vg|BBO5-2nd Mind Sports Games,O-RR7,I,1,16,GERMANY,0,SWITZERLAND,0|
rs|4HS=,4HN=,3NS+1,3NS+1,5CE=,5CW=,5CE-1,4SW=,3NS-2,3NS-2,2SE=,1NN-3,4HW=,4HW=,6HW=,6HW=,6CS-3,5DS=,4SS+1,4SS=,3NS=,3NS=,4SS+1,4SS=,2CE=,1NSx-1,4HS-1,4HS-1,3HS=,3HS+1,4SW+2,4SW+2|
pn|REHDER,PIEDRA,GROMOELLER,WILDAVSKY,NIKOLENKOV,SMIRNOV,MAGNUSSON,PIEKAREK|pg||
qx|o1|st||md|3SJ6HQJT532DJTCA93,SQ843HK74DQ2CK764,SK5HA98DAK964CQJT,SAT972H6D8753C852|sv|o|mb|1D|mb|p|mb|1H|mb|p|mb|2N|mb|p|mb|4H|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|s4|pc|s5|pc|sA|pc|s6|pg||
pc|c2|pc|c3|pc|cK|pc|cT|pg||
pc|c4|pc|cJ|pc|c8|pc|cA|pg||
pc|hQ|pc|h4|pc|hA|pc|h6|pg||
pc|h8|pc|sT|mc|10|nt|ianmcc: Hi all|pg||
pg||
qx|c1|st||md|3SJ6HQJT532DJTCA93,SQ843HK74DQ2CK764,SK5HA98DAK964CQJT,SAT972H6D8753C852|sv|o|mb|1C|an|,|mb|p|mb|1D|an|,|nt|ahollan1: 1@C opening will be an alert for both pairs|pg||
mb|p|mb|1N|an|,|nt|ahollan1: NS  1@C=2+    EW = multi-purpose|pg||
mb|p|mb|2D|an|transfer|mb|p|mb|2H|mb|p|mb|4H|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|nt|ahollan1: 1@D response  4+@H|pg||
pc|c5|pc|c3|pc|cK|pc|cT|pg||
nt|ahollan1: other tables and voice commentary available without login via http://bridgebase.com/client/vugraph.php|pg||
nt|ahollan1: our match Open Room has Voice Commentary|pg||
pc|s3|nt|ahollan1: EW leads are 2nd/4th|pg||
pc|s5|nt|ahollan1: so  Piek would lead 5 from 852 or 85   [LOW from worthless doubleton]|pg||
pc|sA|pc|s6|pg||
pc|s2|pc|sJ|pc|sQ|pc|sK|pg||
pc|hA|pc|h6|pc|h2|nt|ahollan1: convention cards for all participants online under http://www.ecatsbridge.com/documents/docdefault.asp?page=cc|pg||
pc|h4|pg||
pc|h9|pc|s7|pc|h3|pc|hK|pg||
mc|10|pg||
qx|o2|st||md|4SJT2HKJ8DK652CAQT,SQ9875H76DT9874CJ,SA43HAQ9DJCK98764,SK6HT5432DAQ3C532|sv|n|mb|p|mb|1D|mb|p|nt|ianmcc: 3NT no problems|pg||
mb|1H|mb|p|mb|1N|mb|p|mb|2C|mb|p|mb|2N|an|4333|mb|p|mb|3N|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|s7|pc|sA|nt|ianmcc: may cash for 630 - diamonds fraught|pg||
mc|10|pg||
qx|c2|st||md|4SJT2HKJ8DK652CAQT,SQ9875H76DT9874CJ,SA43HAQ9DJCK98764,SK6HT5432DAQ3C532|sv|n|nt|ahollan1: running scores under  http://www.worldbridge.org//tourn/Lille.12/microSite/Results.htm  [choose event+group]|pg||
nt|ahollan1: our match is Open Group A|pg||
mb|p|nt|ahollan1: switzerland =2   2 vp ahead of 4th place germany|pg||
mb|1N|an|,|mb|p|nt|ahollan1: 1N=good 11 to 14|pg||
nt|ahollan1: this is only the 2nd pair i've seen that plays transfer responses to 1@C in context of a Weak NT system|pg||
mb|3N|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|s5|nt|ahollan1: spot card leads vs NT = Attitude|pg||
pc|sA|pc|s6|pc|s2|pg||
pc|c4|pc|c3|pc|cA|pc|cJ|pg||
mc|10|pg||
qx|o3|st||md|1SQ9742HK542DATC98,SJTHAQJ973DJ8CKJ7,SK8653HT86DKQ9C53,SAHD765432CAQT642|sv|e|mb|p|mb|1H|nt|ianmcc: this one very interesting. Maybe 5@c E/W|pg||
mb|p|mb|2D|mb|p|mb|2H|mb|p|mb|3C|mb|p|mb|3H|mb|p|mb|4C|mb|p|mb|5C|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|nt|ianmcc: East does well to insist|pg||
pc|s2|pc|sT|pc|sK|pc|sA|pg||
pc|d2|pc|dT|pc|dJ|pc|dQ|pg||
pc|s8|nt|ianmcc: N'S didn't get going.some sort of sac in @s|pg||
pc|c2|pc|s7|pc|sJ|pg||
pc|d4|pc|dA|pc|d8|pc|d9|pg||
pc|h5|pc|h3|pc|hT|pc|c4|pg||
pc|d6|mc|11|pg||
qx|c3|st||md|1SQ9742HK542DATC98,SJTHAQJ973DJ8CKJ7,SK8653HT86DKQ9C53,SAHD765432CAQT642|sv|e|mb|p|mb|1H|nt|ahollan1: 1@H=5+suit  usually max of 18 hcp|pg||
mb|1S|mb|d|mb|3H|an|4!s invit|mb|d|mb|3S|nt|ahollan1: EW play Negative Free Bids   so  immediate 2@C/@D would be non-force|pg||
nt|ahollan1: that means negative dbl includes some Game Force hands|pg||
mb|4N|mb|p|mb|5C|mb|p|nt|ahollan1: since he's minimum, seems Smirnov DBL  just showing good 6-card suit |pg||
