Links to How to Play Interesting Hands 
With thanks to Paul Denning who has prepared these analyses
Hand 46 from Congress Swiss Pairs 25 08 23 - making 6NT by optimising best chance of extra tricks
Hand 20 from Monday Afternoon 25 08 18 - Cue bidding to small slam
Hand 10 from Tuesday Evening 25 07 15 - Make this slam whether playing Strong or Weak NT
Hand 21 from Tuesday Evening 25 05 27 - Look for small extra chances that will increase the likelihood of success.
Hand 13 from Tuesday Evening 25 05 06 - How to get to a slam after a weak NT opening
Hand 14 from Tuesday Evening 25 03 25 - Sometimes its all in the lead
Hand 6 from Swiss Pairs on Tuesday Evening 24 12 10 - When No Trumps does better than 4 of a Major
Hand 1 from Tues Evening Game 24 11 26 - Bid this Slam, showing the value of a shapely hand when there is a fit
Hand 12 from Tues Evening Game 24 10 15 - Two ways to bid this Slam
Hand 13 from Tues Evening Game 24 09 17 - Sometimes letting the opposition take the lead is best
Hand 6 from Tues Evening Game 24 08 27 - Plan carefully to set up a long suit
Hand 5 from Tues Evening Game 24 08 20 - Look for a possible trump promotion to provide you with an extra trick
Hand 9 from Tues Evening Game 24 08 13 - Competitive bidding for this hand
Hand 5 from Tues Evening Game 24 08 06 - Give your opponents a chance to go wrong take advantage of it
Hand 3 from Tues Evening Game 24 07 30 - Choosing to open a strong major rather than NT
Hand 3 from Tues Evening Game 24 07 23 - Competitive bidding with a strong hand after opposition opens
Hand 37 from Green Point event 24 07 23 - Listen to the bidding to help you play the hand
Hand 16 from Tuesday Evening Game 24 04 30 - Bidding this Slam
Hand 1 from Tuesday Evening Game 24 04 23 - Bidding Slam with this beautiful hand
Hand 1 from Tuesday Evening Game 24 03 26 - Playing this NT hand with the points but few middle values
Hand 14 from Tuesday Morning Game 24 03 19 - Bidding this Slam
Hand 12 from Tuesday Evening Game 24 03 12 - Do not over reach
Hands 15 & 23 from Tuesday Evening Game 24 02 24 - Bidding and Double Dummy play of two Slams
Three Slams from Tuesday Evening Game 24 01 23 - Achieved with three different techniques
Hand 9 from Tuesday Evening Game 24 01 09 - When you have game values, but are not sure where to play use fourth suit forcing to ask partner to describe their hand further and an amusing hand from the Camrose Home Internationals
Hand 1 from Tuesday Evening Game 23 11 28 - When dummy goes down, whether you are declarer or defender, take a little time to work out the pitfalls that may occur during the play of the hand and make a plan accordingly
Hand 10 from Tuesday Evening Game 23 11 14 - Bids that show a shortage in a suit are very powerful tools, so use them when you can
Hand 13 and Hand 1 from Tuesday Evenings Game 23 10 31 - During the play of the hand remember the bidding and try to envisage the shape of the two hands at the table you cannot see. Use that to plan your declarer play or defence.
Hand 4 from Tuesday Evenings Game 23 10 10 - If you think slam may be a possibility, agree a suit then cue bid to show controls when you can
Hand 24 from Tuesday Evening's Game 23 09 26 - Splinters are a very useful bidding tool so use them when you can
Hand 11 from Tuesday Evening’s Game 23 09 19 - When partner transfers to show a five card suit on the way to three No Trumps and you have three card trump support it will usually be better to play in the Major suit.
Hand 19 and Hand 27 from Thursday Evening's League Game 23 09 14 - When playing slams count your obvious tricks VERY carefully. When you are a trick short make a plan as to how you can safely develop the extra trick.
Hand 17 from Tuesday Evening's Game 23/08/29 - When you have a choice of a normal finesse or a ruffing finesse, the ruffing finesse may have an added bonus
Hand 9 From Tuesday Evening's Game 23/08/22 - The principle of fast arrival when you can
Hand 19 From Tuesday Evening's Game 23/08/15 - When you are the dealer at favourable vulnerability don’t be shy about pre-empting
Hand 5 from Tuesday Evening's Game 23/07/18 - Plan the defence carefully and don’t simply do the obvious thing here which was to return partners suit at trick two.
Hand 5 from Tuesday Evening Game 23/07/11 - The importance of giving suit preference signals.
Hand 24 from Tuesday Evening Game 23/06/27 - How to make make things difficult for the opposition and how to handle the situation.
Hand 2 from Tuesday Evening Game 23/06/13 - How to make the best of bidding strong unbalanced hands.
Hand 3 from League Game 23/06/08 - Make a plan and think when a suit comes along where you may be asked to cover an Honour with an Honour, is that the correct thing to do?
Hand 8 From Tuesday Evening Game 23/05/23 - Hand where listening to the bidding and looking at the play to the first trick helps you make the correct play at trick two.
Hand 13 from League Game 23/05/11 - When a suit is played try to work out how the suit is distributed, including using the bidding to help you.
Hand 25 from Tuesday Evening Game 23/05/09 - Don’t lead a singleton trump against a suit contract if there is a chance it may help declarer.
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