Hello friends, It gives me great pleasure to tell all of you that a 13 year old boy, Tirthraj Chowdhury, and his father Debraj, finsished in first place at the end of the classification stage of the Swiss Pairs. To say that their performance is remarkable is an understatement. Not only does it speak well […]
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Hello friends, While I am extremely involved in the conduction of this event as a director, the itch to report is extremely strong. It really is not possible to provide a commentary on the day’s goings on. Let me nevertheless share with you some images of the day which have been contributed by several people.
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Indian Bridge appears to have come of age! For the first time in recent memory, a team comprising only of Indian qualified for the finals of the WBT Masters Tournament at Reykjavik being played from 22-25 January, 2024 after topping the (almost) round robin by a huge margin. The Mavericks team, comprising of Subodh Maskara
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Last night, P.S Mukherjee (aka Chandu) slipped a small line in a couple of WhatsApp groups saying that Subrata Saha, (fondly know as Baba Da) passed away last night. It would be an understatement to say that you could have knocked off virtually the whole Indian bridge lovers field with a feather. The news came
Every year, close to the birth anniversary of her husband, Mrs. Hema Deora hosts a tournament in the memory of her beloved husband, the late Shri Murli Deora. A whole lot of nice things have been said about him previously on BridgeFromHome as well. This year, we are going to let people do the talking!
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Subsequent to the BFI publishing the results of the elections conducted on 6th January 2024, the BFI President elect, Mr. Subodh Maskara, had this message for all bridge lovers. It is essentially a reiteration of the commitment made to the bridge populace prior to seeking election. He has also invited people actively interested in furthering
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The BFI has finally formally published the results of the elections conducted on 6th January 2024. The full committee can be viewed by clicking here. The successful candidates for the primary posts are as below President : Shri Subodh Maskara Secretary : Shri Debashis Ray Treasurer : Shri C Satish Kumar
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This is a continuation of our series on planning declarer play. Take the south seat in today’s deal from a match-point event that had fifteen tables. Twelve N-S pairs reached 6S and made exactly twelve tricks. The remaining three, however, bid the optimistic grand, and all of them failed to make the contract. See whether
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This morning, I received a phone call which stated, in shocked tones, that Raj Jayaram had passed away. Now, Raj Jayaram is not that well known a player. But he has, through his good nature and many travels, touched many a heart. His death was very sudden, apparently due to leukaemia, the knowledge of which
The last day of the 65th Winter Bridge Nationals saw Kamal Mukherjee and Mithun Mukherjee lift the Shree Cement Gold MP Pairs trophy. Rajeev Deo and Vilas Chouthai won the Senior IMP Pairs and R. Anbazaghan and KK Mishra won the Consolation Swiss Pairs Event. Read about all this and more as BridgeFromHome completes its
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