Category Archives: Weekly Wisdom

Compete for the part score!

Posted on November 21, 2024 by Julian Foster

City and Canada Bay – Thursday Morning 21st November 2024. Each side had 20 points on board 27 last week. As is so often the case, however, the pairs that competed more aggressively to win the part score tended to … Continue reading →

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The difference a free bid makes

Posted on November 14, 2024 by Julian Foster

City and Canada Bay – Thursday Morning 14th November 2024. Board 11 last week had almost all East West pairs playing in 4♠. That’s the normal contract but how they got there may well have varied. The hand shows how … Continue reading →

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Get the side suit going

Posted on November 1, 2024 by Julian Foster

City and Canada Bay – Monday Morning 28th October 2024. A very common theme when declaring a hand in a trump suit is the need to set up a side suit (usually by ruffing losers in it to make the … Continue reading →

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The power of splinters

Posted on October 20, 2024 by Julian Foster

City and Canada Bay – Monday Morning 21st October 2024. I am writing this on a plane to South America where I will be away until 14 November. I will try and do a column next Monday but no guarantees! … Continue reading →

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Partscore competitive bidding.

Posted on October 18, 2024 by Julian Foster

City and Canada Bay – Monday Morning 14th October 2024. Board 25 last week saw one or two East West pairs make game but it was more usually a partscore battle. After pass from North and 1♥ from East the … Continue reading →

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