Contract bridge — Bridge declarer play Alternative name(s) Bridge Type trick taking Players 4 Skill(s) require … Wikipedia
Charles Goren — Charles Henry Goren (March 4, 1901 – April 3, 1991) was a world champion American bridge player and bestselling author who contributed significantly to the development and popularization of the game following upon the heels of Ely Culbertson in… … Wikipedia
Squeeze play (bridge) — A squeeze play (or squeeze) is a type of play late in the hand of contract bridge and other trick taking game in which the play of a card (the squeeze card) forces an opponent to discard a card that gives up one or more tricks. The discarded card … Wikipedia
Signal (bridge) — In the card game of contract bridge, partners defending against a contract may play particular cards in a manner which gives a signal or coded meaning to guide their subsequent card play; also referred to as carding. Contents 1 Standard signals 1 … Wikipedia
Duplicate bridge — tournament playing area Duplicate bridge is the most widely used variation of contract bridge in club and tournament play. It is called duplicate because the same bridge deal (i.e. the specific arrangement of the 52 cards into the four hands) is… … Wikipedia
Rixi Markus — MBE (June 27, 1910 – April 4, 1992) was a British international bridge player. She won five world titles, and was the first woman to become a World Bridge Federation Grandmaster. She was appointed MBE for contributions to bridge in 1974. Life… … Wikipedia
Janusz Korwin-Mikke — Janusz Ryszard Korwin Mikke Member of Sejm In office 25 November 1991 – 31 May 1993 Personal details Born 27 October 1942 … Wikipedia
Glossary of contract bridge terms — These terms are used in Contract bridge[1][2] , or the earlier game Auction bridge, using duplicate or rubber scoring. Some of them are also used in Whist, Bid whist, and other trick taking games. This glossary supplements the Glossary of card… … Wikipedia
Milton Work — Milton C Work in 1897 Milton Cooper Work (1864 – June 27, 1934) was a noted American authority on whist, bridge whist, auction and contract bridge. Work Point Count system In his writings he suggested evaluating balanced hands … Wikipedia
Meckwell convention — This article describes the contract bridge bidding convention. Meckwell is a method for intervening against an opposing 1NT opening bid. It features the following calls: Double – shows a single minor or both majors; advancer bids 2♣, after which… … Wikipedia
