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In match points, do you need to be more aggressive about doubling when your opponents are not vulnerable?
You haven't told us the details, but, at any vulnerability, this could be a situation where you should double without even looking at your cards.
Let's suppose you magically know that every other pair ...
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Could it be a bad idea to try to compete when the opponents have stopped at two of a minor
Yes - you compete less aggressively against 2 of a minor or 4 of a minor because those are generally poor scoring contracts.
Also, I play penalty doubles in that sequence. If your partner had a ...
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Should I have balanced in the following situation?
-100 is a much better score than -110. -100 is a much better score than -110. -100 is a much better score than -110. -100 is a much better score than -110.
+110 is a much better score than +50. +...
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Should I have balanced in the following situation?
I balance - in tempo. It's a partnership bid, rewarding partner for his discipline in second seat, as much as anything else. Getting a bottom or missing a top for this call seems unlikely (except ...
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Is Duplicate Bridge (standard Matchpoints) a game of pure skill?
There is no definitive answer to this question, as it depends on how you define "pure skill." If you consider any game that requires some level of strategic thinking to be a game of skill, ...
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