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Broaden your Game
The “Broaden Your Game” program advances the concepts and ideas learned at the: "Develop Your Skills" level, and participants will typically aspire to play in the Open game.
Lessons are normally held online on Thursday mornings at 9:30am. Join "live" on Zoom or watch the recording at your leisure. To book or order a recording, click here to email Anita.
Lessons cost Visitors $20 | Members $17 per lesson. Visitors can pay for lessons by clicking here.
To see the current schedule of lessons - please see below:
| Course | Days | Time | Venue | Find out more |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Broaden your Game | Thursdays | 9:30 am | Online | Email Anita |
| - Gentle Hand Analysis 11 | 21st Mar | 9:30 am | Online | Click to Book |
| - Bidding judgement & the Losing Trick Count | 28th Mar | 9:30 am | Online | Click to Book |
| - Gentle Hand Analysis 12 | 11th Apr | 9:30 am | Online | |
| - Signals 1. Attitude | 18th Apr | 9:30 am | Online | Click to Book |
| - Reverses and Jump Shifts | 25th Apr | 9:30 am | Online | Click to Book |
A typical list of topics is below, these can be varied.
| Week | Topic | Week | Topic |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bidding Judgement & the Losing Trick Count | 11 | Balancing & Re-opening Doubles: an essential part of competitive bidding |
| 2 | Fourth Suit Forcing part 1 – when & how to use 4SF | 12 | Overcalling with 2 suiters – bidding only |
| 3 | Minor matters: when should you go to game in a minor? When is 3nt better? What about stopping in 3 of a minor or going to slam in a minor? | 13 | Cue Raises – one of the most important conventions in competitive auctions so that you can differentiate between an invitational hand and a competitive raise |
| 4 | So you think you know Standard? (Problems inherent in Standard and possible solutions) | 14 | Step up: showing 2 suiters over their 1NT |
| 5 | Develop the auction with a misfit – bidding only | 15 | Meet the double response challenge (responding to partner’s double at all levels) |
| 6 | Communication 1 (opener & responder): 2nd & 3rd round negotiations | 16 | How do I get this contract down? Defence for the aspiring intermediate player |
| 7 | Communication 2 (overcaller & advancer): the other side of the coin | 17 | Covering honours in defence |
| 8 | Power Doubles – how to show a good hand – bidding only | 18 | Defence Myths & Truths - 2nd hand plays low in defence; 3rd hand high? Not necessarily! |
| 9 | Negative Doubles – an essential part of your competitive bidding repertoire– bidding only | 19 | Plan the Defence |
| 10 | Make the pressure bid – competitive bidding at its best! | 20 | Active/Passive defence |
Also, defence series (1) of 4 lessons for aspiring intermediate players. Intermediate Attitude signals; Intermediate Suit Preference signals; Intermediate Count signals; Putting all signals together.
