vg|52nd EBTC-BBO2,OPEN-F4,I,1,16,ENGLAND,0,GERMANY,0|
rs|4HW+1,4HE+1,4SS=,4SS+1,4HW=,3NE+1,3DS=,3NS=,1NN+1,2HE=,5DW-1,6CE-1,4HE-2,3HW+1,3HS-1,4HS-2,2SE+3,4SW=,4SN+1,4SN+1,3NE=,3NW+2,1NW-1,3DW=,2SN=,2SN+1,4HW-2,4HW=,2SW+3,4SW-1,5DN=,4HS-1|
pn|GOLD,SMIRNOV,BAKHSHI,PIEKAREK,ROHOWSKY,FORRESTER,FRITSCHE,ROBSON|pg||
qx|o1|st||md|3S75HJ98DKQT65CJ82,ST6HAKT653DJ3CAK7,SQ984H7DA842CT653,SAKJ32HQ42D97CQ94|sv|o|nt|roswolf:  hi all|pg||
mb|p|mb|1S|mb|p|mb|2H|mb|p|nt|roswolf:  straightforward game to start with|pg||
mb|2S|nt|vugraphzct: hi all|pg||
nt|vugraphzct: both pairs have high butler|pg||
mb|p|mb|3H|mb|p|nt|vugraphzct: http://www.eurobridge.org/repository/competitions/14Opatija/microsite/results.htm|pg||
nt|roswolf:  yes and 2 teams fighting to be among the medals|pg||
mb|4H|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|nt|roswolf:  taking their time to get to the obvious contract|pg||
pc|c5|pc|c4|pc|cJ|pc|cA|pg||
pc|hA|pc|h7|pc|h2|pc|h8|pg||
pc|hK|nt|roswolf:  expect 11 tricks to be made but obviously12 can be made|pg||
pc|d2|pc|h4|pc|h9|pg||
pc|s6|pc|s4|pc|sA|pc|s5|pg||
pc|sK|pc|s7|pc|sT|pc|s8|pg||
pc|s2|nt|roswolf:  hmm only 10|pg||
nt|vugraphzct: he can discard @D now right|pg||
nt|roswolf:  ok 11 |pg||
pc|hJ|pc|d3|nt|roswolf:  there are many ways to skin a cat|pg||
pc|s9|pg||
mc|11|pg||
qx|c1|st||md|3S75HJ98DKQT65CJ82,ST6HAKT653DJ3CAK7,SQ984H7DA842CT653,SAKJ32HQ42D97CQ94|sv|o|mb|p|mb|1S|mb|p|nt|vugraphzcu: hi all, welcome|pg||
mb|2D!|mb|p|nt|pitiful:  2@d 8+ points 5+@h denies 3+@s|pg||
mb|2H|mb|p|nt|pitiful:  2@h not forcing|pg||
nt|pitiful:  promises 2/3@h|pg||
mb|3C|mb|p|mb|4H|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|dK|pc|d3|pc|d4|pc|d7|pg||
pc|dQ|pc|dJ|pc|d2|pc|d9|pg||
mc|11|nt|yorkbeach:  hello everyone|pg||
pg||
qx|o2|st||md|4SAKJT874HAT93DACQ,S65HQ864DJ952CT75,S9HJ52DK86CJ86432,SQ32HK7DQT743CAK9|sv|n|mb|1N|mb|4S|mb|p|nt|roswolf:  weak nt|pg||
mb|p|mb|p|nt|roswolf:  south didnt bother to double since clearly they will run to a suit|pg||
nt|vugraphzct: http://livebridge.net/bbo/wbf/cc/3480-7668.pdf|pg||
nt|vugraphzct: 14-16 1NT|pg||
nt|roswolf:  and he knows where this is to be played|pg||
pc|h4|nt|roswolf:  14-16 nt really|pg||
pc|h2|pc|hK|pc|hA|pg||
pc|sA|pc|s5|pc|s9|pc|s2|pg||
pc|sK|pc|s6|pc|c2|pc|s3|pg||
pc|dA|nt|Aurora:  Hello all, welcome to the Final Round 21|pg||
pc|d2|pc|d6|pc|d3|pg||
pc|h3|pc|hQ|pc|h5|nt|Aurora:  Running scores:  http://www.eurobridge.org/repository/competitions/14Opatija/microsite/RunningScores/Asp/RoundTeamsConditStatClassicMod.asp?qtournid=1020&qshowflag=1|pg||
pc|h7|pg||
pc|c5|pc|c3|pc|cA|pc|cQ|pg||
nt|Aurora:  Live video from this table here on Channel 3: http://livebridge.net/youtube/|pg||
nt|Aurora:  Here you can see the players and their CC:   http://livebridge.net/bbo/wbf/match.php?eventid=1024&sessionid=25&matchid=BBO-2|pg||
mc|10|pg||
qx|c2|st||md|4SAKJT874HAT93DACQ,S65HQ864DJ952CT75,S9HJ52DK86CJ86432,SQ32HK7DQT743CAK9|sv|n|nt|yorkbeach:  welcome to match between historic rivals, if more at football than bridge|pg||
nt|pitiful:  hi julian|pg||
nt|yorkbeach:  Hi Peter|pg||
mb|1D|nt|pitiful:  1@d 5+@d or <17 4441|pg||
mb|d|nt|yorkbeach:  both sides are playing a prepared 1@c opening|pg||
mb|3D!|mb|p|mb|p|nt|yorkbeach:  I have seen pairs play that you open 1@c with 5332 hands where the 5-card suit is diamonds|pg||
mb|4S|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|nt|yorkbeach:  Robson-Forrester have more sense|pg||
pc|d5|nt|yorkbeach:  problem geting to dummy to take the trump finesse|pg||
nt|yorkbeach:  or heart finesse|pg||
pc|d6|pc|d3|pc|dA|pg||
pc|cQ|pc|c5|pc|c3|nt|yorkbeach:  East is going to have to do something that helps declarer when he gets in|pg||
pc|cA|pg||
nt|pitiful:  K@c might not help that much|pg||
nt|yorkbeach:  system card NS http://livebridge.net/bbo/wbf/cc/783-4497.pdf|pg||
nt|yorkbeach:  system card EW |pg||
nt|yorkbeach:  http://livebridge.net/bbo/wbf/cc/851-8909.pdf|pg||
nt|yorkbeach:  East's length pause will give declarer a good idea of the situation, though the opening bid will have helped|pg||
nt|Aurora:  Hello all, welcome to the Final Round 21|pg||
nt|Aurora:  Running scores:  http://www.eurobridge.org/repository/competitions/14Opatija/microsite/RunningScores/Asp/RoundTeamsConditStatClassicMod.asp?qtournid=1020&qshowflag=1|pg||
nt|Aurora:  Live video from this table here on Channel 4: http://livebridge.net/youtube/|pg||
nt|Aurora:  Here you can see the players and their CC:   http://livebridge.net/bbo/wbf/match.php?eventid=1024&sessionid=25&matchid=BBO-2|pg||
