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Private and/or Partnership Lessons With GRIZZ

Grizz is available for private and partnership lessons, and particularly wants to work with those who want to play a more advanced two over one game. This includes systemic bids, declarer play and defense. Partnership coaching is available as well. Prior to committing to lessons, there is a free 90-minute assessment. To schedule a free assessment lesson or learn more just email Grizz at Grizz@GrizzBridge.

In addition to paid lessons, Grizz offers some free courses and individual lessons open to kibitzers. The schedule for these events is listed below.

Upcoming Free Lessons in BBO

Date	Time PDT	Event
Saturdays	2:30 pm	Grizz on Defense in Beginner/Intermediate Lounge
Saturdays	4:30 pm	Random Hands in BBO-IAC

For the following lesson archives, the Chat Log is a text file of the lesson. Some minor edits have been made for the sake of continuity, and these files will open in a new browser window.

The Bridge Movies are .lin files. They will not open properly in a browser window, so they must be copied to your PC and opened with the NetBridgeVu application, available free from Bridge Base Online. To open and view a .lin file, follow the instructions below:

Save the file in a directory you can find, and rename it if you wish - e.g., "BIL Lesson 1-1-2007"
Login to BBO
Click on <Click to Play or Watch Bridge!>
Click on <Main Bridge Club>
Click on <Start New Table>
Check the "Teaching" box at the upper left of the dialog window.
Also check "Invisible" if you don't want company.
Click <OK>
Click <Movie>
Click <Open>
Navigate to the directory where you saved the .lin file that you want to work with
Click on that file, and it will open in the Movie window, and then you have two options.
If you click <Next>, the hand will bid and play, one bid or card at a time as it did in the lesson.
If you click <Send>, the hand will be sent to your table, and you can experiment with different auctions or lines of play and defense.

