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Bridge: May 12, 2024

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Bridge: May 6, 2024

To start the week, try a defensive problem. Cover the East and South cards and defend as West. North’s hand was too strong to open 1NT. When South raised to two clubs, North probed with two hearts. South showed a maximum 1NT response with the other suits stopped.You lead the five of diamonds: ace, deuce, […]

Bridge: May 4, 2024

“Simple Saturday” columns focus on basic technique and logical thinking.Today’s South could have opened 2NT, but that’s a space-consuming call that can impede slam investigation; nothing was terrible with opening one club and jump-shifting in hearts. When North rebid his diamonds, South tried 3NT.West led a spade: deuce, king, ace. South led a diamond to […]

Bridge: April 28, 2024

A measure of success, I believe, is not how you look at a problem, but whether you look at the same kind of problem the same way as a year ago. My columns this week focused on resolving guesses — for instance, a two-way guess for a missing queen — by drawing inferences from the […]

Bridge: April 10, 2024

“You’re out of shape,” I told Cy the Cynic. “You should exercise. Do some crunches.” “I do them every day,” Cy said. “Captain in the morning, Nestle in the evening.” As South in a penny game, Cy speculated by bidding a grand slam. (He would not have risked seven at matchpoints.) He won West’s diamond […]

Bridge: April 9, 2024

Players can fall victim to what I call the “What If?” syndrome. They decide on a line of play, then start to worry about an unlikely lie of the cards and talk themselves into an inferior line. Today’s South might have bid 3NT at his third turn. At four spades, he won the first heart, […]

Bridge: March 13, 2024

Cy the Cynic says that if at first you don’t succeed … well, failure may be your thing. Playing at today’s six spades, Cy took the ace of clubs, drew trumps and let the nine of diamonds ride, losing to East’s ten. Cy ruffed the club return and took his A-K of hearts. The queen […]

Bridge: Feb. 21, 2024

When I lecture, I often talk about “how to see declarer’s hand.” Defense would indeed be easier if you know what declarer held, but strategically placing a mirror on the wall behind him would get you tossed out of the game. You can “see” declarer’s hand — with your mind’s eye — by drawing inferences. […]

Bridge: Feb. 19, 2024

I begin a second week of deals focusing on defensive play, an area in which I suspect many players can improve. Counting is essential in producing best defense. Defenders must count declarer’s points and shape. Above all, defenders must count their own possible tricks. Against today’s four hearts, West leads his singleton club, and East […]