Daily Bulletin

Editor: / Co-Ordinator : Jean-Paul Meyer / Journalists: David Bird, John Carruthers, Jos Jacob,b, Fernando Lema, Brent Manley, Micke Melander, , Ram Soffer, Ron Tacchi / Lay-out Editor : Francescacesc Canali Photographer : Arianna Testa

TUESDAY, JUNE 20 2017 CLOSE ECOUNTERS OF THE BRIDGE KIND

ISSUE No 11 CLICK TO NAVIGATE

Era vs Shokolata p. 2

The Miser p. 6

Many A Slip? p. 7

A view of the Bridge p. 7

Appearances can be Deceptive p. 8

Vinci vs Era p. 11

Pszczola vs Vinci p. 14 BAM Teams II Winners Pick a Suit! p. 16 Alexei Sterkin, Simon De Wijs, Georgi Matushko, Yuri Khiuppenen, Bauke Muller, Jouri Khokhlov Battle of Champions p. 18 After a day which featured a host of matches which were in the balance until the A Unique Defense p. 21 very end we know who will contest the finals of the Women's and Senior Teams at La Pagina Italiana p. 22 the European Open Championships.

Butler p. 23 Denmark Red, by virtue of a stirring comeback in their quarter-final followed by a comfortable win in the semis will meet the holders, Baker who defeated Dutch Results p. 26 Women in a hard fought semi-final. Brackets p. 27 In the Senior Teams Wolfson and Kaminski survived by narrow margins and all eyes will be on the legendary Benito Garozzo in today's final.

The Open Teams has reached the semifinal stage and a number of favoured teams TODAY'S SCHEDULE have fallen by the wayside, including Vinci and Lavazza. Era and China Open went into sudden death overtime before China Open advanced after a sensational deal O/W/S Pairs Qualifying (1/2) 10.30 - 12.50 Session 1 where they missed an almost lay down game that declarer somehow failed to make 12.50 - 14.00 Lunch break 14.00 - 16:20 Session 2 in the other room. 16.40 - 19:00 Session 3

O/W/S Teams Knockout Women & Seniors Teams Prize Giving 10.30 - 12.30 O - SF, W/S - F 12.45 - 14.45 O - SF, W/S - F Today Tuesday 20th June 14.45 - 15.45 Lunch break 15.45 - 17.45 O - SF, W/S - F 18.00 - 20.00 O - SF, W/S - F at 20:30

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ERA vs SHOKOLATA Ram Soffer

Open Teams Qualification - Round 8

With three matches to go, all the teams on BBO were clear favourites to make the cut and continue to the knockouts. In this match, the biggest appeared at the very start, and it set the tone for the rest of the match.

Board 11. Dealer South. Vul None. [ 7 ] Q 8 6 2 { J 7 5 2 } J 8 5 4 [ 10 9 4 2 [ Q 8 3 Andrei Gromov ] 9 5 3 ] J TEAM ERA { 8 4 { 10 9 6 3 excessively pessimistic, giving up on the grand slam } A 7 6 3 } K Q 10 9 2 and just signing off at 6]. [ A K J 6 5 This auction looks highly problematic. First of all, 2] ] A K 10 7 4 is usually defined as 0-3 HCP – North had 4 HCP. Of { A K Q course opinions vary on the appropriate range here. } — Secondly, South didn’t need very much for a grand slam and there was unexploited room for cuebidding over 4]. West North East South Roll ruffed the }K lead, ruffed out the [Q and Zatorski Roll Pachtmann Levin easily made 13 tricks, +1010. — — — 2} Pass 2] Pass 2[ West North East South Pass 2NT Pass 3] Lengy Gromov Bareket Dubinin Pass 4] Pass 6] — — — 1} All Pass Pass 1{ 1NT Dble 2} Pass Pass 4} The Israeli North-South pair used a 2] response Dble 4] Pass 5} to indicate an extremely weak hand opposite the Pass 6] Pass 7] strong 2} opening. This led to the weak hand All Pass being declarer, but more importantly it made Levin At the other table the 1} opening was strong and 1{ showed 0-7 HCP. East interfered with 1NT for the minors. Dubinin used the club bid by his opponent to cuebid at the four-level (showing a very strong hand with club shortness) instead of simply bidding his suits. The 4} cuebid was very useful, as up to that point the auction had not been game-forcing. Dubinin cuebid again at the five-level, showing an even stronger hand, definitely with a club , and he was encouraged by his partner’s free bid of 4], followed by acceptance of the slam try 6]. For this bidding, North should have good heart support plus some help outside clubs. This was enough for South Yossi Roll to bid the grand slam. Making 13 tricks was easy, and TEAM SHOKOLATA Era jumped to a 11-0 lead.

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There followed two laydown games for East-West, strength. Pachtmann gave it a try, bidding 3[ which bid and played similarly at both tables with no swings. asked his partner to bid 3NT with a heart stopper. The fourth board of the set was more interesting, Amir Levin read this bidding well, and rather than a and once more fortune favoured the brave. spade which would have helped declarer considerably he started with ]J. In case North has a doubleton Board 14. Dealer East. Vul None. heart honor and the spade ace, declarer should [ Q 7 5 3 in dummy, but Pachtmann considered this scenario ] K 6 5 4 unlikely and covered with ]Q. He was right, as the { 8 suit had suddenly become blocked! } K 7 6 2 Perhaps Roll should have switched to spades after [ 9 6 4 [ K J winning his ]K, hoping to induce a misguess. After ] Q 9 8 ] 7 3 2 the heart continuation, everything became clear for { A K 10 7 4 3 { Q J 9 5 declarer. South won ]A 10 but was unable to cash a } 4 } A Q 8 3 fourth trick. Thus the only chance for declarer was to [ A 10 8 2 clubs and play for [A in South and [Q with ] A J 10 North. This is what Pachtmann did, +400 and the { 6 2 lead was doubled to 22-0. } J 10 9 5 This lead grew further when some poor bidding from Roll-Levin resulted in a 2] contract played in a West North East South 4-2 fit, producing three vulnerable undertricks while Zatorski Roll Pachtmann Levin Gromov-Dubinin were content to play in their eight- — — 1} Pass card diamond fit and score +90. 1[ Pass 1NT Pass Shokolata scored their first IMPs on board 16, 3{ Pass 3[ Pass but not very convincingly. Zatorski-Pachtmann bid 3NT All Pass a vulnerable game which required trumps to be 3-2 (some 4-1 distributions could be handled as well), but West North East South they were 4-1 offside and Bareket-Lengy gained 6 Lengy Gromov Bareket Dubinin IMPs for bidding one trick less. — — 1} Pass 1[ Pass 1NT Pass 2} Pass 2{ Pass Pass Dbl 3{ 3[ All Pass

Both East-West pairs were using a natural system with Transfer Walsh over the 1} opening (so that 1[ shows diamonds and denies 4-card majors), and then two-way Checkback over the 1NT rebid (2{ artificial game force, 2} forces partner to bid 2{ - either to play or to start an invitational sequence). The difference was in West’s second bid. Lengy used the signoff route with a maximum hand for this sequence. This prompted the Russian pair to interfere. Given that West had announced weakness, North had a clear reopening double. Bareket supported his partner, but Dubinin had enough to bid 3[. The defence was mildly embarrassing, as Lengy led his club singleton but Bareket couldn’t read it and never continued clubs after winning the }Q. Thus at least one defensive trick was lost, and then a diamond -and-sluff spared declarer the heart guess, +140. At the other table, Zatorski rebid 3{ - a mild game Ilan Bareket invitation based on a long suit rather than high card TEAM SHOKOLATA

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There followed an interesting partscore deal:

Board 17. Dealer North. Vul None. [ A J 4 ] A K 9 8 { A Q J 8 } 7 2 [ Q 3 2 [ K 10 7 5 ] 7 6 4 ] Q 10 5 2 { 9 4 3 2 { K 10 } A J 10 } K Q 8 [ 9 8 6 ] J 3 { 7 6 5 } 9 6 5 4 3

West North East South Zatorski Roll Pachtmann Levin Alexaner Dubinin — 1{ Dble Pass TEAM ERA 1] 1NT 2] All Pass Instead, Levin passively continued clubs, handing We have already seen that Pachtmann is never declarer a vital . Zatorski won again in hand afraid to bid up. In this case North promised 18-19 and played a spade to the ten, which held. He was HCP while his partner promised nothing, but he still not yet home, as there was no obvious way to come supported with four cards. back to hand to lead a diamond up. The right card Zatorski handled the precarious seven-card fit quite to continue with was [K – either creating an well, winning the opening club lead in hand and or endplaying North. Instead he played }K. North leading a to the queen, which won the trick. ruffed – a mistake! He should have discarded, and South’s heart jack won the next trick, and at this point then the [K play would have been ineffective since it South should have switched to diamonds – the suit bid blocks the spade suit with no re-entry to dummy after by his partner – which would have allowed North do North draws trumps. draw trumps, develop two more diamond tricks and After North endplayed himself by ruffing, there was beat the contract by two tricks. no way to prevent declarer from making two more spade tricks plus the {K, and so the contract made.

West North East South Lengy Gromov Bareket Dubinin — 1} 1] Dble Pass 1NT All Pass

I don’t know what East-West’s agreements were over the strong 1} opening – perhaps 1] showed both majors. South doubled to show weakness, and at this table East-West didn’t bother to compete over 1NT – a correct decision. A spade lead would have comfortably beaten the contract. The actual small heart lead won by dummy’s jack gave declarer an outside chance – Gromov had to exploit his solitary visit to dummy and find the unlikely play of a small diamond to the eight. When he made the normal play of a diamond to the {Q his resources were used up, Piotr Zatorski and there was no way to come to seven tricks. North- TEAM ERA South -50, but still 2 IMPs to Era.

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Two boards later, another partscore deal produced This time Pachtmann kept quiet during the bidding the largest swing of the entire match: 12 IMPs. (he was vulnerable after all), and then led {K, partner dropping his {J. The layout was unkind for declarer, Board 19. Dealer South. Vul E/W. who could not avoid losing a trick to the heart king and [ A Q 8 7 5 then the spade king plus the rest of East’s diamond ] J 9 7 suit. N/S -100. { 9 6 } A Q 3 West North East South [ J 10 6 3 2 [ K 9 Lengy Gromov Bareket Dubinin ] K 8 4 ] 6 5 3 — — — Pass { J 4 { K Q 10 5 3 2 Pass 1[ Pass 1NT } K J 7 } 9 2 Pass Pass 2{ Dble [ 4 All Pass ] A Q 10 2 { A 8 7 When his opponents stopped in 1NT, Bareket decided } 10 8 6 5 4 it was time to do something, but he was greeted with an excellent penalty double by Dubinin (or perhaps it was West North East South card-showing, well converted by Gromov). Zatorski Roll Pachtman Levin South led a spade, got his ruff and attacked hearts. — — — Pass The club finesse followed later, and declarer could only Pass 1NT Pass 2} watch helplessly as his opponents collected +500. Pass 2[ Pass 2NT The final score was 45-12 in Era’s favour. The All Pass winners continued to play powerfully and eventually topped the Swiss, while the losers still managed to come back in the last two rounds and make the cut.

