The Battle of Atlanta
The NABC, organised by the American Contract Bridge League (ABCL), will be held from 23 November to 3 December. For the occasion, this article will be updated regularly to keep you informed…
Bridge Deal Analysis
Welcome to our Bridge Deal Analysis section! Here, fascinating bridge deals are examined step by step – from the bidding to the play plan and card play. Regularly studying bridge deal analyses is key to improve your game reading and to understand the decisions made by expert bridge players.
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Deal analysis – Luc Bellicaud’s Ambassador Tournament – December
For my final tournament of the year, there were 1,500 of you; thank you to all those who participated! Unfortunately, the deals did not go my way and I finished on an…
Inferences and probabilities
Who said that only great champions can write bridge articles? Funbridge launched a brand-new format of article a few months ago. You, talented players, will be our bridge authors and give your expert opinion…
Tom Drijver’s Tournament Analysis – November 2023
Did you play Tom Drijver’s tournament in November? Our ambassador and outstanding Dutch player shares his top tips with you in this article. 585 players turned out for Tom Drijver’s monthly tournament. Thanks…
Can’t See the Forest for the Trees
Some hands are annoyingly simple, once you have seen the solution. On this deal from the Funbridge Team Game, there are no endplays, no complex squeezes and not even any tricky suit…
Analysis by The Professor – November 2023
There were 1,256 participants in the monthly Funbridge tournament by The Professor in November. You made it a success. I hope that many of you will attend the next event in December.…
Tom Drijver’s Tournament Analysis – October 2023
Did you play Tom Drijver’s tournament in October? Our ambassador and outstanding Dutch player shares his top tips with you in this article. 617 players turned out for Tom Drijver’s monthly tournament.…
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.
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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.…
Brilliant Defence
In this new article, Jérôme Rombaut looks back at a deal played by Team Funbridge member Nicolai Hieberg-Evenstad. Discover this brilliant deal which could well lead Nicolai to see his strategy become…