Going through the card

75 - JULY 2026

TO DUCK… OR NOT

Multiple world champion Sally Brock examines classic problems from match pointed events. Sally: I thought Board 8 was fascinating. You don’t get dealt nine-card suits that often! What did you do East? None Vul. Dealer West East: The bidding was…

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74 - JUNE 2026

PAINTING A PICTURE

Multiple world champion Sally Brock examines classic problems from match pointed events. Sally: I thought there were lots of points of interest on Board 7. What did you do South? Both Vul. Dealer South South: Oh, I liked this hand. I…

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73 - MAY 2026

A TRICKY SLAM

Multiple world champion Sally Brock examines classic problems from match pointed events. Sally: Did anyone make the slam on Board 13? Both Vul. Dealer North North: I thought we had a decent sequence: W N E S 1♣ Pass 1♦…

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72 - APRIL 2026

CAUGHT SPEEDING

Multiple world champion Sally Brock examines classic problems from match pointed events. Sally: Board 5 was not without interest: N/S Vul. Dealer North West: This wasn’t a great board for us. North opened a weak 2 in Diamonds. Partner doubled –…

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71 - MARCH 2026

A TRICKY SLAM

Multiple world champion Sally Brock examines classic problems from match pointed events. Sally: I thought this was one of the more interesting deals: Dealer North. N/S Vul. East: It was nothing special at our table. North-South had a free run…

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69 - JANUARY 2026

FREAKISH FUN

Multiple world champion Sally Brock examines classic problems from match pointed events. Sally: Well, it’s pretty obvious which deal we’re going to talk about first. What an amazing board that freak was! You go first, East. Both Vul. Dealer North.…

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68 - DECEMBER 2025

TO FINESSE OR NOT

Multiple world champion Sally Brock examines classic problems from match pointed events. Sally: I thought Board 19 was interesting. What did you all do? E/W Vul. Dealer South. North: I didn’t think it was very interesting, at least not at…

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67 - NOVEMBER 2025

AN EIGHT-CARD SUIT

Multiple world champion Sally Brock examines classic problems from match pointed events. Sally: What did you all do on Board 12? It’s not that often you hold an eight-card suit. E/W Vul. Dealer North. South: The bidding wasn’t particularly interesting…

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66 - OCTOBER 2025

BAD BREAK

Multiple world champion Sally Brock examines classic problems from match pointed events. Sally: I thought Board 7 was quite exciting, at least at my table. What did you do, East? Both Vul. Dealer North. East: I was a bit annoyed…

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65 - SEPTEMBER 2025

TO DUCK… OR NOT

Multiple world champion Sally Brock examines classic problems from match pointed events. Sally: How did the play go on Board 16? East-West Vul. Dealer West. West: Not one of our best boards! We were playing a weak No-Trump, so I…

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