{"id":84330,"date":"2024-01-02T21:37:32","date_gmt":"2024-01-02T20:37:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/?p=84330"},"modified":"2025-03-04T15:49:22","modified_gmt":"2025-03-04T14:49:22","slug":"channel-trophy-2023-utrecht","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/en\/channel-trophy-2023-utrecht\/","title":{"rendered":"2023 Channel Trophy: Off to the Netherlands!\u00a0"},"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_Channel-EN-1-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-84577\" srcset=\"https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Header_Channel-EN-1-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Header_Channel-EN-1-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Header_Channel-EN-1-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Header_Channel-EN-1-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Header_Channel-EN-1.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-columns stk-block-columns stk-block stk-d6d2825\" data-block-id=\"d6d2825\"><style>.stk-d6d2825 {margin-bottom:10px !important;}<\/style><div class=\"stk-row stk-inner-blocks stk-block-content stk-content-align stk-d6d2825-column\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-column stk-block stk-7d9b5fd\" data-v=\"4\" data-block-id=\"7d9b5fd\"><style>@media screen and (min-width:690px){.stk-7d9b5fd {flex:var(--stk-flex-grow, 1) 1 calc(43.6% - var(--stk-column-gap, 0px) * 1 \/ 2 ) !important;}}<\/style><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-7d9b5fd-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-7d9b5fd-inner-blocks\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/410398455_907423720829573_9120336270365573732_n-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-84269\" style=\"width:327px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/410398455_907423720829573_9120336270365573732_n-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/410398455_907423720829573_9120336270365573732_n-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/410398455_907423720829573_9120336270365573732_n-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/410398455_907423720829573_9120336270365573732_n.jpg 1488w\" 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-bd519af\" data-v=\"4\" data-block-id=\"bd519af\"><style>@media screen and (min-width:690px){.stk-bd519af {flex:var(--stk-flex-grow, 1) 1 calc(56.4% - var(--stk-column-gap, 0px) * 1 \/ 2 ) !important;}}<\/style><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-bd519af-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-bd519af-inner-blocks\">\n<p><strong>Every year, the weekend before Christmas, the four countries around the Channel reunite for a friendly competition that gathers three categories: the Juniors (team of French youths of under 26 years old), the Under 21s and the Girls<\/strong>, of whom I am a member, along with my partner,<strong> Clara Bouton, and my teammates Wilhelmine Schlumberger, Constance Belloy, Mathilde Cayla and Saveria Garcia.<\/strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/403415273_729759058709603_1081903449035277219_n-edited-1024x640.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-84266\" style=\"width:auto;height:200px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/403415273_729759058709603_1081903449035277219_n-edited-1024x640.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/403415273_729759058709603_1081903449035277219_n-edited-300x188.jpg 300w, https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/403415273_729759058709603_1081903449035277219_n-edited-768x480.jpg 768w, https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/403415273_729759058709603_1081903449035277219_n-edited.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>We usually go with our captain, <strong>Wilfried Libbrecht<\/strong>, but he qualified for the national final of the French Cup and could not accompany us, which meant that we went with <strong>Nathalie Frey<\/strong>, who was lovely to us for the whole weekend.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong><strong>We went by train to Utrecht, in the Netherlands, via Rotterdam.&nbsp;<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-columns stk-block-columns stk-block stk-b328ad2\" data-block-id=\"b328ad2\"><style>.stk-b328ad2 {margin-bottom:10px !important;}<\/style><div class=\"stk-row stk-inner-blocks stk-block-content stk-content-align stk-b328ad2-column\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-column stk-block stk-d131257\" data-v=\"4\" data-block-id=\"d131257\"><style>.stk-d131257-inner-blocks{row-gap:10px !important;}@media screen and (min-width:690px){.stk-d131257 {flex:var(--stk-flex-grow, 1) 1 calc(59.9% - var(--stk-column-gap, 0px) * 1 \/ 2 ) !important;}}<\/style><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-d131257-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-d131257-inner-blocks\">\n<div style=\"height:81px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>On the train, lots of pairs (including Clara and me) <strong>revised their bidding systems one last time <\/strong>(apart from Wil, who was revising for her end-of-term exams!), as well as a few defences to unusual foreign systems that we might come up against (natural weak 2<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\" class=\"stk-highlight\">&#x2666;<\/span>, Multi 2<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\" class=\"stk-highlight\">&#x2666;<\/span>, Namyats 4m\u2026).