vg|BBO1-2nd Mind Sports Games,O-F-7_8,I,1,16,SWEDEN,265,POLAND,185| rs|3NW-2,3NW+1,4HE+2,4HE+1,3NNx=,3NN=,4SN+2,4SN+2,1NN=,1NN=,5SNx-2,5HWx=,3DW+2,5DWx=,4SN+1,5SN=,3CN-1,3CN+1,4HN=,4HN-1,3NS+2,3NS+1,4SE-1,2SE+2,2HE-3,1NN-1,3NS-2,3NS-2,4HN+1,4HN+1,3NN=,3NN-1| pn|BERTHEAU,BURAS,CULLIN,NARKIEWICZ,ZMUDZINSKI,NYSTROM,BALICKI,UPMARK|pg|| qx|o1|st||md|3SJ86532H32DJ43C82,SQ7HAJT7DQ962CAK7,STHKQ84DAK5CQT643,SAK94H965DT87CJ95|sv|o|nt|ahollan1: that WAS soon|pg|| nt|ahollan1: Buras-Narkiewicz play Strefa [NOT Polish Club]|pg|| nt|petergill: Typical good BBO service|pg|| mb|1C!|mb|p|nt|ahollan1: 1@C=2+|pg|| mb|p|mb|d|mb|p|nt|ahollan1: transfer responses don't really need points -- but apparently there IS a limit|pg|| mb|1S|mb|p|mb|1N|mb|p|nt|ahollan1: balancing NT would be 10-15|pg|| mb|2N|mb|p|mb|3N|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|nt|petergill: Most experts respond on those South cards nowadays, to try to make it harder for the opponents to reach 3NT/game|pg|| nt|ahollan1: NS leads 3rd/low carding udca|pg|| nt|ahollan1: Smith vs NT|pg|| nt|petergill: respond light - especially when NS are not vul|pg|| nt|odysseus69: kind of board that Swedish supprters will welcome|pg|| pc|c3|nt|petergill: Club lead might trouble 3NT|pg|| nt|ahollan1: Balicki-Zmudzinski play Polish Club so 2@C = Precision|pg|| nt|petergill: @HK led at other table|pg|| nt|ahollan1: curiously least damging lead is the singleton|pg|| pc|cJ|pc|c2|nt|petergill: 7 tricks - entries and timing make setting up @d and/or @h tricky|pg|| pc|c7|pg|| nt|odysseus69: as usual I miscount tricks|pg|| nt|petergill: Tempting to play on @h and go down|pg|| nt|petergill: Club lead is best|pg|| nt|petergill: @D now - will most likely make|pg|| nt|petergill: @H now = almost certain to fail|pg|| nt|odysseus69: better resist heart temptation|pg|| nt|petergill: @S!0 lead is not quite as good as @C lead - on @s lead, with no easy entries to dummy, declarer would probably win @S10 and lead low @HJ, endplaying N|pg|| pc|h5|pc|h2|pc|hJ|nt|petergill: @S lead initially looks better at Trick 1 but just delays North's problems |pg|| pc|hQ|pg|| pc|cQ|pc|c5|pc|c8|nt|petergill: normal @H play, probably|pg|| pc|cA|pg|| nt|petergill: although playing South for @DJ had quite a lot of merit too|pg|| nt|ahollan1: to help counting IF balanced NS opens 1N with good 14-17|pg|| pc|sQ|pc|sT|pc|s4|pc|s2|pg|| nt|ahollan1: so very likely Cullin unbal|pg|| nt|ahollan1: with more HCP Bertheau probably responds|pg|| nt|jillan: hi all :)|pg|| nt|odysseus69: playing South for heart q or king rather than diamond jack |pg|| nt|petergill: @D10 play at Trick 2 might even get covered by J from Jx or Jxx - or perhaps not in a World Championship Grand Final?|pg|| nt|petergill: But @HQ8xx(x) in South means it's not as simple as Victor says |pg|| nt|petergill: Hi Jill, Victor|pg|| nt|odysseus69: so 10 imps immediately for Poland|pg|| nt|petergill: for Sweden|pg|| pc|s7|nt|jillan: Hi Peter|pg|| pc|h4|pc|sA|pc|s3|pg|| nt|petergill: 90 imps to recover in 31 boards|pg|| nt|jillan: Peter, you are living on the other side of the world but here it means 10 imps to Sweden|pg|| nt|jillan: :)|pg|| nt|jillan: SOrry I meant Victor|pg|| pc|sK|pc|s5|pc|d2|pc|d5|pg|| nt|odysseus69: Sweden - 2 excuses - early start and granddaughter demanding my attention= may have to leave|pg|| nt|petergill: I'm getting lots of private messages that there are 80 imps to recover - no, it is about to be 90|pg|| nt|jillan: OK Victor, hug the grandchild|pg|| nt|odysseus69: sorry Jill peter and all spectators|pg|| nt|petergill: Choosing between @H6 or @H9 now|pg|| pc|h6|pc|h3|nt|ahollan1: Marston article "Canape Leads" was early 1980s|pg|| pc|hT|pc|hK|pg|| pc|cT|pc|c9|nt|petergill: @H9 picks up bare 8 in N, @H6 paicks up bare king in South|pg|| pc|s6|pc|cK|pg|| nt|petergill: picks|pg|| pc|hA|pc|h8|pc|h9|pc|d3|pg|| nt|petergill: North's heart discard ruled out bare 8 |pg|| mc|7|pg|| qx|c1|st||md|3SJ86532H32DJ43C82,SQ7HAJT7DQ962CAK7,STHKQ84DAK5CQT643,SAK94H965DT87CJ95|sv|o|nt|bridgegoth: Hello everyone and welcome!|pg|| nt|garden2005: witam wszystkich zgromadzonych i wierz¹cych :)|pg|| mb|2C|nt|bobholl: hi all 80 imps in 32 boards is a lot but not impossible|pg|| mb|p|mb|p|mb|2N|mb|p|mb|3N|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|nt|bridgegoth: Quite possible, especially considering how many have already been exchanged|pg|| pc|hK|nt|garden2005: niezwyk³a sztuka nas czeka, jak zamieæ srebro w z³oto|pg|| pc|h5|pc|h2|pc|hA|pg|| nt|barnets: hi all|pg|| nt|bobholl: 8 tricks in now guess the 9th will come|pg|| nt|garden2005: nadzieja umiera ostatnia, znamy B¯ ¿e m³ynem umiej¹ zakrêciæ :)|pg|| nt|bridgegoth: it almost has to, N is very short on things to lead back when he wins his tricks|pg|| nt|kiwibridge: hi everyone nice to be with you again|pg|| pc|h7|pc|h4|pc|h9|pc|h3|pg|| pc|d7|pc|d4|pc|d2|pc|dA|pg|| nt|barnets: on a club lead dec runs the @D8|pg|| pc|sT|pc|s4|pc|s2|pc|sQ|pg|| nt|barnets: and makes with 3 clubs 2@D 1@H and 3 spades|pg|| nt|bridgegoth: I suspect all logical lines will eventually lead to 9 tricks since he knows where most of the cards are going to be and N will have trouble getting out.|pg|| nt|kiwibridge: can't get 3 clubs|pg|| nt|bobholl: J@H now and n in big trouble indeed|pg|| nt|barnets: best lead for the def was a spade|pg|| nt|jillan: hi all|pg|| nt|bridgegoth: however, if he tries a @S over and N shows out, he can cash the other, take the @D finesse again and reach 9 that way to.|pg|| nt|bridgegoth: that might even get him to 10|pg|| pc|hJ|pc|hQ|pc|h6|pc|s3|pg|| pc|h8|nt|bobholl: his last "free" exit|pg|| pc|d8|pc|s6|pc|hT|pg|| pc|s7|pc|c4|pc|sA|pc|s5|pg|| pc|sK|pc|s8|pc|c7|pc|c3|pg|| pc|dT|pc|d3|pc|d6|pc|dK|pg|| nt|bobholl: now T @D and 10 tricks|pg|| nt|kiwibridge: well played|pg|| nt|bridgegoth: yes, a good start for Sweden|pg|| mc|10|nt|jillan: we all like an easy start to settle in right :)|pg|| pg|| qx|o2|st||md|4SA2HT7DA6543CT952,SK963HAQ62DK8CK86,SJ754HJ9DJT92CQ73,SQT8HK8543DQ7CAJ4|sv|n|nt|jillan: so 11 imps to Sweden|pg|| mb|1H|mb|p|mb|2C|mb|p|mb|2H|mb|p|mb|2N!|nt|ahollan1: 2@C = FG a) BAL, maybe fit b) nat |pg|| mb|p|mb|3N|mb|p|mb|4H|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|sA|nt|uni_dennis: Poland were 5th in Dublin, didn´t they qualify for Bermuda Bowl?|pg|| nt|petergill: I haven't been commentating at this event because I couldn't work out how to book oneself in as a commentator - I had no idea how the new system works - there's probably quite a ...|pg|| nt|petergill: few commentators like me who've been missing for no real reason. We're all volunteers. |pg|| pc|s3|pc|s7|nt|ahollan1: David Bird brings up excellent sidebar NEITHER of these teams will be in the 2013 Bermuda Bowl|pg|| pc|sT|pg|| nt|jillan: yes, it was much better with Roland at the helm!|pg|| nt|petergill: Agreed|pg|| nt|ahollan1: the 6 countries were determined in the 2012 European Team Championships|pg|| nt|petergill: That shows just how tough the Euro Championships are|pg|| pc|d3|pc|d8|pc|dT|pc|dQ|pg|| nt|jillan: and Sweden playing with Peter Fredin and Björn Fallenius instead of Ahlesved -Pettersson didn't make it|pg|| pc|h3|pc|h7|pc|hA|pc|h9|pg|| pc|h2|pc|hJ|pc|hK|pc|hT|pg|| nt|ahollan1: i knew i should have checked to see which 6 countries DID qualify -- but i forgot to do that|pg|| nt|petergill: Well done by England Ladies who took out the Euro and World Championship double|pg|| nt|jillan: Roland and David knows|pg|| nt|odysseus69: I was advised to ask Aramesh but no response so I have been wandering in and contributing my usual wrong predictions and errors|pg|| nt|jillan: Yes HURRAH for the English women, they have always been strong contenders ocer the years|pg|| pc|h4|pc|d4|nt|ahollan1: European Championship just qualifies Country -- not necessarily the team that played|pg|| pc|hQ|pc|d2|pg|| pc|s6|pc|s4|pc|s8|pc|s2|pg|| nt|petergill: I know the four young Polish girls who won the recent World Girls Champ in China then got Bronze here - they did qualify for Bali|pg|| nt|ahollan1: i'm reminded Monaco, Netherlands, Italy, England, Poland, Germany was top-6 in Dublin|pg|| nt|ahollan1: so Poland IS in|pg|| nt|odysseus69: definitely got to leave- thx all|pg|| mc|12|pg|| qx|c2|st||md|4SA2HT7DA6543CT952,SK963HAQ62DK8CK86,SJ754HJ9DJT92CQ73,SQT8HK8543DQ7CAJ4|sv|n|mb|1H|nt|bridgegoth: Yes this game is a lot more fun as declarer when all the lines work!