Archivos mensuales: Julio, 2013

May-June has to be the favourite time of the year for fans of serious bridge. Trials are held in all eight WBF Zones to determine World Championship qualifiers.

Board number 6 of the first RR match produced interesting swings in 9 of the 11 tables that are playing the event. Photo: RIMSTEDT Cecilia

First and second seat openings, When people talk about opening light, they usually...

Caracci, West, used a different approach to open the hand. He started with a 1 voice, which encouraged his partner José Manuel Robles to declare a small slam.

A board played in the World Wide Bridge Contest 2013, explained by the actual best bridge coach: Eric Kokish. Photo: Photo: Roy Welland, Haig Tchamitch, Paul Soloway, Eric Kokish, and Bob Hamman.

Everyone I know plays a good defense to an opening 1NT. Most of them have discussed dozens of variations and all the follow up...

Bridgewinners is a recognized American bridge forum that allows its Associates to post notes or make inquiries to experts. A few hours ago one of its users published a question that must haunt many of the not so expert bridge players that inhabit our planet:

A board played in the World Wide Bridge Contest 2013, explained by the actual best bridge coach: Eric Kokish. Photo: Bob Hammann & Eric Kokish by Peg Kaplan.

The CSB has updated the Southamerican Rankings after the end of the 2013 South American Bridge Championships played in Angra 2013, Brazil. Today we are publishing the South American Open Ranking Open: from 2006 to July 2013. Photo: Miguel Villas Boas (BRA) Nº 1 del Ranking Sudamericano.

The 5th board of the World Wide Bridge Contest 2013, explained by the actual best bridge coach: Eric Kokish. Photo: Eric Kokish, Donna Compton & Eric Rodwell by Peg Kaplan