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[...]
read moreEarly 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[...]
read moreFor 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[...]
read moreTheory 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.[...]
read moreBroken 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[...]
read moreAnd 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[...]
read moreIt 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[...]
read moreWrong 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[...]
read moreThe 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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