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A certain finesse

Posted on October 9, 2025 by Julian Foster

City and Polish Club – Thursday Morning 9th October 2025. We are going to be making a few changes to the column going forward. This will be the last column that specifically focuses on a hand from the Thursday morning … Continue reading →

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The dangers of rebidding your own hand.

Posted on October 2, 2025 by Julian Foster

City and Polish Club – Thursday Morning 2nd October 2025. Last week the hands at the two venues were once again matching. So on the selected hand here are both sides’ points – 20 each! As expected, that leads to … Continue reading →

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All about 6NT!

Posted on September 25, 2025 by Julian Foster

Polish Club – Thursday Morning 25th September 2025. Sadly the hands were still different between the two venues last Thursday so not everyone will have played this board. Board 24 at Ashfield was where East West could make slam although … Continue reading →

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54 in the majors. Double or overcall?

Posted on September 18, 2025 by Julian Foster

Polish Club – Thursday Morning 18th September 2025. For some reason it looks like different boards were played at the two venues last Thursday. So I have picked a hand here from the Polish Club session. Apologies to those in … Continue reading →

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Is 4S that easy?

Posted on September 11, 2025 by Julian Foster

City and Polish Club – Thursday Morning 11th September 2025. Board 4 last week looks like a boring 4♠ game for North South but a lot of pairs went off so I thought it worth having a closer look. As … Continue reading →

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