In a matchpoint event, we are always looking for that extra trick or playing in a risky major suit or notrump rather than a poorer-scoring, but safer, minor suit. Why? Because it pays off big time when it works.
The tension many newer members of the bridge community experience when first entering the competitive arena is not unknown to the most accomplished of players.
Planning a simple squeeze takes some visualization and a knowledge of the conditions necessary for a squeeze to operate or you can just fall into them.
After 1336 miles of driving, the Great American Bridge Tour caravan pulled into this year's host of the American Contract Bridge League's Spring North American Bridge Championships: New Orleans, Louisiana.
