Table of Contents Page Polish Double on the Cards 1 Netherlands v Finland – Juniors Round 18 2 Italy v England – Schools Round 5 3 Kees Tammens Reports 4 All That Glitters is not Gold 4b Double Dummy Problem 5
The Prague Castle

Was yesterday the day when the Polish Juniors won the European title? There are still four rounds to be played, but they stretched their lead over second-placed Hungary from 3 VPs to 23, and look unstoppable, having come back from 10-20 VPs down in Round 21 to defeat Germany by 18-12. Hungary's margin over the rest of the field has been halved. They are now 15 VPs ahead of Israel, then come Norway, France, Netheralnds, England, Italy and Belgium. The qualifiers will surely come from this group.

Poland lead the Schools Championship by 25 VPs from Israel, then come Netherlands, 11 VPS further back, followed by the three Scandinavian countries, Denmark, Norway and Sweden.