vg|14th Red Bull WBS-Rosenblum-BBO2,SW 1_8,I,1,7,NICKELL,0,VIRGINIA,0| rs|2SE-1,3DN-4,3NE-2,3NE-2,4SW-3,2SW=,1NN=,1NN-1,2SS+2,2CW-1,3NS=,3NS=,3NE+2,3NE+1| pn|MECKSTROTH,MULLER,RODWELL,VILLEGAS,ALFONSIN,WEINSTEIN,PELLEGRINI,LEVIN|pg|| qx|o1|st||md|3SQJHKT93DJ7CQJ752,ST8H84DQ9654CAKT6,S965HAJ7DAKT32C43,SAK7432HQ652D8C98|sv|o|nt|eamongall: levin and weinstein in other room .. |pg|| mb|1D|mb|1S|mb|d|mb|p|mb|1N|mb|2H|nt|ritong: interesting first board|pg|| mb|p|mb|2S|mb|p|mb|p|nt|ritong: we can see that they privilegiate structure with 1NT|pg|| mb|p|pc|sQ|nt|eamongall: theres a new 12 letter word for my scrabble |pg|| nt|ritong: when responder is interested in game, he must check the @s stopper|pg|| nt|ritong: 1NT does not promise it, as it is a "forced" bid|pg|| nt|bebechira: good morning everybody|pg|| nt|eamongall: on this layout they had one but doubt they could show it |pg|| nt|ritong: hello traian:)|pg|| pc|s8|pc|s5|pc|sA|pg|| pc|c9|nt|bebechira: this is the session http://livebridge.net/bbo/wbf/2014sanya.php?dsp=sch&sid=35|pg|| pc|c7|pc|cA|pc|c3|pg|| pc|h4|pc|h7|nt|bebechira: lets hope we will have a good run :)|pg|| pc|hQ|pc|hK|pg|| pc|sJ|pc|sT|pc|s6|pc|sK|pg|| nt|eamongall: good morning traian .. |pg|| pc|h2|nt|bebechira: hi Henri ..Eamon|pg|| nt|eamongall: although its evening time in China I guess|pg|| pc|h3|pc|h8|nt|bebechira: it is 9.30 am|pg|| pc|hJ|pg|| pc|hA|pc|h6|pc|h9|pc|d4|pg|| nt|eamongall: ah 7 hours the other way ...that makes more sense|pg|| pc|s9|pc|s2|pc|c2|pc|d5|pg|| pc|dK|pc|d8|pc|dJ|pc|d6|pg|| pc|c4|pc|c8|pc|cJ|pc|cK|pg|| pc|dQ|pc|dA|pc|s3|pc|d7|pg|| mc|7|pg|| qx|c1|st||md|3SQJHKT93DJ7CQJ752,ST8H84DQ9654CAKT6,S965HAJ7DAKT32C43,SAK7432HQ652D8C98|sv|o|mb|1N|mb|2H|mb|d|mb|r|mb|3D|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|sA|pc|sJ|pc|sT|pc|s6|pg|| pc|c9|pc|cQ|pc|cK|pc|c4|pg|| pc|s8|pc|s5|pc|sK|pc|sQ|pg|| pc|c8|pc|c2|pc|cT|pc|c3|pg|| pc|c6|pc|dT|pc|s4|pc|c5|pg|| pc|dA|pc|d8|pc|d7|pc|d4|pg|| pc|dK|pc|h2|pc|dJ|pc|d5|pg|| pc|hJ|pc|h5|pc|hK|pc|h4|pg|| mc|5|pg|| qx|o2|st||md|4S5HT9654DA82CT872,SAK962HKJ3DQT5C95,SQJT43HQ8DKJ64CK4,S87HA72D973CAQJ63|sv|n|mb|1C|mb|p|mb|1S|mb|p|mb|1N|mb|p|mb|2D|an| |mb|p|mb|3C|mb|p|mb|3N|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|h5|nt|eamongall: from my seat in the gallery it looks a little short of 3NT on the layout|pg|| nt|ritong: the defense is tough if he concedes an early @c|pg|| nt|ritong: but i guess he will go for the favorable @c Kxx