Thinking Bridge

Take All Your Chances, No.1 By Eddie Kantar

You open 1 spade and partner responds 2NT (game-forcing raise). You have confidence in your Blackwood methods and ...

Take all your chances at bridge – 1 by Eddie Kantar

The 2015 Fall NABC is being played in Denver let us look some interesting deals from the bulletin's series

Learning to Count by Eddie Kantar

Counting tips and much more...

Providence 2014: Thinking Bridge Day 4 by Eddie Kantar

This double of a voluntarily bid slam is called a Lightner Slam Double after its originator, Teddy Lightner.

Providence 2014: Thinking Bridge Day 3 by Eddie Kantar

It is usually right to duck the first trick with A-x-x facing....

Providence 2014: Thinking Bridge Day 2 by Eddie Kantar

South didn’t know how he was going to get to dummy, but he wasn’t going to let a hand like this play in...

Thinking Bridge: Phoenix NABC 9th Day

After giving count over the heart lead, When West cashes a second heart, East gives suit preference for clubs.

Thinking Bridge: Phoenix NABC 6th Day

What about missing 3NT? That is definitely a consideration. However, slam seems so likely that it is worth going past 3NT to try for it...

Thinking Bridge: Phoenix NABC 4th Day

One of the most desirable and common opening leads against a suit contract is from a suit headed by the ace-king. But which one should you lead?

Thinking Bridge: Phoenix NABC 3rd Day

It’s important to pay attention at the bridge table, and you can sharpen your concentration skills by tackling the following problem situations.

Thinking Bridge: Phoenix NABC 2nd Day

In each of examples, you are always West leading a spade, an unbid suit, against a suit contract.

Thinking Bridge: Seattle NABC 3rd Day

As a defender, when you have established a trick in dummy upon which declarer, now void in the suit, can take a discard...

Thinking Bridge: Seattle NABC 2nd Day

When there are two or more lower cards outstanding than the one partner has played, assume partner is encouraging a continuation. Photo: Belladona with Kantar

Thinking Bridge: Seattle NABC 1st Day

Think on a loser-on-loser play