vg|52nd EBTC-BBO3,OPEN-F9,I,17,32,DENMARK,0,GERMANY,0|
rs|1NE+2,2HN-2,4HN+1,4HN-1,3NW=,3SE=,3NN+1,3NN=,3NW-1,3NW+1,1DWx=,2CN=,4SW+2,5SW+1,3NE+1,3NE+1,4SE=,4SEx=,4HN-1,4DW+1,5SW+1,4SE+2,2SE=,1NE=,5DNx-3,5DNx-3,6HN=,6HN=,3NW+1,1HNx-3,3NN+2,2SS+2|
pn|M BILDE,SMIRNOV,D BILDE,PIEKAREK,ROHOWSKY,GRAVERSEN,FRITSCHE,CASPERSEN|pg||
qx|o17|st||md|3SQT83HT872DKTCQ63,SJ974HAQDAQJ3CA84,SAK6HK953D7542CT2,S52HJ64D986CKJ975|sv|o|nt|Aurora:  Hello all, welcome to the Final Round 26. Last session from 52nd European Team Championships |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 5: 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=30&matchid=BBO-3|pg||
mb|p|mb|1N|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|nt|vugraphzcz: sry still experiencing problems|pg||
pc|h2|mc|9|pg||
qx|c17|st||md|3SQT83HT872DKTCQ63,SJ974HAQDAQJ3CA84,SAK6HK953D7542CT2,S52HJ64D986CKJ975|sv|o|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pg||
qx|c18|st||md|4SAK94H94DAJ732C92,SQJ65H83DQT96CJ85,S73HAKQJ5DK5C7643,ST82HT762D84CAKQT|sv|n|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pg||
qx|o19|st||md|1ST65HA8D98764CAKQ,SA9HKQ73DAKT3C982,S872HT942DQJ5CJT7,SKQJ43HJ65D2C6543|sv|e|mb|p|mb|3N|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|h2|mc|9|pg||
qx|c19|st||md|1ST65HA8D98764CAKQ,SA9HKQ73DAKT3C982,S872HT942DQJ5CJT7,SKQJ43HJ65D2C6543|sv|e|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pg||
qx|o20|st||md|2SQJT73HA65DK965C8,S842HJ9743D73C432,SKHKQT2DJT82CKJT7,SA965H8DAQ4CAQ965|sv|b|mb|p|mb|3N|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|nt|vugraphzcz: apologies, boards messed up here|pg||
pc|c5|mc|10|pg||
qx|c20|st||md|2SQJT73HA65DK965C8,S842HJ9743D73C432,SKHKQT2DJT82CKJT7,SA965H8DAQ4CAQ965|sv|b|mb|p|mb|3N|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|c5|mc|9|pg||
qx|o21|st||md|3SAJ7432HA94D93CA6,SKQ98HKJ7DATCKQ73,STHQT83DJ72CJT542,S65H652DKQ8654C98|sv|n|mb|p|mb|p|nt|vugraphzcz: and were back, i hope|pg||
mb|p|mb|3N|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|nt|400 Volt: So 10 IMPs for denmark instead of 1|pg||
pc|sT|mc|8|pg||
qx|c21|st||md|3SAJ7432HA94D93CA6,SKQ98HKJ7DATCKQ73,STHQT83DJ72CJT542,S65H652DKQ8654C98|sv|n|mb|p|nt|Aurora:  Hello all, welcome to the Final Round 26. Last session from 52nd European Team Championships |pg||
mb|2C!|nt|Aurora:  Running scores:  http://www.eurobridge.org/repository/competitions/14Opatija/microsite/RunningScores/Asp/RoundTeamsConditStatClassicMod.asp?qtournid=1020&qshowflag=1|pg||
mb|2S|nt|Aurora:  Live video from this table here on Channel 6: 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=30&matchid=BBO-3|pg||
mb|2N!|mb|p|mb|3C!|mb|p|mb|3N|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|sT|pc|s5|pc|s2|pc|sK|pg||
pc|cQ|pc|c2|pc|c8|pc|cA|pg||
pc|hA|pc|h7|pc|h8|pc|h2|pg||
pc|sA|pc|s9|pc|cT|pc|s6|pg||
pc|h9|pc|hK|pc|h3|pc|h5|pg||
pc|sQ|pc|c5|pc|h6|pc|s3|pg||
pc|dA|pc|d2|pc|d4|pc|d3|pg||
