vg|B EC 2011 Mixed Teams Swiss,2_5,I,1,10,WildGriffins,0,AdamsFamily,0|
rs|4DW+1,5DW-1,4HN+2,3NN-1,4SS=,4SS-1,3NE=,3NE=,4SWx-2,4SWx-1,2NW-1,2NW-2,5CWx-1,5SS-1,3HS-1,3HS-1,4HN-1,4HS-1,4SS-2,4SS-3|
pn|Dikhnova,Kostadinov,Orlov,Nalbatska,Mineva,Khven,Ignatov,Gulevich|pg||
qx|o1|st||md|3SQJ952HK752D9C974,S84HAJ98DJ86432C3,S76HT6DA5CAKJT852,SAKT3HQ43DKQT7CQ6|sv|o|nt|cicus: hi all|pg||
nt|bjacobs: hi|pg||
nt|Walddk3: Hello Gábor and Bill|pg||
mb|2C!|nt|Walddk3: Have fun|pg||
mb|d|nt|cicus: bulgarian-russian encounter|pg||
mb|p|mb|2H|mb|3C|nt|cicus: precision 2@C opening|pg||
mb|d|mb|p|mb|3D|mb|p|mb|p|nt|bjacobs: love the team names|pg||
mb|4C|mb|4D|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|nt|cicus: EW have, in theory, 5@D|pg||
nt|bjacobs: and a very well judged auction all round|pg||
pc|cA|nt|cicus: however, normal play in @Hs is a double finesse so @H10 likely to score|pg||
pc|c6|pc|c9|pc|c3|pg||
nt|cicus: @HK under the ace is a bit unexpected already anyway|pg||
pc|cK|pc|cQ|pc|c7|pc|d2|pg||
pc|d3|pc|d5|pc|dK|pc|d9|pg||
pc|sA|pc|s2|pc|s4|pc|s6|pg||
pc|sK|pc|s5|pc|s8|pc|s7|pg||
pc|s3|pc|sJ|pc|d4|pc|c2|pg||
pc|d6|pc|dA|nt|bjacobs: No need to find @H10 now|pg||
pc|d7|pc|h2|pg||
pc|hT|pc|hQ|nt|cicus: well played|pg||
pc|hK|mc|11|pg||
qx|c1|st||md|3SQJ952HK752D9C974,S84HAJ98DJ86432C3,S76HT6DA5CAKJT852,SAKT3HQ43DKQT7CQ6|sv|o|nt|jcomyn: sorry parftner?|pg||
nt|eggy: Good morning all|pg||
nt|jcomyn: hi all again|pg||
mb|2C|nt|eggy: These teams are 3rd and 4th in group A (http://b.poznan2011.pl/mxt/swleaderb.html)|pg||
mb|2N!|nt|jcomyn: awkward bid for s|pg||
nt|jcomyn: can they find this big fit on this auction|pg||
nt|jcomyn: and at what level|pg||
mb|3C|mb|3D|nt|eggy: I wonder what 2NT is - limited t/o?|pg||
nt|jcomyn: esp-ecially with a doubleton c|pg||
nt|eggy: if so it's worked well|pg||
mb|4C|mb|4D|mb|p|nt|jcomyn: spade?|pg||
mb|5D|nt|vugraphplf: technical problems - had a little delay|pg||
nt|eggy: If it was limited, it was easy for east to take another bid.|pg||
nt|jcomyn: thats an impressive start|pg||
mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|nt|eggy: still have to get the hearts right though|pg||
pc|s6|pc|sA|pc|s5|pc|s4|pg||
pc|dK|nt|eggy: A major squeeze wouldn't help as West needs two discards|pg||
pc|d9|pc|d2|pc|dA|pg||
pc|cK|pc|c6|pc|c7|pc|c3|pg||
pc|s7|pc|sK|pc|s2|nt|jcomyn: bet she makes it|pg||
pc|s8|pg||
pc|cQ|pc|c4|pc|d6|pc|c8|pg||
pc|d8|pc|d5|pc|dT|pc|c9|pg||
pc|hQ|pc|hK|pc|hA|pc|h6|pg||
nt|eggy: Seems against the odds trying to drop Tx susely though?|pg||
pc|d3|pc|c5|pc|dQ|pc|h2|pg||
nt|jcomyn: prefer h to the j and then q next time|pg||
pc|h3|pc|h5|pc|h8|pc|hT|pg||
mc|10|nt|jcomyn: thats a pint i owe you|pg||
nt|eggy: :0|pg||
nt|eggy: :)|pg||
pg||
qx|o2|st||md|4S4HAQ65DJ9874CK84,SKT932H83DT52CQ73,SQ65HKJ92DAK6CAJ2,SAJ87HT74DQ3CT965|sv|n|mb|p|mb|p|mb|2D!|nt|cicus: this 'seems' a multi|pg||
