US Bridge Championship Schwartz vs_ Ekeblad SF 6 of 8 Schwartz vs. Ekeblad =================================================================== | Brd | Open Room | Closed Room | IMP | |-----------------------------------------------------------------| | 76 | 4H E +1 450 | 4H W = 420 | | 1 | | 77 | 1NT N = 90 | 1NT N = 90 | | | | 78 | 2H S +2 170 | 3H N = 140 | 1 | | | 79 | 1NT E +1 120 | 3NT E -2 100 | | 6 | | 80 | 1NT S = 90 | 1NT S -2 100 | 5 | | | 81 | 3NT W = 400 | 3C E -2 100 | | 11 | | 82 | 4H E +1 450 | 4S W +1 450 | | | | 83 | 3NT W +3 690 | 6S E = 1430 | 12 | | | 84 | 3NT S -2 200 | 3NT S -2 200 | | | | 85 | 4SX N -2 500 | 3NT E +1 430 | | 2 | | 86 | 5HX N -3 500 | 5S W = 650 | 4 | | | 87 | 2D S -1 100 | 1NT S -1 100 | | | | 88 | 4S E -1 50 | 4H E = 420 | 10 | | | 89 | 3NT W -2 200 | 3NT W -1 100 | 3 | | | 90 | 4H W -1 100 | 4H W = 620 | 12 | | |-----------------------------------------------------------------| | IMPs this segment: 47 20 | | Carryover: 120 149 | | Total: 167 169 | =================================================================== Board 76 - Dealer West - NS vul. S 9 7 6 5 2 H 5 3 D Q 8 C K 6 4 2 S K S A Q 10 H Q 10 9 8 7 4 H K J 2 D K 10 5 2 D A J 9 3 C Q 10 C J 8 7 S J 8 4 3 H A 6 D 7 6 4 C A 9 5 3 Open Room WEST NORTH EAST SOUTH Rubin Schwartz Ekeblad Becker 2D Pass 2NT Pass 3D 1) Pass 3H Pass 3NT Pass 4C Pass 4H Pass Pass Pass 1) 6!hs & 4!ds Play 1: S D6 D2 DQ DA 2: E SA S3 SK S2 3: E SQ S4 C10 S5 4: E HJ HA H4 H3 5: S D7 D5 D8 DJ 4H by E, making 5, NS: -450 ------------------------------------------------------------- Closed Room WEST NORTH EAST SOUTH Berkowitz Greco Cohen Hampson 4H by W, making 4, NS: -420 ------------------------------------------------------------- 1 imp to Ekeblad, Schwartz 120 - Ekeblad 150 ============================================================= Board 77 - Dealer North - Both vul. S A K H Q 2 D 9 7 5 2 C A Q 10 4 2 S Q 5 3 2 S 10 8 7 H K 5 4 H A 10 9 7 3 D Q 10 8 4 D A J 3 C J 3 C K 7 S J 9 6 4 H J 8 6 D K 6 C 9 8 6 5 Open Room WEST NORTH EAST SOUTH Rubin Schwartz Ekeblad Becker 1NT Pass Pass Pass Play 1: E H10 H6 H4 HQ 2: N CA C7 C5 C3 3: N C2 CK C8 CJ 4: E H3 H8 HK H2 5: W H5 D5 HA HJ 6: E H7 S4 S5 D7 7: E H9 S6 S2 C4 8: E D3 DK D4 D2 1NT by N, making 1, NS: 90 ------------------------------------------------------------- Closed Room WEST NORTH EAST SOUTH Berkowitz Greco Cohen Hampson 1NT Pass Pass Pass Play 1: E H9 H6 H4 HQ 2: N CA C7 C5 C3 3: N CQ CK C9 CJ 4: E H10 H8 H5 H2 5: E HA HJ HK D2 6: E H3 S4 S2 D5 7: E H7 C6 D8 D7 8: E DA 1NT by N, making 1, NS: 90 ------------------------------------------------------------- No swing, Schwartz 120 - Ekeblad 150 ============================================================= Board 78 - Dealer East - None vul. S Q 8 4 H 9 5 D A K Q 2 C K 8 4 3 S 9 5 S K 10 3 2 H K 8 2 H A 3 D 7 6 5 4 D 10 9 8 3 C A Q 6 2 C J 9 7 S A J 7 6 H Q J 10 7 6 4 D J C 10 5 Open Room WEST NORTH EAST SOUTH Rubin Schwartz