THIS years winners of the Marie Curie Bridge Tournament hail from the Isle of Wight a first.<\/p>\n
Alexis Dogilewski and Anne Grevatt, of Bembridge, beat off strong competition from more than 2,000 players nationwide to win the tournament.<\/p>\n
Island bridge winner, Alexis Dogilewski.<\/p>\n
The tournament is played annually throughout the winter months, starting in September and finishing in March.<\/p>\n
The aim of the event which has run for more than 25 years is to raise funds for Marie Curie and has amassed more than 1million for the cancer charity.<\/p>\n
Anne Grevatt, who won the annual Marie Curie Bridge Tournament.<\/p>\n
The tournament, which offers rubber bridge and Chicago, sees players divided into groups of six couples, with each pair up against the other pairs in a round-robin group format, with all games played at home.<\/p>\n
With such a healthy number of players on the Island, organisers encourage more to take part in the next one.<\/p>\n
For more details and entry forms, telephone Diana Thompson on 01371-872246 or email dianathompson113@btinternet.com<\/a><\/p>\n Chess player, John Wrench, playing an online league match in lockdown.<\/p>\n The IW Chess Club has switched to an online format of the West Midlands Area League since the C-19 outbreak.<\/p>\n The Island team beat Worcester 2 by 3-1 to move to the top of Division 2.<\/p>\n A chess match online in progress for the Isle of Wight Chess Club.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n See the rest here: <\/p>\n Isle of Wight bridge and chess success - Isle of Wight County Press<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" THIS years winners of the Marie Curie Bridge Tournament hail from the Isle of Wight a first. Continue reading