#exercises

An overcall with 1♥ or 1♠ can be made on hands with a very wide point range, from 8 to 17HCP and the responses are subject to these limits. With 8-11 HCP,…

In games, rules are supposed to be respected. But common sense may dictate that you have to break them.

Do you get the impression that Lady Luck frequently smiles on your opponents? Believe it or not, there are things you can do to spike herguns. On this hand from the Funbridge…

A strong hand opposite a weak hand equals big communication problems. That you will have to anticipate … Teams. Dealer East. None Vul. Here is your hand as South: When East opens…

You have read all of the lesson carefully in Part 1. Start again – you have not retained everything! Are you there now? Test your knowledge now by answering an eight-question quiz.

Fourth suit forcing falls under the heading of what teachers call “Responder’s rebid”. It is a conventional bidding agreement which is only used in the absence of a satisfactory natural bid. Yet unlike many other conventions, it is a must-have. Here is a summary of it which is both simple and comprehensive, to be read and reread.