Raising Responder’s Major with 3 Card Support

Source: wimpy-bridge by Jim Diebel           When most of us were taught the basics of bidding, we learned that the magic number of combined cards...

Easy tips on how to cuebid your way to slam contracts

Source: Ginny & Jeff Schuett for Cuebidding without interference is an attempt to get to slam without using Blackwood, or before using Blackwood. Usually the...

Negative Free Bid

Source: Wikipedia Negative free bid is a contract bridge treatment whereby a free bid by responder over an opponent's overcall shows a long suit in a weak hand and is not...

Bridge Tips — Playing

Source: Richmond Bridge Association PLAY TIPS 1- When a trump is led on the get go, assume the opening leader does NOT have the queen and play accordingly.   North...

Muiderberg Convention

Source: Wikipedia Muiderberg is a bidding convention in the card game bridge. It is a two-level preemptive opening based on a two-suiter with precisely a five-card major and a minor...

Dummy Reversal

Source: Wikipedia Dummy reversal (also known as reverse dummy) is a technique in contract bridge whereby declarer uses trump cards to ruff from the hand with more (longer) trumps, and retains the trumps...

Opener’s Reverse By David Lindop

Source: http://www.betterbridge.com/ One standard bidding concept that often leads to confusion is the ‘reverse.’ So let’s see what this term is all about. What Is a Reverse? The most common type...

Opening Leads By The Bridge World

Source: The Bridge World The Opening Lead Much more could be said about declarer play; many volumes have been written on this topic. An introductory bridge...

When Should I lead an Ace against a Slam?

Source: Mr. Bridge  I never know whether to lead an ace against a small slam. While I hate doing so in case the king is on my...

Underruff Principle

Source: BridgeGuys This is a designation to describe a ruff with a trump smaller than one already played to the same trick. This principle is also...