Lifestyle Declarer play about looking for the unexpected Bridge columnist David Ezekiel advises players to think about what could go wrong when the game appears to be going well — and vice versa Oct 28, 2023
Lifestyle Merrimac Coup: a rare bridge treat to savour David Ezekiel considers of the best known bridge coups Oct 21, 2023
Lifestyle How tens and nines make your hand much stronger David Ezekiel reflects on the play and defence of a type of situation that bridge players will experience many times Oct 14, 2023
Lifestyle How declarer squeezed an overtrick out of this hand David Ezekiel reflects on what can be learnt from a hand played at the Bridge Club this week Oct 07, 2023
Lifestyle Zia the magician’s spellbinding book on bridge love story David Ezekiel reflects on his longstanding love of bridge and sings the praises of a new book by an old friend Sep 30, 2023
Lifestyle Detective work a key part of declarer play Bridge columnist David Ezekiel discusses the art of piecing together information about opponents’ hands Sep 23, 2023
Lifestyle Drawing trumps with no plan can be fatal for declarers Bridge columnist David Ezekiel highlights a common mistake in declarer play Sep 16, 2023
Lifestyle Swiss triumph in Bermuda Bowl World Championship David Ezekiel explains why the bridge world championship is named after Bermuda Sep 09, 2023
Lifestyle Work out this hand with calm thinking and take it to table David Ezekiel takes a deep dive into one of his favourite hands Sep 02, 2023
Lifestyle Supreme optimism sometimes pays off in declarer play One of the guiding principles of declarer play is that when things look hopeless, play the hand as if the cards are lying perfectly for you, says bridge columnist David Ezekiel Aug 26, 2023
Lifestyle Odds against having same four hands twice? Astronomical! Bridge columnist David Ezekiel works out the very distant probability that you will see the same four hands in a bridge game twice Aug 19, 2023
General Bailey’s Bay bridge fibreglass leaves family irritated Visitors are advised not to run their hands over the railing Aug 17, 2023