Shree Cement Tournament Day 1
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Vijya Jajoo Memorial Mixed Pairs Tournament
The Vijya Jajoo Mixed Pair event reached a fitting climax today with Jesal Dabriwala and Soumya Das lifting the trophy, just a nose ahead of veterans, Kiran Nadar and B Satyanarayana. Neena Shah and Kaustubh Deodhar finished in 3rd place. A total of 65 pairs had participated in the elimination phase of this event which
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KBA Open Championship, 2024 Day 3
The BPCL KBA Open Bridge Championship came to an end today with the MP pairs and IMP pairs events and a well attended prize distribution presided by George Thomas, Chief General Manager, BPCL. It was a pleasure listening to him speak, particularly because he has not only been a sportsman (National Badminton Champion, 1990), but
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KBA Open Championship, 2024 Day 2
The Teams event of the KBA Open Bridge Championship climaxed in a houseboat today with local junior, Matthew Chandy, helping his team claim the title in an amazing come from behind performance in the last round. At the main venue, the match point pairs went on with the first and second eliminations being conducted. But
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KBA Open Championship, 2024 Day 1
The KBA Open Bridge Championship kicked off today in the idyllic backdrop of a sea shore. 23 teams participated. For me, the most endearing part was a team called Puducherry Boys, featuring a pair of kids Roshan (8 years old) and Krishan (11 years old). In the first round they were facing off against a
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Beyond Finessing
When we start playing bridge, one of the first things one learns is about finessing. Then, as one progresses, one learns more, when not to finesse; finessing into the danger hand etc. etc. As one plays more, we also hear mesmerising stories about how opponents can be squeezed and the various ways in which this
Reflections on FNCC Hyderabad – 2024
The FNCC championships in Hyderabad concluded successfully yesterday. The event has attracted a lot of criticism, not all of which is unjustified, due to it being overwhelmed by the extremely positive response to the event. Before we dwell on the problems faced in the conducting of the event, let us first remember all the good
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Time to Think
After the bridge tournament this weekend, organized by the ACB at Chimes, I came home to a loving family to forget the errors I had made, and rejoice in the fact that I had played the finals with the best in the country. Coincidentally, I started reading a very interesting book titled- “Time to Think”
Results of BFI Elections – Rectified
The BFI has published a rectification to the results of the elections conducted on 6th January 2024. In this rectification, Shri Prasad Keni has been declared elected as President in the light of his winning an overwhelming majority during the elections conducted on 6th January, 2024. In our previous post pertaining to the elections, we
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Willingdon National Bridge – Rajendra Gokhale and Sandeep Karmarkar Champs
Rajendra Gokhale and Sandeep Karmarkar, won the Willingdon Bridge Annual Bridge Championship, 2024 after seven rounds of stiff competition. In second place were veterans Gajendra Vyas and Narendra Sharma from Jaipur with N K Chitlangia, Subir Majumder and Aniruddha Bhattacharjee in third place. The top three in each category were felicitated by the Willingdon Club
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