The news of the world’s top bridge player being issued a recent doping ban from the game shocked, surprised and slightly confused everyone at the same time – but that’s not the end of the story, and nor is Geir Helgemo the only top player that has ever been banned from the game.
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Just Declare Bridge is a solitary bridge game available through Bridge Base Online that allows you to play a game of bridge against intelligent robot players – with you as the game’s declarer by default. It can be a great way to practice your skills and improve your overall game with just a click.
Barry Crane, a renowned bridge player and television producer, was brutally murdered in his Studio City home in 1985. The case remained unsolved for 34 years until forensic evidence led to the arrest of Edwin Hiatt in 2019.
For our next article in our world bridge series, with the International Bridge Fest taking place on the 11thof May, 2019 in Warsaw, we take a closer look at the current bridge scene in Poland.
Money bridge was huge at one point, but it seems like it’s disappeared from the scene, leaving precious few options left where you can play an online bridge game for cash. We wondered why there aren’t more readily available options for money bridge through online casinos, so we went digging.
We’re taking a closer look at the game in Pakistan for the first in a series of World Bridge articles by country. Where did bridge first take root in the country, where is it now and where is the game going from here?
You might already know that poker made for a popular wartime game, but what about bridge?
The White House Junior Internationals for 2019 took place between the 24th to the 29th of March at Het Witte Huis (or the White House) in Amsterdam. It’s one of the biggest youth bridge tournaments of the year with 24 teams competing for the top spot. We spoke to Tim Heeres from the Nederlandsche Bridgebond …
The North American Bridge Federation is the newest of the World Bridge Federation’s Zonal Authorities and comprises the Federacion Mexicana de Bridge, the USBF and the Canadian Bridge Federation.Players from North America have a lot of questions about this, not the least of which is “Why?”
The Keep Bridge Alive campaign, led by Professor Samantha Punch of the University of Stirling, seeks to revitalize the game of bridge by reshaping its public image, increasing participation, and ensuring its long-term sustainability.