Ekeblad Becker Pass 2H Pass Pass Pass Play 1: W S9 SQ SK SA 2: S DJ D4 DQ D3 3: N DK D8 C5 D5 4: N DA D9 C10 D6 5: N H5 H3 HQ HK 6: W S5 S8 S10 SJ 7: S H4 H2 H9 HA 8: E S2 S6 2H by S, making 4, NS: 170 ------------------------------------------------------------- Closed Room WEST NORTH EAST SOUTH Berkowitz Greco Cohen Hampson Pass 2D! Pass 2H! Pass 3H Pass Pass Pass Play 1: E D9 DJ D4 DK 2: N DA D10 C5 D5 3: N DQ D3 C10 D6 4: N H9 HA H4 H2 5: E C7 H6 C2 C3 6: S HQ HK H5 H3 7: W CA C4 C9 H7 8: S HJ H8 D2 CJ 9: S SA S5 S4 S2 10: S SJ S9 S8 S3 3H by N, making 3, NS: 140 ------------------------------------------------------------- 1 imp to Schwartz, Schwartz 121 - Ekeblad 150 ============================================================= Board 79 - Dealer South - NS vul. S 9 5 3 H A 10 7 5 D 7 5 3 C K 10 8 S K Q 7 2 S A J 10 H 2 H K Q 9 8 4 D K 10 4 2 D Q J 9 C 9 5 4 3 C Q 7 S 8 6 4 H J 6 3 D A 8 6 C A J 6 2 Open Room WEST NORTH EAST SOUTH Rubin Schwartz Ekeblad Becker Pass Pass Pass 1H Pass 1S Pass 1NT Pass Pass Pass Play 1: S S4 S2 S9 S10 2: E DJ D6 D2 D3 3: E DQ D8 D4 D5 4: E D9 DA D10 D7 5: S C2 C3 CK C7 6: N C8 CQ CA C4 7: S C6 C5 C10 H4 8: N H5 HK 1NT by E, making 2, NS: -120 ------------------------------------------------------------- Closed Room WEST NORTH EAST SOUTH Berkowitz Greco Cohen Hampson Pass Pass Pass 1NT! Pass 2C Pass 2H Pass 2NT Pass 3NT Pass Pass Pass Play 1: S C2 C3 CK C7 2: N C8 CQ CA C4 3: S C6 C9 C10 D9 4: N H5 HK H6 H2 5: E DQ DA D2 D3 6: S CJ C5 S9 H4 3NT by E, down 2, NS: 100 ------------------------------------------------------------- 6 imps to Ekeblad, Schwartz 121 - Ekeblad 156 ============================================================= Board 80 - Dealer West - EW vul. S 9 4 H K 9 6 4 D Q 7 4 C J 8 7 5 S A K 8 3 S 10 7 6 2 H J 3 H A 10 8 D 9 8 5 3 D K J 6 2 C Q 10 6 C 9 4 S Q J 5 H Q 7 5 2 D A 10 C A K 3 2 Open Room WEST NORTH EAST SOUTH Rubin Schwartz Ekeblad Becker Pass Pass Pass 1NT Pass Pass Pass Play 1: W SA S4 S7 S5 2: W D9 D4 DJ DA 3: S H2 H3 HK HA 4: E S2 SQ SK S9 5: W S8 C5 S6 SJ 6: S H7 HJ H4 H8 7: W S3 C7 S10 C2 1NT by S, making 1, NS: 90 ------------------------------------------------------------- Closed Room WEST NORTH EAST SOUTH Berkowitz Greco Cohen Hampson Pass Pass Pass 1NT Pass Pass Pass Play 1: W D8 D4 DJ DA 2: S H2 H3 HK HA 3: E D2 D10 D3 DQ 4: N S9 S7 SQ SK 5: W D9 D7 DK H7 6: E C9 CA C6 C5 7: S CK C10 C7 C4 8: S HQ HJ H4 H8 9: S C2 CQ C8 D6 1NT by S, down 2, NS: -100 ------------------------------------------------------------- 5 imps to Schwartz, Schwartz 126 - Ekeblad 156 ============================================================= Board 81 - Dealer North - None vul. S 8 H Q 9 7 6 3 2 D K 10 7 4 C 9 5 S K Q 9 2 S J 5 H A K 5 4 H J 10 8 D 9 6 3 2 D A 8 5 C 3 C A Q J 10 6 S A 10 7 6 4 3 H D Q J C K 8 7 4 2 Open Room WEST NORTH EAST SOUTH Rubin Schwartz Ekeblad Becker 2H 3C Pass 3NT Pass Pass Pass Play 1: N D4 D5 DQ D3 2: S S3 S9 S8 S5 3: W C3 