nt|yorkbeach:  so Germany are ahead of England in the bridge as well as the football |pg||
nt|yorkbeach:  Germany 2nd, England 5th|pg||
pc|s2|pc|s4|pc|s5|pc|s9|pg||
pc|dK|pc|d4|pc|h3|pc|d2|pg||
nt|yorkbeach:  if the trump finesse was losing East would have played a trump a long time ago|pg||
pc|hJ|pc|hK|pc|hA|pc|h4|pg||
pc|sA|pc|s6|pc|c2|pc|s3|pg||
pc|sK|mc|11|nt|yorkbeach:  in the CR East opened 1NT and West led a heart|pg||
pg||
qx|o3|st||md|1SKT962HK75D72C854,SAQJ74HQJ986DQ6CK,S853HA4DT4CA97632,SHT32DAKJ9853CQJT|sv|e|mb|p|mb|1S|mb|p|mb|2D|mb|p|nt|roswolf:  this could bee tricky|pg||
mb|2H|mb|p|nt|roswolf:  3nt seems the optimum contract|pg||
mb|3D|mb|p|mb|3H|mb|p|mb|4H|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|nt|roswolf:  @D lead may cause some problems|pg||
pc|cA|pc|cT|nt|roswolf:  fairly straightforward now|pg||
pc|c8|pc|cK|pg||
nt|paulg:  This looks okay for EW whatever, the defence needs to lead trumps to prevent spade ruffs and remove the diamond entry, it cannot do both|pg||
pc|c6|pc|cJ|pc|c5|nt|roswolf:  hi paul|pg||
nt|paulg:  Good morning|pg||
pc|s4|pg||
pc|h2|pc|h5|pc|hJ|pc|hA|pg||
pc|s8|pc|d3|pc|s2|pc|sJ|pg||
pc|h9|pc|h4|pc|h3|pc|hK|pg||
pc|h7|mc|10|pg||
qx|c3|st||md|1SKT962HK75D72C854,SAQJ74HQJ986DQ6CK,S853HA4DT4CA97632,SHT32DAKJ9853CQJT|sv|e|mb|p|mb|1S|mb|p|mb|3D!|mb|p|mb|3H|mb|p|nt|yorkbeach:  3@d = natural (6+@D) and forcing|pg||
mb|3N|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|c5|pc|cK|pc|cA|pc|cJ|pg||
pc|c6|pc|cQ|pc|c4|pc|h6|pg||
pc|d5|pc|d2|pc|dQ|pc|d4|pg||
pc|sA|nt|yorkbeach:  Robson might claim 10 but I suspect he will play this out|pg||
pc|s3|pc|h2|pc|s2|pg||
nt|yorkbeach:  just the claim|pg||
mc|10|pg||
qx|o4|st||md|2SJ74H762DQT954CJ8,S83HJ53DK82CAK943,SAK92HAQ9DAJ63CQT,SQT65HKT84D7C7652|sv|b|nt|roswolf:  this is an unclear hand|pg||
mb|1C!|mb|d|mb|p|mb|1D|mb|p|nt|roswolf:  1@c is akin to a polish style club 11-13 or strong|pg||
nt|paulg:  1@c is Baltic Club, which is very like Polish Club except the strong hands found in the 1@c opener are 18+|pg||
mb|2C|mb|2D!|nt|paulg:  Unlike Carrot Club, 1@c can also be natural with clubs|pg||
nt|roswolf:  east joins in|pg||
mb|p|mb|2H|nt|paulg:  Piekarek has shown a poor hand by passing the double, so he is now maximum in context with both majors and wants to compete|pg||
mb|3D|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|cA|pc|cT|pc|c2|pc|c8|pg||
nt|roswolf:  in the other room west lead a low club v 3nt and the defence were powerless on the run of the @D|pg||
nt|roswolf:  big swing to germany|pg||
pc|s3|nt|paulg:  south bid a lot in the other room with his 4 count including two wasted jacks|pg||
nt|roswolf:  it worked though - the result justifys the means|pg||
pc|s2|pc|sQ|pc|s4|pg||
pc|c5|pc|cJ|pc|cK|pc|cQ|pg||
pc|h5|nt|paulg:  in a long event I'm not sure that is true, although Germany will quite happily take the imps|pg||
nt|roswolf:  it shows how luck affects high level bridge|pg||
pc|hQ|pc|hK|pc|h2|pg||
pc|h4|pc|h6|pc|hJ|pc|hA|pg||
pc|s9|pc|s5|nt|roswolf:  yup the long run has to be very long to even itself out|pg||
pc|sJ|pc|s8|pg||
pc|dT|pc|d2|pc|d3|pc|d7|pg||
pc|d4|pc|d8|pc|dJ|mc|9|nt|roswolf:   16 boards is not much time|pg||
pg||
qx|c4|st||md|2SJ74H762DQT954CJ8,S83HJ53DK82CAK943,SAK92HAQ9DAJ63CQT,SQT65HKT84D7C7652|sv|b|mb|1C|mb|d|mb|p|mb|1D|mb|p|nt|yorkbeach:  Robson is happy to let NS play in a major and plans to X for TO if they alight in diamonds|pg||
mb|2C!|mb|p|mb|2N|mb|p|mb|3N|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|c4|pc|cT|pc|c6|pc|cJ|pg||
nt|yorkbeach:  if you bid like you have a stopper, you might not need one|pg||
pc|dQ|pc|dK|pc|dA|pc|d7|pg||
nt|yorkbeach:  lead most unfortunate giving club trick and conceding entry for taking the diamond finesse|pg||
nt|yorkbeach:  Peter, what would you have led?|pg||
pc|dJ|nt|ady: hi all|pg||
pc|c2|pc|d4|nt|ady: still down 1|pg||
pc|d8|pg||
nt|yorkbeach:  Hi David|pg||
pc|d3|nt|yorkbeach:  5@d+1@c+2@s+1@h=9|pg||
nt|pitiful:  well @C ace as i can see all 4 hands|pg||
nt|ady: no sorry   9 tricks    forgetting club trick|pg||
nt|pitiful:  :)|pg||
pc|h4|pc|d9|pc|d2|pg||
nt|yorkbeach:  doubt that EW will forget the club trick :(|pg||
pc|s4|pc|s8|pc|sA|pc|s5|pg||
pc|sK|pc|s6|pc|s7|pc|s3|pg||
pc|d6|nt|pitiful:  low @c would look normal to most|pg||
pc|h8|pc|dT|pc|h5|pg||
pc|d5|nt|yorkbeach:  I would have rebid @d on the South hand|pg||
pc|c3|pc|cQ|pc|c7|pg||
nt|pitiful:  lets credit the good result to south who bid 2NT|pg||
nt|yorkbeach:  South had a lot of options at the 2 level so had no reason to bid 2NT|pg||
pc|h2|pc|h3|pc|hA|pc|hT|pg||
