{"id":126866,"date":"2026-02-27T13:26:14","date_gmt":"2026-02-27T12:26:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/?p=126866"},"modified":"2026-02-27T13:26:26","modified_gmt":"2026-02-27T12:26:26","slug":"biarritz-hiver-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/en\/biarritz-hiver-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"The must-attend youth event"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Header-EN-26-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-126867\" srcset=\"https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Header-EN-26-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Header-EN-26-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Header-EN-26-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Header-EN-26-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Header-EN-26.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">A bridge week by the seaside<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>As every year, the Biarritz Festival is <strong>the biggest event for young bridge players<\/strong>.<strong> <\/strong>The French youth teams come here to practise ahead of the summer championships in a competitive, educational and convivial setting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Personally I have played:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>the <strong>Mixed pairs with Luc<\/strong>,<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>the <strong>Teams event<\/strong> with <strong>Far\u00e8s Ait Mouhoub<\/strong>, who will be my partner this summer, alongside Luc and Romaric,<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>and the <strong>Open pairs with Zoey<\/strong>, who co-wrote this article.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>We have already played together several times and became European champions in the same team in 2024. Zoey also played the Mixed with <strong>Lionel Sebbane<\/strong> (not bad!), and the Swiss teams with <strong>\u00c9lise<\/strong>, her partner in 2024. <strong>Clara and Saveria<\/strong> (Girls team) completed the team.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-spacer stk-block-spacer stk--no-padding stk-block stk-7f61469\" data-block-id=\"7f61469\"><style>.stk-7f61469 {height:30px !important;}<\/style><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The Mixed pairs<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-columns stk-block-columns stk-block stk-377186c\" data-block-id=\"377186c\"><style>.stk-377186c .stk--block-align-377186c{align-items:center !important;}<\/style><div class=\"stk-row stk-inner-blocks stk--block-align-377186c stk-block-content stk-content-align stk-377186c-column\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-column stk-block stk-9a4014c\" data-v=\"4\" data-block-id=\"9a4014c\"><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-9a4014c-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-9a4014c-inner-blocks\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"986\" src=\"https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Diagram_EN-3-8-1024x986.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-126868\" srcset=\"https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Diagram_EN-3-8-1024x986.png 1024w, https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Diagram_EN-3-8-300x289.png 300w, https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Diagram_EN-3-8-768x740.png 768w, https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Diagram_EN-3-8.png 1140w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-column stk-block stk-b2cee98\" data-v=\"4\" data-block-id=\"b2cee98\"><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-b2cee98-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-b2cee98-inner-blocks\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Bids_EN-3-6.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-126869\" srcset=\"https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Bids_EN-3-6.png 1000w, https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Bids_EN-3-6-300x240.png 300w, https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Bids_EN-3-6-768x614.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>Hi everyone! I&#8217;m<strong> Zoey Mauberquez.<\/strong> On this first deal played with <strong>Lionel Sebbane<\/strong> in the Mixed pairs, North opened <strong>1&#x2660;<\/strong>, my partner doubled, South passed and I bid <strong>2<span style=\"color: var(--paletteColor1, #00A336);\" class=\"stk-highlight\">&#x2663;<\/span><\/strong>. North passed and my partner bid <strong>2<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\" class=\"stk-highlight\">&#x2665;<\/span><\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>So I decided to rebid my clubs, hoping to find him with two. He finally chose to pass with <strong>19 HCPs<\/strong>, which proved to be the right decision.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The defence could defeat the contract after the lead of the <strong>ace of spades<\/strong> by continuing with the <strong>king of clubs and another club <\/strong>to partner&#8217;s ace. Now they could cash two extra tricks in spades,<strong> the club return preventing me from ruffing my spade loser and cashing them before I could discard one on the ace of hearts after the finesse against the king<\/strong> (which could be quite easily located with the opening leader given the bidding and knowing that South holds the ace of clubs).