What’s he calling for?
The eternal question for a bridge player… whose fault was it, who is guilty? This new column is dedicated to a domain that is the reason for many discussions at the end…
Bridge Lessons
The Funbridge blog offers a wide range of online bridge lessons to help you improve at your own pace. Designed by bridge experts and international players, these bridge lessons cover every aspect of the game, from bidding to card play. Whether you’re a beginner, intermediate, or advanced player, you’ll find practical tips and real-life examples to enhance your skills and take your bridge game to the next level.
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“X-Rays” by Norbert Lébely
In partnership with Bridgerama+ magazine, Funbridge is pleased to offer you free access to an article from the February issue. Take advantage of it! Teams dealer south -N/S Vulnerables Sitting South, you…
I, Robot…
Who would have thought that partnering a robot could be so much fun? It’s also much faster than face-to-face bridge: you can play a whole 20-board session in less than an hour.…
Positioning can pay off
Your hand The auction Dealer South. East-West vulnerable: Card Play Lead: ♠️Q. How to try to bring this deal to a successful conclusion? Here the 2NT rebid shows a balanced hand and…
Responses to partners overcall of 1♥ or 1♠ (1 in a major)
An overcall with 1♥ or 1♠ can be made on hands with a very wide point range, from 8 to 17HCP and the responses are subject to these limits. With 8-11 HCP,…
Awaiting the verdict!
When Declarer sabotages his contract, or simply plays it badly, the person at fault is found quickly. This is not the case for plays made in defence, especially if what caused the…
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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Optical illusion
We are pleased to offer you, in partnership with Bridgerama+ magazine, a bridge article "Step by step declarer play: Optical illusion!". Enjoy read it!
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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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