Author Archives: Julian Foster

City and Canada Bay – Thursday Morning 5th June 2025. So often in competitive hands, one side has hearts and the other has spades. The side with spades of course has an advantage because they can outbid the other side … Continue reading →

City and Canada Bay – Thursday Morning 29th May 2025. Stayman over 1NT is probably the most common bridge convention used in the entire world. But what happens after it gets far less attention. Board 17 last week is an … Continue reading →

City and Canada Bay – Thursday Morning 22nd May 2025. After a 1NT opening and a transfer response, the opener may have a good fit and there are ways they can announce that by not simply completing the requested transfer. … Continue reading →

City and Canada Bay – Thursday Morning 15th May 2025. On board 18 last week North South had a combined 26 points and could make game in 3 denominations. But only 6 out of 24 pairs across the two fields … Continue reading →

City and Canada Bay – Thursday Morning 8th May 2025. Last week we focused on no-trump bidding and play. This week we’ll look at what some might think of as a fairly boring part-score hand that was nearly always played … Continue reading →