EBU Online Magazine - Discovery, Issue 5

Don’t miss our new edition of Discovery magazine – there's something for everyone!

The July 2025 issue of Discovery is now available, our publication for players of any standard, with a focus on what will be useful to novices and intermediate players as they seek to improve their game.

The next printed issue of the magazine will be published in September. As a reminder, you can opt of receiving the printed version via your My EBU if you don’t need it.

Link to the July 2025 issue

The articles in the issue are split into the following categories for ease of reading, Bidding, Fiction, Declarer Play, Defence, Directing, and "Did You Know?".

Highlights from this issue include:

1NT Overcalls in the 4th seat
Michael Byrne looks at overcalling in the protective position, starting on page 10.

Oops! Which Card is Missing?
Try our fun quiz, "Oops! Which Card is Missing?", which puts your observational skills to the test, starting on page 23.

Clues in the Dummy
David Bird talks about how to utilise the information from the dummy hand and the auction when playing defence, starting on page 49.

… and much more! Don’t miss it.

July 2, 2025