Bridge | 2 July 2022
Rubber bridge is a game that happens to suit me very well: you can come and go as you please…
Bridge | 18 June 2022
When lockdown struck, high-standard online bridge tournaments sprang up and with them a multitude of cheats, world champions among them,…
Bridge | 4 June 2022
In honour of Her Majesty the Queen’s awe-inspiring Platinum Jubilee, I have not one but two hands, illustrating the power…
Bridge | 21 May 2022
It was time to celebrate! The Schapiro Spring Foursomes was back again after the enforced Covid break, and the EBU’s…
Bridge | 7 May 2022
My teammate Thor Erik Hoftaniska is having a bit of a moment. He won last year’s (online) Gold Cup (on…
Bridge | 23 April 2022
It seems ironic that while many bridge players are fighting to ‘Keep Bridge Alive’, raising money to encourage and teach…
Bridge | 26 March 2022
The England U26 juniors have been flying high lately. A couple of weeks ago they won the Junior Camrose, and…
Bridge | 12 March 2022
The Lederer Memorial Trophy was carried off this year by my lovely friend Jonathan Harris, albeit with a little help…
Bridge | 26 February 2022
My friend Nick Sandqvist says that coaching the England juniors is a joy; so great when someone enthusiastic and creative…
Bridge | 12 February 2022
You may not have heard of Sue Johnson but she could be the fairy godmother bridge needs right now. Not…
Bridge | 29 January 2022
During lockdown I had a bit of a tidy-up and came across a Post-it note with the following statement written…
Bridge | 15 January 2022
Why is defence so difficult? Why do I have to suffer partner’s incredulous face when I play the wrong card…
Bridge | 18 December 2021
Bridge is not too enticing if your parents had card evenings when you were a child, which often ended in…
Bridge | 4 December 2021
The 2020 European Championships were an early casualty of lockdown but hopefully 2022 will rectify the count! It’s going to…
Bridge | 20 November 2021
The Champion’s Cup is an annual competition for the national champions from 12 European countries. As my team won the…
Bridge | 6 November 2021
There isn’t much Nick Sandqvist (my first bridge partner, teacher and great friend) doesn’t know about bridge. He has been…
Bridge | 23 October 2021
YAY! We won the Gold Cup! We played Tim Leslie’s strong team in the 64-board final and beat them on…
Bridge | 9 October 2021
One of my favourite Bridge proverbs is ‘Play the card you’re known to hold’. It doesn’t mean we should blithely…
Bridge | 25 September 2021
The first serious F2F bridge tournament we have played for almost two years was the Premier League last weekend. Whatever…
Bridge | 11 September 2021
The end to the European Championships Qualifier — from an English perspective — was one of the most dramatic ever…
Bridge | 28 August 2021
So, face-to-face bridge is slowly returning, with EBU’s Summer Meeting in Eastbourne being one of the first to take place.…
Bridge | 14 August 2021
Most of us have lost a year and a bit, but hopefully we will get back to normal (bridgewise) fairly…
Bridge | 31 July 2021
When I started learning bridge (about 20 years ago) I was taught the basic guidelines of play and defence and…
Bridge | 17 July 2021
If someone had told me in February 2020 that virtually the whole world would be going into lockdown for well…
Bridge | 3 July 2021
I have a confession to make. I did something I haven’t done for over 20 years: I went on holiday.…
