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Silvio Sbarigia is a pharmacist; he was born in Rome and lives there. He has won the European championship in 1975 with legendary Blue Team, runner up at 1974’s and at Olympic games of 1976. His bridge problems aren’t difficult; just we need to think on a plan and to avoid the instinctive playing. Todays’ quiz is called “Depth”: In the depth of the sea there are things that cannot be seen swimming in the surface. Read the rest of this entry…
The Italian Bridge Federation (FIGB) advertised a competition to designate the Open and Women teams that will represent Italy at the 2012 World Mind Sport Games. This weeked (January 27-29, 2012) the final matches will be played in Salsomaggiore (Parma) starting today afternoon. Read the rest of this entry…
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French Team Championship: Division Nationale Open I (DNOI) – Finals. The French Open Team Championships comes to final stages. After three weekends of tight battle, the four teams qualified will compete tomorrow, Saturday, January 28, 2012, in the semifinals: Zimmermann vs. Doussot and Laffineur vs Payen. The final matches (96 hands) will be played Sunday and Monday (29 and 30 January 2012). All matches will be broadcast in vugraph BBO with audio commentary in English and French. Read the rest of this entry…
The third hearing has been held yesterday January 26, 2012. The TNAS (National Court of Arbitration for Sport of CONI -Italian Olympic Committee) after hearing the parties, said they still need time to study all the documentation: Thus no sentence has been pronounced yet. As it is known, Francesco Angelini appealed to the National Court of Arbitration for Sport against the Italian Bridge Federation (FIGB). The matter of appeal was the statement of November 30, 2010 by which the CNG (National Tournament Committee) disqualified Angelini Team from 2010 Club Team Championship (Campionato Societario). Read the rest of this entry…
The 3rd Online World University Team Bridge Championships are about to start. The event is organized by FISU and the WBF. 61 university bridge teams with a total of 327 athletes from all around the world have entered for this competition. This enormous success shows that University Bridge is very much alive all over the World. The competition will run through to July 2012, and if everything goes well, we will play the final during the 6th FISU World Bridge Championships in Reims. Read the rest of this entry…
In chess, a sacrifice is a move giving up a piece in the hopes of gaining tactical or positional compensation in other forms. A sacrifice could also be a deliberate exchange of a chess piece of higher value for an opponent’s piece of lower value. Any chess piece except the king can be sacrificed. In contrast, in bridge, even the king may be sacrificed in pursuit of a satisfactory outcome. During the weekend from 14 to 16 January 2012 in the TGRs Bridge Club, 44 Great Cumberland Place, London, was played the third annual TGRS Auction Pairs, described in their site with these words: This event is designed for every bridge player who wants to test their mettle and earn their value at Auction. What does that mean? This event is for you if you have money, want to win money, can play bridge, or just love to be in the action! Read the rest of this entry…
The Italian Bridge Federation (FIGB) advertised a competition to designate the Open and Women teams that will represent Italy at the 2012 World Mind Sport Games. The second stage of Italian trials has been completed. The event took place 19 to 22 January 2012 in Salsomaggiore (Parma). The first two teams will compete next weekend (January 27-29) in a ko match of 120 hands. Read the rest of this entry…
Dublin will host the 51th European Championships starting on June 12th 2012 at the Citywest Convention Centre. Dublin is the capital and most populous city of Ireland. The Citywest Convention Centre is located in Dublin just 20 minutes from both the city centre and Dublin International Airport. Read the rest of this entry…
From January 1, 2012, the Kenya Bridge Association (KBA) is the organization recognized as the NBO for Kenya by Zone 8 and the World Bridge Federation (WBF). In the latest editorial of IBPA Bulletin, John Carruthers writes about this news: “An extraordinary thing has happened recently. The African Bridge Federation (ABF) has finally seen the light and declared that the Kenya Bridge Association (KBA), the organisation approved by the Government of Kenya and its sports associations, is the official NBO of the country. Read the rest of this entry…
Michael Kamil wins the 2012 Sidney H. Lazard Jr. Sportsman of the Year Award. The award was established by Sidney Lazard in honor of his son, Sidney Jr., who died in 1999 after a year-long battle with cancer at the age of 41. This award is limited to top players and it is given to those who win with class and dignity. Read the rest of this entry…
