Sunday, May 19, 2024

Working the Vulnerability By Paul Lavings

Your strategy and tactics should vary, considerably according to the vulnerability. When you are not vulnerable vs. vulnerable, “green”, you can afford to be...

An Exercise in Concentration and Attention to Detail by Andrew Kambites

Source: NEWS FROM THE BRIDGE ROOM IN POREC, CROATIA Director's report by Andrew Kambites 1NT: Weak (< or = 14) This hand occurred in the championship pairs qualifying...

Jumping in the Fourth Suit By David Bakhshi

Source: English Bridge December 2007 Issue 214 J A K J 8 6 5 2 A K J 5 2 K Q 10 9 8 5 A K Q...

Dutch Teams Decide the Swiss in the San Diego by Kees...

Photo Team Snellers: Joris van Lankveld, Berend van den Bos, Wubbo de Boer, Agnes Snellers Berend van den Bos-Joris van Lankveld won no less than three...

Mental Simulation by Justin Lall

Source: Justin Lall Most auctions start with each partner describing their hand to the other until one of them is able to take control. Taking control...

Freak Hands by Howard Schenken & Richard L. Frey

The Milwaukee Sentinel – Aug 31, 1960 by Howard Schenken & Richard L. Frey William McKenney y Dick Frey FREAK HANDS are always exciting. There is no net formula for...

Principle of Fast Arrival

Source: Wikipedia In the game of contract bridge, the principle of fast arrival (also known as the principle of slow arrival) is a bidding treatment widely used in game forcing auctions whereby: Bidding game directly, usually...

Negative Free Bid

Source: Wikipedia Negative free bid is a contract bridge treatment whereby a free bid by responder over an opponent's overcall shows a long suit in a weak hand and is not...

Jump Rebid in a new Suit by Andrew Robson

Source: https://www.andrewrobson.co.uk Some bids in bridge are complete “sign off’s” - e.g. 1NT-2. Some are invitational - e.g. 1-3, and some force partner to speak again...

Law of Symmetry By Terence Reese

From: Reese on Play - An Introduction to Good Bridge The Theory of Symmetry Some players speak of the "Law of Symmetry", but it is at...

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