September 2008 Bridge Newsletter.
It does not seem possible that autumn is fast approaching what happened to summer.? . At the end of the article I include a list of countries that are in the European bridge union.
More and more we are not going on specific bridge holidays but are going to resorts where bridge is played and joining the local clubs for a few visits.
So far we have enjoyed doing this greatly in Malta.
Glossary of terms.
Jack denies
An opening lead convention in which a lead of the jack denies any higher honour.
Jacoby transfers
Responses to one no trump of two diamonds to show hearts and two hearts to show spades; responses to two no trump of three diamonds to show hearts and three hearts to show spades.
Jam
(slang) pre-empt.
Jettison
A discard, particularly the discard of a blocking card.
Josephine
The Grand-Slam Force. [so-called after for Josephine Culbertson not Napoleon, but actually invented by Ely Culbertson]
Jump overcall
(1) an overcall at higher than minimum level, as an overcall of two spades or three clubs over a one-heart opening.
Jump-raise
(1) A raise at higher than minimum level, as in the partnership sequence one club -- one heart -- three hearts.
Jump-rebid
(1) A same-suit rebid at higher than minimum level, as in the partnership sequence one club -- one heart -- three clubs.
Jump-shift
(1) A jump bid in a new suit.
Junior
A player under the age of 25.
Junk
(slang) poor cards; poor honour cards.
Here is a list of countries
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Austria
Belarus
Belgium
Bulgaria
Croatia
Cyprus
Czech Republic
Denmark
England
Estonia
Finland
France
Germany
Greece
Hungary
Iceland
Ireland
Israel
Italy
Latvia
Lebanon
Liechtenstein
Lithuania
Luxembourg
Malta
Monaco
Netherlands
Norway
Poland
Portugal
Romania
Russia
San Marino
Scotland (GB)
Slovenia
Spain
Sweden
Switzerland
Turkey
Ukraine
Wales (GB)
Yugoslavia (Serbia)
Sometimes when you want to hold a party but have room for only three tables the following movement is very useful.
For three-table bridge parties, it is possible to arrange for a round-robin IMP competition among six pairs.
By playing two mini-matches in each of five rounds, it can provide every pair with each other pair as teammates, and each other possible team as opponents (while meeting each other pair twice as table opponents).
By varying the number of boards in a set, an appropriate number of boards can be used, and you can break after any round (to eat, perhaps).
Pair 1 is stationary at Table 1 North-South; the other pairs play as North-South twice and East-West three times. Each round begins with one set of boards on each of the three tables, and an extra set temporarily out of play.
(It is possible to get by with only three sets of boards, but when a set contains four boards, the extra-table arrangement allows us to use all 16 combinations of dealer and vulnerability.)
Beginning with the second round, Tables 1 and 2 use the boards left there from the previous round while Table 3 switches boards with the extra table.
Within each round, all the boards to be used are shuffled, and then two sets of boards are played at each table. After the first set, boards move down and East-West move up (the standard three-table team-of-four movement).
The starting positions of the pairs, numbered 1 to 6, on each round, showing North-South and East-West table by table, are:
Round 1: 1/5 3/2 6/4
Round 2: 1/2 4/3 5/6
Round 3: 1/6 5/4 2/3
Round 4: 1/3 2/5 6/4
Round 5: 1/5 3/6 4/2
Pattie duPree
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