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• Intro to Bridge - Getting Started (introduction, language of bidding, scoring, guidelines for play, exercises) -
Wednesdays, 8/12 - 9/16 • Stayman (the popular and useful convention, responding with weak, invitational and game-forcing hands, interference) • Overcalls and Advancer Bids (bidding with competition, overcalling, advancing after overcall) • Takeout Doubles and Responses (the takeout double, advancing after takeout double, advancer considers no trump, rebids by takeout doubler) • Planning the Play (making a plan objectives, counting winners versus losers, strategy, bidding review) • Developing Tricks (promoting high cards, developing long suits, combining strategies) • The Finesse (leading toward a high card, repeating finesses, finessing against two cards, leading a high card) Two sessions: 9:30 am and 6:30 pm (eastern)
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- Fridays 9:30a-11:30a, 8/14 – 9/18 • Jacoby Transfers • 1NT Auctions/Responses • Using the Double Card • Michaels Cuebid • Unusual 2NT • Skill Set Review 9:30 am (eastern)8/18/20 -
Communicating II – Pull it All Together (S2B) – Thursdays 9:30a-11:30a, 8/27 – 10/1 • Preempting • Negative Doubles • Jacoby 2NT • Handling Strong Hands • Continuing Strong Hands • Skill Set Review 9:30 am (eastern)
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Useful Conventions – Tuesdays 9:30a-11:30a, 8/24 – 10/5 – (no class 9/28) • Reverse Drury • Defense Over NT • New Minor Forcing • Fourth Suit Forcing • Support Doubles • Spiral Raises 9:30 am (eastern) -
Understanding Defense – (S3B) – Fridays 9:30a-11:30a, 8/14 – 9/18 • Opening Lead NT • Opening Lead Suits • Third Hand High • Second Hand Low • Signaling Partner • Defensive Planning 9:30 am (eastern)
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2/1 Game Force System – Wednesdays 9:30a-11:30a, 8/12 – 9/16 6 weeks
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Beginner Bridge II – Week 1 of 6 – Stayman Convention • Stayman (the popular and useful convention, responding with weak, invitational and game-forcing hands, interference) Two sessions: 9:30 am and 6:30 pm (eastern)8/12/20 -
Beginner Bridge I – Week 2 - Bidding Objectives • Objectives (hand valuation, some rules, partnerships, opening bidding, bidding messages, more guidelines) Two sessions: 9:30 am and 6:30 pm (eastern)8/18/20 -
Beginner Bridge I – Week 3 of 6 - Opening 1NT • Responses to 1NT Openings (general approach, 0-7 pts, 8-9 pts, 10-15 pts, opener’s rebid) Two sessions: 9:30 am and 6:30 pm (eastern)8/25/20 -
Beginner Bridge I – Week 4 of 6 - Opening in a Suit and Responses • Responses to Opening Bids of One of a Suit (responders decisions with 0-5 pts, 6-9 pts, 10-11 pts, 12+ pts, responding to a major suit) Two sessions: 9:30 am and 6:30 pm (eastern)9/1/20 -
Beginner Bridge I – Week 5 of 6 – Opener Rebids • Rebids by Opener (general approach, after invitational bid by responder, after forcing bid by responder) Two sessions: 9:30 am or 6:30 pm (eastern)9/8/20