vg|Verona Rosenblum 2006,Round of 64 - 1_4,I,1,14,ANGELINI,0,SCHWARTZ,0|
rs|1NS-1,2SS+2,3NS+1,6NS-4,2HN-1,1SN-1,3NW+1,3NE+1,3NW+1,3NW+2,2CW-1,2CW-1,3NE-1,3NE-2,2SNx-1,2SN-1,4DS-1,4HW-2,3SW-1,1NE+1,3NW-3,2SN+1,4SS+1,4SS+1,4SW=,3SW=,2SS-2,1NS+1,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,|
pn|Nunes,Willenken,Fantoni,Schwartz,SADEK,VERSACE,EL AHMADI,LAURIA|pg||
qx|o1|st||md|3SAQT52H876DQ6CA95,S74HAT53DAJ92CT74,SJ93HKJ92D75CKQ83,SK86HQ4DKT843CJ62|sv|o|
mb|p|mb|p|
mb|1N!|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|
pc|h3|
pc|hJ|pc|hQ|pc|h6|pg||
pc|d4|pc|dQ|pc|dA|pc|d5|pg||
pc|d2|pc|d7|
pc|dK|pc|d6|pg||
pc|d3|
pc|h7|pc|dJ|pc|h2|pg||
pc|hA|pc|h9|pc|h4|pc|h8|pg||
pc|d9|pc|s3|pc|dT|pc|s2|pg||
pc|d8|pc|s5|pc|c4|
pc|s9|pg||
mc|6|pg||
qx|c1|st||md|3SAQT52H876DQ6CA95,S74HAT53DAJ92CT74,SJ93HKJ92D75CKQ83,SK86HQ4DKT843CJ62|sv|o|
mb|p|mb|p|
mb|1S|
mb|p|
mb|2C|
mb|p|mb|2S|
mb|p|
mb|p|mb|p|
pc|s4|
pc|sJ|
pc|sK|
pc|sA|pg||
pc|s5|
pc|s7|
pc|s9|
pc|s6|pg||
pc|s3|pc|s8|
pc|sQ|
pc|c4|pg||
pc|c9|
pc|c7|pc|cK|
pc|c2|pg||
pc|cQ|
pc|c6|pc|c5|
pc|cT|pg||
pc|c3|
pc|cJ|pc|cA|
pc|d2|pg||
mc|10|
pg||
qx|o2|st||md|4SKQHK7DKT96CAQJ96,S93HT8DA432CK7543,SAT742HAQJ92D8CT2,SJ865H6543DQJ75C8|sv|n|
mb|p|mb|1C!|mb|p|
mb|3H!|an|5+ 5+ !H !S|
mb|p|
mb|3N|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|
pc|d2|
pc|d8|
pc|dJ|pc|dK|pg||
pc|sK|pc|s3|
pc|s2|pc|s6|pg||
pc|sQ|pc|s9|pc|s4|pc|s5|pg||
pc|hK|pc|h8|pc|h2|pc|h3|pg||
pc|h7|pc|hT|pc|hA|pc|h4|pg||
pc|hQ|
pc|h5|pc|c6|pc|c3|pg||
pc|hJ|pc|h6|pc|d6|pc|c4|pg||
pc|h9|pc|d5|pc|d9|pc|c5|pg||
pc|sA|pc|s8|pc|dT|pc|d3|pg||
pc|cT|pc|c8|pc|cA|pc|c7|pg||
mc|10|pg||
qx|c2|st||md|4SKQHK7DKT96CAQJ96,S93HT8DA432CK7543,SAT742HAQJ92D8CT2,SJ865H6543DQJ75C8|sv|n|nt|sybarra: ty|pg||
mb|p|nt|by: somewhat lucky, N stretched somewhat to rebid 3C|pg||
mb|1C|nt|Vugraph18: This is the last round of the School Series. The running score: Chinese Taipei 250, China Hong Kong 216, China 174, Indonesia 172|pg||
mb|p|nt|sklee: yes and lucky to sign off at 5 level|pg||
mb|1S|mb|p|nt|nakatani: this last match is important for China and Indonesia|pg||
mb|2D|nt|Walddk4: Good afternoon to David Bird from England|pg||
mb|p|nt|Vugraph150: was fast indeed |pg||
mb|2H|nt|ahalim: and the matches this session are : indo-sing, aus-jpn, china-chn.tp,thai-phil ans hkg has a bye|pg||
mb|p|nt|sklee: yes|pg||
mb|2N|nt|by: ah, the exuberance of youth :(|pg||
mb|p|nt|johnp: 3@c=+110  3@s= - 100|pg||
mb|6H|mb|p|nt|johnp: hehe - yes:)|pg||
mb|6S|nt|sklee: surely|pg||
mb|p|nt|mcphee: they may ciud bid in the suit that has values |pg||
mb|6N|nt|mcphee: so 3@H could show for example a balanced raise, and 3@C shapely|pg||
mb|p|nt|sybarra: MP you might |pg||
mb|p|nt|johnp: agree Shirley, but in pairs I would not use 2 sec before X|pg||
mb|p|nt|sybarra: yes|pg||
pc|s9|nt|sybarra: and is it total imps or vp converted?|pg||
pc|s2|nt|sklee: anyway more than 3 down?|pg||
pc|s5|nt|benjy: perhaps, it is also possible to play 3@C as stronger and 3@H as not as strong but you can also use 2NT as a raise :)|pg||
pc|sK|pg||
pc|sQ|nt|nakatani: 1S then 4S rebid was a good tactical bid!?|pg||
pc|s3|nt|sybarra: right, they have been playing a lot of boards|pg||
pc|s4|nt|johnp: no funeral|pg||
pc|s6|pg||
pc|hK|nt|roswolf: this is about the club finesse which is wrong - unlucky|pg||
pc|h8|pc|h2|pc|h5|pg||
pc|h7|pc|hT|nt|johnp: oops - 1 down|pg||
pc|hA|nt|danilo1: play looks automatic - will test Spades and after running 5@H and 3@S run @C10, for -1|pg||
pc|h6|pg||
pc|sA|nt|brolucius: One down will not be so bad against a making 2@S at the other table. It has worked OK to open on the 'poor 11-count'.|pg||
pc|s8|pc|d6|nt|othered1: NS are from Sweeden, and their teammates are from Latvia|pg||
pc|c3|pg||
pc|hQ|pc|h3|nt|benjy: why is it a poor 11 count i would rate it as middle of the road|pg||
pc|d9|nt|johnp: lol|pg||
pc|d2|pg||
pc|hJ|pc|h4|pc|dT|pc|d3|pg||
mc|8|pg||
qx|o3|st||md|1STHT92DT92CJT7642,S97653HJDAQ863CQ9,SAKJ42HKQ53D754CA,SQ8HA8764DKJCK853|sv|e|mb|p|nt|gerben42: 2 down would be 13 IMPs|pg||
mb|p|nt|gerben42: yes they managed 5 of those before something bigger came up|pg||
mb|1S!|mb|p|nt|gerben42: 1@S: 14+ 5+@S forcing|pg||
mb|1N|nt|gerben42: with less they open 1NT or on the 2-level|pg||
mb|p|nt|Walddk2: 6NT went 4 down|pg||
mb|2H|mb|p|mb|p|nt|gerben42: right - trying to make it you would go down more|pg||
mb|p|nt|brolucius: It's an amazing system, when you first see it in action, but it seems to work well.|pg||
pc|dK|nt|Walddk2: 1@S in the CR|pg||
pc|d2|pc|d3|pc|d4|pg||
pc|dJ|pc|d9|pc|dQ|pc|d5|pg||
pc|dA|pc|d7|pc|c3|pc|dT|pg||
pc|hJ|pc|hK|nt|brolucius: Declarer will be hoping to take as many tricks as possible on a cross-ruff|pg||
pc|hA|pc|h2|pg||
pc|h4|pc|h9|pc|d6|nt|gerben42: in the other room they found the way to beat 1@S: @D ruff|pg||
pc|h3|pg||
pc|sT|pc|s3|pc|s2|pc|sQ|pg||
pc|h6|pc|hT|pc|s7|pc|h5|pg||
pc|c2|nt|Walddk2: http://online.bridgebase.com/vugraph/schedule.php  for full vugraph schedule |pg||
pc|c9|pc|cA|pc|c5|pg||
pc|hQ|nt|Walddk2: May I suggest that you bookmark that site where all times are local to *you*. That will save me from lots of questions about where, when and what. Thank you|pg||
pc|h7|pc|c4|nt|brolucius: East had long trumps, so West probably had long spades, making the spade finesse a fair bet. |pg||
