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Developing your card sense By Karen walker

Source: kwbridge.com One of the keys to becoming a good bridge player is to develop "card sense", which is generally defined as an aptitude for card...

Guidelines to bidding hands that don’t fit with partner’s

Source:  Ginny & Jeff Schuett for There is very little written describing the approach to bidding misfitting hands, but here are some general guidelines. 1. Most...

Cross-ruff Technique By Charles Goren

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette – 16 Oct 1949 The technique of the cross-ruff is not very difficult. The problem as to whether or not to play for a cross-ruff...

Analyzing Leads & Assigning HCP at Trick One

Source: www.lajollabridge.com By Martitha Pottenger Opening leads often tell you a lot about the defenders’ hands. Against a NT Contract: 1) Use rule of 11 in cases...

Do Not Ask With Two Losers By Phillip Alder

McCook Daily Gazette – 24 Jul 2002 Opening Lead: Spade Queen Peter Conrad an Australian author and critic, wrote. “Losing faith in your own singularity is the start...

Improve Your Opening Leads by Karen Walker (Part 2)

Source: Improve Your Opening Leads  (Part 2) Didn't Read Part 1 Yet?: Click here Originally published in the March & April 2009 issues of the ACBL Bridge Bulletin Trump...

Dangerous Automatic Play

Source: Ocala Star-Banner – 23 Ago 1980 Dealer North None Vul 10 5 A 10 A K 6 5 3 2 10 9 4 Q 9 4 2 K 9 7 4 3 9 K 7...

Deduction tells Distribution by Alan Sontag & Oswald Jacoby

Source: The Southeast Missourian – 16 Mar 1978 Oswald: “It was customary in the old books on play to give an example of how declarer would figure...

Third Hand Play on Partner’s Queen Lead By Beverly Kraft -Eric...

Against a notrump contract, the lead of the queen is from QJ10, QJ9, AQJ with or without extended length. Your opponents bid 1NT-3NT, and your...

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