Allow your Opponents to Make Mistakes by Karen Walker

Source: ACBL  My friend and partner Colby Vernay of Lacon IL is fond of telling bridge stories that feature the Last Buffoon. I don’t know...

What Message Should You Send? by Beverly Kraft & Eric Kokish

After a simple auction - 1NT-Pass; 3NT-End, your partner leads the 6. Which card should you play with each of the following holdings, and...

Two Questions of Duty by Beverly Kraft & Eric Kokish

"When You open the bidding at the three-level you hope to make life more difficult for your opponents than your partner, who is often...

A Double Throw-in

Source: The Evening Independent – Mar 18, 1970 Dealer North None Vul A K Q J K 6 K Q 9 4 10 7 2 9 4 2 A J 10 5 3 2 7...

Timing is Everything by Beverly Kraft & Eric Kokish

Whether you are playing the stock market or the game of bridge, timing is everything. Cover the East-West hands and play 4on the lead...

Time to Plan by Ira Corn

Source: “Play Bridge with the Aces” Dealer North None Vul 10 4 K 7 K Q J 9 Q J 8 4 2 7 Q J 10 8 6 2 8 6...

2018 FISU World University Bridge Championship

Source: FISU 2018 FISU World University Bridge Championship Xuzhou, (China) 25/10-28/10/2018 Organising Committee:    China University Bridge Association, No.2, Lishui Rd.,    Yunlong District, Xuzhou,...

The Greatest Player by Phillip Alder

Source: Gadsden Times – Dec 27, 1999 Who is the best player of all time? Three Italians figure prominently in the voting. Giorgio Belladonna, Pietro Forquet and Benito Garozzo....

Bridge & Humor: Short Jokes

Joe: I hate my Partner Sam: Why don’t you find another one? Joe: No use. Changing partners is like changing cabins on the Titanic. A man was...

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,...

Queensland Youth Bridge Fun Day: 21 January 2018

Source: www.qldbridge.com Queensland Youth Bridge Fun Day If you like mental challenges (poker or other card games, Sudoku or Chess) you’ll love bridge. Over the Christmas holidays, learn...

A Most Unusual Defensive Hand By Arthur Robbins

Source:  2018 Event facebook 2018 57th Gold Coast Congress Friday 16 February - Saturday 24 February, 2018 The following article by Arthur Robbins appeared in the December 2016...

Slam Statistics by Matthew Kidd

Source: www.lajollabridge.com Slams are not rare. Double dummy, an amazing 13.6% of hands contain a slam (or grand slam). Half this time there is a slam...

Building a System : Weak Twos (Continued)

Source:  Bulletins Didnt read Part 1

Painful Things by Ted Horning

Source: The Montreal Gazette – 17 Mar 1981 "Life in the wrong contract can be a most uncomfortable experience. If one adds a terrible trump division, it...

A Sacrilegious Play by Steve Becker

Source: Reading Eagle – Nov 23, 2004 In playing a hand, it is usually correct to use well established principles. Their efficacy has been confirmed and promulgated...

Building a System: Weak Twos

Source:  Bulletins Overall, the main difference between the system of a top pair and an intermediate or novice pair is not so much that they have more...

EBU: Sponsor England’s junior internationals

Source:  If you want some ideas or further information please e-mail Ian Payn (idp@ebu.co.uk) or Peter Stockdale (peter.stockdale@ebu.co.uk). Make a donation Individual's can make a donation through...

EBED gives support to junior fundraising

Source:  English Bridge Education & Development has offered its support to the ongoing fundraising efforts for the junior teams participating in the 2018 World Youth...