vg|BBO5-2nd Mind Sports Games,O-RR2,I,17,32,RUSSIA,0,ARGENTINA,0|
rs|3SSx-1,2HE+2,2HW=,3CE+1,5DW-1,3NE+1,2SE-1,2SE-1,3DE-1,3DE-1,3HE-2,3HE=,4SN+2,4SS+2,4SN-1,2HE=,2CN+3,2CN+3,2NN=,6CSx-3,4HS-2,4HS-1,4HW+2,4HW+1,4HSx=,2CEx=,4DS=,3NN=,1HNx-2,1HNx-2,5DSx=,5DSx=|
pn|DUBININ,RAVENNA,GROMOV,LAMBARDI,PALAZZO,MATUSHKO,FORNASARI,KHOKHLOV|pg||
qx|o17|st||md|3SKT932HJ3DQJ82C85,SQ74HAT85DAK93CKQ,SAJ65HK42D64CJT92,S8HQ976DT75CA7643|sv|o|mb|p|mb|p|mb|2S|mb|2N|mb|3S|mb|p|mb|p|mb|d|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|dK|pc|d4|pc|d7|pc|d2|pg||
nt|blum1956: Hi all|pg||
pc|hA|pc|h2|pc|h6|pc|h3|pg||
pc|h5|nt|blum1956: 4@h looks makeable, so the number of undertricks is a keypoint|pg||
pc|hK|pc|h7|pc|hJ|pg||
pc|s5|pc|s8|pc|sK|pc|s4|pg||
pc|s3|pc|s7|pc|sJ|pc|c4|pg||
pc|sA|mc|8|pg||
qx|c17|st||md|3SKT932HJ3DQJ82C85,SQ74HAT85DAK93CKQ,SAJ65HK42D64CJT92,S8HQ976DT75CA7643|sv|o|mb|p|mb|2H|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|s2|mc|10|pg||
qx|o18|st||md|4ST652H76DK642CA94,SK43HA9843DAT3C52,SA97HQT2DQ9875CKT,SQJ8HKJ5DJCQJ8763|sv|n|nt|blum1956: Even the unbid 4@h is levelled in this room|pg||
mb|p|mb|p|mb|1H|mb|p|mb|2C!|mb|p|mb|2H|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|d5|pc|dJ|pc|dK|pc|dA|pg||
pc|s3|pc|s7|pc|sQ|pc|s2|pg||
pc|sJ|pc|s5|pc|s4|pc|sA|pg||
pc|s9|pc|s8|pc|s6|pc|sK|pg||
pc|c5|pc|cK|pc|c3|pc|c4|pg||
pc|cT|pc|cJ|pc|cA|pc|c2|pg||
pc|d2|pc|d3|pc|d7|pc|h5|pg||
pc|cQ|pc|c9|pc|h9|pc|hT|pg||
pc|dQ|pc|hJ|pc|d4|pc|dT|pg||
mc|8|pg||
qx|c18|st||md|4ST652H76DK642CA94,SK43HA9843DAT3C52,SA97HQT2DQ9875CKT,SQJ8HKJ5DJCQJ8763|sv|n|mb|1C|mb|p|mb|1H|mb|p|mb|2C|mb|p|mb|2D|mb|p|mb|3C|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|h7|mc|10|pg||
qx|o19|st||md|1SJT6HKJ963D63C983,SK9HQT75DAKQ754C4,S8743HA2DT9CAJ752,SAQ52H84DJ82CKQT6|sv|e|mb|p|mb|1D|mb|p|mb|1S|mb|p|mb|3D|nt|blum1956: This looks as a "coffee-breaking" 3NT|pg||
mb|p|mb|4D|mb|p|nt|xenya: now they are in trouble|pg||
mb|5D|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|nt|blum1956: The Russian team had a bye in the first round, so the players are not that tired|pg||
pc|hA|nt|blum1956: Not that "coffee-breaking" as in practice|pg||
pc|h4|pc|h3|pc|h7|pg||
pc|h2|pc|h8|pc|hK|pc|hT|pg||
nt|xenya: one can sympathise with W, who wanted to stress his @D suit plus a little on the side -- but it proved to be an overbid here  |pg||
nt|blum1956: Russians have a chance for a swing|pg||
pc|c8|pc|c4|pc|cA|pc|c6|pg||
mc|10|pg||
