What’s your angle?
"I had a tough problem as declarer," a player told me in the club lounge, "and I wasn't sure from what angle to approach it." "Try the 'try-angle,'" Cy the...
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Test your percentages
This week's deals have treated percentage play. When declarer has a choice of plays, a knowledge of how suits tend to break can let him calculate the best play. Cover...
Slow down and think
Rose, our club member whose courtesy toward her fellow players is so admirable, has taken on Unlucky Louie as a project. "He's better than his results suggest," Rose insists. "He...
The World Championships
United States teams disappointed at the 2012 World Bridge Games in Lille, France. The seniors won the silver medals, but the women's team lost to Poland in the round of...
Pointed questions
To evaluate a hand when they first see it, most players count their points. The 4-3-2-1 scale originated almost a century ago and is widely used still. Other scales, which...
Behavior modification
I know the only speeches that change people's behavior are delivered by doctors. Still, I keep on emphasizing the importance of planning and avoiding haste at the first trick. In...
Looking for luck
Rose, my club member whose kindness is so admirable, has tried to help Unlucky Louie stop his impulsive play. "He'll never get anywhere," Rose sighed. "When opportunity knocks, he's out...
Not so fast!
What is worth doing is worth doing well. If today's deal is an indication, it's also worth doing slowly. If West had seen all four hands, he'd have led the...
Confirmed reservations
In a Christmas cartoon, Mary, astride a donkey outside the full-up inn, is giving Joseph a scolding. The caption: "You should have booked on online." It's easier to make travel...
Never say never
A recognized authority once advised his pupils never to lead from a king. I've always thought he should spend the next life holding endless hands with all four kings --...