29 JULY 1995, page 42

Bridge

Smithing Andrew Robson I CONSIDER the most useful conven- tion in bridge to be the 'Smith Peter'; not Stayman, Transfer bids, or even Blackwood. This is how it works: Partner......

Back In 1974, Jade Grigson Remarked, With Asperity, 'we In

England have devel- oped a most Athenian characteristic. We are always after some new thing.' If it was true then, it is even truer now. Luckily, nov- elty is not something this......