qx|c19|st||md|1SJT6HKJ963D63C983,SK9HQT75DAKQ754C4,S8743HA2DT9CAJ752,SAQ52H84DJ82CKQT6|sv|e|mb|p|mb|1D|mb|p|mb|1S|mb|p|mb|2H|mb|p|mb|3N|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|c9|pc|c4|pc|c2|pc|cT|pg||
pc|d8|pc|d3|pc|dA|pc|d9|pg||
pc|dK|pc|dT|pc|d2|pc|d6|pg||
pc|dQ|pc|c5|pc|dJ|pc|h3|pg||
pc|d7|pc|c7|pc|h8|pc|h6|pg||
pc|d4|pc|cJ|pc|h4|pc|c3|pg||
pc|d5|pc|h2|pc|c6|pc|h9|pg||
pc|sK|pc|s3|pc|s2|pc|s6|pg||
pc|s9|pc|s7|pc|sQ|pc|sT|pg||
pc|sA|pc|sJ|pc|h5|pc|s4|pg||
pc|cQ|pc|c8|pc|h7|pc|cA|pg||
pc|hA|pc|s5|pc|hJ|pc|hT|pg||
pc|s8|pc|cK|pc|hK|pc|hQ|pg||
pg||
qx|o20|st||md|2SKQ74HKT8D942CK85,SA6H54DQT653CJ763,ST5HQJ632DKJ87CT9,SJ9832HA97DACAQ42|sv|b|mb|p|nt|blum1956: The 2@h rebid from W should have worked much better|pg||
mb|p|mb|1S|mb|p|mb|1N|mb|p|mb|2C|an|3+|mb|p|nt|xenya: maybe it would show a stronger hand|pg||
mb|2S|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|d4|pc|d3|pc|dJ|pc|dA|pg||
pc|h7|pc|h8|pc|h4|pc|hJ|pg||
pc|cT|pc|c4|nt|xenya: and W W's idea was to emphasise @Ds, not @Hs|pg||
pc|cK|pc|c3|pg||
pc|c5|pc|c6|pc|c9|pc|cA|pg||
pc|hA|pc|hT|pc|h5|pc|h2|pg||
pc|h9|pc|hK|pc|s6|pc|h3|pg||
pc|sA|pc|s5|pc|s2|pc|s4|pg||
nt|blum1956: E needs to be accurate now|pg||
pc|c7|pc|sT|pc|c2|pc|c8|pg||
pc|hQ|pc|s8|pc|d2|pc|d5|pg||
pc|s9|pc|sQ|pc|d6|pc|d7|pg||
pc|d9|pc|dT|nt|xenya: unfortunately for them, E had just the kind of hand where probing for a slam looked quite sensible (still on the last hand)|pg||
pc|d8|pc|s3|pg||
mc|7|nt|blum1956: Fortunately for the declarer the last club was with S, so he could ruff a diamond and play the @sJ making his contruct thus|pg||
pg||
qx|c20|st||md|2SKQ74HKT8D942CK85,SA6H54DQT653CJ763,ST5HQJ632DKJ87CT9,SJ9832HA97DACAQ42|sv|b|mb|p|mb|p|mb|1S|mb|p|mb|1N|an|f|mb|p|mb|2C|mb|p|mb|2S|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|d2|pc|d6|pc|d7|pc|dA|pg||
pc|h7|pc|h8|pc|h4|pc|h2|pg||
pc|s4|pc|sA|pc|s5|pc|s2|pg||
pc|h5|pc|h3|pc|hA|pc|hT|pg||
pc|h9|pc|hK|pc|s6|pc|h6|pg||
pc|c6|pc|cT|pc|cQ|pc|cK|pg||
pc|d9|pc|dT|pc|dJ|pc|s3|pg||
pc|s8|pc|s7|pc|d3|pc|sT|pg||
pc|hJ|pc|s9|pc|sQ|pc|d5|pg||
pc|sK|pc|c3|pc|d8|pc|sJ|pg||
pc|c8|pc|cJ|pc|c9|pc|c2|pg||
pc|c7|pc|dK|pc|cA|pc|c5|pg||
mc|7|pg||
qx|o21|st||md|3SK863HAQT5D94CJT2,S42H94DAQ865CKQ83,SATH8732DT3CA9765,SQJ975HKJ6DKJ72C4|sv|n|mb|p|mb|1S|mb|p|mb|1N|mb|p|mb|2D|mb|p|mb|3D|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|cJ|nt|blum1956: besides 22 HCPs and 9 diamonds the accurate defense holds declarer to 8 tricks|pg||
pc|cK|pc|cA|pc|c4|pg||
