vg|BBO2-2nd Mind Sports Games,W-F-4_6,I,17,32,RUSSIA,78,ENGLAND,102|
rs|3NS-2,3NS-2,3NE=,5CE-1,3CN-4,2HE+1,4SW-1,4SW-1,2SS-1,3DE=,6SNx-1,6SNx-1,4HE-2,4HE-2,4SN-1,3NW-2,4SS-2,6CE-2,5CN-2,3HS-2,4HE+2,4HE=,4SE+1,4SE=,4HW-1,3HW=,4SS-1,3HN-1,2SN=,2SN+2,4HS=,4HS-1|
pn|PONOMAREVA,SENIOR,GROMOVA,DHONDY,SMITH,CHUBAROVA,BROCK,VOROBEYCHI|pg||
qx|o17|st||md|3SA7542HA75DK9CAK6,SQJT86HQJ3DQ3CQ75,SKH842DA87542CJ92,S93HKT96DJT6CT843|sv|o|mb|p|mb|p|mb|1C|an| |mb|1S|mb|2C|an| |mb|p|mb|3N|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|sQ|pc|sK|pc|s9|pc|s2|pg||
pc|d2|pc|dJ|pc|dK|pc|d3|pg||
pc|d9|pc|dQ|pc|dA|pc|d6|pg||
nt|aap00: hello all|pg||
pc|d8|pc|dT|nt|aap00: normal 3nt but bare @sK makes it hopeless|pg||
nt|aap00: the only real chance was to concede @h, take 2nd @s, play @hA, and 3rounds of @d|pg||
pc|h5|pc|hJ|pg||
pc|s3|pc|s4|pc|s6|pc|h2|pg||
pc|sJ|pc|h4|nt|aap00: to force E underlead from @cQ|pg||
pc|h6|nt|aap00: even then - 8 tricks only...|pg||
pc|s5|pg||
pc|sT|pc|d4|pc|c3|pc|sA|pg||
pc|cK|pc|c5|pc|c2|pc|c4|pg||
pc|cA|pc|c7|pc|c9|pc|c8|pg||
pc|hA|nt|aap00: and with actual layout - even less then initial 7|pg||
pc|h3|pc|h8|pc|h9|pg||
mc|7|pg||
qx|c17|st||md|3SA7542HA75DK9CAK6,SQJT86HQJ3DQ3CQ75,SKH842DA87542CJ92,S93HKT96DJT6CT843|sv|o|mb|2C|mb|p|mb|2N|mb|p|mb|3C|mb|p|mb|3D|mb|p|mb|3N|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|sQ|nt|timb: It looks like 3NT has been "wrong-sided"; a natural N-S auction could be P:1@S, 1NT: 3NT and, on a non-spade lead, declarer could make 9 tricks|pg||
pc|sK|pc|s9|pc|s4|pg||
nt|timb: This is down at least one trick as the spade lead has removed the entry to the long diamodns|pg||
nt|timb: An unlucky result|pg||
pc|d2|pc|d6|pc|dK|pc|d3|pg||
nt|xenya: same contract and same lead in OR|pg||
pc|s5|pc|s6|pc|h2|pc|s3|pg||
pc|sJ|nt|timb: That's a great result for the N-S's for England and Russia|pg||
nt|timb: A flat board is far, far better than a 10 imp loss|pg||
pc|h4|nt|timb: You can get out for down one double dummy by ducking hearts|pg||
pc|c8|pc|sA|pg||
pc|d9|pc|dQ|pc|dA|pc|dT|pg||
pc|d8|pc|dJ|pc|h5|nt|timb: Looks like -2 no matter what declarer does|pg||
pc|h3|pg||
pc|hT|pc|hA|pc|hJ|pc|h8|pg||
pc|cK|pc|c7|pc|c2|pc|c3|pg||
pc|cA|pc|c5|pc|c9|pc|c4|pg||
mc|7|nt|timb: A flat board|pg||
pg||
qx|o18|st||md|4ST874HT72DAQ95C83,SAKJ53HKQDJ7CAJ96,SQ962HA54D8632CQT,SHJ9863DKT4CK7542|sv|n|mb|p|mb|p|mb|1S|mb|p|mb|1N|mb|p|mb|3N|mb|p|mb|p|nt|aap00: 3nr on @c guess|pg||
mb|p|pc|d5|pc|d7|pc|d8|pc|dT|pg||
pc|h3|pc|h2|pc|hQ|pc|hA|pg||
pc|d2|pc|dK|pc|dA|pc|dJ|pg||
pc|dQ|pc|s3|pc|d3|pc|d4|pg||
pc|d9|pc|s5|pc|d6|pc|c2|pg||
pc|s4|nt|aap00: no @c guess needed with @h running|pg||
pc|sA|pc|s2|pc|c4|pg||
pc|hK|pc|h5|pc|h8|pc|h7|pg||
pc|sK|pc|s6|pc|c5|pc|s7|pg||
pc|c6|pc|cT|pc|cK|pc|c3|pg||
pc|hJ|pc|hT|mc|9|pg||
qx|c18|st||md|4ST874HT72DAQ95C83,SAKJ53HKQDJ7CAJ96,SQ962HA54D8632CQT,SHJ9863DKT4CK7542|sv|n|nt|timb: Looks like 3NT by EW here. 5@C is a bit shakier|pg||
mb|2H|mb|p|mb|2N|mb|p|mb|3C|mb|p|nt|timb: Hmm. the @H suit leaves more than a little to be desired for the @H & a minor opening|pg||
nt|xenya: they are likely to end up in 5@C now|pg||
mb|3D|nt|timb: Ugly if they do|pg||
nt|xenya: well maybe the 3@D bid will work|pg||
mb|p|mb|3S|nt|timb: Ask for something no doubt|pg||
mb|p|nt|xenya: still my bet is on 5@C|pg||
mb|4H|nt|dburn: maybe 4@h|pg||
nt|dburn: which may not play too badly|pg||
nt|xenya: 4@H happens to make here it seems|pg||
nt|timb: 40 years ago I would have opened 2@H on the East cards (if the convention was then available) . Now , I pass the East cards because the @Hs will not necessarily be enjoyable a spot ...|pg||
nt|timb: when partner has a 5-2-3-3 shape and enough points to keep N-S silent|pg||
mb|p|mb|4S|mb|p|nt|timb: this looks a make (at first sight)|pg||
nt|dburn: but maybe 3@d confirmed clubs, and everything else is being treated as a control bid|pg||
nt|dburn: 3@h would presumably have set hearts and been forcing|pg||
nt|xenya: right, we just don't know|pg||
nt|timb: hello David; great to have you here|pg||
mb|5C|nt|timb: oops!|pg||
nt|dburn: good morning from Lille|pg||
mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|dA|nt|timb: Perhaps we have crossed EW wires.|pg||
nt|timb: Lucky|pg||
nt|xenya: logical lead on the auction|pg||
nt|timb: making five|pg||
nt|timb: true; the auction screams for @D lead|pg||
nt|dburn: well, making five if declarer gets the clubs right|pg||
pc|d7|nt|dburn: may play someone who bangs down an ace for three trumps to the queen|pg||
pc|d2|pc|d4|pg||
nt|dburn: but not all that likely|pg||
nt|timb: @DA may divert her from the winning line|pg||
pc|h7|pc|hQ|pc|hA|pc|h3|pg||
pc|h4|pc|h6|pc|h2|pc|hK|pg||
nt|timb: and @C10 is an "evil" card in the play|pg||
pc|c6|pc|cT|pc|cK|pc|c3|pg||
nt|timb: @CK?|pg||
nt|dburn: if the auction was what it seemed and clubs were set as trump, then perhaps East should have a diamond control once West didn't|pg||
pc|c2|pc|c8|pc|cJ|pc|cQ|pg||
nt|dburn: so Smith might not have led @dA, but this is all conjecture|pg||
mc|10|nt|dburn: at any rate, it served to persuade declarer to adopt a slightly anti-percentage view in clubs|pg||
pg||
qx|o19|st||md|1SK6H95432D854CQ74,STHKT7DQJ732CA862,SAQJ87H8DK6CKJT53,S95432HAQJ6DAT9C9|sv|e|mb|p|mb|p|mb|1S|mb|p|mb|p|mb|d|mb|2C|mb|2H|mb|p|mb|p|mb|d|mb|p|mb|3C|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|hA|pc|h2|nt|aap00: N did wee to compete over 2@h|pg||
pc|h7|pc|h8|pg||
pc|h6|pc|h3|pc|hK|pc|c3|pg||
nt|aap00: likely to be made despite of @h 51|pg||
nt|blum1956: hi all|pg||
pc|cT|pc|c9|pc|c4|pc|c2|pg||
pc|c5|pc|s5|pc|cQ|pc|cA|pg||
pc|hT|nt|aap00: but 3@c would go down |pg||
pc|cJ|pc|hJ|pc|h4|pg||
pc|cK|pc|s2|pc|c7|pc|c6|pg||
pc|s7|pc|s4|pc|sK|pc|sT|pg||
pc|s6|pc|c8|pc|s8|pc|s3|pg||
pc|dQ|pc|dK|pc|dA|pc|d4|pg||
pc|hQ|pc|h5|pc|d2|pc|d6|pg||
pc|dT|pc|d5|pc|d3|pc|sJ|pg||
pc|d9|pc|d8|pc|dJ|pc|sQ|pg||
pc|d7|pc|sA|pc|s9|pc|h9|pg||
pg||
qx|c19|st||md|1SK6H95432D854CQ74,STHKT7DQJ732CA862,SAQJ87H8DK6CKJT53,S95432HAQJ6DAT9C9|sv|e|nt|timb: Is the play accurate? If so E has had a brain-fade/|pg||
mb|p|mb|p|nt|timb: which I am loathe to believe|pg||
mb|1S|mb|p|mb|p|mb|d|nt|timb: I am a victim of oldtimer's disease; I missed a trick in the play|pg||
mb|2C|mb|2H|mb|p|mb|p|nt|xenya: the auction started identically in OR|pg||
nt|xenya: now...|pg||
mb|p|pc|sK|nt|dburn: hard to see why South would pass a second time, with Kx in partner's first suit and Qxx in the second|pg||
pc|sT|pc|s7|pc|s2|pg||
nt|dburn: but since 3@c appears to go four down (if the other table is to be believed), maybe she did well|pg||
nt|timb: A crossruff brings 8 tricks and a more adventurous line may bring an overtrick or two|pg||
nt|timb: Looks like an imp to England|pg||
pc|c4|nt|xenya: this should make comfortably despite a 5-1 trump break|pg||
pc|cA|pc|c3|pc|c9|pg||
nt|dburn: at the other table Dhondy found the effective lead of @hA and another against 3@c|pg||
pc|c2|pc|c5|pc|h6|pc|c7|pg||
pc|s3|pc|s6|nt|dburn: and the 4-1 trump break was too much for declarer|pg||
pc|h7|nt|timb: I think East should make 10 trikcs|pg||
pc|s8|pg||
pc|d2|pc|d6|pc|dA|pc|d4|pg||
pc|s4|pc|cQ|pc|hT|pc|sJ|pg||
pc|c6|nt|dburn: can see nine - not sure about then|pg||
pc|cT|nt|dburn: or even ten|pg||
pc|hJ|pc|d5|pg||
nt|dburn: or even ten then|pg||
pc|s5|nt|timb: now only 9|pg||
pc|d8|pc|hK|pc|sQ|pg||
pc|d3|pc|dK|pc|d9|nt|xenya: 9 on a crossruff|pg||
pc|h2|pg||
pc|h3|pc|c8|pc|h8|pc|hQ|pg||
pc|hA|pc|h4|pc|d7|pc|cJ|pg||
nt|timb: needed to play on @Ds earlier for +2|pg||
mc|9|pg||
qx|o20|st||md|2S987H853DK7542C98,SAK632HKT72DCKQ42,ST5HA96DAQ98CAJT5,SQJ4HQJ4DJT63C763|sv|b|mb|1S|nt|aap00: looks like -4 is too much, but declarer couldn't make it anyway|pg||
mb|d|mb|2S|mb|p|mb|4S|mb|p|mb|p|nt|aap00: no double-no trouble|pg||
mb|p|pc|s5|pc|sQ|pc|s7|pc|s2|pg||
nt|aap00: @s lead is good for defence...|pg||
pc|sJ|pc|s8|pc|s3|pc|sT|pg||
pc|s4|pc|s9|pc|sA|nt|aap00: declare plays @s by herself?|pg||
nt|blum1956: very strange|pg||
nt|aap00: y|pg||
pc|d8|pg||
pc|h2|nt|aap00: well done by N up to now|pg||
pc|h6|pc|hQ|pc|h3|pg||
pc|c3|pc|c8|pc|cQ|pc|cA|pg||
nt|blum1956: looks like she could have made the contract by ruffing the 4th club|pg||
nt|blum1956: the defenders have no entry to the 3rd trump|pg||
