United States Bridge Championships SF 1 of 8 Schwartz vs. Ekeblad =================================================================== | Brd | Open Room | Closed Room | IMP | |-----------------------------------------------------------------| | 1 | 4H S +1 450 | 4SX W -4 800 | | 8 | | 2 | 4H N = 620 | 4H S = 620 | | | | 3 | 4S S -1 50 | 4S N -1 50 | | | | 4 | 3NT N -1 100 | 3NT N -2 200 | 3 | | | 5 | 3H W -1 50 | 3H E -1 50 | | | | 6 | 4S E = 620 | 6S E = 1430 | 13 | | | 7 | 3NT S +1 630 | 3NT S +1 630 | | | | 8 | 3C N +2 150 | 4C N +1 150 | | | | 9 | 4H W = 620 | 4H W = 620 | | | | 10 | 4S S = 620 | 4S S = 620 | | | | 11 | 2S S = 110 | 2S N -1 50 | 4 | | | 12 | 2H N +3 200 | 3D E -1 50 | 4 | | | 13 | 7D W = 2140 | 6D E +1 1390 | | 13 | | 14 | 3NT W -3 150 | 3NT W -3 150 | | | | 15 | 4S N = 620 | 3S N +1 170 | 10 | | |-----------------------------------------------------------------| | Total: 34 21 | =================================================================== Board 1 - Dealer North - None vul. S A 8 H K 8 2 D Q 9 4 3 C K J 6 2 S J 9 5 4 2 S Q 10 6 H 4 H 10 6 5 D A 2 D K 8 7 5 C A Q 10 7 5 C 9 8 3 S K 7 3 H A Q J 9 7 3 D J 10 6 C 4 Open Room WEST NORTH EAST SOUTH Moss Cohen Gitelman Berkowitz 1D Pass 1H 1S Dbl 2S 4H Pass Pass Pass Play 1: W S2 SA S10 S7 2: N H2 H6 HQ H4 3: S SK S5 S8 S6 4: S S3 S4 HK SQ 5: N H8 H5 HA S9 6: S HJ C5 D3 H10 7: S C4 C7 CK C9 4H by S, making 5, NS: 450 ------------------------------------------------------------- Closed Room WEST NORTH EAST SOUTH Krekorian Greco Casen Hampson 1D Pass 1H 1S Dbl 2S 4H 4S Pass Pass Dbl Pass Pass Pass Play 1: N H2 H10 HA H4 2: S HQ S2 HK H6 3: W S5 S8 S10 SK 4: S HJ S4 H8 H5 5: W S9 SA S6 S3 6: N D3 DK DJ D2 7: E C9 C4 C5 CJ 8: N D4 D5 D10 DA 9: W CA C2 C3 H3 10: W SJ 4SX by W, down 4, NS: 800 ------------------------------------------------------------- 8 imps to Ekeblad, Schwartz 0 - Ekeblad 8 ============================================================= Board 2 - Dealer East - NS vul. S 10 2 H K 8 6 5 4 3 D A 8 5 C 4 3 S K 8 7 6 S Q J 9 5 H 9 7 H 10 D 9 4 D K 10 7 6 2 C K J 9 7 2 C Q 6 5 S A 4 3 H A Q J 2 D Q J 3 C A 10 8 Open Room WEST NORTH EAST SOUTH Moss Cohen Gitelman Berkowitz Pass 1C Pass 1H 1) Pass 1NT Pass 2H Pass 3H Pass 4H Pass Pass Pass 1) 5+!hs Play 1: E SQ SA S6 S2 2: S HA H7 H4 H10 3: S HQ H9 H5 D6 4: S S3 S7 S10 SJ 5: E S5 S4 S8 H3 6: N C4 C5 C10 CJ 7: W D9 4H by N, making 4, NS: 620 ------------------------------------------------------------- Closed Room WEST NORTH EAST SOUTH Krekorian Greco Casen Hampson Pass 1C Pass 1D Pass 1NT Pass 4D Pass 4H Pass Pass Pass Play 1: W D9 DA 4H by S, making 4, NS: 620 ------------------------------------------------------------- No swing, Schwartz 0 - Ekeblad 8 ============================================================= Board 3 - Dealer South - EW vul. S 4 H 10 8 6 5 D A K 9 4 3 2 C K 3 S 8 6 5 2 S A 7 H Q H A J 7 4 3 D J 10 6 D 8 7 C Q J 9 7 4 C 8 6 5 2 S K Q J 10 9 3 H K 9 2 D Q 5 C A 10 