Teaching “Seminars”
In the spring and summer I run some one-, two-, three- and four-day classes, and I would like to organize more. So, if you have a group of players who might be interested in some entertaining instruction at any level of ability, please contact me through this web site. (Click on the contact button on the left.)
Theme Weeks
Some weeks, my columns are on a particular theme. In case you would like to find them, here are the themes covered in the columns available at the moment:
01.23.06-01.28.06: basic defensive signaling
03.20.06-03.24.06 and 03.26.06: negative doubles
07.10.06-07.15.06: declarer's ruffing, overruffing and discarding
07.17.06-07.22.06: defenders' ruffing or discarding
07.24.06-07.29.06: defenders' overruffing or discarding
08.14.06-08.19.06: avoidance play/the danger hand
01.15.07-01.20.07: balancing
01.22.06-01.27.06: basic defensive signaling
03.20.06-03.24.06 and 03.26.06: negative doubles
07.10.06-07.15.06: declarer's ruffing, overruffing and discarding
07.17.06-07.22.06: defenders' ruffing or discarding
07.24.06-07.29.06: defenders' overruffing or discarding
08.14.06-08.19.06: avoidance play/the danger hand
03.19.07-03.24.07: raising with three-card support
03.26.07-03.31.07: raising with four-card support
04.02.07-04.07.07: splinter bids
04.16.07-04.21.07: myths about the one-club opening
06.18.07-06.23.07: is three notrump playable, or should we settle in five of a minor?
08.27.07-09.01.07: pre-emptive opening bids
09.03.07-09.15.07: defending against pre-empts
01.21.08-01.26.08: some trump-suit declarer-play techniques
02.18.08-02.23.08: find the opening lead by listening to the auction
03.03.08-03.08.08: the Rule of Seven and its exceptions
03.31.08-04.05.08: guidelines for finding the best opening lead
04.07.08-04.12.08: declarer reads the opening lead
04.14.08-04.19.08: third hand reads the opening lead
04.21.08-04.30.08: dummy's job and declarer's card from dummy at trick one
05.05.08-05.10.08: bidding with weak responding hands
05.12.08-05.17.08: bidding with game-invitational responding hands
05.19.08-05.24.08: bidding with game-forcing responding hands
05.26.08-05.31.08: how the auction affects a hand's strength
06.16.08-06.21.08: blocked suits
07.07.08-07.12.08: defensive techniques
Alder Transfer Preempts
To find out about the transfer preempts that I devised back in 1972, click on this link:
Alder Transfer Preempts. These opening bids have two big advantages: they right-side contracts, and they are hard to play against.
Responses to a One-Notrump Opening
To see my comments about responding to one notrump with various basic methods (no transfers, transfers only into the majors, and four-suit transfers), please click on this link:
Transfers.
Balanced Hands — What Ranges and Why?
To read my discussion of balanced-hand ranges, please click here:
Balanced-Hand Ranges.
The Losing Trick Count
For further details about the Losing Trick Count (mentioned in the columns for September 19 and 20, 2003), please click on the link here:
The Losing Trick Count.
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I am particularly happy to receive deals suitable for the column. If you submit one, please give (if possible) the dealer, the vulnerability, the auction, the play, and the names of the key players. Also, indicate if you would prefer your name not to be given in the column.
I prefer deals with an instructive point, especially in the play, not wild layouts that come down to guesswork.
Good luck with bridge and life!
