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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

Some Answers ...

Submitted by Vil Gravis on Thu, 20/09/2018 - 09:57

Let me now return to the readers' problem set two weeks ago. No reader came up with all the answers I was hoping for, but let me answer my own questions first:

Board 2 from Thursday 6/09/2018
Dealer E NS Vul

97
KQ983
A2
8763
J3
52
QJT75
9542
QT852
A64
83
KQT
AK64
JT7
K964
AJ

Problems Problems ...

Submitted by Vil Gravis on Fri, 14/09/2018 - 21:12

There were some amazing deals this week and I have selected one that I will be featuring in the first chapter of my new series “Evil at the Bridge Table”. I will describe the play and then set you another problem to solve.

Board 4 Thursday from Thursday 13/09/2018
Dealer W All Vul

T8532
Q76
J872
5
6
53
KT953
KJT98
QJ74
T84
Q
A7643
AK9
AKJ92
A64
Q2

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