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Bidding system for the game of bridge
Bridge base basic, also known as BBO basic, is a bidding system for the game of bridge based on the Standard American Yellow Card (SAYC). It is simplified
Bridge_Base_Basic
Card game
Contract bridge, or simply bridge, is a trick-taking card game using a standard 52-card deck. In its basic format, it is played by four players in two
Contract_bridge
American gaming company
Bridge Base Online (BBO) is the world's largest bridge-playing online platform, with about 11.6 million monthly visits as of September 2024. In 1990, Bridge
Bridge_Base_Online
Playing card with an elevated rank
or players may bid for the right to select the trump suit as in contract bridge or Skat. In most games trump cards cannot be played if the player has any
Trump_(card_games)
Assigning relative values to playing cards of equal rank based on their suit
followed by diamonds, hearts, and spades. This ranking is used in the game of bridge. This ranking is adopted in Unicode's Miscellaneous Symbols block (U+2660/4
High_card_by_suit
Points awarded by bridge organizations to individuals
English Bridge Union (EBU), and the Deutsche Bridge Verband (DBV) and independent leagues such as the American Bridge Association (ABA) and Bridge Base Online
Masterpoints
Bridge system
5-card majors. Strong notrump. Bridge Base Basic, based on Standard American and used in internet play 2/1 game forcing, based on Standard American and gradually
Bidding_system
Scoring of contract bridge
While a deal of bridge is always played following a unique set of rules, its scoring may vary depending on the type of event the deal is played on. There
Bridge_scoring
Card game of the trick-taking family
Auction bridge was the first form of bridge in which players bid to declare a contract in their chosen trump suit or no trumps. It was first recorded
Auction_bridge
Bidding convention in contract bridge
Times, April 3, 1983. Based on standard hand evaluation methods Klinger, Ron; Husband, Pat; Kambites, Andrew (1994). Basic Bridge – The Guide to Good Acol
Stayman_convention
Bridge convention
Jacoby 2NT (Swedish: Stenberg 2NT) is a bridge convention in which a bid of 2NT over partner's opening bid of one heart (1♥) or one spade (1♠) shows a
Jacoby_2NT
Variant of contract bridge card game
Duplicate bridge is a variation of contract bridge where the same set of bridge deals (i.e., the distribution of the 52 cards among the four hands) are
Duplicate_bridge
In the card game of bridge, the unusual notrump is a conventional overcall showing a two-suited hand. It was originally devised by Al Roth in 1948 with
Unusual_notrump
Contract bridge bidding convention
New Minor Forcing (NMF), is a contract bridge bidding convention used to find a 5-3 or 4-4 major suit fit after a specific sequence of bids in which opener
New_minor_forcing
Card game
Rubber bridge is a form of contract bridge played by two competing pairs using a particular method of scoring. A rubber is completed when one pair becomes
Rubber_bridge
Bidding system for the bridge card game
strength and suit distribution based on hand evaluation techniques. "Standard American" was the label given to the bridge bidding system developed by Charles
Standard_American
Convention in contract bridge
In the card game "contract bridge", a splinter bid is a convention whereby a double jump response in a side-suit indicates excellent support (at least
Splinter_bid
Card game terminology