C5 CQ C2 4: E SJ S4 S2 H6 5: E CA C4 D6 C9 6: E CJ CK D2 H2 7: S C7 D9 3NT by W, making 3, NS: -400 ------------------------------------------------------------- Closed Room WEST NORTH EAST SOUTH Berkowitz Greco Cohen Hampson 2D! Pass 2H! Pass Pass 3C Pass Pass Pass Play 1: S DJ D2 D7 D8 2: S DQ D3 D4 DA 3: E CA C2 C3 C5 4: E C10 C4 S2 C9 5: E CQ CK H4 H2 6: S C8 H5 H3 CJ 7: E SJ SA S9 S8 8: S C7 HK H6 C6 9: S S4 SQ H7 3C by E, down 2, NS: 100 ------------------------------------------------------------- 11 imps to Ekeblad, Schwartz 126 - Ekeblad 167 ============================================================= Board 82 - Dealer East - NS vul. S 8 6 5 2 H 7 6 D 5 4 2 C A J 7 4 S K Q 9 7 4 S A J 10 H A Q 10 4 H 9 5 3 2 D 10 8 D A K J 9 C 8 2 C 9 6 S 3 H K J 8 D Q 7 6 3 C K Q 10 5 3 Open Room WEST NORTH EAST SOUTH Rubin Schwartz Ekeblad Becker 1NT 1) Pass 2C Pass 2H Pass 4H Pass Pass Pass 1) 12+ - 15 Play 1: S CK C2 C4 C9 2: S D3 D8 D5 DJ 3: E H2 H8 HQ H6 4: W HA H7 H3 HK 5: W D10 D2 DA D6 6: E DK 4H by E, making 5, NS: -450 ------------------------------------------------------------- Closed Room WEST NORTH EAST SOUTH Berkowitz Greco Cohen Hampson 1D Pass 2S! Pass 4S Pass Pass Pass Play 1: N D2 DA D7 D8 2: E DK D3 D10 D4 3: E D9 DQ S4 D5 4: W SK S2 S10 S3 5: W S7 S5 SA C3 6: E H2 H8 H10 H6 7: W S9 S6 SJ D6 8: E H3 HJ HQ H7 4S by W, making 5, NS: -450 ------------------------------------------------------------- No swing, Schwartz 126 - Ekeblad 167 ============================================================= Board 83 - Dealer South - EW vul. S 7 H Q 7 2 D J 8 4 2 C K 8 6 5 4 S J 10 5 S A K Q 9 8 H A J 10 9 H 4 D K 9 7 D A Q 6 5 C Q J 9 C A 10 7 S 6 4 3 2 H K 8 6 5 3 D 10 3 C 3 2 Open Room WEST NORTH EAST SOUTH Rubin Schwartz Ekeblad Becker Pass Pass Pass 1C 1H Dbl 1) 2H 2S Pass 3NT Pass Pass Pass 1) 6-8 any dist. or 9-12 bal Play 1: N H2 H4 HK HA 2: W HJ 3NT by W, making 6, NS: -690 ------------------------------------------------------------- Closed Room WEST NORTH EAST SOUTH Berkowitz Greco Cohen Hampson Pass 1D! Pass 1S Pass 1NT Pass 2D Pass 2H Pass 2S Pass 4S Pass 6S Pass Pass Pass Play 1: S S4 S5 S7 S9 2: E H4 H6 HA H2 3: W CQ C5 C10 C2 4: W S10 C4 SA S2 5: E SK S3 SJ C6 6: E SQ S6 H9 H7 7: E DA D3 D7 D2 8: E D5 D10 DK D4 9: W CJ C8 C7 C3 6S by E, making 6, NS: -1430 ------------------------------------------------------------- 12 imps to Schwartz, Schwartz 138 - Ekeblad 167 ============================================================= Board 84 - Dealer West - Both vul. S J H 7 5 3 D A Q 8 7 3 C J 8 7 2 S 4 3 S K Q 10 9 6 2 H Q J 9 2 H 8 4 D 10 6 5 D K 2 C K Q 10 4 C 6 5 3 S A 8 7 5 H A K 10 6 D J 9 4 C A 9 Open Room WEST NORTH EAST SOUTH Rubin Schwartz Ekeblad Becker Pass Pass 2S 2NT Pass 3NT Pass Pass Pass Play 1: W S4 SJ SQ S5 2: E SK SA S3 C2 3: S DJ D6 D3 DK 4: E S10 S7 C4 3NT by S, down 2, NS: -200 ------------------------------------------------------------- Closed Room WEST NORTH EAST