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Here are some of the questions I am sometimes asked about bridge lessons:
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<li>How long will it take me to learn bridge?</li>
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The beginners course consists of about 25 lessons plus another 6 practice sessions.  Most people are unable to attend every lesson so we do quite a bit of revision and recapping as we go.  Most of the time you will be learning by playing so you should enjoy yourself and be able to play right from the very first lesson.  This course will give you a good grounding in bridge.
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<li>Do I have to be good at mathematics?</li>
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No! The only mathematics you need is the ability to count.
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<li>Do I have to have a good memory?</li>
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No! you will find that as learn more about bridge, your memory for which cards have been played will improve automatically.
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<li>Do I need to sign up in advance?</li>
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No you just pay per lesson each time you attend.  The course book will be available to purchase at the first lesson.
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<li>Can I switch from the afternoon to the evening lesson and vice-versa?</li>
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Yes.  I give the same lesson twice each Thursday, so you can switch from one time to the other as you wish.

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<span style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-size: inherit; line-height: inherit; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-size: 12pt; line-height: inherit; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">There are no face-to-face bridge lessons at the moment, but Tony Staw is running intermediate Bridge Lessons Online.
<p class="MsoNormal" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 1em 0px; padding: 0px 20px; font-stretch: inherit; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22px; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue'; vertical-align: baseline; color: #303030;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-size: 12pt; line-height: inherit; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">The dates/times for the next lessons of the online bridge course are as follows: 
<span style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-size: 12pt; line-height: inherit; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; vertical-align: baseline;">It costs £10 per person to attend, and I will invoice you after the lesson.  You will be able to pay by bank transfer or Paypal.  More details can be found <a style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-size: inherit; line-height: inherit; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue'; vertical-align: baseline; color: #3b8686;" href="https://www.bridgewebs.com/cgi-bin/bwon/bw.cgi?club=pinner&pid=display_page2" target="_blank">here</a> 
 
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<td class="xl72" style="height: 12.75pt; width: 62pt;" width="83" height="17">Monday</td>
<td class="xl68" style="border-left: none; width: 36pt;" width="48">Lesson</td>
<td class="xl68" style="border-left: none; width: 254pt;" width="338">Topics</td>
<td class="xl68" style="border-left: none; width: 64pt;" width="85">Area</td>
<td class="xl68" style="border-left: none; width: 71pt;" width="94">Book Pages</td>
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<td class="xl69" style="height: 12.75pt; border-top: none;" height="17">25/01/2021</td>
<td class="xl65" style="border-top: none; border-left: none;">1</td>
<td class="xl66" style="border-top: none; border-left: none;">Review the uncontested auction</td>
<td class="xl66" style="border-top: none; border-left: none;">Bidding</td>
<td class="xl67" style="border-top: none; border-left: none;">p1-5</td>
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<td class="xl69" style="height: 12.75pt; border-top: none;" height="17">01/02/2021</td>