mb|p|mb|p|nt|ahollan1: 4N = minors  and they find the winning spot|pg||
nt|ahollan1: Wildavsky playing 5@C in East   after Gromeller-Rehder pass throughout|pg||
pc|s3|pc|sA|pc|s2|pc|sT|pg||
pc|d2|pc|dT|pc|dJ|pc|dQ|pg||
pc|c3|pc|cT|pc|c8|pc|c7|pg||
pc|d3|pc|dA|pc|d8|pc|d9|pg||
pc|c9|pc|cJ|pc|c5|pc|cQ|pg||
mc|11|pg||
qx|o4|st||md|2S862HA8652D7543C9,SJT73H9DAQ96CKJ85,SQ9HQJT743DK8CQT7,SAK54HKDJT2CA6432|sv|b|nt|kit: hi everybody|pg||
mb|1D|nt|ianmcc: hi Kit|pg||
nt|ianmcc: 4@s looks OK|pg||
mb|1H|mb|2C|mb|4H|mb|5C|nt|ianmcc: oh my|pg||
nt|kit: East was expecting he could show his spades later, but it didn't work out that way|pg||
nt|ianmcc: Either E or W could have doubled|pg||
nt|kit: I can't see what North is thinking about here -- not enough defense to double, not enough offense to bid|pg||
mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|nt|kit: Seems like East might have made a negative double instead of bidding 2@C|pg||
pc|hA|pc|h9|pc|h3|pc|hK|pg||
pc|d4|nt|kit: Not much choice but to take the diamond finesse, and then hope for the clubs|pg||
nt|ianmcc: I would expect X of 4@h to show @s?|pg||
pc|d6|pc|dK|nt|kit: I would expect double of 4@H to say he didn't think they could make 4@H|pg||
pc|dJ|pg||
pc|s9|pc|sA|nt|ianmcc: OK OK|pg||
pc|s6|pc|s3|pg||
pc|cA|pc|c9|pc|c5|pc|c7|pg||
pc|c4|pc|h8|pc|cK|pc|cT|pg||
pc|dA|pc|d8|pc|d2|pc|d3|pg||
pc|dQ|pc|cQ|pc|dT|pc|d5|pg||
pc|sQ|mc|10|pg||
qx|c4|st||md|2S862HA8652D7543C9,SJT73H9DAQ96CKJ85,SQ9HQJT743DK8CQT7,SAK54HKDJT2CA6432|sv|b|mb|1C|an|,|mb|1H|mb|d|an|4!s|nt|ahollan1: 1@C=multi-purpose   forcing|pg||
mb|4H|mb|p|mb|p|mb|d|mb|p|mb|4S|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|hQ|nt|ahollan1: NS   leads 3rd/5th   carding  upside-down count & attitude   odd/even discard|pg||
pc|hK|pc|hA|pc|h9|pg||
pc|d4|pc|d6|pc|dK|pc|d2|pg||
pc|d8|pc|dT|pc|d3|nt|ahollan1: other room playing 5@C|pg||
pc|dQ|pg||
pc|sJ|pc|sQ|pc|sA|pc|s2|pg||
pc|s4|pc|s6|pc|sT|pc|s9|pg||
pc|s3|pc|h3|pc|sK|pc|s8|pg||
pc|cA|pc|c9|pc|c5|pc|c7|pg||
pc|c2|pc|d5|pc|cK|pc|cT|pg||
nt|ahollan1: Piedra-Wildavsky a bit unlucky that 2@C bid worked so poorly [rather than negative dbl]|pg||
mc|10|pg||
qx|o5|st||md|3SK94HJ85DACAQJ942,ST6532HAT2D5CK763,SQ7HKQ9DK86432CT8,SAJ8H7643DQJT97C5|sv|n|mb|p|mb|p|mb|1C|mb|p|mb|1D|mb|p|mb|2C|mb|2S|nt|kit: Odd time to come in -- seems like if you want to bid, should do so first time at lower level and before opponents have exchanged information.|pg||
mb|3C|mb|p|mb|3N|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|nt|ianmcc: @s lead gets this down|pg||
nt|kit: risky 3NT call, since 3@C might have just been competing|pg||
pc|hA|nt|kit: not greatest, but looks like he can recover with spade shift|pg||
nt|ianmcc: it needs to come|pg||
nt|ianmcc: East should maybe raise @s|pg||
nt|kit: I'm told that the 3@C call was, in fact, invitational -- 2NT would have been relay to 3@C.|pg||
pc|h9|pc|h4|pc|h8|pg||
nt|ianmcc: not much joy elsewhere|pg||
nt|kit: Spade shift seems pretty clear -- how else can he expect to defeat the contract?|pg||
nt|kit: Looking at his club holding, West can virtually count 9 tricks for declarer if the defense doesn't get the spades going.|pg||
pc|s3|nt|kit: Interesting problem for declarer here -- only matters if king of clubs is off -- but if that is the case, West would have overcalled with ace of spades|pg||
nt|kit: So natural-looking play of queen of spades is probably wrong|pg||
pc|s7|pc|sJ|pc|sK|pg||
pc|h5|pc|h2|pc|hQ|pc|h7|pg||
pc|cT|pc|c5|pc|c2|pc|cK|pg||
pc|s2|pc|sQ|pc|sA|pc|s4|pg||
pc|s8|pc|s9|pc|sT|pc|d2|pg||
pc|s6|pc|d3|pc|dQ|pc|c4|pg||
pc|s5|nt|kit: So the normal down 2 result finally|pg||
