Posted 2016-September-03, 23:00
hi sakuragi,
I was kibitzing this match last night and it was sad to watch. Both Jimmy and Benito had some misunderstandings, missed bids, wrong cards played, undos, etc. and Jimmy announced publicly that he'd recently been to see an eye doctor.
Sadly, some idiot kibitzers, who should have known better, made things worse by criticising what was happening and Susy had to turn off kibitzer chat mid game as things got out-of-hand.
A number of boards had to be adjusted by Susy, and Diana_eva and gwnn deserve credit for being patient and dignified while all this was going on.
People forget that they are watching for free two of the world's best bridge players, with a combined age of 170 or so, and given their senior octogenarian status - Benito will be 89 tomorrow - should make some allowances for their age and health.