pc|dT|pc|d7|pc|dK|pc|d9|pg||
mc|10|pg||
qx|o22|st||md|4SQJT6HKQT7DKJTCQ3,S9532HJ4D9753CAJ6,SA8H965D62CKT8542,SK74HA832DAQ84C97|sv|e|mb|1C|mb|d|nt|Ziff:  Well, if he had won the last trick with a @H in dummy he would have ordered a painting to be made of it :)|pg||
mb|p|mb|p|mb|r|mb|p|nt|Ziff:  1@C natural or balanced or strong|pg||
mb|1D|nt|400 Volt: XX probably showing a weak NT with short @C|pg||
mb|p|mb|p|mb|d|mb|p|nt|Ziff:  XX presumably SOS|pg||
mb|p|mb|p|nt|Ziff:  And therefore a weak notrump|pg||
pc|d6|nt|400 Volt: I'd expect it to be a hard fight between -1 and =|pg||
pc|d4|pc|dT|nt|400 Volt: but a @D lead - lead trump against doubled partscores - seems to be the best start for the defense|pg||
pc|d3|pg||
nt|Ziff:  But won t give a game bonus if made, even redoubled :)|pg||
pc|cQ|nt|400 Volt: but still a 10 imp-defense|pg||
pc|c6|pc|c5|pc|c7|pg||
pc|c3|pc|cA|pc|c2|pc|c9|pg||
pc|hJ|pc|h5|pc|h2|pc|hQ|pg||
pc|s6|pc|s2|pc|sA|pc|s4|pg||
pc|s8|pc|sK|pc|sT|pc|s3|pg||
pc|hA|pc|h7|pc|h4|pc|h6|pg||
pc|h3|pc|hT|pc|d5|pc|h9|pg||
nt|pelu:  @D back from Dennis had gained a trick|pg||
nt|Ziff:  A doubled overtrick is not out of the question, but 5 losers do not automatically mean 8 tricks...|pg||
pc|s9|nt|400 Volt: I don't think it would have changed something double dummy, but still it would have been the "normal" thing |pg||
pc|d2|pc|s7|pc|sJ|pg||
pc|cK|nt|400 Volt: but it looks like only 1@S- and 1@D trick for the defenders, so one down|pg||
pc|d8|pc|dJ|pc|cJ|pg||
nt|400 Volt: so just made|pg||
pc|hK|pc|d7|pc|c4|pc|h8|pg||
nt|400 Volt: and 7 IMPs for germany|pg||
pc|d9|pc|c8|pc|dA|pc|dK|pg||
pc|dQ|pc|sQ|pc|s5|pc|cT|pg||
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qx|c22|st||md|4SQJT6HKQT7DKJTCQ3,S9532HJ4D9753CAJ6,SA8H965D62CKT8542,SK74HA832DAQ84C97|sv|e|mb|1D|mb|d|mb|p|mb|2C|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|h2|pc|hK|pc|h4|pc|h6|pg||
pc|cQ|pc|cA|pc|c2|pc|c7|pg||
pc|hJ|pc|h5|pc|hA|pc|hQ|pg||
pc|h8|pc|h7|pc|c6|pc|h9|pg||
pc|s5|pc|sA|pc|s7|pc|s6|pg||
pc|d2|pc|dA|pc|dT|pc|d3|pg||
pc|sK|pc|sT|pc|s2|pc|s8|pg||
pc|d4|pc|dK|pc|d5|pc|d6|pg||
pc|c3|pc|cJ|pc|cK|pc|c9|pg||
mc|8|pg||
qx|o23|st||md|1S64HAT875D943CT32,SAKQT8753HDQCQJ98,S92HJ9432DAJT5CK7,SJHKQ6DK8762CA654|sv|b|nt|Ziff:  Computer says 6, which looks correct|pg||
mb|p|nt|Ziff:  A chance for Germany, but a very difficult one here|pg||
nt|400 Volt: y, I just thought he deserved one more imp ;-)|pg||
mb|4S|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|nt|400 Volt: did he really open 4@S with that hand?|pg||
nt|vugraphzcz: yes|pg||
nt|400 Volt: phew...|pg||
pc|cK|pc|cA|pc|c2|pc|c8|pg||
mc|12|nt|Ziff:  4@S second in hand, vulnerable, sure shows a good hand, but that good?|pg||
nt|Ziff:  lunch break|pg||
pg||
qx|c23|st||md|1S64HAT875D943CT32,SAKQT8753HDQCQJ98,S92HJ9432DAJT5CK7,SJHKQ6DK8762CA654|sv|b|mb|p|mb|1S|mb|p|mb|2D|mb|p|mb|3S|mb|p|mb|4C|an| |mb|p|mb|5H|an| |mb|p|mb|5S!|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|dA|pc|d2|pc|d3|pc|dQ|pg||
