vg|52nd EBTC-BBO4,WOMEN-RR16,I,17,32,DENMARK,0,ENGLAND,0|
rs|3DE+1,1NNx-1,4HE+1,5SW+1,2CS-1,2CS+1,2HW=,4HW-2,2SE+3,3SE-1,5DS=,5DS+1,6DE=,5DE+1,4HEx-2,4SN-2,4HW=,4HE+1,3HN+1,4HN=,6DS-3,5DS-1,3CE-2,3CE-1,3NE+2,3NE+2,4HSx=,4SW-2,3NN-2,3NN-1,2DE=,2SS=|
pn|BEKKOUCHE,SMITH,SCHALTZ,BROCK,DHONDY,L BILDE,SENIOR,RASMUSSEN|pg||
qx|o17|st||md|3SK654HKJT5D9CT754,SAJT83HAQ84D854C9,SQ92H72DAJT7CKQ82,S7H963DKQ632CAJ63|sv|o|nt|yorkbeach:  hello everyone|pg||
mb|1C|mb|1D|nt|vugraphzdd: hi|pg||
mb|d|mb|1S|mb|1N|nt|yorkbeach:  NS are playing a natural system with 15-17 1NT 5-card majors and a Multi http://livebridge.net/bbo/wbf/cc/3948-4480.pdf|pg||
mb|p|mb|p|mb|2D|mb|p|mb|p|nt|yorkbeach:  we may get some auctions like you would get in your local club :)|pg||
nt|ady: hi all|pg||
mb|3C|nt|yorkbeach:  the fact that 1@c is sort of natural means that Nadia Bekkouche can compete to 3@c|pg||
mb|3D|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|nt|yorkbeach:  players hate letting the opponents play at the two level in their singleton|pg||
pc|c4|nt|yorkbeach:  live scores are at http://www.eurobridge.org/repository/competitions/14Opatija/microsite/RunningScores/Asp/RoundTeamsConditStatClassicMod.asp?qtournid=1021&qshowflag=1|pg||
pc|c9|pc|cQ|pc|cA|pg||
pc|c3|pc|c5|nt|ady: but here the 3 level   3@C   can be down 3|pg||
pc|d4|pc|c2|pg||
pc|sA|pc|s2|pc|s7|nt|yorkbeach:  England currently 3rd and Denmark currently 6th|pg||
pc|s4|pg||
pc|s3|pc|s9|pc|d2|pc|s5|pg||
pc|c6|pc|c7|pc|d5|pc|c8|pg||
pc|s8|pc|sQ|pc|d3|pc|s6|pg||
pc|cJ|pc|cT|pc|d8|pc|cK|pg||
pc|sT|pc|h2|pc|d6|pc|sK|pg||
pc|h3|pc|h5|pc|hA|pc|h7|pg||
pc|sJ|pc|dJ|pc|h6|pc|hT|pg||
pc|d7|pc|dQ|pc|d9|pc|h4|pg||
pc|h9|pc|hJ|pc|h8|pc|dT|pg||
pc|dA|pc|dK|pc|hK|pc|hQ|pg||
pg||
qx|c17|st||md|3SK654HKJT5D9CT754,SAJT83HAQ84D854C9,SQ92H72DAJT7CKQ82,S7H963DKQ632CAJ63|sv|o|nt|roswolf:  hi all|pg||
mb|1C!|nt|vugraphzde: hi|pg||
nt|roswolf:  2+ clubs|pg||
mb|1D|mb|d!|an|t.o|mb|1S|nt|roswolf:  double shows either both majors or no major!|pg||
mb|1N|mb|p|mb|p|mb|d|nt|roswolf:  north shows her weak nt and south now has to make a decision|pg||
nt|roswolf:  west competes further|pg||
mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|nt|roswolf:  going for blood for whom does the bell toll?|pg||
pc|s7|pc|s4|nt|roswolf:  dont fancy declarer's chances -2!?|pg||
pc|sT|pc|sQ|pg||
pc|cQ|nt|roswolf:  in the other room e/w in 3@D|pg||
pc|c6|pc|c4|pc|c9|pg||
pc|cK|pc|cA|pc|c5|pc|h4|pg||
nt|roswolf:  to me it looks like a minimum of -2 maybe worse|pg||
nt|roswolf:  heart switch continues the agony|pg||
pc|d2|pc|d9|pc|d8|nt|roswolf:  east is merciful might get out for -1|pg||
pc|dT|pg||
pc|h2|pc|h9|pc|hJ|pc|hQ|pg||
pc|d5|pc|d7|pc|dQ|pc|s5|pg||
pc|h6|pc|hT|pc|hA|pc|h7|pg||
pc|d4|pc|dA|pc|d3|pc|s6|pg||
pc|c2|pc|cJ|pc|c7|pc|h8|pg||
pc|dK|pc|sK|pc|s3|pc|dJ|pg||
pc|d6|pc|h5|nt|roswolf:  only -1|pg||
pc|s8|pc|c8|pg||
mc|6|nt|roswolf:  and an imp to england|pg||
pg||
qx|o18|st||md|4S973HJ82DKJ4CT763,SKT86H4DAT72CAK92,SQJHA7DQ8653CQJ85,SA542HKQT9653D9C4|sv|n|mb|4H|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|s7|pc|s8|pc|sQ|pc|sA|pg||
pc|hQ|pc|h2|pc|h4|pc|hA|pg||
nt|ady: 10   11   or 12 tricks possible|pg||
pc|d5|pc|d9|pc|dJ|pc|dA|pg||
pc|d2|pc|d3|pc|h3|nt|yorkbeach:  1st in hand at favourable vulnerability a good position for preempting|pg||
pc|d4|pg||
pc|hK|pc|h8|pc|c2|pc|h7|pg||
pc|hT|pc|hJ|pc|d7|pc|c5|pg||
pc|c3|pc|cA|nt|yorkbeach:  this monring's bulletin http://www.eurobridge.org/repository/competitions/14Opatija/microsite/bulletins/Bul_07.pdf|pg||
pc|c8|pc|c4|pg||
pc|cK|pc|cJ|pc|s2|pc|c6|pg||
pc|c9|pc|cQ|pc|h5|pc|c7|pg||
pc|s4|pc|s3|pc|sK|pc|sJ|pg||
mc|11|pg||
qx|c18|st||md|4S973HJ82DKJ4CT763,SKT86H4DAT72CAK92,SQJHA7DQ8653CQJ85,SA542HKQT9653D9C4|sv|n|nt|roswolf:  wow this could be dynamite|pg||
mb|1H|mb|p|mb|1S|nt|roswolf:  on a good day you would bid and make slam here as e/w|pg||
mb|p|mb|4S|nt|roswolf:  this is a very awkward hand for e/w to bid accurately|pg||
mb|p|mb|4N!|nt|roswolf:  that 4@s is a bit agricultural but west will surely advance|pg||
mb|p|mb|5C!|nt|roswolf:  6@S is likely|pg||
mb|p|mb|5D!|mb|p|mb|5S!|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|nt|JosJ: Sally (and Gunnar Hallberg in seniors'match) opened 4@H|pg||
pc|cQ|nt|roswolf:  slam is not a good contract but if it makes it will be|pg||
nt|roswolf:  hi jos welcome|pg||
nt|JosJ: hi Geoffrey|pg||
pc|c4|pc|c3|pc|cA|pg||
pc|h4|pc|hA|pc|h3|pc|h8|pg||
pc|c5|pc|h5|pc|cT|pc|cK|pg||
pc|sK|pc|sJ|pc|s2|pc|s3|pg||
nt|roswolf:  prc doesnt work here|pg||
pc|s6|pc|sQ|pc|sA|pc|s7|pg||
pc|h6|pc|h2|pc|s8|pc|h7|pg||
pc|sT|pc|d3|pc|s4|pc|s9|pg||
nt|roswolf:  overtrick imp back to denmark|pg||
nt|JosJ: well, declarer managed to avoid the restricted choice|pg||
mc|12|nt|roswolf:  yup|pg||
pg||
qx|o19|st||md|1SA642H72DA7CQJ643,SQ83HQJ3DJ932CAT5,SJ5HA9865D865CK97,SKT97HKT4DKQT4C82|sv|e|mb|1C|mb|p|mb|1H|mb|p|mb|1S|mb|p|mb|2C|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|c5|nt|ady: trunp lead best|pg||