pc|h7|pc|hJ|pc|hQ|pc|h4|pg||
pc|c2|pc|c8|pc|c9|pc|d2|pg||
pc|h6|pc|hT|pc|h9|pc|h2|pg||
nt|xenya: 1 down here -- no big deal as NS can make a partial |pg||
pc|cT|pc|cQ|pc|c5|pc|hK|pg||
pc|d5|pc|d3|pc|dK|pc|d4|pg||
pc|d7|pc|d9|pc|dA|pc|dT|pg||
mc|8|pg||
qx|c21|st||md|3SK863HAQT5D94CJT2,S42H94DAQ865CKQ83,SATH8732DT3CA9765,SQJ975HKJ6DKJ72C4|sv|n|mb|p|mb|1S|mb|p|mb|1N|an|forcing|mb|p|mb|2D|mb|p|mb|3D|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|cT|pc|c3|pc|c5|pc|c4|pg||
pc|c2|pc|cK|pc|cA|pc|d2|pg||
pc|d7|pc|d4|pc|dQ|pc|d3|pg||
pc|s2|pc|sA|pc|s5|pc|s3|pg||
pc|h7|pc|hJ|pc|hQ|pc|h4|pg||
pc|hA|pc|h9|pc|h2|pc|h6|pg||
pc|sK|pc|s4|pc|sT|pc|s7|pg||
pc|h5|pc|dA|pc|h3|pc|hK|pg||
mc|8|pg||
qx|o22|st||md|4S98743HJ3DKQ97C72,SKJT62HQ96D32CAJT,S5HK87DAT654CKQ53,SAQHAT542DJ8C9864|sv|e|mb|1H|mb|p|mb|2N!|mb|p|nt|xenya: another trickt hand for EW -- likely to get too high|pg||
mb|3H|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|dK|nt|blum1956: 3@h is rather challenging and cannot be made if South does not forget to lead clubs twice|pg||
pc|d2|pc|d4|pc|d8|pg||
pc|c7|pc|cT|pc|cQ|pc|c6|pg||
nt|xenya: they did well to stop ;ow thogh|pg||
pc|d5|pc|dJ|pc|dQ|pc|d3|pg||
pc|c2|nt|xenya: *low -- sorry for my typing|pg||
pc|cJ|pc|cK|pc|c4|pg||
pc|c3|pc|c8|pc|h3|pc|cA|pg||
pc|s8|pc|s2|pc|s5|pc|sA|pg||
pc|hA|pc|hJ|pc|h6|pc|h7|pg||
pc|h2|pc|d7|pc|hQ|pc|hK|pg||
pc|dA|mc|7|pg||
qx|c22|st||md|4S98743HJ3DKQ97C72,SKJT62HQ96D32CAJT,S5HK87DAT654CKQ53,SAQHAT542DJ8C9864|sv|e|mb|1H|mb|p|mb|1S|mb|d|mb|p|mb|2D|mb|3H|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|c7|pc|cT|pc|cQ|pc|c6|pg||
pc|dA|pc|d8|pc|d7|pc|d2|pg||
pc|d4|pc|dJ|pc|dQ|pc|d3|pg||
pc|c2|pc|cA|pc|c5|pc|c4|pg||
pc|hQ|pc|hK|pc|hA|pc|h3|pg||
pc|hT|pc|hJ|pc|h6|pc|h7|pg||
pc|s3|pc|s2|pc|s5|pc|sA|pg||
pc|h2|pc|d9|pc|h9|pc|h8|pg||
mc|9|pg||
qx|o23|st||md|1SQT73HA82DQ65CA97,SK5HKQJT7D9CQJ632,SAJ942H53DAK82CKT,S86H964DJT743C854|sv|b|mb|1N|an|12-15|mb|2H|mb|3S|mb|p|nt|blum1956: Georgi Matushko replaced Evgeni Rudakov in the Russian team (if one compares to the ETC)|pg||
mb|4S|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|h4|pc|hA|pc|hJ|pc|h3|pg||
pc|sQ|pc|s5|pc|s2|pc|s6|pg||
pc|s3|pc|sK|pc|sA|pc|s8|pg||
mc|12|pg||
qx|c23|st||md|1SQT73HA82DQ65CA97,SK5HKQJT7D9CQJ632,SAJ942H53DAK82CKT,S86H964DJT743C854|sv|b|mb|1C|mb|1H|mb|d|an|4+ !s|mb|p|mb|2S|mb|p|mb|4S|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|hQ|pc|h3|pc|h9|pc|hA|pg||
pc|sT|pc|s5|pc|s2|pc|s6|pg||
pc|s3|pc|sK|pc|sA|pc|s8|pg||
