A Primer on Reverse Bidding – Part III by Mike Hargreaves

By MikeH (Mike Hargreaves) for BBO News "I thought that it might be of some use to set out some guide to reverses. In what follows,...

Junior EM Team 5-11 July 2019 in Norway

Source: Lars Nilsson facebook The Norwegian Bridge Federation posted on their website that they are organizers of the Junior EM in the summer of 2019....

6th World Online University Team Championships

Source: http://www.worldbridge.org/ In March 2019 we will start the 6th World Online University Team Championships on Internet (Bridge Base Online). These championships are organized by FISU (International University...

Bridge2Success

Source: http://www.worldbridge.org/ After the presentation made by Ms. Ela Tomczuk at the WBF Congress in Orlando, the Polish Bridge Union and personally the President Witold Stachnik...

Honolulu, HI 2018 Fall NABC Thinking Bridge II by Eddie Kantar

Source: https://cdn.acbl.org/nabc/2018/03/bulletins/db10.pdf Weak jump overcall. The surrounding play. Dealer South. E/W Vul A K 10 8 2 K Q J 9 2 9 7 3 A7 2 K 8 5 4 A 7 6 Q...

ACBL 2019 Honorary Members

Source: bridgefeed.acbl.org For their dedication working with youth and Junior bridge programs, Michael and Debbie Rosenberg have been named Honorary Members of the Year for 2019...

Honolulu, HI 2018 Fall NABC Thinking Bridge by Eddie Kantar

Source: https://live.acbl.org/bulletins/NABC183 "Counting your tricks. The avoidance play. Which finesse? Defensive discarding." Dealer South. Neither Vul 7 3 2 K J 8 7 4 A J 6 5 2 A Q 8 6...

A Primer on Reverse Bidding Part 2 by Mike Hargreaves

Source: BBO News I thought that it might be of some use to set out some guide to reverses. In what follows, I am describing North-American...

NABC Coaching with JDonn: Misfits

Source: BBO On Sunday, November 18, at 1PM US Eastern Time (7PM Central European Time), we had a special 1 hour teaching session with star player...

WBF robot tournaments

Source: ACBL Hawai Bulletin Starting in a couple of months, the format of the popular WBF robot tournaments will be changing, offering more rankings and prizes! These will...

Finesse to Take and to Avoid by Géza Ottlik & Hugh...

Source: Adventure in Card Play Dealer North. Both Vul A 7 K Q J 10 6 K 4 2 6 4 3 Q 10 8 5 2 A 9 7 5...

Australia: Matt Smith in The Sunday Times

Source: The Sunday Times 11 nov. 2018  NIGEL ROSENDORFF West Australian Matt Smith, who gave up his university studies to follow his dream to become...

EBED: Whats On – Junior Events Calendar

Source: EBED Whats On - Junior Events 16th September to 9th December 2018 Oxford Junior Bridge Club • Every Sunday afternoon (except 21st & 28th October for half...

Australian Youth Bridge: T-Shirt Winner

Source: Australian Youth Bridge 2019 Australian Youth Championships,  Burton and Garran Hall (ANU), Acton, Canberra 5-11 January 2019 OFFICIAL SITE CLICK HERE The winner of the T-Shirt Comp goes...

How Popular is the Moysian fit?

Source: http://newsgroups.derkeiler.com/Archive/Rec/rec.games.bridge/ Stig Holmquist wrote:  "All textbooks teach that an 8-fit should be the norm in major suit contracts. But some players seem to like the...

A Primer on Reverse Bidding Part 1 by Mike Hargreaves

Source: BBO News "I thought that it might be of some use to set out some guide to reverses. In what follows, I am describing North-American...

Scintillating in the Side Swiss by Alan Truscott

Source: http://www.ecatsbridge.com/ 1989 WORLD BRIDGE CHAMPIONSHIPS NEC BERMUDA BOWL / NEC VENICE CUP HYATT REGENCY HOTEL PERTH WESTERN AUSTRALIA Five players Alan Truscott-Phillip Alder-Holman-Patrick Jourdain-Albert Dormer! seemed enough for...

A Classic Fit Jump by Justin Lall

Source: Justin Lall Blog Nobody is vulnerable and you pick up K 9 7 4 2 7 4 6 K J T 8 7. LHO passes,...

Two Suited Hand Poor for Defense by Alfred Sheinwold

Source: Eugene Register-Guard – 31 Jul 1971 Dealer North. Both Vul K 8 7 J 7 4 2 A K 9 5 3 2 5 3 6 5 3 Q J 10 6 4 A 10...

Cross Ruffing is Rarely Wise by Andrew Robson

Source: https://www.andrewrobson.co.uk/ The optimum strategies for declarer in a trump contract can be categorised into the following: (1) Draw trumps straight away. (2) Cash/set up overlapping winner(s) for...