Bridge
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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…
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So, face-to-face bridge is slowly returning, with EBU’s Summer Meeting in Eastbourne being one of the first to take place.…
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Live bridge is back. It kicked off two weekends ago with Eastbourne’s Swiss Pairs. I went with my friend Ollie…
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Most of us have lost a year and a bit, but hopefully we will get back to normal (bridgewise) fairly…
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To be a killer bridge player, you need to be aggressive. Many of us are hampered by timidity, especially when…
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When I started learning bridge (about 20 years ago) I was taught the basic guidelines of play and defence and…
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Bridge is a game you can never fully master, which is why it’s so endlessly stimulating. No sooner have you…
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If someone had told me in February 2020 that virtually the whole world would be going into lockdown for well…
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Top bridge players have a spooky ability to recall thousands of hands, often from many years back. With so many…
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I have a confession to make. I did something I haven’t done for over 20 years: I went on holiday.…
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On the whole, I’ve enjoyed playing bridge from the comfort of home during lockdown. One regrettable outcome, however, is that…
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Immense excitement in the relatively tiny world of bridge — the English Bridge Union has announced that the Premier League…
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I would never say that bridge is just a game — for many of us, it’s a lifetime’s vocation. However,…
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It’s hard to think of anything more expensive at the bridge table than doubling the opponents and then watching them…
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One of the pleasures of kibitzing online tournaments is that when an intriguing hand comes up, you can flick back…
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We all know the importance of making a viable plan before we play. If a contract is poor and seems…
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I’m not surprised so many scientific studies have shown that bridge staves off dementia: the game provides a constant workout…
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The Lady Milne is the annual Women’s Championship between the home countries (and Ireland) and is most often a two-horse…
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It was great to see an England team win the hotly contested World Bridge Tour ‘Survivor Cup’ recently. Many congratulations…
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There are many drawbacks to playing bridge online but there is one thing that’s quite enjoyable: the speed and accuracy…
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I sometimes get far too intense when I’m playing bridge online. Holed up in my study at home, wearing noise-cancelling…
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Bridge is a complex game, and is played by humans. Put those two things together and you have a guarantee…
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These days, most tournaments take place either on Bridge Base Online or Realbridge. I far prefer BBO for one reason:…
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The Young Chelsea Knock Out is a terrific tournament, and the best thing about it is that the winners get…
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If anyone is going to cause me agonies at the bridge table in front of 800 kibitzers by subjecting me…
