Plan the Play By Ron Klinger

Vulnerable Both Dealer: West A Q 6 5 J  3 A K 9 7 4 A 4 J 8 3 Q 9 7 6 4 2 8 5 K 2 Opening Lead:10 You are South....

A Boiled Carrot by Bobby Wolff

Wikipedia: Robert S. (Bobby) Wolff (born October 14, 1932, San Antonio, Texas) is an American bridge player, writer, and administrator. He is the only person to win...

Class Scheduling by Roberto Martinez (URU)

Source: IBPA Column Service APR 2021 When I meet a new student who wants to take a class and says he plays well, I give him...

It’s Better to Prevent by Bobby Wolff

Wikipedia: Robert S. (Bobby) Wolff (born October 14, 1932, San Antonio, Texas) is an American bridge player, writer, and administrator. He is the only person to win...

How would you plan the play? by Phillip Alder

Source: ACBL: “Phillip Alder is a columnist for The New York Times and a syndicated columnist for 22 years with United Feature Syndicate. His column appears in...

The Crooked Line by Bobby Wolf

Wikipedia: Robert S. (Bobby) Wolff (born October 14, 1932, San Antonio, Texas) is an American bridge player, writer, and administrator. He is the only person to win...

You Play so Beautifully by Eric Kokish

Wikipedia: Eric O. Kokish (born 1947) is a Canadian professional bridge player, writer, and coach from Montreal. Kokish graduated from McGill University. Kokish has been the coach of Nick Nickell’s professional team for many years....

ZONE 7 PLAYOFF AUSTRALIA VS NEW ZEALAND: MAY 22-23

Source: APBF Around this time of year, our international teams are normally preparing to head off for the first of the international competitions – the...

Australia: RETURN TO LIVE BRIDGE By Kim Frazer

Source: APBF April Newsletter Live national competitions return April 2021 Hooray! Hooray! Hooray! April brings the return of live bridge on the national stage. While event numbers...

Keeping Focus by Eric Kokish

Wikipedia: Eric O. Kokish (born 1947) is a Canadian professional bridge player, writer, and coach from Montreal. Kokish graduated from McGill University. Kokish has been the coach of Nick Nickell’s professional team for many years....

Good Plan Good Timing by Tim Bourke (AUS)

Source: IBPA Column Service APR 2021 **Source: wikipedia: Tim Bourke "is an Australian bridge player and writer. His joint project with Justin Corfield "the Art of Declarer Play" won...

Oxford A win Portland Bowl

Source: https://www.ebu.co.uk/ April 19, 2021 The Portland Bowl Semifinals and Final took place on RealBridge this weekend. In the semifinals, Oxford A beat Imperial and Cambridge B...

Defensive Timing by Tim Bourke (AUS)

Source: IBPA Column Service APR 2021 **Source: wikipedia: Tim Bourke "is an Australian bridge player and writer. His joint project with Justin Corfield "the Art of Declarer Play" won...

Negative Inferences By PHILLIP ALDER

8 5 4 8 7 4 3 8 7 5 K J 2 Q J A K J 10 6 5 2 A K 6 5 West North East South Pass Pass Pass 4 Pass Pass Pass As his partner was a passed hand,...

Counting makes it easy and fun by Tim Bourke (AUS)

Source: IBPA Column Service APR 2021 **Source: wikipedia: Tim Bourke "is an Australian bridge player and writer. His joint project with Justin Corfield "the Art of Declarer Play" won...

The Secret is in the Timing by Tim Bourke (AUS)

Source: IBPA Column Service APR 2021 **Source: wikipedia: Tim Bourke "is an Australian bridge player and writer. His joint project with Justin Corfield "the Art of Declarer Play" won...

Trap Pass

Source: WBF Youth Instagram ✅𝐓𝐫𝐚𝐩 𝐩𝐚𝐬𝐬✅: To bid weakly or pass with good values, in the hope that the opponents will get overboard. 😎😎😎⁣ ⁣ ✅𝐀 “𝐓𝐫𝐚𝐩-𝐏𝐚𝐬𝐬”...

DE BOTTON Won The OCBL April Cup

Source: OCBL Journal 04/10/21 Team De Botton, with Janet De Botton, David Bakhshi, Thomas Charlsen, Tor Helness, Thor Erik Hoftaniska, Artur Malinowski, Dror Padon and Tom Townsend...

Know Your Suit Combinations by Brian Senior

Source: OCBL Journal There is, of course, far more to good declarer play than merely knowing and following the odds with various suit combinations. Often,...

Press Release from 52 Entertainment

Big news from Bridge Base Online! Video Chat can now be enjoyed by millions of bridge players worldwide. Ever since the beginning of the pandemic, players...