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Avoiding an End Play By William E. McKenney

The Pittsburgh Press – 11 Feb 1939 Dangerous End-Plays Are Avoided by Careful Defense Early in Game By WILLIAM E. McKENNEY Secretary of American Contract Bridge League Harry...

Principle of Restricted Choice

Source: Wikipedia In contract bridge, the principle of restricted choice states that play of a particular card decreases the probability its player holds any equivalent card. For example,...

Goren Bridge

St. Petersburg Times – 18 Oct 1951 Both vulnerable. North deals Opening lead: four of spades. There has been observed a tendency on the part of less experienced players...

The Best Defense Ever? by Phillip Alder

Source: www.bridgeforeveryone.com This deal gets my vote for the best defense ever. It occurred during the 1985 International Team Trial to pick the U.S. team for...

Defense Best Offense in bridge

This fine example of defensive bidding and defensive play is from the 1968 Blue Ribbon. The Bidding: Because North-South were vulnerable, while his side was...

Knowledge is Power By Frances Hinden

Source:  Sometimes knowing your opponents can help you play the hand.  Sometimes not knowing your opponents can be fatal.  Play problems in real life always...

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...

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...

A Quiz on Play

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...

Knowing Pattern of Cards Comes Easily to an Expert

Source:  By Alan Truscott One basic advantage that the expert has over lesser lights is that he has a deeply rooted awareness of distribution. The common...

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