vg|BBO2-2nd Mind Sports Games,W-F-1_6,I,1,16,RUSSIA,0,ENGLAND,0|
rs|4SSx-1,4SNx=,1NW-1,1NW-1,1NW-1,1NW+1,3NW-2,1NE=,3NW=,3NW=,1NE=,1NS-1,1NS=,1NS=,5CS-1,5CSx-1,1NS-1,1NW+1,4SN-2,4SSx-2,3NN-2,4HN-1,3CW+2,3CW+2,4SN-3,4SN-1,7SS-1,6DN=,4HN-2,3HN-1,3NN-2,2DN+2|
pn|KHONICHEVA,STOCKDALE,GULEVICH,BROWN,DHONDY,CHUBAROVA,SENIOR,VOROBEYCHI|pg||
qx|o1|st||md|3SQJ752HTDAJT432C4,SHAQJ85D986CJT973,SA8643H97642DQCQ8,SKT9HK3DK75CAK652|sv|o|nt|vugraphzaz: and we are go|pg||
nt|aap00: hi all|pg||
mb|p|mb|1C!|nt|vugraphzaz: hi Alex :)|pg||
mb|2S!|nt|aap00: NS are playing russian version of polish club sys|pg||
nt|aap00: 2@s = 55 @s + minor|pg||
nt|aap00: less thsn opening|pg||
nt|hedyg:  EW CC: http://info.ecatsbridge.com/Systems/2012WorldChampionships-Lille/WomensTeams/England/Brown-Stockdale.pdf|pg||
nt|aap00: 4@s are makeable|pg||
nt|blum1956: hi all|pg||
nt|aap00: 5@c too|pg||
mb|d|nt|aap00: only @d ruff defeats 6|pg||
mb|4S|mb|d|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|nt|blum1956: strange decision by Stockdale|pg||
nt|vugraphzaz: fireworks in the first board..i like this :)|pg||
pc|cJ|nt|hedyg:  NS CC: http://info.ecatsbridge.com/Systems/2012WorldChampionships-Lille/WomensTeams/Russia/gulevich_khonicheva.pdf|pg||
pc|cQ|pc|cK|pc|c4|pg||
nt|aap00: EW are playing natural system, but 1@c can be any 15-17 balanced|pg||
nt|blum1956: yes, 1@c may be 2-card|pg||
nt|aap00: it worked badly for EW... |pg||
nt|blum1956: But hearts were also in the picture|pg||
pc|cA|pc|hT|nt|aap00: not sure what 2nd dbl meant, but thk W wouldn't sit it|pg||
pc|c3|pc|c8|pg||
pc|hK|pc|s2|pc|h5|pc|h2|pg||
nt|aap00: easy to say lloking at 4 hands|pg||
nt|vugraphzaz: Elena in the tank now...|pg||
nt|vugraphzaz: cards on the table..head in her palms|pg||
nt|aap00: not so easy...|pg||
nt|vugraphzaz: she had the 5 of spades in her hand ....but put it back|pg||
pc|dA|pc|d6|pc|dQ|pc|d5|pg||
pc|d2|pc|d8|nt|aap00: to make it she have to play: @dA-ruff, @sA-small, @druff...|pg||
pc|s3|pc|d7|pg||
pc|sA|pc|s9|pc|s5|pc|c7|pg||
pc|s4|pc|sK|pc|s7|pc|h8|pg||
nt|blum1956: now she has to play for the drop|pg||
nt|vugraphzaz: on the way now|pg||
nt|aap00: she can't make it if W has @dKxxx, so will play for actual layout|pg||
nt|vugraphzaz: we have only 4 tables today...3 finals and one play-off|pg||
nt|vugraphzaz: she is thinking now|pg||
nt|blum1956: East may play a spade now suggesting a  losing option|pg||
nt|aap00: y, |pg||
pc|h3|pc|sJ|pc|hJ|nt|aap00: can work in primary school |pg||
pc|h4|pg||
pc|dJ|pc|d9|pc|h6|pc|dK|pg||
nt|dburn: this too|pg||
pc|c2|pc|d3|pc|c9|pc|s6|pg||
pc|s8|pc|sT|pc|sQ|mc|9|nt|vugraphzaz: and england scores first|pg||
pg||
qx|c1|st||md|3SQJ752HTDAJT432C4,SHAQJ85D986CJT973,SA8643H97642DQCQ8,SKT9HK3DK75CAK652|sv|o|mb|p|mb|1N|mb|2D|mb|d|mb|4S|mb|d|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|cA|pc|c4|pc|cJ|pc|c8|pg||
pc|hK|pc|hT|pc|hA|pc|h2|pg||
pc|hQ|pc|h4|pc|h3|pc|s2|pg||
pc|s5|pc|h5|pc|sA|pc|s9|pg||
pc|dQ|pc|d5|pc|d2|pc|d6|pg||
pc|s3|pc|sK|pc|s7|pc|c3|pg||
pc|cK|pc|sJ|pc|c7|pc|cQ|pg||
pc|dA|pc|d8|pc|h6|pc|d7|pg||
pc|d3|pc|d9|pc|s4|pc|dK|pg||
pc|s6|pc|sT|pc|sQ|mc|10|pg||
qx|o2|st||md|4SKQ97HJT7D93CAT32,SJ84HAK42DA5CKJ84,SA32H965DKQ864CQ6,ST65HQ83DJT72C975|sv|n|mb|p|nt|aap00: Elena probably played for W having something like none - QJxx-Kxxx-J10xxx ...|pg||
nt|vugraphzaz: same spot in the closed but made|pg||
nt|dburn: slightly surprising - that line could not possibly make the contract, but it avoided going down several|pg||
mb|p|mb|1N|nt|aap00: in this case discarding @h would save a trick|pg||
mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|nt|dburn: strong no trump for Brown and Stockdale in third seat only|pg||
pc|d6|nt|vugraphzaz: 4h 2d and 1 c ...makes 7 tricks |pg||
pc|dJ|pc|d9|nt|blum1956: the club guess will be a keypoint|pg||
pc|d5|pg||
nt|aap00: y|pg||
nt|aap00: it's natural to guess it wrong: beeing not sure in 4@h tricks you may need 2 in @c|pg||
pc|c9|nt|blum1956: Probably she needs to try a club now|pg||
pc|c3|pc|cJ|pc|cQ|pg||
nt|aap00: playing J gives chances for it, K - no|pg||
nt|vugraphzaz: she did|pg||
nt|blum1956: She doesn't know hearts are 3-3|pg||
pc|d4|pc|dT|pc|d3|pc|dA|pg||
pc|hA|pc|h5|pc|h3|pc|h7|pg||
pc|h2|pc|h6|pc|hQ|pc|hT|pg||
pc|h8|pc|hJ|pc|hK|pc|h9|pg||
pc|h4|pc|s2|pc|c5|pc|c2|pg||
pc|s4|pc|s3|pc|s5|pc|sQ|pg||
nt|vugraphzaz: i can not see Elenas cards very well... :(|pg||
