The partnership doesn't play French Standard.
2C is two-way: Strong 2 in a major/any GF
2D is three-way Multi: Weak 2 in a major/22-23 balanced/Strong 2 in a minor.
Supporters of the 2D option pointed out the lack of suitable rebid after North bid in a ...
Did you feel I was hinting 64 is ancient? My apologies then.
And if I 'm lucky enough to ever reach that age, I guess I'll be there sooner than I would wish to :-)
I often read that 65 was generally the moment where one's bridge capabilities starts ...
Is 13 semi-finalists out of 16 over 12 years your idea of parity? :D
In 2002, it was 9-8 to South America, now it's 12-8 to Europe.
Much as I dislike Brazilian (and our own) arrogance when it comes to football, I have to admit they had a pretty ...
Parallel universes...if De Wijs had made his slam, we'd have jumped onto another reality thread, where anything could have happened.
Maybe even with different boards 28 to 32, who knows! :D
Again, I don't really care about isolated players.
What I don't like is someone creating artificial national teams.
A Monaco team without a single Monegasque is ludicrous. So is a Swiss team with only one Swiss player, two Dutchmen and two or three Poles (and maybe a Frenchman ...