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V N Ramamoorthy Ladies and Gentlemen, As bridge players, we often ask ourselves “What is it with this game? Is it a pain or pleasure?” To that, the only answer is “Can there be pleasure without pain?” Like Emily Bronte wrote almost 200 years ago in her book, “Wuthering Heights ” , love is pain […]

V N Ramamoorthy Ladies and Gentlemen, ” Silence can be Golden – in Bridge too! ” To speak or not to speak – is an enigma in this game 🙃 More often your silence is equal to a thousand words! Some players think thoughtlessly (oxymoron intended) that they have enrolled and must speak at the

V N Ramamoorthy It has been scientifically established that playing bridge keeps your brain active and healthy. But the side effect seems to be a lot of heartburn! 🙃 Because you don’t know how to deal with the deals you lost. You are happy to brag about that one deal out of one score when

V N Ramamoorthy Ladies and Gentlemen, The title of the blog is from Alice in Wonderland. “When I use a word,” Humpty Dumpty said in rather a scornful tone, “it means just what I choose it to mean — neither more nor less.” This sentence applies quite aptly to some of the explanations for bids

V N Ramamoorthy Ladies and Gentlemen, “Ahimsa – is a bad word in Bridge 🙃!” That one day in every year, when we remember the Mahatma is jut around the corner! You nonchalantly resort to all criminal things all through the year and suddenly you become a lover of peace for one day 😢 Well

V N Ramamoorthy Ladies and Gentlemen, “What is your DNA for Bridge? ” Learning to play winning bridge is similar to a lesson in Management, believe you me. 🙂 Bridge has no caste, creed, religion and is common to all blood groups. But your DNA is important for winning! If you don’t have the right

V N Ramamoorthy Ladies and Gentlemen, “Pairing in Bridge – An Art or Science? ” Marriages are made in heaven – so they say. In Bridge, marriages are made in minds – or should I say ” Mindset “? Sometimes you end up with strange bed-fellows on the table 🙃 and that results in a

V N Ramamoorthy Ladies and Gentlemen, ” The Bulls tame the Formidables in the end “! Texas is famous for Indian diaspora and the bulls 😀 The clash of the Titans for the crown is over. In the ultimate analysis, the Texan bulls and their Aces tamed the Formidables! Half way through, the Formidable threw