Open Room WEST NORTH EAST SOUTH Moss Cohen Gitelman Berkowitz 1C Pass 2D Pass 2S Pass 3D Pass 3S Pass 3NT Pass 4S Pass Pass Pass Play 1: W HQ H5 HA H9 2: E H7 HK S2 H6 3: W S5 S4 SA S3 4: E HJ H2 C9 H8 5: E H3 S9 4S by S, down 1, NS: -50 ------------------------------------------------------------- Closed Room WEST NORTH EAST SOUTH Krekorian Greco Casen Hampson 1C Pass 1H Pass 1S Pass 2D Pass 2S Pass 3D Pass 4S Pass Pass Pass Play 1: W HQ H5 H7 HK 4S by N, down 1, NS: -50 ------------------------------------------------------------- No swing, Schwartz 0 - Ekeblad 8 ============================================================= Board 4 - Dealer West - Both vul. S A J 7 H Q J 3 D 9 8 4 C K 10 8 4 S 10 9 8 6 4 S K 2 H 9 8 H K 6 5 4 D A 3 2 D Q 10 7 6 5 C 6 3 2 C 9 5 S Q 5 3 H A 10 7 2 D K J C A Q J 7 Open Room WEST NORTH EAST SOUTH Moss Cohen Gitelman Berkowitz Pass Pass Pass 1C Pass 1NT 1) Pass 2C Pass 2NT Pass 3C Pass 3D Pass 3NT Pass Pass Pass 1) 8+ balanced Play 1: E D6 DK DA D4 2: W D2 D8 DQ DJ 3: E D10 S3 D3 D9 4: E D7 SQ S10 S7 5: E D5 H2 S8 3NT by N, down 1, NS: -100 ------------------------------------------------------------- Closed Room WEST NORTH EAST SOUTH Krekorian Greco Casen Hampson Pass 1D Pass 1H Pass 1NT Pass 3NT Pass Pass Pass Play 1: E D6 DJ DA D4 2: W D3 D8 D7 DK 3: S CA C2 C4 C5 4: S CQ C3 C8 C9 5: S C7 C6 C10 D5 6: N CK H4 CJ S4 7: N D9 D10 H2 D2 8: E DQ H7 S6 H3 3NT by N, down 2, NS: -200 ------------------------------------------------------------- 3 imps to Schwartz, Schwartz 3 - Ekeblad 8 ============================================================= Board 5 - Dealer North - NS vul. S Q J 8 4 3 H Q 8 3 D J 9 6 C K 7 S A K 7 6 5 S 9 2 H A 10 9 4 H K J 7 2 D 5 4 D 8 7 3 2 C A 4 C J 5 2 S 10 H 6 5 D A K Q 10 C Q 10 9 8 6 3 Open Room WEST NORTH EAST SOUTH Moss Cohen Gitelman Berkowitz Pass Pass 2C 2S 2NT Pass 3C 3H Pass Pass Pass Play 1: N CK C2 C6 CA 2: W SK S3 S2 S10 3: W SA S4 S9 H5 4: S DQ D4 D6 D2 5: S DA D5 D9 D3 6: S H6 H10 H3 H2 7: W H4 H8 HK C8 8: E D7 DK H9 3H by W, down 1, NS: 50 ------------------------------------------------------------- Closed Room WEST NORTH EAST SOUTH Krekorian Greco Casen Hampson Pass Pass 2C Dbl Pass 2H Pass 3H Pass Pass Pass Play 1: S DK D4 D9 D2 2: S S10 SK S3 S2 3: W D5 D6 D7 DQ 4: S C10 C4 CK C2 5: N S4 S9 H5 S5 6: S C9 CA C7 C5 7: W H4 H3 HK H6 3H by E, down 1, NS: 50 ------------------------------------------------------------- No swing, Schwartz 3 - Ekeblad 8 ============================================================= Board 6 - Dealer East - EW vul. S 10 5 H K J 7 6 D K 9 2 C K 7 6 5 S K Q 6 4 S A J 9 7 3 H A 9 4 H Q 8 D A J 10 4 3 D Q C 4 C Q J 10 9 3 S 8 2 H 10 5 3 2 D 8 7 6 5 C A 8 2 Open Room WEST NORTH EAST SOUTH Moss Cohen Gitelman Berkowitz 1S Pass 4C 1) Dbl 4S Pass Pass Pass 1) "good splinter" Play 1: S H3 H4 HK H8 2: N H7 HQ H2 H9 3: E SJ S2 S4 S5 4: E DQ D7 D3 DK 5: N CK C3 CA C4 6: S D5 D4 4S by E, making 4, NS: -620 ------------------------------------------------------------- Closed Room WEST NORTH EAST SOUTH Krekorian Greco Casen Hampson 1S Pass 3C Pass 3D Pass 3H Pass 4C Pass 4NT Pass 5D Pass 6S Pass Pass Pass Play 1: S C2 C4 C7 CQ 2: E SJ S2 S4 S5 3: E DQ D5 D3 DK 4: N S10 S3 S8 SK 5: W DA 6S by E, making 6, NS: -1430 ------------------------------------------------------------- 13 imps to Schwartz, Schwartz 16 - Ekeblad 8 ============================================================= Board 7 - Dealer South - Both vul. S 7 6 4 2 H A K J 8 D 7 C A J 10 9 S A K S Q 9 5 3 H 4 3 2 H 10 9 5 D K J 6 5 D 9 8 4 3 2 C 7 6 5 4 C 3 S J 10 8 H Q 7 6 D A Q 10 C K Q 8 2 Open Room WEST NORTH EAST SOUTH Moss Cohen Gitelman Berkowitz 1NT Pass 2D! Pass 2H Pass 2S 1) Pass 2NT Pass 3C Pass 3NT Pass Pass Pass 1) short in minor type 4441 hand Play 1: W C7 C9 C3 C2 2: N C10 D4 C8 C4 3: N CJ H5 CK C5 4: S CQ C6 CA D3 5: N H8 H10 HQ H4 6: S H6 H2 HA H9 7: N HJ D9 H7 H3 8: N HK S3 D10 D5 9: N S2 S5 SJ SK 10: W D6 D7 3NT by S, making 4, NS: 630 ------------------------------------------------------------- Closed Room WEST NORTH EAST SOUTH Krekorian Greco Casen Hampson 1NT Pass 2C Pass 2D Pass 3C Pass 3D Pass 3NT Pass Pass Pass Play 1: W SA S2 S5 S8 2: W SK S4 S3 S10 3: W H2 HA H10 H6 4: N C9 C3 C2 C4 5: N C10 D2 CK C5 6: S C8 C6 CA D3 7: N CJ D4 CQ C7 8: S HQ H3 H8 H5 9: S H7 H4 HJ H9 10: N HK S9 SJ D5 11: N D7 D8 DQ DK 3NT by S, making 4, NS: 630 ------------------------------------------------------------- No swing, Schwartz 16 - Ekeblad 8 ============================================================= Board 8 - Dealer West - None vul. S 7 4 H A K 2 D 8 2 C K 10 8 7 6 2 S 10 8 6 S A K Q J 9 5 H Q 5 4 3 H 8 7 6 D J 9 5 D Q 4 3 C J 9 4 C Q S 3 2 H J 10 9 D A K 10 7 6 C A 5 3 Open Room WEST NORTH EAST SOUTH Moss Cohen Gitelman Berkowitz Pass Pass 1S Dbl Pass 3C Pass Pass Pass Play 1: E SA S2 S10 S4 2: E SK S3 S8 S7 3: E D4 DA D5 D8 4: S CA C4 C2 CQ 5: S C3 C9 C10 S5 6: N CK S9 C5 CJ 7: N C8 H7 D6 3C by N, making 5, NS: 150 ------------------------------------------------------------- Closed Room WEST NORTH EAST SOUTH Krekorian Greco Casen Hampson Pass 2C! 2S 3S Pass 4C Pass Pass Pass Play 1: E SQ S2 S6 S4 2: E SK S3 S10 S7 3: E H8 H9 HQ HA 4: N C2 CQ CA C4 5: S C3 4C by N, making 5, NS: 150 ------------------------------------------------------------- No swing, Schwartz 16 - Ekeblad 8 ============================================================= Board 9 - Dealer North - EW vul. S K 3 H 6 4 D 9 6 5 3 2 C K J 6 4 S Q 8 4 S A 9 6 2 H Q 10 9 7 3 H A J 5 2 D Q 7 D K J 10 4 C A 10 5 C 8 S J 10 7 5 H K 8 D A 8 C Q 9 7 3 2 Open Room WEST NORTH EAST SOUTH Moss Cohen Gitelman Berkowitz Pass 1D Pass 1H Pass 2H Dbl 4H Pass Pass Pass Play 1: N SK SA S5 S4 2: E C8 C2 CA C4 3: W H10 H4 H2 HK 4: S SJ SQ S3 S2 5: W H3 H6 HA H8 6: E D4 4H by W, making 4, NS: -620 ------------------------------------------------------------- Closed Room WEST NORTH EAST SOUTH Krekorian Greco Casen Hampson