{"id":132570,"date":"2026-08-30T23:07:21","date_gmt":"2026-08-30T21:07:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/?p=132570"},"modified":"2026-08-30T23:17:13","modified_gmt":"2026-08-30T21:17:13","slug":"katowice-mkb","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/en\/katowice-mkb\/","title":{"rendered":"A week in Katowice with MKB"},"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_Transnational-Championships-Katowice-1024x576.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-132589\" srcset=\"https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Header_EN_Transnational-Championships-Katowice-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Header_EN_Transnational-Championships-Katowice-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Header_EN_Transnational-Championships-Katowice-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Header_EN_Transnational-Championships-Katowice-1536x864.png 1536w, https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Header_EN_Transnational-Championships-Katowice.png 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Hi everyone! <\/strong>I&#8217;m back for my last international competition of the summer, this time in <strong>Katowice, Poland<\/strong>. We are here to play in the Mixed Transnational Teams organised by the European Bridge League. Unlike the European Championships held in Riga, these championships are open to everyone, and teams can be made up of players from different countries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We decided to play as a <strong>four-player team<\/strong>, with <strong>Ana\u00efs<\/strong>, my partner on the French Women&#8217;s team, <strong>Luc<\/strong>, who I usually play mixed with, and <strong>Romaric<\/strong>, who has just become European U31 Champion in Riga, partnering Luc.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As usual, we <strong>travelled to Poland by train<\/strong>, via Germany!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-columns stk-block-columns stk-block stk-30cd35c\" data-block-id=\"30cd35c\"><style>.stk-30cd35c .stk--block-align-30cd35c{align-items:center !important;}<\/style><div class=\"stk-row stk-inner-blocks stk--block-align-30cd35c stk-block-content stk-content-align stk-30cd35c-column\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-column stk-block stk-2e4901d\" data-v=\"4\" data-block-id=\"2e4901d\"><style>@media screen and (min-width:690px){.stk-2e4901d {flex:var(--stk-flex-grow, 1) 1 calc(69.4% - var(--stk-column-gap, 0px) * 1 \/ 2 ) !important;}}<\/style><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-2e4901d-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-2e4901d-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-2026-08-27-at-14.00.50-1024x576.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-132317\" srcset=\"https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-08-27-at-14.00.50-1024x576.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-08-27-at-14.00.50-300x169.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-08-27-at-14.00.50-768x432.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-08-27-at-14.00.50-1536x864.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-08-27-at-14.00.50.jpeg 1824w\" 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-b4b9862\" data-v=\"4\" data-block-id=\"b4b9862\"><style>@media screen and (min-width:690px){.stk-b4b9862 {flex:var(--stk-flex-grow, 1) 1 calc(30.6% - var(--stk-column-gap, 0px) * 1 \/ 2 ) !important;}}<\/style><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-b4b9862-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-b4b9862-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-2026-08-27-at-14.00.46-768x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-132318\" srcset=\"https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-08-27-at-14.00.46-768x1024.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-08-27-at-14.00.46-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-08-27-at-14.00.46-1152x1536.jpeg 1152w, https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-08-27-at-14.00.46.jpeg 1512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Two days of qualifying: aiming for the top 32<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>We play <strong>8 matches of 14 boards in a Swiss Teams format<\/strong>, and our goal is to qualify for the knockout stage. After that, we&#8217;ll see how things go depending on the level of our opponents!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">A 7<span style=\"color: #ff7b00;\" class=\"stk-highlight\">&#x2666;<\/span> bid&#8230;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-columns stk-block-columns stk-block stk-c6c0403\" data-block-id=\"c6c0403\"><style>.stk-c6c0403 .stk--block-align-c6c0403{align-items:center !important;}<\/style><div class=\"stk-row stk-inner-blocks stk--block-align-c6c0403 stk-block-content stk-content-align stk-c6c0403-column\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-column stk-block stk-4130f1d\" data-v=\"4\" data-block-id=\"4130f1d\"><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-4130f1d-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-4130f1d-inner-blocks\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"875\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Hand_-46-875x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-132574\" srcset=\"https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Hand_-46-875x1024.png 