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Hopefully, they didn&#8217;t play that way and <strong>I was able to make, scoring 100%!<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-spacer stk-block-spacer stk--no-padding stk-block stk-fd73937\" data-block-id=\"fd73937\"><style>.stk-fd73937 {height:30px !important;}<\/style><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-columns stk-block-columns stk-block stk-a0d39ca\" data-block-id=\"a0d39ca\"><style>.stk-a0d39ca .stk--block-align-a0d39ca{align-items:center !important;}<\/style><div class=\"stk-row stk-inner-blocks stk--block-align-a0d39ca stk-block-content stk-content-align stk-a0d39ca-column\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-column stk-block stk-8fa441b\" data-v=\"4\" data-block-id=\"8fa441b\"><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-8fa441b-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-8fa441b-inner-blocks\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"853\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-02-24-at-15.40.09-2-1-853x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-126816\" srcset=\"https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-02-24-at-15.40.09-2-1-853x1024.jpeg 853w, https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-02-24-at-15.40.09-2-1-250x300.jpeg 250w, https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-02-24-at-15.40.09-2-1-768x922.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-02-24-at-15.40.09-2-1.jpeg 999w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 853px) 100vw, 853px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-column stk-block stk-00a6e98\" data-v=\"4\" data-block-id=\"00a6e98\"><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-00a6e98-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-00a6e98-inner-blocks\">\n<p>On my side, I made a few random penalty doubles with Luc, and we finished just over 53%&#8230;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>That was a bit disappointing, but we were very happy for the <strong>winners<\/strong>:<strong> Donatella Halfon (Zoey&#8217;s mother) and Th\u00e9o Guillemin<\/strong>, who achieved another success in the Teams event that followed, with Lionel Sebbane and St\u00e9phane Messika!<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-column stk-block stk-70f35e7\" data-v=\"4\" data-block-id=\"70f35e7\"><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-70f35e7-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-70f35e7-inner-blocks\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"854\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-02-24-at-15.40.09-1-854x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-126817\" srcset=\"https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-02-24-at-15.40.09-1-854x1024.jpeg 854w, https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-02-24-at-15.40.09-1-250x300.jpeg 250w, https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-02-24-at-15.40.09-1-768x921.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-02-24-at-15.40.09-1.jpeg 999w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 854px) 100vw, 854px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-spacer stk-block-spacer stk--no-padding stk-block stk-4fdbabc\" data-block-id=\"4fdbabc\"><style>.stk-4fdbabc {height:30px !important;}<\/style><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The Swiss teams: Zoey\u2013Elise and Far\u00e8s\u2013MKB<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Let&#8217;s start with a deal played by Zoey, or rather one of her <strong>teammates! <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-columns stk-block-columns stk-block stk-8bccfa9\" data-block-id=\"8bccfa9\"><style>.stk-8bccfa9 .stk--block-align-8bccfa9{align-items:center !important;}<\/style><div class=\"stk-row stk-inner-blocks stk--block-align-8bccfa9 stk-block-content stk-content-align stk-8bccfa9-column\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-column stk-block stk-6ab1f16\" data-v=\"4\" data-block-id=\"6ab1f16\"><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-6ab1f16-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-6ab1f16-inner-blocks\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"933\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Diagram_EN-2-10-933x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-126870\" srcset=\"https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Diagram_EN-2-10-933x1024.png 933w, https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Diagram_EN-2-10-273x300.png 273w, https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Diagram_EN-2-10-768x843.png 768w, https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Diagram_EN-2-10.png 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 933px) 100vw, 933px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-column stk-block stk-e504162\" data-v=\"4\" data-block-id=\"e504162\"><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-e504162-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-e504162-inner-blocks\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"994\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Bids_EN-2-7-994x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-126871\" srcset=\"https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Bids_EN-2-7-994x1024.png 994w, https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Bids_EN-2-7-291x300.png 291w, https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Bids_EN-2-7-768x791.png 768w, https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Bids_EN-2-7.png 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 994px) 100vw, 994px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>In the Swiss teams, my partners <strong>Clara Bouton<\/strong> and <strong>Saveria Garcia<\/strong> bid <strong>grand slam<\/strong>. It wasn&#8217;t declared at my table, whereas we were facing the top-seeded team!