mc|12|pg||
qx|o24|st||md|2SKQJHKJ64DKQ84CQ6,S93HT98752DAT7CJ4,S87652HD932CKT752,SAT4HAQ3DJ65CA983|sv|o|mb|p|mb|2S|mb|2N|nt|blum1956: The ladies team (which blitzed Argentina 25:2 in the first round) is Victoria Gromova-Tatiana Ponomareva, Svetlana Chubarova - Olga Vorobeychikova and Anna Gulevich - Elena ...|pg||
nt|blum1956: Khonicheva|pg||
mb|d|mb|3D|nt|xenya: interesting hand -- particularly aftert N's opening :)|pg||
nt|vugraphzbc: 2@s = 5@s+4+m, 3-9|pg||
nt|blum1956: I am afraid NS will choose to declare, while the spade game is unmakeable|pg||
nt|xenya: ah that's dfifferent, thanks|pg||
mb|p|mb|3H|nt|xenya: they might stop in a partscore?|pg||
nt|blum1956: The 3@h contract has 5 top loosers|pg||
mb|p|mb|p|mb|4C|mb|p|mb|4S|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|nt|blum1956: "what is going on here" - Gromov asked himself|pg||
pc|hA|pc|h4|pc|h9|pc|s2|pg||
pc|s5|pc|sA|pc|sJ|pc|s3|pg||
nt|blum1956: some chances are live after that kind of lead|pg||
pc|d5|pc|dQ|pc|dA|pc|d3|pg||
nt|xenya: more than a chance now i think|pg||
pc|s9|pc|s6|pc|s4|pc|sQ|pg||
pc|cQ|pc|c4|pc|c2|pc|c3|pg||
nt|blum1956: still not enough|pg||
nt|xenya: a lot of psychology was involved in the bidding it seems...|pg||
pc|c6|pc|cJ|pc|cK|nt|vugraphzbc: E is thinking|pg||
nt|xenya: S was aware that N was likely to be quite weak, so he treaded very carefully...|pg||
nt|xenya: but N. it seems, took S's pass as forcing -- or very close to that|pg||
nt|xenya: S's double of 2N showed quite a strong hand of course|pg||
pc|cA|pg||
pc|sT|pc|sK|pc|h5|pc|s7|pg||
nt|blum1956: Russian  ladies are leading 20:0 aginst Canada after 6/16 boards of Round 2|pg||
pc|hK|pc|h2|pc|d2|pc|h3|pg||
pc|h6|pc|h7|pc|s8|pc|hQ|pg||
mc|9|pg||
qx|c24|st||md|2SKQJHKJ64DKQ84CQ6,S93HT98752DAT7CJ4,S87652HD932CKT752,SAT4HAQ3DJ65CA983|sv|o|mb|p|mb|p|mb|1N|mb|p|mb|2D|mb|p|mb|2H|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|sQ|pc|s3|pc|s6|pc|s4|pg||
pc|dK|pc|dA|pc|d9|pc|d5|pg||
pc|h2|pc|c2|pc|hA|pc|h4|pg||
pc|h3|pc|hJ|pc|h5|pc|s5|pg||
pc|cQ|pc|c4|pc|c5|pc|c3|pg||
pc|dQ|pc|d7|pc|d2|pc|d6|pg||
pc|c6|pc|cJ|pc|cK|pc|cA|pg||
pc|hQ|pc|hK|pc|h7|pc|s2|pg||
pc|d4|pc|dT|pc|d3|pc|dJ|pg||
pc|c8|pc|d8|pc|h8|pc|c7|pg||
mc|8|pg||
qx|o25|st||md|3SJ98752HD84CQ7654,SAT4HAQJ3DKJ63C93,SKHT7654DA72CAKT8,SQ63HK982DQT95CJ2|sv|e|mb|1H|mb|p|mb|1S|mb|p|mb|2C|mb|p|mb|p|nt|vugraphzbc: W asks how strong N is|pg||
nt|blum1956: Dubinin is pessimistic while 5@c is on the table as the cards lie|pg||