pc|d4|pc|dJ|pc|c9|pg||
mc|7|pg||
qx|c5|st||md|3SK94HJ85DACAQJ942,ST6532HAT2D5CK763,SQ7HKQ9DK86432CT8,SAJ8H7643DQJT97C5|sv|n|mb|p|mb|p|mb|1C|an|,|nt|ahollan1: 2+@C|pg||
mb|1S|nt|ahollan1: Rehder in 3N south|pg||
nt|ahollan1: Smirnov   lead director 1@S :)|pg||
mb|2D|mb|3S|mb|3N|mb|p|nt|ahollan1: EW reducing cost per bid|pg||
mb|p|mb|p|pc|s6|nt|ahollan1: like a golfer hoping to hit ball more to get money's worth|pg||
nt|ahollan1: @S6  attitude   [not crazy about @S, can handle switch to other suits]|pg||
nt|ahollan1: Piedra led @HA   his partner never showed @S fit after a delayed overcall|pg||
nt|ahollan1: i don't think EW play any form of Smith Echo|pg||
pc|sQ|pc|sA|pc|s4|pg||
pc|sJ|pc|s9|pc|s2|pc|s7|pg||
pc|s8|pc|sK|pc|s3|pc|d2|pg||
nt|ahollan1: but it didn't matter here|pg||
pc|h5|pc|h2|pc|hK|pc|h3|pg||
pc|cT|pc|c5|pc|c4|pc|cK|pg||
pc|sT|pc|d3|pc|h4|pc|c2|pg||
pc|s5|pc|d4|pc|dQ|pc|c9|pg||
mc|7|pg||
qx|o6|st||md|4SKHAK64DQ9765C963,S96HJT52DK4CAT842,SQ5432H873DJ8CKQ5,SAJT87HQ9DAT32CJ7|sv|e|mb|1S|mb|p|mb|1N|mb|p|mb|2D|an|Can have only 3 cards |mb|p|mb|2S|nt|kit: South might have tried a takeout double -- right shape|pg||
mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|nt|ianmcc: @s partial looks OK - good @s spots|pg||
pc|hA|nt|kit: Not the time to enter now -- once again, if South wanted to bid he should have done so immediately.|pg||
pc|h2|pc|h8|pc|h9|pg||
pc|c3|nt|kit: Best defense is a club shift, but it looks like declarer can still come to 8 tricks|pg||
pc|c2|nt|kit: Key will be to knock out king of hearts before trying for diamond ruff|pg||
pc|cK|pc|cJ|pg||
pc|s2|pc|sJ|pc|sK|pc|s6|pg||
nt|kit: If he tries ruff first, overruff and spade back will hurt him|pg||
pc|hK|pc|h5|pc|h3|pc|hQ|pg||
pc|c6|pc|cA|pc|c5|pc|c7|pg||
pc|s9|pc|s3|pc|sT|pc|h4|pg||
pc|dA|pc|d7|pc|d4|pc|d8|pg||
pc|d3|pc|d5|pc|dK|pc|dJ|pg||
pc|hJ|pc|h7|pc|d2|pc|h6|pg||
pc|hT|pc|s4|nt|kit: careless play -- should have cashed heart and ruffed diamonds|pg||
nt|kit: but he falls into trump endplay to make|pg||
pc|s7|pc|d6|pg||
pc|dT|pc|dQ|pc|c4|pc|cQ|pg||
mc|8|pg||
qx|c6|st||md|4SKHAK64DQ9765C963,S96HJT52DK4CAT842,SQ5432H873DJ8CKQ5,SAJT87HQ9DAT32CJ7|sv|e|mb|1S|mb|d|mb|p|mb|1N|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|sJ|pc|sK|pc|s6|pc|s4|pg||
pc|d5|pc|d4|nt|ahollan1: Wildavsky in 2@S east|pg||
pc|d8|pc|dT|pg||
pc|hQ|pc|h4|pc|h2|pc|h3|pg||
pc|h9|pc|hA|pc|h5|pc|h7|pg||
nt|ahollan1: was Smirnov supposed to fly @DK?|pg||
pc|d6|pc|dK|pc|dJ|pc|d2|pg||
pc|s9|pc|s3|pc|s7|pc|c3|pg||
pc|hJ|pc|h8|nt|ahollan1: at 02:15 am -  i try to avoid thinking about defense and declarer play   [at other times too]|pg||
pc|d3|pc|hK|pg||
pc|c6|pc|c4|pc|cK|pc|c7|pg||
pc|s2|pc|s8|pc|d7|pc|c2|pg||
pc|dA|pc|d9|pc|c8|pc|c5|pg||
pc|sA|pc|c9|pc|cT|pc|s5|pg||
pc|cJ|pc|dQ|pc|cA|pc|cQ|pg||
pc|hT|pc|sQ|pc|sT|pc|h6|pg||
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qx|o7|st||md|1S85H6DKJ9864CAT93,SQJHAKJ9742D5CKQJ,SKT7632H5DA7C7652,SA94HQT83DQT32C84|sv|b|mb|p|mb|2H|nt|ianmcc: 4@h no trouble|pg||
mb|p|mb|3H|mb|p|mb|4C|mb|p|mb|4H|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|nt|kit: 5@H would be dangerously high, but makes|pg||
pc|s3|pc|sA|nt|kit: Declarer's safest play is to go up ace |pg||
pc|s5|pc|sQ|pg||
nt|kit: But are spades really 7-1?  Probably worth taking the risk.|pg||
mc|10|pg||
qx|c7|st||md|1S85H6DKJ9864CAT93,SQJHAKJ9742D5CKQJ,SKT7632H5DA7C7652,SA94HQT83DQT32C84|sv|b|mb|p|mb|1C|an|,|nt|ahollan1: Piedra was able to open strong [?acol?] 2@H|pg||
mb|2S|nt|ahollan1: this is strong version of the multi-purpose Baltic 1@C|pg||
mb|d|mb|p|mb|4H|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|nt|ahollan1: DBL usually shows 4@H|pg||
