vg|BBO5-2nd Mind Sports Games,O-RR4,I,17,32,NEW ZEALAND,0,CHINESE TAIPEI,0|
rs|3NW-2,3SE=,3HS-2,1NE+1,3NN-1,3NS=,4HW+1,4HW+1,4SE-1,4SE-1,2HW-1,2NN-2,4HE=,4HW=,3NW=,3NW-1,4HS+1,4HS+1,2DN+2,2DN+3,1SW=,3CS+1,2SW+2,4SW-1,2SE=,2SE=,5DS-1,3NS+2,2DE-1,2NW-2,3SW=,3HN-1|
pn|BACH,HUANG,CORNELL,WU,LIU,WARE,CHUNG,TISLEVOLL|pg||
qx|o17|st||md|3SK732HQJ9DQT864C7,SAQ65HAT5DAJ72CQ9,S9H8643D93CAKJT82,SJT84HK72DK5C6543|sv|o|mb|3C|mb|p|mb|p|mb|3N|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|cA|nt|kiwi_joker: an unhappy start for declarer, and a pleasant surprise for Cornell  :)|pg||
pc|c3|pc|c7|pc|c9|pg||
pc|cK|pc|c4|mc|7|pg||
qx|c17|st||md|3SK732HQJ9DQT864C7,SAQ65HAT5DAJ72CQ9,S9H8643D93CAKJT82,SJT84HK72DK5C6543|sv|o|mb|3C|mb|p|nt|kiwibridge: welcome to day 2|pg||
mb|p|mb|d|mb|p|mb|3S|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|c7|pc|c9|pc|cT|pc|c4|pg||
pc|cA|pc|c3|pc|d6|pc|cQ|pg||
pc|h3|pc|h2|pc|hJ|pc|hA|pg||
pc|d2|pc|d3|pc|dK|pc|d4|pg||
pc|sJ|pc|s2|pc|s5|pc|s9|pg||
pc|s4|pc|s3|pc|sQ|pc|c2|pg||
pc|dA|pc|d9|pc|d5|pc|d8|pg||
pc|d7|pc|c8|pc|s8|pc|dT|pg||
pc|hK|pc|h9|pc|h5|pc|h4|pg||
pc|c5|pc|dQ|pc|s6|pc|cJ|pg||
pc|dJ|nt|kiwibridge: so a great start for NZ|pg||
pc|h8|pc|h7|pc|s7|pg||
pc|sK|pc|sA|pc|h6|pc|sT|pg||
pc|hT|pc|cK|pc|c6|pc|hQ|pg||
pg||
qx|o18|st||md|4SQ863HAT95D8754C5,SKT72H7DAQ6C98432,SJ5HQ842DJ32CAKQ7,SA94HKJ63DKT9CJT6|sv|n|mb|1D!|mb|p|mb|1S|nt|kiwi_joker: despite what happened here, I still like West's action after 3C-pass-pass  (as opposed to doubling).|pg||
mb|d|mb|r|mb|2H|mb|d|mb|p|mb|2S|mb|3H|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|s7|pc|s5|pc|sA|pc|s3|pg||
pc|dT|pc|d7|pc|dQ|pc|d2|pg||
pc|sK|pc|sJ|pc|s4|pc|s6|pg||
pc|dA|pc|d3|pc|d9|pc|d4|pg||
pc|d6|pc|dJ|pc|dK|pc|d5|pg||
pc|s9|pc|s8|pc|s2|pc|h2|pg||
mc|7|pg||
qx|c18|st||md|4SQ863HAT95D8754C5,SKT72H7DAQ6C98432,SJ5HQ842DJ32CAKQ7,SA94HKJ63DKT9CJT6|sv|n|nt|kiwibridge: we welcome Peter Gill|pg||
mb|1C|mb|p|nt|petergill: Hi all|pg||
mb|1S|mb|p|mb|1N|nt|kiwibridge: all live results will be here http://www.worldbridge.org/tourn/Lille.12/microSite/Results.htm|pg||
mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|d7|nt|petergill: Jonky Chung and Herstein Liu won the Asia-Pacific (Zone 6) Teams in NZ a couple of years ago, when EW were a controversial omission from the NZ team, so this is a chance for ...|pg||
nt|petergill: redemption for NZ|pg||
nt|kiwibridge: 5 top tricks|pg||
pc|dQ|pc|d3|pc|d9|pg||
pc|c9|pc|c7|pc|c6|pc|c5|pg||
nt|petergill: If @h are 4-4, declarer has time to play on @C - if @H 5-3, then best to play on @S.|pg||
nt|kiwibridge: there's 6|pg||
pc|c2|pc|cQ|pc|cT|pc|d4|pg||
nt|petergill: Geo Tislevoll doing well|pg||
nt|kiwibridge: great addition to the NZ scene is Geo|pg||
pc|h8|pc|hJ|pc|hA|pc|h7|pg||
pc|hT|nt|kiwibridge: wd there's the 7th trick|pg||
nt|petergill: Mike Ware - Geo Tiselvoll did well in the datums in the Bermuda Bowl in Veldhoven last year, when NZ narrowly missed out on the quarter-finals|pg||
pc|d6|nt|petergill: Tislevoll i mean|pg||
pc|h2|pc|h3|pg||
pc|h5|nt|petergill: Geo's originally from Norway - he wrote a bridge book of Helgemo hands|pg||
pc|c3|pc|hQ|pc|hK|pg||
pc|dT|pc|d5|pc|dA|pc|d2|pg||
pc|s2|pc|s5|pc|s9|pc|sQ|pg||
pc|h9|pc|c4|pc|h4|pc|h6|pg||
nt|petergill: The truly great Patrick Huang is West at the other table. |pg||
nt|kiwibridge: he's a legend|pg||
pc|s3|pc|s7|pc|sJ|pc|sA|pg||