pc|c7|pc|c8|pc|cQ|pg||
nt|ady: may beat this 1|pg||
nt|yorkbeach:  both countries are doing well in the open teams too|pg||
pc|s2|pc|sQ|pc|s5|pc|s7|pg||
pc|cA|nt|ady: with spade ruff cut out  declarer has 4 club tricks 1 heart 1 diamond and 1 dpade|pg||
pc|c9|pc|c2|pc|c3|pg||
pc|cT|pc|cK|pc|h4|pc|c4|pg||
nt|ady: hearts are 3-3   but no entry|pg||
pc|h5|pc|hK|pc|h2|pc|h3|pg||
nt|yorkbeach:  In group B Denmark are in 1st place and England 3rd http://www.eurobridge.org/repository/competitions/14Opatija/microsite/RunningScores/Asp/RoundTeamsConditStatClassicMod.asp?qtournid=1024&qshowflag=1|pg||
pc|sK|pc|s4|pc|s3|pc|sJ|pg||
pc|s9|pc|sA|pc|s8|pc|d5|pg||
pc|dA|pc|d3|pc|d6|pc|d4|pg||
pc|d7|pc|d2|pc|d8|pc|dT|pg||
pc|sT|pc|s6|pc|d9|pc|h6|pg||
pc|dQ|mc|7|nt|ady: good defence|pg||
pg||
qx|c19|st||md|1SA642H72DA7CQJ643,SQ83HQJ3DJ932CAT5,SJ5HA9865D865CK97,SKT97HKT4DKQT4C82|sv|e|nt|roswolf:  a more gentle hand now|pg||
mb|1C!|mb|p|mb|1H|mb|p|nt|roswolf:  might bid 1nt|pg||
mb|1S!|mb|p|nt|roswolf:  no she shows real suits now|pg||
mb|2C|mb|p|mb|p|nt|JosJ: a trump lead should beat this|pg||
nt|roswolf:  west may wander in but dangerous at these colors|pg||
mb|p|pc|hQ|nt|dburn: not entirely safe at any colours to bid with a flat ten count when the opponents have not guaranteed a fit|pg||
pc|h5|nt|dburn: but this lead gives declarer good chances|pg||
nt|roswolf:  not quite sure why this contract went off in the other room|pg||
pc|hT|pc|h2|pg||
pc|d3|pc|d5|pc|dQ|pc|dA|pg||
nt|JosJ: trump lead!|pg||
pc|h7|pc|h3|pc|hA|pc|h4|pg||
pc|h6|pc|hK|pc|c3|pc|hJ|pg||
nt|roswolf:  indeed neat defence|pg||
pc|cQ|pc|cA|pc|c7|pc|c2|pg||
pc|d2|nt|roswolf:  might even make an overtrick here|pg||
pc|d6|pc|dK|pc|d7|pg||
pc|s9|pc|sA|nt|JosJ: she will|pg||
pc|s3|pc|s5|pg||
pc|cJ|pc|c5|pc|c9|pc|c8|pg||
nt|dburn: three hearts, four clubs and a couple of aces|pg||
pc|c4|pc|cT|pc|cK|pc|d4|pg||
nt|roswolf:  yup|pg||
mc|9|pg||
qx|o20|st||md|2SAJ984H6DT543CK84,SK72HA974DAK92CT7,S53HJT53DQ86CAJ32,SQT6HKQ82DJ7CQ965|sv|b|mb|1C|an|.|mb|p|mb|1D!|nt|ady: sometimes a lead from A10X trumps gives a trump trick away   but in this case worked well|pg||
mb|1S|mb|2H!|mb|p|mb|p|nt|yorkbeach:  system for EW http://livebridge.net/bbo/wbf/cc/685-3617.pdf|pg||
mb|p|pc|s3|nt|yorkbeach:  1@c = clubs or balanced|pg||
nt|yorkbeach:  1@d = 4+ @h|pg||
pc|sQ|pc|sA|pc|s2|pg||
nt|yorkbeach:  2@h = 4-card @h support and minimum opening|pg||
pc|h6|pc|h4|nt|ady: mat just get home|pg||
pc|hJ|pc|hK|pg||
nt|yorkbeach:  Nicola Smith is maximum for her bidding and would have cooperated with any game try or slam try|pg||
nt|ady: Q@S good play trick 1    leaves declarer an entry back to ruff 4th diamond|pg||
pc|d7|pc|d3|pc|dK|pc|d6|pg||
pc|dA|pc|d8|pc|dJ|pc|d4|pg||
pc|d2|pc|dQ|pc|h8|pc|d5|pg||
pc|s6|pc|s8|pc|sK|pc|s5|pg||
pc|d9|pc|h3|pc|hQ|pc|dT|pg||
pc|h2|pc|s4|nt|yorkbeach:  boards 17 and 18 have produced swings of only 1 IMP apiece but have been from differing contracts|pg||
pc|hA|pc|h5|pg||
pc|h9|pc|hT|mc|8|nt|yorkbeach:  on 17 Nevena Senior played in 1NT X and escaped for 6 tricks|pg||
nt|yorkbeach:  on 18 Denmark played in 5@s, having found their @s fit and ascertained that the @sQ was missing|pg||
pg||
qx|c20|st||md|2SAJ984H6DT543CK84,SK72HA974DAK92CT7,S53HJT53DQ86CAJ32,SQT6HKQ82DJ7CQ965|sv|b|nt|roswolf:  4 imps to the english|pg||
nt|roswolf:  another partscore deal|pg||
mb|1N|nt|yorkbeach:  on 19 the contract was the same 2@c but Bilde did not find the trump lead|pg||
mb|p|mb|2C!|mb|p|mb|2H|mb|p|mb|4H|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|nt|roswolf:  east may invite!?|pg||
nt|roswolf:  yup game try |pg||
nt|dburn: that's a 14-16 no trump, so East may do no more than invite - but being vulnerable is game forcing nowadays|pg||
nt|roswolf:  bid game and try to make it|pg||
pc|s5|nt|JosJ: bidding 4@H is a game try in itself...|pg||
pc|s6|pc|s8|pc|sK|pg||
nt|roswolf:  this looks too much and a likely english gain|pg||
nt|dburn: this is perhaps slightly below the odds even for a vulnerable game|pg||
nt|dburn: but it's far from the worst you've ever seen|pg||
nt|roswolf:  less than 30%|pg||
nt|JosJ: E holding a lot of soft values...|pg||
pc|c7|pc|c2|nt|JosJ: 3@H is enough, I feel|pg||
pc|c9|pc|cK|pg||
pc|d5|pc|dA|pc|d8|pc|d7|pg||
pc|cT|pc|cA|pc|c5|pc|c4|pg||
nt|dburn: at the other table, Smith could have had a balanced 11 with four hearts - 14 was the absolute maximum she could hold, so Brock had an obvious pass|pg||
nt|roswolf:  agree and in the other room west opened effectively a weak nt and therefore syayed low|pg||
nt|roswolf:  difference of the nt ranges|pg||
nt|dburn: well, there are players who would upgrade ace-king ace-king and a couple of 9s to a 15 count anyway|pg||
nt|roswolf:  indeed|pg||
