Posts by Zar Petkov

How Much is Your Six-Card Suit Worth by Zar Petkov

By Zar Petkov • 10 April, 2016

evaluacion de la mano

Let’s look at this rather average collection featuring a five-card major:

Hand Evaluation: Zar Points By Zar Petkov

By Zar Petkov • 9 April, 2016

Zar Petkov

Ever wondered how experts bid “aggressive” games that “somehow,“magically” turn out to be cold?

Zar Points by Zar Petkov Part 8

By Zar Petkov • 18 February, 2014

Zar Points

We will assess the accuracy of four different methods of bridge distribution evaluation via some standard common mathematical approaches.

Zar Points by Zar Petkov Part 7

By Zar Petkov • 14 February, 2014

Zar Points

The Restrictions What restrictions? Good question.

Zar Points by Zar Petkov Part 6

By Zar Petkov • 11 February, 2014

Zar Petkov

So do you have to be aggressive or conservative in bridge? I hope you know the answer to that question – it’s both

Zar Points by Zar Petkov Part 5

By Zar Petkov • 7 February, 2014

Zar Petkov

Fit Re-evaluation: The fact that we have a 6-card trump suit, for example

Zar Points by Zar Petkov Part 4

By Zar Petkov • 7 February, 2014

Zar Petkov

So your partner has already opened, the main consequence being that YOU are in offensive bidding while the opponents have been already pushed in the defensive track. How does this affect your hand evaluation?

Zar Points by Zar Petkov Part 3

By Zar Petkov • 5 February, 2014

Zar Petkov

What kind of weight to put on the components you consider valuable is not a matter of "expert judgment", but a…

Zar Points by Zar Petkov Part 2

By Zar Petkov • 3 February, 2014

Zar Points

If Zar Points look a bit aggressive to you, let’s have a look at several opening hands from the just-passed First Open European Championship in Menton, France.

Zar Points by Zar Petkov Part 1

By Zar Petkov • 1 February, 2014

Zar Petkov

Never miss a game again? That’s easy – simply bid a game on every board 🙂 While Bob Hamman’s note that “Bidding is only 3% of the game of bridge” may be true, if you don’t bid your games…