Elimination and End-plays By Brian Senior

A FINESSE is a 50 and 50 proposition and even a double finesse, for example, 5-4-3 opposite AJ10 is only about 75%. How much better...

Against Stolen Bids By Mel Colchamiro

Source: ACBL Bulletin, Dec 2008 – Apr 2009 Mirror, mirror on the wall … … Who is the fairest one of all? That famous line uttered...

Common Errors and How to Avoid Them by Brent Manley

Source: www.qldbridge.com Failing to Discuss and Use Defensive Signals, Part 1 I play occasionally at the main bridge club in Memphis. It’s the largest club in the...

Strengthen Your Game By Brent Manley

Source: www.qldbridge.com If you want to improve your scores in duplicate, especially in pairs, it’s important to have a firm grasp on competitive bidding strategies....

EBU: Young Bridge Challenge 2018

Source: EBED The 2018 Young Bridge Challenge will be held on 10th March at Loughborough Grammar School. A FREE-ENTRY, one-day bridge event for school-age players of...

The Cross-Ruff By John Brown

The Cross-Ruff By John Brown. Example of: “Winning Tricks” by John Brown In cross-ruff the aim is to make your trumps separately. Throughout the play of...

EBU: Junior squad leader opportunities available

Source: EBU Would you like to get involved with the junior elite bridge programme? Do you enjoy working with young people and children? Two of the EBU...

England: Junior Teach In Loughborough University: 1st – 3rd September 2017

Source: EBED Loughborough University: 1st - 3rd September 2017 The Junior Teach-In is English bridge's flagship junior teaching event, and is organised by EBED. What’s the Junior...

Physical Attributes for Bridge By Phillip Alder

Moscow-Pullman Daily News – 9 May 1997 The uglier a man’s legs, the better his golf game, H.G. Wells observed. It’s almost a law, he added. I...

An Unsuccessful Escape By Ana Roth

European Bridge Championships: Montecatini 2017 The monastery of Santa Maria a Ripa was established in the early sixteenth century when a group of devoted women living in...

“Counting the Hands.” by W. M. McKenney

“Counting the hands.” by W.M. McKenney Secretary, American Bridge League “Counting the hands” that is, determining the distribution of a suit in all four hands,...

IBPA Column Service by Tim Bourke (AUS)

Source: IBPA Bulletin No. 865 August 7, 2017 Example: 865 Dealer: North. East-West Vunerable   Q 6 6 4 2 J 10 6 5 A K Q 5   9 8 7 5...

The Mechanics of Counting (Part 1) By Tim Bourke & Marc...

Source: Countdown to Winning Bridge By Tim Bourke, Marc Smith How do you count to thirteen?’ This may seem like a silly question, but in this article...

The Right Technique by James Jacoby

Right Technique Rewarded in Par Bridge Championship  The North American Collegiate Bridge Championship is a par contest, responsibility for preparation of the deals rests with...

Plan, Count, Plan by David Stern (AUS)

During the 4th World Youth Open Bridge Championships, Opatija 2015 Mr. David Stern (AUS) explained this example.

Plan, Count, Plan by Paolo Clair (ITA)

During the 4th World Youth Open Bridge Championships, Opatija 2015 Mr. Paolo Clair (ITA) explained this example.

Plan, Count, Plan by Phillip Alder (ENG)

During the 4th World Youth Open Bridge Championships, Opatija 2015 Mr. Phillip Alder (ENG) explained this example.

Lyon 2017: Self-Guided Youth Entertainment Tour

Source: http://www.gpsmycity.com/  Image by Frédéric de Villamil on Flickr under Creative Commons License. You can follow this self-guided walking tour to explore the attractions listed below. How...

Bols Bridge Tips: When, as a Defender… by Rixi Markus (ENG)

" When, as a defender, you are about to attack from a holding such as J-x, Q-x or K-x, consider the possible advantage of...

Bols Bridge Tips: Give Declarer Enough Rope, By Tim Seres (AUS)

BOLS BRIDGE TIP– Give Declarer Enough Rope By Tim Seres. (Thomas Peter Seres) "When you can see that declarer is bound to succeed by normal...