Author Archives: Julian Foster

 This hand is taken from a recent matchpoint pairs congress in New Zealand.Penalties at low levels are often some of the most satisfying but you don’t often see large penalties at the 1 level. Let’s first consider the bidding. As … Continue reading →

  This hand is again taken from the Sydney Bridge Club Christmas party – this time the afternoon session. It shows some inferences that can be made from the opening lead and also an alternative to a “normal” finesse. The … Continue reading →

  This hand comes from the Sydney Bridge Club Christmas Party (morning session) played on Dec 3rd – with a virtually full room of 32 tables. 16 more played the afternoon session as well. From next week until the end … Continue reading →

This hand is another one taken from the Wollstonecraft matchpoint pairs congress played on 16th November 2025. Sometimes your side is lucky enough to have two fits and you need to decide which to play in. Board 23 here was … Continue reading →

This hand is taken from the Wollstonecraft matchpoint pairs congress played on 16th November 2025. A forcing defence (forcing declarer to ruff so they run out of trumps) can be extremely effective but sometimes there are things declarer can do … Continue reading →