The 6th World University Bridge Championships organized by FISU (International University Sports federation) and the WBF will be held from 9th – 15th July 2012 Reims, France. In order to enter the Championships, NBOs need to contact the University Sport Federation of their country (NUSF). The students from universities and high schools must be accepted by the NUSF and can participate up to 1 year after finishing their studies. They must be between 18 and 28 years old. Read the rest of this entry…
Bob van de Velde, a Dutch historian and journalist of Bridge, in July 2011 wrote an article on a discovery of the Belgian Hans Secelle: the Yeralash, a Russian game similar to Bridge that could be a missed link between Whist and the early forms of Bridge-Whist, was played in Austria before the 1869; then many years before the first mention of the Bridge-Whist in England. Bob van de Velde’s article was published in the July 2011 bulletin of IBPA (International Bridge Press Association); a month later, BridgeTopics.com republished it; in November, it also appeared in the VII Edition of the Official Encyclopedia of Bridge. Eventually, Neapolitan Club published it in December. Read the rest of this entry…
“Amici del Bridge on line” and Neapolitan Club are pleased to invite all you to the Second Memorial Giovanni Albamonte Tourament on BBO: Monday, January 16th . The tournament will be directed as usual by Rosalba Carbonetti, President of the club “Amici del Bridge on line” and Director of BBO Italia Tournaments. The torunament is devoted to Giovanni Albamonte, the young Italian champion deceased last year. The compensation of tournament director will be donated to Foundation Francesca Rava NPH Italy Onlus (sponsorship). Read the rest of this entry…
The Team Ascoli Piceno defeated the Poles of Wroclaw in the final of Intercity League. After the first half of the match, 12 boards, the result was already 62-7 for Ascoli; maybe too much: in the gap there is an unlucky slam that the Poles failed because the 4-1 trump break. In the second half of the match, however, the Polish team didn’t yield; they follow to fight courageously, winning the segment by 9 IMPs, so the overall result became 80-34 for Ascoli. Read the rest of this entry…
Italian stars Lorenzo Lauria and Alfredo Versace have left the team of Zaleski to rejoin again Angelini’s team for a long term contract. Untill 2010 Lauria-Versace have played with their sponsor and friend Francesco Angelini. But the sensational exclusion of Fantunes from the New Blue Team in 2010 aroused much controversy in Italian bridge. Read the rest of this entry…
noneAngelini vs Italian Bridge Federation- The National Court of Arbitration for Sport (CONI – Italian Olympic Committee) has fixed the third hearing at 6.15 pm of January 26, 2012. As it is known, Francesco Angelini appealed to the National Court of Arbitration for Sport against the Italian Bridge Federation (FIGB). The matter of appeal was the statement of November 30, 2010 by which the CNG (National Tournament Committee) disqualified Angelini Team from 2010 Club Team Championship (Campionato Societario). Read the rest of this entry…
The Neapolitan Club comes mainly from H. S. Vanderbilt ' s Strong Club (1926) and from the Culberston System (1934). It employs sound openings and overcalling, and fully protected 3NT contract. As logical corollary for such sound system, it obeys the principle “first double”: it's better to punish opponents instead of looking for our own game contract.
Contested auction
Middle strength jump overcall: 12-15 points with a good six or more card suit. Standard double, takeout up to 4♦. 2NT overcall: clubs and lower rank free suit, reverse strength. Direct cue-bid: game forcing.
When LHO overcalls at one level, the double is punitive. When LHO doubles, the redouble is forcing up to game or at least to level 4 in a minor.
Openings
1♣: 17+, but 21-22 balanced and full protected (2NT).
1♥, 1♠: 12-16. Natural 4+ card suit.
1♦: 12-16, sometime by 3 cards. It can happen when the opener has only clubs or when he has not a biddable suit. “Biddable” in the opening bidding is a four card suit headed at least by Q9 or J10, or any five card suit.
1NT: 13-16, balanced or semi-balanced one suited in clubs.
2♣: 5+ clubs, 12-16. One or two suited.
2♦, 2♥, 2♠: Weak one suited.
Responses
On 1♣: controls by steps up to 2♦ (six or more). Weak jump from 2♥ to level three.
On 1♦, 1♥, 1♠: natural responses. Strong jump. 2NT and 3NT responses are very strong balanced (respectively: 17-18 or 16), without support in opening suit.
On 1NT (remember: it’s always one suited in clubs), all the responses are natural: 2♣ and 3♣ are support. Just 2♦, is a relais; the opener will bid 2♥ and the responder will explain his hand.
Other
Neapolitan Club does not employs 5CM nor Long Suit First systems. It follows the Principle of Preparedness, i.e. “The idea, originally called Anticipation, of looking forward to the next round of bidding when selecting a bid...” (ACBL Official Encyclopedia , VI ed. Page 362). Because of this Principle, the length of the suits is undefined. The only exception is when the opener has a reverse two suited hand with less than 17 points (with 17+ the opening is 1♣). In this case the reverse will be made bidding the short suit first (Albarran’s Canapé ).
