The Best Bridge Advices

Source: The best advice I have received I have always welcomed the advice of others, especially if the others have demonstrated serious performance skills. In my...

Defending a Conventional 3NT Opening By A. Gumperz

Source: Defending a Conventional 3NT Opening The gambling 3NT opening is a popular method in US Tournament bridge. An opening 3NT promises a solid 7-card minor...

Test Your Card Play

This hand is taken from a famous book Spotlight on card Play by Robert Darvas and Paul Lukacs... You are South, and your contract is...

The Philosophical Approach By Steve Becker

Source: Reading Eagle – 16 Dic 2008 North dealer. North-South VUL. K J 9 6 2 A J 10 8 K Q 9 5 8 7 5 3 K Q 10 8 7 4 3 6...

Are You A Good Technician? by Alan Truscott

Do you think you know the standard safety plays?  Here is a small collection of simple suit combinations that are regularly mismanaged by competent...

Benito Garozzo in Action by Alfred Sheinwold

Source: Spokane Daily Chronicle – Feb 11, 1981 When an opponent has bid with doubtful strength you should suspect that he has good distribution. Dealer South, Both Vul A 10...

Stayman By Mark Ehret

Source: ACBL, NABC Bulletins Our priorities at bridge are to play in the majors first, notrump second and the minor suits last. The Stayman convention...

Cappelletti Convention

Source: www.bridgeguys.com This conventional method carries the designation of the surname of Mr. Michael Cappelletti, born in the year 1942, of Alexandria, Virginia, United States, who developed...

Blackwood Convention

Source: ACBL Whole books have been written on the topicof ace-asking conventions, so the discussion of  Easley Blackwood’s concept in this column will be brief...

Bridge & Humor: The Hideous Hog

Victor Mollo (1909 – September, 1987) was a British contract bridge player, journalist and author. He is most famous for his "Menagerie" series of bridge books, depicting vivid...