Submitted by Vil Gravis on Mon, 05/02/2018 - 10:50
Thirteen Tricks is a series specially designed for PARTNERSHIPS. However, I am sure that even the individual reader will gain a lot from following it on their own.
Submitted by Vil Gravis on Mon, 05/02/2018 - 10:43
This one is worth documenting for a number of reasons. I hope it will be of interest to all readers, not just those who played on Friday afternoon.
Board 5 from Friday 02/02/2018
Dealer N NS Vul
Submitted by Vil Gravis on Fri, 26/01/2018 - 14:46
This time, I had a different pair to keep my eye on. The session result was mid fifties, but they scored well on this deal, thanks to opponents not playing Acol and South not opening 1NT.
Submitted by Vil Gravis on Fri, 19/01/2018 - 13:10
In this series of Thursday Review I intend to follow the play and results of players I have mentored. I am thrilled to report that the chosen pair this week scored a tidy 79%. Both of them are keen readers and students of the game and both have read “Tips and Quips” and are enrolled for my coming programme “Thirteen Tricks”. But tricks (as in ruses) are not always necessary to do well in a match point game, this deal illustrates how very basic defence can score tops or near tops.
From Thursday 18 Jan 2018
Board 17 Dealer N Nil Vul
Submitted by Vil Gravis on Tue, 16/01/2018 - 10:01
In my final Wednesday Review I set an opening lead problem. That is the sort of thing that I will be concentrating on in all my Thursday Reviews.
Whereas the Wednesday reviews were mainly about basic bidding and only a modicum relating to declarer play and defence, the Thursday reviews will be much more about declarer play and defence.
Submitted by Vil Gravis on Wed, 03/01/2018 - 12:14
Hello dear readers and a very Happy New Year.
First, the bad news: this is my final Wednesday column. But now: better news for those of you who want to keep reading and improving. I am moving on to the next stage, “THURSDAY REVIEW” which will be a small step up from the Wednesday Reviews. A small step for most, but it could be a giant step for some, to borrow a phrase from the man on the moon. Thursday Reviews will follow the play of some of our recent Wednesday players who have taken the step up to Thursday nights at our local Hutt club. I have no idea at what level other clubs play on Thursdays but hopefully not all that different to our Thursday nights.