Day 1 in China

The Canadian Senior Team started out ablazing - maybe as a result of the fine wine and food served at the opening cocktail reception Friday night, or possibly because we all wore our blood red shirts! While our open team won all their matches, including beating Italy on vugraph, our "old men" were also having their way with their opponents, recording two blitzes and a small win, leading their group after day one. By and large, the team played very well.

The final hand of the first round secured the first blitz, when Stephen chose to take the white against red sacrifice against 6H:


On the penultimate board of the third round, Douglas had to pull a little magic to bring in an agressive slam and pull out a win against Finland:



Douglas won the KH lead, cashed the QC, could not afford a second club in case there was a vaulable signal available, and then led the 3H. Left hand opponent won the QH and quickly returned a third heart. Sayonara diamond loser! A 12 imp pick-up and a win by 8! We take 'em anyway we can!

Sandra