mb|2N|nt|cicus: routine to find 4@H|pg||
mb|3S|nt|cicus: even now, with the help of a T/O X|pg||
mb|d|mb|p|mb|4H|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|dQ|pc|d4|pc|d5|pc|dA|pg||
pc|hK|pc|h4|pc|h5|pc|h3|pg||
pc|h2|pc|h7|pc|hA|pc|h8|pg||
pc|hQ|pc|s2|pc|h9|pc|hT|pg||
nt|bjacobs: 3@S was a strange sort of bid ... committing to 4@H if West had hearts|pg||
mc|12|pg||
qx|c2|st||md|4S4HAQ65DJ9874CK84,SKT932H83DT52CQ73,SQ65HKJ92DAK6CAJ2,SAJ87HT74DQ3CT965|sv|n|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|nt|eggy: Though South's H discard was a little strange I thought - would have made me think|pg||
mb|1C!|mb|2C!|nt|jcomyn: 4h or 4s?|pg||
mb|2D|mb|p|mb|3N|nt|jcomyn: odd that 2c is that right|pg||
mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|nt|robbroy: both are good|pg||
nt|jcomyn: and an even odder contract|pg||
nt|eggy: very curious|pg||
nt|jcomyn: lead?|pg||
pc|s7|pc|s4|pc|sK|pc|s5|pg||
pc|sT|pc|s6|nt|eggy: if a club is strong (maybe 2C is a destructive 2 suiter) then why not rebid 2NT|pg||
pc|sJ|pc|d4|pg||
pc|sA|nt|eggy: Well defended|pg||
pc|c4|pc|s2|pc|sQ|pg||
pc|s8|pc|d7|pc|s9|pc|h2|pg||
pc|s3|pc|d6|pc|h4|pc|d8|pg||
nt|eggy: often a difficult situation to work out when the leaders partner holds 5|pg||
mc|8|nt|jcomyn: yes but surely easy to find the 4-4 h fit|pg||
pg||
qx|o3|st||md|1SAKQJ2HKT9DAQ6CK6,S84HJ432DJT97CAQ4,S9753HQ876D84C532,ST6HA5DK532CJT987|sv|e|nt|cicus: just was thinking about that - maybe 2@D was not a multi?|pg||
nt|bjacobs: maybe|pg||
mb|1C|mb|p|mb|1D|mb|p|mb|1S|mb|p|mb|2S|nt|cicus: I wonder if 1@S is forcing|pg||
mb|p|mb|4S|mb|p|nt|bjacobs: Well, they will reach 4@S, with a fair chance of success|pg||
mb|p|mb|p|pc|dJ|pc|d4|pc|d2|pc|dQ|pg||
nt|bjacobs: A possible failing line ... draw trumps, ruff the diamond, and play a heart to the 10, which only fails when all 3 key missing cards (@CA, @HA and @HJ) are in the wrong hand|pg||
pc|sA|pc|s4|pc|s3|pc|s6|pg||
pc|sK|pc|s8|pc|s5|pc|sT|pg||
pc|dA|pc|d7|pc|d8|pc|d3|pg||
pc|d6|nt|bjacobs: Seems like the best play to me, but it's the one that doesn't work|pg||
pc|d9|pc|s7|pc|d5|pg||
pc|c2|pc|c7|pc|cK|pc|cA|pg||
pc|cQ|pc|c3|pc|c8|pc|c6|pg||
pc|c4|pc|c5|pc|cJ|pc|sJ|pg||
pc|hK|pc|h2|pc|h6|pc|hA|pg||
mc|10|pg||
qx|c3|st||md|1SAKQJ2HKT9DAQ6CK6,S84HJ432DJT97CAQ4,S9753HQ876D84C532,ST6HA5DK532CJT987|sv|e|nt|eggy: as those who remember that last hand in the womens Olympiad in Beijing will remember|pg||
mb|1C!|an|strong|mb|1D!|mb|p|mb|2D|an|0+|nt|jcomyn: policy clearly DOSC over strong club|pg||
nt|eggy: well whatever 2C meant, starting with x might have been an option I suppose|pg||
mb|3S|mb|p|mb|4S|mb|p|mb|p|nt|jcomyn: thats a big 2s but i suppose it must be 4th in hand|pg||
mb|p|pc|dJ|nt|eggy: Amother H guess hand|pg||
pc|d4|pc|dK|nt|jcomyn: nobody interested any more in a 5-5 fit - sigh|pg||
pc|dA|pg||
