Bridge Youth upholds the spirit of bridge by adding photos

As Jakub Patreuha and Oskar Tokarczuk wrote, we need to uphold the spirit of bridge by adding photos that are beautiful memories and shape...

Don’t Under-bid Small Hands by David Gold

"Sometimes you pick up a hand that looks small but, as the auction proceeds, it can grow." Source: Mr Bridge Sometimes you pick up a hand that...

Seeing through cards #16 By Oren Lidor

Source: Oren Lidor Blog Dealer West. None Vul. You are playing 4. West lead the AK. When all followed suit, he continued with a 3rd round...

Over My Shoulder Bridge: Wed 15 and Thu 16 April

Over My Shoulder Bridge (15 & 16 April) The real-time self-commentary series has two more events planned for this week. Date Day Time Players  Wed  15 April 8:00 pm The Netherlands 7:00 pm...

The Thrump Double By Marty Bergen

Instead of describing the thrump double, the decision was made to quote the author. The following description is by Mr. Marty Bergen, (website), who...

Negative Doubles by Alvin Roth

A negative double replaces the penalty double in many sequences and becomes a takeout for the unbid suits, particularly the unbid major or majors. WHAT...

Negative Thinking at Match Points by Jeff Rubens

The answer to the question “What are we doing wrong?” is that we are too positive-oriented. When faced with a critical situation, we too...

The fearlessness of youth By Zia Mahmood

Source: The Junior European Championships was currently in progress in Albena, Bulgaria, and the bidding was entirely in keeping with the fearlessness of youth. Today's...

Conventions: Refining your Bergen Raises by Paul Lavings

Source: by Paul Lavings Bridge conventions come and go, but Bergen Raises have stood the test of time. Now it’s time to recommend some refinements. Bridge conventions...

One spade – or four spades? by Zia Mahmood

Source:  The Guardian, Wednesday 24 August 2011 22.00 BST How do you react to a hand such as this, as dealer at unfavourable vulnerability? The Guardian, Wednesday 24...