nt|xenya: NS play Precision, so 15 hcp is the limit|pg||
nt|vugraphzbc: S: up to 15 (NS are playing Precision)|pg||
mb|p|pc|dT|pc|d4|pc|dJ|pc|dA|pg||
pc|sK|pc|s6|pc|s2|pc|sA|pg||
pc|dK|nt|xenya: well, yes, 5@C makes -- still W's decision not to reopen looks a bit wet|pg||
pc|d2|pc|d5|pc|d8|pg||
pc|d6|pc|d7|pc|d9|pc|c4|pg||
pc|s5|pc|s4|pc|c8|pc|s3|pg||
pc|h4|pc|h2|pc|c5|pc|h3|pg||
pc|s7|pc|sT|pc|cA|pc|sQ|pg||
pc|cK|pc|c2|pc|c6|pc|c3|pg||
pc|cT|pc|cJ|pc|cQ|pc|c9|pg||
mc|11|pg||
qx|c25|st||md|3SJ98752HD84CQ7654,SAT4HAQJ3DKJ63C93,SKHT7654DA72CAKT8,SQ63HK982DQT95CJ2|sv|e|mb|1H|mb|p|mb|1S|mb|p|mb|2C|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|d9|pc|d8|pc|dK|pc|dA|pg||
pc|sK|pc|s3|pc|s2|pc|sA|pg||
pc|d3|pc|d7|pc|dT|pc|d4|pg||
pc|dQ|pc|c6|pc|d6|pc|d2|pg||
pc|s5|pc|s4|pc|c8|pc|s6|pg||
pc|cA|pc|c2|pc|c5|pc|c3|pg||
pc|cK|pc|cJ|pc|c4|pc|c9|pg||
pc|h4|pc|h2|pc|c7|pc|h3|pg||
pc|s7|pc|sT|pc|cT|pc|sQ|pg||
mc|11|pg||
qx|o26|st||md|4SJ954HQJ65D2CQT92,SAHKT74DQT974CA74,SK3HA9DAJ83CKJ653,SQT8762H832DK65C8|sv|b|mb|2D!|nt|xenya: or should i say overcautious :)|pg||
mb|p|mb|2S|nt|vugraphzbc: 2@d = weak in one M|pg||
mb|2N|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|nt|blum1956: 2NT, 3@c and pass looked all possible|pg||
pc|h8|nt|xenya: on 24, NS sold out to 2@H, which made -- 2 imps for Russia|pg||
pc|hQ|pc|hK|pc|hA|pg||
pc|c3|pc|c8|pc|cT|pc|c7|pg||
pc|c2|pc|c4|pc|cJ|pc|s6|pg||
pc|c5|pc|s7|pc|cQ|pc|cA|pg||
pc|dT|pc|dJ|pc|dK|pc|d2|pg||
pc|d6|pc|s4|pc|d9|pc|d3|pg||
pc|h4|pc|h9|pc|h2|pc|h5|pg||
pc|sK|pc|s2|pc|s5|pc|sA|pg||
pc|hT|pc|s3|pc|h3|pc|hJ|pg||
pc|c9|pc|d4|pc|cK|mc|8|nt|xenya: so just made -- i always find it distressing when my opponents stop in 2N and it turns out to be the best spot |pg||
pg||
qx|c26|st||md|4SJ954HQJ65D2CQT92,SAHKT74DQT974CA74,SK3HA9DAJ83CKJ653,SQT8762H832DK65C8|sv|b|mb|p|mb|6C|mb|d|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|d4|pc|dA|pc|d5|pc|d2|pg||
mc|9|pg||
qx|o27|st||md|1ST4HAKJ95DT76CJT6,SKQ872H7DQ832C542,SA3HQ3DK94CAK9873,SJ965HT8642DAJ5CQ|sv|o|mb|p|mb|2D!|nt|blum1956: The defenders could do better, suppose E have led another heart when in with the @dK...|pg||
mb|d|mb|3S|nt|vugraphzbc: 3@s = pass or correct|pg||
mb|4H|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|sK|nt|blum1956: "How many hearts does East have?" - Dubinin might have asked himself|pg||
pc|sA|pc|s5|pc|s4|pg||
pc|hQ|pc|h2|pc|h5|pc|h7|pg||
pc|h3|pc|h6|pc|hA|pc|s2|pg||
pc|hK|pc|s7|pc|s3|pc|h4|pg||
