June Bridge Letter 2009
Welcome again! Time flies, alas no news of holidays as we are Birmingham bound at the moment due to other work commitments. Our next bridge holiday will be in the Autumn but we have not definitely decided on a venue yet.
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News
The 1st World Youth Bridge Championships
Will be held in Istanbul, Turkey, from 15 to 23 August 2009 and will be hosted at the Yeditepe University. Young players from all member countries of the World Bridge Federation are invited to participate in this new competition which is designed to be a massive event.
www.yeditepe.edu.tr
USBF to hold Pairs Trials on BBO for World Youth
Championship in Turkey.
The USBF has scheduled a 3-session Pairs Trials to select 6 pairs to represent the US in the first World Youth Championship in a subsidized trip to Turkey August 15-23.
glossary
seventh
within or heading a seven-card holding. [Usage: jack-seventh = seven cards headed by the jack = Jxxxxxx.]
Shaded
(of a bid) made on slightly fewer values than usual.
Shark
hustler; expert.
Shift
(1) lead a different suit;
(2) bid a new suit.
Shoot
take a desperate chance in an effort to achieve a very high score; = swing (3).
Short club
opening one club on a suit of only three cards (usually because of a systemic prohibition against opening a four-card major suit).
Short diamond
opening one diamond on a suit of only three cards (usually because of a systemic prohibition against opening a four-card major suit).
Short hand
a hand with fewer trumps than in partner's hand.
Short-suit points
valuation points awarded to short suits because of their trick taking ability (or the trick-taking ability of the long suits whose possession they imply).
Short-suit game try
game-invitational action that specifies a singleton or void suit.
Shomate
an individual movement.
Side game
at a tournament, a lesser event run simultaneously with a major championship.
Side suit
(1) a suit other than the trump suit;
(2) a suit of four or more cards other than the trump suit in declarer's or dummy's hand.
(3) a suit of significant length but secondary to the main suit in a player's hand (such as the four-card suit in a 7-4-1-1 distribution).
Signals
conventional plays made by the defenders to give each other information.
Signoff
(1) (noun) a call that requests partner to pass; bar
(2) (noun) a call that denies additional values.
(3) (adjective) having the meaning of a signoff
Simple
(1) (of a bid) not a jump;
(2) (of a finesse) against only one missing card;
(3) (of an overcall) a minimum defensive bid in a new suit;
(4) (of a raise) a bid in partner's suit one level higher (also single raise);
(5) (of a squeeze) against one opponent in two suits.
Single dummy
based on the sight of only the dummy and one's own cards. [Compare with "double dummy," which means with sight of all four hands.]
Singleton
a holding of one card in a suit.
Sit (or sit for)
(slang) allow to stand (usually a double).
Skip
a round in a tournament movement where players bypass the table they would reach according to their regular pattern.
Skip-bid warning
in tournament play, a warning to an opponent to be prepared to pause before taking his next action (to avoid giving illegal information to partner).
Slam
any bid of six (small slam) or seven (grand slam).
Slam-force
a call that by agreement requires that partner not pass until slam is reached (or an opposing contract is doubled).
Slam-try
a call that invites partner to bid a slam.
Slot
(slang) favorable position [in the slot = onside]
Slow
(of a trick or of high-card values) needing to be established before it can be cashed.
Slow arrival
a jump to the level to which the bidding is already forced showing specific values. [e.g., one heart--two clubs--two spades--four spades to show unusually strong spades].
Sluff
discard.
Slush
(slang) honor strength mostly
Spot
(1) (noun) spot card;
(2) (slang) (noun) contract.
Spots
(slang) (noun) strong intermediatre cards;
Spot card
any card from deuce through nine.
Spread
(1) (verb) put down the dummy;
(2) (slang) (noun) laydown;
(3) (verb) reveal one's cards (as during a claim or concession).
Sputnik
negative double.
Square hand
hand of 4-3-3-3 distribution.
Squeeze
a play that forces an opponent to part with a needed card.
Squeeze-endplay
strip-squeeze.
Squeeze card
a card that, when led, effects a squeeze.
Stack
(1) (slang) (noun) unfortunate distribution of the cards.
(2) (verb) prearrange (the cards); fix (the deal)
Stacked
(1) (slang) (of some or all of the cards) unfortunately distributed (usually for declarer).
(2) prearranged.
Stagger
a form of stanza movement for teams of four.
Stand
(slang) pass (usually over a double).
Standard American
standard bidding in America.
Standard American Yellow Card (also SAYC)
the system defined by the current set of listings on a form of convention card identified by its colour.
Standard bidding
bidding methods used by most players.
Stand off
no net score (on a deal or a session).
Stand up
(slang) take a trick, perhaps surprisingly; in particular, survive without being ruffed by an opponent.
More News
Seniors Camrose: 29 - 31 May 2009
The England teams have now been announced for the Seniors Camrose 2009:
PATRON:
Bernard Teltscher & Tony Priday
Chris Dixon & Victor Silverstone
David Price & Colin Simpson
ENGLAND:
Paul Hackett & Ross Harper
Gunnar Hallberg & Peter Czerniewski
Ian Panto & Tony Waterlow
NPC John Williams
There will be no vu-graph but spectators can watch at the open tables.
Pattie Dupree
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