About our Lessons

Beginners' Lessons

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To give you even another reason to learn bridge, we run a special offer on beginner lessons: five 2-hour lessons for just $99, including two practice sessions, the textbook (Beginners' Bridge), and the joining fee for club membership. No experience necessary and you don't need a partner. As the leading teaching club, we have supervised sessions and lessons to continue the developing process and we now offer after-course Beginner Training.

The main teacher is Derrick Browne.

Check out the Beginners Lessons on our course schedule.

[We also run occasional lessons at other venues such as Waterbrook Greenwich, 6 Ulonga Ave, Greenwich. Please contact us to find out more.]

Benjamin Twos

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Topics include Weak two level bids, and two different ways to show strong hands.

Cost is $15 ($12 for members) per lesson.

See the lesson schedule for dates and times of the next course.

Improver Lessons

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Ideal as a refresher or consolidation course, these lessons cover the most important issues for developers. How to make decisions; Stayman; Suit openings and Blackwood; Responder shifts; Rebids; Overcalls; Doubles; and Pre-empts. Plus a card play tip and four practice hands with each chapter.

See the lesson schedule for dates and times of the next course.

Intermediate Lessons

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Topics include Reverses, the Unusual NT, Negative Doubles, Transfers and other important conventions. Plus a card play tip and four practice hands with each chapter. Based on the book Intermediate Bridge.

See the lesson schedule for dates and times of the next course.

You might also be interested in our Intermediate Training sessions held occasionally.

Sunday Workshops

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These workshops are open to all who want to improve their bridge and cover a range of topical areas in depth.

Check out the lesson schedule for any forthcoming workshops.

Price (unless otherwise specified): $30 includes lunch (members $25).

Advanced Bridge: Uncontested Auctions

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Topics include:

• Advancing standard,
• Roman Keycard,
• Control bidding,
• Jacoby 2NT,
• Splinters,
• Fourth suit forcing,
• Checkback, and
• Responding to 1NT.

  Read more: Advanced Bridge: Uncontested Auctions

Advanced Bridge: Contested auctions

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Topics include:

• Trial bids
• Cue Raises
• Over their double
• Responsive double
• Michaels cue bids
• Over their preempts
• Sacrificing
• Balancing

Normally with Derrick featuring material from his text book.

See the lesson schedule for dates and times of the next course.

Free Mini Lessons

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Mini Lessons are held before each of our supervised and intermediate play sessions. There is no extra charge for these short talks, just the usual table money for the session.

Private Lessons

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Private lessons at Trumps can also be arranged on request at the rate of $80 per hour for groups of one to four people or $120 per hour for a group of eight people. For a small group at your home on the Lower North Shore, it is $200 for a 2-hour lesson.

Coaching

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Usual rates: For one to four people is $80/hour ($20pp/hour in a group of four). For a group of eight people is $120/hour ($15pp/hour). Those having regular coaching are also invited to discuss hands of interest at the end of their game at the club.

We also run coaching and private lessons at people's homes in the area, $200 for a 2-hour session for a small group.

Coaches include John Newman and Derrick Browne.