Transcript BRIDGE - TEAMS PLAY STRATEGY By Satish Panchamia

BRIDGE - TEAMS PLAY
STRATEGY
By Satish Panchamia
October 2009
STRATEGIC THINKING
Teams Play
Pairs (Duplicate) Play
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Scoring by Imps/Victory Points. Each board
carries equal weighting. Either it is WON,
LOST or TIED. You are competing with one
other Team only.
Scoring by Match Points (MPs). You
have multiple opponents and other
factors which affect top score on a
board.
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Concerned with Large Plus Score or
sometimes calculated Swings (e.g. Any
extra 10 mps gained are discarded for the
purposes of calculating IMPs).
Concerned with Small Gains (i.e.
Extra 10 mps which may give you
“TOP” score ).
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Focus is on the Amount of Gain.
Focus is on the Frequency of Gains
4
Focus is on “Plus” Score. Do not take too
high risks.
Focus is to take modest risks to
score overtricks or prevent
opponents making them
5
Bid and make “thin” games (particularly
vulnerable games) and slams (75% or more
chance) are important as total score on a
board is vital (Note: it is defended by your
team members at the other table).
Bid and make game and slams on
reasonable hand. Part score making
game tricks usually gives you “near”
average MP points at Pairs which is
usually acceptable.
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STRATEGIC THINKING
Teams Play
Pairs (Duplicate) Play
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Bid your vulnerable games aggressively. If You do not have to bid aggressively
you don’t, then the opponents on the other
table will be doing just that and your Team
may not get as many as MP as possible and
will lose IMPs as a result.
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If you are non-vulnerable, there is no need
to stretch too far to make a “close” game
Same
8
Bid your part score aggressively especially
with good trumps. Do not ignore the value
of PART score.
Same
9
Find a way to beat opponent’s close
contract but be careful that your aggressive
defence play does not let them score on
unmakeable contract.
Same
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STRATEGIC THINKING
Teams Play
Pairs (Duplicate) Play
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Double opponents’ part game contract only
with good trumps tricks plus other sure
tricks in defence that as you can visualise
from your partner’s bidding.
Doubling of part game contract bid
by opponents is not a major
consideration. (e.g. in vulnerable
position, minus 200 mps will give you
the TOP instead of -500 mps)
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Do not double strictly on high-card points
Same
12
Pre-empt a little more aggressively
especially when you are not vulnerable.
Same
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If you have a fit in Minors (4-4) as well as in
Majors (4-3) then play in Minor suit (the
difference in IMP score is marginal)
Normally one aims to prefer a major
rather than a minor suit contract at
Pairs
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If opponents sacrifice against your game
contract, DOUBLE them and take your
PLUS score rather than bidding higher
and then go down
Often it may be profitable to bid
higher!
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Do not make “light” vulnerable overcalls
particularly at 2-level
Light vulnerable overcalls can
sometimes turn out to be profitable .
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Bridge – Team Play Strategy By Satish Panchamia
STRATEGIC THINKING
Teams Play
Pairs (Duplicate) Play
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When you are Declarer, do not risk your
contract trying to make an overtrick.
Overtricks are profitable at “Pairs”
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If you want to take a non-vulnerable sacrifice
over your opponent’s vulnerable game, you
should be reasonably sure that you won’t go
down more than TWO tricks doubled (620300=320 mp = 8 imps-good strategy).
If you want to take a vulnerable sacrifice
over your opponent’s non vulnerable game,
you should be reasonably sure that you
won’t go down more than ONE trick doubled
(420-200=220=6 imps). Good strategy.
Here focus is of not going down in
more than THREE tricks(620500=120 mps)
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Think and visualise what might be
happening at the other table.
Here the competition is with the all
the opponents on your direction
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Just play your “normal” game. Do not overly
look for big “swings”.
One tends to take modest risks at
Pairs.
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Here focus is of not going down in
more than ONE trick (420 vs200)
Bridge – Team Play Strategy By Satish Panchamia
VIEW EVERYTHING ABOVE AS A GUIDELINE.
GUIDELINES CAN NEVER REPLACE THINKING.
AVOID BIG DISASTER
HAVE YOUR CONVENTION CARD READY
ANNOUNCE YOUR SYSTEM TO OPPONENTS
LISTEN TO OPPONENT’S SYSTEMS
EXPLAIN YOUR SYSTEM, ALERTS AND BIDS WELL WHEN ASKED
ONLY ASK THE MEANING OF CONVENTION ONLY IF YOU ARE GOING TO
BID
DON’T BE SHY TO ASK QUESTIONS
DO NOT HESITATE YOUR PLAY OR PROVIDE MISINFORMATION
GOOD LUCK WITH YOUR PRACTICE ROUNDS
THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION.
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Bridge – Team Play Strategy By Satish Panchamia