Bridge. What a heartbreaker. Just when you think all is well with the world you come spectacularly unstuck. OK, maybe a tad dramatic, but it doesn’t feel like it. First we played the Crockford’s semi-final — and lost. Then we played round 3 of the Gold Cup — and lost again. Since then nothing has gone right. Every match is a battle and every decision turns out wrong. What can I tell you? I’m suffering.
Last weekend we played Derek and Celia Oram and Peter and Dee Linden in our Gold Cup match and despite some opportunities, failed to get them out of their comfort zone. That’s my excuse anyway!
Derek Oram made a very thoughtful play on this board, one that would normally not be that significant but turned out to make all the difference:
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