The competing analyses of whether leading the DA was "demonstrably suggested" by the UI, given that the comment was AI, and whether not leading the DA was a logical alternative present interesting issues of bridge law and bridge logic.
However, with the exception of brief reference by Messrs. Grainger, Cole ...
I hope that I am not the only reader who was extremely troubled by the write-up of the Blue Ribbon Pairs appeal that was published in the December 1 Daily Bulletin.
As I understand the write-up, the section headed "The Appeal" was intended to present a summary of the arguments ...
In response to Larry Sealy's comment about Marvin Barnes, it should be noted that the original Bad News Barnes was Jim "Bad News" Barnes, from Texas Western, who was a number 1 draft pick for the Knicks in 1964, which was 10 years before Marvin Barnes came out of ...
Mr. Weinstein -- I certainly don't doubt your statement that you would merely show your hand and all players would return their cards to the board, given your level and the level of your opponents. Nonetheless, why would you not take the few seconds needed to say something like, "the ...
Robb -- My recollection of the Triple Hex differs slightly from yours. As I recall, the Smoking and Non-Smoking pairs games were played as playthroughs, but with the section top winners shunted to the barometer final. I don't remember whether the Triple Hex continued to be played after the segregation ...
A few players may remember that back in the '70s the Lancaster PA regional included an event they called the "Triple Hex Pairs" on Saturday. They ran two separate 2-session open pair events -- Smoking and Non-Smoking (those were the days). The pairs that won section tops in the afternoon in ...
As I read the reported results for Board 3 of Session 7, it would seem that West is reported as having led DJ at Table 22 (the Auken/Welland table), but at five other tables(11, 14, 16, 17, 25), South is reported as having led DJ. Can it really ...
With all respect, Mr. Hartman's comment is confusing to me. The word "approbation" means "approval" or "endorsement." Surely, Mr. Hartman does not mean to suggest that the WBF should expect a "tsunami of approval."