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JS Do•·er Strut, London, JV.I. 3 May, 1961 Contents Page Editorial 5-6 World ,Championship Diary, Part 1 7- 11 Can You Do Better? by Harold Franklin ... 12-14 London and the South, by Jeremy Flint ... · ... 15-18 One Hundred Up: Repeat of April Problems 19 When the Devil Drives, by Richard L. Frey ... 20-21 American News-Letter, by Alfred Sheinwold ... 22-25 Limited Responses, by Stat:Idish Booker ... .. 26-28 One Hundred Up: May Problems ... 28-29 You Say .... ... 30-31 European Championship Appeal Fund 31 British Bridge World Agents 33 Directly of E.B.U. Affiliated Clubs ... 34-35 Result of April Competition 35 One Hundred Up: Answers to April Problems ... ... 36-44 Subscription Form ... 45 E.B.U. Master Points Register 46 E. B. U. Results ... 47-48 Diary of Events 48 4 Editorial ANOTHER FINE WIN stage of the trials, and there has Predictable as an all-in wrestling been strong pressure on the B.B.L. bout, the world championship in to scrap the whol_e system. Buenos Aires went so much COMMIITED according to form that the players might almost have stayed at home. Odjections to the trials have been Italy won all its matches by ·over differently based. Some hold that 100 points, using the new scale. to make the choice of team de~ The Argentine fought well for a pendent on a pairs trial · is a time against France arid the preposterously bad method. The U.S.A., but finished weakly. The function of trials, they say, is to only suspenseful encounter was aid the selectors. If they are -between France and the U.S.A. afraid to exercise subjective judg­ After 96 boards in this match ment at the end, they are not France led by 46 but with only fitted for the job. two pairs and a reserve the Others maintain that the trial Olympic champions did not stay is not long enough, and finally the distance as well as the Ameri- some rest their objection on the cans. · fact, if fact it be, that some of the competitors cannot be regarded .The next world championship as genuine contenders for a wdl be held in New York next British team. However that may February and will again be a be, arid even if more pairs drop four-cornered affair. out, I don't see how. any change can be made this year. MISS OTIS REGRETS There are rumours that at ENGLISH ROSE ~orquay in September Italy may Whatever the composition and &•ve a chance to some new players. fate of the British team at Tor­ If so, it will be the most open quay, a sure success is the delight­ ch~mpionship for many years. ful design by Stuart & Sons for Bnta'In ' s prospects remain un- the prizes, depicted overleaf. The cert am.· All one can say at the Ope~ and Women's winners and present is that about half the ten captains ·will receive the same. ~~r~ i~ D!vision 1 have declined Those for the runners-up will be tnvnatton to play in the next slightly smaller. 5 MUTUAL ''F. and B . .. have . got Rixi Markus, studying the draw good draws in the Gold Cup." for ·the fourth round of the Gold "Oh, who have they got?" Cup: "·Each other". The design for the prizes at Torquay (see editorial) 6 World· ChampionShip .Diary PART 1 Prepared by Terence Reese from day-to-day reports by a Fr£!nclz journalist writing for a newspaper in Brazil. First Day Finally, France, a team of five: ' Pierre Ghestem, Rene Bacherich, All the players seem very relaxed; it is only the officials who . Claude Deruy, Roger Trezel, Jose Le Dentu. appear nervous and anxious. They will soon be reassured, for the The Argentine and American organisation of these champion- teams all play natural methods, . ships will shortly. be revealed as except that Schenken and Leven­ entirely satisfactory. The attend- tritt are playing an artificial One ance is quite numerous ·already; Club. That they arc not entirely at one was shown by this early among it one notices a large pro- portion of Americans who have deal: come to applaud their champions. Leve1itritt Schenken (I am only the translator!