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Dramatic Double

When two partnerships chasing the title met in the Mixed Pairs final they encountered these dramatic deals: When East led the 5 declarer ended up[...]

Early Doors

There is no consensus about the origin of this quintessential English expression, but it is generally attributed to the football manager Ron Atkinson, who used[...]

For Want of a King

I suspect everyone is familiar with the proverb, ‘For want of a nail’. It might have been applied to this deal from the last session[...]

Theory and Practice

A contract may be beatable in theory, but in practical play it can prove to be difficult, especially when everything turns on the opening lead.[...]

Broken Hearted

Is this a suitable title for a deal from the first session of the round of 16 in the Mixed teams? I’ll leave you to[...]

Slammed

In short matches you might survive one heavy loss, but overcoming tow of them is not so easy – especially if they occur in rapid[...]

And the Winner Is….

Kit Woolsey’s first book for some time, The Language of Bridge has been named Book of the Year by the IBPA. That was reason enough[...]

It Depends on Ma Mood

Some years ago, playing in the Reisinger against Zia and Michael Rosenberg I noticed on the Convention Card that there was a note in the[...]

Wrong Numbers

Many years ago I saw a hand where declarer made a slam by ruffing a loser, at the same time executing a squeeze. That doesn’t[...]

The Perfect Sequence

Looking back at the teams finals I spotted this deal from session 3: The auction did not develop well for North, who had no real[...]

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