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Bidding -- Nuts & Bolts -- Not Conventions

Bidding -- Nuts & Bolts -- Not Conventions

Larry Cohen

What Does it Take to Respond?

4/3/2024
Level: General Interest

Help Suit Game Tries

12/14/2023
Level: General Interest

Help Suit Game Tries - Part 2

12/14/2023
Level: General Interest

Michael Berkowitz

12/13/2023
Level: Beginner

When is 2NT Not 2NT

5/1/2023
Level: Beginner to Intermediate

Don't Freeze

2/15/2023
Level: General Interest

The Trolley Problem

5/26/2022
Level: All Levels

Eight the Great

5/25/2022
Level: All Levels

Different Meanings

4/13/2022
Level: Beginner to Intermediate

Walsh Style

2/11/2022
Level: Intermediate to Advanced

Situational Standard American

9/4/2021
Level: General Interest

To Tell The Truth Part 1--The Auction

8/31/2021
Level: Beginner

1-of-a-Major Response -- Showing/Ignoring a Major

8/10/2021
Level: Intermediate

Drop Dead Bids

1/26/2021
Level: Beginner to Intermediate

The difference between Opener's Reverse and a Jumpshift

1/24/2021
Level: Intermediate

Partner Isn't a Mind Reader

8/4/2020
Level: Intermediate to Advanced

Lebensohl, Stolen Bid Doubles, and Interference Over 1NT

4/10/2020
Level: General Interest

Jumping Around

11/13/2019
Level: Beginner to Intermediate

The Virtue of Passing

9/22/2019
Level: General Interest

Fast Arrival

6/12/2019
Level: Intermediate

Planning Ahead

2/22/2019
Level: Beginner to Intermediate

Bidding six-four hands (6-6-4 or 6-4-6)?

7/6/2018
Level: Intermediate

When to Open an Off-shape Notrump

6/26/2018
Level: Intermediate

Slam Bidding--General

4/25/2018
Level: Intermediate to Advanced

Control Bidding

3/30/2018
Level: Advanced

Cuebids

7/15/2017
Level: Intermediate

Opening 1NT with 2 Doubletons?

5/8/2017
Level: Intermediate

Should I Transfer (with a minor)?

4/2/2017
Level: Beginner to Intermediate

For the 1,000th time

3/27/2017
Level: Intermediate to Advanced

When/Why to Open Light in 3rd Seat

10/25/2016
Level: Intermediate

Responding with Fewer Than 6 Points

10/1/2016
Level: Intermediate

When Does a Notrump Bid Show a Balanced Hand?

9/1/2016
Level: Intermediate

When Does a Notrump Bid Promise a Stopper(s)?

7/27/2016
Level: Intermediate

Opening 1NT with a Singleton?

7/16/2016
Level: Intermediate

F or NF - Part 5 of 5

5/24/2016
Level: Intermediate

F or NF - Part 4 of 5

5/10/2016
Level: Intermediate

F or NF - Part 3 of 5

4/5/2016
Level: Intermediate

F or NF - Part 2 of 5

3/28/2016
Level: Intermediate to Advanced

You've Responded with a 5-Card Major--What Next?

3/28/2016
Level: Intermediate

Does Responder's Major Show 4 or 5 (or more)?

3/12/2016
Level: Beginner to Intermediate

F or NF - Part 1 of 5

3/1/2016
Level: Intermediate

Two-Over-One GF

2/15/2016
Level: Intermediate

Responder's Second-Round Two-level Cuebid

1/1/2016
Level: Intermediate to Advanced

After the Opponents Overcall

5/1/2015
Level: Intermediate

After Partner's 1NT Rebid

4/28/2015
Level: Intermediate

Reverses

6/1/2014
Level: Intermediate to Advanced

1NT Forcing

4/1/2014
Level: Intermediate

1NT Forcing (VBH)

4/1/2014
Level: Intermediate

Balancing on the 1-level

11/1/2013
Level: Intermediate

Versus Michaels or Unusual Notrump

11/10/2011
Level: Intermediate to Advanced

Partnership Checklist

10/30/2010
Level: Advanced

Artificial

8/30/2010
Level: Beginner to Intermediate

GF

8/30/2010
Level: Beginner

False Preference

12/4/2009
Level: Intermediate to Advanced

LAW of Total Tricks

8/19/2009
Level: All Levels

Two-Over-One GF and Forcing 1NT

7/3/2005
Level: Intermediate

Precision

3/2/2004
Level: Intermediate

Jump-Cue Mixed Raise

2/4/2004
Level: Intermediate to Advanced

Notrump Interference - Intermediate

11/5/2001
Level: Intermediate

Notrump Interference - Advanced

11/3/2001
Level: Advanced