DAILY BULLETIN 6
Editors
Pedro Nunes
Rodrigo Martins Soares
Guest Editor:
Jan Van Cleeff
WWW.BRIDGE-MADEIRA.COM
14th International Bridge Festival
Madeira
Funchal, November 7-13, 2011
13th November 2011
WIN! WIN! WIN!
The international team Connie (Connie Goldberg, Kauko Koistinen Jelena Alfejeva
and Maris Matisons) leads the Teams’ Tournament after 6 Matches yesterday. They
haven’t lost any match yet,
and only had one 15-15 on
Match 8 against Dream
Team 14.
Team
(Sylvie
Austria
Terraneo,
Franz
Terraneo, Jan Fucik and
Gunther Purkarthofer) are
just 2 VPs behind the
leader.
Yesterday
they
nd
started 22 , won the first
Connie Goldberg and Kauko Koistinen from CONNIE
Match by 24-6, lost their
second match against team
Vicky and then won all of the remaining matches .
Dream Team 14 (Nuno Paz, Carlos Luiz, Nuno Matos, Sjoert Wartena, Miguel
Teixeira and Rodrigo M Soares) and team Vicky (Virginia Chediak, Gustavo Chediak, Ronny
Jorstad and Kai Jorstad) share the third position, 10 VPs behind team Austria. Both had a
bumpy road yesterday. Dream Team 14 won 2 Matches, lost 3 Matches and had 1 tie. Vicky
started the day 29th, won 4 Matches and lost 2.
Today we play the last 3 Matches. Will team Connie be able to keep their lead?
Read all about it in the next bulletin, over dinner.
Pedro Nunes
14th International Bridge Festival MADEIRA
Classification after 9 Matches
Rank
1
2
3
5
6
8
9
10
12
15
16
18
19
20
24
25
27
28
29
31
34
35
38
39
42
43
44
46
48
50
51
52
54
55
56
VPs's
171
169
159
159
157
154
154
153
152
151
151
150
150
150
149
147
147
145
144
143
143
143
143
141
139
139
136
135
134
134
133
133
133
132
129
129
129
127
126
126
126
125
123
122
122
121
121
114
114
113
108
106
106
105
101
89
7
41
2
9
57
3
29
4
1
27
37
12
13
43
17
32
33
35
21
10
11
40
53
45
15
26
54
36
5
34
25
31
46
14
16
22
49
56
19
24
28
48
23
50
52
30
44
6
55
18
20
42
51
59
58
38
Team
CONNIE
AUSTRIA
VICKY
DREAM TEAM 14
TUSZYNSKI
FAMILIE PETZ
SCHONNING
MARIA
TEAM IMP
NORDBY
PETERIS
CIDADE INVICTA
VAN HELSING
TEAM MONA
M JOAO LARA
BLUMENVATTEN
RUI PINTO
AGUSTA
KARAOKERS
LB3
AKINOM PL
STEIN-METZE
MELTZER
KULTCAMP RIENECK
SORRY
TOLLE
FANHA
DK-G
RAPID
JACK OF CLUBS
RITA
KREYNS
COCKTAIL
PEDRO MORGADO
ICE QUEENS
LUIS A TEIXEIRA
HELJAR BYGG AS
RAY BEYER
3G
EXPO2000
CNS VICENTE
BENEDIKTA
MAAS
MIXED UP TEAM
BARTLEY
DUTCH MADEIRA
IMPRECISION
THOMAS RUTH
GITTA MILETIC
DAUGHTERS OF ICELAND
DESCARTES 737
BACKUP
ALCHINUR
SANDRA BATISTA
MADEIRA FOREVER
EFGD
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Match 4
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Teams
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5
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13
40
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15
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-42
18
DREAM TEAM 14
AGUSTA
RAPID
CNS VICENTE
VAN HELSING
STEIN-METZE