nt|kiwibridge: I've known Patrick since the PABF in 1976|pg||
mc|8|pg||
qx|o19|st||md|1SAJ3H964D9765CT62,SK52HAK875DKTCJ74,SQT8HTDA2CAKQ9853,S9764HQJ32DQJ843C|sv|e|mb|p|nt|kiwi_joker: Both these teams on an identical score of 47 VPs, in Group B. But it's certainly early days.|pg||
mb|1N|mb|d|mb|2D|mb|p|mb|p|mb|3N|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|nt|kiwi_joker: Nice call, Michael|pg||
nt|kiwi_joker: Now if he can just avoid that heart l .....ead|pg||
pc|h2|pc|h4|pc|hK|pc|hT|pg||
nt|kiwi_joker: Should be fine whatever happens, as EW can make about 10 tricks in hearts, themselves|pg||
nt|bigtrain: already did well by preempting the @H game|pg||
pc|hA|pc|d2|pc|hQ|pc|h6|pg||
nt|kiwi_joker: aha ..that makes more sense|pg||
pc|h5|nt|bigtrain: they didn't unblock when declarer showed out?|pg||
nt|bigtrain: better :)|pg||
pc|s8|pc|hJ|nt|kiwi_joker: unbelievable (if as shown)|pg||
pc|h9|pg||
pc|h3|pc|d5|pc|h7|pc|sT|pg||
mc|8|pg||
qx|c19|st||md|1SAJ3H964D9765CT62,SK52HAK875DKTCJ74,SQT8HTDA2CAKQ9853,S9764HQJ32DQJ843C|sv|e|nt|petergill: so NZ's top master-point holder is West here, with Chinese Taipei's greatest ever player (some would say "Asia's greatest ever player, Zia might disagree) West at other table|pg||
nt|kiwibridge: Geo needed all that good work to hold the loss to 2|pg||
mb|p|mb|1N|nt|petergill: North has many options ....|pg||
nt|kiwibridge: here's that results link again for the new comers http://www.worldbridge.org/tourn/Lille.12/microSite/Results.htm|pg||
nt|petergill: Double and hope EW play in !NT, or bid 3C, or Pass and hope to defend 3NT ...|pg||
mb|p|mb|2C!|mb|p|mb|2H|nt|petergill: 4@H should make, if bid|pg||
nt|petergill: North might even save in 5@C|pg||
nt|kiwibridge: they call it magic|pg||
mb|3C|mb|3H|mb|p|mb|p|mb|d|mb|p|nt|kiwibridge: I wouldn't X now would you Peter?|pg||
nt|petergill: 5@CX is 300. 5@H is interesting - spade lead to @H contract is unlikely ... on @C lead, @D to ace, another club to shorten dummy's trumps, should make 5@H I think  |pg||
nt|kiwibridge: he could have defended 3@H|pg||
nt|petergill: West might re-evaluate if South bids 4@C - with known club shortage opposite|pg||
nt|petergill: I think I too would double with North cards, for t/o - I often make losing decisions, especially in retrospect!|pg||
nt|kiwibridge: a lot of thinking going on|pg||
mb|3N|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|nt|petergill: South's @h stop is lacking - does he intend 3NT as for the minors - I don't know|pg||
nt|petergill: Looks like just 50 to EW, a good score for NS|pg||
nt|kiwibridge: or a swish|pg||
nt|petergill: Mike Ware had better lead a heart. Perhaps a top heart?|pg||
pc|hA|nt|petergill: Surely West thinks South has a heart stopper.|pg||
pc|hT|pc|h2|pc|h6|pg||
pc|h5|nt|petergill: good lead - can East afford the queen - no - East thinks West has 4 hearts|pg||
pc|d2|pc|hQ|pc|h4|pg||
nt|petergill: @H2 was encouraging, so no worries|pg||
nt|kiwibridge: no worries guess these two have their defence pretty well together|pg||
pc|h3|pc|h9|pc|hK|pc|s8|pg||
pc|h7|pc|sT|pc|hJ|pc|c2|pg||
pc|s7|nt|kiwibridge: spoke too soon :(|pg||
pc|sA|mc|9|pg||
qx|o20|st||md|2SAT762H74DQ8CT765,S85HAQT5DAT74CKQ2,SKQJH9DKJ9652C943,S943HKJ8632D3CAJ8|sv|b|mb|1N|mb|p|mb|4D|mb|p|mb|4H|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|sK|pc|s3|pc|s2|pc|s5|pg||
pc|sQ|pc|s4|pc|sA|pc|s8|pg||
mc|11|pg||
