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Andrew:

  • Do you know where you are going?
  • How opener bids a five card suit
  • What are my alternatives
  • Lead towards the honour you are trying to promote
  • Hand Shapes
  • Take-out doubles in other situations…
  • Responding to partners double…
  • When would you lead an ace against an unrevealing notrump auction?
  • When your longest suit is headed by three touching cards…
  • Fourth Highest?
  • Opening lead versus No-Trump contracts…
  • Redouble
  • More take-out doubles…
  • How many points do I need to overcall?
  • “SQOT” - The Suit Quality Overcall Test
  • What are the main reasons for overcalling?
  • An introduction to Overcall…
  • Sophisticated responding to take out double…
  • More Stayman…
  • Stayman…What does opener reply if he has both four-card majors?
  • Responding to a take-out double
  • Tip: DO keep equal length with dummy
  • Tip: DO be happy to let declarer trump in his hand
  • Tip: DO switch to a high (spot) card if you don’t want the suit led back
  • Tip: DO lead top of a sequence of three touching or near-touching high cards in your longest suit in
  • Tip: DO lead from the opposite hand when finessing
  • Tip: DO delay drawing trumps when you can trump in dummy
  • Tip: DO be happy to open 1 NT with a five-card major
  • Tip: DO look for a five-card suit from which to make length winners
  • Tip: DO go for your extra tricks before cashing your top tricks
  • Tip: DO bid a good suit as an overcaller with fewer than opening points
  • Tip: DO bid the cheaper of four-card suits as responder
  • Tip: DO open the higher-ranking of two equal length suits, except open 1♥ with four-four in ♥ + ♠
  • If in dummy there’s a long, strong suit, the defenders’ need to win tricks quick is quite acute
  • If you have to lose a trick, get the pain over with quick
  • Five is for the other side
  • Six-four bid some more
  • Bidding low point count slams F.A.S.T.
  • Trump in Dummy - Yes
  • Odd numbers break evenly, even numbers break oddly
  • Bid to the Level of the fit
  • For a suit bid twice, six cards are nice
  • Thinking of a slam?
  • Ace from ace-king is Andrew’s favourite lead v suits
  • Play like a tortoise, not like a hare
  • One down is good Bridge
  • Rules of 20
  • Rules of 19
  • Rules of 17
  • Rules of ...16
  • Rules of 13
  • The Rules of…Twelve
  • The Rules of .....Ten
  • The Rules of…. Seven
  • The Rules of ....Five
  • The Rules of….Four
  • The Rules of…... One
  • The Rules of… Three part (i)
  • Ditty “Down one is good Bridge”
  • Ditti “Avoid minor-suit games, not minor suits”
  • “Bid notrumps with mettle, then head for the kettle”
  • The Differences between Weak & Strong NT
  • Signal & Discard
  • Bidding Good bad hands
  • Responding to pre-empts - to spoil
  • Three Weak Twos
  • Lead top of two (remaining)
  • Partial drawing and Rule of One
  • Suit Establishment - how many entries?
  • Which card to promote ?
  • 4-4-4-1 hands
  • High Level Doubles
  • Don’t confuse support with mere preference
  • The Three Card raise of 1M to 2M
  • After responder has bid the dustbin lNT
  • After intervention, stick to your planned bid
  • Look for extra tricks
  • Penalty Double
  • A Suit Overcall
  • Eight-card major fits –The Holy Grail of Bridge
  • Respond the cheaper of four card suits
  • My Bols Tip
  • Every Time an opponent shows out
  • The Silver Blaze
  • Sacrificing
  • How to consult partner
  • One supporting bid only
  • Bidding for the Lead
  • When to break a rule
  • The Unassuming Cuebid
  • Supporting bids are non forcing
  • Which Zone are you in?
  • Considering Responders Rebid
  • How to use the Losing Trick Count
  • Open rebids notrump
  • Minor Suits
  • Rebidding Notrumps (2)
  • Rebidding Notrumps
  • Responders Rebid
  • Coping with intervention
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