Bridge By The Lake By Ken Masson Most students of the game agree that defense is the most difficult part of bridge. It is easy to understand why – each defender can see only half of his partnership’s assets whereas the declarer has the benefit of seeing all 26 of his side’s cards. Still,
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Bridge By The Lake By Ken Masson Experienced players usually have a good idea of how they are doing as a duplicate session nears its conclusion. This knowledge can guide them in whether to take aggressive action in the remaining hands if they believe they are lagging behind in the standings or to play
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Bridge By The Lake By Ken Masson No matter how long one has been playing bridge there is always something new to learn and there is no better way than watching experts in high level competition. The website Bridge Base Online frequently broadcasts tournaments from all over the world free of charge and this
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Bridge By The Lake By Ken Masson One of the first lessons that new bridge players learn is the Blackwood Convention and there is often a good deal of excitement when they get to bid it as it usually means a slam may be in the offing. However, as in most things in life,
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Bridge By The Lake By Ken Masson There is no question that defense is the hardest part of bridge but quite often using a little logic and exchanging information with partner can pay huge dividends. The West player in this month’s deal would have fared much better if he had used basic defensive signals
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Bridge By The Lake By Ken Masson There is no question that bridge is a complex game with myriad conventions, systems and treatments available to help players achieve their goals. It is no wonder that many newcomers have difficulty in determining which methods to adopt and when to use them. My advice to rookies
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Bridge By The Lake By Ken Masson Have you heard the rumor that is circulating among American-based bridge players these days? Apparently, with the inauguration of the new President of the United States, only suit contracts will be permitted; No-Trump bids will be illegal! Be that as it may, I could have saved myself
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Bridge By The Lake By Ken Masson The advent of dealing machines and computerized scoring have added enormously to the enjoyment of bridge players, as they allow us to check our results against all others holding the same cards in any given event. This is usually available only in pairs games but Mike Roney
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Bridge By The Lake By Ken Masson While most players would agree that defence is the most difficult part of bridge they would also likely be of the same mind that choosing the best opening lead is the most difficult part of defence! It can certainly be very hard to recover from a bad
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Bridge By The Lake By Ken Masson In addition to the myriad conventions, systems and treatments that are used by competitive bridge players the world over there are a number of gambits which, though occurring relatively seldom, can bring big rewards if recognized and implemented at the table. One such ploy is The Morton’s
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