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THE MISER Mark Horton

A person who hoards wealth and spends as little This was the position: money as possible. [ J 8 7 2 The Miser is a five-act comedy in prose by the ] K French playwright Molière. Satire and farce blend in { — the fast-moving plot, when the miser's hoard of cash } 10 7 is stolen. On this deal from the Senior Teams both [ K 6 3 [ Q 10 9 West and East were guilty of hoarding their assets ] J 5 4 3 ] 6 2 (trumps). { — { 10 5 } — } — Board 4. Dealer West. All Vul. [ A 5 4 [ J 8 7 2 ] A Q 9 ] K 10 7 { 8 { 6 } — } K Q 1100 7 6 [ K 6 3 [ Q 10 9 When declarer played his last diamond West was ] J 5 4 3 ] 6 2 too mean to ruff, and pitched a spade. Declarer { K 9 7 { A Q J 10 5 ruffed with dummy's king of hearts and played a } 5 3 2 } A J 8 spade to the ace. West alertly unblocked the king but [ A 5 4 although East could win the spade exit and play a ] A Q 9 8 trump, declarer could win and play a spade, forcing { 8 4 3 2 West to ruff and lead into the ]A9. } 9 4 Whatever his predilections in the bidding, South certainly knows how to play! West North East South Lest you form the impression that this deal must — — 1{ 1] come from a match between two teams at the wrong Dble* 2{* Dble Pass end of the table, at the start of Round nine they were 3{ 3] All Pass occupying the top two places!

Dble Values 2{ Heart raise

The player holding the South cards is noted for his eccentricities, and this is typical of his approach. Bidding 2{ without a fourth heart is very much a matter for the individual conscience, as is the subsequent decision to compete with 3]. Had West led a trump declarer would have been struggling to take more than seven tricks, but West led the seven of diamonds and East won with the ace. A trump switch here would be equally effective, but East played a second diamond and declarer ruffed in dummy and played the king of clubs. East won and played a third diamond. Declarer ruffed in dummy, then cashed the queen of clubs and ruffed a club.

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MANY A SLIP? Barry Rigal

Just because Deep Finesse tells you something shifted to a low diamond, which was fatal. Smederevac doesn’t mean it’s always going to be true. won her queen, cashed the spade king, ruffed a Jovanka Smederevac declared 4[x on this deal diamond, and cashed a club to pitch a diamond. This (rotated 180 degrees). Our Profound Friend tells us was the ending: nine tricks are the limit, but no one had told declarer. [ A Board 26. Dealer West. All Vul. ] 10 [ A 9 8 { — ] 10 9 8 5 } J 9 { 5 [ — [ 10 7 5 } K Q J 9 3 ] A Q 7 6 ] — [ 3 [ 10 7 5 2 { — { A ] A Q 7 6 4 2 ] K J } — } — { J 7 6 { A K 9 8 [ Q J 6 } 5 4 2 } A 7 6 ] — [ K Q J 6 4 { 10 ] 3 } — { Q 10 4 3 2 } 10 8 When declarer led a club from dummy East could ruff in with the seven but declarer could overruff, ruff a Open Room diamond to dummy, and be in position for the trump West North East South . 2] Pass 2NT 3[ The key to the deal is for East to appreciate that Pass 4[ Dble All Pass declarer only has nine tricks; five spades and four clubs. If you play trumps at every turn declarer can Smederevac, playing with Matilda Poplilov, received take diamond ruffs but in turn you can kill his club a diamond lead and East shifted to the king then jack tricks by ruffing in. of hearts. Smederevac ruffed, led a club to the king, She can't come to more than nine tricks whatever ducked and a club back. East took her ace (good!) and she does. A VIEW OF THE BRIDGE The EBL have appointed David Bird, Bill Jacobs, Larry Cohen, Graham Osborne, Mark Horton and Roland Wald to act as BBO commentators. They may be joined from time to time by Jon Cooke and Stephen Kennedy. These are the assignments for today: SF-1 BBO1 Roland Wald - David Bird SF-2 BBO1 Roland Wald - Mark Horton SF-3 BBO1 Mark Horton - David Bird SFSF-44 B BBO1BO1 R Rolandoland WaldWald - LLarryarryy CCohenohen VIDEO CORNER

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APPEARANCES CAN BE DECEPTIVE Barry Rigal

Open Teams Qualifications - Round 8 queen, then ruffed two spades in hand and claimed Heimdal versus Austria when spades broke. In the other room where Aa/Livgard were taking on Sometimes the first board of a set can be an indication Simon/C. Terraneo the N/S auction has been censored the way the wind will be blowing. On other occasions, a (to prevent readers of a nervous disposition from a team will flatter to deceive. shock to the system, but Aa/Livgard stopped in 4], and Austria led 14-0. Board 11. Dealer Sud. None Vul. [ 7 Board 12. Dealer West. N/S Vul. ] Q 8 6 2 [ 6 5 4 { J 7 5 2 ] 9 8 7 } J 8 5 4 { 8 3 [ 10 9 4 2 [ Q 8 3 } 9 8 7 6 2 ] 9 5 3 ] J [ A 9 3 [ 8 { 8 4 { 10 9 6 3 ] 5 4 3 2 ] K J 10 6 } A 7 6 3 } K Q 10 9 2 { Q J 6 5 { A K 10 9 7 2 [ A K J 6 5 } J 10 } A Q ] A K 10 7 4 [ K Q J 10 7 2 { A K Q ] A Q } — { 4 } K 5 4 3 When Andreas Babsch opened a strong club and got a negative one diamond response, the two club overcall West North East South let him cuebid, doubled by Groetheim. Now his partner Groetheim Lindermann Tondel Babsch got to contribute a natural heart bid, and two rounds Pass Pass 1{ 4[ later North was in 7]. Arno Lindermann ruffed the Pass Pass Dble Pass club lead, drew two rounds of trumps with the king and 5{ Pass Pass Dble All Pass

This was a nice auction to a sensible spot. In the other room Aa passed the South hand after a strong club to his right, then bid up to 4[. Since East had shown both his suits E/W were persuaded to bid on to 5] over 4[. Unluckily for East, though you do not appear to need the club finesse in that contract, repeated spade leads promoted the ]9, so that contact went quietly one down. In 5{x Tondel chose a very careful line and was suitably rewarded. He won the [A and ruffed a spade, overtook a trump to ruff a spade, drew the last trump and took a heart finesse of the jack. Seeing what was about to happen, Babsch won his ace and returned the queen, hoping his partner had the jack (but of course then declarer would have ducked the second heart). Whatever he did, though, declarer had 11 tricks and 12 IMPs. On the next deal Heimdal cannot have expected to Glenn Grotheim have generated a game swing when you look at the two TEAM HEIMDAL contracts reached.

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Board 13. Dealer North. All Vul. Tondel misguessed a king-jack combination in game, [ 10 9 5 while they settled for partscore in the other room (on best ] Q 8 4 defence, on the same guess) and received a favourable { 8 4 3 2 lead to make their contract. That made it 22-18, but } Q J 8 Heimdal opened up a lead on the next two deals, on [ 8 6 [ A 2 the first of which Lindermann elected to use Stayman ] 10 9 7 5 ] A K J facing a strong no-trump with a 4-4-3-2 five-count – and { Q J 9 7 { A K 10 6 caught his partner with a 2-2-5-4 minimum. Babsch } A 10 6 } 9 4 3 2 corrected 2] to 2NT but that went down a trick while [ K Q J 7 4 3 1NT made 120 in the other room. On the next deal both ] 6 3 2 tables reached a game that basically needed hearts 3-2 { 5 or a singleton honour; the suit did not behave, but the } K 7 5 Norwegians’ 4] went down one while the Austrians’ 3NT went three down vulnerable, for five more IMPs to West North East South Heimdal. Groetheim Lindermann Tondel Babsch Then I thought Groetheim was faced with a vicious Pass 1}* 2[ problem: Pass Pass Dble Pass 3] Pass 4] All Pass Board 18. Dealer East. N/S Vul. [ Q 10 9 6 2 On a comparable auction in the other room East ] A J 9 3 offered a choice of games with 3NT and West was { 5 happy to pass. The good news about playing 4] is } K Q 6 that unless you play to drop the doubleton ]Q offside [ — [ K 3 (not ridiculous, I suppose) you need hearts 3-3 with the ] 8 7 5 4 ] K Q 10 6 2 queen right and that is the end of it. Groetheim finessed { A K J 10 4 3 { 9 7 6 in trumps, then crossed his fingers, and wrapped up 10 } A 10 8 } J 9 2 tricks. Not bad – and since in the other room after a 2NT [ A J 8 7 5 4 opening declarer had rejected the heart finesse, to go ] — down in 3NT, Heimdal had vaulted into a 24-14 lead. { Q 8 2 Heimdal had a chance for more on the next deal, but } 7 5 4 3

West North East South Groetheim Lindermann Tondel Babsch Pass 2[ 3{ 4{ 4] 4[ 4NT* 5[ All Pass

West North East South Simon Livgard Terraneo Aa Pass Pass 1{ 1[ 2] 4[ 6] Dble All Pass

Was Groetheim right in his assessment of the deal? He led a heart, hoping to build a heart to go with his minor- suit aces. Declarer not unreasonably tackled trumps by leading out the ace. That was down one, while 6]x on a club lead to the queen and a spade shift escaped for 300 when declarer guessed diamonds. That made it 44-18 to Heimdal, and Heimdal picked up another partscore for Petter Tondel an optimistic 3NT by Lindermann after Babsch took a TEAM HEIMDAL tactical 1NT opening in third chair a little too seriously.

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One more chance for a game swing:

Board 20. Dealer West. All Vul. [ 10 9 4 ] K 10 6 { J 7 6 5 } K 4 3 [ A J 5 3 2 [ 7 ] 8 3 ] Q 4 2 { K 8 2 { 10 9 4 3 } Q 8 7 } A 10 9 6 2 [ K Q 8 6 ] A J 9 7 5 { A Q } J 5

West North East South Groetheim Lindermann Tondel Babsch Arno Lindermann Pass Pass Pass 1} TEAM AUSTRIA 1]* Dbl. 1[ Pass Pass 2[ Pass 3] Why did West (who as a passed hand cannot hold Pass 3[ Pass 3NT }A) lead a low spade not a relatively safe club? He must All Pass surely hold }Q, so there is no room for the heart queen. Thus it looks best to unblock diamonds, cross to ]A 1] spades or the minors and cash the {J then run the ]10. But Babsch preferred to lead a heart to the ten without unblocking diamonds. Groetheim’s spade lead here looks a little optimistic Tondel won ]Q and returned a heart, scrambling after partner had two chances to double for a spade lead. declarer’s communications for good. Eight tricks were Declarer won in dummy and might immediately have the limit now. Since they had played 1NT making +150, passed the ]10. But he finessed in diamonds, and now this was another double swing to Heimdal. They had Groetheim mysteriously played a second low spade; but won 56-18 with no fewer than seven pickups of 5 IMPs declarer was still not out of the wood. or more.

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VINCI vs ERA Jos Jacobs

Open Teams Qualification - Round 9

On Sunday morning, the Russian team Era were lying in 13th place. Two average results and one big win in Round 8 had seen them rise to 5th . As a consequence, they were scheduled to play one of the high-ranked teams in Round 9, in this case the Vinci squad. Because this was the first time Era showed up among the leading teams, I raced to their match to see what would happen. On the very first board, both N/S pairs were playing the same contract but the Russian declarer made three tricks more than his Italian counterpart, though the play on the first three tricks was the same at both tables. How come?

Board: 21. Dealer North/NS [ Q 9 5 4 Fabrizio Hugony ] Q 10 4 TEAM VINCI { Q 4 } A Q 9 4 West North East South [ K 10 7 [ 3 2 Zatorski Vinci Pachtman Hugony ] K ] J 9 8 7 2 1NT Pass 2} { 10 9 8 7 6 3 { A K Pass 2[ Pass 3[ } K J 7 } 10 8 5 2 All Pass [ A J 8 6 ] A 6 5 3 East led the {AK and got off play with a heart which { J 5 2 ran to West blank king. West played another diamond } 6 3 on which declarer shed a club from hand. East ruffed with the [2. West ruffed the heart return to put the contract already one down and when declarer refrained from taking the club finesse, he had to lose to both the black kings, and thus went three down. Era +300.

