Bridge Winners Profile for Chris Ryall
Basic Information
- Member Since
- Jan. 8
- Last Seen
- July 31
- Member Type
- Bridge Player
- about me
UK life master but mainly play occasional weekend events now.
Site links
The Weak 2 Archive http://chrisryall.net/bridge/weak.two
Thoughts on 1NT at pairs https://chrisryall.net/bridge/1nt-complex.htm
Notes on UK "Acol" https://chrisryall.net/bridge/acol/index.htm
- Country
- United Kingdom
Bridge Information
- Favorite Bridge Memory
- Baring a king trick 5 against John Collins, UK's best card player in the 1990s. At trick 12 John looked me up and down, decided "he's not up to it", … and finessed :))
- Bridge Accomplishments
- North England pairs winner, county champion. UK mixed pairs representative player
- Regular Bridge Partners
- Trevor Hails
- Member of Bridge Club(s)
- Online / tournaments only
- BBO Username
- Tomcat on Bridgeplayer.com
- ACBL Ranking
- None
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- Steve Bloom's lead problem: 92 AQ94 53 AT832
- 25 years back I led ♦2 from ♦AK962 to their 6♠ after being supported a similarly pyrotechnic auction. Yes, I was void in clubs. My (fairly senior) partner won with the jack, blinked, and … returned suit :((
- Richard Granville's bidding problem: A74 7 AQ96 AKQJ8
- 3♦ surely forcing. Awkward hand but I suspect 5♣ might be best. I want partner to realise that any diamond faces are "smiling". Yes partner probably has several spades
- ATB for a doubled 3S
- Only 2♠ from north on 9+ fit, 12 points and 2 aces. Was he shrewdly setting the result up?
- Very slow suit preference signals
- Another "out" is where dummy has eg Singleton on partner's ace for count lead, or K for that matter. We've agreed "automatic => preference" in such situations, so I guess a think is allowable?
- Very slow suit preference signals
- Meanwhile in the real world "count" is semi automatic, but "preference" often involves a tactical judgement? One solution is to use dummy down thinking time, and assert that as fair defence should declare play fast from dummy
- Very slow suit preference signals
- I was reported and given a procedural penalty for this in UK's Great Northern Swiss in 1999 or so, cost us a place. I did have a decision to make, but lost our appeal..
- 1NT opening, 2S range check, 2 ways to invite with a long minor.
- I've long played 1NT - 3any as a straight pre-empt. Makes more sense opposite weak NT, and it's GLORIOUS opposite my 9-12 not vul. We may even raise, with fit!
- Just another flat board
- As Garozzo/Yalouze say in The Blue Club (1969) : "we do not consider it the greatest shame to bid a slam missing two Aces. It has happened … "
- Bridge simulation software.
- I have used use http://www.bridgebase.com/tools/dealer/dealer.php which is very flexible in specifying … whatever. BBO host this as an online app, or you can download to unix kit. I then assess whether I want to be in … say 3NT by eye. If you want to ...
- Share your favorite bidding system highlights
- Using 2♥ as your assumed fit major 2 suit preempt used to avoid suit length restrictions, as you actually hold the suit called (4 or more). The other issue is that a lot of we EBU types use 2♦ systemically. Multi 2♦ melds very well with 2 ...
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