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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V N Ramamoorthy Ladies and Gentlemen, As there is no end to learning, any subject including Bridge, one continues to learn. There are many known teachers in the community. You have Narayan Iyer and Sunil Varghese in Chennai, Ravi Raman and Arvind Vaidya in Maharashtra, Manoj and Girish in Bangalore, Parimal Vahalia in Ahmedabad and
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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Bridge has been enjoyed by people around the world for years. It is a card game that transcends social barriers, captivating the young and old, the rich and poor alike. Despite its long history and widespread popularity, bridge has not been fully solved. Even with the aid of computers and sophisticated AI programs, robots new
V N Ramamoorthy Ladies and Gentlemen, On the auspicious occasion of Guru Purnima, here are a few thoughts penned by me Bridge is a game which keeps you learning for ever. You are yet to meet a player who can say with finality that he has nothing more to learn. What is the best way
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V N Ramamoorthy Ladies and Gentlemen, All of us, irrespective of our depth of knowledge or skill level game play this game for pleasure, not pain. To ensure this pleasure for all of us, it is necessary that, notwithstanding the sanctity of our system, personality and gender, we follow UCC on bridge table! UCC is
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
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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
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V N Ramamoorthy Ladies and Gentlemen, The game of bridge is benevolent to both the declarer and defenders, equally! Clues, informations and opportunities are all available for the asking and yet… Philip Alder in his recent column advises “Remember the bidding”. It applies equally to the declarer and the defenders. You might have read a
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
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