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...

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...