Category Archives: Weekly Wisdom

The impact of a subtle false card!

City and Canada Bay – Thursday Morning 17th April 2025. East West could actually make game in clubs on board 23 last week. But it’s almost impossible to bid as we’ll see. At almost every table East West either played … Continue reading

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Bidding to slam with a long suit over 2NT

City and Canada Bay – Thursday Morning 10th April 2025. Board 15 last week had a good long suit opposite a strong balanced hand. That combination frequently makes slam a good prospect. This hand is no exception – 6♦ is … Continue reading

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Trial bids and how imps/matchpoints scoring differs

City and Canada Bay – Thursday Morning 3rd April 2025. Board 7 last week saw most East West pairs playing in 4♥. With the foul trump break, this contract had no chance and some ended up as many as 5 … Continue reading

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Different routes to 10 tricks (or maybe even 11)

City and Canada Bay – Thursday Morning 27th March 2025. Back to a normal column with just one hand this week! Board 16 saw almost all North South pairs playing in 4♥. But there were different routes to the play … Continue reading

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Two different hands – two different types of slam!

City and Canada Bay – Thursday Morning 20th March 2025. Last week I understand there was a mix up with boards so the City and Canada Bay sessions played different boards. I’ve looked at both sets and will include a … Continue reading

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