nt|blum1956: Unfortunately he didn't|pg||
pc|cJ|pc|c5|pc|cA|pc|cQ|pg||
pc|c3|pc|d5|pc|cT|pc|c2|pg||
nt|xenya: he could have asked that again after cashing a top club first|pg||
nt|blum1956: right|pg||
pc|hJ|pc|c4|pc|c7|pc|h8|pg||
pc|c6|pc|d2|pc|c8|pc|hT|pg||
pc|s6|pc|sT|pc|sQ|pc|c9|pg||
pc|s8|pc|cK|pc|s9|pc|h9|pg||
pc|d6|pc|d3|pc|d9|pc|dJ|pg||
pc|dA|pc|d7|pc|d8|pc|d4|pg||
pc|sJ|pc|dT|pc|dQ|pc|dK|pg||
pg||
qx|c27|st||md|1ST4HAKJ95DT76CJT6,SKQ872H7DQ832C542,SA3HQ3DK94CAK9873,SJ965HT8642DAJ5CQ|sv|o|mb|p|mb|2S|mb|2N|mb|3S|mb|4H|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|sQ|pc|sA|pc|s6|pc|s4|pg||
pc|cA|pc|cQ|pc|c6|pc|c2|pg||
pc|hQ|pc|h2|pc|h5|pc|h7|pg||
pc|h3|pc|h4|pc|hA|pc|s2|pg||
pc|hK|pc|d3|pc|s3|pc|h6|pg||
pc|hJ|pc|s7|pc|d4|pc|h8|pg||
pc|cT|pc|c4|pc|cK|pc|d5|pg||
pc|c3|pc|dJ|pc|cJ|pc|c5|pg||
mc|9|pg||
qx|o28|st||md|2SKQJ7HJ76DQ52CQ43,SHA9542DAT964CKJ7,S985432HT3DKJ3C85,SAT6HKQ8D87CAT962|sv|n|mb|1H|mb|p|mb|2C!|mb|p|mb|3D!|nt|xenya: slam time?|pg||
nt|blum1956: Our ladies are 38:5 (23:7 VP) after 9 boards against Canada|pg||
mb|p|mb|4H|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|nt|vugraphzbc: 3@d = 5-5 minimum|pg||
pc|c8|nt|blum1956: The slam is quite bad (but makeable)|pg||
pc|c9|pc|cQ|pc|cK|pg||
pc|h5|pc|h3|pc|hK|pc|h6|pg||
pc|hQ|pc|h7|pc|h2|pc|hT|pg||
mc|12|nt|vugraphzbc: E left table during the play|pg||
nt|vugraphzbc: so we have to wait|pg||
nt|vugraphzbc: E is back|pg||
nt|xenya: i don' think 6@H is all that bad assuming @H 3-2 -- but of course 6@C is much better|pg||
pg||
qx|c28|st||md|2SKQJ7HJ76DQ52CQ43,SHA9542DAT964CKJ7,S985432HT3DKJ3C85,SAT6HKQ8D87CAT962|sv|n|mb|1H|mb|p|mb|2C|an|f|mb|p|mb|2D|mb|p|mb|2H|mb|p|mb|2S|mb|p|mb|2N|mb|p|mb|3C|mb|p|mb|3S|mb|d|mb|r|mb|p|mb|4H|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|s3|pc|s6|pc|sJ|pc|h2|pg||
pc|h4|pc|h3|pc|hK|pc|h7|pg||
pc|hQ|pc|h6|pc|h5|pc|hT|pg||
pc|h8|pc|hJ|pc|hA|pc|s2|pg||
pc|cJ|pc|c5|pc|c2|pc|cQ|pg||
mc|11|pg||
qx|o29|st||md|3SKT82HK9862DA96C5,S543H53D87532C863,SAJ7HT74DKQT4CQ42,SQ96HAQJDJCAKJT97|sv|b|mb|1N|an|12-15|mb|d|mb|p!|nt|vugraphzbc: pass forc to XX|pg||
mb|2D|mb|p|mb|3C|nt|xenya: maybe not, sorry|pg||
mb|d|an|t/o|mb|p|mb|3N|mb|d|mb|4H|mb|p|mb|p|mb|d|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|c3|pc|c2|pc|c9|pc|c5|pg||
pc|cA|pc|h2|pc|c6|pc|c4|pg||
pc|s2|pc|s4|pc|sA|pc|s6|pg||
pc|h4|pc|hA|nt|xenya: on 26, something must have gone badly wrong in NS's auction in other room -- they wound up in 6@C -- unfortunately no bidding available|pg||
