Frank Stewart

Cy the Cynic defines a friend as someone who is always there when he needs you. Moreover, sincerity isn't Cy's strongest attribute, so I was surprised when he told me...

"I've played bridge with my wife for years," a club player told me, "and I've learned this: If at first you don't succeed, try doing it the way she told...

"You know the only good thing about making a bad decision?" Cy the Cynic asked me. "You may have a great story to tell." I had to listen. Cy was...

"Do you think some players are luckier than others?" Unlucky Louie asked me. "I believe in luck," I said. "It's what you have left over after you give 100 percent."...

The best way to save face is to keep the lower part of it shut, but today's South fell from grace. South tried aggressively for game, lured by the chance...

Cy the Cynic believes for every drop of rain that falls, a flower grows ... and somebody's basement leaks, a car rusts and a game is rained out. Cy expects...

During a penny game, Unlucky Louie's cell phone rang just as Cy the Cynic became declarer at 3NT. "You know," Cy mused, "women are like cell phones. They can be...

"If today were a fish," Unlucky Louie told me, "I'd throw it back." I sat down to watch a Chicago game, and the scorepad showed Louie 3,000 points down. Then...

Entries are the means by which a player places the lead. The management of entries is a vital aspect of good play. Today's South blasted into slam after hearing that...

If you aspire to be a winning player, be aware that the elevator to success is out of order. You must climb the stairs -- learn the techniques of play...