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I hope this finds you all well during this difficult time — all of this makes you appreciate what others went through during long separations from friends and family, particularly before we had TV, Whatsapp, e-mail, Zoom and all the rest of it that m...

The world is full of fear at the moment, and before I get to the bridge fear that is the focus of this column, let me add my voice to those who are exhorting you to just stay home, as much as possible and follow all the advice to the letter, as it is...

So welcome to the lockdown — what a change in all our lives. All we can and must do, however, is be careful, follow the rules and hope that here, and globally, things change for the better from a slowing of the infections and the fatalities, and perh...

There is only one way to start this week’s column and that is by congratulating Bill Pollett — first, for staging the first online tournament after the bridge club closure and, second, for winning it. Bill has set up the event in Funbridge and had an...

As we all saw last week, the Bermuda Bridge Club is now closed until further notice due to the coronavirus issue, clearly the right decision, as play takes place in a fairly confined space and the membership clearly falls into the high-risk area, giv...

Congratulations to Jane Gregory and Wenda Krupp in winning the 10 Pair Junior Pairs Championship last Saturday on the back of two excellent sessions and a score of 93 — in second place on 84 were Diana Downs and Inger Mensa and tucked in close behin...

Slavery abolition icon Mary Prince features in a new children’s card game designed as a tribute to inspirational women from around the world. Super Sapiens was created by Bermudian mother Alexa Virdi, who said it was difficult to find games that allo...

Today, the Junior Pairs Club Championship takes place at the Bermuda Bridge Club. I expect a good attendance from the growing Junior Group and there will be full results in the column next week. Also, the Bridge Club AGM has been set for next Wednesd...

The two session Men’s and Ladies’ Pairs were held at the Bermuda Bridge Club last Saturday and when the smoke had cleared, Stephanie Kyme/Judy Bussell and Alan Douglas/David Sykes were sitting on top of the two divisions. The margin of victory in the...

Things are slowly getting back to normal at the Bridge Club after the buzz of the Regional. The two-session Men’s and Ladies’ Pairs is set for next Saturday. Further out on the calendar is the addition of the ACBL-wide Seniors Game, limited to pla...

This column will be the final wrap on what was another hugely successful 2020 Bermuda Regional which concluded last week. Attendance was up, even if the table count was pretty much the same as last year, and much of that was due to many visiting team...

By the time this column appears the 2020 Bermuda Regional will have concluded with the prize-giving and banquet last night, and the organisers and locals should be more than pleased with how it all went. Numbers are clearly up from last year, which i...