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Letter
Letter: UK cost of borrowing is higher for a reason
...J Paul Horne Alexandria, VA, US...
March 25, 2024
Letter
Letter: Self-serving policies drive decay in American morale
...J Paul HorneAlexandria, VA, US...
February 9, 2024
FT Live
Business Book of the Year Award 2024
The search for the best business book is under way
Monday, 9 December1 Grosvenor Pl, London SW1X 7HJ, UK
Bridge - Card game
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
Bridge - Card game
Bridge: aggressive auction leads to ambitious contract requiring expert play
...Either way, South’s J♣ scores his 12th trick....
April 17, 2024
Letter
Letter: Leaders are not mere politicians and this is why
...Patrick J Allen River Forest, IL, US...
April 5, 2024
Bridge - Card game
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
FT Live
Building an AI-First Organisation
How can business leaders use AI to drive value?
Thursday, 25 AprilHôtel Lutetia, Paris, France
Bridge - Card game
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
Person in the News
Sarah J Maas: the ‘romantasy’ writer who could save publishing
...Morgan Entrekin, chief executive of Grove Atlantic, the publisher behind last year’s Booker prize-winner, Paul Lynch’s Prophet Song, agrees. “The boom in [romantasy] has been amazing,” he says....
February 17, 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: 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: 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
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
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
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
Bridge - Card game
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
FT Live
Business of Luxury Summit
Gathering leaders in luxury for the 20th year
Sunday, 19 MayVenice, Italy
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
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
Bridge: classic problem defeats many club players
...Paul Mendelson’s new book, ‘The Joy of Bridge’, is out now...
November 30, 2023
Letter
Letter: Surprising how the Saudis spend their petrodollars
...J Paul Horne Alexandria, VA, US...
August 23, 2023
Bridge - Card game
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
Bridge - Card game
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
Bridge - Card game
Awareness of entries, avoidance play, and hand reading bamboozle uneducated robot
...He led J♦ and, when East followed low, he ran it, and it held the trick. What made declarer finesse in diamonds?...
October 12, 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
Bridge - Card game
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
Bridge - Card game
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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