nt|aap00: now N have clear position|pg||
pc|hA|nt|aap00: looks like @hA-@h couldn't be wrong..|pg||
pc|h4|pc|h5|pc|h7|pg||
pc|h9|pc|hJ|pc|h8|pc|hT|pg||
pc|c6|pc|c9|pc|cK|pc|c5|pg||
pc|c2|pc|cT|pc|c7|pc|d2|pg||
pc|cJ|nt|aap00:  could W make it? |pg||
pc|d3|pc|d4|pc|c4|pg||
mc|9|nt|aap00: say, take @s in dummy and play @c|pg||
pg||
qx|c20|st||md|2S987H853DK7542C98,SAK632HKT72DCKQ42,ST5HA96DAQ98CAJT5,SQJ4HQJ4DJT63C763|sv|b|nt|timb: loks like 10 tricks in@S for EW|pg||
nt|timb: looks|pg||
mb|1S|nt|timb: supericially, anyway|pg||
nt|dburn: well, the defence might get three clubs and a heart|pg||
nt|dburn: and declarer only five spades, three hearts and a club|pg||
nt|timb: true|pg||
mb|d|mb|2S|mb|p|mb|4S|nt|dburn: North's trump lead was a good one - declarer, rather than trying to ruff a club on the table, played for @cA onside or 3-3 clubs|pg||
nt|dburn: and that didn't work|pg||
mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|nt|dburn: here Brock may lead a trump also, simply in order not to lead or underlead an ace|pg||
pc|s5|nt|xenya: the trump lead should suffice|pg||
pc|sJ|pc|s7|pc|s3|pg||
pc|c3|pc|c9|pc|cK|pc|cA|pg||
pc|sT|pc|sQ|pc|s9|pc|s2|pg||
pc|s4|pc|s8|nt|dburn: continuing trumps should be enough - diamonds might also work by forcing declarer, though I'm not sure about that|pg||
pc|sA|pc|d9|pg||
pc|h2|pc|h6|pc|hJ|pc|h3|pg||
pc|hQ|pc|h8|pc|h7|pc|hA|pg||
pc|h9|pc|h4|pc|h5|pc|hK|pg||
pc|c2|pc|cT|pc|c6|pc|c8|pg||
pc|dA|pc|d3|pc|d2|pc|s6|pg||
pc|sK|pc|d8|pc|d6|pc|d4|pg||
pc|hT|pc|dQ|pc|c7|pc|d5|pg||
pc|cQ|pc|c5|pc|dT|pc|d7|pg||
pc|c4|pc|cJ|pc|dJ|pc|dK|pg||
pg||
qx|o21|st||md|3ST8432HKQ9DAKC732,SKQHA873DQ9732CJ8,SJ95HJ52D84CAT965,SA76HT64DJT65CKQ4|sv|n|nt|aap00: intending to ruff 4th high in dummy|pg||
mb|p|mb|p|nt|aap00: not sure|pg||
mb|1S|mb|p|mb|2S|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|d3|nt|aap00: if NS continues @s, declared concedes 3rd @c no S, ruffs 4th @c high and drives out @hA|pg||
pc|d4|pc|dT|pc|dK|pg||
pc|s2|pc|sQ|pc|s5|pc|s6|pg||
nt|aap00: but NS can play @ds after getting @cA|pg||
nt|aap00: too compilcated|pg||
pc|d2|pc|d8|pc|d5|pc|dA|pg||
pc|s3|pc|sK|pc|s9|pc|s7|pg||
nt|aap00: 3@s-2c-@h for W|pg||
nt|aap00: 3@d can ve defeated by accurate defence|pg||
pc|h3|pc|h2|pc|h4|pc|hQ|pg||
pc|hK|pc|hA|pc|h5|pc|h6|pg||
nt|aap00: only @h lead defeats 3@d|pg||
pc|h7|pc|hJ|pc|hT|pc|h9|pg||
pc|cA|pc|c4|pc|c2|pc|c8|pg||
pc|c5|pc|cQ|pc|c3|pc|cJ|pg||
pc|cK|pc|c7|pc|d7|pc|c6|pg||
pc|sA|pc|s4|nt|aap00: say, with @s lead: you play @sKQ and @cJ|pg||
pc|d9|pc|sJ|pg||
mc|7|nt|aap00: now, if N ducks it, you overtake and discard @c on the 3rd @s|pg||
pg||
qx|c21|st||md|3ST8432HKQ9DAKC732,SKQHA873DQ9732CJ8,SJ95HJ52D84CAT965,SA76HT64DJT65CKQ4|sv|n|nt|dburn: in her younger days Brock would have won the last trick with @c5, not the jack|pg||
mb|p|mb|p|mb|1S|mb|p|mb|2S|mb|p|mb|p|nt|dburn: hope Larry Cohen's still in bed - he'd hate to see the opponents left to play in 2@s on this auction|pg||
mb|d|nt|dburn: and so would Chubarova|pg||
nt|timb: I'd pass on the W cards but the seem to be down only 1 in 3@D |pg||
nt|dburn: maybe - the opening lead might be important|pg||
nt|timb: (on a @H lead, for example)|pg||
mb|p|mb|3D|mb|p|nt|dburn: on a spade lead, declarer can cash two of those and play a club|pg||
mb|p|mb|p|nt|dburn: but South might lead a heart, I guess, and that will do|pg||
pc|s3|nt|dburn: sort of Morton's Fork position - if North wins the ace of clubs declarer has two pitches for hearts|pg||
nt|timb: i'd lead a risky @HK|pg||
nt|timb: making now|pg||
nt|dburn: and if not, declarer throws the club on @sA and plays for 3-3 hearts|pg||
nt|dburn: I don't think I've seen this variant before|pg||
pc|sQ|pc|s5|pc|s7|pg||
nt|timb: (I have - sheepishly, he says)|pg||
pc|sK|pc|s9|pc|s6|pc|s2|pg||
nt|timb: Still, it's a nice deal for a column|pg||
pc|d2|pc|d4|pc|dJ|pc|dA|pg||
nt|timb: aughhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh|pg||
pc|hQ|nt|timb: @C needed|pg||
pc|h3|pc|h5|pc|h6|pg||
pc|c7|nt|timb: making, again|pg||
pc|cJ|pc|cA|pc|c4|pg||
nt|dburn: is there a coup called a "suicide Morton's Fork"?|pg||
