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This month, we cover some low-level doubles, starting with one which has many different names. DSI DOUBLES This isn’t an official name, but maybe it will become so. “DSI” stands for “Do Something Intelligent.” Others might call it “Card-Showing” or…
GOOD, BETTER, BEST Jan Eric Larsson Bridge players constantly argue about the ‘best’ bidding systems and conventions. Strong Club or Natural? With or without relays? Standard or 2/1? Weak or strong No-Trump? Was Blue Club really better than the natural…
Match par quatre.
Sud donneur,
Nord-Sud vulnérables.
In this game, East-West have reached a good contract. However, mistakes were made during the auction by one or the other protagonist (and most often by both). Your job is to find those mistakes. You get 2 points for each mistake found at…
North-South have reached a very poor contract. As so often, each of the two players considers that his partner is responsible for the accident. And you, what do you think? This month we will be looking at: Developments after a…
Polish Championship Today, you are Krzysztof Buras, an internationally renowned Polish champion, competing in the national team championship. E/W Vul. W N E S 1♣ 1♠ 2♦ 2♠ Pass Pass 3♥ Pass 3NT Contract: 3 No-Trump by South. West leads the…
Last month, we saw the importance of evaluating apparently weak hands when partner has opened with a strong bid such as 2♣. Similar situations can also occur in competitive auctions. How often have you heard the comment, “I couldn’t bid…
Some bridge players hate post-mortems. Personally, I love them – and my team routinely goes through every deal played that day, chewing over the instructive points and learning from our mistakes. Here is an East-West disaster from the World Bridge…
This Sunday, Isabelle plays a training match on BBO against the Polish ladies before leaving to play in the world championships. The latter are the big favourites of the event and allow us to gauge our team before the start.…
Il n’est pas rare que le déclarant, à la simple vue de la main du mort, se rende compte qu’il chutera très probablement son contrat.
Sometimes, declarer doesn’t have the possibility of a ruff in the short hand at the start of the play, but he can manage to create one thanks to a discard. Let’s illustrate this with a very simple example: W N…
Match par quatre.
Nord donneur,
Nord-Sud vulnérables.
WHEN YOU’RE DEFENDING, USING THE CORRECT SIGNALS ASSURES YOU PRECISION AND SERENITY IN ALL CIRCUMSTANCES. W N E S 1♣ Pass 1♦ 1♠ 1NT Pass 3♦ Pass 3NT Lead: ♠2 How do you imagine the defense? The lead of the Spade…
In this traditional section of BRIDGERAMA+,we invite you to bid with the partner of your choice. Ready to bid ? West’s hands East’s hands The expert’s eye You have access to this section because your partner has shared this article with…
This month’s questions come from the World Bridge Tour Masters in Copenhagen. Grand Life Master Patty Tucker was inducted into the ACBL’s Hall of Fame in 2019. For the last several decades she has devoted more time to teaching and…
| W | N | E | S |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1♣ | |||
| Pass | 1♦ | 1♠ | 1NT |
| Pass | 3♦ | Pass | 3NT |
Lead: ♠2
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