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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

Overcalls

Takeout doubles

Stayman

Strong 2

Weak 2

Pre-emptive bids

SWOT analysis

Cue bids

Unblocking in defence of NT

 

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

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

4. Attitude signals     5. Getting the message over      6. High is encouraging      7. Watch partner's play

8. Leading      9. Leads to suit contracts      10. Leads against slams      11. Standard Leads

12. More on leads to suit contracts      13. Playing for ruffs      14. Returning partner's suit

15. Leading a king against no trumps

 

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

 

Click on the link below to get a contents list of supporting articles on defence:

Supporting articles