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BRIDGE CLASSES

Beginners course and Consolidation course recommence in January 2025.

 Look out for continuation of Intermediate Course from January 2025.

Lesson topics can now be found under "Bridge Courses"

PRACTICE PLAY IN CONJUNCTION WITH HULL BRIDGE CLUB 

Now on Wednesday pm at Hull Bridge Club and most Tuesday evenings at our Ferriby venue.

Please keep an eye on the calendar!

Recent message from first timer at "Stepping Stones" dupLicate play:

"Thanks Penny - I was very apprehensive about going last night but really enjoyed it - (The leader) was brilliant support".

Contact us for further details


FESTIVAL OF BRIDGE DUPLICATE BRIDGE SESSION IN AID OF CANCER RESEARCH UK
Thank you to all those who played, donated, brought food and raffle prizes. Hull Bridge Club has raised £500.
Bridge Courses

This page has information and news of interest to the members. For a full list of forthcoming events, see "Calendar" on the menu and for a list of results see "Results".

"SNIPPETS for beginners" - Get ahead of the Wednesday class!
Wednesday Beginners Course

1st module

OCTOBER 2024
  9th  Lesson I 1ntroduction & Opening 1NT
16th  Lesson 2  Opening 1NT & 2NT
23rd Lesson 3  Declarer play in NT
30th  Lesson 4  Leading against a NT contract 

NOVEMBER 2024
  6th Lesson 5  Trumps
13th Lesson 6   Ways of winning tricks 
20th Lesson 7   Opening one of a suit & responses part 1 
27th Lesson 8   Opening one of a suit & responses part 2 

DECEMBER 2024
 4th Lesson 9  Opening one of a suit & responses part 3 
11th Lesson 10  Stayman 

JANUARY 2025
2nd module
8th   Lesson 1 Limit bids
15th Lesson 2  Reverse bidding  
22nd Lesson 3  Simple overcalls   
29th Lesson 4  Opening one of a suit - which suit to choose 

FEBRUARY 2025
5th  Lesson 5   Pre-emptive bidding    Lesson
12th 2-level openers part 1 
19th Lesson 7 2-level openers part 2    
26th Lesson 8  Making Enquiries

MARCH 2025
5th  Lesson 9 An Introduction to Take Out Doubles
12th Lesson 10 Red suit transfers

  (Dates & topics may be subject to alteration. Please keep an eye on the website for changes)
 

 



 

 
"SNIPPETS for Thursday beginners" - Get ahead of the class!
Thursday afternoon Beginners' Course

1st module

JANUARY 2025
  9th  Lesson I 1ntroduction & Opening 1NT
16th  Lesson 2  Opening 1NT & 2NT
23rd Lesson 3  Declarer play in NT
30th  Lesson 4  Leading against a NT contract 

FEBRUARY 2025
  6th Lesson 5  Trumps
13th Lesson 6   Ways of winning tricks 
20th Lesson 7   Opening one of a suit & responses part 1 
27th Lesson 8   Opening one of a suit & responses part 2 

MARCH 2025
 6th  Lesson 9  Opening one of a suit & responses part 3 
13th Lesson 10  Stayman 
2nd module
20th  Lesson 1 Limit bids
27th  Lesson 2  Reverse bidding  

APRIL 2025
3rd   Lesson 3  Simple overcalls   
10th Lesson 4  Opening one of a suit - which suit to choose 
17th  Lesson 5  Pre-emptive bidding  (TBC)   
24th Lesson 6   2-level openers part 1 

MAY 2025
1st Lesson 7 2-level openers part 2    
8th Lesson 8  Making Enquiries
15th  Lesson 9 An Introduction to Take Out Doubles
22nd Lesson 10 Red suit transfers

  (Dates & topics may be subject to alteration. Please keep an eye on the website for changes)
Consolidation Course

1st module 

OCTOBER 2024
7th    Lesson 1 Opening & responding to 1NT/2NT opener 
14th  Lesson 2 Opening at the one-level
21st   NO CLASS
28th  Lesson 3  Continuing the bidding when partner opens at the 1-level, part 1 

NOVEMBER
4th    Lesson 4 Continuing the bidding when partner opens at the 1-level, part 2  
11th  Lesson 5 Pre-empts 
18th  NO CLASS
25th  Lesson 6 Opening with a  2-bid Part 1 

DECEMBER
2nd   Lesson 7 Opening with a 2-bid Part 2  
9th   Lesson 8 Signals & Discards 
16th  NO CLASS
23rd  NO CLASS
30th  NO CLASS

JANUARY 2025
6th    Lesson 9 Looking for slams 
13th  Lesson 10 Simple overcalls   
20th  NO CLASS

2nd module

JANUARY
27th  Lesson 1 Take out doubles

FEBRUARY 
3rd    Lesson 2 What everyone else does after a take out double
10th   Lesson 3 Leading & Defence 
17th   NO CLASS
24th   Lesson 4 Defeating Trump Contracts

MARCH
3rd    Lesson 5   Which suit to open & where do declarer's tricks come from? 
10th   Lesson 6   Bidding to show shape & points 
17th   NO CLASS
24th   Lesson 7  Doubling & overcalling a 1NT opener  
31st   Lesson 8 The Halmick Convention

APRIL
7th    Lesson 9   More about Red Suit transfers & other stories 
14th  Lesson 10  Making your plan


 (dates & topics may be subject to alteration. Please keep an eye on this page & the website calendar for changes)
Intermediate Course

1st module

November 2023
4th     1 Introduction /  Doubling 1NT & Halmick 
18th   2  Negative doubles
25th   3  Transfers over 1NT & 2NT openers  

January 2024
6th    4    Much more about Stayman 
20th  5    Signals 

February
3rd    6    Playing your honour or not 
10th  7    2-level openers - weak or strong?  Part 1
17th       Reprise: 2-level openers - weak or strong? Part 1

March
2nd    8    2-level openers - weak or strong? Part 2 
9th     9    4th suit forcing  
16th  10    5-card Stayman over 2NT openers

2nd module 

April
13th  1   Countering an overcall 

May
11th  2  Jump overcalls - what sort?

June
29th 3  Defending in 2nd seat

July   
27th  4  Defending in 3rd seat   

November     
2nd   5      Take out doubles 
9th    6      Opener/responder's actions over TOD 
30th  7      "Asking" Part 1
         8      "Asking" Part 2
         9      Splinter Bids
        10     TBC
       

(dates & topics may be subject to alteration. Please keep an eye on the website for changes)
 
OTHER POSSIBLE TOPICS:
Overcalls, sacrifices & phantoms; Bending the Rules Losing trick Count, Convention cards       
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