Splinter Bid

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Source: Wikipedia In the card game "contract bridge", a splinter bid is a convention whereby a double jump response in a side-suit indicates excellent support for partner's major-suit opening bid (at...

Smith Signal

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Source: Wikipedia The Smith signal (also known as Smith echo or Smith Peter) is an attitude carding signal in contract bridge showing additional values (or lack thereof) in the first suit led by the...

My Son the Genius by Zia Mahmood

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Wednesday, February 5, 2003 If you don’t see me winning any tournaments for a while, don’t be surprised. It’s not that I am becoming senile...

Calling Geza Ottlik Again by Jean Besse (Elopement)

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VII WORLD BRIDGE CHAMPIONSHIPS Bal Harbour FL; Sept. 13-27, 1986 Source:  With great sportsmanship, Edgar Kaplan and Norman Kay reported in Saturday’s bulletin on a hand where...

A Jean Besse’s Nice Hand

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VII WORLD BRIDGE CHAMPIONSHIPS Bal Harbour FL; Sept. 13-27, 1986 Source: Jean Besse and Edgar Kaplan often are friendly adversaries at the commentators table at world...

Video: Learn the basics of Support Doubles

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Anecdotes by Harry Fishbein and Easley Blackwood

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The October 1969 issue of the ABTA Quarterly carries anecdotes by Harry Fishbein and Easley Blackwood about the conventions which bear their names, and...

Tuesday At Carleton Bridge Club By Peg Kaplan

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Source: Minnesota Bridge November 11, 2017 Recently, your intrepid webmaster headed south to Carleton College to kibitz and chat with members of the Carleton Bridge Club. ...

Brain Health & Wellness by Jon Saraceno

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Source: https://www.aarp.org A Bridge to Brainpower? Playing your cards right can help keep you sharp long after retirement l On the cusp of his 90th birthday, Leonard Melander...

Playing in a 4-3 Fit By Jim Diebel

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Source: wimpy-bridge by Jim Diebel          In past articles, I have been promoting the advantages of raising Partner’s 1st response of 1 in a major with only...
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