Mélic Dufrêne & Cherbourg are Bridge World Champions

Ana Roth -
Source: france3-regions.francetvinfo.fr At the age of 19, Mélic Dufrêne has just won the title of world team bridge champion under 21 years old. The tournament took...

Extra Care in Slam Play by Ira Corn

Fernando Lema -
Source: “Play Bridge with the Aces” by Ira Corn “Although the bidding was aggressive, the final contract was certainly reasonable.” Dealer South, neither Vul J 10 8...

IMP Test

Ana Roth -
Source: 15th European Youth Bridge Championships Cardiff 96. It's not often partner doubles an enemy grand slam when you are looking at two aces. How do...

Even Grumpy smiled! By Janet de Botton

Ana Roth -
Source:8 February 2014 January ended for me with the annual Icelandic Bridge Festival in Reykjavik. There may be a better tournament but I haven’t played...

Watch Your Step Carefully by Nikola Tcholakov (BUL)

Fernando Lema -
It is really a good advice for the declarer not to hurry after the lead when dummy goes down. Don’t be mislead by a...

Worth More Than a Second Look by Benito Garozzo

Ana Roth -
Source: 14th European Junior /1st European Schools Bridge Teams Championships This article was written in 1994:  The hand below was played in Round 3 by that well-known...

A Subtle Avoidance Play by David Bird

Fernando Lema -
Almost every issue of International Popular Bridge includes an article by David Bird featuring some bridge in darkest Africa. The players are mostly Africans...

A Quiz on Play

Ana Roth -
Source: Reading Eagle - 3 Dic 1955 by Howard Schenken and Richard L. Frey Here's a quiz on play, taken from a fascinating English book, Card Play...

The Endplay

Fernando Lema -
An endplay (also throw-in), in bridge, is a tactical play where a defender is put on lead at a strategic moment, and then has to make a...

Improving your Card Play

Ana Roth -
Extracted from: The Encyclopedia of card Play Techniques at Bridge A word, an important one, before we start. “Wait.” As soon as the opening lead...
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