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V N Ramamoorthy Ladies and Gentlemen, “Is Bridge a Two- wheel drive or a Four – wheel drive? ” Any bridge player, novice or otherwise, knows that Bridge is a partnership game. Ok, you can call it a “Team game” too when you are playing a duplicate event – still the team consists of partnerships […]

V N Ramamoorthy Ladies and Gentlemen, Madurai – the name itself is synonymous with culture, history, civilization, chivalry and challenge! The city was put firmly on the Bridge map of the country by Late RR ( R. Ratnam of TVS family). The ever benevolent, philanthropic and industrious RR converted a bridge tournament to a “Bridge

V N Ramamoorthy Ladies and Gentlemen, The game of bridge is benevolent to both the declarer and defenders, equally! Clues, informations and opportunities are all available for the asking and yet… Philip Alder in his recent column advises “Remember the bidding”. It applies equally to the declarer and the defenders. You might have read a

V N Ramamoorthy Ladies and Gentlemen, There was a time when people used to ask “Not playing?” and the usual response was “Yet to find a partner”. But not any more. Especially in the on-line version of the game at least. The human-found robots are available, at a price of peanuts or even free. A handful

V N Ramamoorthy Ladies and Gentlemen, Does the ‘loser’ count in Bridge maths? Well, if there is a giver there has to be taker. If there is a winner, there has to be a loser! “Bridge Dharma” doesn’t allow any one to be a constant winner or perennial loser. It is like a “Kal Chakra”

V N Ramamoorthy Ladies and Gentlemen, There is an old adage “Don’t forget the wood for the trees”; which talks about looking at the big picture. If we look at the game of bridge, we tend to look at a match, forgetting at times that each match consists of a set of deals. And each

V N Ramamoorthy Ladies and Gentlemen, Every bridge player, I am sure, has some vivid memories of his / her learning days 🙂. It is well nigh impossible for anyone to learn this game without some one initiating you into it, I believe. I am yet to meet an “Ekalavya” in Bridge. There will be

V N Ramamoorthy Ladies and Gentlemen, “Points can be pointless in Bridge! ” First thing a beginner is taught is to count the points. The points (or HCP count) is the basis to decide whether to open , over call, game or slam, double / redouble, defend or declare. As you progress, you learn that

V N Ramamoorthy Ladies and Gentlemen, The game of Bridge, like Chess, has been recognised as a mind sport. The beauty lies in the infinite possibilities one can imagine ( or should I say un- imagine?) with 52 cards! It is mind boggling but human minds can master the game by deciphering and discerning 🙂

V N Ramamoorthy Ladies and Gentlemen, The bridge table looks very peaceful and innocent – Green and soft. But, in reality, it is a quagmire, a battlefield with many a land mine hidden 🙃 Needless to say an unwary player has to watch his steps to avoid the impending dangers of pot holes, pot shots