Submitted by Vil Gravis on Thu, 24/06/2021 - 14:51
The answers to the declarer play problems in W&W15 told me that there is a big difference between Open players and Intermediates and Juniors, and also between TEAMS and MATCH POINT thinking. Let’s take another look at the problems presented and look at these differences in a way that the advancing players can understand and use to improve their play to the standard that all our open players showed by their answers.
Submitted by Vil Gravis on Wed, 16/06/2021 - 09:20
The following deal came up in a recent match point session. When you see the full deal you may not believe the bidding but whatever the case, there are a lot of lessons to be learnt, which is why I set it as a progressive exercise for our panel of advanced and advancing players. Here is the full deal so the reader can appreciate all the ramifications.
Submitted by Vil Gravis on Mon, 14/06/2021 - 14:22
4
AQ92
J
AKQJT83
So much for lateral thinking. I have always been of the opinion that bridge is not a game just about learning a set of rules and methods but also a game where imagination and lateral thinking is required.
Submitted by Vil Gravis on Mon, 14/06/2021 - 08:09
Vil says .. Hi, hope you’re up for another ‘progressive’ exercise. This time it is a match point session.
You are South and hold the following hand:
5
852
KQ63
KQT95
At favourable vulnerability you pass as dealer. West passes and partner opens 1NT (12-14). East bids 2S. No alert. You do not play Lebensohl or anything fancy in this situation. Your bid?
Submitted by Vil Gravis on Sat, 12/06/2021 - 18:30
The following deal occurred recently, and provided a very interesting bidding exercise which was presented to our panel as a progressive exercise, starting with the following bidding problem: In a teams match, your partner opens 1S and this is the hand that you have been dealt.
Submitted by Vil Gravis on Tue, 08/06/2021 - 11:27
This will be a progressive problem, so answers to villyn@xtra.co.nz as quickly as possible please. The next question will then come depending on your answers to the earlier one.
Teams all vul. Partner opens 1S as dealer. What will be your bid holding:
Q4
AQ2
QJ652
QT9
