American Contract Bridge League

Jan 23 Introduction to Bridge

Jan 30 Opening the bid

Feb 6 How high should you bid

Feb 13 Modern overcalls

Feb 20 Takeout doubles and negative doubles

Feb 27 No Class – Jerry is in Mexico

Mar 5 No Trump bidding – Stayman and Jacoby transfers

Mar 12 Offensive bidding

Mar 19 Preemptive bidding – Weak two bids

Mar 26 Strong 2 club – slam bidding

Apr 2 No Trump play of the hand

Apr 9 Blackwood and Gerber

Apr 16 More No Trump play

Apr 23 Finesses

Apr 30 Still more No Trump

May 7 Playing suit contracts – last class!

$90 for 15 lessons or $7 per lesson if you cannot attend all

Jan 23 Leads against suit contracts

Jan 30 Opening in the 1^st and 2^nd seats

Feb 6 Long suit establishment

Feb 13 Hand Evaluation

Feb 20 No Trump bidding and play

Feb 27 No Class – Jerry is in Mexico

Mar 5 Weak two bids - preempting

Mar 12 Play of the hand using transfers

Mar 19 Overcalls and cue bidding

Mar 26 Finessing

Apr 2 Balancing – when to bid when everyone else passes

$60 for 10 lessons or $7 per lesson if you cannot attend all

Jan 25               3^rd and 4^th seat openings

Feb 1                Negative doubles

Feb 8                Endplays

Feb 16             Michaels cue bid (note: this is a Thursday night)

Feb 22 No class – Jerry is in Mexico

Mar 1              Signaling (note: this is a Thursday night)

Mar 7                New minor forcing convention

Mar 14              Learning to count

Mar 21              Unusual no trump convention

Mar 28              Swiss teams

Apr 4 No Class – Jerry is out of town

Apr 11              Cappelletti convention (interfering with no trump)

$60 for ten lessons or $7 per lesson if you cannot attend all