VN Ramamoorthy

V N Ramamoorthy Ladies and Gentlemen, “Is Bridge a Two- wheel drive or a Four – wheel drive? ” Any bridge player, novice or otherwise, knows that Bridge is a partnership game. Ok, you can call it a “Team game” too when you are playing a duplicate event – still the team consists of partnerships […]

V N Ramamoorthy Ladies and Gentlemen, Madurai – the name itself is synonymous with culture, history, civilization, chivalry and challenge! The city was put firmly on the Bridge map of the country by Late RR ( R. Ratnam of TVS family). The ever benevolent, philanthropic and industrious RR converted a bridge tournament to a “Bridge

V N Ramamoorthy Ladies and Gentlemen, There was a time when people used to ask “Not playing?” and the usual response was “Yet to find a partner”. But not any more. Especially in the on-line version of the game at least. The human-found robots are available, at a price of peanuts or even free. A handful

V N Ramamoorthy Ladies and Gentlemen, Does the ‘loser’ count in Bridge maths? Well, if there is a giver there has to be taker. If there is a winner, there has to be a loser! “Bridge Dharma” doesn’t allow any one to be a constant winner or perennial loser. It is like a “Kal Chakra”

V N Ramamoorthy Ladies and Gentlemen, There is an old adage “Don’t forget the wood for the trees”; which talks about looking at the big picture. If we look at the game of bridge, we tend to look at a match, forgetting at times that each match consists of a set of deals. And each

V N Ramamoorthy Ladies and Gentlemen, Every bridge player, I am sure, has some vivid memories of his / her learning days 🙂. It is well nigh impossible for anyone to learn this game without some one initiating you into it, I believe. I am yet to meet an “Ekalavya” in Bridge. There will be

V N Ramamoorthy Ladies and Gentlemen, “Points can be pointless in Bridge! ” First thing a beginner is taught is to count the points. The points (or HCP count) is the basis to decide whether to open , over call, game or slam, double / redouble, defend or declare. As you progress, you learn that

V N Ramamoorthy Ladies and Gentlemen, The game of Bridge, like Chess, has been recognised as a mind sport. The beauty lies in the infinite possibilities one can imagine ( or should I say un- imagine?) with 52 cards! It is mind boggling but human minds can master the game by deciphering and discerning 🙂

V N Ramamoorthy Ladies and Gentlemen, The bridge table looks very peaceful and innocent – Green and soft. But, in reality, it is a quagmire, a battlefield with many a land mine hidden 🙃 Needless to say an unwary player has to watch his steps to avoid the impending dangers of pot holes, pot shots

V N Ramamoorthy Ladies and Gentlemen, “A dollar for your first thought, a penny for the second” ! Quite often a bridge player is at cross-roads, not knowing which way to turn to. If you are on top of a bridge (a fly over?), you have a bird’s eye view, so to speak. All the