Yearly Archives: 2016

Experts also make mistakes VII

It is pleasant to report a hand in which each side makes the best play at every turn. Unfortunately, however, few hands are played that well even in expert circles.

The Hand of Adversity By Charles Goren

It's an ill blow that winds up doing good to no one. The bad bidder contributes unwittingly to the science of better play, and...

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Building a practical system By Liam Milne

Improving your tournament results by becoming a better card-player is a slow fix. An area where a lot of partnerships can make easy gains...

Systems On After a 1NT Overcall by Dan Romm

It is fashionable among experts these days to play systems on after a direct 1NT overcall (i.e., bids have the same meaning as if partner had opened 1NT); I suspect ...

The Best in Bridge By Charles Goren (Part I)

Sports Illustrated's expert on cards introduces a gallery of famous players and reveals which profession produces the most consistent winners By Charles Goren

Budapest 2016: Day 6

With the Open series just past the halfway mark, France stay clear of Germany and Monaco. Photo: Mustafa Cem Tokay & Frederic Volcker.

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 ...

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