

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