Muswell Hill Bridge

Bridge Talks are a brilliant way to help you learn bridge concepts. Each talk only takes 3 or so minutes... so take a few minutes out of your day to learn something new about bridge!

Links to Bridge Talks

WHITE BELT

How to play bridge in real life

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lRvdwf7j3bA

Bridge Scoring

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Ta--3a5tPY

Hand evaluation

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xv_HH1TZS44

Suit combinations (touching honours)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8e8MQSDHmtc&feature=youtu.be

Finessing

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4n4WvklJ46k&t

Creating extra tricks though length

https://youtu.be/iab9ekHtz84

RED BELT

Supporting Partners Major

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8RAaqIO7XYs

1nt opening and replying

 https://youtu.be/e-5DlttldB4

Responding to Partner (including dustbin 1nt)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rPX2GofewX0&t

Opening leads: top of a sequence

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PWDbpcIBqkE&feature=youtu.be

Opening Leads: the basics

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=un-AuD758KU

YELLOW BELT

Overcalling

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N5ieZr_PcUc

Ruffing in the short hand:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B_FMC4NllwM&ts

Don’t lead away from an ace in a suit contract:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UMEP9cm1S5U

 

How to bid balanced hands

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eFHh6ZxT9CA&t

Bidding two suited hands

https://youtu.be/8WIBVIe38ZQ

Bidding those strong hands

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R3GgWVFpSKw&t=1s

Supporting responder’s major

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ju6ssK3kmgQ

Scoring - why vulnerability matters

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=17jdxB5JI9g

 

RED BELT

The reverse

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zC56Gyyzmtk

Weak suit preference

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VO4Y2sckPPs

Weak twos

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tuwOB7NkSD4&t

Rule of 11

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pOptNdN73Vo&t

Stayman Convention

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_xv-9IdRGdQ&t

Transfers
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4N_lOGsG1oA&t

ORANGE BELT

Overcalling 1NT

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JrmvwKBGqD4&t

 Take-out doubles

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HDyIIvksTTk&t

Eight ever nine never

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NbPp-Z4jW7A

The 4441 shape

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z85KtgcR3j0

 Doubling 1NT for penalties

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KzlnXN_-LNY&t

The rule of 20

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tI6twqwEK-w

Too big to overcall

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L1ZJCmzTrkc

GREEN BELT

2 Club Opening

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oho_3d5_L5I

Bidding to the level of fit

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=64EEzwAepxU

The unassuming cue bid

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wlSS7_w3g8A&t

Too big to overcall

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L1ZJCmzTrkc

Weak Stayman

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h_T4vkP_ke8

Gambling 3nt

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QpSFZe3N1v0&t=4s

Transfer to a minor

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jiTBPyLEpSU&t

 

BLUE BELT

The hold up

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EfkrEhOk9I0

Ducking tricks as declarer

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mf6qvYWNZRU

Entry killing Plays

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DueqvTd6F-E&t

Unblocking in Bridge

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_vk1lE0uySM&t

The forcing defence

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tCEMzwTD6_k&t

Keeping parity with dummy

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qpH3uVYeQys

The ruffing finesse

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JTB4tc0vW5M

Surround plays

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=umV6RC6xPfM&t

Trial bids - game try bids

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=63cJoQ4_Y0w

Loser on loser play

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oB8AyfFu8cQ&t

Cover an hour with an honour

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RNTEesBWf3w

 

PURPLE BELT

Splinters

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ky5-mreoOfw

RKCBW

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p4-DsSg-ZoE

RKCBW - the queen ask

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Gte298YhhU

Quantitative 4nt and 5nt

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y-3gcMA3K-0

Negative Doubles

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_joOVTu5FIk

Fourth Suit Forcing

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=66jYi8WH0sE

The Michaels cue bid

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=570UF8vzHms

Jacoby 2NT

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h_eAMksSpcI&t

Elimination - the strip and the throw in

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GuZ8gDrx4fQ&t

Count signals in defence

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_5bNtJGEzcE&t

Landy – defence to 1nt

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=00iwYY1Dhz8&t=2s

Multi Landy

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jxFG52nQeQ8&t

BROWN BELT

Reverses and Lebensohl

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N3-l9HS9ZUU&t

A simple squeeze

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WA5EuA_OuAI&t

 

USEFUL FLIPS

How to create a team match on BBO

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FtYgBwh3A5E

 

How to set up a table on BBO

Starting a table on Bridge Base (BBO) - YouTube

 

Last updated : 15th Dec 2021 15:54 GMT