pc|s7|nt|ahollan1: i'm not sure if 4@H confirms the 1-suited nature of Smirnov's hand|pg||
pc|sA|pc|s5|pc|sQ|pg||
nt|ahollan1: 3rd @S from 6-card suit   that's a bit strange|pg||
mc|10|nt|ahollan1: oh   3rd & lowest|pg||
pg||
qx|o8|st||md|2SKT953H53DT2CJT63,SAQ42HAKT8D63CAKQ,S87HJ92DKJ54C8542,SJ6HQ764DAQ987C97|sv|o|mb|2C|an|GF or BAL 22+|nt|kit: Pretty good 6@H slam here|pg||
mb|p|mb|2D|an|Relay|nt|ianmcc: everything right for slam|pg||
mb|p|mb|2N|mb|p|mb|3C|an|Stayman|mb|p|mb|3N|an|Both majors|mb|p|nt|kit: As the cards lie any line of play will make 6@H, but declarer doesn't know things are so favorable -- so this hand could take quite some time to play.|pg||
nt|kit: I guess 3NT shows both majors.  Now what does East do?  Might depend on what his bids mean.|pg||
mb|4D|an|Transfer|mb|p|mb|4H|nt|kit: Probably best line of play in 6@H is to set up the diamonds -- basically plan on taking 5 hearts, 3 clubs, 1 spade, and 3 diamonds|pg||
mb|p|mb|5D|nt|kit: But not clear at all|pg||
mb|p|nt|kit: I guess 4@D is a transfer, and now 5@D slam try|pg||
mb|5S|nt|kit: Which surely West would accept -- he has all primes.|pg||
nt|ianmcc: they are there|pg||
mb|p|nt|kit: I like this bid -- better than bidding 6@H.  Keeps grand possibilities open.|pg||
mb|6D|mb|p|nt|kit: Wow -- this is aggressive -- Now I think West will bid the grand.|pg||
nt|kit: What more could he have?|pg||
nt|ianmcc: over-bid|pg||
mb|6H|nt|kit: Now, does the grand make?  Here, will need both finesses.  So, 2 spades, 3 clubs, 2 diamonds, 5 hearts -- that's only 12, so needs more.|pg||
mb|p|mb|p|nt|kit: I still don't understand the 6@D call.|pg||
mb|p|pc|c4|pc|c7|pc|cT|pc|cQ|pg||
pc|d3|pc|d4|pc|dQ|pc|d2|pg||
pc|h4|pc|h3|pc|hA|pc|h2|pg||
nt|ianmcc: OK now as long as trumps behave|pg||
pc|hK|pc|h9|pc|h6|pc|h5|pg||
pc|d6|pc|d5|pc|dA|pc|dT|pg||
pc|d7|pc|s5|pc|h8|pc|dK|pg||
pc|hT|pc|hJ|pc|hQ|mc|12|pg||
qx|c8|st||md|2SKT953H53DT2CJT63,SAQ42HAKT8D63CAKQ,S87HJ92DKJ54C8542,SJ6HQ764DAQ987C97|sv|o|mb|6H|mb|p|mb|p|nt|ahollan1: 2@D=a) 5-11 HCP, weak 2@H/@S  b) 21-22 HCP, BAL     smirny treating his hand as too good for that|pg||
mb|p|pc|c2|nt|ahollan1: 1@H=7+ hcp, rarely can be 3@H|pg||
mc|12|pg||
qx|o9|st||md|3SJH4DKJ97654CT765,SQT765HT975DAQ3CJ,SA4HAK8632D2CAK98,SK9832HQJDT8CQ432|sv|e|mb|1H|mb|p|mb|p|mb|1S|mb|d|mb|3S|nt|kit: This takeout double with a stiff diamond is very dangerous I think|pg||
nt|kit: And North may find out just how dangerous if South bids 5@D|pg||
nt|ianmcc: oh yes, very stimulating|pg||
mb|5D|mb|p|nt|kit: And there it is|pg||
nt|ianmcc: now he has to think about correcting|pg||
nt|kit: Actually 5@D isn't the worst contract in the world -- maybe it can even make by setting up the hearts.|pg||
mb|5H|mb|p|nt|kit: But this has no play|pg||
nt|kit: And South might try 61C now|pg||
mb|p|mb|d|mb|p|mb|p|nt|kit: Odd that he didn't double 5@D but doubled 5@H|pg||
mb|6C|mb|p|nt|kit: yep -- let's try another home|pg||
nt|kit: East will certainly double this|pg||
nt|ianmcc: South into correction|pg||
mb|p|mb|p|pc|s5|nt|kit: Well, only 50 a trick might not be so bad, since the likely contract of 4@H doesn't appear to make.|pg||
nt|ianmcc: 300? more?|pg||
pc|sA|pc|s9|pc|sJ|pg||
nt|ianmcc: 5@d did make|pg||
pc|hA|pc|hQ|pc|h4|pc|h5|pg||
pc|h2|pc|hJ|pc|c5|pc|h7|pg||
pc|c6|pc|cJ|pc|cA|pc|c2|pg||
pc|h3|pc|dT|pc|c7|pc|h9|pg||
pc|cT|pc|s6|pc|cK|nt|ianmcc: not in good shape|pg||
pc|c3|pg||
mc|9|pg||
qx|c9|st||md|3SJH4DKJ97654CT765,SQT765HT975DAQ3CJ,SA4HAK8632D2CAK98,SK9832HQJDT8CQ432|sv|e|mb|1H|mb|p|mb|1N|an|,|mb|p|nt|ahollan1: 1N=forcing|pg||
nt|vugraphzbh: sorry for this small connection problem|pg||
