Monday, April 29, 2024

Opener’s Reverse By David Lindop

Source: http://www.betterbridge.com/ One standard bidding concept that often leads to confusion is the ‘reverse.’ So let’s see what this term is all about. What Is a Reverse? The most common type...

Losing Trick Count – Part 1

Are difficult bidding decisions causing you stress? Would you like a “magic formula” to give you the right answer most of the time? Source: http://jennbridge.blogspot.com.ar/ Are...

A Balancing Act by Jim O’Neil

Source: www.acbl-district13.org Balancing is one of the most important, yet least discussed and least agreed-upon areas in all of bridge. “Balancing” refers to a bid or double...

Counting Distribution

Source: www.bridgesights.com/hondobridge In this article, I will discuss techniques for determining the entire distribution of all 4 hands. This often lets you play as if you...

Thinking Bridge (The Uppercut) by Eddie Kantar

Source: http://cdn.acbl.org/nabc/2018/02/bulletins/db7.pdf Dealer North. E/W Vul Q 10 6 5 2 A 7 A K J 10 8 5 K J 8 3 Q J 8 4 Q 10 4 3 2 A 4 10 3 9...

Blackwood Convention

Source: ACBL Whole books have been written on the topicof ace-asking conventions, so the discussion of  Easley Blackwood’s concept in this column will be brief...

Fits and Misfits By Andrew Kambites

Source: bridge-tips.co.il MOST PLAYERS understand the desirability of finding a fit. By a fit they mean knowing they have eight cards in the suit, making it suitable to be...

Trump Control By Ralph Katz

On Wednesday, May 8th 2016,  Melih Ozdil and Ralph Katz, founders of the new Ozdil-Katz Online School of Bridge, held a free lesson on BBO, focused...

The “Rule of Four” By Andrew Robson

Source: Andrew Robson Bridge Club When partner opens a suit in which you have four cards, there is a certain fit. Whilst occasionally it is...

A Primer on Reverse Bidding – Part III by Mike Hargreaves

By MikeH (Mike Hargreaves) for BBO News "I thought that it might be of some use to set out some guide to reverses. In what follows,...

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