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the diagnosis came out of the blue and three slightly more experienced From the following an MRI while in hospital for players mixing and matching routine treatment. All of his family partnerships as necessary. They President and friends were caught by surprise. also also came in 5th. in a triple Richard Ward, Chairman of the round robin. Tournament Committee, will be The regional finals of the GNOT are taking Tony's place as the Courier- coming up, followed by the Grand Mail bridge columnist. His first column National Final at Tweed Heads in in this role appeared on August 25. November. Good luck to all Qld Richard Wallis The ANC in Hobart during July participants. ■ and August was successfully conducted by the Tasmanian Bridge HE big story over the past three Hobart ANC Association, and Queensland teams months in Qld is the sad news T performed creditably. by Richard Wallis that Tony Jackman, arguably the best bridge player Queensland • The Open and Women’s team both The Open Teams - a Captain's has produced and unchallenged came 4th. in the double round robin, Perspective as a fine partner and all-round nice narrowly missing out on the play-offs. bloke, passed away on August 15 • The Seniors' team came 5th. in the HIS year I had the great pleasure only 5 days after being diagnosed double round robin. Tof captaining our team for the with terminal cancer. He would • The Youth team put on a game ANC in Hobart in July/August. It was have been 80 on October 20, and performance with three new players my first time as an NPC and a very pleasant experience, not the boring time I expected it could have been. The team was Paul Hooykaas/ 2019 Martin Doran, Tony Treloar/Peter Evans and Pam and Jim Evans. This Gold Coast was a very friendly and co-operative team, with no recriminations for bad results, just a determination to try to Congress do better next time. The match against VIC took us February 16-23 to the Appeals table when a slam February 15 - Welcome Walk-in Pairs bid by Peter and Tony was taken away by the Director due to an agreed hesitation after a Blackwood response. There is no doubt in my Contents mind that Peter would have still From the President...... 1 bid the slam if there had been no Hobart ANC by Richard Wallis...... 1 hesitation, which is why I appealed. ANC Open Team Reports by the Team Members...... 2 We were unable to find an appeals Queensland Open Teams by Richard Wallis...... 4 advisor, but the committee had Teacher's Corner by Joan Butts...... 6 no hesitation in throwing out the Manager's Travels by Kim Ellaway...... 7 appeal. They even spent some Territory Gold by Richard Ward...... 8 time discussing whether to fine us 25 Years Ago...... 8 for a frivolous appeal. This cost 8 Novices by Shelley and Chris Far...... 10 IMPs in the match, which equates The Proof of the Pudding by Fred Whitaker...... 11 to a difference of 16 in the final tally Slam Bidding: A Light-hearted Review by Jan Randall...... 12 between QLD and VIC. IBPA Column Service by Tim Bourke...... 12 Directors' Corner by Jan Peach...... 16 We had a bad start in the first round robin, losing by 34 IMPs to ACT.

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But then a 2 IMP win against SA more about bridge than most club know I can win the ♥Q, play the ♥A, followed by a bye in match 3 put us players have learned. swallowing the king in dummy, and a bit further up the ladder, only to fall The Tasmanians were very friendly draw trumps. down to the bottom again after an and had organised a tour of Unfortunately I was a trick ahead of 8 IMP loss to NSW, a 17 IMP loss Government House. We were invited myself and played the ♥A on trick to TAS and a 21 IMP loss to VIC. to look around this magnificent one. Now I led the a small heart to The final match of the first Round building, where the main dining room the king in dummy and I was stuck Robin was a 22 IMP win over WA, contained more silver in one place there. So I had no choice but to exit but it was not enough to lift us off the than I have seen in my whole life. a small spade, won by East with bottom of the field. The staircases were roped off so we the ace, who then played the ♠K, So we started RR2 with nowhere to were restricted to the main ballroom followed by the ♦10. go but up, and up we mostly went! and the other adjoining rooms I had already decided to play him Another win against SA, this time by including the dining room. One of for the ♦A, so I played the ♦K from 14 IMPs, was followed by a 32 IMP our Queensland members was so dummy and this held the trick. loss to ACT. We got our revenge impressed he wanted a better look However I was still stuck in dummy on VIC, by 22 IMPs, so finished around and so took the Lieutenant with a outstanding, so I led +1 IMP overall, and then a small 7 Governor at his word. a small diamond won by East with IMP loss to NSW, before finishing He wandered down a hallway the ace. He continued with a spade with +21 IMPs against WA and +56 and found an unlocked door and and I was finally in hand to draw the against TAS. We had come second investigated, finding a staircase last trump and claim. The old adage in RR2, but failed to overhaul VIC for which led to the main bedroom. “Most mistakes occur at trick one” 3rd spot, and a place in the play-off He later described this to us as certainly applied here. between 2nd and 3rd, by a mere 10 magnificent with an ensuite bigger The opposition team did not bid to VPs. VIC lost to NSW in the play- than his house. He was happily game so we had a small pick-up. off, and NSW triumphed over the exploring until security caught up all-conquering ACT in the Final by a with him and turfed him out. A M 7 v W ♠ A95 small margin. ♥ AKJ1062 Here is a couple of hands. Bd 9 An exciting RR2, and now all we can Dlr N ♦ 5 do is wait with eager anticipation for AJ2 M 4 v NSW ♠ 87 Vul EW ♣ Melbourne in 2019. ■ 4QJ106 K832 Bd 19 ♥ AQ10863 ♠ ♠ ♥ Q7 N ♥ 43 Dlr S ♦ 53 W E AQ7 K8 Vul EW ♣ 642 ♦ S ♦ ♠ Q95 ♠ AK10643 ♣ 1096 ♣ KQ543 ♥ J52 N ♥ 74 ♠ 7 W E ♥ 985 ♦ Q42 S ♦ A1096 Jim ♣ 10753 ♣ J ♦ J1096432 Evans ♠ J2 ♣ 87 ♥ K9 Open Teams ♦ KJ87 Pamela opened 1H, East passed FTER three years of trying, ♣ AKQ98 and as they were vul, and we APamela and I were fortunate weren't, I decided to make a pre- enough to qualify for the Queensland emptive with my ratty hand Open team to play the ANC in Hobart W N E S by bidding 4H. When asked about this year. 1C the bid, Pamela described it as P 1H 1S 2D1 weak with long hearts. West passed The main reason we qualified was 2 3 because the others made more P 2H 2S 3H as did Pamela and East. Pamela P 4H4 All pass mistakes than we did. We did defend commented “That was the second last bid I wanted to hear”. well though. 1 -17+, max of 2 hearts It was a privilege to be able to 2 6 hearts non-forcing East took the hint and led a trump. represent Queensland and, this 3 2 hearts with at least 1 honour When dummy was faced both East year, there were three of us making 4 Teams - has a chance and West looked annoyed, knowing our debuts as State Representatives. Pamela decided not to open 1NT they had been conned. To be able to play our best was with her poor spades. So she Pamela made short work of the play. Pamela's and my main objective. So, reversed into diamonds. My 2H bid She won the heart lead in hand then to iron out any flaws in our game my showed a 6-card suit, so after her led the ♠A and another spade, ruffed friend Bill Hunt gave us some help belated support I thought game in dummy, a club to her ace and a with coaching. Bill has represented would have some chance. East spade ruffed. This was followed by the ACT and Queensland at the decided to lessen the chance of the ♦J won by West; 2 clubs were ANC many times and is a previous ruffing by leading a small heart - ♥9 played and Pamela claimed the rest, winner of the ANC. He has forgotten from dummy and West's jack. Now I making 10 tricks. This was a good