qx|c20|st||md|2SAT762H74DQ8CT765,S85HAQT5DAT74CKQ2,SKQJH9DKJ9652C943,S943HKJ8632D3CAJ8|sv|b|nt|petergill: Perhaps East might figure that North, who passed 1NT then bid 3@C, had solid clubs, so it's like a 30 (not 40) point deck for EW, allowing East to bid 4@H over 3@C?|pg||
nt|kiwibridge: I take it all back sob :(|pg||
mb|1N|nt|kiwibridge: hard to stomach after the lead :(|pg||
nt|petergill: East thought @H were 4-4 (else West would bid 4@h with 5th @H) and wanted to be on lead after 4 rounds of hearts|pg||
mb|d!|mb|2D!|nt|kiwibridge: X=ss and system on transfer|pg||
nt|petergill: so I think perhaps it's West's non-bid of 4@h more than East's defence that was the problem - hard to say |pg||
mb|p|mb|2H|mb|p|mb|4H|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|sK|pc|s3|nt|kiwibridge: this can't go wrong anyway|pg||
pc|s2|pc|s5|pg||
nt|petergill: NS save in 4@SX would cost 500, not much difference from minus 650|pg||
pc|sJ|pc|s4|pc|s6|pc|s8|pg||
pc|sQ|pc|s9|pc|sA|pc|h5|pg||
mc|11|pg||
qx|o21|st||md|3SJ63HQT98DA72CA98,S8HA5DKJ54CKQT765,SQ9HK432DQT9CJ432,SAKT7542HJ76D863C|sv|n|nt|kiwi_joker: 3@S from E then pass-pass-pass?|pg||
mb|p|mb|4S|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|hT|nt|kiwi_joker: that lead should ensure a (at least) one-trick set of 4@S here|pg||
pc|h5|pc|hK|pc|h6|pg||
pc|h2|pc|h7|pc|h8|pc|hA|pg||
pc|cK|pc|c2|pc|s2|pc|c8|pg||
pc|hJ|pc|hQ|pc|s8|pc|h3|pg||
pc|c5|pc|c3|pc|s4|pc|c9|pg||
pc|sA|pc|s3|pc|c6|pc|s9|pg||
pc|sK|pc|s6|pc|d4|pc|sQ|pg||
pc|d3|pc|d2|pc|dJ|pc|dQ|pg||
pc|h4|pc|s5|pc|h9|pc|c7|pg||
mc|9|pg||
qx|c21|st||md|3SJ63HQT98DA72CA98,S8HA5DKJ54CKQT765,SQ9HK432DQT9CJ432,SAKT7542HJ76D863C|sv|n|mb|p|mb|4S|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|hT|nt|petergill: both Easts chose to open 4@s due to the suitable vulnerability|pg||
pc|hA|pc|h2|pc|h6|pg||
pc|cK|pc|c2|pc|h7|pc|cA|pg||
pc|hQ|pc|h5|pc|h3|pc|hJ|pg||
pc|dA|pc|d4|pc|d9|pc|d3|pg||
pc|d2|pc|dK|pc|dT|pc|d6|pg||
nt|petergill: A the Vugraph tables, there were four 3@S openers (2 Seniors, 1 woman and Cullin for Sweden) and one 2@D multi opener (Gromov for Russia) and the rest opened 4@S|pg||
pc|cQ|pc|c3|pc|d8|pc|c8|pg||
pc|s8|pc|s9|pc|sA|pc|s3|pg||
pc|sK|pc|s6|pc|c5|pc|sQ|pg||
pc|s2|pc|sJ|pc|c6|pc|h4|pg||
mc|9|pg||
qx|o22|st||md|4SJ865HJ52DJ3C9432,SKTHT98743DQTCKQ8,SQ2HKQ6DAK852CAT6,SA9743HAD9764CJ75|sv|e|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|mb|1D|mb|1S|mb|p|mb|2H|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|dA|pc|d4|pc|d3|pc|dT|pg||
nt|kiwi_joker: best defence is probably a 3rd round of @Ds, letting South score his J@H|pg||
pc|h6|pc|hA|pc|h5|pc|h3|pg||
pc|c5|pc|c2|pc|cQ|pc|cA|pg||
pc|cT|pc|c7|pc|c3|pc|cK|pg||
pc|hT|pc|hQ|pc|s3|pc|h2|pg||
nt|kiwi_joker: ...running out of time .. :)|pg||
pc|dK|pc|d6|pc|dJ|pc|dQ|pg||
pc|d2|nt|kiwi_joker: well done, Michael|pg||
pc|d7|pc|hJ|pc|c8|pg||
mc|7|pg||
qx|c22|st||md|4SJ865HJ52DJ3C9432,SKTHT98743DQTCKQ8,SQ2HKQ6DAK852CAT6,SA9743HAD9764CJ75|sv|e|nt|petergill: I would open 4@S in 1st seat, but 3@S in 2nd seat where there is only one opponent and one partner whom I am preempting|pg||
mb|p|mb|p|mb|1H|nt|petergill: and I will in future be very wary of Mr Gromov's 2@D Multis if I ever play against him|pg||
mb|d|mb|1S|mb|p|mb|2H|mb|2N|mb|p|nt|petergill: Board 21 in Group B mainly 4@S, some 3@S, so far ref http://worldbridge.org/tourn/Lille.12/microSite/RunningScores/ASP/BoardacrossCondit.asp?qboard=021.04..950|pg||
