5 O'Clock Bridge I.

The Rule of 22

Quick tricks are slightly less generous (and simpler!) than honour tricks. The scale for quick tricks is as follows:

Penalty Doubles

Penalty doubles are an integral part of all forms of bridge, especially Duplicate Pairs.

Hold Up In Dummy’s Suit

The fate of many a contract depends on whether declarer can establish a long suit in dummy. Your job...

Use the Rule of 22

Quick tricks are slightly less generous (and simpler!) than honour tricks. The scale for quick tricks is as follows:

Stay low on a misfit

Stay low on a misfit probably dates from the earliest years of contract bridge. It is a most useful maxim. By definition, you and your partner do not...

Skip Stayman on a 4333 Hand

It is often right to skip Stayman when you have no ruffing value. For one thing, there is no point in seeking a fit when both hands may be completely flat. Secondly...

Don’t Look For Perfect Hands

Have you ever heard of Barry Crane?