- Bridgebum: Bridge bidding conventions, how to play, and more
Bridgebum began in 1999 and covers a large set of descriptions of bidding conventions, declarer play and defense, and more
- Bridge Bidding Conventions
Read hundreds of bridge bidding conventions used in contract bridge Blackwood, limit raises, and more exotic bids are explained in detail
- Bridge Bidding Principles
Bidding principles and hand evaluation rules including basic point count, The Law of Total Tricks, Losing Trick Count, and more
- Jacoby 2NT (Two No-Trump) Bridge Convention - Bidding
Jacoby 2NT is an artificial, game-forcing response to partner's 1M opening bid (e g 1 : 2NT) 2NT shows at least 4-card support with 13+ points
- Inverted Minors Bridge Convention - Bidding and Responses
Inverted minors flip the traditional meaning of single and double minor-suit raises Playing inverted minors, a single raise of a 1 1 opening bid is strong and a jump raise is weak To paraphrase the late Grant Baze, how often do you hear a traditional auction go 1 : 2 - All Pass? Basically, never Hence the popularity of inverted raises You can preempt your opponents with bad hands while
- Lebensohl After a 1NT Opening Bid - Bridgebum
Lebensohl is a bidding convention used when the opponents interfere over 1NT A 2NT bid by responder is an artificial relay to 3C
- Bridge Defense Play: Hands and Examples
Learn contract bridge defense principles, opening leads, discards, attitude and suit-preference signals, and special defensive plays
- Bridge Bidding Systems
Descriptions and links to bidding systems including Standard American, 2 1, Acol, Polish Club, and more
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