I first met Naku,when I joined the Aravali Hostel of IIT Delhi in 1979,where Naku was a “long term resident”. I think he was in his 7th or 8th year then. He was brilliant having got straight A s in all the Maths courses he took, no mean fit to achieve in an IIT. However […]
Test your defensive skill in today’s deal from a match-point event that had 50 tables on play. Initial Play You lead the D2 to 3, Queen and declarer’s Ace. South leads a Spade to dummy’s Queen, winning the trick. He plays the King next with East discarding the C2. You refuse to win
One of my friends, an instrumentation engineer, is fond of opening ‘light’, often putting his partners in a dilemma of whether to bid game or stay out of it. If they bid and go down, he would say ‘You know very well I open sub-minimum hands’ and if they stay out of game and it
And for the first Monday of August here are a few thoughts that have been bothering me over the weekend (all my own work). Like all of us were heartbroken at the Under 31 team’s loss in the semi finals on Sunday. Heartfelt comisserations to you and hope you win the bronze today. Like the
Every bridge player knows that it is only logical to go after over tricks in match-points in order to outstrip the field or at least tie with them. Declarer, in today’s deal from a Match Point contest, went after the over trick and suffered defeat because of the adverse distribution as well as the excellent
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Today’s deal is from a match-point event. West had two opportunities to shine but missed both of them. Let us see whether you can do better. You are vulnerable and the opponents are not. Playing Precision, you pick up, as West the following hand and you are the first to speack You decide
This post has been inspired by another post on the same topic, published by our fellow blogger V N Ramamoorthy in various WhatsApp fora. Having been both a player, as well as a director in several events now, I am making bold to pen a few lines on the topic. Here are a few of
Today’s hand is from an IMP match where declarer executed a fabulous squeeze of a rare variety, in a part-score deal. Enjoy the play Contract: 2NT by south. West leads the H2. Plan the play. Analysis: There are seven tricks on top and the eighth can come from the spade suit.
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A bit late to reflect on the event given that another fairly major event has commenced today, but nevertheless, here are a few thoughts. Ab Initio, that the Nationals were extremely well organized goes without saying. To conduct an event over two venues so distant from each other required organization of phenomenal proportions and the
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In our fervent and vigorous preparation preceding the Youth World Championships, my partner Darwin and I were practicing on a bidding table around eleven thirty pm Mumbai time. It was lonely, repetitive work, and both of us were exhausted and ready to call it a day. Suddenly, the familiar ping of BBO chat jolted me
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