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It was about 20 years ago that I first became friends with Janet de Botton, and urged her to take…
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Have you ever picked up your hand, opened a weak 2 on a proper six-card suit (all right, if you’re…
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Colin Simpson, who has died after a long illness at the age of 69, was a star both at the…
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Little did I know, when I was railing at how Britain comes to a standstill at the first flurry of…
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I’ve never forgotten a conversation I had some years ago with the talented, blunt-talking Norwegian player Espen Erichsen. We were…
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No February blues for me. The past couple of weeks have been the most exciting and interesting (bridge-wise) I could…
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It’s nice being part of a community. That’s how bridge is: over the years, you get to know, or recognise,…
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August 2015 will be remembered as a landmark for World Bridge. There had long been talk among bridge players about…
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The England ladies trials, two weekends ago, were as exciting as ever, but also rather heartbreaking for me and my…
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I have just returned from the annual pilgrimage to Reykjavik, home of one of the best tournaments of the year.…
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As Janet said last week, the recent European Open trials made for compulsive viewing. Ten pairs took part; first and…
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The first home tournament of 2018 was last week’s four-day European Open Trials. Ten selected pairs played 216 boards at…
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My friend Neil Mendoza and I had a great finish to 2017 when we won the Portland Club’s annual Auction…
Why Jeremy Clarkson should stick to cars
Well, I had a very merry Christmas thank you — and I hope you did too — but as usual…
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Know thy opponents — experts make a point of it. When you’re at the bridge table, it’s just as important…
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The year is drawing to a close and this is my last column before Christmas. May I wish you all…
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Being on lead against a grand slam is bad for your blood pressure. So much is at stake (not least,…
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When I first started playing tournament bridge there were relatively few European sponsors. The US was buzzing with sponsored teams…
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I spent last weekend glued to Bridge Base Online, watching the 16th European Champions Cup taking place in Latvia, and…
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The third and final weekend of England’s Premier League took place in Solihull and was a very jolly affair. All…
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Call me middle-aged, but the days when I enjoyed playing bridge all night are long gone — which is why…
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When I started playing bridge in earnest, the first tournament I entered was the EBU’s Autumn Congress, which back then…
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Bridge is a partnership game — but haven’t you sometimes wished you could file for a quick divorce mid-rubber? The…
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Somewhere between 1 and 3 a.m., I turn off the lights but I can’t turn off my whirring brain. Cards…
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Twenty-five years ago, Zia Mahmood offered a £1 million bet that no team of his choosing could ever be beaten…
