Intermediates: Modules 4-6
Modules 4-6
Now that you have a good bridge foundation, we start to introduce some really useful conventions (coded bids with a special meaning) to help you find the best contract to play in. We also look at how to bid with highly unbalanced hands, especially weak hands with one very long suit. Defence is not neglected - in each module we build on our list of strategies that defenders can employ to communicate effectively with each other and to help bring down the contract.
Module 4 The next Module 4 Lessons are Jan 2025 Tuesdays, 6-8 pm and Wednesdays 7-9pm.
- Limit / Forcing Bids
- Modern Approach to NoTrump Rebids
- Declarer Planning in NT; card combinations; tempo
- Consolidation: Practice Hands 1
- Transfers after 1NT and 2NT Opening
- Declarer Planning in Trumps
- Consolidation: Practice Hands 2
- Opening 2 Clubs
9. Bidding slams with Roman Key Card Blackwood
10. Consolidation: Practice Hands 3
Module 5 The next Module 5 Lessons are scheduled for April 2025 Tuesdays 6-8 pm
- Overcalls, including weak Jump overcalls
- Bidding after interference; Negative Doubles
- A New Look at Opening Leads
- Practice Hands 1
- Opening 3 Weak Twos
- Bidding when the opposition have opened a weak two
- Practice Hands 2
- Declarer Planning; catering for bad breaks, making length winners
- Bidding Judgement
- Practice Hands 3
Module 6 The next module 6 lessons are scheduled for January 2025 Wednesdays 2-4pm
- Hand Evaluation
- Effective use of the Losing Trick Count
- Trial bids
- Consolidation: Practice Hands 1
- Defence: discards and signals on declarer's lead
- Looking for 3NT using Inverted Minors
- Consolidation: Practice Hands 2
8. Showing Shape
9. Fourth Suit Forcing
10. Consolidation: Practice Hand