mb|2S|an|18+  6!h bad or 5!h + 4m|nt|ahollan1: NS play Gazzilli   not sure what 2@S means in that context :(|pg||
mb|p|nt|ahollan1: maybe strong hand with @H & @C???|pg||
nt|ahollan1: i believe one of the pairs from Greece has a good description of Gazzillin in the Supplemental Notes of their Convention Card|pg||
mb|3D|mb|p|nt|ahollan1: Rehder passed with south hand   Piedra balanced with 1@S|pg||
mb|4D|nt|vugraphzbh: i don,t see a paper but i play this so ... it,s possible|pg||
mb|p|mb|5D|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|s6|nt|ahollan1: seems declarer should win this race -- but don't quote me|pg||
nt|vugraphzbh: 1@h 1NT 3@h it's good suit |pg||
nt|vugraphzbh: and 1@h 1NT 3m = 5-5 |pg||
pc|sA|pc|s8|pc|sJ|pg||
pc|d2|pc|d8|pc|dJ|pc|dQ|pg||
nt|ahollan1: Gromoeller in 5@HX   Rehder runs to 6@C    just waiting to see how many imps going to Switzerland|pg||
nt|vugraphzbh: if he don' switch club, declarer can win|pg||
nt|ahollan1: did declarer need to start @H at trick 2?|pg||
nt|vugraphzbh: ruff 2@h but .... @c switch ..|pg||
pc|h5|pc|hA|pc|hJ|pc|h4|pg||
nt|ahollan1: other room stops in 6@C  undoubled|pg||
nt|ahollan1: @H seems bizarre|pg||
pc|h2|pc|hQ|pc|d4|pc|h7|pg||
nt|ahollan1: now declarer back on track|pg||
pc|dK|pc|dA|pc|c8|pc|dT|pg||
pc|s5|pc|s4|pc|sK|pc|d5|pg||
pc|d9|pc|d3|pc|c9|pc|c2|pg||
mc|11|pg||
qx|o10|st||md|4SAKQJ65H9DQ86CT32,S42H652DK74C97654,ST7HAJ843DJ93CAKJ,S983HKQT7DAT52CQ8|sv|b|mb|p|mb|1S|mb|p|nt|ianmcc: Sorry I thought doubled. Still 11 IMPs|pg||
mb|2H|nt|kit: This will be dull 3NT or 4@S|pg||
mb|p|mb|2S|nt|hedyg:  results and running scores: http://www.worldbridge.org/tourn/Lille.12/microSite/Results.htm|pg||
mb|p|mb|3C|mb|p|nt|kit: 3NT easier.  41S actually not so easy -- only 9 top tricks, and a couple of losing minor-suit finesses.|pg||
mb|3D|mb|p|mb|4S|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|d4|nt|ianmcc: @d lead coming?|pg||
pc|d3|nt|kit: Well, this makes life easy for declarer.  Once again, honors were meant to be led up to, not from.|pg||
pc|dA|pc|d8|pg||
nt|kit: On a club lead, declarer would have make some kind of good guess or end position.|pg||
pc|d2|pc|dQ|pc|dK|pc|d9|pg||
nt|ianmcc: I think S was asked to bid 3NT with !Qxx|pg||
pc|h6|pc|hA|nt|ianmcc: @d|pg||
pc|h7|pc|h9|pg||
pc|sT|pc|s3|pc|s5|pc|s2|pg||
pc|h3|pc|hQ|pc|sJ|pc|h2|pg||
pc|sA|pc|s4|pc|s7|pc|s8|pg||
nt|kit: In other room declarer got a club lead, and now needs to guess 10 of diamonds after losing the club finesse.|pg||
pc|c3|pc|c4|pc|cA|pc|c8|pg||
pc|h4|pc|hT|pc|sQ|pc|h5|pg||
pc|sK|pc|c5|pc|cJ|pc|s9|pg||
pc|c2|pc|c6|pc|cK|pc|cQ|pg||
pc|h8|pc|hK|pc|s6|pc|c7|pg||
pc|d6|pc|d7|pc|dJ|pc|d5|pg||
pc|hJ|pc|dT|pc|cT|pc|c9|pg||
pg||
qx|c10|st||md|4SAKQJ65H9DQ86CT32,S42H652DK74C97654,ST7HAJ843DJ93CAKJ,S983HKQT7DAT52CQ8|sv|b|mb|p|nt|vugraphzbh: piekarek is furious !|pg||
mb|1S|mb|p|mb|2H|mb|p|mb|2S|mb|p|mb|2N|mb|p|mb|4S|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|nt|ahollan1: thru 7    Poland leads France  12-0|pg||
pc|c7|nt|ahollan1: live scores under  http://www.worldbridge.org//tourn/Lille.12/microSite/Results.htm|pg||
nt|ahollan1: @C lead reduces some of declarer's options|pg||
pc|cA|pc|c8|pc|c2|pg||
pc|sT|nt|ahollan1: but @C7   places @CQ in east, so ...|pg||
pc|s8|pc|s5|pc|s2|pg||
pc|s7|pc|s3|pc|sK|pc|s4|pg||
pc|sA|nt|ahollan1: @D9 and @D8 means declarer can guess to play either defender for @D10|pg||
pc|h5|pc|h3|pc|s9|pg||
pc|c3|pc|c4|pc|cJ|pc|cQ|pg||
nt|ahollan1: uh oh|pg||
pc|hK|pc|h9|pc|h2|pc|hA|pg||
pc|h4|pc|h7|pc|s6|pc|h6|pg||
nt|ahollan1: probably east more likely to hold @D length now  so play him for the @D10|pg||
