70th Fall North American Bridge Championships November 21 - December 1, 1996 San Francisco, California Volume 70, Number 9 Saturday, November 30, 1996 Editors: Henry Francis and Brent Manley Chilcote squad wins The team captained by Mary Beachwood OH. ChilcoteSenior outscored their opponentsKnockout 63- The victory Teams was the first North 12 in the second quarter and cruised to American championship for Chilcote, a a 174-118 victory over the squad led by bridge teacher and proud grandmother Howard Hertzberg in the Senior Knock- of eight. She came close in the Mixed out Teams. Pairs in 1970, missing out on first and Two members of the Chilcote team finishing second “because I forgot a -- Zeke Jabbour of Boca Raton FL and convention.” Russ Arnold of Miami -- won the event The error was doubly frustrating for the third straight time. because the convention she was play- Chilcote, of Cleveland OH, was ing was the Weiss convention (for han- also playing with Billy Eisenberg, Boca dling opening three bids), created by Raton; Fred Hamilton, Fresno, and Larry Weiss, who just happened to be Tommy Sanders, Nashville. Chilcote’s partner in the Mixed Pairs. Hertzberg, of Alpine NJ, was Naturally, Chilcote was pleased at Mary Chilcote and Zeke Jabbour, second from right, hold the U.S. Playing Co. trophy for teamed with Robert Ryder, Caldwell NJ; the outcome, although after six days of winning the Senior Knockout Teams. With them are Billy Eisenberg, left, and Fred Hamilton. Bill Esberg, Elberon NJ; Simon Kantor, play she was tired. “I’m just glad it’s Not pictured are Russ Arnold and Tommy Sanders. Agawam MA, and Marty Baff, Continued on page 8 Moss foursome Griscom team leads aheadThe four-man in Reisingerteam captained by inThe NA team Swiss captained Teams by John Mike Moss of New York had a 2.5- Griscom of Nashville led 40 teams into board lead after two qualifying sessions today’s two-session semifinal of the of the Reisinger Board-a-Match North American Swiss Teams. Teams. Griscom, Coley McGinnis, Linda Moss and Bjorn Fallenius, also of Hanson, all of Nashville; Alan New York, are playing with George Copeland, Midland TX; and Derrell and Steiner of Seattle and Nels Erickson of Louise Childs, Garland TX, had a 10 Meadview AZ. They finished the day’s Victory Point lead over Larry Mori, play Friday with a score of 37. Charlton NY; Robb Gordon, New York In second with 34.5 was a California City; Dennis Sorensen, Gresham OR, team -- Daniel and Linda Friedman and and Mark Tolliver, Portland OR. Michael Michlmayr of Orinda and Rob- Only one point further back in third ert Munson of San Diego. place were Ron and Linda Smith, Chat- The Nick Nickell team, gunning for Elected to represent the ACBL in World Bridge Federation affairs were Joan Gerard (named tanooga TN; Jim Robison, Las Vegas, to a second term) and Cecil Cook. a fourth straight Reisinger, were 6.5 and Mark Perlmutter, San Francisco. boards off the pace entering today’s The Jack Coleman team, seeking semifinal sessions. Nickell is playing to win this event for the third straight time, made the cut without any prob- with Richard Freeman, Eric Rodwell, Gerard,oan Gerard, Cook representative elected to the WBFthe ACBL representatives in some areas -- smoking, lem, but they are well off the pace. They Jeff Meckstroth, Bobby Wolff and Bob Board of Directors from District 3, masterpoints, special events -- but we’re are tied for 16th, 29 Victory Points be- Hamman. and Cecil Cook, representative to catching up fast. J hind the leaders. Coleman is from San the Board from District 23, were elected “For instance, the WBF is adding Francisco, but the rest of the team is to three-year terms as ACBL represen- special events that have a broad base Canadian -- Boris Baran, St. Lazare tatives to the World Bridge Federation of interest. The first was the PQ; Mark Molson, Cote St. Luc PQ; Executive Council. The elections took Transnational Mixed Teams that took Zia out front in 1996 Drew Cannell, Winnipeg, and Mark place at last week’s meeting of the place in Greece. And next year in Tu- Stein, Montreal. PlayerA win inof the the Open Year Board-a-Match race ACBL Board of Directors. nisia we are adding a Transnational Teams and a strong showing in the Blue This will be Gerard’s second term Open Teams. This team event will