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Nicola Smith

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153:. The English team retained their title in 2012, Smith again partnering Brock. In 2014 she and Brock played together as part of the England team in that year's European Women's Championship. The team finished second, thereby winning the silver medal and qualifying for the finals of the 2015 World Championships. In that event the England team won the bronze medal. This was Smith's sixteenth world medal, the most won by any woman. In 2016 she was a member of the England team that won the European Women's Championship. This was her eighth win, a record. 565: 42: 145:, which were held every four years until 2004, winning the silver medal on four occasions. She has won the European Women's Teams on seven occasions (1975, 1979, 1981, 1997, 1999, 2001, 2012), on the first five occasions for Great Britain and on the last two for England. She won the Generali World Women's Individual event in 1994. In 2008, she was part of the English Ladies team that won the Gold at the first 270:
over 78 deals in seven sessions. The match subsequently formed the basis of a book, in which she was described as follows: "...one of the finest women players in the world. Not only is she an excellent technician – truly, the daughter of her father Nico Gardener – but is equally aggressive and
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player. She has many successes to her credit in more than 30 years of international competition, initially as Nicola Gardener. As of October 2017 she ranked first among Women World Grand Masters both by world masterpoints (MP) that decay annually and by placing points (PP) that do not.
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Outside bridge she has worked as a business administrator, but subsequently trained to be a healer. She married Jonathan Smith in 1983; they have two children.
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had a longer interval between his first and last wins. She has played twice for England's Open team in the
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Gardener was a member of the 1981 Great Britain team that won the world teams championship for women, the
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between teams representing Britain and the United States. The British team for the second match was
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This article is about the British bridge player. For other people named Nicola Smith, see
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She was only sixteen when she played in her first international tournament, at
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for services to bridge. In 2015 she was one of the first two winners of the
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She has played with the following in long-standing successful partnerships:
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Invitational Pairs). She considers this one of her finest achievements.
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She comes from a notable bridge family, her parents, Pat and
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in 1970, partnering Dorothy Shanahan and finishing fourth.
