NVBA Unit game lectures

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dd-mm-yy Presenter Type Topic
12-Jan-06 Jeff Roman Bidding Valuing highly distributional hands
12-Apr-07 John Mason Declarer Plan your play!
02-Aug-07 Jeff Roman Conventions Lebensohl Part 1
30-Jan-08 Marvin Raines Defense Opening Leads
10-Nov-11 Bob Boyd Bidding Common sense hand evaluation 1
17-Nov-11 Bob Boyd Bidding Common sense hand evaluation 2
24-Nov-11 Bob Boyd Bidding Common sense hand evaluation 3
13-Sep-12 Eric Poskanzer Conventions Doubles and redoubles
18-Oct-12 Eric Poskanzer Bidding 3rd and 4th seat openers
01-Nov-12 Marvin Raines Bidding The Rule of 22
04-Dec-12 Marvin Raines Bidding Losing Trick Count
24-Jan-13 Marvin Raines Defense Opening Leads Against Suits
09-Feb-13 Marvin Raines Misc Claims and Revokes
20-Feb-13 Marvin Raines Misc Logic and Inferences 1
07-Mar-13 Eric Poskanzer Conventions Michaels cue bids
25-Apr-13 Marvin Raines Misc Logic and Inferences 2
16-May-13 Kevin O'Brien Bidding To bid or not?
11-Jul-13 Kevin O'Brien Defense Opening Leads 1
18-Jul-13 Kevin O'Brien Defense Opening Leads 2
18-Jul-13 Kevin O'Brien Defense Opening Leads 3
12-Sep-13 Kevin O'Brien Defense Planning the defense
10-Oct-13 George Parkins Declarer What your cards tell you
17-Oct-13 George Parkins Declarer What the auction tells you
24-Oct-13 Steve Reed Declarer Trump Management
07-Nov-13 Kevin O'Brien Declarer Managing your entries
14-Nov-13 Kevin O'Brien Declarer Crossruffing
21-Nov-13 Kevin O'Brien Declarer Establishing a long suit
05-Dec-13 Kevin O'Brien Declarer Eliminating losers 1
26-Dec-13 Kevin O'Brien Declarer Eliminating losers 2
24-Jul-14 Kevin O'Brien Defense Basic standard signals
12-Feb-15 Kevin O'Brien Conventions Jacoby transfers
19-Feb-15 Kevin O'Brien Conventions Stayman
23-Apr-15 Kevin O'Brien Strategy Swiss Teams 1
30-Apr-15 Kevin O'Brien Strategy Swiss Teams 2
14-May-15 Kevin O'Brien Defense Defending against NT
08-Oct-15 Kevin O'Brien Bidding Bidding over weak 2's
15-Oct-15 Howard Stevens Misc Team game strategy
22-Oct-15 Kevin O'Brien Bidding Preempts and responses
29-Oct-15 Kevin O'Brien Bidding Bidding over preempts
12-Nov-15 Kevin O'Brien Conventions Splinter bids
03-Mar-16 Kevin O'Brien Misc Convention card overview
06-Mar-19 Marty Bley Bidding Oscar the Opener
13-Mar-19 Marty Bley Bidding Olivia the Overcaller
20-Mar-19 Marty Bley Bidding Rita the Responder
27-Mar-19 Marty Bley Bidding Adam the Advancer
04-Apr-19 Ron Kral Conventions Help suit game tries
11-Apr-19 Ron Kral Conventions Jacoby transfers
02-May-19 Bob Boyd Misc Hand evaluation Part 1
16-May-19 Bob Boyd Misc Hand evaluation Part 2
30-May-19 Bob Boyd Misc Hand evaluation Part 3
06-Jun-19 David Lindley Bidding Preempts Part 1
13-Jun-19 David Lindley Bidding Preempts Part 2
27-Jun-19 David Lindley Bidding Preempts Part 3
25-Jul-19 Joe Hertz Ethics Infrequently asked questions
01-Aug-19 Joe Hertz Ethics Infrequently asked questions
08-Aug-19 Ron Kral Bidding The most important bid in bridge
15-Aug-19 Eric Poskanzer Bidding Captain of the Auction
22-Aug-19 Eric Poskanzer Bidding 3rd/4th seat openers
29-Aug-19 Eric Poskanzer Conventions 2♣ Openers and Responses
05-Sep-19 Howard Stevens Misc Team game strategy
12-Sep-19 Eric Poskanzer Misc Improving Your Game
19-Sep-19 NO LECTURE Janet Gookin Memorial
26-Sep-19 Marty Bley Declarer Maximizing your tricks Part 1
03-Oct-19 Ross Bley Declarer Maximizing your tricks Part 2
10-Oct-19 NO LECTURE 8 is enough team game
17-Oct-19 Marty Bley Misc Q and A on hands
24-Oct-19 Ron Kral Bidding Overcalls
31-Oct-19 Marty Bley Declarer Q and A on hands
07-Nov-19 Marty Bley Declarer Doubles
14-Nov-19 David Lindley Bidding One minor opening bids and responses
21-Nov-19 David Lindley Bidding Inverted minors
28-Nov-19 NO LECTURE Thanksgiving
05-Dec-19 Marty Bley Declarer Counting Tricks
12-Dec-19 Marty Bley Declarer Lead TOWARDS an honor
19-Dec-19 NO LECTURE Holiday party
26-Dec-19 NO LECTURE No presenter
02-Jan-20 Neal McKinney Bidding Opening Hand Evaluation
09-Jan-20 Ron Kral Etiquette Do's and Don'ts at the table
