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Bridge - Card game
Cheap first trick subsequently costs contract
...Finally, he draws the last trump and crosses to his carefully preserved K♥ to cash A♣, which fells East’s Q♣....
April 23, 2024
Bridge - Card game
Bridge: Silence from opponent marks partner with key card
...West led K♠. Declarer assessed two spade losers, a diamond and two clubs....
March 20, 2024
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Tuesday, 8 OctoberLondon, UK
Bridge - Card game
True skill is demonstrated when luck deserts you
...East won with K♣, and led a third diamond to West’s king. The case for the defence began immediately: “Both finesses wrong — as usual — couldn’t be made.”...
March 27, 2024
Bridge - Card game
Bridge: determined player’s aggressive bid sets challenge to bring home thin contract
...Paul Mendelson’s new book, ‘The Joy of Bridge’, is out now...
March 6, 2024
Bridge - Card game
Ambitious slam looks set to fail on 4-0 trump break: perfect timing is required
...West led K♥ and declarer’s plan was simple: cash A♦, ruff two low diamonds in dummy, draw trumps, and score up the slam. On the bidding, the distribution suited this plan....
April 3, 2024
Bridge - Card game
Bridge: aggressive auction leads to ambitious contract requiring expert play
...South cashed A♦ and K♠ and went over to dummy with A♠ to play K♦, throwing a spade from hand. When this held, this is trick 11. For his 12th trick, he led dummy’s fourth diamond....
April 17, 2024
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Bridge - Card game
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
Bridge - Card game
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
Bridge - Card game
Bridge: excellent lead challenges declarer to think carefully before initial play
...Paul Mendelson’s new book, ‘The Joy of Bridge’, is out now...
February 7, 2024
Bridge - Card game
Deduction from silence reveals position of missing cards
...Paul Mendelson’s new book, ‘The Joy of Bridge’, is out now...
December 6, 2023
Bridge - Card game
Targets matter: do not let your eye or mind stray from it
...East took A♠, returned 2♠, and South won deceptively with K♠ in hand....
December 27, 2023
Bridge - Card game
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
Bridge - Card game
Evaporation of entry requires early endplay solution
...Paul Mendelson’s new book, ‘The Joy of Bridge’, is out now...
December 13, 2023
Due Diligence
PE+QE made K&E. Will it last? Premium content
...“[The Paul Weiss raid] has disrupted the myth that once you have reached Kirkland, you can’t go anywhere else.”...
December 13, 2023
Bridge - Card game
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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Tuesday, 30 April1 Friday Street, London
News in-depthTerrorism
How the Taliban’s return made Afghanistan a hub for global jihadis
...“The most concerning trend is Isis-K plotting overseas.” Additional reporting by Bita Ghaffari, Polina Ivanova and John-Paul Rathbone...
March 27, 2024
Bridge - Card game
If you want to be a winner, every contract, trick, and card counts
...Paul Mendelson’s new book, ‘The Joy of Bridge’, is out now...
January 23, 2024
Bridge - Card game
Bridge: aggressive, effective competition purloins contract — and all the match-points
...Paul Mendelson’s new book, ‘The Joy of Bridge’, is out now...
January 9, 2024
ExplainerWar in Ukraine
Tracking Ukraine’s counteroffensive against Russia in maps
...Based on reporting by Roman Olearchyk, Christopher Miller, Ben Hall, Max Seddon, John Paul Rathbone, John Reed, Guy Chazan, Henry Foy, Mehul Srivastava, Polina Ivanova and Tim Judah....
April 18, 2024
Bridge - Card game
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
Bridge - Card game
Entries evaporate to frustrate declarer
...However, if trumps split 2-2, or West holds K♣, all will be well....
October 25, 2023
Bridge - Card game
In case both finesses are wrong, which they are — again — prepare for end position
...To succeed wherever Q♠ and K♦ lie, West must be stripped of a safe way of getting off lead once he wins the first finesse....
November 22, 2023
Bridge - Card game
To succeed, the positions of missing ace and queen must be identified
...You draw trumps: East holds both A♥ and K♥. He returns a club each time he wins....
November 2, 2023
Bridge - Card game
Assess losers realistically, then seek to avoid them
...Declarer won K♣ in dummy, played to A♣, and ruffed a low club in dummy. Danger seemingly averted, most now played a trump, West winning....
November 16, 2023
Bridge - Card game
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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