vg|52nd EBTC-BBO3,OPEN-RR12,I,17,32,GERMANY,0,ICELAND,0|
rs|4HW-1,2SNx-3,4HW+1,4HW+1,6CS=,5CS=,4HS=,4HN=,3CE=,4HW-2,5DSx-2,5DSx-2,3NW=,2CW+1,2NN=,3SS+1,3NE+1,3NE+3,3NS=,3NS+1,3SS=,2SS-1,2SW+3,5CW+1,3NW+1,3NW-1,4SE-2,4SW-2,3NE-1,3NW+2,7NN=,6NN+1|
pn|WELLAND,BALDURSSON,AUKEN,HARALDSSON,INGIMARSSO,SMIRNOV,MAGNUSSON,PIEKAREK|pg||
qx|o17|st||md|3S63HQJT5DA763CJT3,SKQ8HK9832DQJ9CQ5,SJT9752H6DK8C9862,SA4HA74DT542CAK74|sv|o|mb|3S|mb|d|mb|p|mb|4H|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|sJ|pc|sA|pc|s3|pc|s8|pg||
pc|hA|pc|h5|pc|h2|pc|h6|pg||
pc|h4|pc|hQ|pc|hK|pc|s2|pg||
pc|h8|pc|s5|pc|h7|pc|hT|pg||
pc|cT|pc|cQ|pc|c2|pc|c4|pg||
pc|h9|pc|s7|pc|d2|pc|hJ|pg||
pc|cJ|pc|c5|pc|c6|pc|cA|pg||
pc|d5|pc|d3|pc|dJ|pc|dK|pg||
pc|c9|pc|cK|pc|c3|pc|d9|pg||
pc|d4|pc|dA|pc|dQ|pc|d8|pg||
mc|9|pg||
qx|c17|st||md|3S63HQJT5DA763CJT3,SKQ8HK9832DQJ9CQ5,SJT9752H6DK8C9862,SA4HA74DT542CAK74|sv|o|mb|2H!|an|!S|mb|d!|mb|p!|mb|p|mb|2S!|nt|vugraphzdc: hello all|pg||
mb|p|mb|p|nt|vugraphzdc: I'm alive in case you're wondering :)|pg||
nt|vugraphzdc: you can check my state on Channel 6: http://livebridge.net/youtube/|pg||
nt|vugraphzdc: also from the other guys as well :)|pg||
mb|d|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|cA|pc|c3|pc|c5|pc|c6|pg||
pc|d2|pc|d3|pc|dJ|pc|dK|pg||
pc|h6|pc|h7|pc|hQ|pc|hK|pg||
pc|cQ|pc|c8|pc|c4|pc|cT|pg||
pc|dQ|pc|d8|pc|d4|pc|dA|pg||
pc|h5|pc|h2|pc|s2|pc|h4|pg||
pc|c2|pc|cK|pc|cJ|pc|h3|pg||
nt|vugraphzdc: at least we'll have no trouble comparing results, Open room is already on third board :)|pg||
pc|hA|pc|hT|pc|h8|pc|s5|pg||
pc|c9|pc|c7|pc|s6|pc|s8|pg||
pc|d9|pc|s7|pc|d5|pc|d6|pg||
pc|s9|pc|s4|pc|s3|pc|sK|pg||
pc|h9|pc|sT|pc|sA|pc|hJ|pg||
pc|dT|pc|d7|pc|sQ|pc|sJ|pg||
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qx|o18|st||md|4SQ95HQ972D8CKQ953,SJHAKJT853DK63CJT,SKT843H6DQT9542C2,SA762H4DAJ7CA8764|sv|n|mb|2C!|mb|p|nt|ahollan1: 2@C = 10-15 HCP  a) 6+@C  b) 5@C 4M 1OM|pg||
mb|2D|nt|ahollan1: EW playing a version of Precision|pg||
mb|p|mb|2S|nt|ahollan1: 2@S = 3/4@S|pg||
mb|p|mb|3H|mb|p|nt|ahollan1: immediate 3@H by baldursson would be INV|pg||
mb|3N|mb|p|mb|4H|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|nt|riccho:  hi al! |pg||
nt|ahollan1: willkommen Richard|pg||
nt|riccho:  hopefully I can misinterpret things here :) |pg||
nt|ahollan1: i can misinterpret bidding if you want to misanalyze play & defense|pg||
pc|dT|pc|dJ|pc|d8|pc|d6|pg||
pc|h4|pc|h2|nt|riccho:  to Bd 17: WK2 opening loses here all the marbles. Not opening results in 4@h (eg monaco match) opening at the 3-level results in 4@h (eg here) but WK2/multi results in 3NT (monaco match) or 2@sX (other table...)|pg||
pc|hJ|pc|h6|pg||
pc|hA|pc|s4|nt|riccho:  looks like an appropriate idea for this match :) |pg||
pc|c7|pc|h7|pg||
pc|sJ|pc|s3|pc|sA|pc|s5|pg||
pc|s2|pc|s9|pc|h3|pc|s8|pg||
pc|dK|pc|d2|pc|d7|pc|h9|pg||
mc|11|nt|ahollan1: this west hand reminds me that i've always wondered how it would affect the game if declarer was able to claim honours|pg||
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qx|c18|st||md|4SQ95HQ972D8CKQ953,SJHAKJT853DK63CJT,SKT843H6DQT9542C2,SA762H4DAJ7CA8764|sv|n|mb|1C!|an|baltic club|mb|p|mb|1H!|nt|vugraphzdc: if someone wants to commentate this match with me let me know in private message. At least until I get used to this guys' systems :)|pg||
mb|2C!|an|!D+!S|mb|p|mb|2S|mb|4H|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|c2|pc|cA|pc|c3|pc|cT|pg||
nt|vugraphzdc: finesse here, finesse there, this should make|pg||
pc|h4|pc|h2|pc|hJ|pc|h6|pg||
pc|hA|pc|d5|pc|c4|pc|h7|pg||
pc|hK|pc|d2|pc|c6|pc|h9|pg||
pc|dK|pc|d4|pc|d7|pc|d8|pg||
pc|d6|pc|d9|pc|dJ|pc|s5|pg||
pc|c8|pc|cK|pc|cJ|pc|s3|pg||
pc|hQ|pc|h3|pc|s4|pc|s2|pg||
mc|11|pg||
qx|o19|st||md|1SKQ2HAKDAKJTCAQ52,ST64HQJ9642D754C9,S95HT875D3CJT8643,SAJ873H3DQ9862CK7|sv|e|mb|2C|mb|p|nt|ahollan1: 2@C = a) BAL, 20-21  b) any FG|pg||
mb|2D|mb|p|nt|riccho:  its easier to count the points of the other playrs than S alone; not that this is an option for Roy :)  |pg||
nt|ahollan1: 2@D = a) @H, weak  b) waiting  "normal relay"|pg||
mb|2N|mb|p|nt|ahollan1: 2N = FG, 25+ hcp|pg||
mb|3C|mb|p|nt|ahollan1: i don't think NS can find @C|pg||
mb|3D|nt|riccho:  no problem to make 6@c here, but to bid it... |pg||
mb|p|nt|ahollan1: 3@C forces 3@D|pg||
nt|ahollan1: 3@S = 4@H, not 4@S|pg||
mb|3S|nt|riccho:  2NT opening and its derivates are known as a slamkiller per se|pg||
mb|p|mb|3N|mb|p|nt|ahollan1: only RELAY would have even slim chance of finding @C|pg||
nt|riccho:  auken welland are at least able to show the 26HCP hand at the 2-level; some systems need to jump to 3NT in some way to show it|pg||
nt|riccho:  and its only an 'ok'slam|pg||
nt|ahollan1: or use variation of Birthright  [better known as Kokish]|pg||
nt|riccho:  about some 45% chance|pg||
mb|5C|mb|p|nt|ahollan1: wow   |pg||
nt|riccho:  fact is: a slam with a finesse is at best an indifferent thing to bid; means: you should not care at all about bidding it (losing 13 Imps and winning 13 imps halve of the time) |pg||
nt|riccho:  sabine is heading for imps to GER... Roy should  bid 6 now|pg||
nt|ahollan1:  19  roy-sabine    2@C-2@D//2N[25+]-3@C//3@D[forced]//3@S[4@H]-3N//5@C!!    roy in the tank|pg||
