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TWiB 0 PDF
Bidding Basics
1 Hand Type PDF
2 Which Suit to Open PDF
3 Defining Hand Strength - Buckets PDF
4 Cardinal Sins of Bridge PDF
Notrump Fundamentals
5 Responding to 1N with the Majors PDF
6 Simple-sohl - Lebensohl Basics PDF
7 Superaccepting Jacoby Transfers PDF
8 Minor Suit Transfers - 4-Suited Transfers PDF
2 over 1
9 Evolve to 2 Over 1 PDF
10 2 Over 1 Rebids - 2M Waiting, 3L+ PDF
11 1D-2C Auctions PDF
12 1N Forcing and 3 Over 1 Invitational PDF
13 Slam Bidding in 2 Over 1 Auctions PDF
Doubles
14 Double - A Call for Any Occasion PDF
15 Responding to Partner's Takeout Double PDF
16 Dealing with Opponents' Takeout Double PDF
17 High Level X - Forcing Pass PDF
Fits
18 Finding Fits PDF
19 Finding Fits in Competition PDF
20 Hand Evaluation - The Law of Total Tricks PDF
21 Hand Evaluation - Jacoby 2N, Splinters PDF
22 HSGT PDF
More Notrump
23 Lebensohl Complete PDF
24 Responding to 1N with an Unbalanced Hand PDF
25 Bidding Slam after Partner Opens 1N PDF
26 Responding to 2N and 2C-2D-2N PDF
27 Trick-showing NT Bids - Gambling 3N PDF
Overcalls
28 Simple Overcalls PDF
29 Interferer Options PDF
30 Advancing Partner's Overcall with a Fit PDF
31 Rebids after We Overcall PDF
Constructive Bidding
32 The Trouble with Minors - Inverted Minors PDF
33 1430 RKC and 1430 Gerber PDF
34 Opening 2C PDF
35 Reverses and Jump Shifts PDF
Competitive Bidding
36 Preempts PDF
37 Raising Partner in Competition PDF
38 Michaels and Unusual NT PDF
39 Is It Forcing? (Freebids) PDF
40 UvU and UvM PDF
Around the Table
41 First Things First - Vulnerability and Position PDF
42 Opener PDF
43 Interferer PDF
44 Responder PDF
45 Advancer PDF
Advanced Notrump
46 14-16 Notrump PDF
47 Rodwell Size Ask PDF
48 Transfer Lebensohl PDF
49 Slam Tries - Shortness, Reverse Baze PDF
More Doubles
50 Competitive X PDF
51 X after NT PDF
52 Support X PDF
53 Scrambling 2NT PDF
Hand Evaluation I
54 Counting Points Before the Auction Begins PDF
55 Counting Points After Partner Bids PDF
56 Counting Points When the Opponents Bid PDF
57 Reevaluate and Keep Reevaluating PDF
Hand Evaluation II
58 Size of Trump Fits PDF
59 Double Fits and Misfits PDF
60 Fitting Cards and Wasted Values PDF
61 Losers and Covers PDF
Defense I
62 Signals and Carding - UDCA PDF
63 Defensive Agreements - Discards PDF
64 Defensive Concepts - Types of Defense PDF
65 Middle of the Hand Defense PDF
Defense II
66 Partnership Defensive Philosophies PDF
67 Opening Leads - Card Combinations PDF
68 Opening Leads - Listen to the Auction PDF
69 Leads in Partner's Suit PDF
Constructive Bidding II
70 Kokish over Strong 2C PDF
71 Control Showing Cuebids PDF
*17 High Level Doubles - Forcing Passes PDF
72 Forcing Pass PDF
73 Minorwood PDF