pc|d5|pc|dK|pc|d4|pc|c9|pg||
pc|hK|pc|h7|pc|s5|pc|h2|pg||
pc|sQ|pc|s2|pc|sJ|pc|s4|pg||
pc|sA|pc|s9|pc|d6|pc|s6|pg||
pc|sK|pc|h3|pc|h6|pc|h5|pg||
pc|sT|pc|h4|pc|c4|pc|h8|pg||
pc|s8|pc|h9|pc|d7|pc|hT|pg||
pc|s7|pc|dJ|pc|d8|pc|d9|pg||
pc|cQ|pc|cK|pc|cA|pc|c2|pg||
pc|c5|pc|c3|pc|c8|pc|c7|pg||
mc|12|pg||
qx|o24|st||md|2ST976HK95DT54C974,S8542HQT7DK83CAT2,S3HAJ643D962CQJ53,SAKQJH82DAQJ7CK86|sv|o|mb|p|mb|p|nt|400 Volt: I'd open 4@S with AKQ108753 @H x @D x @C xxx - so 4@S would be not my choice with this hand, needing so few to make it|pg||
mb|2N|mb|p|mb|3N|mb|p|mb|p|nt|pelu:  Germany 2 VP from bronze |pg||
mb|p|nt|400 Volt: A kib asking why Alex is not playing @H ruffing finesse to get rid of his @D loser - I don't see any risk doing it, so I really cannot answer|pg||
pc|sT|mc|10|nt|pelu:  Estonia up against Poland and England level with Monaco|pg||
nt|400 Volt: both tables didn't find the lethal @H lead here - which is IMO not obvious, but not absurd, too|pg||
pg||
qx|c24|st||md|2ST976HK95DT54C974,S8542HQT7DK83CAT2,S3HAJ643D962CQJ53,SAKQJH82DAQJ7CK86|sv|o|mb|p|mb|p|mb|2C!|mb|p|mb|2D!|mb|p|mb|2H!|mb|p|mb|2S!|mb|p|mb|2N!|an|18-19 balanced|mb|p|mb|3N|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|sT|mc|10|pg||
qx|o25|st||md|3S742H653D8543CT54,SJ953H7DKQJ976CQ9,SQHAQT42DATCAJ873,SAKT86HKJ98D2CK62|sv|e|mb|1H|mb|1S|nt|400 Volt: Yet, only Lotan Fisher led a @H for one down - but I don't know how their bidding went|pg||
mb|p|mb|2H!|mb|3C|nt|vugraphzcz: all live broadcasts here; http://livebridge.net/youtube/|pg||
nt|Ziff:  I heard someone say that it is a bidder s game, but 3@C looks dangerous to me|pg||
nt|400 Volt: nonvul vs vul I don't think there's much risk |pg||
nt|pelu:  so far only 1 S-players out of 15 found the @h-lead: Israel against Norway|pg||
mb|3H|mb|4H|mb|4S|mb|p|mb|p|nt|Ziff:  He has a lot of defense, why should 4@S make?|pg||
mb|p|pc|c5|nt|pelu:  4@h D could be expensive|pg||
pc|c9|nt|400 Volt: Btw, Brogeland lead a @H from Kxx against 3NT, too. So a push in that match for 3NT down 1 in Board 24 - but at any other table a @S was lead against 3NT|pg||
pc|cJ|pc|cK|pg||
pc|sA|pc|s2|pc|s3|pc|sQ|pg||
pc|d2|pc|d4|pc|dK|pc|dA|pg||
pc|cA|pc|c2|pc|c4|pc|cQ|pg||
pc|hA|pc|h8|pc|h6|pc|h7|pg||
nt|pelu:  wow @h5 both tables Israel-Norway :) 3NT down 1 flat board|pg||
mc|10|pg||
qx|c25|st||md|3S742H653D8543CT54,SJ953H7DKQJ976CQ9,SQHAQT42DATCAJ873,SAKT86HKJ98D2CK62|sv|e|mb|1H|mb|1S|mb|p|mb|3D!|mb|d|mb|4S|mb|p|mb|p|mb|d|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|c4|pc|c9|pc|cJ|pc|cK|pg||
pc|sK|pc|s2|pc|s3|pc|sQ|pg||
pc|d2|pc|d3|pc|dK|pc|dA|pg||
pc|cA|pc|c2|pc|c5|pc|cQ|pg||
pc|hA|pc|h8|pc|h6|pc|h7|pg||
pc|dT|mc|10|pg||
qx|o26|st||md|4SKQT94HKT4DT6CKQ6,SA3HDAQJ852CJT843,S75HQJ8732D94CA95,SJ862HA965DK73C72|sv|b|nt|400 Volt: 5@D can be made on E/W without any problems on this friendly layout|pg||
