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51 - JULY 2024
51 - JULY 2024
REVERSES
As my friend Marty Bergen says, he advises students to pray that reverses don’t come up. Basically, a “reverse” is when opener’s rebid (second bid of the auction) meets both A & B: Just those two simple lines are enough…
51 - JULY 2024
PRECISION PERFORMANCE!
MATCHPOINT PAIRS.DEALER SOUTH, E/W VUL. Sitting South, you open your hand with 1♦: ♠ Q8♥ Q32♦ AJ643♣ A42 West overcalls 1NT and this is the start of a rather eventful auction: W N E S 1♦ 1NT 2♣ Pass ? What does 2♣ mean in…
51 - JULY 2024
Find the mistake – July 2024
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…
51 - JULY 2024
Overcalling with two-suiters
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: overcalling with two-suiters. Easy…
51 - JULY 2024
Report – first European Winter Championships at Alpe d’Huez, round of 16
Round of 16 at the first European Winter Championships at Alpe d’Huez (team championships in IMPs). You are sitting South in the seat of Érick Mauberquez, multiple French champion. W N E S 1♦ 1♠ 3NT Contract: 3 No-Trump by South.West leads…
51 - JULY 2024
1♥(♠)-DBLE-? [PART 2]
When you are not playing transfers, what would you make of this auction: 1♠-Dble-2♦? What sort of hand would you expect responder to hold? Is 2♦ non-forcing, forcing for one round, or game-forcing (as it would be without the double)? Which…
51 - JULY 2024
HOW TO AVOID GUESSING
The best way to guess the location of a missing Queen is to enlist the help of the opposition, and so not to guess at all. W N E S 3♣(*) 3NT (*) In the modern tournament game, the seventh…
51 - JULY 2024
Channel trophy
This Sunday, the Girls return from the Channel Trophy with another victory in this event. Thanks to their lead ahead of the teams behind them, they had already won before the last match. So we can say that talking about their errors…
51 - JULY 2024
Stayman or not Stayman
In duplicate, you almost systematically use Stayman in response to a 1NT opening as soon as you hold 8 or more HCP and at least one four-card major. However, in matchpoint pairs you sometimes take the risk of leaping directly to the No-Trump…
51 - JULY 2024
ENTRY MANAGEMENT [PART 3]
A contract is decided more often than you would believe… at trick one! Rather than letting yourself be seduced by a well-oiled automatism that might cause your defeat later on, systematically take the time to make a plan. For the…
51 - JULY 2024
DANGER, SLOW DOWN…
TEAMS .DEALER NORTH, E/W VUL. Your hand as West is characterized by 12HCP and a 4-3-3-3 distribution: ♠ J62♥ KQJ10♦ 987♣ AJ2 North opens 1♦ in first position, then rebids 1♠ over his partner’s 1♥ response. The latter then bids 2NT (11HCP) at his second turn. Opener,…
51 - JULY 2024
Precious Aces
IN DEFENCE, EVERY ACE IS PRECIOUS: NOT ONLY DOES IT ENSURE A TRICK, IT ALSO ALLOWS YOU TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OVER A SUIT. USE THEM WISELY! W N E S 1♣ 1♥ Pass 1♠ 2♣ Dble Pass 3♠ Pass 4♠…
51 - JULY 2024
TRANSFERS AFTER 1♥(♠)-DBLE
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…
51 - JULY 2024
ABTA Provides the Answers – July 2024
This month’s questions come from the European Championships in Herning, Denmark. 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…