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North-South score the required 10 tricks, and their opponents take the remaining three. The contract is fulfilled, and North enters the pair numbers, the contract, and the score of +420 for the winning side (North is in charge of bookkeeping in duplicate tournaments) on the traveling sheet. North asks East to check the score entered on the ...
Diagrams are used to illustrate a deal of 52 cards in four hands in the game of contract bridge. [1] Each hand is designated by a point on the compass and so North–South are partners against East–West. Suit features include: Each line represents a suit, indicated by its symbol – ♠ for spades, ♥ for hearts, ♦ for diamonds, and ♣ ...
American Contract Bridge League, the sport governing body for bridge in North America – defined as Bermuda, Canada, Mexico, and the United States – and the sponsoring organization of North American Bridge Championships (NABC). Its members are players, grouped in regional districts and local units for some purposes. Contrast USBF. Acol
The World Bridge Federation (WBF) is the international governing body for contract bridge.. Emulating the organizational concepts of the Olympic movement and its signature five rings, the World Bridge Federation encompasses the five continents (America, Europe, Africa, Asia and Oceania) represented by eight geographic Zonal Conferences.
North American Bridge Championships conducted by the American Contract Bridge League —three annual 11-day meets that include many NABC-level championship events among others United States Bridge Championships conducted by the United States Bridge Federation to select national teams, including Open , Women's, Mixed, Senior, and Junior series ...
This is a twin-entry squeeze and is automatic: with these cards in North and South, either West or East could be squeezed. In Example 7, declarer leads ♣ A and dummy follows suit. If East discards a spade, declarer wins the ♠ A, the ♠ K and the ♠ 9. If East discards the ♥ A, declarer wins the ♠ K, the ♠ A and the ♥ K. The same ...
Maryland transportation leaders on Thursday approved a contract for rebuilding the Francis Scott Key Bridge several months after the 1.6-mile (2.6-kilometer) steel span collapsed under the impact ...
South has shown 16-18 total points, while North's hand is largely unknown. North's bid of 4 ♣ is a cue-bid showing first-round control of clubs and an interest in slam. After South's bid of 4 ♦ North bids 4 ♥, an apparent signoff. It may well be that North wants to bid a slam, but has two fast losers in the spade suit.