pc|sA|pc|s4|pc|s3|pc|s6|pg||
pc|sK|pc|s8|pc|s5|pc|sT|pg||
pc|h9|pc|h2|pc|hQ|pc|hA|pg||
pc|cJ|pc|cK|nt|eggy: good night vienna|pg||
pc|cA|pc|c2|pg||
nt|jcomyn: and another wron one|pg||
pc|cQ|pc|c3|pc|c7|pc|c6|pg||
pc|c4|pc|c5|pc|c8|pc|sJ|pg||
nt|jcomyn: nice song do you know it|pg||
pc|dQ|pc|d7|pc|d8|pc|d2|pg||
pc|d6|pc|d9|pc|s7|pc|d3|pg||
pc|h6|pc|h5|mc|9|nt|eggy: if 1D was 2 same colour, why not the same on the previous hand, and if "roman" (touching suits) why not 1S on the last?|pg||
pg||
qx|o4|st||md|2S982HJ982DT972CKJ,S54HQTDQJ864CAQ42,SQJT7H6543DAKC763,SAK63HAK7D53CT985|sv|b|nt|cicus: was it really so easy?|pg||
nt|bjacobs: apparently|pg||
mb|p|mb|p|mb|1D!|mb|p|mb|2D|mb|p|mb|2N|mb|p|mb|3N|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|nt|bjacobs: Clubs made to order|pg||
pc|h2|nt|cicus: seems like E will play on @Ds initially, then revert to @Cs as last resort|pg||
nt|cicus: although blockage in @Hs makes it hard to lead @Ds from the E hand|pg||
pc|hT|pc|h3|nt|bjacobs: Well, he has 3 entries ... need to decide how to use them.  Maybe you should use the first two for clubs, because that will produce a 3rd entry in clubs|pg||
pc|hA|pg||
nt|bjacobs: But perhaps that's superficial|pg||
pc|d3|pc|d2|pc|dQ|pc|dK|pg||
pc|sQ|pc|sA|pc|s9|pc|s4|pg||
pc|c5|pc|cK|pc|cA|pc|c3|pg||
pc|hQ|pc|h4|pc|h7|pc|h8|pg||
pc|s5|pc|sT|pc|sK|pc|s2|pg||
pc|d5|pc|d7|pc|dJ|pc|dA|pg||
nt|cicus: small @S now...|pg||
pc|h5|pc|hK|pc|h9|pc|d4|pg||
pc|c8|pc|cJ|pc|cQ|pc|c6|pg||
pc|c2|pc|c7|pc|c9|pc|s8|pg||
pc|cT|pc|d9|pc|c4|pc|h6|pg||
mc|9|pg||
qx|c4|st||md|2S982HJ982DT972CKJ,S54HQTDQJ864CAQ42,SQJT7H6543DAKC763,SAK63HAK7D53CT985|sv|b|nt|jcomyn: seems to me cl.ubs only used as a conventional bid - stayman,landy,gerber,ante, and so on|pg||
mb|1D|nt|jcomyn: I'd say they are just upsetting the strong c wsith anything|pg||
mb|p|mb|1S|nt|jcomyn: so nobody knowsd any more whether it is a suit or not|pg||
nt|eggy: just randominising - looks like it yes|pg||
mb|p|mb|2C|mb|p|mb|3N|mb|p|nt|jcomyn: 2h is 4-4 system but now game is missed|pg||
mb|p|mb|p|pc|h2|pc|hT|nt|jcomyn: if that is the system why muck about with it|pg||
pc|h3|pc|hA|pg||
pc|d3|pc|d2|pc|dQ|pc|dK|pg||
pc|h4|pc|h7|pc|h8|pc|hQ|pg||
pc|s4|pc|s7|pc|sA|pc|s2|pg||
pc|d5|pc|d7|pc|dJ|pc|dA|pg||
nt|eggy: this may go horribly wrong too|pg||
nt|eggy: and has|pg||
pc|sQ|pc|sK|pc|s8|pc|s5|pg||
pc|cT|pc|cJ|pc|cQ|nt|eggy: still the incredible club position to the rescue|pg||
pc|c6|pg||
pc|cA|pc|c3|pc|c5|pc|cK|pg||
pc|c4|pc|c7|pc|c8|mc|9|pg||
qx|c5|st||md|3S3HAQT54DAJ8CJT86,SAT98742HK8D73CAK,SKJ6H6DKT652C9542,SQ5HJ9732DQ94CQ73|sv|n|nt|Walddk5: Welcome to Hasan A Zaidi|pg||
mb|p|mb|p|nt|famus: hi John , Roland--|pg||
nt|jcomyn: morning|pg||
mb|1H|mb|1S|mb|2D|mb|p|mb|2H|mb|3S|nt|famus: very dear BBO frnd Aida playing-- have a feeling--she, presently, is a little tense--missed out a game and a possible @cs game in the bd before--lets see|pg||
