getting started
Come and learn to play bridge - the world's most popular indoor game - at the world-famous Acol Bridge Club! You will be made to feel very welcome and will thoroughly enjoy the start of your journey learning this exciting game.
Beginners Refresher
Saturday Seminar 20th January
11am-4.30pm
Teacher: Ingar
Member Price: £75 (includes lunch)
Non-Member Price: £90 (includes lunch)
Beginners Weekend
Saturday/Sunday 27th/28thJanuary
11am-4.30pm
Teacher: Ollie
Member Price: £150
Non-Member Price: £150
Beginners Course
Tuesdays 11am - 1pm
Seven weeks
23rd January - 5th March
Teacher: Ingar
Member Price: £150.00
Non-Member Price: £150.00
Beginners Weekend
Saturday/Sunday 23rd/24thMarch
11am-4.30pm
Teacher: Sean
Member Price: £150
Non-Member Price: £150
getting better
Next Step Course
Tuesdays 7pm - 9pm
Six weeks
23rd January - 27th February
Teacher: Sean
Member Price: £150
Non-Member Price: £180
Next Step Weekend
Saturday/Sunday 10th/11th February
11am - 4.30pm
Teacher: Sean
Member Price: £150
Non-Member Price: £180
The Improvers Course aims to consolidate what you have learned on our Beginners and Next Step courses and to prepare you for Gentle Duplicate by introducing more advanced bidding topics such as Stayman, Transfers, Opening 2♣ and 2NT, Weak Twos and 3-level pre-emptive openings.
Improvers Course
Tuesdays 2 - 4pm
Six weeks
23rd January - 27th February
Teacher: Ingar
Member Price: £150
Non-Member Price: £180
Improvers Weekend
Saturday/Sunday 16th/17th March
11am - 4.30pm
Teacher: Sean
Member Price: £150
Non-Member Price: £180
getting clever
Intermediate Course
Thursdays 6.30pm - 8.30pm
Four weeks
1st - 22nd February
Teacher: Ingar
Member Price: £100 for whole course; £30 per individual lesson
Non-Member Price: £120 for whole course; £40 per individual lesson
The Intermediate Course is aimed at those of you who are already playing Duplicate regularly and want to take your game up a level further. Topics include protective bidding and "balancing", developing constructive auctions and duplicate tactics. Register for the whole course or for specific lessons.
Lesson 2: Duplicate Tactics Part II - protecting partner and balancing the auction, "last chance saloon", double to "protect your score"
Lesson 3: Constructive Bidding Part I - forcing or non-forcing? Reverse bids and continuations
Lesson 4: Constructive Bidding Part II - finding the best contract, false preference, jump-shifts from Responder
Defence Course
Thursdays 2.30pm - 4.30pm
Six weeks
25thJanuary - 29th February
Teacher: Ingar
Member Price: £150 for whole course; £30 per individual lesson
Non-Member Price: £180 for whole course; £35 per individual lesson
Lesson 2: Opening leads vs suit contracts
Lesson3: The other half of trick one – partner has got off to a great start, don’t mess it up!
Lesson 4: Your first discard – a key moment for the defence
Lesson 5: Thinking shape – listening to the bidding and making relevant deductions
Lesson 6: Thinking strength – work out what partner holds, without peeking and making inferences from declarer’s play
Advanced Conventions Weekend
Saturday/Sunday 11am - 4.30pm
3rd - 4th February
Teacher: Sean
Member Price: £150
Non-Member Price: £180
This weekend course is designed for players who want to move out of Gentle Duplicate and into serious competition. It is also suitable for people who are already playing in our stronger sessions. You will be expected to be familiar with the conventions in our Six of the Best course. Topics covered: Lebensohl, Inverted Minors, Extended Stayman, Smolen and 4-level transfers.