*22 Fits - Help Suit Game Tries PDF
74 HSGT for Slam PDF
What to Expect
75 Captaincy PDF
76 Planning Rebids PDF
77 Planning as Responder PDF
78 When Responder is Passed Hand PDF
BERMUDA 2014
Sat 1 PDF
Sat 2 PDF
Sun 1 PDF
Sun 2 PDF
Mon 1 PDF
Mon 2 PDF
Tues 1 PDF
Tues 2 PDF
Wed 1 PDF
Wed 2 PDF
Thurs 1 PDF
Thurs 2 PDF
More NT
79 Responding to 1NT with the Minors PDF
80 Minor Suit Slams after 1NT PDF
81 When to open 1NT off-shape PDF
82 Advanced Lebensohl PDF
More 2/1
83 Bypass 4 card suit PDF
84 Bidding the 4th Suit PDF
85 Solid Suits PDF
86 Splinters PDF
87 Pattern Out Auctions PDF
Dealing with Preempts
88 Responding to 2-level PDF
89 Lebensohl over 2-level preempts PDF
90 Responding to 3- and 4-level preempts PDF
91 Dealing with 3- and 4-level preempts PDF
Advanced Bidding Topics
92 Drury - Reverse, 2-way PDF
93 Lebensohl over Reverses PDF
94 2-way NMF, Modified Wolff PDF
95 Walsh and Extended Walsh PDF
96 Fit Showing Jumps PDF
Slam Bidding Philosophy
97 Optimistic Minimum PDF
98 Specific Kings PDF
99 Delayed Splinters PDF
100 Picture Bids PDF
More on Fits
101 Raising Responder PDF
102 Raising Responder in Competition PDF
103 Responder's Rebid PDF
104 NMF in Depth PDF
105 4SF in Depth PDF
More Constructive Bidding
106 3rd Seat Openings PDF
107 Overcalling 4-card Suits PDF
108 Kokish GT PDF
109 2NT Trump Ask PDF
Bermuda 2015
Sat Hand 1 PDF
Sat Hand 2 PDF
Sun Hand 1 PDF
Sun Hand 2 PDF
Mon Hand 1 PDF
Mon Hand 2 PDF
Tues Hand 1 PDF
Tues Hand 2 PDF
Wed Hand 1 PDF
Wed Hand 2 PDF
Thurs Hand 1 PDF
Thurs Hand 2 PDF
More Competitive Bidding
110 Overcalls by Level PDF
111 Leaping Michaels PDF
112 Dealing with 4M Interference PDF
113 Balancing by Responder PDF
Constructive Bidding Opposite 3rd hand
114 Drury Follow-ups and Alternatives PDF
115 P - 1M - 2N PDF
116 Q=LR+ by Passed Hand PDF
117 Advanced Drury in Competition PDF
Declarer Play - Notrump
118 Winners - Making a Plan PDF
119 Unblocking PDF
120 Finesses PDF
121 Length vs Strength PDF
Declarer Play - Suits
122 Counting Losers PDF
123 Trump Fits PDF
124 Ruffing Values PDF
125 Misfits and Moysians PDF
Defense - Opening Leads
126 Rule of 11 PDF
127 Interpreting P's Lead PDF
128 Rule of 10/12 PDF
129 Visualizing Suits PDF
Defensive Details
130 Dummy has Qxx+ PDF
131 A/Q Attitude, K Count PDF
132 Smith PDF
133 Suit Preference PDF
More Advanced Bidding
134 Upgrade to Jacoby 2NT PDF
135 Internal Reverses PDF
136 1M - 3N Good 1-4 PDF
137 KC Stayman PDF
Bidding Philosophy
138 Steps v Specific PDF
139 Cuebidding Opp's Suit PDF
140 Lead-Directing Doubles PDF
141 Transfers in Comp PDF
Constructive Low-Level Bidding
142 Rebids after 1NT SF PDF
143 1C - 1D - 1H - 1S PDF
144 XYZ PDF
145 After P XX PDF
More Competitive Bidding
146 What is a Stopper PDF
147 After P's Neg X PDF
