Archivos mensuales: Marzo, 2015

Protecting Your Honour by David Lusk

As usual, I seek your comments on a couple of (mis)plays of mine from recent excursions at the bridge table. Photo: Seniors Runners Up - Peter Chan, Richard Brightling, David Hoffman, David Lusk

Bridge & Humor: The Secret

McCoskery’s husband didn’t share her enthusiasm for bridge, so she didn’t talk about it much. Photo: David-Stern-Barry-Rigal-y-Brent-Manley

Magic Pulls Grand Slam Out of Hat by Goren y Sharif

Declare romped home by the simple expedient of increasing five trump winners to six—three ruffs in hand and three high trumps. Photo: Battle of the Century: Culbertson-Lenz match

Conventions: Short Club or Better Minor?

Playing a natural system, a common question arises as to which minor-suit openings to play. Which is better? Better Minor or Short Club? Is there a difference?

Signalling by Mark Horton

While most bridge players have excellent eyesight it’s remarkable how often they ask partner, ‘Didn’t you see my signal?’

Surely a World Record by Zia Mahmood

My fondest folly is finally beaten

Mari Ryman’s Card Play Problems

Here are three more hands from Mari’s class. Solutions attached below.

Bridge & Humor: Edgar Kaplan’s droll wit as a Commentator

These are some of his comments during a VG session at the: 26th BERMUDA BOWL Stockholm 1983.

The Four Seasons: Winter by Robert Darvas

South, Martin, dealt and bid one heart and some seconds after Violet closed the bidding with seven hearts.

Conventions: Extended Smolen

The Smolen Convention show 5-4 Majors with game-forcing values opposite a 1NT opening...We can now extend this even further.

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