Links to How to Play Interesting Hands    
With thanks to Paul Denning who has prepared these analyses

Hand 13 from Tuesday Evening 06 05 25 - 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 10 12 24  - When No Trumps does better than 4 of a Major

Hand 1 from Tues Evening Game 26 11 24 - Bid this Slam, showing the value of a shapely hand when there is a fit

Hand 12 from Tues Evening Game 15 10 24 - Two ways to bid this Slam

Hand 13 from Tues Evening Game 17 09 24 - Sometimes letting the opposition take the lead is best

Hand 6 from Tues Evening Game 27 08 24  - Plan carefully to set up a long suit

Hand 5 from Tues Evening Game 20 08 24  - Look for a possible trump promotion to provide you with an extra trick

Hand 9 from Tues Evening Game 13 08 24 - Competitive bidding for this hand

Hand 5 from Tues Evening Game 06 08 24 - Give your opponents a chance to go wrong take advantage of it

Hand 3 from Tues Evening Game 30 07 24 - Choosing to open a strong major rather than NT

Hand 3 from Tues Evening Game 23 07 24 - Competitive bidding with a strong hand after opposition opens

Hand 37 from Green Point event 21 07 24 - Listen to the bidding to help you play the hand

Hand 16 from Tuesday Evening Game 30 04 24  - Bidding this Slam

Hand 1 from Tuesday Evening Game 23 04 24  - Bidding Slam with this beautiful hand

Hand 1 from Tuesday Evening Game 26 03 24 - Playing this NT hand with the points but few middle values

Hand 14 from Tuesday Morning Game 19 03 24 - Bidding this Slam

Hand 12 from Tuesday Evening Game 12 03 24 - 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.docx - 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.