BRIDGE GLOSSARY

Yahoo Groups
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Yale Two Over One - Yale 2/1
This is a .pdf file explaining the 2/1 bidding method of the Yale College Students. This file can be found at The Bridge Club for Yale College Students under Files and Images. This information has only been archived and preserved in .pdf file format also on this site for future reference.

Yarborough
A hand with no card higher than a nine spot. The term is derived from Lord Yarborough of England, who offered a wager with odds of 1,000 pounds to one against the chance of any player having such a holding. The actual chance of any player holding a hand with no card higher than a nine has been mathematically equated to 1,827 to 1. It was not recorded whether any player actually won the wager.

Yellow Book
The yellow book was a publication of ACBL, which contained the defenses to Mid-Chart methods such as the Multi 2 Diamonds, etc. This publication is now out of print.

Yellow Island Bidding System
Developed by Mr. Paul Collins and Mr. David Appleton. Dated: April 19, 1999. As described by the authors: Yellow Island was developed one fateful day in the Island co ee shop It is intended to contain both the highly constructive nature of the Crimson Death and Blood Red transfer openings with the moderately destructive fert while allowing some width to avoid some of the more negative aspects of the fert style. This material is in a .pdf file format, which is only archived on this site for future reference. The opening bids are presented below:

Pass:	a) 9-13, no 4-card Major suit
	b) 14-16, unbalanced, no 4-card Major suit
	c) 0-8, any (shape) if unfavorable, poor hand o/w
1 :	4+ Hearts, 9-16, not 14-16 balanced, not 9-12 (5+/5+) Majors.
1 :	4+Spades, 9-16, not 14-16 balanced, not 9-12 (5+/5+) Majors.
1 :	17+, any (shape).
1 :	o/w: 0-8, any (shape), some redeeming feature; unfavorable (vulnerability): 9-12, (5-4) Minor suits.
1 NT:	14-16, balanced.
2 :	9-12, 6+ (cards) either Minor (suit), no 4-card Major suit.
2 :	9-16, any 4-4-4-1 type.
2 :	Natural Weak Two.
2 :	(5+/5+) Major suits, 9-12.
2 NT:	(5+/4+) Minor suits, 9-12, at unfavorable (vulnerability) (5+/5+).
3 :	Natural. Preemptive. (Any opening of 3 and higher is considered natural or preemptive).

The opening Pass is a three-way bid as explained in the above diagram. However, in clarifying the multiple meanings of the opening Pass, Mr. Paul Collins and Mr. David Appleton slightly alter the point count for a) and b). It should also be emphasized that the 1 Spade opening and the 2 No Trump opening are vulnerability-dependent.

Yellow Rose of Texas Convention
This conventional method is one of many invented by Mr. Danny Kleinman and this presentation is a contribution of Mr. Danny Kleinman, and which are published in his book called A Cornucopia of Conventions. This particular conventional method is employed after the partner has opened the auction with 1 No Trump or 2 No Trump, and the partnership agreement is to use also Texas Transfers.

Youngest Life Master
At the age of five years old Adam Kaplan became interested in the game of bridge and played with family members, but became intrigued with the game while on a cruise when the bridge director jokingly asked whether he would like to play. Adam Kaplan learned the basics of the game during this cruise and at the tender age of 10 years and 43 days he became the youngest USA Life Master as a member of the ACBL. This occurred at the St. George Duplicate Bridge Club in Port Richey, Florida, in 2006. Source: ACBL Bridge Bulletin, May 2006, Page 23. See: Kaplan, Adam

Youth Bridge Festival - International Youth Bridge Festival
The International Youth Bridge Festival began in 1986 as a cafe bridge tournament, the brainchild of Fons van Bokhoven and Jan Rijnaarts, where team games were played in the cafes of 's-Hertogenbosch, literally The Duke's Forest, (Henry I, Duke of Brabant), colloquially known as Den Bosch. Translated in French as Bois-le-Duc, in German as Herzogenbusch and in Spanish as Bolduque, and which is a municipality in The Netherlands, and also the capital of the province of North Brabant. It is located in the south of The Netherlands, some 80 km south of Amsterdam.

Teams play four-board matches at a cafe and move to another cafe to play their next match. The idea proved so successful and nearly 2,000 pairs participated in 1996. As a result of this success Fons van Bokhoven and Jan Rijnaarts set up the Bridgestad 's-Hertogenbosch Foundation to sponsor Junior bridge activities. The first International Youth Bridge Festival was played in 1993 with seven countries participating. The 1997 festival drew 22 teams, including first-time participants Canada and the U.S.A.