nt|Ziff:  4@Hx would have been really expensive, I think|pg||
mb|p|mb|1S|mb|2N!|mb|3H|mb|p|nt|pelu:  Russia tryed - -800 against Bulgaria|pg||
nt|400 Volt: 3@H probably nonforcing, competetive, with overcall of @C or @D showing a stronger 3@H bid|pg||
nt|Ziff:  Obviously Smirnow could not believe 3 trump tricks with partner after 3@H|pg||
mb|4H|mb|p|mb|p|nt|pelu:  Israel + 0.13 VP over Monaco|pg||
nt|pelu:  now 100 - 200 or 600 for Germany|pg||
nt|400 Volt: I don't think he'll bid 5@D now, so 100-200|pg||
nt|pelu:  http://www.eurobridge.org/repository/competitions/14Opatija/microsite/RunningScores/Asp/RoundTeamsConditStatClassicMod.asp?qtournid=1020&qshowflag=1|pg||
nt|400 Volt: He already decided not to bid 4@D over 3@H, which, with an Ace, 3card support to the K and a doubleton in partners second suit may be an option|pg||
mb|p|nt|Ziff:  So he is probably thinking about doubling|pg||
nt|400 Volt: But I don't know the quality of the 2NT bid in general|pg||
nt|Ziff:  Not any more|pg||
pc|c2|nt|Ziff:  Looks like the Bulgarians claim the last qualifying spot, England, Poland and Germany fight for bronze, Monaco and Israel for the title|pg||
nt|pelu:  W in CR bid 2@D - I like that better picture of the hand|pg||
pc|cK|pc|c8|pc|c5|pg||
pc|hK|pc|d2|pc|h3|pc|hA|pg||
nt|pelu:  1   MONACO 219.92  2   ISRAEL 218.63  3   ENGLAND 203.02  4   GERMANY 201.60  5   POLAND 199.19  6   BULGARIA 197.34  7   SWEDEN 188.81  8   DENMARK 184.08 |pg||
pc|c7|pc|c6|pc|c3|pc|c9|pg||
pc|h2|pc|h5|pc|hT|pc|d5|pg||
pc|h4|pc|d8|pc|hQ|pc|h6|pg||
pc|hJ|pc|h9|pc|s4|pc|c4|pg||
pc|s5|pc|s2|pc|sK|pc|sA|pg||
pc|dA|pc|d4|pc|d3|pc|d6|pg||
pc|dQ|pc|d9|pc|dK|pc|dT|pg||
mc|9|pg||
qx|c26|st||md|4SKQT94HKT4DT6CKQ6,SA3HDAQJ852CJT843,S75HQJ8732D94CA95,SJ862HA965DK73C72|sv|b|mb|p|mb|1S|mb|2D|mb|2H!|mb|3D|mb|3H|mb|4C|mb|p|mb|4D|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|hQ|pc|hA|pc|h4|pc|s3|pg||
pc|c7|pc|cQ|pc|c3|pc|c5|pg||
pc|c6|pc|c4|pc|cA|pc|c2|pg||
pc|s5|pc|s8|pc|s9|pc|sA|pg||
pc|c8|pc|c9|pc|d7|pc|cK|pg||
mc|11|pg||
qx|o27|st||md|1SHJ75DQ742CKT9764,SK7643HT93DK85CAJ,ST95HKQ8642DA3C53,SAQJ82HADJT96CQ82|sv|o|nt|pelu:  12 tricks but no slam - need @cK in S + @dQ|pg||
mb|p|mb|1S|nt|400 Volt: only 2 IMPs here - in every other match with -100 or -150 at least 6 IMPs would have changed - most tables in 5@D, almost half of them doubled|pg||
mb|2H|nt|pelu:  2@D better chance than 2NT|pg||
nt|400 Volt: A very lucky slam is possible here, but I doubt anyone will bid it|pg||
nt|400 Volt: with @D and @H A changed, it would seem to be a reasonable slam|pg||
mb|4H|mb|5C|nt|pelu:  will NS push EW in slam??|pg||
nt|400 Volt: 5@C bid showing @H fit and a long @C suit (or good values in @C)|pg||
nt|pelu:  can W now D to show minimum|pg||
mb|5S|nt|pelu:  or is 5@s = minimum|pg||
mb|p|nt|Ziff:  They might just push them there, though I don t think they will bid slam|pg||
