Yearly Archives: 2016

A Miracle in London By Zia Mahmood

The strongest tournament in England for a great many years was staged by TGRs bridge club.

Basic Bridge Techniques By Larry Matheny

In this article we are going to examine some concepts with which the successful player needs to be familiar.

Opening Leads: When to be aggressive

Some opening leads are relatively easy. If you're on lead after the opponents bid 1NT-3NT, for example, the old guideline of ...

Opening Leads: When to be passive

Some auctions (such as those where the opponents have shown a good source of tricks outside the trump suit) call for an aggressive, on the other hand...

Play Too Fast Series – In the Bidding By Mike Lawrence

This article on bidding represents a small change from the normal items that fall into this series. Instead of a play problem, there is a multitude of bidding problems.

Preempts with Fit By Steve Robinson

Partner opens 3D favorable and you have five diamonds with nothing on the outside. An example hand would be ...

Ask Jerry: Opening 1NT with a singleton By Jerry Helms

Hi, Jerry, I would like your opinion on the following hand: ....

The Plan XXVI by Tim Bourke

West led the queen of hearts. East overtook this with the king to shift to the two of diamonds. As this looked suspiciously like a singleton, declarer paused to consider what he could do to prevent a diamond ruff.

If opponents volunteer to go down, let them; Double

I remember it like it was yesterday, although it was about 20 years ago. I was playing with my regular partner,...

Easy tips on how to cuebid your way to slam contracts

Cuebidding without interference is an attempt to get to slam without using Blackwood, or before using Blackwood. Usually the cuebid takes place between

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