Let’s face it. We have all faced days when the Queen is elusive. Both the finesses don’t work! 75% BAH! Your non vulnerable pre-empt goes for a telephone number when opponents don’t have a slam. Opponents reach unreachable games or slams! The worst thing: opponent passes a forcing bid and you gleefully pass only to […]
Priya Balasubramanian The Angst After(?) Covid Corona, in its wake, has overturned lives and caused mayhem. In all this, the bright silver lining has been the ability to play online bridge. As we come close to saying goodbye to Corona, social engagements have been added to the mix of what was previously only work and
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Priya Balasubramanian It is the aim of every citizen in the Land of Bridge to land partners such as Ram and Krishna (for context please refer to the previous article here). However, as we progress towards this aim, sometimes, we fall short. In order to facilitate them, the Ministry of Partnership Matters in the Land
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Priya Balasubramanian The Land of Bridge: Partnership Matters Partnership is a serious business in the Land of Bridge. Having a good partner is the difference between being a Duke or a fluke. So, you can imagine; considerable hours have been devoted to understanding what makes for a good partnership. Polygamy was rampant in the Land
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Sukrit Vijayakar The competition for the Murli Deora and Girdharilal Agrawal Trophies started in earnest yesterday with 50 pairs contesting 9 rounds of tough, competitive bridge. The European pair of Karlis Rubins and Jelena Alfajeva took the lead early in the event and easily disposed off all challengers. They ended up almost one complete match
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Priya Balasubramanian The BCBA Annual Tournament kicked off yesterday. An impressive total of 116 pairs / trios participated in yesterday’s game which was meant to draw out 50 pairs to compete for the Murli Deora and Girdharilal Agrawal Trophies. At the head of the field were Pranab Bardhan and Badal Das along with Ramesh Kumar.
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Priya Balasubramanian The Land of Bridge: Exploring the Economy We have been receiving a flurry of requests from potential immigrants on more details about the Land of Bridge. In response, in this article, we further explore the Land of Bridge focusing on their economy. For people who have been living under a chessboard- the
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Priya Balasubramanian Recently, when I grudgingly attended a mandatory workshop at my son’s school, I had a moment of realization. They showed us a video where a diehard cyclist is given the challenge of riding a cycle whose handles had been engineered to move in the reverse direction as compared to a regular cycle. So,
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Priya Balasubramanian If you are a regular subscriber to either the Standard Times, or the Journalist Times, you need no introduction to the Land of Bridge. A thriving kingdom ruled by a benevolent Queen – it’s become a go to place in recent years. The Queen has successfully warded off threats from the Kingdom of
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Dipak Poddar and Jitu Solani top the TVS Mobility Qualification Event. Upcoming Events Flights and Destinations TVS Mobility Swiss Pairs Tourney 2021 TVS Mobility Private Limited is the new HoldCo of the TVS Rajam family (25% owners of TVS). Their main businesses are auto dealership, auto parts distribution, tyres and engineered rubber products and supply
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