148 After P's Resp X PDF
149 Good/Bad 2NT PDF
150 2 places NT PDF
Balancing
151 Balancing NT PDF
152 Distributional Hands PDF
153 Range Stayman PDF
154 More Balancing PDF
Advanced Comp Bidding
155 McCabe PDF
156 1M (X) transfers PDF
157 1m (X) transfers PDF
158 Transfer McCabe PDF
Bermuda 2016
Sun 1 PDF
Sun 2 PDF
Mon 1 PDF
Mon 2 PDF
Tues 1 PDF
Wed 1 PDF
Wed 2 PDF
Thurs 1 PDF
Thurs 2 PDF
Fri 1 PDF
Fri 2 PDF
NT and More
159 Gerber and 1430 Keycard PDF
160 19+ to 21 2NT PDF
161 1NT Overcalls PDF
162 Western Cuebids PDF
Halifax 2016
Bulletin PDF
Monday PDF
Tuesday PDF
Raising M
163 Constr and Limping Raises PDF
164 1M - 3NT PDF
165 Q=LR+, Weak Raises PDF
166 5c support PDF
NT
167 Resp to 2NT with M PDF
168 Puppet PDF
169 Stayman then 2S PDF
170 They X our Transfer PDF
Competitive
171 WJS by Resp PDF
172 WJO PDF
173 JO in PO PDF
174 New Suit by Adv PDF
Adv Slam Bidding
175 CSC and GSF PDF
176 Resp to 4NT with Void PDF
177 5NT CoS PDF
178 Non-serious 3NT PDF
Bridge Philosophy - Listening/Planning
179 Listen to the Opponents' Auction PDF
180 Visualizing Opener's Hand PDF
181 Visualizing Responder's Hand PDF
182 Play the Hand During the Auction PDF
Finding Fits
183 Jacoby 2NT PDF
184 Splinters PDF
185 Bergen Raises PDF
186 Splinters by Opener PDF
Notrump Interference
187 DONT and Meckwell PDF
188 Woolsey PDF
189 vs. Weak NT PDF
190 vs. 3-level PDF
Bermuda 2017
Sat 1 PDF
Sat 2 PDF
Sun 1 PDF
Sun 2 PDF
Mon 1 PDF
Mon 2 PDF
Tues 1 PDF
Tues 2 PDF
Wed 1 PDF
Wed 2 PDF
Thurs 1 PDF
Special Competitive Situations
191 Mathe PDF
192 vs. Interference PDF
193 vs. Strong C PDF
194 Sandwich NT PDF
Doubles
195 Maximal PDF
196 Snapdragon PDF
197 Rosenkranz PDF
198 Anti-Lead Directing Doubles PDF
NT Play
199 Danger Hand PDF
200 Giving Up Control PDF
201 Transportation PDF
202 Timing PDF
Suit Play
203 Suits Equal Length PDF
204 Shortness in Dummy PDF
205 Length in Dummy PDF
206 Power Length in Dummy PDF
Defense
207 Planning the Defense PDF
208 Asking Questions PDF
209 Assumptions on Defense PDF
210Which Honor to Cover PDF
Defense
211 Getting Your Ruffs PDF
212 When to Get Active PDF
213 When to Lead Partner's Suit PDF
214 Return Partner's Suit PDF
Adv Bidding
215 Transfers over 2NT rebids PDF
216 Transfers over 1H-1S PDF
217 Spear PDF
218 Advanced Ogust PDF
Philosophy
219 Partnership Questions PDF
220 Offensively- or Defensively-Oriented Hands PDF
221 Corrective v Forward-Going PDF
222 Negative Doubles PDF
More NT
223. Modern 1NT. PDF
224. Runouts. PDF
225 3S Minor Suit Slam Try PDF
226. Transfer++ over Weak 1NT. PDF
Modern Bidding
227. NMF. PDF
228 Preempt Keycard PDF
229 Meckstroth Advances PDF
230. Modern Lab. PDF
Overcalls
231. 1L Overcalls. PDF
232. 2L Overcalls. PDF
233. 2L Jump Overcalls. PDF
234. Michaels and Unusual 2NT. PDF
