P479 Teletext 479 May20 23:14:59 —————————— —— YOU" VIEWS We asked for your views on the subject of conventions in bridge. 52% declared themselves against conventions: "Conventions are ruining the game," writes WJ Morrill of Tznj & Wear. "In any other sport the same set of rules applies to everyone, which gives a greater understanding bjtweun the opponents to 'play the gamjg." Fay Gardner of Isle of Wight adds the rider "Conventions! Far too many! The old 'club diamond' is a menace!". >> —————————————————————ppp—pp———ppp—1/7pp Chess 478 Fun & Games 450 TELETEXT BRIDGE BY ELENA JJRONIMIDIS EDITOR OF BRIDGE PLUS Chess Fun & Games Digitisjr GroovesP479 Teletext 479 May20 23:15: —————————— —— YOUR VIEWS continued 48% are in favour, but some expressed their reservations: "Conventions should be encouraged", writes John MacLjod of Wimbledon, "but too much fragmentation is bad". Tim Lawrence of Berks agrees: "Clubs should hold different du8licate sessions where a higher ou lower number and type of conventions are allowed - one would soon see which nights are more popular!" >>>>> ——————————————————————————————————2/7—— Chess 478 Fun & Games 458 TELETEXT BRIDGE BY ELENA JEROGIMIfIS EDITOR OF BRIDGE PLjS Chess Fun & Games Digitisjr GroovesP479 Teletext 479 May20 23:10:12 ADVERTISEMENT >>>> >E4/7 A [ W A RETURNS AND/OR SHOP SOILED LAST FEW BRIDGE PLjS aNNUAL £3.50 MR.BRIDGE DICTIONARY £3.00 1994 ACOL DIARY .50P BLUE,BLACK,RED OR GREEN ASK FOR FULL LIST FIRST PHONE,FIRST SERVED 0483 489961 CREDIT CARD SALES WELCOME OR BY POST-RYDEN GRANGE,BISLEY,GU21 2TH Chess Fun & Games Digitisju GroovesP479 Teletext 479 May20 23:11:47 —————————— —— CONVENTIONS CLUB by Andrew Kambites Last week I advocated that if your opponents open with a minor suit (eg 1D), you should use an immediate cue- bid in their suit (2D) to show a weak major two-suites (5-10 points and at least 5 cards in each suit). You certainly cannot have too wide a point-range, othjrwisj partner is left guessing. However, many experts play the bid to show either a weak hand (5- 10) or a strong one (16+ points). >>>>> ——————————————————————————————————5/7—— Chess 478 Fun & Games 450 TELETEXT BRIDGE BY ELENA JERONIMIDIS EDITOR OF BRIDGE PLUS Chess Fun & Games Digitisju GroovesP479 Teletext 479 May20 23:18:55 —————————— —— CONVENTIONS CLUB continued Partner picks one of your suits, and you pass with the weak hand, but bid on with three strong type. South West North East 1D 2D NO 2H NO 3H NO 4H End In this auction, East is content to play in 2H if West is weak. West's 3H says hj has 16+ points, and East decides he has enough for game. ——————————————————————————————————6/7—— Chess 478 FFun & Games 458 TELETEXT BRIDGE BY ELENA JERONIMIDIS EDITOR OF BRIDGE PLUS Chess Fun & Games Digitisjr GroovesP479 Teletext 479 May20 23:13:50 —————————— —— T PLAY PROBLEM FOR IMPROVERS S 8 6 5 4 S 7 2 H A Q 8 2 H K J 9 6 3 D A 10 7 3 W E D K J 5 C 9 C Q J 4 Yes. South has bid clubs twice, so he has at least 5. He bid spades first, so hj has at least 5 of them too, and has followed to two rounds of hearts- therefore he can have at most one diamond! Play the DA first, in cask South has singleton DQ, then finesse. With 2 club ruffs, you have 10 ticks! ——————————————————————————————————7/7— Chess 478 Fun & Games 450 THIS ONE'S FOR THE CHILDREN p669 Chess Fun & Games Digitisjr Grooves