Pass 1D Pass 1H Pass 2H Pass 3C! Pass 3S Pass 4H Pass Pass Pass Play 1: N SK SA S5 S4 2: E HA H8 H3 H4 3: E H2 HK H7 H6 4: S SJ SQ S3 S2 5: W D7 D6 DJ DA 6: S S10 S8 4H by W, making 4, NS: -620 ------------------------------------------------------------- No swing, Schwartz 16 - Ekeblad 8 ============================================================= Board 10 - Dealer East - Both vul. S 9 6 2 H K Q 9 8 7 D 10 9 4 C A 7 S 8 5 S J 10 7 H A J 10 6 H 5 3 2 D A Q 6 3 D K J 8 7 C 8 3 2 C Q J 6 S A K Q 4 3 H 4 D 5 2 C K 10 9 5 4 Open Room WEST NORTH EAST SOUTH Moss Cohen Gitelman Berkowitz Pass 1S Dbl 2H Pass 4S Pass Pass Pass Play 1: W S5 S6 S10 SK 2: S H4 HA H7 H5 3: W D3 D4 DK D5 4: E D7 D2 DQ D10 5: W DA D9 D8 S3 6: S SA S8 S2 S7 7: S C4 C2 CA C6 8: N HK H2 C5 H6 9: N C7 CJ CK C3 10: S C10 C8 S9 CQ 4S by S, making 4, NS: 620 ------------------------------------------------------------- Closed Room WEST NORTH EAST SOUTH Krekorian Greco Casen Hampson Pass 1S Dbl 2H! Pass 4S Pass Pass Pass Play 1: W C2 C7 CJ CK 2: S H4 HA H7 H5 3: W D3 D10 DK D2 4: E D7 D5 DQ D4 5: W DA D9 DJ S3 6: S SA S5 S2 S7 7: S SK S8 S6 S10 8: S C4 C3 CA C6 9: N HK H2 C5 H6 10: N HQ H3 C9 H10 11: N H9 CQ 4S by S, making 4, NS: 620 ------------------------------------------------------------- No swing, Schwartz 16 - Ekeblad 8 ============================================================= Board 11 - Dealer South - None vul. S 7 H A K 8 D A 7 6 5 4 3 C K 9 4 S J 10 5 2 S A 8 H Q 10 6 5 3 H J 7 2 D 2 D K Q J C A J 2 C Q 10 8 5 3 S K Q 9 6 4 3 H 9 4 D 10 9 8 C 7 6 Open Room WEST NORTH EAST SOUTH Moss Cohen Gitelman Berkowitz 2S Pass Pass Pass Play 1: W H3 HA H7 H9 2: N S7 S8 SK S2 3: S S4 S5 D3 SA 4: E HJ H4 HQ HK 5: N DA DJ D8 D2 6: N D4 DQ D9 2S by S, making 2, NS: 110 ------------------------------------------------------------- Closed Room WEST NORTH EAST SOUTH Krekorian Greco Casen Hampson 2D! Pass 2S! Pass P! Pass Play 1: E DK D8 D2 DA 2: N S7 S8 SK S2 3: S SQ S5 C4 SA 4: E C3 C6 CA C9 5: W H3 HA H2 H4 6: N D5 DJ D9 C2 7: E DQ D10 CJ D6 8: E HJ H9 2S by N, down 1, NS: -50 ------------------------------------------------------------- 4 imps to Schwartz, Schwartz 20 - Ekeblad 8 ============================================================= Board 12 - Dealer West - NS vul. S A Q J 10 9 H Q J 3 D 8 6 C A 9 8 S K 7 4 S 6 2 H 9 7 H K 8 5 D Q J 10 9 D A K 5 3 2 C K Q 4 2 C 10 5 3 S 8 5 3 H A 10 6 4 2 D 7 4 C J 7 6 Open Room WEST NORTH EAST SOUTH Moss Cohen Gitelman Berkowitz Pass 1NT Pass 2D Pass 2H Pass Pass Pass Play 1: E DK D4 DQ D6 2: E D3 D7 D9 D8 3: W S4 SQ S2 S3 4: N HJ HK HA H7 5: S S5 S7 SJ S6 6: N HQ H5 H2 H9 2H by N, making 5, NS: 200 ------------------------------------------------------------- Closed Room WEST NORTH EAST SOUTH Krekorian Greco Casen Hampson Pass 1NT Pass 2D! Pass 2H Pass Pass Dbl Pass 3D Pass Pass Pass Play 1: S D4 D9 D8 D2 2: W D10 D6 DA D7 3: E C3 C6 CK CA 4: N HQ H5 H2 H7 5: N H3 HK HA H9 6: S S3 S4 SJ S2 7: N SA S6 3D by