Just as a reminder to our readers, the trans-Atlantic match for the Warren Buffett Bridge Cup is currently underway in Ireland. Scheduled to coincide with the Ryder Cup, the match features an innovative format. Players use simplified methods and are matched against a counterpart pair on the other team. The U.S. #1 pair, for example, plays Europe’s pairs 2-5 and then compares scores with Europe’s #1 on a one point per board basis. There are team and individual formats along the same lines.

There is plenty of information, including an interesting diary by each team captain, at the official site.

You can also watch the matches online at BBO. Because of the time difference and mostly daytime play, the times are pre-dawn to a little after noon in Chicago.