Two Minutes with Margherita Chavarria by Angie Bach

Barcelona, February 10 2014

Margherita Chavarria, a World Youth Pairs Champion in Atlanta 2013, today is part of the Italian Ladies Team that will represent Italy in the next European Championship: Margherita Chavarria-Francesca Piscitelli, Caterina Ferlazzo Gabriella Manara, Simonetta Paoluzi-Ilaria Saccavini. With only 21 years, she and her partner won the last [ilink url=”http://csbnews.org/new/italy-already-has-his-2014-ladies-team/?lang=en”]Club Rosa[/ilink] competition and so they won the right to be part of the Italian ladies team adventures.

Margherita Chavarria y su partner

Hello Margherita! Fernando Lema the CsbNews editor, told me he was a friend of your father and that you were a bridge champion!

Yes, that is true…I am here en Barcelona on vacations, and playing the Barcelona Open Tournament

-¿This handsome man is your boyfriend or only your partner?

YES he is very handsome…and my boyfriend and my partner 😆 

Margherita Chavarria y Giorgia Botta
Margherita Chavarria y Giorgia Botta

Fernando also told me that you played the Youth World Championships in Atlanta 2013, what can you tell me about it?

 I had a great time there, I played with Giorgia Botta, and we won the Ladies Pairs World Championship U-26.

 It grabs my attention… you are so young  🙂 -¿How old are you?

 I am 21, and I play bridge since I have 10.

¡My god, since 10! Your life is devoted to bridge as a sport?

 Yes I am a professional bridge player, I also teach a little, but basically I travel the world playing bridge.

Lauria-Versace-2009
Lauria-Versace,
en elMundial de San Pablo 2009

¿Do you have some bridge heroes?

Lorenzo Lauria and Alfredo Versace.

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