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The first match between the Parliamentary houses of England, the House of Commons and the House of Lords, took place in 1975, following an initiative by Rixi Markus, the then bridge correspondent of the Guardian. It started with rubber bridge scoring,…

The 23rd edition of the European Open Champions Cup took place in Jurmala, Latvia, in the middle of November and featured live coverage on the Latvian television channel Sportacentrs. The Open Champions are BC de Lombard: Aarnout Helmich, Jacco Hop, Jan…

The annual Festival in Madeira at the beginning of November attracted a record-breaking number of contestants. One of the consequences was that a magnificent amount was raised in the Charity Pairs, which this year was in support of the Special…

The latest edition of the World Bridge Tour Masters events, the brainchild of Boye Brogeland and Thomas Charlsen, took place in Copenhagen in October and saw Janet de Botton’s team top the qualifying competition before going on to score convincing…

At the beginning of November, the World Bridge Federation launched its official WhatsApp Channel, enabling players and those interested in any aspect of bridge to receive verified updates directly from the WBF, including news, information about upcoming events, results and…

The bridge event styled along the lines of golf’s Ryder Cup returned in October, play taking place in the Chinese city of Qingdao. A new format saw teams representing Europe, the USA and China contest a series of matches, all…

Express Avenue Bridge, led by Ms. Kavita Singhania, Managing Director of Express Infrastructure Pvt. Ltd., is aiming to expand bridge both in India and internationally. Her focus is on fostering youth and female participation. Launched at the historic Madras Club,…

The Thailand Youth Championship, under the patronage of Her Royal Highness Princess Bajrakitiyabha Narendiradebyavati Rajasarinee Siribajra Mahavajra Rajadhida, took place in the middle of September. There was significant press coverage, and the event was featured in a national news broadcast.Here…

Our regular columnist, Sally Brock was a member of the winning team in the English Bridge Union’s Crockfords Cup. It was her fifth victory, the first coming in 1985. Sally was a member of England’s Venice Cup squad at the…

At the end of September bridge teacher Zeb Stocken presented what is known as the one breath review with OJ Borg on the Sara Cox show on BBC Radio 2. He reviewed bridge in the style of the famous W.H…

Paul Chemla, one of the legendary figures of French Bridge, passed away at the beginning of October. His titles included three World Championships; the Generali World Masters Individual and the Sunday Times pairs championship. He was affectionately known as the enfant…

Masterminded by Bridgerama’s correspondent, the legendary Patty Tucker, Jump Start Bridge goes from strength to strength. It now has the support of 36 States in the United States of America, with 462 programs involving 20,218 students! This incredible organisation has no intention…