Dennis Bilde Young Gun – Defensive Hand Of The Year

Peter Hollands is a very talented young bridge player who was a grand master at 23 and has represented Australia and Victoria in open...

Hand Evaluation By Oren Lidor

Source: BBO When evaluating your hand, points are not too important. It's distribution and where the points are located. Here are few important points that...

Devil Take it by Tony Priday

Source: Malta 1999: 44th Generali European Championships (Bulletin 15) Sunday was a bad day for the Hungarians, for they scored only 1 VP in their matches against...

2018 Nordic Junior Pair Championship & Junior Camp

Source: http://www.worldbridge.org/ 2018 Nordic Junior Pair Championship & Junior Camp, FALKENBERG, SWEDEN Event Details The Swedish Bridge Federation and the Nordic Bridge Union hereby invite your juniors to...

Forcing Defense by James Jacoby

Source: The Southeast Missourian – 3 Dic 1984 When you have some length in the opponent’s trump, a good strategy is to force the declarer to trump. Eventually...

Diamonds Defeats Diamonds by Oswald jacoby & Alan Sontag

Source: Daily News – 23 Jun 1978 Here is a nice problem for you readers. Dealer South None Vul Q 10 9 7 J 10 9 7 2 8 4 J 3 K 8...

Seven Important Signals to Play by Gene Benedict

Source: Toledo Blade – 26 Dic 1993 MANY small cards you hold will not be useful in taking tricks, but you can use those cards to give signals...

Hey, That’s My Suit!

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An interesting Vienna Coup Double! by Paolo Clair

Circolo del Bridge di Padova. Sunday February 8, 2015. An interesting Vienna Coup double! Atention: not a double Vienna Coup! Christmas Challenge Tournament. Stong turnout (28 tables)....

Hoist by his own Petard by Zia Mahmood

Source: The Guardian Thursday 11 August 2011 A lead directing double with a happy ending. For some reason no expert today believes that his partner is capable...

Good Reasoning Helps a Lot by Steve Becker

Source: Times Daily – 19 Oct 1982 Dealer West All Vul K J A 10 8 3 9 5 4 A K J 10 Q 10 7 2 K 5 K Q J 9 8...

The Trick One by Fred L. Karpin

Dealer South All Vul A Q 3 Q J 10 8 3 K J 10 6 4 8 7 6 7 5 4 2 7 4 A K 9 3 K 9 4...

Entry Management by Frank Stewart

Source: The Dispatch – 2 Ene 1995 When dummy has few entries, declarer must handle them with care. Dealer South N/S Vul 9 5 3 2 Q 4 3 6 5 3 K...

Working on Declarer’s Mind by Ulf Nilsson

Source: Friday 25 June 1999 44th Generali European Bridge Championships When the opponents bid a thin game and everything is working for them, the defenders...

Know when to say NO by Marty Bergen

Source: ACBL As I’ve illustrated: You shouldn’t try to bid every slam that just happens to make. You should never play partner for the perfect hand. If you...

Why do these things happen to me? by Alfred Sheinwold

Source: The Day – 29 Nov 1991 “Why do these things happen to me?” Unlucky Louie pleaded. “What now?” I sighed, knowing I would hear about it whether or...

Have You Discussed? When 4NT is not Blackwood by Barry Rigal

Source: Gold Coast Congress Bulletin 4 These days experts get very sniffy (in fact when do they not?) about using 4/Gerber. While it is true that...

To Finesse or not to Finesse by Fred L. Karpin

" He who lives by the finesse will perish by the finesse" Dealer East N/S Vul A Q 8 5 Q 5 2 A Q J 9 5 3 J...

2018 Australian Youth Bridge Week

Source: http://www.abfevents.com.au/ 6-12th January, in Canberra The 2018 Australian Youth Bridge Championships will be a special one. It is the 50th anniversary celebrarion of the Youth Week,...