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Trumps Plus June 2013 TRUMPS PLUS JUNE 2013 VOLUME 6 Issue 2 9 2 8 4 4 1 4 4 Published Quarterly 7 O D E R N C R E S C E N T 2013 From Little Things: Big Things Grow….. 2008 Take a look at our gardens five years on and thank Mike George for a wonderful achievement CONTENTS Editorial SPECIAL EVENTS I think that it is time we congratulated Novice Pairs Congress 5 ourselves at WABC. In Kitty George particular we should Masters in Teams of Three 10 congratulate ourselves on the way we relate to WA DAY Congress 18 our fellow players, Kitty George which I think generally BRIDGE ARTICLES is very well done. We Deceptions and Swindles 7 come to bridge to have an enjoyable The Wednesday Game game, a fun game, though often it is in deadly earnest, and to do so it is Hesitation Blues 9 important we treat our opponents and Carol Pocock our partners with consideration and Minor considerations at the WA Day 11 respect. And I think that we do. Not Congress always, it is true, but almost always, we Maura Rhodes players are cheerful and friendly towards Beware the Jack 12 each other, greeting each other with a Peter Smith smile as we arrive at a table and thanking each other with good grace Bridge and Consciousness 14 when we depart. Graham Boyd I was minded to write of this because The Difference Between Winning and 26 from time to time I see incidents at other Losing places that do not reflect these Peter Gill standards. I hope that at WABC we will always be a place for a pleasant game of CLUB NEWS AND REGULAR bridge played in a friendly manner. FEATURES Having said that, I regret that I must Ron Klinger Column 4 report that we are not perfect. Alas, we Handicap Pairs Championship 17 often do not treat our Club with the Winners respect it deserves. I may be over- reacting here, but I was horrified a few Meet Lotte Oswald 29 days ago to look down at the table cloth Helen Seward and see that someone had drawn The Rueful Rabbit 24 something in ink. I’ve no idea what this Bridge In Japan 30 sketch was supposed to represent: Hilary McWilliam Library Notes 31 Val Krantz Membership Notes - Date Diary - 32 Solutions 2 but it certainly did not belong on our table cloth. We would not treat our furniture at home in this way; we should President’s not treat Club property in any way different to the way in which we treat our own. And while I am grumping (I suspect I am Report something of a master grumper) please, please, in this season of sniffles, It is hard to believe do not share your personally cultivated that June is upon us bugs around. I have seen members already and that the holding their cards up to their mouth, or bridge year is well their nose, and then at the end of the and truly in full swing. hand put them back in the board to pass In March we held the on their load of rhinoviruses to the Women’s Pairs unfortunate player at the next table. Not Championship won by nice. Kate Pinniger and But on to this edition and back to our Carla Sullivan and the world of bridge. We have our normal list Restricted Swiss of articles, replete with fine photographs Pairs Congress which was won by of members attending various functions, Bhavna and Nilesh Patel. In April the and I hope you enjoy. Once again, if you Handicap Pairs was won by Marie would like me to include anything please Musitano and David Hughes and the give me a call on my mobile 0422 381 Novice Pairs Congress won by Sam Craig 253, or email me at and Mark Doust. [email protected]. These Congresses are behind us and Chris Bagley with the finish of the Western Australia Day Congress, (Report elsewhere) the Committee can relax for a few months before revving up for the big end of year Editor: events. However, there are still Chris Bagley opportunities to add to your Masterpoints in the next few months with some in Assistant Editor: house events coming up. Check our Val Krantz events diary on the last page! th On May 10 this year we held our second Charity Day session with proceeds to the Helen Seward Lady Lawley Cottage. Once again our Editing and inter- hard working Committee Members put views together a fabulous raffle and thanks go to Jo Sklarz, Karen Wallwork and Kate Publisher Pinniger who worked hard to get the Lynne Errington prizes donated and presented so beautifully. Our grateful thanks to the Printing contributors to the raffle which coupled and Records with table money on the day raised Sheenagh Young $3,000. 