The QBA Bulletin July - September 2018 3 score for us as, in the other room, Our opponents led a heart so we not often a popular choice with the Peter and Tony bid to 4S doubled for were under the gun straight away. better players but sometimes it is the ‒200. Spade ruffs could be too slow as you winning action. In the Open Teams The event was excellent and I would have to lose a spade. The best try 4H was made by the QLD declarer highly recommend anyone who is the ♣A and club , then a and beaten at the other table for a wants to play a good tough game diamond to preserve entries. Win 10 IMP pickup. In the Women's and to try out for the trials next year. the heart return and ruff another Seniors' Teams it was a flat You may make the team and go to club. Now return to the ♦A and with everyone failing in 4H. Melbourne. All of the players were draw trumps. Then back to dummy This board was played at 18 tables friendly and the whole event was with a diamond giving up a spade at (Open, Women and Seniors) but the very well organised. the end. slam in hearts was reached only six These two hands are from team These hands are contributed by times. mates Peter Evans and Tony Treloar. Martin Doran and Paul Hooykaas. Dlr W ♠ A6532 This was played at 18 tables (Open, Vul None ♥ 9 M 11 v NSW ♠ 9AQ Women and Seniors). J63 Dlr N ♥ J9 ♦ J753 Vul EW ♦ 1092 Dlr N ♠ A762 ♣ J4 KQ7 ♣ KQ1053 Vul None ♥ QJ8 ♠ ♠ ♥ A2 N ♥ KQJ7653 ♠ K8543 ♠ 10762 ♦ A106 W E ♥ AK N ♥ 8542 ♣ QJ6 ♦ AK974 S ♦ 52 W E ♦ 8 ♦ 76543 ♠ 108 ♠ K943 ♣ A1096 ♣ Q S N 1098 ♣ J9642 ♣ ─ ♥ A7 ♥ 653 ♠ W E ♥ 1084 ♠ J ♦ J7543 S ♦ Q92 ♥ Q10763 ♣ 9843 ♣ A52 ♦ Q108 ♦ AKQJ ♠ QJ5 ♣ K842 ♣ A87 ♥ K10942 ♦ K8 ♣ K107 W N E S Obviously there is a limit to the law 1NT P 2D P of total tricks when vul vs non-vul. A 2H P 3S P little unnervingly, Tony’s hand (West) 3NT P 4C P is a 6-loser, 14-15 count including W N E S 4D P 4S P distribution. East is a 9-loser or 1C P 1H 5C P 6H All pass P 1NT P 2D worth 5 for the . This doesn’t P 2H P 4H In the Open Teams, West opened stop us going for –800 in 3SX. The All pass a pragmatic 1NT (15-17 HCPs) only vague excuse is that the NSW rather than face the prospect of East also bid 3S. Only two pairs reached the safest opening 1D and rebidding 2C with (I was asleep and did not double contract of 3NT. The remaining such a good hand. This action their 3S - Jim ) sixteen pairs played 4H, often certainly encouraged East who reached via a game-forcing transferred to hearts and showed M 9 v ACT ♠ 6 checkback auction that uncovered an unbalanced slam-going hand Dlr N ♥ AQ86 the heart fit, with South being with the 3S bid. The 4C bid showed Vul NS ♦ A95 declarer eleven times. a singleton club and when West ♣ AJ1072 What would you lead as West? It's showed interest, East checked for ♠ KQ52 ♠ AJ874 actually your chance to find the keycards with 4S and settled in the ♥ 942 N ♥ 75 W E killing lead. Leading a doubleton is small slam. ♦ J6 S ♦ Q43 ♣ K864 ♣ Q93 ♠ 1093 ♥ KJ103 Brisbane Bridge Centre ♦ K10872 104 Frederick St, Annerley. Ph: 3392 7933 ♣ 5 [email protected] - www.bbc.bridgeaustralia.org Play Sessions Monday 9.30 am Duplicate I elected to bid 5H on the South Tuesday 9.30 am Duplicate hand over the opponents’ 4S rather 7.15 pm Duplicate & S'vised than double. Wednesday 9.30 am Duplicate This requires some delicate play. Thursday 9.30 am Supervised You have 4 hearts, 4 diamonds Friday 10.00 am Duplicate (Mini if they are breaking and the ♣A Lesson at 9.45 am) for 9 tricks. So you need 2 ruffs in Saturday 1.00 pm Duplicate one hand.

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This board was an 11 IMP pickup for as the showed 5 spades our Open Team as their opponents Queensland but did not necessarily promise an stopped in 5H. In the Women's Open Teams opening hand. Teams the Queensland pair and However, when I have 5-card support their opponents stopped in 4H. And, for partner's , I generally in the Seniors' Teams both tables bid to game, because even if it does had their reading glasses on and bid not make, the opponents often have the slam! something on and it puts the last guess onto them. Dlr W ♠ AQ975 Richard West led the ♦9 so Therese won the Vul None ♥ 9AQ Wallis ♦ K92 in hand and led the ♠K, intending to draw trumps finishing on ♣ 54 HE tradition continued in 2018 ♠ K6 ♠ J1082 Twhen Therese Tully and I played the table and make 11 tricks. ♥ 4 N ♥ 1063 with Lindy Vincent and Richard Ward The 3-0 spade break seemed to put W E ♦ 75 S ♦ AQ643 in the Open Teams at Toowong. I do an end to 11 tricks, but when East ♣ AKQ108632 ♣ 7 not remember how long we have obliged by playing the ♦J on the ♦Q ♠ 43 been playing in this event, but with there were 11 tricks after all. ♥ KJ8752 the odd substitution it must be at At the other table NS stayed out of ♦ J108 least 20 years. game, also making 11 tricks, but that ♣ J9 We started out with two good wins was +10 IMPs. to hit the front, followed by a small win in match 3 to put us up against M 1 ♠ Q764 W N E S the top seeds where we suffered Bd 13 ♥ J97 1C 1S 1NT 2H Dlr N ♦ J 5C X All pass our only loss by 5 IMPs. While we won our remaining 4 matches, the Vul Both ♣ KJ1084 AKJ2 985 The defenders can take three tricks margins were on the small side, and ♠ ♠ ♥ KQ85 N ♥ 103 even on a trump lead if they discard we came in 2nd by less than 1 VP. W E Q42 AK1073 carefully. But which three tricks do ♦ S ♦ Overall winners were Jill Magee/ Q9 752 you think they got when Martin Doran ♣ ♣ Terry Strong and Neville Francis/ 103 and Paul Hooykass were defending? ♠ Magnus Moren, with Paul Hooykaas/ A642 At their table, declarer ran all of the ♥ Martin Doran and Peter Evans/ Tony 9865 clubs and took the diamond ♦ Treloar a close third place. A63 before exiting with a third diamond. ♣ This is the situation with five cards Toowong put on a great show and, to go. in spite of a few minor problems with the Bridgemates at the beginning, W N E S AQ Director Jan Peach resolved all P P P ─ issues in her usual calm and 1NT All pass K92 professional way. ─ This board clearly illustrated how K4 ─ M 1 ♠ A10872 different systems play a big part in 4 ─ Bd 2 ♥ 105 the results. 75 AQ643 Dlr E ♦ AQ106 At our table West opened a 15-17 ─ ─ Vul NS ♣ J2 1NT in 4th seat and it was passed ─ ♠ ─ ♠ Q95 out. I led the ♣J, denying the ♣Q KJ ♥ J9842 N ♥ A7 but could have a higher honour, J108 W E ♦ 98743 S ♦ J52 so Therese played the ♣A and ─ ♣ K104 ♣ AQ763 continued the suit, allowing me to When declarer played a diamond ♠ KJ643 cash out the clubs, and the ♥A was to the ♦Q and cashed the ♦A, North ♥ KQ63 our 6th trick for ‒90. A flat board played the ♦K which let South win ♦ K maybe? the third round of diamonds. The ♣ 985 At the other table with Richard and three tricks taken by the defenders Lindy playing , Richard opened were the ♦J, ♥K and ♥J. ■ 1H, Lindy responded 1NT, and W N E S finished up in 3NT with South on lead. 1C 1S If you can keep your head when P 4S All pass South has no reason to lead the ♣A, all about you are losing theirs, and selected the ♥2, which won on it is obvious that you are a Therese overcalled 1S when East the table giving Lindy her 8th trick, kibitzer. opened the bidding with 1C and I but where was her 9th coming from did not know how high we could go with such fragile clubs?