pc|d6|pc|d4|pc|dJ|nt|ahollan1: is that right?    smirnov could have started with @C974  and pike  @CQ865|pg||
pc|dA|pg||
nt|ahollan1: @D now for the guess|pg||
pc|d5|pc|d8|pc|dK|pc|d3|pg||
mc|10|nt|ahollan1: must confess that i didn't see the endplay possibilities|pg||
pg||
qx|o11|st||md|1SAQ6HAT5DT6CJT543,SKJT87HQJ82D972CQ,S952HK63DKQ83CAK9,S43H974DAJ54C8762|sv|o|mb|1N|mb|2C|an|!h % !s|nt|ianmcc: 3NT looks easy|pg||
nt|kit: 2@H doubled might not be so easy|pg||
mb|d|mb|2H|mb|p|mb|p|mb|d|mb|p|mb|3C|nt|kit: I guess the double of 2@H wasn't for penalties|pg||
mb|p|mb|3N|nt|kit: Or at least South didn't think so|pg||
mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|hJ|nt|kit: I'm told N-S play almost no low-level penalty doubles|pg||
nt|ianmcc: easier on the arteries|pg||
pc|h3|pc|h4|pc|hA|pg||
pc|d6|pc|d2|pc|dK|pc|dA|pg||
nt|kit: but easier on the opponents also|pg||
pc|h9|pc|hT|pc|hQ|pc|hK|pg||
pc|cA|pc|c2|pc|c3|pc|cQ|pg||
pc|cK|pc|c6|pc|c4|pc|s8|pg||
pc|c9|pc|c7|pc|cT|pc|s7|pg||
pc|cJ|pc|d7|pc|d3|pc|c8|pg||
pc|c5|pc|sT|pc|d8|pc|d4|pg||
nt|ianmcc: now an overtrick|pg||
mc|9|nt|ianmcc: maybe not|pg||
pg||
qx|c11|st||md|1SAQ6HAT5DT6CJT543,SKJT87HQJ82D972CQ,S952HK63DKQ83CAK9,S43H974DAJ54C8762|sv|o|mb|1N|mb|2C|an|majors|nt|ahollan1: bocchi-madala table on board 15    italy leads kenya  58-0|pg||
nt|ahollan1: 2@C=@H & @S|pg||
mb|2H|an|cue|mb|p|mb|2N|nt|ahollan1: 2@C only promises 4+4+|pg||
mb|p|mb|3N|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|nt|ahollan1: some pairs use the 2 cues [@H & @S] to describe different hands with minor(s)|pg||
pc|d7|nt|ahollan1: earliest treatment was   as played by NS   where you show which suit you stop|pg||
pc|dK|pc|d4|pc|d6|pg||
pc|cA|pc|c2|pc|c3|pc|cQ|pg||
pc|cK|pc|c8|pc|c4|pc|h2|pg||
pc|c9|pc|c7|pc|cT|pc|s7|pg||
pc|cJ|pc|s8|pc|s2|pc|c6|pg||
pc|c5|pc|d2|nt|ahollan1: Gromoeller DBL instead of 2@H  so Wildavsky bid 2@H|pg||
pc|h3|nt|ahollan1: Piedra led @HJ|pg||
pc|h7|pg||
pc|h5|pc|h8|pc|hK|pc|h4|pg||
pc|h6|pc|h9|pc|hA|pc|hJ|pg||
pc|sA|pc|sT|pc|s5|pc|s4|pg||
mc|9|pg||
qx|o12|st||md|2SAKQJT9H3D85CK742,S3HQJ942DKQTCAQJ9,S65HAK85DAJ42C865,S8742HT76D9763CT3|sv|n|mb|1H|mb|p|mb|1N|nt|kit: East a little light for the 1NT call|pg||
nt|ianmcc: pls define little|pg||
nt|kit: Once again 9 tricks are easier than 10 -- 3NT cold off the top, 4@S might go down|pg||
mb|2S|mb|d|mb|p|mb|3H|mb|p|nt|kit: I think South should try 3@S|pg||
mb|p|mb|3S|mb|p|nt|kit: Of course if North had redoubled to show he has something, this problem wouldn't exist|pg||
nt|kit: I just don't understand North's sequence.  Why would he rather try to take 9 tricks in spades than 5 tricks in hearts looking at his hand?|pg||
nt|ianmcc: I think they have been worried out of 3NT|pg||
mb|4S|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|dQ|nt|ianmcc: I'm glad not to be playing it|pg||
nt|kit: Well, they got to game.  Can make by getting 2 diamond tricks, 2 heart tricks, and 6 spade tricks |pg||
nt|kit: The Rusinow diamond lead tells him diamond honors are onside, so he will make.|pg||
pc|dA|pc|d7|pc|d5|pg||
pc|s5|nt|ianmcc: yes, ok|pg||
pc|s4|pc|sQ|pc|s3|pg||
pc|sK|pc|h2|pc|s6|pc|s8|pg||
pc|sA|pc|c9|pc|h5|pc|s7|pg||
pc|sJ|pc|h4|pc|h8|pc|s2|pg||
pc|d8|pc|dK|pc|d2|pc|d3|pg||
pc|cQ|pc|c5|pc|c3|pc|cK|pg||
mc|11|pg||
qx|c12|st||md|2SAKQJT9H3D85CK742,S3HQJ942DKQTCAQJ9,S65HAK85DAJ42C865,S8742HT76D9763CT3|sv|n|mb|1H|mb|p|mb|1S|nt|ahollan1: 1@H usually max of bad 18|pg||
nt|ahollan1: 1@S =  pure piekarek|pg||
mb|2S|mb|d|nt|ahollan1: you and partner have agreed that this 2@S is natural -- have you agreed about the hand strength???|pg||
mb|p|mb|3H|nt|ahollan1: Wildavsky responded 1N with east hand|pg||