Some penalties in different trick-taking games include the following: In Bridge, the penalty for a revoke is normally one or two tricks scored against the
Revoke
Conventional bid in contract bridge
The Michaels cuebid is a conventional bid used in the card game contract bridge. First devised by Michael Michaels of Miami Beach, FL, it is an overcaller's
Michaels_cuebid
Convention in contract bridge
The Drury convention is a bridge convention, used to show a game-invitational major suit raise by a passed hand while guarding against a light opening
Drury_convention
Late 1930s variation of contract bridge
Five-suit bridge is a late 1930s variation of contract bridge played with a deck of 65 playing cards divided into five suits. In the summer of 1937 in
Five-suit_bridge
Bidding convention in contract bridge
Klinger in collaboration with Pat Husband and Andrew Kambites (1994). Basic Bridge: the guide to good Acol bidding and play. Victor Gollancz Ltd in association
Blackwood_convention
Bridge convention
Bridge bidding systems that incorporate a strong 2 clubs opening bid include modern Standard American, standard Acol, 2/1 game forcing and many others
Strong_two_clubs
Contract bridge bidding system employing 2/1 as game forcing
forcing (Two-over-one game forcing) is a bidding system in modern contract bridge structured around the following responses to a one-level opening bid: a
2/1_game_forcing
Contract bridge bidding convention
(also called Hamilton and Pottage) is a defensive bridge convention used in the card game contract bridge to compete or interfere in the auction when an
Cappelletti_convention
ten bridge players in the world according to the World Bridge Federation 'Open Ranking' by Master Points (MPs) as maintained by the World Bridge Federation
WBF_Open_Ranking
Bidding convention in contract bridge
XYZ is a bidding convention in contract bridge. After opener's one of a suit (X), partner's one of a suit response (Y) and opener's 1-level rebid (Z) (a
XYZ_convention
American sportswoman, aviator, journalist, and socialite (1889–1960)
(June 24, 1889 – March 24, 1960) was an American sportswoman, aviator, bridge player, artist, and journalist. Born in Asbury Park, New Jersey, on June
Dorothy_Rice_Sims
Convention in bridge card games
transfer, or simply transfers, in the card game contract bridge, is a convention in most bridge bidding systems initiated by responder following partner's
Jacoby_transfer
Bonus amounts are different in rubber bridge and duplicate bridge. See Bridge scoring. Book (Noun) The basic six tricks that must be taken by the declaring
Glossary of contract bridge terms
Glossary_of_contract_bridge_terms
American journalist
ISBN 1400051606. Pomerantz, Gary M. (2009). The Devil's Tickets: A Night of Bridge, a Fatal Hand, and a New American Age (1st ed.). Crown Publishers. ISBN 978-1400051625
Gary_Pomerantz
American economist (born 1940)
is a champion bridge player. North American Bridge Championships (2) Blue Ribbon Pairs (1) 1966 Mixed Pairs (1) 2007 North American Bridge Championships
Richard_Zeckhauser
Bridge convention
In contract bridge, Bergen raises are conventional treatments of responses to a major suit opening in a five-card major system. Developed by Marty Bergen
Bergen_raises
Contract bridge technique
A squeeze play (or squeeze) is a technique used in contract bridge and other trick-taking games in which the play of a card (the squeeze card) forces an
Squeeze_play_(bridge)
Tracey; Rigal, Barry, eds. (2011). The Official Encyclopedia of Bridge (7th ed.). Horn Lake, MS: American Contract Bridge League. ISBN 978-0-939460-99-1.
