vg|14th Red Bull WBS-Rosenblum-BBO4,SFA 4_8,I,22,28,NICKELL,0,NORWAY JUNIORS,0|
rs|2HE+2,2HE+1,4SW=,2HSx-2,1NW=,1NN-2,3NE=,3NE=,2SW-1,2HN=,4SW+2,4SE=,3SW-1,3NS=|
pn|WEINSTEIN,ELLINGSEN,LEVIN,H EIDE,M EIDE,KATZ,P EIDE,NICKELL|pg||
qx|o22|st||md|4ST732HAK2D863CJ86,SAQJ9H54DK97CKT93,S854HJ3DQT52CAQ54,SK6HQT9876DAJ4C72|sv|e|mb|2H|mb|p|nt|TopWizard:  Norway Juniors now in 8th place|pg||
mb|p|nt|TopWizard:  Top of 2@h range|pg||
mb|p|pc|d3|nt|TopWizard:  Could make 10 tricks with a non-@c lead|pg||
nt|kit: hi everybody|pg||
nt|TopWizard:  Swiss Q, 27 teams make KO stage tomorrow|pg||
pc|d7|pc|dQ|pc|dA|pg||
pc|sK|pc|s3|pc|s9|pc|s5|pg||
pc|s6|pc|s2|pc|sJ|pc|s4|pg||
pc|sQ|pc|s8|pc|c2|pc|s7|pg||
pc|sA|pc|hJ|pc|hQ|pc|sT|pg||
nt|TopWizard:  Running Swiss Scores here: http://www.worldbridge.org/repository/tourn/sanya.14/microsite/RunningScores/Asp/RoundTeamsConditStatClassicMod.asp?qtournid=1063&qshowflag=1|pg||
pc|hT|pc|hK|pc|h4|pc|h3|pg||
pc|d6|pc|d9|pc|dT|pc|dJ|pg||
pc|h6|pc|hA|pc|h5|pc|c4|pg||
pc|c6|mc|10|pg||
qx|c22|st||md|4ST732HAK2D863CJ86,SAQJ9H54DK97CKT93,S854HJ3DQT52CAQ54,SK6HQT9876DAJ4C72|sv|e|mb|p|mb|p|mb|1S|mb|p|mb|2H|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|hA|pc|h4|pc|h3|pc|h8|pg||
pc|c6|pc|cK|pc|cA|pc|c2|pg||
pc|c4|pc|c7|pc|cJ|pc|c3|pg||
mc|8|pg||
qx|o23|st||md|1SJ72HJ4DAJ942CAT3,SQT8HAK76D6CJ8762,S963HQT9532D875CK,SAK54H8DKQT3CQ954|sv|b|mb|1D|mb|p|nt|TopWizard:  N-S apparently open any 11 HCP|pg||
mb|1H|mb|d|mb|p|nt|kit: at least when they have 2 aces and a decent 5-card suit|pg||
nt|TopWizard:  But 2 unsupported J's also|pg||
mb|3C|nt|TopWizard:  N-S apparently don't play weak JS responses, many play that 2@h here is some variation of 5-4 M invitational|pg||
mb|p|nt|kit: for them 2@H is reverse Flannery I believe|pg||
nt|kit: Difficult problem for East.  3NT looks like the winner this time, but difficult to find.|pg||
mb|3H|nt|pelu:  EW are very close to make 3NT|pg||
mb|p|mb|3S|nt|kit: The question is what shows stoppers|pg||
mb|p|nt|kit: Actually 3NT does go down on a diamond lead.|pg||
nt|pelu:  the problem for W is - NS has bid 2 suits - is 3@h asking og showing stopper?|pg||
nt|pelu:  many pairs would bid 3@d in East|pg||
nt|kit: Now 4@S might be a winner|pg||
nt|TopWizard:  Last chance for E . .. . but mega-difficult as mentioned|pg||
nt|pelu:  so has to be played fromEast|pg||
nt|kit: not good enough -- diamond lead still beats 3NT|pg||
mb|4S|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|nt|kit: wow -- this could be the winner if it makes|pg||
pc|d5|nt|TopWizard:  Must also find singleton @c honor when in hand, E tries "Moysian" fit|pg||