-T.R.) + A 10 9 + K x x The American team is Sidney ~ x x x \? A K Q x x Silodor-Norman Kay,. Howard 0 x 0 x x x Schenken-Peter Leventritt, and + A J 9 x x x + x x John Gerber- Paul Hodge. Leventritt opened Two Clubs The colours of the Argentine (One Club being conventional). are carried by Hector Cramer­ Schenken bid 2NT, Leventritt Alejandre Castro Egisto Rocchi­ repeated his clubs and then passed Ricardo Calven~e and Carlos when his partner bid Three Hearts. Dibar-Jorge Bose~. With the suits dividing normally, Italy is represented by Pietro Five was hard to beat and game Forquet-Benito Garozzo (sub­ was lay-down. stituting for Siniscalco) Mimmo On this first day the Argentine G'D'Al eho-Eugene· Chiaradia,' and faced the Italians, who despite torgio Belladonna-Walter Avar­ some misadventures finished 61 elli. points in front (using the new 7 scale, which is about twice as high as the old.-T.R.). The nl!w., true classic of bridge (Guy Ramsey in the Daily Telerroph) The other match was more exciting. The French led by 7 after the first 14 and dropped THE EXPERT GAME 3 over the next 14. In the evening by Terence Reese session of 20 boards they gained 34 points, to finish the day 38 in Edward Arnold Ltd. lls. 6d. front of the U.S.A. Both French pairs, Ghestem­ SOUTH WEST NoRTH EAST Bacherich and Trezel-Le Dentu, Le Dentu Kay Trezel Si/odor played splendidly, dominating the , No No exchanges even more than the I+ 10 -. No 1\) score suggests. The Americans, I+ 3\/ 3. 4\) on the other hand, seemed hesitant No No 4+ No and vague, and never looked like No Dbl. No . No contenders for the world title. No The aggressive style _of the In the open room: French was in evidence on board SOUTH WEST NoRTH EAST 33: Leven­ Bach- Schenken Glzes­ tritt ericlz tem North dealer No 1\/ Love all Dbl. 4\/ 4+ No NORTH . No Dbl. No No + K8765 No \/763 In the open room Ghestem and 0 54 Bacherich took two hearts and . 972 then attackep clubs, holding WEST EAST North to eight tricks. At the + A • 10 9 other table, where South was \1 K 104 \/AQ985 declarer, the defence again began 018632 0 K9.7 with two hearts, but then East . AJ108 • 6 54 led the King of diamonds, t~e SOUTH suit bid by his partner. 1t IS + QJ432 apparent that West, whether ~e \1 J 2 takes the first club or not, IS · the OAQIO exposed to an end-play 10 . KQ3 minor suits, allowing South to In the closed room: escape for one down. 8 Ghestem won long applause one who knows how carefully from the Bridgerama audience for Ghestem forms his plan. his handling of boar~ 46: Eventually .he led a diamond to the Queen and King. A trump East dealer return seems best, but North Love all chose +10, covered by the Jack, NORTH Queen and Ace. • 10 Now came a diamond ruff, \? Q 7 2 heart to Jack, diamond ruff, OK9752 bringing down the Ace. Then + J 10 7 3 King of hearts and a low spad~, WEST EAST which South passed (it is no + A9753 • J6 better to play the King). After \) J 6 \/A K 9,8 4 the master diamond came the 0 QJ 8 6 I 0 3 Ace of clubs. South unblocked + A6 + Q9842 to avoid the throw-in, but the SOUTH Queen of cllJbs was declarer's + KQ842 tenth trick. \? 10 53 0 A 104 Second Day + K5 The Argentine feU 33 points In the closed room Silodor behind the Americans in the after­ played in Two Hearts and made noon but recovered 14 to finish nine tricks, taking the right view the day 19 behind. Once again on the second round of clubs. In the form of the Americans was the open room : unimpressive. SoUtH WEST NORTH EAST France v. Italy was a grim Lel'ell- Bach- Schenken Giles- . struggle. France led by 7 at the tritt erich tem end of the two afternoon sessions I\/ but the evening session was dis- 1• Dbl. I NT 2+ · astrous for French supporters. No 3\? No 4\/ Ghestem and Bacherich were No No . No right· off form in the open room Against this venturesome con- and, with results normal in the ~ract South made the unlucky closed room, Italy chalked up ead of \?3. Dummy played low 39 points to lead by 32. This is and the Queen lost to t!le King.