Today’s deal is from an IMP match. N-S pair in the Open Room reached 4H in quick time and declarer went down in the contract. He got distracted by an irrelevant issue which did not allow him to concentrate on the job at hand. Test your skill in the hand below on the lead of […]
Don’t get distracted Read More »
If you are able to find the winning defence in today’s a deal from an IMP pairs contest, you can rate yourself as world class. Are you ready? West, your partner leads the D2. Take the East seat and plan your defence. How the defence went: East won with the Ace
V N Ramamoorthy Ladies and Gentlemen, There are benefits, both from winning and losing in a bridge game! Post a session of bridge, invariably, an animated discussion follows till the players and cows both go home 😇. More often the after-effects continue even in your dreams ! What is common is that both winners and
Bridge – A riddle wrapped in a mystery inside an enigma Read More »
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
V N Ramamoorthy Ladies and Gentlemen, Bridge players have to be mavericks, magicians and tricksters, all rolled into one unique and unknown species. They, in my opinion, are a balanced kind even if holding unbalanced hands! They have to be trapeze artistes to deftly handle the violent swings and yet land safely on the bar
Bridge – A 4 Rung Circus Read More »
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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V N Ramamoorthy Ladies and Gentlemen, “One Nation – One Game – Multiple formats ?” We are all sanguine that the game of bridge is a-political. It is not restrained by any cast, creed or geographical boundaries. Our “Dharma” is to play, teach, share and enjoy. Our motto is “Sarva jana sukhino bavantu” – which
India that is Bharath Read More »
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
Kiran Nadar : Queen of ♠️and Arts Read More »
V N Ramamoorthy Ladies and Gentlemen, “Is Bridge akin to a horse racing? ” You bet, bridge and horse racing have many things in common! In a race club there are stables while in bridge there must be tables. Grooming and seeding are relevant to both. It is another matter that a brid(g)egroom always arrives
Bridge at the tracks Read More »
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
