Basic-Intermediate Bridge Series

Our Basic-Intermediate Bridge Series builds up our Beginning Bridge Series and prepares our students for our Intermediate Series.

Classes are taught by ABTA Master Teacher Kathy Harper and are held at our Bridge Center unless otherwise noted.

Please contact Kathy Harper at (650) 207-1816 email for more information.

Current and Upcoming Classes:

Polish Your Basics

Thursday Mornings
9:30 AM to 11:30 AM
Review and refine your bidding in this class for second year students or players who have played before.  In this series, we'll review old bids and expand your understanding of other bids as we explore auctions that are not discussed in most bridge courses.
Categorize Your Strength! How declarer uses discards. September 15, 2011
Which Suit do I bid first? Bidding distributional hands. September 29
Bidding balanced Hands. October 13
When you don’t have game, stop at a reasonable LOW spot. October 27
The single raise and help suit game tries. November 10
Major suit limit raises-Why four-card support? November 17
The “Weak Freak” and how to show a strong major raise. December 1
How to avoid rebidding a five-card suit. December 8
Responder’s only forcing bid. January 12, 2012
An exception-New suits after 1NT January 26
Notrump and stoppers February 9
Two over one responses-Some rules change. February 23
Cost: $175.00

Deadly Defense

Thursday Mornings
9:30 AM to 11:30 AM
Half the time at the bridge table, you will be defending. Don’t let those mean declarers walk all over you! Learn how to lead, signal, and discard. This course is written by Pat Harrington.
Leading Against No Trump March 1, 2012
Leading Against Suit Contracts March 15
Second Hand Low March 29
Second Hand Low ... Except April 12
Third Hand High April 26
Introduction to Attitude Signals May 10
Using Attitude Signals When Partner Leads May 24
Opening Leads and Attitude Signals May 31
Discards and Attitude Signals June 7
Suit Preference Signals June 14

Cost: $150.00

This page last updated on Friday, January 20, 2012