Today’s deal is from a match-point event that had fifteen tables. The popular contract of 5D was reached on all the tables and except for one, all declarers failed to fulfill the m inor suit game. It required special play and most players did not possess the technique. See whether you can match the play […]
After reading various comments about our team’s performance in the recent Bermuda Bowl an evening of gyan during my much younger days popped to mind. Some of this may still be relevant. Players from Bombay (usage of the word is deliberate) will surely remember the names and locales. I recall late one evening sitting in
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Priyanka Gulati It was with a sense of awe that I stepped into Kiran Nadar’s exquisite house, a mesmerizing collection of art, ranging from MF Husain to Raja Ravi Verma, welcomed me with their gaze. While anticipation for our interview pulsed through me, I secretly yearned for a brief delay, hoping to bask in the
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When you find yourself in a bad contract, there is no need to despair or feel depressed but hope for the best. You will be lucky sometimes, as the distribution of the opposing cards will be such that you score an absolute ‘top’ instead of the ‘bottom’ that you feared. To illustrate this, let us
There is many a slip twixt the cup and the lip. Indian supporters had a first hand experience of the meaning of this proverb as they saw what looked like an almost certain slot for qualification slip from there grasp and smash into smithereens yesterday. On the encouraging side, the ladies put on another sterling
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The open team had a bad at the office on Day 7 at Marrakesh leaving them in 9th position and having tough matches to qualify. The ladies team put in another heartening days performance and have acquitted themselves creditably albeit that they have no chance of qualification. Do follow our mini bulletins. And all contributions
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Day 6 at Marrakesh was day of solid performances from the Open and Ladies teams. While the Open team has all our hearts beating with excitement at the prospect of qualification, the Ladies team has given us hope for the future. A quick reaction to a couple of comments received on yesterday’s post. Let me
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Day 5 at Marrakesh was a good one for the Indian open team, a disastrous one for the seniors, a heartening one for the ladies and a nothing (for want of a better word) day for the seniors. As we come to the closing stages of the round robin, only the Open team has any
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Day 4 at Marrakesh was a good one from India and has left one brimming with some hope albeit only time will tell our final standing. The Open Team has continued to maintain its solid steady performance keeping our hopes up. The seniors team posted two big wins yesterday to raise hopes of the possibility
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Day 3 at Marrakesh continued to be one of disappointments with all teams except the open virtually out of the race for qualification. The Open Team, while it still does have a chance, will have to play hard to make the cut. We hope they do! We have, today, some pictures from Marrakesh, shared in
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