Bridge Fundamentals

8 boards that teach you to trap enemy honors — from the simple king finesse to ruffing finesses and two-way guesses.

Learn the Stayman convention - the most important tool in your bidding toolkit. After partner opens 1NT, use 2? to ask about four-card majors and discover whether you belong in a major suit game or notrump.

Master the art of opening leads - the single most important defensive decision in bridge. Learn when to lead top of a sequence, fourth best from your longest suit, partner's bid suit, a singleton for a ruff, a trump, and when to avoid dangerous leads from unsupported honors. Eight hands covering the most common lead situations against both notrump and suit contracts.

Learn how defenders communicate through card play. Master attitude signals (encouraging vs. discouraging) and count signals to coordinate your defense with partner.

Learn when to attack aggressively on defense and when to sit back and wait for your tricks. This lesson covers the critical decision every defender faces at trick one and throughout the hand — should you lead actively to set up tricks before declarer can discard losers, or defend passively to avoid giving away tricks? Through eight hands, you will practice reading the dummy, counting declarer's tricks, and choosing the right defensive strategy.