onside|pg|| pc|hJ|pc|hQ|pc|hA|pg|| pc|s8|pc|s5|pc|s2|pc|sT|pg|| nt|eamongall: I think some lad sent me a message for henri about the 12 letter word ..priv etc|pg|| nt|ritong: then the @d shift is easier to find|pg|| pc|h8|pc|h2|pc|h9|pc|hK|pg|| nt|ritong: i m not offended i use frenglish for 12 years now:)|pg|| nt|ritong: almost a trademark|pg|| pc|c5|pc|c4|pc|cQ|pc|c2|pg|| pc|s7|pc|d2|pc|sA|pc|s3|pg|| pc|sK|pc|s4|pc|d3|nt|ritong: well the declarer gambled a bit but as we could see, the @d shift was far from obvious|pg|| pc|d8|pg|| pc|c9|pc|cK|pc|cA|pc|c8|pg|| pc|cJ|pc|c7|pc|h3|pc|d4|pg|| mc|7|pg|| qx|c2|st||md|4S5HT9654DA82CT872,SAK962HKJ3DQT5C95,SQJT43HQ8DKJ64CK4,S87HA72D973CAQJ63|sv|n|mb|1C|mb|p|mb|1S|mb|p|mb|3N|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|h5|pc|hJ|pc|hQ|pc|h2|pg|| nt|vugraphzbg: i will claim at the end..i lost the play|pg|| mc|7|pg|| qx|o3|st||md|1S2HKJ96DAJ3CQJT75,SAQT743HQ83D95C62,SKJ86H742DKT74C98,S95HAT5DQ862CAK43|sv|e|mb|1D!|an|2+D|mb|2S|mb|p|mb|4S|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|c9|nt|ritong: rodwell has no clear reason to double here imo|pg|| pc|cA|pc|cQ|pc|c6|pg|| pc|s5|pc|s2|pc|sQ|nt|eamongall: without the Gib button looks a little short again |pg|| pc|sK|pg|| nt|ritong: he was not robbed out of anything, opponents want to try a game, let s see what happens|pg|| pc|c8|pc|cK|pc|c5|pc|c2|pg|| pc|s9|pc|c7|nt|ritong: most probably they will go down, but still|pg|| pc|s3|pc|sJ|pg|| pc|d4|pc|d2|pc|dJ|pc|d5|pg|| pc|cJ|pc|s4|pc|s6|pc|c3|pg|| pc|dK|pc|d6|pc|d3|pc|d9|pg|| pc|h4|pc|h5|pc|hK|pc|h3|pg|| pc|cT|pc|sT|pc|d7|pc|c4|pg|| pc|sA|pc|s8|mc|7|nt|ritong: what happens is +300 not bad|pg|| pg|| qx|c3|st||md|1S2HKJ96DAJ3CQJT75,SAQT743HQ83D95C62,SKJ86H742DKT74C98,S95HAT5DQ862CAK43|sv|e|mb|1C|mb|1S|mb|1N|mb|d|mb|p|mb|2S|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|c9|pc|cA|pc|c5|pc|c6|pg|| pc|s5|pc|s2|pc|sT|pc|sJ|pg|| pc|c8|pc|cK|pc|cQ|pc|c2|pg|| pc|h5|pc|hK|pc|h8|pc|h2|pg|| pc|c7|pc|d9|pc|d4|pc|c3|pg|| pc|cJ|pc|d5|pc|h4|pc|c4|pg|| pc|dA|pc|s3|pc|d7|pc|d2|pg|| mc|8|pg|| qx|o4|st||md|2SQT85HJTDT954CA43,S92HKQ863D876CT52,SAJ74H974DKJ2CKQ7,SK63HA52DAQ3CJ986|sv|b|mb|p|mb|1N|an|14-16|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|s6|nt|ritong: standard 14/16 NT with the big @c|pg|| pc|sQ|pc|s2|pc|s4|pg|| nt|ritong: zia would probably try a @h to the jack at that point|pg|| nt|ritong: or the @h J from dummy same plan|pg|| pc|dT|pc|d7|pc|d2|pc|dQ|pg|| nt|eamongall: those things used to work