How To Get Better At Bridge – Episode #1 – Journey To The Bermuda...

Peter Hollands is a very talented young bridge player who was a grand master at 23 and has represented Australia and Victoria in open...

Conventions: Baby Blackwood

Source: BridgeBum     Baby Blackwood is a 3NT ace-asking bid after a major-suit fit is found. It is just like Blackwood, except that it’s one level lower. Example...

Conventions: Jacoby 2NT

Source: ACBL      One of Oswald Jacoby’s best gifts to bridge was the idea of using 2NT as a conventional forcing raise in response to a...

Stay low on a Misfit

Source: Mr Bridge     Stay low on a misfit probably dates from the earliest years of contract bridge. It is a most useful maxim. By definition,...

Three Way Minor Raises By Mike Savage

Source: www.vcbridge.org      Do you sometimes have difficulty reaching close games or slams when you have a minor fit? Inverted minors can be a great...

Pass or Double? by Andrew Robson

Source: https://www.andrewrobson.co.u Our featured deal was the clincher for myself and partner Alexander Allfrey (sitting East-West) in the European Open Pairs. Clincher in the sense that...

The Plan X by Tim Bourke

Source: IBPA Column Service IMPs;  Dealer South; All Vul 8 4 J 7 6 Q J 10 7 3 7 5 3 J 10 9 6 Q 9 8 3 A 9...

Hand Evaluation By August Boehm – Part 5

Part 1    Part 2  Part 3  Part 4 Source: May 2016 ACBL Bridge Bulletin       The value of a bridge hand, like currency, often fluctuates with events....

Combining Controls, DOPI and Blackwood for Success

Source: www.bridgeinchicago.com by  Morton Miller        I play controls with some of my partners in response to a 2opener. A king is one control and...

Redoubles By Jim Diebel

Source: wimpy-bridge by Jim Diebel           One of the places I most often see confusion at the bridge table is in the use of the...