Yearly Archives: 2014

Once there was a married couple they hated each other. They met another couple that also hated each other. One night they...

Over the last month, Dr Donna Wood has been in transition from General Manager of the Great American Bridge Tour Training Facility at...Foto: Dr Donna Wood enjoys the Party Pairs in Overland Park, Kansas

In the Part I, we considered the position where dummy had a weak suit and you could lead round to it. You may recall that...

When Fred Couples was winning the 1992 Masters, he hit the shot of his life on the par 5, 13th hole during the final round, reaching the green in two strokes. After he hit the ball, as it rocketed toward the green, over the protective creek, Couples was clearly heard to exclaim, “Oh, baby!” He knew he’d hit it flush.

Charlie Goren, Helen Sobel, Sidney Silodor and a lesser known expert – Myron Field

"It was a great New Year's Eve Party! I don't remember a thing" - GS Jade Barrett, Reno Regional 1989

Helen Sobel's book entitled "All the Tricks!" is different from any bridge book I have seen in a long time.

On 14, 15 and May 16, 2014, prior to the Southamerican Championship, Maurizio di Sacco will...

Among the various forms of deception available at the bridge table is one that used to be called ''The old Army game.'' The declarer boldly leads a weak suit in the hope that the defenders will be dissuaded from leading it themselves.

Ideally, of course, you want to take actions that combine attack with safety. For this, an effective strategy tends to be to lead round to a weak suit in dummy.