Editorial by Paul Bowyer
Welcome to the ninth edition of V-Blue, the interactive, internet magazine for those “experienced learners” of the wonderful game of bridge.
In this issue there are four series. In two of them we are looking at furthering your card-play technique in the area of the finesse. The finesse is a simple play, a 50-50 shot, right? Well, not exactly... How about double finesses, combination finesses and ruffing finesses? If you have no idea what these terms mean then we aim to enlighten you here. Hopefully, VuBridge, your ever-attentive bridge teacher, will be by your shoulder, guiding you along the right path.
When you have worked your way through these twelve interesting deals you may like to head for the two “General Series” of six and four hands respectively.
The first series has been written by our famous guest author from England, the prolific David Bird. There’s no theme to these half a dozen deals and the level of difficulty varies from hand to hand. That’s precisely as it should be of course – when playing the game in practice some hands are easy and some... aren’t.
The final set of four deals comes as two pairs of hands. There is a connection between the first two deals and the last two. What is it? We’re not telling..., except to say that they are all hands on defense!
We also have a quiz for you to try. Ten questions on Negative Doubles and the vexed problems of the contested auction. There’s plenty for you in this edition – enjoy!
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