pc|s5|pg||
mc|7|pg||
qx|c3|st||md|1STHT92DT92CJT7642,S97653HJDAQ863CQ9,SAKJ42HKQ53D754CA,SQ8HA8764DKJCK853|sv|e|nt|sklee: good defense by Lin if Yang is having a  2641 and Singleton @CK|pg||
mb|p|mb|p|nt|by: If you have met him and see how confident he delivers these bids, you can understand how it can become a good tactical bid, because he exudes the "I am of course making this" ...|pg||
mb|1S|nt|sklee: difficult to stop|pg||
mb|p|nt|Walddk4: http://www.worldbridge.org/tourn/Verona.06/Verona.htm  is the link to the official web site with results and bulletins|pg||
mb|p|nt|shevek: this is a special 1NT too, I like it|pg||
mb|p|nt|sybarra: that may be some precious imps |pg||
pc|c5|nt|roswolf: hmm this is close|pg||
pc|cJ|pc|cQ|nt|sybarra: *typically|pg||
pc|cA|pg||
pc|hQ|pc|hA|nt|Walddk4: http://www.worldbridge.org/tourn/Verona.06/Verona.htm  is the link to the official web site with participants, results and bulletins|pg||
pc|h2|nt|farrukh: I wonder if they are playing 14-16 or 15-17 |pg||
pc|hJ|pg||
pc|h8|nt|nakatani: now 2 off|pg||
pc|h9|nt|sybarra: actually n/s can make 3 hts |pg||
pc|s3|nt|sybarra: but competing dangerous when you 500 looms |pg||
pc|h3|pg||
pc|dA|nt|johnp: 2@s in first seat was a imaginativ bid - I will not use stronger words:)|pg||
pc|d5|nt|shevek: thx to all my spies :)|pg||
pc|dJ|nt|sybarra: he might make 6 |pg||
pc|d2|pg||
pc|d3|nt|by: but I doubt that he can get out for less than two down|pg||
pc|d7|pc|dK|nt|Walddk4: Welcome to Ringo Lee from China Hong Kong|pg||
pc|d9|pg||
pc|h7|nt|sklee: thx Roland|pg||
pc|hT|nt|Walddk4: Standing in group B after 6 matches: 1. Iceland 134 - 2. Vasiliev (Bulgaria) 115 - 3. Nickell 105 - 4. Forrester 103 - 5. Oz One (Australia) 95|pg||
pc|s5|nt|brolucius: Perhaps Gold did too much, bidding a third spade when the hearts had been bid against him.|pg||
pc|h5|pg||
pc|dQ|pc|d4|pc|c3|nt|sybarra: its teams,  "lets just make this" |pg||
pc|dT|pg||
pc|d6|nt|roswolf: even though Burn's law is violated|pg||
pc|s2|pc|sQ|nt|pef: so one more imp to the meltzer team|pg||
pc|c2|pg||
pc|h6|nt|danilo1: Forcing defence was maybe better , W is here ruffing loosers and shortening his 5 trumps - now only -1|pg||
pc|sT|nt|roswolf: Burn's law is simply that you should have more trumps than the opposition!|pg||
pc|c9|pc|hK|pg||
pc|c4|mc|6|nt|ahalim: claim|pg||
pg||
qx|o4|st||md|2ST2HAJT8DJ852CQT2,SKJ98HQDQ3CAJ9754,SQ76543H9632DAT4C,SAHK754DK976CK863|sv|b|nt|gerben42: I guess this declarer is good enough to notice anyway :)|pg||
mb|1C|nt|gerben42: so do you respond 1@D or 1@H?|pg||
mb|1S|mb|d|mb|p|mb|2C|mb|p|nt|Walddk2: All academic|pg||
mb|3S!|mb|d!|mb|3N|nt|gerben42: Fantoni playing poker? very light 1@S |pg||
mb|p|nt|pelu: My pd is a good dummy-player, so I bid 1@D - and let hum play the @H-contract|pg||
mb|p|mb|p|nt|Walddk2: Hence the alert|pg||
pc|d4|nt|pelu: Yes - Mark - and now u know why we dont play as partners :-)|pg||
pc|d6|nt|Walddk2: Yes, well done by him|pg||
pc|d8|pc|dQ|pg||
pc|c7|nt|gerben42: but alas they are using 4-colour cards|pg||
pc|s3|nt|chessmaste: So tell them to play quickly!|pg||
pc|cK|pc|c2|pg||
pc|h4|pc|h8|pc|hQ|pc|h3|pg||
mc|10|pg||
qx|c4|st||md|2ST2HAJT8DJ852CQT2,SKJ98HQDQ3CAJ9754,SQ76543H9632DAT4C,SAHK754DK976CK863|sv|b|nt|sybarra: am told he played for Argentina in the Bermuda Bowl about 6 years ago when he was 14 |pg||
mb|1C|nt|sybarra: just not permitting them to play freely at the 2 level |pg||
mb|p|mb|1D|nt|by: Sorry, but our trainers only got as far as teaching him to play the dummy and to bid the long suit|pg||
mb|p|mb|1S|nt|brolucius: East could expect only three-card support, so the Law of total tricks was against him.|pg||
mb|p|mb|2C!|mb|p|nt|pef: 2d must be a very good single heart raise|pg||
mb|2D|nt|johnp: we dont know how much of the alphabet they are using ...|pg||
mb|p|nt|nakatani: but difficult to bid after overcall|pg||
mb|2H!|nt|othered1: looks like another strong @C system auction.|pg||
mb|p|mb|3C|nt|by: don't say difficult when juniors are in question|pg||
mb|p|nt|sklee: they have lots of guts :)|pg||
mb|3N|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|nt|othered1: I like west's auction, even though a lucky six might get by here.|pg||
pc|sT|nt|sybarra: ?|pg||
pc|sJ|pc|s3|nt|johnp: oops|pg||
pc|sA|pg||
pc|cK|pc|cT|pc|c4|pc|s4|pg||
pc|c3|pc|c2|pc|cJ|nt|benjy: a quick one down|pg||
pc|s5|pg||
pc|dQ|nt|johnp: Rule no 3: count tricks|pg||
pc|dA|nt|benjy: accurate defense but not too taxing |pg||
pc|d6|pc|d2|pg||
pc|h6|nt|sklee: unless he find S with @CTx|pg||
pc|h4|pc|hA|nt|sybarra: the @S would have been rather scary imo |pg||
pc|hQ|pg||
pc|hJ|pc|c5|nt|ahalim: the operator is teasing us|pg||
pc|h2|nt|Walddk4: West is Sedat Aluf, his wife Tuna is South in the open room|pg||
pc|hK|pg||
pc|c8|pc|cQ|pc|cA|nt|johnp: close both eyes and take @s finesse:)|pg||
pc|s6|pg||
pc|c9|nt|sybarra: yes |pg||
pc|h3|nt|nakatani: play was not as good as auction|pg||
pc|c6|pc|s2|pg||
pc|c7|pc|h9|pc|h5|pc|d5|pg||
mc|10|pg||
qx|o5|st||md|3SKT976H2DJ542CA97,SAQ4HQ964DQT8CKQ6,SJ53HJT873DA973C5,S82HAK5DK6CJT8432|sv|n|nt|gerben42: if he is late just be sure to not run high-resolution videos in the back - those eat power|pg||
mb|p|nt|bjacobs: 56|pg||
