Bridge Winners comments by Sven Pride

4th suit by an UPH?

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or shortness in one of the minors…

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Mark Chen's lead problem: J3 Q 8654 A87532

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Mark it's the first time I've seen a unanimous poll :)

April 23

Measuring Deductive Reasoning

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Graduate Record Examinations - It's like a post college SAT in that it has a verbal section, a quantitative section - but also a logical section as mentioned above. There are also subject specific tests.

April 16

Measuring Deductive Reasoning

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“ Each card has a letter on one side and a number on the other.”

April 16

How Not To Fill Out a Convention Card Part 1

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I bid pass because it's the call I would have made without the UI
Pd knows you have a long club suit and no outside A or K. They get to make the decision on whether to sack.

April 16

Your call

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Yeah - but you should always assume your pd explained your bid correctly.

April 16

Martin Lindfors's bidding problem: 84 KQ AKQJ92 KJ6

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I’d be surprised that if we show the 16+ that 8+ isn’t FG

April 14

Martin Lindfors's bidding problem: 84 KQ AKQJ92 KJ6

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Steve, if pd is 8+ w/o spade stop, 5D rates to be pretty good

April 12

Defensive Discarding Problem

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It's always helpful to give your signalling methods when discussing defensive problems.

April 11

Dan Zagorin's bidding problem: QJ Kxx AQx QJTxx

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Because I have spade shortness, a 3-card heart suit and an opening hand. This is more or less what I show when I make a takeout double

April 11

Another 2N-bid

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I play better minor lebensohl - but this isn't where I use it.
This would just be pick a minor

April 11

Dan Zagorin's bidding problem: QJ Kxx AQx QJTxx

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Yes

April 10

Dahl and Oshlag Win Silodor

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Congrats!

March 30

Eric Sieg's bidding problem: KT6 98 JT KQ9752

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Stopping East from telling West what major to lead was a factor in my 3N bid

March 29

Which Slam?

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So does no one play systems on over the 3N overcall?

March 21

Which Slam?

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It's so wide ranging that it's not really an underbid.
But if pd bid 6N over 3N, I would start to think

March 21

Which Slam?

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Sure. But it's matchpoints.
And I have 12 points plus the ♣A
If pd had running clubs, the QJx stopper is more likely. But they don't so I expect at least the ♥K

March 21

Which Slam?

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I don’t have any methods here.
(3H) 3N - 6N seems a likely auction

March 20

European Open

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Sorry but there's no way I'm deleing tuas iniquitates
But that was highly entertaining (especially the erudite parts)

March 7

Has this happened to anyone else?

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Not really proud of this, but I once put up a 40% game and won 6 silver…

Feb. 22

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