 Benji Acol |
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benji acol
Level - participants will have a sound knowledge of basic Acol
Course Outline
Weak hands with six card suits are quite common. Previously these hands were passed and you had to wait for a chance to overcall. This meant that their pre-emptive value was lost. Benji Acol is the answer!
Please note that there may be some changes to this outline.
1. Outline of the system and weak 2's
2. Opening 2C
3. Opening 2D
4. Opening 2NT
5. Multi 2D and defending against weak 2's
6. General revision and practice |
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| Transfers |
| Transfers
Level - participants will have a sound knowledge of basic Acol
Course Outline
Using transfer bids means you can play more contracts with the strong hand hidden, and helps you to find a safe spot to play when your NT opening bid gets doubled.
Please note that there may be some changes to this outline.
1. Red suit transfers
2. Full transfers over 1NT
3. Transfers over 2NT (including continuations and slam tries)
4. Defences to 1NT doubled - includes exit transfers and Helvic
5. Extra gadgets and intervening against transfers
6. General revision and practice |
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| Better Declarer Play |
better declarer play
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Level - participants will be familiar with the basic techniques of declarer play including establishing by force, tricks from length, finesse, using trumps to create extra winners by ruffing, and planning
the play.
Course Outline
Please note that this is a new course and there may be some changes to the outline.
1. Keeping control of the trump suit: combating the forcing defence;
2. When is it ok to ruff dummy's losers and when is it wrong? managing a 4:3 trump suit;
3. When to leave a master trump outstanding and when not to
4. How to avoid a damaging ruff; scissor coup, avoidance play
5. Continuation of lesson 4
6/7.Coping with bad trump breaks; safety plays, trump coup, grand coup,
8/9. Continuation of lessons 6/7. coup en passant; trump reduction and endplay
10. Recap |
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| Further Bidding |
further bidding
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Level - This is a new course designed for those who have a good grasp of all the basics and want to add a little more sophistication to their bidding.
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Course outline:
1. Forcing or non-forcing Fourth suit forcing
2. The Losing Trick Count
3. Doubles - beyond the basics
4. Protective bidding
5. Bidding shapely hands
6. What to do when they open 1NT
7. Slam bidding including Roman Key Card Blackwood (RKCB)
8. Hand evaluation
9. Better ways to raise partner's major
10. Revision and general practice | |
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