Defenseless Diamonds by Tim Bourke

Source: IBPA Column Service FEB 2021 **Source: wikipedia: Tim Bourke "is an Australian bridge player and writer. His joint project with Justin Corfield "the Art of Declarer Play" won...
Finland vs Thailand Wujiang 2018

From Valentine with Love by Red Jack

Not so long ago, just before the pandemic, when bridge guys enjoy meeting face-to-face and playing and discussing together… "Would you like to join me...

Funbridge Challenge Cup: 1st Series By Lucie Kohutová

Funbridge Challenge Cup: 1st Series By About the event The Funbridge Challenge Cup was created on the initiative of a coaching group primarily as a competition...

Count Cards for Slam Oswald & James Jacoby

Source: The Tuscaloosa News – Apr 3 1967 Oswald: “How about devoting this week’s articles to lessons on dummy play?” Jim: “Good idea. I happen to...

Count Cards to Win By Oswald & James Jacoby

Source: The Tuscaloosa News – 10 Jul 1966 The expression “counting the hand” represents bridge thought at its best. It also is fairly easy if you get...

Counting the Hand by Oswald Jacoby and Alan Sontag

Gadsden Times – Feb 18, 1982 Here is a fairly simple example of counting the hand from Kelsey’s “‘Advanced Play at Bridge.” For Kelsey, it...

Use the Entry Squeeze by Oswald Jacoby and Alan Sontag

Rome News-Tribune – Jan 31, 1982 Today’s hand is an example of a play called “‘entry squezze.” This play was described by Geza Ottlik in a 1967 article...

No Trump, no Cry by Red Jack

No trump, no cry. How to get away with competition According to Arturo Franco, one of the most prestigious Italian World Champions, competing in Bridge...

Excellent Card Play by Oswald Jacoby and Alan Sontag

Sarasota Journal – 29 May 1981 In today hand, South overbid by at least a queen but made up for it by excellent card play. North should have...

Coup Stands Test of Time by Alan Sontag

The Southeast Missourian – 25 Jul 1979 Some years ago in discussing the Bath coup, we made the mistake of referring to Bath as a seaside resort...