Beginner Lessons

We know that the best way to learn bridge is in small focus groups with a teacher who is assigned to you and your learning bridge journey.  We will never throw you into a huge impersonal group of students! Our students are of the upmost importance to us and it's our mission to make sure you love this game as much as we do!

We regulary start new beginner groups.  

We love to get our beginners up and playing the game quickly.  We have lots of playing opportunities available to all our students from beginner upwards.

Please get in touch if you would like more details.  Muswellhillbridge@gmail.com

 

 

 

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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