Bridge Winners comments by Gábor Szőts

Tracy Brines's bidding problem: A75 AJ62 AKQ A93

Gábor Szőts

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Even x,x,xxxxx,xxxxxx is not hopeless for 12 tricks although I (or rather, partner) must apologize to opps if it makes.

8 hours ago

Kevin Bathurst's bidding problem: J982 A43 7 98642

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Partner has a very strong hand with a long diamond suit, probably with side hearts. I have stopper in spades and significant extras, so 3NT. If they can't cash 5 blacks we are making.

8 hours ago

Oren Kriegel's lead problem: KQ7 QJ85 T8 Q976

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I don't lead the ♠7 but can I not abstain by pressing the Abstain button?

12 hours ago

Veljko Vujcic's bidding problem: KQJx JT98 Kx xxx

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Double is the best way to the impossible, trying to recover from that awful 1♠.
If partner takes it out I'll have to go to 3♠ and he will probably deduce that I have found my 13th card and it was an ace.

12 hours ago

What is "Standard" UDCA?

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Yes, they differ if you want to make 3 different signals in one suit. Very useful and easy to follow.

12 hours ago

What is "Standard" UDCA?

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You mean partner led the opponents' suit in which I have at least 4 cards?

June 27

What is "Standard" UDCA?

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Smith echo is in the opponents' suit.
For the other two, when you have already played 3 cards in a suit do you think there is still something to signal?

Now what is ‘or…’?

June 27

What is "Standard" UDCA?

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If it starts in round 3, what happened in round 2?

June 27

Desambiguating a weak no trump situation

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I've always thought transfer responses were played primarily for easy distinction between 3 and 4 card support.

June 27

What is "Standard" UDCA?

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Are (2) and (3) not the same?

June 27

Trick 12 Decision

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We play 2♦ as GF and 3♥ over 2♦ as 4315 irrespective of strength.

June 27

Desambiguating a weak no trump situation

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While playing transfer responses might solve awkward hands with 3-card support, I don't see how they help with 4-card-support hands.

June 27

New Monaco Pair

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I have always wondered how Monaco is able to accommodate the increasing number of immigrants.
What if Lauria and Versace do not find a house?

June 27

Trick 12 Decision

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I have never thought about that sequence, Ian. But at first thought it must be unbalanced because with a balanced hand you'd pass 2♣. In a strong NT environment, that is.
BTW, playing weak NT I think you are practically forced to conceal your 4-card spade suit and rebid 1NT, just because of this very sequence, else you would be stuck over 2♣.

June 27

Trick 12 Decision

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I don't see any problem with 4th suit sequences. E.g. after 1♣-1♥-1♠ (can be balanced)-2♦ we play:
2♥: balanced, 3♥s
2♠: balanced, 2♥s, no ♦ stopper
2NT: balanced, 2♥s, ♦ stopper
Does it not solve everything?

June 27

Gábor Szőts's bidding problem: 9 842 AJ98652 K6

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Sorry that I missed your question for such a long time.

The 2♥ raise is normal , no special agreement. Say it's 7-10 dummy points.

June 26

The Worst Convention Ever

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Another example played universally, I guess: (1m)-X-(2m)-X.

June 25

100% of the match points depend on your play(2nd trick)

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But, as pointed out by Richard Fleet above, partner, being void of hearts, can't ruff the diamond, so you can forget about that possibility.

June 24

Looking For a Brilliancy from Montecontini

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I meant the title.

June 23

Looking For a Brilliancy from Montecontini

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Hard to spell those ugly long latin names.

June 23

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