Thinking Bridge 2

Kansas 2017: Thinking bridge II By Eddie Kantar

Tip: When setting up a long suit, use trump entries before side suit entries

Take All Your Chances, No.6 By Eddie Kantar

You open your aceless wonder with 1C and partner responds a quiet 1D. You bid an even quieter 1NT....

Take All Your Chances, No.2 By Eddie Kantar

With both sides vulnerable, you open 1H in fourth seat, West doubles, partner finds a redouble, East coughs up 1S, and

What can go wrong? 2 By Eddie Kantar

The idea is to use the bidding to realize the danger and figure out what you can do about it as early as trick one!

Take all your chances at bridge – 9 by Eddie Kantar

You have a simple auction. You open 2 hearts, weak, partner says 4 hearts, and West leads a prompt diamond J. Plan the play.

Take all your chances at bridge – 6 by Eddie Kantar

East opens 1 spade vulnerable in third seat. You try 2 hearts. West passes

Take all your chances at bridge – 2 by Eddie Kantar

The 2015 Fall NABC is being played in Denver let us look some interesting deals from the bulletin's series: Take all your chances at bridge - 2 by Eddie Kantar

New Orleans 2015: Thinking Bridge Day 10 by Eddie Kantar

Using the bidding as a guide to play and defense

New Orleans 2015: Thinking Bridge Day 9 by Eddie Kantar

Using the bidding as a guide to play and defense

New Orleans 2015: Thinking Bridge Day 6 by Eddie Kantar

Using the bidding as a guide to play and defense

New Orleans 2015: Thinking Bridge Day 2 by Eddie Kantar

Using the bidding as a guide to play and defense – part 2

Providence 2014: Thinking Bridge Day 8 by Eddie Kantar

West has a normal passed-hand takeout double: 9-11 high-card points with shortness in opener’s suit. South’s hand loses a little of its luster after the double because

Providence 2014: Thinking Bridge Day 6 by Eddie Kantar

Tip: As a defender, go back to the bidding. It often tells you how many points declarer has, which helps you plan the defense. Further...

Thinking Bridge: Dallas NABC 2nd Day

When third hand sees 10 cards in a side suit (clubs) between his hand and dummy and ...