{"id":12689,"date":"2018-05-21T17:04:08","date_gmt":"2018-05-21T15:04:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/en_us\/?p=2077"},"modified":"2021-02-10T15:02:00","modified_gmt":"2021-02-10T13:02:00","slug":"face-the-elites-english-bridge-union","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/en\/face-the-elites-english-bridge-union\/","title":{"rendered":"Face the Elites! (English Bridge Union)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2078\" src=\"https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/en_us\/wp-content\/uploads\/EBU-FacetheElites_en.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"750\" height=\"400\"><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Article written by&nbsp;<strong>Christophe Grosset<\/strong>&nbsp;and published in the magazine of the English Bridge Union (April 2018).<\/p>\n<p>Each Funbridge Series Tournament lasts two weeks and as the ending approaches everyone is fighting to either stay in their division or move up to next one. The Series Tournament is the perfect way to be compared to players of a similar skill level to yours, as well as to monitor your progress. There are 12 different series, from series 11 to the star series, and at the end of each fortnight,<br \/>\nthe best ranked players move up while the lowest ranked ones move down.<\/p>\n<p>Here is a board from the elite series of early January:<\/p>\n<p><strong>Love All.<br \/>\nDealer North.<br \/>\nMatchpoints.<\/strong><\/p>\n<table class=\"noborder\" align=\"center\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"padding-top: 6px; padding-left: 15px;\" width=\"190px\" bgcolor=\"#e9e9e9\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1003\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.funbridge.com\/bundles\/funbridgewebsite\/images\/conventions\/S.png\" alt=\"S\" width=\"18\" height=\"18\"><span style=\"color: #000; font-size: 20px;\">&nbsp;J 2<\/span><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1001\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.funbridge.com\/bundles\/funbridgewebsite\/images\/conventions\/H.png\" alt=\"H\" width=\"18\" height=\"18\"><span style=\"color: #c90202; font-size: 20px;\">&nbsp;A 2<\/span><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1000\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.funbridge.com\/bundles\/funbridgewebsite\/images\/conventions\/D.png\" alt=\"D\" width=\"18\" height=\"18\"><span style=\"color: #f28f00; font-size: 20px;\">&nbsp;A J 8 7 5<\/span><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-999\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.funbridge.com\/bundles\/funbridgewebsite\/images\/conventions\/C.png\" alt=\"C\" width=\"18\" height=\"18\"><span style=\"color: #757473; font-size: 20px;\">&nbsp;9 6 3 2<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table class=\"noborder\" align=\"center\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"padding-top: 6px; padding-left: 15px;\" width=\"190px\" bgcolor=\"#e9e9e9\"><\/td>\n<td><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1050 alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/en_us\/wp-content\/uploads\/NSEO_en.png\" alt=\"orientation\" width=\"166\" height=\"90\"><\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-top: 6px; padding-left: 15px;\" width=\"190px\" bgcolor=\"#e9e9e9\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table class=\"noborder\" align=\"center\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"padding-top: 6px; padding-left: 15px;\" width=\"190px\" bgcolor=\"#e9e9e9\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1003\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.funbridge.com\/bundles\/funbridgewebsite\/images\/conventions\/S.png\" alt=\"S\" width=\"18\" height=\"18\"><span style=\"color: #000; font-size: 20px;\">&nbsp;A<\/span><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1001\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.funbridge.com\/bundles\/funbridgewebsite\/images\/conventions\/H.png\" alt=\"H\" width=\"18\" height=\"18\"><span style=\"color: #c90202; font-size: 20px;\">&nbsp;K J 10 8 6 5 3<\/span><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1000\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.funbridge.com\/bundles\/funbridgewebsite\/images\/conventions\/D.png\" alt=\"D\" width=\"18\" height=\"18\"><span style=\"color: #f28f00; font-size: 20px;\">&nbsp;Q 2<\/span><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-999\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.funbridge.com\/bundles\/funbridgewebsite\/images\/conventions\/C.png\" alt=\"C\" width=\"18\" height=\"18\"><span style=\"color: #757473; font-size: 20px;\">&nbsp;A 7 4<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<table class=\"bids\" width=\"394\" cellspacing=\"2\" cellpadding=\"0\" border=\"0\" bgcolor=\"#FFFFFF\" align=\"center\">\n<tbody>\n<tr align=\"center\">\n<td width=\"130\"><b>West<\/b><\/td>\n<td width=\"130\"><b>North<\/b><\/td>\n<td width=\"130\"><b>East<\/b><\/td>\n<td width=\"130\"><b>South<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr align=\"center\">\n<td><\/td>\n<td>PASS<\/td>\n<td>PASS<\/td>\n<td><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1108\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.funbridge.com\/bundles\/funbridgewebsite\/images\/conventions\/1H.