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Countering a forcing defence (and matchpoint play)
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
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2025 SBC Spring Swiss Teams Highlights
A decent turnout in the SBC Spring Swiss Teams congress! There were top-tier congress players, youth players and first-timers in the congress, we are proud to run congresses that appeal to all types of players! Thanks to John McIlrath and … Continue reading
8 card support for partner!
(With thanks to Peter Newman who told me about the hand). This hand came up at the Parramatta congress recently. Holding the East cards how do you react when partner opens 2♥, a weak two in a suit where you … Continue reading
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SBC Christmas Party on Wednesday 3rd December
The 2025 SBC Christmas Party will be held on Wednesday 3rd December. Following the tradition, there will be two separate sessions – Morning and / or Afternoon. You can choose to play either session or both sessions. There will be … Continue reading
If you think a finesse will fail – there may be another option.
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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