nt|kit: Of course it can be beated with king of clubs lead, but nobody is finding that|pg||
nt|pelu:  @CK, !Â§d to A @cA and @c ruff is the besy defense|pg||
nt|kit: The key question may be which side declarer leads clubs from|pg||
nt|kit: He might reasonably play South for the short clubs and lead a club to the jack|pg||
pc|dK|nt|TopWizard:  The Norweigian Juniors are very well trained and very tough|pg||
nt|kit: He can be pretty sure the club honors are split since no club lead|pg||
nt|pelu:  why Gary - the bidding tels that S max has 3 card @h and often only 2 - so why sh S be short in @c??|pg||
nt|kit: I agree -- he should get it right -- no support redouble, so South has only 2 clubs|pg||
nt|kit: sorry, only 2 hearts|pg||
nt|TopWizard:  I didn't say that at all Peter |pg||
pc|dA|pc|d6|pg||
pc|c3|pc|c6|pc|cK|pc|c4|pg||
nt|kit: Well, that solves that problem.  Weinstein playing his partner for Kx of clubs|pg||
nt|kit: Elation when partner wins the king|pg||
nt|kit: turns to despair when partner thinks|pg||
pc|h2|pc|h8|pc|hJ|pc|hA|pg||
pc|s8|pc|s3|pc|sA|pc|s2|pg||
nt|kit: Actually Weinstein should know from the auction that declarer has 5 clubs I think|pg||
nt|TopWizard:  It seems so, Kit|pg||
nt|TopWizard:  Weinstein made the close decision to defend active rather than passive|pg||
nt|kit: I think he forgot to take the auction into account|pg||
nt|kit: It wasn't all that close, Gary.  He had a pretty clear heart return|pg||
pc|s4|pc|s7|pc|sQ|pc|s6|pg||
nt|TopWizard:  Weinstein thought it was close :)|pg||
pc|sT|pc|s9|pc|sK|pc|sJ|pg||
nt|pelu:  I exp that Ellingsen will realise that he need @s 3-3|pg||
nt|kit: No, I think he just plain made a mistake|pg||
nt|kit: and I think he knows the spades are 3-3|pg||
pc|cQ|pc|cA|nt|TopWizard:  Some say that Levin-Weinstein are presently the top pair in the world|pg||
pc|c2|pc|d8|pg||
mc|10|nt|kit: the best make mistakes|pg||
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qx|c23|st||md|1SJ72HJ4DAJ942CAT3,SQT8HAK76D6CJ8762,S963HQT9532D875CK,SAK54H8DKQT3CQ954|sv|b|mb|p|mb|p|mb|2D|mb|p|mb|2H|mb|p|mb|p|mb|d|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|d6|pc|d5|pc|dQ|pc|dA|pg||
pc|h4|pc|h6|pc|hT|pc|h8|pg||
pc|h2|pc|s5|pc|hJ|pc|hK|pg||
pc|s8|pc|s3|pc|sK|pc|s2|pg||
pc|dK|pc|d2|pc|c2|pc|d7|pg||
pc|dT|pc|dJ|pc|h7|pc|d8|pg||
pc|sQ|pc|s6|pc|s4|pc|s7|pg||
pc|sT|pc|s9|pc|sA|pc|sJ|pg||
mc|7|pg||
qx|o24|st||md|2SQ95HAK843D8632CA,SKT76HT76DKJTCK92,SJ32H5DA954CJT876,SA84HQJ92DQ7CQ543|sv|o|nt|TopWizard:  I'm told by several that other room has +500 E-W, not +200|pg||
mb|p|mb|p|mb|1C|mb|1H|mb|d|mb|p|nt|pelu:  EW CC: oipen on 10+ hands|pg||