|pg|| mb|p|mb|2N|mb|p|mb|3C|nt|barnets: hi Jill|pg|| nt|jillan: Hi Barnet :)|pg|| nt|bridgegoth: 3@C looks like "any minimum"|pg|| mb|p|mb|3D|mb|p|mb|3H|nt|jillan: you never sleep?|pg|| mb|p|mb|4H|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|nt|bobholl: 4@H +1 i guess|pg|| nt|bridgegoth: could lose 2@S and a @D, but thats about the best the defense can do|pg|| pc|sA|pc|s3|pc|s4|nt|bobholl: will finesse @S to S so that a @C migth be dumped on 4TH@S|pg|| pc|s8|pg|| nt|barnets: the contract is |pg|| pc|s2|pc|s6|pc|s7|pc|sT|pg|| pc|h3|pc|h7|pc|hA|pc|h9|pg|| nt|barnets: guaranteed|pg|| pc|hQ|pc|hJ|pc|h4|pc|hT|pg|| nt|kit: hi everybody|pg|| pc|d8|pc|dJ|nt|bridgegoth: Hi Kit|pg|| pc|dQ|pc|dA|pg|| mc|11|nt|kiwibridge: if you think they can lose a @S may as well include a @C also :)|pg|| nt|jillan: I have told you before, bt I will tell you again. Barnet means "The Child" in Swedish :)|pg|| pg|| qx|o3|st||md|1STHK873DT7CAKJ963,SA942HT2D85CQT752,SKQ873HQJ4DKQ64C8,SJ65HA965DAJ932C4|sv|e|nt|petergill: Bye Victor|pg|| mb|1C!|mb|p|mb|1H|mb|1S|mb|2C|nt|ahollan1: still 2+|pg|| mb|p|nt|jillan: Bye VIc|pg|| nt|ahollan1: 1@H = 4+@S|pg|| nt|petergill: 3 imps a board needed by Poland over 30 boards|pg|| nt|ahollan1: 2@C probably denies 3@S [else Support DBL]|pg|| mb|3N|nt|jillan: 1@C is a lot ovf balanced hands 12-14, 17-19, or 11-22 ntural|pg|| mb|p|nt|petergill: 1@S = take out|pg|| nt|jillan: 1@H shows @S|pg|| mb|p|mb|d|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|d3|nt|petergill: a far more complex hand to play, compared to the previous board|pg|| pc|dT|pc|d5|pc|d4|pg|| pc|h3|nt|petergill: N and E really want to put each other on lead as much as possible|pg|| pc|h2|pc|hQ|nt|petergill: East's Dbl is a clue that clubs are unlikely to break|pg|| nt|petergill: Halfway through the qualifying, both Sweden and Poland were struggling to qualify, being about 7th or 8th in the strongest group. |pg|| pc|h5|pg|| pc|hJ|pc|hA|pc|h7|pc|hT|pg|| pc|sJ|pc|sT|nt|ahollan1: did east win @HA too soon?|pg|| nt|petergill: A Kiwi player just told me that NZ then gave Poland 100 imps which got Poland's momentum going, but the momentum seems to have run out in this Final|pg|| pc|s2|pc|sK|pg|| nt|ahollan1: [followup question will be about @S shift]|pg|| nt|petergill: @S3??|pg|| nt|petergill: Not won by North?|pg|| nt|ahollan1: this can't match actual play|pg|| nt|ahollan1: remember -- our operator is NOT at the table|pg|| pc|h4|pc|h6|pc|h8|nt|ahollan1: combination of !AH and @SJ seems to translate to making now|pg|| nt|petergill: Declarer has no trouble finessing @H8 - East's Dbl showed 4 hearts|pg|| nt|Vugraphzay: and I have to work with a very tiny laptop with Italian keyboard ...|pg|| nt|Vugraphzay: still waiting for Wests discardù|pg|| nt|Vugraphzay: discard|pg|| nt|petergill: @SA play then @D switch then @h exit to dummy - locks declarer in dummy to beat 3NT - but @SA is useless play if North has @DA, hence the spade duck was better, looking at 26 cards|pg|| pc|c2|pg|| pc|hK|nt|petergill: I still have no idea if this will make or not|pg|| nt|ahollan1: Buras choices not easy|pg|| pc|c5|nt|Vugraphzay: actually @C2 is discarded on this trick but VG operator must have missed previous discard|pg|| nt|Vugraphzay: and at some point just entered something ...|pg|| nt|petergill: this hand is tough to defend looking at 52 cards, but impossibly tougher to defend looking at 26 cards|pg|| nt|jillan: Thanks Mark |pg|| pc|s3|pc|h9|pg|| nt|ahollan1: another problem with East's defense -- Buras doesn't know @C distribution|pg|| nt|petergill: the defence doesn't know if declarer will cash @CA or not, and doesn't know if their aim is to lock declarer in dummy or in the North hand|pg|| pc|d7|pc|d8|pc|dK|pc|dA|pg|| pc|c4|pc|cA|pc|c7|pc|c8|pg|| pc|cK|pc|cT|pc|d6|pc|s5|pg|| pc|c3|pc|cQ|nt|petergill: If west kept one more club, it might have been better for EW|pg|| pc|s7|pc|s6|pg|| nt|ahollan1: i still think East needed to help West|pg|| nt|petergill: Then when E switched to clubs, what can declarer do?|pg|| mc|9|nt|Vugraphzay: stepping stone|pg|| pg|| qx|c3|st||md|1STHK873DT7CAKJ963,SA942HT2D85CQT752,SKQ873HQJ4DKQ64C8,SJ65HA965DAJ932C4|sv|e|nt|bobholl: early in the states kit ?|pg|| nt|jillan: HI Kit, you are up late or early :)|pg|| nt|barnets: I was once but my wife says I still am|pg|| nt|kit: late|pg|| nt|jillan: we all agree, Barnet :)|pg|| nt|barnets: a child at heart maybe|pg|| mb|2C|mb|p|mb|2D|mb|p|mb|2H|nt|bobholl: 3@C 2@C or pass with S hand|pg|| mb|p|mb|2S|mb|p|nt|bridgegoth: 2@C seems clear cut in their methods to me|pg|| mb|3C|nt|bridgegoth: 2@S GF with 5 I think|pg|| mb|p|nt|bridgegoth: 2@D was artificial asking|pg|| mb|3D|mb|p|nt|garden2005: wiem ¿e wasze serca krwawi¹ ... jest Wiara? - test|pg|| mb|3H|nt|bobholl: poor S what to bid now|pg|| mb|p|mb|3N|mb|p|nt|kit: It's a dirty job, but somebody has to bid notrump|pg|| nt|garden2005: wredne rozdanie|pg|| mb|p|mb|p|nt|bridgegoth: 3@C showed 6/4|pg|| nt|bridgegoth: and well, we arrive at 3NT|pg|| nt|garden2005: 4:2 za wiar¹|pg|| nt|garden2005: coœ ma³o|pg|| pc|d3|nt|garden2005: podejdŸmy inaczej do ostatnich rozdañ, sukces ju¿ i tak mamy!|pg|| nt|bobholl: 4th best from your longest that's what berry (westra 1993 bc) always says|pg|| nt|kit: On a diamond lead declarer has 2 diamond tricks, and he can pickup 3 heart tricks, 2 clubs, and 1 spade -- that's 8, and plenty of chances for the ninth|pg|| pc|dT|pc|d5|pc|d4|pg|| nt|garden2005: 11:2 na TAK|pg|| pc|h3|nt|kit: I think he has to go after hearts,|pg|| nt|kiwibridge: the best thing going for Balicki is that he wasn't on lead :)|pg|| pc|h2|pc|hQ|pc|h5|pg|| pc|hJ|pc|hA|pc|h7|pc|hT|pg|| nt|bobholl: T @H restricted choice !?|pg|| pc|s5|pc|sT|pc|sA|pc|s3|pg|| nt|kit: I'm pretty sure he will get the hearts right -- restricted choice, plus the duck of the queen of hearts|pg|| nt|garden2005: Do boojuuu, do bojuuu, ... do boju Polacy! :) - naprzód, grzaæ smo³ê i szykowaæ dzidy|pg|| nt|kit: East trying to lock declarer in dummy I think.|pg|| nt|bridgegoth: he may not be able to reach his hand|pg|| nt|garden2005: tchnijmy w nich Ducha WALKI :)|pg|| nt|bridgegoth: 8@D then attack @Cs and he may be in big trouble|pg|| nt|kit: Now diamond back, and club shift|pg|| nt|kit: Of course West will have to lead something when inwith the club|pg|| pc|d8|nt|bobholl: with 52 cards open so easy but i guess the swedes will find it with 26 cards seen too|pg|| pc|dK|pc|dA|pc|d7|pg|| nt|bridgegoth: he can just keep tossing @Cs back to him, eventually they get A@D, Q@C and a @H for -1|pg|| nt|garden2005: w tej fazie meczu, to technika ju¿ mniejsza odgrywa rolê, liczy siê psychika, zagrania psychologiczne i ... wyczucie, ogromne wyczucie strza³ów|pg|| pc|c4|nt|kit: club shift should be pretty easy from here|pg|| nt|timb: a round suit lead (@H orr @C) kills this|pg|| nt|bobholl: if he takes 2@C and than 2@H migth still make|pg|| nt|barnets: in 3N a club was led on bd 1|pg|| nt|timb: The defence has severed the link between declarer and dummy and there is no recourse for declarer|pg|| nt|kit: If declarer takes some finesse, West needs to come back a club -- but that shouldn't be too difficult.