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Mémento Du Bridge Moderne. Les Annonces Et Le Jeu De La Carte
MÉMENTO DU BRIDGE MODERNE OUVRAGES DE J. LE DENTU Le Bridge pour tous (Fayard). Mémento du bridge (Fayard). Bridge à la Une (Fayard). Mémento du jeu de la carte (Fayard). Bridge facile (Fayard). JOSÉ LE DENTU MEMENTO DU BRIDGE MODERNE FAYARD @ Librairie Arthème Fayard, 1971. INTRODUCTION ET MODE D'EMPLOI Ce Mémento est l'analyse, sous une forme schématique et très complète, des Enchères Naturelles et des conventions les plus modernes. Ce n'est pas un livre à lire d'un trait, mais une petite encyclo- pédie dont l'ordre logique, qui apparaît immédiatement dans la table des matières (p. XI), peut servir de guide à tout enseigne- ment. C'est aussi un véritable dictionnaire auquel un index alphabétique permet de se référer. Ce Mémento du bridge moderne, fruit de dizaines d'années d'expériences et d'analyses, est le résumé le plus perfectionné qu'on puisse trouver. Aucune convention valable n'est omise. Même lorsque son usage est à déconseiller, il est bon de savoir qu'elle existe, ne serait-ce que pour pouvoir se défendre contre elle. La plupart des grands principes qui régissent les enchères ont été créés et développés par Ely Culbertson et par Pierre Albarran, deux grands pionniers du bridge moderne. Mais tout évolue et il était indispensable d'apporter des améliorations, même aux règles les plus courantes. Ce petit ouvrage est donc la synthèse de tout ce que chacun de nous, débutant ou champion, peut avoir besoin de connaître s'il veut progresser dans l'art des annonces et du jeu de la carte. -
ABF System Card
4. BASIC RESPONSES AUSTRALIAN BRIDGE Jump raises - minors Inverted minors: 6-9 FEDERATION INC. Jump raises - Majors Bergen: 0-5 and 4+M fav vulnerability only STANDARD SYSTEM CARD Jump shifts after minor opening 1C:22=GF 5+2;1C:21/S & 12:21/S=5-9 6+1/S ABF Nos. 328839 Lena Jansson Jump shifts after Major opening All artificial raises see inside & Names: 311863 Merryl Darby Responses to strong 2 suit open. Over 2C opening 22=8+HCP; 21=0-7 HCP, 2S=5-7 & 5+S Basic System: 2/1 (semi-forcing 1NT) with Transfer Responses over 1C Responses to 2NT opening <15 bid 31/S; 15+ 3C asks for singleton/void (see inside) Brown Sticker Classification: Green Blue Red X Yellow 5. PLAY CONVENTIONS Show priorities 1. OPENING BIDS Versus Suit (or both) Versus NoTrump (if different) Describe strength, minimum length, or specific meaning Canape Leads Sequences: Overlead all 1c 10-19, 1+C (all 11-14 BAL) 11 10-19, 5+1 Four or more with an honour 4th highest 12 10-19, 2+2 (all 18-19 BAL) 1s 10-19, 5+S From 4 small 2nd highest 1NT 15-17 BAL may contain 5 card Major X From 3 cards (no honour) Middle 5 Card Major enquiry In partner's suit As above 1NT Responses 2c Discards Odd=Enc 22 Transfer 21 2s Transfer 3C or 32 Both minors Count High-Low = Even 21 Transfer 2S 2NT Super Accept Majors (4+) 17 HCP - bid 31 or 3S Signal on partner's lead: High encourage Low encourage other Signal on declarer's lead: Versus suit: Suit preference 2c 20+ UNBAL; 8 playing tricks; 22-23 BAL; 26-27 BAL Notes Versus NT: On 1st suit played by Declarer, low shows preference for lead 22 Multi: weak Major 6-9 61 / 6S; 20-21 BAL; 24-25 BAL 21 6-9, 51 and 5+ minor 2s 6-9, 5S and 5+ minor 6. -
SEVERANCE © Mr Bridge ( 01483 489961
Number: 212 August 2020 BRIDGEJulian Pottage’s Double Dummy Problem VER ANCE SE ♠ A 8 ♥ K Q 10 ♦ 6 5 4 3 2 ♣ J 10 2 ♠ K 10 7 ♠ J ♥ N ♥ 2 W E J 8 7 6 ♦ 9 8 7 S ♦ A Q J 10 ♣ A Q 9 5 4 3 ♣ K 8 7 6 ♠ Q 9 6 5 4 3 2 ♥ A 9 5 4 3 ♦ K ♣ Void Contract 5♠ by South Lead: ♥2 This Double Dummy problem can also be found on page 5 of this issue. The answer will be published on page 4 next month. of the audiences shown in immediately to keep my Bernard’s DVDs would put account safe. Of course that READERS’ their composition at 70% leads straight away to the female. When Bernard puts question: if I change my another bidding quiz up on Mr Bridge