nt|ahollan1: obviously i was sending that to someone else|pg||
nt|riccho:  50% for the finesse and some reduction for 1st round ruffs, 3-0 trump break (which would some additional chances); make it 49% if you like|pg||
nt|ahollan1: that's assuming @SA lead|pg||
nt|ahollan1: without @S lead some extra chances in @D|pg||
nt|riccho:  in a mathematical sense it doesnt matter if roy bids 6. this is just a coinflip |pg||
mb|6C|mb|p|nt|riccho:  but it makes a difference in the score! |pg||
mb|p|mb|p|nt|riccho:  roy for germany!!|pg||
nt|ahollan1: sorry  i meant @SA taken at trick 1   not  the lead|pg||
nt|ahollan1: but since @D ruff needed to reach dummy  the percentages make me dizzier|pg||
nt|ahollan1: actually  i think easier to make after @S lead |pg||
nt|riccho:  the odds would be different if Sabine would play EW... fairly unlikely to see her or Roy passing with 7@d even r/w :) |pg||
nt|ahollan1: since @C finesse is by far the percentage play|pg||
pc|s6|pc|s5|pc|sA|pc|s2|pg||
pc|s7|pc|sQ|pc|s4|pc|s9|pg||
pc|dA|pc|d4|pc|d3|pc|d2|pg||
pc|dT|pc|d5|pc|c3|pc|d6|pg||
pc|cJ|pc|c7|pc|c2|pc|c9|pg||
mc|12|nt|riccho:  the iceland pair will feel uncomfortable after this start... |pg||
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qx|c19|st||md|1SKQ2HAKDAKJTCAQ52,ST64HQJ9642D754C9,S95HT875D3CJT8643,SAJ873H3DQ9862CK7|sv|e|mb|2C!|mb|p|mb|3C!|mb|p|nt|vugraphzdc: 6 is on|pg||
mb|4C|mb|p|mb|4D!|mb|p|mb|4H!|mb|p|mb|4S!|mb|p|mb|5C|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|hQ|pc|h5|pc|h3|pc|hA|pg||
pc|cA|pc|c9|pc|c3|pc|c7|pg||
pc|c2|pc|h2|pc|cJ|pc|cK|pg||
pc|sA|pc|s2|pc|s4|pc|s5|pg||
mc|11|pg||
qx|o20|st||md|2S75HAQT6DA9832CQT,SAJ4H75DT6CAK9652,SKQT9HKJ83DKJ4C74,S8632H942DQ75CJ83|sv|b|mb|2C|mb|d|mb|p|nt|ahollan1: 2@C = 10-15 HCP  a) 6+@C  b) 5@C 4M 1OM|pg||
mb|4H|nt|Aurora:  hello all :) welcome to a new session â Round 12|pg||
nt|Aurora:  Live video from this table here on Channel 5: http://livebridge.net/youtube/|pg||
mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|nt|Aurora:  Here you can see the players and their CC:   http://livebridge.net/bbo/wbf/match.php?eventid=1024&sessionid=16&matchid=BBO-3|pg||
pc|cA|pc|c4|pc|c3|pc|cT|pg||
pc|cK|pc|c7|pc|c8|pc|cQ|pg||
pc|sA|pc|s9|pc|s2|pc|s5|pg||
pc|dT|pc|dJ|pc|dQ|pc|dA|pg||
pc|h6|pc|h5|pc|hK|pc|h2|pg||
mc|10|nt|ahollan1: EW  signals  udca except after lead of Ace [then standard count/attitude]|pg||
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qx|c20|st||md|2S75HAQT6DA9832CQT,SAJ4H75DT6CAK9652,SKQT9HKJ83DKJ4C74,S8632H942DQ75CJ83|sv|b|mb|1C!|an|baltic club|mb|d|mb|p|mb|2C!|mb|d|mb|2H!|mb|p|mb|4H|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|c8|pc|cT|pc|cK|pc|c4|pg||
pc|cA|pc|c7|pc|c3|pc|cQ|pg||
pc|sA|pc|s9|pc|s2|pc|s5|pg||
pc|s4|pc|sK|pc|s3|pc|s7|pg||
pc|sT|pc|s6|pc|hT|pc|sJ|pg||
pc|hA|pc|h5|pc|h3|pc|h2|pg||
pc|hQ|pc|h7|pc|h8|pc|h4|pg||
pc|h6|pc|c2|pc|hK|pc|h9|pg||
pc|sQ|pc|s8|pc|d2|pc|c5|pg||
nt|Aurora:  hello all :) welcome to a new session â Round 12|pg||
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=16&matchid=BBO-3|pg||
nt|vugraphzdc: ty as always Aurora :)|pg||
nt|vugraphzdc: this is turning out to be fantastic session for Germany|pg||
nt|vugraphzdc: 3 huge swings on first 4 boards|pg||
nt|vugraphzdc: Roy and Sabine did bid 6@C on previous board, and misdefense led to making this contract in OR, defenese opened @D suit after cashing 3 black tricks|pg||
pc|dK|pc|d5|pc|d3|pc|d6|pg||
pc|dJ|pc|d7|pc|d8|pc|dT|pg||
pc|d4|pc|dQ|pc|dA|pc|c6|pg||
pc|d9|pc|c9|pc|hJ|pc|cJ|pg||
nt|vugraphzdc: I stand to be corrected, well played Magnusson|pg||
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qx|o21|st||md|3ST853HKQDQJ65CQ65,SA62H9762DT74CT73,SKJ974HA853D982C4,SQHJT4DAK3CAKJ982|sv|n|mb|p|mb|1C|nt|ahollan1: 1@C = Forcing  16+ HCP unbal, 17+ BAL|pg||
mb|p|mb|1D|nt|Aurora:  channel 5 doesn't work, pls try again in few min . someone trying to fix it. :) thank you|pg||
nt|riccho:  interesting to see if n passes...|pg||
nt|ahollan1: thanks Aurora|pg||
nt|ahollan1: 1@D = 0-7|pg||
mb|1S|mb|2C|nt|riccho:  of course not|pg||
nt|ahollan1: in the baldursson-jonsson partnership  it could also be 8+ hcp with 0-1 controls|pg||
mb|2S|mb|3C|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|nt|ahollan1: pre-alert   i may guess meaning of some bids based on the old partnership   but CC has identified some system changes with haraldsson|pg||
pc|s5|pc|sA|pc|s4|pc|sQ|pg||
pc|h2|pc|h3|pc|hJ|pc|hQ|pg||
nt|ahollan1: haraldsson hoping @CQ drops and @H setup before NS establish @D trick|pg||
nt|ahollan1: nice try|pg||
pc|sT|pc|s2|pc|sK|pc|c8|pg||
pc|h4|pc|hK|pc|h6|pc|h5|pg||
pc|s8|pc|s6|pc|sJ|pc|c9|pg||
pc|cA|pc|c5|pc|c3|pc|c4|pg||
pc|hT|nt|ahollan1: top level for scores   http://www.eurobridge.org/repository/competitions/14Opatija/microsite/results.htm|pg||
pc|s3|pc|h7|pc|hA|pg||
nt|ahollan1: after the quick start for germany   they are in 5th  and  iceland 8th|pg||
nt|ahollan1: this is round 12 of 17|pg||
pc|d8|pc|dA|pc|d5|pc|d4|pg||
pc|cJ|pc|cQ|pc|c7|pc|s7|pg||
pc|dQ|pc|d7|pc|d2|pc|dK|pg||
pc|c2|pc|c6|pc|cT|pc|s9|pg||
pc|h9|pc|h8|pc|d3|pc|d6|pg||
pc|dT|pc|d9|pc|cK|pc|dJ|pg||
