Yearly Archives: 2012

The Commuter who Loved Bridge

Bridge-playing commuters on way home to Connecticut from business in New York City, NY1948.

2013 Argentine Trials. The Gran Final.

Rizzo team in the Open category and Previde Team in the Ladies category will represent Argentina in the next Sudamericano de Bridge Angra 2013.

Never Put Down an 8-Card Suit in Dummy

This hand was dealt in the Life Master Pairs at the 1997 ACBL summer championships in Albuquerque NM, and it generated some lively discussions after the game. Some players responded...

The Majority Rule

Often, knowledge of how one suit breaks will change your odds in the play of another. For example:

How To: Improve Your Game

The most frequent question I am asked is, “What can I do to improve my game?” The truth is it’s a lot of ...

Ask Jerry: How to continue after a transfer doubled?

I assumed partner held at least three spades or otherwise he would have passed over the double. His actual hand was:

Set Up Your Side Suit Early

A valuable method for setting up extra tricks is to use a long suit, but it is very important to have an entry to run this suit. With this in mind, it can be wise to

Signals at Trick 1

If partner makes an opening lead and you are not trying to win the first trick, you usually want to indicate whether you would like partner to lead the suit again.

What value should I put on tens?

What value should I put on tens when making a no-trump reply to my partner’s 1NT opening bid?

Penalty Doubles

Penalty doubles are an integral part of all forms of bridge, especially Duplicate Pairs.

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