Consider the following hand, with South dealing and both sides vulnerable:
“Do we hafta learn yet another obscure bidding convention?” people ask. No, but knowledge is power, and some of these bidding tools can help you.
Here’s a bridge quiz for you.
Last week we covered whether or not to compete over opponents at the five level.
In a spirited auction your opponents have made a bid in five of a suit. Should you compete at the five level?
I call it “grandslamitis.” It means the inability of many players to contract for 13 tricks despite overwhelming strength in the partnership.