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Elizabeth McKee and Ed Betteto are the 2019 Mixed Pairs Champions at the Bermuda Bridge Club when they came from just behind at the halfway stage to overhaul first session leaders, Gertie Barker and John Burville. In third place were Diana Diel, Mike...

Two Bermudian brothers, aged 5 and 7, claimed glory in a chess tournament in New York. Odin and Dylan Flanagan were crowned champions in the under-8 category in the first Grace Church School and Brooklyn Friends School Chess Tournament. The youngster...

Today sees the two session Mixed Pairs Championship at the Bridge Club, and this is always a competitive affair with most of the top players expected to compete. Those pairs that already have a regular partnership will go into this with a slight edg...

I’m travelling this week and there’s not a lot happening at the club until the Novice Pairs on April 2 and the Mixed Pairs on April 13, so I’ll get straight to the hand. This hand is a delight in that it shows a deep understanding of the pairs game b...

The Junior Open Pairs Championship was held over two sessions last Saturday, and congratulations to Nick Kempe and Delton Outerbridge who had a great first session and then held on fairly comfortably to take the title. Finishing second were the pair...

Five young chess players proved their worth at a tournament that attracted its largest player turnout to date. The Bermuda Youth Chess Championship saw 22 youngsters test their chess skills at a two-day tournament at the Elbow Beach Hotel. The event,...

The first major tournament of the year kicks off this morning with the staging of the two session Men’s and Ladies’ Pairs Championships. I’ll bring you the full results next week and with most of the top pairs entering this promises to be an exciting...

With the Regional having just ended two weeks ago there is not much recovery time for those who like to compete, as next Saturday sees the staging of the two session men’s and women’s pairs championships. A good turnout with all the top pairs is expe...

The big week is nearly here! Next Saturday sees the start of the 2019 Bermuda Regional at the Fairmont Southampton and a big attendance is expected from both the USA and Canada, together with our usual faithfuls from the UK and Europe. Tournament cha...

Chess fans are ahead of the game after a successful year of development on-island and overseas. Sam Lill, spokesman for the Bermuda Chess Association, said 2018 was a “year of firsts” for the strategy board game. He explained: “We went to the Carifta...