Stage 1 Basic Lessons 1-10 for 2019
Lesson 1.1 Held at Wigan BC Weds 2nd Oct
Introduction to the game - Counting High Card Points; Card play technique: Some bridge jargon; Play and practice via Minibridge.
Lesson 1.2 Held at Wigan BC Weds 9th Oct
Play with No Trumps - How high to bid; handling suits/winners; setting up winners: Declarer planning with No Trumps: Followed by supervised No Trump play and practice via Minibridge,
Lesson 1.3 Held at Wigan BC Weds 16th Oct
Play with a trump suit – Hand evaluation & point adjustment with a suit fit: Declarer planning with a trump suit: Defensive play principles: Followed by supervised play and practice via Minibridge,
Lesson 1.4 Held at Wigan BC Weds 23rd Oct
Introduction to bidding NT – The Auction; Opening a weak 1NT; Responding to a weak 1NT Opening with a balanced hand: Opening leads against NT Contracts: Play and practice with pre-dealt hands on this week's topic.
Lesson 1.5 Held at Wigan BC Weds 30th Oct
Responding to a weak 1NT/more on NT play - Bidding priorities; Responding to 1NT with unbalanced hands; Planning your play in No Trumps: Some more defensive guidelines; Summary table of all responses to a weak NT opening bid; Play and practice with pre-dealt hands on this week's topic.
Lesson 1.6 Held at Wigan BC Weds 6th Nov
Opening the bidding with 1 of a suit/which suit to open? - Responding to major suit openings: Recap why we re-evaluate hands with a trump fit: Opening leads against suit contracts: Play and practice with pre-dealt hands on this week's topic.
Lesson 1.7 Held at Wigan BC Weds 13th Nov
Minor suit openings/introduction to opener's 1st rebid/opening 4441 hands – How to respond to 1 of a minor suit opening: Opener's rebid in NT: Defensive guidelines when defending suit contracts: Play and practice with pre-dealt hands on this week's topic.
Lesson 1.8 Held at Wigan BC Weds 20th Nov
The most important bid in all auctions opener's 1st rebid – Master bridge bidding by mastering opener's rebid; minimum HCP openings; medium HCP openings; maximum HCP openings: Opener's reverse: Opener's jump shift: Play and practice with pre-dealt hands on this week's topic.
Lesson 1.9 Held at Wigan BC Weds 27th Nov
More on responding to a suit opening – Simple response: Delayed game raise: Responder's reverse: Responder jump shifts: Planning your play in a suit contract: Play and practice with pre-dealt hands on this week's topic.
Lesson 1.10 Held at Wigan BC Wednesday 4th Dec
Stayman your first convention - refresher on NT opening bids and responses: Q&A’s on any bridge topic: Play and practice with pre-set hands on this week's topic.
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