Yearly Archives: 2016

These Hands Really Do Come Up BY George Cuppaidge

Some readers may have heard of Jeff Rubens. In his younger days he produced a bridge masterpiece called “Secrets of Winning Bridge.”

Distributional Hands Defy any set Rule

There is some substance to the Culbertson theory of distribution to the effect that a player's hand pattern will be closely related to the distribution of a given suit.

It is Not always wise to double a slam contract

IT IS NOT always wise to double a slam contract, especially when the bidding indicates the opponents are holding highly distributional hands.

Defense Best Offense in bridge

This fine example of defensive bidding and defensive play is from the 1968 Blue Ribbon. Eddie Kantar, who was playing West, decided to...

Not According to Hoyle by Robert B. Hutchinson

The admonition not to trump your partner's Ace may seem to be a waste of time on the part of the bridge teacher. Almost every budding bridge player would be insulted if

Normal Procedure

The normal procedure for players is to carefully preserve their high cards. When you...

Best Bid Deal of the Year 2015

Yeh Bros. Best Bid Deal of the Year Winner: Michael Rosenberg and Zia Mahmood (USA)

Suit Combinations By Andrew Kambite

The purpose of this article is to help you reason correctly. I am interested in helping your thought processes as you tackle a key suit. For all combinations in this article assume

The If …then…Plan By Paul Lukacs

It often happens that the play of one suit is determined by the result of another. It is obvious that in such cases the determining suit must be handled first.

Hold-Up

You Can Stop the Defense When You Hold Up an Ace

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