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Opening Leads

A couple of useful articles from on opening leads from Bernard MaGee

Opening Leads 1.pdf

Opening Leads 2.pdf

1NT responses

A comprehensive system for responding to a 1 NT opening 1NT responses.docx

A shorter version may be found here 1NT responses shorter version.docx

Weak Twos

A useful guide to weak twos. This covers weak twos in 3 suits. The same principles apply if you choose to use the appraoch just in the majors.

Weak Twos.pdf

Roman Key Card Blackwood

Mr Bridge has a good article by Jeremy Dhondy which can be found here http://mrbridge.co.uk/library/single-magazine.html?issue=147#147/page/40-41

Cue Bids

A good introduction to cue bidding can be found here. It covers both splinter bids and cue bids but the cue bid section stands alone for those starting on this path...... https://www.bridgewebs.com/porthcawl/SPLINTER%20BIDS%20AND%20CUE%20BIDS.htm

Hand Evaluation

A starting guide to evaluation of hands with shortages/length Hand Evaluation.pdf

Negative Doubles

Good article from Bernard MacGee on using negative doubles neg_doubles.pdf

Percentage Table for Suit Breaks

A very useful guide to those starting to consider the likely distribution of opponents' cards. Note especially the text at the foot of the table - if opponents have an odd numbers of cards the suit is likely to break well for you; if they have an even number of cards the suit is likely to break badly.

Percentage Table for suit breaks.pdf

End Play

A starting point for the huge topic of end plays.

End Play.pdf

The scoring system used in duplicate bridge may be found here:

Scoring system

It is worth paying particular attention for competitive bidding, especially when considering the possibility that you may be doubled (especially when competing above game level).

Improvers Workshop 6th October

The workshop was based on these papers. For those new to the full range of transfers it is best to start with the shorter version which can be found here.

1NT responses shorter version.docx

A fuller version with some additional ideas is here.

1NT responses.docx

 

Improvers Workshop 12 May

Here are the papers on opening leads  together with a short piece on McKenney. Also included is the paper on hand evaluation which may be of interest

Opening Leads 1.pdf

Opening Leads 2.pdf

McKenney.pdf

Hand Evaluation.pdf

 

Improvers Workshop 24 February

Papers from the workshop can be found by following these links

Weak Twos.pdf

3 level pre-empts.pdf

 

Signals and Discards

A short guide to signals and discards can be found here

Signals and Discards.doc