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An Impossible Slam
Sometimes, you have to play for an error. I was playing the daily Celebrity Challenge on IntoBridge today when a seemingly impossible...
Jul 19, 2025
How do you handle interference over your ace asking bid?
Do you DOPI or DEPO? Read on to learn more. Holding ♠ A, ♥ AKQJT832, ♦ KT5, ♣ 9 and playing Benji Acol, I was considering whether to...
Jan 9, 2025
Responding to one no trump with both majors
Deciding between Stayman and transfers. I was prompted to write this article after talking to an improver who was having difficulties...
May 28, 2024
The Camrose Trophy
Can be seen on RealBridge this Weekend This is a quick post to let you know that you can watch the the first round of the Camrose Trophy...
Jan 5, 2024
Roman Key Card Blackwood
With all the bells and whistles! Even experienced players may find something new to try. There is a lot to take on in this post but you...
Oct 25, 2023


Italian Cue Bidding
This could improve your slam bidding if you still cue bid your aces first . Even old hands who already use it may find that you don't...
Oct 15, 2023
Is an Advanced BBO Robot really better than a Basic Robot?
Update: The EBU believe that their robot NGS data is unreliable. When I queried the EBU after publishing this post they stated that the...
Oct 5, 2023


Are Howell Movements Fair?
The short answer is no - but read on to find out exactly how unfair they are. The basic idea of duplicate bridge is that you play the...
Jun 6, 2023


Lebensohl - the works!
If you don't use Lebensohl you probably should. Lebensohl is a useful convention which helps with competitive bidding when an opponent...
Mar 11, 2023


SCBA County League 2022-3 Round Seven
Surprise! The previously unbeaten top team was beaten by a team in the relegation zone at the start of the match! We are looking at the...
Feb 20, 2023


SCBA County League 2022-3 Round Six
Sorry about the delay but I went to see my son and his family in Oxford for a long weekend and actually played in the above event while...
Jan 23, 2023


SCBA County League 2022 Round Five
Some difficult to bid contracts, a play problem and a novel bid from Jack. Update: See Julian Pottage's opinion at the end of this blog....
Dec 16, 2022
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