mc|9|pg||
qx|o5|st||md|3SQJT8HK6DT9432CK6,SA7HAT3DA865CQ985,SK65HQ87DK7CAJT42,S9432HJ9542DQJC73|sv|n|mb|1C!|mb|p|mb|1D|nt|paulg:  with every imp counting on this new VP scale, I expect that the imp to VP conversion makes very little difference to the table|pg||
mb|p|nt|roswolf:  prepared club 2+|pg||
mb|1N|nt|roswolf:  11-13 rebid|pg||
mb|p|nt|roswolf:  perhaps 14 on a veery good day|pg||
mb|p|mb|p|nt|paulg:  so this final stage is really just 144 boards, you can ignore the match element|pg||
pc|h2|pc|hK|pc|hA|pc|h7|pg||
pc|hT|pc|h8|pc|h5|pc|h6|pg||
pc|h3|pc|hQ|pc|h9|pc|d2|pg||
pc|sK|pc|s2|pc|s8|pc|s7|pg||
pc|s5|pc|s3|nt|roswolf:  8 tricks likely|pg||
pc|sT|pc|sA|pg||
pc|c5|pc|cT|pc|c3|pc|c6|pg||
nt|paulg:  this is really quite tricky|pg||
pc|s6|pc|s4|pc|sJ|pc|d6|pg||
pc|sQ|pc|d5|pc|c2|pc|s9|pg||
pc|cK|pc|c8|pc|c4|pc|c7|pg||
pc|d3|pc|d8|pc|dK|pc|dJ|pg||
pc|cA|nt|roswolf:  throw in to finish|pg||
pc|h4|pc|d4|pc|c9|pg||
nt|roswolf:  ok not today|pg||
nt|paulg:  but Bakhshi decides that the ace of diamonds always need to be onside to make|pg||
mc|8|nt|roswolf:  england on the scoreboard|pg||
nt|roswolf:  east in the other room protected with 2@h and made it|pg||
nt|paulg:  Robson pre-balanced with his 4 points this time|pg||
pg||
qx|c5|st||md|3SQJT8HK6DT9432CK6,SA7HAT3DA865CQ985,SK65HQ87DK7CAJT42,S9432HJ9542DQJC73|sv|n|mb|1C|nt|pitiful:  very good result for Germany|pg||
mb|p|mb|1H!|mb|p|mb|1S!|nt|yorkbeach:  1@h=4+@s|pg||
nt|ady: 1@H   showing spades|pg||
mb|p|mb|1N|mb|p|nt|yorkbeach:  1@s showing minimum opening and denting 4@s|pg||
nt|yorkbeach:  do not know whether it shows 3@s; most pairs I know play that opener can have 2 or 3|pg||
nt|pitiful:  some play that 2@c by north now shows 5@c and 31s|pg||
nt|pitiful:  3@s|pg||
nt|pitiful:  would pass otherwise|pg||
mb|2C|mb|2H|nt|pitiful:  2@h not for the fainthearted|pg||
nt|yorkbeach:  :)|pg||
mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|nt|pitiful:  i think brave if it works|pg||
nt|pitiful:  :)|pg||
pc|sQ|nt|yorkbeach:  courageous Sir Humphry Appleby might say|pg||
nt|pitiful:  a lot to do here|pg||
nt|pitiful:  1 down is my prediction|pg||
pc|s7|nt|pitiful:  Julian?|pg||
pc|s6|pc|s4|pg||
nt|yorkbeach:  5 obvious losers and a lot of work to do|pg||
pc|d3|pc|d5|pc|dK|pc|dJ|pg||
nt|pitiful:  well i have seen Robson make these before|pg||
pc|d7|pc|dQ|pc|d4|pc|d6|pg||
nt|pitiful:  with Kx @h onside has some chances|pg||
pc|s3|pc|s8|pc|sA|pc|s5|pg||
pc|dA|pc|h8|pc|hJ|pc|d2|pg||
nt|yorkbeach:  Robson thinking whether to discard a club as that makes it harder for South to get a trump promotion|pg||
pc|s9|pc|sT|nt|pitiful:  still 2@c or 2@s looks ok for n-s so a small plus position for Robson|pg||
pc|h3|pc|sK|pg||
pc|d8|pc|h7|nt|yorkbeach:  2@h an action at green only|pg||
nt|pitiful:  did he really ruff|pg||
nt|pitiful:  that looks an error|pg||
nt|vugraphzcu: yes :)|pg||
nt|yorkbeach:  Robson knows the missing spade is with South, so North threatens to overruff 4th @s|pg||
nt|yorkbeach:  if he could overuff, cash the @hA and magically return to hand, he could score a @s ruff|pg||
pc|c7|nt|pitiful:  can you do that in Wales Julian?|pg||
pc|d9|pg||
pc|c4|pc|c3|pc|cK|pc|c5|pg||
pc|h6|pc|hA|pc|hQ|pc|h4|pg||
nt|pitiful:  oops|pg||
nt|yorkbeach:  not on BBO when a lot of people are watching :)|pg||
pc|c8|pc|c2|pc|h2|pc|c6|pg||
pc|s2|pc|sJ|nt|ady: Q@h from north noy club|pg||
pc|hT|mc|8|nt|ady: not|pg||
pg||
qx|o6|st||md|4S62H976542DQ7CT54,S954HADK9432CAQ98,SAKQJT3HQJT8DT8C7,S87HK3DAJ65CKJ632|sv|e|mb|1C|mb|p|nt|roswolf:  ok pre-balanced the technical term!:)|pg||
mb|2D!|an|GF !D|nt|roswolf:  1@c = baltic club as before|pg||
mb|4S|mb|5D|nt|roswolf:  now will n/s compete with the majors!?|pg||
nt|roswolf:  north does but south unlikely to join the party!!|pg||
mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|sK|pc|s7|pc|s6|pc|s9|pg||
nt|roswolf:  interesting position re trumps if 3 rounds of spades led|pg||
nt|roswolf:  the pips are against declarer|pg||
pc|sA|pc|s8|pc|s2|pc|s5|pg||
nt|paulg:  Bakhshi knows that Gold can have a minor queen at most, from the auction|pg||
pc|sQ|pc|dJ|pc|dQ|pc|s4|pg||
pc|c4|pc|c9|pc|c7|pc|c2|pg||
pc|d2|pc|d8|pc|dA|pc|d7|pg||
nt|paulg:  so the spade continuation is clear, well done|pg||
pc|d5|pc|h2|pc|dK|pc|dT|pg||
mc|10|nt|roswolf:  yes well done|pg||
pg||
qx|c6|st||md|4S62H976542DQ7CT54,S954HADK9432CAQ98,SAKQJT3HQJT8DT8C7,S87HK3DAJ65CKJ632|sv|e|mb|1C|mb|p|nt|pitiful:  typical Robson hand|pg||
mb|2C!|nt|pitiful:  the last one|pg||
nt|ady: last hand should be worth 5 imps for England|pg||
