Trumps Bridge Centre

Topics include:

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

Course will be mainly with Paul Gosney. Paul came second in the Transnational Teams at the 2011 World Championships.

Cost is $80(members)/$95(non-members) for the eight weeks, or $11/$14 per lesson.

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

To give you even another reason to learn bridge, we run a special offer on beginner lessons: five 2-hour lessons for just $59 (+ $1 if using credit card), with a practice session and textbook (Beginners' Bridge) included, as well as our "beginners' special" offer on 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 teachers are Derrick Browne and Will Jenner-O'Shea.

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.]

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

Cost is $95 (or $80 for members) for the eight weeks or $14 ($11 for members) a lesson.

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

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.

Cost is $95 (or $80 for members) for the eight weeks or $14 ($11 for members) a lesson.

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

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.

Cost is $95 (or $80 for members) for the eight weeks or $14 ($11 for members) a lesson.

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

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

These workshops are open to all who want to improve their bridge.

Contact us to find out about forthcoming workshops.

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

Topics include:

• Michaels cue bids
• Defence against pre-empts
• Sacrificing
• Balancing

Normally with Derrick featuring material from his next book.

Cost is $11 members, $14 visitors for each session.

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

Back to basics! Our Novice Training is suitable as a refresher, or an ideal opportunity to consolidate the material from beginner lessons with play, play, and more play of instructional hands designed to reinforce the knowledge you have been given as well as introducing some other valuable points.

Normally each training session is $14, or $11 for members, but the Saturday mornings are training and play at no extra charge, just the usual play rate of $11, or $9 for members.

Check our lesson schedule for the next Novice Training class.

We only rarely run novice or beginner training but consider also these other supervised sessions that may suit you:

• Supervised or lessons Fridays 7.30pm
• Beginner play on Mondays at 1.20pm
• New and improving players 7.15pm Mondays
• Improver supervised 9.45am Wednesdays
• plus others - contact Trumps for details
• ENJOY YOUR BRIDGE!

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 at any bridge level can also be arranged on request at rate of $80 per hour for groups of one to four people or $120 per hour for a group of eight people.