Sukrit Vijayakar

The K Krishnakumar Memorial Tournament got under way yesterday with 40 teams participating in the Swiss League. The overwhelming participation has made us increase the number of qualifiers from 6 to 8 as also the number of qualifying rounds. We thank all of you for your enthusiastic response. We would also like to thank Mr. […]

My association with KK dates back to the mid-eighties, when I met him in Delhi for the first time and saw him play in DBA. He stood out as a thorough gentleman and a very polished individual. I did not play as his partner in Delhi; rather, my first encounter with him as partner came

KK was an extremely polished person and an excellent bridge player. When I called him to be part of NEST INN, he agreed immediately and was part of the team till he passed away. With him, we have won innumerable tournaments including the Summer Nationals, which we won twice. He loved bridge and was happy

I knew K.K.for more than  20 years. He was 2 years senior  to me in age. We quickly  developed  a bond due to our passion  for finding  the innate  beauty  of bridge  hands. We played as partners  in many state and zonal level tournaments with significant  success. We also represented  Tamil Nadu in the Interstate 

When we bridge players talk about the legends of Indian Bridge, I would definitely say that Krishnakumar, fondly known as KK, is one amongst them. The first time I saw KK was when he was playing the Ahmedabad Nationals in Badri’s team (Well Knit). KK had a typical mannerism of shaking his head a lot

K.Krishnakumar (KK as he was popularly known), got back to serious competitive bridge, post his IIT/IIM days, after he moved back to Chennai in mid to late 90s. I have fond memories of playing in the same team as KK, for Well Knit and achieving some.of my biggest successes.  KK was not only a very

I first met KK in spring of 2003 in Philadelphia. We played on the same team in the Vanderbilt. Our first match was against the Italians (Fantoni and Nunes played at our table). I was expecting a horrible result, but even though we lost the match, I was surprised at how well KK and his

I had the privilege of playing in partnership with KK for a few years. His understanding of the technical aspects of the game, the nuances in bidding, the intense competitive streak, are all well known to those who had watched him play. What made KK unique in Indian bridge was his ability to make his

The last few months have been extremely exciting and different for me insofar as I have visited more outstation tournaments than I ever have in my whole bridge playing life (if I remember right). The Gimatex Tournament at Hinganghat is different from most other tournaments one comes across. In the first place, it is held