Youth Player of the Year
This event was established in 1990. The annual Youth Masterpoint Race is determined by the number of masterpoints won by members who had not reached their 20th birthday as of December 31 of the preceding year. The first winner was Mr. Brad Moss in 1990. For the following four consecutive years 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994 the winner was Mr. Eric Greco.

1990		Brad Moss
1991		Eric Greco
1992		Eric Greco
1993		Eric Greco
1994		Eric Greco
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004		Justin Lall
2005
2006		Jenny Ryman, Thornhill

Yovich's Carrot Club Opening Bids
These opening bids represent the devised and developed version by Mr. Dennis Yovich of Perth, Austalia and are based on the Carrot Club Bidding System. The inclusion of the Weak Two Openings, devised by Mr. Avon Wilsmore and called Optimal Twos, also of Perth, Australia, added to the effectiveness of these opening bids since the real suit was concealed from the opponents and/or showed a particular two-suited distribution. The opening bids are shown in the schematic below.

1 :		9-11 HCPs		Balanced shape
or:		17+ HCPs		4-card plus Diamond suit
1 :		11-16 HCPs		4-card plus Diamond suit
1 :		11-16 HCPs		4-card plus Heart suit
1 :		11-16 HCPs		4-card plus Spade suit
1 NT:		13-17 HCPs		Balanced shape
2 :		11-16 HCPs		6-card plus Club suit
2 :		6-10 HCPs		6 Hearts
or:		6-10 HCPs		Distribution: 5-5 plus in Clubs and Diamonds or Clubs and Spades
2 :		6-10 HCPs		6 Spades
or:		6-10 HCPs		Distribution: 5-5 plus in Hearts and Clubs or Hearts and Diamonds
2 :		6-10 HCPs		6 Clubs
or:		6-10 HCPs		Distribution: 5-5 plus in Spades and Diamonds or Spades and Hearts
2NT:		13-16 HCPs		5-card plus Diamond suit, 4-card plus Club suit

Yui-Bin-Had Club Opening Bids
These opening bids are named after Mr. Yui-Bin Chen, who is a famous Blackjack and Poker player, among other card games. They employ the opening of 4-card Major suits and very weak 1 No Trump opening. Mr. Yui-Bin Chen, or his fans, developed opening bids for favorable and for non-favorable vulnerability, the second of which is listed in the second schematic. By non-favorable vulnerability, the opening of a Major suit on the two level corresponds to the Acol Two opening bids. The opening bids also take into account the Seat of the opener, which is shown only in the first schematic. The principle of canapé is employed after any one level opening bid besides 1 Club. The student of bridge must be aware that the application of these opening bids must first be submitted to the sponsoring organization before the event.

Favorable Vulnerability

1 :		16+ HCPs		Any shape
or:		18+ HCPs		Any shape in Third and Fourth Seat
1 :		11-15 HCPs		4-card plus Diamond suit or balanced shape
1 :		11-15 HCPs		4-card plus Heart suit
1 :		11-15 HCPs		4-card plus Spade suit
1 NT:		10-12 HCPs		Balanced shape
or:		16-18 HCPs		Balanced shape in Third and Fourth Seat
2 :		11-15 HCPs		5-card plus Club suit
2 :		7-10 HCPs		6 Hearts or Spades
2 :		11-15 HCPs		4-card plus Heart suit and a 5-card plus Spade suit
2 :				Promises a weak preempt in any unspecified suit
2NT:		7-10 HCPs		Distribution: 5-5 plus in both Minor suits

Non-Favorable Vulnerability

1 :		13-21 HCPs		4-card plus Club suit
1 :		13-21 HCPs		4-card plus Diamond suit
1 :		13-21 HCPs		4-card plus Heart suit
1 :		13-21 HCPs		4-card plus Spade suit
1 NT:		15-17 HCPs		Balanced shape
2 :		22+ HCPs		Shows any suit except the Diamond suit
or:		20-21 HCPs		Balanced shape
or:		26-27 HCPs		Balanced shape
2 :		22+ HCPs		Shows a 5-card plus Diamond suit
or:		22+ HCPs		Distribution: any 4-4-4-1 shape
or:		28+ HCPs		Balanced shape
2 :		18+ HCPs		5-card plus Heart suit
2 :		18+ HCPs		5-card plus Spade suit
2NT:		24-25 HCPs		Balanced shape

Yugoslavia Bridge Federation
Yugoslav Bridge League
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Serbia and Montenegro

Bridge League of Jugoslavia or YuBel - Bridz liga Jugoslavije

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