password now, the screen in his YouTube what is to stop whoever session, the storm of answers originally hacked into LETTERS which suddenly hits the chat the website from doing stream comes mostly from so again and stealing DOUBLE DOSE: Part One gives the impression that women. There is nothing my new password? In recent weeks, some fans of subscriptions are expected wrong in having a retinue. More importantly, why Bernard Magee have taken to be as much charitable The number of occasions haven’t users been an enormous leap of faith. as they are commercial. in these sessions when warned of this data They have signed up for a By comparison, Andrew Bernard has resorted to his breach by Mr Bridge? website with very little idea Robson’s website charges expression “Partner, I’m I should add that I have of what it will look like, at £7.99 plus VAT per month — excited” has been thankfully 160 passwords according a ‘founder member’s’ rate that’s £9.59 in total — once small. -
Handbook 2016
The International Bridge Press Association Handbook 2016 The addresses (and photos) in this Handbook are for the IBPA members personal, non commersial, use only 6IBPA Handbook 2015 1 TABLE OF CONTENTS President’s foreword........................................................................................................................................... 3 Fifty Years of IBPA............................................................................................................................................ 4 IBPA Officials .................................................................................................................................................... 7 Former IBPA Officers........................................................................................................................................ 8 The IBPA Bulletin............................................................................................................................................ 10 Advertising ........................................................................................................................................................ 11 Copyright ........................................................................................................................................................... 11 Annual AWARDS............................................................................................................................................. 12 The Bridge Personality of the Year........................................................................................................... -
BULLETIN Editorial
THE INTERNATIONAL BRIDGE PRESS ASSOCIATION Editor: John Carruthers This Bulletin is published monthly and circulated to around 400 members of the International Bridge Press Association comprising the world’s leading journalists, authors and editors of news, books and articles about contract bridge, with an estimated readership of some 200 million people BULLETIN who enjoy the most widely played of all card games. www.ibpa.com No. 563 Year 2011 Date December 10 President: PATRICK D JOURDAIN Editorial 8 Felin Wen, Rhiwbina ACBL tournaments are noted for their ability to handle walk-up entries, even in elite Cardiff CF14 6NW, WALES UK (44) 29 2062 8839 events with hundreds of tables. Only events which require seeding of teams require [email protected] some sort of pre-tournament entry. For all other events, entries are accepted up until Chairman: game time. PER E JANNERSTEN Nevertheless, there are some areas that can be improved upon and these were evident Banergatan 15 SE-752 37 Uppsala, SWEDEN in Seattle at the Fall NABC. The first was in broadcasting the events over BBO. The main (46) 18 52 13 00 events at the Fall Nationals are the Reisinger, the Blue Ribbon Pairs (each three days in [email protected] length), the Open Teams (Board-a-Match) and the Open Pairs (each two days long). Executive Vice-President: There are also big events for seniors, juniors and women, the biggest of which is the JAN TOBIAS van CLEEFF Senior Knockout Teams. So we had ten days of top-flight competition – unfortunately, Prinsegracht 28a only three days’ worth was broadcast on BBO (semifinals, one match only, and finals of 2512 GA The Hague, NETHERLANDS the Senior KO and the third day of the Reisinger). -