mb|1S|mb|p|nt|TopWizard:  Presumably, Score in other room will be adjusted to +/-500|pg||
nt|kit: I guess double = 4+ spades, and 1@S shows 3|pg||
mb|1N|nt|pelu:  1@S can - easy - be defeated - but not 1NT|pg||
mb|p|mb|p|nt|TopWizard:  Interesting 1@s rebid with 2 @h stoppers|pg||
mb|p|nt|kit: Maybe East should have bid 1NT with his heart holding|pg||
nt|pelu:  wd by West|pg||
nt|kit: But West with no heart stopper bid it anyway|pg||
nt|TopWizard:  W has no @h stopper!|pg||
pc|h5|nt|bebechira: welcome to Maurizi Di Sacco|pg||
pc|h2|nt|TopWizard:  Good contract, unusual arrival :)|pg||
nt|bebechira: Maurizio lol|pg||
nt|kit: This looks like it will make comfortably, for no swing|pg||
nt|mdisacco: hallo everybody|pg||
pc|hK|pc|h6|pg||
pc|d6|pc|dT|nt|TopWizard:  Ah, an honor to have the Tournament Chairman at this table :)|pg||
pc|dA|pc|d7|pg||
nt|pelu:  in CR Nickell didnt open in 3. seat|pg||
nt|mdisacco: May pleasure :)|pg||
pc|d4|pc|dQ|pc|d2|pc|dJ|pg||
pc|c3|pc|cA|pc|c2|pc|c6|pg||
pc|d3|pc|dK|pc|d5|pc|s4|pg||
pc|hT|pc|c8|pc|h9|pc|hA|pg||
pc|d8|pc|s6|pc|d9|pc|c4|pg||
mc|7|nt|TopWizard:  Score in other room has now been adjusted on Board 23|pg||
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qx|c24|st||md|2SQ95HAK843D8632CA,SKT76HT76DKJTCK92,SJ32H5DA954CJT876,SA84HQJ92DQ7CQ543|sv|o|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|mb|1H|mb|p|mb|1N|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|c3|pc|cA|pc|c2|pc|c8|pg||
pc|d2|pc|dJ|pc|d4|pc|d7|pg||
pc|h6|pc|h5|pc|h9|pc|hK|pg||
pc|d3|pc|dT|pc|d5|pc|dQ|pg||
pc|h2|pc|hA|pc|h7|pc|s2|pg||
pc|d6|pc|dK|pc|dA|pc|c4|pg||
pc|d9|pc|s8|pc|d8|pc|s7|pg||
pc|cT|pc|cQ|pc|h3|pc|c9|pg||
pc|hJ|pc|h4|pc|hT|pc|c6|pg||
pc|hQ|pc|h8|pc|s6|pc|s3|pg||
pc|sA|pc|s5|pc|sT|pc|sJ|pg||
pc|c5|pc|s9|pc|cK|pc|c7|pg||
pc|sK|pc|cJ|pc|s4|pc|sQ|pg||
pg||
qx|o25|st||md|3SQJT3HJT52D82CK73,SK96HQ86DKQ6CQJT4,S542HA94DT7543C52,SA87HK73DAJ9CA986|sv|e|mb|p|mb|1N|mb|p|mb|3N|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|sJ|nt|kit: this looks like as dull a hand as you will find|pg||
nt|TopWizard:  A mundane hand for sure|pg||
nt|kit: Although interesting question whether declarer should duck first round of spades or not|pg||
pc|s6|pc|s5|nt|kit: If he does, there is danger of heart shift, but unlikely to be found|pg||
pc|s8|pg||
nt|TopWizard:  Has a bit of protection with @h8 and 7 in hands|pg||
nt|kit: But I think he can win king of spades and take club finesse, as this knocks out the enty to the danger hand|pg||
pc|sQ|pc|sK|pc|s4|pc|s7|pg||
pc|cQ|pc|c5|pc|c6|pc|c3|pg||
pc|cJ|pc|c2|pc|c8|pc|cK|pg||
