Susanna Gross

Bridge | 8 October 2015

issue 10 October 2015

There’s no doubt about it: I’m an addict. A BBO addict. Since the Bermuda Bowl began, nearly a fortnight ago, the first thing I do each morning is log on to Bridge Base Online to follow the action. And I stay logged on until play stops at about 3 p.m. (7.30 p.m. in Chennai). I’m twitchy if anything takes me away from my laptop; I even watch it on the bus.

But who can blame me, when our boys are playing so magnificently? Where they’ve really excelled is in the bidding. David Gold has always told me it pays to bid aggressively — and he and the team are certainly proving the point. They keep putting their opponents under pressure, obstructing them, pushing them to the 5-level and then defeating them by a trick.

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