Don’t lose your head
Your hand sitting South Bidding Dealer North. All vulnerable. North-South hands Lead: ♠2. East wins with the Ace and returns a ♠. You ruff and play the ♦2 immediately. West, a good…
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Bridge problem: Counting the points
Your hand sitting South Bidding Dealer North. All vulnerable. Card play Lead: ♣A. East follows with the 4 to the lead and West switches to the ♦10.You try the Queen, East wins…
Bridge problem: Under pressure
Your hand sitting South Bidding Dealer South. Neither side vulnerable. Card play Lead: ♦ Queen, followed by Jack.How do you plan to continue? In modern bidding, 3NT shows a 4- or 5-card…
Bridge problem: The mistake that cost 9,500 euros
Your hand sitting South Bidding Dealer East. East-West vulnerable. Card play Lead: ♦5. The 2♦ bid guarantees a fit in ♠. In the Cavendish Ladies pairs, the Russian declarer was the only…
Unusual Suspect
The eternal question for a bridge player… whose fault was it, who is guilty? This new article is dedicated to a domain that is the reason for many discussions at the end…
Problem: An Underground Track
Your hand sitting South Bidding Dealer North. Game all. Card play Lead: Jack of ♠. Don’t be confused! After 4NT, Blackwood with clubs as trumps, 5♥ is asking about the trump Queen.…
Bridge Problem: Side with the Strong
Your hand sitting South Bidding Dealer West. Game all. Card play West leads the Ace of ♥, continues with the King and plays a third round of the suit. You ruff (with…
Bridge Problem: Way Too Many Winning Options
Your hand sitting South Bidding Dealer South. Game all. Card play Lead: 7 of ♠. East follows.The lead doesn’t come to your aid. Declarer has so many winning options. Find the right…
Bridge problem: Blackmail
Your hand sitting South Bidding Dealer West. Game all. Card play Lead: Ace of ♣. ► Cross your fingers and… play! Solution You have seven ♠ tricks and a potential trick in…
Bridge Problem: Miraculous Catch
Your hand sitting South Bidding Dealer West. Game all. Card play Lead: Jack of ♥. If West had led a ♠, this contract would have been child’s play. Here you really do…
Bridge Problem: Cold War
Your hand sitting South Bidding Dealer East. North-South vulnerable. Card play The 3♥ cue bid is acting as an invite to game here, the 3♠ bid rather being a pre-empt. With his…