mb|p|mb|4S|nt|jcomyn: that n hand is surely not a 1nt bid. Ah sure forget that excellent c suit|pg||
mb|p|mb|p|mb|d|nt|jcomyn: seems to me jan wants to control the bidding|pg||
mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|nt|famus: @ds are stuck --cud b a help|pg||
nt|famus: if he starts @s from the dummy --will make|pg||
nt|famus: or either which way|pg||
nt|jcomyn: overbidding in a big way will be punished|pg||
pc|h6|pc|h2|nt|eggy: but a flat board probably|pg||
pc|h5|pc|h8|pg||
nt|eggy: surely not!|pg||
nt|vugraphplf: v is annoyed|pg||
pc|s2|pc|sK|pc|s5|pc|s3|pg||
nt|jcomyn: next time you do that you are OUT |pg||
pc|c2|pc|c3|pc|cT|pc|cK|pg||
pc|cA|pc|c4|pc|c7|nt|eggy: making now!|pg||
pc|c6|pg||
pc|s4|pc|s6|pc|sQ|pc|h4|pg||
pc|cQ|pc|c8|pc|d3|pc|c5|pg||
nt|famus: wp|pg||
pc|d4|pc|d8|pc|d7|pc|d6|pg||
pc|hA|pc|hK|pc|d2|pc|h3|pg||
pc|hT|pc|s7|pc|sJ|pc|h7|pg||
nt|eggy: One down - sorry|pg||
mc|9|nt|vugraphplf: TD called to the table by E|pg||
nt|eggy: In fact ducking the heart might not have cost a trick if N had swicthed to diamonds - but still a wierd play|pg||
nt|vugraphplf: 2@D had been explained as "good raise in @H" on the SW side|pg||
nt|eggy: Interesting - hard to see how West was damaged though - I'd wouldn;t have thought that would be an inducement to bid 3S|pg||
nt|vugraphplf: NS had apparently a misunderstanding here|pg||
nt|vugraphplf: he said he would not bid 3@S if his understanding of the opponent bid was proper|pg||
pg||
qx|o6|st||md|4ST42HK974DK4CKT74,SJ3HA632DA63CQJ92,SAK96HT85DJT985C6,SQ875HQJDQ72CA853|sv|e|mb|1D!|mb|p|mb|1H|nt|cicus: what a difference to previous 1@D|pg||
nt|cicus: where she had 2 AK's|pg||
mb|1N!|mb|p|mb|2C!|mb|d|mb|2D|mb|p|nt|cicus: 1NT showing 4@S and 5m?|pg||
mb|p|nt|cicus: then 2@C is pass or correct|pg||
mb|2N|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|nt|cicus: E going to bid 1NT|pg||
pc|dJ|pc|d2|pc|d4|nt|cicus: maybe even 1NT would be too high|pg||
pc|dA|pg||
pc|cQ|pc|c6|pc|c3|pc|cK|pg||
nt|cicus: could be - not here|pg||
pc|dK|pc|d3|pc|d5|pc|d7|pg||
pc|s4|pc|s3|pc|sK|pc|s5|pg||
pc|dT|pc|dQ|pc|s2|pc|d6|pg||
nt|bjacobs: Simple defence - and declarer only has 7 tricks|pg||
pc|cA|pc|c4|pc|c2|pc|s6|pg||
pc|c5|pc|c7|pc|c9|pc|s9|pg||
pc|cJ|pc|h5|pc|c8|pc|cT|pg||
pc|sJ|pc|sA|pc|s7|pc|sT|pg||
pc|d8|pc|s8|pc|h4|pc|h2|pg||
pc|d9|pc|sQ|pc|h7|pc|h3|pg||
pc|hT|pc|hJ|mc|7|pg||
qx|c6|st||md|4ST42HK974DK4CKT74,SJ3HA632DA63CQJ92,SAK96HT85DJT985C6,SQ875HQJDQ72CA853|sv|e|mb|p|mb|p|mb|1C!|mb|p|mb|1S|mb|p|mb|1N|mb|p|mb|2N|mb|p|nt|famus: a small @h perhaps--yep |pg||
mb|p|mb|p|pc|dJ|pc|d2|pc|d4|pc|dA|pg||
pc|cQ|nt|famus: i think she wud persevere with @ds|pg||
nt|jcomyn: why play the k|pg||
pc|c6|pc|c3|pc|cK|pg||
pc|hK|nt|famus: 9 now|pg||
pc|h2|pc|h5|pc|hJ|pg||
pc|h4|pc|h3|pc|h8|pc|hQ|pg||
nt|famus: duck|pg||
