Bridge problem: On the Way to Glory
Your hand sitting South Bidding Dealer North. Love all. (*) Landy (major two-suiter). Card play Lead: Ace of ♥. First, South only wants to play in 5♦… Constrained and forced by the…
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Funbridge Exclusive Newsletter – January 2023
We are happy to share the latest issue of the Funbridge Exclusive Newsletter with our Funbridge Premium and Premium+ subscribers. Enjoy reading it! Your exclusive content to start 2023 January Bidding Contest:…
Preview: get a sneak peek into the new series tournaments!
Get a sneak peek behind the scenes of Funbridge in this article! 👀 You are about to discover the first visuals of the revamped series tournaments – one of your favourite game…
The mechanism of controls
You are in the slam zone. When and how should you initiate the process of showing controls? In the classical system, the first bid that shows a control denies any control in…
January Bidding Contest: New Games Rules!
Ready to challenge your mind? This bidding contest is going to put your bridge skills severely to the test! Here are the 6 deals traditionally prepared by Lionel Sebbane. Find the best bid for each of…
3-2 or 4-1?
Dealer West, All Vul. West starts with the Ace-King-Queen of Clubs, East following with the three, four and Jack, and then switches to the Diamond three… How many winners do you count?…
Where is the setting trick?
In France, they call a player who permanently hands out gifts to his opponents a Santa Claus (père noël). When in defense, he will often let a contract through that was supposed…
Even Homer Nods…
You need to be constantly awake as declarer. Problems are much easier when seen in a book or a magazine, as there is a kindly author tapping you on the shoulder and…
The 2♣️ opening showing any semi-forcing or a game-forcing in Hearts
Is the unpopular 2♦️, game forcing, doomed to disappear soon? Not sure! We can continue to use it together with 2♣️, semi-forcing, in an efficient way, provided that some adjustments are made.…
December 2022 bidding contest: the results!
Three problems about exploring slam, two high-level decisions and a car crash to avoid. Happy reading! Summary The Experts’ answersDeal #1: Expected defence?Deal #2: Two-way shot?Deal #3: Some nice black cardsDeal #4:…
Bridge quiz December 2022: answer available!
Is North’s last bid forcing or non-forcing? 🤔 Answer by 19 December and if you find the right answer, 10 Diamonds♦️ will be credited to your Funbridge account on 21 December! The quiz is over. The good…