Greenwich area residents who placed in the overall rankings of a duplicate game at the Harte’s Club in White Plains, N.Y., during the last week were Oct. 31, Jane Finn, first. Nov. 1, Christina Powers ...

In the evaluation of a hand most players rely almost entirely on high card points whereas distribution often plays a bigger part in the trick taking value of the hand – the problem, however, is that ...

Another one of the “Fantastic Nine” bids to know and use is the Splinter Bid. A Splinter bid is one that can allow partnerships to bid a game or slam which otherwise could be missed. If you use this ...

I am a big fan of splinter bids. They don’t occur often, but when they do, they help us bid good slams and avoid bad ones. This week, let’s look at them.