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"42\" height=\"25\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr align=\"center\">\n<td><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1129\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.funbridge.com\/bundles\/funbridgewebsite\/images\/conventions\/1S.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"42\" height=\"25\"><\/td>\n<td><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1153\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.funbridge.com\/bundles\/funbridgewebsite\/images\/conventions\/X.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"42\" height=\"25\"><\/td>\n<td><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1124\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.funbridge.com\/bundles\/funbridgewebsite\/images\/conventions\/3D.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"42\" height=\"25\"><\/td>\n<td><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1111\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.funbridge.com\/bundles\/funbridgewebsite\/images\/conventions\/4H.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"42\" height=\"25\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr align=\"center\">\n<td>All pass<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1124 alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.funbridge.com\/bundles\/funbridgewebsite\/images\/conventions\/3D.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"42\" height=\"25\">&nbsp;fit jump showing diamonds<\/p>\n<p>After two passes, South opens 1&#x2665; with 14 points and a nice 7-card suit. Some would argue that opening the bidding 4&#x2665; has a lot of merits, as it is the contract that South will want to play most of the time and it makes life much harder for E-W to find a potential 4&#x2660;&nbsp;contract or to bid a suit to help each other find the best lead. Opening 1&#x2665; primarily allows N-S to stop below game if partner has a weak hand or no fit.<\/p>\n<p>After the expected 1&#x2660;&nbsp;bid by West, North doubled, East made a fit jump bid of 3&#x2666; over which South bid 4&#x2665; and was happy for it to stand.<\/p>\n<p>West led the 3&#x2666; and the first card declarer calls for will decide everything. Take a moment to think about what you would do and why. The lead is clearly a singleton; East is known from the bidding to hold at the very least four diamonds and the lead of the three can\u2019t be from a doubleton as declarer holds the two. Nevertheless, playing a small diamond at trick one is the correct play.<\/p>\n<p>If declarer elects to play the diamond ace, he will end up losing two clubs, one diamond and maybe one heart, for 9 or 10 tricks. While playing a small diamond at trick two will result in two immediate losers in the suit (K&#x2666; and a ruff), it will create two winners (A&#x2666; and J&#x2666;) that will allow declarer to get rid of the two club losers in the very likely scenario that west doesn\u2019t have all four trumps. Here were all four hands:<\/p>\n<p><strong>Love All.<br \/>\nDealer North<\/strong><\/p>\n<table class=\"noborder\" align=\"center\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"padding-top: 6px; padding-left: 15px;\" width=\"190px\" bgcolor=\"#e9e9e9\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1003\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.funbridge.com\/bundles\/funbridgewebsite\/images\/conventions\/S.png\" alt=\"S\" width=\"18\" height=\"18\"><span style=\"color: #000; font-size: 20px;\">&nbsp;J 2<\/span><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1001\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.funbridge.com\/bundles\/funbridgewebsite\/images\/conventions\/H.png\" alt=\"H\" width=\"18\" height=\"18\"><span style=\"color: #c90202; font-size: 20px;\">&nbsp;A 2<\/span><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1000\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.funbridge.com\/bundles\/funbridgewebsite\/images\/conventions\/D.png\" alt=\"D\" width=\"18\" height=\"18\"><span style=\"color: #f28f00; font-size: 20px;\">&nbsp;A J 8 7 5<\/span><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-999\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.funbridge.com\/bundles\/funbridgewebsite\/images\/conventions\/C.png\" alt=\"C\" width=\"18\" height=\"18\"><span style=\"color: #757473; font-size: 20px;\">&nbsp;9 6 3 2<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table class=\"noborder\" align=\"center\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 15px;\" width=\"190px\" bgcolor=\"#e9e9e9\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1003\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.funbridge.com\/bundles\/funbridgewebsite\/images\/conventions\/S.png\" alt=\"S\" width=\"18\" height=\"18\"><span