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However, the run of the diamonds caused discard problems for NS M 3 ♠ Q864 M 3 ♠ KQJ9765 and she finished up with 10 tricks for Bd 5 ♥ J7532 1 Bd 1 ♥ Q54 +630 and 11 IMPs. Dlr N ♦ ─ Dlr S ♦ 2 Vul NS ♣ AQJ9 Vul None ♣ Q5 M 2 ♠ Q10 ♠ A1052 ♠ J3 ♠ A83 ♠ 104 ♥ K4 N ♥ A96 ♥ A96 N ♥ K72 Bd 22 ♥ KQ94 W E W E Dlr E ♦ QJ74 ♦ A105 S ♦ QJ742 ♦ J103 S ♦ KQ965 Vul EW ♣ 1073 ♣ K832 ♣ 1076 ♣ A1074 ♣ KJ8 ♠ 986 ♠ J73 ♠ K97 ♠ 2 ♥ A73 N ♥ 1062 ♥ Q108 ♥ J1083 W E ♦ A532 S ♦ 1098 ♦ K9863 ♦ A874 ♣ QJ2 ♣ A965 ♣ 54 ♣ 9632 ♠ AK542 ♥ J85 ♦ K6 W N E S W N E S ♣ K84 1H P 2H P All pass 1C 2S! 3D P 3NT All pass

W N E S I opened 1H on a minimum hand P 1NT! and poor suit and got lucky when I got too conservative for once in my P 2C P 2S Therese supported hearts and EW bridge life when I only overcalled 2S P 3NT All pass did not compete. I think this is a after West opened 1C, instead of the clear opening bid with the minor full-blooded 3S. The good 5-card suit was enough suits swapped, but not with the East had an easy 3D, and I am sure for Therese to promote the 14 HCPs diamond void because if Therese with some trepidation, West took a into a 1NT opening bid. responded 2D to my opening I shot at the 3NT game, although 5D After first checking for a 4-4 heart fit have nowhere to go! is actually cold on the club guess. I settled in 3NT and West decided to East led the ♠J and I won the ♠Q I led the ♠K which West ducked and lead through dummy's known suit by and led back the ♠4 to finesse, won the next spade to lead the ♦J, leading the ♥7! but West won the ♠10 and cashed and was visibly pleased when I did Therese won in hand and with the ♥9 the ♠A on which East discarded a not have the ♦A, so he could later in dummy led back a second heart, diamond, Next West led another take the club finesse through me for ducked by West and now she set up spade ruffed by East and over- 11 tricks and ‒460. two diamond tricks by leading to the ruffed in dummy. At the other table North did bid 3S ♦K, taken by West who now led the The ♣Q won the next trick and I and Richard and Lindy took the ♣Q, but far too late! followed with the ♣A and ♣9 ruffed sensible option to play in 3SX, which Since the spades were3-3 all along, in dummy, and ruffed a diamond has five top losers thus finished 1 off 3NT is cold after the heart lead and back to hand to lead the last club and +100, but 8 IMPS out. now the late club switch gave her 10 also ruffed in dummy so I could ruff My 2S was a silly bid and gave tricks for +430. another diamond. EW too much latitude and room to An opening lead of the ♣Q and I still had 3 trumps for a third diamond explore. Even though 5D is cold on continuation leads to 5 tricks for the ruff, so the poor 8-card fit had yielded the actual layout, 3NT is the normal defence as long as East encourages 6 ruffs for 9 tricks and +140 versus spot to try and make game. ■ but does not take the ♣A at trick 1 or 2H down 1 at the other table. The full article is on the website 2 to keep communication with West.

At the other table NS stopped in 2NT and made 9 tricks for ‒150 and 7 QCBC IMPs to us. 67 Ipswich Rd Woolloongabba Ph: 3391 3241 Email: [email protected] An Englishman thinks seated; www.qcbc.org.au a Frenchman, standing; an American, pacing; and a bridge Sessions: Mon 10.00 am 7.30 pm player, afterwards. Tue 10.00 am 7.30 pm Wed 10.30 am 7.30 pm Thur 10.30 am If you're a good enough player, Fri 10.00 am 7.30 pm you can get away with making Sat 1.00 pm mistakes because nobody will Supervised: Mon 7.30 pm believe it. Fri 9.30 am

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1♣ 1♥ However, if the responder already Teacher's 1♠ 2♦ knows which game we should play, he will not bother to go via Corner 1♦ 1♠ fourth suit. To use fourth suit is to 2♣ 2♥ investigate more when we need to 1♥ 1♠ investigate! 2♦ 3♣ HOW (to use fourth suit) The point is, when the opener has After hearing fourth suit, the opener shown two suits and the responder Joan does not know what kind of hand Butts one, it is not likely we should play with their partner has. That will be the fourth suit as the trump suit. If the better revealed in the next round. Fourth Suit Forcing responder has a four-card suit in the So, opener should try to describe fourth suit, no trumps is often best. HEN three suits have been more about his hand, eg support Wbid by our side in an auction So, bidding the fourth suit is not responder’s suit with three cards (eg 1♦ P 1♠ P 2♣ P ?), responder promising length in that suit. The (he can’t have more than three as he would have shown support in the usually (but not always) has enough bid is artificial, and says: “Game- first place), or bid no trumps with a information to decide the final forcing”. After that, we cannot stop below game so there is no rush, stopper in the fourth suit or rebid contract. When they do need more because partner can never pass a one of his own suits with extra length information before committing the bid lower than game! there. side to game (or slam), the bid of the fourth suit is a game forcing, artificial tool which allows us to take the bidding more slowly, without having to leap to a contract, and guess the best spot. It simply means you bid the fourth suit eg 1♦ P 1♠ P 2♣ P 2♥. Fourth suit forcing is a useful convention designed to make responder’s bidding easier, when: • The responder doesn’t know which game we are going to play. • The responder is strong and want to make a slam try. • The responder is even stronger and wants to go to slam but uses fourth suit forcing first as he wants to set a trump suit for later ace-asking bids. Some play fourth suit as just forcing for one round, but it’s better used as game-forcing. If you play it as a one round force only, it’s hard to know which later bids are forcing and which are not. Playing it as game forcing makes it simpler, and partner will not drop you below game under any circumstances! If fourth suit is forcing to game, then you need to find another non- if you have a hand that’s less than a game force. Often this is 2NT to show 10, 11 points. WHEN (to use fourth suit) Fourth suit forcing would occur when the responder has bid a suit and the opener shows a second suit, typically:

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The fourth suit bidder could easily West East North South have a hand where he wants to be 1♣ 1♥ 1♣ 1♦ in no trumps, but perhaps has no 1♠ 2♦ 1♠ 2♥ stopper in the fourth suit: 2NT 3♠ 2NT 3NT West East Logically 3♠ here means East is pass 1♣ 1♥ interested in more than game, or 1♠ 2♦ else the responder would have just Dlr E ♠ AJ43 The responder, East, may have: bid game! (nb: 3♠ directly over 1♠ Vul NS ♥ 8764 ♠ KJx would be just invitational to 4♠, with ♦ 865 ♥ AKxx a hand not quite strong enough ♣ A3 ♦ 10xx for 4♠). ♠ 6KQ108 ♠ 9 ♥ J5 N ♥ A103 ♣ Kxx West East W E KQ2 AJ743 1♣ 1♥ ♦ S ♦ If opener bids no-trumps over 2♦ QJ5 K1042 1♠ 3♠ = game invitation, ♣ ♣ as fourth suit in the above auction, 752 opener passes or raises to game. ♠ he is promising a diamond stopper, KQ92 Here responder would need opener ♥ and says it’s ok to play no-trumps. 109 to have some extras for game. ♦ If the opener has no diamond ♣ 9876 stopper, we should probably try But over the fourth suit forcing auction, opener can show a another game when the responder The bidding starts: has these cards. minimum by simply raising to 4♠. If West has some extras, though, he West East But the reason for responder’s use will accept the slam try with a cue 1♦ of fourth suit forcing may also be that bid. Note: It is not always the right 1♠ 2♣ he is looking for something else, eg thing to bid fourth suit forcing with ? support for his own suit game going responding hands. If Again, the responder does not know West East you need further information about which game will be the best one. 1♣ 1♥ the hands, then use the convention, 3NT, 4♠, 5♣/♦ are all options at this 1♠ 2♦ but If you know where we are going, stage in the bidding. To investigate The responder may have: just bid it! West bids fourth suit forcing, 2♥. It ♠ Kxx continues: ♥ AQ10xx Examples West East ♦ Ax 1. This first hand makes a standard 1♦ ♣ Ax situation where fourth suit forcing is 1♠ 2♣ useful. The bidding starts: The reason for bidding fourth suit 2♥ 2NT here is to check out if partner has 3NT pass Dlr N ♠ KQ104 three hearts, in which case 4♥ on a East confirms a heart hold, and West Vul None ♥ AJ3 5-3 fit probably is better than 3NT concludes that if East had held three ♦ 4 as we may have only one diamond spades, he would have shown the ♣ Q10432 stopper. If the opener over 2♦ is not three-card support over 2♥ and they ♠ A532 ♠ 86 showing heart support, East can would have played in 4♠. ■ ♥ Q976 N ♥ K854 try 3NT. W E ♦ J32 S ♦ 10976 The responder may also use fourth ♣ 86 ♣ AJ9 Manager's Travels suit forcing and then, in the next ♠ J97 round, rebid his own suit to show ♥ 102 a six-card suit. If the responder re- ♦ AKQ85 sponds 1♥ or 1♠ and then just rebids ♣ K75 the suit, the bid will not be forcing. 1♦ 1♠ North South 2♣ 2♠ = not forcing, partner Kim 1♣ 1♦ Ellaway can pass 1♠ ? 1♦ 1♠ South knows the partnership should LOVE Queensland congresses and 2♣ 2♥ (4th) go to game but cannot be certain Ihave been to most Barrier Reef 2NT 3♠ = natural, forcing to which game. It may be 3NT (if North Congresses since its inception, and game -usually a six-card suit. has a heart stopper, or 4♠ on a 4-3, all Gold Coast Congresses since A third reason for using fourth suit or perhaps 5♣ or 5♦ if North does not 1977 where, for most years, I have may be that the responder is slam have a heart stopper). Therefore, been working at the event. My next interested. He makes the game South bids 2♥ (fourth suit forcing) favourite event is the Northern force bid first and later supports one and the opener will try to describe Territory Gold whether it be at Alice of partner’s suits, typically: his hand further. Then it goes: Springs or Darwin. We team up at the

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Darwin event with Jane Rasmussen bridge, hand after hand. Even the as only 9 of the 26 pairs had bid it. ABF Secretary and partner of her placegetters have to suffer at times The play in 6D on an opening trump choice. This year her partner was as the following hands from the lead is reasonably straightforward. Ann Mellings from the Noosa Bridge swiss pairs illustrate. You need to avoid the distraction of Club. Due to health reasons we were Francis Perrin looking for club ruffs as there won’t be not playing in the matchpoint pairs ♠ 76 ♠ AKQ852 enough trumps available to ruff at least BUT Jane had other plans. She ♥ AK ♥ 1082 three of them. Best is to lose a heart tripped on the way to the event and ♦ QJ10 ♦ AK64 at trick 2, take the trump return, pitch broke her arm which meant I had ♣ A87543 ♣ ─ a spade on the ♥K and then ruff the to play. We did not shine but had a spade suit high. This works whenever great time. Jane was back for the W N E S spades are no worse than 4-2. teams however we still did not shine 1S P Next comes a bidding problem. Your but continued to have a great time. 2C P 3S P 4S P 4NT1 P right hand opponent opens 3S not The Swiss was packed with players 5H3 P 5NT3 P vul vs vul. You hold: wanting PQP points and the hands 6D4 P 7S All pass ♠ 9 were quite wild. One hand which I ♥ AQ did not shine on was: 1 Key card query ♦ AK964 2 Two key cards ♠ ─ ♣ K8653 3 specific kings? ♥ A10987654 4 ♦K What do you bid? Possibilities are ♦ Q1052 4D or 4S (Michaels) or 4NT (for Of 26 matches, only two pairs bid to ♣ J minors) or double. Your choice? the grand slam, 12 pairs bid the small This was the whole hand: I got to 6H and Ray gave me a slam and 12 stayed in game. When beautiful dummy: the trumps broke 4-1, Perrin-Francis lost 15 IMPs. Had they stayed in Dlr N ♠ Q1087542 ♠ A84 6S, they would have gained 9 IMPs. Vul EW ♥ K108 ♥ Q Should they have bid this 68% ♦ Q7 ♦ AKJ74 grand? At teams, if you are confident ♣ Q ♣ AQ72 that the opponents will be in the ♠ A6 ♠ 9 ♥ J9543 N ♥ AQ small slam, you should. At pairs, in W E A spade was led. Now do you go for a field of mixed ability, perhaps not ♦ 82 S ♦ AK964 the drop or the finesse in trumps? (though I’d rather bid this grand than ♣ A1097 ♣ K8653 It cost me 14 IMPs as I ran the ♥Q not). But the important thing now is ♠ KJ3 to the bare ♥K. I was greedy as 7D to move on to the next hand where ♥ 762 is cold and you don't have to find your fortunes might improve. ♦ J1053 the ♥K. ■ ♣ J42 ♠ AQ842 ♠ 95 ♥ K76 ♥ Q Territory Gold ♦ AK85 ♦ QJ1032 Whilst game is available in no trump, ♣ 7 ♣ AJ1092 hearts, diamonds or clubs, 6C looks to be a reasonable spot. Perrin-Francis have an agreement that a double of W N E S a pre-empt shows two places to play, P so their bidding went: (3S) – X – (P) – 1S P 2D P 4C1 P 4H2 P 4H – (P) – 5C, now showing a strong Richard 4S2 P 4NT3 P hand with both minors – (P) – 6C. Ward 5C4 P 6D All pass This earned them 13 IMPs when only three pairs bid the slam. A significant contingent of 25 1 Splinter agreeing diamonds Next year’s Territory Gold Bridge 2 Queenslanders made the journey to 1st or 2nd round controls Festival will be held in Alice Springs 3 Darwin in the first week of September Key card from 4th to 8th September. Pencil it 4 0 or 3 for the Northern Territory’s bi-annual in now. ■ gold point congress. The best of This time it is your opponents who these, by far, was Brisbane’s Murray bid nicely to this possible diamond Perrin and Neville Francis who were slam. You are South holding: 25 Years Ago 2nd in the swiss teams and 2nd in ♠ 1073 the swiss pairs. ♥ AJ953 The ANC ♦ 84 Successful players are those who UEENSLAND failed to ♣ 654 take each hand as it comes, ignoring Qreproduce the 1992 results at the blows inflicted by opponents and and need to find the unlikely spade this year's ANC. Hardly surprising, malevolent distributions, and simply lead to defeat it. When Perrin-Francis since the home-turf results were so concentrate on playing percentage led another suit, they had lost 12 IMPs extraordinarily good. However, the

