by Paul Lavings Bridge Books & Supplies The Smolen Convention was invented by US expert Mike Smolen (1940-1992). It is an accepted part of nearly every...

Source: BridgeBum Reverse Drury is a variation of the Drury convention. In keeping with the principle of fast arrival, it reverses the meanings of opener's 2and 2/ rebids. After...

Source: http://csbnews.org/ IMPs  Dealer South All Vul 10 8 5 4 A K Q 10 8 7 A 10 7 A K J 7 7 5 J 5 4 2 K 9 3 West North East South 1 Pass 2 2 Pass Pass 4 Pass Pass Pass Opening lead:...

The Evening Independent – 25 Mar 1939 By WM. M’KENNEY When trumps break badly, nothing is more effective in averting disaster than a long side suit. It is...

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette – 16 Oct 1949 The technique of the cross-ruff is not very difficult. The problem as to whether or not to play for a cross-ruff...

Source: www.edmontonbridge.com Bridge is a  partnership game . Given that fact , let partner  help you . Single handed  guesses  are just that . You either guess right or you guess wrong. If you...

Source: bridgeblogging.com I am often amazed at the strength of inferences one can draw from the game of bridge. Inspired by hands that partner and I held...

Source: www.andrewrobson.co.uk You have led low and dummy has only low cards. Because the third player should play high, but cheaper of touching highest cards, you...

There is a lot of humour at the bridge table, especially if you can laugh at yourself. A customer ordered my last copy of...

Source: Negative Inferences by Marshall Miles Perhaps you won’t consider the following hand a problem. True, it shouldn’t have been. But it is the sort of...