Monthly Archives: March, 2016

“Pico” Syrup By Fernando Lema & Ana Roth

Editor's Note: "Pico" is the nickname with which old Argentine Bridge Masters call Agustin.

Don’t always go for No Trumps! By Andrew Kambites

Mention duplicate pairs to many players and their minds immediately focus on the quickest possible way to arrive at 3NT.

Bridge & Humor: A message from whom?

Hugh Ross and Mike Lawrence played Bart Bramley and Sidney Lazard in the first Open Pairs qualifying session of the 1998 Spring NABC in Reno.

Journalist Leads

Several articles appeared in the The Bridge Journal in the USA between 1964 and 1965 recommending leads, especially against No Trump contracts.

The Early Reading By Alfred Sheinwold

Sheinwold’s description of a deal excellently played by Manfield during the 1986 Rosenblum Cup final was selected from a slate of 10 candidate hand.

Geir Helgemo Possibly or probably the best?

Geir Helgemo is earning a reputation as “possibly” the greatest player in the world. Look at these two deals from the Vanderbilt quarterfinal and see

Winning Ways By Brian Senior

HIDING your strength and concealing a weakness are often two sides of the same coin.

Bridge & Humor: A Dip into Bridge’s Rich Past

In one of the world’s classic short stories, a leading character, Nikolai Dmitrievitich, gets thoroughly frustrated because his regular partner at the card table...

Active Defense—When not to return partner’s lead

A good defender must know the difference between active and passive defense.

Count, count, count By Karen Walker

Consider making an overcall with a 4-card suit if you have:

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