mb|1C|mb|1S|mb|d|mb|2S|mb|p|nt|brolucius: That's a decent length. Enough to sort out the men from the chickens.|pg||
mb|p|nt|gerben42: well this 1@S with 8 HCP compared to previous one has "significant extras"|pg||
mb|3N|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|nt|bjacobs: A couple of very light vulnerable overcalls from the Italians - I'm taking note of this - maybe it's a good strategy|pg||
pc|s3|nt|gerben42: or they depend on opponents being scared of them|pg||
pc|s2|pc|sK|pc|sA|pg||
pc|cK|pc|c5|pc|c2|pc|c7|pg||
pc|cQ|pc|h3|pc|c3|pc|c9|pg||
pc|c6|nt|Walddk2: http://www.msoworld.com/mindzine/news/bridge/biographies/markhorton.html  for a biography on Mark Horton, our hero today|pg||
pc|d3|nt|gerben42: Willenken took the no-swing road and just bid the best final contract for his side|pg||
pc|cJ|pc|cA|pg||
mc|10|pg||
qx|c5|st||md|3SKT976H2DJ542CA97,SAQ4HQ964DQT8CKQ6,SJ53HJT873DA973C5,S82HAK5DK6CJT8432|sv|n|nt|farrukh: May be I was wrong :)|pg||
mb|p|mb|1C|nt|Vugraph18: Bd 11, 12 have not yet played in the Closed Room. The result is for open room. Sorry for that.|pg||
mb|p|mb|1H|nt|johnp: and 2@d now: suit or...?|pg||
mb|p|nt|benjy: i know Meck is a world class declarer but making that one would be truly rediculous|pg||
mb|2C|nt|sybarra: Wang Lin is endplayed from trick 1 |pg||
mb|p|mb|2D|nt|roswolf: and with the @D T well placed will have no problems|pg||
mb|p|nt|benjy: they won't as west could have an 11 count|pg||
mb|3H|nt|by: most people play sys on|pg||
mb|p|mb|3N|mb|p|nt|jbgood: why bid spades when opps lead them:)|pg||
mb|p|nt|by: As I said, the overexuberance of youth, but he bought a good hand from partner|pg||
mb|p|nt|nakatani: might make|pg||
pc|s3|pc|s2|pc|sK|nt|sklee: ohoh! wrong Ace|pg||
pc|sA|pg||
pc|cK|pc|c5|pc|c2|nt|ahalim: west will be endplayed one way or the other|pg||
pc|c7|pg||
pc|cQ|nt|roswolf: yes i am on a diet!|pg||
pc|d7|pc|c3|nt|ahalim: you are right shirley, not an easy hand to play or defend|pg||
pc|cA|pg||
pc|sT|nt|danilo1: :))|pg||
pc|sQ|pc|sJ|nt|sybarra: not sure Wang Lin is happy with that return |pg||
pc|s8|pg||
pc|c6|pc|d9|pc|cT|pc|c9|pg||
pc|cJ|pc|s6|pc|s4|nt|nakatani: now makes|pg||
pc|s5|pg||
pc|c8|nt|johnp: No, boys am told|pg||
pc|d2|pc|h4|nt|sybarra: may lose an imp here |pg||
pc|h3|pg||
pc|c4|pc|s7|pc|d8|nt|mcphee: hi, yes they did,,,,,,,,,,and nearly made it|pg||
mc|11|nt|sybarra: hey Bob,   welcome |pg||
pg||
qx|o6|st||md|4SJ64HA652D7642C76,SK53H3DAKQ83CKJ84,SAQT9HJ74DT95CAQ5,S872HKQT98DJCT932|sv|e|nt|bjacobs: I like to type: "this will make" and then when it goes down, I can say that my comment was a typo|pg||
mb|p|mb|p|mb|1D|mb|d|mb|1H|mb|p|nt|Vugraph99: Harvey Fow sorry|pg||
mb|2C|nt|bjacobs: That might work well - thanks for the tip|pg||
mb|p|mb|p|nt|gerben42: El Ahmadi passed|pg||
mb|p|nt|bjacobs: I'll go with Double but just to suck up to the World Champs|pg||
pc|h4|nt|brolucius: 1@S is better when you are short in the other major, and perhaps have 4 or 5 diamonds.|pg||
pc|hK|nt|bjacobs: He's the king of the 4 card overcall|pg||
pc|hA|pc|h3|pg||
pc|sJ|pc|s3|pc|s9|pc|s2|pg||
pc|s6|pc|s5|pc|sQ|nt|Walddk2: We have decided to continue with this match for at least one more segment|pg||
pc|s7|pg||
pc|sA|pc|s8|pc|s4|pc|sK|pg||
pc|sT|nt|gerben42: and Nickell partially from Texas|pg||
pc|cT|nt|Walddk2: Lavazza down by 16 against Pont from Spain|pg||
pc|d6|pc|d3|pg||
pc|c2|pc|c6|pc|c8|pc|cQ|pg||
mc|7|pg||
qx|c6|st||md|4SJ64HA652D7642C76,SK53H3DAKQ83CKJ84,SAQT9HJ74DT95CAQ5,S872HKQT98DJCT932|sv|e|nt|sklee: Will anyone open 3@S with E hand nv|pg||
mb|p|nt|johnp: I would say a pairs-X, try to changing 50 into 100|pg||
mb|p|mb|1D|nt|sybarra: 3 @H inviting 4 in pards major |pg||
mb|p|mb|1H|nt|johnp: preemptive  - choose major imo|pg||
mb|p|nt|nakatani: passing 1@S with 7 points? Precision?|pg||
mb|2C|nt|by: 8 points|pg||
mb|p|nt|nakatani: 4@S difficult but playable|pg||
mb|p|nt|sklee: probably 3@S for pass or correct is better with W hand|pg||
mb|p|pc|c5|nt|othered1: And returns at trick 2|pg||
pc|c2|nt|nakatani: yes i should have remembered that ther are youth|pg||
pc|c6|pc|c8|pg||
pc|h3|pc|h4|nt|brolucius: Oh, I see, yes a diamond return is good enough. Well, that is surprising. The vulnerable 3-bid surely proclaimed the ace. |pg||
pc|hK|pc|hA|pg||
pc|sJ|nt|nakatani: now 11 tricks|pg||
pc|s5|nt|mcphee: the lead will probally have Soulet hook his 9@D|pg||
pc|s9|pc|s2|pg||
pc|s6|nt|jbgood: exxcellent card!|pg||
pc|sK|nt|othered1: On the other hand, "If you don't lead a singleton, you don't have one,"  may have played into it (against 4@S).|pg||
pc|sA|nt|johnp: I would say hmhm|pg||
pc|s7|pg||
pc|sQ|nt|shevek: it looks like easy 11 tricks here|pg||
pc|s8|pc|s4|nt|othered1: Hello, everyone!|pg||
pc|s3|pg||
pc|sT|nt|Walddk4: strange world|pg||
pc|cT|nt|farrukh: hi ed|pg||
pc|d4|nt|farrukh: Are they off to break in the middle or thinking :)|pg||
pc|d3|pg||
pc|dJ|pc|d7|pc|d8|pc|d5|pg||
pc|c9|pc|c7|pc|c4|pc|cQ|pg||
pc|cA|pc|c3|mc|7|pg||
qx|o7|st||md|1SJ2HA4DJT975CK872,S764HKT862DAK4CT6,SK985HQJ75D32C953,SAQT3H93DQ86CAQJ4|sv|b|mb|p|mb|p|nt|brolucius: I am going to have to buy a new keyboard. My brain and fingers perform perfectly, but I still keep on getting typos. Never used to.|pg||
mb|p|mb|1N|mb|p|mb|2D|mb|p|mb|2H|mb|p|nt|gerben42: other room: Lauria about to go down in 3NT|pg||
