Our Tuesday Challenge Night Swiss Pairs on 22 June were won by Peter Clarke and Jim Rothwell with a decisive win in the final round.
They finished well ahead of runners-up Sarah Young and Hans van Weeren with Col Dempster and Brian Ody coming third on the night.
Our guest expert was successful player Steven Bock who has been a member of the NSW Seniors team six times. He stressed knowing your system well and avoiding mistakes as the key elements of success at competitive level. Unfortunately my playing with him for the first time did not demonstrate the lesson. Knowing the system takes more than a few minutes discussion - and avoiding mistakes for me is still a major ambition!