M JOAO LARA
KULTCAMP RIENECK
PEDRO MORGADO
ICE QUEENS
MARIA
AUSTRIA
KARAOKERS
MAAS
VICKY
RITA
DUTCH MADEIRA
SORRY
BENEDIKTA
DESCARTES 737
JACK OF CLUBS
MADEIRA FOREVER
COCKTAIL
FAMILIE PETZ
GITTA MILETIC
EXPO2000
THOMAS RUTH
-BACKUP
DAUGHTERS OF ICELAND
57
26
12
33
36
43
37
1
7
53
22
31
56
50
51
52
32
11
49
10
54
29
--27
19
44
38
59
--
TUSZYNSKI
TOLLE
CIDADE INVICTA
RUI PINTO
DK-G
TEAM MONA
PETERIS
TEAM IMP
CONNIE
MELTZER
LUIS A TEIXEIRA
KREYNS
RAY BEYER
MIXED UP TEAM
ALCHINUR
BARTLEY
BLUMENVATTEN
AKINOM PL
HELJAR BYGG AS
LB3
FANHA
SCHONNING
--NORDBY
3G
IMPRECISION
EFGD
SANDRA BATISTA
--
IMPs
5-22
22-12
23-23
13-45
26-11
12-19
33-17
9-11
0-23
35-13
33-11
38-11
31-11
39- 2
41- 0
9-11
16-23
33-23
17-18
22-25
8-31
5-39
11-30
22-32
34-25
44-25
27-12
31-21
22-49
Bye
VPs
10
18
15
5
20
13
20
14
8
22
22
24
21
25
25
14
13
18
15
14
8
4
9
12
18
21
20
20
12
15
25
10
17
10
16
22
8
8
6
9
4
3
16
17
12
15
16
22
25
12
9
10
12
24
6
18
Match 5
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Teams
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-10
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-55
34
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TUSZYNSKI
AGUSTA
CONNIE
M JOAO LARA
AUSTRIA
ICE QUEENS
TEAM MONA
CIDADE INVICTA
TOLLE
STEIN-METZE
SCHONNING
PETERIS
BARTLEY
BLUMENVATTEN
RITA
-LB3
BENEDIKTA
HELJAR BYGG AS
DESCARTES 737
KREYNS
-GITTA MILETIC
JACK OF CLUBS
SANDRA BATISTA
NORDBY
MADEIRA FOREVER
DAUGHTERS OF ICELAND
EFGD
33
9
13
23
2
4
5
21
45
1
36
54
15
14
28
53
22
56
30
11
24
50
6
51
3
46
19
44
42
RUI PINTO
DREAM TEAM 14
VAN HELSING
MAAS
VICKY
MARIA
RAPID
KARAOKERS
KULTCAMP RIENECK
TEAM IMP
DK-G
FANHA
SORRY
PEDRO MORGADO
CNS VICENTE
MELTZER
LUIS A TEIXEIRA
RAY BEYER
DUTCH MADEIRA
AKINOM PL
EXPO2000
MIXED UP TEAM
THOMAS RUTH
ALCHINUR
FAMILIE PETZ
COCKTAIL
3G
IMPRECISION
BACKUP
IMPs
6- 5
5-24
12- 5
6-15
1-14
10-22
26-12
19- 6
11-24
11- 1
13-18
27-15
0-43
3-20
4-18
8- 6
8- 9
14-36
17- 0
2-29
45- 5
15-11
25-18
25- 9
0-40
20- 2
8-30
15-29
8-40
VPs
15
9
17
12
11
11
19
19
11
18
14
19
2
10
11
15
21
13
18
19
19
11
11
19
12
16
11
25
20
19
14
15
22
10
24
3
14
13
10
25
9
22
19
25
15
8
20
6
25
17
20
3
21
8
11
5
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Match 6
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Teams
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57
2
7
43
13
17
40
41
36
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29
26
1
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48
56
32
27
30
19
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38
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RUI PINTO
TUSZYNSKI
VICKY
CONNIE
TEAM MONA
VAN HELSING
M JOAO LARA
STEIN-METZE
AUSTRIA
DK-G
PEDRO MORGADO
AKINOM PL
SCHONNING
TOLLE
TEAM IMP
FANHA
MELTZER
BENEDIKTA
RAY BEYER
BLUMENVATTEN
NORDBY
DUTCH MADEIRA
3G
JACK OF CLUBS
THOMAS RUTH
DAUGHTERS OF ICELAND
IMPRECISION
EFGD
