Monthly Archives: February, 2015

Slava Cup 2015: 1st Day

Played 6 first Rounds, Vitas team is leading the field. Photo (file): Wojtek Olanski & Vainikonis Vytautas (Vitas team) first in the pairs butler.

Matchpoint Defense —part 2 by Frank Stewart

At IMPs you focus on beating the contract. Defense at matchpoints is harder because you must aim at a moving target. Your goal may be to...

The Plan XV by Tim Bourke (AUS)

Declarer noted that there were only twelve high card points missing and so he expected East to hold almost all of them.

Bridge & Humor: “Excuse me, but haven’t we met before…?”

More than 1,500 bridge players assembled in Miami Beach early in December 1955 to take part in the 29th annual Winter National Tournament of...

Exceptions to the Rule by Jean Besse

When a tricky trump contract is reached, defender's task is often tough. Average players, when in doubt, follow certain general principles. Photo: J. Besse in S.A.

Bridge & Humor: Diplomacy Not a Bridge Game

Washington, April 14, 1944—(NEA)-- You don't have to go beyond the second sentence of Secretary of State Cordell Hull's latest speech on foreign policy to find what ...

Ask No Questions of Bridge Experts by A. Sheinwold

When a bridge expert tells you about one of his favorite hands and relates that he played it in a tournament a few years, ago, don't question him too narrowly.

The Duck-it List — Part II by Mel Colchamiro

This series began discussing reasons to duck. Let's continue by looking at the so-called Bath Coup...

Slam Hunting by Andrea Manno

Today I want to comment about some of the hands that helped us to win, plus I hope that you can find some of our ideas useful ...

Hands From the NEC 2015 Final by Barry Rigal & Rich Colker

Interesting swings from the final...one from each segment...

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