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Amit Chakrabarti is a Bridge Theorist with a particular interest in high level bidding systems development. He started playing bridge in high school with his father who was a national level player in India. Physics then took over his life and he took a 17 year hiatus from the game, resuming play a few years ago. A Gold Life Master with over 3400 MPs and 35 blue ribbon qualifications, he ranks as one of Unit 234's most accomplished players. Amit currently heads the Physics Department at Kansas State University. He welcomes comments on his column and invites you to post them on the Blog Page.

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Column #1.   Where battles are won  
Column #2.   When manure gets in the way
Column #3.   Searching for the Elusive Q
Column #4.   Never Say Never
Column #5    Probabilities of Hand Shape and HCPs
Column #6    Restricted Choice:  Fully Explained
Column #7    How to grow up to be a Turkish Dinosaur
Column #8    Safely Tracking Down Missing Royalty
Column #9    Splitting Headache
Column #10  No Cover Charge
Column #11  Honor Among Thieves
Column #12  The Greatest of All Gifts
Column #13  Defense 101

Column #14  Loser Count Math:  Part 1
Column #15  Squash Techniques, Part I: Intra-Finesse
Column #16  Simulations of Opening Leads
Column # 17  Loser Count Math: Part II

Column # 18  Squash Techniques, Part II
Column # 19 Defense and Bidding are Joined at the  Hip
Column # 20 All the Marbles @ Matchpoints
Column # 21 Opening Light, Part I
Column # 22  Strong Psychological Aversion to Instant Defeat
Column # 23 Opening Light, Part II
Column # 24 Demon Doubling
Column # 25 A Complete Set of Questions
Column # 26 The Semi-Forcing NT, Part I
Column # 27 A Complete Set of Questions in Defense
Column # 28 Deference to the Queen
Column # 29 If Only She Had the Ten
Column # 30 The Semi-Forcing Notrump, Part II
Column # 31 Squeeze Play Demystified, Part I
Column # 32 Mama don't let your boys and girls play these Conventions
Column # 33 Simulations of Opening Leads, Part II
Column # 34
All the Marbles @ Matchpoints--Part II
Column # 35 Variation on a Theme of Two Way Game Try
Column # 36 My Kingdom Just for an Entry
Column # 37 Squeeze Play Demystified, Part II
Column # 38 2/1 Game Force for a Serious Partnership, Part I
Column # 39 2/1 Game Force for a Serious Partnership, Part II
Column # 40 2/1 Game Force for a Serious Partnership, Part III
Column # 41 2/1 Game Force for a Serious Partnership, Part IV
Column # 42 Nuances of Minor Suit Openings
Column # 43 How Would I Know What She Wants
Column # 44 Ruff and Sluff Illusions
Column # 45 Three Sizzlers for the Holidays
Column # 46 Meek Rules-The Power of Under-ruffing

Column #1  Where battles are won
Column #2  When manure gets in the way
Column # 3  Searching for the Elusive Q

Column #4  Never Say Never

Column #5  Probabilities of Hand Shape and HCPs
Column # 6  Restricted Choice:  Fully Explained
Column #7  How to grow up to be a Turkish Dinosaur

Column #8  Safely Tracking Down Missing Royalty
Column #9  Splitting Headache
Column #10  No Cover Charge
Column #11  Honor Among Thieves
Column #12  The Greatest of All Gifts
Column #13  Defense 101
Column #14  Loser Count Math:  Part 1
Column # 15  Squash Techniques, Part I: Intra-     Finesse
Column #16  Simulations of Opening Leads
Column # 17  Loser Count Math: Part II
Column # 18  Squash Techniques, Part II
Column # 19 Defense and Bidding are Joined at the Hip
Column # 20 All the Marbles @ Matchpoints
Column #21 Opening Light, Part I
Column # 22  Strong Psychological Aversion to Instant Defeat
Column # 23 Opening Light, Part II
Column # 24 Demon Doubling
Column # 25 A Complete Set of Questions
Column # 26 The Semi-Forcing NT, Part I
Column # 27 A Complete Set of Questions in Defense
Column # 28 Deference to the Queen
Column #29 If Only She Had the Ten
Column # 30 The Semi-Forcing Notrump, Part II
Column # 31 Squeeze Play Demystified, Part I
Column # 32 Mama don't let your boys and girls play these Conventions
Column # 33 Simulations of Opening Leads, Part II
Column # 34 All the Marbles @ Matchpoints, Part II
Column # 35 Variation on a Theme of Two Way
Game Try

Column # 36 My Kingdom Just for an Entry
Column # 37 Squeeze Play Demystified, Part II
Column # 38 2/1 Game Force for a Serious Partnership, Part I
Column # 39 2/1 Game Force for a Serious Partnership, Part II
Column # 40 2/1 Game Force for a Serious Partnership, Part III
Column # 41 2/1 Game Force for a Serious Partnership, Part IV
Column # 42 Nuances of Minor Suit Openings
Column # 43  How Would I Know What She Wants
Column # 44 Ruff and Sluff Illusions
Column # 45  Three Sizzlers for the Holidays
Column # 46 Meek Rules-The Power of Under-ruffing









































































































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