BACKUP
9
23
4
12
45
15
35
16
5
37
31
21
28
49
-22
3
10
25
55
-50
52
20
51
24
46
59
58
DREAM TEAM 14
MAAS
MARIA
CIDADE INVICTA
KULTCAMP RIENECK
SORRY
AGUSTA
ICE QUEENS
RAPID
PETERIS
KREYNS
KARAOKERS
CNS VICENTE
HELJAR BYGG AS
-LUIS A TEIXEIRA
FAMILIE PETZ
LB3
RITA
GITTA MILETIC
-MIXED UP TEAM
BARTLEY
DESCARTES 737
ALCHINUR
EXPO2000
COCKTAIL
SANDRA BATISTA
MADEIRA FOREVER
IMPs
14- 6
26-11
12-13
19- 0
7-12
12-11
24- 4
40- 6
45- 4
20-22
0-16
0-20
7- 9
20-35
35- 6
43-23
16-28
6-13
0-31
42-14
48-16
0-26
24-31
8-18
14-10
6-25
18-16
19-10
35-15
17
20
15
21
14
15
21
25
25
14
10
9
14
10
24
21
11
13
5
24
25
7
13
12
16
9
16
18
21
VPs
IMPs
16- 0
43- 6
6-20
25- 9
27-40
16-18
13-11
16-17
43- 0
5-17
20-23
2-45
16-28
12-18
18-27
28-24
6-16
15-11
48-19
2-19
28-15
32-10
16-16
2-61
5-43
30-26
8-21
12-30
42-13
20
25
11
20
11
14
16
15
25
11
14
2
11
13
12
16
12
16
24
10
19
22
15
0
3
16
11
9
24
13
10
15
9
16
15
9
4
3
16
20
21
16
20
9
19
17
25
6
23
17
18
14
21
14
12
9
Match 7
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2
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21
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29
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24
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44
30
51
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CONNIE
DREAM TEAM 14
RUI PINTO
VICKY
MARIA
KULTCAMP RIENECK
SORRY
KARAOKERS
CIDADE INVICTA
HELJAR BYGG AS
RITA
CNS VICENTE
DK-G
SCHONNING
FAMILIE PETZ
PEDRO MORGADO
MIXED UP TEAM
ICE QUEENS
RAPID
LUIS A TEIXEIRA
BARTLEY
THOMAS RUTH
EXPO2000
BACKUP
IMPRECISION
DUTCH MADEIRA
ALCHINUR
SANDRA BATISTA
MADEIRA FOREVER
Teams
57 TUSZYNSKI
40 STEIN-METZE
41 AUSTRIA
17 M JOAO LARA
43 TEAM MONA
13 VAN HELSING
1 TEAM IMP
31 KREYNS
23 MAAS
37 PETERIS
35 AGUSTA
32 BLUMENVATTEN
54 FANHA
27 NORDBY
10 LB3
26 TOLLE
11 AKINOM PL
56 RAY BEYER
-- -53 MELTZER
34 JACK OF CLUBS
20 DESCARTES 737
48 BENEDIKTA
19 3G
-- -55 GITTA MILETIC
46 COCKTAIL
18 DAUGHTERS OF ICELAND
38 EFGD
VPs
10
4
19
10
19
16
14
15
2
19
16
25
19
17
18
14
18
14
20
11
8
15
25
14
19
21
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Match 8
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2
43
13
15
37
21
1
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10
25
49
11
29
53
23
6
19
-56
48
22
-46
20
18
44
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DREAM TEAM 14
AUSTRIA
VICKY
TEAM MONA
VAN HELSING
SORRY
PETERIS
KARAOKERS
TEAM IMP
FANHA
LB3
RITA
HELJAR BYGG AS
AKINOM PL
SCHONNING
MELTZER
MAAS
THOMAS RUTH
3G
-RAY BEYER
BENEDIKTA
LUIS A TEIXEIRA
-COCKTAIL
DESCARTES 737
DAUGHTERS OF ICELAND
IMPRECISION
ALCHINUR
7
57
12
33
32
45
4
17
31
40
35
27
5
14
16
36
26
3
50
52
28
34
24
30
55
58
38
42
59
CONNIE
TUSZYNSKI
CIDADE INVICTA
RUI PINTO
BLUMENVATTEN
KULTCAMP RIENECK
MARIA
M JOAO LARA
KREYNS
STEIN-METZE
AGUSTA
NORDBY
RAPID
PEDRO MORGADO
ICE QUEENS
DK-G
TOLLE
FAMILIE PETZ
