Barnet Shenkin


So with Valentines day approaching my wife Maggie gave me a lovely gift of a double squeeze. If you would like to check it out you can see it here Very fitting for  the day , one of the finer things in life. Barnet
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Check out two new articles one featuring Maggie Shenkin in a Valentines double squeeze   here One  featuring World Champion Jeff Meckstroth here
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Tip of the week (29 Sep)


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Peter Malan

Scandal at Buenos Aires 1965 (part 1)


The following is a true event that took place in 1965.Of the people involved in the story I knew the following personally. Boris Schapiro: One of the accused. His wife Helen was in charge with his help in organizing the Sunday Times International pairs Tournament. This was the finest event in it’s time and held annually. I was fortunate to play in it a number of times and to win it on two occasions. I got to know Boris fairly well. He was a man with a quick dry and outrageous wit and a very fine bridge player. Terence Reese: I met Reese in the early Seventies. He...
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