Not many people can say they’ve partnered David Gold and been the better player — but I’m one of them. Admittedly, it was 20 years ago. He was 17 and had been playing for about a month when he decided to test his skill in the pound game at St John’s Wood bridge club. I’d been playing there for a couple of years. I can still vividly remember a sweet, shy, slightly ungainly boy who was unsure of his bidding and kept apologising, but who clearly had a big talent for the game. I managed to stay better than him for all of a week.
Today David is, of course, one of the world’s top players, and my bridge guru. I’m lucky enough to play with him regularly, and I even carry a notebook to jot down his many tips on bidding and play.
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