Through the Pack at Glenfield

 

Last Updated on 12th January 2006

 

 

 

 

 


The intention of this part of the Glenfield site is to emulate that wonderful book; right through the pack, with hands from Glenfield.  This site is under construction, and may be for some time, as I wait for suitable hands to occur.

 

Spades

A

K

Q

J

T

9

8

7

6

5

4

3

2

Hearts

A

K

Q

J

T

9

8

7

6

5

4

3

2

Diamonds

A

K

Q

J

T

9

8

7

6

5

4

3

2

Clubs

A

K

Q

J

T

9

8

7

6

5

4

3

2

 

 

Site Map

Last Updated

12th February 2006

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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5. Statistics

Statistics Archive

 

 

 

 

 

 

6. Technical Library

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6.1 Bidding

Strategy

Acol

Psychic Bidding

 

 

 

 

6.1.1 Hand Evaluation

Defensive Tricks

Losing Trick Count

Playing Tricks

Point Count

Total Number of Tricks

Passing

 

6.1.2 Opening Bids

One Club

One Diamond

One Heart

One Spade

One No Trump

Pre-empts

 

 

Two Clubs

Two Diamonds

Two Hearts

Two Spades

Two No Trumps

 

 

6.1.3 Responding to an Opening Bid

Simple change of suit

Opener’s Rebid

Responder’s Rebid

Preference

Opener’s Second Rebid

Jump in a new suit

Responding in no trumps

 

Limit Raise

Inverted Minors

 

 

 

 

 

6.1.3.1 Responding to 1NT

Transfers

 

 

 

 

 

 

6.1.3.2 Responding to 2NT

Transfers

Baron

 

 

 

 

 

6.1.4 Conventions

Stayman

Fourth Suit Forcing

Reverse

Crowhurst

 

 

 

6.1.4.1 Conventional Opening Bids

Lucas Twos

Multi Two Diamonds

Weak Twos

 

 

 

 

6.1.4.2 Competitive Conventions

Jump Overcall

Lebensohl

Unassuming Cue Bid

Unusual No Trump

Continuing after opponent’s take out double

Take out Double

Cue Bid

 

Fishbein

Defence to 1NT

Halmic

1NT Overcall

Redouble

Simple Overcall

 

6.1.4.3 Slam Conventions

Blackwood

Gerber

Roman Key Card Blackwood

Splinter

Jump to 5 of a suit

Grand Slam Force

Acol Four No Trump Opening

 

Asking Bids

DOPI and ROPI

 

 

 

 

 

6.1.5 Doubles

Optional

Penalty

 

 

 

 

 

6.1.6 The Protective Position

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6.2 Declarer Play

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6.2.1 General Technique

End Play

Squeeze

Finesse

Lose tricks early

Pin

Avoidance

Restricted Choice

6.2.2 Trump Management

Ruffing

Ruffing Losers before drawing trumps

Trump Coup

Ruffing Finesse

Loser on Loser

Coping with bad splits

Cross Ruff

 

Dummy Reversal

 

 

 

 

 

 

6.3 Defence

Second Player

Signals

Third Player

Play the cards you are known to have

 

 

 

6.3.1 Defensive Tactics

Forcing Defence

Passive Defence

Merrimac Coup

 

 

 

 

6.3.2 Opening Leads

Fourth Highest

Third and Fifth

MUD

Top of Nothing

 

 

 

6.3.3 Plays in Third Hand

Finesse Against Dummy

Finesse Against Partner

 

 

 

 

 

6.3.4 Entry Management

Unblocking

 

 

 

 

 

 

6.4 Probability

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6.5 Glossary of Terms

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7 Through the Pack