nt|400 Volt: I doubt 5@S should show minimum, as you don't have minimum, too|pg||
nt|400 Volt: Partner splintered and you don't have any values there. Furtheremore you have AJ in @C with values on your right, so if partner holds the Q you may be sure the finesse is working|pg||
nt|pelu:  for sure Pass from W sh show extra|pg||
nt|400 Volt: Of course, you only have 11 HCP and a balanced hand - but your hand increased|pg||
nt|Ziff:  In a way you have, but that hand is much better than mmany other hands with that point count with good controls and no @H values|pg||
mb|p|mb|p|pc|c5|pc|c2|pc|c6|pc|cJ|pg||
pc|s3|pc|s5|pc|sQ|pc|c4|pg||
pc|sA|pc|c7|pc|s4|pc|s9|pg||
pc|sJ|pc|c9|pc|s6|pc|sT|pg||
pc|dJ|pc|d2|pc|d5|pc|dA|pg||
nt|400 Volt: I wonder he doesn't claim after 1st trick: Drawing trumps, if @D Q finesse is on = 12, else 11|pg||
mc|12|nt|pelu:  Denmark still 4 VP after Sweden oin fight for the 7. spot (witch sometimes will qual for BB|pg||
pg||
qx|c27|st||md|1SHJ75DQ742CKT9764,SK7643HT93DK85CAJ,ST95HKQ8642DA3C53,SAQJ82HADJT96CQ82|sv|o|mb|p|mb|p|mb|2H|mb|2S|mb|4C!|mb|4S|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|h7|pc|h3|pc|hQ|pc|hA|pg||
pc|sQ|pc|c4|pc|s3|pc|s5|pg||
pc|sJ|pc|c6|pc|s4|pc|s9|pg||
pc|sA|pc|d7|pc|s6|pc|sT|pg||
pc|dJ|pc|d2|pc|d5|pc|dA|pg||
pc|hK|pc|s2|pc|h5|pc|h9|pg||
pc|dT|pc|dQ|pc|dK|pc|d3|pg||
pc|d8|mc|12|pg||
qx|o28|st||md|2SQ32HJ73DQTCK9876,SJ975HT8DKJ74CQ52,SA4HQ9654D9653CA4,SKT86HAK2DA82CJT3|sv|n|mb|p|mb|p|mb|1N|mb|p|mb|p|mb|2H|mb|p|mb|p|nt|pelu:  14 x 4@s (480) and 2 x 5@h D (-500) no slam :)|pg||
mb|d|mb|p|nt|400 Volt: this 2@H will give the chance to get to the better 2@S spot for EW|pg||
nt|pelu:  best defense only 7 tricks in @h|pg||
mb|2S|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|h3|pc|h8|pc|h9|pc|hK|pg||
nt|pelu:  1   MONACO 219.92  2   ISRAEL 214.80  3   ENGLAND 203.02  4   GERMANY 201.12  5   POLAND 199.38  6   BULGARIA 199.13  7   SWEDEN 188.81  8   DENMARK 184.56 |pg||
pc|cJ|pc|c7|pc|c2|pc|cA|pg||
pc|c4|pc|c3|pc|cK|pc|c5|pg||
pc|c6|pc|cQ|pc|s4|pc|cT|pg||
pc|sA|pc|s6|pc|s2|pc|s5|pg||
pc|h4|pc|hA|pc|hJ|pc|hT|pg||
pc|h2|pc|h7|pc|s7|pc|h5|pg||
pc|s9|pc|h6|pc|s8|pc|sQ|pg||
pc|s3|pc|sJ|pc|d3|pc|sK|pg||
nt|400 Volt: josef now knows south is 3325, he may play south for holding Qx in @D or 109 bare. But with north holding already 10 hcp and not having opened, it is quite clear that you really ...|pg||
nt|400 Volt: should take the first choice :)|pg||
nt|Ziff:  Of course Piekarek knows that N has the long @Ds, but he can t do anything about it|pg||
pc|dA|pc|dT|pc|d4|mc|8|pg||
qx|c28|st||md|2SQ32HJ73DQTCK9876,SJ975HT8DKJ74CQ52,SA4HQ9654D9653CA4,SKT86HAK2DA82CJT3|sv|n|mb|p|mb|p|mb|1N|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|c6|pc|c2|pc|cA|pc|c3|pg||
pc|c4|pc|cJ|pc|c7|pc|cQ|pg||
pc|sJ|pc|s4|pc|s8|pc|sQ|pg||
pc|cK|pc|c5|mc|7|pg||
