Aces on Bridge

O Diamond? Diamond? Thou little knowest the mischief done! Isaac Newton Yesterday, we featured Fred Gitelman. Today, John Diamond, one of his teammates in the...

Canada is a country that works better in practice than in theory. Stephane Dion Our next junior star of the 1990s is Fred Gitelman. A...

That man’s silence is wonderful to listen to. Thomas Hardy Debbie Rosenberg (nee Zuckerberg), wife of Michael and mother of Kevin, is an outstanding player...

Youth’s the season made for joys,Love is then our duty. John Gay This week, we will be featuring some well-played deals featuring North American bridge...

Dear Mr. Rigal: My partner had ♠ 10-8-4-3-2, ♥ A-4-2, ♦ A-Q-5, ♣ A-4. Vulnerable against not, he bid one spade over his right-hand opponent’s...

Nothing can remain static.Things are either moving forwardor moving backward. Henry Ford Rather than guessing which singleton to try against four spades, West chose to...

Most people sell their souls and live with a good conscience on the proceeds. Logan Pearsall Smith Steve Raine, a British tournament bridge player, runs...

How can a rational being be ennobled by anything that is not obtained by its own exertions? Mary Wollstonecraft Godwin In three no-trump, declarer took...

Strategy is a system of expedients; it is more than a mere scholarly discipline. It is the translation of knowledge to practical life, the improvement...

Comes a pause in the day’s occupationsThat is known as the Children’s Hour. Henry Wadsworth Longfellow As East, after South’s weak two spades is raised...