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Bridge - Sept. 2

 September 2, 2010

A player told me that her partner gets frustrated and ends their partnership at least twice a week.

"She's fired me so many times I should wear a pink slip," she said. "I wish I made fewer mistakes."

Today's deal caused the...

Bridge - Sept. 1

 September 1, 2010

"I think I've got something on the ball," a club player told me. "I'm just too tired to bounce it."

My friend said that he and his wife work, and when they play in an evening duplicate game, fatigue is a factor.

"We got to six...

Bridge - August 31

 August 31, 2010

Good defense is often 10 percent inspiration, 15 percent perspiration and 75 percent desperation.

Today's West broke out in a sweat when he saw dummy's A-Q-10 of trumps: West's king was trapped. South took the ace of clubs, let the jack of...

Bridge - August 30

 August 30, 2010

Cy the Cynic (who should know, given his girth) acknowledges that a journey of 300 pounds begins with a single taco. It's also true that a journey to down one begins with a first-trick error.

South reached a good slam though his method of...

Bridge - August 28

 August 28, 2010

"I had a great idea this morning, but I didn't like it." - movie maker Samuel L. Goldwyn, known for odd remarks.

Some plans of play are better than others. In today's deal, South was happy to get a diamond lead against his game. He captured...

Bridge - August 27

 August 27, 2010

When I watched today's deal at the club, South was Joe Overberry, who thinks it's nobler to go down in pursuit of an overtrick than to make his bid.

Joe's leap to four hearts was bold, especially if he was going to misplay as usual. Joe...

Bridge - August 26

 August 26, 2010

Don't lose your head

to gain a minute.

You need your head;

your brains are in it.

- Burma Shave

One hasty play can throw away a good contract. Today's declarer took dummy's ace of hearts and knew he was safe if...

Bridge - August 25

 August 25, 2010

I've heard many characterizations of an expert. (One is that he is someone with a field of interest so narrow he can talk about a broken little finger but not about a little toe.) There are more-or-less-serious definitions of a bridge expert. I'd...

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