mb|p|mb|p|pc|s3|pc|s5|pc|sT|pc|sQ|pg||
pc|d5|pc|d4|pc|dJ|pc|dQ|pg||
pc|cK|pc|cA|pc|c5|pc|c2|pg||
pc|h6|pc|hA|pc|h2|pc|hT|pg||
pc|c7|pc|c3|pc|cQ|pc|c6|pg||
pc|sK|pc|s2|pc|s4|pc|s6|pg||
nt|petergill: With @HA bare, if Jonky Chung ducked @CA, his chances of making 2NT would be better, I think|pg||
pc|c8|pc|cT|pc|cJ|pc|c4|pg||
pc|sA|pc|s8|pc|h3|pc|d2|pg||
pc|d6|pc|d3|pc|dT|pc|dA|pg||
pc|dK|pc|d7|pc|h5|pc|h4|pg||
nt|petergill: -2, good defence|pg||
pc|hK|pc|s7|pc|hJ|pc|h7|pg||
nt|kiwibridge: yes nice one|pg||
pc|hQ|pc|s9|pc|c9|pc|h8|pg||
pc|d8|pc|d9|pc|sJ|pc|h9|pg||
pg||
qx|o23|st||md|1ST5H7642DK65CA976,SAQ2HAKQJTD8743CK,SK876H3DQ92CJ8542,SJ943H985DAJTCQT3|sv|b|mb|p|mb|1C!|mb|p|mb|1N|mb|p|mb|2C!|mb|p|mb|2H!|mb|p|mb|3H|mb|p|mb|4H|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|d5|pc|d3|pc|dQ|pc|dA|pg||
pc|h5|pc|h2|pc|hA|pc|h3|pg||
pc|hK|pc|c5|pc|h9|pc|h4|pg||
pc|hQ|pc|c2|pc|h8|pc|h6|pg||
pc|hJ|pc|d9|pc|s3|pc|h7|pg||
pc|d4|pc|d2|pc|dJ|pc|dK|pg||
pc|sT|pc|s2|pc|sK|pc|s4|pg||
mc|10|pg||
qx|c23|st||md|1ST5H7642DK65CA976,SAQ2HAKQJTD8743CK,SK876H3DQ92CJ8542,SJ943H985DAJTCQT3|sv|b|mb|p|mb|1H|mb|p|mb|2H|mb|p|mb|4H|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|nt|kiwibridge: predictable auction|pg||
nt|kiwibridge: seemingly 3 losers|pg||
pc|c8|pc|c3|pc|c6|pc|cK|pg||
nt|kiwibridge: but nasty break instore|pg||
pc|hA|pc|h3|pc|h5|pc|h2|pg||
pc|hK|nt|kiwibridge: bonus there for Ware|pg||
pc|s6|pc|h8|pc|h4|pg||
nt|petergill: N had a choice of unattractive leads - but with partner a chance to have 4 hearts, the long club suit for a possible forcing defence looked most promising|pg||
pc|d3|pc|d2|pc|dT|pc|dK|pg||
pc|sT|pc|sA|pc|s7|pc|s3|pg||
pc|hQ|pc|c5|pc|h9|pc|h6|pg||
pc|hJ|nt|kiwibridge: 5 for NZ on 22|pg||
pc|c2|pc|cT|pc|h7|pg||
pc|sQ|pc|sK|pc|s4|pc|s5|pg||
pc|c4|pc|cQ|pc|cA|pc|hT|pg||
pc|s2|pc|s8|pc|sJ|pc|c7|pg||
pc|s9|pc|c9|pc|d4|pc|cJ|pg||
pc|dA|pc|d5|pc|d7|pc|d9|pg||
pc|dJ|pc|d6|pc|d8|pc|dQ|pg||
pg||
qx|o24|st||md|2S84H8742DA6CKJT52,SAQ65HQJ9D984C943,SKJT32HKT6DJCQ876,S97HA53DKQT7532CA|sv|o|mb|p|mb|p|nt|kiwi_joker: 3NT beaten a trick on the club lead, in other room|pg||
mb|1D|mb|p|mb|1S|mb|p|mb|3D|nt|kiwi_joker: 5@D should also fail|pg||
mb|p|mb|3N|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|s2|nt|kiwi_joker: oops|pg||
pc|s7|pc|s8|pc|sQ|pg||
pc|d8|pc|dJ|pc|dK|pc|d6|pg||
pc|dQ|pc|dA|pc|d4|pc|h6|pg||
pc|s4|pc|sA|pc|s3|pc|s9|pg||
pc|d9|pc|c6|pc|dT|pc|c2|pg||
pc|d7|pc|c5|pc|c3|pc|c7|pg||
mc|9|pg||
qx|c24|st||md|2S84H8742DA6CKJT52,SAQ65HQJ9D984C943,SKJT32HKT6DJCQ876,S97HA53DKQT7532CA|sv|o|nt|petergill: NZ doing OK, but Australia is losing to Reunion, a country we also managed to lose to in this event in 2008.|pg||
mb|p|mb|p|mb|1D|nt|kiwibridge: jeez, we lost to San Marino yesterday, a country with less than 500 registered players :)|pg||
mb|p|mb|1S|mb|p|mb|3D|mb|p|mb|3N|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|nt|petergill: and even tiny Monaco can be hard to beat at bridge :)|pg||
nt|kiwibridge: ha nice one Peter|pg||
pc|c6|nt|kiwibridge: GOLD for Lisa Carrington womens kayak|pg||
pc|cA|pc|c2|pc|c3|pg||
pc|dK|pc|d6|pc|d4|nt|petergill: Well done Lisa winning Gold for NZ|pg||
pc|dJ|pg||
pc|dQ|pc|dA|nt|kiwibridge: fantastic effort there|pg||
pc|d8|nt|petergill: Lisa also is World Champion, now Olympic Champion too|pg||
pc|hT|pg||
pc|cJ|pc|c4|pc|c8|pc|s7|pg||
