The BMB Bridge Gazette

The Bridge Gazette is a free resource from Bernard Magee Bridge designed to give players of all levels a quick and informative weekly read.

ARTICLE OF THE WEEK

About Planning Dummy

Dummy goes down. You are declarer. How should you plan your campaign? I have put…

TIP OF THE WEEK

If you make a pre-emptive bid, remember…

If you make a pre emptive bid, remember you have told your partner everything they need to know about your hand, and unless they make a forcing bid, you do not need to tell them twice!
Or if your partner opens a suit bid, never deny a 4 card major and respond in NT to show your points. Always bid the major on the way.

Bidding Quiz of the Week

Test your bidding powers with Bernard's latest Bidding Quiz. It's free to play so give it a go. Click the image to play.

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HANDS QUESTIONS

How Would You Bid this Hand?

How should you bid this hand? Find out what Bernard thinks.

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QUESTIONS FROM THE BMB FORUM

Forum Question to Julian Pottage

Forum Question 22 - Advice on Bidding

Grateful for your advice on bidding the following hand. The bidding went 1H from East, 2H (Michaels) from S, 2S from N, 3C from East, 3S from S, 4H from W and 4S from S, X by W. Contract going 3 off. My questions: 1. Is South’s bid of 2H justified with his strong hand? 2. What is the right response from N? 3. Given the 2S response from N, is S right to comptete to 4S? 4. How do you think the bidding should have gone?

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THE BRIDGE GLOSSARY

Partscore Bonus

If a rubber ends without two games scored, there is a 100 bonus for a partscore in an incomplete game. At Chicago, there is a bonus of 100 for a partscore on the fourth deal. At duplicate, a 50 bonus applies for any partscore bid and made.

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