♣♦ What’s On at Sydney Bridge Club… ♥♠

There is always something happening at Sydney Bridge Club.

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  Friday July 3rd: Competitive Bidding as Overcaller.
  Improve your competitive bidding as the Overcalling team. Which bids are forcing and when can you pass. Introducing the Giorgio Convention to help you bid games and stop low. Continue reading →
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  Cover honours but not touching honours
  A theme in bridge is to “cover an honour with an honour” – the idea being to promote lower value cards in either your, or your partner’s, hand into winners. That’s good advice. But, like all bridge “rules”, it’s not as simple … Continue reading →
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  2026 SBC State Pairs Club Selection Events
  The State Pairs and State Teams are new events replacing the former State Open Pairs and Open Teams formats. These competitions highlight top performers across three distinct categories: Open, Under Grand (<1000 MPs), and Under National (<150 MPs). State Pairs Metro Final … Continue reading →
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  Bidding in 4th seat after 2 passes
  If a 1 level opening bid is followed by 2 passes, the situation is not the same as it is directly over the opening bid. Today’s hand taken from a recent congress looks at why not. East opened 1♠. South couldn’t really … Continue reading →
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  Defence against high level contracts
  Today’s board (taken from the Victorian Festival of Bridge currently being held in Melbourne) saw a wide range of scores because both sides had large double fits and could make lots of tricks if the defenders didn’t cash their tricks first. So … Continue reading →