MIKE LAWRENCE: BRIDGE TIPS
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63 - JULY 2025
63 - JULY 2025
Two-over-ONE GF – PART 3: FORCING 1NT (Continued)]
Larry Cohen continues his series about the most popular bidding system by looking at the awkward 1NT response. To completely understand this month’s discussion of 1NT Forcing (and/or Semi-Forcing), I suggest printing this out and reading it several times. It’s…
63 - JULY 2025
MIKE LAWRENCE: BRIDGE TIPS
COMPLETE BOOK ON OVERCALLS, COMPLETE BOOK ON TAKEOUT DOUBLES, COMPLETE GUIDE TO PASSED HAND BIDDING Mike Lawrence COMPLETE BOOK ON OVERCALLS Originally published in 1980, this book quickly became recognized as a “must-read” for any would-be bridge expert and has…
63 - JULY 2025
CATCH ME IF YOU CAN!
TEAMS.DEALER SOUTH, NONE VUL. Sitting South, you pick up a balanced hand that you open with 1NT: ♠ AK43♥ 875♦ A7♣ AQ32 You then respond 2♠ to North’s Stayman and he continues with 2NT: W N E S 1NT Pass 2♣ Pass 2♠ Pass 2NT…
63 - JULY 2025
One hand, nine questions
This month, you’ll have a single hand and will have to answer a series of questions on a variety of themes, ending with a dummy play. You hold as South: ♠ 85 ♥ J♦ AK754 ♣ AK762 1 How do you open that hand? View…
63 - JULY 2025
When to use Checkback Stayman?
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: When to use Checkback…
63 - JULY 2025
report – American mixed teams championship
American mixed teams championship (IMP). You find yourself in the head of Finn Kolesnik, a talented young American player, opposite your sister Emma. It’s up to you to navigate the best you can to make this 4 Spades: W N…
63 - JULY 2025
HIGH-LEVEL COMPETITION
Multiple world champion Sally Brock examines classic problems from match pointed events. Sally: There are countless hands where one side has a decent Heart fit while the other has a good Spade fit. How high should each side bid? What…
63 - JULY 2025
ALPHONSE
Alphonse (“Sonny”) Moyse, US player of the mid-twentieth century, loved the four-three fit. How right he is (or would have been – Moyse died in 1973) on today’s deal from a World Championships. Both 4 Hearts and 4 Spades can…
63 - JULY 2025
Training Camp
This Sunday, I am returning by train from a training camp of the French Girls team. I am sitting next to Isabelle, who is playing a deal from a team championship on Funbridge. I can see her making one mistake after another…
63 - JULY 2025
ATYPICAL OPENING, YES BUT…
When playing matchpoint pairs, in uncontested auctions you must more often than not give preference to the bid that immediately describes your hand rather than choose the one that would require further development. Concise bidding won’t make your opponents’ task any easier,…
63 - JULY 2025
COMBINING YOUR CHANCES [PART 1]
A good declarer often does not put all his hopes of making a contract on a simple finesse or another single manoeuvre. When he cannot afford losing the lead, he starts by testing the maximum of “free” chances, the ones…
63 - JULY 2025
SHOULD YOU SLOW DOWN OR PUSH THE GAS PEDAL?
When they have to choose their bids, some players, anxious to create a difference in their favor, have the annoying habit of doing precisely the opposite of what they should do to achieve this, i.e. they “accelerate” when the lights…
63 - JULY 2025
RIGHT FROM THE START
THE MAJORITY OF DEFENSIVE HANDS ARE DECIDED IN THE FIRST FEW TRICKS, SO BE FOCUSED AND ATTENTIVE TO EVERYTHING THAT HAPPENS RIGHT FROM THE START. W N E S 1NT Pass 3NT Your partner leads the Queen of Spades, which…
63 - JULY 2025
2/1 GAME FORCING – DEVELOPMENTS AFTER A 1NT RESPONSE
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…
63 - JULY 2025
ABTA Provides the Answers – July 2025
Two questions from the final stages of the German Bridge Trophy. 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…