Archivos mensuales: Febrero, 2017

Goren Bridge

There has been observed a tendency on the part of less experienced players to overemphasize the conventional features of contract bridge. Each new bidding device is taken warmly to their hearts and employed at every possible and impossible occasion.

An unknown Drury trick By Mike Lawrence

Many players use Drury, an excellent convention. This article will discuss an aspect of Drury that doesn't get discussed much. It occurs when your opponents use Drury.

Hand evaluation – part 6 By August Boehm

When re-evaluating, don't worry about finding a formula to provide an exact point count measurement. If there were such a formula, only an Einstein could use it. Instead....

Can The Michaels Cuebid be Improved? By Marilyn Hemenway

Most of you are probably familiar with the convention known as a Michaels cuebid. It was invented by Mike Michaels many years ago and...

Jump Shifts – Strong or Weak?

Originally all jump shifts were strong – promising at least game going values, usually slam interest. Then came the era of....

We played bridge almost day and night

Col. Samuel R. Johnson, a returned POW from North Vietnam, is now attending the National War College in Washington, D.C, Colonel Johnson relates that the prisoners were...

Opponents Bids Give Declarer Tips

The most spectacular innovation at the national contract bridge tournament at Asbury Park in 1939 was the kibitzers gallery...

Australian Bridge Federation: Summer School

The question was “What would you bid on the following hand when partner has opened 1NT (15 - 17)?”

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