Hubris and Nemesis by Nikos Sarantakos

Source: http://www.sarantakos.com/ A Greek gif A friend from Greece sent me the following deal which arose in this year's Greek Open Pairs. In that deal a declarer,...

Not Quite Impregnable by Beverly Kraft – Eric Kokish

When you bid like a cowboy, you'd better play like the king of the rodeo. South claimed he had to catch a flight and...

The Plan LV by Tim Bourke (AUS)

Source: IBPA Column Service Jun 2018 Dealer North. Both Vul Q J 2 A 3 A 8 4 K J 9 6 2 10 9 7 5 Q 10 6 5 9...

WBF Youth Online League Championship 2018 – Quarterfinals – BBO Links

1st WBF YOUTH TEAMS ONLINE CHAMPIONSHIPS (March – July, 2018) Team Roster  Ranking R 7 Articles *** Quarterfinals - BBO Links *** 1️ U26 QF: Egypt (73) - Australia (67) http://webutil.bridgebase.com/v2/tview.php?t=9128-1530272007 http://webutil.bridgebase.com/v2/tview.php?t=9881-1530279396 2️ U26...

Scotland: University Academics ‘bridge the gap’ with new card club

Source: https://www.stir.ac.uk/news/ Academics at the University of Stirling are bridging the gap between generations - as well as the local community - by inviting people to...

England: 2018 Stamford Inter-Schools Event

Source: http://www.ebu.co.uk/ 100 young players have taken part in Stamford Youth Bridge Academy’s 2nd inter-schools event. 10 schools competed in the over-subscribed competition, and received awards from...

The Plan LIV by Tim Bourke (AUS)

Source: IBPA Column Service Jun 2018 Dealer North. E/W Vul A A 10 9 A Q 10 8 7 6 2 K 9 10 6 3 8 7 4 3 3 J 8...

Competitive Bidding 3: Opening a Major By Yuan Shen

Source: BBO By BBOer Shengabus (Yuan Shen) For a long time, I've suspected that bridge has been misnamed. There's only one suit, and it's spades. So in...

Choosing the Right Line of Play by Jay Becker

The Evening News – Aug 21, 1986 Assume you’re declarer at six hearts and West leads he king of diamonds. How would you play the hand? North dealer....

Hand Evaluation For Slam Contracts Part 1 By A. Gumperz

Source: BBO 1 Introduction Effective slam invitations depend on the ability to envision that a pair of hands can take 12 tricks and the ability to...

When not to draw trumps By Josh Donn

Source: BBO On Sunday, June 24, at 1PM US Eastern Time (7PM Central European Time), we had a special 1 hour teaching session with star...

What’s the best way to game the bots when playing robot...

Source: These are the answers that were published: Andrew Gumperz, 25 years of tears and aspirations at the bridge table. Declare as often as possible. The robot...

What Makes for a Good Bridge Partner? By Bill Gates

Source:  I’m lucky that I get to play with bridge players who are dramatically better than I am, and who are nice enough that they...

Breakin’ the Rules — Walking the Dog by Joshua Donn

Source: Bridgewinners Breakin' the Rules -- Walking the Dog by Joshua Donn April 29, 2012 “Advanced players know the rules. Experts know when to break the rules.” – Anonymous  Walking the...

It was Anything but a Moysian Fit By Charles Goren

Source: SI Vault DECEMBER 09, 1957 Alphonse Moyse Jr. of New York recently became the fourth person and the first American to be named an honorary...

A Tale of Two Doubles

Source: 21st European Youth Team Championship; Bulletin 10 - 21 July 2007 The Belgian junior team finished finally in a slightly disappointing 14th place. Not so unexpected,...

Bridge By Susanna Gross

Source: www.spectator.co.uk  3 November 2012 In this country, Andrew Robson and bridge are practically synonymous: he’s the best known, and probably the best, player we have. His...

Bridge Logic: For Effective Bidding, Keep it Simple

Source: For Forbes India By SANJOY BHATTACHARYYA Effective bidding in bridge is a genuinely challenging task. Figuring out how to arrive at the best contract with...

Unlimited Fit-Jumps by Dimiter Zlatanov

Source: This article is part of a section devoted to weird, wild and wacky material. For bridge friends, lovers of arcana, pursuers of special interests,...

Hand Evaluation – Wasted HCPS ( Trapping )

Source: www.edmontonbridge.ca  By Bob Crosby A common method of hand evaluation is shown quite nicely by splinter theory. If you have duplication of value opposite shortness , the offensive potential of the...