I deliver online lessons most weeks. You can also go back through the back catalogue of lessons.
Saturday January 10th – Sydney Bridge Club
Some Revision Hands, and some Challenging Hands to Kick Start 2026
Review of No-Trump Conventions (Stayman, Transfers, Minors, How Many Points?)
Getting to the Right Contract More Often
Make Your Contracts, Make Extra Tricks When Possible
Take Your Chances In The Defence
Friday February 27th – Sydney Bridge Club
Slam Bidding (Keycard & Control Bidding). No-Trump System. Competitive Bidding Judgement
Slam Bidding, including Keycard and Control Bids
Responding to our 1NT Opening: Stayman, Transfers,
Showing Minors, and Getting to Slams
Competitive Bidding Judgement: Doubles, Overcalls
and when to Double for Penalties
This workshop is a little more advanced, though should be accessible for players of all levels.
Sunday March 1st – Canberra Bridge Club
Friday March 6th – North Shore Bridge Club
Friday March 13th – Sydney Bridge Club
Friday March 27th – Harbourview Bridge Club
Commonly Misunderstood Auctions, And How To Get Them Right
All of the hands have opportunities for good play or defence to have an effect on the outcome.
Defining Which Jumps Are Strong And Weak
How Many Cards And How Many Points
Identifying When Conventions Apply, And Don’t
Sunday April 5th (Easter Sunday) – Canberra Bridge Club
Friday April 24th – North Shore Bridge Club
The Jacoby 2NT Raise. Slam Bidding, Keycard (14/30)
Evaluating Hands For Slam
Introduce the Jacoby 2NT and follow-ups. Interesting Play Hands for Slam.
The Game Forcing Jacoby 2NT Raise, and Responses
Slam Bidding Using 4NT, Keycard (14/30)
How To Value Hands For Slam (Shortages, Honours)
Examples Of Control Bids, And Asking For Kings
Sunday May 17th – Canberra Bridge Club
Friday May 29th – North Shore Bridge Club
Saturday May 30th – Sydney Bridge Club
Improve Your Doubles. Sharpen Your Overcalls. Sacrifices and Scoring
All of the hands have opportunities for good defence to have an effect on the outcome.
Doubles And Responding To Doubles
Overcalling In Different Situations. Bid More, Bid Less
How To Judge Sacrifices And How The Scoring Works
Friday June 19th – Sydney Bridge Club
Opener’s Rebids
Handling Misfits and Stopping Low
Showing Your Shape and Very Shapely hands
This workshop is suitable to players of all standards, right from Recent Beginnner Graduates, through Supervised Players. It is also a good revision of basics for players who have played for a few years.
Saturday June 20th – Sydney Bridge Club
Sunday June 28th – Canberra Bridge Club
Improve Your Competitive Bidding as the Overcalling team
Which bids are forcing and when can you pass
Introducing the Giorgio Convention to help you bid games and stop low.
Sunday July 19th – Canberra Bridge Club
Friday July 24th – North Shore Bridge Club
Saturday July 25th – Sydney Bridge Club
Friday July 31st – Harbourview Bridge Club
Improve Your Defence. Better Leads, Signals, And Counting in Defence
All of the hands have opportunities for good defence to have an effect on the outcome.
Improve Your Leads. When To Lead Singletons / Doubletons, And When Not To.
Improve Your Signals. Know Which Suit Your Partner Wants, Or Doesn’t Want
Counting. Count Declarer’s Points and Tricks.
Friday August 28th – North Shore Bridge Club
Saturday August 29th – Sydney Bridge Club
Rebids and Decision Making. Showing Your Hand Better. Weak and Strong Rebids
Each hand has an interesting Play or Defence Tip.
Rebidding to Show Balanced or Unbalanced Hands
Showing Your Points More Accurately
Reverses, Strong Jump Shifts and Game/Slam Decisions
Sunday September 20th – Canberra Bridge Club
Friday September 25th – North Shore Bridge Club
Friday October 9th – Harbourview Bridge Club
Saturday October 10th – Sydney Bridge Club
Forcing Or Not
Which bids are Forcing for each player.
When do you need to jump or change suit.
How to show a good hand in a competitive auction
Friday October 30th – North Shore Bridge Club
Saturday October 31st – Sydney Bridge Club
Simple Useful Conventions
Find Your Best Contract
Improve Your System
The Game Forcing Cue Bid
The Gambling 3NT Opening
Improve Your Responses to Weak Twos
Friday November 27th – North Shore Bridge Club
Saturday November 28th – Sydney Bridge Club
Sunday December 6th – Canberra Bridge Club
Test Your Knowledge
Bidding, Play and Defence
Identify Your Strengths
& Areas to Improve
Play a series of hands designed to test your knowledge and
understanding of Bidding, Declarer Play and Defence.
Bidding: How Many Cards, And How Many Points
Play: When To Draw Trumps, Which Suit To Play Next
Defence: What Does The Lead Mean, What To Play
Evaluate Your Game In Each Of These Categories