Monthly Archives: October, 2015

Keep a Close watch on Splits

What, according to Leon Trotsky, is the most unexpected of all the things that happens to a man?

How Could I tell? I by Terence Reese

"There was no way in which I could tell." How often is it true? Early in the play, not often ; towards the end, never.

The Least of All Evils by Freddie North

Most hands that find their way into bridge columns are games, slams or sacrifices.

Cool hand by Zia Mahmood

All the best books on bridge, especially rubber bridge, have this piece of advice in common: if you want to be a winner, learn to accept your bad results with good humor.

Bridge & Humor: I thought you had it by Dick Cummings

How you avoid losing a trump trick when you hold KJ102 in hand opposite A983 in dummy?"

Doing the Not So Obvious by Phillip Alder

John Lowenthal was one of the world's most imaginative bridge players.

UK: High Court rules bridge is not a sport

Bridge players who wanted the popular card game recognised as a sport have lost their High Court battle.

The magic of Good Card Play by Jay Becker

As the play progresses and declarer learns more about how the cards are divided, he can frequently use this knowledge to make a contract that ...

Test Your Dummy Play by Jay Becker

You are declarer with the West hand at Six Hearts and North leads the queen of diamonds. How would you play the hand?

Later is too Late by Terence Reese

There are eleven top tricks and, if trumps break 2-2, you can cash four diamonds and ruff a club in dummy for a twelfth. If not,...

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