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The ‘6 Steps’ Course Structure

 

We teach Bridge from total beginner to confident intermediate across 6 courses, each lasting 10 - 13 weeks.

 

If you're unsure which would be best for you, get in touch and we'd be happy to evaluate your current skillset.

 

Step 1

Opening 1 No Trump & Responses

Opening 1 of a Suit & Responses

The Opener's & Responder's Rebid

Bidding to Game

Reverse Bidding

Strong Opening Bids  2NT & 2C

Simple Declarer Play

Simple Defensive Skills

 

Step 2

The Stayman Convention

Overcalling

The Unassuming Cue Bid

Take-out Doubles

Weak Two's

Weak Jump Overcalls

Declarer & Defender Skills

 

Step 3

Making a Plan

Playing a NT Contract

Playing a Suit Contract

Simple Signals & Discards

Declarer Play Skills

Defensive Play Skills

Re-cap of the Key Aspects of Bidding

 

Step 4

Slam Bidding

Roman Keycard Blackwood

The Losing Trick Count

Competitive Overcalling

Doubling of a NT Opener

Transfers to Majors & Minors

Exit Transfers

4th Suit Forcing

4-4-4-1 Hands

 

Step 5

Cue Bidding to Slam

Review of Slam Bidding

Negative Doubles

Other Uses of 'Double'

Landy  

Michael's Cue Bid 

Splinter Bids

Coping with Intervention

Duplicate Bridge Tactics

5 Card Puppet Stayman

Jacoby 2NT

 

Step 6

Step 5 Review

Competitive Bidding

Coping with Intervention

Bidding in the 4th Seat

Penalty Doubles

Sacrifice Bidding

Defensive Signals

Counting & Card Placement

The Reverse Problem

 

Full details of all courses are available above.

 

Charity Bidding Refresher

 

Thank you to everyone who supported our two Charity Bidding Refresher classes held in February and July.

 

Over £4,000 has been raised by these two events thanks to the generosity of the attendees.

 

All the money raised was donated to The Samaritans, The Motor Neurone Disease Association and Alzheimer's Research UK. 

 

Get In Touch

 

chris52cards@gmail.com

 

07805 971 829

Find Us On Facebook

 

Click here to check out our Facebook page and follow us for course updates.

 

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About Us
The West Hants Bridge School
The West Hants Bridge School

 

 

We provide a friendly and fun environment in which to learn the wonderful game of Bridge.

The School is operated by EBTA Accredited Bridge Teacher Chris Mower, with support from his wife Penny.   

In the last calendar year up to April 2024 Chris has taught over 200 Students of varying ages and backgrounds. He has taught Bridge in 5 countries and is currently the 'resident' Teacher with 'Arbuthnott Holidays' and 'Dordogne Bridge Holidays'. Please refer to their websites for full details. 

Chris was born in Sheffield and had a long career in financial services.  He sold his business in 2016 in order to concentrate on his main passion - playing and teaching Bridge, which he learned at age 13.

He has been a professional Conference & After-Dinner Speaker since 1998, entertaining audiences across the world.  In his 20’s he performed as a stand-up comedian in comedy clubs in the North of England.  His Personal Effectiveness video '17 Life-Changing Lessons' has sold in 9 countries and is one of the highest ranked videos of the 130,000 available on the Udemy website (rated 4.7 out of 5.0). He recently hosted a Sunday morning show on local radio for 5 years.

Other than Bridge, his interests are golf, lawn bowls, sailing, SCUBA diving, skiing, cycling, playing the piano, and rather unfortunately supporting Sheffield Wednesday Football Club...

He has been married to his long-suffering wife Penny for over 30 years and they have a son and a daughter both living and working in London.

 

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