DAILY BULLETIN 6
Editors
Pedro Nunes
Rodrigo Martins Soares
WELCOME TO MADEIRA 2013
16th International Bridge Festival
Madeira
Funchal, November 4-10, 2013
It’s a near tie!
Team Sigdonnemann leads the tournament. Yesterday they won all
but one matches: 18.97, 18.83, 4.50, 18.04, 19.37 and 13.45. They only lost
on round 6 to Stone Cutters, who are now a very close second, just 0.13
VPs behind. The
German- Icelandic
team ran out of
fuel on the last
two sets of the
evening.
Their
scores were 16.38,
15.50,
Sigdonnemann playing against Stone Cutters
12.05,
15.50,
6.88
and
5.32.
The Austrian-German team Buchlev had a good Saturday, winning nearly
all matches – 13.12, 13.45, 18.83, 4.50, 19.24 – which got them third place,
just 6.55 VPs from second.
There are still 7 teams within 15 VPs of first place, who can easily take
the lead. Everybody will be on their toes until the end of the very last
round.
And later we will all meet at the prize-giving dinner – See you there!
Pedro Nunes
16th International Bridge Festival MADEIRA
Rank
Score
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2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
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34
35
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37
38
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40
41
42
43
44
45
46
47
48
49
50
51
52
53
54
55
56
57
58
59
60
61
62
63
127.51
127.38
120.83
119.95
118.74
114.40
113.63
111.38
109.39
109.09
106.94
105.12
104.57
103.96
103.83
103.71
100.92
100.01
99.47
97.91
97.90
97.86
96.99
96.39
95.20
94.38
93.55
93.20
92.47
92.08
91.19
91.08
90.33
88.92
87.81
86.37
84.67
84.12
83.56
82.52
82.37
82.03
81.68
80.23
79.64
79.06
78.42
78.02
77.72
75.78
75.33
74.73
72.43
71.92
70.07
70.04
67.67
66.99
65.60
63.92
62.15
56.75
56.12
Team
18
43
63
57
21
13
47
39
3
17
45
7
48
33
9
29
53
20
11
31
49
55
40
6
41
23
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25
15
59
60
62
35
38
51
44
36
46
12
4
8
52
30
28
19
34
10
26
50
22
37
27
54
2
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16
24
14
42
61
56
58
Sigdonneman
Stone Cutters
Buchlev
Palma
Terraneo
Van Hoof
Fast and Furious
Jeioo
DreamTeam 16
Hubsi
Gromanovska
Stanford
Lucide
Van Helsing
Don Julio
Jan de Winter
Frann
Holiday
Baleal
Pusten
Rui Pinto
Sixpack
Markussen
Snowden's Revenge
Honstein
What Does The Fox Say
Cidade Invicta
K1
Norway
Gosschalk
Der Untergang
Inocencio
Vicky
Barbados Austria
Gabriel
One Shirt 4-4
Eastwest Madeira
Double Up Foxy Ladies
Icefine
Dimma
C Naval São Vicente
Kopwalstwo
MCC
Estonian Seniors
Ruth
Bricklayer
Bloody Mary
Dada
Anniki
NDC den Hommel
Gisli
Fantastic Four
Descartes 737
Dutch Squeeze
Patham
Once Upon a Time
Masy Drager
Eda 2
Mamapiri
Dinamite
Madholim
MacKenzie
Mary
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MCC
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Kopwalstwo
Lucide
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Icefine
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Eastwest Madeira
Inocencio
Patham
Honstein
Mary
C Naval São Vicente
Dada
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Eda 2
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Stanford
Cidade Invicta
DreamTeam 16
Terraneo
K1
Palma
Don Julio
Barbados Austria
Der Untergang
Buchlev
Pusten
Sigdonneman
Van Helsing
Sixpack
What Does The Fox Say
Gromanovska
Once Upon a Time
Dinamite
Rui Pinto
NDC den Hommel
Masy Drager
Gabriel
Dimma
Fantastic Four
Estonian Seniors
Descartes 737
One Shirt 4-4
Anniki
Madholim
