1. Two spades. The partner of a player who passed originally is not bound by the same rules that govern many other bidding sequences. For example, if South responds with only one spade after passing ...

Yesterday, I stressed considering your options at trick one. Here is another example. If South plans carefully, he has a good chance to make his contract. But if he plows forward thoughtlessly, he ...

DEAR MR. RIGAL: With what call should I open the bidding with ; A-7, k K-J-8-4, l A-K-J-10-6, ' A-8, vulnerable against not in third seat? -- From Concentrate, Albuquerque, N.M. DEAR READER: I would ...

Hosea Ballou, a clergyman and theological writer who died in 1852, said, “Education commences at the mother’s knee, and every word spoken within the hearing of little children tends towards ...

DEAR MR. RIGAL: With what call should I open the bidding with SPADES A-7, HEARTS K-J-8-4, DIAMONDS A-K-J-10-6, CLUBS A-8, vulnerable against not in third seat? Albuquerque, N.M. DEAR READER: I would ...

Your left-hand opponent deals and bids Three Clubs, both sides vulnerable, and your partner doubles. After your right-hand opponent passes, what would you bid with each of the following four hands? 1.