Group course
Competitive Bidding in the New Year
- Starts
- Tuesday, 12 January 2027
- Meets
- Every Tuesday
- Length
- 8 sessions of 2 hours
- Group size
- 8–16 players
- Price
- Free
Who bids what when both sides want the contract? Overcalls, doubles, pre-empts and the fine art of judging when to sacrifice.
What you work on
The session plan
- 1
Simple overcalls — what they promise and how partner responds
- 2
The takeout double — shape, strength and follow-ups
- 3
Pre-empts — opening weak and making life hard for opponents
- 4
Defending against pre-empts — doubles, overcalls and notrump
- 5
Negative and responsive doubles in modern style
- 6
The Law of Total Tricks — how high to compete
- 7
Sacrifices and the five-level decision
- 8
Bidding battle — pairs practise real competitive auctions
Places
Free for the whole course
Buying a place in a course is not open on this site yet. Write to Peter through the coaching page and he will tell you whether the group has started and how to join it.
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