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26 Aggressive Bidding at Duplicate Pairs Bidding Be aggressive Forty years ago, duplicate pairs was in its infancy and you needed 13 HCP to open the bidding and rarely competed for a part score. Now its  usual to open lighter and compete for every hand.
20 Further Into the Auction Bidding Deep into the auction The first two bids of an auction are usually easy, but beyond that the complications increase. Learn how to talk to your partner during the bidding.
35 Bidding Distributional Hands Bidding Distributional hands Distributional hands can be great fun to bid and to play, particularly when you find a fit. And you find a fit by bidding more!
44 Game Tries Bidding Game Tries When your partner raises your suit to the two-level, you have a variety of options available to you, in order to find out whether game is a sensible option. I talk about major suit game tries to find better games and minor suit game tries, when you consider the option of a no-trump contract
42 Supporting Minors Bidding Minors Minors are not as important as majors, but we have to bid them and it is important to know your system. Bidding more 3NT contracts will get you better scores, but being able to spot a minor suit slam will put you a cut above
2 Competitive Auctions Bidding Overcalls Bernard focuses on competitive auctions from the perspective of the overcalling side and then from the perspective of the overcalling side and then from the opening side.
47 Overcalls Bidding Overcalls Duplicate bridge is so much more competitive now and it is important you are part of this. Knowing the reasons for overcalling and understanding them will allow you to compete more and at the right time.
14 Pre-Emptive Bidding Bidding Pre empts The art of pre-empting is so important in the modern game. Understanding the right types of hand to bid up on and realising the importance of position and  vulnerability. 
21 Weak Twos Bidding Pre empts - Weak 2's It is important to bid more in the modern game and weak twos are an important choice for the competitive player.
23 Sacrificing Bidding Sacrificing An exciting aspect of the auction is outbidding your opponents and going down, but gaining by doing so. Learn to bid more aggressively.
33 Supporting Partner Bidding Supporting Partner When you hold support for your partner, the two hands can fully evaluate, often allowing the partner..
25 Defence as Partner of the Leader Defence As Partner Defence is the hardest aspect of the game, but the one that I love to teach the most: it is where most players can make great progress. 
41 Fundamentals of Defence Defence Basics Defence is by far the hardest aspect of bridge: this seminar seeks to show the building blocks that can start you off on a wonderful journey. If you can get the basics right then the more complicated aspects of defence can follow. 
31 Counting Defence Defence Count & Signals Defence is the hardest aspect of bridge, but if you can learn to defend in conjunction with your partner, it becomes the most rewarding element at the same time.
45 Disrupting Declarer Defence Disrupt declarer A defender needs to try and predict what declarer might want to do. Your job is then to disrupt declarer’s plan. Stop him ruffing, stop him establishing suits and generally try to put him off, by using only your cards.
46 Defending vs High Contracts Defence High level contracts Making the right plays against slams can make a huge difference. Knowing when to attack and when to lie low: should you lead an ace or not? We do not consider just slam contracts, but also other high level contracts in competitive auctions.
19 Defensive Plan Defence Make a plan Looking at your own hand, then at dummy and envisaging how partner’s hand will allow you to make a plan for the defence.
18 Thinking Defence Defence More By far the hardest aspect of bridge, but if you can improve your defence your results will quickly improve.
36 Coping with Pre-Empts Defence Pre-empts How do you defend against pre-empts and weak twos; how do you cope with weak overcalls and jumps. Techniques and above all judgement.
6 Doubling and Defence Against Doubled Contracts Doubles Penalty doubles Bernard explores penalty doubles and devotes the second half of this DVD to defending against doubled contracts.
28 Take-Out Doubles Doubles Take Out Take-out doubles are an increasingly important aspect of duplicate bridge. I will deal with basic take-out doubles and their responses and then progress to competing for every part score
13 Hand Evaluation Hand Evaluation Fit & Shape Going beyond just the point-count is important if you want to improve. Reaching & making 3NT on 24  HCP, and avoiding 3NT on 26 HCPP when there are only 7 or 8 tricks.
8 Losing Trick Count Hand Evaluation LTC A method of hand evaluation for when you find a fit. Bernard deals with the basics and advanced LTC.
