Halloween Tournament on 30 October-5 November
Get ready to be immersed in the dark side of Funbridge! The spooky Halloween tournament is making a comeback from 30 October to 5 November 2023. This tournament promises blood-curdling challenges and…
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October Bridge Quiz: the result!
Sitting in South and considering the auction starts as follows, what will your next bid be? Click on “Participate” to submit your answer before 22 October. The winners will receive Diamonds♦️ on Wednesday…
Unusual Suspect
The eternal question for a bridge player… whose fault was it, who is guilty? This new article is dedicated to a domain that is the reason for many discussions at the end…
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…
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.
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.…
Your October Exclusive Newsletter
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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
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!
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 !
Find the experts' answers and your ranking!