Bridge
I’m just back from an exhilarating week in Istanbul, where I was lucky enough to be partnering Tom Paske in…
Bridge
Bridge is such a complex, multi-layered game that a single hand can be approached in myriad ways, depending on the…
Bridge
I’ve recently been reading Daphne du Maurier’s novel Rebecca to my children, and while it’s every bit as enjoyable as…
Bridge
The Spring Fours in Stratford-upon-Avon — perhaps the most prestigious event in the English calendar — was as enjoyable as…
Bridge
‘You know what people say about you?’ Zia Mahmood told me the other day. ‘You play really well but then…
Bridge
You’re probably familiar with the old bridge adage: ‘Never put down an 8-card suit in dummy’. If you’re lucky enough…
Bridge
Each March, a roll call of bridge superstars come to compete in the Vanderbilt Knockout Teams, one of America’s most…
Bridge
It’s exceptionally rare to pick up an 11-card suit. You might think it would happen at least once in a…
Susanna Gross
Geir Helgemo is the most revered bridge player in the world — and that isn’t about to change just because…
Bridge
Is it my imagination, or are we bridge players far more aggressive than we were a decade ago? I don’t…
Bridge
It can be hard to explain to people who don’t play bridge why it’s quite such a beautiful game. And…
Bridge
Zia Mahmood is as famous today as when I first met him 20 years ago. Not only is he still…
Bridge
For those of us who play rubber bridge at TGR’s, the New Year began with the very sad news that…
Bridge
The other day, I opened a Christmas card showing Santa carrying a sack full of presents, and was immediately reminded…
Bridge
It’s been six months since the legendary Martin Hoffman died, but I’m still not sure if I’ve quite registered the…
Bridge
It’s no surprise that so many bridge players are computer programmers or systems analysts; it’s an ideal game for those…
Bridge
For most bridge players, defence is the hardest part of the game. Not only do you need to visualise declarer’s…
Bridge
I’ve just come back from ten days in Orlando, but don’t ask me what it’s like — I haven’t a…
Bridge
I’ve just arrived in Orlando, where the 15th World Bridge Series is taking place. I’m here for the second event…
Bridge
Around this time each September, I get to say, ‘I’m off to Tangier for a few days to play high-stakes…
Bridge
Anyone who doubts that bridge keeps your brain sharp in old age should have a game with Bernard Teltcher. Bernard…
Bridge
Over the many years I’ve been playing competitive bridge, I’ve managed to cobble together a system-file which now runs to…
Bridge
It’s hard to explain to non-bridge players just how all-consuming this game is. For those of us who move in…
Bridge
I have a horrible feeling my column this week is going to read like a mutual-back-scratch. In the last issue,…
Bridge
When my talented friend Paula Leslie and I decided to put a team together for the Hubert Philips Bowl (England’s…
