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COMPETITIVE BIDDING FOR IMPROVERS - Training by David Lewis
The Improvers are using the EBED Continuing Bridge ‘Green Book’ as the basis for lessons online on Wednesday evenings starting at 7pm. The format is a short lesson followed by 8 practice deals using RealBridge.
Chapter 4 of the Green Book is on Competitive Bidding and would make a suitable short course for other members who would like to join us for 5 sessions. The places are limited to 6 people per session and the cost is £6 per session, YOU DO NOT NEED A PARTNER. Payment can be made through the shop as usual under Book Sessions - choosing the appropriate date.
The timetable and topics are as follows. The bidding sequences use the convention that a bid in brackets is made by the opponents of the partnership we are focusIng on.
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Week 1
9th November
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More Take-Out Doubles. Builds upon the familiar double such as (1♥) - X to consider later doubles such as (1♥) - P - (2♥) - X or (1♥) - X - (2♥) - X that are also for take-out. Also when opponents have bid two suits.
Green Book 4.1 and 4.2.
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Week 2
16th November
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1NT Doubled. Suitable hands for 1NT doubled, which is always for penalties, and subsequent bids by opener’s partner and doubler’s partner. For auctions such as 1NT - (X) - 2♣, considers whether this is natural or artificial.
Green Book 4.3 and 4.8.
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Week 3
30th November
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Negative doubles. Doubles by responder. 1♥ - (1♠) - X is for take-out. Considers suitable hands, what it shows and an upper limit to the overcall before the double becomes for penalties.
Green Book 4.4.
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Week 4
11th January
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All change after double. Auctions such 1♥ - (X) - 2♥ and 1♥ - (X) - 3♥ that are weaker than without the double; 1♥ - ( X) - 2NT which is a good raise and 1♥ - (X) - XX as a good hand without a fit.
Green Book 4.5.
This lesson was originally part of the Topics course in Spring 2021.
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Week 5
25th January
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Overcalls after 1NT. This looks at suitable hands for a natural overcall such as (1NT) - 2♥ and subsequent bids by opener’s partner such as 1NT - (2♥) - 2♠ or 1NT - (2♥) - X.
Green Book 4.6 and 4.7.
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Please register below if you are interested in attending, stating which sessions you can attend.
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