West North East South Donati Gromov Tokay Dubinin 1NT Pass 2} Pass 2[ Pass 3] Pass 3[ All Pass 1NT was 12-15. When West returned a diamond at trick four, declarer ruffed with the nine, which won the trick. Gromov continued the [Q which ran to West’s king but when West returned a club, he put up the queen, which held. Trumps were drawn with dummy’s [AJ, and East was squeezed on the last trump. When he discarded a club, declarer could ruff out the clubs Francesco Saverio Vinci with dummy’s last trump, and his ]Q provided the TEAM VINCI necessary entry. Nicely done, Era +140 and an unexpected but welcome 10 IMPs to get underway. GO TO PAGE: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 100 11 122 13 1144 15 11 1166 17 118 19 220 21 222 BUTTLLEER RREESSUULTTS BBRRAACCKKEETTSS 8TH EUROPEAN OPEN BRIDGE CHAMPIONSHIPS Montecatini, Italy

On the next board, the Russians earned a useful Another big blow was dealt to Vinci on the third partscore swing: board of the match:

Board: 22. Dealer East. E/W Vul. Board: 23. Dealer South. All Vul. [ 7 5 3 [ A 9 7 3 2 ] 7 6 ] J 7 3 { Q { A K 8 4 } Q J 10 8 7 6 5 } 9 [ A K Q 8 4 [ J 9 2 [ K 6 [ Q 10 5 4 ] 10 4 ] Q 9 8 5 3 2 ] K 10 6 5 4 2 ] 9 8 { K 6 { J 8 7 2 { 10 3 { 9 5 } K 9 4 3 } - } 6 3 2 } J 10 8 5 4 [ 1100 6 [ J 8 ] A K J ] A Q { A 10 9 5 4 3 { Q J 7 6 2 } A 2 } A K Q 7

West North East South West North East South Zatorski Vinci Pachtman Hugony Zatorski Vinci Pachtman Hugony Pass 1{ - - - 1} 1[ Pass 2[ 3{ 1] Dble Pass 1NT 3] Pass 3[ All Pass Pass 2[ Pass 3NT Pass 4NT All Pass North led his singleton {Q. South won the ace and declarer contributed the king, of course. Unsure now If you don’t bid diamonds, how would you ever about the position, South cashed one top heart and reach a contract in that denomination, let alone a switched to a trump, won by declarer’s ace. Zatorski slam? Vinci +660. got off play with another heart to South’s jack. South’s next move was to kill what he thought was dummy’s only West North East South entry to the hearts by leading the }A which dummy Donati Gromov Tokay Dubinin had to ruff. However, dummy’s [J was cashed, a - - - 1} heart ruffed, the last trump drawn and then…declarer’s 1] 1[ Pass 1NT low diamond was the much needed entry to dummy’s Pass 2{ Pass 2] hearts after all. Ten tricks, Era +170. Pass 2NT Pass 3} Pass 3] Pass 4} West North East South Pass 4] Pass 4[ Donati Gromov Tokay Dubinin Pass 4NT Pass 5} Pass 1} Pass 5{ Pass 6{ 1[ 3} All Pass All Pass

When Gromov was able to show his suit in a weak After the Strong Club, North’s 1[ was natural and hand opposite partner’s Strong Club, East was 8+ hcp. Then came a series of relay bids by South effectively shut out. Once West started off by cashing on which North showed four diamonds, 12+ HCP, two top spades, declarer could always ruff his third and eventually 5-3-4-1 distribution. 4} was RKCB club in hand. He thus emerged with an overtrick for for diamonds and 4] showed 3 keycards. 4NT over anotheranother +1+13030 aandnd 7 mmoreore IMIMPsPs ttoo ErEra.a. 4[ then denied the {Q and 5{ over 5} denied any kings. Even a spade lead does not break this contract, but on the actual heart lead from East, declarer could win, draw trumps and establish his ]J for a spade discard. Era +1370 and 12 more IMPs to them. They were leading by 29-0 already.

On the very next board, Vinci hit back.

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Board: 24. Dealer West. None Vul. [ Q 9 ] A 9 8 6 4 { 3 2 } Q J 9 4 [ 7 5 4 3 [ K J 10 8 6 ] -- ] J 5 3 2 { K J 9 7 5 { A 10 8 We then had to wait till the last board of the match } A 10 8 2 } 7 for more excitement: [ A 2 ] K Q 10 7 Board: 30. Dealer East. None Vul. { Q 6 4 [ 8 7 } K 6 5 3 ] 7 4 { K Q 8 7 6 2 West North East South } 110 9 8 Zatorski Vinci Pachtman Hugony [ Q J 9 6 3 [ K 4 2 Pass Pass 1[ Dble ] Q J 10 ] A 8 6 5 3 2 4] Dble 4[ All Pass { 5 { J } A Q J 4 } 7 6 5 A normal enough splinter auction to a solid contract. [ A 10 5 Two overtricks when declarer guessed right (not too ] K 9 difficult after this auction, I admit) in both the pointed { A 10 9 4 3 suits. Era +480. } K 3 2

West North East South West North East South Donati Gromov Tokay Dubinin Zatorski Vinci Pachtman Hugony Pass 2] Pass 3] 2{ 2NT Dble 4] 4[ Pass 4{ Dble 4] All Pass Pass Dble All Pass 2{ was Multi and 4{ asked opener to bid his suit. For once, the Russians were overactive. Two hearts It also made it difficult for N/S to find their good fit as showed five hearts and at least four of a minor but North’s double of 4{ might be ambiguous. With the Donati was not to be deterred by South’s 3]. club finesse right, 4] was an easy make. Era +420. The play was not a problem for him either. Two overtricks, Vinci +790 and 7 IMPs back to them. West North East South Donati Gromov Tokay Dubinin Pass 1NT 2[ 2NT Dble 3{ Dble All Pass

When East did not open, Dubinin could launch a 12- 15 NT. Donati then showed spades and a minor with his 2[ and Gromov’s 2NT was correctly explained as a transfer to diamonds. For Tokay, Donati’s double of 3{ was ambiguous as well – maybe, they ran into partner’s second suit? On a trump lead, the contract was made when East failed to win the first heart trick with his ace to quickly push a club through, necessary to break up the club on West. Era another +470 and 13 more IMPs to win the match 43-11 or 18.15 – 1.85 V.P. Giovanni Donati This big win saw them reach first place in the rankings TEAM VINCI with just one more match to go in the qualifications.

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PSZCZOLA vs VINCI Jos Jacobs

Open Teams Qualification - Round 10 the Vinci team gained 11 IMPs on the first board of their last match. At the start of the final qualification round, the two In the Era v. Lavazza match, the grand slam was teams were in 7th and 8th place. Their lead over the reached at both tables. You will find this part of the 16th placed team, however, was sufficiently small story elsewhere in this Bulletin. that a big loss would probably lead to the losing team Two boards later, it was Bingo again for Vinci: failing to qualify whereas a near draw would see both teams into the last 16. Board: 3. Dealer South/EW On the first board, the Vinci team dealt their [ A J 5 4 2 opponents a very big but not unlucky blow: ] 5 { J 2 Board: 1. Dealer North/None } A K 7 6 5 [ 7 5 [ K 10 8 3 [ Q 9 ] 5 3 ] 2 ] K J 10 9 6 4 3 { 10 8 6 5 { A Q 10 9 8 7 { 6 5 } K 10 8 4 2 } 4 3 } 10 2 [ A 10 [ Q J 9 8 4 [ 7 6 ] A K 6 4 ] Q 10 7 2 ] A Q 8 7 { A Q { K J 9 3 { K 4 3 } A Q J 9 7 } -- } Q J 9 8 [ K 6 3 2 ] J 9 8 West North East South { 7 4 2 Versace Nowosadzki Lauria Kalita } 6 5 3 - - - 1} 1{ 1] 2] Pass West North East South Pass Dble Pass 2NT Versace Nowosadzki Lauria Kalita Pass 3} All Pass - Pass Pass Pass 2} Pass 2] Pass North’s 1] showed spades, of course. The Polish 3] Pass 4{ Pass auction looks to me like a misunderstanding at the 4[ Pass 5} Pass three-level. Anyway, two overtricks and just +150 to 5{ Pass 5[ Pass Pszczoła. 7] All Pass West North East South Two Clubs was strong and 2] showed 8+ HCP, Brink Tokay Drijver Donati and spades. 3] then showed four hearts with longer 1} clubs and 4{ was a slam try in hearts. After this, 4[ 1{ 1] 2] Pass was a cuebid as was 5} but the latter bid also denied Pass Dble Pass 2[ possession of the [K. 5{ was another cuebid and Pass 5} Pass Pass 5[ confirmed the [Q and thus was a grand slam try, Dble All Pass possibly a little stretched with {K the only control. Lauria, did not take too long about the play. He By raising to 5} at his third turn, Tokay made it won the diamond lead with dummy’s ace, drew three very clear what his intentions were. Brink’s double rounds of trumps and then simply led a spade to then changed a 6-IMP loss into a 9-IMP loss: Vinci dummy’s ten. When this held, the rest was very easy: another +550. [A, {Q overtaken, [K ruffed away and the losing At this point, Vinci were leading 22-0 which would diamond discarded on the }A. mean Pszczoła were out of the first 16. Since Brink-Drijver in the other room, quite rightly There was little in the next four boards. The score on statistical grounds, stayed out of the grand slam, stood at 22-3, a result that would still not be enough

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for Pszczoła to make it into the last 16, when this board arrived:

Board: 8. Dealer West. None Vul. [ 4 ] 9 7 6 3 { K Q J 8 5 2 } K 3 [ 10 2 [ A K 8 6 5 3 ] 10 8 2 ] A K Q J 5 { 10 7 6 { -- When Tokay did not open, Bas Drijver could show } J 10 9 8 4 } 6 5 his big two-suiter in peace but he too, not surprisingly, [ Q J 9 7 thought he could beat 5{. No swing and his team still ] 4 out with two boards to play. { A 9 4 3 Then came a more quiet board. } A Q 7 2 Board: 9. Dealer North. E/W Vul. West North East South [ 8 5 3 Versace Nowosadzki Lauria Kalita ] A 9 6 Pass 3{ 4{ 5{ { A 10 9 8 7 Pass Pass Dble All Pass } 9 8 [ A K 9 6 [ Q 7 4 Lauria showed his major two-suiter by bidding 4{ ] K J 4 2 ] 8 3 but on this layout, game in either major would have { 3 { 6 5 2 gone down. He looked like he had an obvious double } K J 7 4 } Q 6 5 3 2 of South’s bid but soon found out the contract [ J 10 2 could not be beaten. Pszscoła +550. At this point, any ] Q 10 7 5 reasonable swing would see the team go back into the { K Q J 4 top 16… } A 10

West North East South West North East South Brink Tokay Drijver Donati Versace Nowosadzki Lauria Kalita Pass Pass 2} Pass Pass Pass 1{ 2{ 3{ 4{ 4] Dble Rdbl Pass Pass Pass 5{ Pass Pass 1] 2{ All Pass Dble All Pass After North’s redouble, Lauria was no longer under any obligation to bid. On this board, that led to the E/W club fit being lost. One overtrick, Pszczoła +110.

West North East South Brink Tokay Drijver Donati Pass Pass 1{ Dble 3} Pass 3{ Dble Pass 4} All Pass

Tokay’s transfer raise enabled Brink to double once more. After this, Bas Drijver had no option but to introduce his clubs, only to find out that the pair had reached an excellent spot, worth +130 and a vital 6 IMPs to get back into the top 16 after all. Michal Nowosadzki When the final board was flat, Vinci had won 22-9 TEAM PSZCZOLA or 14.28 – 5.72 V.P.