MacKenzie
Bricklayer
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IMPs
34-13
12-28
24-28
5-27
1-22
6-34
8-33
27-12
17-22
7-15
16-34
9-43
11-20
13-16
20-25
12-43
28- 1
20-22
28-21
37- 0
32-10
30-23
18-35
28-15
44-18
6-40
17-22
14-30
55- 6
11-23
13-37
0- 0 2--10
VPs
16,68
3,32
4,50
15,50
8,33
11,67
3,10
16,90
3,32
16,68
1,96
18,04
2,50
17,50
15,23
4,77
7,95
12,05
6,88
13,12
4,00
16,00
1,03
18,97
6,55
13,45
8,73
11,27
7,95
12,05
1,47
18,53
17,87
2,13
9,14
10,86
12,77
7,23
19,37
0,63
16,90
3,10
12,77
7,23
4,25
15,75
14,68
5,32
17,69
2,31
1,03
18,97
7,95
12,05
4,50
15,50
20,00
0,00
5,61
14,39
2,69
17,31
12,00
0,00
IMPs
6-22
19- 7
22-25
42- 4
35- 2
24-15
8-17
6-22
12- 1
7-30
24- 8
21- 7
35- 6
12-25
36- 5
28- 1
29-15
12-19
10-14
1-13
24-18
11-23
10-19
24- 2
16-16
6-18
3-39
33- 1
30- 5
8-21
13-14
0- 0 2--10
VPs
4,50
15,50
14,39
5,61
8,73
11,27
19,50
0,50
18,83
1,17
13,45
6,55
6,55
13,45
4,50
15,50
14,09
5,91
2,89
17,11
15,50
4,50
14,96
5,04
18,21
1,79
5,32
14,68
18,53
1,47
17,87
2,13
14,96
5,04
7,23
12,77
8,33
11,67
5,61
14,39
12,42
7,58
5,61
14,39
6,55
13,45
16,90
3,10
10,00 10,00
5,61
14,39
0,76
19,24
18,68
1,32
17,50
2,50
5,32
14,68
9,56
10,44
12,00
0,00
Round 5
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Cidade Invicta
Palma
K1
Don Julio
Sigdonneman
Gosschalk
Pusten
Gromanovska
Snowden's Revenge
Norway
Baleal
Van Hoof
What Does The Fox Say
Barbados Austria
Lucide
Jan de Winter
Dutch Squeeze
Inocencio
Dimma
Kopwalstwo
Icefine
Rui Pinto
Once Upon a Time
Vicky
Bricklayer
MacKenzie
Masy Drager
Double Up Foxy Ladies
Estonian Seniors
Mary
Madholim
Mamapiri
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64
Stone Cutters
Terraneo
DreamTeam 16
Hubsi
Ruth
Stanford
Buchlev
Der Untergang
Van Helsing
Frann
Sixpack
Markussen
Bloody Mary
Fast and Furious
Holiday
Dinamite
Descartes 737
Jeioo
MCC
C Naval São Vicente
Eastwest Madeira
Gisli
Anniki
Gabriel
One Shirt 4-4
Fantastic Four
Honstein
NDC den Hommel
Eda 2
Patham
Dada
Bye
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16th International Bridge Festival MADEIRA
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Once Upon a Time
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MCC
Jan de Winter
Fast and Furious
Inocencio
Snowden's Revenge
Jeioo
Van Helsing
Gromanovska
Lucide
Estonian Seniors
Ruth
C Naval São Vicente
Markussen
Vicky
Gabriel
Holiday
One Shirt 4-4
Patham
Anniki
Mamapiri
Descartes 737
Dinamite
NDC den Hommel
Madholim
Masy Drager
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43 Stone Cutters
9 Don Julio
21 Terraneo
23 What Does The Fox Say
15 Gosschalk
53 Frann
17 Hubsi
13 Van Hoof
54 Dutch Squeeze
41 Honstein
7 Stanford
31 Pusten
59 Der Untergang
55 Sixpack
37 Fantastic Four
44 Eastwest Madeira
25 Norway
46 Icefine
35 Barbados Austria
34 Bloody Mary
8 Kopwalstwo
19 Bricklayer
22 Gisli
36 Double Up Foxy Ladies
49 Rui Pinto
12 Dimma
10 Dada
24 Eda 2
32 Once Upon a Time
56 MacKenzie
58 Mary
64 Bye
Sigdonneman
Palma
Cidade Invicta
Gosschalk
Buchlev
Snowden's Revenge
Baleal
Lucide
Dutch Squeeze
Jan de Winter
Fast and Furious
Hubsi
Gromanovska
Jeioo
Gisli
Norway
Vicky
Barbados Austria
Honstein
Inocencio
Double Up Foxy Ladies
Kopwalstwo
Estonian Seniors
Descartes 737
One Shirt 4-4
Bricklayer
Patham
MacKenzie
Masy Drager
NDC den Hommel
Madholim
Mary
Round 7
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5
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3
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52
29
47
60
6
