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April 17, 2024

Bridge: True skill is demonstrated when luck deserts you

...When this loses, East can cash K♠ and lead Q♦, but declarer has time to win A♦, cash J♣, cross to dummy with J♥, and then play A♣ on which he can discard a diamond loser....

March 27, 2024

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Bridge: Silence from opponent marks partner with key card

...East overtakes the lead with A♠ and returns J♠. When this holds the trick, he switches to 10♣. Declarer rises with A♣ and reflects on the play to date....

March 20, 2024

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Bridge: opponent’s failure to make lead-directing double opens route to bonus trick

...Paul Mendelson’s new book, ‘The Joy of Bridge’, is out now...

February 21, 2024

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Bridge: at duplicate, the contract is usually not the target: maximum tricks is

...Paul Mendelson’s new book, ‘The Joy of Bridge’, is out now...

February 14, 2024

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Bridge: fine slam relies on controls, long suits and some decent fortune

...Paul Mendelson’s new book, ‘The Joy of Bridge’, is out now...

February 28, 2024

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Bridge: key play found by assuming trumps split badly and defence is aggressive

...Paul Mendelson’s new book, ‘The Joy of Bridge’, is out now...

January 16, 2024

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Bridge: Clear focus on simple ruffing plan ensures key re-entry and no over-ruff

...Paul Mendelson’s new book, ‘The Joy of Bridge’, is out now...

February 1, 2024

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Bridge: evaporation of entry requires early endplay solution

...BiddingDealer: South Game All Playing Rubber bridge, South opened a Strong 2S and North’s weak raise ended the auction. West led J♥; declarer assessed four losers....

December 13, 2023

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Bridge: Targets matter — do not let your eye or mind stray from it

...If he had four spades to the ace-jack, he would have put in J♠ at trick one, so declarer is marked with four spades....

December 27, 2023

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Bridge: If you want to be a winner, every contract, trick, and card counts

...South put in J♠ and, when West won with A♠, declarer had successfully negotiated all the obstacles. Paul Mendelson’s new book, ‘The Joy of Bridge’, is out now...

January 23, 2024

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Opera singer J’Nai Bridges: ‘US audiences are changing dramatically’

...J’Nai Bridges looked set to become a professional basketball player when a relatively minor falling-out with her coach led her to change course completely and pursue her other big interest....

October 13, 2023

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Bridge: classic problem defeats many club players

...Paul Mendelson’s new book, ‘The Joy of Bridge’, is out now...

November 30, 2023

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Bridge: Play for a mis-defence, or take decisive and potentially humiliating action?

...When West passes, North’s forced 2D response promises nothing, but South must hope that North holds something to make game a good shot: a couple of low spades, plus K♥ or J♣ make it pretty much lay-down....

December 18, 2023

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Bridge: Assess losers realistically, then seek to avoid them

...West led J♣; South faces a loser in each of other suits and, crucially, the fourth round of clubs too. Can you foresee what might go wrong?...

November 16, 2023

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Deduction from silence reveals position of missing cards

...Paul Mendelson’s new book, ‘The Joy of Bridge’, is out now...

December 6, 2023

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Bridge: In case both finesses are wrong, which they are — again — prepare for end position

...Let’s say that East rises with 10♦, J♦ is played and West wins with K♦. If he leads another diamond, it runs to declarer’s ♦A9; if he opts instead for a spade, this runs to South ♠KJ....

November 22, 2023

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Bridge: entries evaporate to frustrate declarer

...BiddingDealer: EastN/S Game West led J♥, and declarer assessed one likely loser in each suit. However, if trumps split 2-2, or West holds K♣, all will be well....

October 25, 2023

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Bridge: awareness of entries, avoidance play, and hand reading bamboozle uneducated robot

...We may have only a few years left to put one over on the bridge “bots” — remain alert to avoidance issues, and take advantage while you can....

October 12, 2023

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Bridge: Every bid, including passes, can contribute key information

...Lead J♣ from hand, West covers — if he does not, declarer runs the jack — and declarer wins with dummy’s K♣....

September 20, 2023

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Bridge: To succeed, the positions of missing ace and queen must be identified

...West’s 10♣ lead marks East with J♣, so you have placed eight of your opponents’ points and can already conclude that, if East also held A♦, he would have 12pts: he probably wouldn’t have passed originally...

November 2, 2023

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Bridge: Declarer seeks salvation focused on avoidance of dangerous opponent

...We live in perilous times; at least at the bridge table, have in place a comforting insurance policy....

October 4, 2023

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Bridge: When obvious play is rejected by opponent, question why that might be

...Bridge is a game of levels: is a play not made in error or can a negative inference be drawn?...

September 27, 2023

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Bridge: Recognise suits which offer maximum tricks only if led by opponents

...East might have kept open his options by discarding Q♦ under the first round of the suit and then, when West led 10♦ subsequently, discarding J♦ under dummy’s second top honour....

September 13, 2023

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Bridge: Anticipation of likely course of defence opens mind to alternatives

...East continues with J♣; South plays K♣ perforce, West will ruff and switch to a spade. However, now, the spade finesse can be avoided since dummy’s long club suit is almost established....

September 6, 2023

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