&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:26px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Once in Utrecht, we walked to our hotel, <strong>our only opportunity to admire the town a bit<\/strong>, since the playing schedule would not allow us to take walks during the day after that!&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-column stk-block stk-9961145\" data-v=\"4\" data-block-id=\"9961145\"><style>@media screen and (min-width:690px){.stk-9961145 {flex:var(--stk-flex-grow, 1) 1 calc(40.1% - var(--stk-column-gap, 0px) * 1 \/ 2 ) !important;}}<\/style><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-9961145-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-9961145-inner-blocks\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/410846628_321233694140244_6520672036814803586_n-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-84271\" style=\"width:342px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/410846628_321233694140244_6520672036814803586_n-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/410846628_321233694140244_6520672036814803586_n-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/410846628_321233694140244_6520672036814803586_n-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/410846628_321233694140244_6520672036814803586_n.jpg 1224w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>All the houses were <strong>decorated for Christmas<\/strong>, with a tree and orange lights; we might well have thought ourselves inside the decor of a Christmas village! It was very pretty.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-columns stk-block-columns stk-block stk-984eda4\" data-block-id=\"984eda4\"><style>.stk-984eda4 {margin-bottom:0px !important;}<\/style><div class=\"stk-row stk-inner-blocks stk-block-content stk-content-align stk-984eda4-column\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-column stk-block stk-5ac1e1d\" data-v=\"4\" data-block-id=\"5ac1e1d\"><style>@media screen and (min-width:690px){.stk-5ac1e1d {flex:var(--stk-flex-grow, 1) 1 calc(54.6% - var(--stk-column-gap, 0px) * 1 \/ 2 ) !important;}}<\/style><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-5ac1e1d-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-5ac1e1d-inner-blocks\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/410602648_1062360941486682_2485263099006296538_n-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-84274\" style=\"width:auto;height:550px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/410602648_1062360941486682_2485263099006296538_n-768x1023.jpg 768w, https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/410602648_1062360941486682_2485263099006296538_n-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/410602648_1062360941486682_2485263099006296538_n-1153x1536.jpg 1153w, https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/410602648_1062360941486682_2485263099006296538_n.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-column stk-block stk-f7e483a\" data-v=\"4\" data-block-id=\"f7e483a\"><style>@media screen and (min-width:690px){.stk-f7e483a {flex:var(--stk-flex-grow, 1) 1 calc(45.4% - var(--stk-column-gap, 0px) * 1 \/ 2 ) !important;}}<\/style><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-f7e483a-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-f7e483a-inner-blocks\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"917\" height=\"1375\" src=\"https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/410478350_1832757380517874_8592107672194874979_n-edited-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-84278\" style=\"width:auto;height:550px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/410478350_1832757380517874_8592107672194874979_n-edited-2.jpg 917w, https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/410478350_1832757380517874_8592107672194874979_n-edited-2-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/410478350_1832757380517874_8592107672194874979_n-edited-2-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/410478350_1832757380517874_8592107672194874979_n-edited-2-768x1152.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 917px) 100vw, 917px\" \/><\/figure><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-small-font-size\"><em>We arrived to play bridge at around 6pm; the room where we ate and reconvened at the <\/em><br><em>end of each match was full of Christmas-themed decorations.<\/em>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong><strong>We played the first match against the Dutch<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>An excellent start since we were winning by 50 IMPs over the first nine deals and then by 19 over the second half! We therefore won the first match with <strong>20 \u201cVPs\u201d <\/strong>(20 victory points are distributed between the two teams in each match).&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong><strong>A hand that was difficult to bid<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"971\" src=\"https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/A-hand-that-was-difficult-to-bid_-1-1024x971.