|pg|| nt|barnets: dec took a heart finessse and is in some trouble|pg|| nt|garden2005: to musi byæ Blitzkrieg - wojna totalna i z wielkim cwaniactwem i rozumem|pg|| nt|bridgegoth: Yes hopeless contract now assuming E/W stays with it|pg|| pc|cA|pc|c2|pc|c8|pg|| pc|cK|pc|c5|pc|s7|pc|d2|pg|| nt|bridgegoth: Balicki's hand is dead, Nystrom just has to keep it that way|pg|| pc|hK|pc|s2|pc|h4|nt|bobholl: in that case easst can dump the @H 9|pg|| pc|h6|pg|| pc|h8|pc|c7|nt|kit: If he now cashes king of hearts, East should dump 9|pg|| nt|bridgegoth: or not dump the 9|pg|| pc|d6|pc|h9|pg|| nt|kiwibridge: didn't|pg|| pc|s6|nt|bobholl: made no @H 9 dump|pg|| nt|garden2005: brawo|pg|| nt|timb: East had to dump @H9|pg|| mc|9|nt|kit: and with West's mistaken spade pitch, suddenly the contract makes|pg|| pg|| qx|o4|st||md|2SQ2HAKQ82DA7C8762,SA7HT97DJ852CKQT4,SK986543H54DQ9CA9,SJTHJ63DKT643CJ53|sv|b|nt|ahollan1: well it was a nice try with Buras DBL|pg|| mb|p|mb|2S|nt|uni_dennis: 2@s = 10-13 6+@s|pg|| nt|petergill: I know that Narkiewicz has not had a good match in this Final, not his best match I mean, but I think West might have done better there|pg|| mb|p|mb|4S|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|nt|petergill: Normal 4@S|pg|| pc|d4|nt|ahollan1: Balicki 2@D always weak 2@H/@S [2@S opening = @S + minor]|pg|| nt|jillan: 2@S is 10-13|pg|| nt|petergill: Both East's went for the @D lead - not clear that it's best|pg|| nt|jillan: intermediate opening with 6+M|pg|| pc|d7|pc|dJ|pc|dQ|pg|| pc|s3|pc|sT|pc|sQ|pc|sA|pg|| nt|ahollan1: seems the real benefit of the intermediate 2M opening -- is clarification of 1M-any//2M|pg|| nt|jillan: yes we do like flat boards as Swedes right now, BUT it would be more interesting as spectators and commentators for more interesting ones :)|pg|| nt|petergill: If one of the 3 card suits was attractive to lead from e.g. J10x or 109x, I think both would have led it|pg|| nt|ahollan1: in transnational mixed Canada 13-0 for the set leading Milner by 31|pg|| nt|jillan: Sweden has a healthy 94 imps lead |pg|| pc|s7|pc|sK|pc|sJ|pc|s2|pg|| mc|12|pg|| qx|c4|st||md|2SQ2HAKQ82DA7C8762,SA7HT97DJ852CKQT4,SK986543H54DQ9CA9,SJTHJ63DKT643CJ53|sv|b|nt|garden2005: nie zd¹¿y³ siê odbokowaæ, widaæ, ¿e Szwedzi s¹ zamelejowani ... |pg|| mb|p|mb|2D|mb|p|nt|garden2005: szanse rosn¹ :)|pg|| nt|kit: It looked like things were going so well for the defense -- but they failed to follow through.|pg|| mb|4D|mb|p|nt|kiwibridge: good learnings to be seen there as a hopeless contract makes via a "stepping stone" throw in'|pg|| mb|4S|mb|p|nt|barnets: strange mistake from East who has played very well|pg|| mb|p|mb|p|nt|bobholl: i can't understand the polish but i guess it says this could be the start of something good :)|pg|| nt|timb: Balicki I think would rate on anyone's top player list, but I disagree with opening a weak 2 on a 7 card suit|pg|| nt|kit: I don't -- 7-2-2-2 shape is best treated as 6-2-2-2.|pg|| pc|d3|nt|barnets: well 7-2-2-2 is a danger distribution|pg|| nt|barnets: that leads to bad things|pg|| nt|timb: Here it doesn't matte (I would pass on the North cards and reach 4@S anyway)|pg|| pc|d7|pc|dJ|pc|dQ|pg|| pc|s4|pc|sT|nt|timb: matter|pg|| pc|sQ|pc|sA|pg|| pc|cQ|pc|cA|pc|c3|pc|c2|pg|| pc|sK|pc|sJ|pc|s2|pc|s7|pg|| mc|12|pg|| qx|o5|st||md|3SA842HAK652D9CT65,SKJ63H83DJT876CA8,SQ5HJTDQ542CKQ973,ST97HQ974DAK3CJ42|sv|n|nt|petergill: with a long suit on one's right, the long suit lead (@D) usually often hits declarer's singleton or doubleton, not likely to source many tricks for the defence|pg|| mb|p|mb|p|mb|1H|nt|petergill: Back on Bd 3, West's Dbl means that E should probably have led @C at Trick 1 or when winning @HA|pg|| nt|Vugraphzay: It might be 14 2 in the set, 279 178 in total as not always clear how many tricks were claimed ...|pg|| nt|ahollan1: pictures of operators from earlier round http://livebridge.net/bbo/session.php?sessionid=41|pg|| mb|p|mb|1N|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|s9|nt|Vugraphzay: cant even find the hypen on the keyboard;|pg|| pc|s2|pc|sK|pc|s5|pg|| pc|dJ|pc|d4|pc|d3|pc|d9|pg|| nt|petergill: more on Bd 3: but the big test imo is for East to get the defence right later, when mroe is known about the layout - it seems that W played E to have void club due to lack of club ...|pg|| nt|petergill: lead?|pg|| pc|d6|pc|d2|pc|dK|nt|ahollan1: EW lead 2nd/4th with 9x lead X so 9= 109 or H9x|pg|| pc|h2|pg|| nt|jillan: sso you mean you basically have to pay to go to Lille and work 8 hours a day?|pg|| pc|h4|nt|ahollan1: is that better or worse than commentators pure volunteers?|pg|| nt|petergill: E does well, correctly thinks N has @DQx left and W has @D0J10x, otherwise with 6@d's W would probably overcall 2@D|pg|| nt|jillan: well, we do not PAY, we just have to spend our time and effort from our home normally :)|pg|| nt|petergill: Most non-expert East's would cash @DA in case partner has 6 @D's|pg|| pc|h5|pc|h8|pc|hJ|pg|| pc|sQ|pc|s7|pc|s4|pc|s3|pg|| pc|cK|pc|c4|pc|c5|pc|cA|pg|| pc|h3|pc|hT|pc|hQ|pc|hA|pg|| nt|petergill: Entries were awkward, so Cullin simply played clubs from hand, playing safely|pg|| pc|cT|pc|c8|pc|c3|pc|cJ|pg|| pc|dA|mc|7|pg|| qx|c5|st||md|3SA842HAK652D9CT65,SKJ63H83DJT876CA8,SQ5HJTDQ542CKQ973,ST97HQ974DAK3CJ42|sv|n|nt|timb: Be conservative on 7222s is my motto|pg|| mb|p|nt|barnets: in 1 dec went wrong after a club lead|pg|| mb|p|mb|1H|mb|p|mb|1N|mb|p|nt|barnets: so swing to sweden|pg|| nt|barnets: coming|pg|| mb|p|mb|p|nt|barnets: 91 now|pg|| pc|sT|nt|barnets: th lead|pg|| nt|barnets: 11 imps|pg|| nt|kit: Another deal with entry problems to both hands|pg|| pc|s2|pc|sK|pc|s5|pg|| pc|dT|nt|garden2005: nie bij! :)|pg|| nt|bobholl: being neutral i like tension so i am supporter of poland (for the time being)|pg|| pc|d2|nt|garden2005: s³abo nas widaæ|pg|| pc|d3|pc|d9|pg|| pc|d8|pc|d4|pc|dK|nt|garden2005: no ale pograjmy :)|pg|| nt|barnets: he shoud lead the @H 10 when he starts the suit as he does not want a cover|pg|| nt|kit: True, but he will get a cover|pg|| nt|barnets: lead the higher honour when you want the cover|pg|| nt|garden2005: wiadomoœæ z priva: " zosta³o 2,9 imp/rozd do odrobienia "|pg|| nt|bobholl: @S 4 for the moment|pg|| pc|s4|pg|| pc|dA|pc|h2|pc|dJ|pc|d5|pg|| pc|s9|pc|s8|pc|s3|pc|sQ|pg|| pc|cK|pc|c2|pc|c5|pc|cA|pg|| pc|h3|pc|hT|pc|hQ|pc|hA|pg|| pc|cT|pc|c8|pc|c3|pc|cJ|pg|| nt|kit: Now just pass the 10 of clubs, and have 7 tricks.|pg|| mc|7|nt|bobholl: well done|pg|| pg|| qx|o6|st||md|4SQTH64DJT9864CKT7,S4HK3DA73CAQJ6432,SAKJ7632HQTDKQ2C8,S985HAJ98752D5C95|sv|e|mb|p|mb|p|mb|1C|nt|cumino: Hi all|pg|| nt|ahollan1: 1@C=2-way, forcing a) 2+@C, BAL not range for 1/2NT opening b) 5+@C, 10+ HCP|pg|| nt|jillan: EW at the other table reached 5@H X which made|pg|| mb|1S|mb|2H|mb|p|nt|petergill: still on bd 5: some experts too would cash @DA in that position - as the best (remote) chance to beat 1NT - world class super-expert Johan Upmark did, for example|pg|| nt|ahollan1: Narkiewicz also had option to open 2@D|pg|| mb|3C|mb|3S|mb|p|nt|serhat: hi guys. I see all same .. even better for Sweden since yesterday !!|pg|| nt|jillan: East's 2@D MUlti would show 611|pg|| mb|p|nt|jillan: 6-11 |pg|| mb|4C|mb|p|mb|4H|mb|p|mb|p|nt|jillan: the multi HERE|pg|| mb|4S|nt|petergill: EW a bit conservative early in this auction, catching up now|pg|| nt|ahollan1: EW would be 5-10 per CC|pg|| nt|jillan: no because thatwould be 6-11|pg|| mb|5H|mb|5S|nt|petergill: A 4@S call by South over 3@S might have stolen the hand - 4@S early not a bad bid, perhaps|pg|| mb|d|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|c5|nt|petergill: South hoped 3@S would be passed out, but was disappointed|pg|| nt|cumino: 7 tricks with the best defence it seems|pg|| nt|jillan: will maybe try to give him a @C ruff now|pg|| pc|cT|pc|cJ|pc|c8|pg|| nt|cumino: 6 sry|pg|| nt|ahollan1: as mentioned earler systemic lead from worthless doubleton = LOW|pg|| nt|jillan: yes, but what do you lead from a singleton?|pg|| nt|serhat: small one!:)|pg|| nt|ahollan1: fantunes modify their structure when leading partner's suit|pg|| nt|petergill: N thought that 4@S directly over 1@C was inappropriate, likely to lose more than it gains, becasue he seemed to have good defence and not such robust spade texture |pg|| nt|jillan: YOU LEAD WITH THE LEFT OR THE RIGHT HAND|pg|| nt|jillan: sorry fo the screaming :)|pg|| nt|ahollan1: or smile = doubleton frown = singleton [reverse facial expressions]|pg|| nt|ahollan1: but those don't work with screens|pg|| nt|petergill: also, he was a bit strong for direct 4@S at this vulnerability, which might give NS problems at the five level, e.g. not doubling if EW save |pg|| nt|cumino: He should play k@H to see partner card IMO|pg|| pc|s4|pc|s2|pc|s9|pc|sT|pg|| pc|sQ|nt|jillan: now it is much cheaper|pg|| pc|c6|nt|serhat: now is ugly..|pg|| pc|sK|pc|s5|pg|| pc|sA|pc|s8|pc|d4|pc|c3|pg|| pc|dK|pc|d5|pc|d6|nt|serhat: H edidnt think he has singleton as he didnt lead|pg|| nt|pebcat: bjr|pg|| nt|jillan: we here you fine guys|pg|| nt|jillan: hear|pg|| nt|serhat: 500.. more imps for Sweden..|pg|| nt|ahollan1: it's raining in the desert -- maybe that's affecting Roland|pg|| nt|Vugraphzay: it seems E has @C9 as a penalty card now|pg|| nt|serhat: 300 sorry|pg|| nt|Vugraphzay: TD at the table, declarer thinking about options|pg|| nt|petergill: West thought that with 7 @H's, E would bid 4@H directly over 3@S, hence W played N for 3 @h's and thus was stopping @h ruff in dummy, compared to @HK play which is what he would do ...