Aces Bridge Club

JACOBY TRANSFERS, AND ONE STEP BEYOND! - A very special class TOMORROW (Tuesday, 3/15) MORNING (9:45 a.m.) AT GUY'S BRIDGE CLASS (Aces Bridge Club) Howdy, peeps! If I've said it once, I've probably said it enough times for at least some of you to have reached "OK, OK, Guy, I get it"-mode...but in this class my students choose the subject matter. :) Last week, a request for a refresher course in Transfers. I suggested we start with the fundamentals and then move on to more adv...Continue reading

HAND EVALUATION CONTINUES!...TOMORROW (Tuesday, 3/8) MORNING (9:45a) AT GUY'S BRIDGE CLASS, at Aces Bridge Club My star students, and PROSPECTIVE star students :)... How many times have you asked yourself a question like: How much is my (bridge) hand worth? More than a couple? No great surprise. Well, what if I started adding some follow-up inquiries, such as has that value changed since I picked it up? Has partner "done something" (or NOT done something) that has now affecte...Continue reading

Bridge Classes and Games

Let's talk not just of Bidding, but of HAND EVALUATION(!)...TOMORROW (Tuesday, 3/1) MORNING (9:45a) AT GUY'S BRIDGE CLASS, at Aces Bridge Club Friends, New Yorkers, countrymen/women... Once again I have the very pleasant task of reporting that between last week and this one of my star students has followed her dear teacher's suggestion and forwarded a hand to me via the isn't-it-useful internet. And it's a good one :) - not only a spot-on refresher of when and how high to rai...Continue reading

How about a little DEFENSE?...for starters... TOMORROW (Tuesday, 2/23) MORNING (9:45a) AT GUY'S BRIDGE CLASS, at Aces Bridge Club Howdy, peeps... Anyone who's any kind of a sports fan will likely be familiar with the somewhat tired but nevertheless terribly worthy adage: "Offense sells tickets, defense wins championships." There's a whole lot more than a kernel of truth to that in bridge and chess (which I've also taught) as well in so-called "contact sports." (Come to think ...Continue reading

STAC Week and Bridge Classes in Manhattan

BRIDGE CLASSES AND GAMES FOR ALL LEVELS

Aaron Silverstein's Advanced Card Play Class

Bridge Classes and Bridge Games in New York

JACOBY & TEXAS TRANSFERS, GREATER THAN THE SUM OF THE PARTS! - A very special class TOMORROW (Tuesday, 3/22) MORNING (9:45 a.m.) AT GUY'S BRIDGE CLASS (Aces Bridge Club) Hello, gang! :) Last week we took a detailed look at one of the most popular and fundamental of conventions: the Jacoby Transfer; starting with a brief refresher of the basics, followed up by a journey down the rabbit hole into the more advanced sequences. The crowd was with me! :)) (Admittedly, it didn't hur...Continue reading