21 y/o bridge enthusiast from Novi Sad, Serbia. Studying physics, hobbies (apart from bridge) include music (singing, playing...), tennis and programming (yes, that's a hobby!).
Country
Serbia
Bridge Information
Favorite Bridge Memory
Finding a very good slam the other team missed, due to a system partner and I came up with.
Bridge Accomplishments
Not many I'm particularly proud of.
Regular Bridge Partners
Not many I'm particularly proud of. Hehe
Member of Bridge Club(s)
Novi Sad Bridge Club
Favorite Conventions
2 of a minor openings in a strong club system I'm writing
Epilogue: partner has Axx KJ109xx Ax Qx, making 7c an almost laydown contract. One line of play needs either hearts 3-2 or a heart-diamond squeeze, or singleton Q of hearts dropping, which is very highly likely. Another option is to try ruffing a diamond with the partners Q of clubs.
This is not directly related to what the OP asked, but what are exactly the positives of forcing both partners to play the same system, or, say, disallowing them to play different systems at different vulnerabilities? I think allowing both would be very beneficial to the diversity of bridge and ...
I find it quite interesting how many players blame north's 1NT opening, but when I posted a poll asking what you would open, the 1NT response dominated.
The poll: https://bridgewinners.com/article/view/bidding-problem-2-lw83cqotl6/
I would say it is very hard to penalize people for playing slowly. One can hardly distinguish between someone spending time looking for some unprobable line of play or wearing their opponents out and someone who is just having a hard time focusing because of noise, stomach problems, or just ...