pc|cT|pc|cK|pc|c3|pc|c8|pg||
pc|d5|pc|dK|pc|d3|pc|d8|pg||
nt|timb: David, that is wonderful :)|pg||
mc|9|pg||
qx|o22|st||md|4SKJ6432H6DKT8743C,SHJ932DAJ9CAKT973,SAQ875HT7DQ2CJ654,ST9HAKQ854D65CQ82|sv|e|mb|1H|nt|aap00: and concede only 2@h+2@d|pg||
mb|2H!|nt|aap00: and if N takes @cA - you have 2@h disacrds ready|pg||
mb|2S|nt|aap00: weak or strong 2@h|pg||
nt|aap00: 7@h...|pg||
mb|4S|nt|aap00: with 7@s -2 only|pg||
mb|p|mb|p|mb|4N|nt|aap00: being at 4th position, S wouldn't allow EW to play in @h, even at 7th level |pg||
nt|blum1956: The most experienced NS should not sell out to either level heart contract|pg||
mb|p|nt|aap00: not so clear for her, being at 2nd seat...|pg||
mb|5H|mb|5S|mb|6H|nt|aap00: I guess that W will bid final contract for EW, so S will be well placed to bid @s|pg||
mb|p|mb|p|mb|6S|mb|d|nt|aap00: the difference is that now S had listened partner's pass|pg||
mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|nt|aap00: well done|pg||
pc|hK|pc|h6|nt|aap00: what was 5@h by E?|pg||
pc|h2|pc|h7|pg||
nt|aap00: wasn't 4nt RKCB?|pg||
pc|sT|pc|s2|nt|blum1956: double looks too cautious with the spade void, but West probably is not sure in the quality of trumps|pg||
pc|c3|pc|sQ|pg||
pc|sA|pc|s9|pc|s3|pc|c7|pg||
pc|dQ|pc|d5|pc|d3|pc|dA|pg||
pc|cA|pc|c4|pc|c2|pc|s4|pg||
pc|dK|pc|d9|pc|d2|pc|d6|pg||
nt|aap00: still have no idea, what 5@h was...|pg||
mc|11|pg||
qx|c22|st||md|4SKJ6432H6DKT8743C,SHJ932DAJ9CAKT973,SAQ875HT7DQ2CJ654,ST9HAKQ854D65CQ82|sv|e|mb|1H|mb|2H|nt|timb: The NS in the other room seem to have achieved the par result|pg||
nt|xenya: welcome to the Grand Slam Land|pg||
nt|dburn: not really - I think that's 7@s doubled down two|pg||
nt|xenya: 7@H by E|pg||
mb|3S|nt|xenya: or 7@C of course|pg||
mb|4S|mb|5H|mb|5S|nt|timb: I sense a loss of at least 5 imps to England comimg|pg||
mb|6H|mb|6S|mb|d|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|hA|nt|dburn: fortunately not -might have lost 3 IMPs if she'd redoubled, but you can see why she did not want to do that|pg||
pc|h6|pc|h2|nt|xenya: i cant't help feeling EW could have done better -- don't know how though|pg||
pc|h7|pg||
nt|dburn: West might just have bid 5NT over 5@s, if that would ask for heart honours|pg||
pc|c2|pc|s2|pc|c3|pc|c4|pg||
pc|s3|pc|h9|pc|sQ|pc|s9|pg||
pc|sA|pc|sT|pc|s4|pc|c7|pg||
nt|timb: I like 4@C as a fit-showing jump over 2@H; spinters in the minors may be less useful|pg||
nt|xenya: yes, very sensible|pg||
pc|d2|pc|d5|pc|dK|pc|dA|pg||
nt|dburn: indeed, she might have bid 5NT over 2@h for the matter of that|pg||
pc|cA|pc|c5|pc|c8|pc|s6|pg||
pc|d3|pc|d9|pc|dQ|pc|d6|pg||
mc|11|pg||
qx|o23|st||md|1ST98HQT43DKQ5C965,SQ72HJ98D932CAJ83,SJ653H7DA86CQT742,SAK4HAK652DJT74CK|sv|b|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|mb|1H|mb|p|nt|aap00: playable 4@h, going -2 if declarer will play @h from top, hoping for Qx|pg||
mb|2H|mb|p|mb|4H|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|dQ|nt|blum1956: 3NT is more playable here|pg||
nt|aap00: y|pg||
pc|d2|pc|d8|pc|dJ|pg||
nt|aap00: 4@h-3@s-2@c|pg||
pc|dK|pc|d3|pc|d6|pc|d4|pg||
pc|d5|pc|d9|pc|dA|pc|d7|pg||
pc|h7|pc|hA|pc|h3|nt|aap00: not easy to bid... almost a matter of guess|pg||
pc|h8|pg||
pc|hK|pc|h4|pc|h9|pc|c2|pg||
mc|8|nt|blum1956: The scientific sequence looks like 1@h-2@h-2@s(singleton somewhere)-2NT-3@c-3@h-3NT-pass|pg||
pg||
qx|c23|st||md|1ST98HQT43DKQ5C965,SQ72HJ98D932CAJ83,SJ653H7DA86CQT742,SAK4HAK652DJT74CK|sv|b|nt|xenya: not sure about that -- but positively over 5@H|pg||
mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|mb|1C|mb|p|nt|dburn: still, on a tactical basis you want to buy that kind of hand in 6@h even if you can make seven, and not tell the opponents you are sure of making the grand, since they will surely ...|pg||
nt|dburn: save if you do that|pg||
mb|1N|mb|p|mb|2H|mb|p|nt|dburn: 1@c clubs or balanced or any good hand|pg||
nt|dburn: 1NT about 8-10|pg||
mb|3H|nt|dburn: 2@h good hand, so this auction is forcing to game|pg||
mb|p|mb|4H|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|nt|dburn: of course, game is a poor contract, but they have a lot of high cards|pg||