MIXED UP TEAM
BARTLEY
CNS VICENTE
JACK OF CLUBS
EXPO2000
DUTCH MADEIRA
GITTA MILETIC
MADEIRA FOREVER
EFGD
BACKUP
SANDRA BATISTA
IMPs
12-13
27-14
22-29
3-16
5- 9
14-14
8-11
5-21
22-13
17-33
23- 3
8-16
16- 6
32- 0
37- 2
22- 9
9-24
0-34
14-20
20-12
8- 6
14-17
11-20
0-10
34- 9
16-14
36- 0
20-10
11-28
VPs
15
19
13
11
14
15
14
10
18
10
21
13
18
25
25
19
10
4
13
Bye
16
14
12
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23
16
25
18
10
15
11
17
19
16
15
16
20
12
20
9
17
12
5
4
11
20
25
17
13
14
16
18
18
7
14
4
12
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Match 9
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CONNIE
CIDADE INVICTA
BLUMENVATTEN
M JOAO LARA
MARIA
TEAM MONA
VAN HELSING
SORRY
PETERIS
KREYNS
HELJAR BYGG AS
KARAOKERS
MELTZER
TOLLE
AGUSTA
DK-G
RAY BEYER
COCKTAIL
BARTLEY
EXPO2000
JACK OF CLUBS
DUTCH MADEIRA
ICE QUEENS
DESCARTES 737
MADEIRA FOREVER
GITTA MILETIC
ALCHINUR
EFGD
Teams
41 AUSTRIA
33 RUI PINTO
57 TUSZYNSKI
2 VICKY
1 TEAM IMP
40 STEIN-METZE
10 LB3
11 AKINOM PL
29 SCHONNING
45 KULTCAMP RIENECK
27 NORDBY
3 FAMILIE PETZ
54 FANHA
25 RITA
5 RAPID
50 MIXED UP TEAM
-- -19 3G
23 MAAS
14 PEDRO MORGADO
28 CNS VICENTE
18 DAUGHTERS OF ICELAND
48 BENEDIKTA
6 THOMAS RUTH
22 LUIS A TEIXEIRA
44 IMPRECISION
59 SANDRA BATISTA
42 BACKUP
-- --
IMPs
9-32
41-11
5-22
12-24
1- 8
43-25
16-12
22-13
22-46
26-11
5-33
1-44
37-26
26-11
16-12
43- 7
0- 0
12-14
29-12
0-18
12-11
39- 8
0- 7
32-10
8-45
19-65
29-19
12-15
10- 0
VPs
8
25
10
11
13
21
16
18
7
20
6
2
18
20
16
25
3--15 18,00
-2--4 12,00
20
9
15
25
13
22
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0--12 18,00
22
5
20
19
17
9
14
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Teams Roster
1 – IMP (Jan van Cleeff, Brenda Bryant, Wietke van Zwol, Carel Berendregt)
2 – VICKY (Virginia Chediak, Gustavo Chediak, Ronny Jorstad, Kai Jorstad)
3 – FAMILIE PETZ (Jovi Smederevac, Sascha Wernle, Robert Franzel, Jorg Eichholzer)
4 – MARIA (AsgeirAsbjornsson, Erla Sigurjonsdottir, Drosu Gudmundsdottir, Maria Haraldsdottir)
5 – RAPID (Betina Artmer, Josef Simon, Arno Lindermann, Christiph Puerstl)
6 – ELKE (Elke Duhrig, Richard Fruh, Tomas Ruth, Knut Kistl)
7 – CONNIE (Connie Goldberg, Kauko Koistinen, Jelena Alfejeva, Maris Matisons)
8 – ARISTOCATS (Sten Ternblad, Birgitta Ternblad, Torbjorn Herngren, Jakub Sunden)
9 – DREAM TEAM 14 (Nuno Paz, Carlos Luiz, Nuno Matos, Sjoert Wartena, Miguel Teixeira, Rodrigo
Martins Soares)
10 – LB3 (Lucia Grosmann, Han Begas, Wim Boenstra, Jan van Berkel)
11 – AKINOM PL (Monika Sautaux, Jerzy Pietrusza, Ireneusz Kowalczyk, Jacek Kostur)
12 – CIDADE INVICTA (Carlos Goncalves, Eduardo Pinto, Paulo Pinto, Paulo Pessanha)
13 – VAN HELSING (Renate Hansen, Andy Babsch, Sebastian Reim, Nedju Buchlev)
14 – 6 CLUBS (Pedro Morgado, Robert Snapper, Fernando Ribeiro, Filipe Goncalves, Miguel
Goncalves, Alexandre Rodrigues)