SOUTH Berkowitz Greco Cohen Hampson Pass Pass 2S 2NT Pass 3NT Pass Pass Pass Play 1: W S4 SJ SQ S5 2: E S10 SA S3 H3 3: S DJ D6 D3 DK 4: E S9 S7 H2 C2 5: E SK 3NT by S, down 2, NS: -200 ------------------------------------------------------------- No swing, Schwartz 138 - Ekeblad 167 ============================================================= Board 85 - Dealer North - NS vul. S Q J 7 4 3 H A 7 4 D K Q 6 2 C 8 S 6 5 S A 2 H Q 10 2 H K J 8 6 D A J 8 7 3 D 9 5 C K 5 3 C A Q J 9 6 S K 10 9 8 H 9 5 3 D 10 4 C 10 7 4 2 Open Room WEST NORTH EAST SOUTH Rubin Schwartz Ekeblad Becker 1S 2C 3S Dbl Pass 4H Pass Pass 4S Dbl Pass Pass Pass Play 1: E H8 H3 HQ H7 2: W H10 HA H6 H5 3: N S3 SA S8 S5 4: E HJ H9 H2 H4 5: E S2 S9 S6 S4 6: S D4 D3 DK D5 4SX by N, down 2, NS: -500 ------------------------------------------------------------- Closed Room WEST NORTH EAST SOUTH Berkowitz Greco Cohen Hampson 1S Dbl 2S! 3D Pass 3NT Pass Pass Pass Play 1: S S10 S5 S3 S2 2: S S8 S6 SJ SA 3: E CQ C2 C3 C8 4: E C6 C4 CK D6 5: W C5 H4 CA C10 6: E CJ C7 D3 S4 7: E C9 H9 D7 D2 8: E H6 H3 HQ HA 9: N DK 3NT by E, making 4, NS: -430 ------------------------------------------------------------- 2 imps to Ekeblad, Schwartz 138 - Ekeblad 169 ============================================================= Board 86 - Dealer East - EW vul. S 6 H K 10 9 8 7 6 5 2 D 8 6 5 C A S K Q 9 7 2 S A J 10 4 H A J H 3 D A Q 7 3 D J 10 9 2 C 8 4 C J 10 7 3 S 8 5 3 H Q 4 D K 4 C K Q 9 6 5 2 Open Room WEST NORTH EAST SOUTH Rubin Schwartz Ekeblad Becker Pass Pass 1C 4H Dbl Pass 4S Pass Pass 5C Dbl 5H Pass Pass Dbl Pass Pass Pass Play 1: E DJ DK DA D6 2: W HJ HK H3 H4 3: N S6 S4 S3 S7 4: W HA H5 C3 HQ 5: W D3 5HX by N, down 3, NS: -500 ------------------------------------------------------------- Closed Room WEST NORTH EAST SOUTH Berkowitz Greco Cohen Hampson Pass Pass 1S 4H 4S 5C 5D Pass 5S Pass Pass Pass Play 1: N CA C3 C6 C8 2: N H2 H3 HQ HA 3: W SK S6 S4 S3 4: W HJ HK S10 H4 5: E SA S5 S2 H7 6: E SJ S8 S7 H6 7: E DJ D4 D3 D5 8: E D10 5S by W, making 5, NS: -650 ------------------------------------------------------------- 4 imps to Schwartz, Schwartz 142 - Ekeblad 169 ============================================================= Board 87 - Dealer South - Both vul. S 4 3 2 H Q 10 9 D Q J 9 4 C J 6 2 S K 8 S 10 9 6 5 H 8 6 3 2 H K J 7 4 D A K 10 6 D 3 C A Q 7 C 10 5 4 3 S A Q J 7 H A 5 D 8 7 5 2 C K 9 8 Open Room WEST NORTH EAST SOUTH Rubin Schwartz Ekeblad Becker 1D 1NT 2D Pass Pass Pass Play 1: W H2 HQ HK HA 2: S D2 D6 DQ D3 3: N S2 S5 SJ SK 4: W H8 H9 HJ H5 5: E C5 C8 CQ C2 6: W H3 H10 H7 S7 7: N CJ C3 C9 C7 8: N C6 C4 CK CA 9: W DK D4 C10 D5 10: W DA D9 2D by S, down 1, NS: -100 ------------------------------------------------------------- Closed Room WEST NORTH EAST SOUTH Berkowitz Greco Cohen Hampson 1NT! Pass Pass Pass Play 1: W H6 H9 H7 H5 2: N S2 S9 SQ SK 3: W H2 H10 HJ HA 4: S D5 DK D4 D3 5: W H3 HQ HK D7 6: E C4 C8 CQ C2 7: W H8 D9 H4 C9 8: W