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-84585\" style=\"width:500px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/A-hand-that-was-difficult-to-bid_-1-1024x971.png 1024w, https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/A-hand-that-was-difficult-to-bid_-1-300x284.png 300w, https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/A-hand-that-was-difficult-to-bid_-1-768x728.png 768w, https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/A-hand-that-was-difficult-to-bid_-1-1536x1456.png 1536w, https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/A-hand-that-was-difficult-to-bid_-1-2048x1942.png 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>I was South and Clara North. East dealt and passed; I passed too, as <strong>my suit quality in Hearts would not allow me to open a pre-empt, especially red.&nbsp;<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>West in third seat and green against red opened 3&#x2663; with just six cards.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Over 3<\/strong>&#x2663;<strong>, Clara could not say 3NT with only one card in Hearts and decided to say 3<strong><strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\" class=\"stk-highlight\">&#x2666;<\/span><\/strong><\/strong> with only five cards <\/strong>(having 6 is preferable at the 3-level).&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>East raised to 4&#x2663; and I then had <strong>two options<\/strong>: mentioning my six hearts or just raising in Diamonds. I chose to bid 4<strong><strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\" class=\"stk-highlight\">&#x2665;<\/span><\/strong><\/strong> as, having passed initially, I thought that if she had a shortage in the suit, she would know that I had a back-up in another suit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With the heart shortage, she rebid 4<strong>&#x2660;<\/strong>, over which I bid 5<strong><strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\" class=\"stk-highlight\">&#x2666;<\/span><\/strong><\/strong>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>So, Clara played 5<strong><strong><strong><strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\" class=\"stk-highlight\">&#x2666;<\/span><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong> and note that she was going to lose a club and a heart. Ruffing her third club as well as her two small spades would be necessary. She therefore won the club lead with the Ace and switched to Spades straightaway and then played a heart to set up her <strong>crossruff.<\/strong> 5<strong><strong><strong><strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\" class=\"stk-highlight\">&#x2666;<\/span><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong> making when, by starting off by drawing the trumps, we would have been missing one in the dummy for ruffing our last loser!&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong><strong>Our shirts in the colours of Team France<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>For the Channel Trophy this year, <\/strong>the French Bridge Federation decided to give each of the three teams that were sent a <strong>shirt of a different colour<\/strong> for each day and so be able to <strong>form the French flag on the podium, as we did in the Girls\u2019 team this summer in the World Championships!&nbsp;<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-columns stk-block-columns stk-block stk-98c5730 stk-block-background stk--has-background-overlay\" data-block-id=\"98c5730\"><style>.stk-98c5730 .stk--block-align-98c5730{align-items:center !important;}.stk-98c5730 {background-image:url(https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/a.webp) !important;border-top-left-radius:0px !important;border-top-right-radius:0px !important;border-bottom-right-radius:0px !important;border-bottom-left-radius:0px !important;overflow:hidden !important;border-style:solid !important;border-color:var(--paletteColor6, #21262c) !important;border-top-width:3px !important;border-right-width:3px !important;border-bottom-width:3px !important;border-left-width:3px !important;margin-bottom:10px !important;}.stk-98c5730-column{--stk-columns-spacing:0px !important;--stk-column-gap:0px !important;}<\/style><div class=\"stk-row stk-inner-blocks stk--block-align-98c5730 stk-block-content stk-content-align stk-98c5730-column\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-column stk-block stk-517d481\" data-v=\"4\" data-block-id=\"517d481\"><style>.stk-517d481-container{margin-right:0px !important;}.stk-517d481-inner-blocks{align-items:center !important;justify-content:center !important;}@media screen and (min-width:690px){.stk-517d481 {flex:var(--stk-flex-grow, 1) 1 calc(33.33% - 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var(--stk-column-gap, 0px) * 2 \/ 3 ) !important;}}<\/style><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-c17a479-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"stk--column-flex stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-c17a479-inner-blocks\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/393192252_885112586473708_2993679952546947527_n-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-84288\" style=\"width:auto;height:300px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/393192252_885112586473708_2993679952546947527_n-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/393192252_885112586473708_2993679952546947527_n-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/393192252_885112586473708_2993679952546947527_n-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/393192252_885112586473708_2993679952546947527_n.jpg 1224w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-small-font-size\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <em>Our different shirts (a different one each day)<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong><strong>We played a second match on the Friday evening<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>This time against the <strong>first English team<\/strong>. +4 in the first half and +14 in the second half, which meant we finished our first day in first place with a cumulative <strong>34.39 victory points<\/strong>.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong><strong>On Saturday morning, we had planned a Secret Santa with the three teams from France<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>A few weeks beforehand, each player had drawn a random name from amongst the other players, thus becoming their \u201csecret Santa\u201d and having to give that person a gift. It was very nice as it allowed us to all have a meal together and to get to know the young players, for whom this was the first year on the French team, better!&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/410488933_3649254208684324_2083300317546240667_n-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-84290\" style=\"width:600px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/410488933_3649254208684324_2083300317546240667_n-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/410488933_3649254208684324_2083300317546240667_n-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/410488933_3649254208684324_2083300317546240667_n-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/410488933_3649254208684324_2083300317546240667_n-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/410488933_3649254208684324_2083300317546240667_n.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-small-font-size\"><em>Our group breakfast on the Saturday morning, with the unwrapping of presents and costumes for everyone!<\/em>&nbsp;<br><br><em>We spread the word to the other foreign teams and most of them had a Christmas <\/em><br><em>accessory for the Saturday (Santa hat, golden tie\u2026).<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong><strong>First match of the day against the 2<sup>nd<\/sup> English team<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>With a score of +11 in the first half and +40 in the second, which earned us <strong>18.98 more victory points!&nbsp;<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong><strong>A Multi-2<strong><strong><strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\" class=\"stk-highlight\">&#x2666;<\/span><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong> hand<\/strong><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>As the dealer in North, Clara found herself with 7 points, 6-3-2-2 and six good cards in Spades. In our bidding system, a 2<strong>&#x2660;<\/strong> opening shows a two-suiter with 5<strong>&#x2660;<\/strong> and a 4- or 5-card minor, still pre-emptive. <strong>Weak hands with six cards in a major therefore go through a 2<strong><strong><strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\" class=\"stk-highlight\">&#x2666;<\/span><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong> \u201cMulti\u201d bid, <\/strong>over which one most often makes a 2<strong><strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\" class=\"stk-highlight\">&#x2665;<\/span><\/strong><\/strong> relay bid: if Opener has Hearts, she passes; if she has Spades, she corrects to 2<strong>&#x2660;<\/strong>.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/A-Multi-2&#x2666;-hand-1024x971.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-84587\" style=\"width:500px\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:32px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-columns stk-block-columns stk-block stk-e14fc23\" data-block-id=\"e14fc23\"><div class=\"stk-row stk-inner-blocks stk-block-content stk-content-align stk-e14fc23-column\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-column stk-block stk-572ad0b\" data-v=\"4\" data-block-id=\"572ad0b\"><style>@media screen and (min-width:690px){.stk-572ad0b {flex:var(--stk-flex-grow, 1) 1 33.3% !important;}}<\/style><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-572ad0b-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-572ad0b-inner-blocks\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"756\" height=\"1008\" src=\"https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/412006423_391201650112492_6527924319682831230_n-edited-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-84299\" srcset=\"https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/412006423_391201650112492_6527924319682831230_n-edited-1.jpg 756w, https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/412006423_391201650112492_6527924319682831230_n-edited-1-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 756px) 100vw, 756px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-column stk-block stk-05c0bca\" data-v=\"4\" data-block-id=\"05c0bca\"><style>@media screen and (min-width:690px){.stk-05c0bca {flex:var(--stk-flex-grow, 1) 1 66.7% !important;}}<\/style><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-05c0bca-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-05c0bca-inner-blocks\">\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><em>My partner Clara with an English <\/em><br><em>player who played the match in<\/em><br><em>her Santa hat!