pc|cA|pc|c4|nt|famus: oh well|pg||
pc|c2|pc|s6|pg||
pc|c5|nt|famus: pretty frndly defence|pg||
nt|jcomyn: of course duck - |pg||
pc|c7|pc|c9|pc|s9|pg||
pc|cJ|pc|d5|pc|c8|pc|cT|pg||
pc|s3|pc|sK|pc|s5|pc|s4|pg||
pc|dT|nt|famus: she didn't need that|pg||
pc|dQ|pc|dK|pc|d3|pg||
nt|eggy: unlucky|pg||
pc|s2|pc|sJ|pc|sA|pc|s7|pg||
pc|d8|pc|d7|pc|h7|pc|d6|pg||
pc|d9|pc|s8|pc|h9|pc|h6|pg||
pc|hT|pc|sQ|pc|sT|pc|hA|pg||
pg||
qx|o7|st||md|1SAKT74HADJ8543CAJ,S9HKJDAKQ92CK9732,SQJ32HQT65432DTC4,S865H987D76CQT865|sv|b|nt|cicus: fireworks here?|pg||
mb|1C!|mb|1H!|nt|cicus: 1@C= strong, 1@H = something|pg||
nt|bjacobs: Perhaps 1@H = spades or the minors|pg||
mb|d|nt|bjacobs: That's a method that goes under several names|pg||
nt|cicus: easily|pg||
mb|1S!|mb|d|nt|cicus: yes, popular here as well|pg||
mb|2C!|mb|2H|mb|3C|nt|cicus: although I don't esteem it high|pg||
nt|bjacobs: nor I|pg||
mb|p|nt|bjacobs: I prefer to get in with defined suits early, so we can bounce them|pg||
mb|4C|nt|cicus: exactly|pg||
mb|4H|mb|5C|mb|d|mb|p|nt|cicus: funny, spades have not been found|pg||
nt|cicus: else N would have perhaps  bid 4@S|pg||
nt|bjacobs: Yes, I would say N/S are not on firm ground ... in particular with South's double of 1@S|pg||
nt|cicus: maybe now comes out with 5@S? |pg||
nt|bjacobs: Perhaps 5@d?|pg||
nt|bjacobs: "Partner, pick a major"|pg||
mb|p|mb|p|pc|dT|nt|bjacobs: But instead, discretion is the better part of value|pg||
nt|bjacobs: This is not going to work too well, because they needed to push on|pg||
pc|d6|pc|d3|pc|dA|pg||
pc|c2|pc|c4|pc|cQ|pc|cA|pg||
pc|hA|pc|hJ|pc|hT|pc|h7|pg||
pc|d8|pc|d9|pc|h2|pc|d7|pg||
pc|cK|pc|h3|pc|c5|pc|cJ|pg||
nt|bjacobs: OK, it's going to work VERY BADLY|pg||
pc|hK|pc|h4|nt|bjacobs: That was an extremely foolish play by South|pg||
pc|h8|pc|s4|pg||
pc|c7|pc|h5|pc|cT|nt|cicus: can't discard all spades|pg||
pc|s7|pg||
nt|bjacobs: Sorry, the spade doesn't run away ... but in fact a second undertrick could have run away|pg||
pc|h9|pc|sT|pc|c3|pc|h6|pg||
pc|dK|pc|s2|pc|s5|pc|d4|pg||
pc|dQ|pc|s3|pc|s6|pc|d5|pg||
pc|s9|pc|sJ|pc|s8|pc|sK|pg||
mc|10|pg||
qx|c7|st||md|1SAKT74HADJ8543CAJ,S9HKJDAKQ92CK9732,SQJ32HQT65432DTC4,S865H987D76CQT865|sv|b|mb|1C!|an|strong|mb|2C!|nt|jcomyn: here we go|pg||
nt|eggy: pefect fit, but not enough winners to make 6S a good contract|pg||
mb|d|an|8-|nt|jcomyn: cant h be set up|pg||
mb|3C|nt|eggy: Major difference between this and tha last 2C overcall of 1C!|pg||
nt|jcomyn: sure is|pg||
mb|3S|mb|5C|nt|jcomyn: now will they play in clubs|pg||
nt|famus: must raise|pg||
nt|jcomyn: aggressive stuff|pg||
mb|5S|mb|p|nt|eggy: sure, but everything is very nicely dropping isn't it|pg||
mb|p|nt|vugraphplf: the double was explained on the SW side as: 8+, no suit specified|pg||
nt|jcomyn: ah gwan 6c|pg||
mb|p|nt|famus: wonder whether they'd play in 4-3 @s|pg||
pc|dA|pc|dT|pc|d6|pc|d5|pg||
