Toggle Side Panel
Back to Course

Masterclass

0% Complete
0/0 Steps
  1. Topic - Card Play - Delay Drawing trumps
  2. Topic - Card Play on Defense
  3. Topic - Conventions
  4. Topic - Defensive Bidding and Card Play
  5. Topic: Defense Bidding and Play
  6. Topic - Developing Long Suits
  7. Topic - Doubles
  8. Topic - Finessing
  9. Topic - Forcing Bids
  10. Topic - Forcing Bids 2
  11. Topic: Game in a Suit
  12. Topic - Game in a Suit 2
  13. Topic - Games in No Trumps 2
  14. Topic - Jacoby Transfers
  15. Topic - Jump Shift
  16. Topic - Law of Total Tricks
  17. Topic - NoTrump Contracts
  18. Topic - NoTrump Contracts 2
  19. Topic - NoTrump Games
  20. Topic - NoTrump Bidding and Card Play
  21. Topic - Opening 3,4 or 5
  22. Topic - Opening No Trump
  23. Topic - Opening Strong Two Bids
  24. Topic - Overcalls
  25. Topic - Responding To An Overcall
  26. Topic - Part Games in a Suit
  27. Topic - Part Games In A Suit
  28. Topic - Pre Emptive Bids
  29. Topic - Responding No Trump
  30. Topic - Responders Rebid
  31. Topic - Responding to 3,4 or 5
  32. Topic - Responding to Opening Bid
  33. Topic - Responding to Opening Bid 2
  34. Topic - Responding to Strong Twos
  35. Topic - Responding to Takeout Doubles
  36. Topic - Responding to Weak Twos
  37. Topic - Reverse Bids
  38. Topic - Reverse Bids 2
  39. Topic - Ruff
  40. Topic - Rule of Twenty
  41. Topic - Rule of Twenty 2
  42. Topic - Showing Preference
  43. Topic - Simple Opening Bids
  44. Topic - Slams or Grand Slams
  45. Topic - Slam
  46. Topic - Stayman
  47. Topic - Takeout Double
  48. Topic - Takeout Double 2
  49. Topic - Weak Two Openers
Masterclass Topic – Finessing
Lesson 8 of 49
In Progress

Topic – Finessing

Guided Topics – Finessing

Playing your honors
Which hand should you play from first?






A double fit
Which suit should you end up in?






A finessing
festival






Bidding to win the contract
Opposition bid hard as well






Just one finesse
Which succeeds






Play for the drop of the queen
With nine or more cards between you






Just because you can bid it
Doesn’t mean it’s makeable






How are you going to start your bidding?
A deep finesse for the AS, QS and JS






Play for the drop
Endplay the opposition






Multiple finesses
Eliminating losers






Report

Harassment or bullying behavior
Contains mature or sensitive content
Contains misleading or false information
Contains abusive or derogatory content
Contains spam, fake content or potential malware
Contains feedback which is inappropriate and undermining for learners

Block Member?

Please confirm you want to block this member.

You will no longer be able to:

  • Mention this member in posts
  • Invite this member to groups
  • Message this member
  • Add this member as a connection

Please note: This action will also remove this member from your connections and send a report to the site admin. Please allow a few minutes for this process to complete.

Report

You have already reported this .

The Acol Bidding System

*If you live in the UK, Ireland, Australia or New Zealand Acol is the most widespread system Acol has the following characteristics:
  • It is a natural system: most opening bids, responses and rebids are made with at least 4 cards in the suit bid, and most no trump bids are made with balanced hands.
  • It is a four-card major system: only four-card suits are required to open 1♠ or 1♥, unlike Standard American and many other systems where five-card suits are typically required.
  • It makes extensive use of limit bids: limit bids describe the hand so closely, in terms of high card points (HCP) and shape, that the one who makes the limit bid is expected to pass on the next round, unless partner makes a forcing bid.
  • Understanding and correct use of limit bids and forcing bids is fundamental to applying the system: all no trump bids below the level of 4NT are limit bids, as are all suit bids that merely repeat a suit already bid by the partnership; changes of suit may be forcing or not depending on the approach bids.
  • The level of the 1NT opening bid influences other bids: the normal choice is between a “weak no trump” (12–14 HCP) and a “strong no trump” (15–17 HCP).
  • All 1 of a suit opening bids then promise at least 4 cards in the bid suit
  • Notrump follow-up conventions include Stayman, Jacoby transfers Blackwood and Gerber Convention.
Change my Settings to Acol