Pattaya Bridge Club News-sheets 2011 Index

 

 

News-sheet No.

 

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425      2010 club championship results

A 1NT opener?

Dave columns – two on declarer play.

Hanging partner – raising his balancing bid.

Bidding again having overcalled.

426      Missing the 4-4 ♠ fit

Blackwood with a minor suit as trumps

Pre-empt to the limit

Dave columns – two on declarer play.

427      Void responses to RKCB

Exclusion RKCB

Trump promotion

Dave columns – one on declarer play and one on bidding.

428      The unassuming Cue bid

Dave columns – one on declarer play and one on bidding.

Upgrading your hand.

Exclusion RKCB

An adjusted score?

Some more dubious bids?

429      Missing the 4-4 ♠ fit

Stopping at the three level after a jump 2NT rebid.

Dave columns – one on declarer play and one on bidding.

430      What does a negative double show?

Dave Columns – two on declarer play

431      Bid that minor suit slam

            Keeping the opponents out of the bidding

Dave Column – just the one on declarer play

432      What a whopper – the opps interfere over your 2♣ opening

            Keeping the opponents out of the bidding – stop them balancing

Re-open with a double having opened 1NT?

Dave’s columns – two on declarer play.

433      What a whopper – both sides can make slam

When RHO doubles – two articles

Support with three cards?

Dave’s columns – two on declarer play.

434      A re-opening double

Hans Bijvoet stirring it up

Dave’s columns – two on defence.

435      What rebid after opening 2♣?

Dave’s columns – two on declarer play

436      Raising partner’s overcall

A cold minor suit slam, everybody down in 6NT.

Dave’s columns – one on declarer play and one on defence

437      Worth an opening?

Dave’s columns – two on declarer play

Overcalling NT when they pre-empt.

438      Stayman over 2NT

That terrible 4333 shape again

Natural or 4th suit or what?

Dave’s columns – two on declarer play

439      Twelve playing tricks

Bidding after a transfer

A maximum Notrump overcall?

Natural or 4th suit or what?

Dave’s columns – two on declarer play.

440      To Open or Not to Open?

Bidding in the Sandwich seat.

Bidding after a transfer

Qui Culpa

3 Dave Columns, play, defense and opening lead.

Double 2NT with 15 points?

441      “Scandinavian 2♥/♠ openings” – two articles

Dave’s columns – two on declarer play

What is that bidding? 1♥ - 2♦ - 2♠ - 4♣ ?

442      “Scandinavian 2♥/♠ openings” – two articles

Open 2NT with a small singleton?

Bidding after 4th suit forcing

Suitable for an overcall/double

Dave’s columns – two on declarer play.

443      5-7 in the minors.

Dave’s columns – two on declarer play.

444      super-accept reaches a thin game

Light bids and psyches

Open a 2-suiter with 2♣?

Dave’s columns – two on declarer play.

445      Questions during the auction

Super-accept with just three trumps?

Janne’s column – Finesse or squeeze?

2 Dave columns – declarer play and defence.

Giving attitude/count and MUD

446      Bid out your shape

2 Dave columns – bidding  and defence

A hand demonstrating why 2/1 is such a good system.

447      After partner’s double is redoubled

Too weak to pre-empt

9˝ playing tricks opposite an opener.

2 Dave columns – declarer play and defence.

448      DOPI  and DEPO

Balancing

2 Dave columns on declarer play

449      It’s still not forcing

Bid that game

2 Dave columns, play and opening lead.

450      Double 1♠ with just 3 ♥’s

Responding to partner’s double

2 Dave columns one on declarer play and one on defence.

451      1NT opposite an overcall

6-2 ♥ fit or 3NT?

More about negative doubles

2 Dave columns on declarer play

452      Even more about negative doubles

Marty Bergen’s approach to negative Doubles

Very weak pre-emptive bids

2 Dave columns one on declarer play and one on defence.

453      The Trump Echo

2 Dave columns one on declarer play and one on defence.

454      The Sandwich NoTrump

2 Dave columns one on declarer play.

455      2 Dave columns on declarer play.

456      4-4 or 5-3?

2 Dave columns one on declarer play and one on defence

457      Stay low with mis-fits

Restricted choice

3NT or 4♥/♠ opposite a pr-empt

2 Dave columns one on declarer play and one on bidding.

458      8 ever 9 never?

            The weak jump shift and Ogust by opener.

2 Dave columns on declarer play.

459      don’t  play a suit that declarer has led

2 Dave columns on defense.

When you can bid with zero points.

460      2 Dave columns; one on bidding and one on declarer play.

Inverted Minors – how to bid impossible hands.

461      Dave columns one on defence

Responding to RKCB with a void

Raise partner’s pre-empt to the max IMMEDIATELY.

462      2 Dave columns on declarer play.

A bad hand for new minor Forcing?

Responding to a take-out double

Raising partner’s weak two

462      2 Dave columns on declarer play.

A bad hand for new minor Forcing?

Responding to a take-out double

Raising partner’s weak two

463      2 Dave columns on declarer play.

The Jordan 2NT

Raising partner’s weak two

464      2 Dave columns on declarer play.

Play in the 4-3 fit?

The gambling 3NT

Worst defence ever?

465      2 Dave columns on declarer play.

Worth an effort?

466      2 Dave columns on declarer play.

Rebidding 2NT when you open and RHO overcalls at the two level.

467      2 Dave columns on declarer play.

Bid 5-5’s top down

468      A 2nd suit after a transfer.

2 Dave columns, one  on declarer play, one on defence.

Pre-emptive raise of partner’s major.

469      Look for 3NT rather than 5♣/♦

The re-opening double

2 Dave columns on declarer play.

470      The jump rebid is invitational, not forcing.

2 Dave columns one on bidding and one on doubling 3NT

471      a poor takeout double

The weak jump shift

2 Dave columns on declarer play.

472      Advanced Stayman In Doubt.

2 Dave columns on declarer play.

473      A direct take-out double with just four points!

2 Dave columns on declarer play.

474      Which 4-card suit to bid after partner doubles?

            Easy play problem

2 Dave columns on declarer play.

475      What do you open with ♠9 ♥- ♦KQ643 ♣KQJ8632

2 Dave columns, one on declarer play and one on defence.