nt|JosJ: interesting to see that 14 hcp fits into either range but with different outcomes|pg||
pc|s3|pc|sT|pc|sJ|pc|s2|pg||
pc|sA|pc|s7|nt|roswolf:  i would have thought that the K-R valuation would justify the upgrade|pg||
pc|d6|pc|sQ|pg||
pc|d3|pc|dK|pc|dQ|pc|dJ|pg||
pc|hA|pc|h3|pc|h2|pc|h6|pg||
pc|h4|pc|h5|pc|hQ|nt|dburn: meanwhile, Senior has found an effective defence and the likely upshot will be down two|pg||
pc|s4|pg||
pc|c6|pc|c8|pc|h7|pc|c3|pg||
nt|roswolf:  yup|pg||
mc|8|nt|roswolf:  7 imps to england|pg||
pg||
qx|o21|st||md|3SJ4H7654DK54CT854,S876HAKJ98D7C9763,SAQTHT32DQJT2CAK2,SK9532HQDA9863CQJ|sv|n|mb|1N|mb|2S!|mb|p|nt|yorkbeach:  2@s = @s + minor|pg||
mb|p|mb|p|nt|yorkbeach:  at favourable vulnerability, does not show many high cards|pg||
pc|h4|pc|h8|pc|hT|pc|hQ|pg||
pc|dA|nt|ady: going to make a lot of tricks|pg||
pc|d5|pc|d7|pc|d2|pg||
pc|d3|pc|d4|pc|s6|pc|dQ|pg||
pc|hA|pc|h2|pc|cJ|pc|h5|pg||
pc|hK|pc|h3|pc|cQ|pc|h6|pg||
pc|c3|pc|cA|pc|s2|pc|c4|pg||
pc|d6|pc|dK|pc|s7|pc|dT|pg||
pc|c6|pc|cK|pc|s3|pc|c5|pg||
pc|d8|pc|h7|pc|s8|pc|dJ|pg||
pc|c7|pc|c2|pc|s5|pc|c8|pg||
pc|d9|pc|cT|pc|c9|pc|sT|pg||
pc|sA|pc|s9|pc|s4|pc|h9|pg||
pc|sQ|pc|sK|pc|sJ|pc|hJ|pg||
pg||
qx|c21|st||md|3SJ4H7654DK54CT854,S876HAKJ98D7C9763,SAQTHT32DQJT2CAK2,SK9532HQDA9863CQJ|sv|n|nt|dburn: the odds for a vulnerable game change, of course, if when you go down you incur multiple undertricks|pg||
nt|dburn: but no one cares about that|pg||
nt|JosJ: preferably doubled...|pg||
nt|roswolf:  hmm a lot of tricks made in the other room|pg||
mb|1N|mb|2S|mb|p|nt|dburn: well, making a lot of tricks is a useful attribute for a bridge player|pg||
nt|dburn: 2@s spades and a minor|pg||
nt|dburn: and West might have done more than pass - maybe even bid game|pg||
nt|roswolf:  in the other room same startto the auction but west didnt make a try|pg||
mb|3S|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|c4|nt|roswolf:  well she did but east wasnt proud of her hand|pg||
nt|JosJ: nice lead again|pg||
nt|dburn: just as well, since this lead would have put paid to game in short order|pg||
nt|roswolf:  indeed|pg||
pc|c3|pc|cK|pc|cQ|pg||
pc|cA|pc|cJ|pc|c5|pc|c6|pg||
nt|dburn: I admit, I would lead a heart - but Heather Dhondy is one of the torch-bearers for fourth highest of longest and strongest|pg||
pc|c2|pc|s2|pc|c8|pc|c7|pg||
nt|roswolf:  a very fine principle if i may say so|pg||
pc|dA|pc|d4|pc|d7|pc|d2|pg||
nt|JosJ: top of a sequence seems safer :)|pg||
pc|d3|pc|d5|pc|s6|pc|dT|pg||
pc|h8|pc|hT|pc|hQ|pc|h4|pg||
pc|d9|pc|dK|pc|s7|pc|dJ|pg||
nt|dburn: is this going to make?|pg||
nt|roswolf:  dont think so|pg||
nt|dburn: I mean, it was going to make earlier, but this looks like a possible trump relegation|pg||
pc|hA|pc|h2|pc|d6|pc|h5|pg||
pc|hK|pc|h3|pc|d8|pc|h6|pg||
nt|roswolf:  yup|pg||
nt|dburn: still, I guess it was not unreasonable to play this way|pg||
nt|roswolf:  but north needs to be awake|pg||
pc|c9|pc|sA|pc|s3|pc|cT|pg||
pc|dQ|nt|dburn: well, North knows the position - declarer has all trumps, so...|pg||
nt|dburn: ...this must be right|pg||
nt|roswolf:  well done she obviously is|pg||
pc|s5|pc|sJ|pc|h9|pg||
mc|8|nt|roswolf:  another 6 imps to the english|pg||
pg||
qx|o22|st||md|4SKT4HAKDAJT97CT53,S986HJ543D85CK982,SAQJ3HQ872DQ632C4,S752HT96DK4CAQJ76|sv|e|mb|p|mb|1N|mb|p|mb|2C!|mb|d|nt|ady: hand 19 England gained 4 imps whne 2@C was down 1 on a trump lead    inCR   2@C made on heart lead|pg||
nt|yorkbeach:  X asking for @c lead|pg||
mb|2D!|nt|yorkbeach:  South has no 4-card major but can use the X to have 2@d meaning diamonds|pg||
nt|ady: 6@D   can make on K@D being well placed|pg||
mb|p|mb|3C!|mb|p|mb|3D|mb|p|nt|yorkbeach:  with no club stopper in either hand, NS are looking for the best game|pg||
mb|5D|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|c8|nt|yorkbeach:  I wonder what would have happened with no EW bidding, 1NT-2@c-2@d-3NT?|pg||
pc|c4|pc|cA|pc|c5|pg||
pc|hT|pc|hA|pc|h3|pc|h2|pg||
nt|yorkbeach:  3rd and 5th leads for EW in partner's suit|pg||
pc|dA|pc|d5|pc|d2|pc|d4|pg||
pc|dT|pc|d8|pc|d3|pc|dK|pg||
mc|11|nt|yorkbeach:  safety play in case @h 6-1|pg||
nt|yorkbeach:  extra 20 points for an overtrick rarely counts in a long match|pg||
pg||
qx|c22|st||md|4SKT4HAKDAJT97CT53,S986HJ543D85CK982,SAQJ3HQ872DQ632C4,S752HT96DK4CAQJ76|sv|e|nt|yorkbeach:  21 England gained 6 IMPs when Denmark were in 3@s rather than 2@s and Heather Dhondy found the club lead|pg||
mb|1C!|nt|yorkbeach:  opening leads make so much difference|pg||
nt|roswolf:  6@d seems possible but very unlikely to be bid|pg||
mb|1D|mb|p|nt|dburn: you might make a slam here - not bad odds after the opening bid - but bidding even game is not trivial|pg||
mb|2C!|mb|p|nt|dburn: awkward for Dhondy - 3@c maybe to show extras with no convenient bid|pg||
mb|3C!|nt|dburn: and now, if Senior reflects that Dhondy does not have a club stop, her hand is really pretty good|pg||
