Bridge
Bridge | 19 June 2021
Immense excitement in the relatively tiny world of bridge — the English Bridge Union has announced that the Premier League…
Bridge | 12 June 2021
I would never say that bridge is just a game — for many of us, it’s a lifetime’s vocation. However,…
Bridge | 5 June 2021
It’s hard to think of anything more expensive at the bridge table than doubling the opponents and then watching them…
Bridge | 29 May 2021
One of the pleasures of kibitzing online tournaments is that when an intriguing hand comes up, you can flick back…
Bridge | 22 May 2021
We all know the importance of making a viable plan before we play. If a contract is poor and seems…
Bridge | 15 May 2021
I’m not surprised so many scientific studies have shown that bridge staves off dementia: the game provides a constant workout…
Bridge | 8 May 2021
The Lady Milne is the annual Women’s Championship between the home countries (and Ireland) and is most often a two-horse…
Bridge | 1 May 2021
It was great to see an England team win the hotly contested World Bridge Tour ‘Survivor Cup’ recently. Many congratulations…
Bridge | 24 April 2021
There are many drawbacks to playing bridge online but there is one thing that’s quite enjoyable: the speed and accuracy…
Bridge | 17 April 2021
I sometimes get far too intense when I’m playing bridge online. Holed up in my study at home, wearing noise-cancelling…
Bridge | 10 April 2021
Bridge is a complex game, and is played by humans. Put those two things together and you have a guarantee…
Bridge | 3 April 2021
These days, most tournaments take place either on Bridge Base Online or Realbridge. I far prefer BBO for one reason:…
Bridge | 27 March 2021
The Young Chelsea Knock Out is a terrific tournament, and the best thing about it is that the winners get…
Bridge | 20 March 2021
If anyone is going to cause me agonies at the bridge table in front of 800 kibitzers by subjecting me…
Bridge | 13 March 2021
One benefit of lockdown is that there is much more time for reading. My personal favourite bridge book is Play…
Bridge | 06 March 2021
This is a great time to be a young bridge player. When I took up the game in my twenties,…
Bridge | 27 February 2021
The late, great Martin Hoffman always claimed he was the unluckiest player in the world. If he was playing rubber,…
Bridge | 20 February 2021
In general, I don’t like to play bridge just for fun: I prefer the cut-throat atmosphere of a tournament, or…
Bridge | 13 February 2021
The Young Chelsea Bridge Club is moving — literally and figuratively. They are relocating to the Salvation Army building in…
Bridge | 6 February 2021
The American professor Martin Seligman is one of the most influential psychologists in the world. Known as the father of…
Bridge | 30 December 2021
When bridge moved from actual tables to virtual tables last March, it quickly became clear that cheating was ruining the…
Bridge | 23 January 2021
When lockdown began, all those months ago, I remember chatting to a few of England’s top players about the shift…
Bridge | 16 January 2021
’Tis better to give than to receive, the Bible teaches us. Well, not if you were me this Christmas, it…
Bridge | 9 January 2021
It’s so much easier to play bridge well when luck is on your side. You’ve just doubled your opponents and…
Bridge | 19 December 2020
Goodbye 2020 and don’t come back. Worst part for bridge players? All the matches and tournaments have been moved online,…
