Yearly Archives: 2015

Nice guess in trumps, partner…by Helen Sobel

"Nice guess in trumps, partner", was North's comment at the end of today's deal. South however, was more than a good guesser. He was a sound technician. What looked like...

Bridge & Humor: It is not easy to figure out by E. Kantar

We let Kantar tell the story of today's hand, which he defended with fellow world champion, Paul Soloway:

Bols Tips: The Power of the Closed Hand by Tony Forrester

We have all faced the situation on many occasions. Dummy has x-x-x in a suit and leads to declarer’s king. We...

Declarer dodges temptation by Jay & Steve Becker

The temptation to finesse is often irresistible, but the fact is that some finesses declarer takes do more harm than good.

Would You Find the Winning Defense? by Marc Smith

Marc Smith reports a deal from the marathon England Trials (seven weekends) to select teams for the Camrose and next Europeans (Y2K)

Double three-suiter endplay By Krzysztof Jassem (Poland)

Andrzej Wilkosz of the Polish Seniors executed a double three-suiter endplay. This means that three suits were involved in the endplay and ...

Defender Trapped By ‘Hideous Hog’ by Victor Mollo

Victor Mollo, the most notable bridge humorist of our time, has produced another marvelous book. "Bridge in the Fourth Dimension."

Avoiding an End Play by F. Stewart

It's annoying to be end-played into giving declarer his contract, but he can't end-play you unless you leave yourself without a safe exit.

A Classic Fit Jump by Justin Lall

This “fit jump” enables partner to accurately judge what to do if the opponents compete to the 5 level and ...

The partnership most feared? by Phillip Alder

Ask any American bridge player to name the most feared partnership in the country, and you are virtually certain to receive the answer Jeff Mecstroth and Eric Rodwell.

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