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State teams were not disgraced, and David Appleton overcalled 3C x both the Women and Youth reaching (pre-emptive). South bid 4S and Kxxx their finals, while the Open finished Murray Green doubled. 10 a creditable fourth. Best result of the The jack of hearts was led, won by ─ fortnight was probably the quinella the ace and a club returned. Kylie, J10x ─ in the Women's Butler Trials, with fearful of a club ruff, won the ace QJx ─ Therese Tully - Joan Butts and Di and played ace and another spade. ─ xxxxx Rogers - Greer Tucker coming in In dummy with the king, she led a ─ x first and second. diamond, won by West with the ace, KQxx The women in fact lost the final by who continued hearts. Kylie won the xx only one IMP. Our correspondent in king, cashed the diamond king, and ─ Canberra picking this hand as the crossed to dummy with a heart ruff. ─ key to the match: At this point she had lost two tricks, and squeezing West on any play by Joan Therese and the hands were: East! ■ ♠ AKxxx ♠ QJxxx xxx ♥ xxxxx ♥ ─ ─ The 1993 State Graded Teams ♦ xx ♦ AKxxx ─ by Neville Francis ♣ A ♣ xxx J5 HE Queensland Graded Teams Joan opened IS and Therese made ─ ─ Tattracted 32 entries, 8 in the Life- a fit-showing jump to 3D. Joan now Qx 10 master+ section, 16 in the Regional*, bid 3H and this was doubled by QJ ─ and 8 in the Novice. LHO. At this stage Therese had a ─ KQ98 Tony Jackman atoned for his slip in choice of bids which might have xx the June Congress Teams to be instru- propelled the partnership into the ─ mental in winning the crunch match slam, but, unfortunately, chose to 9 this time. Greedy, Tony - you've won show her distribution by bidding 4C, xx everything else in Queensland, why also doubled, and they settled in 4S. Now she led the diamond nine and not let someone else win this inaugu- It is interesting to note that, had pitched a club, brilliantly endplaying ral event! Tony's success stemmed Joan's 3H bid not been doubled, West. from an astute pass on this hand in there would have been no sane way (The contract can be defeated in the Kent-White match. to reach any slam (and, indeed, it various ways, but this does not Dlr W ♠ 104 was missed at the other table and detract from Kylie's play.) Vul Both ♥ K6 at both tables in the Open Final). And here's a hand from a ♦ J10765 Doubles of trial bids and cue bids Queenslander. Mark Sarris won the ♣ 9875 are all very well in their place, but Open Trials with Magnus Moren. His ♠ 3Q9876 ♠ ─ at such a low level can only give the play on this hand against Victoria ♥ 73 N ♥ Q1092 declaring pair extra bidding space. W E shows why. ♦ K82 ♦ 3AQ What a shame that the futile double S ♣ A2 ♣ KQ10643 was not punished! xx Dlr E ♠ ♠ AKJ52 Kxxxx Our man on the spot also records ♥ ♥ AJ854 Q10x a hand from the Youth final which, ♦ ♦ 84 Jxx alas, did not star any Queenslanders, ♣ ♣ 3 but which augurs well for Australian ♠ J10xxx ♠ x N Youth. It was played by Kylie Hobb, ♥ QJxx ♥ x W E At our table, Andrew Pryde (West) aged 15, of NSW. ♦ J S ♦ Axxxxxx ♣ Qxx ♣ Axxx opened a Multi-2D, and I decided Dlr N ♠ AQxxx ♠ AKQxx (wrong again, Francis) that his spades ♥ Kxx ♥ Axx would be as good as my clubs, and ♦ K10 ♦ Kx that eight tricks would be easier than ♣ AJ5 ♣ Kxx nine. So I bid 2S (in case his suit was ♠ x ♠ Jx hearts) and played there for ‒200. ♥ AQxxx N ♥ J10x At the other table, Tony passed the W E East opened 3D and Mark (South) ♦ AQJxx S ♦ 87 bid 3NT. East won the diamond lead West hand and the fireworks began. ♣ 10 ♣ KQ98xx and switched to a club, run to the East opened 1C and South bid 2NT ♠ Kxxxx queen, the club return ducked. Mark (good hand, both majors). Tony ♥ xx reasoned from the duck that East doubled to show values, and North bid ♦ 9xx held four clubs, so he cashed his 3H, intending it pre-emptively. South, ♣ xxx king of diamonds and his two aces however, thought North meant it, and then put East in with a club, leaving bid 4H. Doubled for ‒1400. Kylie opened IS with the North cards this position: Here endeth the challenge. ■

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Mary Simon (Beenleigh), 2nd place, July 15. QBA Graded Teams Novices Carmel Caton and Trevor Henderson QCBC: where Team 1 had a win, (Toowoomba), 3rd Diana Khursandi and this does not happen very often. and Tim Sayer (Caboolture). Congratulations Tony Marsland, Category B winners were Pamela Helen Blair, Del Dudman and Hare and Lance Workman (Gold Barbara Bright. Runners up were Coast). For this event the Novice Jack Luke-Paredi, Ellen Visscher, Shelley & Chris Co-ordinator Prize went to Caroline Darren Brake and Ben Leung. Farr Nelson and Judy Quick (Toowong). July 21. The Mackay Novice Pairs It was great to see Stanthorpe was divided into 2 categories. The NOVICE bridge player has fewer pair Janine and Peter Cumming Champions were Jan Harris and Athan 100 . These contesting the event. Maria Setiyawan, in 2nd place Jan points are earned by placing well July 8. The Redland Novice Pairs Letts and Paul Letts. at club events, but the best way for was won by Geoff Willson and Category B winners were Jean a novice to gain points is at a QBA- John Wilson (Surfers), 2nd Neil and Penridge and Anne Lutz, 2nd Linda approved Novice congress. There Judith Hansen (QCBC & BBC), 3rd Priday and Annie Vaughan is a smorgasbord of congresses Sumant Handa and Eugene Pereira August 5. Toowoomba Novice available in the southeast of the state, (Northern Suburbs) Teams: A remarkable result here. and some larger regional clubs hold The field was divided into 3 categories novice events too. A Novice congress with the Championship team coming is a very exciting environment where from Cat C. Congratulations Pamela experienced players are excluded to Steele, Dennis Lincoln, Pam Davey create a perfect place for small fish to and Ken Orange, 2nd place Eugene play in relative safety. You can expect Pereira, Max Meadowcroft, Bruce shelter, competition, fellowship and Gough and David Whybird, 3rd rewards. Red points are awarded on Lavinia Minchin, Marilyn Oakroot, round wins, and there are normally Jean Moetara and Allison Lewis 7 or 8 rounds played at a one-day congress. Cat B winners were Lawrence Price, Tony Thorne, Elizabeth Thorne and There are many new players Geoff Willson and John Wilson Greg Munck, 2nd Dave Mulherin, graduating from supervised play, (Surfers) Kathleen Mulherin, Paul Barrett and all of whom are novices. If you July 14. QBA Teams of Three Carmel Barrett know any, please point them in Toowong: With 38 tables, this the direction of the Novice Co- was a huge event split into 3 Cat C winners were Gerry Orrin, Joy ordinator. Our email address is Categories. The event provides an Orrin, Tony Fitzgerald and Patricia [email protected]. unusual experience where the least Fitzgerald, 2nd Pat Kelly, Sandra We can put them on the email list, experienced players in the bridge Head, Teresa Downing, and Barbara answer any novice related concerns world are placed in a team with a very Reid. or just keep them informed of events experienced player. Team events Sept. 1. QBA Graded Pairs QCBC: and news in the novice world. have different strategies to the more This was a game of nerves with the What has been happening: July common pairs events. In each team, top two fighting for honours over the 1. The Toowong Restricted under the experienced Captain guides last 4 rounds culminating in another 150 pairs had amazing results for and helps novices to understand remarkable result where the 2018 novices. Of the top 8 places, 7 the differences with the focus on Queensland under 150 Champions were novice players. The winners enjoying the day of competition. have fewer than 50 masterpoints. were Kevin Hamilton-Reen and In Cat A 1st Michelle Groves, Julie Congratulations to Thomas Larsen Mannion, Charles Mitchell and and Aijun Yang; in second place Capt. Ian Halford, 2nd Anna Green, were Peter Heard and Loretta Yvonne Zande, Robyn Woodrick Lovett. and Capt. Terry Strong. Events Coming: Sept 16, Sanctuary Cat B 1st Bernadette Dwyer, Fiona Cove Novice Pairs, Gillies, Chris Green and Capt. Clair October 17, Noosa Novice Pairs Green, 2nd Fenna Cooper, Sandra October 21, BBC Novice Pairs Aring, Devi Thillainathan and Capt. October 28, QCBC Novice Teams John Kelly. November 10, Townsville Novice Cat C 1st Julie Webster, Karen Flynn, Teams Judy O’Donoghue and Capt. Alan Boyce, 2nd James O’Callaghan, November 11, Sunshine Coast Kevin Hamilton-Reen and Mary Marge Henry, Peter Bristow and Novice Pairs Simon (Beenleigh) Capt John Gough. Until next time, enjoy your bridge. ■