pc|h6|pc|h3|pg||
pc|cK|pc|h8|pc|c8|pc|cQ|pg||
pc|hK|pc|h5|pc|h7|pc|hJ|pg||
nt|blum1956: Why not, Volodya?  See the movie, the bidding is there|pg||
pc|d6|pc|d2|pc|dK|pc|dJ|pg||
pc|d4|pc|s9|pc|dA|pc|d3|pg||
pc|d9|pc|d5|pc|dQ|pc|c7|pg||
pc|dT|pc|cJ|nt|xenya: all i can see there is that S opened 6@C == but i don't buy that :)|pg||
pc|s8|pc|d7|pg||
pc|s7|pc|sQ|pc|sK|mc|10|pg||
qx|c29|st||md|3SKT82HK9862DA96C5,S543H53D87532C863,SAJ7HT74DKQT4CQ42,SQ96HAQJDJCAKJT97|sv|b|mb|1D|mb|d|mb|r|mb|p|mb|p|mb|2C|mb|p|mb|p|mb|d|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|c5|pc|c6|pc|cQ|pc|cA|pg||
pc|c7|pc|h2|pc|c8|pc|c2|pg||
pc|h3|pc|h4|pc|hQ|pc|hK|pg||
mc|8|pg||
qx|o30|st||md|4STH63DAKQT94CKJ76,SA974HQ987D3CAQ84,SKQ53HKJ542D876C3,SJ862HATDJ52CT952|sv|o|mb|p|mb|1D|mb|d|mb|1H|mb|1S|mb|2D|mb|2S|nt|blum1956: Or, yes, they have changed that for some reason. But there was a long bidding sequence ending in 6@cx few minutes ago|pg||
mb|3D|mb|p|mb|4C|mb|p|mb|4D|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|d3|pc|d6|pc|d2|nt|xenya: seems they have stopped in time|pg||
pc|dT|pg||
pc|sT|pc|sA|pc|s3|pc|s8|pg||
pc|h9|nt|blum1956: Still the declarer needs the heart guess|pg||
nt|xenya: 3@D would have been safer|pg||
pc|hJ|pc|hA|pc|h3|pg||
pc|d5|pc|dA|pc|s7|pc|d7|pg||
pc|cK|pc|cA|pc|c3|pc|c2|pg||
nt|xenya: @CK looks best now|pg||
pc|hQ|nt|xenya: oh he played it|pg||
pc|hK|pc|hT|pc|h6|pg||
pc|sK|pc|s2|pc|c6|pc|s4|pg||
pc|sQ|pc|s6|pc|c7|pc|s9|pg||
pc|s5|pc|sJ|pc|d4|pc|h8|pg||
pc|cJ|pc|c4|pc|d8|pc|c5|pg||
mc|10|nt|xenya: W must have an ace for his raise and he is out of trumps at this point |pg||
pg||
qx|c30|st||md|4STH63DAKQT94CKJ76,SA974HQ987D3CAQ84,SKQ53HKJ542D876C3,SJ862HATDJ52CT952|sv|o|mb|p|mb|1D|mb|d|mb|r|mb|1S|mb|2D|mb|p|mb|3D|mb|p|mb|3S|mb|d|mb|3N|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|s6|pc|sT|pc|sA|pc|s3|pg||
pc|h9|pc|hK|pc|hA|pc|h3|pg||
pc|hT|pc|h6|pc|h8|pc|hJ|pg||
mc|9|pg||
qx|o31|st||md|1S973H72D654CAQT83,SJT65HADKJ7CK9764,SAK8HK9843DQ932C5,SQ42HQJT65DAT8CJ2|sv|n|mb|p|mb|1C|nt|xenya: so a club ruff is certain|pg||
mb|1H|mb|p|mb|p|mb|d|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|cJ|nt|xenya: disaster?|pg||
pc|cA|pc|c6|pc|c5|pg||
pc|cQ|pc|cK|pc|h3|pc|c2|pg||
pc|d2|pc|d8|pc|d4|pc|dJ|pg||
pc|hA|pc|h4|pc|h5|nt|blum1956: just 2 off, but this may be reproduced in the closed room|pg||
pc|h2|pg||
pc|d7|pc|d9|pc|dT|pc|d5|pg||
nt|xenya: indeed|pg||
pc|hQ|pc|h7|pc|c4|pc|hK|pg||
