Bridge

Bridge

9 November 2013 9:00 am

Bridge is a great leveller: at some point, it makes fools of us all. As a result, it’s probably best…

Bridge

2 November 2013 9:00 am

I love Bernard Teltscher. In fact, I proposed to him recently, but he politely declined, saying I was too old…

Bridge

26 October 2013 9:00 am

It’s difficult for non-players to imagine the extent to which bridge hands can torment us. I’ve spent hours this week…

Bridge

19 October 2013 9:00 am

The season got off to a very bad start for my team — and continues in much the same vein.…

Bridge

12 October 2013 9:00 am

The 2013 IBPA (International Bridge Press Association) Awards have just been published — and it’s no great surprise to see…

Bridge

5 October 2013 9:00 am

I defy anyone, even Tolstoy were he still alive and were he to abandon War and Peace for a bridge…

Bridge

28 September 2013 9:00 am

This week I’m tackling one of the great unmentionable subjects of bridge: the fact that players so seldom go to…

Bridge

21 September 2013 9:00 am

If you are allergic to wasp stings, may I give you a word of advice? Keep away from them! Don’t…

Bridge

14 September 2013 9:00 am

In any sport, a sense of elation is a dangerous thing. When a player does something good, he can’t afford…

Bridge

7 September 2013 9:00 am

Holiday over – and I hopped on the plane home dribbling with excitement. I was going straight to Young Chelsea…

Bridge

31 August 2013 9:00 am

The Ukip treasurer Stuart Wheeler’s recent comments about women being less good than men at bridge (and chess, and poker)…

Bridge

24 August 2013 9:00 am

If jealousy is measured in twinges my twinge-o-meter has gone viral. On my self-imposed sabbatical, otherwise known as a holiday,…

Bridge

17 August 2013 9:00 am

I’m on the train back from the Brighton Congress, where I’ve been playing in the Swiss Pairs, and I’m still…

Bridge

10 August 2013 9:00 am

We all need time off from our addictions and August is my annual holiday and break from bridge. One of…

Bridge

3 August 2013 9:00 am

I haven’t played rubber bridge for a few years now (the demands of young children), but recently I’ve been hearing…

Bridge

27 July 2013 9:00 am

Friday 19 July saw Young Chelsea’s last duplicate at the old premises in Barkston Gardens. And what a swell party…

Bridge

20 July 2013 9:00 am

There was a particularly juicy deal during the recent European Open Mixed Teams in Ostend, which led to many pairs…

Bridge

13 July 2013 9:00 am

Tor Helness, the Norwegian-born superstar who now plays for Monaco, partnering his wife Gunn in the European Mixed Teams, had…

Bridge

6 July 2013 9:00 am

Zia Mahmood has never been the most punctual man — but I wonder whether he’ll ever be late for a…