Janet de Botton

Bridge | 18 February 2016

issue 20 February 2016

Pierre Zimmermann, Monaco’s uber-sponsor, has put another unmissable, thrilling tournament in the calendar. The first European Winter Games gave those who entered the kind of event we no longer get with the World or European Championships. One week of bridge, 60 boards a day, with a BAM (board a match) side event that was terrific. The final of the Zimmermann Cup was between Zimmermann and Andrew (Bertie) Black’s mainly British team, who beat all the top teams easily, played like gods and were narrowly defeated in the final to take the silver medal.

Back home, no sooner had we landed at Heathrow than two of my team whizzed up to Birmingham to play the final of the Tollemache Cup — the inter-counties championships. Here is Kieran Dyke for London, contributing to their convincing win:

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