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It’s difficult for non-players to imagine the extent to which bridge hands can torment us. I’ve spent hours this week…
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The season got off to a very bad start for my team — and continues in much the same vein.…
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The 2013 IBPA (International Bridge Press Association) Awards have just been published — and it’s no great surprise to see…
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I defy anyone, even Tolstoy were he still alive and were he to abandon War and Peace for a bridge…
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This week I’m tackling one of the great unmentionable subjects of bridge: the fact that players so seldom go to…
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If you are allergic to wasp stings, may I give you a word of advice? Keep away from them! Don’t…
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In any sport, a sense of elation is a dangerous thing. When a player does something good, he can’t afford…
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Holiday over – and I hopped on the plane home dribbling with excitement. I was going straight to Young Chelsea…
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The Ukip treasurer Stuart Wheeler’s recent comments about women being less good than men at bridge (and chess, and poker)…
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If jealousy is measured in twinges my twinge-o-meter has gone viral. On my self-imposed sabbatical, otherwise known as a holiday,…
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I’m on the train back from the Brighton Congress, where I’ve been playing in the Swiss Pairs, and I’m still…
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We all need time off from our addictions and August is my annual holiday and break from bridge. One of…
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I haven’t played rubber bridge for a few years now (the demands of young children), but recently I’ve been hearing…
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Friday 19 July saw Young Chelsea’s last duplicate at the old premises in Barkston Gardens. And what a swell party…
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There was a particularly juicy deal during the recent European Open Mixed Teams in Ostend, which led to many pairs…
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Tor Helness, the Norwegian-born superstar who now plays for Monaco, partnering his wife Gunn in the European Mixed Teams, had…
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Zia Mahmood has never been the most punctual man — but I wonder whether he’ll ever be late for a…
