DON’T LET YOURSELF BE DISTRACTED
DON’T LET YOURSELF BE DISTRACTED DURING THE FIRST FEW TRICKS, THAT’S WHEN EVERYTHING IS DECIDED!
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49 - MAY 2024
49 - MAY 2024
THE SLAM ZONE BLACKWOOD (AND ALL THAT JAZZ) – Part 3
With Larry Cohen taking a well-earned break this month we look at a way of asking for keycards when you are contemplating a minor suit slam. Minorwood Applied correctly Blackwood is one of the most useful conventions when it comes…
49 - MAY 2024
TWELVE IMPORTANT BRIDGE LESSONS
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49 - MAY 2024
GET OUT YOUR SPOTTING SCOPE
TEAMS.DEALER SOUTH, ALL VUL. Sitting South, you just opened 1NT with your semi-balanced hand of 17HL: ♠ AQ♥ K87♦ AK543♣ 653 The auction gets off to a flying start: W N E S 1NT Pass 2♠(1) Pass 3♣ Pass 4♣(2) Pass 4♦(3) Pass 4♥(3)…
49 - MAY 2024
Wrong Hand – May 2024
Each suggested North hand has either twelve or fourteen 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 Count 4…
49 - MAY 2024
Balancing actions.
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: Balancing actions. Easy.…
49 - MAY 2024
Report – Club teams championship final
A deal from the Club teams championship final of the committee Val de Seine, near Paris. You opted for careful bidding, and you did well to do so. But do not rest on your laurels, you now have to make…
49 - MAY 2024
DOUBLES [PART 1]
Conventional uses for “Double” have proliferated enormously in recent times. Some thirty years ago, all doubles were for penalties. Then along came the lead-directing double, closely followed by the negative double and the responsive double. Nowadays, virtually all doubles, particularly…
49 - MAY 2024
Nurturing the 9
This 3 No-Trump from a world youth bridge championship under 21’s defeated most declarers. However, count your winners and you are well-placed to succeed. W N E S 1♠ Pass 1NT Pass 3NT(*) (*) 3♦ is possible but would suggest a…
49 - MAY 2024
a small feat narrowly missed
This Sunday, “my” Girls were eliminated from the Coupe de France (French Cup). They had fielded an all-girls team and narrowly lost (3 IMPs) to a very good team, with players who are regulars in the National Division 2. So they missed…
49 - MAY 2024
FLIP A COIN?
The previous article dealt with the search for the extra trick in a very comfortable situation, where the contract being played could not be jeopardized. But declarer does not always have such peace of mind and sometimes has to ask…
49 - MAY 2024
ENTRY Management [PART 2]
For setting up and cashing a long suit you always need a certain number of entries in the hand of the long suit. A single missing entry and your hard-earned tricks from length will sit unusable, taunting you for the…
49 - MAY 2024
DON’T THROW IN THE SPONGE!
TEAMS.DEALER SOUTH – E/W VUL. Sitting West, you pick up a hand that you would open if you had the opportunity: ♠ A432♥ AKJ2♦ 976♣ 65 However, since South opens 2NT before you, you pass without revealing your strength: W N E S 2NT…
49 - MAY 2024
DON’T LET YOURSELF BE DISTRACTED
DON’T LET YOURSELF BE DISTRACTED DURING THE FIRST FEW TRICKS, THAT’S WHEN EVERYTHING IS DECIDED! W N E S 1NT Pass 2♣ Pass 2♦ Pass 3NT Lead: ♥7. Declarer wins your Jack with the King before crossing to dummy with the Diamond…
49 - MAY 2024
SUPPORT DOUBLES
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…
49 - MAY 2024
ABTA Provides the Answers – May 2024
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 for students, experiencing a deep satisfaction in sharing with others…