nt|roswolf:  fair comment|pg||
mb|p|mb|3S|mb|p|nt|dburn: 3@s seems clear|pg||
nt|dburn: and then 4@h-5@c-question mark|pg||
mb|5D|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|nt|dburn: that was an underbid|pg||
pc|h4|nt|roswolf:  south's hand has improved immensely and i think bidding game is a little premature|pg||
pc|h2|pc|h6|pc|hA|pg||
nt|roswolf:  perhaps an overtrick imp|pg||
pc|s4|pc|s9|pc|sJ|pc|s2|pg||
pc|dQ|pc|d4|pc|d7|pc|d5|pg||
pc|d2|pc|dK|pc|dA|pc|d8|pg||
pc|hK|pc|h3|pc|h7|pc|h9|pg||
pc|sK|pc|s6|pc|s3|pc|s5|pg||
pc|sT|pc|s8|pc|sQ|pc|s7|pg||
pc|sA|pc|c6|pc|c3|pc|c2|pg||
pc|hQ|pc|hT|pc|c5|pc|h5|pg||
pc|h8|pc|c7|pc|d9|pc|hJ|pg||
pc|cT|pc|c8|pc|c4|pc|cJ|pg||
mc|12|nt|roswolf:  indeed|pg||
pg||
qx|o23|st||md|1SAJ762HKT5DJ9CQJ3,SHQJ9872DKQ8762CK,SQT943H43D4CT9865,SK85HA6DAT53CA742|sv|b|nt|yorkbeach:  plus declarer could she was in a good contract, so no point taking any risks|pg||
mb|1S|mb|3C!|nt|yorkbeach:  3@c = @d + other major (@h)|pg||
mb|4S|nt|ady: 7 imps for england on hand 20  making 2@H    Denmark in 4@H CR|pg||
mb|6D|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|nt|ady: got to that slam quickly|pg||
pc|sA|nt|ady: 6@S   is a save|pg||
pc|d2|pc|s3|pc|s5|pg||
pc|dK|pc|d4|pc|d3|pc|d9|pg||
pc|dQ|pc|s9|pc|d5|pc|dJ|pg||
pc|hQ|pc|h3|pc|h6|pc|hK|pg||
pc|c3|pc|cK|pc|c5|pc|c2|pg||
pc|h2|pc|h4|pc|hA|pc|h5|pg||
mc|12|nt|yorkbeach:  -4 I think, 4 top losers and the @sK overruffing the 3rd @h|pg||
nt|yorkbeach:  1100 profitable compared to 1370|pg||
pg||
qx|c23|st||md|1SAJ762HKT5DJ9CQJ3,SHQJ9872DKQ8762CK,SQT943H43D4CT9865,SK85HA6DAT53CA742|sv|b|nt|roswolf:  slam time for e/w|pg||
mb|1S|mb|2N!|mb|4S|nt|roswolf:  in the other room on a similar auction east potted the slam direct|pg||
mb|5D|mb|p|mb|p|nt|JosJ: what does E need more, vul.?|pg||
mb|p|nt|roswolf:  more imps to england|pg||
pc|sA|pc|d2|pc|sT|pc|s5|pg||
pc|dK|pc|d4|pc|d3|pc|d9|pg||
pc|dQ|mc|12|pg||
qx|o24|st||md|2SKJT6HA3DKJ963C65,S85H85DQT842CQJ97,SA972H62DA7CK8432,SQ43HKQJT974D5CAT|sv|o|mb|p|mb|1C|nt|yorkbeach:  but the dnager that partner's opening bid contains 2 defensive tricks|pg||
mb|4H|mb|d|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|c5|pc|cQ|nt|ady: club lead helps declarer    but should still be down 2|pg||
pc|c8|pc|cT|pg||
pc|s5|pc|s2|pc|sQ|pc|sK|pg||
pc|hA|pc|h5|pc|h2|pc|h4|pg||
pc|h3|pc|h8|pc|h6|pc|h7|pg||
nt|ady: aggressive action from east  may not  be good this time   as n/s maynot make game if bidding  it|pg||
pc|c7|pc|c2|pc|cA|pc|c6|pg||
mc|8|pg||
qx|c24|st||md|2SKJT6HA3DKJ963C65,S85H85DQT842CQJ97,SA972H62DA7CK8432,SQ43HKQJT974D5CAT|sv|o|mb|p|mb|1C!|nt|roswolf:  this is not easy to predict will east bid 4@H!?|pg||
mb|4H|nt|roswolf:  i would too|pg||
mb|d|nt|JosJ: you talked her into it,Geoffrey :)|pg||
mb|p|mb|4S|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|nt|roswolf:  same auction as the other room except north passed the double|pg||
pc|hK|nt|dburn: not sure if this can make - pretty sure it won't|pg||
pc|hA|nt|roswolf:  this should make i feel but tricky|pg||
pc|h5|pc|h2|pg||
pc|sK|pc|s5|pc|s2|pc|s3|pg||
pc|sJ|pc|s8|pc|s7|nt|roswolf:  now it wont|pg||
pc|sQ|pg||
nt|dburn: "should make"? not really - declarer is bound to start by getting the trumps wrong|pg||
pc|hQ|pc|h3|pc|h8|pc|h6|pg||
nt|dburn: and with @cA offside and 5-1 diamonds, "should go two down" is a bit more accurate than "should make"|pg||
nt|roswolf:  might even go -2 on a @D return now|pg||
pc|s4|pc|s6|pc|d2|nt|dburn: declarer quite likely to play a club to the king next|pg||
pc|sA|pg||
nt|dburn: well, not next - she's in the wrong hand to do that|pg||
pc|dA|pc|d5|pc|d3|pc|d4|pg||
pc|d7|pc|hJ|pc|dK|pc|d8|pg||
nt|dburn: but the only way to get out for one down from here is to give up all hope of making and lead a low club from hand|pg||
nt|roswolf:  no -2|pg||
pc|c5|pc|cJ|nt|roswolf:  9 imps to denmark|pg||
pc|c2|pc|cT|pg||
pc|c7|pc|c3|pc|cA|pc|c6|pg||
pc|hT|pc|sT|mc|8|pg||
qx|o25|st||md|3SK7H876DKQ952C752,SQJ52HAKQ532DJ3CQ,SA963HJT4DT76CJT6,ST84H9DA84CAK9843|sv|e|mb|p|mb|1C!|nt|yorkbeach:  with the bad breaks and the @dQ and @cA offside, 4@s indeed looks tricky|pg||
mb|2D|nt|yorkbeach:  1@c might be only 2 but here Brock has clubs|pg||
nt|yorkbeach:  favourable vulnerability facing a passed partner Bekkouche can afford to jump|pg||
mb|d|mb|3D|mb|p|mb|p|mb|4H|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|d7|nt|yorkbeach:  on 22 in the other room the contract (5@d), lead (@c8) and switch (@h10) were the same|pg||
pc|dA|pc|d2|pc|d3|pg||
pc|h9|nt|ady: trumps 3-3   this looks to be home    may lose 3 spade tricks|pg||
pc|h6|pc|hQ|pc|hT|pg||
pc|hA|pc|h4|pc|c3|pc|h7|pg||
pc|hK|pc|hJ|nt|yorkbeach:  Heather Dhondy took the trump finesse for +1|pg||
pc|d4|pc|h8|pg||
pc|cQ|pc|cT|pc|cA|pc|c2|pg||
pc|cK|pc|c5|pc|dJ|pc|c6|pg||
pc|s4|pc|s7|pc|sQ|pc|sA|pg||
pc|dT|pc|d8|pc|dK|pc|h2|pg||
pc|s2|pc|s3|pc|sT|pc|sK|pg||
