Category Archives: Weekly Wisdom

Raising minors and the power of a 1 level overcall

Posted on March 13, 2025 by Julian Foster

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?

Posted on March 6, 2025 by Julian Foster

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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Bidding after a weak two – Lebensohl.

Posted on February 20, 2025 by Julian Foster

City and Canada Bay – Thursday Morning 20th February 2025. Most East West pairs on board 10 last week would have faced a weak 2♥ opening from South. A pre-empt like that can often make it hard for the opponents … Continue reading →

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Slam after the opponents open!

Posted on February 13, 2025 by Julian Foster

City and Canada Bay – Thursday Morning 13th February 2025. A few weeks ago I wrote about reaching game after the opponents open. Board 3 last week had a slam available for East West – usually after the opponents had … Continue reading →

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A long minor suit opposite 1NT

Posted on February 9, 2025 by Julian Foster

City and Canada Bay – Thursday Morning 6th February 2025. Board 6 last week contained a couple of useful bidding tips which would have enabled North South to reach 3NT, a contract which in practice is likely to make a … Continue reading →

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