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Use of a “competitive double”

Posted on July 31, 2025 by Julian Foster

City and Polish Club – Thursday Morning 31st July 2025. Board 15 last week was a classic competitive partscore hand. The points are roughly equal between the two sides and each can made a contract at the 2 level although, … Continue reading →

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3NT with a long running minor

Posted on July 24, 2025 by Julian Foster

City and Polish Club – Thursday Morning 24th July 2025. Last week board 22 contained an 8 card club suit. When you have a long minor suit with the top cards, it’s worth considering trying to play in 3NT. There … Continue reading →

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Reasonable actions sometimes get horrible results!

Posted on July 17, 2025 by Julian Foster

City and Polish Club – Thursday Morning 17th July 2025. Last week was the first week that the Thursday duplicate moved to the Polish Club. I hope everyone playing there enjoyed it. For the benefit of any new readers who … Continue reading →

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Putting pressure on with pre-empts

Posted on July 10, 2025 by Julian Foster

City and Canada Bay – Thursday Morning 10th July 2025. Board 23 last week had potential for some quite ugly results. Exactly what happens may well depend on how aggressive some of the North South players are in the bidding. … Continue reading →

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Which suit to play on?!

Posted on July 3, 2025 by Julian Foster

City and Canada Bay – Thursday Morning 3rd July 2025. Board 7 last week normally ended up with East West playing in 3NT. But it was one of those difficult boards where it’s not clear which suit to play on … Continue reading →

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