Category Archives: Events

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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SBC players in Sydney Spring Nationals

The 2025 Sydney Spring Nationals was run from 18th – 26th October in Canterbury Racecourse. SBC players are known travellers, the Sydney Spring Nationals is one of their favourite events. We are proud to have so many high achievers from … Continue reading

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Defence – when plan A fails try plan B!

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!

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

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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