Larry Cohen

Inviting Disaster

When should you invite and when should you just make your decision?

• 12/23/2025
• Level: Beginner to Intermediate

Right Answer to the Wrong Question

Context is everything in bidding. Recognizing that is key to improving.

• 11/10/2025
• Level: General Interest

Missing Ingredient: Suit Quality

• 7/14/2025
• Level: General Interest

12-14 or 18-19

Do you know if your notrump bid shows 12-14 as opposed to 18-19?

• 1/8/2025
• Level: Beginner to Intermediate

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: Intermediate

The Trolley Problem

• 5/26/2022
• Level: All Levels

Eight the Great

• 5/25/2022
• Level: Intermediate

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: Beginner to Intermediate

To Tell The Truth Part 1--The Auction

• 8/31/2021
• Level: Beginner to Intermediate

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: Intermediate

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