June is for Charity: Buy a Pro!
Every June, Bridge players support research for Alzheimers with games and auctions to play with pros. Other bridge charities also run in June. If you want a playing lesson with me, there… Read more »
Author Archives: Kitty Cooper
May is the Month for USA Team Trials
This year there are four different events for which teams are being chosen. Spector was chosen in last years trials to be the USA1 Open team, so this year only… Read more »
Double Dummy Movie on TV and some Bridge Podcasts
The very enjoyable bridge movie, Double Dummy, about the travails of the USA 2012 under 21 bridge team, is scheduled to be aired on some PBS stations on January 17…. Read more »
Watching the Team Trials Vugraph
UPDATE 20-May-2022: This article is still useful for how to watch the current 2022 Open team trial, although it is only the Open event. Also please click here to fill… Read more »
End of an Era
The final issue of D17 ScoreCard is online. It includes our 2020 suggestions for Bridge books to give for Christmas. More importantly perhaps, it includes an index to past articles… Read more »
Bridge in the Time of Coronavirus
Unless you have four players in the same house, you may think you cannot play bridge while sheltering in place but not so… There are places to play online –… Read more »
Bridge Today
Today we have the pleasure of a guest post from world champion and acclaimed bridge author and teacher Mathew Granovetter. I have been helping him update his website, Bridge Today,… Read more »
My Basics Articles for District 17
If you live in District 17, you may be getting a copy of their newsletter by email or read it online. It includes several useful series of articles for improving your… Read more »
Alzheimer’s fund raiser – buy a bridge teacher
Bridge is wonderful mental exercise and may even stave off dementia but we all fear the big A. It pleases me to see top bridge players donating their time to… Read more »
Say it ain’t so … bridge cheating
The top ranked player in the world, my former hero, has been accused of cheating along with his partner on the bridge team of Monaco. The evidence seems overwhelming and… Read more »