Landy_convention
Player-funded organisation
English Bridge Union or EBU is a player-funded organisation that promotes and organises the card game of duplicate bridge in England. It is based at offices
English_Bridge_Union
Contract bridge convention
Lebensohl is a contract bridge convention whose variants can be used in the following situations: by responder after an opponent's overcall of a one notrump
Lebensohl
Bridge, or more formally contract bridge, is a trick-taking card game of skill played by four players. WBF Championships: The World Bridge Team Championships
List of bridge competitions and awards
List_of_bridge_competitions_and_awards
British bridge player (born 1964)
is an English professional bridge player, writer and teacher. He is a British and English international. Robson is the bridge columnist for The Times and
Andrew_Robson
Irish playwright and scriptwriter (1930–2015)
Eurovision Song Contest. The song came second in the contest. He was a skilled bridge player who represented Ireland in the inaugural 1960 World Team Olympiad
Wesley_Burrowes
Method of hand evaluation in contract bridge
Elwell on Auction Bridge wherein he sets out, in tabular form, a scheme for counting losers in trump contracts similar to the basic counting method given
Losing-Trick_Count
Coup in contract bridge
The trump coup is a contract bridge coup used when the hand on lead (typically the dummy) has no trumps remaining, while the next hand in rotation has
Trump_coup
Card playing technique
In contract bridge and similar games, a finesse is a type of card play technique which will enable a player to win an additional trick or tricks should
Finesse
British economist and writer
1891 – 9 January 1964) was a British economist, journalist, broadcaster, bridge player and organiser, composer of puzzles and quizzes, and the author of
Hubert_Phillips
Austrian-British bridge player
Fritzi Gordon (1906 – 8 February 1992) was an Austrian-born British bridge player, half of the most famous and tempestuous female partnership in the game's
Fritzi_Gordon
Bid in contract bridge
Preempt (also spelled "pre-empt") is a bid in contract bridge whose primary objectives are (1) to thwart opponents' ability to bid to their best contract
Preempt
Bridge card game bidding system used in Britain and elsewhere
Acol is the bridge bidding system that, according to The Official Encyclopedia of Bridge, is "standard in British tournament play and widely used in other
Acol
forcing Acol Bidding system Blue Club Boring Club Bridge Base Basic Bridge World Standard Canapé (bridge) Carrot Club EHAA Fantunes Highly unusual method
List of play techniques (bridge)
List_of_play_techniques_(bridge)
Trump play in trick-taking card games
thereafter. The basic defense against crossruff is simple: lead trumps whenever possible, removing trumps from both opponent's hands. In bridge this may mean
Ruff_(cards)
Book by Louis Sachar
cardturner - someone to read aloud his cards to him - when he plays duplicate bridge. When Alton returns from his penultimate day at school, his mother agrees
The_Cardturner
Bid of the opponents' suit in contract bridge
controls by jump bids. Even basic cue bidding therefore requires some partnership agreements. The Official Encyclopedia of Bridge gives an example where the
Cue_bid
In the game of bridge, Ghestem is a conventional overcall structure, using 2NT, 3♣, and the (non-jump) cuebid over an opposing opening at the one level
Ghestem
1929 murder in the United States
The Bridge Murder case, also known as the Bridge Table Murder case, was the trial of Myrtle Adkins Bennett (born March 20, 1895, in Tillar, Arkansas),
Bridge_Murder_case
In contract bridge, the support double is a bridge convention used to distinguish between three-card and four-card support for partner's suit response
Support_double
Bidding convention in contract bridge
This article describes the contract bridge bidding convention. Meckwell is a method for defending against an opposing strong one notrump (1NT) opening
Meckwell_convention
The history of contract bridge may be dated from the early 16th-century invention of trick-taking games such as whist. Bridge departed from whist with
History_of_contract_bridge
Bidding convention in contract bridge
Transfer Walsh is a bidding convention used in contract bridge. After a 1♣ opening bid, responses of 1♦ and 1♥ show heart and spade suits respectively
Transfer_Walsh
North American sports governing body
The American Contract Bridge League (ACBL) is a governing body for contract bridge in the United States, Canada, Mexico, and Bermuda. It is the largest
American Contract Bridge League
American_Contract_Bridge_League
Bridge card game
