Loser on Loser Play by Andrew Robson

Source: www.andrewrobson.co.uk          Here we see a Loser on- Loser play used in a 4-3 fit (in order to preserve the – precarious...

Greece: Cup, Cup, where are you Cups?

Source: Marina Lantzouni Facebook Cup, cup, where are you cups? The athletes of the Junior National Team of children who represented us at the European Youth Championship...

Suit combination

Source: Wikipedia In the card game contract bridge, a suit combination is a specific set of cards of a particular suit visible in declarer's and dummy's hands at the onset of the play...

Fourth Suit Forcing

Source: Wikipedia Fourth suit forcing (also referred to as fourth suit artificial; abbreviated as FSF or 4SF) is a contract bridge convention that allows responder to create, at his second turn to bid,...

Checkback Stayman

Source: Wikipedia 1m – 1M; 1NT – 2 2Checkback Stayman (or simply Checkback) is used after a 1NT rebid by opener rather than a 1NT opening. It...

Morton’s Fork Coup

Source: Wikipedia Morton's Fork is a coup in contract bridge that forces an opponent to choose between: letting declarer establish extra tricks in the suit led; or losing the opportunity...

Change of Plan by John Brown

Dealer South N/S Vul 8 5 3 J 7 Q 9 A Q J 8 4 3 6 A Q 10 6 K J 10 7 5 2 K 5 West North East South 1 Pass 2 2 3 4 5 Pass Pass Dbl Pass Pass Pass Opening Lead A West ledA...

No Trump Plans and Plays by John Brown

Consider this situation: A 2 K J 6 Q 9 8 A 10 8 7 4 10 9 6 3 A Q K J 10 6 Q J 2 Opening Lead 7 hat would you...

England: Junior Club Bridge & Minibridge

Every Sunday (05 Nov – 10 Dec 2017) 2:00 – 4:00 SUNDAY JUNIOR CLUB BRIDGE & MINIBRIDGE Learn how to play Bridge and Minibridge: For students aged 7 – 18 Come with a...

Strip Squeeze

Source: self.gutenberg.org A strip squeeze is a declarer technique at contract bridge combining elements of squeeze and endplay. This squeeze occurs when declarer has two or more losers remaining. By cashing winners, declarer forces the...

Smother Play by Lauritz Streck

Source:  Lauritz Streck is a U25-Player from Germany, currently studying mathematics at the Bonn University. The White House Junior Tournament in Amsterdam. One of the nicest and...

Plan, Count, Plan by David Bakhshi

Salsomaggiore, August 8 2016

Forming a Plan by Terence Reese

In a no trump contract the delcarer’s first concern is usually whether or not to hold up in the suit led; his second, which...

The Trick One by Tim Bourke

Dealer West, E/W Vul K 2 K 10 9 K J 6 2 K 8 6 5 Q 10 5 3 Q J 6 Q 8 4 3 A Q West North East South 1 Dbl Pass 3NT Pass Pass Pass Opening Lead 6 West led...

The Smother Play by Omar Sharif

Source: Herald-Journal – 20 May 1984 by Charles Goren y Omar Sharif The smother play in which a seemingly sure trump trick is made to...

Vacant Places

Source: self.gutenberg.org In the bridge, the law or principle of vacant places is a simple method for estimating the probable location of any particular card in the four hands....

2017 WBF Women’s Autumn Festival

2017 WBF Women's Autumn Festival November 13-19, 2017 The 2017 WBF Women's Online Autumn Festival starts on Monday, November 13, and continues until Sunday, November 19...

An Alternative to Drury By Norberto Bocchi

Source: Bocchi & Madala Big Bang Bridge I have already talked about the 2drury, explaining how this convention develops when it opens thirds or quarters of...

The Drury Convention

Source: kwbridge.com The Drury Convention is an artificial 2 response that's used by a passed hand after partner opens 1 or 1 in third or fourth...