Are You Serious?
IF you are serious about bridge, you must be able to incorporate relay into some of your sequences. Garozzo does,…
Simple Stayman with 5-4 in the Majors & Game Force
Partner opens 1NT and you have 5-4 or 4-5 in the majors with enough values for game. How do you…
Conventions: The 3NT Opening by Paul Lavings
Most play an opening bid of 3NT as gambling, a solid seven-card minor with no ace or king outside. The…
Conventions: Kickback by Paul Lavings
Kickback was first introduced by Jeff Rubens in a series of articles in the US Bridge World in 1980-81. In…
Conventions: The Grand Slam Force by The Granovetters
One of Ely Culbertson's contributions to bidding theory, the 5NT Grand Slam Force, was originally named 'Josephine' by him...
Conventions: Transfer Advances Part II by Marc Smith
In Part II we take a look at how the auction continues and consider some deals illustrating the method in…
Conventions: Transfer Advances Part I by Marc Smith
Most of you play them in no-trump sequences, so you understand the concept. As you know, transfers allow you to…
Conventions: Weak NT Structure
The requirements are simple: 12-14 HCP and a balanced, or semi-balanced, hand.
Try Something Different….Weak NoTrumps Perhaps? (Part I)
An opening bid of 1NT that shows a balanced hand in the range of 10-12, 11-14, 12-14, or 13-15 HCP's…
Conventions: Extended Smolen
The Smolen Convention show 5-4 Majors with game-forcing values opposite a 1NT opening...We can now extend this even further.