mb|3N|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|nt|bjacobs: There's the makings of 9 tricks here|pg||
pc|dJ|nt|gerben42: well in closed too - in principle|pg||
pc|dA|pc|d3|pc|d6|pg||
pc|cT|pc|c5|pc|c4|pc|c2|pg||
pc|s4|pc|s5|pc|sT|nt|gerben42: yes they do, but @H need to be played from hand|pg||
pc|sJ|pg||
pc|dT|pc|d4|pc|d2|pc|dQ|pg||
pc|h9|nt|Walddk2: What Lauria did as I said|pg||
pc|hA|pc|h2|pc|h5|pg||
pc|d5|pc|dK|pc|c3|pc|d8|pg||
pc|hK|nt|brolucius: It would be embarrassing to make a 3NT contract on which Lauria had gone down (with the same lead). You would know that you had misplayed it.|pg||
pc|h7|pc|h3|pc|h4|pg||
pc|s6|pc|s9|pc|sQ|pc|s2|pg||
pc|sA|pc|c7|pc|s7|pc|s8|pg||
pc|s3|pc|d7|pc|h6|pc|sK|pg||
mc|8|pg||
qx|c7|st||md|1SJ2HA4DJT975CK872,S764HKT862DAK4CT6,SK985HQJ75D32C953,SAQT3H93DQ86CAQJ4|sv|b|nt|by: The Taiwanese E-W managed not to blow the 6@s contract|pg||
mb|p|mb|p|nt|sybarra: playing very tight at this table I think |pg||
mb|p|mb|1N|nt|Vugraph150: = was said to me i migth have missed something , they throw the cards after the long tanking |pg||
mb|p|mb|2D|nt|brolucius: The Rule of 15 says that you should open in 4th seat if your total of points and spades >=15. East made it 16, so he was happy to open.  |pg||
mb|p|mb|2H|nt|nakatani: fun to watch, recalling my bridge 40 years ago|pg||
mb|p|nt|Vugraph150: i mean +1 it was said |pg||
mb|3N|nt|sybarra: and  another 3nt ?|pg||
mb|p|mb|p|nt|sklee: probably 11 tricks |pg||
mb|p|nt|johnp: suits 3-3, @c 10xx, probably @h lead - yes, the sun is shining|pg||
pc|dJ|nt|brolucius: If they do bid the heart game, it will be a good effort, the way the bidding started. Ah, he has done.|pg||
pc|d4|nt|sybarra: S certainly accepts on  those cards |pg||
pc|d3|nt|by: well, this is a particularly bad 18 count|pg||
pc|dQ|pg||
pc|h9|nt|brolucius: West prefers 2NT to 2@H because he has several middle cards and expects East to be sound for a 4th-seat opening.|pg||
pc|h4|nt|by: not that this worries juniors, much less schoolchildren|pg||
pc|h2|nt|nakatani: I am old fashined, I only jump with good 18|pg||
pc|hJ|pg||
pc|d2|nt|brolucius: Not much of a gain.|pg||
pc|d6|nt|sybarra: interesting hand to play however,  Tzu seems to  get them |pg||
pc|d5|nt|mcphee: yes he did|pg||
pc|dK|pg||
pc|c6|pc|c3|pc|cQ|nt|sklee: can he return the low @h|pg||
pc|cK|pg||
pc|d9|pc|dA|nt|jbgood: looks as if the feel has a break|pg||
pc|c5|nt|sklee: then it is a bad day|pg||
pc|d8|pg||
pc|s4|pc|s5|pc|sQ|nt|sklee: he might loss the count of @H9 on the first trick|pg||
pc|s2|pg||
pc|h3|pc|hA|nt|danilo1: logical play in @H, looking only this suit, but thk play at trick 2 was mistake - Lauria could see he need fast development of 9 tricks, otherwise defensive Diamond tricks faster|pg||
pc|h6|pc|h5|pg||
pc|dT|nt|othered1: We joined this match on board 3, and the first couple of hands, not seen here, may have affected later actions.  |pg||
pc|s6|pc|c9|nt|johnp: @c9  1. trick was nice|pg||
pc|s3|pg||
pc|d7|pc|h8|nt|roswolf: agree the @Hplay was strange|pg||
pc|s8|nt|mcphee: this was a very thoughful defence from Meck|pg||
pc|sT|pg||
pc|sJ|pc|s7|pc|sK|pc|sA|pg||
pc|cA|pc|c2|pc|cT|pc|h7|pg||
pc|cJ|pc|c7|pc|hT|pc|hQ|pg||
pc|c4|pc|c8|pc|hK|pc|s9|pg||
pg||
qx|o8|st||md|2S83HJT65DK54CKJ63,SAHK982DQJ6C98754,SKJ972HQDAT932CQ2,SQT654HA743D87CAT|sv|o|mb|p|mb|2S|an|Muiderberg|mb|p|nt|Walddk2: North in 2@S in the CR|pg||
mb|p|mb|d|nt|Walddk2: Not the same auction though|pg||
mb|p|mb|p|nt|gerben42: that one would be Roland this time, see CC: http://www.geocities.com/gerben47/conventioncards/fantoni-nunes.pdf|pg||
mb|p|nt|brolucius: It looks such an ungainly system. All you can say is that (by some magic) it seems to work.|pg||
pc|d8|nt|pelu: strange lead if 2@S promise a minor|pg||
pc|d4|pc|dJ|pc|dA|pg||
pc|cQ|nt|brolucius: What else could he lead?|pg||
pc|cA|pc|c3|pc|c4|pg||
pc|h4|pc|h5|pc|hK|pc|hQ|pg||
pc|h9|nt|chessmaste: One down is just about certain |pg||
pc|s2|pc|h7|pc|h6|pg||
pc|c2|pc|cT|pc|cK|pc|c5|pg||
pc|hT|pc|h8|pc|s7|pc|h3|pg||
pc|d9|pc|d7|pc|dK|pc|d6|pg||
pc|cJ|pc|c7|pc|d2|nt|gerben42: see there is hope for you|pg||
pc|s4|pg||
pc|s5|pc|s3|pc|sA|pc|s9|pg||
pc|dQ|pc|d3|nt|Walddk2: RFestart at 13.40 local time after a lunch break|pg||
pc|hA|pc|d5|pg||
pc|c8|pc|dT|nt|gerben42: 1 down it is|pg||
pc|s6|pc|c6|pg||
mc|7|pg||
qx|c8|st||md|2S83HJT65DK54CKJ63,SAHK982DQJ6C98754,SKJ972HQDAT932CQ2,SQT654HA743D87CAT|sv|o|nt|sybarra: or are we connected to same room?|pg||
mb|p|nt|mcphee: unrewarded sadly|pg||
mb|1S|mb|p|nt|sklee: I was very impressed with the defense of the Chinese pair Liu-Liu|pg||
mb|1N|nt|sklee: seems no problem landing in 3NT|pg||
mb|p|nt|sybarra: they are playing at other table |pg||
mb|2D|nt|benjy: 1@H has picked off the north south fit nicely|pg||
mb|p|nt|farrukh: not me |pg||
mb|2S!|nt|othered1: nor me|pg||
mb|p|mb|p|nt|sklee: Seems this is another reasonable pair, their ranking seemed not represents their real ability|pg||
mb|p|nt|sklee: @S lead?|pg||
pc|cA|pc|c3|nt|by: I was just going to say that the EW probably played that 2N is catchall and 2@h rebid shows 6, clearly I am wrong|pg||
pc|c9|pc|c2|pg||
pc|cT|nt|ahalim: they all play reasonably well, the problem with these juniors is that they are not consistent|pg||