pc|s7|pc|s8|pc|sA|pc|s6|pg||
pc|dQ|pc|d2|pc|cT|pc|c4|pg||
pc|dK|pc|d7|pc|s9|pc|sJ|pg||
pc|d8|pc|c7|nt|aap00: hmmm|pg||
pc|sK|pc|c8|pg||
pc|c6|pc|sT|pc|cA|pc|cK|pg||
nt|aap00: better was to play @s in trick 11...|pg||
pg||
qx|c2|st||md|4SKQ97HJT7D93CAT32,SJ84HAK42DA5CKJ84,SA32H965DKQ864CQ6,ST65HQ83DJT72C975|sv|n|mb|p|mb|p|mb|1N|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|d6|pc|d7|pc|d9|pc|dA|pg||
pc|d5|pc|dQ|pc|d2|pc|d3|pg||
pc|dK|pc|dT|pc|hJ|pc|s4|pg||
pc|d4|pc|dJ|pc|s7|pc|c4|pg||
pc|h3|pc|h7|pc|hA|pc|h5|pg||
pc|h2|pc|h6|pc|hQ|pc|hT|pg||
pc|h8|pc|c2|pc|hK|pc|h9|pg||
pc|h4|pc|s3|pc|c5|pc|c3|pg||
pc|sJ|pc|s2|pc|s5|pc|sQ|pg||
pc|s9|pc|s8|pc|sA|pc|s6|pg||
pc|d8|pc|c7|pc|cT|pc|c8|pg||
mc|6|pg||
qx|o3|st||md|1S8542HAT4DA6CA752,SAJ6HK52DJ8CKQJ96,SQT9HQJ76DK943CT3,SK73H983DQT752C84|sv|e|nt|aap00: some sort of partner protection :)|pg||
nt|aap00: sry, @c in trick 12|pg||
mb|1C|nt|aap00: 1@c polish - weak balanced or string|pg||
nt|vugraphzaz: Elena turns her cards instantly...very bad for the operator :(|pg||
mb|1N|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|h6|nt|aap00: 3@h-2@d-@c for defense|pg||
pc|h9|nt|aap00: 4@c-2@s-@h for declarer|pg||
nt|blum1956: not much a problem for us but still a problem for the declarer who doesn't know the club position|pg||
pc|hA|pc|h2|pg||
nt|aap00: finessing is unlikely|pg||
nt|blum1956: To play for the @c10 drop is a percentage favorite|pg||
nt|vugraphzaz: Elena back to thinking ....|pg||
pc|c2|pc|cK|pc|c3|pc|c4|pg||
nt|blum1956: looks interesting now|pg||
nt|aap00: ... and conceding early @c trick will produce going down for a number|pg||
pc|dJ|pc|d3|pc|d2|pc|dA|pg||
pc|c5|nt|aap00: now W is sure @c are 42 ... |pg||
nt|vugraphzaz: now Susan thinking|pg||
pc|c9|pc|cT|pc|c8|pg||
pc|hQ|pc|h3|pc|h4|pc|h5|pg||
pc|h7|pc|h8|pc|hT|pc|hK|pg||
nt|dburn: ironic, this - to make from here, she needs to finesse in diamonds|pg||
pc|cQ|pc|d4|pc|s3|pc|cA|pg||
nt|dburn: but after losing the club finesse, she won't be keen to do that|pg||
pc|d6|pc|d8|nt|aap00: W still could make the contract: play @d8 and duck it, after that turn back to @c|pg||
pc|dK|pc|d5|pg||
pc|hJ|pc|d7|pc|s2|pc|s6|pg||
mc|6|nt|blum1956: very nice board it was|pg||
nt|vugraphzaz: Russia on the board|pg||
pg||
qx|c3|st||md|1S8542HAT4DA6CA752,SAJ6HK52DJ8CKQJ96,SQT9HQJ76DK943CT3,SK73H983DQT752C84|sv|e|mb|1C|mb|1N|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|hQ|pc|h3|pc|h4|pc|h5|pg||
pc|h6|pc|h8|pc|hA|pc|h2|pg||
pc|hT|pc|hK|pc|h7|pc|h9|pg||
pc|cQ|pc|c3|pc|c4|pc|cA|pg||
pc|c2|pc|cK|pc|cT|pc|c8|pg||
pc|cJ|pc|d3|pc|s3|pc|c5|pg||
pc|c9|pc|d4|pc|d2|pc|c7|pg||
pc|c6|nt|xenya: hello everyone|pg||
pc|sT|pc|d5|pc|d6|pg||
pc|s6|pc|s9|pc|sK|pc|s2|pg||
pc|s7|pc|s4|pc|sA|pc|sQ|pg||
pc|sJ|mc|8|pg||
qx|o4|st||md|2SQ965HJ942DTCK974,SAKT3HA5D7543CQJ6,SJ72H763DAK962CA2,S84HKQT8DQJ8CT853|sv|b|nt|vugraphzaz: Elena playing clubs early was the reason probably|pg||
mb|1C!|mb|1D|mb|d|an|alerted|mb|p|mb|1N|mb|p|nt|aap00: another 1nt for EW|pg||
mb|3N|mb|p|nt|dburn: double = hearts|pg||
mb|p|mb|p|nt|blum1956: Stockdale upgraded her hand to 15|pg||
nt|vugraphzaz: 3n not alerted sorry|pg||
nt|dburn: but this is a strong no trump sequence in principle|pg||
nt|aap00: W upgraded her ahnd to 15-17|pg||
pc|d6|nt|blum1956: She should have opened 1NT with 14 HCP|pg||
nt|aap00: can't see why|pg||
nt|blum1956: anyway she will be punished|pg||
pc|dQ|nt|dburn: indeed - with the nine of diamonds instead of the seven, she might have made the contract|pg||
pc|dT|pc|d3|pg||
nt|aap00: 7tricks are easy, looking for more will result in additional 100's...|pg||
pc|c3|pc|c4|pc|cJ|pc|cA|pg||
pc|dA|pc|d8|pc|s6|pc|d4|pg||
pc|dK|pc|dJ|nt|aap00: the only chance - that S holds both @c honours|pg||
pc|c9|pc|d5|pg||
pc|d9|pc|c5|pc|h2|pc|d7|pg||
pc|d2|pc|s4|pc|h4|pc|s3|pg||
pc|s2|pc|s8|pc|sQ|pc|sA|pg||
pc|cQ|pc|c2|pc|c8|pc|cK|pg||
mc|7|nt|vugraphzaz: new leader|pg||
pg||
qx|c4|st||md|2SQ965HJ942DTCK974,SAKT3HA5D7543CQJ6,SJ72H763DAK962CA2,S84HKQT8DQJ8CT853|sv|b|mb|1C|mb|1D|mb|1H|mb|p|mb|1S|mb|p|mb|1N|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|nt|xenya: i'm not sure about EW's system, but it may well be something along Polish lines|pg||
pc|dT|nt|xenya: We will see|pg||
pc|d3|pc|dK|pc|d8|pg||
pc|dA|pc|dJ|pc|c4|pc|d4|pg||
pc|d2|pc|dQ|pc|c7|pc|d5|pg||
pc|c3|pc|c9|pc|cQ|pc|cA|pg||