<td class="xl65" style="border-top: none; border-left: none;">2</td>
<td class="xl66" style="border-top: none; border-left: none;">Contested auction: overcalls and doubles</td>
<td class="xl66" style="border-top: none; border-left: none;">Bidding</td>
<td class="xl66" style="border-top: none; border-left: none;">p6, p12</td>
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<td class="xl69" style="height: 12.75pt; border-top: none;" height="17">08/02/2021</td>
<td class="xl65" style="border-top: none; border-left: none;">3</td>
<td class="xl66" style="border-top: none; border-left: none;">Planning the Play in No Trump</td>
<td class="xl66" style="border-top: none; border-left: none;">Declarer Play</td>
<td class="xl66" style="border-top: none; border-left: none;">p19-24</td>
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<td class="xl69" style="height: 12.75pt; border-top: none;" height="17">15/02/2021</td>
<td class="xl65" style="border-top: none; border-left: none;">4</td>
<td class="xl66" style="border-top: none; border-left: none;">Planning the Play in Suit Contracts</td>
<td class="xl66" style="border-top: none; border-left: none;">Declarer Play</td>
<td class="xl66" style="border-top: none; border-left: none;">p19-24</td>
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<td class="xl69" style="height: 12.75pt; border-top: none;" height="17">22/02/2021</td>
<td class="xl65" style="border-top: none; border-left: none;">5</td>
<td class="xl66" style="border-top: none; border-left: none;">More on Declarer Play</td>
<td class="xl66" style="border-top: none; border-left: none;">Declarer Play</td>
<td class="xl66" style="border-top: none; border-left: none;">p19-24</td>
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<td class="xl69" style="height: 12.75pt; border-top: none;" height="17">01/03/2021</td>
<td class="xl65" style="border-top: none; border-left: none;">6</td>
<td class="xl66" style="border-top: none; border-left: none;">3rd Hand Play</td>
<td class="xl66" style="border-top: none; border-left: none;">Defence</td>
<td class="xl66" style="border-top: none; border-left: none;">p39-41</td>
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<td class="xl69" style="height: 12.75pt; border-top: none;" height="17">08/03/2021</td>
<td class="xl65" style="border-top: none; border-left: none;">7</td>
<td class="xl66" style="border-top: none; border-left: none;">2nd Hand Play</td>
<td class="xl66" style="border-top: none; border-left: none;">Defence</td>
<td class="xl66" style="border-top: none; border-left: none;">p42-46</td>
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<td class="xl73" style="height: 12.75pt; width: 62pt;" width="83" height="17">15/03/2021</td>
<td class="xl71" style="width: 36pt;" width="48">8</td>
<td class="xl70" style="width: 254pt;" width="338">Protective Bidding and Revision</td>
<td class="xl70" style="width: 64pt;" width="85">Bidding</td>
<td class="xl70" style="width: 71pt;" width="94">p10-11   </td>
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<td class="xl69" style="height: 12.75pt; border-top: none;" height="17">22/03/2021</td>
<td class="xl65" style="border-top: none; border-left: none;">9</td>
<td class="xl66" style="border-top: none; border-left: none;">The Danger Hand, holding up, Rule of 7</td>
<td class="xl66" style="border-top: none; border-left: none;">Declarer Play</td>
<td class="xl66" style="border-top: none; border-left: none;">p77-81</td>
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<td class="xl69" style="height: 12.75pt; border-top: none;" height="17">29/03/2021</td>
<td class="xl65" style="border-top: none; border-left: none;">10</td>
<td class="xl66" style="border-top: none; border-left: none;">Showing shape, 4441</td>
<td class="xl66" style="border-top: none; border-left: none;">Bidding</td>
<td class="xl66" style="border-top: none; border-left: none;">p90-92</td>
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<td class="xl69" style="height: 12.75pt; border-top: none;" height="17">05/04/2021</td>
<td class="xl65" style="border-top: none; border-left: none;"> </td>
<td class="xl66" style="border-top: none; border-left: none;">Easter Monday - No Lesson</td>
<td class="xl66" style="border-top: none; border-left: none;"> </td>
