Yearly Archives: 2013

Ostende 2013: An Authentic Fredin

In the first session of the day June 20, 2013 in the European Mixed Team Championships 2013 in Ostend 2013 Schaltz and Gross teams played together.

One trick for you, two tricks for me

The final result is: one trick for him which is the crucial down trick.

The 30 Point Deck

At bridge, an Ace counts 4, a King 3, a Queen 2 and a Jack 1, so a deck has 40 High Card Points. The situation I refer to is where one of you has a singleton or void and your partner...

Bid More with Shortness

When is the most advantageous times to intervene over an opposing preempt: with shortness in the opponent's suit or with length?

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

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