Bridge (card game)

At the Bridge Table: June 30

Last week I offered some ground rules for takeout doubles in the direct seat. They can be described as SOS.

At the Bridge Table: June 23

I was honored to give a talk during the Bridge Club of Martha’s Vineyard tournament that concluded Sunday at the Martha’s Vineyard Regional High School.

At the Bridge Table: June 16

Standards for game bids have loosened. Back in the day, players thought they needed 26 high-card points in a partnership.

At the Bridge Table: June 9

Admit it: you love playing 3NT contracts. You only need to make nine tricks, and your opponents can’t ruff any of them.

At the Bridge Table: August 5

Many doubles populate the bridge landscape: penalty doubles, takeout doubles, negative doubles.

At the Bridge Table: July 29

When you’re dealt a huge, two-suited hand, do you bid an artificial and forcing 2♣?

At the Bridge Table: July 22

Q. 1 — Sitting South and dealing, with North-South vulnerable, you hold: ♠ A K, ♥ 9 7 5 2, ♦5, ♣ A 10 7 5 3 2.

At the Bridge Table: June 24

Many bridge players don’t realize it, but the same responses apply to partner’s 2NT opening bid as apply to 1NT.

At the Bridge Table: June 17

The Bridge Club of Martha’s Vineyard will open play on Saturday, June 18, at the Tisbury Senior Center.

At the Bridge Table: Sept. 18

The Bridge Club of Martha’s Vineyard concluded its 2015 season at the Tisbury Council on Aging the morning of Sept. 12, and it was quite a show.

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