Tag: bridge

It’s said that the first step to wisdom is silence and the second is listening. If there is a third step, it must be...

Cy the Cynic says that skating on thin ice will get you into hot water. That’s what I would call skating — I mean...

“Here’s the deal, my boy,” the Ethiopian King Cepheus told the young hero Perseus. “Make six spades in this deal and marry my daughter,...

By Lekan Oyekanmi and Valerie Gonzalez | Associated PressGALVESTON, Texas — Early estimates indicate up to 2,000 gallons of oil may have spilled into...

I found Cy the Cynic, a chauvinist, and Wendy, my club’s feminist, arguing about wedding plans. The battle lines were drawn: Wendy favored long...

“They say a woman’s work is never done,” Wendy, my club’s resident feminist, grumbled to me. “When I try to defend with Cy, it’s...

To start the week, try a defensive problem. Cover the East and South cards and defend as West. North’s hand was too strong to...

“The Time Travel Club will meet here at 7:30 pm last Thursday.” — graffiti No doubt you wish you could go back in time...

Cy the Cynic says that the secret to happiness is having a bad memory. Maybe so, but you can’t draw inferences as declarer...

The late Eddie Kantar, one of the great writers and teachers in the game’s history (and a world-champion player) told this story. Eddie...