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Forgive me for the outdated, clichéd expression but …GIRL POWER! The surprise winners of last weekend’s TGRs auction pairs were…
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This might be the most beautiful hand I’ve ever seen. I came across it while reading one of the old…
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If you don’t play bridge, you really should avoid gatherings of bridge players — you’ll find us excruciatingly dull. I’ve…
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Bravissimo! The Italians have won gold yet again at the European Champions Cup. The event was launched in 2002, and…
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Congratulations to my old pal Lou Hobhouse, who has just been appointed the new editor of the English Bridge Union…
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It’s not surprising that so many bridge players feel such a sentimental attachment to The Young Chelsea. The club was…
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There’s no doubt about it: I’m an addict. A BBO addict. Since the Bermuda Bowl began, nearly a fortnight ago,…
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This has been the most shocking saga in the entire history of bridge. In the face of overwhelming evidence that…
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The bridge world continues to be electrified by the scandal that Janet wrote about last week. Lotan Fisher and Ron…
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I hope Zia Mahmood will forgive me. It’s not often I come across a contract that he has failed to…
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I hadn’t realised quite what a thriving bridge scene Manchester has until spending a weekend there recently. I went with…
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Imagine going to a golf tournament and finding yourself competing against Rory McIlroy; or a tennis match and facing Roger…
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Omar Sharif did so much for bridge. He inspired countless others through his own devotion to the game (‘Acting is…
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I had no idea until last week that Burt Lancaster was a passionate bridge player. I found out after meeting…
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Captaining a bridge team in a knock-out competition can be a thankless task. Sometimes, the hardest thing of all is…
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The Hacketts are probably the best known bridge-playing family in the world. They live in Manchester but travel constantly —…
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I was lucky enough to sit next to David Gilmour of Pink Floyd at a friend’s dinner the other night.…
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I couldn’t help snorting when I came across an article in the Guardian last week (about the ongoing legal battle…
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Congratulations to the Welsh women’s team, who staged one of the most spectacular comebacks I’ve ever seen at last weekend’s…
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Bridge has always been a game of highs and lows, but what happened to Janet de Botton and her partner…
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Janet de Botton and I decided to spice things up a bit at the Young Chelsea heat of the nationwide…
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Why do men always yell at the television or keep up a running commentary while watching sport? My husband does…
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Bridge players never get bored of each other’s company for one simple reason: interesting hands are like juicy bits of…
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Before returning to Australia about a decade ago, Michael Courtney spent several years playing high-stake rubber bridge in London. Those…
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If you and your partner ever want to improve your bidding system, I can’t recommend Phil King highly enough as…
