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Once in a Lifetime – don’t blow it!
By Eddie Kantar Courtesy of KantarBridge.com Both vulnerable, IMPs N North ♠ Q862 ♥ 76 ♦ AK42 ♣ 543 S South ♠ A43 ♥ AKQJ10952 ♦ — ♣ AK W West N North E …
Rubber-Bridge Strategy
By Karen Walker Courtesy of Karen’s Bridge Library: kwbridge.com If you’re vulnerable Overcalls should promise a better suit, more high-card points and more playing strength than non-vulnerable overcalls. Be sure you have a long, strong …
Bridge in the Middle East
By Barbara Seagram Courtesy of BarbaraSeagram.com My husband, Alex Kornel, and I taught bridge aboard a cruise ship a few years ago through the Middle East. It was the experience of a lifetime: Cairo, Sharm-El-Sheikh, …
Am I getting Older? Part 1
By Larry Cohen Courtesy of Larryco.com AGE AND PREEMPTION Another facet of maturity (age?) [see Part I of this article] is the development of a sane preemptive philosophy. The younger they are, the more they bid. This …
If it has an Odor
By Eddie Kantar Courtesy of KantarBridge.com Both vulnerable, IMPs N North ♠ 9843 ♥ A3 ♦ KJ6 ♣ KJ94 S South ♠ AKQ2 ♥ Q92 ♦ 1087 ♣ A63 W West N North E East …
Matchpoint (Pairs) Strategy at Duplicate Bridge
By Karen Walker Courtesy of Karen’s Bridge Library: kwbridge.com The Bidding Bid aggressively. Duplicate pairs tend to bid “close” games and slams, so don’t settle for a safe partscore if you think there’s a fair chance …
Let Me Count the Ways!
By Barbara Seagram Courtesy of BarbaraSeagram.com On a recent trip to South Africa with a group, we played duplicate bridge at Ngala Lodge in Kruger Park between safari game drives. Playing out on the open …
Am I getting Older, or Wiser? Part 1
By Larry Cohen Courtesy of Larryco.com I get a chuckle when people complain about getting old. ‘The alternative,’ I tell them, ‘is much worse.’ We are all getting older, of course, but with that is …
Wrong Game?
By Eddie Kantar Courtesy of KantarBridge.com Neither vulnerable, IMPs N North ♠ A65 ♥ A8765 ♦ AK8 ♣ 54 S South ♠ 3 ♥ K43 ♦ QJ109654 ♣ KJ W West N North E East …
IMP Team Tactics
By Karen Walker Courtesy of Karen’s Bridge Library: kwbridge.com The Bidding Games: Bid the safest game. At matchpoints, you may get a markedly better score for playing in notrump instead of a major, or in a major instead …