1. Six spades. There is the distinct aura of a slam when partner opens one spade and next jumps to three spades without knowing you have three aces. The one thing certain is that you should not stop ...

In this deal, East has a chance to take the wheel and steer his partner down the right road.

“Simple Saturday” columns treat basic technique and logical thinking. Today’s South might have blasted into 3NT at his second turn; no opening lead would beat that game. When South preferred to probe ...

Not a lot going on at the club at present with no tournaments on the horizon. Coming in September, though, is a new set of ...

Emile-Auguste Chartier, a French philosopher and journalist who was commonly known as Alain, said, “We prove what we want to prove. The real difficulty is to know what we want to prove.” At the bridge ...

Here is the solution. Win the spade lead with dummy’s king and play a diamond to your king. Then lead a low trump and finesse the eight. Ruff the six of diamonds with your queen and return a low heart ...