16-Jan-20 George Parkins Declarer Take all your chances
23-Jan-20 Terry Jones Bidding Hand Evaluation by Responder after Partner Opens 1 of a Major
30-Jan-20 David Lindley Declarer All about finessing
06-Feb-20 Joe Hertz Bidding Forcing Sequences by Opener
13-Feb-20 Ron Kral Bidding Responding to weak 2 opening bids
20-Feb-20 Marty Bley Declarer Trick Questions
27-Feb-20 Ron Kral Bidding What to do when they preempt
05-Mar-20 David Goldfrank Bidding Drury
12-Mar-20 Joe Hertz Bidding When to open 2♣ and how to respond to it
19-Mar-20 Eric Poskanzer Bidding Two over One
26-Mar-20 Eric Poskanzer Bidding Two over One
dd-mm-yy Presenter Type Topic
02-Apr-20 Joe Hertz TBD TBD
09-Apr-20 NO LECTURE Game at KOCH
16-Apr-20 Ron Kral Misc Bridge by the numbers
23-Apr-20 Ron Kral Misc Bridge by the numbers
30-Apr-20 Ron Kral Misc Bridge by the numbers
07-May-20 NO LECTURE Annual Meeting
14-May-20 No handout
21-May-20 No handout
28-May-20 No handout
04-Jun-20 NO LECTURE LM/NLM game
11-Jun-20 No handout
18-Jun-20 No handout
25-Jun-20 No handout
02-Jul-20 NO LECTURE CLOSED - Reston regional
09-Jul-20 No handout
16-Jul-20 No handout
23-Jul-20 No handout
30-Jul-20 No handout
06-Aug-20 No handout
13-Aug-20 No handout
20-Aug-20 No handout
27-Aug-20 No handout
03-Sep-20 No handout
10-Sep-20 No handout
17-Sep-20 No handout
24-Sep-20 No handout
01-Oct-20 No handout
08-Oct-20 No handout
15-Oct-20 NO LECTURE 8 is enough team game
22-Oct-20 No handout
29-Oct-20 No handout
05-Nov-20 No handout
12-Nov-20 No handout
19-Nov-20 No handout
26-Nov-20 NO LECTURE CLOSED - Thanksgiving
03-Dec-20 No handout
10-Dec-20 NO LECTURE Holiday Party
17-Dec-20 No handout
03-Dec-20 Jeff Roman
10-Dec-20 NO LECTURE Holiday Party
17-Dec-20 Jeff Roman
24-Dec-20 NO LECTURE CLOSED - Christmas Eve
31-Dec-20 NO LECTURE CLOSED - New Year's Eve
14-Nov-24 Marty Bley Bidding Notrump bidding ladder
21-Nov-24 Marty Bley Bidding Stayman response to 1NT
28-Nov-24 NO LECTURE Thanksgiving no lesson
05-Dec-24 Marty Bley Bidding Jacoby Transfers
12-Dec-24 NO LECTURE No lesson Holiday party
19-Dec-24 Ross Bley Bidding Random practice responding to partners 1NT opening
02-Jan-25 Marty Bley Declarer Playing in a suit contract - planning to ruff
09-Jan-25 Marty Bley Bidding Major suit bidding
16-Jan-25 Marty Bley Bidding Finding a 6-2 fit
23-Jan-25 Keith Hafen Bidding Minor suit opening bid
30-Jan-25 Marty Bley Declarer Playing in a suit contract - planning to ruff
02-Jan-25 Marty Bley Bidding Bidding with no fit
06-Feb-25 Marty Bley Bidding Finding a 6-2 fit
13-Feb-25 Keith Hafen Bidding Bidding with no fit
20-Feb-25 Keith Hafen Bidding Competitive Bidding and Preempts
27-Feb-25 Keith Hafen Bidding The Overcall
06-Mar-25 Keith Hafen Bidding Take out doubles
13-Mar-25 Keith Hafen Bidding Negative doubles
10-Apr-25 Marty Bley Declarer Making a plan
17-Apr-25 Marty Bley Declarer Promotion and Length
24-Apr-25 Marty Bley Declarer Finesses
01-May-25 Marty Bley Declarer Getting rid of losers
08-May-25 Keith Hafen Declarer Managing your entries
15-May-25 NO LECTURE Annual Meeting
22-May-25 Keith Hafen Declarer Watching out for the opponents
29-May-25 Marty Bley Declarer Managing the trump suit
12-Jun-25 Marty Bley Declarer Putting It All Together (Wrapup of Declarer Strategy)
19-Jun-25 Marty Bley Teams Teams Strategy: How It Differs from Pairs
03-Jul-25 NO LECTURE Summer break
10-Jul-25 NO LECTURE Summer break
17-Jul-25 NO LECTURE Summer break
24-Jul-25 NO LECTURE Summer break
31-Jul-25 NO LECTURE Summer break
07-Aug-25 No handout
21-Aug-25 No handout
28-Aug-25 No handout
04-Sep-25 TBD Teams Team Games
11-Sep-25 TBD Misc How to Fill out a Convention Card (part 1)
18-Sep-25 TBD Misc How to Fill out a Convention Card (part 2)
25-Sep-25 Ross Bley Bidding Opening 1NT and Responding in Notrump
02-Oct-25 TBD Bidding Stayman after Partner Opens 1NT
09-Oct-25 TBD Bidding Jacoby Transfers after Partner Opens 1NT
16-Oct-25 TBD Bidding Opening 1 of a Major Suit
23-Oct-25 TBD Bidding Opening 1 of a Minor Suit
30-Oct-25 Marty Bley Bidding Review of 1 Level Openings and Responses: Bid and Play Some Hands
06-Nov-25 TBD Bidding Responder Bids Notrump