Chicago, also known as Four-deal Bridge and Short Bridge, is a form of contract bridge and a variation of rubber bridge in which one or more sets of four
Chicago_(bridge_card_game)
Bridge convention
In the card game contract bridge, DONT is a conventional overcall used to interfere with an opponent's one notrump (1NT) opening bid. DONT, an acronym
DONT
Bid made after an opening bid has been made by an opponent
In contract bridge, an overcall is a bid made after an opening bid has been made by an opponent; the term refers only to the first such bid. A direct overcall
Overcall
Bidding system in the game of contract bridge
Precision Club is a bidding system in the game of contract bridge. It is a strong club system developed in 1969 for C. C. Wei by Alan Truscott, and used
Precision_Club
Bidding sequence in bridge card game
A reverse, in the card game contract bridge, is a bidding sequence designed to show additional strength without the need to make a jump bid; specifically
Reverse_(bridge)
In the card game contract bridge, Gambling 3NT is a special treatment of an opening bid of 3NT. The bid is used to describe a hand containing a minor suit
Gambling_3NT
Slam bidding convention in contract bridge
Gerber is a contract bridge convention devised by William Konigsberger and Win Nye from Switzerland who published it in 1936; John Gerber of Texas introduced
Gerber_convention
Seven of diamonds playing card
In trick-taking card games such as bridge, the beer card is a name informally given to the seven of diamonds (7♦). Players may agree that if a player wins
Beer_card
London gentlemen's club
Green Cemetery, London. In 1928, the club was refounded primarily as a bridge club patronised by British players including world champion Terence Reese
Crockford's_(club)
British judge
October 1985) was a British lawyer, Royal Air Force officer and contract bridge player who practised law in Southern Rhodesia (today Zimbabwe) during the
Leo_Baron
Method for evaluating contract bridge hands
contract bridge hands developed by Zar Petkov. The statistical research Petkov conducted in the areas of hand evaluation and bidding is useful to bridge players
Zar_Points
Tactic in bridge card game
A (bridge) signal is a move in the card game of contract bridge in which partners defending against a contract play particular cards in a manner which
Signal_(bridge)
Treatment in contract bridge
The weak two bid is a common treatment used in the game of contract bridge, where an opening bid of two diamonds, hearts or spades signifies a weak hand
Weak_two_bid
Canadian-American bridge player
Graves is a Canadian-American bridge player. Canadian Bridge Hall of Fame Seven Canadian national championships World Bridge Championships (1) World Senior
Allan_Graves
English bridge player
David Gold is an English bridge player. Gold Cup (5) 2012, 2013, 2014, 2019, 2022 Premier League Winner (8) 2008, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2021
David_Gold_(bridge)
Bridge bidding system
Blue Club is a bridge bidding system, developed mainly by Benito Garozzo. It was used by the famous Blue Team and became very popular in the 1960s. It
Blue_Club
Contract bridge convention
Multi-coloured 2 diamonds, is a contract bridge convention whereby the opening bid of 2♦ shows a defined range of hand types. These always include a weak-two
Multi_two_diamonds
American bridge player and teacher
is an American bridge player and teacher. In the world of competitive bridge, Tucker holds the honor and rank, American Contract Bridge League (ACBL) Grand
Patty_Tucker
Irish bridge player
Pat McDevitt is an Irish bridge player. World Senior Pairs Championship (1) 2010 North American Bridge Championships (4) Senior Knockout Teams (1) 2000
Pat_McDevitt
Advice for playing contract bridge
A bridge maxim is a rule of thumb in contract bridge acting as a memory aid to best practice gained from experience rather than theory. If you have a choice
Bridge_maxims
First card played in the playing phase of a contract bridge deal
his holding. Journalist leads Rule of 10-12 Rule of 11 Rusinow leads Basic Bridge, Ron Klinger 1994 Victor Gollancz ISBN 0-575-05690-8 Bird, David; Taf
Opening_lead
Hungarian translator, writer, and contract bridge theorist
Hungarian writer, translator, mathematician, and bridge theorist. According to an American obituary bridge column, he was known in Hungary as "the ultimate
Géza_Ottlik
Inferring which remaining cards are held by each opponent
contract bridge, card reading (or counting the hand) is the process of inferring which remaining cards are held by each opponent. The reading is based on information
Card_reading_(bridge)
Type of bid within contract bridge