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33
45
48
30
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4
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62
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IMPs
17- 1
3- 8
6-20
16-11
10-43
22- 3
17-14
28- 1
3-10
12-12
9-12
3-18
25-23
17-25
44-11
23-24
18- 7
2- 0
3-40
2-51
26- 9
18-15
0-27
46- 8
13-13
15-21
11-25
27- 1
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VPs
15,50
4,50
7,95
12,05
5,04
14,96
12,05
7,95
1,17
18,83
16,23
3,77
11,27
8,73
17,87
2,13
7,23
12,77
10,00 10,00
8,73
11,27
4,77
15,23
10,86
9,14
6,88
13,12
18,83
1,17
9,56
10,44
14,09
5,91
10,86
9,14
0,63
19,37
0,00
20,00
15,75
4,25
11,27
8,73
2,13
17,87
19,50
0,50
10,00 10,00
7,58
12,42
5,04
14,96
17,69
2,31
14,09
5,91
0,00
12,00
18,37
1,63
18,97
1,03
IMPs
12-17
7-23
6-49
18-26
30- 2
35-17
20-28
17-43
57-11
23- 0
27- 7
48- 3
32-13
16-33
31-18
37-33
1-32
27-19
16-47
46- 4
42- 5
56- 3
33-24
18-15
20-49
21-18
13-36
43-12
17-21
30-16
41-24
0- 0 2--10
VPs
7,95
12,05
4,50
15,50
0,00
20,00
6,88
13,12
18,04
1,96
16,00
4,00
6,88
13,12
2,31
17,69
20,00
0,00
17,11
2,89
16,46
3,54
20,00
0,00
16,23
3,77
4,25
15,75
14,68
5,32
11,67
8,33
1,47
18,53
13,12
6,88
1,47
18,53
19,95
0,05
19,37
0,63
20,00
0,00
13,45
6,55
11,27
8,73
1,79
18,21
11,27
8,73
2,89
17,11
18,53
1,47
8,33
11,67
14,96
5,04
15,75
4,25
12,00
0,00
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Palma
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Van Hoof
Fast and Furious
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Lucide
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Honstein
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Icefine
Descartes 737
Dada
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Gisli
Dimma
Once Upon a Time
Bricklayer
Patham
Masy Drager
Madholim
Bye
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Palma
DreamTeam 16
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Hubsi
Sixpack
What Does The Fox Say
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Markussen
Cidade Invicta
Baleal
Barbados Austria
Pusten
Honstein
Eastwest Madeira
MCC
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Bloody Mary
Ruth
Kopwalstwo
Dutch Squeeze
Fantastic Four
NDC den Hommel
Bricklayer
Dimma
Gisli
Mary
MacKenzie
Eda 2
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Sigdonneman
What Does The Fox Say
Jan de Winter
Snowden's Revenge
K1
Inocencio
Cidade Invicta
Norway
Markussen
Gromanovska
Baleal
Vicky
Gabriel
Ruth
MCC
Eastwest Madeira
Van Helsing
Rui Pinto
Pusten
Holiday
One Shirt 4-4
C Naval São Vicente
Anniki
Bloody Mary
NDC den Hommel
Kopwalstwo
Dinamite
Mamapiri
Eda 2
MacKenzie
Mary
Round 9
Buchlev
Terraneo
Fast and Furious
Van Hoof
Don Julio
Jan de Winter
Lucide
Gromanovska
Stanford
Gosschalk
Snowden's Revenge
Rui Pinto
Inocencio
Frann
Vicky
Norway
Holiday
Der Untergang
One Shirt 4-4
Gabriel
Double Up Foxy Ladies
Dada
Icefine
Estonian Seniors
Anniki
Descartes 737
Mamapiri
Dinamite
Masy Drager
Patham
Madholim
Once Upon a Time
IMPs
33-25
13-50
57- 0
11- 3
37- 1
26-12
30- 5
38-22
16- 3
15-11
23-29
36-33
24-25
53-14
44- 5
30-17
20-27
0-56
5-43
11-40
24-50
10-16
8-19
28-23
0-27
30-32
26-49
33-23
27-40
11- 7
14-11
0- 0 -10-2
VPs
13,12
6,88
0,63
19,37
20,00
0,00
13,12
6,88
19,24
0,76
14,96
5,04
17,50
2,50
15,50
4,50
14,68
5,32
11,67
8,33
7,58
12,42
11,27
8,73
9,56
10,44
19,62
0,38
19,62
0,38
14,68
5,32
7,23
12,77
0,00
20,00
0,50
19,50
1,79
18,21
2,31
17,69
7,58
12,42
5,91
14,09
12,05
7,95
2,13
17,87
9,14
10,86
