Support Doubles By Joshua Donn

Source:  Bridge Winners  “Advanced players know the rules. Experts know when to break the rules.” - Anonymous Support doubles are one of my favorite conventions. The basic...

Test your Declarer Play by Beverly Kraft -Eric Kokish

Here are two declarer play problems:     (1) K Q 10 7 2 J 4 3 7 4 A Q 3 A J 4 3 Q 7 6 2 A Q 2 K 7 Contract:...

Careful Evaluation by Charles Goren

Toledo Blade – 16 Oct 1966 Both Vul. Dealer South. 6 K 8 7 2 K 5 K 10 8 7 5 3 Q 8 7 5 J 6 5 10 7 3 A Q...

Nuances of Minor Suit Openings by Amit Chakrabarti

Source: acblunit391 Bridge Theory for the Practitioners by Amit Chakrabarti Hence, I am writing about our minor suit openings first. Before I write about specific sequences, let...

The Time To Finesse A Partner By Jim & Oswald Jacoby

Source: Eugene Register-Guard – 23 Mar 1966 Oswald points out to Jim that deliberate failure by third hand to play a high card, not necessarily the highest, but...

Win at bridge By A. Sontag y O. Jacoby

Source: Herald-Journal – 2 Abr 1982 Here is another hand from “International Popular Bridge” to show an unlucky expert at his worst, South’s four club cue bid was...

The Uppercut

Source: Wikipedia In contract bridge, an uppercut is a defensive play that involves one of the defenders ruffing high in the knowledge that an overruff by the...

Interesting points By Barry Rigal

Source: ORLANDO-FALL NABC 2016 daily bulletin. This deal from the second final session of the Nail Life Master Open Pairs produced numerous points of technical...

Problems on Conventions By Alan Truscott

Source: The New York Times N/S Vul. Dealer North. J 10 9 3 A K J 10 8 7 A Q 8 --- K Q 7 4 2 J 9 K Q J...

When Manure Gets in the Way by Amit Chakrabarti

Source: When Manure Gets in the Way An alien comes from outer space and wants to pick a human being randomly to take back to planet...