Monthly Archives: June, 2013

The Hand of the Tournament… More Than a Backwash Squeeze

This is the best hand of the United States Bridge Championships, published in the last Championship Bulletin.

The Plan II by Tim Bourke (AUS)

 example from The IBPA Column Service Jun 2013 by Tim Bourke (AUS. "Declarer decided to play on spades first because, if nothing eventuated there, he could...

Kranyak Team wins USBC

Kranyak team is USA 1: Gavin Wolpert, John Kranyak, Kevin Bathurst & Kevin Dwyer, photo by Peg Kaplan

Length Attracts Shortage

Source:  Mr. Bridge by Justin Corfield Length Attracts Shortage: The Principle of Vacant Spaces Other things being equal, there is a 36% chance that a suit will break...

The Lead’s The Thing

As declarer, the clue that helps me figure out the hand the most is the opening lead. There is a wealth of reliable information available from it....

Lebensohl, Rubinsohl, & Rumpelsohl

The Lebensohl convention be used over weak two bids, reverses and interference over notrump. However, an even better convention is the

Conventions: The Leaping Michaels

A convention commonly used over preempts is the Leaping Michaels convention.

The 3344 Convention

Source: THE VILLAGES DUPLICATE BRIDGE CLUB When you open a minor and your partner responds with one of a major, you may not have the...

Angra 2013: June 1st

Argentina South American Open Champion 2013, Brasil South American Ladies Champion 2013 and South American Seniors Champion 2013. Chagas Team wins the CS TransNational 2013

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