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6H is cold and scores ‒1210 while 2 TRELOAR (Tony Treloar, The Proof of 6C is one off for +50 had you let him Peter Evans, Martin Doran, Paul the Pudding play there unmolested. Hooykaas) One club ruff with trumps 3-3 was 3 WOOLLEY (Chris Woolley, ‘all’ that was needed. Your double Carolyn Woolley, Paul Collins, Sue tipped off the slam bidder that his big O'Brien) club suit had sprung a leak. Grade B Yes it is a horrible weak-2 containing 1 WILLIAMS (Jenny Williams, the four spades but declarer Fred Monica Pritchard, Robin Webcke, Whitaker expected that the opener held at Joan Jenkins) least four cards in his two suits. 2 EASTMAN (Dewi Eastman, Paul Is in the eating we are told Disclosure: There but for the Grace Han, Helen Standfast, Loraine King) of God go I! ■ OW often have you heard that Grade C Hdoubling a freely bid high-level 1 MARSLAND (Anthony Marsland, contract may spook your quarry into State Event Helen Blair, Del Dudman, Barbara running to a making alternative? Bright) An extreme example of the wisdom Results 2 LUKE-PAREDI (Jack Luke- of that advice cropped up at the local Paredi, Darren Brake, Ellen club the other day. GRADED PAIRS Visscher, Ben Leung) A Grade BUTLER PAIRS Dlr N ♠ 9854 1 Chuan Qin - Philip Chang Overall ♥ 104 Vul None 2 Chris Snook - Denise Hartwig ♦ KQ10865 1 Peter Evans - Tony Treloar 3= Greg Lee - Alan Currie ♣ 4 2 Jill Magee - Terry Strong 3= Charlie Lu - Kang Wang ♠ AKJ3 ♠ 10762 3 Richard Fox - Andrew Woollons ♥ J52 N ♥ 986 B Grade Men W E 1 Joan Jenkins - Robin Webcke ♦ AJ9 S ♦ 2743 1 Peter Evans / Tony Treloar ♣ QJ10 ♣ 52 2 Jim Taylor - Cora Taylor 2 Richard Fox / Andrew Woollons ♠ Q 3 Jenny Williams - Jack Rohde 3 Larry Moses / Nikolas Moore ♥ AKQ73 C Grade Women ♦ ─ 1 Thomas Larsen - Aijun Yang 1 Beverley Stacey / Alison Dawson ♣ AK98763 2 Peter Heard - Loretta Lovett 2 Joan Jenkins / Roberta Tait 3 Kevin Hamilton-Reen - Mary You are West, and at nil vul LHO Simon opens 2D weak to which RHO OPEN TEAMS enquires with 2NT. Category A Multi- Some may choose to double at this 1 MOREN (Magnus Moren, Neville point in case RHO is woozling but Francis, Jill Magee, Terry Strong) Landy whether you double or pass, LHO 2 TULLY (Therese Tully, Richard George Cuppaidge has written describes a weak weak-2 and RHO Wallis, Richard Ward, Lindy a lengthy article on this topic ponders a moment and leaps to Vincent) which is on the QBA website. 6C!! 3 HOOYKAAS (Paul Hooykaas, I have given this to five friends of Martin Doran, Peter Evans, Tony varying standards including a winner Treloar) of this year’s NOT and not a soul Category B thought twice before doubling with 1 MILLER (Errol Miller, Dorothy gusto. Indeed most looked at me as Gehrke, Lex Ranke, Jack Rohde) though this wasn’t a real problem at all. 2 BOYCE (Alan Boyce, Joan Anyway after your double whistles Jenkins, Tom Strong, Edda Strong) around to RHO he rescues himself Best Team Representing a Country at high speed to 6H into which, of Zone and not Featured Above. Open & Novice course, you also embed your cleaver Noel Bugeia, Monica Darley, Ian to the hilt. Afflick, Janeen Solomon IMP Pairs The error was in assuming your GRADED TEAMS (<100MP as at 30/9/18) opponent to be a fool. He has heard Grade A Sunday January 13 his partner describe their hand in 1 WARD (Richard Ward, Lindy some detail yet thinks he can make Vincent, Therese Tully, Bill fee: $60 per pair at the 6-level. Haughie)

