Belladonna’s Hidden Card by Allan Truscott

Source: Chicago Tribune Dec 13, 1971. THE OLD World champions of bridge, appropriately from Italy and representing the Old World, declaively defeated the New World Chaimpions...

Would You Find the Winning Defense? by Marc Smith

Source: IBPA Bulletins; 2000 March Marc Smith reports a deal from the marathon England Trials (seven weekends) to select teams for the Camrose and next...

The Case of the Disappearing Trump Trick by Beverly Kraft –...

The only good news for declarer on today's deal is that the spade finesse works. The trumps are foul, and both minor suits lie...

College Bridge: Spring Online Team Tournament 1!

Source: http://www.acbl.org/ Congratulations to the winning teams from yesterday’s Spring Online Team Tournament! Each won a Team Travel Package to the Bridge Bowl for up to...

Play Too Fast Series – In the Bidding By Mike Lawrence

Source: Play Too Fast Series – In the Bidding By Mike Lawrence This article on bidding represents a small change from the normal items that...

Opening Leads: When to be Passive

Source: richmondbridgeassociation.org Some auctions (such as those where the opponents have shown a good source of tricks outside the trump suit) call for an aggressive, potentially...

What Message Conveys this Double? by David Bakhshi

Recently we received a bidding problem. On this occasion we asked Mr. David Bakhshi (ENGLAND) opinion. The Auction: West North East South 1 Pass 1 2 2 Pass 5 Dbl Pass Pass Pass What message conveys this double? Hola Fernando: I would say...

Avoiding the Enemy by David Bird

Source:   Friday December 19, 2014 How does bridge today compare with bridge 50 years ago? The general consensus if that the top players at that time...

Opening Leads: When to be aggressive

Source: richmondbridgeassociation.org Some opening leads are relatively easy. If you’re on lead after the opponents bid 1NT-3NT, for example, the old guideline of “fourth down from...

Dommerich Elementary students learn contract bridge by Tim Freed

Source: Winter Park / Maitland Observer Thurday, Feb. 8, 2018 There’s a competitive game of contract bridge happening every Friday in Maitland. It’s a complex game of...

Continue or switch? By August Boehm

Source:  December 2015 ACBL Bridge Bulletin When leading from an honor sequence, standard practice is to start with the highest honor. When following third hand,...

What Counts in Play by Terence Reese

Good players differ from average players mostly in this: that the good player tries to play all fifty-two cards, and the average player plays...

Creating Extra Losers is the Key to Success by Beverly Kraft...

Bridge, like life, is a game of give and take. Today's deal provides a graphic illustration of the concept. Dealer East. N/S Vul K 10 9...

WBF 1st Online Championship for Youth Teams Reminder

Reminder about the WBF Online Championship for Youth Teams This is just a quick reminder that you need to register your teams for the WBF...

Use of Principle Restricted Choice by Bernard Magee

Source: Mr. Bridge On-Line Bridge is full of numbers and some are quite complex. The principle of restricted choice is hard to grasp, but it...

Safety Preferred to 50-50 Chance By Charles Goren

Source: Daytona Beach Morning Journal – 3 Feb 1948 Dealer South. None Vul A 5 4 3 Q J 4 3 K 10 8 Q J K Q J 8 K 10 9 8 3...

Bids Grandslam and Promotion Play by Jerry Helms

Source: http://www.jerryhelms.com

Bridge Tips with Marty Bergen

Source: BallenIsles Channel 63  

LC Weak 2 Talking Bridge Sound Track by Larry Cohen

Larry Cohen Talking about Weak 2-bids from his "Talking Bridge" visit: https://www.larryco.com/

Garozzo on Defense by Giorgio Belladonna & Pietro Forquet

Source: The Palm Beach Post – 13 Dec 1969 The Fine Italian Hand was Bridge Column written by G. Belladonna and B. Garozzo Stars of the Italian...