Sanya 2014: Playing Ping Pong with Eric Kokish

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Thursday 30 October 2014

During these World Championships Fernando Lema had the opportunity to interview several of the most famous bridge characters, and surely one of the most beloved and admired is Eric Kokish, the best coach in the world, currently coach of the Nickell team where works with Eric Rodwell and Jeff Meckstroth and Bobby Levin and Steve Weinstein …

In a very fast ping-pong questions, Eric tells us among other things how he begun to play bridge and what is the convention he tinks that must be present in the life of every bridge player…

Just a few minutes that will make you know Eric’s voice, his presence and some of his thoughts on  bridge:

 

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