 By Jane Jennings
Browse these articles to get tips for top scores and turn those bottom boards into top boards. These articles are written by, and posted courtesy of, Jane Jennings, BCON's Head Online Director. Hands were played in BCON's Tuesday morning 299er games, and full results can be found on the Results page of the website.
April 5, 2022: 3rd hand play; Establishing sure tricks
March 29, 2022: Redouble; Take all your chances
March 15, 2022: Two Slam Hands; Which finesse?
March 8, 2022: Bidding strong hands
March 1, 2022: Which discards? Improving bidding accuracy
Feb 15, 2022: Mel's Rule of 8; More interference over NT
Feb 8, 2022: When opponents interfere in your NT auction; Appreciation for a shapely hand
Feb 1, 2022: Defence; Second Hand Play
Jan 25, 2022: Alerting online; When partner opens 2C; Who bids 1NT?
Jan 18, 2022: Interference over Opening NoTrump
Jan 11, 2022: Overcalls; Interference over 2C; A Slam Bid
Jan 4, 2022: Looking for NoTrump
Dec 7, 2021: Forcing Responses
Nov 23, 2021: Silence is Golden; A Laydown Slam
Nov 16, 2021: Establishing Long Suits; Strip & Endplay
Oct 26, 2021: Defence; Whose 1NT?
Oct 19, 2021: Restricted Choice; Suit Preference Signals
Oct 12, 2021: Showing Two Suits; Second Hand Low
Sept 28, 2021: Declarer Play; Best Finesse Techniques
Sept 21, 2021: Take your Tricks; Count
Sept 14, 2021: Timing your play & defence; Leave out the last trump
Aug 31, 2021: No Trump Precision; Bidding After Partner Pre-empts
Aug 10, 2021: Trump Promotion
July 27, 2021: Missing Game; Tips on Play & Defence
July 20, 2021: Negative Doubles
July 6, 2021: Reaching Game Contract; Hamman's Law
June 22, 2021: Jump Overcall; Ducking
June 15, 2021: Careful Declarer Play
June 8, 2021: Truth in Bidding & Play; Unblocking
June 1, 2021: Pre-empts; Slams
May 25, 2021: Establishing Long Suits; Playing the Odds
May 11, 2021: Play & Defence; SOS Redouble
May 4, 2021: A Difficult 3NT; Thinking Defence
April 27, 2021: More Pre-empts; Planning the Defence
April 20, 2021: Pre-empts, Rule of 2, 3 & 4
April 13, 2021: Opening Leads; Negative Doubles
April 6, 2021: Power Doubles; Defence, defence, defence!
Mar 30, 2021: Bidding & Should I Alert?
Mar 23, 2021: Don't Miss that Game Contract!
Mar 16, 2021: Overcalls, Balancing and an Endplay
Mar 9, 2021: More on Take Out Doubles: What to Lead?
Mar 2, 2021: Take-out Doubles; To Duck or Not to Duck?
Feb 23, 2021: 2 Big Hands, Introduction to Squeezes
Feb 16, 2021: More Overcalls; Managing a bad trump split
Feb. 9, 2021: More Overcalls & Advances; Declarer Play
Feb 2, 2021: Overcalls & Advances; Defending Against NT
Jan 19, 2021: Reverse Worthy? Defense Against NT
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