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PICK A SUIT! Micke Melander

Board 25. Dealer North. E-W Vul. Another with a very similar hand – it seems [ 9 5 popular these days… ] 10 8 3 Here however, the preempt came in very handy for { J 8 4 the opponents. Both from the bidding and play point } J 9 4 3 2 of view. [ J 8 7 6 4 [ A Q 3 2 Four Clubs: pick a suit … Five Clubs: … naaaahh, ] J 5 2 ] K Q 9 4 I have a very good hand … Six Clubs: pick a suit, I { A 10 3 { K 7 6 2 have some good values for you. OK, a grand slam } 7 6 } A then! [ K 10 ] A 7 6 A trump was led. Declarer pulled South’s trumps { Q 9 5 ending in dummy. A diamond to the ace followed } K Q 10 8 5 whereupon declarer cashed the ace of clubs, pitching a diamond from dummy. Next he overtook the queen In the Mixed Teams semifinal between the Russian of diamonds with the king, discarded a spade on the team Mnepo and the transnational Ward Platt, Georgi jack of diamonds and finished up with a ruffing finesse Matushko opened Three Clubs on the North hand. against South’s king of spades. Having seen two The preempt was followed by a psychic response of hearts and three diamonds from North he probably Three Spades from South that led to EW missing their believed spades were even more unevenly distributed game in spades. Five Diamonds wasn’t anything to from the auction. Nevertheless, zero success this time write home about… A great success for the preemptive for the preempt. side. That’s all old news. The following astonishing board Closed Room was played in round 10 of the Open Teams Swiss, West North East South where Era took on Lavazza in one of the matches. Sementa Gromov Bocchi Dubinin The spectators were treated to the following “laser — Pass Pass Pass and light show”: 2{* Pass 2]* Pass 3} Pass 3{* Pass Board 1. Dealer North. None Vul. 3[* Pass 4{* Pass [ 7 5 4[* Pass 5}* Pass ] 5 3 5{* Pass 5}* Pass { 10 8 6 5 6{* Pass 7] All Pass } K 10 8 4 2 [ A 10 [ Q J 9 8 4 2{ Strong unbal. or bal. 23+ ] A K 6 4 ] Q 10 7 2 2] 5+hcp no 6+suit with two top honors { A Q { K J 9 3 3} Natural, might be a two-suiter } A Q J 9 7 } — 3{ Relay [ K 6 3 2 3[ Five clubs and four hearts ] J 9 8 4{ Setting hearts { 7 4 2 4[ RKCB } 6 5 3 5} Zero aces 5{ Asking for the queen of hearts Open Room 6} Queen of hearts + queen of spades West North East South 6{ We have it all, pick a contract Zatorski D Bilde Pachtman Duboin — 3}! Pass Pass An impressive auction by the Italian pair, who, Dble Pass 4}! Pass after a highly artificial sequence, came to rest in the 5}! Pass 6}! All Pass excellent grand slam. The question was – what line to 7] All Pass take in declaring it?

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Dubinin led the nine of hearts. With quite limited entries to the West hand one has to be very careful in planning the play. Additionally, it would be very nice to learn something of the distribution of the opponent’s cards before making any decision regarding , ruffing finesses or whatever line we might choose. Bocchi ran the nine of hearts to his ten and played the queen of spades. When South didn’t cover he eventually overtook with the ace and ruffed a club, deciding to play for the king of clubs to be in either of the hands in at most a four-card suit. Declarer then played a diamond to the ace, ruffed a club, played a diamond to the queen and ruffed a third club, leaving; Antonio Sementa [ 7 TEAM LAVAZZA ] 5 { 10 8 Bocchi now cashed the king of diamonds and } K 1100 pitched a spade from dummy. Next he ruffed a spade [ 10 [ J 9 8 4 in dummy, and pulled trumps. When the king of clubs ] A K 6 ] — didn’t drop it was one down and 17 IMPs to Era. { — { K J } A Q } — [ K 6 3 ] J 8 { 7 } —

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BATTLE OF CHAMPIONS Brent Manley & Herman De Wael

The eighth-round Senior Teams match between squads At the other table, there was an apparent short circuit captained by Reese Milner and Jeff Wolfson promised in the bidding as Garozzo and Masoero didn’t even try to be an interesting one as both teams – loaded with for a small slam. Plus 510 meant a 14-IMP swing to the world champions – were doing well. After seven rounds, Milner team. Wolfson (Neil Silverman, Benito Garozzo, Franco Open Room Masoero) was in fourth place, Milner (Hemant Lall, Jeff West North East South Meckstroth, Zia Mahmood, Apolinary Kowalski and Zia Garozzo Meckstroth Masoero Jacek Romanski) in sixth place. In all, the players on the — — — 2} two teams hold 36 world championships. Pass 2{ Pass 2[ The match did not start well for Wolfson. Pass 2NT Pass 3] Pass 3NT Pass 4] Board 11. Dealer South. none Vul. All Pass [ 7 ] Q 8 6 2 Matters got worse for Wolfson on the second board { J 7 5 2 of the set. } J 8 5 4 [ 10 9 4 2 [ Q 8 3 Board 12. Dealer West. N/S Vul. ] 9 5 3 ] J [ 6 5 4 { 8 4 { 10 9 6 3 ] 9 8 7 } A 7 6 3 } K Q 10 9 2 { 8 3 [ A K J 6 5 } 9 8 7 6 2 ] A K 10 7 4 [ A 9 3 [ 8 { A K Q ] 5 4 3 2 ] K J 10 6 } — { Q J 6 5 { A K 10 9 7 2 } J 10 } A Q Closed Room [ K Q J 10 7 2 West North East South ] A Q Wolfson Romanski Silverman Kowalski { 4 — — — 1}* } K 5 4 3 Pass 1{ Pass 1NT* Pass 2{* Pass 3] Closed Room Pass 3[ Pass 5NT West North East South Pass 6{ Pass 7] Wolfson Romanski Silverman Kowalski All Pass Pass Pass 1{ 4[ Pass Pass Dble Pass 1} Polish: balanced 10-12 or any strong hand 5{ Pass Pass Dble 1NT Game forcing, any distribution All Pass 2{ 4+ hearts, 4-7 HCP 3[ Heart support, short spades Kowalski led the [J and Silverman won the ace. He ruffed a spade to hand, cashed the {A, played a Kowalski’s 5NT bid no doubt was asking his partner diamond to dummy, continuing with the ]2 to his 10. about top honors in hearts. The 6{ response appears Kowalski won with the ]Q, cashed the ]A and exited to show one of the top three. That was enough for with a spade. At that point. Silverman said he would try the Kowalski to bid the grand slam. club finesse to make his contract. Informed that the finesse There was little to the play after Wolfson led a heart to would fail, Silverman claimed one down for minus 100. the jack and ace. At trick two, Kowalski cashed the [A The contract makes if declarer eliminates spades before and ruffed a spade in dummy. He played a diamond to playing on hearts. As the cards lie, South wins the two hand and ruffed a spade with dummy’s queen. When the heart tricks but then must play a club into declarer’s A-Q [Q fell, he could pull trumps and claim plus 1510. or give him a ruff-sluff by playing a spade. Making for

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plus 550 would have been a 2-IMP gain. Going down Closed Room meant a loss of 12 IMPs because of what happened at West North East South the other table. Wolfson Romanski Silverman Kowalski — — 1} Pass Open Room 1{ Pass 2{ Pass West North East South 2] Pass 2NT Pass Zia Garozzo Meckstroth Masoero 3NT All Pass Pass Pass 1{ Dble 3{ Pass 5{ 5[ Thanks to the blockage in hearts, 3NT is always Pass Pass Dble All Pass makeable if declarer guesses right in the suit. That’s a lot of bidding at unfavorable vulnerability On a club lead, declarer has eight tricks and needs to when partner can’t make a peep, and Masoero found develop one in spades. If he plays a spade to the jack, himself in a doubled contract facing a true Yarborough. South wins the [A and may try for the setting tricks in He got lucky with a heart but had to play hearts. the rest of the contract out of his hand, losing two clubs, Declarer must cover the first time the ]J is played a diamond and a spade for minus 500. to block the suit (a sneaky ]10 might work better for A couple of boards later, Silverman and Wolfson the defense). If declarer gets it right, the defenders are earned a swing by getting to a game that was missed at limited to three tricks in hearts. the other table. In practice, Silverman didn’t need to think about hearts after Kowalski started with the [2. All Silverman needed Board 14. Dealer East. None Vul. from there was a successful finesse in clubs. [ Q 7 5 3 Plus 400 was good for a 7-IMP swing because ] K 6 5 4 Meckstroth and Zia stopped in 3{ at the other table. { 8 } K 7 6 2 Four boards later, Wolfson scored again on a wild [ 9 6 4 [ K J board even though Silverman went down in a contract ] Q 9 8 ] 7 3 2 he might have made. { A K 10 7 4 3 { Q J 9 5 } 4 } A Q 8 3 [ A 10 8 2 ] A J 10 { 6 2 } J 10 9 5

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Board 18. Dealer East. N/S Vul. ace to play another heart. When Garozzo played low, [ Q 10 9 6 2 Meckstroth played the 10 and was hopeful of making his ] A J 9 3 contract when he led another diamond. Garozzo spoiled { 5 those plans by ruffing the {K and playing the }K to } K Q 6 dummy’s ace. The result was three down for minus 500 [ — [ K 3 and a 9-IMP loss for Milner. The diamond finesse could ] 8 7 5 4 ] K Q 10 6 2 have saved a trick for Meckstroth. { A K J 10 4 3 { 9 7 6 The final board should have been a push, but a missed } A 10 8 } J 9 2 vulnerable game cost Wolfson 10 IMPs. [ A J 8 7 5 4 ] — Board 20. Dealer West. All Vul. { Q 8 2 [ 10 9 4 } 7 5 4 3 ] K 10 6 { J 7 6 5 Closed Room } K 4 3 West North East South [ A J 5 3 2 [ 7 Wolfson Romanski Silverman Kowalski ] 8 3 ] Q 4 2 — — 2] Pass { K 8 2 { 10 9 4 3 2NT* Pass 3[* Pass } Q 8 7 } A 10 9 6 2 4] All Pass [ K Q 8 6 ] A J 9 7 5 Kowalski led a low club and Silverman played low { A Q from dummy. Romanski won the }Q and played the } J 5 [10. Silverman covered with the king and ruffed when Kowalski played the ace. A heart went to Silverman’s Closed Room king, Kowalski playing a spade. Silverman ruffed his West North East South other spade in dummy and played a heart. Romanski Wolfson Romanski Silverman Kowalski thought for a time before playing the ace and continuing Pass Pass Pass 1] with a spade. Silverman ruffed and played a diamond to 1[ 2] Pass 3} dummy’s ace. The {K was ruffed by North and another Pass 4] All Pass spade forced declarer again. Silverman had two good trumps in his hand, but he had a losing club and a losing Wolfson led a trump and Kowalski was not taxed to diamond. He was two down for minus 100. To make the come to 10 tricks. When the ]10 held the opening contract, Silverman must finesse in diamonds instead of trick, Kowalski tried the diamond finesse. Wolfson won playing to the ace and then the king. After declarer plays the {K and played another trump. Kowalski won in a diamond to the jack, North can ruff the ace or king, but hand, cashed the {A and played a heart to dummy’s the other high honor will pick up South’s {Q and declare king. Kowalski pitched a club on the {J and played the can use those cards to avoid a second club loser. [10 to the king. Wolfson won the [A and played the Minus 100 was a disappointing result, but Wolfson still [3, won in dummy with the 9. Declarer lost a diamond, earned a swing because of the action at the other table. a spade and a club for 10 tricks and plus 620.