for me too ...but now I am older|pg|| nt|ritong: this will be repeated to zia|pg|| nt|ritong: and distorted and amplified|pg|| pc|sK|pc|s5|pc|s9|pc|sA|pg|| pc|sJ|pc|s3|pc|s8|pc|d6|pg|| pc|s7|pc|h5|pc|sT|pc|h3|pg|| pc|c3|pc|c5|pc|cK|pc|c6|pg|| pc|cQ|pc|c8|pc|c4|pc|c2|pg|| pc|c7|pc|c9|pc|cA|pc|cT|pg|| pc|d4|pc|d8|pc|dJ|pc|dA|pg|| nt|fabsayc: i once tried that and everybody ducked :)|pg|| pc|cJ|pc|d5|nt|eamongall: a kib asks is it 8x7 boards in this match .. I have not got that far yet |pg|| mc|7|pg|| qx|c4|st||md|2SQT85HJTDT954CA43,S92HKQ863D876CT52,SAJ74H974DKJ2CKQ7,SK63HA52DAQ3CJ986|sv|b|mb|p|mb|1C|mb|p|mb|1D|mb|p|mb|1N|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|c6|pc|cA|pc|c2|pc|c7|pg|| pc|sQ|pc|s9|pc|s4|pc|sK|pg|| pc|c8|pc|c3|pc|cT|pc|cK|pg|| pc|sA|pc|s3|pc|s5|pc|s2|pg|| pc|sJ|pc|s6|pc|s8|pc|d7|pg|| pc|s7|pc|d3|pc|sT|pc|h3|pg|| pc|d4|pc|d8|pc|dK|pc|dA|pg|| pc|c9|pc|c4|pc|c5|pc|cQ|pg|| mc|6|pg|| qx|o5|st||md|3SQT752HJ9D85CAQ97,S943HT43DAJ7CT832,SKJ6HA872DKT93CJ4,SA8HKQ65DQ642CK65|sv|n|mb|1D|mb|p|mb|1S|mb|p|mb|1N|mb|p|mb|2S|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|h3|pc|h2|pc|hQ|pc|h9|pg|| nt|eamongall: its slowly growing on me .. looks like 8 rounds of 7 board matches |pg|| nt|ritong: meckwell's problem was not trying to game, but rather pass 1NT or bid 2@s imo|pg|| nt|ritong: i think meck is happy with his decision|pg|| pc|c5|pc|c7|pc|c8|pc|cJ|pg|| pc|c4|pc|c6|pc|cQ|pc|c3|pg|| pc|cA|pc|c2|pc|d3|pc|cK|pg|| nt|ritong: although 1NT would make as well|pg|| pc|hJ|nt|ritong: but here he will make a lot of tricks|pg|| pc|h4|pc|hA|pc|h5|pg|| pc|h7|pc|h6|pc|s2|pc|hT|pg|| pc|d5|pc|d7|pc|dK|pc|d4|pg|| pc|h8|pc|hK|pc|d8|pc|dJ|pg|| pc|d2|pc|s5|pc|dA|pc|d9|pg|| pc|c9|pc|cT|pc|sJ|pc|d6|pg|| mc|10|nt|ritong: as expected, board 3 a solid plus no need to double 4@s|pg|| pg|| qx|c5|st||md|3SQT752HJ9D85CAQ97,S943HT43DAJ7CT832,SKJ6HA872DKT93CJ4,SA8HKQ65DQ642CK65|sv|n|mb|1D|mb|p|mb|1S|mb|p|mb|1N|mb|d|mb|p|mb|2C|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|h8|pc|hK|pc|h9|pc|h4|pg|| pc|sA|pc|s2|pc|s4|pc|s6|pg|| pc|s8|pc|s5|pc|s3|pc|sJ|pg|| pc|hA|pc|h5|pc|hJ|pc|h3|pg|| pc|h7|pc|h6|pc|c7|pc|hT|pg|| pc|d8|pc|d7|pc|dK|pc|d2|pg|| pc|sK|pc|c5|pc|s7|pc|s9|pg|| pc|hQ|pc|c9|pc|cT|pc|h2|pg|| pc|c2|pc|c4|pc|c6|pc|cQ|pg|| pc|cA|pc|c3|pc|cJ|pc|cK|pg|| mc|7|pg|| qx|o6|st||md|4SAJ86HK92D652CAQ7,SQ7HQT654DQJT83C3,ST4HJ873DACKJ9642,SK9532HADK974CT85|sv|e|mb|p|mb|1N|mb|p|mb|2C!