Doubling at bridge is always a troublesome area, particularly for beginners and intermediates, who often will either take another bid or pass without doubling even when it is clear that the opponents are way too high in the bidding.
This week’s colum...
The big news today is that the Bermuda Bridge Club is taking the first brave step to the “new normal” by scheduling its first game since March 13!
The game will take place at 9.30am on September 2 and will be played under strict protocols, the detai...
As we all know, the game of bridge consists of three main parts — bidding, declarer play and defence.
At the upper reaches of the game bidding is, by far, the most important component for success, because most expert and world-class players will rare...
Somehow a really crushed week amid the lockdown, as work keeps getting in the way of golf and bridge, so straight into the hand which is mainly about the declarer play, but also interesting in the bidding: See figure 1.
After the 1NT bid by South the...
A number of you clearly liked last week’s hand, which led you through counting one of the opponents cards and allowing you to then work out what to do in the critical suit.
So I’m going to build on that this week with a hand that is mainly about decl...
One thing that does not change for bridge players during this lockdown is their love of trumps — and lots of them.
Newer players particularly like the safety of having a lot of trumps, as it limits the potential damage on a hand.
Quite often though, ...
The recession in Bermuda caused by the Covid-19 pandemic will be deeper than the economic downturn that followed the 2008 financial crisis, an economist said.
“This recession will be deep, dwarfing the one resulting from the financial crisis, but it ...
DATE: Mar 24, 2020 | CATEGORY: Other | AUTHOR: Duncan Hall
TODAY
• St John’s Anglican Church: Join the church guild for a pre-Valentine’s dinner Bingo from 6pm to 9pm. Tickets, $15, include dinner and one free Bingo card. Additional cards and raffles will be on sale for $2 each. Tickets on 292-4539 or 405-53...
TODAY
• Chapel-of-Ease Anglican Church: Join the St David’s Guild for a car boot sale at the church hall from 10am to 3pm. White elephant, baked goods, books, clothing, lunch and Portuguese doughnuts. For more information: 297-1217. 5 Chapel-of-Ease ...
The big day is nearly here and a week from today the 2020 Bermuda Bridge Regional kicks off at the Fairmont Southampton with the charity game on Saturday evening.
Sheena Rayner, tournament chairperson, and her committee, and Sol Weinstein, chief tour...
