In Massimiliano di Franco’s Seat by Fernando Lema

Many times, when dummy lies down;  the declarer realizes he is playing a higher contract than he would like;  the issue is to have...

U26 vs Veteran 4-5 November 2017

Source: www.svenskbridge.se Young and old elite hits! On Saturday and Sunday, November 4 and 5, some of Sweden's top players will meet in a challenging "young...

An Enquiry’s Story by Fernando Lema

Buenos Aires, July 3rd, 2014 The Facts: On Sunday June 29th evening, I received an email from Venezuela from my friend: Master Antonio Hernandez (VEN) asking...

Playing as Dad taught me by Fernando Lema

7th European Open Championships Bulletins      Videos    EBL Facebook   Mixed Teams July 8, 2015 Tromso Norway Vicky is the daughter of Gustavo Chediak, the South American Tournament...

Hand Evaluation – Visualization ( Patterns ) By Bob Crosby

Source: Edmonton Bridge Centre; The primary & best Bridge Club in Edmonton. Best Bridge Club in Alberta for that matter. The most important concept by far in Bridge...

The “Tricky” Part of Counting By Michael Connelly

Source: district9acbl.org One of my favorite bridge students, Daisy (name changed to protect the guilty), habitually makes the bridge mistakes that are common to many neophytes....

Bringing the card game of bridge to Bengaluru schools

Unlike his friends, L. Manikantha, 17, did not wait to celebrate his success in the board exams. Right after his pre-university course results were...

A Canadian Bridge Youth Story By Debbie Bennett

While attending the Ottawa Regional tournament, upon completing the Sunday pairs, I decided to kibitz the final of the Sat./Sunday KO. I asked Chris Compton...

Card Play Practice: Avoidance Play

Hand 1 Dealer South Lead: K West leads the K against your small slam in hearts. How will you play the hand? (You will find that...

Robots already exceeding expectations By Susanna Gross

Source:  Twenty-five years ago, Zia Mahmood offered a £1 million bet that no team of his choosing could ever be beaten by computers. A mere...