Montecatini 2017: Montecatini High
Today started the European Mixed Teams Open Championship, with a field of 114 teams. On Round 3 of the ten…
Replay these hands with me By Peter Goodman
Today's hand builds on our recent theme of planning your play before playing to trick 1 (and re-planning at about…
The Devil’s Coup – well, almost By Zia Mahmood
Today's deal from the final of the NEC Cup 2010 featured something akin to the Devil's Coup.
Watch Your Step Carefully by Nikola Tcholakov (BUL)
It is really a good advice for the declarer not to hurry after the lead when dummy goes down. Don’t…
Coming Down to the Right Size By Omar Sharif
A player who preempts usually has a singleton somewhere. Should that player be on opening lead and...
Counting the hands
"Counting the hands" that is, determining the distribution of a suit in all four hands, is one of the things…
The Crossruff by E. P. C Cotter
The Crossruff. Where there is no attempt to draw trumps, but the declarer and dummy make their trumps separately
Exchanging One Trick for Another by Terence Reese
Declarer con sometines keep a dangerous defender out of the lead by giving up a trick in one suit in…
To Do A Thing Well By Alfred Sheinwold
Poor Alfred's Almanac advises: If you want a thing done well, don't do it yourself. Get help from an opponent.
Extra Care in Slam Play by Ira Corn
Although the bidding was aggressive, the final contract was certainly reasonable.