start Ribbon Pairs have propelled Zia into the with the WBF, and Cook will be serv- when the Bermuda Bowl and the Venice lead in the 1996 Player of the Year ing his first term. Cup move into the knockout phase. Attendance record? contest. Gerard has had a good chance to “The WBF chooses its locations Maybe! The award goes to the player who see bridge from a number of angles well -- they’re always great places to wins the most masterpoints in nation- because her service with the WBF. As go. They’re chosen so that it is possible Attendance was somewhat off ally rated events. a result, she has a very positive outlook to combine a vacation with bridge.” yesterday, no doubt because of the Thanksgiving holiday. The total to Zia, of New York and Pakistan, about bridge in general and the ACBL Gerard was ACBL president in date is 11,308.5 tables, which is moved ahead of David Berkowitz, the and the WBF in particular. 1992 and chairman of the Board in 1993, only slightly ahead of San Fran- “The future of bridge is bright, and the year she began her stint with the leader coming into the Fall NABC, with cisco 1990, which had 11,088 a total of 632.14 masterpoints. world bridge has to be a major part of WBF. She also was co-chairman of the tables at this point. With only the Reisinger Board-a- that future. world championships that were held in Will San Francisco 1996 beat Match Teams left to play, Berkowitz “The WBF is taking steps similar her district in 1981. 1990? It’s going to be close. Tom trails Zia, 1991 Player of the Year, by to those being taken by the ACBL -- Cook, who was president of the Quinlan, the head director here, has 11.87 masterpoints. setting up a pro tour, adding various spe- ACBL in 1994 and chairman of the projected a possible tie at 13,239 Zia picked up 125 MPs for winning cial events, a tournament of champions, Board in 1995, has a vital interest in tables. Continued on page 8 and so forth. The WBF is still behind Continued on page 8 2 Daily Bulletin TreadwellDave Treadwell continues treads to be the hero well of the old- SPECIAL EVENTS est generation -- he keeps doing things right time after time. Here he took a shot at a reasonable slam, then 10:00 a.m. Morning stretch andSaturday, aerobics with Sharon Nov. Hartley. 30 Club Room. found the way to make it on this deal from the first quali- 11:45 a.m. Intermediate/Novice Speakers Program -- Bill Root: Defensive Signals. Golden fying session of the North American Swiss Teams. Gate Hall A. Dlr: North « J 10 7 5 6:45 p.m. Intermediate/Novice Speakers Program -- Ron Andersen: How I Won over 30,000 Vul: Both ª J MPs. Golden Gate Hall A. © K J 8 3 11:45 p.m. Dance to City Swing, a great 18-piece band, and the singing of the legendary Gail ¨ A Q J 5 Wilson. « 9 8 4 « A Q 6 3 ª K 10 9 3 2 ª 8 7 4 © Q 10 9 4 © 6 5 2 ¨ 10 ¨ 9 4 3 12:00 noon - 5:00 p.m. Vugraph, SalonSunday, 8. Dec. 1 « K 2 7:00 p.m. - 1:00 a.m. Vugraph, Salon 8. ª A Q 6 5 © A 7 ¨ K 8 7 6 2 West North East South Gookin Treadwell 1© Pass 2¨ Subject: Tangled Up in Red Appeals Case 14 Pass 3¨ Pass 4ª (1) Event: Blue Ribbon Pairs, Nov. 26, First Session Pass 4NT (2) Pass 6¨ Appeals ACase SECOND 14 raises an LOOK important issue, one All Pass Board: 25 Warren Nelson that might well send the regulators back to the draw- (1) Key Card Blackwood. ing board. (2) One key card. Dealer: North « A 10 5 The point raised by the N/S pair in this case is The opening spade lead went to the ace and Vul: E/W ª 10 5 well taken. The Alert procedure was not intended to Treadwell won the spade return. He cashed two of © K J 5 4 2 place the opposing side (the side not making the call dummy’s top trumps, then left one outstanding as he ¨ 8 63 Bill Chen Spencer Sun that might require an explanation) at a disadvantage. called for the «J. East didn’t cover, so Treadwell let it ride, pitching a heart. The 10 was covered and « K J 7 6 4 « -- The “No-Alert” rule for bids of 3NT and beyond (af- « Treadwell ruffed it. ª K 7 2 ª A Q 9 8 6 3 ter a player’s first turn to bid) was intended to pre- Next came the A and the K followed by a © A Q 10 8 © -- vent the “involved” side from conveying unauthorized © © third diamond which he ruffed with the king. This was ¨ Q ¨ A J 10 7 5 4 2 but potentially undetectable information through the Anne Christensen use or non-use of Alerts.