nt|pitiful:  2@c FG with 5+@d|pg||
mb|4S|nt|pitiful:  b4 was 10 imps to Germany|pg||
mb|5D|nt|pitiful:  England had a sensible stop next door and will be disappointed|pg||
mb|p|nt|pitiful:  5@d is a good spot here|pg||
nt|yorkbeach:  having already shown a game force, Forrester has nothing really in reserve but he may hope Robson is short in @s|pg||
nt|pitiful:  Robson might bid 4NT with a better hand and remove 5@c to 5@d|pg||
nt|pitiful:  anyway have to go|pg||
nt|pitiful:  bye all|pg||
nt|yorkbeach:  as 2@c created a game force, Robson had other options available|pg||
nt|ady: bye|pg||
nt|yorkbeach:  thanks Peter|pg||
nt|yorkbeach:  Robson could bid 5@d straight away (as he was) or pass and then bid 5@d|pg||
nt|vugraphzcu: but if 3 round of spades... could be one down|pg||
nt|yorkbeach:  one way might be stronger than the other|pg||
nt|ady: england  got 6 mps on hand 5  making 2@H|pg||
mb|6C|mb|p|nt|yorkbeach:  no trump promotion with clubs as trumps|pg||
nt|ady: this looking good for Germany   although 5@D  should fail  |pg||
nt|yorkbeach:  on another day, Robson might be worried about a spade lead through West's holding but he will think his partner is short in spades|pg||
mb|p|mb|p|nt|yorkbeach:  5@d went one down in OR, so this could be an unusual flat board|pg||
pc|s6|nt|yorkbeach:  when in doubt lead partner's suit|pg||
pc|s4|pc|sA|pc|s7|pg||
pc|sK|pc|s8|pc|s2|pc|s5|pg||
pc|sQ|pc|cK|pc|h5|pc|s9|pg||
pc|cJ|pc|c4|pc|c8|pc|c7|pg||
pc|c3|nt|ady: England rather fortunate that 5@D fails    gives them a chance to get a push|pg||
pc|c5|pc|cA|pc|s3|pg||
pc|hA|pc|h8|pc|h3|pc|h4|pg||
pc|d2|pc|d8|pc|dA|pc|d7|pg||
pc|d5|pc|dQ|pc|dK|pc|dT|pg||
mc|11|pg||
qx|o7|st||md|1S9753HK86DT953CA8,SA862HQ742D42CK32,SKJ4HT3DAQJ76CT97,SQTHAJ95DK8CQJ654|sv|b|mb|p|mb|p|nt|roswolf:  in the other room english e/w in 6@C!!!|pg||
mb|1D!|mb|1N!|nt|roswolf:  raptor 1nt|pg||
nt|roswolf:  showing clubs and a major|pg||
nt|paulg:  normally only a four-card major|pg||
mb|2D|mb|d|mb|p|mb|2H|mb|3D|mb|3H|mb|p|mb|4H|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|d5|nt|paulg:  Smirnov competing because of his club fit|pg||
pc|d2|pc|dA|pc|d8|pg||
nt|paulg:  and because he is limited by the opening pass, he has a big hand in that context|pg||
pc|d7|pc|dK|pc|d3|pc|d4|pg||
nt|paulg:  unfortunately for Germany the trump suit could be stronger|pg||
nt|roswolf:  in the other room west is in 3@H|pg||
nt|paulg:  the @h10 would turn this awful game into a barely acceptable one (it would never be a good game), hard to identify this in a non-competitive auction let alone a competitive one|pg||
nt|roswolf:  indeed the vul attracts the game call|pg||
nt|paulg:  yes, Piekarek didn't really have an attractive hand|pg||
pc|sT|pc|s3|pc|sA|pc|s4|pg||
pc|hQ|pc|h3|pc|h5|pc|hK|pg||
pc|s5|pc|s2|pc|sK|pc|sQ|pg||
pc|sJ|pc|h9|pc|s7|pc|s6|pg||
pc|c4|pc|c8|pc|cK|pc|c7|pg||
pc|h2|pc|hT|pc|hJ|pc|h6|pg||
pc|cQ|pc|cA|pc|c2|pc|c9|pg||
pc|s9|pc|s8|pc|d6|pc|hA|pg||
mc|8|nt|paulg:  good defence to extract the maximum|pg||
nt|roswolf:  neat defence|pg||
pg||
qx|c7|st||md|1S9753HK86DT953CA8,SA862HQ742D42CK32,SKJ4HT3DAQJ76CT97,SQTHAJ95DK8CQJ654|sv|b|mb|p|mb|p|mb|1D|mb|p|mb|1S|mb|p|mb|p|mb|d|mb|3D|mb|3H|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|nt|ady: go lie for England  to make 8 or 9 tricks in hearts|pg||
pc|s4|pc|sT|pc|s3|pc|s6|pg||
nt|ady: trump lead would have been better|pg||
pc|sQ|pc|s5|pc|sA|pc|sK|pg||
pc|h4|pc|h3|pc|hJ|pc|hK|pg||
pc|cA|pc|c3|pc|c7|pc|c4|pg||
pc|d3|pc|d4|pc|dA|pc|d8|pg||
pc|cT|pc|c5|pc|c8|pc|cK|pg||
pc|h2|pc|hT|nt|ady: club lead   leading to a club ruff  the best   |pg||
pc|hA|mc|10|nt|yorkbeach:  opening leads so often decided the fate of a contract|pg||
pg||
qx|o8|st||md|2SKT86HAK8642D5CKQ,SJHJ95DAK94CA6432,S9532HT73DQJCJ987,SAQ74HQDT87632CT5|sv|o|mb|1C!|mb|p|mb|1S!|mb|3H!|mb|p|nt|roswolf:  3@h is an attempt to mix it up|pg||
nt|paulg:  many might open 1@d with the West hand, so that they have a rebid over the 1@s response|pg||
mb|p|mb|p|nt|paulg:  I expect Smirnov was planning to rebid 1NT|pg||
nt|roswolf:  in the system i think west cant open 1@D|pg||
pc|dA|pc|dJ|pc|d2|pc|d5|pg||
pc|sJ|nt|paulg:  no, it's not their style and it's not mine either|pg||
pc|s2|pc|s4|pc|sK|pg||
pc|hA|pc|h5|pc|h3|pc|hQ|pg||
pc|hK|pc|h9|pc|h7|pc|d3|pg||
pc|sT|pc|c3|pc|s3|pc|sQ|pg||
nt|roswolf:  this is drigting -1|pg||
nt|roswolf:  drifting|pg||
pc|d6|pc|h2|pc|d4|pc|dQ|pg||
pc|cQ|pc|cA|pc|c7|pc|c5|pg||
pc|hJ|pc|hT|mc|8|pg||
qx|c8|st||md|2SKT86HAK8642D5CKQ,SJHJ95DAK94CA6432,S9532HT73DQJCJ987,SAQ74HQDT87632CT5|sv|o|mb|1C|mb|p|mb|1H!|nt|yorkbeach:  someone once said that a club player who consistently found the most successful lead could be a world champion|pg||