Open Room Open Room West North East South West North East South Zia Garozzo Meckstroth Masoero Zia Garozzo Meckstroth Masoero — — Pass 3[ Pass Pass Pass 1] Dble 4[ 5] Pass 1[ 2] Pass 2NT Pass 5[ Pass Pass Pass 3] All Pass 6] Dble All Pass In the other room, Masoero won the same number Masoero led the [A, ruffed in dummy. Meckstroth led of tricks but did not get past 3] after Garozzo declined a heart at trick two, playing the king to discover the 4-0 the 2NT . The match ended with Milner in the trump break. He entered dummy with a diamond to the lead 38-16.

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A UNIQUE DEFENSE Ana Roth

The curative properties of Montecatini’s waters were Lead: [7 probably first discovered in Roman times. Evidence of this Down came dummy and on seeing the diamond comes from a number of small statues of pagan idols found suit, Zmuda understood that declarer had a running during excavation of the spring-crater at the Leopoldine diamond side suit, since if South did not have the Spa. The statues were most likely votive offerings to the queen, it was in West. So it was urgent for the defense gods, cast into the spring in thanks for a cure. to run their tricks. Her partner's lead and the two Montecatini spa waters spring from four sources, spades in dummy marked declarer with two spades, each of which boasts particular therapeutic so to defeat the contract the defense surely urgently properties. Inhalation therapy at Montecatini Spas needed to develop a club trick. is administered with Leopoldina water. Inhalation And yes the only return that defeats is a club. treatments stimulate the body’s overall immune Zmuda won the trick with her [A, and returned defense mechanisms (secretory immunoglobulin IgA), the }5. Declarer's move no longer mattered, since they are also particularly indicated in the treatment of the ]A in Klukowski's hand secured a club trick for childhood diseases. the defense. At the table Jansma chose to finesse, In Montecatini we could enjoy a lot of good defenses and Michal won the trick with the }K to continue by in the Mixed Teams Open European Championship, cashing the ace of spade. and one of them had Michal Klukowski and Justyna The trump ace sealed the contract's fate. One down. Zmuda as its main characters. The only lead AND the only return to defeat the contract... It seems that Klukowski - Zmuda reinforced Mixed Teams QF Play-offs their defenses with Leopoldina water before the championship ... Board 20. Dealer West. All Vul. At the other table the contract also was 4] by [ J 3 North, but made, +420. ] Q 10 6 { A K J 10 4 } Q J 8 2ND EUROPEAN [ K 9 8 7 4 [ A 10 5 2 ] A 2 ] 9 4 3 BRIDGE { 9 7 { 8 6 3 WINTER } K 10 9 4 } 6 5 2 GAMES [ Q 6 ] K J 8 7 5

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LA PAGINA ITALIANA Francesca Canali

L'importante è divertirsi!

La mano italiana di oggi è narrata da Jean-Paul Agustin ha preso di asso al morto. Meyer, il coordinatore di questi bollettini. Per mantenere l'impegno, era fondamentale che le La smazzata riguarda il Campione Azzurro Agustin quadri fossero divise 3-3. Madala, titolare della squadra Lavazza. L'argentino Così, ha incassato {A, {Q e {K (le quadri erano ha acquisito la doppia cittadinanza e nel 2013 ha effettivamente 3-3) e altri due giri di quadri, scartando conquistato il più prestigioso dei titoli mondiali, ovvero due cuori di mano, mentre Est ha abbandonato una la , giocando per la nostra nazionale. fiori e una cuori. Sulle ultime due quadri, Ovest ha scartato una fiori e una cuori. Board 14. Dichiarante Est. Tutti in prima. Madala ha poi incassato l'}A, su cui Est ha scartato [ 8 7 6 2 una picche. ] 4 3 A questo punto, avrebbe potuto cercare di mantenere { K Q 9 6 5 il contratto facendo l'impasse di picche, ma ha avuto } A Q un'idea migliore. [ K 9 [ J 10 5 3 Ha giocato ]A e ]K. ] 9 5 2 ] Q J 10 6 Ora la posizione era la seguente: { J 8 7 { 10 4 3 } J 10 8 7 4 } 5 2 [ 8 7 6 2 [ A Q 4 ] --- ] A K 8 7 { --- { A 2 } --- } K 9 6 3 [ K 9 [ J 10 5 ] --- ] 10 Madala, in Sud, era impegnato nel contratto di 6SA, { ---- { --- contro il quale Ovest ha attaccato di }10. } J 8 } ---- [ A Q ] --- { ---- } K 9

A questo punto, ha giocato }K e fiori, mettendo in presa Ovest, che poteva solo tornare a beneficio del dichiarante.

Quando gli è stato chiesto come mai abbia preferito giocare la messa in mano anziché l'impasse di picche, Agustin ha risposto:

"Ovest non aveva mai scartato picche, Est non aveva più fiori, ma soprattutto... era più divertente!"

Agustin Madala

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Players Butler Boards Players Butler Boards HOYLAND Sven Olai HOYLAND Sam Inge 1,49 100 VAN ENGELEN Bas BILDE Soren Cilleborg 0,41 100 PACHTMAN Ron ZATORSKI Piotr 1,44 80 TOFFIER Philippe PILON Dominique 0,40 99 SIMONSEN Steffen Fredrik BAKKE Christian 1,38 100 TUSZYNSKI Piotr NOWAK Kamil 0,40 80 KOLATA Suleyman KANDEMIR Ismail 1,37 70 JOHANSEN Lars Arthur GRUDE Tor Eivind 0,40 100 VERSACE Alfredo LAURIA Lorenzo 1,36 80 BARANTIEV Nikola RALEV Georgi 0,40 100 BERTENS Huub BAKHSHI David 1,36 50 NORGAARD Tom PEDERSEN Jan 0,40 100 SHUSTER Michael DINKIN Sam 1,27 100 CULLIN Per-Ola PALMA Antonio 0,40 100 LINDQVIST Espen BROGELAND Boye 1,24 80 STRZEMECKI Wojciech ZAWADA Przemyslaw 0,40 40 DUBOIN Giorgio BILDE Dennis 1,22 69 VAINIKONIS Erikas ARLOVICH Andrei 0,40 50 GROETHEIM Glenn TONDEL Petter 1,20 100 HAMPSON Geoff TCHAMITCH Haig 0,40 60 BESSIS Thomas VOLCKER Frederic 1,19 80 SCHNEIDER Michael LUESSMANN Ingo 0,39 100 TOWNSEND Tom PADON Dror 1,13 60 NIKITINA Alexandra GUSEV Viacheslav 0,38 90 LANZAROTTI Massimo CASTELLANI Enrico 1,10 50 MANNO Andrea DI FRANCO Massimiliano 0,37 100 SVENDSEN Jan Petter AASENG Lasse 1,06 50 VANDERVORST Mike BAHBOUT Sam 0,36 100 LEANDERSSON Per CARLSSON Peter 1,04 100 COLDEA Ionut MARINA Bogdan 0,36 100 BAKHSHI David HAMPSON Geoff 1,00 40 SAELENSMINDE Erik GILLIS Simon 0,35 100 KVANGRAVEN Nils Kare TUNDAL Ulf Haakon 0,99 100 KNOB Markus WANHA Clemens 0,35 100 CHARLSEN Thomas HOFTANISKA Thor Erik 0,99 70 LI Jianwei ZHANG Bangxiang 0,35 80 DECHELETTE Nicholas IONTZEFF Georges 0,98 100 KALITA Jacek NOWOSADZKI Michal 0,35 80 PROKHOROV Dmitri VOROBEI Pavel 0,97 70 GAO Fei WU Shaohong 0,35 60 BOLAND Rory MORAN Mark 0,96 50 PORRO Laura Cecilia ORLOWSKI Adrian 0,33 99 SUZER Ugurcan USLUPEHLIVAN Sarper 0,95 60 IONITA Marius STEGAROIU Marina 0,33 100 FREDIN Peter BERTHEAU Peter 0,94 70 ARASZKIEWICZ Konrad PUCZYNSKI Mariusz 0,33 80 NANEV Ivan STEFANOV Julian 0,94 100 VANCHEV Angel ZAHARIEV Zahari 0,32 100 NYSTROM Fredrik UPMARK Johan 0,90 90 HAUGE Rune MCINTOSH Daniel 0,32 100 GINOSSAR Eldad WILLENKEN Chris 0,90 80 ROHOWSKY Roland GRUENKE Paul 0,30 100 NAB Bart DRIJVER Bob 0,83 100 BRANDSNES Finn RYNNING Erik 0,30 100 MICHELINI Mauri PAPINI Luciano 0,80 70 LIE Terje MYRVOLD Ole Marius 0,30 100 ZHAO Jie CHEN Yunlong 0,80 50 CHUMAK Yuliy ROVYSHYN Oleg 0,30 90 KONTOMITROS Konstantinos KOUKOUSELIS Tassos 0,79 70 MAGNUSSON Stephan NIKOLENKOV Dmitrij 0,29 100 GROMOV Andrey DUBININ Alexander 0,77 70 ZADIK Erez SHEFFY Ron 0,28 100 BRINK Sjoert DRIJVER Bas 0,77 90 FRUSCOLONI Leonardo VIGNAGA Gianluca 0,27 100 WANG Yanhong LI Xiaoyi 0,74 80 HANLON Tom McGANN Hugh 0,26 80 TISLEVOLL Geir-Olav RON Jacob 0,73 100 GOLEBIOWSKI Stanislaw STARKOWSKI Wlodzimierz 0,26 100 BIANCHEDI Alejandro MADALA Agustin 0,71 70 JOHNSEN Sverre STOKKELAND Lsmund 0,26 100 CARROLL John GARVEY Tommy 0,71 70 NIKOLCHEV Klimentin SIMEONOV Krasimir 0,26 98 MULLER Bauke DE WIJS Simon 0,71 80 PAPAKYRIAKOPOULOS Y FILIOS Aris 0,25 59 STAMATOV Jerry DANAILOV Diyan 0,70 80 ARGELAZI Eliran GERSTNER Gal 0,25 60 BACH Peer ZHU Jianyu 0,70 40 LINDERMANN Arno BABSCH Andreas 0,25 100 GARCIA DA ROSA Rodrigo CRUSIZIO Maximo 0,69 29 EGGELING Marie ELLERBECK Max 0,25 100 GAGLIARDI Virgilio GUERMANI Paolo 0,69 70 CLAIR Paolo BOSCARDIN Ugo 0,24 70 BAREKET Ilan LENGY Assaf 0,68 60 SCHOLLAARDT Maarten VAN OVERBEEKE Tom 0,23 100 CRONIER Philippe MARILL Philippe 0,68 99 LIGGINS Glyn ERICHSEN Espen 0,23 100 CORNELL Michael BACH Ashley 0,67 100 LAKATOS Peter BIRMAN Alon 0,23 100 ZORIC Vedran STANICIC Ognjen 0,66 70 KVARAN Rune KVARAN Bjorn 0,23 100 COHEN Allan NORRIS John 0,65 100 DOBRIN Florin BACALU Iancu 0,23 100 JASSEM Krzysztof MAZURKIEWICZ Marcin 0,65 100 KIM Hye Young HWANG Ingu 0,22 50 HACKETT Jason HACKETT Justin 0,63 80 PEREIRA Paulo Goncalves DE CARVALHO Joao Paes 0,20 60 JONES Edward PASKE Thomas 0,62 95 TEMBOURET Romain LHUISSIER Nicolas 0,19 70 DESMOULINS Jean Pierre COUNIL Jean-Louis 0,59 100 EIDE Lars EIDE Harald 0,16 100 ROBERT Quentin FRANCESCHETTI Pierre 0,59 70 SERPOI Gheorghe STIRBU Calin 0,15 100 SZYMASZCZYK Pawel MARKS Rafal 0,57 70 HU Linlin SUN Yanhui 0,15 80 ZHMAK Maksim CURLIN Igor 0,57 70 CHERUBINI Cris Pino GUETTI Leonardo 0,12 90 DOXIADIS Konstantinos ROUSSOS Petros 0,57 70 JANSMA Jan BERKOWITZ David 0,11 80 DABROWSKI Maciej PAWLAK Andrzej 0,57 70 GOLD David CASTNER Kevin 0,09 100 CARIC Jurica CLAIR Paolo 0,57 30 ALLERTON Jeffrey JAGGER Chris 0,08 100 EZION Amir ZAMIR Ami 0,55 100 HENNEBERG Marlene HENNEBERG Jens Ove 0,08 100 ZOCHOWSKA Joanna REESS Vanessa 0,54 80 ROBSON Andrew ALLFREY Alexander 0,07 100 SRINIVASAN Sundarram SRIDHARAN Padmanabhan 0,53 60 KHAZANOV Igor LEBEDEVA Maria 0,07 60 SVENDSEN Jan Petter HELNESS Fredrik 0,53 30 GERSTNER Gal ROSENTHAL Lee 0,07 30 MOLENAAR Danny VERBEEK Tim 0,50 100 ANDERSSON Gunnar EKENBERG Simon 0,06 100 DRAGANOV Zhivko DONEV Grozio 0,50 100 WHITTAKER Willie BLACK Andrew 0,04 70 KOTANYI Balazs GULYAS Daniel 0,50 100 BILDE Morten ANDERSEN Michael Krogh 0,04 50 ZUBAN Vitaly LUKKE YURY 0,49 100 HUGONY Fabrizio VINCI Francesco Saverio 0,04 50 VENTIN C Juan Carlos WRANG Frederic 0,49 100 ADAD Pierre MATEOS-RUIZ Franck 0,04 100 HYDES Alexander MOSSOP David 0,48 60 GRIGORIU Mihai PIROI Andrei 0,03 98 PESSOA Sofia PAZ Nuno 0,48 100 AA Terje LIVGARD Allan 0,03 100 YANG Lixin DAI Jianming 0,47 70 KONIG Siegfried MILL Justin 0,03 100 ROMBAUT Jerome COMBESCURE Francois 0,47 100 GAWRYS Piotr KLUKOWSKI Michal 0,03 80 HELNESS Tor HELGEMO Geir 0,44 100 STOKKVIK Dag-Jorgen SIVERTSEN Are 0,02 60 MONTANARI Matteo DELLE CAVE Giuseppe 0,42 90 FAILLA Giuseppe DE MICHELIS Luca 0,01 100 IVANOV Ivan IVANOV Antoni 0,42 100 MIHOV Vladimir KARAKOLEV Georgi 0,00 100 LEVINGER Asa HETZ Nathan 0,42 100 McGUIRE Brian DAVIS Ti -0,01 100