nt|TopWizard:  Levin echos, presumably suggesting shift|pg||
nt|kit: why do you say that?|pg||
nt|kit: seems to me he doesn't want a shift|pg||
nt|TopWizard:  He knows Weinstein cannot have another entry|pg||
nt|kit: if Weinstein doesn't have another entry, how can a shift be any good?|pg||
nt|TopWizard:  So hopes for miracle in @h's|pg||
nt|TopWizard:  Simply routine signalling, not useful here, but noted|pg||
pc|hJ|pc|h6|pc|h4|pc|hK|pg||
pc|cA|pc|c7|pc|c4|pc|s2|pg||
pc|c9|nt|TopWizard:  See Kit, @h shift as suggested :)|pg||
mc|9|nt|TopWizard:  Principle: Always signal accurately to partner, even when the given hand is irrelevant|pg||
nt|kit: Well of course -- From Weinstein's point of view that was only chance regardless of what partner signaled.|pg||
pg||
qx|c25|st||md|3SQJT3HJT52D82CK73,SK96HQ86DKQ6CQJT4,S542HA94DT7543C52,SA87HK73DAJ9CA986|sv|e|mb|p|mb|1N|mb|p|mb|3N|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|sQ|pc|sK|pc|s5|pc|s7|pg||
pc|cQ|pc|c2|pc|c6|pc|c3|pg||
pc|c4|pc|c5|pc|c8|pc|cK|pg||
pc|sJ|pc|s9|pc|s4|pc|s8|pg||
pc|sT|pc|s6|pc|s2|pc|sA|pg||
pc|h3|pc|h5|pc|hQ|pc|hA|pg||
mc|9|pg||
qx|o26|st||md|4SAT3HA753DJ643CA9,S9764HQJ4DAQ9CKT6,SKJHT986DK872C875,SQ852HK2DT5CQJ432|sv|b|mb|p|nt|TopWizard:  So Partner helped him . . . mark of champions|pg||
mb|1D|mb|p|mb|1H|mb|p|mb|2H|mb|p|mb|p|mb|d|nt|kit: Really a brave balance -- I wasn't expecting it|pg||
mb|p|mb|2S|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|nt|kit: But it won't get him a plus score unless Weinstein takes the push|pg||
pc|hT|nt|TopWizard:  21st Centurty Principle: "Never" allow 2M to be played by opponents :)|pg||
nt|mdisacco: Traian has thought to a solution: a local BBO server. I think we'll try it next year in Argentina|pg||
pc|hK|nt|kit: Might make, but I think there are control problems on diamond shift|pg||
pc|h3|pc|h4|pg||
nt|TopWizard:  Teams are now quasi-pair/matchpoint events, the "small" swings often decide the match|pg||
nt|kit: Yes, he can discard diamond, but will he be able to get 8 winners?|pg||
pc|s2|pc|s3|nt|TopWizard:  Terrific, Maurizio . . . thanks for your dedication|pg||
pc|s6|pc|sJ|pg||
nt|kit: And he doesn't even know diamond finesse is offside|pg||
nt|kit: Now club shift and diamond through definitely beats it, but this is far from obvious to North|pg||
pc|h6|pc|h2|pc|hA|pc|hJ|pg||
nt|kit: He doesn't know what has happened in the heart suit|pg||
nt|kit: So declarer did gain a tempo -- will that be sufficient?|pg||
pc|d6|pc|dQ|pc|dK|pc|d5|pg||
nt|kit: oops|pg||
pc|d2|pc|dT|pc|d3|pc|dA|pg||
pc|s4|pc|sK|pc|s5|pc|sT|pg||
nt|pelu:  I dont trust the play|pg||
