The Endplay
An endplay (also throw-in), in bridge, is a tactical play where a defender is put on lead at a strategic…
Prevent a Ruff by Jon Brown
West led his singleton club, which dummy's king won. South read the lead as a singleton.
The Plan XXXVIII by Tim Bourke
West led the singleton two of hearts. Declarer rose with the ace of hearts and then cashed the ace and…
The Plan XXXVII by Tim Bourke
After this rather agricultural auction, West led the jack of hearts and dummy’s queen held the first trick.
The Plan XXXV
West led the queen of hearts. Declarer played low from dummy and East took the trick with his singleton ace,…
Eliminations Play by David Bird & Martin Hoffman
The most familiar type of elimination play is the "ruff and discard elimination". The defender who is thrown on lead…
Entry Planning by David Bird & Martin Hoffman
A diamond lead would have worked well but West led the club Q. How would you play the slam when…
The Best Defense Ever? by Phillip Alder
This deal gets my vote for the best defense ever. It occurred during the 1985 International Team Trial to pick…
Pre-Montecatini 2017: Analysis Slow and Quick By Jean-Paul Meyer
In June 1997, 20 years ago the 43rd GENERALI EUROPEAN BRIDGE CHAMPIONSHIPS was played in Montecatini Terme, Italy. Today we…
Put off the finesse until the last possible moment By Easley Blackwood
When you have some kind of a finesse to take to make your contract, put off the finesse until the…