Beginner-Intermediate Lounge
Lesson Archives

Date	Description	Chat Log	Bridge Movie
5-12-2007	Lesson 1 - Defense at NT	Lesson 1 Chat Log is unavailable	Lesson 1 Hands are unavailable
5-19-2007	Lesson 2 - Beating Contracts	Lesson 2 Chat Log	Lesson 2 Hands
5-26-2007	Lesson 3 -	Lesson 3 Chat Log	Lesson 3 Hands
6-2-2007	Lesson 4 -	Lesson 4 Chat Log	Lesson 4 Hands
6-9-2007	Lesson 5 -	Lesson 5 Chat Log	Lesson 5 Hands
6-16-2007	Lesson 6	Lesson 6 Chat Log	Lesson 6 Hands
6-30-2007	Lesson 7	Lesson 7 Chat Log	Lesson 7 Hands
7-7-2007	Lesson 8	Lesson 8 Chat Log	Lesson 8 Hands
7-14-2007	Lesson 9	Lesson 9 Chat Log	Lesson 9 Hands
7-21-2007	Lesson 10	Lesson 10 Chat Log	Lesson 10 Hands
7-28-2007	Lesson 11	Lesson 11 Chat Log	Lesson 11 Hands are unavailable
8-4-2007	Lesson 12	Lesson 12 Chat Log	Lesson 12 Hands
8-11-2007	Lesson 13	Lesson 13 Chat Log	Lesson 13 Hands
8-18-2007	Lesson 14	Lesson 14 Chat Log is unavailable	Lesson 14 Hands are unavailable
8-25-2007	Lesson 15	Lesson 15 Chat Log	Lesson 15 Hands
9-1-2007	Lesson 16	Lesson 16 Chat Log	Lesson 16 Hands
9-8-2007	Lesson 17	Lesson 17 Chat Log	Lesson 17 Hands
9-15-2007	Opening Leads vs NT, Coded 9 & 10	Chat	Hands
9-22-2007	More NT Defense	Chat	Hands
10-13-2007	NT Defense, Third Hand play at Trick 1	Chat	Hands
10-27-2007	NT Defense, Third Hand play at Trick 1, Finessing Dummy	Chat	Hands
11-3-2007	Third Hand Play, Finessing Dummy, Holdup on Doubleton Lead	Chat	Hands
11-10-2007	Losing Trick Count	Chat	Hands
11-17-2007	Stayman without 4M 4-way Jacoby transfers Superaccepts Defensive signals NT with a 5-card major Tenuki (Ricardo Poleschi)	Chat	Hands
11-24-2007	Putting it all together Defending against 1NT	Chat	Hands
1-12-2008	Lavinthal and Odd/Even Discards	Chat	Hands
1-19-2008	5 Lines of Defense: 1. Force Declarer to Ruff	Chat	Hands
1-26-2008	2. Active Defense	Chat	Hands
2-2-2008	3. Passive Defense	Chat	Hands
2-9-2008	4. Reducing Ruffs	Chat	Hands
2-16-2008	5. Creating Trump Tricks	Chat	Hands
2-23-2008	5 Lines of Defense: Quiz Hands	Chat	Hands
3-1-2008	5 Lines of Defense: Quiz Hands	Chat	Hands
3-8-2008	5 Lines of Defense: Quiz Hands	Chat	Hands
3-15-2008	5 Lines of Defense: Quiz Hands	Chat	Hands
3-22-2008	5 Lines of Defense: Quiz Hands	Chat	Hands
3-29-2008	5 Lines of Defense: Quiz Hands	Chat	Hands
4-5-2008	5 Lines of Defense: Quiz Hands	Chat	Hands
4-12-2008	Choosing an Opening Lead	Chat	Hands
4-19-2008	Choosing an Opening Lead	Chat	Hands
4-26-2008	Choosing an Opening Lead	Chat	Hands
5-3-2008	Choosing an Opening Lead	Chat	Hands
5-10-2008	Choosing an Opening Lead	Chat	Hands
5-17-2008	Choosing an Opening Lead	Chat	Hands
5-24-2008	Choosing an Opening Lead	Chat	Hands
5-31-2008	Choosing an Opening Lead	Chat	Hands
6-7-2008	Choosing an Opening Lead	Chat	Hands
6-14-2008	Choosing an Opening Lead	Chat	Hands
6-21-2008	Choosing an Opening Lead	Chat	Hands - 1 Hands - 2
6-28-2008	Choosing an Opening Lead	Chat	Hands
7-5-2008	Choosing an Opening Lead	Chat	Hands
7-19-2008	Choosing an Opening Lead	Chat	Hands
7-26-2008	Choosing an Opening Lead	Chat	Hands
8-9-2008	Choosing an Opening Lead	Chat	Hands
9-6-2008	Choosing an Opening Lead	Chat	Hands
9-13-2008	Choosing an Opening Lead	Chat	Hands
9-20-2008	Choosing an Opening Lead	Chat	Hands
9-27-2008	Choosing an Opening Lead	Chat	Hands
10-4-2008	Choosing an Opening Lead	Chat	Hands
10-11-2008	Choosing an Opening Lead	Chat	Hands
10-18-2008	Choosing an Opening Lead	Chat	Hands
10-25-2008	Choosing an Opening Lead	Chat	Hands
11-15-2008	Choosing an Opening Lead	Chat	Hands - 1 Hands - 2
11-22-2008	Choosing an Opening Lead	Chat	Hands
11-29-2008	Choosing an Opening Lead	Chat	Hands
1-3-2009	Choosing an Opening Lead	Chat	Hands
1-17-2009	Forcing Defense	Chat	Hands
2-14-09	Defense	Chat	Hands
2-21-09	Defense	Chat	Hands