E, down 1, NS: 50 ------------------------------------------------------------- 4 imps to Schwartz, Schwartz 24 - Ekeblad 8 ============================================================= Board 13 - Dealer North - Both vul. S 5 4 2 H Q 10 7 6 D 9 8 C Q J 7 5 S 10 8 S A K Q 7 3 H J 5 3 H A K 8 D Q J 10 5 D A K 6 3 C A K 9 4 C 2 S J 9 6 H 9 4 2 D 7 4 2 C 10 8 6 3 Open Room WEST NORTH EAST SOUTH Moss Cohen Gitelman Berkowitz Pass 2C Pass 2D 1) Pass 2S Pass 2NT Pass 3D Pass 4D Pass 4H Pass 4S Pass 4NT Pass 5C Pass 7D Pass Pass Pass 1) 2!h = neg Play 1: N D9 D3 D2 D10 2: W DQ D8 D6 D4 3: W D5 S4 DK D7 4: E SA S6 S8 S2 5: E SK 7D by W, making 7, NS: -2140 ------------------------------------------------------------- Closed Room WEST NORTH EAST SOUTH Krekorian Greco Casen Hampson Pass 2C Pass 2S! Pass 2NT Pass 5NT Pass 6D Pass Pass Pass Play 1: S D2 DQ D8 D3 2: W S8 S4 SA S9 3: E SK S6 S10 S2 6D by E, making 7, NS: -1390 ------------------------------------------------------------- 13 imps to Ekeblad, Schwartz 24 - Ekeblad 21 ============================================================= Board 14 - Dealer East - None vul. S 3 H A Q 6 4 2 D K J 5 3 C 10 9 2 S A K S Q 9 7 4 2 H K J 9 7 H 8 5 3 D A D 10 6 2 C A Q J 8 7 4 C 5 3 S J 10 8 6 5 H 10 D Q 9 8 7 4 C K 6 Open Room WEST NORTH EAST SOUTH Moss Cohen Gitelman Berkowitz Pass Pass 1C 1H Pass 1S 2S Pass 3C Pass 3NT Pass Pass Pass Play 1: N D3 D2 D4 DA 2: W HK HA H3 H10 3: N DJ D6 D7 H7 4: N DK D10 D8 C4 5: N HQ H5 S5 H9 6: N D5 S2 D9 C7 7: S DQ C8 3NT by W, down 3, NS: 150 ------------------------------------------------------------- Closed Room WEST NORTH EAST SOUTH Krekorian Greco Casen Hampson Pass Pass 1C 1H Pass 1S 3NT Pass Pass Pass Play 1: N D3 D2 D7 DA 2: W CA C10 C3 C6 3: W CJ C2 C5 CK 4: S D8 H7 DJ D6 5: N DK D10 D4 C4 6: N D5 S2 D9 C7 7: S DQ C8 H2 S4 8: S H10 HJ HQ H3 3NT by W, down 3, NS: 150 ------------------------------------------------------------- No swing, Schwartz 24 - Ekeblad 21 ============================================================= Board 15 - Dealer South - NS vul. S J 9 8 5 4 2 H A Q 5 D C A K 6 3 S A Q 6 S 7 H 10 9 7 3 H K 8 6 2 D J 4 2 D A Q 10 9 3 C J 9 5 C Q 10 2 S K 10 3 H J 4 D K 8 7 6 5 C 8 7 4 Open Room WEST NORTH EAST SOUTH Moss Cohen Gitelman Berkowitz Pass Pass 1S Dbl 2H 3H 4S Pass Pass Pass Play 1: E H6 H4 H9 HQ 2: N CA C2 C7 C5 3: N HA H8 HJ H3 4: N H5 HK S3 H7 5: S C4 C9 CK C10 6: N C6 CQ C8 CJ 7: E DA D5 D2 S2 8: N S4 S7 SK SA 4S by N, making 4, NS: 620 ------------------------------------------------------------- Closed Room WEST NORTH EAST SOUTH Krekorian Greco Casen Hampson Pass Pass 1S Dbl 2S! 2NT 3C Pass 3S Pass Pass Pass Play 1: E H6 HJ H10 H5 2: S C4 C5 CK C2 3: N HA H2 H4 H3 4: N HQ HK S3 H7 5: S C8 C9 CA C10 6: N C3 CQ C7 CJ 3S by N, making 4, NS: 170 ------------------------------------------------------------- 10 imps to Schwartz, Schwartz 34 - Ekeblad 21 =============================================================