875w, https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Hand_-46-256x300.png 256w, https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Hand_-46-768x899.png 768w, https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Hand_-46.png 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 875px) 100vw, 875px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-column stk-block stk-b0ac3a2\" data-v=\"4\" data-block-id=\"b0ac3a2\"><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-b0ac3a2-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-b0ac3a2-inner-blocks\">\n<p>Over 2<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\" class=\"stk-highlight\">&#x2665;<\/span>, I chose to <strong>double rather than bid 3NT<\/strong> to show two Spades, while also possibly allowing the contract to be played from partner&#8217;s hand to protect a doubleton King.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>My partner jumps to <strong>6<span style=\"color: #ff8400;\" class=\"stk-highlight\">&#x2666;<\/span> over 3<\/strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\" class=\"stk-highlight\">&#x2665;<\/span><strong>!<\/strong> I have to decide whether or not to bid the seventh level&#8230; I was a little nervous, but on the other hand I do have the <strong>Ace and King of Diamonds<\/strong>, when I could easily have had neither.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>So I bid <strong>7<span style=\"color: #ff8400;\" class=\"stk-highlight\">&#x2666;<\/span><\/strong>, and only <strong>4 tables out of 100<\/strong> in the competition found this contract!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You can see Luc&#8217;s unusual hand in North:<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-columns stk-block-columns stk-block stk-dca0307\" data-block-id=\"dca0307\"><div class=\"stk-row stk-inner-blocks stk-block-content stk-content-align stk-dca0307-column\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-column stk-block stk-2853faf\" data-v=\"4\" data-block-id=\"2853faf\"><style>@media screen and (min-width:690px){.stk-2853faf {flex:var(--stk-flex-grow, 1) 1 25% !important;}}<\/style><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-2853faf-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-2853faf-inner-blocks\"><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-column stk-block stk-f8834f9\" data-v=\"4\" data-block-id=\"f8834f9\"><style>@media screen and (min-width:690px){.stk-f8834f9 {flex:var(--stk-flex-grow, 1) 1 50% !important;}}<\/style><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-f8834f9-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-f8834f9-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_-1-57-933x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-132575\" srcset=\"https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Diagram_-1-57-933x1024.png 933w, https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Diagram_-1-57-273x300.png 273w, https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Diagram_-1-57-768x843.png 768w, https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Diagram_-1-57.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-49fd269\" data-v=\"4\" data-block-id=\"49fd269\"><style>@media screen and (min-width:690px){.stk-49fd269 {flex:var(--stk-flex-grow, 1) 1 25% !important;}}<\/style><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-49fd269-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-49fd269-inner-blocks\"><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">&#8230; versus a missed 7<span style=\"color: #ff7b00;\" class=\"stk-highlight\">&#x2666;<\/span>!<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-columns stk-block-columns stk-block stk-50d24dd\" data-block-id=\"50d24dd\"><style>.stk-50d24dd .stk--block-align-50d24dd{align-items:center !important;}<\/style><div class=\"stk-row stk-inner-blocks stk--block-align-50d24dd stk-block-content stk-content-align stk-50d24dd-column\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-column stk-block stk-be3a6f7\" data-v=\"4\" data-block-id=\"be3a6f7\"><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-be3a6f7-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-be3a6f7-inner-blocks\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"875\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Hand_-1-31-875x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-132588\" srcset=\"https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Hand_-1-31-875x1024.png 875w, https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Hand_-1-31-256x300.png 256w, https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Hand_-1-31-768x899.png 768w, https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Hand_-1-31.png 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 875px) 100vw, 875px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-column stk-block stk-3e24db0\" data-v=\"4\" data-block-id=\"3e24db0\"><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-3e24db0-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-3e24db0-inner-blocks\">\n<p>With his double, Luc shows me 3<span style=\"color: #fd0000;\" class=\"stk-highlight\">&#x2665;<\/span> in a positive hand, since he is committing us to the four level. I know he is <strong>short in Spades<\/strong>, but I don&#8217;t know whether he has a singleton or a void.