Archivos mensuales: Febrero, 2017

Key card confirmation: an interactive moment By Billy Miller

One of the most popular forms of Blackwood is Roman Key Card, which elevates the status of the king of trumps to that of an ace. Thus, the responses reflect ...

The Ruffs are in the Right Place By Charles Goren

When the opponents don't find the best attack, be careful not to surrender your advantage by playing in too fast.

Bridge & Humor: Expert Skill, Amateur Luck By Oswald Jacoby

Usually even the unluckiest of experts comes out all right against a very bad bridge player. This time the bad bridge player's ineptness let to defeat for the expert.

Hand evaluation – part 7 By August Boehm

Splinter bids, which send a clear distributional message, present a great opportunity to fine-tune your hand evaluation skills.

Culbertson on Bridge

Any one who blindly follows the so-called rules of play, such as "second hand low," "never finesse against your partner," and so forth, is not likely to distinguish himself at the bridge table. The only reason....

Out of lead By Fred L. Karpin

To demonstrate that the necessity of keeping the dangerous hand out of the lead is often overlooked, today's deal is submitted.

Low Winner No Bargain By WM.E. Mckenney

Fondness for a bargain is deeply rooted in human nature, but it frequently is a dangerous trait for a bridge player. Often he will...

A Necessary Assumption By Jay Becker

If a contract can be made only when the defenders' cards are divided in a certain way, declarer must play for that distribution to exist.

The rule of fourteen By Phillip Alder

Defense is considered by most players to be the hardest part of the game. ...When does defense begin?

Bad Play By Easley Blackwood

The great Mr. Champion cursed himself for bidding one spade on the first round of bidding in today's hand. Not that it was a bad bid, but

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