Yearly Archives: 2015

Card Perfect Defense by Phillip Alder

Giorgio Belladonna died of lung cancer in his home city of Rome on Friday, May 12 1995. As we won't be seeing any more great play from the Italian superstar, I want to show you one of his best ever defensive performances.

Dont Rush to take Finesses

It takes a new player ages to gain the confidence to take a finesse for the first time but, once the habit kicks in, it can become an obsession.

Watch Those Entries by Omar Sharif

Sometimes more than one approach is needed to land your contract.

Intermediates aren’t Alike

Here's another deal from Freddie Sheinwold's Pocket Book of Bridge Puzzles Number 6...

Bridge & Humor: Bridge Player Leaves Home by Ely Culbertson

It has always surprised me when bridge players carried their disagreements beyond the point of the difference in opinions.

Technical terms by Ely Culbertson

There is probably no game which has so loose and incorrect a terminology as bridge. One reason for this ...

Bridge & Humor: Ruefel Rabbit Wins Impossible Slam

The hand of the day is from a new book by the English author, Victor Mollo, a bridge writer of wide repute who belongs to a fictitious bridge club called the Griffins.

Probabilities by John Brown

The percentages given below have been taken from Mr. Ely Culbertson's : The Red Book on Play

Safety Plays by Mike Graham

In this article Mike explains how to play various suit combinations to best effect, bearing in mind the difference between pairs and teams play.

A Big Gamble pays Off

Mystery is the key to a murder story set in the environs of the top level bridge scene. Entitled "Trick 13," Jeremy Flint tells a story that...

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