As much as we all love bridge, sometimes it seems as if our game is "toil and trouble!" Doubles in particular can be vexing - irrespective of your level of experience.
"Double" can mean "please take out my bid," "I think I can beat this contract," "do something intelligent" or "I've got extras." Unfortunately, we don't have separate bids for each of these doubles. All we can do is double - and hope that partner is on the same wavelength that we are, and that he chooses wisely.
This week, John Koch ventures into the murky world of doubles. How do we know what each double means? How do we judge whether or not double is appropriate? How do we know what to do when partner doubles? John will address these questions and more in his excellent column below, "Double, Double."
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