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She has won the premier British domestic competition, the
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In the 2017 Venice Cup she partnered Catherine Draper.
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squeeze 1545: 1543: 1540: 1538: 1537:Strip squeeze 1535: 1533: 1530: 1528: 1525: 1523: 1520: 1518: 1515: 1513: 1510: 1508: 1505: 1503: 1500: 1498: 1495: 1493: 1490: 1488: 1485: 1483: 1482:Guard squeeze 1480: 1478: 1475: 1473: 1472:Entry squeeze 1470: 1468: 1465: 1463: 1460: 1458: 1455: 1453: 1452:Clash squeeze 1450: 1448: 1445: 1443: 1440: 1438: 1431: 1429: 1426: 1424: 1421: 1419: 1418:Scissors coup 1416: 1414: 1411: 1409: 1408:Merrimac coup 1406: 1404: 1401: 1399: 1396: 1394: 1391: 1389: 1386: 1384: 1381: 1379: 1376: 1374: 1371: 1369: 1366: 1364: 1363:Alcatraz coup 1361: 1359: 1352: 1350: 1347: 1345: 1342: 1340: 1333: 1332: 1330: 1328:Declarer play 1326: 1320: 1319:Vacant Places 1317: 1315: 1312: 1310: 1307: 1305: 1302: 1300: 1297: 1295: 1292: 1290: 1287: 1285: 1282: 1280: 1279:Probabilities 1277: 1275: 1272: 1270: 1267: 1265: 1262: 1260: 1257: 1255: 1252: 1250: 1247: 1245: 1242: 1240: 1237: 1235: 1232: 1230: 1227: 1225: 1222: 1220: 1217: 1215: 1212: 1211: 1209: 1205: 1201: 1194: 1190: 1176: 1173: 1172: 1170: 1166: 1160: 1157: 1155: 1152: 1150: 1147: 1145: 1142: 1140: 1137: 1135: 1132: 1130: 1127: 1125: 1122: 1120: 1117: 1115: 1112: 1110: 1107: 1105: 1102: 1100: 1097: 1095: 1092: 1090: 1087: 1085: 1082: 1080: 1077: 1075: 1072: 1070: 1067: 1065: 1062: 1060: 1057: 1055: 1052: 1050: 1047: 1046: 1044: 1040: 1034: 1031: 1029: 1026: 1024: 1021: 1019: 1016: 1014: 1011: 1009: 1006: 1004: 1001: 999: 996: 994: 991: 989: 988:Single suiter 986: 984: 981: 979: 976: 974: 971: 969: 966: 964: 961: 959: 956: 954: 951: 949: 946: 944: 941: 939: 936: 934: 931: 929: 926: 924: 921: 919: 916: 914: 911: 909: 906: 904: 901: 899: 896: 894: 891: 889: 886: 884: 881: 879: 876: 874: 871: 869: 868:Brown sticker 866: 864: 861: 859: 856: 854: 851: 849: 846: 844: 841: 839: 838:Balanced hand 836: 835: 833: 829: 825: 818: 814: 800: 797: 795: 792: 790: 787: 785: 782: 780: 777: 775: 772: 770: 769:Rubber bridge 767: 765: 762: 760: 757: 755: 752: 750: 747: 745: 742: 740: 737: 735: 732: 730: 727: 725: 722: 720: 717: 715: 712: 710: 707: 705: 702: 700: 697: 695: 692: 690: 687: 685: 682: 680: 677: 675: 672: 670: 667: 665: 664:Bridge maxims 662: 660: 659:Bridge-O-Rama 657: 655: 654:Bridge ethics 652: 650: 647: 646: 644: 640: 636: 629: 625: 621: 614: 609: 607: 602: 600: 595: 594: 591: 585: 581: 578: 576: 572: 569: 566: 560: 556: 552: 546: 542: 538: 534: 531: 530: 526: 518: 513: 510: 506: 501: 498: 493: 492: 487: 480: 477: 473: 472:0-600-36878-5 469: 465: 464: 459: 455: 449: 446: 442: 437: 434: 430: 425: 422: 418: 413: 410: 406: 401: 398: 394: 389: 386: 382: 378: 375: 373: 367: 364: 360: 355: 352: 348: 343: 340: 336: 332: 328: 323: 320: 316: 311: 308: 301: 299: 294:Personal life 293: 291: 289: 285: 281: 278:(MBE) in the 277: 272: 269: 265: 261: 257: 253: 249: 245: 241: 240: 234: 232: 231:Nico Gardener 227: 222: 218: 215: 213: 209: 206: 204: 200: 197: 196: 195: 192: 190: 186: 182: 178: 173: 171: 167: 163: 162:Nico Gardener 159: 154: 152: 148: 144: 140: 132: 130: 127: 123: 120: 111: 107: 88: 84: 81:Bridge player 80: 76: 68:(age 75) 66:28 April 1949 54: 50: 46:Smith in 2023 43: 38: 34: 26: 23: 19: 2670:TV and Radio 2658: 2651: 