pc|d9|nt|xenya: 7 tricks -- the defence will get 4 @D's and 2@C's|pg||
pc|c5|pc|s5|pc|d7|pg||
pc|d6|pc|h8|pc|h2|pc|s3|pg||
pc|s2|pc|s4|pc|sQ|pc|sA|pg||
pc|c6|pc|c2|pc|cT|pc|cK|pg||
mc|7|pg||
qx|o5|st||md|3SQ7HJT9DQJ95C7642,SAT65HK6DK87CKQ95,SK9432HQ83DT64CA3,SJ8HA7542DA32CJT8|sv|n|nt|vugraphzaz: 25 imps in 4 boards..this is 6 runs /over ...good rate|pg||
mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|mb|1C!|mb|p|mb|1D!|mb|p|mb|1N|mb|p|mb|2D!|mb|p|mb|2S|mb|p|mb|3N|mb|p|mb|p|nt|vugraphzaz: Anna asking Fiona a lot of questions now :)|pg||
mb|p|nt|vugraphzaz: and passed after|pg||
nt|aap00: these 3nt are making, 9 easy tricks with @s lead|pg||
pc|d6|nt|blum1956: even the current lead cannot stop the  declarer from making|pg||
nt|aap00: best start for defense... |pg||
nt|aap00: y.. can't see how declarer can go wrong...|pg||
nt|aap00: bu t remember the board 3|pg||
nt|blum1956: but it will be not that easy, as the heart suit is not the only possible source for the9th trick|pg||
nt|vugraphzaz: 3c 2d 2h 1s ...makes 9|pg||
nt|vugraphzaz: ups eight lol|pg||
nt|blum1956: that is 8|pg||
nt|aap00: natural is to duck @d, take 2nd, play @c, take 3rd @d|pg||
pc|d2|pc|dJ|pc|dK|pg||
pc|cK|pc|cA|pc|c8|pc|c6|pg||
pc|dT|nt|aap00: now declarer has 8 tricks and have nothing to do but to play on @h 33|pg||
pc|d3|nt|blum1956: there are also spade distributions which may provide the 9th trick|pg||
pc|dQ|pc|d7|pg||
pc|hJ|nt|vugraphzaz: this is correct play|pg||
nt|aap00: in case of declarer has @h Qx and @s A109...|pg||
nt|vugraphzaz: Elena turned instantly as usual|pg||
nt|blum1956: in this case West is short of 15 HCPs|pg||
nt|vugraphzaz: i can see clearly the jack of hearts on the table...and Susan in the tank|pg||
pc|h6|pc|h8|pc|h2|pg||
nt|vugraphzaz: the card i did not see was the queen of diamonds...|pg||
nt|aap00: short of 15: already happened :)|pg||
nt|blum1956: declarer will probably duck a spade return, otherwise the rest go to her|pg||
pc|s7|pc|s5|pc|sK|pc|s8|pg||
pc|d4|pc|dA|pc|d5|pc|d8|pg||
pc|h4|pc|h9|pc|hK|pc|h3|pg||
pc|c5|pc|c3|pc|cT|pc|c2|pg||
pc|hA|pc|hT|pc|s6|pc|hQ|pg||
nt|hedyg:  if you are experiencing problems hearing the voice commentary please check out this thread and maybe add your comments: http://www.bridgebase.com/forums/topic/53443-problems-with-vg-voice-commentary/|pg||
mc|9|pg||
qx|c5|st||md|3SQ7HJT9DQJ95C7642,SAT65HK6DK87CKQ95,SK9432HQ83DT64CA3,SJ8HA7542DA32CJT8|sv|n|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|mb|1N|mb|p|mb|2D|mb|p|mb|2H|mb|p|mb|3N|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|nt|xenya: a somewhat surprising 6 imps for Russia on 3, when the English declarer in OR badly misplayed   |pg||
pc|s3|pc|s8|pc|sQ|pc|sA|pg||
pc|c5|pc|c3|pc|cT|pc|c2|pg||
pc|cJ|pc|c4|pc|c9|pc|cA|pg||
pc|s2|pc|sJ|pc|s7|pc|s5|pg||
pc|c8|pc|c6|pc|cQ|pc|d6|pg||
pc|cK|pc|d4|pc|d2|pc|c7|pg||
pc|d7|pc|dT|pc|dA|pc|d5|pg||
pc|hA|pc|hJ|pc|h6|pc|h3|pg||
pc|d3|pc|d9|pc|dK|pc|s4|pg||
pc|hK|pc|h8|pc|h2|nt|xenya: the @S lead gave the 9th trickck immediately, but contract can be made on any other lead|pg||
pc|h9|pg||
mc|9|pg||
qx|o6|st||md|4SJ543HAKQ2DJ9CQ75,ST962HJ6DAK83CAT8,SK7HT53DQ764CJ432,SAQ8H9874DT52CK96|sv|e|mb|p|mb|1C|an|alerted|mb|p|mb|1D!|mb|p|mb|1H!|nt|aap00: usually 0-7 1@d|pg||
nt|aap00: 1@h can be 3(2) in 12-14 balanced|pg||
mb|d|mb|p|mb|1N|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|nt|dburn: Stockdale could have doubled 1@c to show a decent weak no trump - this is an indecent weak no trump|pg||
pc|hQ|pc|h6|pc|h3|pc|h7|pg||
pc|hK|pc|hJ|pc|h5|pc|h4|pg||
pc|h2|nt|aap00: I guess @hQ = Rusinov|pg||
nt|dburn: usually it is a mistake for both sides to attempt the same contract at both tables, but 1NT is sometimes an exception|pg||
pc|d3|pc|hT|pc|h8|pg||
nt|vugraphzaz: good start|pg||
nt|aap00: seeing J in dummy N encouraged with 10|pg||
pc|d4|pc|d2|pc|dJ|pc|dA|pg||
pc|s2|nt|aap00: declarer will take 3@s + 2*2  inminors|pg||
pc|s7|pc|s8|pc|sJ|pg||
pc|hA|pc|d8|pc|c2|pc|h9|pg||
pc|d9|pc|dK|pc|d6|pc|d5|pg||
pc|s6|pc|sK|pc|sA|pc|s3|pg||
pc|sQ|pc|s4|pc|s9|pc|d7|pg||
pc|cK|pc|c5|pc|c8|pc|c3|pg||
pc|c6|pc|c7|pc|cA|pc|c4|pg||
pc|sT|mc|7|pg||
qx|c6|st||md|4SJ543HAKQ2DJ9CQ75,ST962HJ6DAK83CAT8,SK7HT53DQ764CJ432,SAQ8H9874DT52CK96|sv|e|mb|p|mb|1C|mb|p|mb|1D|mb|p|mb|1N|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|s9|pc|s7|pc|sQ|pc|s3|pg||
pc|sA|pc|s4|pc|s2|pc|sK|pg||
pc|s8|pc|sJ|pc|s6|pc|c2|pg||