nt|xenya: 3N better here|pg||
pc|dK|nt|dburn: indeed - 3NT is not a poor contract|pg||
nt|xenya: 4@H has no chance|pg||
nt|timb: looks like it has 9 tricks on @HA and a low @H|pg||
pc|d2|pc|d6|pc|d7|pg||
nt|dburn: and I suppose you could bid it via 1@h-2@h-3@d-3NT-pass, but that is probably wishful thinking|pg||
nt|xenya: but she will play AK naturally|pg||
nt|timb: even if south switches the mice cannot get at the defences  3 @D tricks|pg||
nt|dburn: declarer would make 3@h, but in four she will go down two playing to make|pg||
nt|dburn: as happened at the other table, I guess|pg||
nt|xenya: yes|pg||
pc|sT|pc|s2|pc|s3|pc|sA|pg||
pc|hA|pc|h3|pc|h8|pc|h7|pg||
pc|hK|pc|h4|pc|h9|pc|c2|pg||
pc|cK|pc|c5|pc|c3|pc|c4|pg||
pc|d4|pc|dQ|pc|d9|pc|d8|pg||
pc|hQ|pc|hJ|pc|s5|pc|h2|pg||
pc|s9|pc|sQ|pc|s6|pc|s4|pg||
pc|cA|pc|c7|pc|dT|pc|c6|pg||
pc|s7|pc|sJ|pc|sK|pc|s8|pg||
pc|h5|pc|hT|pc|d3|pc|cT|pg||
pc|c9|pc|c8|pc|cQ|pc|h6|pg||
pc|dJ|pc|d5|pc|cJ|pc|dA|pg||
pg||
qx|o24|st||md|2SA975H86432DJTCQ2,SK62HKQJD6543CJ98,SQT843HAT7DKQ98CK,SJH95DA72CAT76543|sv|o|mb|p|mb|1S|mb|3C|nt|aap00: bare K is not a singleton, it's K :)|pg||
mb|3S|mb|p|mb|4S|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|nt|aap00: 9tricks in @s, 3rd @h goes on @c|pg||
nt|aap00: even with @h lead, you can duck once|pg||
pc|cA|nt|aap00: 4@s looks an overbid for me...|pg||
pc|c2|pc|c8|pc|cK|pg||
pc|c3|pc|cQ|pc|c9|pc|h7|pg||
pc|sA|pc|s2|nt|aap00: the only chance - bare @s K in E|pg||
pc|s3|pc|sJ|pg||
nt|blum1956: maybe, but those red intermediates with N call for bidding one more|pg||
pc|s5|pc|sK|nt|aap00: sry, not only|pg||
pc|s4|pc|c4|pg||
pc|s6|pc|s8|nt|aap00: say, E is: Kx-x-xxx-Axxxxxx|pg||
pc|c5|pc|s9|pg||
pc|dT|pc|d3|pc|d8|pc|dA|pg||
pc|d7|pc|dJ|pc|d4|pc|dK|pg||
pc|d9|pc|d2|pc|h2|pc|d5|pg||
pc|dQ|pc|c6|pc|h3|pc|d6|pg||
nt|aap00: play @d to A, take @h, @sA, cash 2 more @d and give @s to E|pg||
nt|aap00: with only @c remaining she have to give ruff-discard  @h|pg||
mc|9|pg||
qx|c24|st||md|2SA975H86432DJTCQ2,SK62HKQJD6543CJ98,SQT843HAT7DKQ98CK,SJH95DA72CAT76543|sv|o|nt|dburn: another game without a lot of play, but hard to avoid|pg||
mb|p|nt|dburn: and 3NT not a good idea this time|pg||
mb|1S|mb|2C|mb|3S|mb|3N|nt|xenya: not a good bid, 3N, whichever way you look at it |pg||
mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|s4|pc|sJ|pc|sA|pc|s2|pg||
pc|s5|pc|sK|pc|s3|pc|d2|pg||
pc|cJ|pc|cK|pc|cA|pc|c2|pg||
pc|c3|pc|cQ|pc|c9|pc|h7|pg||
nt|dburn: when I said "hard to avoid", I was thinking of 4@s by North, not 3NT by West|pg||
nt|xenya: :)|pg||
pc|s9|pc|s6|nt|timb: looks like down 2 to me|pg||
pc|s8|pc|d7|pg||
pc|h6|pc|hJ|pc|hA|pc|h5|pg||
pc|sQ|pc|c4|pc|s7|pc|d3|pg||
pc|sT|pc|c5|pc|h2|pc|d4|pg||
mc|7|pg||
qx|o25|st||md|3SAKQJ875H86DKT6C3,ST3H72DAQJ73CAK87,S92HKQ954D9842C92,S64HAJT3D5CQJT654|sv|e|mb|2H|mb|p|nt|aap00: 54 @h+minor|pg||
nt|aap00: S can work out to bid 2@s only...|pg||
nt|aap00: she has 8 tricks and it's unlikely, that pd helps with 2|pg||
mb|3S|mb|p|nt|blum1956: maybe South passes? Then she may later find herself on lead vs 3NT|pg||
nt|aap00: too imaginative|pg||
nt|aap00: 3@s looks strange for me|pg||
mb|4S|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|cK|pc|c2|pc|c4|pc|c3|pg||
nt|aap00: it sounds as forcing, ad, if it really so, what S wanted from N?|pg||
pc|s3|pc|s2|pc|s6|pc|s7|pg||
nt|blum1956: Anyway 5@c EW looks a laydown |pg||
pc|sA|pc|sT|pc|s9|pc|s4|pg||
nt|aap00: y|pg||
pc|h6|nt|blum1956: so -100 is not that bad|pg||
pc|h2|pc|hK|pc|hA|pg||
nt|aap00: after 2@s tricks W has no options but to play on @dKxx in S|pg||
nt|blum1956: yes|pg||
pc|cQ|pc|s5|pc|c7|pc|c9|pg||
nt|aap00: only this layout allows her to discard 3@h|pg||
pc|h8|pc|h7|pc|hQ|pc|h3|pg||
pc|d2|pc|d5|mc|8|pg||
qx|c25|st||md|3SAKQJ875H86DKT6C3,ST3H72DAQJ73CAK87,S92HKQ954D9842C92,S64HAJT3D5CQJT654|sv|e|nt|dburn: me too - curious way to pick up a few IMPs, but we'll take 'em where we can get 'em|pg||
mb|2D|mb|p|nt|dburn: East-West can make a few clubs, but the pre-emptive efforts at the other table kept them out|pg||
