Comments for Linda Lee

Comment on Count Everything by Hamzeh

Hamzeh — Thu, 23 May 2013 22:26:24 +0000

Hello mrs. lee
I am Hamzeh from iran and i studying english translation. severel days i studyed your book to name SELEC READINGS (ELEMENTRY)
this book in iran teaching for university students, and i want to translation this book to persian, and also has guide for students. if you permission to me that translation this book i am so thank you for you. i could not find your e-mail . thanks – Hamzeh

Comment on Count Everything by Linda

Linda — Sat, 11 May 2013 12:45:30 +0000

Woops … count me in as someone who can’t count!

Comment on Count Everything by David Goldfarb

David Goldfarb — Fri, 10 May 2013 22:19:18 +0000

“After three passes West opened with 1♠”…so who failed to count there: North, to 16 HCP, or you to two passes rather than three?

Comment on False Carding or please don’t confuse me by Stuart King

Stuart King — Wed, 03 Apr 2013 09:34:05 +0000

In the original combination of KQx opposite A98xx the same thing is true, except that the player throwing the J or T would need to be sitting behind the KQx, so that the finesse could only be taken against their partner on the next round of the suit.

Comment on Do you “believe” in Restricted Choice? by John Wood

John Wood — Sun, 31 Mar 2013 23:41:24 +0000

I expect that most Bridge players know and believe in restricted choice – but don’t always appreciate when it applies and when it does not.

Apologies if teaching granny to suck eggs, but suppose you have

KQ2 opposite A9863

You cash the King (or Queen) in dummy and the person on your right plays the Jack.

Do you run the 9 next time, based on restricted choice (if they had had the 10 they might have played it)?

The answer is (probably) no! Although the person would have been restricted if they had had a singleton honour they might easily have held J,10,X and thus weren’t restricted at all in their play.

Comment on Systems … why do North Americans avoid forcing club systems? by M Jha

M Jha — Mon, 18 Mar 2013 10:20:49 +0000

I think one must start with Standard American system as that is the basic. When one is adept one should think about variations be it modified Standard or Precision!
Apart from the system I think the hand play of expert players should be learnt to become an accomplished bridge player!

Comment on Systems … why do North Americans avoid forcing club systems? by Rick Benstock

Rick Benstock — Wed, 13 Mar 2013 20:52:16 +0000

@Bobby Yes S.E.F. (not sure what it stands for but the last word is “Français.” The French are pretty rigid about five card majors though!Do you like them (5 card majors, not the French!) or did the conformist pressure just become too much?

Comment on Systems … why do North Americans avoid forcing club systems? by Gary Mugford

Gary Mugford — Mon, 11 Mar 2013 21:34:41 +0000

Linda,

Bridge, bidding in particular, is almost always about telling the least-biggest lie. it’s one of the reason that big club systems are easy to learn. Most of the bids are fairly highly descriptive with control and shape responses coming into play almost immediately. When was the last time you heard a big clubber talk about ‘table feel?’ Instead of spending three or more decades developing ‘judgement,’ club systems and their time-sapping cousins the relay systems, cut down on the judgement and follow the rules. The price? The catchall diamond and INTERFERENCE.

Realistically, the best ‘system’ is probably a position and vulnerability multiple system where the big club is used in favourable vul situations, a solid 2 over 1 system at unfavourable vulnerability and something oriented around weak NT when equal. Conversely, I could be persuaded to go something Kamikaze-like at favourable vul and Precision at equal. And then there is working around the NT range depending on position, weak with more opponents still to bid then our side, mid-range otherwise. Or …

Guess it comes down to how much work you are willing to do and how small your handwriting is when filling out a card. Last time I played at a WBC event, I played variable NT 2/1 and then Precision at favourable vulberability. And didn’t place.

Damn system let me down [G]

Comment on Systems … why do North Americans avoid forcing club systems? by Jody

Jody — Mon, 11 Mar 2013 17:29:33 +0000

Thanks for this topic! Is it allowed to print this off so I can show it to my LOL and LOM pards, or is it copyrighted. Good post, Linda

Comment on Systems … why do North Americans avoid forcing club systems? by D Miles

D Miles — Mon, 11 Mar 2013 15:31:00 +0000

I would guess that in general auctions have become more competitive over the last say, 20 years. You’d have to consider that a strike against a strong club system. I’m sure some will disagree – in fact, a NON one club opening by a precision pair probably helps them in competitive auctions.