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qx|c21|st||md|3ST853HKQDQJ65CQ65,SA62H9762DT74CT73,SKJ974HA853D982C4,SQHJT4DAK3CAKJ982|sv|n|mb|p|mb|1C!|an|baltic club|mb|p|mb|1D|an|negative or positive|mb|1S|mb|d!|an|t/o or strong hand|mb|2S|nt|vugraphzdc: there was a way to pick up @D suit in the manner Magnusson played|pg||
mb|p|mb|p|mb|3C|mb|p|nt|vugraphzdc: you just have to not play it in a "natural" way|pg||
mb|3H|mb|p|mb|4H|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|c4|nt|vugraphzdc: Smirnov not happy with the dummy|pg||
pc|cA|pc|c5|pc|c7|pg||
nt|petergill: 1@C 3 way|pg||
nt|petergill: 1@D 0-6 HCP|pg||
nt|petergill: Dbl take-out|pg||
nt|vugraphzdc: Any big difference from the Polish club?|pg||
nt|petergill: 3@H hoping for 4 hearts opposite|pg||
nt|petergill: Baltic Club, 1@C natural or balanced or 18+, similar to Polish Club|pg||
pc|h4|pc|hQ|pc|h2|pc|h3|pg||
nt|petergill: They are only 50's, and 3@c is minus 50 anyway|pg||
pc|dQ|pc|d4|nt|petergill: so not a huge disaster|pg||
pc|d8|pc|dA|pg||
nt|vugraphzdc: no double no trouble :)|pg||
pc|hT|pc|hK|pc|h6|pc|h5|pg||
nt|petergill: Exactly|pg||
pc|s5|pc|sA|pc|s7|pc|sQ|pg||
pc|c3|pc|d9|pc|cK|pc|c6|pg||
pc|c2|pc|cQ|pc|cT|pc|d2|pg||
nt|petergill: alex Smirnov is the coach of Australia's junior players - he visits Austrlaia to do coaching weekend, hence my interst in this table|pg||
pc|sT|pc|s2|pc|sJ|pc|hJ|pg||
pc|cJ|pc|d5|pc|s6|pc|h8|pg||
pc|hA|mc|8|nt|petergill: Haraldsson played 3@C very well at other table, setting up long @h before NS set up @d winner|pg||
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qx|o22|st||md|4S6H96DAKT75432CJ5,SAJ43HA8DJCKQ9643,SQ875HKJT53DQ9C72,SKT92HQ742D86CAT8|sv|e|mb|p|nt|Aurora:  Live video from this table here on Channel 5: http://livebridge.net/youtube/      it's works  now |pg||
mb|1D|nt|ahollan1: 3rd possible 2@C opener for EW  but  welland bids first|pg||
mb|2C|nt|ahollan1: 1@D = unbal  5+@D or 4@D(441)|pg||
mb|d|mb|2D|nt|ahollan1: at these colours  Welland far to strong for 3@D preempt|pg||
mb|3D|mb|3S|nt|riccho:  yeah normal opening values here for him|pg||
nt|ahollan1: i wouldn't have been shocked by opening 4@D or 5@D|pg||
mb|4D|mb|4S|mb|5D|mb|d|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|cK|nt|riccho:  look at NS: the first pass is made in 5@dX...|pg||
pc|c2|pc|cT|pc|c5|pg||
pc|cQ|pc|c7|pc|cA|pc|cJ|pg||
pc|s2|pc|s6|pc|sA|pc|s5|pg||
pc|hA|pc|h3|pc|h7|pc|h6|pg||
pc|h8|pc|hK|pc|h2|pc|h9|pg||
mc|9|pg||
qx|c22|st||md|4S6H96DAKT75432CJ5,SAJ43HA8DJCKQ9643,SQ875HKJT53DQ9C72,SKT92HQ742D86CAT8|sv|e|nt|petergill: most declarers in 3@c at other tables went down |pg||
nt|vugraphzdc: how did you like @D play on board 20 in this room?|pg||
mb|p|mb|1D|an|natural unbalanced, usually 5+|nt|petergill: 4@D? Or 1@D? |pg||
nt|petergill: Too strong for 3@D at this vulnerability|pg||
mb|1N!|mb|d!|nt|petergill: and 4@D bypasses 3NT, hence 1@D|pg||
nt|petergill: Points schmoints, as Marty Bergen would say|pg||
nt|petergill: 1Nt take-out|pg||
nt|vugraphzdc: it's a good book, I reccomend it :)|pg||
mb|r|an|alerted|mb|3D!|nt|petergill: Whatever the bids means, South will bid @d now, 2 or 3 or 4 @D or 5?|pg||
nt|petergill: 3 is the middle ground|pg||
mb|3S|mb|p|mb|4S|mb|5D|nt|petergill: EW System Card http://www.ecatsbridge.com/documents/files/ECBOC14/OpenTeams/Germany/Smirnov%20Piekarek.pdf |pg||
mb|d|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|nt|vugraphzdc: 5th level belongs to opponents|pg||
pc|cK|nt|petergill: 1NT 8-17 4M and 5+ minor, sometimes called Raptor|pg||
pc|c2|pc|cT|pc|c5|pg||
nt|petergill: 4@S makes, so 5@D is good save|pg||
nt|petergill: but if EW bid 5 over 5, 5@S is very risky, might go down, hence 5 level is for opponents to play in|pg||
pc|cQ|pc|c7|pc|c8|pc|cJ|pg||
pc|sA|pc|s5|pc|s2|pc|s6|pg||
nt|petergill: although Ron Tacchi wrote a good article in the Daily Bulletins a couple of days ago, in which bidding 5 over 5 on very shapely hands was correct more than once|pg||
pc|dJ|nt|petergill: Running Scores and Daily Bulletins are at http://www.eurobridge.org/repository/competitions/14Opatija/microsite/results.htm|pg||
pc|dQ|pc|d6|pc|d2|pg||
pc|s7|pc|s9|pc|dA|pc|s3|pg||
pc|d3|pc|c3|pc|d9|pc|d8|pg||
pc|s8|pc|sT|pc|d5|pc|s4|pg||
pc|dK|pc|c4|pc|h3|pc|cA|pg||
pc|dT|pc|c6|pc|h5|pc|h2|pg||
pc|d4|pc|c9|pc|hT|pc|h4|pg||
pc|h6|pc|h8|pc|hK|pc|h7|pg||
pc|hJ|pc|hQ|pc|h9|pc|hA|pg||
pc|sJ|pc|sQ|pc|sK|pc|d7|pg||
nt|petergill: NS System Card http://www.ecatsbridge.com/documents/files/ECBOC14/OpenTeams/Iceland/Magnusson-Ingimarsson.pdf|pg||
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qx|o23|st||md|1SQ875H972DQTC9863,SKJTH4DJ852CKQJ42,SA632HAQ83D974CA7,S94HKJT65DAK63CT5|sv|b|mb|p|mb|2C|mb|d|mb|r|nt|ahollan1: this is the set for EW to have Precision 2@C opening shape|pg||
mb|2S|mb|p|mb|p|mb|3C|nt|ahollan1: but i thought opener has 5@C only when  (41)35|pg||
nt|ahollan1: so expected 1@D|pg||
mb|p|mb|3N|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|nt|ahollan1: very nice @C10 partner     very nice doubleton @DQ opponent|pg||
nt|ahollan1: great shuffler came up with VERY declarer friendly layout|pg||
