Graeme Tuffnell - Bridge Videos and Lessons

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The Highs and Lows of Bridge

Sometimes bridge drives me crazy.

Long term winning ways

Better to find strategies that will work long term rather than stress too much about the result of one particular hand.

Jump Shifts

What does a jump shift show in bridge or, for that matter, what does a jump shift mean?

Opening bids and overcalls

An overcall is not an opening bid so responding to an overcall is nott the same as responding to an opening bid.

Nothing Fancy

Phew! Just easy bidding and play, straight down the middle.

Attempting to go quietly

When the urge to bid whispers in your ear it is hard to pass.

Grabbing the Notrumps

Who should bid notrumps first?

Watching Bridge

Watching bridge is so much easier than playing!

Giving and Receiving

Sometimes you have to give something away, like a trick, in order to get something back, like two tricks.

Seeing the Cards

Bridge is a lot easier when you can see the cards.

Rollercoaster 10 Hands

Some good scores and some bad ones. What a ride!

Right and Wrong

What does right and wrong at the bridge table even mean?

No Big Deal

How well can we do playing as simply as possible?

So Simple

In this livestream I tried to play as simply as possible.

Bridge Lessons

Practice Hands

Practice your bidding and play for new players.

How to Play Bridge

Learn how to play bridge. Easy lesson to get started.

Scoring in Duplicate Bridge

Learn how the scores are calculated in bridge.

Bidding in Bridge - 3 Strategies

Overview of constructive, competitive and balancing auctions.

Constructive Bidding

When just you and your partner are in the auction it's all about constructive bidding.

Notrump bidding in bridge

Learn about 1NT and 2NT opening bids in bridge. Stayman, transfers and other responses.

Weak 2 Bids

Learn about weak 2 bids in bridge.

Opening at the 3 level

An opening bid at the 3 level is a preempt showing a 7 card suit and a weak hand.

Overcalls in Bridge

An overcall is a bid you make when the opposition have already opened.

Doubles in Bridge

Learn about takeout, negative, balancing and penalty doubles.

Balancing in Bridge

When the bidding is about to die out at a low level it's time to consider a bid.

Slam Bidding - Luck, Strength, Controls

Simple, effective slam bidding and some useful slam bidding conventions.

Declarer Play

Three common techniques used as declarer in bridge for winning extra tricks are suit establishment, finessing and ruffing.

Remembering the cards

Learn how to remember the cards played at bridge. There's an easier way!

tags: #livestream #constructivebidding #competitivebidding #notrumps #handevaluation #counting

Hi, I'm Graeme Tuffnell.

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