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Here is the bidding at their table. Saveria opened <strong>1&#x2660;<\/strong>. Clara responded <strong>2NT<\/strong>, a <strong>game-forcing bid<\/strong> showing <strong>4 trumps <\/strong>in their system. Sav bid <strong>3<span style=\"color: var(--paletteColor1, #00A336);\" class=\"stk-highlight\">&#x2663;<\/span><\/strong>, showing a shortage. Clara bid <strong>4&#x2660;<\/strong>. She responded <strong>6<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\" class=\"stk-highlight\">&#x2665;<\/span><\/strong> to the Blackwood, showing the queen of trumps as well as the king of hearts. Saveria signed off in <strong>7&#x2660;<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>At my table, the bidding started similarly with <strong>1&#x2660;<\/strong>, but South responded <strong>2<strong><span style=\"color: var(--paletteColor1, #00A336);\" class=\"stk-highlight\">&#x2663;<\/span><\/strong><\/strong>. That slowed North down in the quest for a grand slam, as they thought their partner probably had some values in their singleton. Well done, girls! &#x1f609;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-spacer stk-block-spacer stk--no-padding stk-block stk-1d6a710\" data-block-id=\"1d6a710\"><style>.stk-1d6a710 {height:30px !important;}<\/style><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Now a deal <strong>played by my partner Far\u00e8s.<\/strong> I bid 3<span style=\"color: #ff8400;\" class=\"stk-highlight\">&#x2666;<\/span> in North before supporting in hearts to try a <strong>micro-invite to slam<\/strong> if Far\u00e8s really held the perfect cards. You&#8217;ll see, <strong>4<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\" class=\"stk-highlight\">&#x2665;<\/span> was already hard to make<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-columns stk-block-columns stk-block stk-3f64cba\" data-block-id=\"3f64cba\"><style>.stk-3f64cba .stk--block-align-3f64cba{align-items:center !important;}<\/style><div class=\"stk-row stk-inner-blocks stk--block-align-3f64cba stk-block-content stk-content-align stk-3f64cba-column\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-column stk-block stk-26d0188\" data-v=\"4\" data-block-id=\"26d0188\"><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-26d0188-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-26d0188-inner-blocks\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"933\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Diagram_EN-1-12-933x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-126872\" srcset=\"https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Diagram_EN-1-12-933x1024.png 933w, https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Diagram_EN-1-12-273x300.png 273w, https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Diagram_EN-1-12-768x843.png 768w, https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Diagram_EN-1-12.png 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 933px) 100vw, 933px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-column stk-block stk-b720356\" data-v=\"4\" data-block-id=\"b720356\"><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-b720356-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-b720356-inner-blocks\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Bids_EN-1-8.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-126873\" srcset=\"https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Bids_EN-1-8.png 1000w, https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Bids_EN-1-8-300x240.png 300w, https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Bids_EN-1-8-768x614.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>Spade lead. In dummy, club discard to duck towards the ace. I played a diamond to the queen, then the queen of hearts and another heart. I saw the <strong>4-1<\/strong> split with four trumps in East. Then I returned a diamond from my hand. West followed with the king. I played small and the RHO discarded. They played the ace of clubs followed by a spade. I ruffed and started to run the diamonds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In the end position, I had the <strong>jack of hearts left in dummy<\/strong>, and the <strong>king and a small heart in hand<\/strong>. East still had <strong>two trumps<\/strong>. If they discarded, I would do the same. If they ruffed, I would over-ruff. I could then cross back with trumps, depriving them of their last trump thanks to the diamond winners.