nt|eggy: the director is going to eran their corn today from the looks of it!|pg||
nt|eggy: earn|pg||
pc|c3|pc|c4|nt|jcomyn: and still they fish about for nt|pg||
pc|cQ|pc|cA|pg||
pc|d3|pc|d2|nt|jcomyn: hooray a minor game|pg||
pc|s2|pc|d7|pg||
pc|h2|pc|h9|pc|hA|pc|hJ|pg||
pc|d4|pc|d9|pc|s3|nt|famus: he'll have to manage this--wud need to ruff a@h in hand and then probably play @ca and !j|pg||
nt|famus: @sand ruff another@h|pg||
nt|jcomyn: well he does have a fair certainty the c are 4-1 on the bidding. not sure it helps though|pg||
pc|s5|pg||
pc|s6|nt|eggy: trump may make life awkward|pg||
pc|s4|pc|s9|nt|famus: he cant avoid the @d fin--and assume that to be working--so a losing @d on !the 4th @s--and if @cs arnt 4-1 thats even better|pg||
pc|sJ|pg||
pc|h3|pc|h7|pc|s7|nt|jcomyn: d finesse now|pg||
pc|hK|pg||
nt|eggy: no ruffing H finesse then:)|pg||
nt|vugraphplf: S started thinking heavily|pg||
nt|jcomyn: why|pg||
nt|vugraphplf: apparently she's not been paying too much attention to the @S break|pg||
pc|cJ|nt|famus: almost the same line --now ruff a @h|pg||
pc|cK|pc|sQ|pc|c5|pg||
nt|jcomyn: oh no|pg||
pc|hQ|pc|h8|pc|d8|pc|c2|pg||
nt|eggy: oh dear|pg||
pc|hT|pc|s8|pc|sT|pc|c7|pg||
mc|10|nt|jcomyn: she's in real trouble this time|pg||
nt|jcomyn: talk about butchering a hand|pg||
nt|vugraphplf: now it's clear: she's not been counting @H or missed the @HK|pg||
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qx|o8|st||md|2SAJHQJ9732DA74C98,SKQ52HT54DK9CKT64,ST8764HAK8DJ65C75,S93H6DQT832CAQJ32|sv|o|nt|cicus: the question is whwther 5@S was making|pg||
nt|cicus: seems yes with hearts coming in quickly|pg||
nt|bjacobs: I would have thought 6@S was making|pg||
mb|1S!|nt|cicus: oh, 6, yes, |pg||
mb|p|mb|1N!|mb|2H|mb|p|mb|3H|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|h5|nt|bjacobs: West did well to avoid the spade lead|pg||
pc|hA|pc|h6|pc|h2|pg||
pc|s4|pc|s3|pc|sJ|pc|sQ|pg||
pc|h4|pc|h8|pc|c2|pc|h3|pg||
pc|s6|pc|s9|pc|sA|pc|s2|pg||
pc|h7|pc|hT|pc|hK|pc|d2|pg||
pc|s7|pc|c3|nt|bjacobs: Declarer took what looked like her best chance - doubleton spade honour with East|pg||
pc|c8|pc|sK|pg||
pc|c4|pc|c5|pc|cA|pc|c9|pg||
pc|cQ|pc|h9|pc|c6|pc|c7|pg||
pc|hQ|pc|cT|pc|s8|pc|d3|pg||
pc|d4|pc|dK|pc|d5|pc|d8|pg||
pc|cK|pc|sT|pc|cJ|pc|hJ|pg||
pc|dA|pc|d9|pc|d6|pc|dT|pg||
pc|d7|pc|s5|pc|dJ|pc|dQ|pg||
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qx|c8|st||md|2SAJHQJ9732DA74C98,SKQ52HT54DK9CKT64,ST8764HAK8DJ65C75,S93H6DQT832CAQJ32|sv|o|mb|1C!|mb|p|mb|1N|mb|2H|mb|p|mb|3H|mb|p|nt|jcomyn: leave it alone and lead a h|pg||
mb|p|mb|p|pc|h4|pc|h8|nt|jcomyn: dont understand why 1nt - pass is so obvious|pg||
pc|h6|pc|h2|pg||
pc|s4|pc|s3|pc|sJ|pc|sQ|pg||
nt|jcomyn: game cant possibly be on with a 12-cou nt opposite a pssed hand|pg||
nt|eggy: West may need to find the diamond switch if S plays Ax S|pg||