pc|hK|pc|h6|pc|h3|pc|h4|pg||
pc|hQ|pc|hJ|pc|h5|pc|h7|pg||
pc|h2|pc|d3|pc|hT|pc|h8|pg||
pc|d4|pc|d5|pc|d9|pc|dK|pg||
pc|sT|pc|c3|pc|h9|pc|s5|pg||
pc|dA|pc|d6|pc|d2|pc|dJ|pg||
pc|cT|pc|c4|nt|xenya: E must be mystified by partner's play|pg||
pc|c6|pc|cQ|pg||
pc|hA|pc|d8|pc|d7|pc|dT|pg||
pc|c5|pc|c8|pc|cJ|pc|cK|pg||
pc|c9|pc|c7|pc|cA|pc|dQ|pg||
pg||
qx|o7|st||md|1SJT82HA92DK9CAK42,SA97HJT8764DT4C85,S653H3DA8652CQJ73,SKQ4HKQ5DQJ73CT96|sv|b|mb|1N|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|nt|blum1956: Lots of 1NT contracts in this set|pg||
nt|vugraphzaz: a lot of 1nt contracts|pg||
nt|aap00: anothe nt, 6th in a row|pg||
nt|aap00: 7 tricks are easy|pg||
pc|hJ|nt|aap00: more - far-far away|pg||
nt|vugraphzaz: lol...showing the cards now|pg||
mc|7|nt|aap00: well done :)|pg||
nt|vugraphzaz: she did not play one card...just showed her hand|pg||
pg||
qx|c7|st||md|1SJT82HA92DK9CAK42,SA97HJT8764DT4C85,S653H3DA8652CQJ73,SKQ4HKQ5DQJ73CT96|sv|b|mb|1N|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|hJ|pc|h3|pc|hQ|pc|hA|pg||
pc|cK|pc|c5|pc|c3|pc|cT|pg||
pc|c2|pc|c8|pc|cQ|pc|c6|pg||
pc|c7|pc|c9|pc|cA|pc|h8|pg||
pc|c4|pc|h4|pc|cJ|pc|d3|pg||
pc|d2|pc|dJ|pc|dK|pc|d4|pg||
pc|d9|pc|dT|pc|dA|nt|xenya: another 1N, fourth in this set|pg||
pc|d7|pg||
pc|s3|pc|sK|pc|s2|pc|s7|pg||
pc|hK|pc|h2|pc|h6|pc|d5|pg||
pc|dQ|pc|s8|pc|h7|pc|d6|pg||
pc|h5|pc|h9|pc|hT|pc|s5|pg||
pc|sA|pc|s6|pc|s4|pc|sT|pg||
pc|s9|pc|d8|pc|sQ|pc|sJ|pg||
pg||
qx|o8|st||md|2SQ6542H9D83CKJT32,SA87HKQ87DJT95C84,STHT64DAQ42CA9765,SKJ93HAJ532DK76CQ|sv|o|mb|p|mb|p|mb|1H|mb|2H!|nt|dburn: well, at least they can't play in 1NT any more|pg||
mb|2N!|nt|aap00: 2@h = multy, weak or strong|pg||
nt|dburn: 2NT = good heart raise|pg||
nt|vugraphzaz: both Anna and Fiona have blue cards in their hands now|pg||
nt|blum1956: Michaels you mean|pg||
nt|aap00: 5@c is -1 only|pg||
mb|4N|mb|d!|nt|timb: Perhaps I'm old fashioned; I feel the 2@S (Michaels) cue bid on a hand such as South's is a long-term losing proposition|pg||
nt|dburn: 5@h could make, and on the bidding probably should make|pg||
mb|5C|mb|p|nt|aap00: 4@h are making easily, 5 needs some guessing|pg||
mb|p|nt|vugraphzaz: Anna bid in a flash 4nt...noe Fiona thinking|pg||
mb|p|nt|dburn: but you would not want to be in it - needs a very favourable lie of cards, unlikely given the bidding|pg||
nt|timb: You have little hope of buying the contract undoubled and you give declarer a road map how to play the hand (OMG I'm sounding like a latter-day Terence Reese :()|pg||
nt|aap00: 4nt = "bid your minor"|pg||
nt|timb: Someone should have doubled 5C\|pg||
nt|vugraphzaz: hi Tim :)|pg||
nt|aap00: think, even 5@c from passed hand would be pass or correct|pg||
nt|dburn: well, they'd get an extra fifty|pg||
pc|hK|nt|aap00: for me dbl on 4nt created forcing pass position|pg||
pc|h4|nt|aap00: now S can relax a bit|pg||
nt|timb: They have a goodish result here but longterm it's a losing bid - I base that on looking at tens of thousands of deals from matcpla|pg||
nt|blum1956: Not for East herself|pg||
nt|dburn: indeed - slightly surprising that East-West felt they were allowed to pass 5@c out|pg||
nt|timb: y|pg||
pc|hA|pc|h9|pg||
pc|h3|pc|c2|pc|h7|pc|h6|pg||
pc|s2|pc|sA|pc|sT|pc|s3|pg||
nt|aap00: Tim, 2@h is absolutely Ok for me, and, sure for NS|pg||
nt|aap00: It shows less than opening|pg||
pc|dJ|pc|d2|pc|dK|pc|d3|pg||
pc|d6|pc|d8|pc|d9|pc|dQ|pg||
nt|aap00: and it's the last chance to bid something|pg||
pc|hT|pc|hJ|pc|c3|pc|h8|pg||
pc|s4|pc|s7|pc|c5|pc|s9|pg||
pc|dA|pc|d7|pc|s5|pc|d5|pg||
mc|10|pg||
qx|c8|st||md|2SQ6542H9D83CKJT32,SA87HKQ87DJT95C84,STHT64DAQ42CA9765,SKJ93HAJ532DK76CQ|sv|o|mb|p|mb|p|mb|1H|mb|1S|mb|2N|nt|xenya: 2N probably invitational with a fit, and E has an easy raise to game|pg||
mb|d|mb|r|mb|3C|mb|4H|nt|xenya: the redouble looks a bit strange in this context, but E knows best no doubt |pg||
mb|5C|mb|d|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|hK|nt|xenya: anyway, it looks like it allowed NS to find a nice save|pg||
pc|h4|pc|h5|pc|h9|pg||
pc|dJ|pc|dQ|pc|dK|pc|d3|pg||
pc|sJ|pc|sQ|pc|sA|pc|sT|pg||
nt|xenya: of course the key call was N's double -- perhaps S might have bid 5@C over 4@H by E|pg||
pc|d9|pc|dA|pc|d6|pc|d8|pg||
pc|cA|pc|cQ|pc|c2|pc|c4|pg||
pc|c5|pc|h3|pc|cK|pc|c8|pg||
pc|s2|pc|s7|pc|c6|pc|s3|pg||
pc|d2|pc|d7|pc|c3|pc|d5|pg||
pc|s4|pc|s8|pc|c7|pc|s9|pg||