nt|yorkbeach:  1@h = 4+@s|pg||
mb|d!|mb|p!|nt|yorkbeach:  Forrester's pass denies 3@s|pg||
mb|p|mb|2D|nt|ady: e/w close on 5@D      I think a trick short  but it looks like diamonds not in the auction|pg||
nt|ady: is now|pg||
mb|4H|nt|yorkbeach:  they would not have been if Rohowsky had overcalled 2@h|pg||
mb|p|nt|yorkbeach:  his 4@h bid now reveals that he didnt bid 2@h because he thought he was too good|pg||
mb|p|mb|p|nt|ady: 4@H  1 of on top|pg||
pc|dK|pc|dJ|pc|d8|pc|d5|pg||
nt|yorkbeach:  running scores http://www.eurobridge.org/repository/competitions/14Opatija/microsite/RunningScores/Asp/RoundTeamsConditStatClassicMod.asp?qtournid=1020&qshowflag=1|pg||
pc|cA|pc|c7|pc|c5|nt|yorkbeach:  5@d would make with 1@s 6@d 2 ruffs 2@c (including long @c)|pg||
pc|cQ|pg||
pc|c2|pc|c8|pc|cT|pc|cK|pg||
pc|hA|pc|h5|pc|h3|pc|hQ|pg||
pc|hK|pc|h9|pc|h7|pc|d6|pg||
nt|yorkbeach:  @sK to avoid -2|pg||
nt|yorkbeach:  no good leading a low spade or exiting in @h because defenders can keep playing @d|pg||
pc|sK|pc|sJ|pc|s2|nt|ady: also south can be endplayed in 5@D   after trumps drawn  ace and another club|pg||
pc|sA|pg||
mc|9|pg||
qx|o9|st||md|3S754H964D963CAJ87,SAKQ986H8DT4CQ642,S32HAKJT3DJ52CKT5,SJTHQ752DAKQ87C93|sv|e|nt|paulg:  Gold had to decide whether to play West for 1-2-4-6 or 1-3-4-5 on the auction|pg||
mb|1N!|nt|paulg:  he went for the former, which was unfortunately the wrong one|pg||
mb|p|mb|p|mb|2D!|nt|paulg:  2@d multi, deciding just to show the spade suit rather than spades and a  minor|pg||
mb|2H|nt|roswolf:  2@H may help e/w get to 4@S|pg||
nt|paulg:  the weak no-trump may score a goal here, not easy for EW with the points split between them|pg||
mb|2S|nt|paulg:  West, in the balancing seat, will not be rubbish at this vulnerability|pg||
mb|p|nt|roswolf:  2@s is aq bid i like|pg||
nt|roswolf:  a bid|pg||
nt|paulg:  West will make a try now|pg||
nt|roswolf:  should do certainly|pg||
nt|paulg:  or may just bid game|pg||
mb|p|nt|paulg:  a couple of kings opposite may be enough|pg||
mb|p|nt|roswolf:  wow very conservative|pg||
pc|h4|nt|roswolf:  game swing to england|pg||
pc|h8|pc|hA|pc|h2|pg||
pc|s2|pc|sJ|pc|s4|pc|s6|pg||
nt|paulg:  as i said, not always easy to know if you are competing or trying for game over the weak no-trump|pg||
pc|sT|pc|s5|pc|sA|pc|s3|pg||
pc|sK|pc|h3|pc|h5|pc|s7|pg||
pc|sQ|pc|hJ|pc|h7|pc|h6|pg||
pc|s8|pc|d2|pc|c3|pc|c7|pg||
pc|s9|pc|d5|pc|c9|nt|roswolf:  a distinguished spec suggests "E should dbl 2@H as pass/correct, then raise 2@S to 3@S"|pg||
pc|c8|pg||
pc|d4|pc|dJ|pc|dA|pc|d3|pg||
pc|dK|pc|d6|pc|dT|pc|c5|pg||
mc|11|nt|roswolf:  now england has a substantial lead|pg||
pg||
qx|c9|st||md|3S754H964D963CAJ87,SAKQ986H8DT4CQ642,S32HAKJT3DJ52CKT5,SJTHQ752DAKQ87C93|sv|e|nt|ady: have to go now    thx all|pg||
nt|yorkbeach:  thanks David|pg||
mb|1H|mb|2D|mb|2H|mb|4S|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|nt|yorkbeach:  CR @d never bid and Gold playing in 3@h|pg||
pc|hK|pc|h2|pc|h4|pc|h8|pg||
nt|yorkbeach:  declarer seemed to lose 2@s 1@h @d 1@c|pg||
nt|yorkbeach:  wonder why that was only -1|pg||
pc|c5|pc|c3|pc|cA|pc|c2|pg||
mc|10|nt|vugraphzcu: sorry, my mistake , it was 2 down on 8|pg||
pg||
qx|o10|st||md|4SAJ832H84DQ3C7542,S6HQ9653DJ9742CT9,SKQ9HK2DAT65CAKQ6,ST754HAJT7DK8CJ83|sv|b|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|mb|2N|nt|roswolf:  near slam zone hand|pg||
mb|p|mb|3H|mb|p|nt|roswolf:  but will reach the routine gaqme|pg||
mb|3S!|mb|p|mb|4S|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|s4|nt|paulg:  A good time for me to disappear for a few moments, apparently I'm needed to take photographs of socks|pg||
pc|s2|pc|s6|pc|s9|pg||
pc|sQ|nt|roswolf:  bye for now|pg||
pc|s5|pc|s3|pc|h3|pg||
pc|sK|pc|s7|pc|sA|pc|d4|pg||
pc|sJ|pc|d2|pc|c6|pc|sT|pg||
pc|c2|pc|c9|pc|cQ|pc|c3|pg||
pc|cA|pc|c8|pc|c4|pc|cT|pg||
pc|cK|pc|cJ|pc|c5|pc|h5|pg||
pc|d5|pc|dK|pc|d3|pc|d7|pg||
pc|hA|pc|h4|pc|h6|pc|h2|pg||
mc|11|pg||
qx|c10|st||md|4SAJ832H84DQ3C7542,S6HQ9653DJ9742CT9,SKQ9HK2DAT65CAKQ6,ST754HAJT7DK8CJ83|sv|b|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|mb|2N|mb|p|mb|3H!|mb|p|mb|3N|mb|p|mb|4H!|mb|p|mb|4S|nt|yorkbeach:  2NT = 20-21|pg||
nt|yorkbeach:  3@h transfer showing @s|pg||
mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|s4|nt|yorkbeach:  3Nt must be showing 3@s and then 4@h a retransfer|pg||
pc|s3|pc|s6|pc|s9|pg||
pc|sQ|pc|s5|pc|s8|pc|d4|pg||
pc|sK|mc|11|nt|yorkbeach:  matches showing on the next session are at http://livebridge.net/bbo/session.php?eventid=1024&sessionid=26|pg||
