Author Archives: Julian Foster

City and Canada Bay – Monday Morning 29th July 2024. Board 8 last week had some fairly consistent results (most East West pairs made 10 tricks in 3NT) but the bidding to reach it could well have varied quite a … Continue reading →

City and Canada Bay – Monday Morning 22nd July 2024. Board 22 last week saw a wide variety of contracts.  In the city session it was played 9 times and there were 8 different contracts!  Canada Bay had 12 tables and 6 … Continue reading →

City and Canada Bay – Monday Morning 15th July 2024. Board 18 last week saw most pairs playing in 2♠ but it had some interesting points about overcalling and defending. Looking at the auction East will pass and South will … Continue reading →

City and Canada Bay – Monday Morning 8th July 2024. Last Monday the city session was playing normal matchpoint pairs while Strathfield was playing a State Teams qualifier (scored by IMPs).   Board 23 was an example of where I might have … Continue reading →

City and Canada Bay – Monday Morning 1st July 2024. Last week on board 8, despite having a combined 26 points, a large number of East West pairs didn’t manage to bid to 3NT.   I suspect one reason for this might … Continue reading →