Aces on Bridge

Smuggle into his mind the gratifying reflection, 'By Jove! I'm being humble,' and almost immediately pride — pride at his own humility — will appear....

It takes a great deal of history to produce a little literature. Henry James West led the club king against four hearts and switched to...

Some for renown, on scraps of learning dote,And think they grow immortal as they quote. Edward Young South tried three no-trump, vulnerable, based on his...

Technique without art is shallow and doomed. Art without technique is insulting. Dorothy Alexander Put yourself in the West seat for this defensive problem.North's two...

Creative writers are always greater than the causes they represent. E.M. Forster Part-score deals are relatively rare beasts in my columns, but they can often...

I got the Weary BluesAnd I can't be satisfied. Langston Hughes Fellow journalist and bridge streamer Jean-Claude Legrix reported this deal from the quarterfinals of...

You don't realize that you're intelligent until it gets you into trouble. James Baldwin Zach Grossack and Tom Paske overstretched to six spades in our...

Dear Mr. Rigal: Your hand is ♠ K-7, ♥ K-5-4-3, ♦ A-6, ♣ Q-J-10-3-2. Everyone is vulnerable, and your left-hand opponent opens one club. Your...

Genius goes around the world in its youth incessantly apologizing for having large feet. What wonder that later in life it should be inclined to...

She refused to Begin The Beguine when they requested it, And she made an embarrassing scene if anyone suggested it, For she detested it. Noel...