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DRAFT |
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Session Title |
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Module |
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Peter |
Chris |
Terry |
David |
Clive |
Marion |
John |
| 17/09/2016 |
1 |
Comparison of strong and weak twos |
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Pre-empt openings |
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Lead |
Help |
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Help |
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| 24/09/2016 |
2 |
Responses to weak twos and ogust |
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Pre-empt openings |
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Help |
Lead |
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Help |
| 01/10/2016 |
3 |
Comparison of benjamised Acol and Weak twos in three suits |
Pre-empt openings |
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Lead |
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Help |
Help |
| 08/10/2016 |
4 |
Competing against weak twos - natural and Lebensohl |
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Pre-empt openings |
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Help |
Lead |
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Help |
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| 15/10/2016 |
5 |
Revision - Group choice of topic |
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Pre-empt openings |
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Help |
Help |
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Help |
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| 22/10/2016 |
6 |
Opening 3 bids and above and responses |
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Pre-empt openings |
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Lead |
Lead |
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Help |
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Help |
| 29/10/2016 |
7 |
Competing against 3 level pre-empts. |
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Pre-empt openings |
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Lead |
Help |
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Help |
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Help |
| 05/11/2016 |
8 |
Leads against pre-empts |
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Pre-empt openings |
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Help |
Lead |
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Help |
| 12/11/2016 |
9 |
Revision - Group choice of topic |
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Pre-empt openings |
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Help |
Help |
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Help |
| 19/11/2016 |
10 |
Leads against no trumps & rule of 11 |
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Card play |
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Help |
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Help |
Lead |
| 26/11/2016 |
11 |
Leads against trump contracts |
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Card play |
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Help |
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Help |
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Lead |
| 03/12/2016 |
12 |
Planning the play in no trump bidding and leads |
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Card play |
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Lead |
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Help |
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Help |
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| 10/12/2016 |
13 |
Planning the play in suit contracts, developing extra tricks |
Card play |
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Lead |
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Help |
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Help |
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| 17/12/2016 |
14 |
Revision - Group choice of topic |
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Card play |
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Help |
Help |
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Help |
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| 24/12/2016 |
15 |
No Bridge Christmas Eve |
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Card play |
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| 31/12/2016 |
16 |
Discards |
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Card play |
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Lead |
Lead |
Help |
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Help |
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| 07/01/2017 |
17 |
Signals |
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Card play |
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Help |
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Help |
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Lead |
| 14/01/2017 |
18 |
Card Play - loser on loser and elimination |
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Card play |
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Lead |
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Help |
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Help |
| 21/01/2017 |
19 |
Revision - Group choice of topic |
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Card play |
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Help |
Help |
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Help |
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| 28/01/2017 |
20 |
Safety Plays |
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Card play |
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Help |
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Help |
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Lead |
| 04/02/2017 |
21 |
To finesse or not to finesse that is the question |
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Card play |
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Lead |
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| 11/02/2017 |
22 |
Revision - Group choice of topic |
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Card play |
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Help |
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Help |
Help |
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| 18/02/2017 |
23 |
Laws & Ethics |
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Laws & Ethics |
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Help |
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Help |
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Lead |
| 25/02/2017 |
24 |
Probabilities and Bridge Stats |
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Improving judgement |
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Help |
Lead |
Help |
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| 04/03/2017 |
25 |
Scoring system - tactics in teams and in pairs. Sacrificing and when to. |
Improving judgement |
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Lead |
Help |
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Help |
| 11/03/2017 |
26 |
Winners and Losers - more ways to value your hand - losing trick count |
Improving judgement |
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Lead |
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Help |
Help |
| 18/03/2017 |
27 |
Revision - Group choice of topic |
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Improving judgement |
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| 25/03/2017 |
28 |
Bidding in suit contracts - opening bids |
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Auction Development |
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Lead |
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Help |
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Help |
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| 01/04/2017 |
29 |
Responses to one openers |
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Auction Development |
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Lead |
Help |
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Help |
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| 08/04/2017 |
30 |
Openers rebids |
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Auction Development |
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Lead |
Help |
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Help |
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| 15/04/2017 |
31 |
No Bridge Easter |
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| 22/04/2017 |
32 |
Responders rebids |
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Auction Development |
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Lead |
Help |
Help |
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| 29/04/2017 |
33 |
Resposes to No trumps - more uses for transfers |
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Auction Development |
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Lead |
Help |
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Help |
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| 06/05/2017 |
34 |
Revision - Group choice of topic |
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Auction Development |
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Help |
Help |
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Help |
| 13/05/2017 |
35 |
Slam bidding - asking for aces and kings |
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Auction Development |
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Lead |
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Help |
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Help |
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| 20/05/2017 |
36 |
Cue bids |
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Auction Development |
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Lead |
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Help |
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Help |
| 27/05/2017 |
37 |
Responses and development from strong bids |
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Auction Development |
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Lead |
Help |
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Help |
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| 03/06/2017 |
38 |
Revision - Group choice of topic |
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Auction Development |
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Help |
Help |
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Help |
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| 10/06/2017 |
39 |
Take out doubles and responses |
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Competitive auctions |
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Lead |
Lead |
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Help |
Help |
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| 17/06/2017 |
40 |
Doubles of 1NT openers and Houdini |
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Competitive auctions |
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Lead |
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Help |
Help |
| 24/06/2017 |
41 |
Negative doubles, protective doubles and re-opening doubles |
Competitive auctions |
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Lead |
Help |
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Help |
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| 01/07/2017 |
42 |
Suit Overcalls and responses. Law of Total Trumps |
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Competitive auctions |
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Lead |
Help |
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Help |
| 08/07/2017 |
43 |
Competing against No trumps |
Natural - Landy and other systems |
Competitive auctions |
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Lead |
Help |
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Help |
| 15/07/2017 |
44 |
Competitive auctions - Unassuming Cue bid . |
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Competitive auctions |
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Lead |
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Help |
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Help |
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| 22/07/2017 |
45 |
Overall of 1nt direct and protective position |
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Competitive auctions |
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Lead |
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| 29/07/2017 |
46 |
Revision - Group choice of topic |
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Competitive auctions |
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August more advanced topics and/or further revision |
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Multi |
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Unusual 2nt and Michaels |
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