A weak pre-emptive opening is a suit bid that is higher than the actual value of the hand. It is made on the first round of bidding and aims to take up bidding space and deter the ... more
Lesson One of Six weekly videos for complete beginners or those who want to improve their knowledge of the basics. The lesson includes partnerships, the structure of the game and t... more
Lesson Two of Six weekly videos for complete beginners or those who want to improve their knowledge of the basics. This lesson takes a first look at the auction and the opening bid... more
Lesson Three of Six weekly videos for complete beginners or those who want to improve their knowledge of Acol system basics. This lesson covers Opening Bids of One of a Suit and pa... more
Lesson Four of Six weekly videos for complete beginners or those who want to improve their knowledge bridge. This lesson is suitable for both Acol and Standard players. and covers ... more
Lesson Five of Six weekly videos for complete beginners or those who want to improve their knowledge of bridge. Bidding and responding to partner is the basis of the auction in bri... more
The final lesson of a 6-week course Learn to Play Bridge course for complete beginners or revisers wanting to increase their understanding and enjoyment of the game. This lesson ma... more
The Opening bid of 2C is artificial - it doesn't say anything about your clubs. The bid is forcing to game and neither partner may pass until at least a game contract is reached. T... more
The 2C opening bid is a strong, artificial bid. In Part 1 we looked at a hand with 23 High Card Points, now we tackle a hand with fewer points, but with great trick taking ability.... more
Rules and guidelines in our bidding systems aim to give us the best way of communicating information about our hand to partner. But this isn't the whole story and our own judgement... more