Yearly Archives: 2015

Bridge Cowards Die Often by A. Sheinwold

The coward dies a thousand deaths at the bridge table. The brave man takes his chances and often manages to survive.

Inferential Counts by Eddie Kantar

Sometimes you can infer the count of a suit, particularly a major suit, based not only on...

Creating an imaginary loser by David Bird

Persuading a defender that he can defeat the contract by grabbing a winner can produce bushels of points.

Two quite useful lessons by Terence Reese

Why's he leading a spade when the contract must depend on diamonds?

A Ruffing Discard by Zia Mahmood

See if you can find his defense as East on this deal:

When the Trump Suit has Gaps by Albert Dormer

When faced with a ragged trump suit, declarer should look for a way of inducing a defensive error.

Choosing the Right Line of Play by Jay Becker

Let's say you're in 3NT and West leads a spade. How should you play the hand? Spingold 1952 John Crawford, Howard Schenken; George Rapee, Sam Stayman, B. Jay Becker.

Bridge & Humor: More About Rules

Some years ago one of our leading players doubled a defensive grand slam bid, took the first trick, and...

Bridge on the Radio: October 1926

Each player should take the name of one of the experts and occupy his place at the table. So started one particular episode of...

Bridge Road Warriors 2015: Special Edition

Over my decades of living in the community of bridge I have made many friends, but very few as close as Roman Smolski.

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