|pg|| nt|petergill: if he could see all 52 cards, as we can|pg|| nt|Vugraphzay: and W about ducking or not|pg|| pc|d7|pg|| pc|dQ|pc|c9|pc|d8|pc|dA|pg|| mc|9|nt|Vugraphzay: E left to the bathroom|pg|| nt|jillan: so strangely enough this gave 11 more imps to Sweden|pg|| nt|petergill: With @C9 as a penalty card, W could not take @DA on first round of @D, or else a club lead would be insisted upon by N|pg|| nt|serhat: again famous singleton theory disaster: if you do not lead it you do not have one!!|pg|| nt|ahollan1: Canada leads Milner by 31|pg|| nt|cumino: East complicated the bid. After pass on 1@C 1@S he could bid 3@H. Since he didn't open 3@H or 2@D he would have showed his hand. |pg|| nt|jillan: there was a penalty card?|pg|| nt|petergill: Bd 5: If EW bid more earlier on, they might even have scored 1660 in 6@HX|pg|| nt|jillan: is that what happened?|pg|| nt|petergill: That's what we were told|pg|| pg|| qx|c6|st||md|4SQTH64DJT9864CKT7,S4HK3DA73CAQJ6432,SAKJ7632HQTDKQ2C8,S985HAJ98752D5C95|sv|e|mb|2D|nt|kit: Now with 7-3-2-1 I think he should open 3@H|pg|| nt|bridgegoth: Another 7 card multi, i'm not sure i'd open this one anything,|pg|| nt|barnets: is that not too strong for you Kit /|pg|| nt|bobholl: multi with a 7 card and 3 @S and vulnarable doubtfull|pg|| nt|kit: North will bid whatever number of spades he needs to buy the contract.|pg|| nt|bridgegoth: Anyone like a pass? I do|pg|| nt|kiwibridge: I would hate 3@H red v green|pg|| mb|p|mb|2S|nt|kit: Pass is not part of my vocabulary with a 7-card suit.|pg|| nt|garden2005: dlaczego nam nic nie przybywa? !!!|pg|| nt|garden2005: :)|pg|| nt|bobholl: invite vs @H|pg|| mb|4S|mb|p|nt|garden2005: prewencyjna obrona|pg|| nt|bridgegoth: not a lot of hope for 4@S, especially if the @D ruffs start coming|pg|| nt|bobholl: as the cards lay it is even 6@H|pg|| nt|kiwibridge: DF makes 6@H|pg|| nt|kit: Heart contract plays very will on lie of cards|pg|| nt|garden2005: atak wyprzedzaj¹cy|pg|| mb|p|mb|5H|mb|d|mb|p|nt|bobholl: wow|pg|| nt|bridgegoth: uhoh, -1050 on the way for Poland perhaps|pg|| nt|barnets: so on board 3 the contract is 3NX by north on a heart lead|pg|| nt|garden2005: ostro baluje|pg|| nt|kiwibridge: Balacki hasty X may backfire|pg|| nt|garden2005: ktr = albo my albo oni|pg|| nt|kit: no, was diamond lead|pg|| nt|kit: Can South really know to bid 5@S?|pg|| nt|barnets: yes @D lead and @HQ by dec|pg|| nt|garden2005: mykaj ¯mudziak! :)|pg|| nt|bobholl: i guess this is not the ape double :)|pg|| nt|bridgegoth: maybe an angry double?|pg|| nt|barnets: South has been there many times before and suspects a make|pg|| nt|kiwibridge: a reverse one possibly I'm told: I think this is making can you pull it?|pg|| nt|garden2005: i jedno Ÿle i drugie te¿|pg|| nt|bobholl: i guess the double says i bid 4@S to make|pg|| nt|garden2005: 5@sX ju¿ drogie|pg|| nt|bridgegoth: I call this a Diner Double: South can either sit and eat it now, or take it out and eat it later.|pg|| nt|kiwibridge: LOL :)|pg|| nt|garden2005: najtañsze 5@sx|pg|| nt|bobholl: on a @C lead they migth make 7 even|pg|| nt|garden2005: piszecie mi o szlemiku w kiery, ale czy nasi bêd¹ na drugim stole mieli ochotê? - szlemik impasowy i cieniutki|pg|| nt|kiwibridge: an agonising wait|pg|| nt|kit: I must admit I don't see what 5 minutes of thinking is going to tell South that he doesn't know in 5 seconds.|pg|| nt|vugraphzbd: maybe south declares and nystrom is thinking, i don't know, from my point of view i see north-east |pg|| nt|barnets: he is probably trying to estimate -1050 against minus 500 or 800|pg|| nt|kit: I'm not saying he has an easy decision -- but what can he deduce from deep analysis?|pg|| nt|kiwibridge: thx Robin for the update|pg|| nt|vugraphzbd: probably you're right, if i have to guess i think that south is still thinking|pg|| mb|p|mb|p|nt|vugraphzbd: now south for sure|pg|| nt|bobholl: it surely isn't east :)|pg|| nt|barnets: 5@SX and 6@DX both down 4|pg|| pc|sA|pc|s5|pc|sT|pc|s4|pg|| nt|kiwibridge: 5@HX making 6 =|pg|| nt|bridgegoth: this is not as clear cut as we might think, declarer still has some work to do let's not forget|pg|| nt|garden2005: O nas Kibicach tak napisa³ Sienkiewicz: "Piersiom brak³o oddechu, cia³om przestrzeni, lecz duch, który je o¿ywia³, dawa³ im ¿elazn¹ odpornoœæ."|pg|| nt|bridgegoth: we might be here a while, if one of the round suits splits badly, West would be in big trouble, and he's going to try to find a way to make it either way|pg|| nt|barnets: when West bid 2@S he wanted to play in 2@S if that was his partners weak 2 suit ut was always going to 4@H|pg|| nt|bridgegoth: We of course know he can't go wrong, but he doesn't know that.|pg|| nt|barnets: if partner had hearts|pg|| pc|sK|pc|s8|pc|sQ|pc|h3|pg|| nt|kit: Declarer doesn't know club finesse is onside -- he may think it is off and go for squeeze-endplay|pg|| nt|barnets: 3NX made on 3|pg|| pc|dA|pc|d2|pc|d5|pc|d4|pg|| nt|barnets: when West pitched a couple of clubs|pg|| pc|d3|pc|dQ|pc|h2|pc|d6|pg|| pc|s9|nt|barnets: so 4 more to Sweden|pg|| pc|h6|pc|hK|pc|s3|pg|| pc|d7|pc|dK|pc|h5|pc|d8|pg|| pc|hA|pc|h4|pc|c2|pc|hT|pg|| pc|hJ|pc|d9|pc|c3|pc|hQ|pg|| pc|sJ|pc|h7|pc|dT|pc|c4|pg|| nt|garden2005: srebro w dobrym stylu, bo pó³fina³ z Irlandi¹ wygraliœmy g³adko ... realnie patrz¹c nie mamy Szwedów jak ugryŸæ, zbyt ma³a iloœæ razy g³upiej¹ a my nie gramy dobrze i m¹drze ... ...|pg|| nt|garden2005: mo¿e jakiœ cud? cudu nam trzeba!|pg|| nt|kiwibridge: has to hook now|pg|| nt|kit: He will have a coount on the hand that North has a singleton club -- but it might be the king.|pg|| pc|h9|pc|dJ|pc|c6|pc|s6|pg|| pc|c5|pc|c7|pc|cJ|pc|c8|pg|| mc|11|nt|kit: I don't see why he should go against the odds -- North would bid same way with stiff king as with stiff small|pg|| nt|kiwibridge: wd gave up the overtrick to ensure the contract|pg|| nt|garden2005: od kibica: teraz 3,4 imp/rozd|pg|| nt|kit: he didn't exactly ensure the contract|pg|| nt|kiwibridge: but again a crazy X by the Poles|pg|| nt|bobholl: he had to guess anyway so will be pleased with the result|pg|| nt|bobholl: not that crazy , i guess the X just said i bid 4@S to make|pg|| nt|kit: I don't see anything wrong with the double|pg|| nt|garden2005: poszli na fajkê?|pg|| nt|bobholl: balicki will pretend it was the famous striped tail ape double :)|pg|| nt|garden2005: " Huk wstrz¹sn¹³ powietrzem i dym widok zas³oni³. Po chwili jednak wiatr go rozniós³." ... i 5@h zosta³o przez Nystroma wygrane |pg|| nt|bobholl: you double them out a making slam :) if they redouble you save anyway|pg|| nt|kiwibridge: he may have bid 4@S to make but of course it had no show of making|pg|| nt|kit: In real life, most striped-tail ape doubles are accidental, not intentional|pg|| nt|bobholl: agree :) but it is a good excuse :)|pg|| nt|timb: 5@H is what (one of my all-time bidding heroes), Edgar Kaplan, would call a "brave bid"|pg|| pg|| qx|o7|st||md|1SKQ963HKQ65D5CJ52,SJHT94DAKQ92CAKQ8,SA72HA8732DJ43CT7,ST854HJDT876C9643|sv|b|nt|Vugraphzay: yes, luckily we have the camera view|pg|| mb|1S|mb|d|nt|petergill: Thanks Marc|pg|| mb|2H!|nt|jillan: 2@H is a good @S raise|pg|| mb|p|mb|2S|nt|cumino: In fact then he bid and bid 4@h and 5@H. Better 3@H at the first bid.|pg|| mb|3D|mb|p|nt|petergill: Will East raise?|pg|| nt|petergill: I think he should|pg|| mb|p|mb|p|pc|hA|pc|hJ|nt|petergill: Dbl then 3@D shows a very good hand - four trumps and a singleton are pure gold|pg|| pc|h6|pc|h9|pg|| nt|petergill: and E knows W has singleton @s on the auction|pg|| pc|cT|nt|petergill: Points schmoints|pg|| pc|c3|pc|c2|pc|cA|pg|| pc|h4|pc|h2|pc|d6|pc|h5|pg|| pc|d7|pc|d5|pc|dA|pc|d3|pg|| pc|hT|pc|h3|nt|jillan: this will be more imps to Sweden, and now it seems very unlikely for Poland to recover. They need an unheard of rally|pg|| pc|d8|pc|hQ|pg|| pc|s4|pc|sQ|pc|sJ|pc|s2|pg|| mc|11|nt|jillan: in a football match you ar enot allowed to concede, even though you a re 7-0 in goals...