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Precision Sessions in BIL

The Precision Club Sessions in BIL take place every Saturday at 8pm UK time. The whole course lasts several months and for the most part follows a fairly set pattern. Some topics are dealt with in a single week whilst others are covered over two or more weeks.

Breaks in the schedule occur from time to time and they are normally notified in advance in the BIL Gazette, by text messages on BBO to BIL Members, and will be notified on this page.

Next Precision Session

The next BIL Precision Session will be as follows:-

On:- Saturday 6th December 2008 at 20:00 UK time (15:00 EDT)

Topic: Defensive Bidding (1)
Comments: Overcalls, Jump Overcalls, Michaels, UNT, Ghestem

Upcoming Events

Other planned events connected to the BIL Precision Sessions are as follows:-
Saturday 13th December 2008 Defensive Bidding (2) (Lebensohl in Competitive Sequences)
Saturday 20th December 2008 Competitive Bidding (Lebensohl in Competitive Sequences)
Saturday 3rd January 2009 Defences (1) (Defending against Precision)
Saturday 10th January 2009 Defences (2) (to 1NT, 1NT Doubled)
Saturday 17th January 2009 Defences (3) (To Pre-empts, Transfer Pre-empts, Multi and 2-suited overcalls)
Saturday 24th January 2009 Doubles (Part 1) (All sorts of doubles: Responsive, Negative, Support, Competitive etc)
Saturday 31st January 2009 Doubles (Part 2) (Non-Penalty Slam Doubles and Control-showing Doubles)
Saturday 7th February 2009 Carding Methods (Odd/Even Signals and discards, Honour Card Leads, etc)
Saturday 14th February 2009 End of Season Tourney (Practice Tourney)

What have you just Missed?

If you've been away recently, here's what you've missed:-

Date Topic
Chat LogExample Hands
Saturday 29th November 2008 Defending Against Precision (General Tactics, CRO-Panama)
45-Def2Prec Chat Log 45-Def2Prec.lin   
Saturday 15th November 2008 Two Diamonds Revisited (Two Diamond Opening - Asking Bid Sequences)
44-2Diamonds2 Chat Log 44-2Diamonds2.lin   
Saturday 8th November 2008 Asking Bids Practice Tourney (A chance to practice Asking Bids)
43-AskIntTourney Chat Log 43-AskIntTourney.lin   
Friday 31st October 2008 Asking Bids - Interference (3) (Interference over a Positive Response)
42-AskInt3 Chat Log 42-AskInt3.lin   
Saturday 25th October 2008 Asking Bids - Interference (2) (Interference after the Response to an Asking Bid)
41-AskInt2 Chat Log Interference in Asking Bids.lin   
Saturday 18th October 2008 Asking Bids - Interference (1) (Interference after an Asking Bid)
40-AskInt1 Chat Log Interference in Asking Bids.lin   
Saturday 27th September 2008 Asking Bids Practice Tourney (A chance to practice your Asking Bids)
39-AskingTourney Chat Log 39-AskingTourney.lin   
Saturday 20th September 2008 Asking Bids - Zeta and Eta (A trump-specifying Control Asking Bid)
38-ZetaEta Chat Log 38-ZetaEta.lin   
Saturday 13th September 2008 Asking Bids - Sigma (New Asking Bid used over a Positive Alpha Response)
37-Sigma Chat Log 37-Sigma.lin   
Saturday 6th September 2008 Asking Bids - Theta & Iota (The Secondary Trump Asking Bids)
36-ThetaIota Chat Log 36-ThetaIota.lin   
Saturday 30th August 2008 Asking Bids - Delta (The very strong Trump Asking Bid)
35-Delta Chat Log 35-Delta.lin   
Saturday 23rd August 2008 Asking Bids - Epsilon (The Suit-specific Control Asking Bid)
34-Epsilon Chat Log 34-Epsilon.lin   
Saturday 9th August 2008 Asking Bids - Gamma (Asking about Responder's Suit)
33-Gamma Chat Log 33-Gamma.lin   
Saturday 2nd August 2008 Asking Bids - Alpha (The Primary Trump Asking Bid)
32-Alpha Chat Log 32-Alpha.lin   
Saturday 26th July 2008 Asking Bids - Beta (General Control Asking Bid)
31-Beta Chat Log 31-Beta.lin   
Saturday 19th July 2008 Asking Bids (Intro) (Strategy, Order, Which is which, Captaincy)
30-AskingBids Chat Log 30-AskingBids.lin   
Saturday 12th July 2008 Precision Club Practice Tourney (A chance to practice Strong Club openings and sequences)
23-StrongTourney Chat Log 23-StrongTourney.lin   
Saturday 5th July 2008 Other Strong Openings (2 Diamond Opening and Responses)
22-2Diamonds Chat Log 22-2Diamonds.lin   
Saturday 28th June 2008 One Club Openings and Responses (2) (Impossible Negative, Developments and Options)
21-ImpNeg Chat Log 21-ImpNeg.lin   ImpNeg Examples.lin   
Saturday 14th June 2008 One Club Openings & Responses (1) (Negative, Semi-Positive & Positive Responses, and Natural Sequences)
20-1Club Chat Log 20-1Club.lin   
Saturday 7th June 2008 Weak Openings (2 Heart, 2 Spade and 2NT Openings)
16-Weak Chat Log 16-Weak.lin   
Saturday 31st May 2008 Lebensohl Tourney (A chance to practice Lebensohl etc)
15-LebTourney Chat Log 15-LebTourney.lin   
Saturday 24th May 2008 Lebensohl Part 4 (Extensions to Lebensohl)
14-Rub2 Chat Log 14-Rub2.lin   
Saturday 10th May 2008 Lebensohl Part 3 (Lebensohl against Artificial Interference)
13-Leb2 Chat Log 13-Leb2.lin   Leb Examples2.lin   
Saturday 3rd May 2008 Lebensohl Part 2 (Transfer Lebensohl (Rubensohl))
12-Rub1 Chat Log 12-Rub1.lin   
Saturday 26th April 2008 Lebensohl Part 1 (Standard Lebensohl, Staymanic Sequences etc)
11-Leb1 Chat Log 11-Leb1.lin   Leb Examples.lin   
Saturday 22nd March 2008 1NT Opening and Responses (2) (2-way 2 Diamond)
10-2Way2D Chat Log 10-2Way2D.lin   
Saturday 15th March 2008 1NT Opening and Responses (1) (Basic Sequences, Stayman, Transfers)
09-1NT Chat Log 09-1NT.lin   
Saturday 8th March 2008 One Diamond Opening (The Catch-all Opening and Responses)
08-1Diamond Chat Log 08-1Diamond.lin   
Saturday 16th February 2008 Two Clubs Opening (2D Forcing Relay)
07-2Clubs Chat Log 07-2Clubs.lin   2C Examples.lin   
Saturday 9th February 2008 Major Suit Openings Practice (Practice Hands on Major Suit Openings and responses)
06-MajorPractice Chat Log 06-MajorPractice.lin   
Saturday 2nd February 2008 MOTOR Responses (Transfer Responses over 1M-(X))
05-MOTOR Chat Log 05-MOTOR.lin   
Saturday 26th January 2008 Major Suit Openings (3) (Romex Trial Bids)
04-Romex Chat Log 04-Romex.lin   
Saturday 19th January 2008 Major Suit Openings (2) (Splinters, Mini-Splinters, Fit-showing Jump-Shifts)
03-JumpShifts Chat Log 03-JumpShifts.lin   
Saturday 12th January 2008 Major Suit Openings (1) (One Heart and One Spade Openings, The Forcing No Trump)
02-1H+1S Chat Log 02-1H+1S.lin   
Saturday 5th January 2008 Introduction to Precision (General Introduction to the Precision Club System. Opening Bids)
01-Intro Chat Log 01-Intro.lin   01-Intro_Demo.lin   

