You can share the East hand and give your partner access to this exclusive BRIDGERAMA+ article, even if he/she is not a subscriber.
You can share the West hand and give your partner access to this exclusive BRIDGERAMA+ article, even if he/she is not a subscriber.
using your Le Bridgeur account
Having trouble connecting?
In the previous months, we examined (amongst others) Takeout, Negative, Responsive, Support, and DSI Doubles. Game-Try (Maximal) Doubles This double is used by opener to make a game try. This allows opener the ability to compete to the three level…
BOOK 1 – THE FIRST 40 YEARS Peter Weichsel Peter Weichsel has won five world bridge championships, and twenty-seven North American titles, and became a member of the Bridge Hall of Fame in 2004. He has been part of great…
Match par quatre.
Sud donneur,
Nord-Sud vulnérables.
Each suggested North hand has either 12 or 14 cards. Among the three suggestions, you have to choose the right card to add or to take away. Correct answers to level 1 questions are worth 4 points, those at level 2 give 6 points. Level 1…
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? Cette série est consacrée au thème :Developments after a strong…
Mixed Pairs. French Championships, National Division 1. Here you are, teleported into the South seat, the place of Pierre Schmidt, mixed teams world champion 2022. Your goal: take as many tricks as possible in 3 No-Trump. W N E S…
Experience from the classroom has taught me that many students struggle to evaluate their hand when responding to their partners takeout double. First, a word about takeout doubles at the one-level. Life is much easier for responder if your partnership…
You do not pre-empt primarily to keep the opponents out of the bidding. In fact, as soon as your left-hand opponent bids (over your pre-empt), you’re happy. Now, the main upside of pre-empting – namely forcing the opponents too high…
This Sunday, Isabelle plays in the Transnational at the World Championships in Marrakech. She meets a team from Turkey, composed of the runners-up from the 2022 Women World Championships in Salsomaggiore. The girls play a great session right up until…
En tournoi par paires, il est presque toujours opportun de réveiller les enchères quand le camp adverse a trouvé un fit et s’est arrêté à un contrat partiel au palier de 2.
The nightmare of any declarer who aims at ruffing his losers is obviously to be overruffed with an illegitimate trumpby one of the defenders. To avoid this disastrous fate, we have several methods at our disposal. The most obvious is…
Match par quatre.
Nord donneur,
Nord-Sud vulnérables.
THROUGHOUT YOUR ENTIRE BRIDGE CAREER, YOU WILL STATISTICALLY SPEND HALF THE TIME IN DEFENSE. MAKE THE BEST USE OF IT TO IMPROVE YOURSELF IN THIS PART OF THE GAME! W N E S 1NT Pass 2♦ Pass 2♥ Pass 3NT…
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 Choose West’s hands or East’s hands. Make sure not to look at your partner’s…
This month’s questions come from England’s Lady Milne Team trials. 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 developing material…
This is your hand as West:
♠ A
♥ Q10762
♦ 65432
♣ 32
Admittedly, it is not very strong in terms of high card points, but the distribution is interesting and becomes even more so when your partner opens 1♥ in second seat.
What will you respond?
This article is reserved for BRIDGERAMA+ subscribers.
Bridge teacher passionate about education, Norbert Lébely contributed to several bestsellers, including the book collection “Step by Step” and the book series “Les clefs du bridge” (Keys to bridge) with Robert Berthe as well as the series “Bien enchérir” (bidding well) with Michel Bessis. He has been working on the software "Step by Step in action" for several years. Picture © Caroline Moreau.