<\/em>\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:21px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Over Clara\u2019s Multi 2<strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\" class=\"stk-highlight\">&#x2666;<\/span><\/strong> opening, with the South hand, <strong>I wanted just to play in 2<strong><strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\" class=\"stk-highlight\">&#x2665;<\/span><\/strong><\/strong> if she had Hearts but to try to play in game if she had Spades: <\/strong>if she had six cards in Spades, it would be enough for her to have a diamond shortage and a major honour in Hearts or Clubs in order to make game. I therefore started by bidding 2<strong><strong><strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\" class=\"stk-highlight\">&#x2665;<\/span><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong> \u201cpass or correct\u201d; then, <strong>over Clara\u2019s correction to 2&#x2660;, I made a trial bid showing a spade fit with 2NT<\/strong>. With a minimum hand, she would go back to 3<strong>&#x2660;<\/strong> and with a maximum, show a force.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Clara went back to 3<strong>&#x2660;<\/strong> and I passed for -1. It was a shame it went down when we could have just played in 2; but if I had not bid over 2<strong>&#x2660;<\/strong>, <strong>West would have reopened with his 5-5 and they would have found their making 4<strong><strong><strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\" class=\"stk-highlight\">&#x2665;<\/span><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong> game; <\/strong>we would have been obliged to sacrifice in 4<strong>&#x2660;<\/strong> for -2 (300 against 420).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong><strong>A deal for the bidding and play<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"971\" src=\"https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/A-deal-for-the-bidding-and-play-1024x971.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-84588\" style=\"width:500px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/A-deal-for-the-bidding-and-play-1024x971.png 1024w, https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/A-deal-for-the-bidding-and-play-300x284.png 300w, https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/A-deal-for-the-bidding-and-play-768x728.png 768w, https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/A-deal-for-the-bidding-and-play-1536x1456.png 1536w, https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/A-deal-for-the-bidding-and-play-2048x1942.png 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>Clara opened 1<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\" class=\"stk-highlight\">&#x2666;<\/span> as North and East chose to overcall 1NT with her fifteen points. As South, I made a <strong>Landy 2<\/strong>&#x2663;<strong> bid, which shows a major two-suiter of at least 5-4<\/strong>. Over 2&#x2663;, Clara bid 2<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\" class=\"stk-highlight\">&#x2666;<\/span> as \u201cpick a major\u201d. <strong>As 2<\/strong>&#x2663;<strong> promised at least 5-4, with equal length in the majors (especially 2-2 or 3-3), 2<\/strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\" class=\"stk-highlight\">&#x2666;<\/span><strong> can get me to show my longer major.<\/strong> Here, with 5<strong><strong><strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\" class=\"stk-highlight\">&#x2665;<\/span><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong> and 5<strong>&#x2660;<\/strong>, I bid Hearts to save space.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n<div>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignright size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"422\" height=\"750\" src=\"https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/398440736_701801651926012_5931318422479981279_n-edited.