nt|dburn: 2@d bad weak two in a major|pg||
mb|4S|nt|dburn: and "bad" and "major" are about right - not sure about "weak two"|pg||
nt|dburn: West may not go quietly here, from what I've seen|pg||
mb|4N|nt|dburn: and 5@c has a chance, with this diamond layout|pg||
nt|timb: I dislike weak 2s on anything but a 6-card suit; I find they lose points|pg||
nt|timb: in the longer run|pg||
mb|p|mb|6C|nt|timb: NS are now in the position to win a swing|pg||
nt|dburn: 4NT seems committal, though - would prefer to double, since that ought to be minors with high cards and not distribution|pg||
mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|nt|dburn: but East, despite what one presumes to be some partnership experience, still thought her partner had something when she bid|pg||
nt|timb: ! doube anyone? No, to big a position|pg||
pc|sK|pc|s3|pc|s9|pc|s6|pg||
pc|sA|pc|sT|pc|s2|pc|s4|pg||
pc|h8|pc|h2|pc|hQ|pc|hA|pg||
nt|dburn: but this is the kind of thing that can be demoralising - West had done a great thing for her side when she bid, and East undid the good work|pg||
pc|cQ|pc|c3|pc|c7|pc|c2|pg||
pc|cJ|pc|s7|pc|c8|pc|c9|pg||
pc|d5|pc|d6|pc|dA|pc|d2|pg||
pc|d3|pc|d4|pc|c4|pc|dT|pg||
pc|c5|pc|s5|pc|cK|pc|h4|pg||
pc|d7|pc|d8|pc|c6|pc|dK|pg||
mc|10|pg||
qx|o26|st||md|4S8HAJ742DAJCAKQ94,SQ72HQT5DKT5CT876,ST654H63DQ643C532,SAKJ93HK98D9872CJ|sv|b|mb|1S|mb|2S!|mb|3S|mb|p|mb|p|mb|d|mb|p|mb|4C|mb|p|nt|blum1956: what is she thinking on?|pg||
nt|aap00: 2@s followed by X showed strong option of Michaels|pg||
nt|blum1956: No extras over the strong Michaels|pg||
mb|5C|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|sK|pc|s8|pc|s2|pc|s4|pg||
nt|aap00: best, declarer can do - conced a trick in every suite|pg||
pc|d8|pc|dJ|pc|dK|pc|d3|pg||
nt|aap00: this will be -2|pg||
pc|c6|pc|c2|pc|cJ|pc|cA|pg||
nt|aap00: up to now, only 1 contract was made at this table|pg||
pc|dA|pc|d5|pc|d4|pc|d2|pg||
pc|hA|pc|h5|pc|h3|pc|h8|pg||
pc|h2|pc|hT|pc|h6|pc|h9|pg||
pc|sQ|pc|s5|pc|s3|pc|c4|pg||
pc|cK|pc|c7|pc|c3|pc|s9|pg||
pc|h4|pc|hQ|pc|c5|pc|hK|pg||
pc|dQ|pc|d7|pc|h7|pc|dT|pg||
pc|s6|pc|sJ|pc|c9|pc|s7|pg||
mc|9|pg||
qx|c26|st||md|4S8HAJ742DAJCAKQ94,SQ72HQT5DKT5CT876,ST654H63DQ643C532,SAKJ93HK98D9872CJ|sv|b|mb|1S|mb|d|nt|dburn: that's a good hand South has, but whether it's good enough to try for eleven tricks on its own is not clear|pg||
mb|2S|mb|p|mb|p|nt|dburn: Smith deciding to double rather than go the Michaels route|pg||
nt|dburn: Brock hoping for not too much more bidding, but not hoping all that hard - she knows Smith has a mountain|pg||
nt|xenya: minus scores for the Russian team continue to pour in...|pg||
mb|3H|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|nt|dburn: and Smith with a tricky call now, but at least Brock is off the hook|pg||
pc|s2|pc|s4|nt|dburn: trouble is, 3@h isn't that much better than 5@c as a contract on this lie of cards|pg||
pc|sK|pc|s8|pg||
pc|cJ|pc|cK|pc|c8|pc|c2|pg||
nt|dburn: well, 3@h improved a bit|pg||
pc|h4|pc|h5|pc|h3|pc|h9|pg||
nt|dburn: reasonable enough shift from East - normally South has six hearts for this kind of bidding, so East trying for a club ruff rather than punching declarer in spades|pg||
nt|xenya: true|pg||
pc|d8|nt|dburn: still, that may let declarer retain control on the actual layout and go down only one|pg||
nt|dburn: doesn't much matter if declarer finesses and loses a club ruff - that was a loser anyway|pg||
pc|dA|pc|d5|pc|d3|pg||
pc|hA|pc|hT|pc|h6|pc|h8|pg||
pc|cA|pc|c6|pc|c3|pc|hK|pg||
nt|xenya: W knows she has a natural club trick|pg||
nt|dburn: but this isn't a good idea|pg||
pc|sA|pc|h2|pc|s7|pc|s5|pg||
nt|dburn: and there wasn't really much reason for it - couldn't hurt to play another heart|pg||
pc|cQ|pc|c7|pc|c5|pc|s3|pg||
pc|c9|pc|cT|pc|d4|pc|s9|pg||
pc|dK|pc|d6|pc|d2|pc|dJ|pg||
mc|7|pg||
qx|o27|st||md|1SA6H873DJ863CJT43,SKJ7HJT2DK97CA975,SQ9432HQ5D42CKQ62,ST85HAK964DAQT5C8|sv|o|mb|p|mb|1C|mb|p|mb|1H|mb|p|mb|1N|mb|p|nt|blum1956: this time the contract probably will be made |pg||
mb|2C|mb|p|mb|2H|mb|p|mb|4H|mb|p|mb|p|nt|aap00: chance to break rhis raw|pg||
mb|p|nt|aap00: 4@h are making easily|pg||