pc|c6|nt|by: south has to avoid leading the @sT|pg||
pc|c4|nt|nakatani: as long as they stop in 5, it's OK|pg||
pc|cQ|pg||
pc|s2|nt|ahalim: so no play-offs like usual in PABF events|pg||
pc|s4|nt|othered1: Don't know their system well enough, but if there's now way to your solid 9-card fit, you probably should rethink it.  Even allowing for the long run, this could be a nontrivial ...|pg||
pc|s3|nt|sklee: still no problem to get the contract home|pg||
pc|sA|pg||
pc|h2|pc|hQ|pc|hA|nt|nakatani: what's the best percentage play for 5NT?|pg||
pc|h5|pg||
pc|h4|pc|hJ|pc|hK|nt|mcphee: @S lead maybe|pg||
pc|s7|pg||
pc|sK|nt|by: anyone has updates on the other series?|pg||
pc|s5|nt|benjy: down 2 sry|pg||
pc|s8|nt|benjy: Rodwell is probably scratching his head wondering why his pd did not ruff|pg||
pc|c5|pg||
pc|dA|nt|brolucius: There was no real chance of 6@D here, after North had indicated good club values with his redouble.|pg||
pc|d7|pc|d4|nt|johnp: @s Q was really a gift|pg||
pc|d6|pg||
pc|d2|nt|brolucius: Four teams go through, so a close match here would be OK for both teams perhaps.|pg||
pc|d8|pc|dK|nt|sybarra: with assist. TD's probably 20+ |pg||
pc|dQ|pg||
pc|hT|nt|benjy: something amiss on this deal|pg||
pc|h8|pc|d3|mc|7|nt|brolucius: Sometimes absurd contracts are difficult to defend. You cannot imagine that declarer has the cards he does.|pg||
pg||
qx|o9|st||md|3ST6HK8DQJ9863CJ76,S32HJ765DT754C542,SAJ8HQ92DA2CAT983,SKQ9754HAT43DKCKQ|sv|e|nt|gerben42: a nervous 2 imps to Schwartz|pg||
nt|Walddk2: Significan scores in other matches: Nickel down by 18 after 8 boards|pg||
nt|Walddk2: Russia 21 up against Robinson|pg||
nt|brolucius: Surprising 2@H bid by Versace at the other table.|pg||
mb|1C!|mb|d|nt|pelu: in closed N open 1NT - 2@C for major, 2@D from S and now a free 2@H from Versace??? his pd make the natural raise to 4@H|pg||
nt|Walddk2: Ekeblad (fred) 31 up against Borevkovic|pg||
mb|p|nt|gerben42: Team Orange up 7 vs Cope|pg||
nt|brolucius: Some would prefer 1@S on the East cards nowadays|pg||
nt|Walddk2: Lavazza 9 down vs. Pont|pg||
nt|gerben42: Welland down 10 vs Strul|pg||
nt|chessmaste: Many would prefer 1@S|pg||
nt|gerben42: I would prefer 1@S|pg||
nt|brolucius: Perhaps 1@D is better from West now, to reduce partner's ardour.|pg||
mb|1H|mb|p|mb|3H|nt|gerben42: might have been a transfer|pg||
nt|gerben42: so couldn't bid that|pg||
mb|4D|mb|p|nt|gerben42: Jacobs up 14 vs Bridge+|pg||
nt|Walddk2: China 9 up against Teltscher fdrom England|pg||
nt|bjacobs: That's a good point by David - with a really weak hand opposite a takeout double, it can be best to bid a minor rather than a major|pg||
nt|brolucius: 4@D surprises me. Quite a view.|pg||
mb|p|mb|p|pc|s3|nt|gerben42: partner passed 1@H --> he is balanced 15+|pg||
pc|s8|pc|sQ|pc|s6|pg||
nt|Walddk2: Meltzer 21 up against Altshuler from Israel|pg||
nt|chessmaste: Imagine you are 3-4-3-3 1@S - x - Pass with nothing. 2@C is much safer than 2@H |pg||
pc|hA|pc|h8|pc|h6|pc|h2|pg||
nt|Walddk2: They are playing very fast at the other table. On board 12 now, Lauria - Versace are quick players|pg||
nt|Walddk2: Fantunes are not|pg||
nt|Walddk2: This is the first of four 14-board segments in the round of 64|pg||
nt|gerben42: chance to become new leader here - 1 down = 6 IMPs|pg||
nt|Walddk2: http://forums.bridgebase.com/index.php?showtopic=14466&st=0& entry140204  for match-ups in the Rosenblum Cup and McConnell Cup|pg||
nt|chessmaste: He is not down yet|pg||
nt|brolucius: One would expect South to bid on the first round, rather than force himself to take a guess at the four-level. (I think one of the other commentators may have been referring to ...|pg||
nt|brolucius: this when he talked about 1@D being a transfer. I missed it at the time.)|pg||
pc|h4|pc|hK|pc|h5|nt|gerben42: if you lead @CK now you get a @C and a @D even if he guesses the K offside|pg||
pc|h9|pg||
nt|gerben42: so this is in fact down|pg||
nt|gerben42: even this is still sufficient I guess|pg||
pc|sT|pc|s2|pc|sJ|pc|sK|pg||
pc|s4|pc|c6|pc|d4|pc|sA|pg||
pc|c2|pc|cA|pc|cK|pc|c7|pg||
pc|hQ|pc|h3|pc|cJ|pc|h7|pg||
pc|dA|pc|dK|pc|d3|pc|d5|pg||
pc|d2|mc|9|pg||
qx|c9|st||md|3ST6HK8DQJ9863CJ76,S32HJ765DT754C542,SAJ8HQ92DA2CAT983,SKQ9754HAT43DKCKQ|sv|e|nt|sklee: bye btw, assistant Kelvin yim is a master graduate and is last year for youth|pg||
nt|sklee: thanks again|pg||
nt|Vugraph150: wow|pg||
nt|Walddk4: Wild hand|pg||
nt|Walddk4: We had a few of those yesterday too|pg||
nt|Vugraph150: yes  i can tell the hand are nice |pg||
nt|sybarra: must say this feels a bit "random" here |pg||
nt|danilo1: Versace has taken @S 2-3-4 with Ace! ... looks good reason to see trump distribution ... In that case, endplay was needed, cashing @SK coud not win|pg||
mb|1N|mb|2C|nt|Walddk4: This is the last round of the Schools Series. Standing: Chinese Taipei 250, China Hong Kong 216, China 174, Indonesia 172. First 3 qualify for the World Championships in ...|pg||
mb|2D|nt|sybarra: can they find 5 @D? |pg||
mb|2H|nt|sybarra: could be double swing here|pg||
mb|p|nt|sybarra: gm Richie Reisig |pg||
mb|4H|nt|brolucius: ... but I much prefer the prettier cards (such a sensitive, artistic type...)|pg||
mb|p|nt|ahalim: I think you even can make 6@S|pg||
mb|p|nt|reisig: good morning:)|pg||
mb|p|nt|ahalim: 6.13 pm here Richie|pg||