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I want to make a <strong>positive Diamond bid<\/strong>, because 4<strong><span style=\"color: #ff8400;\" class=\"stk-highlight\">&#x2666;<\/span><\/strong> would be non-forcing. <strong>I chose 5<span style=\"color: #ff8400;\" class=\"stk-highlight\">&#x2666;<\/span><\/strong>, but when Luc bid 6<strong><span style=\"color: #ff8400;\" class=\"stk-highlight\">&#x2666;<\/span><\/strong> over it, <strong>I was certain seven was there<\/strong> (I don&#8217;t think he can bid six without a Spade void, especially as he has neither the King of Diamonds nor the Ace-Queen of Hearts), <strong>but I didn&#8217;t dare bid it&#8230;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>So I don&#8217;t think 5<strong><span style=\"color: #ff8400;\" class=\"stk-highlight\">&#x2666;<\/span><\/strong> was a great bid. I would probably have done the same without the Queen of Hearts, or with one fewer Diamond, or with a doubleton Club&#8230; I should have bid <strong>4&#x2660; followed by Diamonds<\/strong> to show a slightly stronger hand.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-columns stk-block-columns stk-block stk-bcd99e6\" data-block-id=\"bcd99e6\"><style>.stk-bcd99e6 .stk--block-align-bcd99e6{align-items:center !important;}<\/style><div class=\"stk-row stk-inner-blocks stk--block-align-bcd99e6 stk-block-content stk-content-align stk-bcd99e6-column\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-column stk-block stk-8c8360b\" data-v=\"4\" data-block-id=\"8c8360b\"><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-8c8360b-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-8c8360b-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_-2-39-933x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-132577\" srcset=\"https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Diagram_-2-39-933x1024.png 933w, https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Diagram_-2-39-273x300.png 273w, https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Diagram_-2-39-768x843.png 768w, https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Diagram_-2-39.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-91e93c4\" data-v=\"4\" data-block-id=\"91e93c4\"><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-91e93c4-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-91e93c4-inner-blocks\">\n<p>This grand slam was found at <strong>only one table<\/strong>: South bid 4&#x2660; with my hand.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"227\" height=\"237\" src=\"https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/image-738.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-132537\" style=\"width:171px;height:auto\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>North&#8217;s XX shows <strong>first-round control in Spades,<\/strong> meaning either the Ace or a void. 5<span style=\"color: #fd0000;\" class=\"stk-highlight\">&#x2665;<\/span> is presumably asking for extra help in the suit. I think West&#8217;s double of 4&#x2660; made things easier for them.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>At least we bid the small slam, which only half of the 100 tables managed to do \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">First knockout round: an unlucky 7<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\" class=\"stk-highlight\">&#x2665;<\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>After finishing roughly in the middle of the teams that qualified for the <strong>round of 32<\/strong>, we face <strong>Team Ashe<\/strong>, which includes Tuva Nilsmark (you probably know her as <strong>Bridgequeen<\/strong>; she makes bridge videos in English) and several other very strong players.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Here is a board from Romaric and Ana\u00efs&#8217;s table, told by Ana\u00efs herself \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-columns stk-block-columns stk-block stk-cc8f14d\" data-block-id=\"cc8f14d\"><style>.stk-cc8f14d .stk--block-align-cc8f14d{align-items:center !important;}<\/style><div class=\"stk-row stk-inner-blocks stk--block-align-cc8f14d stk-block-content stk-content-align stk-cc8f14d-column\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-column stk-block stk-0010f25\" data-v=\"4\" data-block-id=\"0010f25\"><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-0010f25-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-0010f25-inner-blocks\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"970\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Diagram_-5-24-970x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-132578\" srcset=\"https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Diagram_-5-24-970x1024.png 970w, https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Diagram_-5-24-284x300.png 284w, https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Diagram_-5-24-768x811.png 768w, https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Diagram_-5-24.png 1040w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 970px) 100vw, 970px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-column stk-block stk-905d7bc\" data-v=\"4\" data-block-id=\"905d7bc\"><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-905d7bc-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-905d7bc-inner-blocks\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"916\" src=\"https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Bids_-63.