pc|d3|pc|dA|pc|d6|pc|dK|pg||
pc|hJ|pc|c3|pc|c7|pc|h8|pg||
pc|hT|pc|s3|pc|c9|pc|h9|pg||
pc|s2|pc|s7|pc|sT|pc|sA|pg||
pc|dQ|pc|h6|pc|c8|pc|s5|pg||
pc|s4|pc|s9|pc|sJ|pc|sK|pg||
pc|s8|pc|sQ|pc|cT|pc|s6|pg||
nt|blum1956: The problem is with the West opening bid. Formally it is the 2@c opener, but nobody likes this on the particular hand|pg||
pg||
qx|c31|st||md|1S973H72D654CAQT83,SJT65HADKJ7CK9764,SAK8HK9843DQ932C5,SQ42HQJT65DAT8CJ2|sv|n|mb|p|mb|1C|mb|1H|mb|p|mb|p|mb|d|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|s2|pc|s3|pc|sT|pc|sA|pg||
pc|sK|pc|s4|pc|s7|pc|s6|pg||
pc|s8|pc|sQ|pc|s9|pc|s5|pg||
pc|h5|pc|h2|pc|hA|pc|h3|pg||
pc|d7|pc|d9|pc|dT|pc|d4|pg||
pc|hT|pc|h7|pc|c6|pc|hK|pg||
pc|d2|pc|d8|pc|d5|pc|dJ|pg||
pc|sJ|pc|h9|pc|hJ|pc|c3|pg||
pc|dA|pc|d6|pc|dK|pc|d3|pg||
pc|c2|pc|cA|pc|c4|pc|c5|pg||
pc|c8|pc|c7|pc|h4|pc|cJ|pg||
pc|dQ|pc|h6|pc|cT|pc|c9|pg||
pc|hQ|pc|cQ|pc|cK|pc|h8|pg||
pg||
qx|o32|st||md|2S3HJTDKJT976CAKT3,SKJHAKQ8632DAQ5C2,SAQT42HD842CQJ987,S98765H9754D3C654|sv|e|nt|blum1956: if he opens 2@c North may pass (imps for Argentina) or bid 2@h (imps for Russia)|pg||
mb|2C|mb|2S|mb|p|mb|3D|mb|3N|nt|xenya: smart bid, 3N -- but it just might not work out too well here|pg||
mb|4D|mb|p|mb|p|mb|4H|mb|p|nt|blum1956: 4 off if NS have guessed to bury that|pg||
mb|p|mb|5D|mb|d|nt|xenya: i don't think NS will allow W to play in 4|pg||
mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|hA|nt|blum1956: not a lot of play here|pg||
pc|d2|pc|h4|pc|hT|pg||
nt|xenya: indeed not|pg||
nt|blum1956: ahn 550 is better then 400|pg||
pc|sA|pc|s5|pc|s3|pc|sJ|pg||
pc|s2|pc|s6|pc|d6|pc|sK|pg||
pc|hJ|nt|xenya: just ruff last heart|pg||
pc|hK|pc|d8|pc|h5|pg||
pc|d4|pc|d3|pc|dJ|pc|dQ|pg||
pc|hQ|pc|c7|pc|h7|pc|d7|pg||
pc|dK|pc|dA|pc|s4|pc|c4|pg||
mc|11|nt|xenya: weird hand|pg||
nt|vugraphzbc: that was the last board for this session. good bye|pg||
nt|xenya: thanks everyone|pg||
nt|blum1956: Ladies win their match against Canada 24:6 with two boards to go|pg||
nt|blum1956: thanks Volodya, thanks all the spectators and the vugraph operator|pg||
pg||
qx|c32|st||md|2S3HJTDKJT976CAKT3,SKJHAKQ8632DAQ5C2,SAQT42HD842CQJ987,S98765H9754D3C654|sv|e|mb|1C|an|strong|mb|1S|mb|p|mb|2D|mb|2H|mb|3D|mb|3H|mb|5D|mb|d|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|hA|pc|d2|pc|h4|pc|hT|pg||
pc|sA|pc|s9|pc|s3|pc|sJ|pg||
pc|s2|pc|s5|pc|dJ|pc|sK|pg||
pc|hJ|pc|hQ|pc|d4|pc|h5|pg||
pc|d8|pc|d3|pc|d9|pc|dQ|pg||
pc|hK|pc|c7|pc|h7|pc|d6|pg||
mc|11|pg||
