MindZine - Bridge

Helgemo's World of Bridge
The maetsro reveals his secrets
by Geo Tislevoll (with Geir Helgemo)
Five Aces Books,Paperback, £9.99 plus £2.50 p&p Orders www.fiveaces.co.uk

Norway's Geir Helgemo is the nearest any bridge player has become to being a prodigy. Generally speaking bridge players mature in their forties, but Helgemo managed to reach the very top of the game before he was thirty.

In these pages the author, one of Helgemo's personal friends and erstwhile partner, not only seeks to describe the sort of nomadic life Helegmo has led as a globetrotter playing in all sorts of tournaments, but also delves into the champion's inner world trying to read his mind and find out what makes his bridge so special.

Geo Tislevoll, who lives in Norway, is a professional bridge writer and teacher, with a daily and weekly column.