By NPC, Giorgio Provenza
So the consolation competition has started
and there has been a change of format. Rather than a seven round Swiss it will
now be a full Round Robin among the 10 teams who did not make the quarter
finals.
That also means that the play
will carry on for two more days (rather than finishing tomorrow evening) but
also that we will have a more humane schedule with “only” 3 matches per day. We
are looking forward to our first evening off and a very much anticipated match
of football has been arranged. Captains and coaches included.
Several people have asked me
about the morale of the team after missing qualifications. I would like to
reassure everyone that – despite being disappointed and firmly convinced that
it was within our reach – the team is in very good spirit.
The great form displayed in the
second half of the qualification stage has been carried into the consolation.
The first two matches against Poland and Botswana have been two blitzes and in
the final match of the day we came from behind gaining 9 IMPs in the last two
boards to beat Turkey by 2. That makes six wins on the spin.
Tomorrow India, followed by China
2 and Germany. Then football!!
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