Yearly Archives: 2015

Value of a Hand by Alfred Sheinwold

When today's hand came along in the semifinals of the 1982 world championships, 24-year-old Jeff Meckstroth and 23-year-old Eric Rodwell of the victorious U.S. team

Excellent Pairs Tournament Technique by Oswald Jacoby

This is an excellent tournament technique, since in tournament play it is often just as important to make an extra trick as it is to make your contract.

Bridge & Humor: Peculiar Idiosyncrasies

Many players have peculiar Idiosyncrasies while absorbed in their game, and it may amuse you to know of the habits of some of our experts.

Leading Against a Small Slam

You may have read that it is correct to lead passively against 6NT, but actively against a suit slam. This really is a simplification.

Bridge & Humor: A Bridge Comedy

The lapses of memory and sight are not unusual in bridge.

Limit Your Hand by David Gold

One of the most important things to do in a constructive auction is to limit your hand. What does this mean exactly?

A Beautiful Piece of Card Placing by Phillip Alder

When I was in Chicago last July for the Summer Nationals, I had the pleasure of playing in two events with two-time world champion Eddie Kantar.

When to Trump Partner’s Ace by Oswald Jacoby

The man who trump's his partner's ace is seldom regarded favorably in bridge circles but there is a time and place for every play: even that one.

Enjoying Bridge by Sam Fry

When you do something spectacularly good at the bridge table and your efforts are foiled, not by the opponents but by your own dear partner

Bridge & Humor: A quick study in the wherefores of a Kibitzer

Why does a kibitzer kibitz? Don't answer. The question is merely a way of getting this Column started.

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