|pg|| pg|| qx|c7|st||md|1SKQ963HKQ65D5CJ52,SJHT94DAKQ92CAKQ8,SA72HA8732DJ43CT7,ST854HJDT876C9643|sv|b|mb|1S|mb|d|nt|bobholl: edgar had a sound vieuw on bidding :)|pg|| nt|kit: 4@H a great contract, but I can't see how they can ever get there sensibly|pg|| nt|bobholl: i wonder if they play 2@H now as a sound raise (guess so)|pg|| mb|2D|an|!h|mb|p|nt|kit: And E-W can make a lot in their contract|pg|| nt|timb: I believe the Kaplan Sheinwold books on their system are in the few that remain relevant today|pg|| nt|bobholl: 2 or 3@H now as south|pg|| nt|timb: from that era|pg|| nt|kit: 2@D shows hearts, so maybe they will get there.|pg|| mb|3H|mb|d|nt|kit: But if they do West will know his partner is short in hearts, so should compete.|pg|| nt|garden2005: Cezary pokazuje fit i drugi kolor, by³atwiej mo¿na by³o podj¹æ decyzje w walce|pg|| nt|timb: god point, kit|pg|| nt|timb: goof|pg|| nt|bobholl: can east guess that they can make 5@D ?|pg|| nt|timb: good|pg|| nt|garden2005: steruj¹ niestety Nystroma w kontrakt 5 w m³odszy|pg|| mb|r|nt|garden2005: singletona @h u Upmarka ju¿ widaæ|pg|| mb|3S|nt|kit: Did East really bid 3@S? Quite an imaginative call.|pg|| nt|timb: 4NT now from W is unusual?|pg|| nt|bobholl: upmark says you choose but with zero points ??!!|pg|| nt|bobholl: should be but a tad high in his opinion|pg|| nt|kit: It makes sense, but will West realize that East has nothing?|pg|| nt|tez: may be he miscounted points|pg|| mb|p|mb|4D|nt|barnets: 5@D looks ok|pg|| nt|timb: Partner's never expect you to have "nothing"|pg|| mb|4H|nt|kit: I've never seen a Q-bid before on completely nothing|pg|| mb|p|nt|kit: West bid only 4@D, so he must have had some idea that this is what is going on.|pg|| nt|bobholl: exiting board with 4@H and 5@D both making|pg|| nt|timb: I love this auction as a spectator sport|pg|| nt|bobholl: and as a kib remarks even 5@C making|pg|| nt|kiwibridge: not to mwntion 5@C|pg|| nt|barnets: you dont make 5@C|pg|| nt|garden2005: " Ksiêdza Kordeckiego, nios¹cego Przenajœwiêtszy Sakrament, prowadzi³ pod rêce miecznik sieradzki i pan Piotr Czarniecki. Przodem sz³y pacholêta w kom¿ach, nios¹ce trybularze na ...|pg|| nt|garden2005: ³añcuszkach, bursztyn i mirrê." - pasuj Nystrom :) ... mo¿e procesja nam pomo¿e?|pg|| nt|timb: 5@D is the spot for EW|pg|| nt|kiwibridge: oh yes you do|pg|| nt|barnets: there is a @D ruff|pg|| nt|kit: on a diamond lead?|pg|| nt|bobholl: i wonder if nystrom guesses that he makes 5@D|pg|| nt|kiwibridge: you could hardly fail to draw trumps on a @D lead|pg|| nt|barnets: and thats just down 1|pg|| nt|vugraphzbd: i think that now is west thinking|pg|| nt|vugraphzbd: :)|pg|| mb|p|mb|4S|mb|d|nt|kit: That is pretty safe bet -- South surely has nothing to think about|pg|| nt|timb: tough decisions all round now|pg|| mb|5D|mb|p|mb|p|nt|bobholl: if he is not on your side off the screen i can tell you you are rigth|pg|| mb|d|mb|p|nt|kiwibridge: again with the double|pg|| nt|bobholl: now zmudzinski will bid 5@H i guess|pg|| nt|kit: pretty hard to fault the double this time.|pg|| mb|p|mb|p|nt|barnets: maybe he should take out all his partners xs|pg|| nt|kiwibridge: why?|pg|| nt|kit: If South was bidding 5@H, why would he pass it around in the first place?|pg|| nt|bobholl: wrong guess (as usual)|pg|| pc|d4|nt|garden2005: " Leniwe ich cielska, czarne lub ¿ó³tawe, po³yskiwa³y z³owrogo w s³oñcu; jeszcze za nimi trzês³y siê po nierównej drodze jaszcze z prochem i nieskoñczony szereg wozów z namiotami i ...|pg|| nt|garden2005: wszelkiego rodzaju wojennym sprzêtem..." - próbujemy jak mo¿emy, czy atutowy pomo¿e?|pg|| pc|d6|pc|d5|nt|kiwibridge: the last X cost 11 as Sweden charge to victory|pg|| pc|d2|pg|| pc|hJ|pc|hQ|pc|h4|nt|garden2005: powinien przegraæ na przebitce trefl|pg|| nt|kit: Specs are saying North shouldn't double. I think that is absurdly double-dummy. 2 aces, partner opened bidding, opponents are at 5-level.|pg|| nt|bobholl: balicki bid every time he was on turn :) (thanks kib)|pg|| pc|hA|pg|| pc|d3|pc|d7|pc|s3|nt|barnets: and on 6 the contract is 5@S X|pg|| pc|dK|pg|| pc|h9|pc|h2|pc|d8|pc|h5|pg|| pc|c3|pc|c2|pc|cA|pc|c7|pg|| nt|barnets: 5@SX only went down 2|pg|| pc|hT|pc|h3|pc|dT|pc|h6|pg|| nt|bobholl: not made yet on @S lead N cAN play another trump if he crosses 2 times in @C n can get ruff|pg|| nt|barnets: as east did not get 2 ruffs|pg|| pc|c4|nt|barnets: another 11 imps Sweden|pg|| pc|c5|pc|cK|pc|cT|pg|| pc|dA|pc|dJ|nt|garden2005: no niestety|pg|| mc|11|nt|barnets: I think sweden can put the champagne on ice now|pg|| pg|| qx|o8|st||md|2SAJ6H4DAQT98CAQT3,S873HAKJ86DJ76CJ5,SKQ954HQ753D543C2,ST2HT92DK2CK98764|sv|o|nt|petergill: I doubt if the last segment will be played - I think Poland is likely to concede after this segment, unless they regain some imps soon|pg|| nt|jillan: I di not know if they are allowed to concede as mentioned above|pg|| mb|p|mb|p|mb|1N|mb|d|mb|p!|nt|petergill: This is the Grand Final, so in about an hour, Sweden is likely to win their first ever (I think) World Championship|pg|| mb|p|mb|2C|nt|jillan: we won early in the 50ies I think|pg|| mb|d|mb|p|nt|ahollan1: 2nd in 1953|pg|| nt|Vugraphzay: to avoid any questions, E is psyching indeed|pg|| nt|jillan: their last resort. open a psyche|pg|| nt|Vugraphzay: but is of the hook now|pg|| mb|2S|mb|p|nt|petergill: Pass by West was with intention to play 1NTXX|pg|| nt|petergill: 2@C non-systemic, when XX expected|pg|| nt|uni_dennis: Sweden never won the Bermuda Bowl or Olympiad before|pg|| mb|4S|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|nt|uni_dennis: they did win some European Championships|pg|| nt|jillan: no, we talked about a world title :)|pg|| nt|jillan: ever|pg|| pc|dK|nt|petergill: Players in W.C. are not allowed to psyche strong opening bids e.g. 2@C or strong 1@C, but otherwise it's "anything goes", as long as psycher's partner is not pre-warned|pg|| pc|dA|pc|d7|pc|d3|pg|| pc|h4|pc|hK|pc|h3|pc|h9|pg|| nt|petergill: 3rd seat not vul is the best time to psyche. If you must psyche, at least your partner with 0-11 points will not be too upset with you. |pg|| nt|jillan: TThe seniors and women didn'ät concede. THey playd all rounds allotted to them|pg|| nt|cumino: Yes. They are not allowed to open 2@C strong or 1@C strong. A very stupid rule. Once they are honest I don't see why thy couldn't. |pg|| nt|jillan: they are in 5@S in the other room|pg|| nt|petergill: Sorry, Sweden Women won Olympiad in 1968. Pardon me for not remembering :) - most of the players in Sweden's excellent 2012 Women's team were born about 20 or 25 years after that. |pg|| nt|jillan: me to...... .:)|pg|| pc|h6|pc|h5|pc|hT|pc|s6|pg|| pc|cA|pc|c5|pc|c2|pc|c4|pg|| pc|c3|pc|cJ|pc|s4|pc|c6|pg|| pc|h7|pc|h2|pc|sJ|pc|h8|pg|| pc|cT|pc|hJ|nt|petergill: Jill is a mentor to the excellent young Sweden Ladies team. Soon their Women will aim to emulate their Open team. |pg|| pc|s5|pc|c7|pg|| pc|hQ|pc|d2|pc|sA|pc|hA|pg|| nt|ahollan1: Balicki in 5@S|pg|| pc|cQ|nt|jillan: I used to be a mentor for most of this Swedish open team :)|pg|| pc|d6|pc|s9|pc|c8|pg|| nt|petergill: and you are quite pleased with them now, Jill?|pg|| mc|11|nt|jillan: to death :)|pg|| pg|| qx|c8|st||md|2SAJ6H4DAQT98CAQT3,S873HAKJ86DJ76CJ5,SKQ954HQ753D543C2,ST2HT92DK2CK98764|sv|o|nt|kiwibridge: agreed|pg|| nt|bobholl: 98% sure :)|pg|| nt|garden2005: od Kibica :) : ..." panie Grzegorzu - dawaj pan na te msze zanim bedzie minus 150 impow " ...|pg|| mb|p|nt|kiwibridge: I said it 24 hours ago :)|pg|| mb|p|mb|p|mb|1D|mb|1H|mb|1S|nt|bobholl: worth 3@H now imo althoug in polish @C i am not sure|pg|| mb|2C|nt|garden2005: " - Pali siê! Wody! Wody! ... - Na dachy z bosakami!... P³acht wiêcej! " - taki mamy obraz bitwy|pg|| mb|4H|nt|kiwibridge: was that a cry for divine help :)|pg|| mb|p|mb|5C|mb|p|mb|5S|nt|kit: very aggressive slam try by North, but he is expecting 4-card trump support so it looks like the hands fit well.|pg|| nt|bobholl: score in this session now 38 1 :)|pg|| nt|kiwibridge: Poland's was an overtrick :(|pg|| mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|h2|nt|barnets: takes a heart lead to beat 6 @S I think|pg|| pc|h4|pc|hK|nt|kit: This might not be so easy to make -- if he ruffs a heart and draws trumps, he won't be able to lose a diamond trick|pg|| pc|h5|pg|| pc|d6|pc|d3|pc|dK|pc|dA|pg|| nt|kit: Interesting diamond return. Declarer may think it is a singleton, and misjudge the play.|pg|| nt|bobholl: when you know much behind than bidding 5 is often wrong|pg|| nt|kit: North certainly wasn't bidding slam, since his 5@C call was a big stretch.