nt|ahollan1: except for east's first bid -- the auctions are identical|pg||
mb|p|mb|p|nt|ahollan1: amazing that north can't find a call to show 3 quick tricks|pg||
mb|4S|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|hQ|pc|hA|pc|h6|pc|h3|pg||
nt|ahollan1: Gromoeller bid only 3@S  but Rehder raised to game|pg||
pc|s5|pc|s2|pc|sJ|pc|s3|pg||
pc|sA|pc|h2|pc|s6|pc|s4|pg||
pc|sK|nt|ahollan1: neither north offered to play the cold 3N|pg||
nt|ahollan1: @D position is very friendly for declarer|pg||
pc|cQ|pc|h5|pc|s7|pg||
pc|sQ|pc|h4|pc|h8|pc|s8|pg||
pc|c4|pc|c9|pc|c5|pc|cT|pg||
pc|d3|pc|d5|pc|dK|pc|dA|pg||
pc|hK|pc|h7|pc|d8|pc|h9|pg||
pc|c6|pc|c3|pc|c7|pc|cJ|pg||
mc|10|nt|ahollan1: links for live scores under  http://www.worldbridge.org/tourn/Lille.12/microSite/Results.htm|pg||
pg||
qx|o13|st||md|3SAJ62HAT76DQ9CJ85,SKQ53HQ43DAT4CK32,ST987HJ8DKJ76CQ74,S4HK952D8532CAT96|sv|b|mb|p|mb|p|mb|1H|nt|ianmcc: a tame partial|pg||
mb|d|mb|p|mb|2C|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|c5|nt|ianmcc: not the partial I had in mind|pg||
nt|kit: What does declarer have -- I see 4 club tricks, 1 spade tricks, 1 heart trick, and 1 diamond trick.  Is there  8 anywhere?|pg||
pc|c2|pc|cQ|pc|cA|pg||
pc|s4|pc|s2|pc|sK|pc|s7|pg||
pc|s3|pc|s8|pc|c6|pc|s6|pg||
nt|kit: I guess he can ruff a bunch of spades in his hand -- that does come to 8|pg||
pc|h5|pc|h6|nt|kit: he gets 5 trump tricks that way, along with his 3 side winners.|pg||
pc|hQ|pc|h8|pg||
pc|s5|pc|s9|pc|c9|pc|sJ|pg||
pc|d3|pc|d9|pc|dA|pc|d7|pg||
pc|sQ|pc|sT|pc|cT|pc|sA|pg||
mc|8|pg||
qx|c13|st||md|3SAJ62HAT76DQ9CJ85,SKQ53HQ43DAT4CK32,ST987HJ8DKJ76CQ74,S4HK952D8532CAT96|sv|b|mb|p|mb|p|mb|1N|mb|d|mb|p|nt|ahollan1: 1N=good 11-14|pg||
mb|p|mb|p|nt|ahollan1: DBL = 13+ hcp|pg||
pc|s3|pc|s7|pc|s4|pc|s6|pg||
nt|ahollan1: does this come down to playing east for @H9?|pg||
nt|ahollan1: Wildavsky in 2@C east|pg||
nt|ahollan1: thru 12   Hong Kong over USA by 14|pg||
pc|d6|pc|d2|pc|dQ|pc|dA|pg||
pc|dT|pc|dK|pc|d3|pc|d9|pg||
pc|dJ|pc|d5|pc|h7|pc|d4|pg||
pc|s8|pc|h5|pc|sJ|pc|sQ|pg||
pc|c3|pc|c4|nt|ahollan1: i may be dizzy   did he need to discard @SJ on @DJ??|pg||
pc|c9|pc|cJ|pg||
nt|ahollan1: i only found that by default  [and i was thinking about playing it at trick 1|pg||
pc|c5|pc|cK|pc|c7|pc|c6|pg||
pc|c2|pc|cQ|pc|cA|pc|c8|pg||
pc|d8|pc|s2|pc|s5|pc|d7|pg||
pc|cT|pc|h6|pc|h3|pc|s9|pg||
pc|h2|pc|hT|pc|hQ|pc|h8|pg||
mc|6|pg||
qx|o14|st||md|4SKQ4HK743DK82CQ83,S953HJ86DQ63CJ762,SAT6HAT95DJT97CA9,SJ872HQ2DA54CKT54|sv|o|nt|ianmcc: just encouraging West to double with 4333 next time|pg||
nt|kit: Looks like another hand where 3NT beats out the 8-card major-suit fit.|pg||
mb|p|mb|1N|mb|p|nt|kit: in 3NT, have 2 diamonds, 2 clubs, 2 hearts, 3 spades = 9|pg||
nt|ianmcc: yes|pg||
nt|kit: And I don't offhand see the tenth trick in hearts|pg||
mb|2C|mb|p|mb|2H|mb|p|mb|4H|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|nt|ianmcc: This time 4@h bad - unless @h led|pg||
nt|kit: They need methods where North can elicit South's opinion as to which game to play|pg||
pc|s3|pc|s6|pc|s7|pc|sK|pg||
pc|hK|pc|h6|pc|h5|pc|h2|pg||
pc|h3|pc|h8|nt|kit: I think he could have made it on truly double-dummy line of play, involving setting up club trick and then leading diamond to king, and eventual trump end-play.|pg||
pc|hA|pc|hQ|pg||
nt|kit: But of course that is totally double-dummy -- he will naturally take diamond finesse and lose the obvious 4 tricks.|pg||
pc|sT|pc|s2|pc|sQ|pc|s5|pg||
pc|s4|pc|s9|pc|sA|pc|s8|pg||
pc|h9|nt|ianmcc: board likely flat|pg||
pc|sJ|pc|h4|pc|hJ|pg||
pc|c2|pc|c9|pc|cK|pc|c3|pg||
pc|c4|pc|c8|pc|c6|pc|cA|pg||
pc|dJ|pc|d4|pc|d2|pc|dQ|pg||
mc|9|pg||