3 On a further pleasant note there has been a huge improvement in player’s attitude towards reading out the scores after each hand. The Directors have monitored this very carefully and it has helped keep the movements more fluid. There are still a number of slow players who continually Ron Klinger hold up play and it is up to the North player to remind them that they need to Says: be quicker so as not to hold up the play at their table and the ones following. Try We have also upgraded the entryway with a new trophy cabinet, the addition of two This new chairs and tables and completed the photo gallery of past Presidents. They all Problem seem to have been favourably received and I am happy to see the new chairs used daily by members who enjoy a quiet For starters: chat before or after bridge. The outdoor area in the courtyard, the covered area outside the social area and the front Sometimes it is the opening lead that entrance have all been professionally can make or break a contract. This is cleaned and look as clean and fresh as from a national teams. they day we moved in. Over the past few years Kitty George has been Convening many of the Congresses East dealer : East-West vulnerable at our club. She has offered to do these events in addition to her very busy job as West North East South Treasurer and her other commitments --- --- Pass 4H with BAWA. We have all been very Pass Pass Pass grateful to her for her conscientious and efficient work for the Club but she has now requested that somebody else What would you lead as West from: should step up and offer to take on the job of Convenor. The Committee decided AQ10862 that we would offer a small Honorarium to 6 any member who would be willing to take K1085 on Convening an event. We have detailed 76 instructions on how to organise and run a Congress and our Executive Officer who used to convene most of the events in the [courtesy of past will help to guide anybody who www.ronklingerbridge.com] wishes to help out the club in this capacity. Please let myself or a Committee Member know if you are one (Solution Page 32) of those people that the club needs. Until the next edition – Happy Bridging! Gwen Wiles 4 NOVICE PAIRS CONGRESS CONGRESS FINAL FIRST: Sam Craig & Mark Doust SECOND: Sue Wyche & Jenny Ford =THIRD: Kath Negus & John Nelson =THIRD: D’ Arn Alexander & Maria Ikier CONGRESS WINNERS: Sam Craig & Mark Doust CONGRESS PLATE N/S 1. Wilma Coloper & Jennifer Simpson 2. Marilyn West & Brenda Goodreid 3. Roger Green & Lynda Green CONGRESS PLATE E/W 1. Tony Bolt & Kay Higginson 2. Julie Crewe & James Dennis 3. Kate North & Christine Venables RUNNERS UP: Jenny Ford & Sue Wyche EQUAL THIRD PLACE : Maria Ikier, D’Arn Alexander, John Nelson and Kath Negus 5 Bridge Holidays TIM SERES: with Suzie and Ron in 2013 Australia’s Master of TANGALOOMA WILD DOLPHIN The contract is 3NT and the bidding was: RESORT (OFF BRISBANE) West North East South Hobley Burke Courtney Seres SUNDAY, 28TH JULY – SUNDAY, 4TH AUGUST 1C 1D Pass Pass 1NT Pass 3NT All pass SILVERSEA 11-DAY CRUISE ON SILVER SHADOW, TOKYO, JAPAN, TO SHANGHAI, CHINA SEPTEMBER West leads the DQ, your partner Burke 29TH – OCTOBER 9TH puts down his hand and this is what you VISITING HIROSHIMA (JAPAN), BUSAN AND JEJU see. (SOUTH KOREA) AND BEIJING (CHINA) OVERNIGHT. SOLD OUT. WAIT S Q108 H 983 LIST ONLY. D K9842 C J3 Norfolk Island S AK75 Monday, 18th November – H K63 Monday, 25th November D A5 C KQ32 2014: Kangaroo Island You win the DA and continue with a club (SOUTH AUSTRALIA) to the jack, and another club. East FRIDAY APRIL 25 - FRIDAY MAY 2 follows with the four then discards the S9. West wins the CA and continues with C10. How do you play the hand? SILVERSEA CRUISE ON SILVER Solution page 33 WHISPER August 28 - September 9, from Stockholm to Southhampton (England) and visiting Estonia, St Petersburg, Russia, Germany, Netherlands, Belgium. BROCHURES AVAILABLE FOR ANY OF THESE ON REQUEST FROM RON How should I have played KLINGER, HOLIDAY BRI DGE, P.O. BOX that hand? 140, NORTHBRIDGE, NSW 1560 OR [email protected] “Under an assumed name” FOR EMAIL. 6 Deception & Swindles It's a wonderful thing to make a difficult contract on an obscure squeeze, but what really turns on most bridge players is a piece of trickery or chicanery, some deceptive play or false card that steers the defence into the wrong line of play. Here are some examples of deceptive Declarer play.
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