pc|dA|nt|reisig: coffee time here|pg||
pc|dK|nt|reisig: then later ...can say "I thought abt it"|pg||
pc|d6|pc|d4|pg||
pc|d2|nt|sybarra: whoaaaaaaaaaa  undoubled also |pg||
pc|h3|nt|reisig: someone is nuts|pg||
pc|d3|pc|d5|pg||
pc|sK|nt|sybarra: only -1 |pg||
pc|s6|pc|s2|nt|danilo1: is Versace's weakness out of agreement for free bid or Lauria just did not take in account Sadek's free bid of 2@D?|pg||
pc|sA|pg||
pc|cA|nt|othered1: But what else could he bid?|pg||
pc|cQ|nt|eamongall: http://www.ecatsbridge.com/documents/docdefault.asp?page=2006+Championships+Verona   other stuff is here about verona |pg||
pc|c6|pc|c2|pg||
pc|c3|pc|cK|pc|c7|pc|c4|pg||
pc|sQ|nt|othered1: At least here they're not playing a decent game (on the auction) in a partial down.|pg||
pc|sT|nt|benjy: as we forgot to mention 5@C played by east was cold on board 8 so Nickell gained 10 imps|pg||
pc|s3|nt|ahalim: very potential board for Ch.Taipei|pg||
pc|s8|pg||
pc|s4|nt|sybarra: yes|pg||
pc|d8|nt|fabsayc: all we know is versace and lauria bid all vulnerable games, making or not|pg||
pc|h5|pc|sJ|pg||
pc|d7|pc|c8|pc|h4|pc|d9|pg||
pc|s5|pc|dJ|pc|c5|pc|h2|pg||
pc|c9|pc|s7|pc|cJ|pc|h6|pg||
pc|dT|nt|brolucius: Yes, well done, they took their two heart tricks.|pg||
pc|hQ|pc|hA|pc|dQ|pg||
mc|8|pg||
qx|o10|st||md|4SA5H8532DQJT75CJ3,SJ762HJ64D43CK964,S843HAQ97D62CAT75,SKQT9HKTDAK98CQ82|sv|b|nt|gerben42: so Schwartz is new leader|pg||
mb|1D|mb|p|nt|pelu: fre for u Gerben -:)|pg||
mb|1S|mb|p|mb|3S|mb|p|nt|brolucius: I would pass on the West cards, but I seem to be the only guy in the world who would.|pg||
mb|p|mb|p|nt|Walddk2: Maybe, if 3 is close|pg||
pc|s3|nt|gerben42: so you can beat 4@S easily, beating 3 is a bit tougher|pg||
pc|sK|pc|sA|pc|s2|pg||
pc|s5|pc|s6|pc|s4|pc|s9|pg||
pc|dA|pc|d5|pc|d3|pc|d2|pg||
pc|dK|pc|d7|pc|d4|pc|d6|pg||
pc|d8|pc|dJ|pc|s7|pc|s8|pg||
pc|hA|pc|hT|pc|h2|pc|h4|pg||
pc|h7|pc|hK|nt|pelu: I am so old - that I forget to taking that 1 point away|pg||
pc|h3|pc|h6|pg||
pc|d9|pc|dT|pc|sJ|pc|c5|pg||
pc|hJ|pc|hQ|pc|sT|pc|h5|pg||
pc|c2|pc|c3|pc|cK|pc|cA|pg||
pc|h9|nt|pelu: Help!!!!|pg||
mc|8|pg||
qx|c10|st||md|4SA5H8532DQJT75CJ3,SJ762HJ64D43CK964,S843HAQ97D62CAT75,SKQT9HKTDAK98CQ82|sv|b|nt|sybarra:  www.bridgebase.pl/verona/verona1.wmv    wonderful website from verona with music |pg||
mb|1N|nt|mcphee: as it is 6@H was not at all a hopeless contract|pg||
mb|p|nt|brolucius: You can see that if North had mistakenly bid two key-card 5@H on the diamond ace-king, a pair could find themselves in a grand with an ace missing. (Mind you, they might make it ...|pg||
mb|p|nt|johnp: rehi|pg||
mb|p|nt|nakatani: hi|pg||
pc|dQ|nt|brolucius: The general rule is that a first-round 4NT should be 4-ace Blackwood. Any later 4NT will be agreeing the last-bid suit (if no suit is explicitly agreed). |pg||
pc|d3|nt|by: he must have misguessed @d|pg||
pc|d2|nt|sybarra: far from easy to get to |pg||
pc|dA|pg||
pc|sQ|nt|mcphee: not to me|pg||
pc|s5|nt|ahalim: should be 11 tricks|pg||
pc|s2|nt|brolucius: It is a plus factor that both four-card black suits contain two honours.|pg||
pc|s3|pg||
pc|sT|nt|sybarra: they made it to 4 in the OR |pg||
pc|sA|nt|othered1: All do look good, but sometimes trying to make 3NT off a bunch of aces is pretty tough|pg||
pc|s6|pc|s4|pg||
pc|dJ|pc|d4|nt|mcphee: excellet move to play a @S|pg||
pc|d6|nt|brolucius: It's a pity there is no easy way to calculate whether a particular tactic works in the long run. |pg||
pc|dK|pg||
pc|s9|pc|h2|nt|farrukh: ok down 3 now|pg||
pc|sJ|pc|s8|pg||
pc|c4|nt|jbgood: may get an overtrick now|pg||
pc|cA|nt|brolucius: On the face of it, declarer now has to guess whether to play clubs or hearts (but both will be OK)|pg||
pc|c2|pc|c3|pg||
pc|h7|nt|reisig: coulda been worse ...could play 3N...down|pg||
pc|hK|nt|mcphee: sussel is home now|pg||
pc|h3|pc|h4|pg||
pc|sK|nt|benjy: not a good 5 bagger no|pg||
pc|h5|pc|s7|mc|8|pg||
qx|o11|st||md|1SQ3HKT75DKJ75CT32,SK95H84DQ964CK765,SAJT8762HJ3DA8C94,S4HAQ962DT32CAQJ8|sv|o|nt|gerben42: Angelini back in the lead again|pg||
mb|p|mb|p|nt|gerben42: I guess if you bid 4@S here you have to make it|pg||
mb|3S|nt|gerben42: other room played safe for 9 tricks|pg||
mb|d|mb|p|mb|3N|mb|p|mb|p|nt|pelu: for danish spect: Hecht-Johansen +12 - PharmaService -30 (against Popova)|pg||
mb|p|nt|gerben42: for dutch some bad news... Team Orange back to +3 only|pg||
pc|sJ|pc|s4|pc|sQ|pc|sK|pg||
pc|c5|pc|c4|pc|cQ|pc|c2|pg||
pc|cA|pc|c3|pc|c6|pc|c9|pg||
pc|cJ|pc|cT|pc|c7|pc|d8|pg||
pc|c8|pc|d5|pc|cK|pc|h3|pg||
pc|h4|pc|hJ|pc|hA|pc|h5|pg||
mc|6|pg||
qx|c11|st||md|1SQ3HKT75DKJ75CT32,SK95H84DQ964CK765,SAJT8762HJ3DA8C94,S4HAQ962DT32CAQJ8|sv|o|nt|farrukh: Good thing I was not born in Turkey, Coz I cant speak it :))|pg||
mb|p|nt|brolucius: Declarer threw a club from dummy and therefore had to take the heart finesse anyway, it seems.|pg||
mb|p|nt|johnp: action now:)|pg||
mb|1S|nt|johnp: neg X would be better tool here|pg||
mb|2H|mb|d|mb|p|nt|by: I am speechless|pg||
mb|2S|nt|johnp: from ashes to fire?|pg||
mb|p|nt|johnp: Shirley, you took my words|pg||
mb|p|nt|thommos: i assume they made|pg||
mb|p|nt|sybarra: just looks good until opening lead |pg||
pc|d2|nt|by: from frying pan to fire, I believe, is the term|pg||
pc|dJ|nt|sybarra: did not find @S lead in OR |pg||
