Yearly Archives: 2014

A Fancy Play that Actually Happened by Zia Mahmood

"These fancy plays that we read about in books – they don't ever come up at the table, do they?" Photo: Heather Dhondy

Partscore Points by Rixi Markus

Many bridge players and writers think that only the games and slams are important, but I find that many small hands can bring in useful points.

2014 Monaco Cavendish: The Pairs Auction

53 pairs in the Open competition attracted 618,000 Euros. For buyers the podium should be...

A Candidate for Sportsman of the Year 1979

All of a sudden something very strange happens, you realize if you pass, the great Giorgio Belladonna will suffer the embarrassment of playing a game contract! in YOUR suit.

2014 Monaco Cavendish: An Elusive Slam

In the last round of the day only 5 pairs of the 16 participating teams, declared a cold, 26 honor points slam.

The Plan VII (Timing) by Tim Bourke (AUS)

As ever, dummy was critical of the line chosen. “If trumps had been 3-2, then almost any plan would have succeeded,”

Rio 1979: An Aggressive Grand slam by Roberto Mello and Jose Barbosa by Sergio Marinho Barbosa

Playing against Italy, produced a very aggressive secuence-to reach 7 hearts in board 22.

Bridge Hand of the Year 2011 by Zia Mahmood

Today's deal involves a type of play previously unknown to anyone except Geza Ottlik and Hugh Kelsey...

A Vienna Coup in the 2014 Palace Cup 2014

At the 11th position arrived W. Gawel -R. Jagniewski, in the last board of the event they declared a slam, and declarer had to execute a Vienna Coup followed by a squezze to arrive to his 12th trick.

A 2014 Palace Cup Grand Slam

Consider this Grand slam that helped the winner partnership to overcome the remaining pairs.

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