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OCBL JOURNAL Issue N OCBL JOURNAL Issue N. 44. Tuesday, 16 February, 2021 SCHEDULE TODAY OCBL OPEN LEAGUE: FEBRUARY OPEN TEAMS ROUND 3. 16.00 CET / 10.00 EST QUARTERFINALS Gupta VS Daugava Sugi VS Apple Parker VS Black Hunisr VS Amateurs Israel Seniors VS Hotspurs Alpert VS Wilson Fredin VS Tilly VUGRAPH Apres-Bridge Champs VS Scorway Leslie VS Red Devils Harris VS Moss Skeidar VS Aces Take Kings France Sud VS Rippey Agriport VS Salvo De Botton VS Coledmonds ROUND 4. 18.45 CET / 12.45 EST Gupta VS Tilly Sugi VS Daugava The first segment of the quarterfinals of the OCBL Open League will be Parker VS Apple played today. The first segment includes 20 boards. The second half will be Hunisr Black VUGRAPH VS played next Thursday. Israel Seniors VS Amateurs Alpert Hotspurs VS Today's Vugraph match will also be broadcast on Twitch. Fredin Wilson VS Geoff Hampson (pictured above) will be our commentator! Apres-Bridge Champs VS Coledmonds Leslie Scorway VS Stay tuned! Harris Red Devils VS The WBT Twitch channel: Skeidar Moss VS https://www.twitch.tv/worldbridgetour France Sud VS Aces Take Kings Agriport VS Rippey De Botton VS Salvo OCBL FEBRUARY OPEN TEAMS - OCBL OPEN LEAGUE DAY 2 QUARTERFINALS 1/2. 21.30 CET / 15:30 EST After two rounds, teams Hunisr (A), Amateurs (B), Skeidar (C) and Moss (D) Moss VS Salvo are leading their group's rankings. Ireland VS Denmark VUGRAPH Skeidar scored no less than 36.18 VPs in the first two matches! Lebowitz VS Palma Today the 3rd and 4th rounds of the qualification stage will be played. Black VS Goded FEBRUARY OPEN TEAMS - RANKINGS AFTER ROUND 2 GROUP A GROUP B GROUP C GROUP D 1 Hunisr 28.89 1 Amateurs 28.47 1 Skeidar 36.18 1 Moss 22.77 2 Alpert 20.59 2 Daugava 26.39 2 De Botton 28.64 2 Red Devils 22.25 3 Sugi 20.17 3 Wilson 23.62 3 Leslie 26.03 3 Rippey 17.39 4 Israel Seniors 16.38 4 Hotspurs 22.68 4 Agriport 24.83 4 Scorway 14.82 5 Gupta 15.07 5 Black 21.88 5 France Sud 22.15 5 Salvo 14.72 6 Fredin 14.44 6 Tilly 17.81 6 Apres-Bridge Champs 16.4 6 Aces Take Kings 11.76 7 Parker 8.68 7 Apple 14.93 7 Harris 11.98 7 Coledmonds 10.08 OCBL Journal OCBL UPCOMING EVENTS SUPER CUP 2 March - 9 March, 2021 CET EST Qualification: Tuesday 2 March 16.30 - 19.00 - 21.30 10.30 - 13.00 - 15.30 Wednesday 3 March 16.30 - 19.00 - 21.30 10.30 - 13.00 - 15.30 Thursday 4 March 16.30 - 19.00 - 21.30 10.30 - 13.00 - 15.30 Friday 5 March 16.30 - 19.00 - 21.30 10.30 - 13.00 - 15.30 KO: Monday 8 March 16.30 - 19.00 - 21.30 10.30 - 13.00 - 15.30 Tuesday 9 March 16.30 - 19.00 - 21.30 10.30 - 13.00 - 15.30 OPEN LEAGUE 29 March - 25 April, 2021 Play every Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Sunday at 21.30 CEST - 15.30 EDT APRIL CUP 5 - 9 April, 2021 CEST EDT Qualification: Monday 5 April 16.30 - 19.00 10.30 - 13.00 Tuesday 6 April 16.30 - 19.00 - 21.30 10.30 - 13.00 - 15.30 Wednesday 7 April 16.30 - 19.00 10.30 - 13.00 OCBL CUP Thursday 8 April 16.30 - 19.00 10.30 - 13.00 KO: Friday 9 April 16.30 - 19.00 - 21.30 10.30 - 13.00 - 15.30 MAY CUP 3 - 7 May, 2021 CEST EDT Qualification: Monday 3 May 16.30 - 19.00 10.30 - 13.00 Tuesday 4 May 16.30 - 19.00 - 21.30 10.30 - 13.00 - 15.30 Wednesday 5 May 16.30 - 19.00 10.30 - 13.00 OCBL CUP Thursday 6 May 16.30 - 19.00 10.30 - 13.00 KO: Friday 7 May 16.30 - 19.00 - 21.30 10.30 - 13.00 - 15.30 OPEN LEAGUE 10 May - 6 June, 2021 Play every Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Sunday at 21.30 CEST - 15.30 EDT JUNE CUP 31 May - 4 June, 2021 CEST EDT Qualification: Monday 31 May 16.30 - 19.00 10.30 - 13.00 Tuesday 1 June 16.30 - 19.00 - 21.30 10.30 - 13.00 - 15.30 Wednesday 2 June 16.30 - 19.00 10.30 - 13.00 Thursday 3 June 16.30 - 19.00 10.30 - 13.00 OCBL CUP KO: Friday 4 June 16.30 - 19.00 - 21.30 10.30 - 13.00 - 15.30 2 OCBL Journal Bidding Matters by Mark Horton To mark the start of the OCBL Open Teams Our second deal has a more competitive we are going to look in more detail at a couple element: of deals from the opening