Source: The Kibitzer Fall 2014 This deal is from the Friday night Worldwide Pairs game held at our club. It contains many instructive lessons in both play...

Source: BBO On Sunday, May 5th, BBO held a free teaching session, focused on doubles and general bridge advice. The host was US junior champion and...

Source: http://www.kantarbridge.com WARM-UP TIPS 1 Never, but never forget you are playing with a partner.  It pays to consider what things may look like from partner’s point of...

Source: www.jerryhelms.com        Dear Jerry, My partner and I would appreciate your opinion on our bidding of this hand:  J 10  K Q J 7...

Source: andrew-gumperz.blogspot.com.ar Opening bids are the foundation on which subsequent bidding is laid. If the foundation is unstable, the rest of the auction may come tumbling...

Ever wondered how experts bid “aggressive” games that “somehow,“magically” turn out to be cold? It’s simple: they just use their expert judgment, which advanced...

Source: Five Uncommon Conventions You Should Play (April 5, 2009) Generally I think most players, especially intermediates, play too many conventions. Most of the time they come...

Source:  Bridge Winners  “Advanced players know the rules. Experts know when to break the rules.” - Anonymous Support doubles are one of my favorite conventions. The basic...

Here are two declarer play problems:     (1) K Q 10 7 2 J 4 3 7 4 A Q 3 A J 4 3 Q 7 6 2 A Q 2 K 7 Contract:...

Toledo Blade – 16 Oct 1966 Both Vul. Dealer South. 6 K 8 7 2 K 5 K 10 8 7 5 3 Q 8 7 5 J 6 5 10 7 3 A Q...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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....

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...

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....