pc|dQ|pc|h3|pc|d6|nt|yorkbeach:  a 6-1 fit is OK when the 6-card suit is such a good one|pg||
pc|c4|pg||
pc|sJ|pc|s6|pc|s8|pc|c7|pg||
pc|h5|pc|cJ|pc|c8|pc|d5|pg||
nt|yorkbeach:  and yes a 3-3 trump break helps|pg||
pc|s5|pc|s9|pc|c9|pc|d9|pg||
pg||
qx|c25|st||md|3SK7H876DKQ952C752,SQJ52HAKQ532DJ3CQ,SA963HJT4DT76CJT6,ST84H9DA84CAK9843|sv|e|mb|p|mb|1C!|mb|1D|mb|2D!|mb|3D|mb|p|nt|roswolf:  this looks straightforward and game will be bid surely|pg||
mb|p|mb|3S!|nt|roswolf:  2@D was a transfer!? or both majors?|pg||
nt|dburn: 2@d showed hearts|pg||
nt|roswolf:  ty|pg||
nt|dburn: I don't know why 3@s was alerted, though|pg||
mb|p|mb|4H|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|dK|pc|d3|pc|d7|pc|dA|pg||
pc|h9|pc|h6|pc|hA|pc|h4|pg||
pc|hK|pc|hT|pc|d4|pc|h7|pg||
pc|hQ|pc|hJ|pc|d8|pc|h8|pg||
pc|cQ|pc|c6|pc|cK|pc|c2|pg||
pc|cA|pc|c5|pc|dJ|pc|cT|pg||
pc|s4|pc|sK|pc|s2|pc|s3|pg||
mc|11|pg||
qx|o26|st||md|4ST842HA52DT9642CQ,SJ63H74DAJ75C9652,S5HKJT863DQ3CAKJ8,SAKQ97HQ9DK8CT743|sv|b|mb|1S|mb|p|mb|2S|mb|3H|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|sK|nt|ady: get the heart right to make 10 tricks|pg||
pc|s2|pc|s3|pc|s5|pg||
pc|hQ|pc|hA|pc|h7|pc|h3|pg||
pc|cQ|nt|ady: that made it easier|pg||
pc|c5|pc|c8|pc|c3|pg||
pc|h2|pc|h4|pc|hK|pc|h9|pg||
mc|10|nt|yorkbeach:  @dK @dA 3rd @d would be tougher to deal with|pg||
nt|yorkbeach:  but far from obvious|pg||
nt|ady: yes in 4    |pg||
pg||
qx|c26|st||md|4ST842HA52DT9642CQ,SJ63H74DAJ75C9652,S5HKJT863DQ3CAKJ8,SAKQ97HQ9DK8CT743|sv|b|mb|1S|mb|p|mb|1N!|nt|roswolf:  this looks a possible game swing|pg||
nt|petergill: South might have raised to 4@h at the other table|pg||
mb|2H|mb|p|nt|dburn: she might, but in these days of pre-balancing...|pg||
mb|p|mb|2S|mb|d|nt|roswolf:  south not interested|pg||
mb|p|nt|dburn: ...you're a bit stuck when you have a real overcall|pg||
nt|roswolf:  but they have a second chance|pg||
nt|petergill: 3@H or 4@H now?|pg||
nt|dburn: but South ought to bid 4@h now|pg||
nt|roswolf:  agree|pg||
nt|petergill: close decision?|pg||
nt|dburn: since she ought to have bid 3@h on the previous round|pg||
mb|4H|mb|p|mb|p|nt|roswolf:  well done|pg||
mb|p|nt|vugraphzde: really nice|pg||
nt|petergill: England only 4 VPS from winning the event right now http://www.eurobridge.org/repository/competitions/14Opatija/microsite/RunningScores/Asp/RoundTeamsConditStatC...|pg||
nt|petergill: lassicMod.asp?qtournid=1021&qshowflag=1|pg||
nt|petergill: http://www.eurobridge.org/repository/competitions/14Opatija/microsite/RunningScores/Asp/RoundTeamsConditStatClassicMod.asp?qtournid=1021&qshowflag=1|pg||
nt|dburn: this used to be known as "teach them a sharp lesson" bidding|pg||
pc|sA|nt|roswolf:  west will be kicking herself if it makes|pg||
pc|s2|nt|dburn: well, West is hardly to blame - her actions were completely obvious|pg||
pc|s6|pc|s5|pg||
nt|petergill: The leaders Netherlands are losing 4-16 at the moment in their match|pg||
pc|sK|pc|s4|pc|s3|pc|h3|pg||
pc|c8|pc|c3|pc|cQ|pc|c2|pg||
nt|petergill: East might double 2@H with singleton @h, so perhaps you play for 2-2 hearts?|pg||
pc|s8|pc|sJ|pc|h6|pc|s9|pg||
nt|dburn: Senior playing other suits to try to get some information about the shapes|pg||
nt|petergill: To avoid any guess ....|pg||
nt|petergill: you cash clubs , ruffing the last one, then ruff @S10, then exit in @D = brilliant play|pg||
nt|dburn: maybe she can play three rounds of clubs, ruffing the third, then ruff a spade and play a diamond|pg||
nt|petergill: I typed marginally faster than David|pg||
pc|hJ|pc|h9|pc|hA|nt|dburn: thought marginally faster too, I am sure|pg||
pc|h4|pg||
pc|h2|pc|h7|nt|petergill: Nah|pg||
pc|hK|pc|hQ|pg||
nt|petergill: Well done|pg||
mc|10|nt|roswolf:  yup indeed|pg||
nt|dburn: indeed - not elegant, but it's not how - it's how many|pg||
pg||
qx|o27|st||md|1S8HAKQDAT875CKT93,SK7632H8753DK32CA,SA94HJT964DQ94CQ7,SQJT5H2DJ6CJ86542|sv|o|mb|1D|mb|1S|mb|d|nt|yorkbeach:  10 boards played in 55 minutes|pg||
mb|4S|mb|d!|mb|p|nt|ady: trump leads should leave this short|pg||
nt|ady: n/s do have 4@H|pg||
mb|4N!|mb|p|mb|5C|nt|yorkbeach:  4NT probably 2 places to play|pg||
mb|p|mb|5D|nt|ady: no so sure about removing 4@SX the right thing|pg||
mb|p|nt|yorkbeach:  4@s X certainly -2, trying to work out whether the @s9 would score for -3|pg||
nt|yorkbeach:  North could lead ace and another trump but cannot get back in|pg||
nt|yorkbeach:  to stop 2nd @h ruff|pg||
mb|6D|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|nt|yorkbeach:  Bekkouche trying to work out whether 6@s was the 'other place'|pg||
nt|yorkbeach:  and decides it was|pg||
nt|yorkbeach:  6@d|pg||
nt|ady: n/s      over the top     5@D    not so simple|pg||
pc|cA|nt|yorkbeach:  singleton @dJ with West gives this a chance|pg||
pc|c7|pc|c4|pc|c3|pg||
pc|h7|pc|h4|pc|h2|pc|hA|pg||
nt|yorkbeach:  so over to @sA and lead @dQ|pg||
pc|s8|pc|s2|pc|sA|pc|s5|pg||
