Bridge Forum International Supervised Play Groups

ADVANCED TWO OVER ONE COURSE

LESSON 1

You are a proficient two-over-one player and feel ready to play with and against solid, advanced players. Let one of BRIDGE FORUM’s many teachers take you to truly advanced standing using this system. Whether you choose to work privately, with a partner of your choice, in a supervised play group for advanced two-over-one players or in a larger group course, you start with a 1.5 hour free assessment. Here your learning needs are defined and you ensure the ‘fit’ is right between you and your teacher.

Now you start your weekly two hour sessions with lesson notes sent out prior, on the spot feedback during the session where you play in non comp mode, and detailed analysis of hands played sent out after each session. Topics will include advanced bidding, including Rubensohl, Multi 2 bids, thrump doubles and more plus declarer and defensive techniques for advanced players. Know when to identify a throw-in play, a squeeze, a Rabbi’s coup(!) plus five lines of defense as outlined in Burt Hall's and Lynn-Rose Hall's How The Experts Win At Bridge. For a taste of what’s to come, let’s start with:

FIT SHOWING JUMPS

Fit showing jumps (FSJ) can be played in all seats and by a passed hand as well as over interference. The major purpose of Fit Showing Jumps is to discover double fits that are important when deciding whether to bid on in competition and in discovering slam possibilities. In deciding whether to use a fit showing jump, you and partner need to abide by some rules. Let’s note the following suggested guidelines:

Ø Concentrated strength in both suits (partner's suit and yours);

Ø No outside strength in other suits;

Ø Your suit should have two of top three honors;

Ø At least three or more cards in partner's suit -- if only three cards then must be headed by an honor.

Example:

Opener

Pard

ª K 7

ª 5 4

¨ Q 5 2

¨ A K J 7 6 3

§ A

§ 4 2

The auction might proceed:

Opener	Opp	Pard	Opp
1©	1ª	3¨*	4ª
4NT	Pass	5©	Pass
6©	All Pass

*Fit Showing Jump

Opener can practically count 12 tricks. Diamonds should be headed by two of top three honors and five plus cards in the suit you jump to. This also shows three plus cards in opener's suit and if only three cards, one must be an honor.

The main feature of this convention is that you have the ability of knowing where your tricks are coming from when you have a double fit. Indeed FSJ are very useful with an overcall: W: 1§ N: 1© E: P S: 3§*. What else could 3§* be but heart support, a limit raise or better and a good five-card club suit? Now North holds:

ª A 6

¨ J 10

§ A Q J 10

Game looks very enticing indeed!

HAPPY BRIDGINGJ