pc|cT|pc|c9|nt|kiwibridge: Ware in trouble now|pg||
nt|petergill: This NZ bridge team is a bit weaker than in Veldhoven last year (no Newell - Reid this time), but has hopes of qualifying for the R16 and quarter-finals|pg||
nt|petergill: Herstein Liu careful to avoid any blockage|pg||
pc|cQ|pc|h3|pg||
pc|c7|pc|h5|pc|cK|pc|s5|pg||
mc|8|pg||
qx|o25|st||md|3SJ3HKQJ8754D3CQ94,ST87H32DK87CKT832,SAQ52H6DAQJ654CAJ,SK964HAT9DT92C765|sv|e|nt|kiwi_joker: not sure about 3NT making just 3 .?.. there were 10 top tricks there after the spade lead|pg||
mb|1D|mb|p|mb|2H|mb|p|mb|2S|mb|p|mb|4H|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|c2|pc|cJ|pc|c7|pc|c4|pg||
pc|h6|pc|hT|pc|hK|pc|h2|pg||
pc|hQ|pc|h3|pc|d4|pc|hA|pg||
pc|c6|pc|c9|pc|cT|pc|cA|pg||
pc|dA|pc|d2|pc|d3|pc|d7|pg||
pc|dQ|pc|d9|mc|11|pg||
qx|c25|st||md|3SJ3HKQJ8754D3CQ94,ST87H32DK87CKT832,SAQ52H6DAQJ654CAJ,SK964HAT9DT92C765|sv|e|mb|1D|mb|p|mb|1H|mb|p|nt|kiwibridge: they seem to have slowed in the other room we are now two boat lengths ahead|pg||
mb|1S|mb|p|mb|3H|mb|p|nt|kiwibridge: back to 1 we squared 23|pg||
nt|petergill: it's "boat lengths" at the other Olympics, I think it's "two brain cells ahead" at the Mind Sports|pg||
nt|petergill: for most pairs, 3@H should be invit, due to failure to use 4th Suit Forcing|pg||
mb|4H|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|nt|kiwibridge: wd no trouble|pg||
pc|c2|pc|cJ|pc|c7|pc|c4|pg||
nt|petergill: Little San Marino scored 14 VPs for their 42 imps in matches against both NZ and against Chinese Taipei yesterday, and so far this round San Marino is holding mighty USA to 13-17. |pg||
pc|h6|pc|h9|pc|hK|pc|h2|pg||
pc|sJ|nt|kiwibridge: have they imported like Monaco?|pg||
pc|s7|pc|s2|pc|sK|pg||
nt|petergill: In case @H are 4-1, South was thinking about disposing of the 3rd round club loser early on @s or @d at Trick 2 - which might have been good play |pg||
pc|c6|pc|c9|pc|c3|pc|cA|pg||
pc|sA|pc|s4|pc|s3|pc|s8|pg||
pc|sQ|pc|s6|pc|cQ|pc|sT|pg||
nt|petergill: I think Italy doesn't have any spare super-experts left to export to San Marino. |pg||
nt|kiwibridge: :)|pg||
mc|11|pg||
qx|o26|st||md|4SJHAQ85DK74C97653,S532HK9643D53CQ82,SAKT86H72DAQT86CJ,SQ974HJTDJ92CAKT4|sv|b|mb|1D|mb|p|mb|1H|mb|1S|mb|p|mb|1N|mb|p|mb|2D|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|d2|pc|d4|pc|d3|pc|d6|pg||
pc|s6|pc|sQ|pc|sJ|pc|s2|pg||
pc|d9|pc|d7|pc|d5|pc|dT|pg||
pc|s8|pc|s9|pc|dK|pc|s3|pg||
pc|c3|pc|c8|pc|cJ|pc|cK|pg||
pc|hT|pc|hQ|pc|hK|pc|h2|pg||
pc|c2|mc|10|pg||
qx|c26|st||md|4SJHAQ85DK74C97653,S532HK9643D53CQ82,SAKT86H72DAQT86CJ,SQ974HJTDJ92CAKT4|sv|b|nt|kiwibridge: Lauria seems to be spare now :(|pg||
nt|kiwibridge: running scores http://www.worldbridge.org/tourn/Lille.12/microSite/Results.htm|pg||
mb|1C|mb|p|mb|1H|nt|petergill: unlike his countrymen Helgemo - Helness of Monaco .... Geo Tislevoll moved to Auckland to marry Faith Mayer - it wasn't as if NZBridge paid Geo $1,000,000 to move to NZ, in case ...|pg||
nt|petergill: anyone wonders. |pg||
mb|1S|nt|kiwibridge: he did it for love @H|pg||
mb|1N|mb|p|mb|p|mb|2D|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|nt|petergill: 1NT = I didn't move thousands of kilometres just to Pass 1@S|pg||
nt|kiwibridge: non @C lead and 3NT home for CT|pg||
pc|cA|nt|petergill: If East passes 1@S, South bids 1NT, which might lead NS higher  |pg||
pc|c3|pc|c2|pc|cJ|pg||
pc|d2|pc|d4|pc|d3|pc|d6|pg||
