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2018 ended on a very sweet note for my team. We played the London Year End one-day teams tournament —…
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For those of us who play rubber bridge at TGR’s, the New Year began with the very sad news that…
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HAPPY NEW YEAR, EVERYONE! I have made a resolution to make some bridge resolutions. Here they are: 1.…
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The other day, I opened a Christmas card showing Santa carrying a sack full of presents, and was immediately reminded…
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This is my last column before Christmas (I know… I’ll miss you too) and as 2018 rolls to an end…
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It’s been six months since the legendary Martin Hoffman died, but I’m still not sure if I’ve quite registered the…
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DO NOT DOUBLE PARTSCORES WHEN PLAYING TEAMS. Here is Geir Helgemo somehow fooling his expert opponents into defending like total…
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It’s no surprise that so many bridge players are computer programmers or systems analysts; it’s an ideal game for those…
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This autumn has been the busiest (bridge-wise) I can remember. It started with the Crockfords final at the beginning of…
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For most bridge players, defence is the hardest part of the game. Not only do you need to visualise declarer’s…
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Vytas and Erikas Vainikonis, father and son bridge enthusiasts, are the generous hosts of one of the best five days…
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I’ve just come back from ten days in Orlando, but don’t ask me what it’s like — I haven’t a…
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Good news for bridge if the Open World Championships in Orlando are anything to go by. Far from dying, it…
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I’ve just arrived in Orlando, where the 15th World Bridge Series is taking place. I’m here for the second event…
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Around this time each September, I get to say, ‘I’m off to Tangier for a few days to play high-stakes…
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I think my regular reader(s) would agree that I have been rather low-key about my bridge abilities of late. Defence…
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Anyone who doubts that bridge keeps your brain sharp in old age should have a game with Bernard Teltcher. Bernard…
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All the best players today are technically excellent in card play. They know all the odds and end plays to…
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Long-married couples are notoriously intolerant of one another at the bridge table. It’s as if all their pent-up irritation comes…
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When I was first married, there were no satnavs to hold our hands; we relied on maps (if there was…
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Over the many years I’ve been playing competitive bridge, I’ve managed to cobble together a system-file which now runs to…
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It’s that time of year again — summer and its attendant holidays. No bridge for me for a month, unless…
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It’s hard to explain to non-bridge players just how all-consuming this game is. For those of us who move in…
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Last Friday, merrily on my way to Young Chelsea (still the best IMPs duplicate in town), I couldn’t know that…
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I have a horrible feeling my column this week is going to read like a mutual-back-scratch. In the last issue,…
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