nt|yorkbeach:  all ebing well, draw trumps, unblock @hKQ, crosss to @cQ|pg||
pc|dQ|pc|d6|pc|d5|pc|dK|pg||
pc|h5|pc|h6|pc|dJ|pc|hQ|pg||
pc|c5|pc|c9|pc|d2|pc|cQ|pg||
pc|h3|pc|h9|pc|c2|pc|hK|pg||
mc|9|nt|ady: hand 24   9 imps to Denmark   when 4@HX  down 2   and 4@S   fauled in CR|pg||
nt|yorkbeach:  with a balanced hand and a trump trick, passing 4@s X might have been wiser|pg||
nt|ady: England gained 13 imps on hand 23  bidding 6@D     only 5 bid in CR|pg||
pg||
qx|c27|st||md|1S8HAKQDAT875CKT93,SK7632H8753DK32CA,SA94HJT964DQ94CQ7,SQJT5H2DJ6CJ86542|sv|o|nt|roswolf:  denmark went overboard on this one in the other room|pg||
nt|dburn: well, the Open Room contract had play|pg||
mb|1D|mb|1S|nt|dburn: singleton @dJ with West, but not today|pg||
nt|dburn: no one ever passes any doubles nowadays|pg||
nt|petergill: NS Convention Card http://www.ecatsbridge.com/documents/files/ECBOC14/WomensTeams/England/Dhondy-Senior.pdf|pg||
mb|d|mb|4S|nt|JosJ: once, they should start to draw conclusions from their disasters :)|pg||
mb|d|mb|p|nt|roswolf:  thus far a similar start|pg||
nt|roswolf:  as the other room|pg||
mb|5D|mb|p|nt|petergill: England has just moved into 2nd place, less than 3 VP behind Netherlands|pg||
mb|p|mb|p|nt|dburn: this is the most obvious pass you could wish to meet in a long day's march|pg||
pc|cA|nt|roswolf:  4nt was bid rather than 5@D and led to the slam|pg||
pc|c7|nt|dburn: if they have nine spades and we have eight diamonds, then if we are making elevn tricks they are going for 800|pg||
pc|c8|pc|c3|pg||
pc|h3|pc|h4|pc|h2|pc|hA|pg||
nt|petergill: If North passes 4@SX, ace and another trump lead happens to work better than the traditional low trump lead, due to North's lack of entries |pg||
pc|dA|pc|d2|pc|d4|pc|d6|pg||
pc|d5|pc|d3|nt|roswolf:  moment of truth|pg||
pc|d9|pc|dJ|pg||
nt|petergill: 400 if she picks it, I think 4@SX is only 100 or 300|pg||
pc|c2|pc|c9|pc|dK|pc|cQ|pg||
mc|10|nt|roswolf:  the curse of scotland has struck again|pg||
nt|roswolf:  3 imps to england anyway|pg||
pg||
qx|o28|st||md|2SA96HAJ4DKQ542C74,S83HK986DAJT83C85,SQJT42HQT7D97CAJ3,SK75H532D6CKQT962|sv|n|mb|p|mb|p|mb|3C|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|dK|pc|dA|pc|d7|pc|d6|pg||
pc|s3|pc|sQ|pc|sK|pc|sA|pg||
nt|ady: favourable vulnerability 3rd in hand pre-empt|pg||
pc|c4|pc|c5|pc|cA|pc|c2|pg||
pc|c3|pc|cK|pc|c7|pc|c8|pg||
pc|cQ|pc|d5|pc|d3|pc|cJ|pg||
pc|cT|pc|d4|nt|ady: south declined to take action being 3-3 in the majors|pg||
pc|s8|pc|s4|pg||
pc|c9|pc|d2|pc|d8|pc|d9|pg||
pc|h3|pc|h4|pc|hK|pc|h7|pg||
pc|dT|pc|s2|nt|ady: down 2|pg||
pc|h2|pc|dQ|pg||
mc|7|nt|ady: looks as though 4@S may be down 1 for n/s|pg||
pg||
qx|c28|st||md|2SA96HAJ4DKQ542C74,S83HK986DAJT83C85,SQJT42HQT7D97CAJ3,SK75H532D6CKQT962|sv|n|mb|p|mb|p|nt|roswolf:  east opened 3@c third in hand in the OR|pg||
mb|3C|nt|roswolf:  same here|pg||
mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|nt|petergill: ew |pg||
nt|petergill: system |pg||
pc|dK|nt|petergill: EW system card http://www.ecatsbridge.com/documents/files/ECBOC14/WomensTeams/Denmark/Bilde-Rasmussen.pdf|pg||
pc|dA|pc|d7|pc|d6|pg||
pc|dJ|pc|d9|pc|s5|pc|dQ|pg||
nt|petergill: NS seem to make 3@S, but 3NT by North is pretty hard to beat|pg||
pc|sA|pc|s3|pc|s2|pc|s7|pg||
pc|hA|pc|h6|pc|h7|pc|h2|pg||
pc|h4|pc|hK|pc|hT|pc|h3|pg||
pc|dT|pc|c3|pc|c6|pc|d2|pg||
nt|vugraphzde: sorry|pg||
pc|cQ|pc|c4|pc|c5|pc|cA|pg||
pc|hQ|pc|h5|pc|hJ|pc|h8|pg||
pc|cJ|mc|8|pg||
qx|o29|st||md|3S8764HK82DT974C73,SJT92HJ94DKJ8CKT4,SK3HT653DQ632CQJ6,SAQ5HAQ7DA5CA9852|sv|b|mb|p|mb|2N|mb|p|mb|3N|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|h8|nt|ady: might make a lucky 12 tricks|pg||
pc|h9|pc|hT|pc|hQ|pg||
pc|cA|pc|c7|pc|c4|pc|c6|pg||
pc|c2|pc|c3|pc|cT|pc|cJ|pg||
pc|h3|pc|h7|pc|hK|pc|h4|pg||
pc|h2|pc|hJ|pc|h5|pc|hA|pg||
pc|c5|nt|ady: now 11|pg||
pc|s4|pc|cK|pc|cQ|pg||
nt|yorkbeach:  only 1 heart missing, so taking the @s finesse does not risk the contract|pg||
pc|sJ|pc|s3|pc|s5|pc|s6|pg||
pc|s2|pc|sK|mc|11|nt|ady: of course the contract cannot be risked for overtricks|pg||
pg||
qx|c29|st||md|3S8764HK82DT974C73,SJT92HJ94DKJ8CKT4,SK3HT653DQ632CQJ6,SAQ5HAQ7DA5CA9852|sv|b|nt|roswolf:  seems a routine hand|pg||
mb|p|mb|2C!|mb|p|mb|2D!|mb|p|mb|2N|mb|p|mb|3N|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|nt|petergill: Clever play by Rasmussen to discard a spade (not the obvious heart) at trick 2, trying to induce South to cash @SA|pg||
pc|s7|pc|s9|pc|s3|pc|sQ|pg||
pc|c2|pc|c3|pc|cK|pc|c6|pg||
nt|petergill: With almost the identical South hand in the 2008 WC, I led a spade to 3NT. I discovered later that virtually all the world's top players, including Helgemop, led a heart, the ...|pg||
nt|petergill: stronger major, which worked and beat 3NT. That was a learning experience for me. |pg||
pc|c4|pc|cJ|pc|cA|pc|c7|pg||
nt|petergill: Helgemo|pg||
pc|c5|pc|s6|pc|cT|pc|cQ|pg||
