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Learn to Play Bridge: Lesson 11: Blackwood Convention: The 4NT Blackwood Convention is used to ask partner how many Aces and Kings they hold. It is one of the most frequently play...  more  

When you have a very strong hand with 23+ High Card Points and you want to avoid your partner passing with fewer than 6 points, then use the 2C opening bid. This is an artificial b...  more  

Red Suit Transfers can be used over 1NT and 2NT opening hands in both Acol and Standard systems. They allow the partnership extra bidding space to explore and decide on the right...  more  

How often do you bid 6NT or 7NT? Probably not often enough! Bidding and making a slam contract is a challenging but very satisfying aspect of bridge, rewarded with high scores. You...  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  

Doubles of NT bids are normally for penalties. Over a 1NT opening bid from the opposition, a double often earns you a better score than making a suit overcall.   more  

A common mistake made when players are learning bridge is bidding a 1NT trump response when they hold a biddable 4- card suit. This is likely to be very misleading for their partne...  more  

A common mistake made when players are learning bridge is making a pre-emptive opening and then raising this bid later on in the auction. A pre-empt normally shows a weak hand with...  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  

What do you do when you and partner can't find an eight-card suit fit? Frequently you will find yourself in a NT contract going down - misfit hands can be a real challenge. Take a ...  more