pc|h5|pc|hK|pc|c2|pc|h3|pg||
pc|s6|pc|s9|nt|eggy: no chance now as the entries aren't there|pg||
pc|sA|pc|s2|pg||
pc|c8|pc|cT|pc|c5|pc|c3|pg||
pc|hT|pc|hA|pc|d2|pc|h7|pg||
pc|c7|pc|cA|pc|c9|pc|c4|pg||
pc|cQ|pc|h9|pc|c6|pc|s7|pg||
pc|d4|pc|dK|pc|d5|pc|d3|pg||
pc|cK|pc|s8|pc|cJ|pc|hJ|pg||
pc|dA|pc|d9|mc|8|nt|eggy: running scores are on : http://b.poznan2011.pl/mxt/swrunda2.html|pg||
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qx|o9|st||md|3SQHK976432DAK3C86,S2HJT8DQ54CAKQJ73,SAJ73HAQDJ862C954,SKT98654H5DT97CT2|sv|e|mb|1N!|mb|p|mb|2D!|mb|p|mb|2H|mb|p|mb|4H|mb|p|mb|p|nt|cicus: hmm, if they bid 3NT west could wait for a club lead forever|pg||
mb|p|nt|bjacobs: I suppose West was a bit nervous of the vulo|pg||
pc|cT|nt|cicus: sure|pg||
pc|c6|pc|cQ|pc|c4|pg||
pc|cA|pc|c5|pc|c2|pc|c8|pg||
pc|s2|nt|bjacobs: danger|pg||
pc|sA|pc|s4|pc|sQ|pg||
nt|bjacobs: averted|pg||
pc|hA|pc|h5|pc|h2|pc|h8|pg||
pc|hQ|pc|s5|pc|h3|pc|hT|pg||
pc|s3|pc|s8|pc|h6|pc|hJ|pg||
pc|cK|pc|c9|nt|bjacobs: unaverted .... extremely careless play there|pg||
mc|9|pg||
qx|c9|st||md|3SQHK976432DAK3C86,S2HJT8DQ54CAKQJ73,SAJ73HAQDJ862C954,SKT98654H5DT97CT2|sv|e|mb|1D!|mb|2S|mb|4H|mb|p|mb|p|nt|famus: the only excitement is the @splay for an over trick|pg||
mb|p|pc|cA|pc|c4|pc|c2|pc|c6|pg||
pc|cK|pc|c5|pc|cT|pc|c8|pg||
pc|cJ|pc|c9|pc|h5|pc|h2|pg||
nt|vugraphplf: YES, that just happened.|pg||
nt|jcomyn: jeepers her nerve has gone |pg||
pc|s8|pc|sQ|pc|s2|pc|s3|pg||
nt|jcomyn: you have to feel sorry when that happens|pg||
pc|h3|pc|h8|pc|hA|pc|s4|pg||
nt|famus: +1--or 2 if @cs not swiched|pg||
pc|hQ|pc|s5|pc|h4|pc|hT|pg||
pc|sA|nt|famus: safety|pg||
pc|s6|pc|d3|pc|hJ|pg||
mc|9|nt|vugraphplf: N calls TD|pg||
nt|eggy: well E are clearly very good at exerting pressure when they sense a weakness, don't you think|pg||
nt|jcomyn: what they do that director is called|pg||
nt|vugraphplf: the TD was called because E was playing the cards so they were a bit hard to see|pg||
nt|eggy: Perhaps east's card wasn't visible|pg||
nt|vugraphplf: the TD advised E to play the cards more visibly, but didn't change the score|pg||
pg||
qx|o10|st||md|4ST7653H7DJ5CKQJ54,S9HJ42DQ632CAT632,SAQ8HKQ9853DAKTC8,SKJ42HAT6D9874C97|sv|b|nt|bjacobs: Declarer should have ruffed a club ... no way could West have been dealt a doubleton club after the early tricks|pg||
mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|nt|cicus: last board|pg||
mb|1C!|mb|p|mb|1D!|mb|p|mb|1H!|mb|p|mb|1S|mb|p|mb|2H|mb|p|mb|3C|mb|p|nt|cicus: 3NT only game here - even that may go down|pg||
mb|3S|mb|p|mb|4S|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|nt|cicus: normal contract though|pg||
pc|d2|nt|bjacobs: If the defence don't take @HA, should declarer hook the diamond?|pg||
nt|cicus: I don't think so, he can't tell he's going toose 2 trumps|pg||
nt|cicus: she|pg||