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-84304\" style=\"width:263px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/398440736_701801651926012_5931318422479981279_n-edited.jpg 422w, https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/398440736_701801651926012_5931318422479981279_n-edited-169x300.jpg 169w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 422px) 100vw, 422px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>I played the 2<strong><strong><strong><strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\" class=\"stk-highlight\">&#x2665;<\/span><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong> contract on the lead of the 4 of Clubs by West, away from the Ace. I played low (more likely that the lead was away from the Queen than the Ace) and East won the Queen before <strong>playing a trump to prevent me from ruffing a spade in the dummy. <\/strong>I put the King of Hearts up and played another club to find, to my great surprise, the Ace with West, who switched to a diamond. I rose with the Ace. At this stage, I had lost two clubs and I knew that I would give up a heart and two spades (<strong>with the 1NT bid, I knew that the Ace and Queen of Spades were sitting over the King<\/strong>).&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>My aim was to avoid losing three spades or the Jack of Hearts. I bet on the Hearts being 3-3, as I had few entries, and played another trump to my Queen, which won the trick, then a trump to crash the Jack and Ace and <strong>gave up the lead to East<\/strong>.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>East had no good answer and decided to return the King of Diamonds, which I ruffed before playing a spade to my King. <strong>After the Ace of Spades, East either plays into my minors and I discard all my spades, or he plays another spade and I play for them to be 3-3 as well, with the Queen onside. <\/strong>East correctly chose to play the 8 of Spades to me, hoping for me to make a mistake; but I now had a count of the points and I put in the Jack before playing another spade, thus making my contract.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong><strong>A card-play deal&nbsp;<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"971\" src=\"https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/A-card-play-deal-_-1024x971.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-84589\" style=\"width:500px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/A-card-play-deal-_-1024x971.png 1024w, https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/A-card-play-deal-_-300x284.png 300w, https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/A-card-play-deal-_-768x728.png 768w, https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/A-card-play-deal-_-1536x1456.png 1536w, https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/A-card-play-deal-_-2048x1942.png 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>Clara opened 1<strong>&#x2660;<\/strong> as North, I responded 1NT and she rebid her spades at the 2-level. <strong>With 10 points and a nice five-card suit, at teams, I did not hesitate to bid 2NT as 10-11 points and a spade shortage. <\/strong>Clara, with her 14 points, bid 3NT, which I played on the lead of the 5 of Hearts.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I had to make 9 tricks and, for now, I only had two hearts, a diamond and five clubs if the Jack fell on any of the first three rounds of the suit. I saw that I had to <strong>establish at least one spade in order to make my contract<\/strong>. The heart lead was reassuring; a diamond lead would have been more worrying. I therefore certainly did not duck and won with the Ace of Hearts in the dummy before playing the Queen of Spades, which lost to West\u2019s King.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>West played another heart; I won with the King and played a club so that I could play the Jack of Spades from the dummy. On that, <strong>East decided not to go up with the Ace of Spades<\/strong>, which was a very good play: I was effectively making two hearts, a spade, a diamond and five clubs if the clubs were winners. <strong>However, if the Jack of Clubs was fourth on either side and the opponents\u2019 spades were 3-3, I was absolutely supposed to play another spade! <\/strong>If East had won his Ace and played something back (here, a diamond), I would have been able to cash the master 10 of Spades and <strong>combine the chances of Spades being 3-3 before falling back on Clubs if the spades were breaking badly<\/strong>.<strong> <\/strong>Once my Jack of Spades was allowed to hold, I had to decide straightaway what to bet on and I played another club, as the Jack being in a four- or five-card holding is much less likely than the probability that the spades were splitting badly.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong><strong>We finished the Saturday with two positive matches\u202f<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>One +30 against the Dutch and the other +25 against the second English team, which meant that we knew we had won first place in the Girls\u2019 Channel Trophy from Saturday evening!<\/strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong><strong>A few photos from our Christmassy day; France really took the theme of the day seriously!&nbsp;<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-columns stk-block-columns stk-block stk-ddc5367\" data-block-id=\"ddc5367\"><style>.stk-ddc5367 {margin-bottom:0px !important;}<\/style><div class=\"stk-row stk-inner-blocks stk-block-content stk-content-align stk-ddc5367-column\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-column stk-block stk-b872fbb\" 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