2644: 2637: 2614: 2607: 2600: 2593: 2586: 2579: 2572: 2565: 2558: 2551: 2529: 2286:Goren Trophy 2241: 2086:Bermuda Bowl 1622:Smith signal 1597:Opening lead 1561: 1552:Vice squeeze 1527:Squeeze play 1432: 1398:Devil's coup 1353: 1334: 1299:Smother play 1269:Pin (bridge) 1234:Card reading 1149:Säffle Spade 1144:Romex system 1119:Little Major 1028:Weak two bid 1023:Void (cards) 1008:Three suiter 893:Forcing pass 754:Masterpoints 679:Bridge whist 580:Nicola Smith 571:Nicola Smith 516: 512: 504: 500: 489: 479: 463:Country Life 461: 457: 454:Jeremy Flint 448: 436: 424: 416: 412: 404: 400: 392: 388: 371: 366: 354: 342: 330: 322: 310: 297: 273: 237: 235: 228: 225: 203:Sandra Landy 193: 189:Sunday Times 188: 174: 155: 136: 118: 117: 29:Nicola Smith 22: 2722:1949 births 2217:Buffett Cup 1915:Crockford's 1884:Dallas Aces 1846:Other lists 1827:Switzerland 1797:New Zealand 1732:Netherlands 1428:Vienna coup 1349:Safety play 1168:Conventions 1129:Polish Club 1094:Carrot Club 1074:Boring Club 998:Strong pass 963:Psychic bid 888:Forcing bid 848:Bidding box 548: 2006 533:Women Stars 486:"No. 53893" 474:, p 7. 248:Tony Priday 221:Sally Brock 166:Paul Chemla 151:Sally Brock 18:Nicky Smith 2716:Categories 2640:Magazines: 2331:Marcus Cup 2131:Venice Cup 1935:Savoy Club 1607:Rule of 11 1423:Trump coup 1139:Roman Club 1033:Zar Points 1013:Two suiter 993:Stolen bid 933:Minor suit 928:Major suit 759:Minibridge 458:Grand Slam 302:References 239:Grand Slam 219:2008–2016 212:Pat Davies 210:1980–1999 201:1974–1977 139:Venice Cup 112:2 children 78:Occupation 62:1949-04-28 2626:Magazines 2406:Reisinger 1889:Four Aces 1879:Blue Team 1692:Australia 1435:Squeezes: 1368:Bath coup 1224:Beer card 1197:Card play 1069:Blue Club 684:Bridgette 264:Gail Moss 158:Deauville 109:Relatives 2436:Spingold 1807:Pakistan 1712:Bulgaria 1314:Uppercut 1294:Shooting 1104:Fantunes 943:Overcall 898:Game try 632:Overview 466:, 1983. 441:Gold Cup 377:Archived 374:, no. 11 177:Gold Cup 2063:General 1772:Ireland 1762:Hungary 1757:Germany 1747:Fiction 1742:England 1727:Denmark 1707:Britain 1697:Austria 1654:General 1344:Finesse 1259:Hold up 1244:Endplay 1207:General 1124:Moscito 1042:Systems 948:Preempt 878:Cue bid 831:General 821:Bidding 799:Vugraph 729:Goulash 694:Chicago 642:General 582:at the 573:at the 535:at the 170:Estoril 103:​ 95:​ 2554:Books: 1832:Taiwan 1822:Sweden 1817:Russia 1812:Poland 1802:Norway 1792:Monaco 1787:Mexico 1777:Israel 1752:France 1717:Canada 1702:Brazil 1617:Signal 1356:Coups: 1337:Basic: 1284:Revoke 774:Screen 470:  133:Career 126:bridge 86:Spouse 2513:Books 2079:World 1898:Clubs 1872:Teams 1782:Italy 1767:India 1737:Egypt 1722:China 1304:Tempo 1249:Entry 1229:Caddy 794:Trump 541:Smith 97:( 93: 1378:Coup 1289:Ruff 1239:Duck 1099:EHAA 1059:Acol 784:Suit 468:ISBN 262:and 52:Born 244:BBC 122:MBE 33:MBE 2718:: 557:. 545:c. 543:, 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Index

Nicky Smith
MBE

MBE
bridge
Venice Cup
World Team Olympiads
World Mind Sport Games
Sally Brock
Deauville
Nico Gardener
Paul Chemla
Estoril
Gold Cup
Boris Schapiro
Camrose Trophy
Sandra Landy
Pat Davies
Sally Brock
Nico Gardener
Grand Slam
BBC
Tony Priday
Neil Silverman
Matt Granovetter
Jacqui Mitchell
Gail Moss
international match points
Member of the Order of the British Empire
1995 New Year Honours

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