Le moderne tecniche di insegnamento del bridge solitamente raccomandano di iniziare con l’apertura di 1NT. Nel recente corso “Insegnare sulle crociere” (tenuto da Sue Maxwell as Aylesbury UK, per l’Associazione Insegnanti della Federazione Inglese) e’ stata proposta l’idea di insegnare ad aprire 1 a colore, prima di 1NT. Esploriamo i vantaggi e gli svantaggi di ciascun metodo. Read the rest of this entry…
The standard modern teaching technique suggests to start teaching bidding with the 1NT opening and responses. In a recent “Teaching on cruises” course (run by Sue Maxwell in Aylesbury, for the EBU Teaching Association) the idea came up that it may be best to start teaching bidding with 1 of a suit openings instead. Let us explore advantages and disadvantages of each approach. Read the rest of this entry…
Nei giorni scorsi Neapolitan Club ha pubblicato i programmi elettorali di due dei Candidati alla Presidenza della Federazione Italiana. Fa piacere vedere che entrambi abbiano a cuore l’insegnamento perché solo attraverso un insegnamento di qualità si può dare futuro a questo gioco. Il Regno Unito è diviso dal punto di vista bridgistico. La qualifica qui descritta viene offerta dalla English Bridge Union (EBU), quindi non può essere presa in Scozia, Galles, o Irlanda, anche se è aperta a tutti, non solo agli Inglesi “purosangue”. Read the rest of this entry…
In the past days Neapolitan Club published the electoral programs of two candidates to become President of the Italian Bridge Federation (FIGB). It is a pleasure to see that they both care about teaching activities, because only through good teaching bridge will have a future. The UK is divided with respect to bridge. The qualification we are talking about here is offered by the English Bridge Union (EBU), and although it cannot be obtained in Scotland, Wales, or Ireland, it is open to anybody. Read the rest of this entry…
BBO is an internet site where bridge players from all over the world come together. Players from various nationalities meet at BBO and enjoy high quality Internet Bridge. BBO has high standards and keep improving itself with the help of its support staff and Professional managers. You can both learn and play bridge at this site, while at the same time test your bridge level at tournaments organized within BBO. There are several clubs within the BBO structure. One of the most successful and highest quality clubs is BBOTURKIYE. Read the rest of this entry…
BBO è un importante sito internet dove si incontrano giocatori di bridge provenienti da tutto il mondo. Giocatori di varie nazionalità si incontrano su BBO e si divertono grazie ad un bridge online di alta qualità. BBO ha standard elevati e il sito continua a migliorare grazie all’aiuto dello staff e dei manager professionali. Su questo sito si può sia imparare che giocare, e allo stesso tempo testare le proprie abilità grazie ai tornei organizzati online. Ci sono molti club all’interno di BBO. Bboturkiye è uno dei club più famosi e di più alta qualità. Read the rest of this entry…
Ancora una fumata nera. Si è svolta ieri giovedì 26 gennaio 2012 presso il TNAS (Tribunale di Arbitrato per lo Sport del CONI) la terza udienza relativa alla controversia tra la S.S.D. Angelini Bridge e la FIGB - Federazione Italiana Gioco Bridge. ll Collegio arbitrale dopo aver sentito le parti, ha dichiarato di aver ancora bisogno di tempo per studiare le carte processuali. Il TNAS pertanto non ha ancora emesso alcuna sentenza definitiva, riservandosi di decidere in seguito. 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…
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…
Bob van de Velde, storico del Bridge e giornalista, ha scritto in luglio 2011 un articolo sulla scoperta del belga Hans Secelle: lo Yeralash, un gioco russo simile al bridge e che potrebbe essere il collegamento tra il Whist e le prime forme di Bridge-Whist, era giocato in Austria prima del 1869; vale a dire molti anni prima dell’arrivo del Bridge-Whist in Inghilterra. L’articolo di Bob van de Velde è stato pubblicato nel bollettino di luglio della IBPA (International Bridge Press Association). Un mese dopo, BridgeTopics.com lo ha ripreso; in novembre è uscito anche nella settima edizione dell’Official Encyclopedia. Finalmente, Neapolitan Club lo ha pubblicato in Dicembre. Read the rest of this entry…
Il Collegio arbitrale del TNAS (Tribunale Nazionale di Arbitrato per lo Sport del CONI) ha fissato la terza udienza il 26 gennaio 2012, alle ore 18:15. Come è noto, Francesco Angelini ha presentato ricorso presso il Tribunale Nazionale di Arbitrato per lo Sport del CONI contro la Federazione Italiana Gioco Bridge. Oggetto del ricorso è il provvedimento con il quale il Collegio Nazionale Gare ha disposto la squalifica della società dal Campionato Societario 2010 (ex art. 22 del Regolamento Organico FIGB che permette la partecipazione dei giocatori stranieri ai campionati italiani solo se residenti in Italia e in regola con le norme della Legge italiana e del CONI). 
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Angelini 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…
Yeralash: La scoperta di un anello mancante? – di Bob van de Velde. Per più di un secolo, storici studiosi di bridge e altri giochi di carte si sono occupati dell’origine del nome e del gioco del bridge. Per ora, il documento più antico che contiene informazioni a riguardo è il famoso opuscolo “Biritch o whist russo”, pubblicato da John Collinson nel 1886. Entrambi i nomi nel titolo, la parola “Biritch” e la descrizione di esso come whist russo, portano all’ipotesi che l’origine del gioco possa essere slava, ma la carenza di evidenza lascia ampio spazio ad altre speculazioni, il che posiziona le origini del gioco a Costantinopoli, il Levante, l’Egitto o l’India. Read the rest of this entry…
YERALASH: The discovery of a missing link? – by Bob van de Velde. For more than a century, bridge and card game historians have been searching for the origin of both the game and the name of Bridge. So far, the oldest document containing some information on the topic is the famous Biritch or Russian Whist pamphlet, published by John Collinson in 1886. Both elements of its title, the name Biritch and the description of the game as Russian Whist, lead to the assumption that the cradle of the game could be Slavic, but the lack of hard evidence left ample room for other speculation, placing the origins of the game in Constantinople, the Levant, Egypt or India. Read the rest of this entry…
In occasione del 75esimo anniversario della Bridge League olandese, i collezionisti Robert (Bob) van de Velde e Jac Fuchs hanno donato la loro collezione di bridge alla biblioteca dell’Università di Amsterdam. Come vicina delle collezioni di scacchi e dama (checkers), ora fa parte della sezione di collezioni speciali sotto il nome di “Bridge Collection Amsterdam”. Oltre a libri e riviste, la BCA include archivi, volantini, bollettini e altri materiali stampati. Van de Velde si sta preparando a donare più di altri 3000 titoli. 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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Mario Martinelli is a Neapolitan excellent player and accredited bridge teacher. He is an expert about systems and he developed the system "Standard BBO Italia". Mario is also the nephew of Eugenio Chiaradia, the creator of the Neapolitan Club, a system which our magazine is dedicated to. Index >>
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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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The great Italian champion Norberto Bocchi will contribute articles on a regular basis to Neapolitan Club. Norberto will refer in his column ‘My Way’ to political issues which may arise in the bridge world and sometimes he will describe interesting hands. Read Bocchi's column >>
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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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