12th October 2009
Suppose opener begins with 1H. Responder may have a weak hand with 5-card support (6-AT865-Q54-JT32) and the right bid is 4H. At other times, responder may have the “real thing” (6-AT86-AJ54-KQJ2). It can’t be right to bid 4H with both hands, thus m...
04th September 2009
Why top players open 1NT even when holding a five-card major
Bidding styles change . . . invariably for the better, as players judge the outcome of the decisions they make. Chances are that when you were learning bridge, the dominant approach was to open...
03rd June 2009
When a player opened the bidding with three Q-J combinations plus a K-J, an observer commented : 'Looks as though he has thirteen points in low cards.' Two players were on the way to get a cup of coffee. Ted : How's your game going tonight? ...
15th May 2009
TWO-LEVEL OPENINGS Your opening bids at the one-level will naturally depend on the system you play. This includes the range for your 1NT opening, whether you play 4-card or 5-card majors and whether your one-openings in a minor are natural or semi-ar...
06th May 2009
The Umpire Strikes Back
A scream for the Director frequently disrupts the game for the other players. On one occasion when the stillness of the game was shattered by a raucous shout of 'Di-rek-tor', the Director went to the microphone and softly, oh so ...
