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Sankhamaul bridge seen from Lalitpur. Sankhamul Bridge is a pedestrian bridge over the Bagmati River in Nepal. It lies in Sankhamul. It is the connection between Kathmandu District and Lalitpur District of Nepal. The width of the bridge deters four wheeler vehicles to pass through it.
Michael Jerrold Smolen (November 18, 1940 – November 25, 1992) [1] was an American bridge player from Chicago. [2]He was the inventor of the popular Smolen convention, an extension of Stayman, which is employed when the partner of a 1NT opener shows his/her 5+ card major.
The book is aimed at beginners, with each chapter outlining a single convention, including takeout doubles, negative doubles, and cuebid raises. [1] All chapters are followed by a quiz. Since its publication, the book has sold over 300,000 copies, [2] and won the American Bridge Teachers' Association Book of the Year (Student) award. [3]
Barbara Seagram (born 1949 in Barbados, West Indies) is a Canadian Registered Nurse and contract bridge writer, teacher, and administrator. She is co-author of thirty-eight published bridge books, including co-writing with Marc Smith 25 Bridge Conventions You Should Know, which received the American Bridge Teachers' Association (ABTA) Book of the Year award in 1999. [1]
Australian Bridge magazine, December 2000, pages 20-21. List of defenses against a 1NT opening (text corrupted, but does provide a listing). Official website; Bridge Buff website: commentary on the MONK convention. Pattaya Bridge Club website: list of defenses against a 1NT opening are briefly reviewed, including a comparison of Cappelletti and ...
Suction is a contract bridge bidding convention used to intervene over an opponent's 1NT opening. [1] Using the suction convention, a suit overcall of a 1NT opening is conventional and denies the suit actually bid. It shows either: a one-suiter in the next higher ranking suit or; a two suiter in the other two suits.
The Carrot 1NT is a contract bridge convention, in which a 1NT opening bid shows a balanced hand 13–17 HCP.With 13–14 HCP, the opener may not have a 4-card major. With 15–17 HCP, all balanced hands (including those with a 5-card major) may be opened 1NT.
A bid is not a convention because it is unusual - it is a convention because it conveys information other than a willingness to declare a contract in the named denomination. For example, Stayman is now so common that it is the usual meaning of a 2C response to 1NT, but it is nonetheless a convention.