qx|o29|st||md|3S765HKT63DJ9732C6,SAJ3HAQ982DCKQ875,SQ984HJDAQT864CA2,SKT2H754DK5CJT943|sv|b|mb|1D|mb|p|mb|1H|mb|2C|mb|2D|nt|Ziff:  5@C here (with a guess or two), but N/S might not let them play if they bid it|pg||
mb|4C|mb|4D|nt|400 Volt: don't think you need to guess anything in 5@C, do you?|pg||
mb|5C|nt|Ziff:  @SQ?|pg||
nt|400 Volt: you draw @C and know north has at most 1@H|pg||
mb|5D|nt|400 Volt: so you can easily establish your @H playing @H to 8 the first time, 2nd time to the 9, 3rd time to the Q and don't need to ruff any @H|pg||
mb|d|mb|p|nt|Ziff:  There will be a discard coming, right|pg||
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|pc|cJ|pc|c6|nt|Aurora:  Many thanks to all commentators: Walddk2; ritong; pelu; HedyG; JosJ; BroLucius; pitiful; Tez and many others, to all operators and kibitzers. But specially many thanks to Traian Chirea.See you in the next event.|pg||
pc|c8|pc|cA|pg||
pc|dA|pc|d5|pc|d2|pc|h2|pg||
pc|c2|pc|c3|nt|400 Volt: many different results in this board:|pg||
pc|d3|pc|cQ|pg||
nt|pelu:  England in 3NT down 2 against Monaco!|pg||
pc|d7|nt|Ziff:  Monaco and Estonia could do us a favour and have a couple of good boards to give Germany 3rd place|pg||
pc|c5|pc|d4|pc|dK|pg||
pc|s2|pc|s5|pc|sA|pc|s8|pg||
pc|s3|pc|sQ|pc|sK|pc|s6|pg||
nt|400 Volt: this match is one of the few where board 29 didn't decide any imps at all:|pg||
nt|400 Volt: many difficult results at the other tables|pg||
nt|400 Volt: 5@DXX by North (not very successfull), 3@HE+1, 4@HW=, 5@DN-2, 3NTE-3, 4@DN-2, 6@CE(doubled or not)-1|pg||
pc|h5|pc|h3|pc|hQ|pc|hJ|pg||
pc|sJ|pc|s4|pc|sT|pc|s7|pg||
mc|8|nt|pelu:  no help from Monaco: 1   MONACO 216.69  2   ISRAEL 214.80  3   ENGLAND 206.25  4   GERMANY 201.36  5   POLAND 200.86  6   BULGARIA 199.13  7   SWEDEN 188.81  8   FRANCE 184.55  9   DENMARK 184.32 |pg||
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qx|c29|st||md|3S765HKT63DJ9732C6,SAJ3HAQ982DCKQ875,SQ984HJDAQT864CA2,SKT2H754DK5CJT943|sv|b|mb|1D|mb|p|mb|2S!|mb|d!|mb|5D|mb|p|mb|p|mb|d|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|cJ|pc|c6|pc|c8|pc|cA|pg||
pc|dA|pc|d5|pc|d2|pc|c7|pg||
pc|c2|pc|c4|pc|d3|pc|c5|pg||
pc|h3|pc|hQ|pc|hJ|pc|h7|pg||
pc|sA|pc|s4|pc|s2|pc|s5|pg||
pc|s3|pc|sQ|pc|sK|pc|s6|pg||
pc|sT|pc|s7|pc|sJ|pc|s8|pg||
mc|8|pg||
qx|o30|st||md|4SKJ6HQJT5DAQ873CA,SQ92H7D954CKJ6543,SAT87HA86432DC982,S543HK9DKJT62CQT7|sv|o|nt|Ziff:  Yes, I noticed....|pg||
mb|p|nt|400 Volt: a good @H-slam coming now - almost all tables yet reached it, only 2 get stuck in 4@H, one in 5@D by south?|pg||
mb|1D|mb|p|mb|1H|mb|p|mb|2N!|mb|p|mb|3C!|mb|p|mb|3H|mb|p|mb|3N|mb|p|mb|4C|mb|d|mb|p|mb|p|mb|r|mb|p|mb|4S|mb|p|mb|4N|mb|p|mb|5S|mb|p|mb|6H|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|nt|400 Volt: I guess 4NT being RKCB and 5@S showing 2KC + @H Q, even if he doesn't have @H Q|pg||
pc|c7|pc|cA|pc|c3|pc|c2|pg||
nt|400 Volt: It's generally a good idea to show @H Q when you know that you have 10+ trumps, because it most cases you won't lose a trick to @HQ|pg||