pc|h6|pc|hA|pc|cT|pc|h7|pg||
pc|s5|pc|h8|pc|c9|pc|sK|pg||
mc|10|nt|xenya: so only down 1 and an excellent result for England|pg||
pg||
qx|o9|st||md|3SAK8HT874D653CT65,SQ3HKQ3DAK2CQJ972,S7652HA2DQ84CAK83,SJT94HJ965DJT97C4|sv|e|mb|1C!|mb|p|nt|timb: I'm a single dummy problem creatore and have examine several hundred deals  over the years. So,  based on that experience, my judgemennt is that bidding 2@H  on the South cards is ...|pg||
nt|timb: a long-term losing proposition; no ifs, no buts, no maybes.|pg||
nt|vugraphzaz: director called half time|pg||
nt|timb: huindred thousand|pg||
mb|1H|nt|aap00: can't agrue, never played so many...|pg||
nt|dburn: dangerous for West to step into this auction|pg||
nt|dburn: but 1@h here shows some values, so she may stay out|pg||
mb|p|mb|1S|mb|p|mb|1N|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|nt|blum1956: one more...|pg||
nt|vugraphzaz: another 1nt lol|pg||
nt|dburn: by the same team at both tables again|pg||
nt|blum1956: To buy it nv is already a win|pg||
nt|vugraphzaz: Susan and Elena having a conversation about the bidding at the moment|pg||
pc|cQ|nt|aap00: again 1nt, and again from different directions|pg||
nt|aap00: now - all Russian :)|pg||
pc|cA|pc|c4|nt|blum1956: The lead creates a 6th trick for the declarer|pg||
nt|aap00: and, again 1Imp for declarers|pg||
pc|c5|pg||
pc|s2|pc|s9|pc|sK|pc|s3|pg||
nt|aap00: .. or even more|pg||
nt|timb: I look at computer generated deals, deals from major tournament play and my own experience. Like Edgar Kaplan, I am amazed that the occasional "triumph" like the previous deal, ...|pg||
nt|timb: that people's judgment is swayed against the  underlying unsoundness ofthe 2@H cue bid; for every triump there will be 7 or 8 catastropes|pg||
pc|cT|pc|cJ|nt|timb: catastrophes|pg||
nt|timb: and those will be swept under the carpet|pg||
pc|cK|pc|dJ|pg||
pc|s5|pc|s4|pc|sA|pc|sQ|pg||
pc|c6|pc|c7|pc|c8|pc|h5|pg||
mc|6|pg||
qx|c9|st||md|3SAK8HT874D653CT65,SQ3HKQ3DAK2CQJ972,S7652HA2DQ84CAK83,SJT94HJ965DJT97C4|sv|e|mb|1C|mb|p|mb|1H|mb|1N|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|cA|pc|c4|pc|cT|pc|c2|pg||
pc|c3|pc|s4|pc|c5|pc|c7|pg||
pc|hQ|pc|hA|pc|h5|pc|h4|pg||
pc|s2|pc|s9|nt|xenya: a very -- er -- brave overcall by W|pg||
pc|sK|pc|s3|pg||
pc|c6|pc|cQ|pc|cK|pc|d7|pg||
pc|s6|pc|sT|pc|sA|pc|sQ|pg||
pc|d6|pc|dA|pc|d8|pc|d9|pg||
pc|cJ|pc|c8|nt|xenya: the lead has helped enormously|pg||
mc|8|pg||
qx|o10|st||md|4SKQ32HQ764D9CT742,SHAJ8DJ865432CK93,SA864HK52DAKQ7CAJ,SJT975HT93DTCQ865|sv|b|nt|vugraphzaz: she cashed hearts ace and gave up|pg||
mb|p|mb|p|mb|1D|mb|d|mb|p|nt|timb: give West @SAQ2 @HA762 @DA72 @CA2 and see how well 2@H plays when EW play in 6@H, finessing in heart to make a slam|pg||
mb|1H|mb|p|mb|1N|mb|p|nt|aap00: 4@s...|pg||
nt|aap00: will go down, loosing 2@s-@h-@c|pg||
nt|aap00: I was told, that Eng is in 4@sX|pg||
nt|blum1956: Maybe Anna&Elena will land in 3NT?|pg||
nt|aap00: it's natural to get there, but 3nt is better |pg||
nt|blum1956: at least there is some hope|pg||
mb|3D|nt|aap00: declarer has 8 top tricks and a lot of chances for 9th|pg||
nt|dburn: some might respond 1@s to the double, intending to bid hearts next|pg||
mb|p|mb|3S|mb|p|mb|4S|mb|p|mb|p|nt|aap00:  (unfor|pg||
mb|p|nt|dburn: while North at this table might have bid 3NT, given that 3@d presumably showed this kind of hand|pg||
nt|aap00: :( unfortunately, N wasn't inspired enough for 3n...|pg||
nt|blum1956: An expert 3@d bid clearly suggested 4414|pg||
pc|c5|nt|aap00: thk so|pg||
pc|c2|pc|cK|pc|cA|pg||
pc|sA|pc|s5|pc|s2|pc|d3|pg||
pc|cJ|pc|cQ|pc|c4|pc|c3|pg||
pc|hT|pc|h4|pc|h8|pc|hK|pg||
pc|dA|pc|dT|pc|d9|pc|d2|pg||
pc|dK|pc|s7|pc|sQ|pc|d4|pg||
pc|c7|pc|c9|pc|h2|pc|c6|pg||
nt|hedyg:  undo?|pg||
pc|d5|pc|dQ|pc|c8|pc|cT|pg||
pc|d7|pc|s9|pc|h6|pc|d6|pg||
pc|sJ|pc|sK|pc|d8|pc|s4|pg||
pc|hQ|pc|hA|pc|h5|pc|h3|pg||
mc|8|pg||
qx|c10|st||md|4SKQ32HQ764D9CT742,SHAJ8DJ865432CK93,SA864HK52DAKQ7CAJ,SJT975HT93DTCQ865|sv|b|mb|p|mb|p|mb|1D|mb|d|mb|p|mb|1S|mb|2D|mb|2N|mb|p|mb|3H|mb|p|mb|4S|mb|d|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|d8|pc|dA|pc|dT|pc|d9|pg||
pc|s4|pc|s5|pc|sQ|pc|d6|pg||
pc|c2|pc|c3|pc|cJ|pc|cQ|pg||
pc|sJ|pc|s2|pc|d2|pc|sA|pg||
pc|cA|pc|c5|pc|c4|pc|c9|pg||
pc|hK|pc|h9|pc|h4|pc|h8|pg||
nt|xenya: had E returned a @H instead of a trump. they would probably beat it by 2 tricks|pg||
