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- Fri May 29, 2020 2:10 pm
- Forum: Miscellaneous
- Topic: resuming play at bridge clubs after the lockdown
- Replies: 5
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Re: resuming play at bridge clubs after the lockdown
My local club sent out an electronic questionnaire on this topic a couple of days ago. Among other things asking members' opinions about what safety measures should be taken when the club re-opens. Honestly though, I think the opinions of public health experts should matter more. I think most club p...
- Tue May 26, 2020 7:05 am
- Forum: Bridge Questions, Puzzles, Deals
- Topic: How to go down in 3NT
- Replies: 2
- Views: 640
Re: How to go down in 3NT
The problem with testing the club suit is that even if diamonds split 4-4 as expected, you will not enjoy discarding on the last two rounds of diamonds. You can comfortably lose the lead once but not twice. So let's leave clubs alone. Spades will split 3-3 or not, and if not you will need three hear...
- Tue May 26, 2020 6:53 am
- Forum: Bridge Questions, Puzzles, Deals
- Topic: How to go down in 3NT
- Replies: 2
- Views: 640
How to go down in 3NT
Here's another instructive computer deal. After a routine Stayman auction you, South, are declaring 3NT with the ♦ 2 led. Scoring is IMPS. North K93,AJ93,865,A64 South AQ62,K64,AQ,9532 East plays the ♦ K. You have eight tricks with very good chances for a ninth. What do you do? I'll tell you in adva...
- Mon May 25, 2020 8:48 am
- Forum: Coffs Harbour
- Topic: 2020 Coffs Gold Congress cancelled
- Replies: 0
- Views: 764
2020 Coffs Gold Congress cancelled
Julie Bryant, Secretary of the Coffs Harbour Bridge Club, yesterday announced this cancellation due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Let's hope 2021 will see a vaccine and a more normal continuation of bridge competition!
Let's hope 2021 will see a vaccine and a more normal continuation of bridge competition!
- Thu Apr 30, 2020 8:52 am
- Forum: Bridge Questions, Puzzles, Deals
- Topic: Play this slam
- Replies: 1
- Views: 504
Re: Play this slam
This is a marginal slam as you need either the ♦ A or ♣Q onside, plus another good thing to happen. Clearly diamonds should be tested before clubs. The devil is in the details. Ruff your ♥ 5 at trick 2 and take AQJ of spades. Assume for the moment that spades split 3-2. Play a diamond to the King (d...
- Thu Apr 30, 2020 8:48 am
- Forum: Bridge Questions, Puzzles, Deals
- Topic: Play this slam
- Replies: 1
- Views: 504
Play this slam
Yesterday I declared this interesting hand against the computer.
North
♠ AQJ7
♥ 3
♦ 10765
♣ AKJ2
South
♠ K1042
♥ AK5
♦ KQ2
♣ 985
You're South in 6♠ with no opposing bidding. West leads the ♥J. Plan the play.
North
♠ AQJ7
♥ 3
♦ 10765
♣ AKJ2
South
♠ K1042
♥ AK5
♦ KQ2
♣ 985
You're South in 6♠ with no opposing bidding. West leads the ♥J. Plan the play.
- Mon Apr 27, 2020 10:21 am
- Forum: About This Forum
- Topic: How to Post Bridge Hands
- Replies: 1
- Views: 926
Text for Suit Symbols
By the way if all you want is a suit symbol (as in "West led the ♦K against 4♠"), you can copy-and-paste from one of these lines.
Code: Select all
♠
[color=red]♥[/color]
[color=red]♦[/color]
♣
- Mon Apr 27, 2020 8:39 am
- Forum: Bridge Questions, Puzzles, Deals
- Topic: Found an error? Post here!
- Replies: 2
- Views: 609
Re: Found an error? Post here!
Thanks Derrick! Perhaps Ron should sign up here to defend himself. 

- Sat Apr 25, 2020 8:40 pm
- Forum: Bridge Questions, Puzzles, Deals
- Topic: Found an error? Post here!
- Replies: 2
- Views: 609
Found an error? Post here!
Every once in a while I run across a published bridge deal analysis that seems to have an error. I'll start this topic with one from Ron Klinger's 25 April ABF Daily Bridge Column . Starting on page 2 it presents this deal: North K72,954,93,K9876 South AQ106,AKQ87,A8,A5 where you, South, are declari...
- Thu Apr 23, 2020 5:33 pm
- Forum: Online Bridge
- Topic: ABF Games on BBO
- Replies: 0
- Views: 903