The negative double is a form of takeout double in bridge. It is made by the responder after their right-hand opponent overcalls on the first round of
Negative_double
International championship for contract bridge
World Bridge Championships consists of several sets of championships organized under the auspices of the World Bridge Federation. World Bridge Series
World_Bridge_Championships
Annual invitational sporting meet
held in Beijing during December. Source: There were six medal events at bridge, three each for men and women. IMSA invited 24 players, six each from four
SportAccord_World_Mind_Games
American bridge player
Sharon Lou "Kerri" Sanborn (born July 29, 1946) is an American bridge player from New York City. She has won major tournaments as Kerri Davis and Kerri
Kerri_Sanborn
a fragment bid is a bidding convention used in the card game contract bridge. It is an unusual jump rebid, usually a double jump, by either the opener
Fragment_bid
Bid in the card game of bridge
A game try (also called a game trial bid) in the card game of bridge is a bid that shows interest in bidding a game and asks partner to help in making
Game_try
community leader, philanthropist and bridge player. She served as the chairman of the American Contract Bridge League (ACBL) Goodwill Committee for more
Aileen_Osofsky
Artificial call made during the auction in a game of contract bridge
phase of a contract bridge game convey information about the player's card holdings. Calls may be "natural" (that is, are based on a holding of the suit
Bridge_convention
This list is a compilation of contract bridge players, writers, administrators and personalities who have been recognized for their skills, achievements
List of contract bridge people
List_of_contract_bridge_people
Texas transfer, or simply Texas, is a bidding convention in contract bridge designed to get the partnership to game in a major suit opposite a one notrump
Texas_transfer
Bidding tactic in the game of bridge
In the game of contract bridge, balancing (or protection in Britain) refers to making a call other than Pass when passing would result in the opponents
Balancing_(bridge)
10K NABC Pairs is held at the Summer American Contract Bridge League (ACBL) North American Bridge Championship (NABC). The 10K NABC Pairs is a four-session
0-10,000_NABC_Pairs
Contract bridge bidding treatment
Five-card majors is a contract bridge bidding treatment common to many modern bidding systems. Its basic tenet is that an opening bid of one-of-a-major
Five-card_majors
Italian bridge team
(Italian: "Squadra azzurra") represented Italy in international contract bridge tournaments, winning sixteen world titles from 1957 through 1975. From 1964
Blue_Team_(bridge)
Businessman
Foran won the Sally Young Pairs at the American Contract Bridge League (ACBL) North American Bridge Championships (NABC) meet at Atlanta in 2005. The Sally
Nicolas_Hammond
Mathematical probabilities in the game of bridge
In the game of bridge mathematical probabilities play a significant role. Different declarer play strategies lead to success depending on the distribution
Contract_bridge_probabilities
American bridge player (1932–2012)
August 28, 2012) was an American bridge player from Nashville, Tennessee. She was married to Thomas K. Sanders, also a bridge player. She won four world championships
Carol_Sanders
Simplified form of the card game Contract Bridge
Minibridge, also spelt MiniBridge is a simplified form of Contract Bridge designed to expose newcomers to declarer and defensive playing techniques without
Minibridge
English journalist and bridge player (1967–2025)
was an English journalist and bridge player who was literary editor of The Mail on Sunday from 1999 until 2019, and bridge columnist for The Spectator from
Susanna_Gross
BRIDGE BASE-BASIC
BRIDGE BASE-BASIC
Boy/Male
American, Australian, British, English
From the Ridge
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Bridge. The -s generally represents the genitive case, but may occasionally be a plural. In some cases this name denoted someone from the Flemish city of Bruges (Brugge), meaning ‘bridges’, which had extensive trading links with England in the Middle Ages.
Boy/Male
American, British, English
Lives at the Bridge
Boy/Male
English American
Lives near a bridge.
Male
Hawaiian
Hawaiian name BANE means "long-awaited child."
Girl/Female
Celtic Irish
ACeltic Bridget, meaning strong. Although Bride was once a common name in England and Scotland,...
Girl/Female
Celtic Irish
ACeltic Bridget, meaning strong. Although Bride was once a common name in England and Scotland,...
Female
English
Anglicized form of Irish Gaelic BrÃghid, BRIDGET means "exalted one."
Boy/Male
English
From the village near a bridge.
Boy/Male
English
Lives at tbe bridge.
