PROFESSOR HU CHI KU CHI ON DEFINING AN EXPERT.....

There are many facets to being a bridge expert but one stands out far and above all others : the ability to distinguish , on every hand , two types of risk . Risks that a player cannot afford to take as opposed to risks that he or she cannot afford not to take. 
To get this distinction right every time is what separates the so-called bridge experts from the truly genuine ones .