pc|hQ|pc|h7|pc|h2|pc|hK|pg||
nt|Ziff:  Let s see him find @SQ|pg||
pc|h9|pc|hJ|pc|c4|pc|h3|pg||
pc|dA|pc|d4|pc|c8|pc|d2|pg||
pc|d3|pc|d5|pc|h4|pc|d6|pg||
pc|c9|pc|cT|pc|h5|pc|c5|pg||
pc|d7|pc|d9|pc|h6|pc|dT|pg||
pc|s7|pc|s4|pc|sK|pc|s2|pg||
pc|sJ|mc|12|nt|Ziff:  Looks like he does, well done|pg||
nt|pelu:  if he had played @h to A and ruffed a @c ruffed a @d and played @h then W - even with @hK would have been endplayed|pg||
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qx|c30|st||md|4SKJ6HQJT5DAQ873CA,SQ92H7D954CKJ6543,SAT87HA86432DC982,S543HK9DKJT62CQT7|sv|o|mb|p|mb|1D|mb|p|mb|1H|mb|p|mb|4H|mb|p|mb|4N!|mb|p|mb|5C!|mb|d|mb|p|mb|p|mb|6H|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|c7|pc|cA|pc|c3|pc|c2|pg||
pc|d3|pc|d5|pc|h3|pc|d2|pg||
pc|c8|pc|cT|pc|h5|pc|c4|pg||
pc|d7|pc|d9|pc|h2|pc|d6|pg||
pc|c9|pc|cQ|pc|hT|pc|c5|pg||
pc|hQ|pc|h7|pc|h4|pc|hK|pg||
pc|h9|pc|hJ|pc|c6|pc|h6|pg||
pc|dA|pc|d4|pc|s8|pc|dT|pg||
pc|d8|pc|cJ|pc|h8|pc|dJ|pg||
pc|s7|pc|s3|pc|sK|pc|s2|pg||
pc|sJ|pc|sQ|mc|12|pg||
qx|o31|st||md|1S9753HK9DT54CT964,SAJ2HA865DQCAKJ53,SQ6HQT432DA932C82,SKT84HJ7DKJ876CQ7|sv|n|mb|p|mb|1C!|mb|p|mb|1S|mb|p|mb|2D!|mb|p|mb|2H|mb|p|nt|400 Volt: either you didn't draw all @C so west may return a @C without any problems (north has to play a @C) or all of south trumps would have been away - so no sluff and ruff and no ...|pg||
nt|400 Volt: endplay|pg||
nt|nilsland:  they usually do well in this tournament|pg||
nt|nilsland:  sry private|pg||
mb|2N|mb|p|mb|3D|mb|p|mb|3N|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|nt|400 Volt: In the closed room it was the wrong time to overcall an agressive 1@H - 800 was quite too much |pg||
pc|h3|nt|400 Volt: But a good decision to stay in 1@H doubled by West|pg||
nt|pelu:  with max 1 board to play in other matches : 1   MONACO 216.69  2   ISRAEL 214.57  3   ENGLAND 206.25  4   GERMANY 201.36  5   POLAND 200.63  6   BULGARIA 198.56  7   SWEDEN 189.01  8   DENMARK 184.32  9   FRANCE 181.58 |pg||
pc|hJ|pc|hK|pc|h5|pg||
pc|h9|pc|h6|pc|h2|pc|h7|pg||
pc|c4|pc|c3|pc|c8|pc|cQ|pg||
pc|d6|pc|d4|pc|dQ|pc|d2|pg||
pc|cA|pc|c2|pc|c7|pc|c6|pg||
pc|sA|pc|s6|pc|s4|pc|s5|pg||
nt|400 Volt: Monaco and England only have scored 13 boards yet - so 3 boards to go|pg||
nt|400 Volt: and in board 30, which is the 3rd last, nunes/fantoni ended in 6@S - not 6@H|pg||
pc|cK|mc|10|pg||
qx|c31|st||md|1S9753HK9DT54CT964,SAJ2HA865DQCAKJ53,SQ6HQT432DA932C82,SKT84HJ7DKJ876CQ7|sv|n|mb|p|mb|1C|mb|1H|mb|d|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|nt|Aurora:  Running scores:  http://www.eurobridge.org/repository/competitions/14Opatija/microsite/RunningScores/Asp/RoundTeamsConditStatClassicMod.asp?qtournid=1020&qshowflag=1|pg||
nt|Aurora:  Many thanks to all commentators: Walddk2; ritong; pelu; HedyG; JosJ; BroLucius; pitiful; TEZ and many others, to all operators and kibitzers. But specially many thanks to Traian Chirea.See you in the next event.|pg||
