Smolen |
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By Marc Smith April 25, 2020 After a 1NT opening, Smolen allows responder to show 5-4 or 4-5 shape in the majors with game-forcing values. One advantage is that the opening bidder always becomes declarer if a major-suit game is reached. |
Checkback Stayman |
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By Marc Smith April 6, 2020 Checkback is a variation of the Stayman convention after opener rebids 1NT. Irrespective of which two suits have been bid prior to opener’s 1NT rebid, Two Clubs is always an inquiry. |
Puppet Stayman |
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By Marc Smith April 5, 2020 When partner opens a strong 2NT, you need to be able to investigate both 4-4 and 5-3 fits in the majors. The popular solution is to play a variant of Stayman known as Puppet. |
Splinter Bids |
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By Marc Smith March 27, 2020 A splinter bid is a way of agreeing partner’s suit, limiting your hand, and showing a shortage in a specific side suit, all at the same time. That’s a lot of information to be conveyed in one bid, and it needs to be since a splinter takes up a great deal of bidding space. |
Lebensohl After a 1NT Opening Bid |
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By Marc Smith March 22, 2020 The basic principle behind the Lebensohl convention is to use a 2NT bid as an artificial relay, asking partner to bid Three Clubs. This can be applied in numerous auctions, and we will be covering a number of those in related articles. |
Lebensohl Over Weak Two Openings |
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By Marc Smith March 22, 2020 Lebensohl is most commonly used after partner’s 1NT opening has been overcalled. The other primary use many tournament players find for Lebensohl is in responding to partner's take out double of a Weak Two opening. |
The Law of Symmetry by Ely Culbertson |
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February 23, 2020
An excerpt from Ely Culbertson's 1954 "Contract Bridge Complete" regarding the frequency of balanced and unbalanced distributions. The chapter is still as relevant as it was 70 years ago. |
Bidding Conventions |
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| A list of all 130+ bidding conventions, principles and systems on this site. |
SAYC |
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| SAYC (Standard American Yellow Card) is a 5-card major bidding system popular in online bridge. |
Famous Bridge Players |
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| Famous bridge players, both celebrities and professionals. |
Bergen Raises |
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Bergen raises are a form of specialized major-suit raises after a   |
Jacoby 2NT |
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Jacoby 2NT is an artificial, game-forcing response to partner's 1M opening bid (e.g. 1 : 2NT).
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Jacoby Transfers |
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| Jacoby Transfers are used when partner bids no-trumps and you hold a 5+ card major. |
Michaels Cuebid |
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| The Michaels convention is a type of cuebid that shows a two-suited hand. |
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