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 […]
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
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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
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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
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,
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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
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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
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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
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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
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