pc|h3|pc|h7|pc|hK|pc|h4|pg||
pc|h8|pc|h9|pc|hT|pc|hA|pg||
nt|petergill: Nadia Bekkouche led a heart at the other table|pg||
pc|c9|pc|s4|pc|hJ|pc|h5|pg||
pc|c8|pc|h2|pc|s2|pc|h6|pg||
pc|hQ|pc|s8|pc|d8|pc|d2|pg||
pc|d5|pc|d4|pc|dK|pc|d3|pg||
pc|sT|pc|sK|pc|sA|pc|d7|pg||
pc|dA|pc|d9|pc|dJ|pc|d6|pg||
pc|s5|pc|dT|pc|sJ|pc|dQ|pg||
pg||
qx|o30|st||md|4SJ8654HKQJ52DJ7CK,SAKQ3H98DAQ64C853,S9H7643D8532CAT96,ST72HATDKT9CQJ742|sv|o|mb|p|mb|1S|mb|p|mb|p|nt|ady: heart part score|pg||
mb|2C|mb|2H|mb|2S!|mb|4H|mb|p|mb|p|nt|ady: Nicola does have 15 hcp   but east a passed hand|pg||
nt|ady: trump lead best again|pg||
nt|yorkbeach:  3NT would be -1|pg||
nt|yorkbeach:  so in theory 4@h a phantom|pg||
mb|d|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|nt|yorkbeach:  Smith will lead trump|pg||
pc|h9|nt|yorkbeach:  probably the 9 as suit preference for diamonds|pg||
nt|ady: good lead west|pg||
pc|h3|pc|hA|pc|h2|pg||
nt|yorkbeach:  declarer cannot unscramble the clubs|pg||
nt|yorkbeach:  so no rush for EW to cash their @d winners|pg||
nt|yorkbeach:  but equally no harm in doing so|pg||
pc|hT|pc|hK|pc|h8|pc|h4|pg||
pc|s5|pc|sK|pc|s9|pc|s2|pg||
pc|c3|pc|c6|pc|cJ|pc|cK|pg||
pc|s4|pc|s3|pc|h6|pc|s7|pg||
pc|cA|pc|c2|pc|d7|pc|c5|pg||
pc|c9|pc|cQ|pc|h5|pc|c8|pg||
pc|s6|pc|sQ|pc|h7|pc|sT|pg||
nt|ady: down 1|pg||
pc|cT|pc|c4|pc|dJ|pc|d4|pg||
pc|d2|pc|d9|pc|hJ|pc|d6|pg||
pc|hQ|pc|dQ|pc|d3|pc|c7|pg||
mc|10|nt|ady: seems making|pg||
nt|vugraphzdd: she made the contract, not sure how the play went :(|pg||
pg||
qx|c30|st||md|4SJ8654HKQJ52DJ7CK,SAKQ3H98DAQ64C853,S9H7643D8532CAT96,ST72HATDKT9CQJ742|sv|o|mb|1C!|mb|2C!|mb|d!|mb|3H|mb|p|mb|p|mb|3S!|mb|p|mb|4S|mb|p|nt|dburn: peculiar bidding, this - South has shown the majors, but East-West seem to be bidding and raising spades|pg||
nt|JosJ: I wonder what the explanations have been...|pg||
nt|roswolf:  yes magical mystery tour|pg||
nt|vugraphzde: nobody asked anything :/|pg||
nt|petergill: at other table, after trump lead and 2nd trump, S played low spade to West's king. West played @C3 (not @C8), low from dummy, and East inserted jack. Both South's @D's went away on ...|pg||
nt|petergill: clubs, losing only one spade, 590|pg||
mb|p|mb|p|nt|vugraphzde: E asked N what is 2 C and got an explanation |pg||
pc|h7|nt|petergill: Other table - Perhaps East can work out to play @C7 on the club switch, or perhaps West should switch to @C8. Hard to say. |pg||
nt|JosJ: majors, I assume?|pg||
nt|roswolf:  hmm a large swing back to denmark|pg||
pc|hA|pc|h5|pc|h8|pg||
pc|c2|pc|cK|pc|c3|pc|c6|pg||
pc|hK|pc|h9|pc|h3|pc|hT|pg||
nt|petergill: Yes, Michaels, 5/5 majors|pg||
pc|dJ|nt|vugraphzde: would she consider 3 s natural then ?|pg||
pc|d4|pc|d2|pc|dK|pg||
pc|cQ|pc|d7|pc|c5|pc|cA|pg||
nt|JosJ: apparently she did...|pg||
nt|vugraphzde: and raise it to 4 ?|pg||
pc|c9|pc|cJ|pc|s4|pc|c8|pg||
nt|petergill: their system card says Michaels|pg||
nt|vugraphzde: zep|pg||
nt|vugraphzde: yep :)|pg||
nt|JosJ: does not look a sound idea |pg||
pc|hQ|pc|d6|pc|h4|pc|s2|pg||
pc|s7|pc|s8|pc|sA|pc|s9|pg||
pc|sK|mc|8|nt|petergill: perhaps it can be 5/4 shape, so 3@S was interpreted as natural?|pg||
nt|petergill: Ew will not think that is a 10 imp pick-up|pg||
nt|JosJ: rather than showing a stopper...(solid enough,  yes)|pg||
nt|vugraphzde: no it was alertet on the one side and obviously interpreted as natural on the other,and what is the reason for that it is hard to say|pg||
nt|petergill: 3NT -50, 4@S -100, no big difference|pg||
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qx|o31|st||md|1SAQ96H7DKT93CK985,S2HAQJ832D8642C74,SJ53HK954DAJ7C632,SKT874HT6DQ5CAQJT|sv|n|mb|1C|mb|3H|nt|ady: 3 club tricks     6 trump tricks it seems    unless ling spade made|pg||
mb|p|mb|p|nt|ady: long|pg||
mb|d|mb|p|mb|3N|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|hT|nt|yorkbeach:  declarer in a dilemma|pg||
nt|yorkbeach:  winning means West's hearts are running|pg||
pc|h7|pc|h3|pc|h4|pg||
nt|yorkbeach:  switching means the @hK might never make|pg||
nt|ady: yes    long spade made for 10 tricks     error with the clubs  on hand 30|pg||
nt|yorkbeach:  @cQ switch|pg||
pc|cQ|nt|yorkbeach:  would be harder to find if Brock's hand was bit different|pg||
pc|c5|pc|c7|pc|c3|pg||
pc|cJ|pc|cK|pc|c4|pc|c2|pg||
pc|d3|pc|d4|pc|dA|pc|dQ|pg||
pc|dJ|pc|d5|pc|d9|pc|d2|pg||
pc|d7|pc|s7|pc|dT|pc|d8|pg||
pc|dK|pc|d6|pc|h5|pc|s4|pg||
pc|c8|pc|h2|pc|c6|pc|cT|pg||
pc|cA|pc|c9|pc|h8|pc|s3|pg||
pc|s8|pc|s6|pc|s2|pc|sJ|pg||
pc|s5|pc|sT|pc|sQ|nt|yorkbeach:  Smith had a lot of chances to discard the @hQ|pg||
nt|ady: dont know whether Q@D true first round    if so left declarer an extra entry to play spades   playing for K10 on side|pg||
mc|7|nt|yorkbeach:  which would have clarified whether she had KQJ or AQJ|pg||
nt|yorkbeach:  it result was -2, play did not go as we saw|pg||
nt|vugraphzdd: no, srry, it went very fast|pg||