<td class="xl66" style="border-top: none; border-left: none;"> </td>
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<td class="xl69" style="height: 12.75pt; border-top: none;" height="17">12/04/2021</td>
<td class="xl65" style="border-top: none; border-left: none;">11</td>
<td class="xl66" style="border-top: none; border-left: none;">Losing Trick Count: an easier way to bid</td>
<td class="xl66" style="border-top: none; border-left: none;">Bidding</td>
<td class="xl66" style="border-top: none; border-left: none;">p131-133</td>
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<td class="xl69" style="height: 12.75pt; border-top: none;" height="17">19/04/2021</td>
<td class="xl65" style="border-top: none; border-left: none;">12</td>
<td class="xl66" style="border-top: none; border-left: none;">The Law of Total Tricks: how high to bid?</td>
<td class="xl66" style="border-top: none; border-left: none;">Bidding</td>
<td class="xl66" style="border-top: none; border-left: none;"> </td>
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<td class="xl69" style="height: 12.75pt; border-top: none;" height="17">26/04/2021</td>
<td class="xl65" style="border-top: none; border-left: none;">13</td>
<td class="xl66" style="border-top: none; border-left: none;">Slam Bidding: Cue Bids</td>
<td class="xl66" style="border-top: none; border-left: none;">Bidding</td>
<td class="xl66" style="border-top: none; border-left: none;">p27-34</td>
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<td class="xl69" style="height: 12.75pt; border-top: none;" height="17">03/05/2021</td>
<td class="xl65" style="border-top: none; border-left: none;">14</td>
<td class="xl72" style="border-top: none; border-left: none;">Review Hands including: Slams, Losing Trick Count</td>
<td class="xl72" style="border-top: none; border-left: none;">Practice</td>
<td class="xl66" style="border-top: none; border-left: none;"> </td>
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<td class="xl69" style="height: 12.75pt; border-top: none;" height="17">10/05/2021</td>
<td class="xl65" style="border-top: none; border-left: none;">15</td>
<td class="xl66" style="border-top: none; border-left: none;">More on doubles: negative or Sputnik</td>
<td class="xl66" style="border-top: none; border-left: none;">Bidding</td>
<td class="xl66" style="border-top: none; border-left: none;">p53-54, p56-60</td>
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<td class="xl69" style="height: 12.75pt; border-top: none;" height="17">17/05/2021</td>
<td class="xl65" style="border-top: none; border-left: none;">16</td>
<td class="xl66" style="border-top: none; border-left: none;">Fourth Suit Forcing</td>
<td class="xl66" style="border-top: none; border-left: none;">Bidding</td>
<td class="xl66" style="border-top: none; border-left: none;">p93-94</td>
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<td class="xl69" style="height: 12.75pt; border-top: none;" height="17">24/05/2021</td>
<td class="xl65" style="border-top: none; border-left: none;">17</td>
<td class="xl66" style="border-top: none; border-left: none;">Rule of 11 and Revision of defence</td>
<td class="xl66" style="border-top: none; border-left: none;">Defence</td>
<td class="xl66" style="border-top: none; border-left: none;"> </td>
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<td class="xl69" style="height: 12.75pt; border-top: none;" height="17">31/05/2021</td>
<td class="xl65" style="border-top: none; border-left: none;">18</td>
<td class="xl66" style="border-top: none; border-left: none;">Bending the rules</td>
<td class="xl66" style="border-top: none; border-left: none;">Bidding</td>
<td class="xl66" style="border-top: none; border-left: none;">p95-96</td>
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<td class="xl69" style="height: 12.75pt; border-top: none;" height="17">07/06/2021</td>
<td class="xl65" style="border-top: none; border-left: none;">19</td>
<td class="xl66" style="border-top: none; border-left: none;">Red Suit Transfers</td>
<td class="xl66" style="border-top: none; border-left: none;">Bidding</td>
<td class="xl66" style="border-top: none; border-left: none;">p136-137</td>
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<td class="xl69" style="height: 12.75pt; border-top: none;" height="17">14/06/2021</td>