mc|7|nt|kit: Suppose declarer had gone up ace, taken the pitch, and led a spade|pg||
nt|kit: The defense taps dummy, and then what happens?|pg||
pg||
qx|c26|st||md|4SAT3HA753DJ643CA9,S9764HQJ4DAQ9CKT6,SKJHT986DK872C875,SQ852HK2DT5CQJ432|sv|b|mb|p|mb|1D|mb|p|mb|1H|mb|p|mb|2H|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|cQ|pc|c9|pc|cK|pc|c8|pg||
pc|s6|pc|sJ|pc|sQ|pc|sA|pg||
pc|h3|pc|h4|pc|h8|pc|hK|pg||
pc|s2|pc|s3|pc|s9|pc|sK|pg||
pc|hT|pc|h2|pc|h5|pc|hJ|pg||
pc|dA|pc|d2|pc|d5|pc|d3|pg||
pc|d9|pc|dK|pc|dT|pc|d4|pg||
pc|h6|pc|c4|pc|hA|pc|hQ|pg||
mc|8|pg||
qx|o27|st||md|1S76H6543DK9654C74,SJ83HAQ7DACKJT982,S42HKJTDJT87CAQ63,SAKQT95H982DQ32C5|sv|o|mb|p|mb|1C|mb|p|nt|kit: If the defense ducks 2 rounds of clubs (we can see they can't, but declarer doesnt' know that)|pg||
mb|1H|mb|p|mb|1S|nt|TopWizard:  1@h = @s's|pg||
mb|p|mb|4S|mb|p|nt|kit: It might be that declarer should have worked it out, but it wasn't as obvious as it looks seeing all 4 hands|pg||
nt|TopWizard:  Played from best side of table on this hand|pg||
nt|pelu:  Lavazza are "killing" tyhe weinstein-team 21-0 = 17-3 after 4 boards|pg||
mb|p|mb|p|pc|dJ|pc|d2|pc|d6|pc|dA|pg||
pc|cK|pc|cA|pc|c5|pc|c7|pg||
nt|TopWizard:  W going for 2 @d ruffs in hand|pg||
nt|TopWizard:  Correctly getting the @c off the table now sure 10 tricks on cross-ruff|pg||
nt|kit: looks to me like he is just setting up the club suit|pg||
nt|kit: which will give him at least 11 tricks|pg||
nt|TopWizard:  But Kit, didn't have 10 in the bag yet . . .so accomplishing that is first priority :)|pg||
nt|kit: 6 spades, 4 clubs, 1 heart, 1 diamond = 12 (minus losing 2 club tricks = 11)|pg||
nt|TopWizard:  @s's could be 4-0, etc.|pg||
pc|hT|pc|h2|pc|h5|pc|hQ|pg||
pc|cJ|pc|c3|pc|s5|pc|c4|pg||
pc|d3|pc|d5|pc|s8|nt|TopWizard:  Hands that look "easy" in our catbird seat, aren't so clear at the table|pg||
pc|d7|pg||
pc|c2|pc|c6|pc|sT|pc|h3|pg||
pc|dQ|pc|d4|pc|sJ|pc|d8|pg||
pc|cT|pc|cQ|pc|s9|pc|h4|pg||
mc|11|nt|pelu:  the play was 100% safe for 10 tricks and the best for 12|pg||
nt|kit: didn't he make 2 overtricks?|pg||
nt|TopWizard:  Operator has to make adjustment, not us :)|pg||
pg||
qx|c27|st||md|1S76H6543DK9654C74,SJ83HAQ7DACKJT982,S42HKJTDJT87CAQ63,SAKQT95H982DQ32C5|sv|o|mb|p|mb|1C|mb|p|mb|2S|mb|p|mb|4S|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|d4|pc|dA|pc|dJ|pc|d2|pg||
pc|s3|pc|s4|pc|sA|pc|s7|pg||
pc|c5|pc|c7|pc|cJ|pc|cQ|pg||
pc|d7|pc|d3|pc|d9|pc|s8|pg||
pc|c2|pc|c3|pc|s5|pc|c4|pg||
pc|dQ|pc|dK|pc|sJ|pc|d8|pg||
pc|cK|pc|c6|pc|sT|pc|d5|pg||
pc|sK|pc|s6|pc|c8|pc|s2|pg||
pc|sQ|pc|h3|pc|c9|pc|dT|pg||
pc|h2|pc|h6|pc|hA|pc|hT|pg||
pc|cT|pc|cA|pc|s9|pc|d6|pg||
