Monthly Archives: September, 2016

Wroclaw 2016: Friday, September 16th

Four bronze medals were earned on Friday, the prelude to the last three sessions of the Open, Women’s, Senior and Mixed Teams, where four teams are...Photo de Jerry Li

Wroclaw 2016: Plan, Count, Plan By Yiting Li

Yiting Li, is a bridge professional, that is part of the extremely strong Chinese Women's Team, among other triumphs we remember the Machlin Women's Swiss Teams 2014...

Watson’s Bridge Challenge #2

Quite often a lowly ten, nine, or eight may be a position to choke an otherwise vital suit to death.

Common Mistakes – How to Avoid Them

As beginners we are all taught, when defending, to cover an honour with an honour. The reason for this is that, by doing so, we...

The relentless quest for over-tricks By Andrew Kambites

PLAYING this hand in a duplicate pairs event you receive the lead of the 3 of spade. Do you try the spade Q at trick 1?

Defence: Interfering with declarer’s communications

Int. Level: Declarer regularly establishes tricks in long suits to make their contract. Once they've done this, they often need an entry to reach their winners. To make things difficult for declarer...

Points Schmoints – Shape Rules By Sartaj Hans

Some common phrases I often hear are “How could I have bid ? I only had four points !” or “How could we bid that game/slam? We only had 22 points between our hands”

Wroclaw 2016: Thursday, September 15th

Eight teams will begin battle today for four championships, and three countries have chances to emerge with two world titles.

Bridge & Humor: Fata Morgana By Oren Lidor

A Fata Morgana (Italian: [ˈfaːta morˈɡaːna]) is an unusual and complex form of superior mirage that is seen in a narrow band right above the horizon.

To Ruff or Not to Ruff? By Victor Mollo

You may have heard about those poor fellows who sleep at night on the Embankment, exposed to the cold winter winds. Their plight is...

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