
Lockdown 3 = More Bridge
More time stuck at home, in the middle of winter... It can mean only one thing: Bridge - a chance to practice, play, enjoy and improve...

Season's Greetings & Christmas Special
Whether with friends and family, or quietly, I hope that you enjoy the festive season. To break the nightmarish diet of over-rich food,...

The Power of the Weak NT
by Paul, on Tuesday, 10th November 2020 This was Hand 17 in a recent county-wide Simultaneous Pairs event. At most tables, East played in...

Bridge Coaching: Extra Events for December
Here are two special extra events for winter: DUPLICATE SPECIAL - Tuesday, 8th December at 2pm More tactics, tips and clever thinking to...

Don't Shout About What You Have!
Here is a hand which demonstrates why you have to think carefully before making the "obvious" lead. My partner and I alight in the...

What do you do with a 9-card Suit?
How, one of my advanced students asked me, might E/W reach a spade slam? When West opened 4S, East must have been tempted to bid on, but...

Choice of Opening Defines Contract
One of my students sent me this hand from a recent online Pairs event. You are vulnerable against non-vulnerable opponents and there are...

Inaugral EBU Inter-National Teams Championship 2020
Opposed to being downhearted, the English Bridge Union decided to take advantage of lockdown to launch a new Teams event for players who...

Humans 1 - Robots 0
Online bridge is incredible. As well as being able to play bridge with your friends anywhere in the world, compete with your usual...

Deductive Reasoning Answers Everything
Take a look at this hand. West opens 1S, North passes, East bids 2S. South overcalls 3H and North raises to 4H. West leads 5s - as...