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Two problems from the 4th Mavericks Summer National Championships in India. Grand Life Master Patty Tucker was inducted into the ACBL’s Hall of Fame in 2019. For the last several decades she has devoted more time to teaching and developing material…
There were no fewer than three hands which contained two voids during a recent Dutch tournament – you can go
a year without seeing even one (unless you play “ghoulies”). As you can imagine, there were many different results on this double-void deal, depending on South’s optimism. One South bid and made Seven Hearts, leaving East kicking himself.
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Andrew Robson OBE is England’s best known bridge player. Andrew has represented England for some 30 years. His many competitive successes include winning the World Youth Team Championships, the European Championships, and the Gold Cup on no fewer than eight occasions. Andrew has put his training as a schoolteacher to good use by heading hundreds of instructional seminars around the UK, many in aid of charity. He was appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the 2013 New Year Honours for services to bridge and charity. Later the same year he was the joint winner of Personality of the Year at the International Bridge Press Association's annual awards. In 2018 he was a winner of the English Bridge Union's Diamond Award, introduced to recognise players “in recognition of excellence and success over a sustained period for England's international teams”. In 1995, he founded the highly successful Andrew Robson Bridge Club. He writes for the Times, Country Life, Money Week, and The Oldie. He is the author of many books, instructional DVDs, and online videos.