pc|dQ|pc|dA|pg||
pc|sA|pc|s4|nt|ahalim: if this match goes on like this, the battle for 3rd place will only be between japan and Indonesia|pg||
pc|s3|nt|johnp: hm|pg||
pc|s5|pg||
pc|s2|nt|brolucius: Yes, West has placed South with the ace and therefore held up the king.|pg||
pc|h2|pc|sQ|nt|benjy: west can practically claim this one on a throw in elimination|pg||
pc|sK|pg||
pc|c5|nt|thommos: Partners pass of 2@D and X of 2@H shows longer D than Hearts|pg||
pc|c9|nt|thommos: believe partner first - Partner showed values|pg||
pc|cJ|pc|c2|pg||
pc|dT|nt|roswolf: playing very safely for his contract|pg||
pc|dK|pc|d4|nt|Walddk4: Photos form Verona at  http://bridgebase.pl/index.php?l=eng|pg||
pc|d8|pg||
pc|d5|pc|d6|pc|s6|nt|mcphee: but only with weak NT|pg||
pc|d3|pg||
pc|h3|mc|9|pg||
qx|o12|st||md|2SAK964HT3DAJ82CA8,S87HKJ95DKQT5C542,SQJ3H764D93CKQ973,ST52HAQ82D764CJT6|sv|n|nt|gerben42: for Norwegian specs: Meltzer (Helgemo Helness) up 24 vs Altshuler|pg||
mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|mb|1S!|nt|jbgood: and Gillis (Brogeland - Sælensminde - Erichsen) up 27-6 against Gordon|pg||
mb|p|mb|2N!|nt|gerben42: well here 1@S already shows 14+|pg||
mb|p|mb|4S|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|dK|nt|gerben42: sorry if I cannot answer all questions from specs I get quite a few|pg||
pc|d3|pc|d4|pc|dA|pg||
pc|s4|pc|s7|nt|gerben42: maybe there is a typo in your +++|pg||
pc|sQ|pc|s2|pg||
pc|sJ|pc|s5|pc|s6|pc|s8|pg||
pc|s3|pc|sT|pc|sA|pc|h5|pg||
pc|cA|pc|c2|pc|c3|pc|c6|pg||
pc|c8|pc|c4|pc|cK|nt|gerben42: this will be flat|pg||
mc|11|pg||
qx|c12|st||md|2SAK964HT3DAJ82CA8,S87HKJ95DKQT5C542,SQJ3H764D93CKQ973,ST52HAQ82D764CJT6|sv|n|nt|sybarra: this is last board in the room, and last board from Thailand |pg||
mb|p|nt|sybarra: Thanks very much to our team of operators in Bangkok: Umaporn, Chayanon, Sunisa, Sitala, Pavinee and Terasak. Well done everyone!|pg||
mb|p|nt|roswolf: true|pg||
mb|p|nt|Walddk2: This is the last board of the match. Thanks very much to our team of operators in Bangkok: Umaporn, Chayanon, Sunisa, Sitala, Pavinee, Kelvin and Terasak. Well done everyone!|pg||
mb|1S|nt|sklee: thanks Roland|pg||
mb|p|nt|by: like this .....|pg||
mb|2S|nt|Walddk2: Finally thanks to the Royal Bangkok Bridge Club for hosting the event, and especially to Anthony Ching and Kelvin Yim who have been instrumental in organising this broadcast|pg||
mb|p|nt|brolucius: Nor would 2NT, unusual. West's hand is not that great.|pg||
mb|4S|nt|thommos: E-W may get too high on this hand|pg||
mb|p|nt|Walddk2: Congratulations to Chinese Taipei on winning the schools' event. China Hong Kong will win the silver and China the bronze medal|pg||
mb|p|mb|p|nt|nakatani: 2@DX makes, I think|pg||
pc|dK|nt|Walddk2: These 3 teams will qualify for the World Championships, also to be held in Bengkok, in late July - early August|pg||
pc|d3|nt|sybarra: Thanks to our commentators-who have provided great insight, delivered with style, grace and humor:  Richie Reisig, John-Eldar Pedersen, Henry Wong, Arifin Halim and Ringo Lee |pg||
pc|d7|pc|dA|pg||
pc|s4|nt|sybarra: and to all the commentators through out the week @h|pg||
pc|s8|pc|sQ|nt|johnp: Ty and thanks to you too Shirley@h|pg||
pc|s2|pg||
pc|s3|nt|mcphee: I'd risk defending 3@H dbled|pg||
pc|s5|nt|Walddk2: along with Thailand, the host nation|pg||
pc|s9|nt|ahalim: Roland said that the Rosenblum will be shown from the QF onwards|pg||
pc|s7|pg||
pc|sA|nt|brolucius: You must play your 2NT very strong, then...|pg||
nt|benjy: perhaps 2Nt would show a stronger two suited hand? who knows|pg||
nt|mcphee: and I hardly think he could bid an less than 4@D if 2NT showed minors|pg||
nt|benjy: ok how about 1NT 2NT pass 4@D p 5@D|pg||
nt|jbgood: playing for spades 3-2 and ruffing a club high|pg||
pc|c5|pc|sJ|nt|by: that was a sad mistake, the @dK|pg||
pc|sT|pg||
nt|jbgood: no - he didnt|pg||
mc|11|nt|othered1: @HQ?|pg||
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qx|o13|st||md|3SQ6HAKT982DJ82CT5,SAJ98732HQDQ964CK,ST5HJ7654DA3CAQ97,SK4H3DKT75CJ86432|sv|b|nt|gerben42: now for the Indian spectators: on this particular board the Nickell NS managed to play 3@C-5|pg||
nt|gerben42: this is a clear violation of Burn's Law|pg||
mb|p|nt|gerben42: lead was 6th best trump...|pg||
mb|p|mb|2H!|nt|gerben42: we dont have the auction of the identity of the pair|pg||
nt|gerben42: which is for the best I guess|pg||
nt|fabsayc: if any other canadians awake, herbst 23 - canada 14|pg||
nt|gerben42: 2@H: 8 - 13, 5+@H|pg||
nt|gerben42: in 3rd seat may be shaded|pg||
nt|gerben42: Burn's Law states you should have more trumps than the opponents|pg||
nt|bjacobs: I don't think it's proven - it should be "Burn's Hypothesis"|pg||
nt|brolucius: South must have been worried about 4@S making at the other table. Surprising that he did not go to 4@H.|pg||
mb|2S|mb|3S|mb|d|mb|4H|nt|gerben42: well the Law of Total Tricks is also not proven|pg||
mb|4S|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|nt|brolucius: 3@S will show 'sound raise to game', with no reference to the spade holding. |pg||
nt|bjacobs: It's inconvenient to get the diamond right?  (lacking entries to dummy)|pg||
nt|gerben42: this is a case of 8 ever...|pg||
pc|h4|pc|h3|pc|hK|pc|hQ|pg||
