Bridge
I’m just back from Beijing, where I’ve been playing in the Hua Yuan Cup, an invitational tournament for the eight…
Bridge
The world bridge championships are finally over — and I don’t remember another where the England players gave us such…
Bridge
The bridge world championships are underway in Wuhan in China, and I’m obsessively following the action online. Fortunately it’s taking…
Bridge
Benjaminised Acol, better known as ‘Benji Acol’ — and its variant ‘Reverse Benji’ — is one of the most commonly…
Bridge
Terence Reese’s concentration at the bridge table was legendary. Most people know the story of how Boris Schapiro once wagered…
Bridge
‘Table presence’ is a funny old expression. It sounds as though it refers to a player’s magnetic appeal or domineering…
Bridge
Bridge isn’t a game you can get good at quickly. It takes years to reach a reasonable standard — far…
Bridge
All high-level bridge tournaments involve playing with screens placed diagonally across the table — and there are numerous rules to…
Bridge
I’m just back from an exhilarating week in Istanbul, where I was lucky enough to be partnering Tom Paske in…
Bridge
Bridge is such a complex, multi-layered game that a single hand can be approached in myriad ways, depending on the…
Bridge
I’ve recently been reading Daphne du Maurier’s novel Rebecca to my children, and while it’s every bit as enjoyable as…
Bridge
The Spring Fours in Stratford-upon-Avon — perhaps the most prestigious event in the English calendar — was as enjoyable as…
Bridge
‘You know what people say about you?’ Zia Mahmood told me the other day. ‘You play really well but then…
Bridge
You’re probably familiar with the old bridge adage: ‘Never put down an 8-card suit in dummy’. If you’re lucky enough…
Bridge
Each March, a roll call of bridge superstars come to compete in the Vanderbilt Knockout Teams, one of America’s most…
Bridge
It’s exceptionally rare to pick up an 11-card suit. You might think it would happen at least once in a…
Susanna Gross
Geir Helgemo is the most revered bridge player in the world — and that isn’t about to change just because…
Bridge
Is it my imagination, or are we bridge players far more aggressive than we were a decade ago? I don’t…
Bridge
It can be hard to explain to people who don’t play bridge why it’s quite such a beautiful game. And…
Bridge
Zia Mahmood is as famous today as when I first met him 20 years ago. Not only is he still…
Bridge
For those of us who play rubber bridge at TGR’s, the New Year began with the very sad news that…
Bridge
The other day, I opened a Christmas card showing Santa carrying a sack full of presents, and was immediately reminded…
Bridge
It’s been six months since the legendary Martin Hoffman died, but I’m still not sure if I’ve quite registered the…
Bridge
It’s no surprise that so many bridge players are computer programmers or systems analysts; it’s an ideal game for those…
Bridge
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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