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- noun Plural form of
matchpoint .
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Examples
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This select tournament is one of the few scored purely by matchpoints, so that the same deals are played at every table, and your score on any deal is simply one match point for every pair you beat, half a point for every pair you tie with, and none for every pair who beat you.
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It's not something that should be done for a first time project, as it reqires an understanding of grainlines, matchpoints squaring and truing pattern lines.
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Then the good bidders, who reached the grand slam, would go down, while the good cardplayers, whose partners bid badly and stayed in a small one, would gather the matchpoints.
VICTOR MOLLO’S BRIDGE CLUB VICTOR MOLLO 1979
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And as we follow every thrust and parry we know that they are not just seeking to win money or matchpoints, but above all, in so doing to boost their egos.
VICTOR MOLLO’S BRIDGE CLUB VICTOR MOLLO 1979
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“May we ask,” chipped in the Secretary Bird, “whether we are playing for I.M.P.s, matchpoints or money?”
VICTOR MOLLO’S BRIDGE CLUB VICTOR MOLLO 1979
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“May we ask,” chipped in the Secretary Bird, “whether we are playing for I.M.P.s, matchpoints or money?”
VICTOR MOLLO’S BRIDGE CLUB VICTOR MOLLO 1979
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Then the good bidders, who reached the grand slam, would go down, while the good cardplayers, whose partners bid badly and stayed in a small one, would gather the matchpoints.
VICTOR MOLLO’S BRIDGE CLUB VICTOR MOLLO 1979
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“May we ask,” chipped in the Secretary Bird, “whether we are playing for I.M.P.s, matchpoints or money?”
VICTOR MOLLO’S BRIDGE CLUB VICTOR MOLLO 1979
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And as we follow every thrust and parry we know that they are not just seeking to win money or matchpoints, but above all, in so doing to boost their egos.
VICTOR MOLLO’S BRIDGE CLUB VICTOR MOLLO 1979
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Then the good bidders, who reached the grand slam, would go down, while the good cardplayers, whose partners bid badly and stayed in a small one, would gather the matchpoints.
VICTOR MOLLO’S BRIDGE CLUB VICTOR MOLLO 1979
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