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Players Butler Boards Players Butler Boards TOKAY Mustafa Cem DONATI Giovanni -0,01 70 MASINI Francesco FEDERIGHI Antonio -0,46 70 LANZAROTTI Massimo ZALESKI Romain -0,02 50 ANKLESARIA Keyzad VENKATESH Gopal -0,46 70 LIU Shu WANG Yuewu -0,03 40 ADUT Vera YAVAS Dilek -0,47 90 SIMON Josef TERRANEO Christian -0,03 100 TALYIGAS Peter DUMBOVICH Miklos -0,47 100 HOMONNAY Geza WINKLER Gabor -0,03 100 DENNING Paul THOMAS Adrian -0,49 100 SEREK Cezary WOZNIAK Marcin -0,03 30 GRAVERSEN Hans Christian CLEMMENSEN Poul -0,49 100 GREEN Stephen BRYANT Roger -0,04 100 GOTZOV Svetomir TAKOV TIHOMIR -0,50 100 BAREL Michael ZACK Yaniv -0,04 100 KURANOGLU Serap NUHOGLU Sevil -0,50 70 LO PRESTI Fabio MAZZADI Francesco -0,04 70 BYLUND Dan STROMBERG Helena -0,51 100 BANCHEREAU Philippe PALAZO Denis -0,05 100 SIELICKI Tomasz TUCZYNSKI Piotr -0,51 100 PELLEGRINI Carlos KUSTAROV Sergei -0,05 40 RASMUSSEN Arild FYRUN Kjell Gaute -0,53 100 COLOMBARO Anne-Marie DANIC Jean-Yves -0,06 100 EKINCI Orhan KAHYAOGLOU Yusuf -0,53 90 KONOW Kasper BRONDUM Freddi -0,07 100 KHOKHLOV Jouri MATUSHKO Georgi -0,53 60 FILIMON Adrian Gheorghe AGICA Marius -0,08 98 HINDEN Frances OSBORNE Graham -0,55 100 WERDELIN Stig LAUGE PEDERSEN Sigurd -0,09 100 MARTINUSSEN Stig PAULSEN Dag Heldal -0,57 60 BIZON Piotr KOWALSKI Dariusz -0,10 90 FRANCHI Arrigo PERCARIO Giacomo -0,57 100 JELENIEWSKI Marek OHRYSKO Lech -0,10 60 PILIPOVIC Marina SVER Nikica -0,57 70 AUKEN Sabine WELLAND Roy -0,11 100 TYMIANKER Noah BERKMAN Meir -0,58 100 USZYNSKI Woyciech RENOUARD Jean-Claude -0,11 100 KOVALCHUK Rodion KOLYADENKO Sergey -0,58 100 WANG Jian HU Junjie -0,11 70 MUKHERJEE Sumit MAJUMDER Debabrata -0,63 70 BOCCHI Norberto SEMENTA Antonio -0,12 59 LUIS Carlos TEIXEIRA Miguel -0,63 60 NARKIEWICZ Grzegorz INGIELEWICZ Zdzislaw -0,13 100 MARINCHEV Rumen ALEKSIEV Slavi -0,64 98 GHIGHECI Ovidiu BRICIU Marius -0,14 100 CHMURSKI Bartosz CHALUPEC Igor -0,65 100 ATES Ebru TUNCOK Cenk -0,14 70 VESTERLUND Andreas BRAENDVANG Morten -0,66 70 CHIPAIL Gheorghe CONSTANTINESCU Razvan -0,15 100 DARIE Costache DARIE Simona Felicia -0,66 85 KANG Seongseok KIM Daehong -0,15 100 BERTENS Huub CREMIN Joan -0,66 50 BERSET Ole EKREN Bjorn Olav -0,16 100 SZTYRAK Leszek SZCZEPANSKI Radoslaw -0,66 50 KASIMIR Udo JOKISCH Peter -0,18 100 DINC Sedat UNAL Serkan -0,67 60 PIEDRA Fernando IGLA Bartlomiej -0,18 100 BYRNE Michael DYKE Kieran -0,67 60 NEGOESCU Anton FLORIN Filip -0,18 100 VULCAN Bogdan TEODORESCU Cornel -0,69 100 ZUR-CAMPANILE Migry McALLISTER John Grayson -0,18 100 BRUNET Frederic ANCESSY Arnaud -0,69 100 RIMSTEDT Mikael RIMSTEDT Ola -0,18 100 NILSSON Ulf STREET Paul -0,70 50 SPRINKHUIZEN Thibo MENDES DE LEON Guy -0,18 100 POPOV Borislav SKORCHEV Stefan -0,70 60 VAN LANKVELD Joris VAN DEN BOS Berend -0,19 100 ARGELAZI Eliran GREEN Marcia -0,70 30 NYMOEN Arnstein PALAGI Marcello -0,20 100 CEGLIA Marzio DE SIMONE Gaetano -0,71 100 RINALDI Gianpaolo PULGA Ruggero -0,20 40 ARONOV Victor DAMIANOVA Diana -0,71 100 KURANOGLU Serap ATES Ebru -0,20 30 QUANTIN Jean-Christophe LORENZINI Cedric -0,76 70 DE DONDER Steven DE ROOS Steve -0,21 100 SAUVAGE Valerie BOGACKI Patrick -0,76 100 KOLESNIK Alex SCARAMUZZI Roberto -0,21 100 SANDVIK Cecilie BREMNES Helge -0,77 100 WILDAVSKY Adam WEINSTEIN Howard -0,21 90 COPE Simon ROBERTSON Marion -0,78 40 EFRAIMSSON Bengt-Erik ZACK EFRAIMSSON Anna -0,22 100 URMAN Lior TOLEDANO Oren -0,78 100 HOOGENKAMP Ed HELLE Rob -0,22 100 DRAGAN Volodymyr PORKHUN Volodymyr -0,80 90 ROLL Yossi LEVIN Amir -0,23 69 BARRETT Geoffrey S Jade LOMBARDINI Donna -0,80 80 MULTON Franck ZIMMERMANN Pierre -0,23 60 WADEMARK Olle ORNERDAL Niclas -0,81 70 GIERULSKI Boguslaw SKRZYPCZAK Jerzy -0,23 60 GHOSN Rita EIDE Lisbeth Aulid -0,84 49 HINGE Simon MILL Andrew John -0,24 80 GAO Fei LU Dong -0,85 40 WRANG Thomas WRANG David -0,26 100 BACH Peer LICHTNECKER Setsuko -0,88 50 NUHOGLU Sevil TUNCOK Cenk -0,27 30 DELORME Jacques PIGEAUD Fabienne -0,88 100 KUSTAROV Sergei GARCIA DA ROSA Rodrigo -0,27 30 BAR Gili ARBEL David -0,90 100 VERHEES Jr Louk VAN PROOIJEN Ricco -0,27 100 HACKETT Paul D PRICE David -0,90 60 BOWLES Andy MOHANDES Shireen -0,28 100 MALINOWSKI Artur DE BOTTON Janet -0,90 70 POWNALL Mike PLACKETT Richard Mark -0,28 100 SARMENTO Paulo BARBOSA Joao -0,96 100 BOREVKOVIC Goran MARINOVSKI Kiril -0,30 60 DYRKORN Inge GRIMSMO Ingeborg -1,02 100 MARCINOWSKI Piotr SOBCZAK Mateusz -0,31 100 BILDE Dorte Cilleborg BILDE Morten -1,10 40 ELLINGSEN Kristian SYRRIST Andre -0,32 60 PSZCZOLA Jacek BLASS Josef -1,17 30 VAINIKONIS Vytautas OLANSKI Wojtek -0,34 50 DYKE Kieran ROBERTSON Marion -1,17 30 OSGOOD Jonathan MOSTYN Simon -0,35 100 HARRIS Jonathan ROOT STEVEN -1,22 60 DELESTRE Blandine DELESTRE Daniel -0,35 100 PELLEGRINI Carlos TOMMASINI Stefano -1,27 49 IMAMOGLU Levent GUNDOGDU Mehmet Guney -0,36 80 KHIUPPENEN Yury STERKIN Alexei -1,28 60 VOLDOIRE Jean-Michel LEWIS Marshall -0,36 99 DUMITRASCU Florin MARCU Codrin -1,29 85 KING Philip (Phil) McINTOSH Andrew -0,37 60 TESSIERES Godefroy De SETTON Hilda -1,30 60 IONESCU Sorin Septimiu SIRB Marius Titus -0,38 100 LEV Sam MAHAFFEY Jim -1,38 40 AUBONNET Brigitte CARDE Christophe -0,38 60 GERASIMOV Alexej RAPOPORT Vadim -1,51 90 NICOLODI Francesco VIGGIANO Filippo -0,40 40 ELIASSEN Erik ANFINSEN Espen -1,60 80 OTVOSI Ervin STEPINSKI Jerem -0,41 100 REVIGLIO Piero MUSSO Piercarlo -1,63 70 POLLAK Gerhard PROPST Stefan -0,41 100 GOTARD Barbara EIDE Lisbeth Aulid -1,63 30 VOLHEJN Vit MACURA Milan -0,41 99 CHADHA Gad RIMBOIU Corneliu -1,66 100 VOLL Roar KINDSBEKKEN Asbjorn -0,42 100 CAPAL Steve HARRIS Jeniffer -1,86 95 DI BELLO Stelio D AVOSSA Mario -0,43 80 ZHU Jianyu JIANG Yong Kang -1,98 50 COPE Simon BOWLEY Richard -0,44 50 ROSENTHAL Lee GREEN Marcia -2,00 60 STRETZ Francois MORAWSKI Dariusz -0,45 60 JIANG Yong Kang LICHTNECKER Setsuko -2,33 40 KRISTOFFERSEN Christer BERG Erik -0,45 100 OH Hye Min HWANG Ingu -2,40 50