nt|aap00: 2@s - @d for NS|pg||
nt|aap00: at most|pg||
pc|d3|pc|d7|pc|d2|pc|dT|pg||
pc|hK|pc|h3|pc|h2|pc|h5|pg||
pc|hA|pc|h7|pc|hT|pc|hQ|pg||
pc|h4|pc|h8|pc|hJ|pc|s3|pg||
pc|dK|pc|d4|pc|d5|pc|d6|pg||
pc|d9|pc|s2|pc|dA|pc|d8|pg||
mc|12|pg||
qx|c27|st||md|1SA6H873DJ863CJT43,SKJ7HJT2DK97CA975,SQ9432HQ5D42CKQ62,ST85HAK964DAQT5C8|sv|o|mb|p|nt|dburn: twelve tricks seems a lot on this layout|pg||
mb|1C|mb|1S|mb|d|mb|p|mb|1N|mb|p|mb|2H|mb|p|nt|dburn: but a diamond lead solved that suit, the hearts divided well, and declarer somehow made an extra black trick in the endgame|pg||
nt|xenya: meanwhile, Sweden have extended their lead over Poland to 66 imps|pg||
nt|dburn: 2@h forcing in this auction - directly over 1@s it would not have been|pg||
mb|3H|mb|p|mb|4H|mb|p|mb|p|nt|dburn: Sweden, who have beaten the USA and Monaco already, will have earned their first world title the hard way if they keep going|pg||
mb|p|pc|sA|pc|s7|pc|s9|pc|s5|pg||
pc|s6|pc|sK|pc|s3|pc|s8|pg||
nt|dburn: but the Hungarian seniors, a four-man team, will have done something as praiseworthy if they can hang on against the USA|pg||
pc|h2|pc|h5|pc|hA|pc|h7|pg||
nt|dburn: currently ahead by 59 IMPs, and the US captain is chuntering away here in the press room at Lille|pg||
pc|c8|pc|c4|pc|cA|pc|c2|pg||
pc|hJ|pc|hQ|pc|hK|pc|h3|pg||
pc|h4|pc|h8|pc|hT|pc|s2|pg||
pc|d7|pc|d2|pc|dA|pc|d3|pg||
pc|d5|pc|d6|pc|dK|pc|d4|pg||
pc|d9|pc|c6|pc|dQ|pc|d8|pg||
nt|dburn: meanwhile, declarer has a couple of losers left and a couple of IMPs to lose in 4@h|pg||
mc|10|nt|dburn: the Open Room has finished already - they had easier hands in there|pg||
pg||
qx|o28|st||md|2ST3HK4DAQJ842CK87,SK754HAJ73D6CAJT6,SQ2HQT9865DKT95CQ,SAJ986H2D73C95432|sv|n|mb|1C!|mb|2H|mb|p|nt|aap00: E felt herself too weak to bid 2@s|pg||
mb|3H|nt|aap00: 1@c probably can be only 2|pg||
mb|p|mb|p|nt|blum1956: Maybe thay play old-fashioned forsing 2@s?|pg||
mb|3S|mb|p|nt|aap00: probably y, not sure that it's "old-fashioned"|pg||
mb|4S|mb|p|mb|p|nt|aap00: here, passing 2@h could be winning decision|pg||
mb|p|pc|hK|nt|aap00: W would also pass it...|pg||
pc|hA|nt|aap00: and 3@h gave E an extra chance|pg||
pc|h5|pc|h2|pg||
pc|s4|pc|s2|pc|sA|nt|aap00: and she got it|pg||
pc|s3|pg||
pc|s6|pc|sT|pc|sK|pc|sQ|pg||
nt|aap00: @c and @d for NS|pg||
pc|h3|pc|h6|pc|s8|pc|h4|pg||
pc|c2|pc|c7|pc|cJ|pc|cQ|pg||
pc|dT|pc|d3|pc|d2|pc|d6|pg||
pc|d5|pc|d7|pc|dJ|mc|11|pg||
qx|c28|st||md|2ST3HK4DAQJ842CK87,SK754HAJ73D6CAJT6,SQ2HQT9865DKT95CQ,SAJ986H2D73C95432|sv|n|mb|1C|nt|dburn: 1@c clubs or balanced or any good hand - or this shape|pg||
mb|1H|mb|p|mb|2D|mb|p|mb|3D|mb|3S|mb|4H|mb|4S|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|hK|pc|hA|pc|hT|pc|h2|pg||
pc|sK|pc|s2|pc|s8|pc|s3|pg||
nt|xenya: EW were constrained by their system in the first round, but then E felt free to come alive  |pg||
pc|s4|pc|sQ|pc|sA|pc|sT|pg||
pc|c2|pc|c7|pc|cJ|pc|cQ|pg||
pc|dT|pc|d3|pc|dJ|pc|d6|pg||
pc|h4|pc|h3|pc|h5|pc|s6|pg||
pc|c3|pc|c8|pc|cA|pc|h6|pg||
mc|10|pg||
qx|o29|st||md|3S9842HK3D976CQ752,SAJ5HQT985DAKJ3C6,SKQ73HAJ6DT54CJT8,ST6H742DQ82CAK943|sv|b|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|mb|1H|mb|d|mb|r|mb|1S|mb|p|mb|p|mb|2H|mb|p|mb|4H|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|sQ|nt|aap00: 3@h and @s for defense|pg||
pc|s6|pc|s8|pc|sA|pg||
pc|c6|pc|c8|pc|cA|pc|c2|pg||
pc|h2|pc|h3|pc|hT|pc|hJ|pg||
pc|sK|pc|sT|pc|s2|pc|s5|pg||
pc|cJ|pc|cK|pc|c5|pc|d3|pg||
mc|9|pg||
qx|c29|st||md|3S9842HK3D976CQ752,SAJ5HQT985DAKJ3C6,SKQ73HAJ6DT54CJT8,ST6H742DQ82CAK943|sv|b|nt|xenya: 26-0 England this set so far|pg||
mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|mb|1H|mb|p|mb|2H|mb|p|mb|2S|nt|xenya: this might produce first imps for the Russian team|pg||
nt|mwigor: leave lille tmw or fri|pg||
nt|mwigor: sorry private|pg||
mb|p|mb|2N|mb|p|mb|3C|nt|dburn: 2@s may be a puppet, designed to introduce a short-suit game try|pg||
mb|p|mb|3H|mb|p|mb|p|nt|xenya: 2!N presumably shows a singleton somewher, 3@C -- it's in clubs|pg||
mb|p|nt|dburn: and East has correctly rejected that|pg||
nt|xenya: 2@S i meant|pg||
pc|cJ|pc|cK|pc|c5|pc|c6|pg||
