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Dear Bridge Friends En hommage au Comte Gian Franco Fabbricotti Fondateur de ce Tournoi ♥ ♣ ♠ ♦ 77. Semaine Internationale de Bridge 15.1-24.1.2018 www.bridge-stmoritz.ch Comité d’Organisation Organisation Mme Karin Deilmann [email protected] Mr. Fernando Piedra [email protected] «WIR LEGEN IHNEN DIE Directeur technique Mr. Frans Lejeune OBERENGADINER BERGWELT ZU Membres d’honneur Martin Berthod FÜSSEN.» Comtesse H. Fabbricotti Heinz Hunkeler Nirgendwo im Oberengadin sind die glitzernden Bergseen Peter Egli und die schneebedeckten Berggipfel so unmittelbar zu erleben Rita Mucha wie im Suvretta House. Weitab von touristischer Hektik Hans Wiedemann und inmitten einer herr lichen Parklandschaft geniessen Sie in einem stilvollen Ambiente 5-Sterne-Luxus mit Patronage Syndicat d’initiative de St.Moritz Resort-Charakter. Der hoteleigene Skilift bringt Sie direkt Fédération Suisse de Bridge zur Talstation der Sesselbahn ins weitläufige Skigebiet Corviglia. Inscriptions [email protected] www.bridge-stmoritz.ch St. Moritz Tourist Information Réservations CH-7500 St.Moritz téléphone 081 837 33 33 «Wir wollen einen Berater, auf den wir uns verlassen können.» platzhalter Versicherungsberatung der AXA/ Ihr kompetenter und zuverlässiger Partner in allen Versicherungsfragen. Wir beraten Sie gerne. Generalagentur Christian R. Hagmann/ Brandschenkestr. 18, 8027 Zürich Telefon 044 209 61 61, Fax 044 209 61 62 AXA.ch/zuerich-city CH-7500 ST. MORITZ TELEFON +41 (0)81 836 36 36 TELEFAX +41 (0)81 836 37 37 www.suvrettahouse.ch [email protected] Suvretta_House_Inserat_2014_148x210_Semaine_Intern_de_Bridge.indd 1 23.08.16 14:29 Liebe Bridge-Freunde, Nur noch wenige Wochen trennen uns vom Internationalen Bridge-Festival in St.Moritz, welches diesen Winter zum 77. Mal stattfinden wird. Die vielfälgiten Wintersportarten, die sich dem Gast neben dem Bridgespiel bieten, geben dieser Veranstaltung seinen ganz besonderen Reiz. Möge dieser Bridge-Aufenthalt im bezaubernden Engadin zu einem unvergesslichen Erlebnis werden. ALLEGRA E BAINVGNIEU! «Bridge - Seminare & Turniere» mit Fernando Piedra Montag, 19. März bis Freitag, 23. März 2018 Während fünf Tagen erleben Sie pure Erholung und spannende Partien im Fünf- Sterne-Ambiente mit dem mehrfachen Bridge-Schweizermeister Fernando Piedra. FELICITAS CAVIEZEL 4 Übernachtungen inklusive täglicher Halbpension und Bridge-Programm, Preise gelten pro Person und Nacht. SUVRETTA HOUSE · 7500 ST.MORITZ 081- 836 36 20 Im Grand Hotel Hof Ragaz ab CHF 495.– im Einzelzimmer und ab CHF 370.– im Doppelzimmer. Im Grand Hotel Quellenhof & Spa Suites ab CHF 660.– im Einzelzimmer und CHF 510.– im Doppelzimmer. Im Hotel Schloss Wartenstein ab CHF 270.– im Einzelzimmer und CHF 260.– im Doppelzimmer. Nur Teilnahme an Seminaren und Turnieren mit dem Abschlussaperitif CHF 350.–. Informationen und Reservation unter Telefon +41 81 303 30 30 oder [email protected] Grand Resort Bad Ragaz AG – 7310 Bad Ragaz Tel. +41 (0)81 303 30 30 www.resortragaz.ch GRBR_Inserat_Bridge_A5_hoch_sw_2018.indd 1 09.11.2017 11:35:06 Dear Bridge Friends, Our warmest welcome to all Bridge-Players and their WHERE friends on the occasion of the 77th International Bridge GENERATIONS Tournament in St. Moritz. MEET. Apart from a friendly atmosphere at the Bridge competition you may enjoy many different activities in these glorious SINCE 1896. surroundings of sun and snow. May your Bridge holiday 2018 in the lovely Engadine be as successful and enjoyable as ever. ALLEGRA E BAINVGNIEU! Spezialgeschäfte für Handstickereien Majestic and elegant, in the centre of St. Moritz, at the heart of the Swiss Alps. This is where you fi nd the Badrutt’s Palace Hotel. Legendary, unique and distinctive! Since 1896 guest wishes have been anticipated and fulfi lled, however great they may have seemed. With us you are the guest and warmly welcomed. Plazza dal Mulin 6 7500 St.Moritz Telefon 081 833 40 27 Tischdecken und Tischsets Telefax 081 833 10 69 Frottier- und Bettwäsche www.ebneter-biel.ch Taschentücher Badrutt’s Palace Hotel, Via Serlas 27, 7500 St. Moritz, Switzerland [email protected] Kinderkleider Telephone: +41 (0)81 837 1000, Fax: +41 (0)81 837 2999, Reservations: +41 (0)81 837 1100, [email protected], www.badruttspalace.com, @BadruttsPalace Carissimi Amici Bridgisti, Chers amis Bridgeurs, a Poche settimane ci separano dalla 77 edizione del Torneo Encore quelques semaines nous séparent de la 77ème éditi- Internazionale di Bridge di St. Moritz. on du Tournoi Internationale de Bridge de St. Moritz. A voi tutti, Bridgisti e accompagnatori che da anni venite a Dans ce cadre enchanté qu’est la vallée de l’Engadine, questa riunione nella capitale