|pg|| nt|kit: I have no idea how he should play this, but I think he is quite likely to go down.|pg|| nt|jaapfr: hoi all|pg|| nt|bobholl: hi jaap :)|pg|| nt|jaapfr: 1-38 in 7b (did the Polish more or less gave up?|pg|| nt|jaapfr: hoi bob|pg|| pc|sA|pc|s3|pc|s4|nt|kit: hi Jaap|pg|| pc|s2|pg|| pc|s6|pc|s7|nt|bobholl: they tried too hard|pg|| pc|sK|pc|sT|pg|| nt|jaapfr: hoi Kit|pg|| nt|barnets: so I was asked about 6@S say on a club lead @CQ @CA @C ruff @DQ @Cruff @DA @Da 1D ruff and claim 12 tricks|pg|| nt|kit: Now I think he will take a diamond finesse|pg|| pc|d4|pc|d2|pc|d8|pc|dJ|pg|| nt|barnets: but @HA @H K beats it I think|pg|| nt|kit: But he barely survives, since East out of trumps and club finesse on.|pg|| nt|bobholl: guess so too|pg|| nt|kit: no, if AK of hearts, can ruff 2 hearts in dummy and score 7 trumps, 2 diamonds, 2 clubs, 1 heart I believe|pg|| nt|barnets: so its always cold then|pg|| nt|barnets: but how to get out of dummy for second heart ruff ?|pg|| pc|s8|pc|sQ|pc|c4|pc|sJ|pg|| pc|c2|nt|kit: ruff club -- after taking club finesse|pg|| pc|c6|pc|cQ|mc|11|nt|bobholl: and a push|pg|| pg|| qx|o9|st||md|3SJ7HJ3D985CAKJ954,SA62HKQT4DQ76CQ73,SKQ43HA762DAT4CT6,ST985H985DKJ32C82|sv|e|mb|1C!|mb|p|nt|Vugraphzay: the VG operator claimed for two overtricks but that seemed impossible so I entered only one|pg|| mb|3C|nt|petergill: East's psyche got NS to the best spot of 4@S. So much for psychic bids. |pg|| mb|p|nt|ahollan1: 3@C = nat, INV|pg|| nt|ahollan1: usually 6+suit|pg|| mb|p|mb|p|nt|petergill: bd 8: for a flat 450 when 5@s made|pg|| pc|d2|pc|d5|pc|dQ|pc|dA|pg|| pc|d4|pc|dJ|pc|d8|pc|d6|pg|| pc|s5|pc|sJ|pc|sA|pc|s3|pg|| pc|hK|pc|hA|pc|h8|pc|h3|pg|| pc|dT|nt|ahollan1: Balicki also PASS so 3@C north|pg|| pc|dK|pc|d9|pc|d7|pg|| pc|s9|pc|s7|pc|s2|pc|sK|pg|| pc|cT|pc|c2|pc|c4|pc|cQ|pg|| nt|jillan: Same aution in the other room|pg|| pc|hQ|pc|h2|pc|h5|pc|hJ|pg|| nt|jillan: auction|pg|| mc|8|pg|| qx|c9|st||md|3SJ7HJ3D985CAKJ954,SA62HKQT4DQ76CQ73,SKQ43HA762DAT4CT6,ST985H985DKJ32C82|sv|e|mb|1C|mb|p|nt|garden2005: no to teraz ostatni test wiary - wyniki podam za chwile, g³osujemy TAK/NIE|pg|| mb|3C|mb|p|nt|bobholl: how strong is this @C raise ?|pg|| mb|p|mb|p|nt|jaapfr: on a luckier day one makes 3nt here|pg|| nt|garden2005: 3:11 NA RAZIE|pg|| pc|s8|pc|s7|pc|sA|pc|s3|pg|| pc|hQ|nt|garden2005: teraz 4,9impa na roazdanie nam trzeba :)|pg|| pc|hA|pc|h5|pc|h3|pg|| pc|c6|pc|c2|pc|cA|pc|c3|pg|| pc|cK|pc|c7|pc|cT|pc|c8|pg|| pc|sJ|pc|s2|pc|s4|pc|s5|pg|| pc|d5|pc|d6|pc|dA|pc|d2|pg|| pc|sK|pc|s9|pc|hJ|pc|s6|pg|| pc|sQ|pc|sT|pc|d8|pc|h4|pg|| nt|bobholl: 2@S live so =|pg|| mc|10|nt|bobholl: even +1|pg|| nt|garden2005: 4:21 ¿e tylko srebro, które i tak cieszy|pg|| pg|| qx|o10|st||md|4SAKQ83H9DKQT94CAT,S9HQ52DA82CQJ9753,S65HKJT8743DJ75C2,SJT742HA6D63CK864|sv|b|mb|p|mb|1S|mb|p|mb|1N!|mb|p|mb|2C!|mb|d|nt|uni_dennis: 2@c gazilli|pg|| mb|2H!|mb|p|nt|petergill: Bd 9 - with 6 card suit on left, East attacked on opening lead - needed to go for tricks before they go away|pg|| nt|uni_dennis: NAT or 16+|pg|| mb|3D|mb|p|nt|petergill: 2@H weak with long 1H|pg|| mb|4H|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|nt|petergill: Well bid, but there is danger of ruff in @s or @D|pg|| nt|cumino: 1 down with @D lead|pg|| pc|h6|pc|h9|nt|Walddk2: Häxan|pg|| nt|petergill: Only if @D is ducked|pg|| nt|jillan: small @H led?|pg|| pc|hQ|pc|hK|pg|| pc|hJ|pc|hA|pc|cT|pc|h2|pg|| pc|c4|pc|cA|pc|c3|pc|c2|pg|| nt|ahollan1: that's why the Great Shuffler adopted google translate|pg|| pc|sA|pc|s9|pc|s5|pc|s2|pg|| pc|sK|pc|h5|pc|s6|nt|cumino: Club ?|pg|| pc|s4|pg|| nt|cumino: Descarted?|pg|| mc|10|pg|| qx|c10|st||md|4SAKQ83H9DKQT94CAT,S9HQ52DA82CQJ9753,S65HKJT8743DJ75C2,SJT742HA6D63CK864|sv|b|mb|p|nt|kiwibridge: a rare plus to Poland, it's all over I feel|pg|| nt|bobholl: poland needs only 21 boars like this :)|pg|| nt|bobholl: boards|pg|| mb|1S|mb|p|mb|1N|mb|p|nt|kit: and they have 23 boards to go, so should be no problem|pg|| nt|kiwibridge: :)|pg|| mb|3D|mb|p|nt|jaapfr: yesterday at the same time it was 119-238 |pg|| mb|3H|mb|p|mb|3N|mb|p|mb|4H|mb|p|nt|kit: North will insist on playing this in hearts|pg|| nt|jaapfr: wisely|pg|| mb|p|mb|p|pc|c6|nt|bobholl: but with a ducked @D lead 4@H goes down|pg|| pc|cA|pc|cQ|pc|c2|pg|| nt|bobholl: @C lead makes i guess|pg|| nt|jaapfr: are you sure?|pg|| nt|kit: On a spade lead, declarer would have had to get the hearts right.|pg|| pc|h9|pc|h2|nt|garden2005: od Kibica: " po 5 imp z rozd i bedzie 306:303 "|pg|| pc|hK|pc|hA|pg|| pc|c4|pc|cT|pc|cJ|nt|jaapfr: we translate freely: a kib says if 5 imp a board the end score is 306-303 Poland win:)|pg|| pc|h3|pg|| pc|hJ|pc|h6|pc|d4|pc|hQ|pg|| nt|kiwibridge: in their dreams|pg|| nt|kit: on a diamond lead, defense can always beat it with a diamond ruff. And not impossible from 2-2 in the reds.|pg|| pc|dA|pc|d5|pc|d3|pc|d9|pg|| nt|bobholl: in other room they led a small @H very strange|pg|| pc|s9|pc|s5|pc|s2|pc|sA|pg|| pc|sK|pc|h5|pc|s6|nt|jaapfr: from A6?|pg|| mc|9|nt|bobholl: yes|pg|| nt|garden2005: zabrak³o nam delikatnoœci w akcjach odbitkowych ... r¹baliœmy toporem w kamieñ|pg|| pg|| qx|o11|st||md|1SJ976HKQTDAKJ7CA5,ST42HA964DT54CKT3,SKQ8HJ875D86CQ982,SA53H32DQ932CJ764|sv|o|mb|1C!|mb|p|nt|petergill: On bd 9, North forgot he had @SQ in his hand, hence the minus 50|pg|| mb|1D!|an|!H|mb|p|nt|uni_dennis: 1@C 2+, 1@d = 4+@h|pg|| mb|1N|an|18,19|nt|uni_dennis: 1NT 17-19 BAL|pg|| nt|uni_dennis: with 12-14 BAL they accept the transfer and bid 1@h|pg|| nt|petergill: When you've been playing about 11 days of mind-numbingly tough bridge, little "brain fades" do happen|pg|| mb|p|mb|3N|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|d5|nt|petergill: Bd 9: North has had to play all the hands this session. He has played terrific bridge - one little slip in a partscoe doesn't mean much|pg|| pc|d6|pc|dQ|pc|dA|pg|| pc|hK|pc|h4|pc|h5|pc|h2|pg|| pc|hQ|pc|hA|pc|h7|pc|h3|pg|| pc|dT|pc|d8|pc|d2|nt|Vugraphzay: in the VG they now show another board so I cant follow play anymore, sorry|pg|| pc|dK|pg|| nt|Walddk2: 笨笨个月有意义有意义有意义有意义有意义有意义有意义有意义|pg|| pc|hT|pc|h6|pc|h8|pc|s3|pg|| pc|s6|pc|s4|pc|sK|pc|sA|pg|| pc|d3|pc|dJ|pc|d4|pc|c2|pg|| nt|petergill: It's also quite possible that 3@C made on Bd 9 - we are checking |pg|| pc|s7|pc|s2|nt|ahollan1: thru 10 Canada over Milner by 19|pg|| pc|sQ|pc|s5|pg|| pc|hJ|pc|d9|pc|d7|pc|h9|pg|| nt|jillan: Häxan, the Witch, is invented by one of my former partners Katarina Midskog (the Cat) and it is not anywhere in English on the net as far as we know|pg|| mc|11|nt|petergill: Photo of Per Ola Cullin http://worldbridge.org/people/person.asp?qryid=6398|pg|| pg|| qx|c11|st||md|1SJ976HKQTDAKJ7CA5,ST42HA964DT54CKT3,SKQ8HJ875D86CQ982,SA53H32DQ932CJ764|sv|o|nt|kiwibridge: ouch did he miscount trumps?|pg|| mb|1C|nt|bobholl: may be the last 16 boards aren't necessary anymore|pg|| mb|p|mb|1H|mb|p|mb|2D|mb|p|mb|2H|nt|bobholl: needed to guess or 2@S stood up or @D 41 with A sec|pg|| mb|p|mb|2N|mb|p|mb|3N|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|nt|jaapfr: foor us was easy to see that @DT and not @S continuation from dummy would be 4@H C but could N see that?|pg|| pc|d4|pc|d6|nt|jaapfr: at least vwd by W|pg|| pc|dQ|pc|dA|pg|| nt|kit: very nice defense to visualize that declarer would have that problem. Most players would have just given up.|pg|| pc|hK|pc|hA|pc|h5|pc|h2|pg|| nt|jaapfr: it are the almost hidden strategies which do make the real beauties in bridge|pg|| pc|dT|pc|d8|nt|garden2005: w sugestii, ¿e jak Ÿle pójdzie to mo¿e byæ rêcznik i juz mo¿emy siê nie zobaczyæ, piszcie do mnie swoje posumowania no i chyba gratulacje za srebro... skopiujê i puszczê na czat, ...