pc|hA|nt|riccho:  only difficult thing here, as the cards lay, was to reach 3NT|pg||
pc|h5|pc|h2|pc|h4|pg||
pc|s3|pc|s9|pc|sQ|pc|sK|pg||
pc|c2|pc|c7|pc|cT|pc|c3|pg||
pc|c5|pc|c6|pc|cJ|pc|cA|pg||
nt|riccho:  lucky punch for EW here to bid and make 3NT|pg||
nt|ahollan1: closed room playing 5@DX on 22|pg||
pc|d4|pc|d3|pc|dQ|pc|d5|pg||
pc|s5|pc|sJ|pc|sA|pc|s4|pg||
pc|s2|mc|9|pg||
qx|c23|st||md|1SQ875H972DQTC9863,SKJTH4DJ852CKQJ42,SA632HAQ83D974CA7,S94HKJT65DAK63CT5|sv|b|mb|p|mb|1C!|an|Baltic club|mb|d|an|t/o|mb|1D!|an|11+ points, 5 or 6 !H|nt|petergill: 22 HCP , a lot to do in the play, +600 looks like a huge result for Iceland|pg||
nt|vugraphzdc: very sporting gesture by Smirnov, congratulating Ingimarsson on good declearer play on previous board|pg||
mb|p|mb|2C!|an|no !H|mb|p|nt|petergill: @DQ dropping doubleton  (and @SQ onside) is very friendly layout and makes 3Nt cold on normal play, if it can be bid|pg||
mb|p|nt|petergill: 1@C 3 way, natural or bal or 18+|pg||
nt|petergill: 1@D transfer to @H|pg||
nt|petergill: 10 imps to Iceland, due to the fortuitous (= lucky) layout of the cards|pg||
mb|p|nt|Aurora:  Live video from this table here on Channel 6: http://livebridge.net/youtube/|pg||
nt|Aurora:  Running scores here Open group A: http://www.eurobridge.org/repository/competitions/14Opatija/microsite/RunningScores/Asp/RoundTeamsConditStatClassicMod.asp?qtournid=1023&qshowflag=1|pg||
nt|vugraphzdc: so we have life in this match|pg||
pc|d4|pc|dA|pc|dT|pc|d5|pg||
nt|petergill: Both these teams are expected to finish in the top 9 in their Group and thus qualify for the 2nd stage|pg||
pc|c5|pc|c3|pc|cJ|pc|cA|pg||
nt|petergill: Iceland had their Costa Rica moment when they won the World Championship (Bermuda Bowl) in 1991, with some of the same players (Baldursson etc) still playing in this team|pg||
pc|hA|pc|h5|pc|h9|pc|h4|pg||
nt|Aurora:  Live video from this table here on Channel 7: http://livebridge.net/youtube/|pg||
pc|d7|nt|Aurora:  Running scores here Open group A: http://www.eurobridge.org/repository/competitions/14Opatija/microsite/RunningScores/Asp/RoundTeamsConditStatClassicMod.asp?qtournid=1023&qshowflag=1|pg||
pc|dK|pc|dQ|pc|d2|pg||
nt|petergill: Vul game should be bid if about 36% or better chance at imps bridge. This 3NT was about 25%, maybe 20%, chance, I think|pg||
pc|cT|pc|c6|pc|c2|pc|c7|pg||
pc|hK|pc|h2|pc|sJ|pc|h3|pg||
pc|h6|pc|h7|pc|c4|pc|h8|pg||
pc|cK|pc|s2|pc|d3|pc|c8|pg||
pc|cQ|pc|s3|pc|hJ|pc|c9|pg||
nt|petergill: @DQ dropping is about 35%. @SQ onside is about 50%. chance of misdefence factored in --->about 20% game|pg||
pc|dJ|pc|d9|pc|d6|pc|s5|pg||
pc|d8|pc|s6|pc|s4|pc|s7|pg||
pc|sT|pc|sA|pc|s9|pc|s8|pg||
pc|hQ|pc|hT|pc|sQ|pc|sK|pg||
nt|petergill: without @S10, game is about 5% and probably would fail|pg||
pg||
qx|o24|st||md|2SAKQ64HJ762D865C9,STHA984DAK9CKJ832,SJ983HK5DQ73CAQ65,S752HQT3DJT42CT74|sv|o|mb|2C|mb|p|mb|p|nt|ahollan1: amazing  prevalence of 2@C openers for EW|pg||
mb|d|mb|p|mb|2N|mb|p|nt|ahollan1: tough choice for Welland  |pg||
nt|ahollan1: i bet many would balance with 2@S|pg||
nt|riccho:  double by S is an option...|pg||
mb|p|mb|p|nt|riccho:  but 2@s looks more comfortable to me|pg||
pc|c4|nt|ahollan1: 7 top tricks after @C lead  and favorable layout in the red suits|pg||
nt|Aurora:  Live video from this table here on Channel 5: http://livebridge.net/youtube/|pg||
nt|riccho:  with all the finesses working, this should be a make here|pg||
nt|riccho:  :)|pg||
nt|Aurora:  Running scores here Open group A: http://www.eurobridge.org/repository/competitions/14Opatija/microsite/RunningScores/Asp/RoundTeamsConditStatClassicMod.asp?qtournid=1023&qshowflag=1|pg||
pc|c9|pc|cK|pc|cA|pg||
pc|s8|pc|s2|pc|sA|pc|sT|pg||
pc|h2|pc|h4|pc|hK|pc|h3|pg||
nt|ahollan1: on video facing us   left: Haraldsson  center: Luka Kesic  right: Welland|pg||
mc|8|pg||
qx|c24|st||md|2SAKQ64HJ762D865C9,STHA984DAK9CKJ832,SJ983HK5DQ73CAQ65,S752HQT3DJT42CT74|sv|o|mb|1C!|an|baltic club|mb|p|mb|1D!|an|negative|mb|1S|nt|petergill: 1@C natural or balanced or 18+|pg||
mb|p|nt|petergill: 1@D 0-6|pg||
nt|petergill: Pass = any minimum hand|pg||
mb|3C!|mb|p|mb|3S|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|dA|pc|d3|pc|d2|pc|d5|pg||
nt|vugraphzdc: quite an achievement for such a small nation, Iceland have a population of around 300.000 people I reckon|pg||
nt|petergill: When outgunned in HCP and opponents have boss suit @S, West does not want to tip off NS about spade position if his partner has Qxx or KJxx or the like in @s, hence no Dbl of 1@S ...|pg||
nt|petergill: by West|pg||
pc|c3|nt|petergill: Looks like 170 to NS|pg||
pc|cA|pc|c7|pc|c9|pg||
pc|c5|nt|petergill: It's a poor game, needing @DAK and @HA onside in theory|pg||
pc|c4|pc|s4|pc|c2|pg||
pc|d6|pc|dK|pc|d7|pc|dJ|pg||
pc|d9|pc|dQ|pc|d4|pc|d8|pg||
pc|c6|pc|cT|pc|s6|pc|c8|pg||
pc|h2|pc|h4|pc|hK|pc|h3|pg||
pc|h5|pc|hT|pc|h6|pc|h8|pg||
pc|s5|pc|sA|pc|sT|pc|s3|pg||
mc|10|pg||
qx|o25|st||md|3SA6H87652DKJ832CK,S74HKQTD75CAQJT85,ST9852HJ94DQ4C964,SKQJ3HA3DAT96C732|sv|e|mb|2S|mb|p|nt|ahollan1: vugraph lineup for remainder of the day   http://livebridge.net/bbo/sessions.php?eventid=1024   |pg||
nt|ahollan1: 2@S often 5-cards at these colours|pg||