nt|xenya: and E was not interested|pg||
pc|h2|pc|h3|pc|hT|pc|hJ|pg||
pc|c8|pc|cA|pc|c2|pc|s5|pg||
pc|h4|pc|hK|pc|h5|pc|h6|pg||
mc|9|pg||
qx|o30|st||md|4SKQ543HT8653DAKC5,ST97H9DJ875CA9732,SJ62HKQ7DQ9CQJ864,SA8HAJ42DT6432CKT|sv|o|mb|1D|mb|1S|mb|3D|nt|blum1956: two heart ruffs kill the 4@s contract|pg||
mb|4S|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|nt|blum1956: sorry, even the 3@s contract|pg||
pc|h9|pc|hK|pc|h2|nt|blum1956: The 4@s has no chances at all|pg||
pc|h3|pg||
pc|s2|pc|s8|pc|sQ|pc|s7|pg||
pc|s3|pc|s9|pc|sJ|pc|sA|pg||
pc|d6|pc|dA|pc|d5|pc|d9|pg||
pc|sK|pc|sT|pc|s6|pc|d2|pg||
pc|h5|pc|c3|nt|blum1956: which is not surprising when 12 combined HCPs in minors bring the declarer only 2 tricks|pg||
pc|hQ|pc|hA|pg||
mc|9|pg||
qx|c30|st||md|4SKQ543HT8653DAKC5,ST97H9DJ875CA9732,SJ62HKQ7DQ9CQJ864,SA8HAJ42DT6432CKT|sv|o|mb|1D|mb|2D|mb|3D|mb|3H|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|d6|pc|dK|pc|d5|pc|d9|pg||
pc|h3|pc|h9|pc|hK|pc|hA|pg||
pc|d2|pc|dA|pc|d7|pc|dQ|pg||
pc|h5|pc|c3|pc|h7|pc|hJ|pg||
pc|cK|pc|c5|pc|c2|pc|c4|pg||
pc|cT|pc|s3|pc|cA|pc|c6|pg||
pc|sT|pc|s2|pc|sA|pc|s4|pg||
nt|xenya: in the OR S overcalled 1@S and jumped to 4 on her flat 11-count, consisting largely of quacks|pg||
nt|xenya: *N jumped|pg||
pc|h2|pc|h6|pc|d8|pc|hQ|pg||
pc|cQ|pc|h4|pc|h8|pc|c7|pg||
mc|8|pg||
qx|o31|st||md|1ST3HQ853DQ6CQJT52,S8754HADT873C8743,SAKJ962HT72DKJ9CK,SQHKJ964DA542CA96|sv|n|mb|p|mb|p|mb|1S|mb|2H|mb|p|mb|p|mb|2S|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|h6|pc|h3|pc|hA|pc|h2|pg||
pc|d3|pc|d9|pc|dA|pc|d6|pg||
pc|hK|pc|h5|pc|c3|pc|h7|pg||
pc|hJ|pc|hQ|pc|s7|pc|hT|pg||
pc|c4|pc|cK|pc|cA|pc|c2|pg||
pc|h4|pc|h8|pc|s8|pc|s9|pg||
mc|8|pg||
qx|c31|st||md|1ST3HQ853DQ6CQJT52,S8754HADT873C8743,SAKJ962HT72DKJ9CK,SQHKJ964DA542CA96|sv|n|mb|p|mb|p|mb|1S|mb|2H|mb|p|mb|p|mb|2S|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|sQ|pc|s3|pc|s8|pc|sA|pg||
pc|sK|pc|h9|pc|sT|pc|s4|pg||
pc|sJ|pc|d2|pc|h3|pc|s7|pg||
pc|s9|pc|h4|pc|c2|pc|s5|pg||
pc|cK|pc|c6|pc|c5|pc|c3|pg||
pc|d9|pc|d5|pc|dQ|pc|d3|pg||
pc|d6|pc|d7|pc|dJ|pc|dA|pg||
pc|cA|pc|cT|pc|c4|pc|s2|pg||
pc|dK|pc|d4|pc|cJ|pc|d8|pg||
pc|h2|pc|h6|pc|h8|pc|hA|pg||
pc|dT|pc|s6|pc|c9|pc|cQ|pg||
pc|h7|pc|hK|pc|h5|pc|c7|pg||
pc|hJ|pc|hQ|pc|c8|pc|hT|pg||
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qx|o32|st||md|2SAHT863DA963CAQJ8,S9876HJ4D2CKT5432,SQJ52HAQ72DKT74C7,SKT43HK95DQJ85C96|sv|e|mb|p|mb|1D|mb|p|mb|1H|mb|p|mb|2H|mb|p|nt|blum1956: This will end in 4@h South with either a diamond or a spade lead|pg||
mb|4H|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|d2|pc|d4|pc|dJ|pc|dA|pg||
nt|aap00: complicated...|pg||
pc|h3|pc|h4|nt|aap00: dbl-dummy you can make it in a number of ways|pg||
pc|hQ|pc|hK|pg||
nt|blum1956: since the @sK is onside the declarer will probably make her contact in any case|pg||
pc|d8|pc|d3|pc|hJ|nt|aap00: now she has 1 trick deficit|pg||
pc|d7|pg||
pc|s6|pc|s2|nt|blum1956: the diamond and one spade discarded on the club, and the @sK taken by ruffing it out|pg||
pc|sT|pc|sA|pg||
nt|aap00: she needs 2 ruffs, and, if cash 2@h, will be able to make oly 1|pg||
pc|d6|pc|c2|pc|dK|pc|d5|pg||
mc|10|nt|blum1956: thanks all, the next session starts in 1 1/2 hours|pg||
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qx|c32|st||md|2SAHT863DA963CAQJ8,S9876HJ4D2CKT5432,SQJ52HAQ72DKT74C7,SKT43HK95DQJ85C96|sv|e|mb|p|mb|1C|mb|p|mb|2C|mb|p|mb|2D|mb|p|mb|2H|mb|p|mb|3H|mb|p|mb|4H|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|d2|pc|d4|pc|dJ|pc|dA|pg||
nt|xenya: this will probably make on any reasonable line|pg||
pc|d6|pc|c2|pc|dK|nt|xenya: just too few holes in the NS hands|pg||
pc|d5|pg||
pc|s2|pc|s3|pc|sA|pc|s6|pg||
pc|cA|pc|c3|pc|c7|pc|c6|pg||
pc|c8|pc|c4|pc|h2|pc|c9|pg||
pc|s5|pc|s4|pc|h3|pc|s7|pg||
pc|cJ|pc|c5|pc|h7|pc|h9|pg||
pc|dQ|pc|d3|pc|s8|pc|d7|pg||
pc|d8|pc|d9|pc|h4|pc|dT|pg||
pc|cT|nt|xenya: ah it seems i was wrong -- Smith has found a way...|pg||
pc|hQ|pc|hK|pc|cQ|pg||
mc|9|nt|xenya: so the teams are going into the last two sets with England leading by 36 imps|pg||
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