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| "SNIPPETS for Beginners" - Get ahead of the class! |
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| Monday Evening Beginners Course |
1st module
OCTOBER 2026
12th Lesson I 1ntroduction & Opening 1NT
19th Lesson 2 Opening 1NT & 2NT
26th Lesson 3 Declarer play in NT
NOVEMBER
2nd Lesson 4 Leading against a NT contract
9th Lesson 5 Trumps
23rd Lesson 6 Opening one of a suit & responses part 1
30th Lesson 7 Opening one of a suit & responses part 2
DECEMBER
7th Lesson 8 Opening one of a suit & responses part 3
14th Lesson 9 Stayman
JANUARY 2027
4th Lesson 10 Ways of winning tricks in NT
2nd module
11th Lesson 1 Limit bids
18th Lesson 2 Reverse bidding
25th Lesson 3 Simple overcalls
FEBRUARY
1st Lesson 4 Opening one of a suit - which suit to choose
8th Lesson 5 Pre-emptive bidding
15th Lesson 6 2-level openers part 1
22nd Lesson 7 Red suit transfers
MARCH
1st Lesson 8 2-level openers part 2
8th Lesson 9 Making Enquiries
15th Lesson 10 An Introduction to Take Out Doubles
(Dates & topics may be subject to alteration. Please keep an eye on the website for changes)
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| Thursday afternoon Beginners' Course |
1st module
OCTOBER 2026
15th Lesson I 1ntroduction & Opening 1NT
22nd Lesson 2 Opening 1NT & 2NT
29th Lesson 3 Declarer play in NT
NOVEMBER 2026
5th Lesson 4 Leading against a NT contract
26th Lesson 5 Trumps
DECEMBER 2026
3rd Lesson 6 Opening one of a suit & responses part 1
10th Lesson 7 Opening one of a suit & responses part 2
17th Lesson 8 Opening one of a suit & responses part 3
JANUARY 2027
7th Lesson 9 Stayman
14th Lesson 10 Ways of winning tricks
2nd module
21st Lesson 1 Limit bids
28th Lesson 2 Reverse bidding
FEBRUARY
4th Lesson 3 Simple overcalls
11th Lesson 4 Opening one of a suit - which suit to choose
18th Lesson 5 Pre-emptive bidding
25th Lesson 6 2-level openers part 1
MARCH
4th Lesson 7 Red suit transfers
11th Lesson 8 2-level openers part 2
18th Lesson 9 Making Enquiries
25th Lesson 10 An Introduction to Take Out Doubles
(Dates & topics may be subject to alteration. Please keep an eye on the website for changes)
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| Monday afternoon Consolidation Course |
1st module
OCTOBER 2026
12th Lesson 1 Opening & responding to 1NT/2NT opener part 1
19th Lesson 2 Opening & responding to 1NT/2NT opener part 2
26th Lesson 3 Opening at the one-level
NOVEMBER
2nd Lesson 4 Continuing the bidding when partner opens at the 1-level, part 1
9th Lesson 5 Continuing the bidding when partner opens at the 1-level, part 2
23rd Lesson 6 Pre-empts
30th Lesson 7 Opening with a 2-bid Part 1
DECEMBER
7th Lesson 8 Looking for Slams
14th Lesson 9 Opening with a 2-bid Part 2
JANUARY 2027
4th Lesson 10 Simple Overcalls
2nd module
11th Lesson 1 Take out Doubles
18th Lesson 2 More Take Out Doubles
25th Lesson 3 What everyone else does after a take out double
FEBRUARY
1st Lesson 4 Leads & defence
8th Lesson 5 Signals & discards
15th Lesson 6 Defeating Trump Contracts
22nd Lesson 7 Bidding to show shape & points
MARCH
1st Lesson 8 Doubling & overcalling a 1NT opener
8th Lesson 9 The Halmick Convention
15th Lesson 10 Making your plan
(dates & topics may be subject to alteration. Please keep an eye on this page & the website calendar for changes)
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| Wednesday evening Consolidation Course |
1st module
OCTOBER 2026
14th Lesson 1 Opening & responding to 1NT/2NT opener part 1
21st CLASS POSTPONED
28th Lesson 2 Opening & responding to 1NT/2NT opener part 2
NOVEMBER
4th Lesson 3 Opening at the one-level
25th Lesson 4 Continuing the bidding when partner opens at the 1-level, part 1
DECEMBER
2nd Lesson 5 Continuing the bidding when partner opens at the 1-level, part 2
9th Lesson 6 Pre-empts
16th Lesson 7 Opening with a 2-bid Part 1
JANUARY 2027
6th Lesson 8 Looking for Slams
13th Lesson 9 Opening with a 2-bid Part 2
20th Lesson 10 Simple Overcalls
2nd module
27th Lesson 1 Take out Doubles
FEBRUARY
3rd Lesson 2 More Take Out Doubles
10th Lesson 3 What everyone else does after a take out double
17th Lesson 4 Leads & defence
24th Lesson 5 Signals & discards
MARCH
3rd Lesson 6 Defeating Trump Contracts
10th Lesson 7 Bidding to show shape & points
17th Lesson 8 Doubling & overcalling a 1NT opener
24thLesson 9 The Halmick Convention
31st Lesson 10 Making your plan
(dates & topics may be subject to alteration. Please keep an eye on this page & the website calendar for changes)
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| Intermediate Course |
1st module
October 2026
30th Lesson 1 Introduction / Doubling 1NT & Halmick
November
6th Lesson 2 Negative doubles
27th Lesson 3 Transfers over 1NT & 2NT openers
December
4th Lesson 4 Much more about Stayman
11th Lesson 5 Signals
January 2027
8th Lesson 6 Playing your honour or not
15th Lesson 7 2-level openers - weak or strong? Part 1
22nd Lesson 8 2-level openers - weak or strong? Part 2
29th Lesson 9 4th suit forcing
February
Lesson 10 5-card Stayman over 2NT openers
2nd module
1 Countering an overcall
2 Jump overcalls - what sort?
3 Defending in 2nd seat
4 Defending in 3rd seat
5 Take out doubles
6 Opener/responder's actions over TOD
7 "Asking" Part 1
8 "Asking" Part 2 Cue bidding & Splinters
9 Convention cards,
10 TBC!
(dates & topics may be subject to alteration. Please keep an eye on the website for changes)
OTHER POSSIBLE TOPICS:
An Introduction to the Losing Trick Count
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