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The Imp Chimp: The real facts....(kind of)...
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Thoughts on bridge philosophy, fundamentals, improvement and kool hands. Tuesday, September 15, 2009. The real facts.(kind of). The comments to my previous post referred to the datums. In the Bowl final. Instead of banking on datums derived on the results of a match between two teams that were 100 imps behind with a set to play to the two big monsters of bridge, I've spent an hour summarizing the cause of 6 IMP swings and some potential swings in the final at a high level. 6 SementaDuboin and NickellKatz...
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The Imp Chimp: Big Bad Strong Club
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Thoughts on bridge philosophy, fundamentals, improvement and kool hands. Tuesday, September 22, 2009. Big Bad Strong Club. After years of playing natural methods, I'm trying out some strong club systems in the upcoming men's pairs. One thing that strikes me is how much simpler a big club system is, once you absorb the mechanics. We dont have the issues of two partners taking three bids each and neither knowing the high-card strength of their partner. The systems I am trying out are. 1NT 14 to 16. Will tr...
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The Imp Chimp: Twelve suit combinations we should know by heart
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Thoughts on bridge philosophy, fundamentals, improvement and kool hands. Friday, September 18, 2009. Twelve suit combinations we should know by heart. We find ourselves in 3NT and need to take some tricks in this suit. What is the best way of playing it? 4 Q10943 . A5. 5 J987 . K654. 6 Q10542 . A94. 7 Q1053 . A942. 10 A5 . KJ984. 11 32 . AKJ94. 12 Q1082 . A953. September 18, 2009 at 12:22 PM. You must be joking. Whos going to make a fool of themselves by trying to respond? September 18, 2009 at 7:19 PM.
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The Imp Chimp: Odds and Ends
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Thoughts on bridge philosophy, fundamentals, improvement and kool hands. Thursday, October 8, 2009. This post is an attempt to tie a few odds and ends from previous posts. 1 Summary of strong club experience in NZ nationals. A) Opponents interfere over almost every 1C opening. B) Bridge has so little to do with bidding system. C) Playing against weak players helps reinforce our prejudices. D) Strong club is a lot of fun. Standard sucks. 2 Suit combinations we should know by heart. 4 Q10943 . A5. 3 Offici...
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The Imp Chimp: Understanding natural bidding
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Thoughts on bridge philosophy, fundamentals, improvement and kool hands. Saturday, October 17, 2009. Came up in a national championship, here are three natural auctions that ensued. 4H 4S (q ask). The second auction (at my table) went off the rails in the ambiguity between the attempt at showing extra values and lack of a club control in the right hand. Could South's assessment change if North bid a slow. What would be North's choice with a hand like. Or a hand like. October 17, 2009 at 11:14 PM. And if ...
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The Imp Chimp: The Elements of a Bridge Match
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Thoughts on bridge philosophy, fundamentals, improvement and kool hands. Monday, March 30, 2009. The Elements of a Bridge Match. Before the match starts. When two teams sit down to play each other in a match, there are three key battles :. A) Our Concept versus Their Concept. B) Our Delivery versus Their Delivery. C) Our Luck versus Their Luck. Bidding system. Bidding style. Bidding philosophy. Play technique. Play understanding. Play psychology. Concept is a theoretical entity. After the match is over.