Two Anecdotes By Norberto Bocchi

Source: Bocchi & Madala Big Bang Bridge I was 20 years old when was hired by Lavazza to play with the mythical Arturo Franco at...
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The Deschapelles Coup by Ira Corn

Source: “Play Bridge with the Aces” by Ira Corn The Merrimac Coup is a fascinating play that involves the deliberate sacrifice of a high card...

The Five Lines of Defense and How to Use Them

Source: www.acblunit390.org The Five Lines of Defense Forcing Declarer Being Active Being Passive Cutting Down Ruffing Power Creating Trump Tricks Supporting Tools of Information Inferences from Bidding...

Accepting or Refusing Trick Nº1 por Ira Corn

Source: “Play Bridge with the Aces” by Ira Corn “Before you grab the fist one trick – Think, Think, Think" The 1971 World Championship was scheduled...

Mélic Dufrêne & Cherbourg are Bridge World Champions

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

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

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

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)

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

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...