Goodmorning Bridge
bridge club “dr.jurica tomljenović” Date: 28/09/2018 To: all welcome From: [email protected] No: 02 – PULA 2018 Hello Everyone! Sunday was teams time, there were 52 teams competing in the mixed and 62 teams in the non-mixed field which brought us a The first episode of our festival, The IMP Menace, is behind us two new sets of laureates. and we are ready for the episode two, The Matchpoints Strike Back. We had wonderful weather, even better forecast, and now We have seen German team Dreizhen dominating the mixed really nothing stands in our way to get some sun, sea, and fun. field and Polish team Konstanta on top of the non-mixed field. Oh yes, and some bridge too. Mixed teams winners: Do not forget that Monday evening, after the BAM tournament 1. DREIZEHN - U.Schreckenberger, A.Babsch, M.Gromoeller, we have a Karaoke party where you can prove to everyone that A.Gladiator showbiz is missing some great talent. We have some special 2. MAMALIRE - M.Ter Laare, M.Thiele, L.Molle, R.Verdegaal drinks prices during the party so be sure not to miss it! 3. MARK - R.Brantsma, A.van der Meer, K.de Leeuw, M.Kaptein We had 224 pairs competing in the IMP pairs, very close to the Non-mixed teams winners: last year’s 228 and after some interesting action across the fields the Bulgarian pair Ivan Nanev and Vladimir Mihov won the gold. 1. KONSTANTA - J.Skwark, W.Klapper, A.Dudzik, M.Jaworski 2. BD GOD - G.Hristov, R.Gunev, K.Marinovski, Ń.Keremedchev 3. -
Oded Korczyn
DEFENSIVE AND COMPETITIVE BIDDING LEADS AND SIGNALS W B F SYSTEM CARD OVERCALLS (Style: Responses: 1 / 2 Level; Reopening) OPENING LEADS STYLE Standard, can be 4 cards with good suit or opening bid without Lead In Partner’s Suit CATEGORY: i.e. Green / Blue / Red / HUM / Brown Sticker: convenient bid; can be anything non vul when partner passed (doesn’t guarantee points and can be 4-card) Suit 2-4 Std count NCBO: NT 2-4 Std count PLAYERS: Porat - Korczyn Subseq Rev smith in NT 2/1 2/1 Other: 1NT OVERCALL (2nd/4th Live; Responses; Reopening) LEADS SYSTEM SUMMARY Always natural or Comic (one suiter weak hand) Lead Vs. Suit Vs. NT Ace Std Asks for attitude GENERAL APPROACH AND STYLE King Std Asks for unblock or count 2/1 with some gadgets Queen Std Asks for attitude Jack Std Asks for attitude JUMP OVERCALLS (Style; Responses; Unusual NT) 10 Std Can be strong with connecting card and higher honor Weak, but 3Cl is 2 suiter 9 Shortness, third high, top of Shortness, third high, top of nothing, or T9 nothing, or T9 Hi-X Lo-X Reopen: mediocre SIGNALS IN ORDER OF PRIORITY DIRECT & JUMP CUE BIDS (Style; Response; Reopen) Partner’s Lead Declarer’s Lead Discarding SPECIAL BIDS THAT MAY REQUIRE DEFENSE Ghestem, double jump asks for stopper for 3N 1 Attitude Count Italian (odd encourages, even suit preference) Suit 2 Count Suit preference 3 Suit preference 1 Attitude VS. NT (vs. Strong/Weak; Reopening;PH) NT 2 Suit preference Count Lavinthal Capp, typically constructive 3 Count Suit preference Signals (including Trumps): DOUBLES VS.PREEMTS (Doubles; Cue-bids; Jumps; NT Bids) TAKEOUT DOUBLES (Style; Responses; Reopening) TO through 4H,cue bid asks for stopper, NT bid natural Solid except third or fourth suit, non vul when partner passed where it doesn’t guarantee any HCP VS. -
John Beddow Responses to Strong 2 Suit 3C Open.Q & HCP Enquiry
