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.
Priyanka Gulati The goings on at the recently concluded World Youth Bridge Championships has left a dirty taste in everybody’s mouths. The other day, while chatting with my son about how the young generation questions more and loves luxury, I shared some widely discussed bridge incidents from various WhatsApp groups. He responded with a quote:
Last fortnight we saw a deal where declarer, almost magically, made a seemingly impossible 6♥ contract. Incredible as that deal was, it didn’t get the team anything because some extraordinary play occurred in the closed room as well, albeit in a 6♠ contract from the other direction. Read what happened and marvel at the beauty
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