Alfred Sheinwold Best: Abnormal hand 1989

Any good textbook will teach you the best normal play of a suit. Photo: Foto: Alfred Sheinwold and Bill Smith in the Daily Bulletin office

Bridge & Humor: Tales from the Bermuda Bowl

The late Jeremy Flint was the archetypal English gentleman.

Bridge for the Improver by Ron Klinger

South opened 1NT and North raised to 3NT. West leads the club 3.

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Conventions: Muppet Stayman

A Convention played by Madala-Bocchi, it is significantly superior to the Puppet Stayman in three ways

Conventions: Meckwell Escapes

Meckwell Escapes comprise an escape system for use after your side has opened 1NT and the opponents have doubled for penalty. They're named for American experts Jeff Meckstroth and Eric Rodwell.

Conventions: Inverted Minors, Criss Cross, and Flip-Flop

In 2/1, the Standard American meaning of a single raise and a double raise are “inverted”. Jump raises are weak (and alerted) and preemptive (five-nine HCP) with...

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5th World Youth Open Championships

The World Youth Open Championships will be held from August 15th (Tuesday) to 24th (Thursday) in Lyon (FRA).

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Wroclaw 2016: A Few Words with Nadia Bekkouche

Nadia is, despite his young age an experienced international bridge player. She made her debut in the Denmark National Ladies Team in 1996 and has played ...

BRIDGE SYSTEMS

The Forcing 1NT Response. If the partnership has agreed to play 2/1, then a new suit response at the two level is forcing to at least game.

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The Devil’s Coup – well, almost By Zia Mahmood

Today's deal from the final of the NEC Cup 2010 featured something akin to the Devil's Coup.

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 world champion who immediately touches a card from dummy.

Goren on Bridge

South should have taken out protection against a bad trump break which under the circumstances was no less remote a prospect.

Bridge play comes naturally

Many players think that only experts can make contracts using a squeeze. Actually, many squeezes "play themselves," emerging without any clever play.

A Deceptive Play By Oswald & Jim Jacoby

lthough most bridge championships are won by careful, stolid play interspersed with a sprinkling of luck, a very captivating aspect of the game is the opportunity to execute clever coups.