nt|bjacobs: It's a fair chance that there are 2 losers in spades ... and that @D2 lead, if "normal", would indicate the queen, would it not?|pg||
pc|dT|pc|d4|pc|d5|pg||
pc|dK|pc|d7|pc|dJ|pc|d3|pg||
pc|dA|pc|d8|nt|bjacobs: Good play really - I think with the odds|pg||
pc|h7|pc|d6|pg||
pc|c8|pc|c7|pc|cK|pc|cA|pg||
nt|cicus: well, yes. I keep this explanation in reserve for my teammates |pg||
pc|s9|pc|sQ|pc|sK|pc|s3|pg||
nt|cicus: but I am happy to agree with you|pg||
nt|bjacobs: It's not all over though ... the 4-1 spade break is a problem|pg||
pc|d9|pc|s5|pc|dQ|pc|h3|pg||
pc|c4|pc|c2|pc|s8|pc|c9|pg||
pc|sA|pc|s2|pc|s6|pc|h2|pg||
nt|bjacobs: Declarer couldn't divine the series of plays to cope with 4-1 spades and 5-2 clubs - and I don't blame her|pg||
pc|hK|pc|hA|pc|s7|pc|h4|pg||
mc|8|nt|cicus: thanks all, bye for now|pg||
pg||
qx|c10|st||md|4ST7653H7DJ5CKQJ54,S9HJ42DQ632CAT632,SAQ8HKQ9853DAKTC8,SKJ42HAT6D9874C97|sv|b|mb|p|mb|2S|mb|p|nt|famus: @s n a minor|pg||
nt|eggy: unfortunately I think that S would have to be the one to call the Director in such a situation to deminstrate any validity|pg||
mb|4S|mb|p|nt|jcomyn: well done navena|pg||
mb|p|mb|p|pc|d2|nt|famus: gr8 bid--|pg||
nt|jcomyn: I think that is an awful bid by S even if that is what it says on the tin|pg||
pc|dA|pc|d9|pc|d5|pg||
nt|eggy: and if you are right john, they should get a different tin|pg||
nt|jcomyn: clearly things have changed since terence reese days|pg||
pc|c8|pc|c7|nt|jcomyn: but now why not 3d by n - because system is 5-4 not 5-5|pg||
pc|cJ|pc|cA|pg||
pc|d3|pc|dK|pc|d4|pc|dJ|pg||
pc|hK|pc|hA|nt|jcomyn: thats it tx all and good kibs this morning|pg||
nt|famus: thnks all--|pg||
nt|famus: bye john. roland --tx|pg||
nt|vugraphplf: next match begins in 30 minutes approx.|pg||
pc|h7|pc|h4|pg||
pc|d7|pc|s7|pc|d6|pc|dT|pg||
nt|jcomyn: ALL the points outside the bid suit|pg||
pc|s3|pc|s9|pc|sQ|pc|sK|pg||
pc|c9|nt|eggy: :) yes - it's a sign of the change of strategy that hands that in Blue Club, which were daringly opened as weak 2s, in the UK are nowadays announced as intermediate!|pg||
pc|c5|pc|c2|pc|s8|pg||
pc|sA|pc|s2|pc|s5|pc|c3|pg||
pc|hQ|pc|h6|pc|c4|pc|h2|pg||
pc|h3|pc|hT|pc|s6|pc|hJ|pg||
pc|cK|pc|c6|pc|h5|pc|s4|pg||
pc|sJ|pc|sT|pc|cT|pc|h8|pg||
pc|d8|pc|cQ|pc|dQ|pc|h9|pg||
nt|vugraphplf: as for board 4, where there was a wrong explaination, the score remained|pg||
nt|jcomyn: lucky not to be doubled and then gives 800 on a partscore board not my idea of bridge|pg||
nt|vugraphplf: board 5*|pg||
nt|jcomyn: yes|pg||
nt|jcomyn: see u all later|pg||
nt|eggy: Thanks all|pg||
nt|vugraphplf: next match in 85 minutes|pg||
nt|eggy: Thnaks Michal - well done and thanks also to John and those bringing us the event in Posnan|pg||
nt|vugraphplf: Thanks for all the commentary, and see you again in 80 minutes. Room closing.|pg||
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