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-spacer stk-block-spacer stk--no-padding stk-block stk-da437b6\" data-block-id=\"da437b6\"><style>.stk-da437b6 {height:15px !important;}<\/style><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-columns stk-block-columns stk-block stk-83e3675\" data-block-id=\"83e3675\"><style>.stk-83e3675 .stk--block-align-83e3675{align-items:center !important;}<\/style><div class=\"stk-row stk-inner-blocks stk--block-align-83e3675 stk-block-content stk-content-align stk-83e3675-column\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-column stk-block stk-41070d8\" data-v=\"4\" data-block-id=\"41070d8\"><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-41070d8-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-41070d8-inner-blocks\">\n<p><strong>Far\u00e8s and I against Th\u00e9o and Gr\u00e9goire<\/strong>, two young bridge players of the French U21 team. A good match for us after penalty-doubling them on every other deal. &#x1f607;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Our team (Luc, Romaric, Far\u00e8s and myself) finished <strong>fifth<\/strong>, the first place without prize money&#8230; but with cookies!<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-column stk-block stk-bee2448\" data-v=\"4\" data-block-id=\"bee2448\"><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-bee2448-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-bee2448-inner-blocks\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-02-24-at-15.40.10-6-1024x576.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-126813\" srcset=\"https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-02-24-at-15.40.10-6-1024x576.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-02-24-at-15.40.10-6-300x169.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-02-24-at-15.40.10-6-768x432.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-02-24-at-15.40.10-6-1536x864.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-02-24-at-15.40.10-6.jpeg 1824w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-spacer stk-block-spacer stk--no-padding stk-block stk-08d384d\" data-block-id=\"08d384d\"><style>.stk-08d384d {height:30px !important;}<\/style><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Aquarium and walks<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>The Open started at 8pm on Friday<\/strong>, the perfect schedule for people with a job who can participate without having to take too many days off.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I really enjoyed this day off before the event kicked off. It gave us time to do some sightseeing. In a previous edition, I spent the day in San Sebastian.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-columns stk-block-columns stk-block stk-213abca\" data-block-id=\"213abca\"><div class=\"stk-row stk-inner-blocks stk-block-content stk-content-align stk-213abca-column\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-column stk-block stk-25c00d3\" data-v=\"4\" data-block-id=\"25c00d3\"><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-25c00d3-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-25c00d3-inner-blocks\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-02-24-at-15.40.10-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-126808\" srcset=\"https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-02-24-at-15.40.10-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-02-24-at-15.40.10-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-02-24-at-15.40.10-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-02-24-at-15.40.10-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-02-24-at-15.40.10.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-column stk-block stk-f0e1fa9\" data-v=\"4\" data-block-id=\"f0e1fa9\"><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-f0e1fa9-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-f0e1fa9-inner-blocks\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"769\" src=\"https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-02-24-at-15.40.10-2-1024x769.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-126819\" srcset=\"https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-02-24-at-15.40.10-2-1024x769.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-02-24-at-15.40.10-2-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-02-24-at-15.40.10-2-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-02-24-at-15.40.10-2-1536x1153.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-02-24-at-15.40.10-2.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-columns stk-block-columns stk-block stk-dfbe9e4\" data-block-id=\"dfbe9e4\"><style>.stk-dfbe9e4 .stk--block-align-dfbe9e4{align-items:center !important;}<\/style><div class=\"stk-row stk-inner-blocks stk--block-align-dfbe9e4 stk-block-content stk-content-align stk-dfbe9e4-column\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-column stk-block stk-925edf3\" data-v=\"4\" data-block-id=\"925edf3\"><style>@media screen and (min-width:690px){.stk-925edf3 {flex:var(--stk-flex-grow, 1) 1 calc(66.667% - var(--stk-column-gap, 0px) * 1 \/ 2 ) !important;}}<\/style><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-925edf3-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-925edf3-inner-blocks\">\n<p>This year, <strong>Clara<\/strong> and I chose to visit the<strong> Biarritz aquarium<\/strong> for the first time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We saw countless species of jellyfish, fish and coral. Our favourite remains the <strong>royal dottyback<\/strong>, a pink and yellow fish!