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DAILY BRIDGE NEWS / CONVENTIONS BY ERIC RODWELL

Lead Directing Doubles online

Clearwater/The Hague, May 16, 2012 We are happy to announce that Topic no. 21 has been published on this website. In this Topic frequent World champion Eric Rodwell deals in depth with an estimable bidding tool: Lead Directing Doubles. When the opponents bid a game or slam, a double would normally be construed as penalty. In the modern game however doubles are increasingly troublesome: is it takeout, penalty, cooperative, or some... read more
 

Grand Slam decided Cape Town finals

Cape Town (South Africa), May 15, 2012 The final of the South African Open Team Championships between Team Eber from South Africa and Team Stabell (Zimbabwe/Norway) in Cape Town finished today and went down to the wire. With two boards to go, Stabell, who had been 64 IMPs behind at the half-way point, had a remarkable recovery and was now nine IMPs ahead. But then came board 47, the penultimate board of the match.  Game All.... read more
 

Italy, Monaco and Holland will be the top 3 in Dublin

Tel Aviv (Israel), May 14, 2012 In less than a month from now, the European Bridge team Championships in Dublin, Ireland will begin. It includes the open, women and seniors competitions for national teams but I’m here to talk about the open championships, which I’ll take part in as a member of a young and determined Israel open team. Some of the best countries and players in the world are battling for the three... read more
 

Sjoert Brink: winning championships where Zimmermann is playing is better

Rome (Italy), May 12, 2012 Last October Sjoert Brink (31) and Bas Drijver (32) won the Bermuda Bowl in their home country The Netherlands, where they generally are considered to be the number one pair. Two weeks ago Brink and Drijver were hired by Francesco Angelini to play the Italian Team Championships together with superstars Lorenzo Lauria and Alfredo Versace. The team finished fourth. Laura Camponeschi, BTC’s... read more
 

THREE SLAM SWINGS DECIDED THRILLING SPRING FOURSOMES

Stratford-upon-avon (England), May 10, 2012 Team Liggins had an amazing eight boards when the final of the Schapiro Spring Foursomes went to extra time. 29 IMPs behind they were after 32 boards, 14 ahead when board number 40 had been played. Three slam swings contributed to the extraordinary comeback. Two of them were good, the third fortunate, but they all rolled in. The two pairs in the Allfrey team stayed out of all three. Here is one... read more
 

Sensational Finish Schapiro Spring Foursomes

Stratford-upon-avon (England), May 09, 2012 The Schapiro Spring Foursomes, Englands strongest international team event, has been won by team Liggins (Joe Fawcett, Ben Green, John Holland, Glyn Liggins). Liggins defeated no. 1 seeded Allfrey ( Alexander Allfrey, Peter Crouch, Tony Forrester, David Gold, Derek Patterson, Andrew Robson) in a very exciting final. They beat Allfrey by 92-78 but were trailing by 29 IMPs after the full 32 boards... read more
 

Nickell survives dream final and earns ticket for Lille

Schaumburg, IL (USA), May 07, 2012 The US Team Trials for the upcoming World Bridge Games in Lille, France have come to an end. After a week of exciting bridge a 120-board final between the number one and two seeds, Nickell and Diamond respectively, brought the decision. A dream final so to speak. Nickell (Nickell-Katz, Rodwell-Meckstroth and Zia-Hamman) survived, but it was not an easy ride at all: 267 to 251. In the last... read more