Bridge | 29 October 2022
I get very tense, not to say cranky, if I’m interrupted while playing bridge. But last week I decided it…
Bridge | 15 October 2022
Did you know that a ‘heartbreaker’ is a real term in bridge? It’s described in The Bridge Player’s Encyclopedia as…
Bridge | 1 October 2022
A beautiful Greek island; a warm sea; delicious al fresco dinners; and bridge from morning till night with Andrew Robson.…
Bridge | 17 September 2022
It’s tough trying to recall every card that the opponents have played when you’re in the middle of a tricky…
Bridge | 3 September 2022
The beautiful city of Wroclaw in Poland is currently teeming with bridge players, all of them there for the 16th…
Bridge | 20 August 2022
My husband is a writer (John Preston), whose recent books were better received than he had ever dared hope. When…
Bridge | 6 August 2022
In the modern game, being green versus red (non-vul v. vul) is a licence to bid on tram tickets: passing…
Bridge | 23 July 2022
I was very sorry to learn of the death of the legendary American player and author Eddie Kantar – he…
Bridge | 9 July 2022
In one respect, it would be so much easier to play a game like poker or chess than bridge; if…
Bridge | 25 June 2022
At a bridge tournament about 15 years ago, I started chatting to a friendly, eccentric woman in her mid-sixties, wearing…
Bridge | 11 June 2022
I recently spent a long weekend in Lillehammer in Norway. Apparently it’s very charming, but frankly I have no idea:…
Bridge | 28 May 2022
For those of us who are prone to anxiety before playing in big tournaments, there are plenty of self-help books…
Bridge | 14 May 2022
The Spring Fours is one of the great events in the English bridge calendar – a five-day knockout attracting many…
Bridge | 30 April 2022
Recently, a friend was browsing through the bridge books on my shelves, when suddenly she burst out laughing. ‘Here’s a…
Bridge | 16 April 2022
I went cycling in the Pyrenees with my teenagers last week. Every time we stopped for a break, out came…
Bridge | 02 April 2022
I don’t play rubber bridge nearly as much as I used to, but I still enjoy the occasional game at…
Bridge | 19 March 2022
I still haven’t got over the novelty of sitting down at home, opening my laptop, and – just like fantasy…
