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.
Stay vigilant and adapt your behaviour!
Who said that only grand champions could write bridge articles?
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.
What would be your next bid?
Considering your hand and the start of the bidding sequence, what would be your next bid?
Bridge problem: Charlie, Bravo, Tango
Find out a new bridge problem by Jean-Paul Meyer.
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.
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.
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.