nt|gerben42: if you play @SA @SK you might get them right|pg||
nt|gerben42: the @D I mean|pg||
nt|brolucius: No reason to read the diamonds correctly, it seems.|pg||
pc|sQ|pc|s2|pc|s5|pc|sK|pg||
pc|s4|pc|s6|pc|sA|pc|sT|pg||
pc|sJ|nt|pelu: dec can get count on N 2-5-2-4 - finess @DJ in S (3 card @D)|pg||
pc|h5|pc|c2|pc|h2|pg||
pc|s9|pc|h6|pc|c3|pc|h8|pg||
pc|s8|nt|brolucius: Yes, spectators are telling me that @DA is marked with North. True, but you need to find the @DJ.|pg||
pc|h7|pc|c4|pc|h9|pg||
pc|d4|pc|d3|pc|dK|pc|d2|pg||
pc|d5|pc|d8|pc|d9|pc|dA|pg||
nt|pelu: easy if N only 2 @D then just play @D to dummy and see|pg||
mc|10|pg||
qx|c13|st||md|3SQ6HAKT982DJ82CT5,SAJ98732HQDQ964CK,ST5HJ7654DA3CAQ97,SK4H3DKT75CJ86432|sv|b|nt|Walddk4: That's very true|pg||
mb|1H|mb|p|mb|2N|nt|fabsayc: 5h-1 is the par spot, since both games make|pg||
mb|3S|nt|brolucius: We will have to wait and see what the Americans do on those E-W cards.|pg||
mb|p|mb|p|nt|brolucius: @DQ-J-x would normally be an attractive lead against a slam. It was not, on this occasion, because it was declarer's second-bid suit.|pg||
mb|p|nt|roswolf: ?|pg||
pc|h5|nt|benjy: ok nobody ask me what 3@H is, i have NO IDEA|pg||
pc|h3|nt|brolucius: Also many thanks to my fellow commentators, Ed Shapiro, Bob McPhee and Ben Green. A pleasure to work with you!|pg||
pc|hK|nt|mcphee: maybe showing 5@C and stiff @H|pg||
pc|hQ|pg||
pc|cT|nt|brolucius: Possible blockage in spades might rescue declarer.|pg||
pc|cK|nt|sybarra: majors bein best |pg||
pc|cA|nt|thommos: not if lead is ducked|pg||
pc|c2|pg||
pc|s5|nt|thommos: yes|pg||
pc|s4|pc|sQ|pc|sA|pg||
pc|s2|nt|brolucius: Now the ace of hearts will resolve the blockage, even if declarer makes the right decision in spades.|pg||
pc|sT|pc|sK|nt|othered1: In a natural context, I don't terribly like the 4@D call.  Their system may vary from "natural standard," however.|pg||
pc|s6|pg||
pc|c3|pc|c5|nt|roswolf: cant have been - but a very lucky(?) view by south|pg||
pc|s3|pc|c7|pg||
mc|9|pg||
qx|o14|st||md|4SQT52HK7DAQJ2CK63,S93HAQJ3D984CA542,SA76H9854D63CJ987,SKJ84HT62DKT75CQT|sv|o|nt|brolucius: A very interesting bidding deal at both table.|pg||
mb|p|mb|1C!|nt|bjacobs: So the next set in 75 minutes right?|pg||
mb|1H|mb|p|nt|gerben42: 1@C 14+ with @C or 15+ balanced|pg||
mb|2H|mb|p|mb|p|nt|gerben42: é|pg||
mb|d|mb|r|mb|2S|mb|p|nt|brolucius: é    (alt-0233) Right, now I do not feel like a second-rate commentator any longer.|pg||
mb|p|mb|p|nt|brolucius: é    (or Ctl-alt-e, as Mark Horton tells me). Thanks.|pg||
pc|s9|nt|gerben42: good news for Nickell fans, 3@C was only 4 down|pg||
pc|s6|nt|gerben42: this looks like another Schwartz pickup|pg||
pc|sK|pc|s2|pg||
pc|h2|pc|hK|pc|hA|pc|h4|pg||
pc|hJ|pc|h5|pc|h6|pc|h7|pg||
pc|h3|nt|bjacobs: It's the red card at the front of the bidding box ...|pg||
pc|h8|pc|hT|pc|c3|pg||
pc|s8|pc|s5|pc|s3|pc|sA|pg||
pc|d3|pc|d5|pc|dQ|pc|d4|pg||
pc|dA|pc|d8|pc|d6|pc|d7|pg||
pc|d2|pc|d9|nt|gerben42: I could say the same about some other systems|pg||
pc|s7|pc|dT|pg||
pc|c7|pc|cT|pc|cK|pc|cA|pg||
pc|hQ|pc|h9|pc|cQ|pc|sT|pg||
mc|6|pg||
qx|c14|st||md|4SQT52HK7DAQJ2CK63,S93HAQJ3D984CA542,SA76H9854D63CJ987,SKJ84HT62DKT75CQT|sv|o|nt|sybarra: last hand comin up |pg||
mb|p|nt|jbgood: 4@h was only passable bid|pg||
mb|1N|nt|sybarra: Thanks very much to our wonderful operator....Kyril, is it stil you? |pg||
mb|p|nt|brolucius: Still, it seems that declarer's play at Trick 1 was easily best. He had 8 tricks and would get a 9th if the low diamond lead was from the queen.|pg||
mb|p|mb|p|pc|c4|nt|brolucius: They made up for it by an excellent auction to 5@C when 2@S was failing in this room.|pg||
pc|c7|nt|Walddk4: Finally thanks to the World Bridge Federation and its president, Jose Damiani, for their continuing support, and especially to Hervé Lustman who has been instrumental in organizing ...|pg||
pc|cT|pc|cK|pg||
pc|c6|nt|benjy: i think 3@C was GF @S support|pg||
pc|c2|nt|brolucius: North's eccentric 4@H was made in the expectation of a sacrifice.|pg||
pc|c8|nt|othered1: And again, without details about sequences like this in their particular system, it's difficult to criticize it accurately.|pg||
pc|cQ|pg||
pc|sK|nt|danilo1: this should not make - but Lautria may play @D now |pg||
pc|s5|nt|Walddk4: Play will resume after a lunch break in about 1 hour and 30 minutes with a match from round 6. Hope to see you all back then|pg||
pc|s3|nt|benjy: best to break up these pretty positions at trick one, well done Tom!|pg||
pc|s6|pg||
pc|d5|pc|dQ|nt|Walddk4: We have a surprise for you!|pg||
pc|d9|nt|fabsayc: attacking dummys entry to clubs :)|pg||
pc|d3|pg||
pc|c3|nt|Walddk4: Very interesting match|pg||
pc|cA|nt|brolucius: Free drinks?|pg||
pc|c9|nt|sybarra: Our next session from Verona, Italy is tomorrow  Round of 64 starting  at 10.30 Paris, 4.30 am New York, 9.30 am London, 6.30 pm Sydney|pg||
pc|h6|pg||
pc|s9|nt|ronpa: thanks all ;)|pg||
pc|s7|nt|thommos: thanks David, but I Pass|pg||
pc|s4|pc|sT|pg||
pc|s2|pc|d4|nt|Walddk4: an, auf, hinter, in, neben, über, unter, vor, zwischen|pg||
pc|sA|nt|brolucius: Those are the ones 'mit akkusativ'|pg||
pc|s8|pg||
pc|cJ|pc|h2|nt|Walddk4: and dativ|pg||
pc|d2|pc|c5|pg||
pc|d6|nt|fabsayc: i think it always makes, but complex|pg||
pc|dT|pc|dJ|pc|d8|pg||
mc|8|pg||