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Players Butler Boards Players Butler Boards EGE Tina FARHOLT Stense 1,25 100 GROMANN Ingrid WENNING Karin -0,06 90 HOUMOLLER Bjorg BUUS THOMSEN Signe 1,23 99 MORRI Silvia BERARDI Simona -0,06 70 ARNOLDS Carla VERBEEK Martine 1,13 100 UYANIK Guler YILMAZ Zeynep -0,07 60 CASTIGNANI Claudia DUBOIN Eleonora 1,08 50 GIGLIOTTI Donatella CANNAVALE Paola -0,14 50 ZAIM Mey SANUS Sirma 0,99 70 OLIVEIRA Anabella ROSADO Alexandra -0,14 100 YAKOVLEVA Maria RAKHMANI Diana 0,93 100 HUGON Elisabeth HUBERSCHWILLER Anne-L. -0,17 100 TAL Dana TAL Noga 0,91 80 GODFREY Lizzie COHEN Pauline -0,18 100 SARNIAK Anna KAZMUCHA Danuta 0,90 70 BURATTI Monica AGHEMO Monica -0,21 80 BEKKOUCHE Nadia RAHELT Maria Marit 0,86 70 SMYKALLA Gisela LUESSMANN Claudia -0,23 90 MARTELLINI Chiara MARTELLINI Silvia 0,83 70 LEITAO Mariana RUSSO Rita -0,30 100 HOLMOY Stine BROGELAND Tonje Aasand 0,82 60 CHILD Christine WHELAN Avril -0,32 100 CRONIER Benedicte WILLARD Sylvie 0,77 70 MAINOLDI Monica GIBERTONI Rita -0,34 79 PONOMAREVA Tatiana DIKHNOVA Tatiana 0,75 40 ROSSLEE Diana FOSTER Brenda -0,36 100 LU Yan LIU Yan 0,73 80 SJODAL Elisabeth Grasholt SJODAL Sofie Grasholt -0,38 100 D'OVIDIO Catherine SEAMON-MOLSON Janice 0,72 100 PONOMAREVA Tatiana GULEVICH Anna -0,38 60 BROCK Sally SANDFORD Debbie 0,72 100 PEDERZOLI Giuliana NOVO Antonella -0,38 60 DEKKERS Laura BRUIJNSTEEN Merel 0,58 100 CHEDIAK Virginia SIVERTSVIK Ranja -0,41 70 PASMAN Jet SIMONS Anneke 0,44 100 RIGNEY Teresa KENNY Joan -0,43 100 VAN ZWOL Wietske TICHA Magdalena 0,44 100 HOULBERG Anne-Sofie MADSEN Christina Lund -0,48 100 SMEDEREVAC Jovanka POPLILOV Matilda 0,44 80 VANUZZI Marilina GOLIN Cristina -0,50 70 HUANG Yan WANG Nan 0,41 70 GRUDE Liv Marit OIGARDEN Bodil Nyheim -0,52 60 ZMUDA Justyna DUFRAT Katarzyna 0,38 80 GROSS Susanna BROWN Fiona -0,60 50 PAOLUZI Simonetta SERANGELI Franca 0,37 60 PICUS Sue MULLER Renata -0,60 70 WORTEL Meike MICHIELSEN Marion 0,36 100 CHAVARRIA Margherita MONETA Alessandra -0,65 60 LEVI Hila ASULIN Adi 0,27 70 MENEZES Lucia VIDIGAL Ana Carolina -0,66 100 BAKER Lynn McCALLUM Karen 0,27 100 BREWIAK Grazyna HAYMAN PIAFSKY Jessica -0,72 50 SALVATO Michela SCRIATTOLI Giulia 0,24 70 PREVE Mietta COLOMBO B Gloria -0,75 60 JOYCE Emer FITZGERALD Jeannie 0,24 100 SOUZA Margarida VARGAS Claudia -0,77 100 WANG Wen Fei SHEN (1) Qi 0,24 50 PICCIONI Giovanna CASTIGNANI Claudia -0,92 50 CUMMINS Carol Anne NEWELL Sandra 0,22 100 RITIANI Maurizia PECCI Antonia -1,04 70 ARRIGONI Gianna OLIVIERI Gabriella 0,22 60 KJENSLI Agnethe Hansen KJENSLI Grethe -1,05 100 POMARES Claudia TONTI Daniela 0,20 80 GILLILAND Dolores WHELAN Maria -1,12 100 HELNESS Gunn BLAAGESTAD Lise 0,18 100 VENTURA Paola CADARIO Annamaria -1,15 60 BESSIS Veronique PUILLET Carole 0,17 100 MACCIONI Elisabetta PRIARONE Daniela -1,34 70 GORRA Maria Beatrice MALDINI Daniela 0,14 70 ZORLU Ferda KOTAN Nilgun -1,39 70 BILDE Lone RASMUSSEN Helle 0,07 100 NOSACKI Michal SAADA Nathalie -2,00 50 STACCHINI Lea M DELVECCHIO PAOLA 0,04 50 LYBAEK Astrid Steen OIGARDEN Bodil Nyheim -2,03 40 MANARA Gabriella FERLAZZO Caterina -0,05 100 CRONIER Benedicte SAKR May -2,30 30 BUTLER RANKING SENIOR TEAMS

Players Butler Boards BURATTI Andrea MARIANI Carlo 0,14 100 CHAMBERLAIN Richard SHIELDS Patrick 1,15 100 VINJEVOLL Oddbjorn AARDAL Jorund 0,07 60 RUMMEL Aarne LAANEMAE Tiit 1,01 100 SILVERMAN Neil WOLFSON Jeff 0,06 100 GRAIZER Nurit HORVITZ Shimshon 0,99 70 NAEGELI Irene NAEGELI Heinrich 0,06 100 MICHALEK Jerzy WALA Wlodzimierz 0,95 80 VELECKY Eduard LOHAY Karol 0,04 100 TACIUC Lucian STANCESCU Constantin 0,94 69 LANGER Darina GWINNER Hans-Herman -0,01 100 FREDDIO Sergio MANCINI Berardino 0,93 70 HENRIQUES Jose Carlos TORRES Sobral -0,03 40 VAN EIJCK Willem GOSSCHALK Willem 0,92 100 KEAVENEY Gay JACKSON David A -0,06 100 GAROZZO Benito MASOERO Franco 0,85 100 UGGERI Paolo COSSU ROCCA Antonio -0,13 70 GIANARDI Carla ROSSANO Enza 0,83 100 RASANEN Seppo FABRITIUS Joakim -0,13 100 STRATER Bernhard KRATZ Ulrich 0,82 50 KALISH Avi PODGUR Leonid -0,14 70 LEVIT Yeshayahu KAMINSKI Amos 0,80 60 SZENBERG Stefan MILASZEWSKI Miroslaw -0,15 79 MAHMOOD Zia MECKSTROTH Jeff 0,80 90 NAVEH Nurit MERMELSTEIN Gabi -0,27 60 MARSAL Reiner KLUMPP Herbert 0,79 90 RUSSYAN Jerzy ZAREMBA Jerzy -0,38 80 QUINN Pat GLYNN Enda 0,78 100 TROUWBORST Jaap DOREMANS Nico -0,41 100 SCHWARTZ Adrian ZELIGMAN Shalom 0,77 70 FILIP Anatol HENC Marian -0,49 100 UGGERI Paolo BARDIN Antonio 0,77 30 VIVALDI Antonio SAVELLI Lorenzo -0,51 100 KWIECIEN Michal MELMAN Victor 0,72 60 CASTREN Seppo SIHVOLA Matti -0,58 100 KOWALSKI Apolinary ROMANSKI Jacek 0,70 70 HOLMBAKKEN Johnny LINDQVIST Petter H. -0,64 70 DI EUSANIO Marcello DI FEBO Tiziano 0,60 70 MAIER John HASHIMOTO George -0,70 100 BUER Bjorn MUNKVOLD Svein Arne 0,59 70 PAJAK Stanislaw IWANSKI Andrzej -0,78 99 SILVA Artur Santos FERREIRA Bernardo 0,59 70 MINCU Mihai GRADINARIU Radu -0,82 99 GARBOSI Franco PAROLARO Pierfrancesco 0,50 70 BENNETT Roy SMITH Harry -0,89 100 NEDELTCHEV Zlatko RADEV Radi 0,48 100 CARROLL MARTIN KENNEDY John G -0,89 100 HRISTOV Hristo RUSEV Tony 0,30 100 CALDARELLI Verino VECCHI Lanfranco -0,93 60 MARKOWICZ Victor MOSZCZYNSKI Krzysztof 0,28 60 PINTO Rui HENRIQUES Jose Carlos -1,07 60 McGOWAN Elizabeth (Liz) MURDOCH John 0,27 100 TOMA Alexandru FEY Peter - Lorand -1,08 99 CURRAN Harold KENT-WEBSTER Howard 0,26 100 MARK Micha MARK Sonia -1,17 70 SHORT Brian GOODMAN Alan 0,25 100 PLEKSEPP Tonis JULLIS Toivo -1,21 100 DHONDY Jeremy KENDRICK David 0,23 100 FULGA Cristian MARCULETIU Victor -1,22 69 POPESCU Catalin BALUNA Mihail 0,22 60 MATTSSON Goran WEISZ Georg -1,30 100 LESNICZAK Jacek KOZYCZKOWSKI Jerzy 0,20 99 LALL Hemant MILNER Reese -1,35 40 WENNING Ulrich FRERICHS Hans 0,18 60 GORDON Irving DUNCAN Sandy -1,42 100 HAMAOUI Steve PALAU Jean-Jacques 0,15 60 PALAU Jean-Jacques WARD-PLATT Kiki -1,83 30 8TH EUROPEAN OPENBAM BRIDGE CHAMPIONSHIPSTEAMS RANKING Montecatini, Italy