15 – SORRY (Arild Aarmot, Kaare Kristiansen, Espen Lindqvist, Olau Ellestad)
16 – ICE QUEENS (Arnewnnur Jonsdottir, Gudrun Johannesdottir, Gudny Gudjonsdottir, Hrafnhildur
Skuladottir)
17 – LARA (Maria Lara, Manuel Capucho, Jorge Cruzeiro, Manuel Oliveira)
18 – DAUGHTERS OF ICELAND (Helga Bergmann, Dominique Clusters, Harpa fold Ingolfsd., Svala K
Palsdottir)
19 – 3G (Gabriel Gislason, Gisli Steingrimsson, Gunnar Bjorn Helgason, Hranar Erlingsson)
20 – DESCARTES 737 (Geert Jan Rosebeek, Beppie Bredenoort, Marga Linssen, Peter Linssen)
21 – KARAOKERS (Reinaldo Timoteo, Pedro Pratas, Antonio Palma, Paulo Sarmento)
22 – LUIS A TEIXEIRA (Luis A Teixeira, Ana Cabral, Teresa Kay, Anne Mieke Po, Adriano Medeiros,
Gualter Damaso)
23 – MAAS (Wiveca Jongeneel, Jos Winkelman, Jan Marius Oosthoek, Eddy Maas)
24 – EXPO 2000 (Sabine Szimanski, Hans Dierks, Editha Rockl, Robert Rockl)
25 – RITA (Steve Hamaoui, Chantal Hammaerli, Rita Ghosn, Krzystof Martens)
26 – TOLLE (Annelill Hellemann, Asla Ronnaug, Rolf Tolle, Svein Markussen)
27 – NORDBY (Harald Nordby, Ellen Vigmostad, Bjorn S Valen, Bjorn Fuellstad)
28 – CNS VICENTE (Jaime Sousa, Joao Machado, Jose Macedo, Bruno Macedo, Pedro Macedo)
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29 – ERIK AND THE VIKINGS (Erik Schonning, Peter Fredin, Julius Sigurjonsson, Sveinn Runnar
Eiriksson)
30 – DUTCH MADEIRA (Ria Bartelomiy, Gouda de Boer, Eduardo Fernandes, Silvio Nobrega)
31 – KREYNS (Hanneke Kreyns, Justin van der Kam, Jan de Winter, Jan Tesselaar)
32 – BLUMENVATTEN (Mars Eyde, Henri Frydenlund, Anette Rosthoej, Lisbeth Grove)
33 – RUI PINTO (Antonio Bernardo Ferreira, Artur Santos Silva, Jose Carlos Henriques, Antonio Juliano
Barbosa, Rui Pinto)
34 – JACK OF CLUBS (Andrea Muliar, Peter Steiner, Ely Ducheyne, Reini Ducheyne)
35 – AGUSTA (Jon Arnarson, Johann Aevarsson, Gisli Thornrinsson, Thordur Sigurdsson)
36 – DK-G (Lone Kier, Henning Ostergaard, Kathryn Herz, Eckhard Bohlke)
37 – PETERIS (Maija Romanovska, Serge Birin, Karlis Rubins, Yisay Kadyshevitch)
38 – EFGD (Emma Axelsdottir, David Ludviksson, Groa Gudnadottir, Freyja Fridmarnarsdottir)
39 – FLYING VIKINGS (Fredrik Magendans, Sjoerd Zandvoort, Jan Erik Pettersen, Sten-Ivar Lekang)
40 – STEINMETZE (Matthias Schueller, Jascha Garre, Dimitri Makaris, Ralf Schlotmann)
41 – AUSTRIA (Jan Fucik, Franz Terraneo, Silvia Terraneo, Gunther Purkarthofer)
42 – BACKUP (Yvonne Flodqvist, Kerston Ulvenholen, Peter Flodqvist, Byrne Stub-Hansen)
43 – TEAM MONA (Mona Bergstrom, Magnus Hammar, Inger Sallsten, RIc Sallsten)
44 – IMPRECISION (A. Valente, N.Martins, C.Jesus, N.Pereira, G.Esmeraldo, F.Fernandes)
45 – KULTCAMP-RIENECK (Yasmin Basegmez, Michael Gromoller, Pauly Michael, Bea Kuzselska)
46 – COCKTAIL (Virgilio Mota, Jose A V Fernandes, Pedro Nunes, Henrique Ribeiro)
47 – ADRIAN (Mieke Poort vd Han, Aad Romyn, Dineke Huiskens, A Ten Teye, G Dekkers, E
