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Theoretically Optimal Bridge System (In the mathematical sense)
I'm wondering from a mathematical perspective, what the best theoretically possible bridge system is.I know this is a bit of a muddy question, such as what systems are allowed, and what criteria best...
View ArticleWhat could 1NT mean opposite a partner's takeout double?
Here, for reference, is the entire hand that inspired the question. With only us vulnerable, left hand opponent bid one spade, partner doubled for takeout, right hand opponent passed, and I have (s)943...
View ArticleWhen should someone make a minimum bid over a takeout double with 8 or more...
There was this example cited by an expert (Frank Stewart}. On the hand ♠ 943 ♡A52 ♢AQJ ♣ 8732.the SE consensus was that "11" high card points were really more like seven because of the 4-3-3-3 shape,...
View Article1 Spade Interference over Precision 1 Club
I have heard that at some point in the past, a common defence against a strong 1 club opener is:1S: I have 13 cards.What's the reason this defence has fallen out of favour?Could it be that it's...
View ArticleBidding in contract bridge
I am not a bridge player. I have a question about bidding in contract bridge. The question isn't about the mechanics of bidding or what is the ”best” bid given a particular hand. My question is about...
View ArticleAt what point (if at all) does the "captaincy" revert to a 1NT opener?
Suppose I open 1NT. This defines my hand within narrow limits (typically 15-17 high card points and "balanced" distribution), causing my partner, who now knows a lot about my hand, to become 'captain"...
View ArticleWhy is the strong 1NT so prevalent in Bridge?
Bridge is widely considered to be the queen of card games on both sides of the Atlantic. However, there's one huge difference between the way that (most) Americans and (most) Britons play. In American...
View ArticleRecommended Acol bidding after strong NT rebid
The bidding has proceeded as follows:1S - 2D2NT(*) - ?(*) 15-17 HCP balanced, denies 4H. With both majors, 1H would have been opened.HoldingS: 6 5H: 9 3D: A K J 5 4C: K 10 8 6What is your response...
View ArticleHow strong a suit do you need to impose a (minor) suit on a partner bidding...
Not vulnerable versus vulnerable at matchpoints, I opened with a pass, LHO bid one spade, and partner bid two spades (Michaels), showing 5-5 in hearts and a minor.I bid three diamonds with the...
View ArticleIn bridge, how low an "unlucky" percentage would a good player guard against?
If a contract depended on say, a finesse, most good players would look for plays that would give a better than 50-50 chance of succeeding. (Unless the finesse was marked by the bidding or early...
View ArticleShould the responder to a strong two club bid have been given a "double...
At matchpoints, with only them vulnerable, I was defending against a strong two club sequence bid by a husband and wife team.Wife opened 2 clubs (strong) on my right with ♠ AK64 ♡AQ ♢AQ ♣ KJ742....
View ArticleShould there be different standards for a strong two club bid depending on...
A strong two club bid indicates the ability to take something like eight and a half tricks, with a meaningful portion of that being tricks outside the main suit. The test that I use is something like,...
View ArticleHas there ever been a time or place where high-level bridge was played with...
I’ve been digging through the internet, working through curiosity about bridge’s requirement that all partnerships have a convention card. I’ve learned a few things:The intuition that open conventions...
View ArticleWhy might an auction go 1NT-3NT?
Sort of a follow up question to this question.In that question, the auction goes 1NT - pass - 3NT - all pass. The answers to the question point out that, by opening 1NT, declarer is saying they have...
View ArticleWas I wrong to open with a singleton lead in this situation?
At matchpoint duplicate bridge, not vulnerable vrrsus vulnerable, and sitting West, I held♠ AK32♡ J643♢ 6♣ JT82Partner (East) opened one heart, South overcalled one spade, I raised to two hearts, North...
View ArticlePartner opens the auction with a Weak Two bid and then your RHO intervenes
Can the Ogust convention still be used?
View ArticlePremptive bid with too much strength in Bridge?
What happens if opener bids 3 diamonds (a preemptive bid) and everyone else passes and then it is discovered that opener had 14 points, too many to preempt?
View ArticleWhat does it mean when the laws say that a forcing 1NT response cannot...
"Invitational" usually means 10-12 high card points. A forcing 1NT response typically has a range of 6-12 points.I consider it unwise to bid a forcing 1NT with only 6-7 points. Does the rule mean that...
View ArticleDo good bridge players open one diamond and rebid two clubs when they are...
With no one vulnerable, partner opened 1 diamond after one pass. I bid one heart with the following:♠ J985 ♡ AT852 ♢95 ♣ A9. Partner rebid 2 clubs. I tried 2NT, thinking that partner had the minor...
View ArticleWhere would modern bridge players draw the line in the following paradigm?
Take a hand like ♠ AK ♡ K ♢Txxxx ♣ Txxxx. In the old days (about 100 years ago), some experts might have evaluated the hand at 2.5 quick tricks and two five card suits and opened it 1 diamond (or 1...
View ArticleShould bidders take "controls"into account when trying to bid a no trump slam?
By "controls," I mean the situation whereby an ace is worth two controls, and a king one. Given four aces and four kings, there are 12 controls in all.If two partners have 31 (random) high card points...
View ArticleHow to bid a very strong hand with values in only 2 suits?
This hand happened to me in online play. I had:♠AKQ109 ♥AKQ75 ♦3 ♣QJThat is 21 high card points, mostly in hearts and spades, both as 5 card suits. So game in either hearts or spades looks good, No...
View ArticleIs it more important for a responder to bid their suit or raise partner under...
With only us vulnerable at matchpoints, I oponed one heart after dealer passed. The second opponent passed and partner had the following for a response: ♠ AQJ74 ♡ 742 ♢K754 ♣ 7.I would have expected a...
View ArticleBridge: Is it a rule that you must announce the meaning of partners opening bid
Bridge Playing SAYC Is it a rule for partner to announce to the defenders what an opening bid (eg '1C minimum 3') means
View ArticleForced Response to a Convenient Minor Opening?
My bridge club plays by a rule that an opening of a convenient minor requires a demand response by the partner unless intervening opponent does an overcall.Situation: My partner opened with 1-Diamond;...
View ArticleWhat Are The Key Features Of The "Fantunes" Bidding System?
Zia Mahmood's Bridge column for the Guardian newspaper today tells of two players with world titles to their names, Fulvio Fantoni and Claudio Nunes, who apparently have an intriguing bidding...
View ArticleWhen are nine and ten hcp point hands worth opening at the "one" level?
With a holding like AKQTxx in one suit, and no side honors, I could usually open with a "weak two." But suppose the suit were clubs. Then I can't open with two clubs because that is a much stronger...
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Bridge: Feedback on questionable convention card
Sorry in advance if such questions are not allowed. I specifically want feedback on whether there are any inconsistencies / misinterpretations in my approach, and whether I need to add anything else...
View ArticleI opened 1 Heart & my partner promptly responded 2 NT. How many points does...
I opened 1 Heart & my partner promptly responded 2 NT. How many points does my partner have & what is the shape of his hand?
View ArticleWhy did we get a higher score for making a lower (doubled) contract?
This could apply to doubled contracts generally, but here is an example of what I mean.At the top two tables on a particular board, the two pairs (mine and another) made the same number of tricks in...
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