1 KHIUPPENEN 73.00 GABT 49.00 2 FILIPPO5 71.00 SAKR 49.00 3 ZIMMERMANN 66.60 VALACCHIA 49.00 4 K 1 66.00 OSS117 49.00 5 CREMIN 65.00 BROWN SUGAR 49.00 6 JASS 63.20 GORACO 49.00 7 PERULA 63.00 AMIAPS 49.00 ORANGE WHITE 63.00 64 META 48.90 9 10CC 62.00 65 UP NORTH D UNDER 48.40 10 SENATOR 61.00 66 HARRIS 48.00 NPC DAISY 61.00 ISRAEL GREEN 48.00 VYTAS 61.00 PORTUGAL LADIES 48.00 PORTUGAL 61.00 SCOTLAND 48.00 14 MAHAFFEY 60.00 SHORT 48.00 IRG 60.00 71 ONE WAY 47.80 ORANGE BLUE 60.00 72 OBJECTIVITY 47.00 17 BLACK HARRIS 59.00 VIKINGS 47.00 NONAME 59.00 QUEENS 47.00 19 MUENCHEN 58.00 KITKUTIM 47.00 SIX FLAGS 58.00 CEGLIA 47.00 WARD PLATT 58.00 TOP ONE 47.00 22 ALLFREY 57.00 78 DAVID 46.00 ARTHUR 57.00 WHITE WINNER 46.00 ROSENTHAL 57.00 80 TEXAN ACES 45.00 FEDERIGHI 57.00 CANNAVALE 45.00 26 PRUSA 56.50 SEOUL 45.00 27 MARRILL 56.00 RUEFUL RABBITS 45.00 28 BRENO 55.90 ROMANIA 45.00 29 BADGER 55.00 GAGGS 45.00 30 SLOVAKIA 54.50 86 CHARIS 44.00 31 ZADIKIM 54.20 SERDICA 44.00 32 BLACK 54.00 BLABLA 44.00 BARRACUDA 54.00 89 NEWTEAM 43.00 MOSSOP 54.00 DINKIN 43.00 BANZAI 54.00 91 ZAWADA 42.50 DACIANS 54.00 92 RED LIONS 42.00 37 MCALLISTER 53.00 SAVELLI 42.00 NORITA 53.00 ATAKOY ISTANBUL 42.00 RICH 53.00 95 SCONOR 41.00 ZIGGY 53.00 MOSTYN 41.00 YOUNG BOYS 53.00 FAILLA 41.00 42 STREET 52.00 FLASJ 41.00 ACDC 52.00 KVARAN 41.00 ORANGE RED 52.00 100 ADAD 40.00 MAIMUZZINI 52.00 101 CASADOMA 39.00 46 CROBULL 51.00 GRAIZER NURIT 39.00 HAUGE 51.00 103 RENOUARD 38.40 DUMBOVICH 51.00 104 HIBERNIA 38.20 49 RUMMEL 50.40 105 BRASILEIRAS 37.00 50 3 AGAINST 1 50.00 REGENT SURPRISE 37.00 DE BOTTON 50.00 107 JENNY 36.00 BALKAN STARS 50.00 108 JOWIMARO 35.00 BRIDGEBERTHEAU 50.00 PORTO BRIDGE CLUB 35.00 PLACKETT 50.00 110 JIANG 33.00 55 1ST OF JULY 49.40 111 RIMINI BRIDGE 31.30 56 DELLE CAVE 49.00 112 SCONSOLESCION 30.70

DETAILED RESULTS ARE AVAILABLE AT: db.eurobridge.org/repository/competitions/17montecatini/microsite/Results.htm

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OOPENP E N TTEAMSE A M S KOK O ERA Andrei ARLOVICH, Alexander DUBININ, Andrey GROMOV, Ron PACHTMAN, Erikas VAINIKONIS, Piotr R1 R2 ZATORSKI, Piotr ZATORSKI cpt ERA 40 22 62 CHATEAU ROSSENOVO Nikola BARANTIEV, Antoni R1 R2 IVANOV, Ivan IVANOV, Georgi RALEV, N BARANTIEV cpt CHATEAU R. 13 4 17 34 22 HEIMDAL Terje AA, Per E AUSTBERG, Jan Tore BERG, ERA 56 Glenn GROETHEIM, Allan LIVGARD, Petter TONDEL, I R1 R2 HJELLEMARKEN cpt CHINA OPEN 32 29 61 HEIMDAL 42 7 49 CHINA OPEN Yunlong CHEN, Jianming DAI, Jianwei LI, Lixin YANG, Bangxiang ZHANG, Jie ZHAO, Gang CHEN cpt R1 R2 R3 R4 CHINA OPEN 38 24 62 PSZCZOLA Josef BLASS, Sjoert BRINK, Bas DRIJVER, Jacek CHINA OPEN KALITA, Michal NOWOSADZKI, Jacek PSZCZOLA pt R1 R2 GREECE K DOXIADIS, Aris FILIOS, K KONTOMITROS, GREECE T KOUKOUSELIS, Y PAPAKYRIAKOPOULOS, Petros PSZCZOLA 25 17 42 ROUSSOSROUSSOS R1 R2 LAVAZZA Alejandro BIANCHEDI, Dennis BILDE, Norberto GREECE 20 40 60 BOCCHI, Giorgio DUBOIN, Agustin MADALA, Antonio SEMEN- GREECE 33 21 54 TA,, Maria Teresa LAVAZZA cpt,p , Massimo ORTENSI coach SHOKOLATA Ilan BAREKET, Ismail KANDEMIR, Su- R1 R2 LAVAZZA 10 14 24 leyman KOLATA, Assaf LENGY, Amir LEVIN, Yossi ROLL, 28 22 Ilan BAREKET cpt LAVAZZA 50 R1 R2 R3 R4 SHOKOLATA 17 17 34

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HIGHLANDERS 36 48 84 HIGHLANDERS R1 R2 Harald EIDE, Lars EIDE, Sam Inge HOYLAND, REDROBOT 22 8 30 SveSvenn OOlailaii HOHOYLANDOYLYLANND HIGHLANDERS 34 42 76 REDROBOT Igor CURLIN, Igor KHAZANOV, Maria LE- BEDEVA, Dmitri PROKHOROV, Pavel VOROBEI, Maksim R1 R2 FRANCE O.S. 18 23 41 ZHMAK, Pavel VOROBEI cpt VINCI 14 37 51 VINCI Giovanni DONATI, Fabrizio HUGONY, Lorenzo R1 R2 R3 R4 LAURIA, Mustafa Cem TOKAY, Alfredo VERSACE, Fran- FRANCE O.S. 18 35 53 cesco Saverio VVINCI,, Francesco S VVINCI cptp HIGHLANDERS FRANCE OP SENIOR Francois COMBESCURE, Nicholas DECHELETTE, Georges IONTZEFF, Jerome ROMBAUT R1 R2 MAZURKIEWICZ MAZURKIEWICZ Stanislaw GOLEBIOWSKI, Krzysztof MAZURKIEWICZ 31 16 47 JASSEM, Marcin MAZURKIEWICZ, W STARKOWSKI, M R1 R2 MAZURKIEWICZMAZZURKU IEWIEEWICZCZC cpcptpt MORAN 24 18 42 MORAN Rory BOLAND, John CARROLL, MAZURKIEWICZ 32 43 75 Tommy GARVEY, Tom HANLON, Hugh McGANN, Mark MORAN, Grainne BARTON cpt R1 R2 POLAND 37 12 51 GRY FOREVER Christian BAKKE, Tor Eivind GRUDE, GRY FOREVER 5 19 24 Lars A JOHANSEN, Steffen F SIMONSEN

40 35 POLAND Maciej DABROWSKI, Marek JELENIEWSKI, POLAND 75 Rafal MARKS, Lech OHRYSKO, Andrzej PAWLAK, Pawel SZYMASZCZYK, Maciej DABROWSKI 8TH EUROPEAN OPEN BRIDGE CHAMPIONSHIPS ● Montecatini, Italy 10 - 24 June 2017 WWOMENO M E N TTEAMSE A M S KKOO

DUTCH WOMEN Carla ARNOLDS, Magdalena TICHA, Wietske VAN ZWOL, Martine VERBEEK, Alex VAN REENEN cpt, Hans KELDER coach R1 R2 NORDEN DUTCH W. 31 41 72 Nadia BEKKOUCHE, Tonje A BROGELAND, Virginia CHEDIAK, Stine HOLMOY, Maria Marit R1 R2 NORDEN 22 15 37 RAHELT, Ranja SIVERTSVIK, Virginia CHEDIAK cpt DUTCH W. 32 38 70 R1 R2 BAKER BAKER 40 36 76 Lynn BAKER, Karen McCALLUM, Marion MI- BAKER 26 31 57 CHIELSEN, Meike WORTEL, Lynn BAKER cpt

HAYMAN 19 32 51 R1 R2 R3 R4 HAYMAN Grazyna BREWIAK, Katarzyna DUFRAT, Jessica BAKER HAYMAN, Danuta KAZMUCHA, Anna SAR- R1 R2 NIAK, Justyna ZMUDA CHINA L. 47 29 76 DENMARK CHINA LADIES Yan HUANG, Yan LIU, Yan LU, Qi SHEN, CAVIAR 12 44 56 R1 R2 Nan WANG, Wen Fei WANG, Xiaojing WANG cpt CHINA L. 9 19 28 CAVIAR R1 R2 Tatiana DIKHNOVA, Tatiana PONOMAREVA, DENMARK 22 31 53 Diana RAKHMANI, Maria YAKOVLEVA DENMARK R. 13 41 54 DENMARK RED ORANGE W. 22 24 46 Lone BILDE, Tina EGE, Stense FARHOLT, Helle RASMUSSEN, Bo Loenberg BILDE cpt

ORANGE WOMEN Merel BRUIJNSTEEN, Laura DEKKERS, Jet PASMAN, Anneke SIMONS, Alex VAN REENEN cpt, Hans KELDER coach 8TH EUROPEAN OPEN BRIDGE CHAMPIONSHIPS ● Montecatini, Italy 10 - 24 June 2017 SSENIORE N I O R TTEAMSE A M S KOK O

DHONDY Richard CHAMBERLAIN, Jeremy DHONDY, DavidDavavid KENKENDRICK,DRIDR CK, PaPatricktrick SHISHIELDSELDS VAN EIJCK Nico DOREMANS, Willem GOSSCHALK, R1 R2 Jaap TROUWBORST, Willem VAN EIJCK, JaapJaapTp TROUWBORSTTROUWBOWBBORST cptcpt 6 20 DHONDY 26 MARKOWICZ R1 R2 Michal KWIECIEN, Victor MARKOWICZ, VAN EIJCK 42 30 72 Victor MELMAN, Krzysztof MOSZCZYNSKI, VAN EJCK 13 37 50 Jerzy RUSSYAN, Jerzy ZAREMBA, Victor MARKOWICZMARKOWICZICICZ ccptpt R1 R2 WOLFSON 32 22 54 WOLFSON MARKOWICZ 15 22 37 Benito GAROZZO, Franco MASOERO, Neil SILVERMAN, Jeff WOLFSON, Jeff WOLFSON 17 41 58 R1 R2 R3 R4 WOLFSONWOLFSOON cptcpt & ccoachoach WOLFSON MILNER R1 R2 Apolinary KOWALSKI, Hemant LALL, Zia KAMINSKI MAHMOOD, Jeff MECKSTROTH, Reese MILNER 19 8 27 MILNER, Jacek ROMANSKI, Hemant LALL cpt,cptpt,J, JJacekaceacacek PSZCZOLAPSZCZOLA coachcoach VITO 21 49 70 R1 R2 VITO Hristo HRISTOV, Zlatko NEDELTCHEV, VITO 48 19 67 Radi RADEV,, Tonyy RUSEV,, Tonyy RUSEV R1 R2 cptcpp KAMINSKI 13 53 70 GERMANY GERMANY 22 19 41 Hans FRERICHS, Herbert KLUMPP, Ulrich KRATZ, Reiner MARSAL, Bernhard STRA- KAMINSKI 42 29 71 TER, Ulrich WENNING, Gerda HEINRICHS cpt

KAMINSKI Avi KALISH, Amos KAMINSKI, Yesha- yahu LEVIT, Leonid PODGUR, Adrian SCHWARTZ, Shalom ZELIGMAN