The second day of the World Bridge Games was relatively disappointing. None of our teams actually improved on the previous day’s positions and we saw some serious disasters at the bridge table. In addition, our ladies and mixed teams both picked up penalties of 3 VPs each. This sort of penalty is not small and […]
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The 16th World Bridge Games got underway Buenos Aires, Argentina on the 22nd of October. The World Bridge Games differ from the World Bridge Championships in as much as there is no ‘qualification’ for the event. Every country can send one team for each event. Another difference between this event and the World Bridge Championship
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One of the greats of Indian Bridge, Manas Mukherjee, breathed his last on the evening of October 20, 2024. Prior to his death, he was in a coma for the last three odd months after suffering a stroke. For me, Manas was a demi God who I watched from afar. I had the privilege of
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Somewhere in the Nilgiries, not too far away from Ooty is this small town called Coonor. While it vies with Ooty for beauty, it also boasts of a vibrant bridge community which plays bridge, both online and face to face at least 4 times a week. This town also has been regularly conducting an annual
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Now that the HCL tourney has been done and dusted, it is time to take a look at what I think is the greatest positive to have emerged from the event. The presence of 3 Under-16 pairs brought a whiff of fresh air to our bridge scene. It seemed only fitting that we give them
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As the biggest tourney in the country kicked off today, I couldn’t help but feel amazed at the seascape of the participation and the movement of the results through each session. It motivated me to pen down a few thoughts. This is not intended to be the start of an unofficial HCL bulletin really. Rather
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Early this morning, a couple of documents were released by the BFI. These are BFI Financials BFI Annual Report It is indeed laudable that the BFI has chosen to share these documents with us bridge players. Presumably these documents will be presented during an AGM held during the ongoing Inter State Championships. I am presenting
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Today’s deal is from a pairs tournament which had twenty tables. Except for two pairs, who declared 6C, all others reached 3NT with the N-S cards. A rare type of squeeze came up and one declarer seized the opportunity to make eleven tricks, after a favourable lead. Plan the play and see if you can
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Priyanka Gulati I recently saw pictures of Milind Soman at the Mavericks Premier League, and I couldn’t help but reflect on his remarkable influence. While most recognize him as an actor and model, we women see him through a different lens. Milind is the face of Pinkathon, the driving force behind making running not just
This article is not about the recent Crowdstrike glitch which affected the Microsoft Windows operating system. This article is about bridge, or rather the non happening of bridge i.e. the cancellation of the Fenesta (windows) Ladies Ranking tournament to be held in January, 2025. The news appeared in a laconic message in a WhatsApp group.
