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| Conducted by DAVE RIDLEY |
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Lesson 1 covers the basics of bridge and how to count high card points (HCP), essential for all the bidding that is to come!
Lesson 2 covering which suit to bid
Lesson 3 covers bidding and playing in no trump contracts
Lesson 4 introduces our first conventional (articial) bid - the Stayman convention. Plus more tips on playing in no trumps.
Lesson 5 begins to look at overcalling opponent's bids
Lesson 6 continues overcalling, considering how we overcall with stronger hands
Lesson 7 more on overcalling - the 1NT overcall
Lesson 8 introduces pre-emptive bidding
Lesson 9 bidding with stronger hands (16+ points)
Ringwood Bridge Club Bridge Classes.
13 The Losing Trick Count.
This is a method of assessing the combined strength of two hands with a fit in a suit.
By a fit we mean that the partnership have found a 4-4. 5-3 or 6-2 card fit.
The LTC is most often used in the major suits.
Once a fit has been found you must:-
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Count your losers
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Add your partner’s losers
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Subtract the total from 18.
The result is the level at which you can play.
Counting losers
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Only the first 3 cards in any suit can be losers.
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Only Aces Kings and Queens are winners.
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A Singleton K and doubleton Q are losers.
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An unsupported Q is half a loser.
The following table can be applied to each suit in turn once you have established a fit
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Number of losers
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0
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AKQ
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AK
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A
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void
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1
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AKx
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AQx
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KQx
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Ax
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Kx
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K
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x
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2
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Axx
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Kxx
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QJx
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Qx
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xx
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2.5
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Qxx
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Qxxx
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Qxxxx
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Qxxxxx
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Qxxxxxx
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3
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xxx
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xxxx
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xxxxx
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xxxxxx
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xxxxxxx
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Pre-empting essentials
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| Last updated : 28th Apr 2020 12:04 BST |
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