48. Kitty Cooper - Loves a Good Hand

The Setting Trick: Conversations with World Class Bridge Players

“The secret to winning a world championship is great teammates, a good partnership, and good team spirit.”

Kitty Munson Cooper is a bridge blogger, genetic genealogist and world-champion bridge player. She has won eight North American Bridge Championships and the Venice Cup in 1989. She currently lives in San Diego, CA. Today we talked about her background, the secret to winning world championships, sexism in bridge, and more.

Kitty has won NABCs with two different husbands. Playing with someone close to you is a different feeling; they see what you don’t see, and you see what they don’t see.

[18.26] 1987 – forcing her way onto the British ladies’ team in the 1987 European championships.

[23.11] The dream team – winning a world championship with the help of a good partnership between teammates.

[27.35] The keys – Willing to play up, having a good partnership, and having the killer instinct are the keys to having success in open bridge for women.

[35.50] Stories about playing with the great players in the old days.

[42.02] Teaching bridge – talks about how satisfying it can be to teach kids bridge and designing a beginner curriculum.

[47.03] The 70s – walks us through the story of meeting her late husband in the 70s, then re-meeting and marrying him in 2000.

[51.49] Thoughts on what makes a serious partnership.

[57.39] Playing with your spouse – the difficulty of playing bridge when emotions get involved.

Resources

Connect with Kitty

LinkedIn - linkedin.com/in/kittycooper/

Website - openskywebdesign.com/

blog.kittycooper.com/

bridgeteaching.com/

Twitter - twitter.com/openskyweb