| DOC | Bridge Bidding Systems for Finding Major Suit Fits
... by Pete Matthews, June, 2009
Montreal Relay, Transfer Walsh, Crowhurst, New Minor Forcing, Checkback Stayman, Two-Way NMF, Leong Transfers, Morgan Transfers, Fourth Bid Transfers, Fourth Suit Forcing, X-Y-Z. |
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| DOC | Leong Transfers after Opener Rebids 1NT ... by Eric Leong (assembled by Pete Matthews), June, 2009 | ||
| DOC | Morgan Transfers after Opener Rebids 1NT ... by Pete Matthews, July, 2009 | ||
| DOC | Miles Responses to a Strong Two Club Opening
... by Pete Matthews, July, 2009
Provides an overview of popular methods of responding to a strong two club opening, and a breakthrough by Marshall Miles: artificial two heart bids by both responder and opener. |
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| DOC | Transfer Responses to Flannery Two Diamonds
... by Pete Matthews, July, 2009
The Flannery opening shows four spades, five hearts, and less than the values to reverse. This article compares two systems of responses built around the standard, artificial 2NT response, and a new system of transfer responses with 2NT natural and invitational. |
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| DOC | Illegal Switches
... by Pete Matthews, July, 2009
Switches in meanings of bids can improve normal usage and conventions. Unfortunately, the ACBL General Convention Chart interferes with some, such as three of the four switches described here: Brozel (Pete-zel is OK), Cappelletti (Hamilton, Pottage), NAMYATS, and the Kaplan Interchange (better than Flannery). |
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| DOC | Bridge Scoring, Strategy, and Tactics
... by Pete Matthews, October, 2009
This article describes bridge scoring and its impact upon play, essential information for intermediate and novice players. |
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| XLS | MIT/DL Bridge Club Preferred Pairs Movements
... by Pete Matthews, revised November, 2009
A one-page summary of movement options for the director of the game. |
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| XLS | MIT/DL Bridge Club Individual
... by Pete Matthews, May, 2008
A one-page summary of movement options for the director of the game. |
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| DOC | MIT/DL BC Team Movements
... by Pete Matthews, July, 2009
A one-page summary of movement options for the director of the game. |
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| XLS | 5-Table Round Robin Teams
... by Pete Matthews, July, 2009
A chart for five teams, one set of pre-dealt boards, and hand records. |
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| XLS | 6-Table Round Robin Teams
... by Pete Matthews, July, 2007
A chart for six teams, one set of pre-dealt boards, and hand records. |
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| XLS | 7-Table Round Robin Teams
... by Pete Matthews, July, 2007
A chart for seven teams, one set of pre-dealt boards, and hand records. |
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| Download | Round Timer
... by Rich Waugh
We found this program on the web and run it on the club laptop (Windows XP) to time the game and announce round changes. |
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| BridgeMats | BridgeMats
... by Pete Matthews
Bridge movement table mats and the program to create them from ACBLscore movement files. |
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| DOC | Using Dealmaster Pro with PlayBridge Dealer4
... by Pete Matthews, July, 2009
Dealmaster Pro is is used to create a set of random deals for duplicate bridge, and to create hand records for players after the game. PlayBridge Dealer4 is used to deal the cards for that set of deals. This is a user manual. |
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| DOC | Duplimate Mark IV (bis) vs. PlayBridge Dealer4.
... by Pete Matthews, revised October, 2009
A comparison of the two prominent dealing machines for duplicate bridge, with remarks by Harold Jordan. |
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