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!
- 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 - Raising minors and the power of a 1 level overcall
City and Canada Bay – Thursday Morning 13th March 2025. The auction on board 23 last week is likely to have a dramatic effect on the end result. East West can actually make 4♠ despite only having 15 points between them – the question is … Continue reading - Active or passive lead?
City and Canada Bay – Thursday Morning 6th March 2025. Board 19 last week will most likely have a simple auction of Pass, 1NT (15-17) all pass. How many tricks it will make depends a lot on North’s lead. A large majority of the field … Continue reading - Two big hands against each other. The Bath Coup.
City and Canada Bay – Thursday Morning 27th February 2025. On some hands the points are very unevenly distributed and two big hands may end up effectively playing against each other. This has implications both in the bidding and in the play. Board 11 was … Continue reading
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