style=\"color: #000; font-size: 20px;\">&nbsp;K 10 9 7 4 3<\/span><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1001\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.funbridge.com\/bundles\/funbridgewebsite\/images\/conventions\/H.png\" alt=\"H\" width=\"18\" height=\"18\"><span style=\"color: #c90202; font-size: 20px;\">&nbsp;Q 4<\/span><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1000\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.funbridge.com\/bundles\/funbridgewebsite\/images\/conventions\/D.png\" alt=\"D\" width=\"18\" height=\"18\"><span style=\"color: #f28f00; font-size: 20px;\">&nbsp;3<\/span><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-999\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.funbridge.com\/bundles\/funbridgewebsite\/images\/conventions\/C.png\" alt=\"C\" width=\"18\" height=\"18\"><span style=\"color: #757473; font-size: 20px;\">&nbsp;Q J 8 5<\/span><\/td>\n<td><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1050 alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/en_us\/wp-content\/uploads\/NSEO_en.png\" alt=\"orientation\" width=\"166\" height=\"90\"><\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 15px;\" width=\"190px\" bgcolor=\"#e9e9e9\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1003\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.funbridge.com\/bundles\/funbridgewebsite\/images\/conventions\/S.png\" alt=\"S\" width=\"18\" height=\"18\">&nbsp;Q<span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\">&nbsp;8 6 5<\/span><\/span><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1001\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.funbridge.com\/bundles\/funbridgewebsite\/images\/conventions\/H.png\" alt=\"H\" width=\"18\" height=\"18\"><span style=\"color: #c90202;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; line-height: 30px;\">&nbsp;9 7<\/span><\/span><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1000\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.funbridge.com\/bundles\/funbridgewebsite\/images\/conventions\/D.png\" alt=\"D\" width=\"18\" height=\"18\"><span style=\"color: #f28f00; font-size: 20px;\">&nbsp;K 10 9 6 4<\/span><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-999\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.funbridge.com\/bundles\/funbridgewebsite\/images\/conventions\/C.png\" alt=\"C\" width=\"18\" height=\"18\"><span style=\"color: #757473; font-size: 20px;\">&nbsp;K 10<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table align=\"center\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"padding-top: 6px; padding-left: 15px;\" width=\"190px\" bgcolor=\"#e9e9e9\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1003\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.funbridge.com\/bundles\/funbridgewebsite\/images\/conventions\/S.png\" alt=\"S\" width=\"18\" height=\"18\"><span style=\"color: #000; font-size: 20px;\">&nbsp;A&nbsp;<\/span><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1001\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.funbridge.com\/bundles\/funbridgewebsite\/images\/conventions\/H.png\" alt=\"H\" width=\"18\" height=\"18\"><span style=\"color: #c90202; font-size: 20px;\">&nbsp;K J 10 8 6 5 3<\/span><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1000\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.funbridge.com\/bundles\/funbridgewebsite\/images\/conventions\/D.png\" alt=\"D\" width=\"18\" height=\"18\"><span style=\"color: #f28f00; font-size: 20px;\">&nbsp;Q 2<\/span><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-999\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.funbridge.com\/bundles\/funbridgewebsite\/images\/conventions\/C.png\" alt=\"C\" width=\"18\" height=\"18\">&nbsp;<span style=\"color: #757473;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\">A 7 4<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>Playing low from dummy at trick one would result in 11 tricks for a score of 70% while playing&nbsp;the A&#x2666; 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Feel like you can compete with the Elite series?<br \/>\nFunbridge gives you the opportunity to be compared with the elite players without anyone seeing your results using the \u2018Face the elites\u2019 practice mode. You will be compared to all the star players<br \/>\nfrom the last fortnight. You can also use it to improve your bridge as you can review how they played each board.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Article written by&nbsp;Christophe Grosset&nbsp;and published in the magazine of the English Bridge Union (April 2018). Each Funbridge Series Tournament lasts two weeks and as the ending approaches everyone is fighting to either stay in their division or move up to next one. The Series Tournament is the perfect way to be compared to players of a similar skill level to yours, as well as to monitor your progress. 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