4. BASIC RESPONSES AUSTRALIAN BRIDGE Jump raises - minors Other: FEDERATION INC. Jump raises - Majors Invitational Other: STANDARD SYSTEM CARD Jump shifts after minor opening Weak ABF Nos. 3816 John Beddow Jump shifts after Major opening 3C Q & HCP enquiry. 3D void/sglton & HCP enquiry. & Names: 168262 Egmont Melton Responses to strong 2 suit open. - Basic System: Precision Responses to 2NT opening Stayman & Transfers Brown Sticker Classification: Green Blue X Red Yellow 5. PLAY CONVENTIONS Show priorities Versus Suit (or both) Versus NoTrump (if different) 1. OPENING BIDS Describe strength, minimum length, or specific meaning Canape Leads Sequences: Overlead, A-Attitude K-Count Overlead, A-Attitude K-Count 1c 16+, 0+ 11 11-15, 5+ Four or more with an honour 4th highest 4th highest 12 11-15, 2+ 1s 11-15, 5+ From 4 small 2nds 2nds 1NT 13-15 (maybe unbalanced) may contain 5 card Major From 3 cards (no honour) Middle Middle 2 Other: In partner's suit Honour/high even/low odd Highest or 4th from 4+ to an Hon 1NT Responses c Simple Stayman Discards High Encourage High Encourage 22 Transfer to H 2s - Count Natural Natural 21 Transfer to S 2NT - Signal on partner's lead: High encourage High encourage other - Signal on declarer's lead: Count. 2c 11-15, 6+ Clubs or 5+ Clubs & 4 x Major Notes - 22 11-15, 4414 or 4405 21 6-10, 6 x H 2s 6-10, 6 x S 6. SLAM CONVENTIONS 2NT 22-23 3NT Kabel Ace Ask 4NT: BlackwoodT RKCB 4c GerberT when? Mostly. CRO other Slam Notes 2. -
Page 1 DEFENSIVE and COMPETITIVE BIDDING LEADS AND
DEFENSIVE AND COMPETITIVE BIDDING LEADS AND SIGNALS W B F CONVENTION CARD OVERCALLS (Style: Responses: 1 / 2 Level; Reopening) OPENING LEADS STYLE Wide range, natural, Lead In Partner’s Suit CATEGORY: i.e. Green / Blue / Red / HUM / Brown Sticker: Suit 4th,2nd from bad suit small from 3+ NCBO: NT same same PLAYERS: Subseq EVENT Diamond/Diamond 21 K unblock v NT K asks for count V hi level or xed contracts 1NT OVERCALL (2nd/4th Live; Responses; Reopening) LEADS SYSTEM SUMMARY Poor16-18 4card s/man system on Lead Vs. Suit Vs. NT Ace AK rev att same GENERAL APPROACH AND STYLE Protective 10-16, 2c asks - King KQ rev count 12-14 in 1,2,4 Demands unblock 15-17 in 3rd 2d= 10-12, 2h=13-14(4H),2s=13-14(4S),2nt=13-14,3any=15-16 Queen Rev attitude same 5 CARD MAJORS: 2 over 1 G.F. X=9+ T/O System on but NO stayman Jack Deny higher card Same 2H=Majors 2S=lucas Michaels and Ghestem 2D=multi JUMP OVERCALLS (Style; Responses; Unusual NT) 10 Int sequence Int. sequence Weak jump 6cards at 3 level 9 Shortage or has 10 1NT—2c=4card stayman Intermediate at 2 level 3c=5card stayman Michaels/ghestem Hi-X 2nd top or 2 only same Good/bad 2nt in competition 1Cl-2Cl=S+D,2D=MAJ,2NT=H+D 1D-2D=S+C,2NT=H+C,3C=MAJ Checkback 2c=inv. And 2d=GF 1H-2H=S+C,2NT=C+D3C=S+D 1S-2S=H+C,2NT=C+D,3C=H+D Drury 2c=3card sup 2d=4card supp In 4th seat 2NT is 20/22 Lo-X Low from 3+ Same SIGNALS IN ORDER OF PRIORITY DIRECT & JUMP CUE BIDS (Style; Response; Reopen) Partner’s Lead Declarer’s Lead Discarding SPECIAL BIDS THAT MAY REQUIRE DEFENSE Ucb is support 1 Rev att Rev count 1st card=rev att 1 C can be 2 cards Michaels and ghestem Suit pref Then rev count Suit 2 Rev count 4th suit =GF Jump cue asks primarily for stopper 3 Suit pref Suit pref 1 Rev att VS. -
Rosenberg Wins Par Contest
Chief Editor: Henry Francis (USA) Issue: 2 Editors: Mark Horton (Great Britain) Brian Senior (Great Britain) Sunday Layout Editor: Stelios Hatzidakis (Greece) 23rd August 1998 Rosenberg Wins Par Contest The winners are all smiles after being awarded their Register your systems prizes in the Par Contest. Front, left to right: Eric IMPORTANT! Rodwell, third place; Would players in the Rosen- Michael Rosenberg, the blum and McConnell Teams winner, and Bart Bram- please register their systems at ley, runner-up. Back: Pietro the Convention Card Desk as Bernasconi, author of the early as possible. problems; Jaime Ortiz- Patino, president of the Jean Besse Foundation, and José Italians top Mixed Damiani, WBF president. Pairs qualifiers E. Rossano and A.Vivaldi of Italy finished in Michael Rosenberg (USA) won the Par Contest, overtaking the leader, Cesary Balicki of first place among the qualifiers for today's two- Poland in the