qx|c14|st||md|4SKQ4HK743DK82CQ83,S953HJ86DQ63CJ762,SAT6HAT95DJT97CA9,SJ872HQ2DA54CKT54|sv|o|mb|p|mb|1N|mb|p|mb|3S|an|FG with 4!h|nt|ahollan1: let's try that weak NT again|pg||
mb|p|mb|4H|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|s5|nt|ahollan1: 3@S = good 11-17   4@H   |pg||
nt|ahollan1: is this what others call Anti-Stayman?|pg||
pc|s6|pc|s7|pc|sK|pg||
pc|hK|pc|h6|pc|h5|pc|h2|pg||
pc|h3|pc|h8|pc|hA|pc|hQ|pg||
pc|dJ|pc|d4|pc|d2|pc|dQ|pg||
pc|c2|mc|9|pg||
qx|o15|st||md|1SQ865HA98763DTCKJ,SAJ42HJTD9876CQ93,S97HQ54DAQJ532C85,SKT3HK2DK4CAT7642|sv|n|mb|p|mb|p|mb|1D|mb|2C|mb|d|mb|3C|mb|p|mb|p|mb|3H|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|c3|nt|kit: This is a potentially lucky make I think if declarer takes the right view in diamonds|pg||
pc|c5|pc|cA|pc|cJ|pg||
pc|c6|pc|cK|pc|c9|pc|c8|pg||
pc|dT|pc|d6|pc|dA|pc|d4|pg||
nt|kit: Declarer has the spade spots so he can stand spade shifts by the defense|pg||
pc|dQ|pc|dK|pc|h3|pc|d7|pg||
pc|hA|pc|hT|pc|h4|pc|h2|pg||
pc|h6|pc|hJ|nt|kit: Now ace and a heart, and he can claim.|pg||
pc|hQ|pc|hK|pg||
mc|9|nt|kit: 6 heart tricks, 2 diamond tricks, 1 club trick|pg||
pg||
qx|c15|st||md|1SQ865HA98763DTCKJ,SAJ42HJTD9876CQ93,S97HQ54DAQJ532C85,SKT3HK2DK4CAT7642|sv|n|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|mb|1C|an|,|nt|ahollan1: multi-purpose 1@C|pg||
nt|ahollan1: unlike Polish Club    Baltic Club does NOT play Precision 2@C opener|pg||
mb|1H|mb|d|an|4!s|mb|2D|an|,|mb|2S|nt|ahollan1: Gromoeller opened 3rd seat 1@D|pg||
mb|3H|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|nt|ahollan1: strange 2@S    i thought this might be Support DBL situation for EW|pg||
pc|d6|nt|ahollan1: other table also in 3@H  but that EW bid and raised @C|pg||
pc|dA|pc|d4|pc|dT|pg||
pc|c5|pc|c2|pc|cK|pc|c9|pg||
pc|cJ|pc|cQ|pc|c8|pc|cA|pg||
pc|sT|pc|sQ|pc|sA|pc|s7|pg||
pc|sJ|pc|s9|nt|ahollan1: daily bulletin always lists the scheduled vugraph lineups for the day  http://www.worldbridge.org/tourn/Lille.12/microSite/Bulletins.asp|pg||
pc|s3|pc|s5|pg||
pc|s4|pc|h4|pc|sK|pc|s6|pg||
pc|hQ|pc|h2|pc|h3|pc|hT|pg||
pc|h5|pc|hK|pc|hA|pc|hJ|pg||
mc|10|pg||
qx|o16|st||md|2S8752H2DAKT873C76,SAT93H7D9654CAK92,SQHKJT98643DJ2C83,SKJ64HAQ5DQCQJT54|sv|e|nt|kit: Might finish with an optimistic slam here|pg||
mb|1D|mb|4H|mb|d|mb|p|mb|4S|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|c8|nt|ianmcc: maybe cash 10|pg||
pc|c4|pc|c6|pc|cA|pg||
pc|s3|pc|sQ|pc|sK|pc|s2|pg||
nt|kit: Can cross back to ace of spades, heart hook, heart ruff, 10 of spades, club over, and make 12 tricks|pg||
pc|s4|pc|s5|nt|kit: But South pitches a club on the second heart, so it doesn't work|pg||
pc|s9|pc|h3|pg||
pc|h7|pc|h8|pc|hQ|pc|h2|pg||
pc|dQ|pc|dA|pc|d4|pc|d2|pg||
pc|s7|pc|sT|pc|h4|pc|s6|pg||
pc|d5|pc|dJ|pc|sJ|pc|d3|pg||
pc|c5|pc|c7|pc|cK|pc|c3|pg||
pc|sA|pc|h6|nt|kit: other order -- diamond ruff.  This does work.|pg||
pc|h5|pc|s8|pg||
mc|12|nt|ianmcc: good night all|pg||
pg||
qx|c16|st||md|2S8752H2DAKT873C76,SAT93H7D9654CAK92,SQHKJT98643DJ2C83,SKJ64HAQ5DQCQJT54|sv|e|mb|1C|an|,|nt|ahollan1: another  multi-purpose forcing baltic 1@C|pg||
mb|4H|mb|d|mb|p|nt|ahollan1: Piedra pulled to 4@S after opening 1@D|pg||
mb|4S|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|hJ|pc|hQ|pc|h2|pc|h7|pg||
pc|sK|pc|s2|pc|s3|pc|sQ|pg||
pc|h5|pc|c6|nt|ahollan1: this is final board of the match|pg||
pc|s9|pc|h3|pg||
pc|sA|pc|h4|pc|s4|pc|s7|pg||
pc|sT|nt|ahollan1: round 8 begins in about 75 minutes|pg||
pc|h6|pc|s6|pc|s5|pg||
pc|c2|pc|c3|pc|cT|pc|c7|pg||
mc|12|nt|ahollan1: thanks to Traian for holding room crashes to 1|pg||
nt|ahollan1: ok  thanks for other things too|pg||
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