|pg|| nt|garden2005: by wiêcej by³o widaæ jaki mamy nastrój w narodzie|pg|| pc|d2|pc|dK|pg|| pc|hT|pc|h4|pc|h7|pc|h3|pg|| pc|hQ|pc|h6|pc|h8|nt|garden2005: 124 straty to i cud niestety nie pomo¿e|pg|| pc|s3|pg|| pc|s6|pc|s2|pc|sK|pc|sA|pg|| pc|d3|pc|dJ|pc|d5|pc|c2|pg|| mc|10|pg|| qx|o12|st||md|2SQ7HAT5DAQ864CJ92,ST9HQ97DT97CAT864,SK82HJ432DKJ5C753,SAJ6543HK86D32CKQ|sv|n|mb|p|mb|p|mb|4S|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|c2|pc|c4|pc|c5|pc|cK|pg|| pc|s3|nt|Walddk2: http://www.bridgeguys.com/pdf/GazzilliND.pdf|pg|| pc|s7|pc|s9|nt|petergill: On WBF Website, 3@C made on Bd 9, 1 imp to Poland, so I take back everything I wrote about Cullin. He is still playing magnificent bridge. |pg|| pc|sK|pg|| nt|ahollan1: Poland won this event in 1984 when it was called the Team Olympiad|pg|| nt|psyck: you may have a better chance of finding Häxan the movie on the net than Häxan the bridge convention :)|pg|| pc|s8|pc|sA|pc|sQ|pc|sT|pg|| nt|petergill: Ref www.worldbridge.org/tourn/Lille.12/microSite/RunningScores/ASP/BoardDetailsConditKO.asp?qmatchid=7073&qphase=FF for Bd 11 score at WBF wesbite|pg|| pc|sJ|pc|d8|pc|h7|pc|s2|pg|| pc|s6|pc|d4|pc|d9|pc|c3|pg|| pc|s4|pc|d6|pc|d7|pc|c7|pg|| nt|jillan: So Sweden has won every set bar one, if I remember correctly?|pg|| pc|s5|nt|petergill: Yes|pg|| pc|h5|pc|c6|nt|ahollan1: one of the south american pairs in the open event had extensive writeup of Gazzilli in their supplemental notes|pg|| nt|ahollan1: or maybe it was Greece|pg|| nt|petergill: and surely there will be no last set - teams can concede between sets, but not during sets, at WBF events (the Wladow Rule)|pg|| pc|h4|pg|| nt|petergill: Marc - operator - when time permits, please change bd 9 to 3@C making 9 tricks, if you can|pg|| pc|h6|pc|hT|pc|hQ|pc|h2|pg|| mc|9|nt|jillan: Sweden is having the set the Polish asked for...|pg|| pg|| qx|c12|st||md|2SQ7HAT5DAQ864CJ92,ST9HQ97DT97CAT864,SK82HJ432DKJ5C753,SAJ6543HK86D32CKQ|sv|n|nt|bobholl: another imp to sweden|pg|| nt|garden2005: Kibic 1: nade wszystko gratulacje dla Dziewczyn za br¹z |pg|| mb|p|mb|p|nt|pebcat: no, goes when phone goes|pg|| mb|2S|nt|jaapfr: a respected kib says: poor balicki su a great player but almost every decision he takes in the final has a wrong ending|pg|| nt|pebcat: sorry. private|pg|| mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|nt|garden2005: Kibic 2: poplyneli zatoneli marynarze, ale w sloncu widac wciaz radosne twarze:)|pg|| nt|bobholl: another nice stop from the swedes|pg|| pc|c9|nt|garden2005: Kibic 3: Nie marudŸmy! Niech ktoœ z obecnych powie ze widzial naszych w finale przed rozpoczêciem :) Srebro wzielibysmy w ciemno!|pg|| nt|kit: Not a difficult stop -- at other table, just plain overbid.|pg|| pc|cT|pc|c5|pc|cK|pg|| nt|bobholl: in the other room the polish east opened 4@S !! only explicable from the standings|pg|| nt|kiwibridge: 4@S opening desparation|pg|| pc|sA|pc|s7|pc|s9|pc|s2|pg|| nt|jaapfr: with which score it is likely they let the last 16 boards dropand surrender ? (I have no idea)|pg|| pc|s3|pc|sQ|pc|sT|pc|s8|pg|| nt|kit: From declarer's point of view, even 2@S isn't cold|pg|| nt|garden2005: Kibic 4: wziêlibyœmy go w ciemno przed startem . no i sukces kobiet , nale¿¹ sie wielkie brawka "Naszym" Paniom|pg|| nt|garden2005: Kibic 5: jestem pod wrazeniem "zimnej krwi" Szwedów. W wa¿nych sytuacjach decyzyjnych praktycznie sie nie mylili. Chyba byli nie do pokonania w aktualnej dyspozycji. Pozdrawiam|pg|| nt|kit: But will make with South having ace of hearts -- unless South tries brilliant 10 of hearts shift -- then might go down.|pg|| pc|c2|pc|c4|pc|c3|pc|cQ|pg|| pc|s4|pc|d4|pc|d7|pc|sK|pg|| pc|h2|pc|h6|pc|hA|pc|h7|pg|| pc|hT|mc|10|pg|| qx|o13|st||md|3SKQJ42HQJ2D982CJ2,SAT7HA5DAJ765C875,S3HK843DKQ3CQ9643,S9865HT976DT4CAKT|sv|b|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|mb|1C|mb|p|mb|1D|mb|1S|mb|p|mb|p|mb|d|mb|p|nt|petergill: Photo of Fredrik Nystrom http://worldbridge.org/people/person.asp?qryid=3436|pg|| mb|2D|mb|p|mb|2H|mb|p|nt|adonis18: ew got 3 trump tricks|pg|| mb|p|nt|petergill: I think the reason that is happening is that Sweden are playing well and Poland are not|pg|| nt|ahollan1: CC with description of Gazzilli http://www.ecatsbridge.com/documents/files/cc/OpenTeams/Greece/karmanlis-protonotarios.pdf|pg|| mb|p|nt|serhat: I think we can congrats Sweden now.. They deserve it.. |pg|| nt|jillan: If Poland had 51-1 in imps here, it woudl be a bit of a match again...only thing I am saying|pg|| pc|sK|pc|sA|pc|s3|pc|s5|pg|| pc|c5|pc|c3|pc|cA|pc|c2|pg|| pc|cK|pc|cJ|nt|henryb: The Poles are vioating Burn's law|pg|| pc|c7|pc|c4|pg|| pc|cT|pc|d9|pc|c8|nt|jillan: never to lose?|pg|| pc|cQ|pg|| nt|serhat: they played 7 sets I think 6-1 for Sweden also!!|pg|| nt|henryb: total trumps on this hand|pg|| pc|dK|pc|dT|pc|d2|pc|dA|pg|| pc|d5|pc|dQ|pc|d4|pc|d8|pg|| pc|d3|pc|hT|pc|hJ|pc|d6|pg|| nt|ahollan1: i'm told the version descibed by the pair from Greece is different than the way Gazzilli played in Italy|pg|| nt|petergill: Burn's Rule: Have more trumps than the defenders|pg|| nt|cumino: I think this last segment is without maean. They had the last chance yesterday. There was the hands to gain. Sweden played better simply.|pg|| mc|5|nt|ahollan1: i like the one that says a crossruff won't work in notrump|pg|| pg|| qx|c13|st||md|3SKQJ42HQJ2D982CJ2,SAT7HA5DAJ765C875,S3HK843DKQ3CQ9643,S9865HT976DT4CAKT|sv|b|nt|bobholl: searching for swings often just leads to the opposite of what you want|pg|| mb|p|mb|p|nt|garden2005: wróæmy do gry, bo mam uwagi, ¿e za du¿o wklejam w j.polskim :)|pg|| nt|jaapfr: i think he is forced to make it then as well provided he is not assuming S to have JT|pg|| mb|p|mb|1C|nt|jaapfr: of @H|pg|| mb|p|mb|1D|mb|1S|mb|p|mb|1N|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|nt|bobholl: another gain for sweden :)|pg|| pc|cA|pc|c2|pc|c8|pc|c6|pg|| nt|bobholl: caused by the other room |pg|| pc|dT|pc|d2|pc|d5|pc|dK|pg|| pc|s3|pc|s5|pc|sK|pc|sA|pg|| pc|dA|pc|d3|pc|d4|pc|d8|pg|| pc|d7|pc|dQ|pc|h7|pc|d9|pg|| nt|kiwibridge: kudos to Poland for making the final a great effort, and congratulations to Sweden the new World Champions|pg|| pc|c3|nt|jaapfr: it is just as Swdish football : straightforward, good defense and hardly any eror:)|pg|| nt|jaapfr: error and Swdish|pg|| pc|cT|pc|cJ|pc|c5|pg|| nt|barnets: 57 V 6 this set|pg|| pc|hQ|pc|hA|pc|h3|nt|jaapfr: SWEDISH hehe|pg|| pc|h6|pg|| pc|dJ|pc|h4|pc|h9|pc|s2|pg|| pc|d6|pc|c4|pc|hT|pc|s4|pg|| pc|c7|pc|c9|pc|cK|pc|h2|pg|| mc|6|nt|jaapfr: not Swish:)|pg|| pg|| qx|o14|st||md|4SQT3HAK52D52CAQT9,S642HQT843DQT8CJ8,SA987HJ97DK6CK742,SKJ5H6DAJ9743C653|sv|o|nt|Vugraphzay: VG op. lost play again and simply claimed|pg|| nt|jillan: SO if they are forced to play the last 16, it will be very listless...|pg|| mb|p|mb|1N|mb|p|mb|3C|mb|p|mb|3D|nt|serhat: it would Al if you could!!:)|pg|| mb|p|mb|3H|mb|p|mb|3N|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|nt|petergill: named after esteemed BBO Commentator David Burn who won a World Championship yesterday as Coach of the England Ladies team, who followed Burn's Rule (and Burn's rules in general). |pg|| nt|psyck: Burn's Laws: http://www.blakjak.demon.co.uk/burn_law.htm|pg|| nt|jillan: a crossruff is unlikely to work in NT :) like that saying|pg|| pc|d8|pc|dK|pc|dA|pc|d2|pg|| nt|petergill: No, 32 boards was plenty of time to catch up 81 imps, if they played well. But they didn't. |pg|| nt|jillan: oh thanks, Roland :I) |pg|| pc|d3|pc|d5|pc|dQ|pc|d6|pg|| pc|dT|mc|7|pg|| qx|c14|st||md|4SQT3HAK52D52CAQT9,S642HQT843DQT8CJ8,SA987HJ97DK6CK742,SKJ5H6DAJ9743C653|sv|o|mb|p|mb|1N|mb|p|mb|2C|mb|p|mb|2H|mb|p|nt|kiwibridge: you're only as good as your last winning squeeze|pg|| mb|3N|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|d8|nt|kit: Dummy has spades, declarer has hearts, partner didn't double 2@C, so what is left|pg|| nt|bobholl: now don't block the @D :)|pg|| nt|jaapfr: push|pg|| pc|dK|pc|dA|pc|d2|pg|| pc|d3|pc|d5|nt|kit: West will know where jack of diamonds is from king play at trick 1|pg|| pc|dQ|pc|d6|pg|| pc|dT|nt|bobholl: they didn't :)|pg|| nt|jaapfr: if they block and @S return still a push|pg|| mc|7|pg|| qx|o15|st||md|1SA2H965D95CQ76532,SQJ94HQ74DAJ6CJ84,SK6HAKT83DKQT83CA,ST8753HJ2D742CKT9|sv|n|nt|petergill: but 18 boards to catch up 125 imps has never been done, ever|pg|| nt|Vugraphzay: this was a real claim|pg|| nt|petergill: make that 131 imps|pg|| nt|jillan: and will never|pg|| nt|Walddk2: one version of Häxan in short: http://shortText.com/PgeMqKu|pg|| nt|ahollan1: 1 more 16-board session for the Transnational Mixed -- don't bet your inheritance that we'll see final 16 of this match|pg|| mb|p|mb|1C|mb|d|nt|psyck: 136 after correcting board 9?|pg|| nt|Vugraphzay: sry suddenly another board on the screen were E bid 2@S|pg|| mb|p|mb|p|mb|r|mb|p|mb|1S|mb|p|nt|serhat: 32 boards is not plenty for the world final Peter unless miracle!! Plus Sweden showed a great performance so far..