Can my bridge partner and I still practice our bridge play while we can’t meet face to face? Yes, you can. You and your partner can meet using remote video calling software, such as Facetime, WhatsApp, Skype, Facebook calling, Google calling, etc. Choose an app that you are both comfortable with. You can use any […]
How Can Four People Play Bridge Remotely? (March 2020) These are difficult times and many people have asked us how they can play bridge with their friends when they have all been told to stay at home. We all have to mindful of social distancing and many folk are choosing to self isolate to protect […]
The Stayman Bidding Convention is one of the first conventions that beginning players will learn and is widely used by beginners and experienced players. It is used by responder if partner has opened the bidding with a No Trumps bid – 1NT or 2NT. It is used to find out if the partners have an […]
Once declarer gets on lead it’s he or she will usually want to draw all the trumps – it often feels like the right thing to do. But is it? Would you be better to leave some trumps outstanding? Suppose declarer and dummy hold the following cards in trumps: Once declarer doe gets on lead, […]
Finessing in Bridge The art of making an extra trick by taking advantage of the favourable position of a high card held by the opposition. This article will help you with understanding finesse in bridge. What does that mean? Finessing is done by declarer playing either from hand or from dummy (ie you need to […]
If you are a complete beginner you will find a set of 12 introductory lessons for bridge players at http://bridge-lessons.blogspot.com These very basic lessons will introduce you to playing bridge and prepare you for attending a local beginners class or give you a head start if you sign up for membership of No Fear Bridge.
If you have never played bridge at all, you can easily learn the absolute basics in just a few short online lessons. There is a series of 12 short lessons that will get you started over at http://bridge-lessons.blogspot.co.uk Lesson one gives you a few fundamentals – how many players you need, how many cards to use. […]
Maybe not – at least not yet. But over at Blueberry Bridge we have been following the quest to have bridge declared as an Olympic Sport. You can read about it here. The IOC have agreed that bridge is a “mind sport”. This has led the EBU to apply for so leave to claim that bridge […]
Players from around the world are due to converge on Hilton Head Island in Georgia to take part in a week long tournament. http://www.islandpacket.com/2014/02/02/2926083/hilton-head-bridge-tournament.html The tournament has been running each year since 1992 and this year has attracted around 3,500 players. You can see a complete program of events on the Hilton Island Bridge Club website http://www.mabcbridge.org/RegionalTournaments/HiltonHead/140203/InfoIndexAd.htm
This bridge bidding cheat sheet is available for members to download from No Fear Bridge. All the most common bids laid out in one handy, printable bridge bidding chart. Print it out and use it as a handy reference guide when you are playing bridge online or with friends. (If you’re playing at your local […]