Yearly Archives: 2012

Find the Slam – Find the Queen

It was bold bidding by the Dream Team, who were leading the event.

Madeira 2012: A Swiss Teams Board

When Jules Verne wrote the legendary story about the Mysterious Island, many said that he was actually talking about the island of Madeira.

Unwanted Extra Baggage

The Teams began last night and I saw plenty of interesting deals while commentating on Bridge Base Online. We will start with a slam.

The True Value of Honor Cards

The traditional 4-3- 2- 1 point count is not totally accurate. It does get an A+ for ease of use, but only a B for accuracy.

A Premier League Grand Slam

A hand from the 6/7 set. Photo: Jason Hackett, Councillor Mavis Smitheman and Justin Hackett

Last-minute squeeze

One of Portugal’s best pairs, and my good friends Manuel Capucho and Maria João Lara, showed me a nice...

Bridge on the Road to Madeira’s Tournament

We were no more than 100 meters down the road when I had my first bridge hand.

Two-Over-One by Eric Rodwell (Part I)

This is the first of a series of articles, where Eric Rodwell explaines in a simple but complete way the 2/1System

Trump Management

2012 Madeira: Quite a few got too high on this board from the first session in the pairs.

IBPA Bulletin: November 2012

Bridge authorities have shown great perspicacity in the organisation of their events lately.

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