BBO-IAC
Lesson Archives

Date	Description	Chat Log	Bridge Movie
10-27-2007	Slam Bidding - Stopping short, Italian Cuebids	Chat	Hands
11-3-2007	Puppet Stayman	Chat	Hands
11-10-2007	Part score suit defense Preempt defense Jordan When NOT to double Competitive bidding	Chat	Hands
11-17-2007	X vs. overcall with 4531? Lavinthal discards Captaincy in NT auctions Lebensohl	Chat	Hands
11-24-2007	Bidding on misfits Passive defense Bidding against weak NT Is X penalty or takeout?	Chat	Hands
1-12-2008	Bidding strong hands after preempts Responsive double Splinters Cuebidding to slam	Chat	Hands
1-19-2008	Mini Roman 2D Bidding with misfits Intangible factors	Chat	Hands
1-26-2008	Interfering with 2NT auction Active vs. passive NT defense Hidden dummy entry Bogus Roman Key Card 4NT RKC with voids	Chat	Hands
2-2-2008	RKC with voids	Chat	Hands
2-9-2008	1C-1NT-? 1NT-X-? DONT Runouts	Chat	Hands
2-16-2008	Bergen Raises Losing Trick Count Defensive strategies 2NT with 5-card major Puppet Stayman	Chat	Hands
2-23-2008	Puppet Stayman	Chat	Hands 1 Hands 2
3-1-2008	Smolen transfers	Chat	Hands 1 Hands 2
3-8-2008	Jordan vs. XX Passive defense Show fit in comp Mini/Maxi Michaels O/E discards	Chat	Hands
3-15-2008	Stolen bid Lebensohl Judgment Finding partners	Chat	Hands
3-22-2008	Which slam? RKC with a void Preempt with 9xxxxxx? Rule of 2 and 3 1NT-X-???	Chat	Hands
3-29-2008	Lebensohl Bergen raises	Chat	Hands
4-5-2008	3NT or 4S? Which line of defense? Matchpoints vs. Imps	Chat	Hands
4-12-2008	7NT overcall slam Q ask in RKC Even stars make mistakes 5-3 vs 6-? 3NT showing a trump honor Bergen Rule	Chat	Hands
4-19-2008	Misfits	Chat	Hands
4-26-2008	7DXX-7 for -4000 on monster misfit	Chat	Hands
5-3-2008	Open 1D? Open 1S or 2S? Feature or Ogust?	Chat	Hands
5-10-2008	Forcing pass Negative double Is 2/1 forcing in comp? What are your leads?	Chat	Hands
5-17-2008	Lesson cancelled
5-24-2008	Weak 2D with Kxx-Kxx-QJTxxx-x? 1D or 1S with 5=?=6=?	Chat	Hands
5-31-2008	Random hands	Chat	Hands
6-7-2008	Random hands	Chat	Hands
6-14-2008	Random hands	Chat	Hands
6-21-2008	Random hands	Chat	Hands
6-28-2008	Random hands	Chat	Hands
7-5-2008	Random hands	Chat	Hands
7-19-2008	Random hands	Chat	Hands
7-26-2008	Random hands	Chat	Hands
8-9-2008	Random hands	Chat	Hands
9-6-2008	Random hands	Chat	Hands
9-13-2008	Random hands	Chat	Hands
9-20-2008	Random hands	Chat	Hands
9-27-2008	Random hands	Chat	Hands
10-4-2008	Random hands	Chat	Hands
10-11-2008	Random hands	Chat	Hands
10-18-2008	Random hands	Chat	Hands
10-25-2008	Random hands	Chat	Hands
11-15-2008	Random hands	Chat	Hands - 1 Hands - 2
11-22-2008	Random hands	Chat	Hands - 1 Hands - 2
11-29-2008	Random hands	Chat	Hands
1-3-2009	Random hands	Chat	Hands
1-17-2009	Rule of 11	Chat	Hands - 1 Hands - 2
2-14-09	Random hands	Chat	Hands
2-21-09	Random hands	Chat	Hands

Mentoring Sessions with PedroG
in the Beginner-Intermediate Lounge
Lesson Archives

Date	Description	Chat Log	Bridge Movie
9-16-2007	Random Hands - Bridge World Standard Defense, Suit preference signals, High level decisions	Chat	Hands
9-23-2007	Random Hands, Minorwood, Kickback	Chat	Hands
10-14-2007	NT Defensive Signals, Attitude, Count, Suit Preference,	Chat	Hands
11-11-2007	Dealing with 4S overcall, Devaluing a 4333 hand, New Minor Forcing with 4522, Defend a misfit hand, Forcing defense	Chat	Hands

Mentoring Sessions with norrito1
in BBO-IAC
Lesson Archives

Date	Description	Chat Log	Bridge Movie
9-16-2007	Random Hands - Slam leads, Defensive signals, Freak hands, Rule of 2 and 3, Suit combinations, Bridge World Standard	Chat	Hands
9-23-2007	Random Hands - Minorwood, Jordan, Flip Flop, Kickback	Chat	Hands
10-14-2007	Minorwood Queen ask	Chat	Hands
10-28-2007	Puppet Stayman	Chat	Hands
11-4-2007	High level takeouts Reopening doubles Suit preference signals Revised DONT	Chat	Hands
11-11-2007	Look for 3NT with misfit HSGT in overcall position Killing opponents' ruffs Drury	Chat	Hands
11-18-2007	Calculating odds A98x vs. QT7x AKJxx vs. xx Imps vs. matchpoints Dangerous hand	Chat	Hands

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