Introduction This tournament has been instituted by one of our regular patrons, not only of BridgeFromHome in particular, but also of bridge in general, in memory of his father. Today’s event is the first of four events to be held, one every quarter, to celebrate bridge and his memory. The general format of the tournament […]
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Dr. Mukund Jagannathan For the first time, I actually watched with keen interest, the progress of various pairs for the right and privilege to represent India. I had some idea of the format, but needed to speak with some educated gentry for clarifications. I was also informed that it was a significant change from last
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Hi friends! Technically, the line “But were afraid to ask” is the second part of a title like this. In this post, we are going to try and explain to you the detailed methodology that the BFI has worked out to select the best 3 pairs possible to represent the country. We would like to
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The Suhas Vaidya Memorial event concluded late last night with a bang. We are overwhelmed with the love and affection shown not only for Suhas, but also for BridgeFromHome as you guys stoically bore the late start to the second session of the IMP pairs. On behalf of the team, I would like to tender
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The Suhas Vaidya Memorial event gets under way tomorrow. We would just like to present a few more memories of the player shared by Kaustubh Bendre (with a little addition). I remember the first time I played with Suhas. It was the Hirabaug pairs and I was absolutely terrified. He was a top player with
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The primary objective of writing this post is to express deep and undying gratitude to all the participants and other friends who somehow could not make it yesterday. We had 66 pairs celebrating the festival with their partners and this writer felt that they regarded BridgeFromHome as one of their Valentine’s as well. What started
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Introduction In team events conducted by BridgeFromHome, the room is organized such that all members of a team sit at a table assigned to them. The tables are sorted in alphabetical order. This is a manual on how to login easily for your ready reference. Please book mark this page for ready reference. Would recommend
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V N Ramamoorthy Ladies and Gentlemen To quote my favorite writer Alfred Sheinwold, “Every bid tells a story and every card gives a clue” – how true! Quite often, the challenges to a declarer are posed by the defenders. Occasionally, your CHO (aka partner) may also do the same 😇 On Sunday evening I got
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Introduction In large pairs events conducted by BridgeFromHome, we try to provide each player with a personalized login so that it is easy for people to find an appropriate seat opposite partner without having to go the scramble of searching for a place and making sure partner comes there. However, we find that a few
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This is a small account of the journey of my partner, Mridul Das, and myself as we played through the Upasana Jajoo pairs event which we miraculously happened to win. Sukrit really pushed me to write this; nagging me with the ease of a grandmother so, in case you think I am boasting, please do
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