COURSES offered in Corning, FALL 2007

DATES: Sept. 25 Oct` 2,16,23,30, nov.6 (election day)

 

Mary Poplawski will present to the newer players Easybridge! workshops written by Edith MacMillan to enhance your understanding of common bridge bidding and play for all newer and returning players. 

Session 1: OPENING BIDS, RESPONSES, and THE RULE of 20 to help you evaluate what to start the bidding in, and how to proceed as a partnership for the next bids. 

Session 2: Notrump opening, responses, and Jacoby Transfers to update you to today's better bidding. Included will be evaluation of when to do what. Tough decisions to make. 

Session 3: Getting into the auction from the other side using the TAKEOUT DOUBLE and how to proceed from there. 

Session 4: Opening above the one level with a preempt and how to respond and interfere with preempts. 

Session 5; STRONG HAND BIDDING: This will include playing difficult hands where one hand is very strong, and one hand is weak. 

Session 6: Responding to partner's opening bid with the NEGATIVE DOUBLE and how to proceed. 

For the afternoon class: intermediate to advancing players: 

I will provide a book for them at my expense: by Randall Baron and Frank Stewart, 

THE BRIDGE STUDENT TEXT Volume 3 

Session 1; Counting the hand from all points of view, and planning the auction from step one. 

Session 2: understanding doubles, and redoubles and experience when to use them or use some other choices. 

Session 3: Inferences and visualization of what is happening at the table. 

Session 4: Competitive judgment and takeout doubles 

Session 5: Fine points of declarer play and deception. 

Session 6: score strategy and Modern conventions of interest by those enrolled in the course. ( you pick from lists presented early in the class) 

Also,    EVENING  for NEW PLAYERS,   4 weeks of classes 6-8 PM   Sept.  25, Oct. 2, 16, 23 using Audrey Grant's 
               BRIDGE BASICS   I.   By end of classes, you with have basics to bid,  play,  and defend  bridge   hands.   For new and returning players using lastest styles.