pc|sA|pc|s4|pc|sJ|pc|s2|pg||
pc|s6|pc|s7|pc|d7|pc|s3|pg||
pc|c5|pc|cQ|pc|d8|pc|c4|pg||
pc|sK|pc|s9|pc|h5|pc|s5|pg||
pc|sT|pc|sQ|pc|dK|pc|h6|pg||
pc|c6|pc|c8|nt|petergill: Mike Cornell went for the low spade lead to that 3NT on Bd 24 - unlucky for NZ - Mike could well have been right on other layouts.  |pg||
mc|11|pg||
qx|o27|st||md|1SKT83HKJTDACQJ963,SA9642HQ9DQT852CA,SQ7H64DK9643CKT84,SJ5HA87532DJ7C752|sv|o|mb|1C|mb|1S|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|h6|pc|hA|pc|hT|pc|h9|pg||
pc|d7|pc|dA|pc|d5|pc|d6|pg||
pc|c3|pc|cA|pc|c4|pc|c2|pg||
pc|d2|pc|d3|pc|dJ|pc|s3|pg||
pc|cQ|pc|s2|pc|c8|pc|c5|pg||
pc|dQ|pc|dK|pc|sJ|pc|sK|pg||
pc|c9|pc|s4|pc|cK|pc|c7|pg||
pc|sA|pc|s7|pc|s5|pc|s8|pg||
pc|s9|pc|sQ|pc|h2|pc|sT|pg||
nt|kiwi_joker: so a small pick-up for Chinese Taipei in each room|pg||
mc|7|pg||
qx|c27|st||md|1SKT83HKJTDACQJ963,SA9642HQ9DQT852CA,SQ7H64DK9643CKT84,SJ5HA87532DJ7C752|sv|o|nt|petergill: On Bd 24, Jonky Chung took some time to find the club lead, so he must have been considering the unlucky spade lead|pg||
mb|1C|mb|1S|mb|1N!|an|points no hearts|mb|p|nt|petergill: 2@C looks normal, but Jonky chooses 1NT and even alerts that it might not have spades|pg||
mb|2C|mb|2D|mb|p|mb|2S|mb|3C|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|s2|nt|petergill: 1NT is like a transfer - NS plays transfers when 1minor is overcalled|pg||
pc|s7|pc|sJ|pc|sK|pg||
pc|c3|nt|petergill: Hence South's repeated club bids|pg||
pc|cA|pc|c4|pc|c2|pg||
nt|petergill: Ref NS System Card http://www.ecatsbridge.com/documents/files/cc/OpenTeams/ChineseTaipei/chung-liu.pdf|pg||
nt|petergill: With partner marked with a doubleton spade, Mike Ware's smart low spade lead had much to gain and little to lose|pg||
pc|d8|pc|d3|pc|d7|pc|dA|pg||
nt|petergill: Geo Tislevoll chose 2@S rather than 2@H because Ware would have doubled 2@C with 5341 shape, and his @H texture was bad. |pg||
mc|10|pg||
qx|o28|st||md|2SQ87HKT853D94CQ63,SA9532HQ62D73CAT7,SJTHAJ4DAT86CJ542,SK64H97DKQJ52CK98|sv|n|mb|p|mb|1C|mb|1D|mb|d!|an|h4+|mb|1S|mb|d|mb|2S|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|sJ|pc|sK|pc|s7|pc|s2|pg||
pc|dK|pc|d4|pc|d7|pc|d6|pg||
pc|dQ|pc|d9|pc|d3|pc|dA|pg||
pc|sT|pc|s4|pc|s8|pc|s3|pg||
pc|c4|pc|c8|pc|cQ|pc|cA|pg||
pc|sA|pc|c2|pc|s6|pc|sQ|pg||
pc|s9|pc|h4|pc|h7|pc|h3|pg||
mc|10|pg||
qx|c28|st||md|2SQ87HKT853D94CQ63,SA9532HQ62D73CAT7,SJTHAJ4DAT86CJ542,SK64H97DKQJ52CK98|sv|n|mb|1S|mb|p|mb|2D|mb|p|mb|2N|mb|p|mb|4S|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|c5|nt|petergill: Mike Ware's decision to open light at fav vul in 1st seat (often a good tactic) has pushed his side into an apparently hopeless game|pg||
pc|c8|pc|cQ|pc|cA|pg||
pc|d7|pc|dA|pc|d2|pc|d4|pg||
nt|kiwibridge: but that lead helps|pg||
pc|hA|pc|h7|pc|h3|pc|h2|pg||
pc|h4|pc|h9|pc|hK|nt|petergill: Best play = set up the side suit first|pg||
pc|h6|pg||
nt|petergill: -1|pg||
nt|kiwibridge: yep -1|pg||
nt|petergill: unless he plays @d's and S ruffs low!|pg||
pc|h5|pc|hQ|pc|hJ|pc|c9|pg||
mc|9|nt|petergill: which will not happen|pg||
nt|vugraphzbh: Geo went for a break|pg||
nt|kiwibridge: no smoking allowed in the building|pg||
nt|vugraphzbh: no true...lol...Traian here :)|pg||
pg||
qx|o29|st||md|3SQ632HAJ6DJ876CAQ,SJ7HQ3D952CKJ9642,S8HT972DAKQ43CT75,SAKT954HK854DTC83|sv|b|mb|p|mb|1S|mb|p|mb|1N|mb|p|mb|2H|mb|p|mb|2S|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|d7|pc|d2|pc|dQ|pc|dT|pg||
