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...

How To Improve Your Card Play By Peter Holland

Peter Holland is a very talented young bridge player who was a grand master at 23 and has represented Australia and Victoria in open...

When To Trump In By Peter Holland

Peter Holland is a very talented young bridge player who was a grand master at 23 and has represented Australia and Victoria in open...

Australia: Call for nominations for the Youth Team to the CNBC

The Commonwealth Nations Bridge Championships will be held from 14 – 18 February 2018 at the Gold Coast. The ABF has agreed that a six-person...

Mind Games? By Justin Lall

August 27, 2011   I have gotten a lot of questions about a hand I played in the semi finals of the team trials this year. I...

Third Hand Play on Partner’s Queen Lead By Beverly Kraft -Eric...

Against a notrump contract, the lead of the queen is from QJ10, QJ9, AQJ with or without extended length. Your opponents bid 1NT-3NT, and your...

How Should You Bid a Freak Hand? by Julian Pottage

The official definition of a freak hand varies. Some say any hand with a void or two singletons. Others say a hand with at...

Losing Trick Count – Part 1

Are difficult bidding decisions causing you stress? Would you like a “magic formula” to give you the right answer most of the time? Source: http://jennbridge.blogspot.com.ar/ Are...

Fuengirola 2017 Champion: University of Padova

5th European Universities Bridge Championship Fuengirola, Spain  20-24 September Visit the Official Site BRIDGE CHAMPIONSHIP is over!  CONGRATULATIONS 1st University of Padova! 2nd place Charles University 3rd place Technical University of Munich Last...

Planning Ahead in the Auction by David Lusk

Source: Australian Bridge Federation;  April 2001 Gaining advantages in competitive auctions is often geared to considering future problems when the opponents compete or are likely...

A Nine is a Terrible Card to Waste by Ira Corn

Source: Lakeland Ledger – 1 Dic 1997 by The Aces Good defenders use conventional signals to help guide a touchy defense. For example when West leads fourth best at...