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At the Bridge Table: August 28
Jim Kaplan
Q. 1 — Sitting South, with North dealing and no one vulnerable, you hold:
3:18 pm, August 27, 2015
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Rod and Gun Rim Fire Rifle Winners
Eleven marksmen competed in the Martha’s Vineyard Rod and Gun Club’s second annual Rim Fire Rifle Championship Competition last weekend. Using .22...
2:59 pm, August 27, 2015
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At the Bridge Table: August 21
Jim Kaplan
Readers have asked about the new-minor forcing (NMF) bid. It’s a potentially complicated subject, but there are relatively simple answers.
6:19 pm, August 20, 2015
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At the Bridge Table: August 14
Jim Kaplan
The next time your partner pre-empts and you hold a strong hand, consider playing the contract in partner’s suit. Otherwise, you may be on your own.
4:27 pm, August 13, 2015
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At the Bridge Table: August 7
Jim Kaplan
Recently I wrote a column about how players can upgrade the value of their hands.
1:16 pm, August 6, 2015
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At the Bridge Table: July 31
Jim Kaplan
Blackwood may be the most popular convention in bridge. In search of a possible slam, players bid 4NT.
12:28 pm, July 30, 2015
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At the Bridge Table: July 24
Jim Kaplan
Bridge is so intricate that it’s good to know there are formulas you can fall back on.
2:13 pm, July 23, 2015
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At the Bridge Table: July 10
Jim Kaplan
Bridge on Independence Day? Can’t think of anything more patriotic.
2:05 pm, July 9, 2015
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At the Bridge Table: July 3
Jim Kaplan
Writing this column allows me to meet and occasionally partner with excellent bridge players.
6:13 pm, July 1, 2015
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At the Bridge Table: June 26
Jim Kaplan
Bidding decisions galore highlighted play at the Edgartown Bridge Club on June 15.
3:05 pm, June 25, 2015
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At the Bridge Table: June 19
Jim Kaplan
Sometimes you have to look a gift horse in the mouth. That was the lesson of a hand Paul Laliberte and I played in an OKBridge tournament last week.
12:17 pm, June 18, 2015
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At the Bridge Table: June 12
Jim Kaplan
Chilmark’s Miles Jaffe spends his winters playing bridge, among other things, in New Zealand and France, but a lesson he learned at the Hartford,...
1:09 pm, June 11, 2015
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