Breaking the rules
In games, rules are supposed to be respected. But common sense may dictate that you have to break them.
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July 2022 Bidding Contest: the Results!
From 1 to 17 July, this bidding contest made up of 6 deals has challenged your bridge skills! Discover now the detailed analysis of each deal by bridge experts as well as the rankings of this contest.
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One Break Is Indispensable, The Other Is Not
Your hand Auctions Dealer South. East-West vulnerable. Card game Lead: ♥A. South could have opted for a game-forcing opening, but he feared that he would not be able to describe his two-suiter.…
Chess and bridge – Legends of the mind
Chess and Bridge are two of the leading Mind Sports and leading exponents of one can be proficient in the other. We set out to discover if we could establish a link…
Fourth Suit Forcing for everyone: Bonus (Part 3/3)
There are opening hands with which one cannot answer the question asked, having neither three cards in Responder’s major, nor a stop in the fourth suit, nor any extra length to show. It will be necessary to “lie” and use the cheapest available bid, the next step up from fourth suit forcing, the only bid allowed to pass on false information.
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Funbridge Exclusive Newsletter – July 2022
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 July Game: Discover the…
“Come on! These were really your two hands?”
This Sunday evening, I receive a flood of messages from my Girls. They played the French Junior Teams Championship. I answer all their questions, but Lucie’s is the one that particularly attracts…
Are your opponents lucky?
Do you get the impression that Lady Luck frequently smiles on your opponents? Believe it or not, there are things you can do to spike herguns. On this hand from the Funbridge…
July 2022 Bidding contest
Ready for some brainstorming? This bidding contest is going to put your bridge skills severely to the test! Rules of the game Here are 6 deals. You have to find the best…
When an opponent intervenes over 1NT
One efficient system to deal with an intervention is the Rubensohl convention. This convention essentially comes down to bidding transfers, but one level higher; the three-level. As for the bids up to…
21 + 1 = 21!
A strong hand opposite a weak hand equals big communication problems. That you will have to anticipate … Teams. Dealer East. None Vul. Here is your hand as South: When East opens…