Test your technique
This month’s hand comes from a Funbridge daily matchpoint tournament. Both the bidding and the play are instructive. Dealer North. Both Vul. West leads the ♦ J against your notrump slam. How…
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Professor’s analysis – October 2023
1,514 players took part in the monthly Funbridge Points tournament hosted by The Professor in October 2023. Thanks to you, it was a big success. I hope that many of you will attend the next one in November.
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Deal analysis – Luc Bellicaud’s Ambassador Tournament – October
1,300 players took part in the second tournament that I ran on 1 October 2023. Thank you so much! Deals were particularly interesting and included many moves requiring precision opposite the dummy.…
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Foolproof!
Rather than relying only on the friendly break of a given suit to make your contract, you must think about a plan that allows you to make even if it splits badly – and that’s right from the start of the play
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Major suit raises after a take-out double
In modern bridge, the simple raise of opener’s major after a takeout Double was cut in half: the upper range is now shown via a transfer bid, the lower zone with the good old natural simple raise. With the Mixed raise, 2NT and fit-showing jump shifts, a pair now has a colorful range of bids to paint the best contracts!
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Bridge Problem: Persistence Pays
If at first you don’t succeed, try and try again. I am sure we were all told this many times when we were young, but the concept can also apply to declarer…
September Bidding Contest: the results !
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Arm Wrestling
Teams. Dealer South, E/W Vul. As West you are looking at the following hand. After two Passes, North opens 1♦ and your opponents bid as follows: What do you lead? By jumping…
Opener’s “garbage” bid opposite fourth suit forcing
My goal will therefore be to relay the work of bridge experts/researchers and give you my version of what I find. This time, we will examine opener’s “garbage” bid when he finds…
Bridge problem by Jean-Christophe Quantin
Your hand sitting South Bidding Dealer South. All vulnerable. Lead: ♣K. This very technical sequence was played by an international pair. 2♣ is game-forcing, 3♥ is positive, 3NT shows the ♠ control…