Chance to Shine

Today’s deal is from a match-point event. West had two opportunities to shine but missed both of them. Let us see whether you can do better. You are vulnerable and the opponents are not. Playing Precision, you pick up, as West the following hand and you are the first to speack     You decide […]

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Pause? Or Hesitation?

V N Ramamoorthy Ladies and Gentlemen, You need to have faith, both in religion and bridge. After all, we have all agreed that the game is like religion. Notwithstanding the system, gadgets and partnership understanding, you need to have confidence. Any hesitation while bidding or playing can be a tell-tale giveaway. The moment you hesitate,

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Bridge Politics

V N Ramamoorthy Ladies and Gentlemen, Prima facie, there is nothing in common between Politics and Bridge per se. But take another look For example, you have the vocabulary, maybe. There exist “Major(ity)”, ” Minor(ity)”, Splits, percentage plays, cashing of tricks or votes, deceptive moves and leads, transfer of “Suit” cases et al. Unity in

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