Complete Program

The complete program for the Precision Course in BIL is as follows:-

  • Introduction to Precision Club
    • Basic Features of Precision
  • Major Suit Openings
    • Forcing No Trump
    • Romex Trial Bids
    • Mini Splinters
    • Fit-showing Jump-Shifts
    • MOTOR Responses
  • One Diamond Openings & Responses
  • Two Club Openings & Responses
  • Three Club Openings & Responses
  • One No Trump Openings & Responses
    • Stayman & 4-Suit Transfers
    • 2-way 2 Diamond
    • INTRO
  • Lebensohl Part 1
    • Basic Lebensohl
    • Staymanic Sequences
  • Lebensohl Part 2
    • Transfer Lebensohl (Rubensohl)
    • Lebensohl over Takeout Doubles
    • Lebensohl in 3-suited sequences
  • Two Heart & Two Spade Openings
  • Defensive Bidding
    • Unassuming Cue-Bids
    • 2-Suited Overcalls (Michaels, UNT, Ghestem
    • Lebensohl in Competitive Sequences
  • Defences
    • Against 1NT - Brozel & Modified Brozel
    • Against Weak Two's - Rubensohl
    • Against Multi 2 Diamond - Dixon
    • Against Pre-empts - FILM-X
    • Against Transfer Pre-empts - Clarke
    • Against 2-suited Overcalls - Bergin
  • One Club Openings & Responses
    • Negative Response
    • Positive Responses
    • Impossible Negative
    • Natural Sequences
    • Captaincy of the Hand
  • Two Diamond Opening & Responses
  • Multi 2NT Opening & Responses
  • Asking Bids
    • Introduction
    • Strategy
    • Order of Asking Bids
    • Which Ask is Which?
  • Beta - General Control Ask
  • Alpha - Primary Trump Ask
  • Gamma - Responder's Suit Ask
  • Epsilon - Specific Suit Ask
  • Delta - Strong Trump Ask
  • Theta & Iota - Secondary Trump Asks
  • Zeta - Suit-setting Control Ask
  • Eta - 4-card Suit Trump Ask
  • Sigma - Trump Quality Ask
  • Coping With Interference in Asking Bid Sequences (1)
    • Interference After an Ask
    • Interference After a Response to an Ask
  • Coping With Interference in Asking Bid Sequences (2)
    • Interference After a Positive Response
  • Defending Against Precision Club
    • CRO-Panama
    • Truscott
  • The Complex System
    • Complex 1
    • Multi 2
    • Reverse Roman 2 & 2♠
    • Multi 3
    • 3 Opening
    • Multi 3♠ Opening
  • Carding Methods
    • Odd-Even Signals & Discards
    • Strong 10 Leads
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