Bridge Workshops for Rapid Improvers from Manchester Bridge Club


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WORKSHOPS

Manchester Bridge Club
30 Palatine Road
West Didsbury
Manchester
M20 3JJ

Tel: 0161-445 3712

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(of up to three years' playing experience)

These workshops are designed to accelerate learning and understanding for novice players.

They are particularly practical and inter-active. Full notes are also available on request.

Presented by David Adelman Using the Adelman Method

• dynamic and fun learning
• play out up to 16 specially pre-dealt hands

	Workshop One - BIDDING TO GAME
	Limit Responses
	Forcing Responses
	Limit Re-bids
	Forcing Re-bids
	Finding the best fit
	Making the final decision

	Workshop Two - OVERCALLS
	The Simple Overcall
	Jump Overcalls
	Overcalls in the 4 th seat
	Responding to Overcalls
	The strategy of Overcalling


	Workshop Three - TRICK MAKING IN NO TRUMP PLAY
	Identifying "top" tricks
	Cashing top tricks in the correct order
	Avoiding suit blockage and unblocking winners
	Establishing high card winners
	Establishing winners with small cards
	Comparing chances of extra tricks


	Workshop Four - THE TAKE OUT DOUBLE
	Basic Requirements for Minimum TOD
	Doubling with Strong Balanced Hands
	Doubling with strong Distributional hands
	Responding to Take Out Double
	Doubler's Re-bids


	Workshop Five - OPENING STRONG HANDS
	Strong Balanced hands
	Strong distributional hands
	Game Force 2 Opener
	Responding to strong opening bids
	Requirements for Slam


	Workshop Six - STANDARD DEFENSIVE CARDING
	Correct leads from different holdings
	Interpreting Partner's lead
	Rule of Eleven
	Playing correctly third in hand
	Returning Partner's led suit after winning the opening lead
	Switching to another suit after winning Partner's opening lead

	Workshop Seven - INTRODUCTION TO FINESSE
	The simple finesse missing one key card
	The simple finesse missing two key cards
	Compare the chances of finessing or playing "for the drop"
	Taking a finesse to avert danger
	Working out a strategy to avoid an unnecessary finesse:
	basic endplay

	Workshop Eight - STAYMAN OVER 1NT or 2NT OPENING BID
	The aims of the 2 response to 1NT
	Responding to 2
	Bidding to Game after Stayman
	Some advanced uses of Stayman
	Responding 3 to 2NT opening bid

	WORKSHOP INFORMATION:
	Time: 1330 - 1545pm
	Day: Sundays to be announced
	Venue: MBC
	Cost: £15.00 members £20.00 non-members (includes refreshments)
	Limited Places
	Individual attention guaranteed

Manchester Bridge Club has a new Beginners Class scheduled to start in April 2008.
If you know of people who have been meaning to take up bridge, but have never done so, now is the time to tell them to enrol!

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