Deception as a Fine Art By Ely Culbertson

Source: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette – 7 Ene 1936 In many years at, and around, the bridge table I have encountered scores of magnificent plays. Perhaps I have a...

Larsen’s Larceny by Alan Truscott

Source: IBPA Bulletins 2001 Truscott submits this deal from the Toronto ACBL Nationals, reported in the NY Times, 22nd July 2001, featuring Kyle Larsen, West,...

Counting may make the game easy By Phillip Alder

Source: Ludington Daily News – 30 Sep 2005 What is the primary reason that experts can play bridge better than non experts? A clue can be found in...

An Old Stratagem Works If the Situation Calls for By Alan Truscott

Among the various forms of deception available at the bridge table is one that used to be called ''the old Army game.'' The declarer...

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...

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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...