<td class="xl65" style="border-top: none; border-left: none;">20</td>
<td class="xl72" style="border-top: none; border-left: none;">Review Hands including: Transfers, Rule of 11</td>
<td class="xl72" style="border-top: none; border-left: none;">Practice</td>
<td class="xl66" style="border-top: none; border-left: none;"> </td>
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<td class="xl69" style="height: 12.75pt; border-top: none;" height="17">21/06/2021</td>
<td class="xl65" style="border-top: none; border-left: none;">21</td>
<td class="xl66" style="border-top: none; border-left: none;">Defensive signals (attitude and suit preference)</td>
<td class="xl66" style="border-top: none; border-left: none;">Defence</td>
<td class="xl66" style="border-top: none; border-left: none;">p108-111</td>
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<td class="xl69" style="height: 12.75pt; border-top: none;" height="17">28/06/2021</td>
<td class="xl65" style="border-top: none; border-left: none;">22</td>
<td class="xl66" style="border-top: none; border-left: none;">Defensive signals (count) and discarding</td>
<td class="xl66" style="border-top: none; border-left: none;">Defence</td>
<td class="xl66" style="border-top: none; border-left: none;">p112-114</td>
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<td class="xl69" style="height: 12.75pt; border-top: none;" height="17">05/07/2021</td>
<td class="xl65" style="border-top: none; border-left: none;">23</td>
<td class="xl66" style="border-top: none; border-left: none;">Defence against suit contracts</td>
<td class="xl66" style="border-top: none; border-left: none;">Defence</td>
<td class="xl66" style="border-top: none; border-left: none;">p115-6</td>
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<td class="xl69" style="height: 12.75pt; border-top: none;" height="17">12/07/2021</td>
<td class="xl65" style="border-top: none; border-left: none;">24</td>
<td class="xl66" style="border-top: none; border-left: none;">Lead of king vs NT</td>
<td class="xl66" style="border-top: none; border-left: none;">Defence</td>
<td class="xl66" style="border-top: none; border-left: none;">p117-8</td>
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<td class="xl69" style="height: 12.75pt; border-top: none;" height="17">19/07/2021</td>
<td class="xl65" style="border-top: none; border-left: none;">25</td>
<td class="xl72" style="border-top: none; border-left: none;">Review Hands: Defence</td>
<td class="xl66" style="border-top: none; border-left: none;">Practice</td>
<td class="xl66" style="border-top: none; border-left: none;"> </td>
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Monday	Lesson	Topics	Area	Book Pages
25/01/2021	1	Review the uncontested auction	Bidding	p1-5
01/02/2021	2	Contested auction: overcalls and doubles	Bidding	p6, p12
08/02/2021	3	Planning the Play in No Trump	Declarer Play	p19-24
15/02/2021	4	Planning the Play in Suit Contracts	Declarer Play	p19-24
22/02/2021	5	More on Declarer Play	Declarer Play	p19-24
01/03/2021	6	3rd Hand Play	Defence	p39-41
08/03/2021	7	2nd Hand Play	Defence	p42-46
15/03/2021	8	Protective Bidding and Revision	Bidding	p10-11
22/03/2021	9	The Danger Hand, holding up, Rule of 7	Declarer Play	p77-81
29/03/2021	10	Showing shape, 4441	Bidding	p90-92
05/04/2021		Easter Monday - No Lesson
12/04/2021	11	Losing Trick Count: an easier way to bid	Bidding	p131-133
19/04/2021	12	The Law of Total Tricks: how high to bid?	Bidding
26/04/2021	13	Slam Bidding: Cue Bids	Bidding	p27-34
03/05/2021	14	Review Hands including: Slams, Losing Trick Count	Practice
10/05/2021	15	More on doubles: negative or Sputnik	Bidding	p53-54, p56-60
17/05/2021	16	Fourth Suit Forcing	Bidding	p93-94
24/05/2021	17	Rule of 11 and Revision of defence	Defence
31/05/2021	18	Bending the rules	Bidding	p95-96
07/06/2021	19	Red Suit Transfers	Bidding	p136-137
14/06/2021	20	Review Hands including: Transfers, Rule of 11	Practice
21/06/2021	21	Defensive signals (attitude and suit preference)	Defence	p108-111
28/06/2021	22	Defensive signals (count) and discarding	Defence	p112-114
05/07/2021	23	Defence against suit contracts	Defence	p115-6
12/07/2021	24	Lead of king vs NT	Defence	p117-8
19/07/2021	25	Review Hands: Defence	Practice