pg||
qx|o11|st||md|1S7HT972DQ8654CA42,SJT5HAK5DKJ9CKQ96,SAQ62HQ84DT3C8753,SK9843HJ63DA72CJT|sv|o|mb|p|mb|1C!|mb|p|mb|1S!|mb|p|mb|2D!|mb|p|nt|paulg:  duties performed|pg||
nt|roswolf:  this is a strong hand version of 1@C|pg||
mb|2N!|mb|p|nt|paulg:  like Polish Club, 2@d is often used to say that you've got the strong variant|pg||
mb|3N|nt|Aurora:  Live video from this table here on Channel 3: http://livebridge.net/youtube/|pg||
mb|p|nt|Aurora:  Running scores:  http://www.eurobridge.org/repository/competitions/14Opatija/microsite/RunningScores/Asp/RoundTeamsConditStatClassicMod.asp?qtournid=1020&qshowflag=1|pg||
mb|p|mb|p|nt|roswolf:  just a question of overtricks|pg||
pc|d5|nt|paulg:  both EW pairs avoiding the 5-3 spade fit|pg||
nt|roswolf:  indeed but no real advantage in bidding 4@S on this combined balanced holding|pg||
nt|paulg:  I think Smirnov made the decision not to show 3@s with his balanced hand|pg||
pc|dJ|pc|dT|pc|d2|pg||
nt|roswolf:  agree|pg||
nt|paulg:  opposite a likely balanced hand too|pg||
pc|sJ|pc|sA|pc|s3|pc|s7|pg||
pc|d3|pc|d7|pc|d4|pc|d9|pg||
pc|c6|pc|c3|pc|cT|nt|paulg:  I'm told that 2@d probably shows at least three spades in a game forcing hand|pg||
pc|cA|pg||
pc|d8|pc|dK|pc|c5|pc|dA|pg||
pc|cJ|pc|c2|pc|cK|pc|c7|pg||
pc|cQ|pc|c8|pc|s4|pc|c4|pg||
pc|c9|pc|s2|pc|h3|pc|hT|pg||
pc|hA|pc|h4|pc|h6|pc|h2|pg||
pc|hK|pc|h8|pc|hJ|pc|h7|pg||
pc|sT|pc|s6|pc|sK|pc|h9|pg||
mc|9|nt|roswolf:  2 imps to england|pg||
pg||
qx|c11|st||md|1S7HT972DQ8654CA42,SJT5HAK5DKJ9CKQ96,SAQ62HQ84DT3C8753,SK9843HJ63DA72CJT|sv|o|mb|p|mb|1N|nt|pitiful:  1NT good 14-17|pg||
mb|p|nt|yorkbeach:  suspect EW will finish in 3NT|pg||
nt|yorkbeach:  Robson is a big fan of playing in 3NT at IMPs|pg||
nt|yorkbeach:  if he is willing to insist on game, Robson can bid 2@h and then 3NT to suggest a 5332 shape|pg||
nt|yorkbeach:  However, if we does not plan to insist on game, 2@h and then 2NT would include some shaplier hands|pg||
nt|yorkbeach:  so if he bids Stayman, you will probably find he bids 2NT next round|pg||
mb|2C|nt|pitiful:  2@c puppet to 2@d, opener breaks with 5M maximum|pg||
mb|p|mb|2D|mb|p|mb|2S|nt|pitiful:  2@s now invite with 4/5 @s|pg||
mb|p|mb|3C!|mb|p|nt|pitiful:  transfer then 2NT is FG with @c|pg||
mb|3S|mb|p|mb|3N|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|nt|pitiful:  3@c is maximum and asks|pg||
pc|c7|nt|pitiful:  3@s shows 5 @s|pg||
nt|pitiful:  3NT offered choice of games|pg||
pc|cT|pc|cA|pc|c6|pg||
pc|c4|pc|cK|pc|c3|pc|cJ|pg||
nt|yorkbeach:  2 aces and not much else to lose|pg||
pc|sT|pc|s2|pc|s3|pc|s7|pg||
pc|sJ|pc|s6|pc|s4|pc|d4|pg||
pc|s5|pc|sA|pc|s8|mc|11|pg||
qx|o12|st||md|2ST862HQT64D62CK75,SK73HKJ8DAQ975C43,SAJHA752DT8CAQJ92,SQ954H93DKJ43CT86|sv|n|nt|paulg:  while we finish this hand, for the sock lovers, my wife knit socks and needs photos to sell the pattern. It is not a lucrative business, unfortunately.|pg||
nt|roswolf:  some competition here!? the colors dont favor it|pg||
mb|1N|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|cQ|nt|paulg:  another swing to England as they'll take at least seven tricks in defence|pg||
nt|roswolf:  well this should go off|pg||
pc|c6|pc|c5|pc|c3|pg||
pc|cJ|pc|c8|pc|c7|pc|c4|pg||
pc|c9|pc|cT|pc|cK|pc|s3|pg||
nt|paulg:  Gold might switch to the @h10 here|pg||
pc|s8|nt|vugraphzct: N returned 9@C = @S?|pg||
nt|paulg:  he knows he is supposed to switch to something, but, yes, the @c9 would seem to imply a spade|pg||
nt|paulg:  this could be necessary from Gold's perspective, if Bakhshi had the @sK|pg||
pc|s7|pc|sJ|pc|sQ|pg||
nt|roswolf:  welcome to david bird on voice|pg||
pc|dK|pc|d2|pc|d5|pc|d8|pg||
pc|dJ|pc|d6|pc|d7|pc|dT|pg||
pc|d3|mc|6|nt|roswolf:  4 imps to england|pg||
pg||
qx|c12|st||md|2ST862HQT64D62CK75,SK73HKJ8DAQ975C43,SAJHA752DT8CAQJ92,SQ954H93DKJ43CT86|sv|n|mb|1D|mb|2C|nt|pitiful:  1@d 5+@d or 4441<17|pg||
mb|3D!|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|dT|nt|pitiful:  with friendly lie this may make|pg||
pc|dK|pc|d2|pc|d5|pg||
pc|d3|pc|d6|pc|dA|pc|d8|pg||
pc|c3|nt|yorkbeach:  North's overcall will help declarer to judge which defender might hold a doubleton @sA|pg||
pc|cJ|pc|c6|pc|c7|pg||
nt|yorkbeach:  will need @h guess too|pg||
pc|sA|pc|s4|nt|yorkbeach:  as South did not raise 2@c to 3@c, he will not have @cKxx and an ace |pg||
pc|s2|pc|s3|pg||
nt|pitiful:  on board 9 next door north's decision to open 1NT worked well as e-w misjudged and missed a good game|pg||
pc|sJ|pc|s5|nt|yorkbeach:  sorry South did not get teh chance to bid 3@c|pg||
