Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.
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BBO Prime bidders challenge: results and winners – March
The Top Bidders for March 2021 This month’s competition winner, with a score of 68/80 on a tough set of hands, is: Alper Daldal (BBO; sazan68) from Istanbul, Turkey 52 years old, Alper has been playing bridge for 30 years. He also enjoys solving bridge problems and discuss interesting bridge hands. Like most bridge players,…
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Books About The Psychology Of Bridge
A proper game isn’t just about trumps and tricks. Good bridge games are about the psychology. Cards are wargames, and wargames are battles of wits and mental strength rather than physical aptitude. (I, for one, am glad bridge doesn’t involve any running.) Winning a bridge game is about outwitting your opponents, and sometimes outwitting yourself.…
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Video: gwnn simplifies takeout doubles
Takeout doubles can cause awkward spots for us. We are looking to define our hands both in terms of points and shape. For instance, when we are doubling a minor, we are looking for both 5-3 and 4-4 fits in both majors and also whether we have game values. This is always going to be…
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