VN Ramamoorthy

V N Ramamoorthy Ladies and Gentlemen, Bridge is a social sport crowded by partners, team mates and kibitzers. Yet it can be ” Claustrophobic “, at times 😭 You have to concede that this game is not individualistic. Unless of course you are playing in an ‘individual’ event. Even then, you cannot play alone 😔. […]

V N Ramamoorthy Ladies and Gentlemen, Reading the cards and their probable distribution is an asset to a bridge player. Some players have it in their blood; many others develop the skill over a period by their experience – good and bad! 😢 Whenever one holds a doubleton QJ, you will notice that the general

V N Ramamoorthy Ladies and Gentlemen, Imagine if there were a bridge equivalent to IPL of cricket. After the advent of the IPL format of T20, the traditional, text-book styles of batting, bowling, fielding, – why, even umpiring have gone through a sea- change 🙃 You don’t score runs any more – you just steal.

V N Ramamoorthy Ladies and Gentlemen, The Table of statistical “Tricknometry” can be tricky! Bridge is a simple game with minimal need for maths, so you think. The common belief is that to “Pass” the test in bridge, one just needs to know to count from 1 to 13. Yes, basically one must be able

V N Ramamoorthy Ladies and Gentlemen It takes every kind of person to make the quixotic bridge world. No lack of variety – casual, serious, tournament, social, rubber and friendly – take your pick. But the nuance of winning at bridge table is when you are able to be casually serious or vice versa. Confusing?

V N Ramamoorthy Ladies and Gentlemen I know I’m inviting the wrath of many a bridge stalwart who smoke. Let me confide that I am the least eligible to advise anyone on the ills of smoking or otherwise 🙃 There was a time – a window of 20 years or so – when I used

V N Ramamoorthy Ladies and Gentlemen “The greedy pursuit on the baize”! Simplistically put, the effort of any player is just to earn tricks. By hook or by crook – does not matter! The declarer is supposed to be on the offensive, but this is not always necessarily true. In abnormal circumstances, one has to

V N Ramamoorthy Ladies and Gentlemen “Never Lie To Yourself in Bridge!” There is no denying the fact that every player desires to improve his skills. A beginner wants to graduate to intermediate / advanced and so on. Even the experts and stars aspire to become Internationals or world class 😌 There are methods and

V N Ramamoorthy Ladies and Gentlemen Being fanatic is part of human psyche. Each one to his own chosen poison, may be. We all have heard of the “Seven year itch” – but that is for the infidels. Bridge players have similar, and far more frequent affliction! There are many addicts – like crossword buffs,

V N Ramamoorthy Ladies and Gentlemen Some things in life can influence you. And some others can infect! Bridge can be infectious, no doubt! The game of bridge can influence and infect at the same time 😌 Some occasions, you feel at ease. Conversely, there are times when you feel ill too. But the only