Do We Know the Whole Story? by Lynn Berg

I am always sorry for players who shy away from playing notrump – not just because the rewards are greater for tricks in notrump,...

Later is too Late by Terence Reese

Source:  Positive Declarer Play By Terence Reese & Julian Pottage Dealer West. E/W Vul A 7 4 Q 7 4 3 A Q 8 A 9 4 K Q 10 9 5...

“A Dummy Reversal by Tim Bourke

Source: IBPA Bulletin Oct 2017 Dealer South. E/W Vul J 10 9 6 4 8 6 4 K 6 4 7 6 8 5 K J 9 7 3 J 8 K J...

The “Rule of Four” By Andrew Robson

Source: Andrew Robson Bridge Club When partner opens a suit in which you have four cards, there is a certain fit. Whilst occasionally it is...

Are You Serious?

Source: www.qldbridge.com by George Cuppaidge   IF you are serious about bridge, you must be able to incorporate relay into some of your sequences. Garozzo does, why shouldn’t...

A More Experienced Operator by Tim Bourke

Source: IBPA Bulletin Oct 2017 Dealer West. Both Vul A 10 A J 10 3 K J 8 7 5 A 2 Q 6 5 3 2 7 5 4 10 9...

Why You Lose at Bridge By Barnet Shenkin

Why You Lose at Bridge By Barnet Shenkin ... www.shenkinbridge.com One of Bridges all time classic books is "Why You Lose at Bridge" by S...

Two Signals to Help Your Defense

Source: Two Signals to Help Your Defense Reading the title of this article will surprise the vast majority of my students, both current and...

Hand Evaluation By August Boehm – Part 3

Part 1    Part 2 Source: March 2016 ACBL Bridge Bulletin       To properly evaluate this pair of hands, it was essential to visualize the play in detail...

A Safe Twelfth by Tim Bourke (AUS)

Source: IBPA Bulletin Oct 2017 Dealer East. Neither Vul 5 3 A 10 9 2 J 8 4 3 A K 5 10 4 2 5 3 7 5 2 Q J 9...

A Complete Bridge Leads Course

Source: http://www.pitt.edu/~timm/ Standard Leads (1) Leading a Trump If you can attack a contract, it is usually best to do so. However, there are times when a trump...

To overcall or not? by Zia Mahmood

Thursday 15 December 2011 The two teams that finished first and second in the 2011 English Premier League met in the final of the 2011...

Norberto Bocchi’s 4 Maxims

Source: Bocchi & Madala Big Bang Bridge In bridge I have 4 maxims I always have respected: the first is that if I have a...

Extra Chance by Tim Bourke (AUS)

Source: IBPA Bulletin Oct 2017 Dealer North. E/W Vul A Q J 9 K Q K Q 4 J 8 5 4 5 2 10 5 4 10 8 5 3 10 9...

Proper Management of Entries By Charles Goren

Proper management of entries is one of the keys to successful declarer play. South failed to appreciate that on this hand and squandered one...

Preemtive Strikes By Mark Horton

Source: 1st YEH ONLINE BRIDGE WORLD CUP (2016) Everyone knows that a preempt is capable of causing havoc at the bridge table - to both sides. (If...

The Four Necessary Conventions By Agustin Madala

Source: Bocchi & Madala Big Bang Bridge A member asked: Can you tell me the four necessary conventions for every day players to be introduced into...

Treat Irrelevant small Cards as Neutrinos by Bobby Wolff

Source: Aces on Bridge — Daily Columns This deal from the 1993 Epson Simultaneous Pairs was played at the top of the Post Office Tower in...

A Norberto Bocchi’s Bridge Story

Source: Bocchi & Madala Big Bang Bridge I will tell a story from when I used to play with Giorgino Duboin (we played 19 years...