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!
- Protective auctions and the point ranges!
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 reached a game. Why might … Continue reading - No trump play and defence
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 in 1NT. The bidding wasn’t … Continue reading - No trump bidding and play
City and Canada Bay – Thursday Morning 1st May 2025. Board 9 last week saw most North South pairs playing in no-trumps. 9 tricks were available but many pairs didn’t make that many. First the auction. North will open 1♣ (or a weak NT if … Continue reading - Getting into the auction first
City and Canada Bay – Thursday Morning 24th April 2025. Board 19 last week was a typical part-score hand where both sides could make a low level contract. However, as we’ll see, it’s harder for North South to find theirs – unless they get into … Continue reading - 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
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