Issue | V-Blue Year 1 Topics | V-Blue Year 2 Topics | ||
01 |
1NT Opening and NT Responses Very easy card-play |
1NT revisited – Stayman convention (Extend to 2NT opener) |
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02 |
Declarer-play: Setting up suits in NT by knocking out Aces (& Kings) |
Declarer play – counting tricks & timing the hand | ||
03 |
1NT Opening & Suit Responses Simple card-play in suits |
Responding to Take-Out Doubles (harder) | ||
04 |
Defence against NT leading 4th highest & returning partner’s suit |
Percentage plays (eight ever, nine never) | ||
05 |
Declarer-play: Suit breaks (3-2, 3-3 etc). Counting. |
Avoiding over-ruffs | ||
06 |
Declarer Play: Setting up tricks in long suits, including counting |
Slam Bidding (including straight Blackwood) | ||
07 |
Suit Openings & Limit Raises; Drawing trumps |
The crossruff | ||
08 |
Declarer Play: Entries including overtaking |
Negative Doubles after overcalls | ||
09 |
Suit Openings: The 1NT response |
Ruffing & double finesses | ||
10 |
Declarer Play: Ruffing losers in Dummy (NOT drawing trumps) |
Re-opening Doubles | ||
11 |
Suit Openings: change of suit responses & weak rebids |
Covering an honour with an honour | ||
12 | Ruff or draw trumps? | The 1NT Overcall (includes protective position) | ||
13 |
Bidding balanced hands outside the 1NT opening range |
Encouraging / discouraging signals | ||
14 |
Timing - What to do first discarding losers) |
Second Player Play | ||
15 |
Suit Openings & Strong (unbalanced) Rebids |
Setting up a side-suit | ||
16 |
Declarer Play: The Marked Finesse |
Declarer play: the art of counting | ||
17 |
Bidding a suit after opponents open (Contested auction) |
The hold-up 2 & 3 | ||
18 | Declarer Play: The common finesse | Second hand low…? | ||
19 | Opening leads (No-trumps) | Third-hand play in No-trumps (rule of 11) | ||
20 | The Takeout Double & simple responses | Length-showing signals | ||
21 |
Declarer Play: Ducking to set up a side-suit |
Harder defence (counting tricks) | ||
22 | Opening leads (Suits) | Suit preference signals (suits) | ||
23 | Declarer Play: The Hold-up 1 | Suit preference signals (No-trumps) | ||
24 |
Defence against No-trumps (third hand giving count) |
Simple end-plays |