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FEBRUARY 2026
Executive Director’s Report: David Fryda President’s Report: Allison Stralow
TBIB Open Swiss Pairs: Lauren Travis Remembering Stephen Burgess: Paul Marston Remembering Len Dixon: John Brockwell
A Game At The Club: Barbara Travis
Bridge Into The 21st Century: Paul Lavings McCutcheon Results
Improve Your Defence: Ron Klinger Workshops with Will: William Jenner-O’Shea MyABF Update: Julian Foster
Game Plan
Tournament Results
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Cover photos by Lauren Travis: winners from the Summer Festival and Youth Week. Captions on page 27.
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IMPROVE YOUR DEFENCE
with Ron Klinger
Solution on page 21
1. Teams, dealer North, North-South vulnerable.
]72 [742 } K J 8
] A Q 3 { A Q 10 3 2 [ A Q 10 5 3 N
WE S
} 7 {KJ94
WEST NORTH
dbl all pass 1. Takeout.
West leads the }7: king - five - ten. Declarer plays the ]7: five - six - queen. What would you play as West at trick three?
EAST SOUTH
pass 1] 2[ dbl 4[ 4]
pass 1
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Australian Bridge Federation Ltd. Newsletter: February 2026