Janet de Botton

Bridge

10 November 2016 3:00 pm

The last three weekends have not been relaxing for those of us playing the Premier League, with all its attendant…

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29 October 2016 9:00 am

The Gold Cup Finals were played in London this year and proved to be very exciting but ultimately unsuccessful for…

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27 October 2016 2:00 pm

The Gold Cup Finals were played in London this year and proved to be very exciting but ultimately unsuccessful for…

Bridge

15 October 2016 9:00 am

The Hubert Phillips is one of the EBU’s quirkier knockout tournaments. Firstly every team must contain (and play) at least…

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13 October 2016 2:00 pm

The Hubert Phillips is one of the EBU’s quirkier knockout tournaments. Firstly every team must contain (and play) at least…

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1 October 2016 9:00 am

TGR’s rubber bridge club is a bit like the set of your favourite soap. You have the regulars, of varying…

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29 September 2016 1:00 pm

TGR’s rubber bridge club is a bit like the set of your favourite soap. You have the regulars, of varying…

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17 September 2016 9:00 am

The 15th World Bridge Games (formerly known as the Olympiad) began on 3 September in Wroclaw, and is providing more…

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15 September 2016 1:00 pm

The 15th World Bridge Games (formerly known as the Olympiad) began on 3 September in Wroclaw, and is providing more…

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3 September 2016 9:00 am

By the time you read this, I will have (hopefully) played my first hand of bridge in five weeks. No…

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1 September 2016 1:00 pm

By the time you read this, I will have (hopefully) played my first hand of bridge in five weeks. No…

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20 August 2016 9:00 am

Bridge players love going on about system. Some want every bid to have a conventional meaning and some want to…

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18 August 2016 1:00 pm

Bridge players love going on about system. Some want every bid to have a conventional meaning and some want to…

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6 August 2016 9:00 am

Martin Hoffman is a hero. Now in his eighties, he can still analyse a hand faster than most people can…

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4 August 2016 1:00 pm

Martin Hoffman is a hero. Now in his eighties, he can still analyse a hand faster than most people can…

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23 July 2016 9:00 am

Summer finally appeared like magic on Saturday, 16 July. Did I fire up the barbie? Did I relax with a…

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21 July 2016 1:00 pm

Summer finally appeared like magic on Saturday, 16 July. Did I fire up the barbie? Did I relax with a…

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9 July 2016 9:00 am

The magnificent English Ladies have won another gold medal at the Europeans in Budapest. They have won medals in the…

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7 July 2016 1:00 pm

The magnificent English Ladies have won another gold medal at the Europeans in Budapest. They have won medals in the…

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25 June 2016 3:00 am

The 53rd European Teams Championship started last week in Budapest, 37 countries competing in an 11-day complete round robin. The…

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23 June 2016 2:00 am

The 53rd European Teams Championship started last week in Budapest, 37 countries competing in an 11-day complete round robin. The…

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11 June 2016 8:00 am

Many top-class bridge players enjoy flirting with poker, making it their bit on the side. I can certainly see the…

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9 June 2016 1:00 pm

Many top-class bridge players enjoy flirting with poker, making it their bit on the side. I can certainly see the…

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26 May 2016 1:00 pm

If you live in (or anywhere near) London, and you enjoy a good teams tournament, you could do no better…

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12 May 2016 1:00 pm

It’s the beginning of May and I have a feeling I am about to write the same opening sentence as…