Bridge - the card game

U3A Intermediate Bridge

I am leading the U3A intermediate bridge group. Shortly after each session, the presentation for that session will be uploaded here for your revision.

Note that rather than write "length four or more in a major suit", these presentations use the shortcut "L4+major", similarly "length three or less in hearts" is written "L3-♥" (or "L3-H") and a "void in hearts" is written "L0♥" (or "L0H").

Scroll down for the current year's notes.

2025..2026 academic year is the 2nd and 3rd Friday mornings at Burpham Village Hall.

Presentations before 2023 have been archived. Other presentations are in Chronological order.

2023-2024 (10xx)

Weeks 1&2, 2023-09-15 Introduction.
Week 3, 2023-10-13 Opening bids.
Week 4, 2023-10-20 Opening bids reprised.
Week 5, 2023-11-10 1NT responses.
Week 6, 2023-11-17 1NT responses reprised.
Week 7, 2023-12-08 Making a plan in NT, part 1. (Brief summary and Youtube link.)
Week 8, 2024-01-12 Making a plan in NT, part 2. (Brief summary and Youtube link.)
Week 9, 2024-01-19 Opening unbalanced hands.
Week 10, 2024-02-09 A few "nuggets" from the last session.
Week 11, 2024-02-16 Responding to a 1Suit opening.
Week 12, 2024-03-08 Responding to a 1Suit opening - Support.
Week 13, 2024-03-15 Set hand play and discussion thereof. Insufficient time to put a presentation together.
Week 14, 2024-04-12 Responding to a 1Suit opening - Reprise of previous weeks.
Week 15, 2024-04-19 Responding to a 1Suit opening - Reprise of previous weeks.
Week 16, 2024-05-10 Responding to a 1Suit opening - Reprise of previous weeks.

2024-2025 (11xx)

Week 1, 2024-09-13 Introduction & Hand evaluation recap.
Week 2, 2024-09-20 Opening bids recap.
Week 3, 2024-10-11 Balanced bidding recap.
Week 4, 2024-10-18 Responding recap.
Week 5, 2024-11-08 Showing preference, Fourth Suit Forcing, Reverses.
Week 6, 2024-11-15 Scoring. Autumn tournament - hands and results.
Week 7, 2024-12-13 Opening leads (rank).
Week 8, 2025-01-10 Opening leads (suit).
Week 9, 2025-01-17 Frozen suits.
Week 10, 2025-02-14 No Trump slams.
Week 11, 2025-02-21 Making a Plan in NT (reprise).
Week 12, 2025-03-14 Suited slams / Keycard Blackwood.
Week 13, 2025-03-21 Suited slams / Italian Cue Bids.
Week 14, 2025-04-11 Spring Tournament - hands and results.
Week 15, 2025-05-09 Tournament hand analysis & more Cue Bidding. No set hand results.
Week 16, 2025-05-16 Q&A session.

2025-2026 (12xx)

Starts 2025-09-12.

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Bridge - the card game

U3A Intermediate Bridge

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