pc|dK|pc|s7|nt|xenya: but declarer played played the @HK herself and W correctly ducked|pg||
nt|xenya: looks like -2 from here|pg||
pc|sK|pc|d3|pg||
pc|c7|pc|cK|pc|s6|pc|c6|pg||
pc|h2|pc|h3|pc|h6|pc|hJ|pg||
pc|hA|pc|h5|pc|hT|pc|h7|pg||
pc|d5|pc|d7|nt|xenya: 2 trumps and 2 hearts|pg||
pc|s9|pc|hQ|pg||
pc|sT|pc|s3|pc|d4|pc|s8|pg||
pc|c8|pc|cT|pc|dJ|pc|dQ|pg||
pg||
qx|o11|st||md|1S765HAKJ92D742C82,S843H74D86CQJ9754,SAKJTHT83DAQJ3CT6,SQ92HQ65DKT95CAK3|sv|o|mb|p|mb|p|mb|1N|mb|p|mb|3N|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|cA|nt|aap00: imaginative 3nt...|pg||
pc|c2|pc|c4|pc|c6|pg||
pc|cK|pc|c8|nt|dburn: sporting bidding, and might have got away with it if East had a less obvious club lead|pg||
pc|c7|pc|cT|pg||
pc|c3|pc|s5|nt|aap00: cud be a winner - not now|pg||
pc|cQ|nt|blum1956: Interesting decision by Khonicheva, but unfortunately it did not take Brown much time to find the best lead|pg||
pc|d3|pg||
pc|cJ|pc|sT|pc|d5|pc|s6|pg||
pc|c9|nt|dburn: sure - perfectly reasonable shot; if that heart suit had been a minor, everyone would bid 3NT|pg||
pc|sJ|nt|aap00: 4@h are also likely to fail...|pg||
pc|d9|pc|d2|pg||
pc|c5|pc|h3|pc|s2|pc|d4|pg||
pc|d6|pc|dA|pc|dT|pc|d7|pg||
pc|hT|pc|h5|pc|h2|pc|h4|pg||
pc|h8|pc|h6|mc|7|pg||
qx|c11|st||md|1S765HAKJ92D742C82,S843H74D86CQJ9754,SAKJTHT83DAQJ3CT6,SQ92HQ65DKT95CAK3|sv|o|mb|p|mb|p|mb|1N|mb|p|mb|2D|mb|p|mb|2H|mb|p|mb|2N|mb|p|mb|4H|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|nt|xenya: on 8, the Russian NS in OR also found the 5@C save|pg||
pc|cA|nt|xenya: it went undoubled for 2 imps to Russia|pg||
pc|c2|pc|c4|pc|c6|pg||
pc|h5|pc|hA|pc|h4|pc|h3|pg||
pc|s5|pc|s8|pc|sA|pc|s2|pg||
nt|xenya: this is a tricky contract|pg||
pc|hT|pc|h6|pc|h2|pc|h7|pg||
pc|h8|pc|hQ|pc|hK|pc|c5|pg||
pc|d2|pc|d6|pc|dQ|pc|dK|pg||
pc|dT|pc|d4|pc|d8|pc|dA|pg||
pc|dJ|pc|d5|pc|d7|pc|c7|pg||
pc|d3|pc|d9|pc|h9|pc|s3|pg||
pc|s6|pc|s4|pc|sT|pc|sQ|pg||
pc|cK|pc|c8|pc|c9|pc|cT|pg||
mc|9|pg||
qx|o12|st||md|2SAQJ65HQJ95DKJ65C,S742HKT632DCAK653,ST93H74DAT874CJT4,SK8HA8DQ932CQ9872|sv|n|nt|aap00: another competetive boards....|pg||
mb|1H|nt|aap00: 11 in @c for EW|pg||
mb|p|mb|1N|nt|dburn: even 6@c by East not a bad contract - won't make on the actual lie|pg||
mb|p|nt|timb: Michales should have at most six losers AJ10xx Kxxxx  xx x is a scabby mininum over 1@C or 1@D but I would pass|pg||
mb|2H|nt|dburn: but they may not bid clubs at all, given this start|pg||
nt|aap00: really pass?|pg||
mb|p|nt|blum1956: Of course "the ball has no memory", but one could expect some live boards aftera set of 1NT's|pg||
mb|2S|nt|dburn: 2@c would be artificial, hence 2@h|pg||
mb|d|nt|dburn: but I don't know why South passed over 1NT|pg||
nt|aap00: surprised with S passing over 1nt|pg||
nt|dburn: 2@s good club raise|pg||
mb|3C|nt|blum1956: The vulnerability stopped her, I guess|pg||
mb|p|nt|dburn: still, South may be able to show her hand fairly well if she gets to double clubs|pg||
mb|p|mb|p|nt|dburn: or, she may not|pg||
nt|dburn: not a very good advertisement for modern bidding, this|pg||
pc|s9|nt|aap00: pass looks like a winner: only thing NS could do by joining the bidding, is to push opps in 5@c|pg||
pc|sK|pc|sA|pc|s4|pg||
nt|aap00: say ...1nt-2@s-3@c- E has easy raise to 5|pg||
nt|blum1956: Not a good idea after her double of 2@s stopped them short of the game|pg||
pc|s5|pc|s2|pc|sT|pc|s8|pg||
pc|dA|pc|d2|pc|d5|pc|c3|pg||
pc|h2|pc|h4|pc|hA|pc|h5|pg||
pc|h8|pc|h9|pc|hK|pc|h7|pg||
pc|cA|pc|c4|pc|c2|pc|s6|pg||
pc|h3|pc|cT|pc|cQ|pc|hJ|pg||
pc|c7|pc|d6|pc|cK|pc|cJ|pg||
pc|h6|pc|d4|pc|c8|pc|hQ|pg||
mc|11|pg||
qx|c12|st||md|2SAQJ65HQJ95DKJ65C,S742HKT632DCAK653,ST93H74DAT874CJT4,SK8HA8DQ932CQ9872|sv|n|mb|1H|nt|xenya: so 1 off, and i'm not sure there was a legitamate way to get 10 tricks without losing 4 tricks first|pg||
mb|p|mb|1N|mb|2S|mb|p|mb|p|mb|d|mb|p|mb|3C|nt|xenya: EW can take a few tricks in a club contract|pg||
mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|s3|pc|sK|pc|sA|pc|s4|pg||
pc|sJ|pc|s7|pc|s9|pc|s8|pg||
pc|sQ|pc|s2|pc|sT|pc|c2|pg||
nt|xenya: at first i thought S's overcall would shut EW out, but of course E reopened with a double |pg||
pc|c7|pc|s6|pc|cA|pc|c4|pg||
pc|h3|pc|h4|pc|hA|pc|h5|pg||
pc|d2|pc|d5|nt|xenya: had N raised spades S would have probably bid game...|pg||
pc|c3|pc|d4|pg||
pc|hK|pc|h7|pc|h8|pc|h9|pg||
pc|h2|pc|d7|pc|c8|pc|hJ|pg||
pc|d3|pc|d6|pc|c5|pc|d8|pg||
