Yearly Archives: 2014

Loser on Loser

When a losing card is played from both declarer and dummy in different suits ...

Simple Defenses to Common Conventions Part I

When an opponent makes an artificial bid, it affects the meaning of some of your bids.

Bridge & Humor: A Blocked Suit to End all Blocked Suits

Blocking your own suit brings to mind a true story that took place in a swanky London bridge club some 60-odd years ago.

The Young Lady’s Bridge Game by B. Garozzo

The diagrammed hand was played by me in a 1968 National Pair Tournament held in Italy.

Bridge & Humor: The story of Too-Tall Tex

Tex was so tall that he could easily look down into his opponents' hands and see all their cards.

A Grand Squeeze by Mark Horton

Near the end of the evening I pick up a reasonable hand...

A Criss-Cross Squeeze by David Bird

West leads the jack of spades, won with dummy's queen and East surprises you by throwing a diamond.

Bridge & Humor: In a low stake rubber bridge game

In a low stake rubber bridge game, the experienced player sometimes has a tendency to fool a bit.

Istanbul 2014: 15th World Youth Bridge Teams Championships

Norway: Juniors Champion, Sweden: Youngsters Champion and France: Girls Champion...A USA-Sweden team won the Teams BAM.

Beware of Blocking Suits by Bernard Magee

Generally, the correct method of playing a suit is to play the high cards from the shorter holding first so that the suit runs smoothly:

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