WBTC- Lyon 2017: The Astronomical Clock of Lyon

43rd World Bridge Teams Championships Lyon, France • 12 - 26 August 2017 Results Live Streaming  Bulletins  Live News August 12 Source: www.atlasobscura.com At the turning of an hourglass in an angel’s hand, a rooster crows three times and eerie bell music...

WBTC – Lyon 2017: Lyon – The Traboules – Secret Passageways

43rd World Bridge Teams Championships Lyon, France • 12 - 26 August 2017 Results Live Streaming  Bulletins  Live News August 12 The 43rd World Bridge Championships - Lyon 2017 - are under way following the opening ceremony at the Hotel duVille, one of the largest...

Have You Discussed? – Jump Openings, Overcalls and Responses by Barry Rigal

Source: Gold Coast Congress Boletin 2 I’m guessing the majority of partnerships play weak twos and weak-jump overcalls, without specifically discussing what the constraints on a jump overcall are. If you believe, as I do, that vulnerability...

First Schools Bridge Match Played in Croatia

Source:  Mihaela Šiloboda school, from Sveti Martin pod Okićem near Samobor, visited Bright Horizons school in Sveti Duh, Zagreb on Monday where the inaugural schools match took place. A total of 16 pupils took part in...

Elimination and End-plays By Brian Senior

A FINESSE is a 50 and 50 proposition and even a double finesse, for example, 5-4-3 opposite AJ10 is only about 75%. How much better then, if you can avoid taking the finesse altogether. Obviously,...

Against Stolen Bids By Mel Colchamiro

Source: ACBL Bulletin, Dec 2008 – Apr 2009 Mirror, mirror on the wall … … Who is the fairest one of all? That famous line uttered by the wicked queen in Snow White and the Seven...

Common Errors and How to Avoid Them by Brent Manley

Source: www.qldbridge.com Failing to Discuss and Use Defensive Signals, Part 1 I play occasionally at the main bridge club in Memphis. It’s the largest club in the city in terms of attendance, although the games aren’t nearly...

Strengthen Your Game By Brent Manley

Source: www.qldbridge.com If you want to improve your scores in duplicate, especially in pairs, it’s important to have a firm grasp on competitive bidding strategies. This means, of course, serious discussion with your partner about...

EBU: Young Bridge Challenge 2018

Source: EBED The 2018 Young Bridge Challenge will be held on 10th March at Loughborough Grammar School. A FREE-ENTRY, one-day bridge event for school-age players of all experience levels consisting of: Schools Cup for teams of four...

The Cross-Ruff By John Brown

The Cross-Ruff By John Brown. Example of: “Winning Tricks” by John Brown In cross-ruff the aim is to make your trumps separately. Throughout the play of the hand you may not be able to lead safely...