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On Friday 23rd Janaury the members of the Beginner Intermediate Lounge were again treated to an awe inspiring lesson as Fred held one of his THINK with FRED sessions to help the Lounge celebrate the start of the 2004 season.

He was partnered by Shep* (her Sayc /BB sessions are held on Mondays & Tuesdays every week ) and ably opposed by paulg (Monday each week) and OliverC (Saturday precision class) . Thank you.

In spite of all the queries to the contrary these hands were all random deals.

From the volumes of feedback I have received I know that those that were able to attend are now determined to make the most of the opportunities the Lounge will provide them with during the coming year to improve their playing skills and make them good bridgers.

The most important message that he gave the novice /beginner members was to concentrate your energies on

Counting the hands
Signalling in defence
Declarer Play
Bidding Judgement

Focus on these before learning lots of conventions.

Fred took time out from a INT hand to talk through the Rule of 11 and then demonstrated just how useful a tool that can be. For the members that missed it I will copy the notes from the Chat Log in the next News Update.

ALL the members THANK YOU FRED .

The really GREAT news is Fred has promised to return again one day.

Let the learning begin in earnest - the lesson schedule is in the Lounge Club News.