| Bridge For Beginners |
The complete way for beginners to learn bridge using the Bridge For All scheme from the English Bridge Union.
No experience needed.
New Classes start Wednesday 18th Sept 2013
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Wednesday Afternoons 2:00-4:00pm Pinner Bridge Club, 103 Marsh Road, Pinner HA5 5PA
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Wednesday Evenings 7:45-9:45pm St John's Church, Hallowell Road, Northwood HA6 1DN (Near Green Lane)
Not sure if bridge is for you? Come to a FREE TASTER SESSION! Wed 11th Sept at the same times at the above locations.
Contact Tony Staw 020 8868 7205 or email tonystaw@blueyonder.co.uk for further information
£7.00 per person per lesson
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| Continuing Bridge |
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Thursday afternoons 2:00-4:00pm Pinner Bridge Club, 103 Marsh Road, Pinner HA5 5PA
Thursday evenings 7:45-9:45pm St John's Church, Hallowell Road, Northwood HA6 1DN (Near Green Lane)
£7 per person per lesson. The book that accompanies this course – Continuing Bridge costs £25.
Provisional Dates (as of 05/02/2013)
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Lesson |
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Book Pages |
Exercise |
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06/06/2013 |
1 |
Review the uncontested auction; Suit Bidding |
Bidding |
p3-7 |
quiz |
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13/06/2013 |
2 |
Review the uncontested auction; Responding to NT |
Bidding |
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p15 |
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20/06/2013 |
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Break |
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27/06/2013 |
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Break |
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04/07/2013 |
3 |
Review the contested auction: overcalls and doubles |
Bidding |
p8-11, 14 |
quiz |
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11/07/2013 |
4 |
Planning the Play (1) |
Declarer Play |
p21-24 |
quiz |
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18/07/2013 |
5 |
Planning the Play (2) |
Declarer Play |
p24-26 |
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25/07/2013 |
6 |
Slam Bidding: Blackwood and Cue Bids |
Bidding |
p29-36 |
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01/08/2013 |
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Practice Hands – Slams |
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08/08/2013 |
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Break |
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15/08/2013 |
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Break |
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22/08/2013 |
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Break |
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29/08/2013 |
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Break |
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05/09/2013 |
7 |
3rd Hand Play |
Defence |
p41-43 |
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12/09/2013 |
8 |
2nd Hand Play |
Defence |
p44-48 |
p49 |
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19/09/2013 |
9 |
Protecting Partner and Practice defence |
Defence |
p12-14 |
p17 |
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26/09/2013 |
10 |
More on doubles: negative or Sputnik |
Bidding |
p55, 57-60 |
p71 |
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03/10/2013 |
11 |
The Law of Total Tricks: how high to bid in competition |
Bidding |
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10/10/2013 |
12 |
Bidding over opponents 1NT - overcall or double? |
Bidding |
p62-64 |
p73 |
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17/10/2013 |
13 |
Hand evaluation, pre-emptive game raise |
Bidding |
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24/10/2013 |
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Practice Hands |
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31/10/2013 |
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31/10/2013 Half Term |
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07/11/2013 |
14 |
The Danger Hand |
Declarer Play |
pp 77-80 |
p85 |
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14/11/2013 |
15 |
Counting and Deception |
Declarer Play |
p81-82 |
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21/11/2013 |
16 |
Showing shape, 4441 |
Bidding |
p90-91 |
p97 |
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28/11/2013 |
17 |
Fourth Suit Forcing |
Bidding |
p92-93 |
p99 |
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05/12/2013 |
18 |
Losing Trick Count (LTC) |
Bidding |
p129-130 |
p141 |
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12/12/2013 |
19 |
Bending the rules |
Bidding |
p94-95 |
p101 |
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19/12/2013 |
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Practice Hands |
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26/12/2013 |
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26/12 break |
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02/01/2014 |
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02/01 break |
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09/01/2014 |
20 |
Defensive signals (att and suit pref) |
Defence |
p107-9 |
p118 |
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16/01/2014 |
21 |
Defensive signals (count) and discarding |
Defence |
p110-112 |
p119 |
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23/01/2014 |
22 |
Defence against suit contracts (Trump promotion) |
Defence |
p113 |
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30/01/2014 |
23 |
Defence against suit contracts (Forcing) |
Defence |
p114 |
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06/02/2014 |
24 |
Lead of king vs NT |
Defence |
p115-6 |
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13/02/2014 |
25 |
Pre-emptive game raise, splinter and pudding raise |
Bidding |
p131-133 |
p143 |
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20/02/2014 |
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20/02 break |
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27/02/2014 |
26 |
Red Suit Transfers |
Bidding |
p134-135 |
p145,147 |
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06/03/2014 |
27 |
Weak Twos/Landy |
Bidding |
p136-140 |
p149,151 |
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