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Bridge Business

Teaching with Beginning Bridge Beginning Bridge, by Barbara Seagram and Linda Lee, is a great resource for teaching students who have never played bridge or a similar card game. Here are some tips for integrating …

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IBPA Bulletin Hands

No teacher's toolbox is complete without a wide assortment of bridge hands to fit any teaching situation and keep their students thinking hard. These challenging hands make a fine addition to bridge lessons at a …

The Halloween Hand

The Halloween Hand

By Anisa Nixon Posted: 2012-08-12 Inspired by Edgar Allen Poe’s poem, “The Raven”, we give you a poem just in time for Halloween. A Halloween Hand Once upon an evening still, while I pondered a …

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History and Trivia

A Motto to Live By by Joan Schepps – April 14th, 2013 Bridge Slang by Linda Lee – August 21st, 2012 Trump Indicators: Some of my Favorites by Joan Schepps – August 21st, 2012 Bridge …

Problem 263 for December 2011

Problem 263 for December 2011

Problem Corner by Patrick Jourdain At Teams how should West play: Six Spades? Six Diamonds? Six Notrumps? In each case North leads ♠ Q. The diamonds are 4-1. W West ♠ A753 ♥ 5 ♦ AQJ63 …

Problem 263 for December 2011

Problem 262 for November 2011

Problem Corner by Patrick Jourdain With East-West playing a strong notrump, the auction goes: W West N North E East S South 1♣ 1♥ 2♦ Pass 2NT Pass 3NT All Pass  How should West play …

Problem 263 for December 2011

Problem 258 for July 2011

Problem Corner by Patrick Jourdain How should West play 3NT? North leads a spade. W West ♠ AQ2 ♥ A982 ♦ K654 ♣ 103 ♠7 E East ♠ K ♥ 1052 ♦ A32 ♣ KQ9843 …

Problem 263 for December 2011

Problem 257 for June 2011

Problem Corner by Patrick Jourdain South opens a constructive Two Hearts and West reaches Four Spades rather than the easy Three Notrumps. North leads the ♥ Q and South overtakes with the king. How should West …

Problem 263 for December 2011

Problem 256 for May 2011

Problem Corner by Patrick Jourdain How should West play Three Notrumps on an unopposed auction? North leads a heart. W West ♠ AQ96 ♥ AQ32 ♦ 6543 ♣ 10 ♥5 E East ♠ 432 ♥ …

Problem 263 for December 2011

Problem 255 for April 2011

Problem Corner by Patrick Jourdain How should West play Six Notrumps? North leads a spade. W West ♠ AK ♥ AQJ ♦ 65432 ♣ Q53 ♠5 E East ♠ QJ ♥ 10432 ♦ AKQ ♣ …