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Few things in life compare to the joy of playing bridge, but if I rack my brain I can think…
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My friend Nick Sandqvist says that coaching the England juniors is a joy; so great when someone enthusiastic and creative…
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A couple of weeks ago, just as I’d begun to think that if I hadn’t got Covid by now I…
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You may not have heard of Sue Johnson but she could be the fairy godmother bridge needs right now. Not…
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I’ve been friends with the England player Mike Bell for many years; as top bridge professionals go, I’d say he…
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During lockdown I had a bit of a tidy-up and came across a Post-it note with the following statement written…
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Almost everyone has a set of ‘carding’ agreements with their partners to convey information when defending. But I’m always amazed…
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Why is defence so difficult? Why do I have to suffer partner’s incredulous face when I play the wrong card…
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We’re all guilty of making silly mistakes at the bridge table and then hurriedly trying to explain them away —…
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Bridge is not too enticing if your parents had card evenings when you were a child, which often ended in…
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All the best people play bridge. Stephen Sondheim, who died two weeks ago, was mad about the game. In his…
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The 2020 European Championships were an early casualty of lockdown but hopefully 2022 will rectify the count! It’s going to…
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Succumbing to your emotions at the bridge table can be fatal. Whatever you’re feeling, get a grip! Easier said than…
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The Champion’s Cup is an annual competition for the national champions from 12 European countries. As my team won the…
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It can’t have been a surprise to anyone who knows him that when Andrew Black — Bertie to his friends…
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There isn’t much Nick Sandqvist (my first bridge partner, teacher and great friend) doesn’t know about bridge. He has been…
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It was great to be back playing live bridge at the Portland Club last week. I was lucky enough to…
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YAY! We won the Gold Cup! We played Tim Leslie’s strong team in the 64-board final and beat them on…
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The Gold Cup is the most prestigious Open Teams event in Britain, and has been ever since Colonel ‘Pops’ Beasley…
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One of my favourite Bridge proverbs is ‘Play the card you’re known to hold’. It doesn’t mean we should blithely…
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Online bridge has been a lifeline for many players these past 18 months. But not everyone wanted to try it.…
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The first serious F2F bridge tournament we have played for almost two years was the Premier League last weekend. Whatever…
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‘Table presence’ is a funny old expression in bridge. You might think it means what it would in any other…
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The end to the European Championships Qualifier — from an English perspective — was one of the most dramatic ever…
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It’s not often that bridge makes headlines, but last week something extraordinary happened. At the online European Qualifier for the…
