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2016 CANADIAN BRIDGE CHAMPIONSHIPS Toronto, Ontario OFFICIAL MAGAZINE OF THE CBF | APRIL 2016 2016 CANADIAN BRIDGE CHAMPIONSHIPS FULL SCHEDULE ON PAGE 4 Delta Toronto East Toronto, Ontario WWW.CBF.CA THE CANADIAN BRIDGE FEDERATION The mission of the Canadian Bridge Federation is to promote bridge within Canada and protect and advance the national interests of Canadian bridge, including the selection and support of Canadian bridge teams and players for international bridge competition. IN THIS ISSUE 03. Reflections of the Editor 03. Test Your Deceptive Play 05. 2016 Canadian Bridge Championships Schedule 06. What Went Wrong - by Paul Thurston 10. 2015 IBPA Awards - John Carruthers 18 06 18. Meet … Michael Roche & John Rayner 20. The New Player Spot - by Michael Abbey 23. The Intermediate Spot - by Neil Kimelman 26. The Intermediate Spot - by Sylvia Summers 49. Solutions: Deceptive Play 30. The Expert Spot - by Ed Zaluski 23 10 35. Meet … Mary Paul 35. Meet … Katie Thorpe 38. The IBPA Files - Oz Bridge 42. Calendar of Events Photo Credits: Jonathan 20 Steinberg, Michael Yuen, Envato MEMBERSHIP StayCONNECTED Bridge Canada is now available to Facebook.com/Canadian.Bridge.Federation members only. [email protected] (CBF Executive Director) If you know of anyone who wishes to become a e member of the Canadian Bridge Federation please share with them these options: p 1 416 706 8550 1. Be sure to include CBF dues with your www.cbf.ca ACBL dues. w 2. Visit cbf.ca and click Join The CBF CANADIAN BRIDGE FEDERATION MISSION STATEMENT: The mission of 3. Email [email protected] for more information the Canadian Bridge Federation is to promote bridge within Canada and protect and advance the national interests of Canadian bridge, NOTE: Membership dues are waived for Canadian including the selection and support of Canadian bridge teams and players under 25 years of age. Junior players can join players for international bridge competition. the CBF by sending their information to [email protected]. 2 Bridge Canada | www.cbf.ca berg EDITORIAL test Your DECEPTIVE Photo Credit: Jonathan Stein Jonathan Credit: Photo PLAY IMPs Contract: 4 M Lead: K4 N Q 9 7 5 4 M K J 4 REFLECTIONS OF L J 5 2 THE EDITOR K 5 3 N A by Neil Kimelman M Q 10 9 7 5 2 L 2016 CANADIAN BRIDGE CHAMPIONSHIPS (CBCS) 10 8 3 REGIONAL, MAY 21-29 K A K 10 Time to start thinking about incomes taxes, spring, and of course attending the premiere CBF Regional and East plays the KQ at trick one. Championships. This gala event will be held in Toronto Plan the play. this year. Speaking of galas, there will be a gala social Answer on page 29 affair on May 21st which should be fantastic! Join us! THANK YOU If you are like many people, you don’t take the opportunity to recognize the important people in your lives. So I would like to formally thank Jude Goodwin, Francine and Denis Cimon. Together we work at bringing you the English and French versions of Bridge Canada. Merci beaucoup! I would also like to show my appreciation to our regular contributors, Paul Thurston, Sylvia Caley and Michael Abbey, as well as others who supply articles intermittently. LETTERS TO THE EDITOR As in other publications I would like to give readers the opportunities to provide feedback on Bridge Canada, or any issue related to the Canadian Bridge Federation. I will endeavor to publish these letters, and promise a response to all. Neil Kimelman Bridge Canada Managing Editor [email protected] 3 Bridge Canada | www.cbf.ca 2016 Canadian Bridge Championships May 21 – MAY 29, 2016 Delta Toronto East, 2035 Kennedy Road, Toronto 2016 Canadian Bridge Championships New! Opening Reception Friday May 20 Regionally Rated Events OPEN TO ALL CANADIAN NATIONAL TEAM CHAMPIONSHIPS (CNTC) (1)(3) FLIGHT A New! BRACKETED KNOCKOUTS May 21 – May 29, 4-day Round Robin: $720 per team Knockout I – May 23 – 24 Knockout II – May 24 – 25 FLIGHT B (<2500 MPs) Knockout III – May 25 – 26 May 21 – May 24, 2-day Round Robin: $360 per team FLIGHT C (<1000 MPs) B/C STRATIFIED PAIRS May 21 – May 24, 2-day Round Robin: $360 per team May 26 & 27 Pre-Registration required by March 21st, 2016 B/C SWISS May 28 CANADIAN WOMEN’S TEAM CHAMPIONSHIPS (CWTC) (1) INTERNATIONAL FUND May 21 – May 24 (or 25th depending on number of teams) STRATIFIED SWISS TEAMS 2-day Round Robin: $360 per team Sunday, May 29 Pre-Registration required by March 21st, 2016 Free Parking and Great hospitality! CANADIAN SENIOR TEAM CHAMPIONSHIPS (CSTC) (1) (all team members must be born 1956 or earlier) DETAILS May 25 – May 29, 3-day Round Robin: $540 per team REGARDING CHAMPIONSHIP EVENTS REGISTRATION Pre-Registration required by March 21st, 2016 (1) Participants (except in Regional Events) must be paid up CBF members. If you are not a CBF member CANADIAN IMP PAIRS CHAMPIONSHIPS (CIPC) (1) you can join on www.cbf.ca Friday, May 27 – Entry $80 per pair (2) Participants must have earned club qualification, Cash Prizes Per Pair or qualification can be purchased onsite for $25. 