<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-column stk-block stk-361d72d\" data-v=\"4\" data-block-id=\"361d72d\"><style>@media screen and (min-width:690px){.stk-361d72d {flex:var(--stk-flex-grow, 1) 1 calc(33.333% - var(--stk-column-gap, 0px) * 1 \/ 2 ) !important;}}<\/style><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-361d72d-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-361d72d-inner-blocks\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"512\" height=\"384\" src=\"https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/unnamed-9.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-126822\" srcset=\"https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/unnamed-9.jpg 512w, https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/unnamed-9-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-spacer stk-block-spacer stk--no-padding stk-block stk-d558d94\" data-block-id=\"d558d94\"><style>.stk-d558d94 {height:30px !important;}<\/style><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The Open pairs, the final event of the week<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>This year, <strong>80 pairs<\/strong> registered. The winners were <strong>David Harari and Philippe Molina<\/strong> with <strong>59%<\/strong>, ahead of the young pair <strong>Romain Bloch\u2013Olivia Ver Hulst<\/strong>, who produced a great performance with regard to their theoretical ranking. The podium was completed by <strong>Anne Rouanet-Lab\u00e9 and Olivier Desages<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-spacer stk-block-spacer stk--no-padding stk-block stk-c133698\" data-block-id=\"c133698\"><style>.stk-c133698 {height:15px !important;}<\/style><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Zoey and I<\/strong> finished with around <strong>53%<\/strong>, a decent achievement for our first time together. I will now tell you about one deal from this Open where we could have defended <strong>even better<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-columns stk-block-columns stk-block stk-d3c03df\" data-block-id=\"d3c03df\"><style>.stk-d3c03df .stk--block-align-d3c03df{align-items:center !important;}<\/style><div class=\"stk-row stk-inner-blocks stk--block-align-d3c03df stk-block-content stk-content-align stk-d3c03df-column\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-column stk-block stk-8205b55\" data-v=\"4\" data-block-id=\"8205b55\"><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-8205b55-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-8205b55-inner-blocks\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"933\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Diagram_EN-19-933x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-126874\" srcset=\"https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Diagram_EN-19-933x1024.png 933w, https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Diagram_EN-19-273x300.png 273w, https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Diagram_EN-19-768x843.png 768w, https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Diagram_EN-19.png 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 933px) 100vw, 933px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-column stk-block stk-8c9a8ca\" data-v=\"4\" data-block-id=\"8c9a8ca\"><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-8c9a8ca-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-8c9a8ca-inner-blocks\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Bids_EN-25.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-126875\" srcset=\"https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Bids_EN-25.png 1000w, https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Bids_EN-25-300x240.png 300w, https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Bids_EN-25-768x614.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>In this contract of <strong>2&#x2660; doubled<\/strong>, I led the <strong>ace of trumps<\/strong> to see the dummy and prevent declarer from ruffing there. Then I returned the <strong>queen of diamonds<\/strong>, not knowing where my partner&#8217;s values laid. Zoey won with the ace and played <strong>ace-king-queen of hearts<\/strong>, and the 10. Declarer ruffed and I over-ruffed with the <strong>jack <\/strong>\u2014<strong> <\/strong>why not!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>At that point, I didn&#8217;t really know what to play. I knew that my partner had <strong>five hearts<\/strong> and probably <strong>two spades<\/strong>, but I didn&#8217;t know about the diamonds and therefore the clubs. Playing in one of these two suits seemed risky: I placed the <strong>king of diamonds <\/strong>with East but the position of the clubs remained unclear.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I chose the <strong>king of spades and another spade<\/strong>, imagining giving up the lead to the declarer and pushing them to play in one of the two minor suits, and reveal the positions&#8230; But unfortunately, the<strong> queen of spades<\/strong> fell under my king.