nt|ahollan1: and yes -- west again has opening 2@C hand|pg||
mb|p|mb|3C|mb|p|nt|riccho:  oh dear; another w/r 'preemptive hand'|pg||
mb|3N|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|d2|nt|ahollan1: @D2 = attitude|pg||
nt|riccho:  this lead should hold the declarer to 10 tricks in this contract|pg||
nt|ahollan1: lower spot cards means like the suit, discourage shift|pg||
pc|d5|pc|dQ|pc|dA|pg||
pc|c2|pc|cK|nt|ahollan1: i played attitude leads for many years because that's what Italian Blue Team used|pg||
pc|cA|pc|c4|pg||
pc|s4|pc|s5|pc|sK|nt|ahollan1: still have no idea how/why they worked in my partnership|pg||
pc|sA|pg||
nt|ahollan1: of course  partner used to just lead 4th anyway|pg||
pc|dK|pc|d7|pc|d4|pc|d6|pg||
pc|dJ|mc|10|nt|ahollan1: and i usually led wrong suit|pg||
pg||
qx|c25|st||md|3SA6H87652DKJ832CK,S74HKQTD75CAQJT85,ST9852HJ94DQ4C964,SKQJ3HA3DAT96C732|sv|e|mb|p|mb|1N|an|14-16|mb|2D!|an|!D+!H|mb|3D!|an|asking !D stopper|mb|p|mb|3N|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|nt|petergill: 1Nt 14-16|pg||
nt|petergill: 2@D @D + @H|pg||
nt|vugraphzdc: some prefer to ask some prefer to show a stopper when opponent bids a two suiter|pg||
pc|h5|pc|hT|pc|hJ|pc|hA|pg||
pc|c3|pc|cK|pc|cA|pc|c4|pg||
pc|s4|pc|s2|pc|sK|pc|sA|pg||
mc|12|nt|petergill: when NT has already been bid (e.g Bd 25), I think asking for stop is better|pg||
nt|vugraphzdc: either approach has it's (dis)advantages as most things|pg||
nt|petergill: if you bid stopper of Kx and LHO doubles with AQx, that's bad if Nt has already been bid|pg||
pg||
qx|o26|st||md|4SK863HQ87D74CAK72,SAJT75HJ632DQ5C86,S94HAKTDAKT93CQJ3,SQ2H954DJ862CT954|sv|b|mb|p|nt|ahollan1: 1@C = 2+  IF BAL can have ANY 5-card suit, including (542)2@C|pg||
mb|1C!|mb|1S|mb|2C|mb|p|nt|ahollan1: 2@C = 5+@D|pg||
mb|2D|mb|p|nt|ahollan1: 2@D = willing to hear partner PASS  so usually BAL 11-13  [i think]|pg||
mb|2S|mb|p|mb|2N|mb|p|nt|riccho:  these transfers after competition are working very well when both players know what its all about|pg||
mb|3N|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|h6|nt|ahollan1: @H6  2nd from bad holding|pg||
nt|ahollan1: 9 top tricks -- but Welland always wants overtricks|pg||
nt|ahollan1: @S holding means it should be safe to let east in once|pg||
nt|ahollan1: i.e.  east cannot win @D and then EW take quick 4@S|pg||
pc|hA|pc|h4|pc|h7|pg||
pc|dA|pc|d2|pc|d4|pc|dQ|pg||
pc|dK|pc|d6|pc|d7|pc|d5|pg||
pc|dT|pc|dJ|pc|h8|pc|h3|pg||
pc|sQ|pc|sK|pc|sA|pc|s4|pg||
pc|sJ|pc|s9|pc|s2|pc|s3|pg||
pc|sT|mc|9|pg||
qx|c26|st||md|4SK863HQ87D74CAK72,SAJT75HJ632DQ5C86,S94HAKTDAKT93CQJ3,SQ2H954DJ862CT954|sv|b|mb|p|nt|petergill: if NT has not been bid yet, then perhaps the other way is best, because right-siding NT is possible|pg||
mb|1C!|an|2+|nt|petergill: this is an extremely boring 3NT|pg||
mb|1S|mb|2C!|mb|p|mb|2D|nt|petergill: 2@C GF, 5+ @D|pg||
mb|p|mb|2S|an|Forcing|mb|d|mb|2N!|mb|p|mb|3N|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|nt|petergill: Dbl lead-directing|pg||
pc|s5|pc|s4|pc|sQ|pc|sK|pg||
pc|d4|pc|d5|pc|dA|pc|d2|pg||
mc|10|nt|petergill: even though both tables in our match had identical auctions, not every pair in this event will have this auction|pg||
pg||
qx|o27|st||md|1SAT82HKJ82DA54CJ6,SK763HA763D3CK832,SQJ954HQDK762CT97,SHT954DQJT98CAQ54|sv|o|mb|1C|mb|p|mb|1H|mb|p|mb|2S|mb|p|mb|p|mb|d|mb|p|nt|ahollan1: 1@H = 4+@S|pg||
mb|3H|mb|3S|mb|p|nt|ahollan1: 2@S = 4-fit  usually bal   but could be  unbal non-opener|pg||
mb|p|mb|p|pc|d3|pc|d2|pc|d8|pc|dA|pg||
pc|h8|nt|ahollan1: other table is on the same board!|pg||
pc|h7|pc|hQ|pc|h4|pg||
pc|c7|pc|c4|pc|cJ|pc|cK|pg||
nt|ahollan1: Richard   do you see a way to make this?|pg||
nt|ahollan1: oh  maybe East ducking is good enough|pg||
pc|c2|pc|c9|pc|cA|pc|c6|pg||
nt|ahollan1: i think he needed to win both @C tricks for defense to give 2-@D ruffs|pg||
nt|ahollan1: hardly automatic play|pg||
pc|h5|pc|hJ|pc|hA|pc|s4|pg||
pc|sQ|pc|d9|pc|s2|pc|s3|pg||
pc|s5|pc|c5|pc|s8|pc|sK|pg||
pc|s7|pc|s9|pc|h9|pc|sA|pg||
pc|hK|pc|h3|pc|d6|pc|hT|pg||
pc|d4|mc|9|pg||
qx|c27|st||md|1SAT82HKJ82DA54CJ6,SK763HA763D3CK832,SQJ954HQDK762CT97,SHT954DQJT98CAQ54|sv|o|mb|1C!|an|2+|mb|p|nt|petergill: transfer to @S|pg||
mb|1H!|an|!s|nt|petergill: Dbl take out|pg||
nt|petergill: of spades|pg||
nt|vugraphzdc: you have a time machine there peter? :)|pg||
nt|petergill: I have never got 2 predictions right on BBO|pg||
nt|petergill: Mt predictions always turn out to be wrong|pg||
nt|petergill: My|pg||
nt|vugraphzdc: let's see|pg||
nt|petergill: so it's bad news for Monaco that I predict they will win this event|pg||
mb|2D|nt|vugraphzdc: there you go|pg||
nt|petergill: Voila!|pg||
mb|2S|an|4 trump support|mb|p|nt|petergill: 2@S 4 card support|pg||
nt|vugraphzdc: at least you're right about being wrong with your predictions :)|pg||
mb|p|mb|p|pc|d3|nt|vugraphzdc: why did you think East didn't opt for a t/o double? he has perfect shape|pg||
nt|petergill: the small number of boards in this event, compared to previous years (20 bd matches, no rest day), make an overall upset win by some country more likely, so my Monaco prediction ...|pg||
nt|petergill: will probably we wrong too|pg||
