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“ Bridge Is a Sport ” Strategy of Development by José Damiani World Bridge EXECUTIVE EDITOR FEBRUARY 1999 Eric Kokish News THE OFFICIAL MEDIUM OF THE WORLD BRIDGE FEDERATION “ Bridge is a Sport ” strategy of development by José Damiani his was the phrase we heard in Lausanne at the Olympic Museum Organized bridge competitions or tournaments, like other sports, T on the occasion of the inauguration of the IOC Grand Prix. require consideration being given to the different levels, having a nice The words were spoken by the President of the IOC, Mr. Juan Antonio atmosphere and a no-smoking policy. Samaranch, who stated that «bridge is a sport and, as such, your place Bridge should be taught not only in the bridge schools but also in is here like all other sports». regular public and private schools. Bridge can become part of the cur- riculum. We have the support of many governments already, as well as That clearly means that the timing is right to obtain the status of that of UNESCO. International Sport Federation, for which we have applied in order to attend the 2002 Olympic Winter Games in Salt Lake City as a demons- Finally, we have to make much more use of modern technology, com- tration sport, and as an puters, video, Internet, official discipline in 2006. television, etc. That was my dream 20 Bridge can be a great show. © IOC/Collections of Olympic Museum years ago, when I first It is already, as we were able attended the Executive to prove in Lausanne and Council of the European which impressed Mr. Felli, Bridge League, coinciden- Director of Sport of the IOC. IOC’s Grand Prix opening ceremony tally also in Lausanne. This IOC in Bangkok Juan Antonio Samaranch President of IOC, Gilbert is now becoming a reality, We will have to face an Left to right : Felli Sports Director of IOC Mazhar Jafri, José Damiani, and José Damiani President of WBF thanks to the efforts that important discussion and Sheik Ahmad Al-Fahah and Esther Sophonpanich Mazhar Jafri and I have been making for several years now. In Bangkok, choice: do we favour bridge in clubs and face-to-face national and last December, we had the support of most of the officials of the international events, or do we have to admit that, from now on, the Olympic Council of Asia, beginning with the President, Sheik Ahmad future belongs only to bridge on computers and Internet? Al-Fahad Al-Sabah, and our gratitude goes especially to Marc Hodler, Vice-President of the IOC, who had helped us so much in this direction. My personal belief now is that we need both and that we will have both, as both of these options are necessary. We have a clear and great goal to achieve. We have a strategy. This Indeed, bridge is good for everyone, be they youngsters, adults or the was the duty of the WBF. Now, we must hope that the NCBOs throu- elderly: while some prefer to play on Internet, others still need to meet ghout the world will undertake all the necessary steps to ensure the friends at the table. development of our sport. In the short term, they need to reconsider the way in which newcomers are welcomed in the clubs: it is not dif- We can all live together harmoniously for the benefit of bridge. ficult to attract them, but they must keep them. Contents • THE 1998 GENERALI MASTERS . Page 2 • CALENDAR . Page 15 • THE 1998 WORLD BRIDGE CHANPIONSHIPS . Page 4 • WBF ORGANISATION CHART . Page 15 • THE 1ST IOC GRAND PRIX . Page 9 • THE ORBIS WORLD BRIDGE CHAMPIONSHIPS 2000 . Page 16 • THE 1998 WORLDWIDE BRIDGE CONTEST . Page 13 Official WBF Site : http://www.bridge.gr REPORT BY ERIC KOKISH Ajaccio, Corsica, France April 17-20 1998 The 1998 World Generali Masters in Ajaccio he world’s expert bridge community that does not name the trump suit until T was given a real treat when José the final call, but that was the achiev- The Generali Damiani was able to stage the 1998 ement of Michel Abecassis and Marc Generali Masters Individual in his native Bompis of France. Masters is a special gift Corsica, an island of considerable charm and rich in history. The fourth edition, a from one of the best somewhat intimate affair (after three lthough the ploy of opening the splendid tournaments in Paris), might A weaker minor when planning a rebid have been the most desirable invitation of 2NT is well-known, it is the sort of sponsors bridge has on the calendar. gambit that works best when the final contract is a normal 3NT and a different ever had; There were 52 entries in the Men’s event lead (often in opener’s strong