{"id":113306,"date":"2025-06-09T06:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-06-09T05:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/?p=113306"},"modified":"2025-06-27T10:36:20","modified_gmt":"2025-06-27T09:36:20","slug":"when-should-you-ask-for-keycards","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/en\/when-should-you-ask-for-keycards\/","title":{"rendered":"When should you ask for keycards?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Blackwood : is surely the on bid which, throughout the year, produces the largest differences in results. The least of things is to know when it makes sense to use it.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

The cocker spaniel reflex<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

What does a cocker spaniel do when he is happy? He wags his tail!
What does a bridge player do when he’s happy? He asks for keycards!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Your first mission will be to fight against this reflex and learn to ask yourself the right questions before taking the fateful card out of the bidding box: 4NT.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You must understand that Blackwood1<\/a><\/sup> must be the final step on the road to a slam and that after using it, there is no way back to obtaining information about the rest of your partner’s hand. You therefore have to be sure that the knowledge of your partner’s keycards will allow you to bid the right contract.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Let\u2019s see all that with the help of two examples:<\/p>\n\n\n\n