Bridge
Bridge | 31 July 2021
When I started learning bridge (about 20 years ago) I was taught the basic guidelines of play and defence and…
Bridge | 24 July 2021
Bridge is a game you can never fully master, which is why it’s so endlessly stimulating. No sooner have you…
Bridge | 17 July 2021
If someone had told me in February 2020 that virtually the whole world would be going into lockdown for well…
Bridge | 10 July 2021
Top bridge players have a spooky ability to recall thousands of hands, often from many years back. With so many…
Bridge | 3 July 2021
I have a confession to make. I did something I haven’t done for over 20 years: I went on holiday.…
Bridge | 26 June 2021
On the whole, I’ve enjoyed playing bridge from the comfort of home during lockdown. One regrettable outcome, however, is that…
Bridge | 19 June 2021
Immense excitement in the relatively tiny world of bridge — the English Bridge Union has announced that the Premier League…
Bridge | 12 June 2021
I would never say that bridge is just a game — for many of us, it’s a lifetime’s vocation. However,…
Bridge | 5 June 2021
It’s hard to think of anything more expensive at the bridge table than doubling the opponents and then watching them…
Bridge | 29 May 2021
One of the pleasures of kibitzing online tournaments is that when an intriguing hand comes up, you can flick back…
Bridge | 22 May 2021
We all know the importance of making a viable plan before we play. If a contract is poor and seems…
Bridge | 15 May 2021
I’m not surprised so many scientific studies have shown that bridge staves off dementia: the game provides a constant workout…
Bridge | 8 May 2021
The Lady Milne is the annual Women’s Championship between the home countries (and Ireland) and is most often a two-horse…
Bridge | 1 May 2021
It was great to see an England team win the hotly contested World Bridge Tour ‘Survivor Cup’ recently. Many congratulations…
Bridge | 24 April 2021
There are many drawbacks to playing bridge online but there is one thing that’s quite enjoyable: the speed and accuracy…
Bridge | 17 April 2021
I sometimes get far too intense when I’m playing bridge online. Holed up in my study at home, wearing noise-cancelling…
Bridge | 10 April 2021
Bridge is a complex game, and is played by humans. Put those two things together and you have a guarantee…
Bridge | 3 April 2021
These days, most tournaments take place either on Bridge Base Online or Realbridge. I far prefer BBO for one reason:…
Bridge | 27 March 2021
The Young Chelsea Knock Out is a terrific tournament, and the best thing about it is that the winners get…
Bridge | 20 March 2021
If anyone is going to cause me agonies at the bridge table in front of 800 kibitzers by subjecting me…
Bridge | 13 March 2021
One benefit of lockdown is that there is much more time for reading. My personal favourite bridge book is Play…
Bridge | 06 March 2021
This is a great time to be a young bridge player. When I took up the game in my twenties,…
Bridge | 27 February 2021
The late, great Martin Hoffman always claimed he was the unluckiest player in the world. If he was playing rubber,…
Bridge | 20 February 2021
In general, I don’t like to play bridge just for fun: I prefer the cut-throat atmosphere of a tournament, or…
Bridge | 13 February 2021
The Young Chelsea Bridge Club is moving — literally and figuratively. They are relocating to the Salvation Army building in…