round. We start with a tough bidding assignment: Board 7. Dealer South. All Vul. [ Q 5 4 Board 2. Dealer East. NS Vul. ] Q 9 4 [ A K Q 8 4 3 { J 10 9 7 2 ] 9 8 5 4 } J 4 { 4 3 [ 8 6 [ 10 } 9 ] A K 10 5 3 ] J 8 7 2 [ — [ J 9 6 { 5 3 { A 6 ] J 7 6 2 ] Q 10 3 } K 10 5 3 } A Q 9 8 7 6 { J 10 8 5 { K 7 [ A K J 9 7 3 2 } Q J 8 4 2 } A K 7 5 3 ] 6 [ 10 7 5 2 { K Q 8 4 ] A K } 2 { A Q 9 6 2 } 10 6 Hands where both sides have a double fit are often exciting. Although in theory ten tricks are 6[ is clearly an excellent contract given East's the limit in spades, hearts and clubs, it is easy opening bid - even in these inflationary times to see how any of those contracts might make, a slam on a finesse though the opening bidder especially in the cases where the double fit was is a sound proposition. However, reaching hidden. Here is a sample of how the players 6[ might not be easy. Let's look at how the approached the deal: successful pairs managed it: Naren Gupta Gupta v Black Gupta v Black Fredin v Apple Open Room Open Room Closed Room West North East South Paske Gupta McIntosh Zia West North East South West North East South Paske Gupta McIntosh Zia Clementsson Brink Fredin Drijver — — — 1[ — — 1} 1{ — — 1}* 1NT* Pass 2[ 3} 3] 3}* 4[ Pass 5[ 3}* Dble* Pass 3[ 5} Pass Pass 5[ Pass 6[ All Pass Pass 4}* Pass 4]* Pass Pass Dble All Pass Pass 4NT* Pass 5]* 3} Less than constructive, can be very weak Pass 6[ All Pass As is often the case Zia likes to go his own way in the bidding. North had the perfect hand to advance over 1} 3+} 5[. If he had held a void in clubs he would have 1NT 5+{ and 4]/[ Closed Room been able to bid 6}. 3} Weak West North East South Dble Takeout V Gupta Hallberg M Bilde Hult Closed Room 4} Cuebid — — — 1[ West North East South 4] Cuebid Pass 2[ 3} 4[ V Gupta Hallberg M Bilde Hult 4NT RKCB 5} Pass Pass 5[ — — 1} 1{ 5] 2 key cards Dble All Pass 3}* 4[ Pass 5[ Pass 6[ All Pass Skeidar v Salvo Notice that South did not bother to introduce the diamonds. 3} Weak Open Room West North East South What might be described as a copycat auction! Umur Helgemo Koksoy Andresen — — 1}* 1{ Dble 1[ Dble 3[ Pass 4} Pass 4{* 5} Pass Pass 5]* Pass 6[ All Pass 1} 2+} Dble 4+] Dble 3] 4} Cuebid 4{ Cuebid 5] Cuebid Zia Mahmood Thomas Paske 3 OCBL Journal Sugi v Amateurs We have seen that auction before - a dangerous situation as West does not know about East's Open Room heart length. West North East South Baseggio Sakkung Kolesnik Sugiharto Closed Room — — — 1[ West North East South Pass Pass 2} 2{ Welland de Wijs Auken Muller 3]* 4[ 5} Pass — — — 1}* Pass Dble All Pass 1] Pass 4}* 4[ 5] Pass* Pass 5[ 3] 'Intended as fit' Pass Pass Dble All Pass It's unusual to see an opening bid passed these 1} 15+ days, but I suspect NS were playing Precision, Pass 6-8 any or penalty pass so 1[ was limited. Here both sides knew about 4} 'Fit-showing (I think)' the double fit. Pass Forcing, Pass is asking for double Closed Room In this auction West knew about the double fit, West North East South so cashing three tricks on the go was easy. Ng Chechelashvili Hun Soliman — — — 1[ Harris v Rippey Pass 1NT 2} 4[ 5} 5[ Pass Pass Open Room Dble All Pass Kevin Castner West North East South Bedouet Root Vallet Igoe Parker v Hotspurs Israel Seniors v Tilley — — — 1[ Pass 1NT 2} 3[ Open Room Open Room 5} All Pass West North East South West North East South Mandell A Grossack Naqvi Parker Castner Limor King Mintz A slight variation, South preferring to rebid — — — 1[ — — — 1[ 3[. 2] 2[ 4}* 4[ Pass 2[* 3} 4[ Pass Pass 5] 5[ 5} Dble Pass 5[ Closed Room Pass Pass Dble All Pass Dble All Pass West North East South Isporski Rippey Trendafilov Nowak 4} 'Agree hearts, but not discussed' 2[ 6-8 — — — 1[ Dble Don't want to play 5[ Pass 2[ 3} 4[ Not many players overcalled 2] with West's 5} Pass Pass 5[ cards, but it should ensure that the double fit Although North didn't fancy 5[ South had the Dble All Pass will be revealed, at least to West.
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