Overview :Card play at bridge embraces both declarer play and defense. Hundreds of books have been written about it. Our approach here, as in our prev... Read More
Overview :How do defender's win trump tricks? Other than having high honors, natural winners, it's by getting an early ruff of a short suit. Far more ... Read More
Overview :SUIT PREFERENCE SIGNALS If there was ever an area in bridge that resembles walking thru a mine field this is it. No topic causes more confus... Read More
Overview :The trump suit adds a dimension that makes bridge so different from other card games. In a suit contract, play is complicated by declarer's ... Read More
Overview :Just what is LOL? Yes, a common abbreviation for Laughing Out Loud, and often used to refer to a Little Old Lady, but in bridge it means a L... Read More
Overview :This book is about only one thing. Shortness, singletons or voids. It's impossible to overestimate the value distribution plays in bidding a... Read More
Overview :This little word is vital in every bridge player's lexicon in it's entirety, and especially important is the final syllable- TRY. A clear un... Read More
Overview :Timing is everything. Playing a bridge hand, either as declarer or defender is often difficult enough. But in addition, knowing when to do w... Read More
Overview :When discussing declarer play, the first thing I always suggest is for declarer to try to determine what kind of hand he is dealing with. Pr... Read More
Overview :More often than any other calls in bridge, redoubles produce confusion. When they do, the resulting disasters are more catastrophic than any... Read More
Overview :The dummy comes down. Have you seen this deal before? Probably; not this exact deal but likely the same type of deal. There are only so many... Read More
Overview :The dummy comes down. Have you seen this deal before? Probably; not this exact deal but likely the same type of deal. There are only so many... Read More
Overview :"Second hand low" and "third hand high" are adages we learned in Bridge 101 along with others like "cover an honor with an honor" and "alway... Read More