Dominique Fonteneau’s Tournament Analysis – April 2024
There were 614 of you present for the monthly Funbridge ambassador tournament of the 6th April 2024. Thanks to you, the tournament was a success. I hope to see even more of you in…
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East isn’t the brightest bulb inthe box
You teleport to the seat of Radu Nistor, a young champion from Romania who has been playing international competitions for about ten years opposite his charming and no less talented partner, Raluca Dobrescu.
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Three scenarios
Dealer South, E/W vul. Herer’s your hand as West: South opens 1NT and North-South quickly reach 3 No-Trumps: What do you learn from the auction?North’s Stayman reveals that he has four Hearts…
Shahzaad Natt’s analysis – March 2024
Do you remember Shahzaad Natt's tournament in February? An outstanding English player, he takes a look back at the 10 deals from his tournament in this article.
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Bridge problem: Charlie, Bravo, Tango
Find out a new bridge problem by Jean-Paul Meyer.
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Dominique Fonteneau’s Tournament Analysis – March 2024
There were 868 of you present for the monthly Funbridge ambassador tournament of the 23rd March 2024. Thanks to you, the tournament was a success. I hope to see even more of you there in April.
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Raises of one of a major openings after intervention
The principle of the five-card major system is to find a fit in a major as fast as possible. The current French system offers a big diversity of fit showing answers, depending on reposnder's strength and number of Trumps.
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March bidding contest: the results!
Summary The experts’ answersDeal 1: Major first?Deal 2: DecodingDeal 3: Complete indecisionDeal 4: Different ways of supportingDeal 5: Some flexibility in the doubleDeal 6: High-level pragmatismThe winners The experts’ answers Deal 1:…
Elimination and endplay [part 2]
Today we're going to look at cases where the bid is only effective against one of the two players or is more effective against one of them.
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Tom Drijver’s analysis – March 2024
Did you play Tom Drijver's tournament in March? Our Funbridge ambassador and Dutch champion shares his top tips with you in this article.
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A risk with no guarantee
North-South have got to a very bad contract. As is often the case, each of the players thinks that his partner is responsible for the accident. And you: what do you think?…