Summer finally appeared like magic on Saturday, 16 July. Did I fire up the barbie? Did I relax with a Pimm’s soaking up a few rays? Did I go for a gentle walk? Did I heck. I went to play the London Congress Swiss Pairs tournament and found myself, along with 160 other whey-faced bridge moles, descending into the subterranean murkiness of Central Hall in Westminster. It was a bit of a last hurrah for me as August is ‘holiday time’ and I can only get my kicks from watching others battling it out on BBO. We played seven 7-board matches, and when the dust had settled the trophy went to Guernsey-based fund manager Alistair Kent and Andrew ‘Tosh’ Macintosh.
This hand, played by Tosh, was much discussed — featuring as it does the old Trump coup.
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