Table of Contents Page Poland Almost There 1 Sweden v Norway – Juniors Round 17 2 Netherlands v England – Juniors Round 20 3 All about Turkey and Turkish bridge players. 4 Double Dummy Problem 5
Karlov Bridge, with Chapel Francis of Assisi in the Background

The Polish Juniors suffered a scare yesterday when they lost 6-24 to Israel, to close the top of the rankings right up, but they recovered with a 23-7 win over Croatia in the last match of the day and, with just one round to play are 12 VPs clear of second-placed Israel. The Israelis in turn head Hungary by 15.5 VPs, and the Hungarians have a fight on their hands to stay in the medals, 3 VPs ahead of Norway. France should take the fifth qualifying spot if they don't blow up in the last round. Should they falter, Belgium, Netherlands or England could take advantage.

With two rounds to play Poland lead the Schools by 28.5 VPs. They must face second-placed Israel in the last round, but may be home and dry by then. Netherlands lie third, 2.5 VPs behiond Israel, while Norway could get into the medals if either Israel or Netherlands falter.