Aces on Bridge

Human history becomes more and more a race between education and catastrophe. H.G. Wells With no clear choice of opening lead against no-trump, it pays...

Dear Mr. Rigal: Am I allowed to look at the back of the bidding card during the auction, to find out the score for a...

Difficult, do you call it, sir? I wish it were impossible. Samuel Johnson, commenting on a violin performance South’s nonforcing two hearts propelled him to...

From ignorance our comfort flows.The only wretched are the wise. Matthew Prior After East declined to save over six spades, West opted to lead the...

Men are never so likely to settle a question rightly as when they discuss it freely. Thomas Babington Macaulay Some writers eschew discussing anything but...

And therefore never send to know for whom the bell tolls; it tolls for thee. John Donne Follow the play here, and ring the metaphorical...

Confession of our faults is the next thing to innocence. Publilius Syrus My teammate Jeff Aker sent me today’s deal, where he declared four spades...

A man's dying is more the survivors' affair than his own. Thomas Mann I sat West in this deal from an online game and chose...

Dear Mr. Rigal: What should I do if I realize I have misbid immediately after making the call? Mechanical Error, Edmonton, Alberta Read the answer...

Walk a single path, becoming neither cocky with victory nor broken with defeat, without forgetting caution when all is quiet or becoming frightened when danger...