Lessons and Lectures
In addition to tutoring for graduate admission exams, the primary subject of this website, I teach and play bridge professionally. On this page you’ll find handouts from some classes and presentations I’ve given. If you’re interested in hiring me to teach or play with you, go here; to learn about my bridge background, go here. And don’t miss the bottom of this page, where I link to my suggested conventions, for beginning, intermediate, and advanced players.
I taught more than a dozen bridge classes this year, and I have a lecture scheduled at a tournament in November. If you’d like to hear about upcoming classes, or you’d like me to teach a group of your own, get in touch.
I have recordings and handouts from many of my past classes, so if you’re interested in a topic, you can “sign up” after the fact; let me know and we’ll talk about it.
Here are links to a few handouts I’ve written:
- Losing Trick Count 1 — Should You Bid One More: Improving your judgment on how high to go
- Losing Trick Count 2 — Using losing trick count to bid game or slam (or not to) when the opponents are bidding too
- The Law of Total Tricks 1 — Should You Compete: Using the law of total tricks to improve your competitive bidding
- The Law of Total Tricks 2 — Using the law of total tricks in complex situations
These lessons were first presented publicly at the Adobe Bridge Center in Tucson, Arizona.
- Who’s the Dummy — Top ten misconceptions your partner holds about bridge [specifically about the rules and proprieties]
This presentation was given at the Tucson Winter Sectional.
This presentation was given at the Northwest Bridge Center in Oro Valley, Arizona.
Conventions
I’m often asked what conventions I think are the most important to learn, or the best, or simply what I like to play. With that in mind I’ve put together several suggested convention cards for different level players; to see them, go here.
Me
For more information on my bridge experience and availability, go here. For more on ACBL issues, go here.