The first one is planned for the Confederation Sudamericana de Bridge (CSB, Zone 3: Southamerican Bridge Confederation) and will be held in Medellin, Colombia, in May 2016 during the Southamerican Bridge Championships.
Well, the French enjoy their wine, but I doubt a glass or two -or more - would have helped any one to solve this problem from Le Bridgeur magazine some 20 years ago.
When you have a distributional hand and your partner has supported one of your suits, the Losing Trick Count is the best way to evaluate the trick taking potential of your hand.
Bridge students are taught that as soon as their bidding sequences give a hint of the possibility of misfit hands, they should slow down or even halt their bidding at a low level.
