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I’m just back from Beijing, where I’ve been playing in the Hua Yuan Cup, an invitational tournament for the eight…
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After all the excitement of England making the playoffs in all four events at the World Championships in China, only…
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The world bridge championships are finally over — and I don’t remember another where the England players gave us such…
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The World Championships, held in Wuhan, China, came to the end of a gruelling eight days of qualification (eight teams…
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The bridge world championships are underway in Wuhan in China, and I’m obsessively following the action online. Fortunately it’s taking…
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Not many male bridge players over a certain age (ten) would call themselves feminists. I won’t repeat what the partner…
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Benjaminised Acol, better known as ‘Benji Acol’ — and its variant ‘Reverse Benji’ — is one of the most commonly…
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When did ‘literally’ become, literally, the most annoying word in the English language? Fairly recently I would guess, because ‘like’…
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Terence Reese’s concentration at the bridge table was legendary. Most people know the story of how Boris Schapiro once wagered…
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‘Table presence’ is a funny old expression. It sounds as though it refers to a player’s magnetic appeal or domineering…
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TGR’s Bridge Club in Paddington is the daily home to those of us who want to play bridge but cannot…
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Bridge isn’t a game you can get good at quickly. It takes years to reach a reasonable standard — far…
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I have always thought the term ‘bridge holiday’ was an oxymoron. When I travel with my team to various events,…
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All high-level bridge tournaments involve playing with screens placed diagonally across the table — and there are numerous rules to…
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I know I’m not the strongest declarer in the world (or even at the table) but I didn’t realise my…
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I’m just back from an exhilarating week in Istanbul, where I was lucky enough to be partnering Tom Paske in…
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Here we go again. The ninth European Bridge Championships are upon us, this time taking place in Istanbul. Hundreds of…
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Bridge is such a complex, multi-layered game that a single hand can be approached in myriad ways, depending on the…
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Stefan Skorchev, young Bulgarian international, has given us another top tier annual pairs tournament to put in our diaries —…
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I’ve recently been reading Daphne du Maurier’s novel Rebecca to my children, and while it’s every bit as enjoyable as…
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Simon Gillis coined a term to describe his disappointment when he sits himself out to allow four of his professionals…
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The Spring Fours in Stratford-upon-Avon — perhaps the most prestigious event in the English calendar — was as enjoyable as…
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Imagine you are on Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?. You have just won £500,000 and cannot go home with…
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‘You know what people say about you?’ Zia Mahmood told me the other day. ‘You play really well but then…
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Jonathan Harris is a man of principle. He and his wife Jenny had each entered a team for the Venice…
