From the Chairman 5 n

Bridge Tips - David Gold 6 n

Double, Bid or Pass? - Andrew Robson 8-9 n

A Mixed Blessing - David Bird 10-11 n

Heather's Hints - Heather Dhondy 12-13 n

Great Bridge Disasters - David Burn 14-15 n

Your Questions - Frances Hinden 16-17 n

Basic Card Play - Paul Bowyer 18-19 n

2015 Gold Cup Final - David Burn 20-21 n

Suit Combinations - Andrew Kambites 22-23 n

Bridge with a Twist - Simon Cochemé 24-25 n

Caption Competition 26 n

Beat Today's Experts - Bird's questions 27 n

Christmas Quiz - Magee's short answers 28 n

Our Brilliant Juniors 29 n

Around and About 30-31 n

EBU Awards 32-34 n

Beat Today's Experts - Bird's answers 35-37 n

Responder's Rebid - Michael Byrne 38-39 n

Advanced Defence - Neil Rosen 40-41 n

Club Bidding Quiz - Pottage's questions 41 n

Ask Gordon - Gordon Rainsford 43 n

Education - Learning at University 45 n

Profile - Derek Patterson 46 n

Premier League 2015 48-49 n

Prize Leads Quiz - Mould's questions 50 n

Overseas Bridge Rhodes - Roy Garthwaite 51 n

European Champion's Cup 2015 52-53 n

December Prize Leads - Mould's answers 54-55 n

Junior Training Weekends - Kyle Lam 56 n

Letters to the Editor 57 n

County News 58-61 n

Club Bidding Quiz - Pottage's answers 62 n

ONLINE EXTRA

University bridge continued 65 n

More Ask Gordon 66 n

Coaching the junior squads 67 n

Full Christmas Quiz answers 68-71 n

County Local Results 72-75 n

In Memoriam 76-77

MEET OUR AUTHORS

Click the 'link' icon in the title and you

will be taken to the writer's biography

ARTICLES IN ENGLISH BRIDGE

ARE COLOUR CODED

Instruction EBU News

n n Features Laws & Ethics Reports

n n n

© All rights reserved

ENGLISH BRIDGE

is published every two months by the

ENGLISH BRIDGE UNION

Broadfields, Bicester Road,

Aylesbury HP19 8AZ

( 01296 317200 Fax: 01296 317220

postmaster@ebu.co.ukhttp://ebu.co.uk" target="_blank" title="Visit ebu.co.uk">ebu.co.uk

Web site: lou@ebu.co.uk.co.uk

________________

Editor: Lou Hobhouse

Raggett House, Bowdens, Somerset, TA10 0DD

( 07884 946870

lou@ebu.co.uk

________________

Editorial Board

Jeremy Dhondy (Chairman),

Barradsales@ebu.co.ukouse, Peter Stockdale

________________

Advertising Manager

Chris Danby at Danby Advertising

Fir Trees, Hall Road, Hainford,

Norwich NR10 3LX

( / Fax 01603 898678

adsales@ebu.co.uk

________________

Printing: Wyndeham Group

________________

English Bridge is also published online

in the Members' Area at www.ebu.co.uk

3

February 2016 English Bridge

www.ebu.co.uk

English Bridge INSIDE GUIDE

NEW

Front cover designed by

Bridge and Racing Demon sets

www.demonplayingcards.co.uk

click

link