Continuing Bridge - course for improvers
CONTINUING BRIDGE (BEGINNERS) YEAR 2
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A new Continuing Bridge course of 30 weeks will start in June 2024. This structured and tutor led course will follow the EBU (English Bridge Union) year 2 course for learning to play bridge. It is not for complete beginners but for those who have completed year 1 of the course, or just wish to refresh and improve their Bridge play. If you wish to register an interest in this course please contact the leader.
The classes are in Hersham, on Tuesday evenings from 7-9 pm, or Friday mornings from 10 - 12 noon. You need a commitment to attend the lessons and to do the set homework. If you are gong to miss many lessons because of holidays or other commitments then this course is not for you.
The lesson plan is:
What I should know already
1. Revision of uncontested auction
2. Revision of overcalls
3. Duplicate tactics and protective bidding
4. Play session
Planning the play
5. & 6. Planning the play with SWOT examples
Slam bidding
7. & 8. Slam bidding with Blackwood and cue bidding
Defence
9. & 10. Defensive guidelines, 3rd hand play - signalling & unblocking, 2nd hand play leading through strength and leading partner’s suit
Competitive bidding
11. Take out doubles (responsive and competitive doubles); raising partner after a double
12. Negative doubles
13. Defence to an opponent’s 1NT opening
Declarer play
14. The danger hand
15. Counting by declarer
Tidying up and bending rules
16. Showing shape
17. 4th suit forcing
18. Bending the rules
Defender play
19. Revision of signals
20. Planning defence
21. Defeating trump contracts
22. Using trumps
23. Lead of a king against a NT contract
New Gadgets
24. Supporting partner using Losing Trick Count
25. Supporting partner - pre-emotive raises, splinters, pudding raises after 1H/1S bid
26. Red suit transfers
27. Weak twos
28. Landy defence to 1NT
Finishing
29 - 30 play hands
Margaret