pc|s8|pc|sA|pc|s2|pc|s7|pg||
pc|h4|pc|h6|pc|hQ|pc|h2|pg||
pc|h3|pc|h9|mc|9|pg||
qx|c29|st||md|3SQ632HAJ6DJ876CAQ,SJ7HQ3D952CKJ9642,S8HT972DAKQ43CT75,SAKT954HK854DTC83|sv|b|mb|p|mb|1S|mb|p|mb|1N|nt|kiwibridge: hi Traian you are everywhere @H|pg||
mb|p|mb|2S|mb|p|mb|p|nt|vugraphzbh: just arived in Lille :)|pg||
mb|p|pc|d6|nt|petergill: 5@D or 3NT for NS needs the club hook which fails|pg||
pc|d2|pc|dQ|pc|dT|pg||
pc|dK|pc|s4|pc|d7|pc|d5|pg||
pc|h4|pc|h6|pc|hQ|pc|h2|pg||
pc|h3|pc|h9|pc|h5|pc|hJ|pg||
pc|s3|nt|kiwibridge: Patrick was allowed to play 1@S on 27 for 5 imps|pg||
pc|s7|pc|s8|pc|sT|pg||
pc|h8|pc|hA|pc|sJ|pc|h7|pg||
pc|d9|pc|d3|pc|s5|pc|d8|pg||
pc|sA|pc|s2|pc|c2|pc|cT|pg||
pc|sK|nt|petergill: N might have switched to @S at Trick 2, but was concerned about dummy's club suit being tricks. 2@S seems very cold. |pg||
pc|s6|pc|c4|pc|c5|pg||
pc|hK|pc|cQ|pc|c6|mc|8|pg||
qx|o30|st||md|4SKQ9HA54DAKQJ654C,SJ7HJT9732D7CKJT8,S852HQ6D82CAQ7432,SAT643HK8DT93C965|sv|o|mb|p|mb|1D|mb|3H|mb|p|mb|p|mb|d|mb|p|mb|5C|mb|p|nt|kiwi_joker: That 3@H call could have worked out terribly .. instead, it's worked out a treat for Chinese Taipei|pg||
mb|5D|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|nt|kiwi_joker: well, ..5@D hasnt gone down ... yet .....|pg||
pc|hJ|nt|greenhand: BACH  could  have  opened  2C  with  3  losers|pg||
pc|hQ|pc|hK|pc|hA|pg||
nt|kiwi_joker: If only dummy's trumps were 10x .. sigh|pg||
pc|dA|pc|d7|pc|d2|pc|d3|pg||
pc|dK|pc|h2|pc|d8|pc|d9|pg||
pc|dQ|pc|h3|pc|c2|pc|dT|pg||
pc|dJ|pc|c8|pc|s2|nt|petergill: good play so far - West doesn't know that he can release clubs|pg||
nt|petergill: and South knows this|pg||
pc|s4|pg||
pc|d6|pc|cJ|pc|s5|pc|s3|pg||
pc|d5|pc|h7|pc|h6|pc|s6|pg||
pc|sQ|pc|s7|pc|s8|pc|sA|pg||
pc|h8|pc|h4|pc|h9|pc|c3|pg||
nt|petergill: He had to play another @d to have any hope, but |pg||
mc|10|nt|petergill: he thought from "young at heart" Patrick Huang's 3@H bid that East was out of hearts|pg||
pg||
qx|c30|st||md|4SKQ9HA54DAKQJ654C,SJ7HJT9732D7CKJT8,S852HQ6D82CAQ7432,SAT643HK8DT93C965|sv|o|mb|p|mb|1D|mb|2H|mb|p|mb|p|nt|vugraphzbh: south in the tank|pg||
mb|3N|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|nt|petergill: If south punts 3NT, and it goes @HJQK, Sth will be relieved that East has @SA|pg||
pc|cJ|nt|petergill: With no direct entries to the hearts, West sensibly goes for the club attack. |pg||
pc|cA|pc|c6|pc|h4|pg||
pc|s2|pc|s3|pc|sK|pc|s7|pg||
pc|dA|pc|d7|pc|d2|pc|d3|pg||
pc|dK|pc|h7|pc|d8|pc|d9|pg||
pc|dQ|pc|h2|pc|c2|pc|dT|pg||
pc|dJ|nt|petergill: Just give East @CA instead of @HK and the good club lead works. Also, West might have sensed that South's tank before bidding 3NT was club shortage (not spade shortage - with W and ...|pg||
nt|petergill: S both short in @s, someone else would bid them).|pg||
pc|c8|pc|c3|pc|s4|pg||
pc|d6|pc|cT|pc|s5|pc|c5|pg||
pc|d5|nt|petergill: Good logic by West, but no imps. |pg||
pc|h3|pc|c4|pc|s6|pg||
pc|d4|pc|sJ|pc|s8|pc|c9|pg||
nt|kiwibridge: 6 more CT on 28|pg||
pc|sQ|pc|h9|pc|c7|pc|sA|pg||
pc|sT|pc|s9|pc|cK|pc|cQ|pg||
pc|h8|nt|vugraphzbh: south counting|pg||
pc|h5|pc|hT|pc|hQ|pg||
mc|11|pg||
qx|o31|st||md|1ST952HA852DK43C83,SK8HT3DQJ76CKJ962,SQJ4HK97D852CAQT7,SA763HQJ64DAT9C54|sv|n|nt|kiwibridge: a painfull blow, another 11|pg||
mb|p|mb|p|mb|1C|mb|d|nt|petergill: Good try by Ashley Bach, who is NZ's top ranked player on WBF masterpoint rankings (he's ranked about 250 in world)|pg||
