Bridge problem: Counting the points
Your hand sitting South Bidding Dealer North. All vulnerable. Card play Lead: ♣A. East follows with the 4 to the lead and West switches to the ♦10.You try the Queen, East wins…
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Bridge problem: Under pressure
Your hand sitting South Bidding Dealer South. Neither side vulnerable. Card play Lead: ♦ Queen, followed by Jack.How do you plan to continue? In modern bidding, 3NT shows a 4- or 5-card…
Bridge problem: The mistake that cost 9,500 euros
Your hand sitting South Bidding Dealer East. East-West vulnerable. Card play Lead: ♦5. The 2♦ bid guarantees a fit in ♠. In the Cavendish Ladies pairs, the Russian declarer was the only…
Bridge problem: A matter of finesse
Your hand sitting South Bidding Dealer West. North-South vulnerable. Card play Lead: ♠3. In response to the reopening double, 3♣ shows an interesting hand which doesn’t justify a 2♣ overcall. The conclusion…
Bridge Problem: Persistence Pays
If at first you don’t succeed, try and try again. I am sure we were all told this many times when we were young, but the concept can also apply to declarer…
Bridge problem by Jean-Christophe Quantin
Your hand sitting South Bidding Dealer South. All vulnerable. Lead: ♣K. This very technical sequence was played by an international pair. 2♣ is game-forcing, 3♥ is positive, 3NT shows the ♠ control…
Bridge problem: There is no use in bidding, you need to play (well)
An illustrious bridge champion and well-known journalist, Jean-Paul Meyer was one of the “greats” of the bridge world. With this bridge problem, rediscover the expertise of a player who left a lasting…
Bridge Problem: Unpredictable Twist
Your hand sitting South Bidding Dealer East. North-South vulnerable. Card play Lead: ♦6. Do what you can to justify your rather light overcall. Solution You have escaped a ♥ lead, and for…
Bridge Problem: The Big Dilemma
Your hand sitting South Bidding Dealer West. North-South vulnerable. Card play 4♥ double played by South. West leads the 5 of ♥ (East follows suit). How will you achieve what you want?…
Bridge Problem: A Bad Bid
An illustrious bridge champion and well-known journalist, Jean-Paul Meyer was one of the “greats” of the bridge world. With this bridge problem, rediscover the expertise of a player who left a lasting…
Problem: An Underground Track
Your hand sitting South Bidding Dealer North. Game all. Card play Lead: Jack of ♠. Don’t be confused! After 4NT, Blackwood with clubs as trumps, 5♥ is asking about the trump Queen.…