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Thank you all. I doubled and doubled. Partner had 3244 and bid 2♦ expecting we had a 8 or 9 card fit. 2♣ is down 1 or 2. Do you ever double 1♣ with 4531 distribution or is it down to the texture and suit quality?

Matchpoints, all vul [hv=pc=n&w=saq65hkq864dt95ca&d=s&v=b&b=7&a=1c?2cpp?]133|200[/hv] What do you bid over 1 club? What do you bid after 2 clubs (partners passes 2 clubs) Any advice how to handle these handtypes better? I found the minus 200 again :( Edit: Changed topic title

[hv=pc=n&w=sj95hqj3dkq54cj54&d=n&v=b&b=13&a=1h1s4h]133|200[/hv] Matchpoints 1♥ can be four 4♥ is distribution - not a lot of HP (2NT would have gameforce with support) What to bid and why?

♠K drop is 25%, 2/8 right ? That would put line B a hair above 50%

What does this 3♥ bid mean? What range of hands do you put partner on ? (2♣ is not Gameforcing) 1♦ - 2♣ 2♦ - 2♠ 3♥ edit: yikes, can I edit the title? Another edit: agrements were - 2M over 2♣ would be GF. 2♠ was GF

I have a friend who is going to Cuba for a bridge holiday. He does not speak spanish and only some english. We are looking for websites with translations of english bridge terms to spanish. I cant help thinking of Monty Pythons Hungarian Phrasebook sketch. Hope there are better resources for bridge :)

Maybe Hamman has the ablity to make his partners play better/make fewer errors? Does this play a role between elite players?

1♣ - p - p - 3♠ What should 3♠ show and why? moderator, move to Novice and Beginner Forum if this belongs there, thanks

[hv=pc=n&s=sa943h4dakqjt8cj7&n=sk86ha86d7642cak3&d=s&v=n&b=15&a=1dp2dp2hp2sp3hp4dp5dppp]266|200[/hv] 2♦: 10+, 4+♦ 2♥: 15-17 HCP unbalanced (playing 12-14 NT) 2♠: ask 3♥: short ♥ 4♦: bid and understood as slam invitation 5♦: partner denied a ♣ cue System after 3♥ is cuebids and 4NT as RKCB 1430 Should 4♦ deny a club control? Explanations as to why or why not much appreciated!

I bid 2♦ and pass 2NT (unless its my agreement to open this 2♥ i 4th seat)

[hv=pc=n&s=sa2haqj986d4cat76&d=e&v=e&b=6&a=2s]133|200[/hv] 2♠ is a standard weak two. How much is our hand worth and what do you bid? Is it close? Does form of scoring matter? Does it make a difference whether you partner has agreed to play lebensohl? (this is BI !)

[hv=pc=n&w=sj76432hd63caqt85&d=s&v=e&b=3&a=1hp3hp4hppp]133|200|Matchpoints 1 hearts acol can be 4 3 hearts limit[/hv] Do you bid 2♥ Michaels or 1♠ or do you bid after 4♥ or does the poor spade suit and adverse color scare you out of a bid?

I am logged in as administrator. I think I bought it from Danish Bridge Federations bookshop on the Vingsted festivallast year. On the package however edbridge.dk is the distributor. There is contact email and telephone, but I am on holiday. I might contact them when I get home. Thanks

I have a problem installing BridgeMaster 2000. First time I installed on this computer all was fine, except I read a h for 4 in the code. I was told it was not a valid code. Since then I have tried many times, uninstall etc. Install goes fine but when I start the app by clicking on the BM2000 icon I get the error "~crfxxxx.tmp has encountered a problem and must close" where xxxx is four numbers. It seems to be a problem in CD-Cops. I never asks my to type in the code. System: old laptop with WinXP, sp2 Bridgemaster 2000 Scandinavia on CD (yes original and payed for!) Any tips?

Sorry. wrong forum

How much are these hands worth after partners 1♥? (Playing 12-14NT in case you wanted to open 1NT) Hand 1: KT KQ72 AKT72 72 1♦ - 1♥ worth 3♥ or 4♥? Do you play 3♠ as cue here? Hand 2: T KQ72 AKT72 K72 1♦ - 1♥ worth 3♠?

Are there any good online text's or discussions that talk about the idea's, the philosophy, pros and cons, pitfalls and strenght of a natural 12-14 NT, 5 card major system?

3NT gambling if it were avail. Now 3♣ after having rejected 4 clubs and 5 clubs :) 2nd seat vul ♣ shows a solid suit. If I open 1 club I still dont get a chance to describe my 2047 pattern

MP we are vul, they are not, partner opens ♠AT7 ♥KQ9642 ♦T ♣Q62 1♦ -pas- 1♥ 2 ♣ 2♦ -pas- 2♥* pas 2NT* -pas- ? * (9)10-12 with 6 hearts ** invitational without heart fit btw What hand would you expect from partner from his bidding ?

MP They are not vul, we are. ♠K7 ♥A ♦J8432 ♣AKQJ8 2♥ - pas - 3♥ - ? 2♥ is std weak, 3 ♥ is preemptive No gadgets other than 4NT would be both minors fixed What are ♥E, ♦B and ♣ EKDB? sorry were danish copy paste

[hv=pc=n&s=saj8hk62dqj2caq94&n=st74hq87dk85cjt65&d=n&v=e&b=9&a=pp1nppp]266|200[/hv] Could I have played this better ? Matchpoints, lead is 4th best. Trick 1: ♥5, 7, 9, K Trick 2: ♦J, 7, 5, 3 Trick 3: ♠8, 2, T, Q Now ♥ to West's A, another ♥ to dummy, ♣ finesse to West's K and West cashed two ♥ and ♦A. 7 tricks and 90 for a zero :( other tables were 120 or 100

1♣ Flat hand, but one Q and one J, rest of HCP in prime cards. This is not a quacky 18

Thanks all for nice answers ! Ben, did you ever consider a career as a cardreader :) I held ♠K64 ♥AT9 ♦86 ♣T7643 When partner discouraged diamonds I put declarer on the the ♦Q and tried to get my ♦ruff. Partner did not think he denied the ♦Q. He just wanted a shift. Asked another partner and he wasnt actually sure whether this was attitude or suit shift situation for us. He would play ♦2 as it shows the ♦Q or a club shift ... lucky he didnt want a heart switch. The differences of thinking and opinion here was what triggered my question. As for carding agreements I try to keep them as simple as possible. Think we gain more by knowing when a card is attitude, count or lavinthal rather than having more advanced agreements, that we dont spend time enough to discuss anyway and get all kinds of ambiguity. And besides we still have zillions of other stuff we dont have time to discuss so I believe in KISS :) Actual hand was scored as down 1. Dont know why. I think we should get down 2 on the play. I might recall the play wrong Trick 1. ♦ to A. Trick 2. ♠to my K. Trick 3. ♦ to K Trick 4. ♠ to partners A. Trick 5. ♦Q Trick 6. ♥ to my 9 and dummys K Trick 7. ♠ Trick 8. ♥ to Q and my Ace http://www.bridge.dk/4272/Klub5/Turneringer/SpilRes_S877_CG1.html#spil25

It was matchpointed pairs. With 7 HCP I like to have a penalty x avail. We just cant let them play 2 spades undoubled in this auction, when we may have 90/120. Imps is a different story.

I transfer to ♥ (by whatever agreements we have) and bid 4♥