7 Leads Leads Leads Bernard takes you through all the basic leads and the importance of your choice of lead. If you start to think about your partner's hand you will get better result.
24 Improving Bridge Memory Memory Memory Remembering every card is a dream for most of us. However, learn ways in which to remember the important things.
5 Play and Defence of 1NT Contracts NT Declaring & Defending Bernard looks at the most common and yet most feared of contracts: 1NT. Declaring and Defending.
30 Landy / Defending Against a 1NT Opening NT Defending & Landy Competing against a 1NT opening allows you to challenge for the part score and disrupts your opponents. In general and Landy.
10 Responding to 1NT NT Stayman & Transfers This seminar deals with Transfers and Stayman in detail. The 1NT opening comes up frequently.
32 Extra Tricks in No-Trumps NT  Extra Tricks Long suits are an integral part of the bidding and the play – developing extra tricks from them is crucial.
38 4-4-4-1 Hands Opening 4-4-4-1 Everybody’s least favourite type of opening hand. I go through the methods for choosing the right suit to open and responses.
40 Five-Card Majors Opening 5 Card Majors Popular around the world, this method is becoming more popular here. It is not a method I would advocate for club players, however it is important to understand the method as you will need to defend against it.
27 Strong Opening Bids Opening Strong openings Much focus is placed on weak opening bids in the modern game which means many strong hands are hard to bid. Managing your strong bids carefully can give joy, particularly when you have a neat bidding sequence to a slam.
16 Avoidance Play Play Avoidance As declarer, an important tactic is to be in control of the defenders: avoiding a particular defender getting the lead. As a defender, you can try to make sure the right player gets the lead.
48 Pressing the Defence Play Disguise & Tactics As declarer there are ways you can make life more awkward for the defenders, particularly by disguising holdings in your hand for a little longer. I will be exploring a number of tactics that will help you to exploit the defenders, including the dreaded squeeze.
12 Endplays Play Endplays Bernard takes you through the basics of the technique before showing some magical hands where you take extra tricks, then looks at how to avoid being endplayed
34 Finessing Play Finessing Finesses come in all sorts of different varieties and come up on almost every hand you play. Getting the most out of your honour combinations is a crucial part of declarer play.
3 Making the most of High Cards Play High Cards Bernard helps declarer to use his high cards more carefully and then looks at how defenders should care for their high cards.
9 Making a Plan as Declarer Play Make a Plan Bernard explains how to make a plan then expands on how to make the most of your long suits. In NT & Suits..
1 Ruffing for Extra Tricks Play Ruffing Bernard deals with declarer’s use of ruffing to generate extra tricks and then looks at how the defenders might counteract this.
11 Signals & Discards Play Signals This seminar deals with Count, Attitude and Suit-preference signals: aiming to get you working as a partnership in defence.
37 More Signalling Play Signals Bernard looks at different times when you signal and the messages you might want to give. Using signals in new ways can greatly improve your enjoyment of defence as well as pushing up your scores. 
29 Suit Establishment in Suit Contracts Play Suit establishment Five-card suits (and longer) are powerful things: I will try to get across my passion for them by showing you how to develop your extra tricks.
17 Pairs Play and Defence Play Tactics Duplicate Pairs is the game most of us play and getting used to the tactics will make a lot of difference to your performance.
22 Trump Control Play Trumps Handling the play of the hand when trumps break badly is an important attribute: playing calmly and using a variety od tactics.
39 Drawing Trumps Play Trumps This seminar sounds straightforward, but we are not simply drawing trumps, we consider the reasons for delaying. Keeping control of trumps is an important part of declarer play. Knowing when to risk leaving trumps out and when not.
4 Finding and Bidding Slams Slams Identifying & Bidding Bernard explains how to identify when a slam might be on. And some slam - bidding techniques.
15 Splinter and Cue-Bids Slams Splinters & Cue Bids Take your slam bidding to another level. Splinter bids are a vital tool to add to your armoury & try Italian style cue-bidding.
43 Teams of Four Teams of 4 Teams ​This form of the game is the most common at international level and is great fun to play at club level and even in the home. I discuss the basic format and then look at the tactics you might use in the bidding and play.
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