Notes by Rhoda Walsh on the 1 NT gf response in the "2 over 1 game forcing system" (Walsh System). Rhoda Walsh, attorney, is a bridge theorist and champion: she’s WBF Grand Master and an ACBL Grand Life Master. 7th in all time masterpoint list for women; With Paul Soloway, John Swanson, and her ex-husband Richard Walsh, Rhoda is one of the co-developers of the 2 over 1 Game Forcing System, formerly known as theWalsh System. Table of Contents>>
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The idea was born in 2003 when I suggested to few of my friends from all over ex-Yugoslavia that we should start some kind of competition on BBO, primarily to allow teams from small towns to be able to play serious bridge without travelling. We started in spring 2004 with only 4 teams, playing on Tuesdays nights. By 3rd edition the League was already international and we moved to Wednesdays nights. Number of teams participating was gradually growing and now is from 24 to 30 each edition. It runs twice a year (spring and autumn) and every edition we have some new teams. read more >>
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NORBERTO BOCCHI released to Neapolitan Club a long interview a little before to leave Veldhoven. The Italian Champion reports with great sincerity on the atmosphere in Veldhoven, and explains the reasons for the Italian defeat against the Dutch in the semifinals. A quite “hot” interview. (read more >>)
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VALERIO GIUBILO. Nowadays the Franco-Polish financier Zaleski is the third major sponsor of Italian bridge. He is the only one that seems able to compete with the two historic giants: Angelini and Lavazza. Zaleski recently hired three top Italian players, who had previously played for the Angelini team: Lauria, Versace and Giubilo. Valerio Giubilo is seen as a major force in the composition of the new team. Giubilo, Lauria and Versace are completely interchangeable as teammates, as they have been playing the same system for a number of years. All together this was a good reason for Neapolitan Club to have an interview with the third man, Valerio Giublio. (read more)
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FEDERICO PRIMAVERA. The former member of Italian Junior team nowadays partner of Francesco Angelini and Benito Garozzo granted us a long interview. Federico Primavera tells us his experience with the mithic Garozzo and speaks about the most burning questions of Italian Bridge: The exclusion of Fantunes from the National team, The Angelini's disqualification and other. (reed more)
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ANTONIO SEMENTA. During the past months Neapolitan Club had interviews with all the players of the national selection of Italy. All but one, Antonio Sementa who is playing nowadays with Giorgio Duboin for Team Lavazza. Here is Sementa’s story. (read more)
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We give a follow up to previous interview with LORENZO LAURIA, September 15th 2010. Again Lauria is quite outspoken on different issues: the Reisinger Cup, the new Zaleski team, the Italian Cup, the break between Angelini and Fantunes and the related decision of Fantunes to play for Monaco. (read more)
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FULVIO FANTONI, the Number One of world ranking, has kindly granted us a very long and structured interview in which he accepts to discuss all the arguments proposted. There are references, direct and indirect, to the thorniest issues and to the latest Lauria's interview. (read >>) ___________________________________________________________
If you want to understand the sarcastic joke cracked by GIORGIO DUBOIN, you have to remember this famous Esopo's tale. A hungry fox saw some fine bunches of grapes hanging from a vine along a high trellis. He tried his best to reach the grapes by jumping as high as he could. All in vain, for they were just out of reach. So the fox gave up trying, and walked away with an air of dignity and unconcern, remarking: "I thought those grapes were ripe, but I see now they are quite sour.” (read more >>)
ALFREDO VERSACE. The Club Team Championships, the divorce from Angelini, the interview that Fantoni has released to Jan van Cleeff: these and many other topics have been discussed in a bright and sincere interview with Alfredo the Great. (read >>)
AGUSTIN MADALA. The pair Bocchi-Madala can easily be considered as world class. Bocchi-Madala is a relatively new partnership but has achieved already some big results: with Italian Team Madala won the latest European Championship in Ostend. We were curious about the life of young Agustin and talked with him. Italian National Team, private life and bridge technique are the topics covered in this interview. (read more >>)
NORBERTO BOCCHI has kindly granted to Neapolitan Club a long and well-articulated interview. A number of topics is referred to, each accompanied by a quote, and the Italian Ace has been invited to discuss them. The result can be considered as a little vademecum: Bridge according to Norberto. (read >>)
LORENZO LAURIA has granted a long interview to Neapolitan Club in which he approached with clarity the topical issues proposed: above all the thorny affair dealing with the former team-mates Claudio Nunes and Fulvio Fantoni. Lauria expecially responds severely to some Fantunes' statements reported in the interview by Jan van Cleeff some day earlier for BridgeTopcis.com. (read >>)
CLAUDIO NUNES and FULVIO FANTONI participated in the Onstein Patton in The Netherlands. Jan van Cleeff took this opportunity to talk with them. As both Fantoni and Nunes share the same view on the matter, they are referred to as ‘Fantunes’. (read >>)
MARIA TERESA LAVAZZA. The frank statements of coach of the Italian open team to Neapolitan Club. Mrs. Lavazza is also, together with Francesco Angelini and Romain Zaleski, one of the three major sponsors of Italian top bridge. (read>>)FRANCESCO ANGELINI'S REPLY. Neapolitan Club reported on discussions and conflicts between players and sponsors in Italy: is Francesco Angelini's turn to express his views. Of course this important Roman sponsor and player focusses on interview with Maria Teresa Lavazza. (read>>)
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SILVIO SBARIGIA was born in Rome and lives there. He has won the European championship in 1975, runner up at 1974’s and at Olympic games of 1976. Sbarigia is member of Neapolitan Club Technical Commettee.
Some articles by Paolo Enrico Garrisi, one of the founders of Neapolitan Club.
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