Bridge
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Susanna and I don’t play on the same team very often, but once a year Fiona Hutchison puts together a…
Bridge
It’s exceptionally rare to pick up an 11-card suit. You might think it would happen at least once in a…
Bridge
James Vogl excelled at poker and backgammon and thought, like many of us, that when he took up bridge about…
Susanna Gross
Geir Helgemo is the most revered bridge player in the world — and that isn’t about to change just because…
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The winter ‘season’ of terrific bridge competitions came to a close last weekend with the Lederer Trophy held at the…
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Is it my imagination, or are we bridge players far more aggressive than we were a decade ago? I don’t…
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Two of the best (and most enjoyable) Pairs and Teams tournaments of the year have just finished, and I miss…
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It can be hard to explain to people who don’t play bridge why it’s quite such a beautiful game. And…
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The Norwegian Bridge Press Association’s annual prize for the best-played hand was a particularly hard-fought contest in 2018. Boye Brogeland…
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Zia Mahmood is as famous today as when I first met him 20 years ago. Not only is he still…
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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…
