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RIGA INVITES
Last year Riga, the capital of Latvia, was the venue for an EBL Tournament Directors Workshop. This year Jūrmala, for many years the location of the invitation tournament that recently celebrated its 18th edition, will play host to the 16th European Small…
BRIDGE ON TOUR
Following the North American Bridge Championships in Toronto which incorporated four scoring events, and the Chairman’s Cup in Sweden, there have been significant changes in the rankings. By virtue of winning the Von Zedwitz Life Master Pairs and being members…
Quick on the Draw
The draw for the Open Category in the upcoming World Bridge Games in Buenos Aires was made in on 21 August in a live Zoom presentation by the President of the World Bridge Federation, Jan Kamras. The 34 teams were…
52 - AUGUST 2024
Primus Inter Pares
The Summer edition of the ACBL National Championships in Toronto continued the long run of success by European players. The last time an all North American squad won the feature event, the Spingold Trophy, was in 2010. Morehead Grand National…
52 - AUGUST 2024
Good Times
The Scottish edition of The Times published on 29 July contained an illustrated article by Professor Samantha Punch, showing why bridge should be taught in schools and highlighting how it can help with communications, partnership and social interaction, as well as improving…
52 - AUGUST 2024
The Write Stuff
The awards to the winners for the American Bridge Teachers’ Association 43rd annual Book of the Year contest, which recognizes excellence in instructional resources for bridge players of all levels, were made at the ABTA national convention in Toronto on…
51 - JULY 2024
HOW TO AVOID GUESSING
The best way to guess the location of a missing Queen is to enlist the help of the opposition, and so not to guess at all. W N E S 3♣(*) 3NT (*) In the modern tournament game, the seventh…
CHAMPIONS ALL
The team championships determine who will represent Europe in the 2025 World Team Championships.
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PEDAL TO THE METAL
Constance Belloy, a member of the French U26 Women’s team competing in the European Youth Team Championships in Wroclaw, having previously cycled from her home in Lausanne to Salsomaggiore for the 2022 World Youth Transnational Championships, decided to complete the…
Late extra
The WBF has added the Von Zedtwitz Life Master Pairs, played at the upcoming summer NABC in Toronto, to the Tour schedule.
European Championships Herning
If you want to check out the official pages, click here. Day 10 Day 9 Day 8 Day 7 Day 6 Day 5 Day 4 Day 3 Day 2 Day 1 The European Bridge Championships 2024 took place in Herning,…
RACE AROUND THE WORLD
The results from the the Spring Foursomes in Bristol meant significant changes at the top of the World Bridge Tour rankings, the most significant being the rise to fourth place by Espen Erichsen & Richard Plackett, who were members of…