The Champions Example
Teams game – Swedish Championship You are sitting South in Swedish champion Simon Hult‘s seat. After West’s 1♠ overcall, you easily reach a 3NT contract. Contract: 3NT. West leads the 5 of…
Bridge Lessons
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How do you manage the pressure like a champion?
Manage your stress, stay focused, go the distance… Manage your stress, stay focused, go the distance! Good players or great champions – even though the challenges are the same when it comes…
It’s priceless!
Dealer South, None Vul. Sitting South, you open the following hand 1NT: And North raises to 3NT: West leads the 10 of Spades. And now it’s your turn… Contract: 3NT.Lead: ♠10, the…
Give me your hand!
It’s to a riddle of a particular kind… that you’re going to be facing here.It’s about discovering a bridge hand (that of South) thanks to a series of clues that enable you…
Bridge lesson: The take-out double
You are sitting left of opener. You have a good hand but you don’t know how to show it. Is this the moment to draw your Double card, this all-purpose weapon of…
A tale of four Jacks
No one ever seems to pass these days. You have to fight to win every auction. The upside of this aggressive bidding environment is that when you become declarer you are likely…
True or False: Special leads
There are “rules” circulating in every bridge club, but their veracity is not always confirmed. Here, we offer to unravel the true from the false for you. This month, these “facts” concern…
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…
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.…
One hand, six questions. Play with Jérôme and Léo Rombaut!
Nowadays, everyone wants to open 1NT even when they have a five-card major. What was forbidden yesterday has become fashionable today. But beware of abuse! E/W Vul. As South, you hold: West…