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Table 3 6-level they have no support for your Slam Bidding suit. W N E S 6 If the opponents double you at the A Light-hearted Review 2C X1 XX2 P 6H3 6-level they will double you at the by Jan Randall All pass 7-level. You are a bridge teacher. Many 7 If partner rescues you, you must years ago you taught this group and 1 You hold rescue him keep on bidding your suit. tonight you have the opportunity to ♠ 74 ♥ 8 ♦ Q8652 ♣ KJ872 8 If the opponents look like they have a spectate and see how they have but let partner know what to lead even bidding mishap make them pay double developed over the years. If they if it is you who is likely to be leading. and hit them hard. 9 When partner will not stop bidding were filling out their BBO profile every 2 Always XX with 10+ HCP . one of them would class themselves give in and wish them good luck. 3 Fast arrival to shut the opponents out as Expert, as they should, because What is that you say? Oh, you do and not give them any information they were all-star students. and do not let partner mess up the remembered you had an appointment This deal turns up, a cold 7H. bidding. and you have to go - well thanks for stopping by as you can see we do ♠ Q9 Table 4 you proud every time we pick up our ♥ J73 W N E S cards. ♦ AK109743 2C ♣ Q P 2D P 4H1 This is an actual hand from an actual P 4NT P 5C tournament with actual bidding and ♠ AK82 P 5NT P 6H I was actually South at one of these ♥ AKQ1052 All pass tables! ■ ♦ ─ 1 When you’re in a game force ♣ A104 situation never allow your partner the IBPA Column South dealer, NS vulnerable opportunity to forget - get to game as fast as you can. Table 1 Service Table 5 W N E S 2C W N E S Dlr W ♠ 942 2C P 2D P 2H Vul EW ♥ 74 1 P 2D P 2H P 3D P 3H 1 2 843 2 P 3D P 6H ♦ P 4NT P 5D QJ852 P 5NT P 6C All pass ♣ P 6H P 7H3 ♠ 8 ♠ 105 1 N All pass (See Table 1) always bid your minor ♥ AKQJ92 ♥ 63 suit when you have a major suit fit W E ♦ 1075 S ♦ QJ92 1 Never support partner's major when 2 When in a game force situation take ♣ K94 ♣ A10763 you have a to bid. control, bid slam, never give partner ♠ AKQJ763 2 Who needs cue/control/or splinter the opportunity to go wrong ♥ 1085 bids. If you get an opportunity to bid Table 6 ♦ AK6 Blackwood do it. ♣ W N E S ─ 3 If you can bid 6 I can bid 7. Never let 2NT1 partner place the final contract when P 6D2 X3 6H4 you have hidden some information P 7D5 X6 7H7 W N E S from him P P X8 All pass9 1H P 1NT 4S Table 2 All pass 1 2NT! - had their hearts mixed up W N E S with their diamonds! If you have 20- After the opening bid and response, 2C 21 HCP always open 2NT so partner South jumped to four spades, despite P 2D P 2H having only nine likely tricks: maybe 1 knows exactly how many points you P 4NT P 5C have. dummy would have something of P 5NT P 6C P 6H All pass 2 Fast arrival never allow partner to get value. into the wrong contract. West began with the three top hearts. 1 Game force situation with slam 3 With this powerhouse East signalled a doubleton; declarer aspirations so do not disclose any ruffed with dummy’s nine of trumps. information about your hand. See 2 ♠ J10653 ♥ 964 ♦ J ♣ 9653 (Table 1) - with any opportunity to use and the opponents having bid a direct Alas for declarer, East overruffed Blackwood bid it. slam, double in case partner has a with the ten and, as he could not trick or two. then avoid a diamond loser, declarer If a player’s bridge prowess is to 4 Partner, just because I opened 2NT was set one trick. be abused, there’s nobody like a does not mean I don’t have a six-card “That was unlucky,” offered the partner to do it. suit. declarer. 5 When partner bids a new suit at the Dummy would have none of it. “Luck

The QBA Bulletin July - September 2018 13 had nothing do with it. Obviously, believe that the queen of clubs was the first trick in dummy with the ace, hearts were 6-2. So, all you had a singleton. So, he shifted to the ace drew trumps and cashed the ace of to do was take the best chance for and another diamond. West took the diamonds. Thus, he had to lose two the contract: throw a diamond from second diamond with his king and diamond tricks and his contract. dummy on the third heart. What exited with the nine of diamonds. The second declarer was more could the defence have done after Declarer claimed the balance, circumspect. He saw that the only that? You’d win the next trick, draw making ten tricks: five trumps, three danger to the contract was a 5-0 trumps in two rounds and then ruff hearts, a heart ruff and a diamond. diamond break. As declarer could your losing diamond in dummy.” If East had exited with a club at trick do nothing about it if West had Dummy continued, “Ruffing the third eight instead of a diamond, declarer five diamonds, declarer turned his heart with the nine of spades would would have thrown a diamond from attention to the case when East had succeed less than half the time, hand and ruffed in dummy. As a all of the outstanding diamonds: he whereas my line would succeed result, he would have lost only two would need to lead diamonds twice nearly four times out of five when the diamonds and a club, also making through East. If diamonds were 5-0, trumps broke 2- 1.” his contract. West was likelier to have four trumps. Dummy finished with, “Even if Note that there would have been no So, declarer decided to keep the ace trumps had been 3-0, you would still happy ending for declarer if West of spades in reserve as an entry to have made the contract as long as had led a club initially. dummy, in case the diamonds really the hand with three trumps couldn’t were 5-0. Consequently, declarer ruff the third round of diamonds.” Dlr S ♠ A7 played low from the dummy at trick Vul EW ♥ Q6432 one and won the spade lead in hand Dlr N ♠ K10985 ♦ K32 with the king. After drawing trumps in Vul EW ♥ A6 ♣ QJ6 four rounds, while East parted with two ♦ J654 ♠ QJ10962 ♠ 843 spades and two hearts, declarer led ♥ A95 N ♥ KJ1087 ♣ J10 W E the four of diamonds towards dummy. ♠ J ♠ 64 ♦ ─ S ♦ J10965 West discarded a spade and J1097 N 852 ♣ 9742 ♣ ─ ♥ W E ♥ dummy’s king of diamonds won the ♦ K92 S ♦ 8A10 ♠ K5 trick. Declarer called for the two of ♣ K9852 ♣ A7643 ♥ ─ diamonds, which was covered by ♠ AQ732 ♦ AQ874 the nine and queen. Declarer was ♥ KQ43 ♣ AK10853 then in a position to pick up East’s ♦ Q73 diamonds while losing just one trick ♣ Q in the suit, by leading diamonds W N E S once more from dummy. South thus 1C claimed twelve tricks: two spades, W N E S 2S 3H P 4D P 5C P 6C four diamonds and six trumps. ■ P P 1S All pass P 2C1 P 4S All pass To teach the opponents not to In a team match, the auction and lead pre-empt against you, you must 1 (the spade queen) were identical. Good hand, fit for spades not only double them, you must After North showed a good raise in At the first table, declarer played also beat them. spades by using Drury, South bid the without apparent thought. He took game without further ado. West led the jack of hearts, which QCBC he would not have done if declarer had bid the suit. It proved to be OPEN & NOVICE SWISS TEAMS an unfortunate lead: declarer won Novice <100 Mps as at 31/07/17 with dummy’s ace of hearts, then SUNDAY OCTOBER 29 (start 9.30am) drew trumps with the ace and king. Sponsored by Declarer continued with the king and queen of hearts, on which he discarded one of dummy’s clubs. After ruffing the four of hearts in dummy, declarer called for dummy’s remaining club. East rose with the ENTRY FEE: $120 per team DIRECTOR: Alan Gibson ace of clubs and, when declarer SYSTEMS: Green, blue, red & conventions & treatments followed with the queen, he relied Novice: Blue & Green only on his partner to give him count in All enquires and entries (close Wed Oct 25) to QCBC: 3391 3241 - the suit. After West signalled an odd [email protected] Details on the website: www.qcbc.org.au number of clubs, East decided to

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Mackay 50th. Anniversary Congress THIS year the Mackay Club has celebrated its golden anniversary. The meeting to form the club was held at the home of Alan and Win Henry on Friday June 14 1968. The first game was played a week later in the CWA rooms in Gordon Street, Mackay. In 1980 we moved in to our very own club premises. After a number of years, fund-raising activities complemented another bank loan to provide sufficient funds to double the size of the club house. Comfortable premises and a strong membership made it now viable to invite clubs from around the country to participate The Henry Team - Nancy Wix. Rick Wix, Camille Henry and Leonie Henry in congress events in Mackay. and Lorna Shuttlewood (President). Camille and Leonie are the daughter and daughter-in-law respectively of two of the original founders. To celebrate its anniversary, a 50th Anniversary Teams Congress was Roma held over the weekend of June 16- 17 - 50 years almost to the date. We were very pleased to welcome some who were at the initial meeting. Thirty-four teams competed, with players coming from Melbourne, Brisbane, Gold Coast, Rockhampton and all areas of the Whitsunday Zone. Dinner was hosted in the club rooms on the Saturday night for well over 100 people ensuring a night of great reminiscences, and plenty of “catching-up”. The weekend was all about making memories, mayoral visits, cutting cakes, time capsules, great friendships, home baking, lots of laughter and great bridge. Australia-Wide Novice Pairs winners: Marcia Cameron and Ros Arthur (NS), Congratulations to all the place- President Fay Donoghue, and Barry Braithwaite and Andy Gordon (EW) getters on the day. BBC Julie Jeffries was recently presented with her Certificate of Accreditation as a State Director by QBA President, Richard Wallis. Julie I would like to give your met the requirements as an active company a huge thankyou on congress director with extensive the professional and attentive experience in directing congress approach to getting my travel events. specifically Gold Point insurance claim resolved. Events nominated by the QBA. I was in Anatolia Turkey where Goondiwindi I had a fall breaking both bones Dalva Brown, a treasurer of in my leg. Goondiwindi Bridge Club for many The service from your company years, recently died aged 91. Dalva was exceptional and I wish you always had a cheery word to say well in the future. to everyone and will be deeply Trevor Fletcher Julie Jeffries and Richard Wallis missed.

