Thursday, April 25, 2024

Negative Doubles by Alvin Roth

A negative double replaces the penalty double in many sequences and becomes a takeout for the unbid suits, particularly the unbid major or majors. WHAT...

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...

46th World Teams Championships – Day 8 by Peter Hollands

Source: Peter Holland Youtube channel Peter Hollands is a very talented young bridge player who was a grand master at 23 and has represented Australia and Victoria...

Hand & Suit Patterns By Ken Monzingo

Source: ACBL The “expected” frequencies of Hand Patterns listed below are from Borel and Cheron’s The Mathematical Theory of Bridge, and repeated in Antonio Vivaldi and...

How to plan the play by Klaus Reps

5th WORLD JUNIOR CAMP Vargesztes, Hungary. July 2003 After you have completed the bidding the next difficult part is waiting. As declarer you have to...

Stories not Worth Repeating By Alfred Sheinwold

Source: St. Petersburg Times – 17 May 1971 One of our early American novelists did pretty well with an effort called “Twice Told Tales,” but there is reason...

Balancing Over One-Bids By Karen Walker

Source: kwbridge.com A balancing bid is made in the pass-out seat after an opponent has opened the bidding (1 of a suit on your left, Pass,...

Hand Evaluation By August Boehm – Part 2

Source: February  2016 ACBL Bridge Bulletin   Good hand evaluation depends on deciding how well your secondary honors mesh with partner, plus the...

Veldhoven 2023 – Daily Reports Day 7 by Luc Bellicaud

Source: https://intobridge.com/ Hi, this is Luc Bellicaud! I’m a French junior, representing my country at the World Youth Bridge Teams Championships, which just started in Veldhoven,...

Bridge Tips — Playing

Source: Richmond Bridge Association PLAY TIPS 1- When a trump is led on the get go, assume the opening leader does NOT have the queen and play accordingly.   North...

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