Monthly Archives: December, 2015

Cope team wins 2015 Gold Cup

The 2015 Bridge Great Britain Gold Cup has been won by Simon Cope, Nicola Smith, John Holland, Peter Crouch & Ben Green

Best Plays Discussed by Alfred Sheinwold

What makes a play "right?" The practical person has no problem. "A play is right if it works," he tells you. The bridge expert, isn't so sure.

Helgemo’s Touch by Frank Stewart

Like many of history's great players, Helgemo has a reputation for bringing home contracts that look impossible.

A Bob Hamman Famous Hand

The opponents bidding sometimes draws a roadmap for declarer to follow that he would be unlikely to find had the opponents remained silent.

1st European Winter Games

The European Bridge League and the Federation Monegasque de Bridge are proud to announce the first edition of the European Winter Games in Monaco from 5th to 11th of February 2016.

A Meckwell’s Famous Hand

This deal from the United States-Great Britain match at the 1991 World Team Championship brought together two pairs noted for their aggressive bidding styles.

Bridge & Humor: Bridge Stories III by Lee Hazen

As chairman of the Committee on Ethics of the American Contract Bridge League, I can vouch for the fact that unethical conduct is practically unheard of at national tournaments.

Conventions: 3 Card raise vs Support Double

World Champion Eric Rodwell has made a number of contributions to bidding theory, but perhaps the most widely adopted of them is

Partner Robbing Partner of a Tempo-value by John Brown

I was in the West position when this hand was played and led the 10 of my partner's call.

Conventions: 4 Way Transfers with Range Ask by Gavin Wolpert

Four-way transfers have been pretty standard among experts for quite a long time. In recent years, experts have found a small tweak which makes it a much more effective system.

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