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Text Box: Tip of the Week and Play Your Cards Right
 

 

 

 

  Another page for our newer or less experienced players. Alternatively, those who have played longer might want a little refresher.

Click on the link below for a playing/bidding tip and a short quiz on the subject. They open in Microsoft Word. The section on defensive tips needs you to have Adobe Acrobat installed.

Thanks are due to Sandra Landy for giving her kind permission in allowing us to reproduce the series of articles on defensive play formerly published in English Bridge. Sandra is a former double world Champion and quintuple European Champion, so knows a thing or two about card play!

 

Clarky's Weekly Tip - click on a topic below

Suit Overcalls

Takeout doubles

Stayman Convention

Strong 2 (opening bids)

Weak 2 (opening bids)

Pre-emptive bids

SWOT analysis

Cue bids

Leading a K in defence of NT Contract

 

Sandra Landy's Defensive Tips - click on the topic you need

Opening Leads

1. Leading      2. Leads to suit contracts      3. Leads against slams     4. Standard Leads 

   5. More on leads to suit contracts      6. Playing for ruffs      7. Returning partner's suit

Attitude Signals

1. Attitude signals     2. Getting the message over      3. High is encouraging      4. Watch partner's play

Count Signals

1. Giving the count            2. Count signals      3. More on count signals

        

 

Click on a book below to view the links between these supporting articles and the defensive play lessons in 

 Book one schedule or Book two schedule