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-132579\" srcset=\"https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Bids_-63.png 1000w, https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Bids_-63-300x275.png 300w, https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Bids_-63-768x703.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>2&#x2660;: normally shows four Hearts and an opening hand, but no bid is really satisfactory with this hand, because 4<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\" class=\"stk-highlight\">&#x2665;<\/span> would describe the distribution we have here, but it isn&#8217;t suitable with <strong>two defensive tricks<\/strong>. Quite a few tables chose to bid 4<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\" class=\"stk-highlight\">&#x2665;<\/span> anyway, but this actually put us in a fairly good position to find the slam.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\u2060With the West hand opposite, I can imagine making a <strong>grand slam<\/strong>. We are unlikely to be missing a Diamond control (the only scenario where the Diamond control is missing is if partner has points in Spades, in which case he could have chosen another, less encouraging bid than the cue bid).<br>After hearing about an Ace, the grand slam is not far away, but <strong>I am missing two key pieces of information<\/strong>: the <strong>trump Queen<\/strong> and <strong>third-round control in Clubs<\/strong> (the Queen or a doubleton).<br>The problem is that <strong>I cannot ask for both pieces of information<\/strong>. Since I am assuming partner has an opening hand, there is a good chance he has the Queen of Hearts if he has no points in Spades. There are also hands where he does not have the Queen but has five Hearts, or where he has the Jack of Hearts and the Queen is short. It isn&#8217;t perfect, but it seemed like a reasonable gamble to <strong>assume he either has the Queen or that we have ten Hearts between us<\/strong>.<br>On the other hand, <strong>the information about Clubs is crucial<\/strong>, because if partner has three small Clubs, the grand slam is very close to being <strong>0%<\/strong>. I also know that partner did not make a fit-showing jump, so he can have no more than four <span style=\"color: #ff8400;\" class=\"stk-highlight\">&#x2666;<\/span>. I will not be able to get rid of my Clubs even opposite AKQx of Diamonds. Hence my decision to bid <strong>6<span style=\"color: var(--paletteColor1, #00A336);\" class=\"stk-highlight\">&#x2663;<\/span> to ask partner whether he has the Queen of Clubs or a doubleton.<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\u2060Over 6<span style=\"color: var(--paletteColor1, #00A336);\" class=\"stk-highlight\">&#x2663;<\/span>, <strong>6<span style=\"color: #ff8400;\" class=\"stk-highlight\">&#x2666;<\/span> shows this third-round control<\/strong>; otherwise, partner returns to 6<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\" class=\"stk-highlight\">&#x2665;<\/span>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Since that was exactly what I was hoping to hear =&gt; 7<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\" class=\"stk-highlight\">&#x2665;<\/span><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>As you can see from the full diagram, the Hearts were <strong>3-0 in the defenders&#8217; hands<\/strong>, so the grand slam went down even though it is an excellent contract looking at both hands. At least Romaric and Ana\u00efs can take some comfort from knowing that they <strong>bid it extremely well, just like only one other table out of 32!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Over the four knockout segments, we made a few mistakes and had a huge amount of <strong>bad luck with our slams<\/strong>: of the four slams we played that were at least 50%, <strong>every single one went down<\/strong>&#8230; We lost the match <strong>140-117<\/strong> to Team Ashe, but we were happy with the experience: with a little more luck, we could have beaten this very strong team!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"133\" src=\"https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/image-735-1024x133.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-132338\" srcset=\"https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/image-735-1024x133.png 1024w, 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during the year, unlike BAM, which is not played very often outside transnational events and the occasional festival.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In the meantime, <strong>off to Krakow and its historic city centre!