Sukrit Vijayakar

Look before you leap

All bridge players have often been told that, while declaring, it is essential to plan your play at trick one.…

1 year ago

A Fantastic Concept

With both sides vulnerable, your partner, North, opens 1♣ first-in-hand.  East overcalls 1♥. You hold as south ♠ K-7 ♥ Q-8-4-3 ♦ A-J-7-5…

1 year ago

The Road Less Traveled – HCL Pro AM

Priyanka Gulati Two paths diverged in the HCL bridge's play, To play the pro- am or not, what to say,…

1 year ago

Reflections on the HCL Bridge Championships

The 20th HCL International Bridge Championships concluded yesterday after hundreds, nay thousands of hard fought, exhilerating, annoying, frustrating (at the…

1 year ago

The value of constructive preemption

Very often, the urge to preempt at favorable colors is one that most players give in to. Typically, a minor…

1 year ago

Don’t get distracted

Today’s deal is from an IMP match. N-S pair in the Open Room reached 4H in quick time and declarer…

2 years ago

Most unusual

If you are able to find the winning defence in today’s a deal from an IMP pairs contest, you can…

2 years ago

Forcing an Entry

Today’s deal is from a match-point event that had fifteen tables. The popular contract of 5D was reached on all…

2 years ago

Ramblings of a Bridge Afficionado

After reading various comments about our team's performance in the recent Bermuda Bowl an evening of gyan during my much…

2 years ago

Kiran Nadar : Queen of ♠️and Arts

Priyanka Gulati It was with a sense of awe that I stepped into Kiran Nadar's exquisite house, a mesmerizing collection…

2 years ago

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