Yearly Archives: 2015

Developing an Optimum Strategy by Jean Besse

Do you remember when you used to lead the Queen from QJ alone in trumps? And then you grew a little more subtle and...Foto: Sergio Apoteker, Eddie Kaplan, Jean Besse, Leda Pain, 24th World Team Championships Rio de Janeiro 1979

Mate in Thirteen Moves by Paul Lukacs

The average bridge problem by no means springs ready-made from the bridge table. Its construction is really more like that of a mathematical problem

Working on declarer’s mind by Ulf Nilsson

When the opponents bid a thin game and everything is working for them, the defenders must get their imagination going.

Opatija 2015: Card Play Problem # 7

This is the seventh video in a series, discussed by the bridge Master from Sweden, P.O. Sundelin.

Countdown to Winning Bridge by Tim Bourke & Marc Smith

Counting during the play of the hand takes many forms. Keeping track of the number of trumps played is where we all start.

Maintaining Trump Control by Steve Becker

Trump control is a key factor in many deals, but it is not exclusively the province of the declarer.

Bridge & Humor: A Question of Bridge By Phil Smith

Are you an A-team or a B-team player?

Responding to a Michaels cuebid: RHO intervenes by Mike Lawrence

You will find that your opponents don't often sit still when your partner uses Michaels.

Mental Simulation by Justin Lall

Most auctions start with each partner describing their hand to the other until one of them is able to take control.

Guess leads to Missplay, lost Game

The sort of hand shown today is never misplayed by the true experts but is often mishandled by quite successful tournarnest players.

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