final session and holding off a strong challenge from fellow Americans Bart Bram- session Mixed Pairs final. They averaged just ley and Eric Rodwell. under 62% in the three qualifying sessions. Sec- The Jean Besse Trophy was presented to Rosenberg by WBF President, José Damiani, along with ond was another Italian pair - M. Cuzzi and M. the first prize of $35,000, at an awards ceremony attended by all the participants. Besse's widow Lanzarotti. Europeans held the top seven quali- Rachel was also present at the ceremony. Awards were made to the top ten finishers by Damiani, fying places. The leading American qualifiers Jaime Ortiz-Patino and Pietro Bernasconi.The other major prizes were $17,500 to second (Bram- were Karen and G.S. -
Defensive and Competitive Bidding Leads and Signals
DEFENSIVE AND COMPETITIVE BIDDING LEADS AND SIGNALS W B F SYSTEM CARD OVERCALLS (Style: Responses: 1 / 2 Level; Reopening) OPENING LEADS STYLE 1 level: 6-17, rarely with 4card Lead In Partner’s Suit CATEGORY: i.e. Green / Blue / Red / HUM / Brown Sticker: 2NT response to 1M is always fit showing and inv+, 2level new suit Suit 3/5 3/5 NCBO: is constructive nf 2 level: 10-18 NT att 3/5 PLAYERS: LaKatos Peter – Birman Alon 2level new suit is constructive nf SubseQ Att with reversed count EVENT (Open/Women/Senior/Transnational) Same in Balancing Other: 1NT OVERCALL (2nd/4th Live; Responses; Reopening) LEADS SYSTEM SUMMARY 15-18 system on Lead Vs. Suit Vs. NT 10-14 in Bal position Ace AK+ AKx+ GENERAL APPROACH AND STYLE King KQ+ or AK KQ+ AK to unblocK Q (14)15-17 1NT opening, 5Card Ma Queen QJ+ QJ+ or to unblocK J - 1§ 2 if 4432 , JacK J10+ or KJ10+ J10 , KJT 2 over 1 response: FG (not 1d-2cl) JUMP OVERCALLS (Style; Responses; Unusual NT) 10 109+ or Q109+ QT9 ,AJT , 109 1NT responses = SF over 1M opening WeaK , natural responses (new suit is F) 9 9x 9x, 98, K109 , A109 Unusual 2NT – 2 low suits Hi-X Xx xXx+, Xx Lo-X xxX, xxXx, xxxxX Showing H Reopen: Medium hand SIGNALS IN ORDER OF PRIORITY DIRECT & JUMP CUE BIDS (Style; Response; Reopen) Partner’s Lead Declarer’s Lead Discarding SPECIAL BIDS THAT MAY REQUIRE DEFENSE DIRECT: Michael`s CUE: ©+ª over minor, OM+m over M 1 Low enc Low even Low enc Responses: all jump in known suits are pre-emptive. -
Le Langage Du Bridge 2019
Le langage du bridge Abattement Diminution d’une saison à l’autre du nombre de points de classement (PE, PP°) détenus par les joueurs. Il est défini dans le Règlement du Classement National en vigueur. Acol Système d’enchères naturel, joué surtout en Grande Bretagne. Adversaire Un adversaire est un joueur du camp adverse ; un joueur de la paire à laquelle quelqu’un est opposé. Adversaire dangereux Celui des adversaires qui peut mettre en danger le contrat du déclarant s’il prend la main. Affranchir un honneur Affranchir un honneur consiste à rendre maître un honneur en faisant tomber le(s) honneur(s) supérieur(s) détenu(s) par l’adversaire. Affranchir une couleur On affranchit une couleur lorsque l’on rend maîtresse des cartes intermédiaires qui ne l’étaient pas au début de la partie en épuisant les cartes maîtresses de l’adversaire. Affranchissement Manœuvre consistant à affranchir une carte ou une couleur. Alerte L’alerte est une procédure d’avertissement informant les adversaires que le partenaire a fait une annonce conventionnelle. Alerter Action de faire une « Alerte ». Annoncer Participer à l'ensemble des déclarations faites pour l'attribution du contrat final. Annonces Les annonces peuvent être : Le processus visant à déterminer le contrat final au moyen de déclarations successives. Il commence quand la première déclaration est faite. L’ensemble des déclarations faites. Annulé Voir « Retiré ». Appel Carte jouée par un défenseur pour marquer un intérêt pour une couleur donnée. Appel de préférence Carte jouée par un défenseur, marquant un intérêt pour une autre couleur : une grosse carte pour la plus chère des couleurs restantes, une petite carte pour la moins chère.