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Cover honours but not touching honours
A theme in bridge is to “cover an honour with an honour” – the idea being to promote lower value cards in either your, or your partner’s, hand into winners. That’s good advice. But, like all bridge “rules”, it’s not … Continue reading
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2026 SBC State Pairs Club Selection Events
The State Pairs and State Teams are new events replacing the former State Open Pairs and Open Teams formats. These competitions highlight top performers across three distinct categories: Open, Under Grand (<1000 MPs), and Under National (<150 MPs). State Pairs … Continue reading
Bidding in 4th seat after 2 passes
If a 1 level opening bid is followed by 2 passes, the situation is not the same as it is directly over the opening bid. Today’s hand taken from a recent congress looks at why not. East opened 1♠. South … Continue reading
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Defence against high level contracts
Today’s board (taken from the Victorian Festival of Bridge currently being held in Melbourne) saw a wide range of scores because both sides had large double fits and could make lots of tricks if the defenders didn’t cash their tricks … Continue reading
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SBC Novice & Restricted Pairs Congress Highlights
Today we hosted our very first congress dedicated entirely to Novice and Restricted players! We had a fantastic turnout with 19 tables in play. The field was incredibly diverse. Experience levels ranged from players with fewer than 2 masterpoints to … Continue reading
