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Home » Thursday Improvers » Term 1 » 11 – Hands With 4-4-4-1 Shape

11 – Hands With 4-4-4-1 Shape

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  • Singleton Club – Responder – 1♡
  • Singleton Club – Responder – 1♡-2♢
  • Singleton Club – Responder – 1♢
  • Singleton Club – Responder – 1♢-2♢
  • Singleton Club – Hands
  • Highest Biddable Minor scheme
  • Singleton Spade
  • Singleton Heart
  • Singleton Diamond
  • Singleton Club
  • Practice
    • Board 01
    • Board 02
    • Board 03
    • Board 04
    • Board 05
    • Board 06
    • Board 07
    • Board 08

  • 01 – Transfers over 1NT
    • The Benefit of Transfers Over 1NT
    • Transfer Mechanism
    • Details of Transfers Over 1NT
    • 1NT opposite 5+ card major, 0-10 pts
    • 1NT opposite 5-card major, 11-12 pts
    • 1NT opposite 5-card major, 13+ pts
    • 1NT opposite 6-card major, 11-12 pts
    • 1NT opposite 6-card major, 13+ pts
    • Practice
  • 02 – Both Majors over 1NT
    • Both Majors Over 1NT
    • Strong hand with 4 spades and 5 hearts
    • Invitational hand with 4 spades and 5 hearts
    • Strong hand with 5 spades and 4 hearts
    • Strong hand with 5 spades and 5 hearts
    • Invitational hand with 5 spades and 5 hearts
    • Strong hand with 6 spades and 4 hearts
    • Strong hand with 4 spades and 6 hearts
    • Invitational hand with 4 spades and 6 hearts
    • Practice
  • 03 – Negative Doubles
    • Demonstration, Part 1
    • Demonstration, Part 2
    • Demonstration, Part 3
    • Demonstration, Part 4
    • Demonstration, Part 5
    • Classic Example
    • Principles
    • Detailed Sequences
    • 1♣/1♢ – (1♠) – x
    • 1♣/1♢ – (1♡) – x
    • 1♡ – (1♠) – x
    • 1♠ – (2♣/2♢) – x
    • Practice
  • 04 – The Finesse
    • Making the Most of our Threat Cards
    • Direct Finesse I
    • Direct Finesse II
    • Extended Finesse
    • Double Finesse
    • Indirect Finesse
    • Indirect Finesse – A Frequent Position
    • Two Equivalent Threats Opposite the High Card
    • Marked Finesse
    • Setting Up a Marked Finesse
    • Practice
  • 05 – Avoiding a Blockage
    • Count your tricks and plan the play.
    • Definition of a blockage
    • The old rule for avoiding a blockage
    • A better rule for avoiding a blockage
    • When setting up a long suit
    • Where should we win the first trick?
    • Practice
  • 06 – Pausing to Think
    • Counting partner’s points
    • Working out the distribution
    • Practice
  • 07 – Delayed Game Raise
    • Support with distributional hand
    • Support with good HCPs
    • Support with good HCPs but no other biddable suit
    • Support with good HCPs prefer minor to 4 card heart suit
    • Support with good HCPs really difficult case
    • Minor suit support with distributional hand
    • Practice
    • Issues From Lesson
  • 08 – The Protective Position
    • The Protective Position
    • Balanced Hand
    • Tolerance For Unbid Suits
    • Biddable Suit
    • When Not To Act
    • Pass Round To Opener
    • Pass Round To Opener – What Might Partner Have?
    • Opponents Have an Immediate Fit, But Sound Weak
    • Opponents Find a Fit, But Sound Weak
    • Practice
  • 09 – Opening a 5-Card Major
    • 3-card support and 8 HCPs
    • 3-card support and 11 HCPs
    • 3-card support and 13 HCPs
    • Opening 1♡ – 3-card support and 8 HCPs
    • Opening 1♡ – 3-card support and 11 HCPs
    • Opening 1♡ – 3-card support and 13 HCPs
    • Opening 1NT – 3-card support and 8 HCPs
    • Opening 1NT – 3-card support and 11 HCPs
    • Opening 1NT – 3-card support and 13 HCPs
    • Exercise Summary
    • System Summary
    • Practice
  • 10 – Ruff and Discard
    • Discard in hand with short side suit
    • Discard in hand with short side suit 2
    • Hands with equal length in side suit
    • Cannot always gain a trick
    • Gaining more than a single trick
    • Practice
  • 11 – Hands With 4-4-4-1 Shape
    • Singleton Club – Responder – 1♡
    • Singleton Club – Responder – 1♡-2♢
    • Singleton Club – Responder – 1♢
    • Singleton Club – Responder – 1♢-2♢
    • Singleton Club – Hands
    • Highest Biddable Minor scheme
    • Singleton Spade
    • Singleton Heart
    • Singleton Diamond
    • Singleton Club
    • Practice
  • 12 – On trumping losers
    • Ruffing with short (or equal) trumps before drawing them
    • Can ruff after drawing trumps
    • Can discard after drawing trumps
    • Jeopardizes ability to draw trumps
    • Prevents suit establishment
    • Losing control by unnecessary ruffing with long trumps
    • A common ruffing pattern
    • Practice
    • Fun

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