Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.

We return to the first Alt Swiss IMP Teams-Pairs with four matches played in the 13-round Swiss event. A reminder of the format, which is effectively IMP Pairs, where results in head-to-head matches are compared to a datum result, calculated by dropping the top and bottom scores and averaging the remaining results on the board.…

It almost doesn’t matter what type of sport I’m talking about, there are always two ways to play it: On the attack, or on the defence. The same is true for football, 8-ball, cricket, and for bridge. One could substitute any other sport or mindsport, and I think that the sentence would still have some…

The more different and unusual skills one can learn in a single lifetime, the richer and more interesting your life will be. People who are seen as “fascinating” or “eccentric” are those who have spent their lives living, absorbing experiences and skills that all add to who they are. What makes you better at bridge?…