Hand Evaluation By August Boehm – Part 2

Source: February  2016 ACBL Bridge Bulletin   Good hand evaluation depends on deciding how well your secondary honors mesh with partner, plus the...

New Book: Expert Hand Evaluation By Augie Boehm

Expert Hand Evaluation; Augie Boehm, September 2017,142 pp (paperback), $14.95 About the Author Description If bidding were as simple as counting high-card points, most of us would have lost interest...

Turkey’s Youth

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Dummy Reversal does it by Oswald Jacoby

Dummy reversal (also known as reverse dummy) is a technique in contract bridge whereby declarer uses trump cards to ruff from the hand with more (longer) trumps, and retains the trumps in...

The TURBO convention

Source: The TURBO convention Preface The performance of the Italians in the global bridge concerning bidding is outstanding. Their ability to produce innovative and reliable...

The Turbo Convention Story By Norberto Bocchi

Source: Bocchi & Madala Big Bang Bridge Since many ask where the TURBO is born I tell you the story of how this convention was...

Piotr Gawrys

Source: 17th EUROPEAN YOUTH BRIDGE TEAM CHAMPIONSHIPS ( 6-16 July 2000) In the first of a series, we introduce outstanding players who first made their mark in...

Mental Simulation by Justin Lall

Source: Justin Lall Most auctions start with each partner describing their hand to the other until one of them is able to take control. Taking control...

The Importance of the Valet by Dick Cummings

Source: The Sydney Morning Herald – 22 Oct 1989 ACES and kings are jolly good things but today’s column features the important role of an honour card...

Taking a Trick Cheaply at a High Cost by John Brown

Source: Winning tricks The Hand: Q J 8 10 5 Q 10 9 7 4 2 K 8 A 10 2 A K 3 2 A J 8 Q 10 3 South played this...

Placing the Lead by John Brown

The instrument of placing the lead is often closely associated with the hold up play, in that the decision of whether or not to...

Partner Robbing Partner of a Tempo-Value by John Brown

Dealer East N/S Vul J 5 10 3 Q J 9 8 6 10 8 7 4 10 4 J 8 7 6 5 K 5 J 9 6 5 A 9 8...

Guess leads to Missplay, Lost Game by Alfred Sheingold

Source Eugene Register-Guard – 18 Nov 1971 The sort of hand shown today is never misplayed by the true experts but is often mishandled by quite successful...

Great Bridge Disasters

Source: 17th European Bridge Team Championships Disasters at the bridge table come in all shapes and sizes and have a habit of striking at the most...

The fourth hand Transfer By Norberto Bocchi

Source: Bocchi & Madala Big Bang Bridge A situation that often occurs is as follows: Opening 1 /  - Pass - 2  / and you,...

These Hands Really Do Come Up By George Cuppaidge

Source: http://www.qldbridge.com/bulletin/qba/QBAJan08.pdf Some readers may have heard of Jeff Rubens. In his younger days he produced a bridge masterpiece called “Secrets of Winning Bridge.” Anyone who...

USA: Silicon Valley Youth Bridge

Source: Silicon Valley Youth Bridge Inspiring the Next Generation of Bridge Players October 28 (Saturday) Pizza Party FREE Silicon Valley Fall Sectional West Valley Community College, Saratoga Aspiring bridge...

Bridge & Humor: Two Little Old Ladies by Helen Sobel

October 1942,  BY WILLIAM E. McKENNEY America's Card Authority Written for NEA Service Helen Sobel's book entitled "All the Tricks!" is different from any bridge...

Giving Up Losers to Get a Count by Louis Watson

The deal which follows illustrates getting a count at the very end of a hand. The declarer has to give up his losers before...