2,89
17,11
13,78
6,22
5,32
14,68
11,67
8,33
11,27
8,73
0,00
12,00
IMPs
6-19
23-14
13-18
15-24
32-15
4- 1
11-15
12-37
7-25
17- 1
13-13
10-15
25-14
4-23
25-15
20-17
5-27
0-14
11-16
1-16
11-18
24-20
6-23
2- 9
4- 5
15- 7
29- 2
32-18
12-11
3-12
18-12
0- 0 -10-2
VPs
5,32
14,68
13,45
6,55
7,95
12,05
6,55
13,45
15,75
4,25
11,27
8,73
8,33
11,67
2,50
17,50
4,00
16,00
15,50
4,50
10,00 10,00
7,95
12,05
14,09
5,91
3,77
16,23
13,78
6,22
11,27
8,73
3,10
16,90
5,04
14,96
7,95
12,05
4,77
15,23
7,23
12,77
11,67
8,33
4,25
15,75
7,23
12,77
9,56
10,44
13,12
6,88
17,87
2,13
14,96
5,04
10,44
9,56
6,55
13,45
12,42
7,58
0,00
12,00
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16th International Bridge Festival MADEIRA
Into the Sunshine
by David Bird
It was Slam Saturday, with a large number of bridge’s big beasts emerging onto the
savannah. Let’s peer through our binoculars at a couple of diamond slams. The first
match was Stone Cutters against Stanford from England.
Board 4
West deals
Both Vul
♠J9
♥2
♦AKQ52
♣Q8642
♠ Q 10 8 7 5 2
♠K43
N
♥K94
♥ J 10 8 7 3
W
E
♦ 10 7 3
♦S
♣7
♣ K J 10 9 3
♠A6
♥AQ65
♦J9864
♣A5
West
G.Ray
North
East
South
Eiriksson S.Ray Ingimarsson
Pass
1♦
1♥
2 ♥
Dble
3♣
Pass
3♥
Pass
4♣
Pass
4♥
Pass
5 ♦
Pass
5NT
Pass
6♦
Pass
Pass
Pass
West’s double showed that she would have bid 2♥ without the intervention. It did not
promise a top honour in hearts. Steve Ray led the ♥3 and declarer needed to find a
discard for the loser in spades. He decided against an immediate heart finesse because
the club suit offered an alternative solution for his discard problem (if West held the
♣K).
Declarer won the first trick with the ♥A, continuing with ace and another club. West
decided to ruff but this slip allowed the slam to be made. Georgia Ray switched to a
spade, drawing the king and ace. Declarer drew the remaining trumps with the ace and
jack. He then ruffed a heart in his hand, returned to dummy with a club ruff and ruffed
another heart. This brought down West’s ♥K. There were still two trumps in dummy, so
declarer could ruff his last two clubs and discard the spade loser on the established
♥Q.
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At the other table West opened with a weak-two. The ensuing spade lead against
North’s 6♦ forced declarer to take the heart finesse. When it failed, he was two down
for a swing of 17 IMPs.
In the evening session the Stone Cutters faced Terraneo. The Austrians generally had
the better of the bidding exchanges, winning the match, but on this deal it was the
opponents who did well:
Board 15
South Deals
N-S Vul
♠7542
♥Q862
♦K8
♣Q87
♠A86
♥J973
♦AQ543
♣5
♠KJ3
♥A
W
E
♦J762
S
♣ A K 10 4 2
N
♠ Q 10 9
♥ K 10 5 4
♦ 10 9
♣J963
West
North
East
South
Schueller F.Terraneo Garre S.Terraneo
Pass
1 ♦
Pass
2♣
Pass
2 ♦
Pass
2♠
Pass
2NT
Pass
3♦
Pass
3NT
Pass
4♣
Pass
4♠
Pass
4NT
Pass
5♠
Pass
6♦
Pass
Pass
Pass
Jasch Garre’s 3♦ was forcing, via 2♠. Over 3NT he tried once more with a control-bid of
4♣. When he heard about the ♠A, he used RKCB to discover that West held the ace or
king of trumps alongside the trump queen. An excellent sequence!
Matthias Schueller won the heart lead with dummy’s ace and finessed the ♦Q. North
won with the ♦K and returned another trump. Declarer had two trumps left for heart
ruffs. He played successfully for a 4-3 club break, giving him discards for his remaining
two major-suit losers. If clubs had not broken favourably, he would have fallen back on
the spade finesse. The other table played in 3NT.
