Course Category: Improvers

• Understanding 2-over-1 & the BBO Robots

  by India Natt

  4 Lessonsin 2-over-1, Acol, Bidding, Improvers, Standard

  • Understanding 2-over-1 & the BBO Robots - $40

  

  This course is suitable for players of any system, whether you already tend to play 2/1 and would like to understand GiB’s particular style, or whether you play Acol and have never even encountered a strong-and-five system before. I shall be demystifying weird robot-y explanations, providing a grounding in how the system is structured and identifying the conventions you will need to watch out for. By the end of this course, you will feel much more comfortable when you are playing with and against GiB: another tool to help you practise your bridge!

• Etiquette & Communication in Bridge: Online & in Real Life

  by India Natt

  4 Lessonsin 2-over-1, Acol, Bidding, Improvers, Standard

  • Etiquette & Communication in Bridge: Online & in Real Life - $40

  

  This course is suitable for players of any system, whether you already tend to play 2/1 and would like to understand GiB’s particular style, or whether you play Acol and have never even encountered a strong-and-five system before. I shall be demystifying weird robot-y explanations, providing a grounding in how the system is structured and identifying the conventions you will need to watch out for. By the end of this course, you will feel much more comfortable when you are playing with and against GiB: another tool to help you practise your bridge!

• Exceptions to the Rules in Bridge

  by Adam Parrish

  2 Lessonsin Acol, Bidding, Cardplay, Declarer, Defending, Improvers, Standard

  • Exceptions to the Rules with Adam Parrish - $30

  

  We’ve all learned lots of bridge “rules”: third-hand high, fourth from your longest and strongest, new suit by responder is forcing, etc. Unfortunately, there are no hard-and-fast rules in bridge, and each of these rules has exceptions. We’re going to look at some of the most common “rules” and their exceptions.

• Opener’s Second Bid (or How to Have Your Cake and Eat it Too)

  by LBO presents

  3 Lessonsin Acol, Bidding, Improvers, Standard

  • Opener's Second Bid or How to Have Your Cake and Eat it Too - $32

  

  In this special 3-part lesson series, Graeme will help us make sense of notrump bidding, reverses, and showing our strength accurately.

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• Common Mistakes in Bridge - Free Lessons

  by Tina McVeigh

  4 Lessonsin Acol, Beginner, Bidding, Cardplay, Improvers, Standard

  

  In this popular course, Tina McVeigh will guide you through the most common mistakes she has seen her students make again and again over the years and teach you how to avoid making them yourself.

• Aggressive vs. Passive Defending in Bridge - Free Lessons

  by LBO presents

  4 Lessonsin Acol, Beginner, Cardplay, Defending, Improvers, Standard

  

  In half of all bridge hands your side is defending.  There are great gains to be made by improving your defence and it is all about gathering information and putting together the pieces of the puzzle.  Join Pam for this free introductory defence course and find out why defence is her favourite part of the […]

• Counting Winners & Losers in Bridge - Free Lessons

  by Adam Parrish

  4 Lessonsin Acol, Beginner, Cardplay, Declarer, Improvers, Standard

  

  As declarer in bridge, it is so important to come up with a plan before playing a card from dummy. The first step after the opening lead comes down will be to count your winners & losers.

• Take-out, Penalty, Further Uses, & Protective Doubles in Bridge - Free Lessons

  by Jack Stocken

  4 Lessonsin Acol, Beginner, Bidding, Cardplay, Declarer, Improvers

  

  Thank you for joining us for these free lessons taught by Jack Stocken – access the lessons below. Jack teaches new weekly lessons for Intermediate players and Beginners & Improvers here at Learn Bridge Online – All are welcome! Register to access all four lesson videos and to play through the hands featured in the […]

• Squeeze Plays Made Simple - Free Lessons

  by Adam Parrish

  4 Lessonsin Acol, Beginner, Cardplay, Declarer, Improvers, Standard

  

  You don't have to be a master pastry chef to make a delicious cake: you can buy a box of Duncan Hines and do what it says on the back of the box. All you need is the ability to follow instructions and some basic general knowledge. Squeezes are the same way. We don't need seven-tier wedding cake skills; we need to be able to buy a box of cake mix and follow the directions.

• Scoring in Bridge

  by LBO presents

  4 Lessonsin Acol, Beginner, Improvers, Introduction, Standard

  

  Scoring may not seem to be as fun or interesting as the card play and bidding, but it can be vitally important to our tactics. Knowing the scoring can help us decide whether it's worth bidding higher, may change how we play our contract, and can even help us decide whether it is worth bidding a contract we know will go down!