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Two Answers

Submitted by Vil Gravis on Fri, 16/11/2018 - 11:54

Thanks to some input from readers, I can now answer the questions I asked last week:

Board 8 from Thursday 8/11/2018
Dealer W Nil Vul

7642
J6
AQ8643
6
AKT8
AQ7
T75
QT8
J93
T2
J92
AKJ32
Q5
K98543
K
9754

Q: If West opens 1C, how do so many EW pairs end up in 3NT and why?

Two Questions ...

Submitted by Vil Gravis on Fri, 09/11/2018 - 13:33

This week, instead of offering my opinion I will reproduce two deals and ask some questions instead, and would be very interested to get some answers.

Putting the Babich to Bed in 2018

Submitted by sitemaster on Sat, 03/11/2018 - 09:59

By midnight Friday we had 50 clubs

Modern Mainstream Bidding Techniques

Submitted by Vil Gravis on Tue, 30/10/2018 - 01:13

If you look at the West hand

It's All In The Finesses

Submitted by Vil Gravis on Fri, 26/10/2018 - 10:39

It is not always easy to find the best

Shill I, Shall I??

Submitted by Vil Gravis on Fri, 19/10/2018 - 19:49

There are pros and cons in opening a weak 1NT as you can see when we look at the results on this board ...

Board 25 from Thursday 18/10/2018
Dealer N EW Vul

AKQ4
94
KT93
753
96
AJ82
862
A842
J52
KQT7
J7
QJ96
T873
653
AQ54
KT

A Thorny Issue

Submitted by Vil Gravis on Fri, 12/10/2018 - 09:18

Do you play splinters and/or cue bids, and if so, how? Last night provided a wonderful example of the use of the 'splinter' bid.
Board 8 from Thursday 11/10/2018.
Dealer W Nil Vul

95
KT753
T973
J6
A8632
862
AQ5
T2
KQJ4
9
K6
AKQ854
T7
AQJ4
J842
973

The Big Fizzer

Submitted by Vil Gravis on Fri, 05/10/2018 - 09:40

Do you play “Michaels” and/or “Unusual No Trump”, and if so, HOW do you play them? When I glanced at the hand records while directing last night, and saw Board 22, I thought: “Wow, there will be some fireworks on this one”. But when I looked at the results this morning, these fireworks turned out to be nothing more than a damp squib.

Board 22 from Thursday 4/10/2018
Dealer E EW Vul

J64
JT875
97
J54
AQT
AQ543
AK762
8752
96
KJ8
QT93
K93
AKQ432
T62
8

Times of Reservation

Submitted by Vil Gravis on Sat, 29/09/2018 - 13:53

Do you play the 'Weak No Trump'? And if so, how weak? And how do you avoid the pitfalls?

Board 7 from Thursday 27/09/20118
Dealer S All Vul

KQ97
QT
KQT6
T42
4
63
J9843
AKQJ3
JT862
A7542
5
65
A53
KJ98
A72
987

Silence is Golden

Submitted by Vil Gravis on Sat, 22/09/2018 - 10:40

Some points of interest from this fairly innocuous looking deal. They are worth discussing.

Board 4 from Thursday 20/09/2018
Dealer W All Vul

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