Defense: Never Rests

Source: https://www.bridgehands.com/ When bidding, hand evaluation and effective communication is great - yet the real proof of the eating happens as the play begins... and proceeds.

Belladonna’s Hidden Card by Allan Truscott

Source: Chicago Tribune Dec 13, 1971. THE OLD World champions of bridge, appropriately from Italy and representing the Old World, declaively defeated the New World Chaimpions...

Would You Find the Winning Defense? by Marc Smith

Source: IBPA Bulletins; 2000 March Marc Smith reports a deal from the marathon England Trials (seven weekends) to select teams for the Camrose and next...
2016 Team Canada

The Case of the Disappearing Trump Trick by Beverly Kraft – Eric Kokish

The only good news for declarer on today's deal is that the spade finesse works. The trumps are foul, and both minor suits lie...

College Bridge: Spring Online Team Tournament 1!

Source: http://www.acbl.org/ Congratulations to the winning teams from yesterday’s Spring Online Team Tournament! Each won a Team Travel Package to the Bridge Bowl for up to...

Play Too Fast Series – In the Bidding By Mike Lawrence

Source: Play Too Fast Series – In the Bidding By Mike Lawrence This article on bidding represents a small change from the normal items that...
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Opening Leads: When to be Passive

Source: richmondbridgeassociation.org Some auctions (such as those where the opponents have shown a good source of tricks outside the trump suit) call for an aggressive, potentially...

What Message Conveys this Double? by David Bakhshi

Recently we received a bidding problem. On this occasion we asked Mr. David Bakhshi (ENGLAND) opinion. The Auction: West North East South 1 Pass 1 2 2 Pass 5 Dbl Pass Pass Pass What message conveys this double? Hola Fernando: I would say...

Avoiding the Enemy by David Bird

Source:   Friday December 19, 2014 How does bridge today compare with bridge 50 years ago? The general consensus if that the top players at that time...

Opening Leads: When to be aggressive

Source: richmondbridgeassociation.org Some opening leads are relatively easy. If you’re on lead after the opponents bid 1NT-3NT, for example, the old guideline of “fourth down from...