Bob Ross. You are a very experienced player and a pleasure to play with! 
Tell us a bit about yourself, please! 

I’m 84 years old and I was in the RAF for 22 years

What made you take up bridge and why?

I played whist with my parents and sisters from about 12 years old. Bridge was a natural progression in my 30’s. I played a lot with colleagues in the RAF.

How often do you play?

Before lockdowns, I used to go out at least 3 times a week to play. Mainly to Dundee Bridge Club. 
But in recent years I’ve been playing a lot more on BBO. 
I really enjoy the Monday mornings at Wetherspoons in Blairgowrie and the full days of bridge at BirnamArts. I play in some Scottish congresses and go to the CaféBridge days.
What’s your proudest bridge achievement?

Making new friends

What’s your favourite convention?

CRO Ghestem

(Ghestem is a conventional overcall structure, using 2NT, 3♣, and the (non-jump) cuebid over an opposing opening at the one level to denote two-suited hands in two of the remaining three suits.

This convention was devised by the French bridge and checkers player Pierre Ghestem.

When playing Ghestem, after an opposing one-level opening, the three overcalls mentioned denote the three possible two-suited hands in the suits excluding the opened suit:

2NT : shows the two lowest-ranking unbid suits

3♣ : shows the two highest-ranking unbid suits

Cuebid : shows the top- and bottom-ranking unbid suits)

What advice would you give to a person just starting to play bridge? Or to a player trying to improve?

Stick at it , it’s the Queen of all card games

What are your personal goals? Do any of them involve bridge?

No goals , happy where I am, enjoying myself. 

Shuna Colville and Bob won the Plockton CaféBridge 2024. Seen here with the Martin Cup.

Sadly Bob died 9th May 2024. We all miss him at Spoons.