pc|h6|pc|dT|pc|c9|pc|hQ|pg||
pc|d9|pc|dJ|pc|c6|pc|dA|pg||
mc|11|pg||
qx|o13|st||md|3SJ75HA9DKJ874CT97,SKT96HKJT64DA5CK3,SAQ842HDQ9632CA62,S3HQ87532DTCQJ854|sv|b|mb|1S|mb|p|mb|2S|mb|p|mb|4S|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|cQ|pc|c7|pc|c3|pc|c2|pg||
pc|c5|nt|blum1956: East certainly understands that North's bid of 4@s is based either on the very long spades or on the diamond suit, therefore she did not lead her singleton diamond|pg||
pc|c9|pc|cK|pc|cA|pg||
pc|d6|pc|dT|pc|dJ|pc|dA|pg||
nt|blum1956: Now she will probably get back  her ruff|pg||
nt|dburn: nothing much else for West to try|pg||
nt|aap00: will she?|pg||
pc|d5|pc|d2|pc|s3|pc|d4|pg||
pc|cJ|pc|cT|pc|h4|pc|c6|pg||
nt|dburn: a heart away from the king doesn't look too promising, a trump would be ridiculous and she doesn't have any clubs|pg||
pc|h5|pc|hA|nt|aap00: anyway this will go down, but it's not so bad with 4@h making|pg||
pc|h6|pc|d3|pg||
nt|dburn: restricted choice, so to speak|pg||
pc|s5|pc|s6|nt|aap00: agree|pg||
pc|sA|pc|h2|pg||
pc|s2|nt|aap00: -3|pg||
pc|h3|pc|sJ|nt|dburn: impossible to get to 4@h, of course - no one would make a two-suited overcall with that East hand, would they Terence?|pg||
nt|dburn: sorry, Tim|pg||
pc|sK|pg||
nt|aap00: also sorry :)|pg||
nt|aap00: we'll see|pg||
pc|sT|pc|sQ|pc|h7|pc|s7|pg||
pc|s8|pc|c4|pc|d7|pc|s9|pg||
mc|7|nt|blum1956: same contract other room|pg||
pg||
qx|c13|st||md|3SJ75HA9DKJ874CT97,SKT96HKJT64DA5CK3,SAQ842HDQ9632CA62,S3HQ87532DTCQJ854|sv|b|nt|xenya: so 11 tricks for a push|pg||
mb|1S|mb|p|mb|2S|mb|p|mb|3D|mb|p|mb|4D|mb|p|mb|4S|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|cQ|pc|c9|pc|c3|pc|c6|pg||
pc|c5|pc|c7|pc|cK|pc|cA|pg||
pc|s2|pc|s3|pc|sJ|pc|sK|pg||
nt|xenya: EW can't conveniently get in on this auction, and anyway they can't take too many tricksin hearts despite a 6-5 fit|pg||
nt|xenya: 4@S  -3 looks a bit too much|pg||
nt|xenya: but not impossible|pg||
pc|hK|pc|c2|pc|h2|pc|hA|pg||
pc|s5|pc|s6|pc|sQ|pc|h3|pg||
pc|sA|pc|h5|pc|s7|pc|s9|pg||
pc|d2|pc|dT|pc|dK|pc|dA|pg||
mc|9|nt|xenya: here it is just 1 off|pg||
nt|xenya: 5 imps to England|pg||
pg||
qx|o14|st||md|4ST63HAJ5DKCK76432,S74HKQT972DT94CAQ,SAKQ52HDAQJ765CJT,SJ98H8643D832C985|sv|o|mb|p|mb|p|mb|2H|nt|aap00: 6@s with non-@c lead,,,|pg||
mb|4D|mb|p|nt|aap00: 4@d = @d+@s|pg||
mb|4S|mb|p|nt|blum1956: they will play spades from the right hand now|pg||
nt|aap00: now 6 is making |pg||
mb|5H|nt|blum1956: Does North's hand deserve a try?|pg||
mb|p|nt|aap00: don't think N's hand deserves a move|pg||
nt|blum1956: I am with Anna here|pg||
nt|aap00: nice to find mysekf wrong|pg||
nt|aap00: now S will bid 6 for sure|pg||
mb|5N|nt|aap00: think, she's thinking about 7, but pd skipped 5@c..|pg||
nt|blum1956: Still this is not enough - or is it?  the @dK is a clear value, the @cK - a possible one|pg||
nt|aap00: no 7 available: pd has no 1st round @c control|pg||
mb|p|nt|blum1956: North should bid 6@d now I suppose|pg||
mb|6H|mb|p|nt|blum1956: No 6@c bid - time to stop in 6@s|pg||
nt|aap00: now it must be clear: "pd, I REALLY have no @c A"|pg||
nt|vugraphzaz: Elena in the tank|pg||
mb|7C|nt|aap00: :(|pg||
nt|vugraphzaz: Susan take the red card out...but repaced with gren|pg||
mb|p|mb|7D|mb|p|mb|7S|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|nt|dburn: I imagine that was 7@s, not 7@h|pg||
nt|vugraphzaz: replaced with green one|pg||
pc|cA|pc|cT|pc|c5|pc|c2|pg||
nt|dburn: not sure what went wrong with that, but for me North really had denied first-round control in clubs|pg||
pc|s4|nt|aap00: agree |pg||
mc|12|nt|aap00: may be 6@h bid was confusive...|pg||
nt|dburn: still, England were a bit fortunate in that they played 6@d from the wrong side, but it was tough to lead a club|pg||
pg||
qx|c14|st||md|4ST63HAJ5DKCK76432,S74HKQT972DT94CAQ,SAKQ52HDAQJ765CJT,SJ98H8643D832C985|sv|o|mb|p|mb|1C|mb|1H|mb|1S|mb|p|mb|2C|mb|2H|mb|6D|mb|p|nt|xenya: so N decided to describe her hand in this way...|pg||
mb|p|mb|p|nt|xenya: only a club lead beats it|pg||
pc|h6|nt|xenya: which is highly unlikely|pg||
pc|hA|pc|h2|pc|cT|pg||
pc|dK|pc|d4|pc|d5|pc|d2|pg||
nt|xenya: same goes for 6@S|pg||
pc|h5|pc|h9|pc|d6|pc|h3|pg||
pc|dA|pc|d3|pc|c2|pc|d9|pg||
pc|dQ|pc|d8|pc|c3|pc|dT|pg||
pc|sA|pc|s8|pc|s3|pc|s4|pg||
pc|sK|pc|s9|pc|s6|pc|s7|pg||
mc|12|pg||
