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Rule Of 11
In contract bridge Contract bridge, or simply bridge, is a trick-taking card game using a standard 52-card deck. In its basic format, it is played by four players in two competing partnerships, with partners sitting opposite each other around a table. Millions ..., the Rule of 11 is applied when the opening lead is the fourth best from the defender's suit. By subtracting the rank of the card led from 11, the partner of the opening leader can determine how many cards higher than the card led are held by declarer, dummy and himself; by deduction of those in dummy and in his own hand, he can determine the number in declarer's hand. Logic The rule works because the opening leader is known to have exactly three cards higher than that led and the number of cards lower in rank to that card is also known. The following reasoning applies when the lead is known to be or is suspected to be the lead of opener's fourth best card in the suit: * the total number of cards greater than the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Contract Bridge
Contract bridge, or simply bridge, is a trick-taking card game using a standard 52-card deck. In its basic format, it is played by four players in two competing partnerships, with partners sitting opposite each other around a table. Millions of people play bridge worldwide in clubs, tournaments, online and with friends at home, making it one of the world's most popular card games, particularly among seniors. The World Bridge Federation (WBF) is the governing body for international competitive bridge, with numerous other bodies governing it at the regional level. The game consists of a number of , each progressing through four phases. The cards are dealt to the players; then the players ''call'' (or ''bid'') in an auction seeking to take the , specifying how many tricks the partnership receiving the contract (the declaring side) needs to take to receive points for the deal. During the auction, partners use their bids to also exchange information about their hands, including o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Opening Lead
The opening lead is the first card played in the playing phase of a contract bridge deal. The defender sitting to the left (LHO) of the declarer is the one who makes the opening lead. Since it is the only card played while dummy's cards are still concealed, it can be critical for the outcome of the deal. Making the best opening lead is a combination of selecting the best suit and then the best card within that suit. Selecting the suit Considerations are: *Good suits to lead may be: **a suit partner has bid **a suit not bid by declarer's side **a suit bid by declarer's partner *Against a suit contract: **a short suit lead may be good, but only when it is likely that partner will be able to obtain the lead and return the suit. **but leading a suit containing an ace may be bad *Against NT contracts **leading a long suit may be good **leading a suit in which partner could have length may be good *Choosing an aggressive or safe lead is important: **defeating some contracts calls for aggr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Journalist Leads
Journalist leads are an opening lead convention in the game of contract bridge. The method is designed to solve some problems with traditional agreements regarding opening leads. It bears some resemblance to Rusinow leads but differences exist. Journalist leads were advocated and publicized in 1964–1965 by ''The Bridge Journal'' and were written under the name Journalist, which meant that they were a compilation of the opinions of the entire editorial staff of the magazine. (The ''Bridge Journal'' ceased publication in 1968 when its editor, Jeff Rubens, joined the editorial staff of ''The Bridge World''.) Not only do Journalist leads attempt to show what the opening leader has, but may also request the partner of opening leader to take specific actions, such as unblocking. There are entirely different leads against notrump and suit contracts. Against notrump contracts: * A = demands unblock or count * K = normal from AK or KQ * Q = from QJ, KQ10, AQ10, or AQJ; demands J * J = ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bridge Maxims
A bridge maxim is a rule of thumb in contract bridge acting as a memory aid to best practice gained from experience rather than theory. Maxims Bidding * If you have a choice of reasonable bids and one of them is 3NT, then bid it – known as "Hamman's Law", devised by Bob Hamman.Published among other places in ''English Bridge'', June 2006, page 19 *Prefer majors to minors. Bid a major suit before a minor suit. They can overbid opponents at the same level and score higher. *Prefer length to strength. A long suit, even if weaker, is often ultimately more powerful and desirable as a contract than a short suit, however good, because long trumps will usually make tricks in the end, and they allow a greater level of control during the game. *With a misfit, bid cautiously; with a good fit, bid boldly. Avoids chasing a poor contract with a misfit, but enables a surprisingly high contract with a good fit. Card play Declarer *Eight ever, nine never. This refers to guidance for the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Opening Lead
The opening lead is the first card played in the playing phase of a contract bridge deal. The defender sitting to the left (LHO) of the declarer is the one who makes the opening lead. Since it is the only card played while dummy's cards are still concealed, it can be critical for the outcome of the deal. Making the best opening lead is a combination of selecting the best suit and then the best card within that suit. Selecting the suit Considerations are: *Good suits to lead may be: **a suit partner has bid **a suit not bid by declarer's side **a suit bid by declarer's partner *Against a suit contract: **a short suit lead may be good, but only when it is likely that partner will be able to obtain the lead and return the suit. **but leading a suit containing an ace may be bad *Against NT contracts **leading a long suit may be good **leading a suit in which partner could have length may be good *Choosing an aggressive or safe lead is important: **defeating some contracts calls for aggr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rule Of 10-12
In contract bridge, the Rule of 10-12 is applied when the opening lead is the third or the fifth best from the defender's suit. By subtracting the rank of the card led from 10 or 12 respectively, a defender can determine how many cards are higher than the card partner has led. Ten is used if the lead is fifth best and 12 is used if the lead is the third best. The Rule of 11 applies when the lead is the 4th best. When following the Rule of 10-12, the lead is the third card from a three or four-card suit and the fifth card from a five-card or longer suit. Leading the third best is also applied to interior sequences (K J 10 x x) which is less ambiguous than the top of interior sequence. The third best lead from an interior sequence is called a coded 9 & 10 lead. Sometimes opening leader may choose to lead the fourth best card from a four-card suit against a notrump contract if the third card is a spot card. The spot-card lead may give declarer a trick that he can't get if the fou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