dell’Engadina ed a quelli che nous souhaitons une cordiale bienvenue aux participants partecipano per la prima volta diamo un cordiale benvenuto. qui viennent dépuis des années avec leurs accompagna- teurs et à ceux qui ont décidé de jouer pour la première In questa meravigliosa cornice trascorreremo serene gior- fois à St. Moritz. nate in un clima di amichevole competizione. St. Moritz et le Comité d’organisation feront tout leur pos- Buon Anno 2018 e arrivederci a presto. sible pour que vos vacances bridgesques soient une suite de journées ensoleillées et pleines de beaux souvenirs. ALLEGRA E BAINVGNIEU! ALLEGRA E BAINVGNIEU! Bleib fit – mach mit! Der grösste Fitness Club der Schweiz lädt zum Training ein. ZURICH, Generalagentur Marcel Strangis Marcel Strangis, Generalagent Manessestrasse 87, 8045 Zürich Tel. 044 405 54 54 Fax 044 455 76 77 [email protected] Zürich Versicherungs-Gesellschaft AG Untitled - Page: 1 2012-09-11 08:57:52 +0100 a club and in the fullness of time we scored two trump tricks for -140. A diamond return would have Back in action made things more difficult for declarer but he would still have ended up with 9 tricks so long as he did not start trump with the Ace. Having left Switzerland in 2013, I decided to return again last January for some skiing in Flumserberg. While on the slopes Bachar and Stephan scored 50 against 4H so we lost 3 IMPs. I received the call I had been hoping for – I was needed in St Moritz! Board 17 was a dull push - 3N had nine top tricks with all the suits stopped. I always enjoy to the St Moritz tournament. The combination On 18 Fernando pushed to 4H but had he contented himself with 3H the final contract would have of skiing in the morning, a single session in the late afternoon, been the same. I took the normal 11 tricks and was surprised to win 10 IMPs when NS at the other and dinner around 8 PM suits me well. Staying in the beautiful table stopped in 2H. Kulm hotel was an added bonus. Our auction: I did not turn in noteworthy results in the mixed or open pairs, but there›s always another event! I was especially looking 1c 1H forward to the Swiss, where I›d be paired with my old partner Adam Wildawsky 4H Fernando Piedra and with Stephan Magnusson and Bachar Abouchanab, two of our teammates from the Swiss national team. At the other table: Eleven teams entered the event, with strong players from all over Europe. After two days the field was 1N 2d divided into A and B finals. We were lying second and joined the Ward, Wrang, and Auken teams in 2H Final A, organized as a four-team knockout with two 14-board matches. Fernando conjured an extra overtrick out of nowhere to win an IMP on 19. We were in 3N, our As the winner of the Swiss stage, the Ward team had their choice of semi-final opponent and they opponents at the other table in 4S, both normal, cold contracts. Our auction was: picked the Wrang team, leaving us to face Sabine Auken, Roy Welland, Sebastian Reim, and Ullrich Jahr. While this was a strong team it was a lucky draw for us because we had done well against them 1S 1N in the Swiss, leaving us with a good carryover. We were down 12-24 after the first half but outscored 3N our opponents 26-5 in the second half to win without the need for our carryover. 3d making 4 on 20 was another dull push. We were to face Ward in the final: Kiki Ward-Platt, François Combescure, Cedric Lorenzini, Jérôme Rombaut. The latter three are members of the 2017 French national team that lost narrowly in the On board 21 Fernando and I missed a grand slam off only Qxx of trump. We were lucky to lose just Bermuda Bowl final in Lyon in August. Ward had tied their semi-final match and won a two-board two IMPs. NS at the other table were arguably even luckier – they›d have been down in 6N with 3-0 playoff, so we were better rested! We had defeated Ward by 2 IMPs in the Swiss, so we took a 0.6 clubs and a misguess. They picked up 2 IMPs though. IMP carryover into the final. I figured that this would at least ensure that the match was not a tie, a good thing since I had a train to catch. We took a six IMP lead into the second half, plus our 0.6 IMP carryover. Fernando and I faced off against Combescure & Rombaut for the first half of the final. I was North. I sat East for the final set. On the first deal, Fernando made an aggressive invite and I was delighted to accept. The game was reasonable but with both black suit finesses wrong and trump 4-1 we were On the first deal (board 15) our opponents reached a sound 5d via an unusual auction: down two for a push. P 1S 1c 2H X P 2d 5d 2S P 3S P 4S They scored 11 tricks for a push. The next deal was another push.
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