Nuances of Minor Suit Openings by Amit Chakrabarti

Source: acblunit391 Bridge Theory for the Practitioners by Amit Chakrabarti Hence, I am writing about our minor suit openings first. Before I write about specific sequences, let...

The Time To Finesse A Partner By Jim & Oswald Jacoby

Source: Eugene Register-Guard – 23 Mar 1966 Oswald points out to Jim that deliberate failure by third hand to play a high card, not necessarily the highest, but...

Win at bridge By A. Sontag y O. Jacoby

Source: Herald-Journal – 2 Abr 1982 Here is another hand from “International Popular Bridge” to show an unlucky expert at his worst, South’s four club cue bid was...

The Uppercut

Source: Wikipedia In contract bridge, an uppercut is a defensive play that involves one of the defenders ruffing high in the knowledge that an overruff by the...

Interesting points By Barry Rigal

Source: ORLANDO-FALL NABC 2016 daily bulletin. This deal from the second final session of the Nail Life Master Open Pairs produced numerous points of technical...

Problems on Conventions By Alan Truscott

Source: The New York Times N/S Vul. Dealer North. J 10 9 3 A K J 10 8 7 A Q 8 --- K Q 7 4 2 J 9 K Q J...

When Manure Gets in the Way by Amit Chakrabarti

Source: When Manure Gets in the Way An alien comes from outer space and wants to pick a human being randomly to take back to planet...

IT can be Easy to Overlook Something by Liz McGowan

Source: Bridge – The Scotsman 29/06/13 IT can be easy to overlook something which in retrospect appears obvious. Can you find the careful play here? E/W Vul....

Count Points While Defend by Alfred Sheinwold

The Morning Record – Mar 10, 1975 by Alfred Sheinwold Most bridge players find defense more difficult than declarers play. That need not be a problem since...

The Importance of Counting by Albert Dormer

It is quite surprising how many deals there are where, as a defender, you should endeavor to count declarer’s hand. Source:  Daily Bulletin; 24th BERMUDA BOWL....

Avoiding EndPlays requires Foresight by Howard Schenken

To be or Not to be Endplayed: That is the question. Photo: Bob Hamman, Eddie Kantar, Don Krauss, Peter Leventritt, Lew Mathe, Howard Schenken. The...

Conventions: Kokish Relay

Source: AUSTRALIAN YOUTH BRIDGE BULLETIN JUNE – JULY – AUGUST 2015     EXTENSION TO YOUR STRONG 2 – KOKISH RELAY If you don’t play the Kokish Relay yet, it...

An unknown Drury trick By Mike Lawrence

Source: June 2016 ACBL Bridge Bulletin   Many players use Drury, an excellent convention. This article will discuss an aspect of Drury...

Danger!!! Experts at Play by Jay Becker

Beaver County Times – Mar 11, 2007 The best players are capable of wondrous technique. But they can also perpetrate monstrous errors. In a team championship,...

Draw the Inference by Frank Stewart

Source: Sun Journal – Sep 25, 2008 In 1966, Hugh Kelsey made his reputation as an author in one stroke with ‘Killing Defense at Bridge’ but that was...

A Swedish at Silver Place in Denmark

Source: http://www.svenskbridge.se During the weekend 23-24 September, was played the Denmark's Dansk Pokalfinale. 141 teams participated in the competition that started in November 2016. The poker tournament is...

The Netherlands: Youth + Q wins mixed teams

Utrecht, September 24, 2017. Source: http://www.imp-bridge.nl The Dutch Mixed Team of 4 championship was won this year by the team 'Youth + Q' with Sandra Kolen, Guy...

The Power of Tens by Andrew Robson

Source: Hand Evaluation – the power of ten By Andrew Robson When Mr. Milton Work invented the point-count method, ace = 4, king = 3, queen =...

Counting at Bridge By Larry Matheny

Source: Counting at Bridge By Larry Matheny Do you wonder how the experts always seem to guess right against you?  One of the reasons is they know...

Developing Counting Skills by Karen Walker

Source: http://kwbridge.com/counting.htm Ever wonder why good bridge players seem to be able to see through the backs of your cards? Why they are so successful in...