Monthly Archives: January, 2014

“El Firulete” by Ana Roth y Fernando Lema

"Who was the rare insect that told you, hey kid that the time of the arabesque is gone? No matter how much they play merengues and congas it has always been time for a milonga...

Leading unsupported aces by Mike Lawrence Part II

One of the hardest thing to prove is that leading unsupported aces is a terrible way to make a living. The reason it is hard to prove is that it is wrong...

Bridge & Humor: Blond Luck?

An expert bridge player who is returning home after winning the Reisinger and a blonde woman are sitting next to each other on a long flight from L.A. to New York.

Favourite by Tim Bourke

The auction calls for a club lead and West begins with ace and another club. You ruff the second club and cash the ace of trumps and both opponents follow. What is the best approach to making the game?

WBF: Bridge with Jiang Zemin

The WBF President Gianarrigo Rona and the WBF President Emeritus José Damiani had the great honour and privilege of being received by the former President of the People’s Republic of China Mr. Jiang Zemin.

Leading unsupported aces by Mike Lawrence Part 1

When I lecture on opening leads against a suit contract I inevitably get the question about leading unsupported aces. Many players feel that leading an ace is...

The Subtle Joy of Counting Part 1

Suppose you are defending. If you started the hand with 3 spades and the dummy started with 4 spades, and you find out the declarer had 1 spade, you can figure out...

Access by Tim Bourke

While the bidding was a little forward, there is nothing wrong with the final contract. How do you plan to make twelve tricks after West leads the jack of diamonds?

The Subtle Joy of Counting: Introductory Hand

Nice hand. You are dealer, so you open...

Bridge & Humor: An Unexpected Recommendation

In the Slaughter House Bridge Club Howard-Bigot Johnson was known as the worst partner of all the world.

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