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Julian Y. Pottage

Julian Y. Pottage (born 1962) is a British contract bridge player, writer, and teacher,[1] who studied mathematics at Trinity College, Cambridge.[2] He is also well known as a collector of bridge problems, and writes a monthly problem column in Britain's Bridge Magazine.[3]

He is the Bridge Correspondent for The Daily Telegraph, a regular contributor to English Bridge and, prior to Mr Bridge’s retirement, was Associate Editor of BRIDGE.[4]

He has written or co-authored 26 books on bridge, including Bridge Problems for a New Millennium and The Extra Edge In Play with Terence Reese (1913–1996). He also co-edited the 2010 [when?] second edition of Clyde E. Love's Bridge Squeezes Complete.[5]

His book Play or Defend? won the International Bridge Press Association's 2004 Book of the Year Award, as did A Great Deal of Bridge Problems, in 2014.

Pottage is from Hampshire and went to school at St John's College in Southsea and Millfield school in Somerset. After reading mathematics at Trinity College Cambridge, Julian had a career in the occupational pensions industry. More recently his work has concentrated on bridge writing and breeding golden retriever dogs, his kennel name being Yorkbeach.

As a player, Pottage has participated in several national and international events,[6] notably winning the Pachabo and Tollemache double in 1999.[2] In recent years he has won several simultaneous pairs, including the inaugural Peter Jordan trophy. Julian was in the winning England team in the 1984 Junior Camrose and, having moved to Wales in 2005, has represented Wales in a number of international competitions. Since 2023, his caps for Wales include the most recent 3 European Championships and at least 1 Camrose weekend for each of the preceding 6 years.

He lives in Wales. He and his wife have 4 now adult children.

Bibliography

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Books created by Julian Pottage[7]
Title Published Co-author
Art of Psychic Bidding, the 2003 Peter Burrows
Back through the Pack 2006
Bridge Behind Bars 2008 Nick Smith
Bridge Player's Companion, the 2006
Bridge Problems for a New Millennium 2001
Clues from the Bidding at Bridge 1990 2005
Defend or Declare 2012
Defend These Hands with Me 2006
Easy Guide to Defensive Signals at Bridge 2005
Extra Edge in Play at Bridge 1994 2005 Terence Reese
Golden Rules for Rubber Bridge Players, the  2005
Golden Rules of Competitive Auctions, the 2003 Marc Smith
Golden Rules of Constructive Bidding, the 2002 Marc Smith
Golden Rules of Declarer play, the 2001 Marc Smith
Golden Rules of Defence, the 2000 Marc Smith
Golden Rules of Opening Leads, the 2004
Great Deal of Bridge Problems, a 2007
Little Book of Bridge Secrets 2012
Masterpieces of Declarer Play 2001
Masterpieces of Defence 2002
More Hocus Pocus 2002 Erwin Brecher
Play or Defend 2003
Positive Declarer Play at Bridge 1986 2005 Terence Reese
Positive Defense at Bridge 1985 2005 Terence Reese
Why You still Lose at Bridge 2013
Win the Big Match 2004

References

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  1. ^ Francis, Henry G.; Truscott, Alan F.; Francis, Dorthy A., eds. (1994). The Official Encyclopedia of Bridge (5th ed.). Memphis, TN: American Contract Bridge League. p. 713. ISBN 0-943855-48-9. LCCN 96188639.
  2. ^ a b [1] Archived January 6, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ [2] Archived March 13, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
  4. ^ "Library". www.mrbridge.co.uk. Retrieved 27 May 2023.
  5. ^ "Bridge Squeezes Complete: Winning Endgame Strategies". Archived from the original on 14 April 2010. Retrieved 24 February 2010.
  6. ^ "Archived copy". www.orionbooks.co.uk. Archived from the original on 2 November 2005. Retrieved 14 January 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  7. ^ "Books By Julian Pottage". Retrieved 18 February 2015.
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