Montecatini 2017: By Luck Montecatini has a cure for Stress
For true bridge players there is no activity that absorbs them in the way bridge does. But on the way…
Bridge play comes naturally
Many players think that only experts can make contracts using a squeeze. Actually, many squeezes "play themselves," emerging without any…
The almost anonymous partner By Charles Goren
The margin of victory was 79 points, so this deal was hardly the crux of the match, but it involved…
A sample of Brilliance By Omar Sharif
Take a vote among the world's experts for their choice of No. 1 in the world, and you will find…
The Grand Coup by E. P. C. Cotter
The only thing that distinguished a grand coup from its humbler brother, the coup, is that in the reducing play…
Elimination Play by E. P. C. Cotter
Elimination really refers to the stripping process preceding the endplay, but as it is also loosely apllied to the endplay…
Attacking the Danger Hand by Terence Reese
On many no trump hands declarer has to force out two defensive winners before he can run his tricks. It…
A Most Unusual Defensive Hand By Arthur Robbins
Bridge is a great, but unpredictable game. You hold:
The Plan XXXIV by Tim Bourke
This was a seemingly routine board in a team match. At both tables, West led the ten of hearts. Each…