qx|o15|st||md|1SJ643H9843DAKJC82,SKQ8HK6DQ5432CJ94,SA97HAJT72D96CKT3,ST52HQ5DT87CAQ765|sv|n|nt|blum1956: I think South took the 5@h bid as void-showing while the 6@h one as suggesting some choice of final contracts|pg||
nt|aap00: S thought something like: N has at least 1 minor A, if she has 1 - she would show it|pg||
mb|p|nt|aap00: if she didn't, she gas both...|pg||
mb|p|mb|1H|mb|p|mb|2N!|mb|p|nt|dburn: weak no trump for West if she chooses - her partner would for sure, but Stockdale has some standards|pg||
mb|3C!|mb|p|nt|dburn: 2NT limit raise in hearts|pg||
mb|4H|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|nt|dburn: not sure about 3@c, but doubtless suggested a non-minimum|pg||
pc|d7|nt|blum1956: South's hand is very close to simple raise and certainly doesn't call for accepting partner's try|pg||
nt|dburn: the contract is not very good, but the modern style is that being vulnerable is game-forcing|pg||
pc|dA|pc|d2|pc|d6|pg||
pc|c2|pc|c4|pc|cK|pc|cA|pg||
pc|d8|pc|dJ|pc|dQ|pc|d9|pg||
pc|sK|pc|sA|pc|s2|pc|s3|pg||
pc|c3|nt|dburn: and it's true that constantly having to defend a string of games puts you under a lot of pressure|pg||
nt|dburn: though the pressure tends to ease if three or four of them go down in a row|pg||
nt|vugraphzaz: Fiona had the queen in her hand but put it back...reconsidering now|pg||
pc|cQ|pc|c8|nt|dburn: well, she can be pretty sure the defence has a trump trick - declarer would have drawn them by now otherwise|pg||
pc|c9|pg||
pc|sT|pc|sJ|pc|sQ|pc|s7|pg||
pc|s8|pc|s9|pc|s5|pc|s4|pg||
pc|hA|pc|h5|pc|h3|pc|h6|pg||
pc|h2|pc|hQ|pc|h4|pc|hK|pg||
nt|hedyg:  http://www.bridgeguys.com/Conventions/DruryTwoWay.html|pg||
mc|8|nt|dburn: the English stopped a level lower at the other table, still a level too high|pg||
pg||
qx|c15|st||md|1SJ643H9843DAKJC82,SKQ8HK6DQ5432CJ94,SA97HAJT72D96CKT3,ST52HQ5DT87CAQ765|sv|n|mb|p|mb|p|mb|1H|mb|p|nt|xenya: in OR, NS bid 7@S on the previous hand -- down one (no club lead) and 14 imps to England|pg||
mb|2N|mb|p|mb|3H|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|d8|pc|dA|pc|d2|pc|d6|pg||
pc|h3|pc|h6|pc|hA|pc|h5|pg||
pc|hJ|pc|hQ|pc|h4|pc|hK|pg||
nt|xenya: i'm told S was declarer in 7@S in other room -- and a club (the Ace) was led :) |pg||
pc|c9|pc|cK|pc|cA|pc|c2|pg||
pc|dT|pc|dK|pc|d3|pc|d9|pg||
nt|xenya: 3@H looks normal here |pg||
pc|dJ|pc|dQ|pc|h7|pc|d7|pg||
pc|c3|nt|xenya: but also unmakeable|pg||
pc|c5|pc|c8|pc|cJ|pg||
pc|sK|pc|sA|pc|s5|pc|s3|pg||
pc|s7|pc|s2|pc|sJ|pc|sQ|pg||
pc|s8|pc|s9|pc|sT|pc|s4|pg||
mc|8|nt|xenya: W playing for the @S10 in partner's hand|pg||
pg||
qx|o16|st||md|2SAQT94HK53DA6CT65,SK2HA87DT73CKQJ82,S7HQT62DKJ9542CA7,SJ8653HJ94DQ8C943|sv|e|mb|1N|nt|vugraphzaz: last board now|pg||
nt|dburn: and there really isn't a whole lot wrong with raising to just 2@h on those South cards - if partner passes, how will you miss a game?|pg||
nt|vugraphzaz: thx for watching...back in around 90 mins|pg||
mb|3D|mb|p|nt|vugraphzaz: bbo1,2,3 will stay the same...bbo4 will go to the women playoffs|pg||
mb|3S|mb|p|mb|3N|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|nt|blum1956: NS play points-showing double against weak NT|pg||
pc|c4|nt|blum1956: While 5m4M double vs  strong NT|pg||
nt|hedyg:  thanks Traian, great job :)|pg||
pc|c5|pc|cJ|pc|c7|pg||
nt|hedyg:  thank you David, Tim, Alex and Michael :)|pg||
pc|cK|pc|cA|pc|c9|pc|c6|pg||
pc|d2|pc|d8|pc|dA|pc|d3|pg||
nt|blum1956: Only the correct diamond guess allows to make|pg||
pc|d6|pc|d7|pc|dJ|pc|dQ|pg||
pc|c3|pc|cT|pc|cQ|pc|h2|pg||
pc|c8|pc|h6|pc|s3|pc|s4|pg||
pc|c2|pc|d4|pc|h4|pc|s9|pg||
pc|hA|pc|hT|pc|h9|pc|h3|pg||
mc|7|nt|blum1956: thanks all, next session starts in an 1 1/2 hours|pg||
pg||
qx|c16|st||md|2SAQT94HK53DA6CT65,SK2HA87DT73CKQJ82,S7HQT62DKJ9542CA7,SJ8653HJ94DQ8C943|sv|e|nt|xenya: well, that's it -- thanks everyone|pg||
nt|xenya: oh last hand|pg||
mb|1C|mb|1D|mb|p|mb|1S|mb|p|mb|2D|mb|p|nt|xenya: and 3 more for England on 15: the Russian NS got to 4@H|pg||
mb|p|mb|p|pc|c4|pc|c5|pc|cJ|pc|cA|pg||
pc|s7|pc|s8|pc|sA|pc|s2|pg||
pc|s4|pc|sK|pc|d2|pc|s3|pg||
nt|xenya: not much to the play here|pg||
nt|xenya: just a matter oif overtricks|pg||
nt|xenya: thanks agian|pg||
nt|xenya: bye for now|pg||
pc|dK|pc|d8|pc|d6|pc|d3|pg||
pc|d4|pc|dQ|pc|dA|pc|d7|pg||
pc|sQ|pc|dT|pc|c7|pc|s5|pg||
pc|cK|pc|d5|pc|c3|pc|c6|pg||
pc|hQ|pc|h4|pc|h3|pc|hA|pg||
pc|cQ|pc|d9|pc|c9|pc|cT|pg||
pc|h2|pc|h9|pc|hK|pc|h7|pg||
pc|h5|pc|h8|pc|hT|pc|hJ|pg||
mc|10|pg||
