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18 March 2017 9:00 am

Tournament bridge players do not expect, or get, much in the way of luxury. I have played in some of…

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11 March 2017 9:00 am

There are plenty of bridge professionals who believe in flattering lesser players (whether they’re clients, friends or spouses) by exaggerating…

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9 March 2017 3:00 pm

There are plenty of bridge professionals who believe in flattering lesser players (whether they’re clients, friends or spouses) by exaggerating…

Bridge

4 March 2017 9:00 am

February is probably the most exciting and glamorous month in the bridge calendar. A couple of weeks ago, über-sponsor Pierre…

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2 March 2017 3:00 pm

February is probably the most exciting and glamorous month in the bridge calendar. A couple of weeks ago, über-sponsor Pierre…

Bridge

25 February 2017 9:00 am

If there’s one tournament I’d really like to play in, it’s the Cavendish in Monaco, the largest money bridge tournament…

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23 February 2017 3:00 pm

If there’s one tournament I’d really like to play in, it’s the Cavendish in Monaco, the largest money bridge tournament…

Bridge

18 February 2017 9:00 am

What can be more regrettable than picking up a huge hand and landing in the wrong contract?   It happened…

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16 February 2017 3:00 pm

What can be more regrettable than picking up a huge hand and landing in the wrong contract?   It happened…

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11 February 2017 9:00 am

It’s so hard not to whinge when you’ve had bad luck at bridge — it’s just one of those things…

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9 February 2017 3:00 pm

It’s so hard not to whinge when you’ve had bad luck at bridge — it’s just one of those things…

Bridge

9 February 2017 3:00 pm

It’s so hard not to whinge when you’ve had bad luck at bridge — it’s just one of those things…

Bridge

4 February 2017 9:00 am

Not surprisingly, Reykjavik has become a tourist destination again. Delicious restaurants, all those geysers and, if you’re lucky, the Northern…

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2 February 2017 3:00 pm

Not surprisingly, Reykjavik has become a tourist destination again. Delicious restaurants, all those geysers and, if you’re lucky, the Northern…

Bridge

28 January 2017 9:00 am

You can always tell a beginner, or a poor player, at the bridge table — they’re the ones who start…

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26 January 2017 3:00 pm

You can always tell a beginner, or a poor player, at the bridge table — they’re the ones who start…

Bridge

21 January 2017 9:00 am

The Friday night IMPs game at the Young Chelsea is still the best game around. Some of yesterday’s internationals may…

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19 January 2017 3:00 pm

The Friday night IMPs game at the Young Chelsea is still the best game around. Some of yesterday’s internationals may…

Bridge

14 January 2017 9:00 am

There’s a bit of a ruckus going on in the bridge world at the moment; a lot of people are…

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12 January 2017 3:00 pm

There’s a bit of a ruckus going on in the bridge world at the moment; a lot of people are…

Bridge

7 January 2017 9:00 am

Simon Gillis’s team has had a very successful year. They won the Gold Cup (for the second time), they joined…

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5 January 2017 3:00 pm

Simon Gillis’s team has had a very successful year. They won the Gold Cup (for the second time), they joined…

Bridge

29 December 2016 3:00 pm

There are an awful lot of bridge babies in the world — that is, babies born to mothers so addicted…

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29 December 2016 3:00 pm

There are an awful lot of bridge babies in the world — that is, babies born to mothers so addicted…

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10 December 2016 9:00 am

Simon Cochemé, whose witty column appears monthly in English Bridge magazine, celebrated his 70th birthday with a knees-up and duplicate…