Well, I will end with a deal that proves the top players are not super-human, even when
they stand at the summit of the mountain - Table 1. Forgive me if I do not name the
contestants on this deal from the afternoon session:
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Board 9
♠ J 10 9 7 5 2
♥97
♦ 10
♣ J 10 9 2
North Deals
E-W Vul
♠Q
♠AK43
N
♥AK432
♥ 10 8 5
W
E
♦QJ8754
♦62
S
♣4
♣7653
♠86
♥QJ6
♦AK93
♣AKQ8
West
North
East
South
Pass
Pass
1♦
1♥
Pass
2♥
2NT
Pass
3♠
Pass
Pass
Pass
North’s 3♠ was known to be weak because he could not bid 1♠ on the first round. East
led the ♥8 to the queen, king and declarer’s nine. West needs to cash his other heart
now but he switched to the ♦Q. Declarer won in the dummy and ditched his remaining
heart. A trump to West’s queen was followed by a diamond ruffed with the ♠5, East
discarding a club. After a spade to the king, East switched to the ♥10, covered by the
jack and ace. Are you keeping track of the hearts? West has the ♥4-3, East has the ♥5
and dummy the ♥6!
Since East has no more diamonds, declarer could play his ♠J now to force out the ♠A.
Instead he played three rounds of clubs, East following all the way. This position had
been reached:
♠ J 10
♥♦♣ 10
♠♥4
♦J7
♣-
♠A4
♥5
W
E
♦S
♣N
♠♥6
♦9
♣Q
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Declarer led the ♠J to the ♠A and… discarded dummy’s ♥6! East then forced declarer’s
last trump with the ♥5 and the contract went one down, as Nature always intended. It
was a moment of light relief for those watching on Bridge Base Online.
B beats A
By Toine van Hoof
In this hand from Match 4 the contract was 4♥ at almost all tables:
Board 8
♠A84
♥AKQ732
♦4
♣K43
West Deals
None Vul
♠ K J 10 7 6 5 2
♠Q
N
♥J
♥8654
W
E
♦K97
♦AJ53
S
♣Q5
♣J762
♠93
♥ 10 9
♦ Q 10 8 6 2
♣ A 10 9 8
West
North
East
South
G. Ray Eiriksson S. Ray Ingimarsson
3 ♠
4 ♥
Pass
Pass
Pass
The lead invariably was ♠Q, overtaken by the king and won by the ace. On BBO declarer
returned a spade to the 10. West switched to ♥J. North won and ruffed a spade. Now
on double-dummy lines he can still win the contract by playing ♦Q or ♦10 from dummy. If
West wins this with the king, East will be squeezed in diamonds and clubs. And if East
wins the first diamond he is forced to return a diamond with the same result. After the
spade ruff Eiriksson came to hand with ♣K, cashed one high heart and played a diamond
for West who returned ♠J. East overruffed the ♥2 and exited with a club to finish all
declarer´s aspirations. At the other BBO-table EW went one off in 4♠ doubled.
At my table North played a diamond in trick 2 for the 10 and the king. West cashed one
spade and returned ♥J. Declarer won, ruffed a spade, came to hand with a diamond
ruff, cashed one high heart and gave East a heart. East cunningly returned ♣J but
declarer could not go wrong. He won in hand and played two more rounds of hearts:
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♠–
♥7
♦–
♣43
♠ 10 7
♥–
♦–
♣Q
N
W
E
S
♠–
♥–
♦A
♣76
♠–
♥–
♦Q
♣ A 10
East was known to hold ♦A so declarer played a club to the ace for ten tricks.
An even better line would have been to give up the spade ruff. So after ♠A, a diamond
to the 10, ♠J and ♥J declarer should play a heart to the 10 and run the ♣8. East wins
and returns a heart or a club. Now on the run of the hearts a double squeeze will
materialize with ♠8 as a menace against West, ♦Q as a menace against East and clubs as
the double threat suit. Played this way 4♥ would have been made also if West had had
♣Qxx.
At tables A1 through A10 the contract of 4♥ was only made once. Five declarers went
down in 4♥ and two declarer s were in 5♥. East was allowed to play 3♠ twice.
The NS-pairs at tables B1 through B10 did much better. Eight of them made 4♥, one
with an overtrick and one with even two overtricks. Only one declarer went down in 4♥.
So a tip for all kibitzers: if you want to see the best players in action today, be sure to
get a seat at one of the B-tables.
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Program 2013
Sunday
15.00
Open Teams Tournament – 4th Session
19.30
Final Results
20.30
Closing Dinner and Prize Giving
(10/11/2013)
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