|pg|| mb|p|mb|2S|mb|p|mb|2N|mb|p|mb|3H|nt|serhat: as I said before.. 7 sets 6-1 for Sweden|pg|| mb|p|mb|4H|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|d4|pc|d5|pc|dA|pc|d3|pg|| nt|ahollan1: other table playing board 13 1N north|pg|| pc|h7|pc|hA|pc|h2|pc|h5|pg|| nt|petergill: In the Q/F of our nationals this year, we regained about 70 imps in quick time to win by 2, And we recovered 69 of our 70 imp deficit in the last 16 of our Open Team Playoff this ...|pg|| nt|petergill: year to lose by one imp. 40 imps in last 6 of that. But 40 X 3 = 120 in 18 - even that is not enough|pg|| pc|h3|pc|hJ|pc|h6|pc|h4|pg|| pc|s5|pc|s2|pc|sJ|pc|sK|pg|| pc|dK|nt|petergill: so, to suggest that the match was over before it started today - is simply not true, in my opinion|pg|| nt|serhat: it was not world final Peter|pg|| pc|d2|pc|d9|pc|d6|pg|| pc|dQ|pc|d7|pc|c2|pc|dJ|pg|| mc|11|pg|| qx|c15|st||md|1SA2H965D95CQ76532,SQJ94HQ74DAJ6CJ84,SK6HAKT83DKQT83CA,ST8753HJ2D742CKT9|sv|n|mb|p|mb|p|nt|jaapfr: 4@H C or +1 to end the final??|pg|| nt|bobholl: another push this one|pg|| mb|1C|mb|p|nt|henryb: Board 9 is actually one imp, not 5 to Poland. Misscored in the other room|pg|| nt|barnets: it is most unusual for a team to retire in a final but if there was ever to be a case this might be it|pg|| mb|1D|mb|p|mb|1H|mb|p|mb|2C|mb|p|mb|3D|mb|p|nt|jaapfr: The Polish team looks so a bit ""exhausted"" during the final whilst normally such a strong good team imo|pg|| mb|3H|mb|p|mb|4H|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|nt|kiwibridge: thanks a lot to all commentators and our great vugraph operator, and to all you watching a great final, thank you so much for all your feedback|pg|| pc|s3|nt|jaapfr: sorry of course the Swedes did play a great SF and Final|pg|| pc|s2|pc|sJ|pc|sK|pg|| pc|hK|pc|h2|pc|h5|pc|h4|pg|| nt|vugraphzbd: and also a 4° against us, don't forget|pg|| nt|vugraphzbd: against USA|pg|| pc|hA|pc|hJ|pc|h6|pc|h7|pg|| nt|barnets: yes USA was their closest match a win by 4 imps|pg|| nt|kiwibridge: special thanks to the WBF and BBO for bringing us these broadcasts, and a special thanks to Roland Wald for his efforts over the last 10 wonderfuls years "Mr Vugraph" we salute you|pg|| nt|vugraphzbd: the semifinal against monaco, the 2 team favourite,,,,and now poland who beat italy|pg|| pc|s6|pc|s5|pc|sA|pc|s9|pg|| pc|d5|pc|d6|pc|dK|pc|d2|pg|| nt|jaapfr: pls Polish kibs i can not reply to your questions or remarks in Polish whilst i have not the slightest clue where it is about:(|pg|| mc|11|pg|| qx|o16|st||md|2SA83H976DKT742C53,SQT76HJ3D953CT862,SJ9HAQ52DAQJ8CAQ9,SK542HKT84D6CKJ74|sv|e|nt|ahollan1: final board for our table|pg|| nt|ahollan1: just in case we don't have another set WELL DONE SWEDEN|pg|| mb|p|mb|2C!|nt|serhat: and even so the miracle didnt happen on that match too|pg|| nt|ahollan1: 2@C = a) BAL, 20-21 b) BAL, 25+ b) FG, primary suit NOT @D [2@D] |pg|| mb|p|mb|2S|mb|p|mb|2N|mb|p|mb|3N|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|nt|petergill: Serhat - is your point that in the world final, there's more pressure, so if things start going badly a team is more likely to collapse? Think of those amazing collapses and close ...|pg|| nt|petergill: finishes in Italy vs Meckwell matches about a decade ago, in world finals. |pg|| pc|h4|pc|h6|pc|hJ|pc|hQ|pg|| pc|dQ|pc|d6|pc|d2|pc|d3|pg|| pc|dA|pc|s2|pc|d4|pc|d5|pg|| pc|dJ|nt|cumino: Everything can happen, but really to me the yesterday last segment was the last reasonable chance to sit today -40 or so and hope|pg|| pc|c4|pc|dT|pc|d9|pg|| nt|ahollan1: thru 12 Canada over Milner by 17|pg|| nt|Vugraphzay: operator lost play again|pg|| nt|ahollan1: we are last table to start and first to finish|pg|| nt|ahollan1: all other rooms still in play|pg|| nt|serhat: exactly.. if you make world final .. it would be a miracle if you loose after a big differents.. only miracle|pg|| mc|9|nt|ahollan1: we used to see differences like this back in the reign of The Blue Team|pg|| nt|jillan: 145 imps|pg|| nt|henryb: 145|pg|| nt|serhat: in the end you make your imps from your opponents mistakes|pg|| nt|Vugraphzay: will try to keep you updated, room will be open till closed room has finished|pg|| nt|petergill: Photo and bio of 34 y.o. Johan Upmark http://bridgewinners.com/article/view/johan-upmark/|pg|| nt|jillan: thanks all. Cogratulations to our Swedish team whi has played brilliantly throughout the quartes, semi and finals|pg|| nt|petergill: Upmark may have turned 35. A photo of the four Swedish players who played this set is at http://bridgewinners.com/search/?q=peter+bertheau|pg|| nt|cumino: Congratulations to Sweden, they showed a good bridge, solid and won with full merit. I hoped a better played final by Poland to say the true.|pg|| nt|serhat: ty all well done Sweden|pg|| nt|petergill: Congratulations to Sweden on a fine win. |pg|| nt|petergill: I would have thought Sweden 100-1 at the start of this event to win, but they did it the hard way, knocking out the two favourites USA and Monaco before beating Poland easily. A ...|pg|| nt|petergill: great triumph. |pg|| nt|petergill: Bye everyone|pg|| nt|petergill: We expect a Polish concession and no more play in this match today, but it's only our prediction. The last set of the Transnationals in 80 minutes should have a bigger audience ...|pg|| nt|petergill: than usual. |pg|| nt|petergill: Photo of the other new World Champion Krister Ahlesved http://worldbridge.org/people/person.asp?qryid=8945|pg|| nt|petergill: If anyone wants a photo of the 6th Swedish player Jonas Petersson, there's one in the Daily Bulletins, roughly Bulletin 12 |pg|| nt|petergill: Bye everyone|pg|| pg|| qx|c16|st||md|2SA83H976DKT742C53,SQT76HJ3D953CT862,SJ9HAQ52DAQJ8CAQ9,SK542HKT84D6CKJ74|sv|e|nt|barnets: two key hands to win the championship the hearts against Meckwell that brought 1700|pg|| nt|garden2005: Szwedzi rozegrali fantastyczny fina³. W moim podsumowaniu pos³u¿ê siê cytatem z "Potopu" H. Sienkiewicza: ... "Jak czasem stada wêdrownych ¿urawi, znu¿one d³ugim lotem obsiadaj¹ ...|pg|| nt|garden2005: wzgórza wynios³e, tak roje tych ognistych pos³anników pada³y na szczyty koœcio³a i na drewniane dachy zabudowañ...." - dla nszej druzyny Open wielkie gratulacje za srebro! .. ...|pg|| nt|garden2005: sukces to niebywa³y|pg|| mb|p|mb|1C|nt|barnets: and Nystroms Grandslam V Monaco when he found the lady|pg|| mb|p|mb|1D|mb|p|nt|jaapfr: and the 2nd key?|pg|| mb|1N|mb|p|mb|3N|nt|barnets: when they were down 40|pg|| nt|ahollan1: 1N=18-21 HCP|pg|| mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|s2|nt|henryb: Wow!|pg|| pc|s3|pc|sQ|pc|s9|pg|| pc|s6|pc|sJ|nt|jaapfr: Al knows always all I do not know: will Poland surrender last 16 b?|pg|| pc|sK|pc|s8|pg|| pc|s4|pc|sA|pc|s7|nt|serhat: Who did Sweden play agaisnt in the quarter? USA?|pg|| nt|bobholl: another 10 to sweden i suppose|pg|| pc|h2|pg|| pc|h6|nt|ahollan1: Canada 143 Milner 136|pg|| pc|h3|pc|hQ|nt|petergill: Sweden beat USA then Monaco then Poland|pg|| pc|hK|pg|| pc|s5|pc|c3|pc|sT|pc|h5|pg|| nt|kiwibridge: very worthy champions|pg|| nt|serhat: and Israel before I was told. I thibk this is a great success|pg|| nt|jaapfr: he could have thrown in E to still make 3nt|pg|| pc|c2|pc|cQ|pc|cK|pc|c5|pg|| nt|henryb: Nystrom has to play a club now|pg|| nt|garden2005: contragulation for the great team from Sweden :)|pg|| nt|mikael_w: I think the "key" to this succes is that Sweden now might have the world record in the last 3 matches when it comes to VERRY few bad boards, verry few misstakes|pg|| nt|bobholl: 150 imps in 16 boards :) they will surrender i guess|pg|| nt|jaapfr: after 6@D E is forced to discard IF not earlier @HQ play (but mb too DD)|pg|| mc|8|nt|kiwibridge: and to Poland for reaching the final, a great effort by them too|pg|| nt|petergill: Photo of the winning Swedish team http://www.svenskbridge.se/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.2688|pg|| nt|barnets: tks all specs|pg|| nt|jaapfr: congratulations Swedennnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn!!|pg|| nt|mikael_w: thanks alot Jaap|pg|| nt|jillan: thanks all. Cogratulations to our Swedish team whi has played brilliantly throughout the quartes, semi and finals|pg|| pg||