minor) loses (five of them replacements for late a trick or a tempo. It is not unlikely that it provides a unique scratches), 28 in the Women’s. Both were Bompis’s cagey 16 would have landed complete movements, played as barome- him in 3NT had Gabriel Chagas remained ters, with handsome cash prizes for half silent, but when he came in with 18, the opportunity for friends the field. The men played four sessions, auction took on a distinctly anti-notrump the women three. flavour. Bompis’s double was an attempt and rivals to compete to show three-card heart support and Poland’s Piotr Gawrys, who won the first extra values (not one of the specific at the highest level Generali in 1992, topped the Men’s field agreements included on the common after one session with 65.4%, with Bobby convention card adopted for the tourna- without having to Richman of Australia not far behind with ment) and Abecassis denied as many as 62.8%. Great Britain’s Justin Hackett was five hearts when he converted to 26. His third with 59.9% “shortage” 48 therefore was likely to be study their methods. based on a three-suited hand, although Bd: 1-24 -- Bompis may not have seen it that way Dlr: E n J1073 Vul: None N K8763 when he tried 55. The ambience is p K1085 m KJ42 N Q108653 n 984 n Q52 always wonderful and N 102 W E N 95 p AQ42 S p 96 Abecassis’s careful 5NT bid, which A97 n AK6 brought diamonds more clearly into everyone leaves happy N AQJ4 p J73 focus, was (in my opinion) a master bid under battlefield conditions, suggesting whether they’ve done The first session featured an auction that that he had a good feel for what was will surely be a candidate for the year’s going on. Although 67 was not a sound well or not. most spectacular. contract, there was no sensible losing West North East South line, and in the event, Bompis made it by Kowalski Abecassis Chagas Bompis leading the 6J after drawing trumps. Pass Pass Pass 16 When Kowalski won the ace and retur- Pass 15 18 Dble ned a low club, Bompis put in the ten, 6 8 Rdbl 2 Pass 2 felled the nine, and had a proven fines- 38 48 Pass 55 Pass 5NT Pass 67 se against the queen with the king- All Pass eight to discard his third heart. The first session of the Women’s It is not every day that you can conduct event went best for Sue Picus (USA), an eminently natural five-round auction who scored 63.3%. AJACCIO ‘98 AJACCIO 2 The Women’s Annalisa Rosetta (Italy) was Medal Winners second with 60.2%, Ruth Left to right: Levit-Porat third with 58.6% J. Damiani President of WBF, The Men’s leader after two Véronique Bessis, sessions was Bobby Richman, (France), Silver; with a composite 60.1%. Migri Tzur Albu Gabriel Chagas was second (Israel), Gold; Sandra Landy (Great with 58.2% and Andy Robson, Britain), Bronze . after an enormous session (66.5%) had climbed to third, with 57.5%. The Men’s Final Ranking friend, you would have played the 1 Paul Chemla-France 55,23% 50,000 French Francs ace,” he remarked to his opponent 2 Apolinary Kowalski-Poland 55,11% 30,000 French Francs (Norberto Bocchi) on the other side of 3 Andrew Robson-Great Britain 54,41% 15,000 French Francs the screen, “but now that I think 4 Gabriel Chagas-Brazil 54,21% 10,000 French Francs 5 Piotr Gawrys-Poland 53,76% 10,000 French Francs about it, I am not sure that you are my friend.” Friend or no friend, The Women’s Final Ranking Chemla put up the king and won the 1 Migri Tzur-Albu-Israel 57,12% 30,000 French Francs tournament. I was on his side of the 2 Véronique Bessis-France 56,30% 20,000 French Francs screen and must confess that I felt a 3 Sandra Landy-Great Britain 55,33% 10,000 French Francs 4 Ruth Levit-Porat-Israel 55,32% 7,000 French Francs warm glow for him. He has certainly 5 Ming Sun-China 54,08% 5,000 French Francs mellowed in recent years and although the bravado is still there (he has earned his spurs in that depart- The Men’s leader after three sessions ment), he is a much softer Paul than was Gabriel Chagas of Brazil, with he was in his “enfant terrible” heyday, 57.4%, more than 2% ahead of the when he won less frequently than he joint runners-up, Gawrys and Michel has in recent years (the Generali is his Bessis (France), who had 55.3%. fourth world title). Meanwhile, Levit-Porat had moved to In the final session of the Women’s the top of the table in the women’s event, Israel’s Migri Tzur-Albu had a with one session remaining, on 59.6%, good run and issued a strong challen- more than two tops ahead of Picus ge to her partner, Levit-Porat.
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