1st- $400 / 2nd - $250 /3rd - $150 (3) Each player must have earned a club qualification or have purchased one from the CBF office. CANADIAN OPEN PAIRS CHAMPIONSHIPS (COPC) (1) (2) PRE-REGISTRATION Qualifying: Saturday, May 28 – Entry $80 per pair Registration is now closed, but we will accept one Final: Sunday, May 29 – Entry $80 per pair more team in the CNTC A since there is currently Cash Prizes per Pair an odd number, please contact Ina for more 1st - $1,500 / 2nd - $750 information. [email protected] www.cbf.ca | Email: [email protected] 4 Bridge Canada | www.cbf.ca APRIL 2016 • VOL. 46 NO.2 BRIDGE CANADA MANAGING EDITOR Neil Kimelman [email protected] CANADIAN BRIDGE FEDERATION BRIDGE CANADA FRENCH EDITORS Francine and Denis Cimon [email protected] BOARD OF DIRECTORS Zone I PRODUCTION EDITOR Kathie Macnab [email protected] Jude Goodwin [email protected] 5 Wren Street Halifax, NS B3M 2R1 902-443-4676 WEB ADMINISTRATION André Leclerc [email protected] Zone II André Chartrand [email protected] CBF EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT 565 Delinelle Ina Demme [email protected] Montreal, QC H4C 3B2 514-266-7602 1 Pietro Dr. Maple, ON L6A 3J4 Zone III & CBF President CANADIAN BRIDGE FEDERATION INC. Nader Hanna [email protected] www.cbf.ca 53 York Road Toronto, ON M2L 1H7 416-756-9065 CBF HOTLINE 416 706 8550 Zone IV & CBF VICE PRESIDENT FAX: 905 832 7184 Neil Kimelman [email protected] 110 260 Fairhaven Road CBF CHARITABLE FOUNDATION Winnipeg, MB R3P 1C9 204-487-2390 Gim Ong 32 Sandusky Drive Zone V Winnipeg, MB R3T 5W4 Jerry Mamer [email protected] 204-775-5114 | [email protected] 151 Nordstrom Road Saskatoon, SK S7K 6P9 306-668-3951 MAGAZINE AD RATES Full page $ 500 | Half page $ 300 Zone VI Quarter page $ 175 | Business Card $ 100 Angela Fenton [email protected] 10% DISCOUNT if 3 issues paid in advance. 601-1395 Beach Ave. Vancouver, BC V6E 1V7 778-386-4343 PUBLISHED 6 TIMES A YEAR 5 Bridge Canada | www.cbf.ca Oops! What Went Wrong? by Paul Thurston Subject to which team you were cheering A slow start to the auction followed by a spirited series for (and they will remain anonymous of calls at the four and five-level with neither side really knowing who could make what but, not uncommonly, as I have and want to continue to have the side holding the spades ended up declaring. friends on both teams!), here's a possibly instructive deal from a semi-final match of Since both sides seemed destined to go down at the the Canadian Bridge Federation's Online five-level, East-West had done their job to push the Open Teams Championship. opponents higher but there'd be no profit shown if they didn't take their three tricks. And they didn't! Before the bridge, a special round of applause to CBF President Nader Hanna and Executive Secretary Ina West's lead of the M J was covered in turn by the Queen Demme for this league – I was a bit sceptical it would and Ace to attract a ruff by declarer. work out but I think all involved would say it has been a rousing success. Ace and a second round of spades and West was back on lead. Reluctant to break diamonds and unable to see Meanwhile, back at the table. any harm in waiting for the suit to be led to him, West Dealer East. None Vulnerable. exited with a passive ten of hearts and soon found out N 9 5 4 2 that wasn't best. M K Q 8 L 7 2 Blessed with a hidden five-card club suit, declarer ran K K Q 5 4 those to pitch one of dummy's small diamonds and, N K 8 N Q 6 one diamond loser later, had his eleven tricks. M J 10 9 7 6 4 2 M A 5 L A 9 4 L K J 8 5 3 WHAT WENT WRONG? K - K 10 8 6 2 N A J 10 7 3 It's easy to sympathize with West for not playing ace M - and a diamond after winning his spade trick but was L Q 10 2 there any way that East might have lent a helping K A J 9 7 3 hand? West North East South While East didn't have an opportunity to make any Pass 1 N discard as a signal to show diamond values, he did 4 M 4 N 5 M 5 N know something very valuable about the total layout.
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