Monthly Archives: June, 2016

Experts also make mistakes V

If you wake up in the middle of the night worrying about a misplayed bridge hand, relax and go back to sleep. Even the best players in the world are guilty of mistakes.

Budapest 2016: Day 1

At the end of day one the Lebanese pair Hana Kreidieh & Nahla Hamdan are leading the European Women's Pairs Championship...

Conventions: Leaping & Non-Leaping Michaels

Leaping Michaels is a bridge convention used to show a strong two-suited hand, after opponents have opened the bidding, and partner ...

The Benefits of Study by Sartaj Hans

At the expert level, most of the problems solved at the table are situations that have been seen before. They might have been...

Bridge & Humor: The Ace of Trumps Runs Away By Victor Mollo

Papa and the Hideous Hog exchanged hostile glances. They had known in their bones that they would cut together, for it wasn't their lucky day.

Experts also make mistakes IV

The mistakes of experts are legendary, but none were more inelegant than this hand from the 1956 European Championship match between Italy and France.

The Vanishing Loser By Omar Sharif

Be careful about suggesting a line of play when you are given a hand with low cards denoted by an 'x'. As this hand shows, those spots can be deceiving.

Finessing the Finesse By Charles Goren

The next time you are faced with a two-way finesse for a missing queen, stop and think. The solution of your problem may be the two-way non-finesse.

The Plan XXII by Tim Bourke

West led the jack of hearts. East took the trick with the ace and returned a heart to declarer’s king.

Experts also make mistakes III

My last two columns have dealt with bridge experts making mistakes. Today's hand is a continuation of that theme.

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