Responder’s Sputnik double
The Sputnik Double does not date from yesterday. It was invented in 1957 by the Americans Alvin Roth and Tobias Stone at the time of the launch of the first satellite, and…
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Suit preference
The auction (Dealer North, E/W Vul): A little comment about the auction:North’s hand with its 17 HCP, a solid five-card suit and seven quick tricks is too good to open 1NT. His…
“What can you deduce from this lead?”
This Sunday evening, it is Lucie who calls me on my phone. She has played online and shows me a very interesting deal. Lucie: “Hi Wilou, in my teams match I played…
Power Cut
Your hand sitting South Bidding Dealer West, game all: Card play Contract: 5♦. Lead: 9 of ♣. Your opponents have not been very pugnacious. You have even escaped a double. But perhaps…
October 2022 bidding contest: the results!
This time two-suiters are in the spotlight in all bridge problems except #3. Being able to defend against two-suiter bids or to evaluate your hand when your partner has a two-suiter, that…
The new version of challenges is out!
Every year over 2 million challenges are played on Funbridge. It’s very simple: you have made this game mode your favourite, putting it on par with series tournaments. Needless to say that…
Special guest : India Natt
✨ India Natt India is English but lives in Lisbon with her husband, also a professional, and baby son (who hasn’t started learning bridge yet!). She is a professional bridge player and…
Bridge quiz October 2022 is over. And the answer is…
Sitting in South and considering the presented auction, what would your lead be? Answer by 20 October and if you find the right answer, 10 Diamonds♦️ will be credited to your Funbridge account on…
It is a matter of necessity
In bridge – like in many other fields – it happens that the first impression is not the right one. So, be careful not to fall victim to instinctive behavior. Teams. South…
Special Guest : Mathilde Thuillez
✨ Mathilde Thuillez Born on 9 September 1996 in Saint-Cloud, Mathilde is currently an intern in gynaecology and obstetrics (semester 2/12) in Paris. According to her, she has a “standard style of…
The game of solidarity – Interview with Anna Gudge
Exiled to Orkney – an archipelago located in the north of Scotland – in 2014, Anna Gudge has not played in a long time, but she has never left the environment of…