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Receive my weekly posts DIRECT to your chosen email box. Click 'Join Here' It's really easy to sign up & your email is safe so you won't be spammed - I respect your privacy. A couple of weeks ago, I was saying that Benji Acol (a system devised by Albert Benjamin), was a tad passe. Alternatively, I was suggesting, you give Weak Twos a go. It is simpler, easier to remember, and more effect in the modern game. Just like opening with a suit at the three level, opening 2 diamond, A minor little bidding ditty This is the first post in a series where I talk about ‘easy-to-implement’ conventions that you can add to your bidding with no effort or memory meltdowns. This week, I am going to talk about a really simple but little used bidding ditty that I think is rather cool: Intro One In my twenties I used to laugh, because I’d go visit my mum in sunny Liverpool on occasion and she would always have a tin of pears for me to eat in the cupboard… What’s this got to do with Benji Acol, I hear you ask? More than you would think… You see, back when I was a kid, If you are a regular reader of my blogs, you will know I like to write about new and innovative products for Bridge fans. Recently, I wrote about Pianola.net and BridgeBig.com which are both very exciting Bridge products. But I believe I have stumbled upon a product that beats these two hands down. I have been Recently, I began reading ‘How to Win Friends and Influence People‘ by Dale Carnegie. I suppose I thought it a good idea because I am bad at making friends, and I’m not great at influencing people either. In fact, I could probably write the antithesis to the book. Anyway, Dale concludes chapter 1 with the following principle: Don’t I was on Facebook recently. A lot of people won’t have anything to do with it – I certainly wasn’t remotely interested in Facebook until one of my children forced me to get online and register. Nowadays I will acknowledge that there are some good things about it for the Bridge player… For example, if you search on Lisa Sauermann is the best maths solver in the history of the IMO Recently, I was talking with someone about the International Mathematical Olympiad competition. I was told that as the competition progressed from one round to the next, it became increasingly male dominated. That being said, Lisa Sauermann pictured left is the current title holder. Before I tell you about the World Bridge Federation tragedy, I need to provide some background to the story: Following last week’s blog, I bumped into a tweet on Twitter (if you, like me a couple of years ago, don’t know what tweeting on twitter is, you might want to check out the blog post; ‘How can Golf has the Ryder Cup, Cricket has the Ashes, Tennis has the Grand Slam circuit, NFL has the Super Bowl, Athletics has the Olympics… All sports that have become great have a unique event that acts as a vehicle through which it focuses its public image: These events are stoked by great rivalries – whether they be between Go into any room of people and say: “Tell me what you know about Karpov or Kasparov“, and the chances are you will get a fairly informed response from most. The fact of the matter is, charismatic individuals are what we seek and try to identify ourselves with. They fascinate us, draw us to them, inspire us, |
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