Monthly Archives: January, 2017

Dangerous automatic play

When beginners learn to play bridge they are taught innumerable things. However eventually everything falls into place and , these plays become sort of "automatic".

A winner vanishes.

In assessing his prospects in suit contracts, declarer is usually better off, if he starts by counting his losers.

Count all the Tricks

Polite people don't guess how much money you have, but a bridge expert keeps track of everybody's winners and losers.

Counting may make the game easy By Phillip

What is the primary reason that experts can play bridge better than nonexperts?

Hand evaluation – part 4 By August Boehm

As this series of articles is intended to demonstrate, there is a lot more to hand evaluation than simply counting your points.

HARD LUCK By Milton Work

The above hand was played in a rubber game in one of the leading clubs of the country at a table made up of expert players.

A valuable convention

South dealer; North-South vulnerable. * Artificial and forcing Opening lead — 3 When a player not on lead doubles a slam voluntarily reached by the opponents, the...

Trump management By Jay Becker

Trump management is sometimes a trickish affair. To lose control of trumps is often fatal and that is why....

Is it a singleton? By James Jacoby

You bridge players spend a fair amount of your time at the table as declarer, so you might be interested in some advice on how to play your hands better.

Another unmakeable contract By Frank Stewart

I was in the club lounge when a player came in from a penny game.

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