2016 Australian Youth Team

Measured by Tim Bourke (AUS)

Dealer: South, E/W Vul. A 8 7 A J 10 9 4 3 --- K J 10 2 2 K 2 K 10 6 5 3 2 A Q 6 4 West North East South 1 1 2 2 3 Pass 6 Pass Pass Pass Opening lead: 7 West...

Look for the Key to Open the Suit By Phillip Alder

Source: Ocala Star-Banner – 18 Jun 2003 John Boyle O’Reilly, an Irish author and poet, wrote this stanza: “You gave me the key of your heart, my love: ‘...

A Lesson to Repeat By Shepard Barclay

Source: The Free Lance-Star – 24 Mar 1938  ONE LESSON worth repeating is on the importance of counting losers when you are playing a suit contract. So...

Bridge History: The 4th Suit Forcing

Norman Squire formaly introduced the Fourth Suit to the public in 1957, in his book, The Theory of Bidding. This is an abstract of...

Listen to the bidding By Alfred Sheinwold

Source: The Day – 3 Dec 1983 Dealer North None Vul K 8 6 2 --- A J 9 6 5 4 8 5 3 A J 9 Q 10 9 3 K 10...

Temptation to Kill a King Must Sometimes Be Resisted By Easley Blackwood

Dealer South All Vul K Q 6 Q J 10 A 9 8 6 2 9 3 7 3 K 5 2 10 4 3 A 8 6 5 2 A 9 8...
Heather Bakhshi & Claire Robinson

Lady Milne Trophy England Team 2018 by David Bakhshi

Last weekend (26th-28th January), England held a 16 pair trial to select a team for the Lady Milne Trophy. This prestigious event is part...

FT Lauderdale Host 7th World Junior Teams Championship by Beverly Kraft Eric Kokish

The first World Junior Teams Championship, played in Amsterdam, attracted a field of only five teams. The event, staged every two years, has grown...

A Taster by Andrew Robson

Source: This deal is taken from Andrew Robson’s Daily Bridge Column is available in animated form at the Times online’s website. Produced by Conrad Brunner.

Another Take on Second Hand Rose by Beverly Kraft – Eric Kokish

When we start to learn the game of bridge we are introduced to many different snippets of wisdom, general guidelines often presented as catchy...