Counting Distribution

Source: www.bridgesights.com/hondobridge In this article, I will discuss techniques for determining the entire distribution of all 4 hands. This often lets you play as if you...

Zia Cuebids

Source: Bridgeguys This is a fake cuebid and has only one purpose. The concept of this prinicple has been employed by many bridge players in the...

Slam Bidding by Joshua Donn

Source: Jan. 11, 2012 “Advanced players know the rules. Experts know when to break the rules.” - Anonymous Slam bidding is one of the most exciting parts...

Tactical Moves in Play by Terence Reese

On many hands declarer can count sufficient tricks for his contract but his difficulty lies in being at the right place at the right...

Entries Managment by Terence Reese & Rogel Trezel

Source: ” Those Extra Chances in Bridge” Many contracts depend on a particular card being in the hand of the righ opponent. Even so, it...

Blocking and Unblocking by Terence Reese & Roger Trézel

Source: Blocking and Unblocking by Terence Reese & Roger Trézel "Never play a card automatically. Always look ahead and consider what is likely to happen....

Meet the woman who gives bridge tips to Warren Buffett and...

Source: Washington Post Most of the entrepreneurs I write about use business as a way to pursue their passions, whether it’s philanthropy, culture, sports or...

Bridge & Humor: Shakespeare Bridge

The Sumter Daily Item – 4 Dic 1970 Both vulnerable Opening lead—5 In the JACOBY MODERN version of Shakespeare, we find that Romeo and Juliet had met at a...

Oxford Junior Bridge Club Winter Competition

Oxford Junior Bridge Club Winter Competition - 19th November. All welcome - minibridge; novice bidders; experienced bidders

Adopting the Latter Strategy by Tim Bourke

Source: the IBPA column service August 2013 A Q 7 K Q K J 8 7 4 Q J 6 K 8 6 A 6 A 10 6 5 3 A 8 4 West North East South 3NT Pass 6NT End Opening...

A Double Morton’s Fork Coup by Tim Bourke

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

Rubensohl Convention

Source: Wikipedia Rubensohl (also referred to as Rubinsohl) is a bridge convention that can be used to counter an opponent's intervention over a 1NT opening bid. After opponent's two-level overcall,...

An Enquiry Story By Ana Roth and Fernando Lema

Buenos Aires, November 7th A few days ago Christian LAHRMANN  (Winner: 4th World Youth Open Championships Opatija 2015 - Kids Pairs) sent us the following bidding problem to consult...

A Bocchi’s Anecdote

Source: Bocchi & Madala Big Bang Bridge This another funny anecdote (I see that you like them). This time I will tell you about Italo Santia...

Takeout Double

Source: Wikipedia In the card game contract bridge, a takeout double is a low-level conventional call of "Double" over an opponent's bid as a request for partner to bid his...

Support Double

Source: Wikipedia For example, after 1- (Pass) - 1 - (1)The support double is a bridge convention used to distinguish between three-card and four-card support for partner's suit response to one's...

Knowledge is Power By Frances Hinden

Source:  Sometimes knowing your opponents can help you play the hand.  Sometimes not knowing your opponents can be fatal.  Play problems in real life always...

False-Carding By Ely Culbertson

Reading Eagle – 12 Oct 1932 False-carding may very well be compared with fire. If handled properly, it will prove a very valuable servant to the Bridge...

An elegant, classic loser-on-loser play By Alan Hiron

Source: Wednesday 19 May 1993 THIS WEEK'S deal features an elegant play from last year's Romanian teams championship. Ten tricks in a diamond contract were fairly...