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Young World
Bridging bonds
G. PRASAD
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Every player was a winner at the Bridge tournament in Tiruchi.
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Photo: M. Moorthy
The triumphant six: The camp was aimed at fine-tuning their skills.
Not often does one come across school students playing bridge. Students of Sri Vidya Mandir Matric H.S. School, Mohan Nagar, Salem, surprised many by competing with players more than double their age at the XIX Rishiyur Subramanyam Krishnan Memorial Open Contract Bridge tournament.
The event was jointly organised by the Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL), Tiruchi, and the Tiruchi District Bridge Association at the Kailasapuram Club.
Participants
Six students — A. Saathwik Alex (Std. VII), A. Poomagan (Std. VII), S. Janani Sri (Std. VI), A. Ridhuja (Std. VI), N.S. Kavin (Std. V), A. Ajay Alex (Std. VIII) — took to bridge seriously only couple of months ago.
The coaching camp organised by Steel Authority of India Limited (SAIL) in the township provided them with an opportunity to fine-tune their skills. B. Ramakrishnan trained the youngsters.
Ramakrishnan says that there is no precedent for bridge like chess for the simple reason that the 52 cards in the pack can be dealt with in 696 billion ways among four players and the possibility of picking up the same 13 cards for the second time is remote.
The youngsters are quick learners and the Tiruchi-tournament gave them the much-needed exposure, he says.
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