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The Rat Wore Chanel
Declaring a passed-out 1NT opener. Continue reading
Michael Dworetsky’s LM Party
Yesterday evening at the Hartford Bridge Club sixty-one people gathered to celebrate Michael Dworetsky’s achievement of the rank of Life Master. After the sixth round there was a little ceremony, and I gave a little testimonial speech. Here is an … Continue reading Continue reading
LTC v. Bergen (Part 2)
To evaluate the viability of Losing Trick Count and the Bergen method of counting points, I selected hands in which there was at least an eight-card fit and a makeable (according to Deep Finesse) suit contract. I then determined the … Continue reading Continue reading
LTC v. Bergen (Part 1)
No issue has received greater scrutiny in bridge theory than the quantification of the trick-taking value of a hand, or, since bridge is a team game, a pair of hands. Since Charles Goren’s books began dominating the bridge world after … Continue reading Continue reading