USA1 Teams for 17 World Junior Championships SUZHOU (CHI) 2018

Source: http://usbf.org/ Photos by Peg Kaplan Photo: USA1 for the Patiño Cup: Adam Kaplan-Christian Jolly, Zach Grossack-Oren Kriegel, Ben Kristensen-Kevin Rosenberg. Under 21, who will be USA1 for the...

Card Reading by Jay Becker

Source: Reading Eagle – 23 Mar 1977 The secret of good dummy play is good card reading. This consists mainly of diagnosing how the unseen cards are likely...

Helgemo’s World of Bridge por Geo Tislevol & Geir

Source: 17th European Youth Bridge Team Championships Monday, 10 July 2000 We have spared no expense in securing permission from Five Aces to publish an extract...

Two, Three, or Four?

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The “Rule of Sixteen” by Andrew Robson

Source: https://www.andrewrobson.co.uk Sometimes - often - you can gain more by penalising the opponents than by making your own contract. This is particularly true when an...

A Devilish False Card by Zia Mahmood

 Source: Thursday 4 February 2010  When an opponent plays something that might or might not be a true card, it’s best to believe it. “Sorry, partner,”...

IMP’s Its all about…Bidding Games…Defeating Games…

2017 Michael Seamon Junior USBC Source: IMP's Its all about...Bidding Games...Defeating Games...Achieving Plus Score In the Closed Room, North/South stopped in a reasonable part score. South has...

2017 Michael Seamon Junior USBC’s by Peg Kaplan

Source: Minnesota Bridge Today, eighteen teams of Juniors players, in four groups (3 open groups, categorized by age and one for female players) start competition...

In the Practice of Legerdemain by Charles Goren

Source: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette – 15 Jun 1948 Dealer South Neither Vul 10 9 7 6 3 Q 4 Q 7 3 Q 8 2 A 5 10 9 8 6 10 9 4 K 9 6...

Win at Bridge By Oswald Jacoby

Source: The Owosso Argus-Press – 20 Jun 1963 Dealer South N/S Vul K J 9 5 6 3 A 9 A Q J 4 3 4 K 9 7 4 Q 10 7 5 2 J...

Thinking outside the box By Phillip Alder

FEB. 6, 2015 There are some bridge players who can, to use a hackneyed term, think outside the box. Geir Helgemo, a Norwegian by birth...

Using Landy By Tor Helness

I would like to inform the players about Landy, a convention in use after the opponents have opened 1NT. A 2 overcall is showing at least 4-4...

Red Light By Mike Lawrence

Source:  July 2014 ACBL Bridge Bulletin I spotted this particular defensive play some time ago and have been waiting for the opportunity to use it. Dealer South...

Defensive False Cards & Combinations

Source: DEFENSIVE FALSE CARDS & COMBINATIONS By Maritha Pottenger A basic principle of defensive play is: when it does not give anything away, play the card you...

Mandatory Falsecarding By Justin Lall

Source: BBO News This article is meant as a repository of mandatory and semi-mandatory falsecards. This is an area where most intermediate-advanced players can benefit from...

Competitive Bidding 1:They bid-and-raise-a-Major (Hearts)

Source: BBO By BBOer Shengabus (Yuan Shen) Visit Yuan Shen Bridge site This series will focus on competitive auctions. I have an ambitious list of topics I...

The Final Problem By Micke Melander

Sherlock Holmes is known for his logical reasoning, his ability to adopt almost any disguise and his use of forensic science to solve difficult...

Play in Trump Contracts By Melih Ozdil

Source: BBO By Melih Ozdil It is an advantage to choose a suit with 8 or more cards as trump. However, trump play is not as easy...

Generating Swings by Peter Hollands

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

Consider How Things May Look to Partner by Andrew Robson

Source: https://www.andrewrobson.co.uk/ One the most inherently beautiful aspects of bridge is the partnership element. The true expert nurtures his partner; he anticipates any problems that his...