pc|cQ|pc|c4|pc|c3|pc|c2|pg||
pc|c7|pc|c6|pc|cK|pc|c8|pg||
pc|cA|pc|s6|pc|s4|pc|c9|pg||
pc|dQ|pc|dA|pc|d7|pc|d4|pg||
pc|d2|pc|dJ|pc|d5|pc|s2|pg||
pc|s8|pc|s3|pc|sA|pc|sQ|pg||
pc|cJ|pc|d3|pc|sT|pc|cT|pg||
pc|sJ|pc|h2|pc|sK|pc|s5|pg||
pc|h3|pc|h7|pc|hK|pc|hA|pg||
pc|h5|pc|h4|pc|hJ|pc|h9|pg||
pc|dK|pc|dT|pc|h6|pc|d9|pg||
mc|4|pg||
qx|o32|st||md|2SAJT874HK6DT7CAJ9,SQ93HJT9D964CT543,S52HA753DAJ83CQ86,SK6HQ842DKQ52CK72|sv|e|mb|p|mb|p|mb|1C|nt|Ziff:  Somewhat surprising (but eminently sucessful decision) by the Danish West at the other table to pass his partners negative double|pg||
mb|1S|mb|p|mb|1N|nt|pelu:  Germany missed the game here - almost all pairs in 4@s|pg||
mb|p|mb|2C!|mb|p|mb|2H|mb|p|mb|2S|mb|p|mb|2N|mb|p|mb|3N|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|nt|vugraphzcz: last board here, ty peter, matthias and felix for commenting|pg||
nt|vugraphzcz: apologies for the delays once again|pg||
nt|400 Volt: Tx Marko :)|pg||
nt|Ziff:  Thank you and your fellow operators for your hard work all these days|pg||
pc|dK|pc|d7|pc|d4|pc|dA|pg||
pc|s2|nt|400 Volt: The last board - I don't see a way not to make 3NT, so at least 6 more imps for denmark|pg||
pc|s6|pc|sA|pc|s3|pg||
mc|11|nt|pelu:  tx Marku for the fantastic job u have done now for 10 days - I am impressed :) TX|pg||
nt|Ziff:  Still only 13 boards at Monaco-England open room. Couldn t possibly have anything to do with Andy Robson, could it?|pg||
nt|400 Volt: that means England 3rd, Poland 4th, Bulgaria 5th, Germany 6th, Sweden 7th, Denmark 8th|pg||
nt|400 Volt: monaco just losing 14 IMPs|pg||
nt|400 Volt: which is more than 3 VP, so Israel is leading at the moment|pg||
nt|Ziff:  This is now interesting only to England and Israel :)|pg||
nt|400 Volt: with more than one VP in front of Monaco|pg||
nt|400 Volt: And I don't see a chance where they should be able to gain anything...|pg||
nt|pelu:  1   MONACO 216.69  2   ISRAEL 214.80  3   ENGLAND 206.25  4   POLAND 200.63  5   BULGARIA 198.56  6   GERMANY 198.22  7   SWEDEN 189.01  8   DENMARK 187.46 |pg||
nt|400 Volt: So probably 1 Israel 2 Monaco 3 England 4 Poland 5 Bulgaria 6 Germany 7 Sweden 8 Denmark|pg||
nt|pelu:  Monaco - England still 3 boards to play - all other 16 boards|pg||
nt|Ziff:  I hadn t seen 1@Hx-3 coming, either...|pg||
nt|400 Volt: So thanks all for watching and goodbye :)|pg||
nt|Ziff:  Thanks all, have a nice evening or whatever your time of day is|pg||
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qx|c32|st||md|2SAJT874HK6DT7CAJ9,SQ93HJT9D964CT543,S52HA753DAJ83CQ86,SK6HQ842DKQ52CK72|sv|e|mb|p|mb|p|mb|1D|mb|2S|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|hJ|pc|hA|pc|h2|pc|h6|pg||
pc|s2|pc|s6|pc|sJ|pc|sQ|pg||
pc|hT|pc|h3|pc|h4|pc|hK|pg||
pc|d7|pc|d4|pc|dA|pc|d2|pg||
pc|s5|pc|sK|pc|sA|pc|s3|pg||
pc|sT|pc|s9|pc|h5|pc|d5|pg||
mc|10|pg||