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V N Ramamoorthy Ladies and Gentlemen, ” To be Or Not to be an Expert? ” It feels good (at least for me, I don’t know about you 😉) – to be back after a long hiatus. Or should I call it a ” Vanvas” from Bridge blogging? Be that as it may, the come […]

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

V N Ramamoorthy Ladies and Gentlemen, ” Revised vocabulary of Bridge language “! There exists a special language used exclusively by Bridge fraternity. And there are unique abbreviations with hidden meaning! Most innocuous looking or sounding – but with deep meanings, only if you care to understand😉 Bridge language has overtaken the social media –

V N Ramamoorthy Ladies and Gentlemen, There is a basic concept in Bridge, which everyone agrees but is generally flouted! You don’t open when there is no rebid 🙃. Unlike Bridge though, the pandemic has no such rule. Covid, it seems, has many re- bids, like it or not 😭 Srirangam, near Trichy, is a

V N Ramamoorthy Ladies and Gentlemen, We have often heard the old adage of not leaping to conclusions. But tell me, how often have we rued not having thought again? What is actually better:  going with your instincts? or stopping to consider and be considerate of others? The hand below illustrates some of the thoughts

V N Ramamoorthy Ladies and Gentlemen, ” Water finds its own level – under and over the Bridge! ” When it rains, it pours. And when it pours it floods, under and over the Bridge! For a change, there was a different fight amongst Cauvery, Godavari, Krishna – all of which confluenced with Adyar &

V N Ramamoorthy Ladies and Gentlemen, It gets “Spooky” – on Halloween at the Bridge table as well ! Both have things in common. In both you get Tricks & Treats! At times, it gets spooky though! One false move and you get kicks instead of tricks 😢 But we were treated alright for good

V N Ramamoorthy Ladies and Gentlemen, “The Senior (S)cambridge : it is diabetic “! Sometimes you know that you are fighting a losing battle. But fight, you must, in my opinion. Congrats are due for the Dhampur Sugar Mills team for establishing they are really Seniors 👏👏👏. Especially it is sweeter since our own KRV

V N Ramamoorthy Ladies and Gentlemen, Is ‘Logic’ the panacea for bridge woes? Even after knowing the logic, you do illogical things and that is Bridge! Those of you who were students in the class of “Logic” ( I was one) would have learnt about illicit Majors and Minors. But does it help on the

V N Ramamoorthy Ladies and Gentlemen, “Bridge is a three-legged race with two heads! ” Sometimes you wish you are an Octopus, with just one head and multi-pronged (do you call them arms or legs?). In one sense you have to be like an octopus on the Bridge table waiting for either gullible prey, or