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We defeated the contract by<strong> three tricks<\/strong> for<strong> 500<\/strong>, better than the games played in our line since we were also <strong>non-vulnerable<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When I led the <strong>ace of spades<\/strong> in that sequence, after having passed a <strong>take-out double<\/strong>, I thought that I necessarily had the king. Zoey, on lead with the <strong>ace of diamonds<\/strong>, could perhaps have played the <strong>queen of spades<\/strong> to help me locate it before continuing in hearts to allow me to over-ruff the declarer. Not easy to see it at the time!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-columns stk-block-columns stk-block stk-72e14c3\" data-block-id=\"72e14c3\"><style>.stk-72e14c3 .stk--block-align-72e14c3{align-items:center !important;}<\/style><div class=\"stk-row stk-inner-blocks stk--block-align-72e14c3 stk-block-content stk-content-align stk-72e14c3-column\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-column stk-block stk-615b2b8\" data-v=\"4\" data-block-id=\"615b2b8\"><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-615b2b8-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-615b2b8-inner-blocks\">\n<p>When you see the four hands at the end, it is possible not to give away the king of diamonds to the declarer by winning the four spades and then switching to hearts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Declarer will be obliged to return a diamond from their hand and we will be able to return a club (to the ace or the king of clubs ruffed) to oblige them to play another club again from their hand. <strong>In <strong>this contract, w<\/strong>e could reach -5 for 1100! <\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-column stk-block stk-cef9b0d\" data-v=\"4\" data-block-id=\"cef9b0d\"><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-cef9b0d-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-cef9b0d-inner-blocks\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-02-24-at-15.40.09-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-126818\" srcset=\"https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-02-24-at-15.40.09-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-02-24-at-15.40.09-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-02-24-at-15.40.09-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-02-24-at-15.40.09-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-02-24-at-15.40.09.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-spacer stk-block-spacer stk--no-padding stk-block stk-d668b46\" data-block-id=\"d668b46\"><style>.stk-d668b46 {height:15px !important;}<\/style><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Slam deals with Zoey \u2014 we\u2019ve got that covered!<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-columns stk-block-columns stk-block stk-2d0de47\" data-block-id=\"2d0de47\"><style>.stk-2d0de47 .stk--block-align-2d0de47{align-items:center !important;}<\/style><div class=\"stk-row stk-inner-blocks stk--block-align-2d0de47 stk-block-content stk-content-align stk-2d0de47-column\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-column stk-block stk-1b7d73a\" data-v=\"4\" data-block-id=\"1b7d73a\"><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-1b7d73a-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-1b7d73a-inner-blocks\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"937\" src=\"https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Diagram_EN-4-4-1024x937.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-126876\" srcset=\"https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Diagram_EN-4-4-1024x937.png 1024w, https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Diagram_EN-4-4-300x275.png 300w, https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Diagram_EN-4-4-768x703.png 768w, https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Diagram_EN-4-4.png 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-column stk-block stk-df0526c\" data-v=\"4\" data-block-id=\"df0526c\"><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-df0526c-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-df0526c-inner-blocks\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Bids_EN-4-3.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-126877\" srcset=\"https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Bids_EN-4-3.png 1000w, https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Bids_EN-4-3-300x240.png 300w, https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Bids_EN-4-3-768x614.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>This was the first deal of the Open that I was playing with <strong>MKB<\/strong>. I admit that it gave us confidence for the rest of the event&#8230;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>My partner opened <strong>1<span style=\"color: #fe0101;\" class=\"stk-highlight\">&#x2665;<\/span><\/strong>, North overcalled with the <strong>3&#x2660; <\/strong>pre-empt. I bid <strong>5<span style=\"color: var(--paletteColor1, #00A336);\" class=\"stk-highlight\">&#x2663;<\/span><\/strong>. South bid <strong>5<strong><span style=\"color: #ff5e00;\" class=\"stk-highlight\">&#x2666;<\/span><\/strong><\/strong> and my partner doubled.