Archivos mensuales: Septiembre, 2015

Defensive Strategy: Trump Leads

A lot of misconceptions surround trump leads. Here are the times when it is most attractive to make an opening lead of a trump:

Know when to say NO by Marty Bergen

As I've illustrated...You shouldn't try to bid every slam that just happens to make;

Play too Fast by Mike Lawrence

When you play a hand, you need to plan not only the current trick, but the succeeding tricks as well.

Cry me a River by Zia Mahmood

Eddie is a professional bridge player. He plays the American circuit all year round...

Bridge & Humor: Some anecdotes of the Great

Anecdotes by Harry Fishbein and Easley Blackwood about the conventions which bear their names, and by Fred Karpin about Grouch Marx.

The Saga Continues: Germany to Withdraw from Bermuda Bowl

Josef Piekarek and I (Alex Smirnov) are aware of the "whispers" circulating about our ethical conduct, and we are sorry to say there is some truth to them.

Classic Meckstroth by Phillip Alder

Today's deal is classic Meckstroth. It occurred during the final of the 1988 World Team Olympiad.

Are You A Good Technician? by Alan Truscott

Do you think you know the standard safety plays? Here is a small collection of simple suit combinations that are regularly mismanaged by

Road to Chennai 2015

There are already players enjoying India on their way to the World Bridge Championships: Chennai 2015, David Gold brings us this elefantastic experience:

Test Your Slam Play by Bill Jacobs

Your opponents today are a pair of youngsters you haven’t met before. They seem very studious, and more dangerously, both are lefthanded.

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