Two Signals to Help Your Defense

Source: Two Signals to Help Your Defense Reading the title of this article will surprise the vast majority of my students, both current and...

Hand Evaluation By August Boehm – Part 3

Part 1    Part 2 Source: March 2016 ACBL Bridge Bulletin       To properly evaluate this pair of hands, it was essential to visualize the play in detail...

A Safe Twelfth by Tim Bourke (AUS)

Source: IBPA Bulletin Oct 2017 Dealer East. Neither Vul 5 3 A 10 9 2 J 8 4 3 A K 5 10 4 2 5 3 7 5 2 Q J 9...

A Complete Bridge Leads Course

Source: http://www.pitt.edu/~timm/ Standard Leads (1) Leading a Trump If you can attack a contract, it is usually best to do so. However, there are times when a trump...

To overcall or not? by Zia Mahmood

Thursday 15 December 2011 The two teams that finished first and second in the 2011 English Premier League met in the final of the 2011...

Norberto Bocchi’s 4 Maxims

Source: Bocchi & Madala Big Bang Bridge In bridge I have 4 maxims I always have respected: the first is that if I have a...

Extra Chance by Tim Bourke (AUS)

Source: IBPA Bulletin Oct 2017 Dealer North. E/W Vul A Q J 9 K Q K Q 4 J 8 5 4 5 2 10 5 4 10 8 5 3 10 9...

Proper Management of Entries By Charles Goren

Proper management of entries is one of the keys to successful declarer play. South failed to appreciate that on this hand and squandered one...

Preemtive Strikes By Mark Horton

Source: 1st YEH ONLINE BRIDGE WORLD CUP (2016) Everyone knows that a preempt is capable of causing havoc at the bridge table - to both sides. (If...