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With <strong>nine clubs<\/strong> and the <strong>king of hearts<\/strong> in my partner&#8217;s opened suit, I felt that we had good chances of winning the club slam. I was not certain that <strong>5<span style=\"color: #ff5e00;\" class=\"stk-highlight\">&#x2666;<\/span><\/strong> would go down, having no obvious defensive tricks. So I chose to bid <strong>6<strong><span style=\"color: var(--paletteColor1, #00A336);\" class=\"stk-highlight\">&#x2663;<\/span><\/strong><\/strong> and crossed my fingers. South doubled. A brief stressful moment, true, before seeing my partner&#8217;s wonderful hand. I had only one <strong>diamond<\/strong> loser: <strong>6<strong><span style=\"color: var(--paletteColor1, #00A336);\" class=\"stk-highlight\">&#x2663;<\/span><\/strong> doubled making<\/strong>!<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-spacer stk-block-spacer stk--no-padding stk-block stk-276dadf\" data-block-id=\"276dadf\"><style>.stk-276dadf {height:15px !important;}<\/style><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-columns stk-block-columns stk-block stk-ea68bbe\" data-block-id=\"ea68bbe\"><style>.stk-ea68bbe .stk--block-align-ea68bbe{align-items:center !important;}<\/style><div class=\"stk-row stk-inner-blocks stk--block-align-ea68bbe stk-block-content stk-content-align stk-ea68bbe-column\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-column stk-block stk-a979076\" data-v=\"4\" data-block-id=\"a979076\"><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-a979076-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-a979076-inner-blocks\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"933\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Diagram_EN-5-3-933x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-126878\" srcset=\"https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Diagram_EN-5-3-933x1024.png 933w, https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Diagram_EN-5-3-273x300.png 273w, https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Diagram_EN-5-3-768x843.png 768w, https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Diagram_EN-5-3.png 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 933px) 100vw, 933px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-column stk-block stk-e9b20f2\" data-v=\"4\" data-block-id=\"e9b20f2\"><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-e9b20f2-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-e9b20f2-inner-blocks\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"894\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Bids_EN-5-3-894x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-126879\" srcset=\"https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Bids_EN-5-3-894x1024.png 894w, https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Bids_EN-5-3-262x300.png 262w, https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Bids_EN-5-3-768x880.png 768w, https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Bids_EN-5-3.png 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 894px) 100vw, 894px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>And finally, the last deal of this article. 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I responded <strong>5<strong><span style=\"color: #ff5e00;\" class=\"stk-highlight\">&#x2666;<\/span><\/strong><\/strong> (2 key cards\u2026 still not daring to show my void &#x1f602;).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>West doubled my response to Blackwood, lead-directing double. My partner, having <strong>ace-queen of hearts and the king-10 of spades complement<\/strong>, decided to declare <strong>6NT<\/strong>. The contract was lay-down, conceding only the <strong>ace of spades<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-spacer stk-block-spacer stk--no-padding stk-block stk-655a2bc\" data-block-id=\"655a2bc\"><style>.stk-655a2bc {height:30px !important;}<\/style><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-columns stk-block-columns stk-block stk-ff54545\" data-block-id=\"ff54545\"><style>.stk-ff54545 .stk--block-align-ff54545{align-items:center !important;}<\/style><div class=\"stk-row stk-inner-blocks stk--block-align-ff54545 stk-block-content stk-content-align stk-ff54545-column\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-column stk-block stk-f91bfbe\" data-v=\"4\" data-block-id=\"f91bfbe\"><style>@media screen and (min-width:690px){.stk-f91bfbe {flex:var(--stk-flex-grow, 1) 1 calc(33.33400000000002% - var(--stk-column-gap, 0px) * 1 \/ 2 ) !important;}}<\/style><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-f91bfbe-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-f91bfbe-inner-blocks\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-02-24-at-16.27.42-768x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-126862\" srcset=\"https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-02-24-at-16.27.42-768x1024.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-02-24-at-16.27.42-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-02-24-at-16.27.42-1152x1536.jpeg 1152w, https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-02-24-at-16.27.42.jpeg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-column stk-block stk-b0c6889\" data-v=\"4\" data-block-id=\"b0c6889\"><style>@media screen and (min-width:690px){.stk-b0c6889 {flex:var(--stk-flex-grow, 1) 1 calc(66.666% - var(--stk-column-gap, 0px) * 1 \/ 2 ) !important;}}<\/style><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-b0c6889-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-b0c6889-inner-blocks\">\n<p>In conclusion, this annual week was awesome and exhausting. 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