pc|s6|pc|sK|pg||
pc|s7|pc|h2|pc|sQ|nt|yorkbeach:  so less clear|pg||
pc|s8|pg||
pc|s9|pc|sT|pc|d7|pc|c2|pg||
pc|c4|pc|cQ|pc|c8|pc|cK|pg||
pc|h6|pc|hJ|pc|hA|pc|h3|pg||
nt|yorkbeach:  on 11 , what are the advantages of playing 2@c as a puppet rather than Stayman?|pg||
mc|9|pg||
qx|o13|st||md|3SAJ95H97642DT2C54,SKHAKJT83DJ74CK62,S8763HDA653CAQT98,SQT42HQ5DKQ98CJ73|sv|b|mb|1C!|nt|paulg:  Coincidently England playing Germany in the Women Series at the moment too, currently Germany leading by 38-26, also with four boards to play|pg||
mb|p|mb|1H|mb|p|mb|1S|mb|p|nt|paulg:  (carefully checks who is online) ... an unnamed pair went for -2300 last week as they had not discussed 2@h by West on this sequence|pg||
mb|2S|mb|p|mb|p|nt|roswolf:  3nt may be the only making game but unlikely to be found|pg||
nt|paulg:  i think most experts play it as natural, as did one of the pair|pg||
nt|roswolf:  this will play quite well|pg||
mb|p|pc|dK|pc|d2|pc|d7|pc|d3|pg||
pc|d9|pc|dT|pc|dJ|pc|dA|pg||
pc|d5|pc|dQ|pc|s9|pc|d4|pg||
pc|c4|pc|c6|pc|cQ|pc|c3|pg||
pc|cA|pc|c7|pc|c5|pc|c2|pg||
pc|c8|pc|cJ|pc|s5|pc|cK|pg||
pc|h2|pc|hA|pc|s3|pc|h5|pg||
pc|d6|pc|d8|nt|roswolf:  cross ruffing to make his contract|pg||
pc|sJ|pc|sK|pg||
pc|hK|pc|s6|pc|hQ|pc|h4|pg||
pc|s7|pc|s2|pc|sA|pc|h3|pg||
pc|h6|pc|h8|pc|s8|pc|sT|pg||
pc|sQ|pc|h7|pc|hT|nt|roswolf:  1 imp to germany|pg||
pc|c9|pg||
pc|s4|pc|h9|pc|hJ|pc|cT|pg||
pg||
qx|c13|st||md|3SAJ95H97642DT2C54,SKHAKJT83DJ74CK62,S8763HDA653CAQT98,SQT42HQ5DKQ98CJ73|sv|b|nt|yorkbeach:  you wrong side a 4-4 major fit, so there must be considerable upsides|pg||
mb|1C|mb|p|mb|1D!|an|hearts|mb|p|mb|1S!|mb|p|mb|2S|nt|yorkbeach:  1@d = 4+ @h|pg||
nt|yorkbeach:  you will be getting used to the transfers by now :)|pg||
mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|dK|nt|Aurora:  Live video from this table here on Channel 4: http://livebridge.net/youtube/|pg||
pc|d2|nt|Aurora:  Running scores:  http://www.eurobridge.org/repository/competitions/14Opatija/microsite/RunningScores/Asp/RoundTeamsConditStatClassicMod.asp?qtournid=1020&qshowflag=1|pg||
pc|d4|pc|d6|pg||
pc|d8|pc|dT|pc|dJ|pc|dA|pg||
pc|d5|pc|d9|pc|s5|pc|d7|pg||
pc|c4|pc|c2|pc|cQ|pc|c7|pg||
pc|cA|pc|c3|pc|c5|pc|c6|pg||
pc|cT|pc|cJ|pc|s9|pc|cK|pg||
pc|h2|pc|hA|pc|s3|pc|h5|pg||
pc|s6|pc|s2|pc|sA|pc|sK|pg||
pc|h4|pc|h8|pc|s7|pc|hQ|pg||
pc|c8|nt|yorkbeach:  well played|pg||
pc|sQ|pc|h6|pc|h3|pg||
pc|s4|pc|sJ|mc|9|pg||
qx|o14|st||md|4SK2HKQT3DKT63C943,SAQJ4HJ982DJ94CT5,ST9875H6DQ752CK72,S63HA754DA8CAQJ86|sv|o|mb|1C!|mb|p|mb|1H!|mb|p|nt|roswolf:  strong hnd - 1@c = baltic club|pg||
nt|paulg:  1@h natural but can have a longer minor|pg||
mb|2D!|mb|p|mb|2H!|nt|roswolf:  2@d = strong version|pg||
mb|p|mb|4H|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|nt|paulg:  as 1@h shows 7+ HCP, Piekarek happy to force to game|pg||
nt|roswolf:  @D lead seems best|pg||
pc|sT|nt|paulg:  some might open a strong no-trump with the East hand, seems to be in fashion these days|pg||
pc|s3|pc|sK|pc|sA|pg||
nt|paulg:  a diamond lead probably best but a spade looks very normal|pg||
nt|roswolf:  well declarer shouls amass 10 tricks not withstanding the break|pg||
nt|paulg:  declarer might test the club finesse first, with so few entries to his hand|pg||
nt|roswolf:  yes might get an overtrick then|pg||
nt|paulg:  otherwise there is some danger, if spades are 5-2, that he gets trapped in dummy unable to take it|pg||
nt|paulg:  of course the danger with the club finesse is that you create a trump promotion when it's wrong, quite tricky|pg||
pc|h2|pc|h6|pc|hA|pc|h3|pg||
pc|h4|pc|hQ|pc|h8|pc|s9|pg||
nt|yorkbeach:  running scores http://www.eurobridge.org/repository/competitions/14Opatija/microsite/RunningScores/Asp/RoundTeamsConditStatClassicMod.asp?qtournid=1020&qshowflag=1|pg||
nt|yorkbeach:  matches you can see 2 hours from now http://livebridge.net/bbo/session.php?eventid=1024&sessionid=26|pg||
pc|d6|nt|paulg:  Gold can see that the club finesse is working so I expect a diamond switch |pg||
pc|d4|pc|dQ|pc|dA|pg||
pc|s6|pc|s2|pc|sQ|pc|s5|pg||
pc|sJ|pc|s7|pc|d8|pc|hT|pg||
pc|hK|pc|h9|pc|d2|pc|h5|pg||
pc|dK|pc|d9|pc|d5|pc|h7|pg||
mc|8|nt|roswolf:  a big swing to england|pg||
pg||
qx|c14|st||md|4SK2HKQT3DKT63C943,SAQJ4HJ982DJ94CT5,ST9875H6DQ752CK72,S63HA754DA8CAQJ86|sv|o|mb|1N|mb|p|mb|2C!|mb|p|mb|2D!|mb|p|mb|2H!|mb|p|nt|yorkbeach:  2@c as discussed earlier - partner usually bids 2@d|pg||
mb|4H|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|nt|yorkbeach:  2@h invitational with 4+@h|pg||
nt|pitiful:  2@h 4/5@h not forcing|pg||