Trouwborst)
48 – BENEDIKTA (Markus Knob, Eva Kautzky, Karin Kail, Peter Nierlich)
49 – HELJAR BYGG AS (Helge Hantvelt, Egil Hansen, Sam Inge Hoyland, Trond Hantvelt)
50 – THE MIXED UP TEAM (Bjarke Friis, Marianne Rasmussen, Susan Just Olesen, Tyge Fogh, Kate
Reiter, Frank Paaskesen)
51 – ALCHINUR (Ursula Fleischmann, Alfred Fleischmann, Inge Hiesbock, Christine Wundrak-Dreitler)
52 – BARTLEY (Juta Bartley, Gareth Bartley, Isabel Manso, Jose Lima)
53 – MELTZER (Joost Meltzer,Frank Verhagen, Gerard Limmen, Hans Metselaar)
54 – FANHA (Yngue Latlo, Paul Andersen, Miguel Ascencao, Joao Fanha)
55 – ALL INCLUSIVE (Gitte Hecht-Johansen, Mary Gordon Smith, Sandra Miletic, Paul Kees)
56 – DOUBLE TROUBLE (Georgia Ray, Steve Ray, Mike Beyer, Kees van Vliet)
57 – TUSZINSKY (Piotr Tuszinsky, Waldemar Sroczynski, Roman Grzelak, Jacek Romanski)
58 – MADEIRA FOREVER (John Freitas, Jose Antonio Pereira, Jose Manuel Freitas, Luis Correia)
59 – SANDRA BATISTA (Sandra Baptista, Helena Pinheiro, Luis Silva, Luis Sampaio, Bruno Abreu,
Bruno Neves)
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14th International Bridge Festival MADEIRA
The feeling of Julius
By Jan van Cleeff
One of the more interesting hands of Session 1 in the Open Teams was board no. 2.
Quite a few pairs bid all the way to six clubs, which happened to be an excellent slam.
Board 2 – 1st Session Teams
Dealer E
NS vul.
852
AJ9
 J 10 8 3 2
96
Q 10
 K 10 4 2
765
KJ43
AK96
Q87
A
AQ875
J 7 4 3
653
KQ94
 10 2
The play looks pretty straight forward. On a diamond lead you first test the spade suit
– after having drawn trumps of course. So you cash your three top spades and when the
jack drops you are able to discard two heart losers from West on the spades from East.
You simply give them the A. Of course you could try to finesse J either way but that
is an inferior line of play.
With the actual lay-out the J does not drop and therefore you fall back on finessing
the J (low to the ten), but with that card off side the slam still fails. As a
consequence every declarer went down, with one exception however. Julius Sigurjonsson
of Iceland still found a – legal – way to make 6. How?
After winning the diamond lead Julius stripped the diamond suit and cashed his three
top spades, drawing trumps in the process. Then he played a heart to the King (!) .
North won but was endplayed. He was forced to underlead his J where a ruff and
sluff would have given declarer his twelfth as well.
When asked why he played it this way the Nordic star modestly stated: “I followed my
feeling.”
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14th International Bridge Festival MADEIRA
Program 2011
Sunday
15.30
Open Teams Tournament – 4th Session
19.45
Final Results
20.15
Closing Dinner and Prize Giving
(13/11/2010)
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