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On May 8 Scotland’s The Herald, the longest running national newspaper in the world (according to Wikipedia), featured bridge on it’s front page, referencing an article by Professor Samantha Punch which suggested that the 100-year-old card game could save us from…

© D.R. The World Bridge Federation, in partnership with Milanbridge.com, has announced the launch of the WBF Academy Youth Bridge Training, a new online tournament and learning series open to all players aged 5 to 30 years old.The initiative is…

Thanks in no small measure to the unstinting efforts of Mary Kelly-Rogers, BBO welcomed around 1000 entries to the week long 32nd WBF Women’s Online Festival. A blistering finish saw Ireland’s Deirdre O’Halloran playing under the BBO username Madra1, overtake…

Samantha Punch and Marina Milosheva have published BAMSA’s latest report that focuses on young players’ suggestions for the growth of youth bridge. It is part of the Bridge, Youth and Mindsport Education study. At the beginning of the report there…

Diana Eveline Serban posted an interview by the BBO team with the legendary Fred Gitelman on the Bridge Winners site at the end of March. It followed his recent election to the ACBL’s Hall of Fame. You will find the…

Tracey Bauer has launched a new series of animated videos about some of the greatest names in bridge. She starts with one of the greatest women players of all time, Rixi Markus. Rixi Markus was not just a champion. She…

The World Bridge Federation Youth site published this story on the 1st of April: BREAKING: Magnus Carlsen Spotted At Bridge TournamentIs World Chess #1 Magnus Carlsen trading in his Chess pieces for playing cards?The world chess champion has reportedly been…

The President of the European Bridge League, Eric Laurant, has revealed that the EBL is in discussions with the city of Poznań which might see the Summer Transnational Championships being staged there in 2027, 2029 and 2031. There are several…

Bridge streamer Kai Eckert (Bridgin’ with Kai) has announced an event that he has been planning for several months, Bridge Brawl! In a ground-breaking event, he is bringing together 18 bridge content creators (including Bridgerama’s Pete Hollands) to contest a Soloway style tournament…

The Lederer Memorial Trophy is a prestigious invitation teams event organised by the London Metropolitan Bridge Association...

In the final of the Open Teams in the EBL’s Winter Transnational Championships, Knottenbelt won the opening session ...