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Dalby IT is amazing the difference one enthusiastic member can make to a small club like Dalby. One such person is our youngest member Rebecca Knight. Rebecca has shown great initiative in undertaking training to gain teach- ing accreditation. It certainly requires a high degree of commitment to travel a round trip of around 360 kilometres to attend teaching seminars with Joan Butts, especially hazardous at this time with all the road works happening in our area! She has also had exams to sit and reports to be submitted. As a result of Rebecca’s efforts, we have been able to increase our Rebecca with some of her pupils: Peter Schettler, Pam Moran, Rebecca membership and to give our local Knight, Anna Donnelly and Brian Wharton people the opportunity to learn how to play our addictive game. This is the first time for many years we have Coming Events had the opportunity to offer teaching Sep 14-16 Magnetic Teams - Townsville at this level. Sep 15 GNOT Finals - Gold Coast Sep 16 Sanctuary Cove Novice and Restricted Pairs To date Rebecca has had seven Sep 16 Sunshine Coast Graded Matchpoint Pairs pupils and some current members Sep 16 GNOT Finals - Far North Queensland are doing a ‘refresher course’. A Sep 23 Redland Graded Pairs new class will be starting soon with Sep 23 GNOT Finals - Capricorn another two recruits. Six students Sep 28-Oct 1 Cairns Spring Matchpoint Pairs and Teams have now been integrated into the Sep 29-Oct 1 Toowoomba Pairs and Teams club and all are displaying knowledge Sep 29-Oct 1 Mackay Pairs and Teams of good basic skills. Rebecca Oct 6-7 GNOT Finals - Brisbane has managed to ease the new Oct 6-7 GNOT Finals - Whitsunday players into the more competitive Oct 13-14 QBA Open Pairs - Northern Suburbs environment, by offering Saturday Oct 13-14 GNOT Finals - North Queensland afternoon play with club members in Oct 14 Gympie Teams Oct 17 Noosa Novice Pairs a more relaxed atmosphere. Oct 17-25 ABF Spring Nationals - Sydney Our club has also committed to Oct 21 BBC Novice Pairs supporting the local Crisis Centre. Oct 27 Surfers Paradise Graded Teams This initiative began as an annual Oct 28 QCBC Teams and Novice Teams collection of Christmas goodies which Nov 3-4 Northern Suburbs Imp Pairs our members provided. Upon delivery Nov 3-4 Hervey Bay Imp Pairs and Teams last Christmas, Rebecca was told how Nov 4 Cleveland Bay Anniversary Matchpoint Pairs great was the need throughout the Nov 10 Townsville Novice Teams year, due to the degree of domestic Nov 10-15 ABF Open Play Offs Nov 11 QBA Senior Pairs - Gold Coast Club violence in this area. Rebecca then Nov 11 Sunshine Coast Novice Pairs suggested that we, as a club, could Nov 11 Toowoomba Swiss Teams give what was most needed at regular Nov 17-18 Noosa Imp Pairs times throughout the year. Last Nov 17-18 Teacher Training and Teacher Workshop collection was for school snacks that Nov 17 QBA Congress Director Exam were gratefully received just before Nov 17-18 Central Queensland Teams - Mackay school recommenced. Nov 17-24 Queensland Wide Pairs Rebecca and her husband and sons Nov 18 Gold Coast Teams together with the husbands of other Nov 25 Toowong Graded Teams members, have been instrumental Nov 30-Dec 3 ABF GNOT Final Dec 1-2 Airlie Beach Pairs Challenge Congress in helping the club in so many ways, Dec 2 Redland Teams including installing new shelves to Dec 8-13 ABF Womens / Senior Play Offs display our trophies, tending the Dec 9 QBA Teams of 3 - Northern Suburbs garden and generally being there to Dec 16 QBA Individual shift and carry when needed. ■

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• As a matter of courtesy a player done if required or allowed by bridge Directors' Corner should refrain from summoning law. The golden rule is to get a result and addressing the director in a if at all possible. The result may manner discourteous to him or to be adjusted later if tainted in some other contestants. way. Law 16 and Law 75 are two Breaches of Law 74 may bring the laws which specifically recommend director’s people-handling skills to getting a result. There should be no situation where the director cancels Jan the fore. There may be “he said, Peach she said” situations. I might say a board because he finds it too hard something like, “I wasn’t here so to find the right law or to make a EARS ago my perception of a heard nothing however, if there has decision. Yrecorder’s duties was that he been some discourtesy here, let it listened to concerns about cheating be the last or I will have to award I’ve had need to use Law 85 twice and other almost unmentionable procedural penalties.” recently. It sets out clearly what practices. There wasn’t enough This applies to discourtesy to the should happen when the director is evidence to call the director and director too. Sadly directors tend to unable to determine the facts of a request a ruling but there was an accept some discourtesy as par for situation. Law 85 states: urge to tell someone about the the course. Again, I suggest that a When the director is called upon to suspicions. The recorder initially first warning is reasonable in many rule on a point of law or regulation in did nothing however, when several cases. My thinking is that the people which the facts are not agreed upon, similar reports were received over who are being rude could be dealing he proceeds as follows: time then action would be taken. with more problems than those on A. Director’s Assessment The emphasis now seems to be the receiving end. “Please talk to me more focussed on discourtesy so it courteously or I will have to award a 1. In determining the facts the is important to be clear on where a penalty.” It is ever so rare to have to director shall base his view on director’s authority and powers end award a penalty. Talk softly but carry a the balance of probabilities, which and the recorder’s begin. big stick. I came across this sentence is to say in accordance with the The director should be called when recently. “The director shall deal firmly weight of the evidence he is able attention is drawn to an irregularity. with any player who disputes, thwarts, to collect. This applies equally to discourtesy belittles or otherwise undermines the 2. If the director is then satisfied that as it does after a lead out of turn, an authority of the director.” he has ascertained the facts, he insufficient bid or whatever. While it may be useful to reporting rules as in Law 84. Some key elements of Law 74: instances of rudeness to the B. Facts Not Determined • A player should maintain a recorder, the director should be the If the director is unable to determine courteous attitude at all times. first port of call because his job is the facts to his satisfaction, he • A player should carefully avoid to apply the laws on conduct and makes a ruling that will permit play any remark or extraneous action etiquette. On the other hand, if a to continue. ■ that might cause annoyance player has suffered in silence and or embarrassment to another not drawn attention to the irregularity, player or might interfere with the then the recorder is still available. enjoyment of the game. Directors should feel comfortable QBA about mentioning any concerns they • As a matter of courtesy a player have to the recorder. should refrain from making Email: [email protected] gratuitous comments during the Phone: 07 3351 8602 auction and play. Cancelling a board should only be Mobile: 0412 064 903 Fax: 07 3103 4799 Website: www. qldbridge.com 2019 Barrier Reef DEAD NOV 26 (noon) Congress Contributions to: 33 Royal Pde Ashgrove 4060 May 3 - 6 Ph: 07 3366 1292 Email: philipsquire@ Pullman Reef Hotel Casino, Cairns tpg.com.au LINE

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