My name is Chris Donnelly and I am currently a Visiting Assistant Professor in the Department of Political Science and International Affairs at the University of Mary Washington in Fredericksburg, VA.I only started playing Bridge in early 2019, so am pretty new to the game but absolutely love it, have begun to devote a good deal of time to it when I am not busy with my political science duties, and try to study and play as much as I can.
The Bridge teacher/mentor with whom I work primarily is Juan Felipe Cuervo, from whom I have learned and continue to learn a great deal about the game.
By way of my formal educational background, I received a B.A. in Political Science from Vanderbilt University in 2008, as well as an M.A. and Ph.D. in Political Science from the University of California-Davis in 2015 and 2017, respectively.
Read more »This bidding problem comes from The Bidding Box feature of the ACBL Bridge Bulletin, June 2017 edition. This is where you bid hands with a partner.
We play 2/1, and West's 2NT response shows an invitational hand (10-11, let's say) with no four-card major or perhaps a 4-3-3-3 shape that does include a four card major.
