Category Archives: Weekly Wisdom

Traps for an unwary declarer!

City and Canada Bay – Thursday Morning 30th January 2025. Board 7 last week was almost universally played in 4♥ by West. But there were a few traps waiting for inexperienced or careless declarers that meant they made fewer tricks … Continue reading

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“Pre-protection” and card reading

City and Canada Bay – Thursday Morning 23rd January 2025. On board 8 North South can make game in hearts but East West had a good sacrifice available in spades that would enable them to score better than conceding -420 … Continue reading

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Getting to game after the opponents open

City and Canada Bay – Thursday Morning 16th January 2025. East West had a combined 25 points on board 14 last week but across the two venues, only two pairs reached game. South will have opened the bidding and it’s … Continue reading

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When they can’t overruff

City and Canada Bay – Thursday Morning 9th January 2025. Board 13 last week was a competitive partscore hand where, defending on how the play goes, declarer may be able to make a valuable inference. Many players these days will … Continue reading

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3rd seat openings and re-openings

City and Canada Bay – Thursday Morning 2nd January 2025. Board 1 seems like a good place to start for the first column of the new year. It shows the value of 3rd seat openings but also had some chances … Continue reading

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