Boy/Male
American, Australian, British, English
Dwells at the Bridge; Bridge Builder; Lives Near a Bridge
Boy/Male
Australian
Lives Near a Bridge
Female
English
English pet form of Greek Barbara, BABE means "foreign; strange." Compare with masculine Babe.
Female
Irish
Modern form of Irish BrÃd, BRIDE means "exalted one."
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant spelling of Bridges, a variant of Bridge.
Boy/Male
English
From the Meadow Near the Bridge
Surname or Lastname
English
English : from Middle English brigge ‘bridge’, Old English brycg, applied as a topographic name for someone who lived near a bridge, a metonymic occupational name for a bridge keeper, or a habitational name from any of the places named with this element, as for example Bridge in Kent or Bridge Sollers in Herefordshire. Building and maintaining bridges was one of the three main feudal obligations, along with bearing arms and maintaining fortifications. The cost of building a bridge was often defrayed by charging a toll, the surname thus being acquired by the toll gatherer.
Girl/Female
Australian, Celtic
Resolute Strength; Form of Bridget
Boy/Male
American, Australian, British, Dutch, English, French, Irish
Bringer of Peace; Box
Female
Irish
Pet form of Irish Bride, BRIDIE means "exalted one."
BRIDGE BASE-BASIC
BRIDGE BASE-BASIC
Girl/Female
Australian, Vietnamese
Heart
Male
Hungarian
Hungarian form of Old High German Berhtram, BERTÓK means "bright raven."
Female
English
Pet form of English Gabriela, GABI means "man of God"Â or "warrior of God."
Girl/Female
Norse
Under Ing's protection.
Girl/Female
Hindu
Pure, Clean
Girl/Female
African, Australian, Egyptian
Name of a Queen
Surname or Lastname
English
English : probably from Middle English, Old French brace ‘arm’, also denoting a piece of armor covering the arm. In most cases it is probably a metonymic occupational name for a maker or seller of armor, specifically armor designed to protect the upper arms, but it could also have been a nickname for someone with strong arms (compare Armstrong) or a deformed or otherwise noticeable arm.
Girl/Female
Assamese, Gujarati, Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Marathi, Sindhi, Telugu
Desired
Boy/Male
Gujarati, Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Telugu
Blue
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian
Force; Might
BRIDGE BASE-BASIC
BRIDGE BASE-BASIC
BRIDGE BASE-BASIC
BRIDGE BASE-BASIC
BRIDGE BASE-BASIC
v. t.
To build a bridge or bridges on or over; as, to bridge a river.
v. t.
To put a bridle upon; to equip with a bridle; as, to bridle a horse.
v. t.
To restrain, guide, or govern, with, or as with, a bridle; to check, curb, or control; as, to bridle the passions; to bridle a muse.
imp. & p. p.
of Bridge
n.
A bridge.
a.
Having a base, or having as a base; supported; as, broad-based.
a.
Having a ridge or ridges; rising in a ridge.
n.
A bridge keeper; a warden or a guard for a bridge.
a.
Morally low. Hence: Low-minded; unworthy; without dignity of sentiment; ignoble; mean; illiberal; menial; as, a base fellow; base motives; base occupations.
a.
Full of bridges.
n.
One who bridles; one who restrains and governs, as with a bridle.
v. t.
To form a ridge of; to furnish with a ridge or ridges; to make into a ridge or ridges.
v. t.
To open or make a passage, as by a bridge.
a.
Not held by honorable service; as, a base estate, one held by services not honorable; held by villenage. Such a tenure is called base, or low, and the tenant, a base tenant.
n.
A rustic play; -- called also prisoner's base, prison base, or bars.
n.
Of or pertaining to a bride, or to wedding; nuptial; as, bridal ornaments; a bridal outfit; a bridal chamber.
a.
Alloyed with inferior metal; debased; as, base coin; base bullion.
imp. & p. p.
of Base
n., a., & v.
See Base.