Blackwood Named Executive Secretary Of Bridge League
GREENWICH UPI Easley Blackwood of Indianapolis former insurance executive and inventor of the Wilkinson Blackwood convention has been named executive secretary of the American Contract Bridge League. He succeeds the late Alvin Landy as head of the 180000 member league headquartered here. The Blackwood Convention is universally used in slam bidding.
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Belladonna’s dummy play charms rubber bridge fans
Victor Mollo recalls Giorgio Belladonna’s bold defense to a loss trick. Belladonna lets opponents discover the diamond queen, ruffs, and reestablishes tricks by smart ruffing and lead decisions. The line hinges on dummy play over trumps, highlighting both skill and a flawed Italian no trump system.
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Bridge commentary on three no trump play dynamics
The declarer faces a heart read but stays calm. By delaying twice and then running diamonds to guard against East leading, he reaches the queen of diamonds and still makes four no trump.
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Grand slam bid in Hearts after two no trump response
In the given auction South holds A32 YK QN09N7T5 O62 hB5. With partner's two no trump response, seven hearts is the correct grand slam bid. The question today asks what to do when partner starts with three clubs over two no trump instead of three notrump, with the solution to follow tomorrow.
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