CA C6 C3 CK 9: W DA 1NT by S, down 1, NS: -100 ------------------------------------------------------------- No swing, Schwartz 142 - Ekeblad 169 ============================================================= Board 88 - Dealer West - None vul. S 6 2 H 8 6 3 D A J 6 4 C K 9 4 2 S A K 9 7 3 S Q J 8 5 H Q 5 2 H A K 9 7 4 D 10 9 7 D Q 8 C 10 3 C Q 5 S 10 4 H J 10 D K 5 3 2 C A J 8 7 6 Open Room WEST NORTH EAST SOUTH Rubin Schwartz Ekeblad Becker Pass Pass 1S Pass 2D! 1) Pass 4S Pass Pass Pass 1) 4 card drury Play 1: S D3 D7 DA D8 2: N D4 DQ DK D9 3: S CA C3 C2 CQ 4: S C6 C10 CK C5 4S by E, down 1, NS: 50 ------------------------------------------------------------- Closed Room WEST NORTH EAST SOUTH Berkowitz Greco Cohen Hampson Pass Pass 1H Pass 2C! Pass 2D! Pass 2S Pass 4H Pass Pass Pass Play 1: S S10 S3 S6 SQ 2: E HK H10 H2 H3 4H by E, making 4, NS: -420 ------------------------------------------------------------- 10 imps to Schwartz, Schwartz 152 - Ekeblad 169 ============================================================= Board 89 - Dealer North - EW vul. S 10 2 H J 10 8 6 D 4 C Q J 7 6 5 3 S 5 4 S K Q J 7 3 H K 9 7 5 4 3 H D K 3 D A 10 8 7 5 C A K 9 C 8 4 2 S A 9 8 6 H A Q 2 D Q J 9 6 2 C 10 Open Room WEST NORTH EAST SOUTH Rubin Schwartz Ekeblad Becker 3C Pass Pass 3H Pass 3S Pass 3NT Pass Pass Pass Play 1: N C6 C2 C10 CA 2: W S5 S2 SK S6 3: E D5 D6 DK D4 4: W S4 S10 SQ SA 5: S DQ D3 C5 DA 6: E SJ S8 H4 H6 7: E S7 S9 H3 C3 3NT by W, down 2, NS: 200 ------------------------------------------------------------- Closed Room WEST NORTH EAST SOUTH Berkowitz Greco Cohen Hampson Pass 1S Pass 2H Pass 3D Pass 3H Pass 3S! Pass 3NT Pass Pass Pass Play 1: N C6 C2 C10 C9 2: S DJ DK D4 D5 3: W S5 S2 SK S6 4: E C4 H2 CA C3 5: W S4 S10 SQ SA 6: S S9 H5 C5 SJ 7: E S3 S8 H4 C7 8: S D6 D3 H8 D7 9: E S7 D2 H3 HJ 10: E DA D9 3NT by W, down 1, NS: 100 ------------------------------------------------------------- 3 imps to Schwartz, Schwartz 155 - Ekeblad 169 ============================================================= Board 90 - Dealer East - Both vul. S J 8 6 H K 8 D K J 3 C J 10 8 7 2 S A 10 9 7 S Q 4 2 H A Q J 10 6 4 2 H 7 5 D D Q 10 7 6 4 C Q 9 C A 4 3 S K 5 3 H 9 3 D A 9 8 5 2 C K 6 5 Open Room WEST NORTH EAST SOUTH Rubin Schwartz Ekeblad Becker Pass Pass 1S Pass 1NT Pass 3H Pass 4H Pass Pass Pass Play 1: N D3 D4 DA H2 2: W S7 S6 SQ SK 3: S S3 S10 SJ S2 4: N S8 S4 S5 S9 5: W CQ CJ CA C5 4H by W, down 1, NS: 100 ------------------------------------------------------------- Closed Room WEST NORTH EAST SOUTH Berkowitz Greco Cohen Hampson Pass Pass 4H Pass Pass Pass Play 1: N CJ C3 CK C9 2: S C6 CQ C8 C4 3: W HA H8 H5 H3 4: W HJ HK H7 H9 5: N S6 S2 S5 S7 6: W HQ C2 D4 D2 7: W H10 C7 D6 C5 8: W H4 D3 D7 D8 9: W S9 S8 S4 SK 4H by W, making 4, NS: -620 ------------------------------------------------------------- 12 imps to Schwartz, Schwartz 167 - Ekeblad 169 =============================================================