Julian Foster’s hand commentary provides a good read every week. He reviews the results of our Monday morning session at City and Canada Bay and pick up an interesting hand for commentary. His column starts with the core principle, with key notes as a quick summary and advanced tips if you progress well with this laddered reading.
Julian is a many times NSW representative, he has an impressive bridge career as an individual player and coach!
- The impact of a subtle false card!
City and Canada Bay – Thursday Morning 17th April 2025. East West could actually make game in clubs on board 23 last week. But it’s almost impossible to bid as we’ll see. At almost every table East West either played diamonds or North South played … Continue reading - Bidding to slam with a long suit over 2NT
City and Canada Bay – Thursday Morning 10th April 2025. Board 15 last week had a good long suit opposite a strong balanced hand. That combination frequently makes slam a good prospect. This hand is no exception – 6♦ is excellent. Many pairs struggle to … Continue reading - Trial bids and how imps/matchpoints scoring differs
City and Canada Bay – Thursday Morning 3rd April 2025. Board 7 last week saw most East West pairs playing in 4♥. With the foul trump break, this contract had no chance and some ended up as many as 5 off! Could East West have … Continue reading - Different routes to 10 tricks (or maybe even 11)
City and Canada Bay – Thursday Morning 27th March 2025. Back to a normal column with just one hand this week! Board 16 saw almost all North South pairs playing in 4♥. But there were different routes to the play and the defence which are … Continue reading - Two different hands – two different types of slam!
City and Canada Bay – Thursday Morning 20th March 2025. Last week I understand there was a mix up with boards so the City and Canada Bay sessions played different boards. I’ve looked at both sets and will include a hand from each this week. … Continue reading
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