Signals Useful but are No Substitute for Thinking by Beverly Kraft – Eric Kokish

Try today's deal as a defensive problem.  You are East, defending against 4after: Dealer West E/W Vul West North East South 1 1 Pass 1 2 2 3 3 Pass 4 End   West leads the Q and dummy produces quite a good...

Caution, Genius at Work: Zia Mahmood by Brian Senior

Source: Asia Pacific Bridge Federation Champioships 2015 bulletins The flamboyant Zia Mahmood is one of the most difficult of modern players to play against, due...

Listening by Tim Bourke (AUS)

Dealer East E/W Vul 6 Q 6 4 2 Q J 9 6 4 A K Q A Q 7 3 A K 8 10 7 2 9 8 6 West North East South Pass 1 Pass 1 1 1NT1 Pass 2 Pass 3NT Pass 3NT End 12-14 West leads...

Surely a World Record by Zia Mahmood

Source: The Guardian Thursday 7 July 2011 I once had the distinction, if that is the right word, of making no tricks at all as declarer...

Rules are Made to be Broken by Oswald jacoby

Source: The Evening Independent – Jun 15, 1964 Dealer North N/S Vul 9 6 4 K 9 4 K Q J 7 2 A 10 10 7 5 2 J 6 3 2 9 4 K...

Come to the European Youth Pairs for FREE

25th January 2018 Who doesn’t want to win a free play’n’stay at the European Youth Pairs Championships and the following junior camp in Opatija, Croatia...

When the quality of the Opposition Makes Things Easier by Patrick Jourdain

The Sunday Times International Bridge Pairs was conducted and contested as an invitational pair event, that was sponsored by the London Sunday Times. The field...

A Lead Advice by Oswald & Jim Jacoby

The Milwaukee Journal – 17 Nov 1975 Jim Jacoby was one of the world’s greatest bridge players. He inherited his bridge skill, from his father,...

Blueprint By Tim Bourke (AUS)

Dealer South E/W Vul 5 3 K Q 7 K 8 6 3 K J 8 4 A 7 A 10 5 2 J 10 9 2 A Q 10 West North East South 1 21 22 3 Pass Pass Dbl Pass 3NT Pass Pass At least...

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