Most of us have lost a year and a bit, but hopefully we will get back to normal (bridgewise) fairly quickly. Spare a thought, though, for the juniors, who have lost out on a World Championship that can never be recovered for those who will be too old when the next one comes around in three years.
The Chairman’s Cup, played on RealBridge, became something of a substitute tournament, with free entry offered to junior teams from all over the world. They made up a healthy quarter of the field.
The English U26 team had a storming tournament. They sailed through the qualifying Swiss, finishing third. They then beat two good teams in 32 board matches, and rather sensationally beat a Swedish team full of internationals over 64 boards in the quarter final, before finally succumbing to a top Polish team in the semi.
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