nt|petergill: be wrong I mean|pg||
pc|dK|pc|d8|pc|d4|pg||
pc|sQ|pc|dQ|pc|sA|pc|s3|pg||
nt|petergill: ducking trick 1, so that @DA cannot be ruffed out, might be better play?|pg||
pc|h2|pc|hA|pc|hQ|pc|h4|pg||
nt|petergill: but even then, 2 @D ruffs are possible, using clubs as entries|pg||
pc|c2|nt|petergill: so South decided to rely on the @S finesse|pg||
pc|c7|pc|cQ|pc|c6|pg||
pc|dJ|pc|dA|pc|s6|pc|d2|pg||
nt|petergill: @C2 (low) promised king|pg||
pc|c3|pc|c9|pc|cA|pc|cJ|pg||
pc|dT|pc|d5|mc|7|nt|petergill: hence smart @CQ play to make defence easy for partner|pg||
nt|petergill: Well defended|pg||
nt|vugraphzdc: nice touch  (the Q@C)|pg||
pg||
qx|o28|st||md|2S864HKJ964D954CA2,SQJ9753H2D3CK7654,SK2HA875DQJT72CT8,SATHQT3DAK86CQJ93|sv|n|mb|2S|nt|ahollan1: wow  2@S down but 3@S making  on 27|pg||
mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|nt|ahollan1: 1st/3rd not-vul  2@S can be 5-cards|pg||
pc|dQ|pc|dA|pc|d4|pc|d3|pg||
pc|dK|pc|d5|pc|h2|pc|d7|pg||
pc|sA|pc|s4|pc|s3|pc|s2|pg||
pc|sT|pc|s6|pc|s5|pc|sK|pg||
pc|dJ|pc|d6|pc|d9|pc|s7|pg||
pc|sQ|pc|h5|pc|hQ|pc|s8|pg||
pc|c4|pc|c8|pc|cQ|pc|cA|pg||
mc|11|nt|riccho:  EW are obv having a similar agreement about the WK2 openings than their opps, look at the pass on 2@s|pg||
nt|ahollan1: to me   west looks too strong for not-vul vs vul 1st seat 2@S  |pg||
pg||
qx|c28|st||md|2S864HKJ964D954CA2,SQJ9753H2D3CK7654,SK2HA875DQJT72CT8,SATHQT3DAK86CQJ93|sv|n|mb|2H!|an|!S|mb|p|nt|vugraphzdc: you always want to make things as easiest as possible for your partner|pg||
mb|2N!|nt|petergill: EW won the Salvo Memorial Pairs in Turkey as warm-up for this event, earlier in this month|pg||
mb|p|mb|3C|mb|p|mb|3D|an|alerted|mb|p|mb|3S|nt|petergill: 2@H weak 2 in spades|pg||
nt|petergill: 2Nt asks|pg||
nt|vugraphzdc: If you give your partner a room for error he will more likely make it than not. experienced that a couple of times :)|pg||
mb|p|mb|4C|mb|p|mb|4H|mb|p|nt|petergill: 3@C showed 6 spades and "clubs is my best suit outside spades" I think|pg||
mb|4S!|mb|p|mb|5C!|an|one ace|mb|p|nt|petergill: 3@D asked|pg||
mb|p|nt|petergill: 6@S and 6@C are lucky contracts, should not be bid|pg||
mb|p|pc|dQ|pc|dA|pc|d5|pc|d3|pg||
pc|dK|pc|d4|pc|h2|pc|d2|pg||
nt|petergill: i think East was looking for @SK in which case 6@C might be worth bidding|pg||
nt|petergill: Well bid|pg||
pc|cQ|pc|c2|pc|c4|pc|c8|pg||
nt|vugraphzdc: Smirnov admitting EW are using this convention for the first time|pg||
pc|c3|pc|cA|pc|c5|pc|cT|pg||
mc|12|pg||
qx|o29|st||md|3S7HAJ8DJ742CAJ854,SAKQ8HQ72DT98CKQ9,S6432H9643DK53CT3,SJT95HKT5DAQ6C762|sv|b|mb|p|mb|p|mb|1C!|mb|1N|mb|p|mb|3N|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|nt|riccho:  I think this is 'only' a matter of agreement. If both players are on the same wavelength, everything is ok. And I remember kit woolseys approach, that randomness is appropriate espec in preempts|pg||
pc|h6|nt|riccho:  other table is in 5@c in Bd 28|pg||
nt|ahollan1: Kit would never have opened a mere 2@S on  28|pg||
nt|riccho:  true :)|pg||
nt|riccho:  so bd 28 is valuable for GER |pg||
nt|ahollan1: piekarek got to open 2@H to show  5-11 HCP, 5+@S & 5+@C/@D     that was encouraging to smirnov|pg||
nt|riccho:  up to this point, the lead by germany is deserved in my opinion|pg||
pc|h5|pc|h8|pc|hQ|pg||
pc|sA|pc|s2|pc|s5|pc|s7|pg||
pc|sK|pc|s3|pc|s9|pc|c8|pg||
pc|sQ|pc|s4|pc|sT|nt|ahollan1: agree   and  baldursson-haraldsson seem to be mostly innocent   except maybe [keyword]  defense of 3@S|pg||
nt|riccho:  iceland were even lucky to get 10 imps in Bd 23 for a edgy 3NT (which is compensated a bit by the nearly 50% 6@c in Bd 19|pg||
pc|c5|pg||
pc|h2|pc|h3|pc|hT|pc|hJ|pg||
pc|hA|pc|h7|pc|h4|pc|hK|pg||
pc|c4|pc|cK|pc|c3|pc|c2|pg||
pc|s8|pc|s6|pc|sJ|pc|cA|pg||
pc|c7|pc|cJ|pc|cQ|pc|cT|pg||
pc|c9|pc|d3|pc|c6|pc|d2|pg||
pc|d8|pc|d5|pc|d6|pc|dJ|pg||
pc|d4|mc|10|nt|riccho:  desparate move by roy to get his partner to cash the @h --> |pg||
nt|ahollan1: he has no fear of appearing foolish to the spectators|pg||
pg||
qx|c29|st||md|3S7HAJ8DJ742CAJ854,SAKQ8HQ72DT98CKQ9,S6432H9643DK53CT3,SJT95HKT5DAQ6C762|sv|b|mb|p|mb|p|mb|1C!|mb|d|nt|petergill: The pass of 2@S at other table was because at this vulnerability, 2@S can be very weak indeed|pg||
mb|p|nt|vugraphzdc: admitting they might need their own CC to figure it out :)|pg||
mb|2C!|mb|p|nt|petergill: Ew do not have a natural 1Nt overcall available (playing Raptor)|pg||
nt|petergill: 2@C cue bid = max passed hand |pg||
nt|vugraphzdc: Piekarek didn't realize his partner had 6@Ss all along, so something to talk about over lunch :)|pg||
mb|2N|mb|p|mb|3N|mb|p|mb|p|nt|petergill: now 2@S by West would not be ofrcing so he bids 2NNT to show "1Nt overcall|pg||
mb|p|nt|petergill: 4333 opposite 4333 belongs in 3Nt, not in 4@S|pg||
nt|vugraphzdc: Smirnov explaining they're playing Raptor|pg||
nt|petergill: East could look for 4-4 fit over 2NT if he was less balanced|pg||
pc|h3|nt|petergill: threatening lead, but 3Nt will make|pg||
nt|petergill: Play is tricky - West does not know @DK is onside, so the play of this hand will take quite a long time |pg||
