{"id":1876,"date":"2022-01-08T16:54:45","date_gmt":"2022-01-08T16:54:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pontybridge.co.uk\/blog\/?page_id=1876"},"modified":"2022-03-21T17:32:44","modified_gmt":"2022-03-21T17:32:44","slug":"beginners-learning-guide","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/pontybridge.co.uk\/blog\/beginners-learning-guide\/","title":{"rendered":"Beginners Learning Guide Full Bridge"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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\n Beginners’ Learning Guide to Full Bridge <\/div>\n<\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n
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You should by now have played some mini bridge and got a handle on the basic mechanics of play. To refresh on this please check out our Beginners’ Guide to Play. <\/a><\/p>\n

It is\u00a0 now time to move on to the bidding. This replaces the contract selection in mini bridge. With this in mind please begin with our Beginner’s Guide to Bidding.\u00a0<\/p> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n

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It is suggested that you work through the subjects in the following order.<\/p> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n

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\n \n Opening 1NT and Responses <\/a>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n\n
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\n \n Opening 1 of a Suit and Responses <\/a>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n\n
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\n \n Opener's Second Bid - The Barrier <\/a>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n\n
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\n \n Bidding 2 Suited Hands <\/a>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n\n
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\n \n Responder's Second Bid <\/a>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n\n
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\n \n Accounting for Shape in Bidding - Fit Points <\/a>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n\n
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\n \n Planning Declarer Play in No Trumps <\/a>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n\n
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\n \n Planning Declarer Play in Trumps <\/a>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n\n
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\n \n Finesses <\/a>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n\n
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\n \n Beginners' Guide to Defence <\/a>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n\n
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\n \n Choosing an Opening Lead <\/a>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n\n
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\n \n Bidding Very Strong Hands <\/a>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n\n
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\n \n Bidding a Slam <\/a>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n\n
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\n \n Beginner's Guide to Overcalling <\/a>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n\n
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\n \n Take Out (SOS) Doubles <\/a>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n\n
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\n \n Pre-emptive Bidding <\/a>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n
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If you are happy with all this then well done! You can now officially call yourself an improver!\u00a0<\/p> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Beginners’ Learning Guide to Full Bridge You should by now have played some mini bridge and got a handle on the basic mechanics of play. To refresh on this please check out our Beginners’ Guide to Play. It is\u00a0 now time to move on to the bidding. This replaces the contract selection in mini bridge.Continue reading →<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-1876","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry","no-thumb"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"builder_content":"Beginners' Learning Guide to Full Bridge\n

You should by now have played some mini bridge and got a handle on the basic mechanics of play. To refresh on this please check out our Beginners' Guide to Play. <\/a><\/p>

It is\u00a0 now time to move on to the bidding. This replaces the contract selection in mini bridge. With this in mind please begin with our Beginner's Guide to Bidding.\u00a0<\/p>\n Beginner's Guide to Bidding <\/a>\n

It is suggested that you work through the subjects in the following order.<\/p>\n Opening 1NT and Responses <\/a>\n Opening 1 of a Suit and Responses <\/a>\n Opener's Second Bid - The Barrier <\/a>\n Bidding 2 Suited Hands <\/a>\n Responder's Second Bid <\/a>\n Accounting for Shape in Bidding - Fit Points <\/a>\n Planning Declarer Play in No Trumps <\/a>\n Planning Declarer Play in Trumps <\/a>\n Finesses <\/a>\n Beginners' Guide to Defence <\/a>\n Choosing an Opening Lead <\/a>\n Bidding Very Strong Hands <\/a>\n Bidding a Slam <\/a>\n Beginner's Guide to Overcalling <\/a>\n Take Out (SOS) Doubles <\/a>\n Pre-emptive Bidding <\/a>\n

If you are happy with all this then well done! You can now officially call yourself an improver!\u00a0<\/p>","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/pontybridge.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1876","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/pontybridge.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/pontybridge.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pontybridge.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pontybridge.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1876"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/pontybridge.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1876\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2020,"href":"https:\/\/pontybridge.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1876\/revisions\/2020"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/pontybridge.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1876"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}