Andrew Robson’s Bridge Club: Childrens Bridge

Our Children's courses are great fun. They aim to introduce your children to bridge, or to improve their understanding and enjoyment of bridge. To help us...

English Bridge Education & Development

EBED: Whats On - Junior Events 20th to 22nd December 2017 Children's Bridge at the Andrew Robson Club Morning or Afternoon sessions of Children's Bridge. Your children and...

Ask Jerry: Surely there is more about redouble…

Dear Jerry, As a result of a recent disaster it is clear to me that I do not understand what responder should do after...

Bridge & Humor: The Ace of Trumps Runs Away By Victor...

Papa and the Hideous Hog exchanged hostile glances. They had known in their bones that they would cut together, for it wasn't their lucky...

Limit Your Hand by David Gold

One of the most important things to do in a constructive auction is to limit your hand. What does this mean exactly? One of the...

Develop your bidding judgement By Brian Senior

WHEN partner opens the bidding and you are looking at 17HCP, it is natural to consider the possibility of a slam. Yet slam will...

Some Interesting Problems

Source: Australian Youth Bridge Championships 2017 (1) In 2nd seat at vulnerable against not vulnerable, you pick up: 3 K10   AKQJ1096   A84 (a) RHO passes...

Test Yourselves II

Source: Australian Youth Bridge Championships 2017 Your partner leads the club two, using fourth-highest in principle. How would you plan the defense? What would you bid now? Find...

Many players commit “suicide” at the bridge table By Phillip Alder

Rome News-Tribune – 26 Feb 2002 Many players commit “suicide” at the bridge table, killing contracts that should have been kept alive. Here, you reach five diamonds. Dealer:...

Hand Evaluation by Brian Senior

ADJUSTING THE COUNT:  Areas to watch for unexpected strength and weakness. Quickly and reliably calculating your playing strength is the cornerstone of good bidding.  But...

Hand Evaluation: The Validity of Points

Source: The Montreal Gazette – 23 Abr 1981 by Ted Horning The point count system of hand evaluation was developed by Milton Work. Everyone uses it. An...

Point Counterpoint By James Jacoby

Source: Ludington Daily News – 12 Jul 1989 Although the widespread use of point count has made bidding more exact, players weaned on this evaluation...

Test Yourselves!

Source: Australian Youth Bridge Championships 2017 You lead the king of spades. Partner overtakes it with his ace and returns the two of spades, declarer...

World Bridge Series 2018

Source: WBF The 2018 World Bridge Series will be held in Orlando, Florida from 21st September – 6th October 2018. The general schedule of events has been announced and...

Achilles Heel

Source: 13-15 April 2000 5th GENERALI WORLD MASTERS Achilles, the son of Peleus and Thetis, was educated as a young man by Chiron, the centaur...

The first World Junior Teams Championship (1987)

Source: 11th WORLD YOUTH BRIDGE TEAM CHAMPIONSHIPS Bangkok,Thailand The first World Junior Teams Championship was held in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, July 12–18, 1987. Only five...

The Master Point Press Book of the Year 2005

Source: 2005 WORLD BRIDGE TEAM CHAMPIONSHIPS Bulletin The Principle of Restricted Talent and Other Bridge Stories by Danny Kleinman & Nick Straguzzi Readers of The Bridge World will already be...

How to plan the play by Klaus Reps

5th WORLD JUNIOR CAMP Vargesztes, Hungary. July 2003 After you have completed the bidding the next difficult part is waiting. As declarer you have to...

Experts Errors By Fred Gitelman

Source: Canadian Master Point Magazine Playing bridge like an expert isn’t about executing backwash squeezes and brilliant coups — at least, most of the time. It’s...

Experts also make mistakes

Eugene Register-Guard – 11 Ago 1975 By ALFRED SHEINWOLD Experts Fall from Grace When the Day of Judgment comes, bridge columnists will have a lot to answer for. We...