Category Archives: Weekly Wisdom

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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Raising minors and the power of a 1 level overcall

City and Canada Bay – Thursday Morning 13th March 2025. The auction on board 23 last week is likely to have a dramatic effect on the end result. East West can actually make 4♠ despite only having 15 points between … Continue reading

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Active or passive lead?

City and Canada Bay – Thursday Morning 6th March 2025. Board 19 last week will most likely have a simple auction of Pass, 1NT (15-17) all pass. How many tricks it will make depends a lot on North’s lead. A … Continue reading

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