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The Endplay

An endplay (also throw-in), in bridge and similar games, is a tactical play where a defender is put on lead at a strategic moment, and then has to...

Use Discovery Play by Alfred Sheinwold

Some expert plays seem completely pointless, they don't win tricks or develop tricks. Stil, they have their uses.

Ducked Play used to Cook Goose by Ira Corn

Jan Wohlin of Stockholm has been one of Europe's great players for many years...

The Uppercut

A ruff, usually by a defender, aimed at promoting a trump trick for partner. Sometimes confused with trump promotion.

Avoiding a Squezze by Oswald and Jim jacoby

One of the most interesting ways to defend against a squeeze in two suits is to discard a trump in order to retain protection in both your suits

100 Years Young by Barry Rigal

Géza Ottlik was born a century ago this year on May 9, 1912 in Budapest, where he died on October 9, 1990. He was a Hungarian writer, translator, mathematician, and bridge theorist.

Trial Bidding by Mark Horton

Mark Horton looks at an area of bidding that is frequently neglected.

Counting by Mike Lawrence

Here is where counting comes into play.

The Smother Play by Brian Senior

It is another piece of bridge magic in which a defender’s ‘sure’ trump trick vanishes into thin air.

A Hollywood Ending by Fernando Lema

Team Carruthers : John Carruthers – Joey Silver – Katie Thorpe – Martin Kirr – Michael Roche – John Rayner moves to India...

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