Secrets of declarer play
Blocked suits There are three ways of overcoming a blockage the two most common: cashing the blocking honors (=unblocking) and then communicating through another suit (the usual manner) or sacrificing an honor…
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May bidding contest: the results!
Summary Experts’ answersDeal 1: Diamonds or No-trumps?Deal 2: The search for the missing controlDeal 3: The great leapDeal 4: Tangled upDeal 5: Not even frightenedDeal 6: Broken heartWinnersShare your opinion The experts’…
Bridge Problem: A Bad Bid
An illustrious bridge champion and well-known journalist, Jean-Paul Meyer was one of the “greats” of the bridge world. With this bridge problem, rediscover the expertise of a player who left a lasting…
Huge difference
Slams create the biggest swings and sometimes decide the outcome of a match all by themselves. Everything is decided by the bidding and then … the opening lead. When they are not…
“Did Stella really play badly?”
This Sunday evening, when she gave me the details of a training session, Isabelle told me how her teammate Stella, a little Newbie, misdefended a hand. The latter is sixteen years young…
Play with Cédric Lorenzini at the game of the good sequence
In each sequence, replace the question marks with the correct calls. The point scale takes into account not only your ability to reach the right contract but also the way you use…
Your May Exclusive Newsletter
We are pleased to share our May Exclusive Newsletter available to Funbridge Premium and Premium+ subscribers only! This month you will find a tricky bidding contest, an enthralling bridge course, a news…
Responder’s Major Raises
Though the basics remain the same, showing support for a major as Responder has recently undergone some significant changes, for two main reasons: the emergence of 2-over-1 in a new suit becoming…
May Bidding Contest
Put your skills to the test with this new bidding contest! Will you be able to find the right bids? The principle Attention, in case of several participations, only your first answer…
Transfer responses after opponent doubles our Stayman
I wanted to share with you the innovations in competitive bridge bidding. My goal will therefore be to relay the work of bridge experts/researchers and give you my version of what I…
The Hidden Secrets Behind the Creation of Argine
To learn more about the creation of Funbridge’s artificial intelligence, what could be better than to directly interview the creator of Argine, Alexis Maugat. Who is Alexis Maugat ? Nationality: French Occupation:…