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qx|c31|st||md|1SAQ96H7DKT93CK985,S2HAQJ832D8642C74,SJ53HK954DAJ7C632,SKT874HT6DQ5CAQJT|sv|n|mb|1D|mb|3H|mb|3N|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|hT|pc|h7|pc|h2|pc|h4|pg||
nt|petergill: West follows the idea that you preeempt one level higher than usual at fav vul, and perhaps you preempt one level lower at unfav vul|pg||
pc|cQ|pc|cK|pc|c4|pc|c2|pg||
nt|JosJ: so the Law of 3 and 2 becomes the Law of 4 and 1?|pg||
nt|dburn: well, if you can persuade your opponents to contract for 3NT with a combined 21 points and no fit, I guess you should do it more often|pg||
nt|petergill: Not enough entries to North hand? @DK then @D to ace is too "double dummy"?|pg||
pc|d3|nt|petergill: Makeable only if you play like a genius|pg||
pc|d2|pc|dA|pc|d5|pg||
nt|petergill: @SJ next?|pg||
pc|dJ|pc|dQ|pc|dK|pc|d4|pg||
pc|d9|pc|d6|pc|d7|pc|h6|pg||
pc|dT|pc|d8|nt|petergill: East can spare two spades|pg||
pc|h5|pc|s4|pg||
nt|petergill: Makes now that East has released her heart|pg||
nt|dburn: but no hearts - that might have cost the defence a trick|pg||
pc|c9|pc|c7|pc|c3|pc|cT|pg||
nt|petergill: club exit and voila|pg||
pc|cA|pc|c5|pc|h3|pc|c6|pg||
nt|petergill: Well played by Nevena Senior|pg||
pc|cJ|pc|c8|pc|h8|nt|dburn: I don't think she can actually make - can't collect all the spades|pg||
pc|h9|pg||
nt|petergill: Yes, it's still -1|pg||
nt|petergill: Only @SK lets it make|pg||
nt|roswolf:  spade king would let it through|pg||
nt|petergill: E has to decide|pg||
nt|dburn: unless East exits with the king, but I don't see why she should do that|pg||
pc|s7|pc|s6|pc|s2|pc|sJ|pg||
pc|s3|pc|s8|pc|sQ|nt|roswolf:  ok 3 imps to england|pg||
pc|hJ|pg||
pc|sA|pc|hQ|pc|s5|pc|sT|pg||
pc|s9|pc|hA|pc|hK|pc|sK|pg||
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qx|o32|st||md|2SKT8H74DK874CAKT2,SJ765HADJ32CQJ763,SQ942HKJT95DTC954,SA3HQ8632DAQ965C8|sv|e|nt|yorkbeach:  last board coming up|pg||
mb|p|mb|p|mb|1H|mb|p|mb|1S|mb|p|nt|yorkbeach:  we will be finishing well ahead to time|pg||
mb|2D|mb|p|nt|ady: even so  last hand would only have been 8 tricks|pg||
mb|p|mb|p|pc|cA|pc|c3|pc|c9|pc|c8|pg||
nt|ady: last hand of a very fast set     thx Andre    Julian    and kibs|pg||
nt|vugraphzdd: tx, again, srry for the mistakes|pg||
nt|yorkbeach:  we are 3 boards ahead of the other room, so you can cross there if you want more action|pg||
pc|d8|pc|d2|pc|dT|pc|dQ|pg||
pc|h2|pc|h4|pc|hA|nt|yorkbeach:  we do not know yet which matches will be on BBO in the next set|pg||
pc|h5|pg||
pc|cQ|pc|c4|pc|s3|pc|cK|pg||
pc|d4|pc|d3|pc|c5|pc|d5|pg||
pc|sA|pc|s8|pc|s5|pc|s2|pg||
pc|h3|pc|h7|pc|dJ|pc|h9|pg||
pc|cJ|pc|hT|pc|h6|pc|c2|pg||
pc|c6|pc|s4|pc|d6|pc|cT|pg||
pc|h8|nt|yorkbeach:  next sesion 1 hour 10 minutes from now|pg||
pc|sT|pc|s6|pc|hJ|pg||
nt|ady: 8 tricks    thx all|pg||
pc|hK|pc|hQ|pc|sK|pc|c7|pg||
pc|sQ|pc|d9|pc|dK|pc|s7|pg||
pc|d7|pc|sJ|pc|s9|pc|dA|pg||
nt|Aurora:  Thanks to all Commentators, operators and kibitzes. See you in 1 hour for another session: http://livebridge.net/bbo/session.php?eventid=1024&sessionid=21|pg||
nt|Aurora:  All results here: http://www.eurobridge.org/repository/competitions/14Opatija/microsite/Results.htm|pg||
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qx|c32|st||md|2SKT8H74DK874CAKT2,SJ765HADJ32CQJ763,SQ942HKJT95DTC954,SA3HQ8632DAQ965C8|sv|e|nt|roswolf:  last board|pg||
mb|p|nt|roswolf:  thanks to our great operator|pg||
mb|2H!|nt|vugraphzde: ;) any time|pg||
nt|roswolf:  and to all my fellow commentators|pg||
mb|p|mb|2S|mb|p|nt|roswolf:  for their company and insight|pg||
mb|p|mb|p|nt|dburn: 2@h weak with both majors|pg||
nt|vugraphzde: yep|pg||
nt|roswolf:  and i trust all specs enjoyed the show|pg||
pc|c3|pc|c4|pc|c8|pc|cT|pg||
pc|h4|pc|hA|pc|h5|nt|dburn: that helps, but declarer still has plenty to do|pg||
pc|h6|pg||
pc|cQ|pc|c5|pc|s3|pc|c2|pg||
nt|dburn: and now the defenders can get a few ruffs to go with some aces|pg||
pc|h8|pc|h7|nt|dburn: but, East has to return a heart...|pg||
pc|s5|pc|h9|pg||
pc|cJ|pc|c9|pc|sA|pc|cK|pg||
nt|roswolf:  looks -1 on a cross ruff but england would still gain|pg||
nt|dburn: ...and West has to play a diamond...|pg||
pc|h2|nt|dburn: ...because now, declarer is OK if she picks up the trumps|pg||
pc|sK|pc|d2|pc|hT|pg||
pc|cA|pc|c6|pc|dT|pc|d5|pg||
pc|d4|pc|d3|pc|s2|pc|d6|pg||
pc|hJ|pc|hQ|pc|s8|nt|dburn: or even if she doesn't, this will still work|pg||
pc|sJ|pg||
nt|roswolf:  declarer makes|pg||
nt|Aurora:  hanks to all Commentators, operators and kibitzes. See you in 1 hour for another session: http://livebridge.net/bbo/session.php?eventid=1024&sessionid=21|pg||
mc|8|nt|Aurora:  All results here: http://www.eurobridge.org/repository/competitions/14Opatija/microsite/Results.htm|pg||
nt|roswolf:  bye for now|pg||
nt|vugraphzde: bye bye|pg||
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