Overcalls again
235 Sandwich Seat PDF
236 Balancing Seat PDF
237 NT Overcalls PDF
238 High level Jump Overcalls PDF
Play
239 Hold Up Plays PDF
240 Optimistic and Pessimistic PDF
241 Combine Chances PDF
242 Trump Management PDF
Play II
243 Trump Transportation PDF
244 Trump Dummy Reversal PDF
245 Ruffing Finesse PDF
246 Removal and endplays PDF
Bermuda 2018
Defense
247 Recognizing Danger PDF
248 Which Suit to Attack PDF
249 A/Q Guess PDF
250 Splitting Honors PDF
Defense II
251 Jack Denies PDF
252 Lead from AQTxx PDF
253 Power Shifts PDF
254 Card Combos PDF
Advanced
255 1m 2M PDF
256 1C-2D structure PDF
257 Reverse Flannery PDF
258 Q-Minorwood PDF
Bidding Concepts
259 Counting a Suit PDF
260 Putting it all together PDF
261 Bid early PDF
262 3 Level PDF
NT Interference
263 Opps bid over Stayman PDF
264 Opps bid over transfer PDF
265 Opps X CSC PDF
266 Interf over Conv 2NT PDF
Modern Bidding
267 Resp to 1m with MM PDF
268 3M-1 Mixed PDF
269 Impossible S PDF
270 Resp to 1NT overcall PDF
Declarer Play
271 Smother Plays PDF
272 Threat Cards PDF
273 Squeezes PDF
274 Endplays in NT PDF
Defense
275 Mid hand PDF
276 Rusinow PDF
277 Late Discards PDF
278 More SP PDF
Doubles
279 Takeout PDF
280 Negative PDF
281 Responsive PDF
282 Support PDF
More Doubles
283 Balancing/ Reopening PDF
284 Non-Takeout PDF
285 2nd Rd PDF
286 Other X PDF
Slam Bidding
287 Bidding slam with void PDF
288 Ace asking interference PDF
289 5M PDF
290 5NT PDF
Other Bidding Concepts
291 PH PDF
292 Mod Drury PDF
293 Bal slams PDF
294 Unbal slams PDF
Advanced Bidding Topics
295 Transfers/transfers PDF
296 Carmichael-Baze PDF
297 Jump Shift Structure PDF
298 UvU and UvM PDF
Bidding Philosophy
299 Passing with good hands PDF
300 Pos fb vs neg X PDF
301 HE v preempt PDF
302 Resp to 3L preempts PDF
Play
303 Winners PDF
304 2way Finesse PDF
305 KJ guess PDF
306 Idle Fifth PDF
Defense
307 Remainder Count UDCA PDF
308 Return Count PDF
309 Shift Count PDF
310 Unusual Honor Leads PDF
311 Forcing Defense PDF
Responding to 1NT
312 Weak PDF
313 Invit PDF
314 GF PDF
315 Slam PDF
More Responding to 1NT
316 MM PDF
317 Mm PDF
318 Other 2 suits PDF
319 in Comp PDF
Overcalls
320 1L PDF
321 2L PDF
322 Jump 2L PDF
323 2-suited PDF
More Overcalls
324 Sandwich PDF
325 Balancing PDF
326 NT PDF
327 Higher Levels PDF
328 **Leads against preempts PDF
Hand Evaluation
329 Before PDF
330 After P PDF
331 After Opp PDF
332 Reeval PDF
More Hand Eval
333 LOTT PDF
334 Double/misfits PDF
335 Fitting/wasted PDF
336 LTC PDF
337 **OL into min PDF
Opener’s Rebids
338 Balanced PDF
339 Unbal 1-suit PDF
340 Unbal 2-suit PDF
341 Strong Unbal 2-suit PDF
More Opener’s Rebids
342 After freebid PDF
343 after neg X PDF
344 after RHO PDF
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