Two Zs that won’t make you sleepy

Source: San Diego NABC Bulletin When it comes to watching Zia Mahmood play bridge, you can be certain of one thing: you’re going to have...

Choise in the Play by Ira Corn

Source: “Play Bridge with the Aces” by Ira Corn Mike Lawrence of the aces carned a star award for his play of today’s hand. The...

What’s the Better Fit? The 4-4 vs. the 5-3 By PHILLIP...

Source:  The last paragraph of Saturday’s column generated a few queries. When is a 4-4 fit better than a 5-3, and vice versa? The best analysis...

Animated Bridge with Andrew Robson

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Choice of Trump Suits by Andrew Robson

Source: https://www.andrewrobson.co.uk Dealer South N/S Vul 8 6 4 4 J 8 6 5 4 A Q 6 4 K Q J 7 10 8 5 2 Q J 9 8 3 A 10 9...

Controversial Decisions 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...

The Plan XXV by Tim Bourke

Source: Example: 826 IBPA Column Service. Dealer South E/O Vul 9 6 4 2 K 9 A 7 6 4 K 9 4 Q 10 7 3 J 8 Q 10 8 3 A 10...

Cash your sure winners!

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With a NT Contract, count your winners!

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You Do the Honors Part 1 by Stan Subeck

Source: www.acbl-district13.org The most important cards in a deck of 52 are the honor cards. Yet many bridge players misplay these cards regularly. As a defender,...

San Diego NABC: Giovanni Donati (Italian Junior) Second in the Mitchell...

Source:  The squad headed by Richard Schwartz averaged more than 17 points a session over four sessions to win the Mitchell Open Board-a-Match Teams. Trailing...

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...

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...

I love Flannery (I’m serious) by Steve Weinstein

Source: BridgeWinners Flannery is defined as an opening bid of 2 to show  a mininum opening(11-16 HCP) with 4 spades and 5 hearts. We play it...

Conventions: “The Smolen”

by Paul Lavings Bridge Books & Supplies The Smolen Convention was invented by US expert Mike Smolen (1940-1992). It is an accepted part of nearly every...

The Reverse Drury Convention

Source: BridgeBum Reverse Drury is a variation of the Drury convention. In keeping with the principle of fast arrival, it reverses the meanings of opener's 2and 2/ rebids. After...

Double Throw-In by Double Throw-In by Nikola Tcholakov

Source: http://csbnews.org/ IMPs  Dealer South All Vul 10 8 5 4 A K Q 10 8 7 A 10 7 A K J 7 7 5 J 5 4 2 K 9 3 West North East South 1 Pass 2 2 Pass Pass 4 Pass Pass Pass Opening lead:...

When trumps Break Wrong side suits may be used as “additional...

The Evening Independent – 25 Mar 1939 By WM. M’KENNEY When trumps break badly, nothing is more effective in averting disaster than a long side suit. It is...

Cross-ruff Technique By Charles Goren

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette – 16 Oct 1949 The technique of the cross-ruff is not very difficult. The problem as to whether or not to play for a cross-ruff...

Hand Evaluation – Partnership ( Guessing )

Source: www.edmontonbridge.com Bridge is a  partnership game . Given that fact , let partner  help you . Single handed  guesses  are just that . You either guess right or you guess wrong. If you...