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-columns stk-block-columns stk-block stk-1ce58d9\" data-block-id=\"1ce58d9\"><style>.stk-1ce58d9 .stk--block-align-1ce58d9{align-items:center !important;}<\/style><div class=\"stk-row stk-inner-blocks stk--block-align-1ce58d9 stk-block-content stk-content-align stk-1ce58d9-column\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-column stk-block stk-18ac630\" data-v=\"4\" data-block-id=\"18ac630\"><style>@media screen and (min-width:690px){.stk-18ac630 {flex:var(--stk-flex-grow, 1) 1 calc(50% - var(--stk-column-gap, 0px) * 1 \/ 2 ) !important;}}<\/style><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-18ac630-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"stk-block-content 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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-2026-08-27-at-14.00.49-768x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-132321\" srcset=\"https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-08-27-at-14.00.49-768x1024.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-08-27-at-14.00.49-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-08-27-at-14.00.49-1152x1536.jpeg 1152w, https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-08-27-at-14.00.49.jpeg 1512w\" 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-f92b4c5\" data-v=\"4\" data-block-id=\"f92b4c5\"><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container 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sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Three days of Board-A-Match<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Here&#8217;s a quick reminder of how BAM works: you face one opposing team at a time in a <strong>mini-match<\/strong>. Each board is then classified as <strong>&#8220;won&#8221;, &#8220;tied&#8221; or &#8220;lost&#8221;<\/strong>, giving you <strong>2, 1 or 0 points per board<\/strong>. It makes no difference whether you win the board by making one extra trick or by a much larger margin.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-columns stk-block-columns stk-block stk-28f5c05 stk-block-background\" data-block-id=\"28f5c05\"><style>.stk-28f5c05 {background-color:#ffe4e8 !important;border-top-left-radius:24px !important;border-top-right-radius:24px !important;border-bottom-right-radius:24px !important;border-bottom-left-radius:24px !important;overflow:hidden !important;}.stk-28f5c05:before{background-color:#ffe4e8 !important;}<\/style><div class=\"stk-row stk-inner-blocks stk-block-content stk-content-align stk-28f5c05-column\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-column stk-block stk-bac5eae\" data-v=\"4\" data-block-id=\"bac5eae\"><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-bac5eae-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-bac5eae-inner-blocks\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\"><strong>Your turn to defend!<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-spacer stk-block-spacer stk--no-padding stk-block stk-94495e9\" data-block-id=\"94495e9\"><style>.stk-94495e9 {height:13px !important;}<\/style><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-button-group stk-block-button-group stk-block stk-35ffae1\" data-block-id=\"35ffae1\"><div class=\"stk-row stk-inner-blocks has-text-align-center stk-block-content stk-button-group\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-button stk-block-button stk-block stk-ff78bd0\" data-block-id=\"ff78bd0\"><style>.stk-ff78bd0 {overflow:hidden !important;}.stk-ff78bd0 .stk-button{padding-top:10px !important;padding-right:24px !important;padding-bottom:10px !important;padding-left:24px !important;background:#b13148 !important;border-top-left-radius:14px 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deal, you&#8217;ll be able to see the good defence found by Luc, which was found at slightly fewer than half the tables \ud83d\ude09<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">One last slam for the road \ud83d\ude09<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-columns stk-block-columns stk-block stk-dccd7db\" data-block-id=\"dccd7db\"><style>.stk-dccd7db .stk--block-align-dccd7db{align-items:center !important;}<\/style><div class=\"stk-row stk-inner-blocks stk--block-align-dccd7db stk-block-content stk-content-align stk-dccd7db-column\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-column stk-block stk-8f98a0d\" data-v=\"4\" data-block-id=\"8f98a0d\"><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-8f98a0d-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-8f98a0d-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_-6-13-933x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-132581\" srcset=\"https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Diagram_-6-13-933x1024.png 933w, https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Diagram_-6-13-273x300.png 273w, https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Diagram_-6-13-768x843.png 768w, https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Diagram_-6-13.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-77139b9\" data-v=\"4\" data-block-id=\"77139b9\"><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-77139b9-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"stk-block-content 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I therefore bid 2&#x2660;, invitational or better, with at least five cards.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>3<strong><span style=\"color: var(--paletteColor1, #00A336);\" class=\"stk-highlight\">&#x2663;<\/span><\/strong> denies a Spade fit and shows long Clubs. 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