pc|sT|nt|yorkbeach:  Robson only 15 but great controls, source of tricks and ruffing values|pg||
pc|s3|pc|sK|pc|sA|pg||
nt|yorkbeach:  probably losing 3@h but nothing else|pg||
pc|c5|pc|c2|pc|cQ|pc|c3|pg||
pc|h4|pc|hK|pc|h8|pc|h6|pg||
pc|d3|pc|d9|pc|dQ|pc|dA|pg||
pc|s6|pc|s2|pc|sQ|pc|s5|pg||
pc|sJ|pc|s7|pc|d8|pc|h3|pg||
pc|d6|pc|dJ|pc|d2|pc|c6|pg||
pc|h2|pc|s8|pc|hA|pc|hT|pg||
pc|cA|pc|c4|pc|cT|pc|c7|pg||
pc|c8|pc|c9|pc|h9|pc|cK|pg||
mc|10|pg||
qx|o15|st||md|1SA87HK83DA764CQ92,SKQT654H7DKT8CAJ8,S932HAJ952DJ52C73,SJHQT64DQ93CKT654|sv|n|nt|paulg:  Smirnov was well placed with that line whenever hearts 3-2 or spades 4-3|pg||
mb|1C!|mb|1S|mb|p|mb|1N|mb|p|nt|paulg:  i'm told Forrester took the club finesse at trick 2|pg||
mb|2S|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|c7|nt|roswolf:  stayed low for a good pickup|pg||
pc|c4|pc|c9|pc|cJ|pg||
pc|s4|pc|s3|pc|sJ|pc|sA|pg||
pc|c2|pc|cA|pc|c3|pc|c5|pg||
pc|sK|pc|s2|pc|h4|pc|s7|pg||
pc|sQ|pc|s9|pc|h6|pc|s8|pg||
mc|11|nt|roswolf:  last board|pg||
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qx|c15|st||md|1SA87HK83DA764CQ92,SKQT654H7DKT8CAJ8,S932HAJ952DJ52C73,SJHQT64DQ93CKT654|sv|n|mb|1C!|mb|1S|mb|p|mb|1N|nt|pitiful:  4@s not a bad spot|pg||
mb|p|mb|4S|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|c7|nt|yorkbeach:  not everyone would find the 4@s bid|pg||
pc|c4|pc|c9|nt|yorkbeach:  danger of losing a @c ruff|pg||
pc|cJ|pg||
pc|s5|pc|s3|pc|sJ|nt|yorkbeach:  if declarer leads a low trump and South ducks, the defenders have the tempo to score a ruff|pg||
pc|s7|pg||
pc|hT|pc|h8|pc|h7|pc|hJ|pg||
pc|c3|pc|c5|pc|cQ|pc|cA|pg||
pc|sK|pc|s2|pc|d3|pc|sA|pg||
pc|c2|pc|c8|pc|s9|pc|c6|pg||
pc|h9|pc|h4|pc|h3|nt|yorkbeach:  leading the @sK from hand would have avoided the ruff|pg||
pc|s4|pg||
pc|sQ|pc|h2|pc|h6|pc|s8|pg||
pc|sT|pc|h5|pc|cT|pc|d6|pg||
pc|dT|pc|d2|pc|d9|pc|dA|pg||
mc|9|pg||
qx|o16|st||md|2SAJ7HAJ962D8CAKQ5,S932HQ753D653CJT6,ST4HKDKJT9742C874,SKQ865HT84DAQC932|sv|e|mb|p|mb|3D|mb|p|mb|4C!|mb|p|nt|paulg:  4@c is probably a form of key-card|pg||
mb|4D|mb|p|nt|paulg:  Gold aiming for 5@d or even 6@d|pg||
mb|5D|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|sK|nt|roswolf:  this seems very good judgment by south|pg||
pc|sA|nt|paulg:  I've seen Bakhshi open some real rubbish even in second seat, so I guess Gold never considered 3NT|pg||
pc|s2|pc|s4|pg||
pc|h2|pc|h3|pc|hK|pc|h4|pg||
pc|c4|pc|c2|pc|cA|pc|c6|pg||
pc|hA|pc|h5|pc|sT|pc|h8|pg||
pc|d8|pc|d3|nt|roswolf:  good game swing to england|pg||
nt|paulg:  thanks all|pg||
nt|vugraphzct: thx all|pg||
nt|vugraphzct: see you at 14:30 CET|pg||
pc|dK|pc|dA|pg||
pc|c3|pc|cK|pc|cT|pc|c7|pg||
pc|s7|pc|s3|pc|d2|pc|s5|pg||
pc|dJ|pc|dQ|pc|h6|pc|d5|pg||
pc|c9|pc|cQ|pc|cJ|pc|c8|pg||
mc|11|nt|roswolf:  bye all 1hr 45 mins restart|pg||
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qx|c16|st||md|2SAJ7HAJ962D8CAKQ5,S932HQ753D653CJT6,ST4HKDKJT9742C874,SKQ865HT84DAQC932|sv|e|nt|yorkbeach:  last board of the set coming up|pg||
mb|p|nt|yorkbeach:  2 hours 10 minutes until the next match|pg||
mb|3D|mb|p|nt|vugraphzcu: last one, thx all, see you at 14,30 |pg||
nt|yorkbeach:  3NT from South?|pg||
mb|3H|mb|p|nt|yorkbeach:  might need to guess the hearts to make 3NT|pg||
nt|yorkbeach:  reaching 3NT is less attractive now North would play it|pg||
mb|4H|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|cJ|pc|c4|nt|yorkbeach:  a delicate 5-1 'fit'|pg||
pc|c2|pc|cQ|pg||
pc|d8|pc|d3|nt|yorkbeach:  try to guess @d while dummy has the @hK entry|pg||
pc|dK|pc|dA|pg||
nt|yorkbeach:  NS are playing a Multi, so 3@d covers a wider range of hands than it would for a pair playing a weak 2@d|pg||
pc|h8|pc|h2|nt|yorkbeach:  in trumps declarer can cash the @hK, @hA|pg||
pc|h3|pc|hK|pg||
pc|s4|pc|sQ|pc|sA|pc|s2|pg||
pc|hA|pc|h5|pc|d2|pc|h4|pg||
pc|h6|nt|odysseus69: key moment as robson would say|pg||
pc|h7|pc|d4|pc|hT|pg||
nt|yorkbeach:  then guess whether to lead the h!j (catering for 10xx) or lead low (catering for Qxx)|pg||
nt|yorkbeach:  guessed wrong|pg||
nt|odysseus69: big result for England at this stage|pg||
pc|dQ|pc|h9|pc|d5|pc|d7|pg||
nt|yorkbeach:  15 might be good for Germany|pg||
pc|s7|pc|s3|pc|sT|pc|sK|pg||
pc|c3|pc|cK|pc|c6|pc|c7|pg||
pc|cA|pc|cT|pc|c8|pc|c9|pg||
mc|9|nt|yorkbeach:  thanks Branko, thanks Victor, thanks David thanks Peter and thanks all for watching |pg||
nt|Aurora:  Thanks to all Commentators, operators and kibitzes. See you in 2 hours for another session.:  http://livebridge.net/bbo/session.php?eventid=1024&sessionid=26|pg||
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