nt|petergill: perhaps he will run @D10 early in the play? 3Nt still makes, but the danger of that play is 2 hearts, 2 aces and a @d might be lost |pg||
nt|petergill: It's not at all clear what the best line of play is|pg||
nt|vugraphzdc: I checked out 3@C play in OR, nicely played there|pg||
nt|petergill: Do you insert @H10 at Trick 1? Probably. Then what? You don't want to set up South's clubs if South has @DK. |pg||
pc|hT|pc|hJ|pc|hQ|pg||
nt|petergill: Perhaps @D to queen at Trick 2?|pg||
nt|petergill: entries to dummy are in short supply, if @D are offside|pg||
pc|sA|pc|s2|pc|s5|pc|s7|pg||
pc|sK|pc|s4|pc|s9|pc|c4|pg||
nt|petergill: Extract a few discards from NS first = always a good idea|pg||
pc|sQ|pc|s6|pc|sT|nt|vugraphzdc: after @H lead, we should maybe do some sort of avoidance play to guard our Kx@H?|pg||
pc|d7|pg||
pc|s8|pc|s3|pc|sJ|pc|c5|pg||
pc|c2|pc|c8|pc|cQ|pc|c3|pg||
nt|petergill: At other table, Roy Welland tried the ultra spectacular play of discarding @CA on the spades to try to get partner in  |pg||
nt|vugraphzdc: so far so good|pg||
pc|dT|pc|d3|pc|d6|pc|dJ|pg||
nt|petergill: didn't work, but full marks for imagination, which Roy has in bucketloads|pg||
pc|cA|pc|c9|pc|cT|pc|c6|pg||
pc|cJ|pc|cK|pc|h4|pc|c7|pg||
pc|d8|pc|d5|pc|dA|pc|d2|pg||
nt|Aurora:  Running scores here Open group A: http://www.eurobridge.org/repository/competitions/14Opatija/microsite/RunningScores/Asp/RoundTeamsConditStatClassicMod.asp?qtournid=1023&qshowflag=1|pg||
pc|dQ|pc|d4|pc|d9|pc|dK|pg||
pc|h6|pc|h5|pc|h8|nt|Aurora:  Thank you all, see in 2hours for another session âRound 13 : http://livebridge.net/bbo/session.php?eventid=1024&sessionid=17|pg||
pc|h2|pg||
pc|hA|pc|h7|pc|h9|pc|hK|pg||
nt|petergill: another of my predictions bites the dust|pg||
pg||
qx|o30|st||md|4SA85HJDT7654CA954,SQ97HKQ942DK9CKJ6,S63HAT763DQCQT873,SKJT42H85DAJ832C2|sv|o|mb|1S|mb|p|nt|ahollan1: 1@S limited by failure to open 1@C|pg||
mb|2C|nt|ahollan1: 2@C = game force relay|pg||
mb|p|mb|2S|nt|ahollan1: now i have to rely on old notes from baldursson-jonsson|pg||
nt|riccho:  W will be surprised to see, that even 4@s is in real danger after @d-lead|pg||
nt|ahollan1: which seem to match so far   2@S = 5@S 2@H|pg||
mb|p|nt|riccho:  just 4@s seems locial now|pg||
mb|4S|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|nt|riccho:  and a @d lead probable|pg||
nt|riccho:  locial = logical.... |pg||
nt|ahollan1: drat - i was hoping for more relays to confirm my notes|pg||
pc|hJ|pc|hK|nt|riccho:  S leads a @h (easy game, if you are not trying to comment... :) Lol|pg||
nt|ahollan1: this is a killer lead  but Auken must also play her part|pg||
nt|riccho:  and if your notes are correct al, N should have no trouble in giving her partner a ruff|pg||
nt|ahollan1: first shift to @DQ|pg||
nt|ahollan1: auken thinking about rest of hand   NOT what to play to this trick|pg||
pc|hA|pc|h5|pg||
nt|Aurora:  Running scores here Open group A: http://www.eurobridge.org/repository/competitions/14Opatija/microsite/RunningScores/Asp/RoundTeamsConditStatClassicMod.asp?qtournid=1023&qshowflag=1|pg||
pc|dQ|nt|Aurora:  Thank you all, see in 2hours for another session âRound 13 : http://livebridge.net/bbo/session.php?eventid=1024&sessionid=17|pg||
nt|riccho:  looks like 2 down now|pg||
pc|d3|pc|d7|pc|dK|pg||
nt|ahollan1: has anyone checked to see how piekarek went down in 3N on 29?|pg||
pc|s7|pc|s3|pc|sT|pc|sA|pg||
pc|d6|pc|d9|pc|s6|pc|d2|pg||
pc|h7|pc|h8|pc|s5|pc|h2|pg||
pc|cA|pc|c6|pc|c3|pc|c2|pg||
pc|d4|pc|sQ|mc|8|nt|ahollan1: seems MANY checked the play of 3N in the other room :)|pg||
nt|ahollan1: thanks all|pg||
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qx|c30|st||md|4SA85HJDT7654CA954,SQ97HKQ942DK9CKJ6,S63HAT763DQCQT873,SKJT42H85DAJ832C2|sv|o|nt|petergill: East was trying to endplay South|pg||
mb|2H!|an|!S|mb|p|mb|3D!|an|at least invitational in !S|nt|petergill: 2@H weak 2 in spades|pg||
nt|vugraphzdc: It must've been two predictions in a row then Peter :)|pg||
mb|p|mb|4D!|mb|p|mb|4S|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|dQ|nt|petergill: Monaco must be doomed|pg||
pc|d2|pc|d4|pc|dK|pg||
pc|s7|pc|s6|nt|petergill: I'm still not sure if East's play was a good but unlucky line of play - it probably was |pg||
pc|sT|pc|sA|pg||
pc|hJ|pc|hK|pc|hA|pc|h5|pg||
pc|h7|pc|h8|pc|s5|pc|h2|pg||
pc|cA|pc|c6|pc|c3|pc|c2|pg||
pc|d5|pc|d9|pc|s3|pc|d3|pg||
pc|h3|pc|sJ|pc|d6|pc|h4|pg||
mc|8|pg||
qx|o31|st||md|1SJT4HT953D432CKQ6,SA8HJ76DK9875C752,S765HA842DJ6CA843,SKQ932HKQDAQTCJT9|sv|n|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|mb|1C|nt|ahollan1: 1@C = 16+ unbal  17+ bal|pg||
mb|p|mb|1H|mb|p|mb|1S|nt|ahollan1: 1@H = FG, 8+ HCP, not 5+@H/@S, no shortness|pg||
mb|p|mb|2D|nt|ahollan1: 1@S = RELAY|pg||
nt|ahollan1: 2@D = 2@S 3@H 5-6 @C/@D|pg||
mb|p|mb|3N|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|nt|ahollan1: from the 2 hands we've seen  you get the idea that the Icelandic Relays focus first on Major distribution|pg||
nt|ahollan1: haraldsson did have option to lear baldursson's exact shape|pg||
pc|h5|nt|ahollan1: but opposite passed hand  immediate 3N seems prudent|pg||
pc|h6|pc|hA|pc|hQ|pg||
nt|ahollan1: @H5 attitude   since not lowest  shows wouldn't mind partner shifting|pg||