|mb|p|mb|2S|mb|p|mb|3N|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|dQ|pc|dA|pc|d4|pc|d5|pg|| pc|c2|pc|c5|pc|cA|pc|c3|pg|| pc|cQ|pc|h5|pc|c4|pc|cT|pg|| pc|c7|pc|h4|pc|cK|pc|c8|pg|| pc|cJ|pc|s5|pc|s8|pc|s7|pg|| pc|c6|pc|s2|pc|h2|pc|d3|pg|| pc|c9|pc|s3|pc|d6|nt|ritong: they need better signals smith peter, for instance|pg|| pc|d8|pg|| pc|h3|pc|hA|pc|h9|pc|h6|pg|| pc|d7|pc|d2|pc|dT|pc|s4|pg|| pc|dJ|pc|h7|pc|dK|pc|s6|pg|| pc|d9|pc|sJ|pc|hT|pc|h8|pg|| pc|s9|pc|sA|pc|sQ|pc|sT|pg|| pc|hK|pc|hQ|pc|hJ|pc|sK|pg|| pg|| qx|c6|st||md|4SAJ86HK92D652CAQ7,SQ7HQT654DQJT83C3,ST4HJ873DACKJ9642,SK9532HADK974CT85|sv|e|mb|p|nt|ritong: a small faux pas other room, letting 3NT go through|pg|| mb|1C|mb|p|mb|1H|mb|1S|mb|p|mb|p|mb|3C|mb|p|mb|3N|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|sQ|pc|s4|pc|s2|pc|sA|pg|| pc|s6|pc|s7|pc|sT|pc|sK|pg|| pc|d4|pc|d6|pc|dQ|pc|dA|pg|| pc|c2|pc|c5|pc|cA|pc|c3|pg|| pc|sJ|pc|h4|pc|h3|pc|s3|pg|| nt|ritong: same thing here, not for the same reason though|pg|| mc|9|pg|| qx|o7|st||md|1S85HJT85432DA2C63,SQH7D9754CAJ98542,SAT962HQ96DQJ3CT7,SKJ743HAKDKT86CKQ|sv|b|mb|2H|mb|p|mb|3H|nt|ritong: east clearly must bid under which form is another story|pg|| mb|3N|mb|p|nt|ritong: 3NT "as it comes" would work well here|pg|| nt|ritong: bingo|pg|| mb|p|mb|p|pc|h5|nt|ritong: thenk you pard|pg|| nt|ritong: thank*|pg|| pc|h7|pc|hQ|pc|hA|pg|| pc|s4|pc|s8|pc|sQ|pc|sA|pg|| nt|ritong: rodwell knows @cs are running|pg|| pc|h9|pc|hK|pc|hJ|pc|d4|pg|| pc|cK|pc|c6|pc|c2|pc|c7|pg|| pc|sK|pc|s5|pc|d5|pc|s2|pg|| pc|sJ|pc|d2|pc|d7|pc|s6|pg|| pc|cQ|pc|c3|mc|11|nt|ritong: but for some reason he decided meck had not @d A10xx|pg|| nt|ritong: that would not beat the contract, but would save two tricks|pg|| nt|ritong: well that s the end of this segment|pg|| nt|ritong: merci a topus|pg|| nt|ritong: tous*|pg|| pg|| qx|c7|st||md|1S85HJT85432DA2C63,SQH7D9754CAJ98542,SAT962HQ96DQJ3CT7,SKJ743HAKDKT86CKQ|sv|b|mb|2H|mb|p|nt|ritong: EW decided well here they may get out of the schneider|pg|| mb|3H|nt|ritong: same start|pg|| mb|3N|nt|ritong: and likely same arrival|pg|| mb|p|nt|ritong: now, if pard has @ds all around his waist...|pg|| mb|p|mb|p|nt|ritong: but stevo applies the hamman principle|pg|| pc|h5|pc|h7|pc|hQ|pc|hA|pg|| nt|ritong: still, NS can score 1 or 2 imps|pg|| pc|s4|pc|s5|pc|sQ|pc|sA|pg|| nt|ritong: when declarer does not play @c, they are good|pg|| pc|h9|pc|hK|pc|h8|pc|d4|pg|| pc|cQ|pc|c6|pc|c2|pc|c7|pg|| nt|ritong: but, as rodwell did next room, north tries for the miracle|pg|| mc|10|pg||