mb|1D|mb|d|mb|1H|mb|p|nt|petergill: Bd 30: If East had come down to SAJ10 and clubs with no hearts, South had him endplayed. |pg||
mb|1S|mb|2C|mb|p|mb|2D|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|nt|petergill: 1@D = 4!+ @H|pg||
pc|c8|pc|cJ|pc|cQ|pc|c4|pg||
pc|d2|pc|d9|pc|dK|pc|d6|pg||
pc|d4|pc|d7|pc|d5|pc|dA|pg||
pc|c5|pc|c3|pc|c9|pc|cT|pg||
pc|d8|pc|dT|pc|d3|pc|dQ|pg||
pc|cK|pc|cA|pc|s3|pc|h2|pg||
pc|h7|pc|h4|nt|petergill: 1@C was 1+ card (1@D = 5+), hence 2@C was natural. Patrick Huang has trained his team up (over 1,000 emails by him) to know things like that - this is the same Chinese Taipei six ...|pg||
nt|petergill: players who won the Asia Pacific Championships in NZ two years ago. |pg||
pc|hA|pc|h3|pg||
pc|h5|pc|hT|pc|hK|pc|h6|pg||
pc|sJ|pc|sA|pc|s2|pc|s8|pg||
mc|7|pg||
qx|c31|st||md|1ST952HA852DK43C83,SK8HT3DQJ76CKJ962,SQJ4HK97D852CAQT7,SA763HQJ64DAT9C54|sv|n|nt|petergill: Chinese Taipei have played a very tidy match, giving almost nothing away - so far|pg||
mb|p|mb|p|mb|1C|mb|d|mb|1D!|nt|petergill: Three years ago, Patrick Huang trained up this entire team of six, sending them over 1,000 emails to improve their bridge. |pg||
mb|2N|mb|p|mb|p|nt|petergill: 1@D = 4+ @H |pg||
mb|p|pc|h7|nt|petergill: With so many cards offside, 2NT looks too high|pg||
pc|h4|pc|h2|pc|hT|pg||
pc|d6|pc|d2|pc|d9|pc|dK|pg||
pc|s5|nt|vugraphzbh: ware in the tank..trying to find an 8th trick|pg||
pc|sK|pc|s4|pc|s3|pg||
pc|d7|pc|d5|pc|dA|pc|d3|pg||
pc|c4|pc|c3|pc|c9|pc|cT|pg||
pc|sQ|pc|s6|pc|s2|pc|s8|pg||
pc|hK|pc|h6|pc|h5|pc|h3|pg||
pc|h9|pc|hQ|pc|hA|pc|c2|pg||
pc|c8|pc|cJ|pc|cQ|pc|c5|pg||
pc|cA|mc|6|pg||
qx|o32|st||md|2ST7HJ973DQ94CQ852,SA964HT62D876CT97,SJ32HAKQ54DAJCJ64,SKQ85H8DKT532CAK3|sv|e|nt|petergill: Play resumes in 75 minutes with Round 5, after lunch break in Lille|pg||
mb|p|mb|1N|mb|2D|mb|p|mb|p|mb|2H|mb|p|mb|p|mb|2S|mb|p|mb|p|nt|kiwi_joker: 2@S ... wow. Huang never mis--steps, does he.|pg||
mb|3H|mb|3S|mb|p|mb|p|nt|kiwibridge: Patrick Huang walks on water :)|pg||
mb|p|pc|hK|mc|9|pg||
qx|c32|st||md|2ST7HJ973DQ94CQ852,SA964HT62D876CT97,SJ32HAKQ54DAJCJ64,SKQ85H8DKT532CAK3|sv|e|nt|vugraphzbh: last board now|pg||
nt|vugraphzbh: we will be back in 1h 45 mins|pg||
nt|petergill: Last board now - play resumes after lunch break in 100 minutes. |pg||
mb|p|mb|1H|mb|d|mb|3H|mb|p|nt|kiwibridge: so last board here and a decent win to Chinese Taipei although the kiwis didn't do too much wrong, thanks to Peter Gill for his great comments, Traian who always does a great job ...|pg||
nt|kiwibridge: on the vugraph, and thanks to you lovely people for you feedback|pg||
mb|p|mb|p|pc|cA|nt|petergill: To beat 3@H, West has to put a @d through when on lead with @SA|pg||
pc|c2|pc|cT|pc|c4|pg||
pc|sK|pc|s7|pc|s4|pc|s2|pg||
pc|s5|pc|sT|pc|sA|pc|s3|pg||
pc|d8|nt|vugraphzbh: he did in a flash :)|pg||
nt|petergill: Good defence|pg||
pc|dA|pc|d2|pc|d4|pg||
pc|hA|pc|h8|pc|h3|pc|h2|pg||
pc|hK|pc|d5|pc|h7|pc|h6|pg||
pc|h4|pc|d3|pc|hJ|pc|hT|pg||
pc|c5|pc|c7|nt|petergill: Mike Ware is a great player, but when you're in Patrick Huang's seat, it's hard to outplay the person in your seat at the other table.|pg||
pc|c6|pc|cK|pg||
pc|dK|pc|d9|pc|d6|pc|dJ|pg||
mc|8|nt|kiwibridge: thanks again all|pg||
nt|vugraphzbh: bye all|pg||
nt|petergill: Bye everyone|pg||
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