Dr. KK Bhatnagar National Mixed Pairs – Report

Dr KK Bhatnagar Memorial National Mixed Pairs Tournament

The tournament started off on Friday with 70 pairs. After 2 elimination sessions of 18 boards, 36 pairs qualified for the next elimination.

The 36 pairs played 2 sessions of 18 rounds each and, at the end of 36 boards, 18 pairs qualified for the finals. The list of finalists, along with the carry over they have earned, is as given alongside.

Our heart goes out to 3 pairs viz

Mrs. Singh & Ambrish Wadera (11)
Atul Rai & Dr. Usha Kothari (12)
Subhash Bhavnani & Priya Balasubramanian (14)

These pairs had qualified for the finals but, due to the condition about the finals only being open to resident Indian citizens, could not play in the finals.

There have been many representations made by people that such pairs should be eligible to participate in the finals and win prizes but ineligible for ranking points.

The BFI has taken these representations under advice and is expected to revisit the issue in the near future.

BFI has organized a consolation pairs event for the non qualifiers and over 40 players are participating in this event.

We wish the participants all the best.

When can one start learning bridge?

- Sukrit Vijayakar

The video below appeared in several WhatsApp groups in India. In this, a 12 year old relates, with much elan, how he took to the game of bridge at the tender age of 6 years and how he has developed over passage of time.

BridgeFromHome has, with the kind permission of his father, reproduced the video here. This writer has had the pleasure of seeing him develop for most of these years. I must say I am astounded by the maturity of his presentation and clarity of thought. And then, I tell myself "Why should I be?". This kind of thought clarity is a must for playing bridge at the top level.

We are inserting a few more pictures from an event from the past. (Pic courtesy Ms. Gita Lakhani)

The Bridge Calendar for the next few weeks is packed with a lot of exciting events with many more in the pipeline. As of now, the following events are coming up on RealBridge

BFH Morning Events (Tuesdays and Fridays).After the success of the inaugural event, we propose to run this weekly. However, these events can only stay up with your support. Therefore, we request regular participation in these events to keep them going.Please click here to register
Silver Skies (12-Jun to 13-Jun).In order to encourage middle level bridge, BridgeFromHome brings a tournament specifically for teams who participate in the Silver Category of major tournaments.
Participation in Silver Skies will be for teams with a maximum of two players of the rank of National Master or higher, subject to the proviso that these National Masters do not play as a pair.

Details for this will be available by the end of the day. We request teams to participate with their usual enthusiasm. Prizes worth Rs. 25,000 are guaranteed (subject to a minimum level of participation of teams).
Tolani Online Summer National Bridge Championship (17-28 June 2021 and 3-4 July)
Details of the same will be published soon.
Shree Cement Online Bridge Championships (10-11 and 17-18 July 2021)

Details awaited.
BFI Online Inter-State Championships (o7-15 August 2021)All state associations will be required to complete their state championships by 31st July in order to ensure that their state is appropriately represented. For more details, viewers may visit the BFI website