mc|10|pg||
qx|o28|st||md|2SQJ96H86DT75CAKJT,SAT752HA3DACQ6542,S3HKQ952DKQJ94C83,SK84HJT74D8632C97|sv|n|mb|1S|mb|2S!|mb|p|nt|TopWizard:  Operator, please correct score on Board 27 |pg||
nt|pelu:  6 IMP = 12.57 VP|pg||
nt|TopWizard:  And we see that other room did make only 4@s on Board 27|pg||
nt|kit: He did correct it|pg||
mb|2N|mb|3C|nt|pelu:  fine result for Narway in CR on 22 HCP|pg||
mb|3D|mb|3S|nt|kit: May be duplicated|pg||
nt|TopWizard:  Looks like an "endplay" into 3NT :)|pg||
nt|kit: Weinstein might settle for a penalty|pg||
mb|p|nt|TopWizard:  E has no entries so S is safe here in 3NT, but taking sure money is often best at IMPS|pg||
nt|kit: or settle for nothing|pg||
nt|TopWizard:  This is a surprise, surely not forcing, and N showed a sound hand with free 3@d bid|pg||
nt|kit: I can't believe West is thinking, so must be North|pg||
nt|TopWizard:  E-W should have agreement on 3@s call, here E is showing a denial from our viewpoint|pg||
mb|p|mb|p|pc|dK|pc|d2|pc|d5|pc|dA|pg||
nt|TopWizard:  So a very big victory by the fine Junior will elevate them several places|pg||
pc|c4|pc|c8|pc|c9|pc|cT|pg||
nt|pelu:  prob down 2 - but a big gain for Norway|pg||
nt|pelu:  I am surprised that S didnt D|pg||
nt|TopWizard:  Probably up to 6th place with 4 rounds remaining|pg||
nt|kit: Can this make if trumps aren't led?|pg||
nt|kit: 3 ruffs in dummy, 2 red aces, and 4 trumps in hand|pg||
nt|kit: I think it might be important to shift to the 9 of trumps specifically|pg||
nt|TopWizard:  Running Scores A Group: http://www.worldbridge.org/repository/tourn/sanya.14/microsite/RunningScores/Asp/RoundTeamsConditStatClassicMod.asp?qtournid=1063&qshowflag=1|pg||
nt|kit: Weinstein knows the whole hand pretty much -- he just has to work it all out.|pg||
pc|s6|pc|s2|pc|s3|pc|sK|pg||
pc|c7|pc|cK|pc|c2|pc|c3|pg||
nt|TopWizard:  Two trump leads preserve his @c trick|pg||
pc|s9|pc|sT|pc|h2|pc|s4|pg||
nt|kit: I doubt if declarer sqaundered the king of spades|pg||
nt|pelu:  on running score the score on our match is 6-1 - B24 scored as 1NT +2 (150) in CR|pg||
nt|TopWizard:  We have a new Operator here :)|pg||
mc|8|nt|kit: Anyway, it looks like the defense gets 3 clubs, 1 heart, and 1 spade|pg||
pg||
qx|c28|st||md|2SQJ96H86DT75CAKJT,SAT752HA3DACQ6542,S3HKQ952DKQJ94C83,SK84HJT74D8632C97|sv|n|mb|1S|mb|2H|mb|p|mb|2N|mb|p|mb|3D|mb|p|mb|3N|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|c4|pc|c8|pc|c9|pc|cJ|pg||
pc|d7|pc|dA|pc|d4|pc|d2|pg||
pc|s2|pc|s3|pc|sK|pc|s6|pg||
pc|c7|pc|cA|pc|c2|pc|c3|pg||
pc|sQ|pc|s5|pc|h2|pc|s4|pg||
pc|h6|pc|hA|pc|h5|pc|h7|pg||
pc|sA|pc|h9|pc|s8|pc|s9|pg||
mc|9|pg||