pc|c3|pc|c9|pc|cQ|pc|c2|pg||
pc|cK|pc|c5|pc|c4|pc|cT|pg||
pc|c6|pc|c7|pc|cA|pc|cJ|pg||
pc|c8|mc|8|nt|riccho:  good switch here|pg||
nt|ahollan1: nicely defended|pg||
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qx|c31|st||md|1SJT4HT953D432CKQ6,SA8HJ76DK9875C752,S765HA842DJ6CA843,SKQ932HKQDAQTCJT9|sv|n|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|mb|1C!|an|baltic !C|mb|p|mb|1N|mb|p|mb|2S|mb|p|mb|2N|mb|p|mb|3N|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|nt|petergill: 1@C nat or bal or about 18+|pg||
nt|petergill: 1NT 7-11|pg||
pc|h2|pc|hQ|nt|petergill: 2@S strong. 5+ spades |pg||
nt|vugraphzdc: cash and carry for declearer|pg||
pc|h9|pc|h6|pg||
pc|dA|pc|d2|pc|d5|pc|d6|pg||
pc|dQ|pc|d3|pc|d7|pc|dJ|pg||
pc|dT|pc|d4|pc|dK|pc|s5|pg||
pc|d8|pc|s6|pc|c9|pc|h3|pg||
pc|d9|pc|c3|pc|cT|pc|s4|pg||
pc|sA|pc|s7|pc|s2|pc|sT|pg||
pc|s8|nt|petergill: West had denied a 4 card major, so a @h lead was normal, a club lead would have been abnormal but lucky|pg||
mc|11|nt|petergill: Perhaps South could have coughed for a club lead?|pg||
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qx|o32|st||md|2SAK63HK962DA9CQ53,SJ987HQT75DQ732CJ,SQ4HA3DK84CAK9876,ST52HJ84DJT65CT42|sv|e|mb|p|mb|1C|mb|p|nt|ahollan1: 1@C = 2+   if bal can have ANY 5-card suit, including (542)2@C|pg||
mb|1S|mb|p|nt|ahollan1: 1@S = game force relay|pg||
mb|2H!|mb|p|nt|ahollan1: 2@H = @C 1-suiter|pg||
mb|2S|mb|p|mb|2N|mb|p|nt|ahollan1: 2@S just asks for more informatio    2N = no shortness|pg||
mb|3D|mb|p|nt|ahollan1: 3@D = Optional Keycard in @C  [step 1 = min]|pg||
mb|3N|mb|p|nt|ahollan1: auken with >15 hcp will show keycards|pg||
nt|ahollan1: 3N = 0/3  |pg||
nt|ahollan1: and 15+ hcp|pg||
nt|ahollan1: so 3 KC|pg||
mb|4D|mb|p|mb|4H|mb|p|mb|4N|mb|p|nt|ahollan1: i think 4@C would be Q ASK  so 4@D is King ASK|pg||
nt|ahollan1: but don't quote me|pg||
nt|riccho:  all he needs is @sQ for 7NT; otherwise 7@c (if the6c@c suit is known)|pg||
nt|ahollan1: oh  maybe 4@D = EndSignal    forces 4@H then signoff|pg||
mb|5D|mb|p|mb|5H|mb|p|nt|ahollan1: but the 2-step to 4N isn't signoff  [just pass 3N]  it may be some kind of quantitative ask|pg||
mb|5N|mb|p|mb|7N|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|nt|riccho:  looks like S got the message about the @sQ... :) |pg||
nt|riccho:  or any queen as a kib remarks (except may be @dQ...)|pg||
nt|riccho:  I predict here, that GER wont lose imps in this bd... :) |pg||
nt|ahollan1: by this time in July i should be more confident about the meanings of the rest of the bids|pg||
pc|c2|nt|ahollan1: on that lead  7N is 100%|pg||
mc|13|nt|riccho:  other table only in 6NT, quite surprising for an icelandic pair; usually iceland and slams was like germany and penalty shootouts... |pg||
nt|ahollan1: next round  in 1 hour 45 minutes|pg||
nt|riccho:  cu; thanks al + ariana and everyone watching here :) |pg||
nt|ahollan1: quite a delay of the video   it shows   EW  bidding a hand|pg||
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qx|c32|st||md|2SAK63HK962DA9CQ53,SJ987HQT75DQ732CJ,SQ4HA3DK84CAK9876,ST52HJ84DJT65CT42|sv|e|mb|p|mb|1C!|an|2+|mb|p|mb|1D!|an|!Hs|mb|p|nt|vugraphzdc: we're on webcams so we have video evidence if he does it :)|pg||
mb|2D!|an|!C and !D, or strong bal or quasi balanc|mb|p|nt|petergill: 1@D 4+ @H|pg||
mb|2S!|an|xfer to 2NT|mb|p|mb|2N|an|relay, but showing some bal hand|mb|p|mb|3D!|mb|p|mb|3N!|mb|p|nt|petergill: 1@C 2+ clubs|pg||
mb|6N|mb|p|mb|p|nt|petergill: 6NT is Ok, but 7@C or 7NT is better|pg||
nt|petergill: I don't know what the bids mean|pg||
mb|p|nt|petergill: A basic standard auction that began 1@C - 1@H - 3@C would leave South better placed to key card ask then look for 7@C|pg||
nt|petergill: so it seems that the artificiality of the Icelandic auction made it harder for NS to judge this hand, compared to Standard|pg||
nt|vugraphzdc: at your local club, small slam might be good enough, but at this very top class, it might not be|pg||
nt|petergill: Thanks to Jurica Maricic for a great job as operator at this table|pg||
nt|vugraphzdc: well Roy and Sabine don't exactly have a natural system in the OR either :)|pg||
nt|petergill: I agree with Jurica|pg||
nt|petergill: Sabine and Roy took 14 bids to reach 7NT|pg||
pc|s5|nt|petergill: so Germany finish off the match well|pg||
nt|vugraphzdc: only 14? I'm disappointed|pg||
pc|s3|pc|sJ|pc|sQ|pg||
pc|c6|pc|c4|pc|cQ|pc|cJ|pg||
nt|vugraphzdc: combined 14 or each one of them? :)|pg||
mc|13|nt|petergill: In 7NT, you cash @CQ first, because @C J10xx can be picked up only if in West's hand |pg||
nt|petergill: summary - A fairly well played match - Iceland a bit lucky with a thin 22 HCP 3NT and with Smirnov misguessing the play in another 3NT, a good finish by Germany though|pg||
nt|vugraphzdc: thanks all, next session is at 14:30 CET, that's less than 2 hours' from now. see you soon|pg||
nt|vugraphzdc: special thanks to peter who was keeping me amused this morning :) bye for now|pg||
nt|petergill: Iceland unlucky that Bd 31 was wrongsided for them|pg||
nt|petergill: so perhaps the luck was even|pg||
nt|petergill: Bye all|pg||
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