Hi Luc. Very nice write-up. Always nice to read what has happened at other tables on hands one has played oneself.
On board 1 you have the vulnerability wrong (possibly because you switched around NS and EW). So your side was not vulnerable, whereas the other side was. That makes ...
The homepage of the Spanish Bridge Federation classifies the Barcelona tournament as a national event http://aebridge.com/aebdynamic/resultadosNacionales.asp. I saved a screenshot just in case that entry somehow gets miraculously altered at a later stage.
@Bob as much as you like playing against juniors, it may not be enough to gain you admission to Junior events.
@Peg I was being half serious, half joking. Actually I feel very strongly that the top competitive events (in this case ACBL+ events) should take place at times, when ...
How about this idea instead: Junior events start at 1 and 7:30. Everything else starts at 10(11) and 3(4). Some scientific evidence to support the proposal: http://www.huffingtonpost.ca/2014/08/08/brain-function-morning_n_5661856.html
"Christina, I'm sure a little bit of what I'm saying has to do with what I'm used to."
Hey Bob, you just admitted to being affected by status quo bias! :)
@Bob I found your comment interesting. There was a period of about 10 years in my life, where I tried very hard to combine having two children, a very demanding job in the financial sector and high level competitive bridge. I did not attend any American Nationals at that time ...
Since we are still at the world championships in France: à chacun son goût. As pointed out by others the playing schedule issue has been discussed several times before and the outcome seems to be the same every single time: people have different tastes and preferences. Seeing that is the ...
I would be worried that automatic penalties for not remembering the system would elicit "we don't have an agreement in this situation" or "just bridge" or shrugging shoulders more often from both opponents trying to avoid the penalty. Not desirable in my view.