Matt's Workshops Spring 2019

Learn and Play with the Expert

The Harford Community Centre Hall Road Norwich NR4 6ET

9:15am to 12:15pm.

Cost either £27 each or £150 for six . Tea and coffee provided.

email: suegill@btinternet.com to book and pay

Topics for Spring 2019Workshops

Handling Weak Trump Suits

• Playing 4-3 and 5-2 fits
• Managing trumps and bad breaks
• Countering forcing defences

Slam Bidding Part 1

• Assessing likelihood of slams
• Losing Trick Count plus adjustments
• Quantitative raises, RKCB and Exclusion Blackwood

Slam Bidding Part 2

• Jacoby 2NT and fourth suit slam tries
• Splinters
• Cue bids

Defence to high level contracts (slams)

• Opening leads
• When to signal (and when not to!)
• Discarding correctly to avoid being pseudo-squeezed

What to do when they bid over our 1NT

• Weak escapes
• Lebensohl
• Doubling and balancing

Playing partscores at pairs

• Assessing what is a good score to aim for
• Taking risks or playing safe
• Playing for maximum equity