Inducing Errors – Webinar
I recently did a webinar for bridgepathshala on the topic of inducing errors.
I was asked to make the presentation publicly available – here goes
- Most decisions in life are driven by two factors – Greed and Fear
- The dominant factor at bridge is FEAR
- We bridge players are always afraid
NUMBERS SPEAK
- Close to 40% of all contracts are beaten
- Nearly 25% contracts are beaten more than one trick
- And yet…
- Less than 3% of the contracts are doubled
- Of all the contracts that make 12 or 13 tricks, only about 10% are bid to slam
- Huge equity imbalance – Fear
Excellent presentation even for experts it’s a good revision of the topic
Fear that contract may make = not the only reason why players r shy to X ; perhaps it is even low in the reasons column:-
1. Gives undue information
2. Partner may imagine the X alerts him to do something unusual
3. In a competitive auction the x may persuade partner to bid – in this age of non- penalty X
The above three come ahead of the fear that the contract may make !!