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Articles on Bridge

LoTT (the Law of Total Tricks) Are you already familiar with LoTT ? It is an important concept in modern competitive auctions in Bridge, discovered in 1966 and popularized in 1992.     This dialogue carefully explains basics of LoTT, especially for beginners.	Fitting Probabilities in Bridge. Suppose you have eight cards in . How often will your partner have two cards or more in ?       Here, you will find good answers for these kinds of questions.     Get aquainted with fitting probabilities in Bridge bidding!
LoTT Analysis for Notrumps in Bridge     Ginsberg's original analysis (1996) is extended to treat suit and notrump deals separately, making full use of the above software LoTTanalyzer.	Frequncy of 15-17 HCP Balanced Hands Compared with 16-18     How often will 15 -17 hands allow 1NT opening than 16 -18 ones ? Exact probability is given in this column.
Statistical Analysis of Corrections on LoTT. Various kinds of corrections are studied in terms of statistics taken over the huge ensemble of Ginsberg's double-dummy library.	« How I like to play bridge » W. Somerset Maugham " Bridge is the most entertaining and intelligent card game the wit of man has so far devised. "
Web Pages on LoTT Retrieved

Lectures by renowned writers.
Larry Cohen: "Larry and the Law", (PDF), (1), (2), (3).

"Two-Over-One Game Force" (by Eric Rodwell) [PDF] Index

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 #1 (Opening),  #2 (2/1),  #3 (1NT),  #4,  #5 (Raise),  #6 (Rebid),
 #7 (Finish),  #8 (Choose Rebid),  #9 (Fast Arrival),
 #10 (FAQ, FSF, 2NT),
 #11 (FAQ, 3-level Rebid, JumpShift),
 #12 (FAQ, Bergen Raise),  #13 (Game/Slam),
 #14 (Blackwood),  #15, #16 (Cuebidding)