Duplicate Pairs Tactics by Andrew Robson

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Establishing a Long Suit in a Trump Contract By Debbie Rosenberg

Source: www.paloaltobridge.com Anytime a five-card or longer suit appears in the dummy, declarer should at least consider the possibility of creating extra tricks from it. While...

Establishing a suit By Oswald Jacoby

Source: CsbNews.org Opening lead: Q You have all heard about the bridge player who could resist anything but temptation. In this case temptation was the chance...

Cue Bidding

Source: www.bridgewebs.com/alton The tools used to investigate the possibilities of bidding a slam are relatively straightforward. Conventions such as ‘Blackwood’ or its offspring such as ‘Roman...

Suit Establishment By Richard Pavlicek

Source: www.rpbridge.net One of the most common objectives of declarer is to establish a five-card or longer suit. The suit may be in dummy or...

Various “Rules” of Bridge

Source: www.omahabridge.org As a bridge player you are probably acquainted with several of the so-called ‘rules’ of bridge. There are several different kinds so you may...

Ask Jerry: 4-4 fit vs -5-3 fit

Dear Jerry, I have heard that an eight-card trump fit that is divided 4-4 is often superior to a 5-3 fit. This makes no...

With Trump Length, Lead Length by Andrew Robosn

Source: https://www.andrewrobson.co.uk There are two diametrically opposite defensive strategies against trump contracts. You can lead from shortage and try to make your trumps by trumping; alternatively...

The 4-4 Fit by Paul Bowyer

Source: www.bridgewebs.com MUCH BIDDING revolves around trying to locate a trump fit, often a 4-4 fit. Quite why this is so important is not often clearly...

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...