Monthly Archives: October 2018
The Adventures of Poor Frank, Part CLVII: Poor Frank’s Ruse
The Adventures of Poor Frank, Part CLVII: Poor Frank’s Ruse By Ray Adams frankandarchie@yahoo.com Poor Frank needed a good result on the last board of the night. And sitting to his left was none other than his chief rival, Lucky … Continue reading →
The Adventures of Poor Frank, Part CLVI: Poor Frank at His Best
The Adventures of Poor Frank, Part CLVI: Poor Frank at His Best By Ray Adams frankandarchie@yahoo.com Readers sometimes wonder why Poor Frank gets beaten by Lucky Archie so often. They ask “Is Poor Frank really a good player?” Well, Poor … Continue reading →
The Adventures of Team Porcupine, Part LXIV: Double Game is the Porcupine Name
The Adventures of Team Porcupine, Part LXIV: Double Game is the Porcupine Name By Ray Adams frankandarchie@yahoo.com It is seldom the case that both NS and EW can make 3NT on the same board. However, due to the power of … Continue reading →
The Adventures of Poor Frank, Part CLV: Poor Frank’s Vienna Coup
The Adventures of Poor Frank, Part CLV: Poor Frank’s Vienna Coup By Ray Adams frankandarchie@yahoo.com The winner of the evening’s duplicate would turn out to depend on one crucial board. Poor Frank and his partner were playing special Stayman where … Continue reading →
The Adventures of Poor Frank, Part CLIV: The Archie Squeeze
The Adventures of Poor Frank, Part CLIV: The Archie Squeeze By Ray Adams frankandarchie@yahoo.com The winner at the local duplicate just the other night depended on how Poor Frank did against Lucky Archie on the last board. Lucky Archie … Continue reading →