Most top pairs now play "inverted" minor raises. Using this method, a double raise is weak and a single raise is a one round force...

I have recently read the 2010 edition of 'Bridge Squeezes Complete' by Clyde Love. Love died over 50 years ago and the latest editi...

I have done some analysis on the performance of each pair in the Bermuda Bowl final. The method is based on assigning each pair an IMP score...

So far we have seen: Both the weak and strong notrump carry negative inferences that are useful after opening one of a suit. However, becaus...

Nobody likes to get doubled and concede a big penalty. There will be times when this happens and you get a bad result that could only have b...

The limited strength and distribution of a 1NT opening allows auctions that are less revealing to opponents compared to opening one of a min...

After a 1NT opening there is always a risk of a missing a 4-4 major fit on a partscore hand. The weak notrump occurs with greater frequency ...

Playing a weak notrump, there is less need to open 1NT with imperfect shape. For example: ♠ x ♥ AJxx ♦ Kxx ♣ AKJxx Playing a weak notrum...

Balanced hands in the 12-14 range have the least playing strength of all opening hands. Therefore, the weak notrump effectively increases th...

This is the introduction to a series of posts analysing the merits of a strong (15-17) notrump vs a weak (12-14) notrump. The name of this p...

The following is a report of the NZ vs Italy match from the Bermuda Bowl round robin. I don't have much experience in formatting bridge ...