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. ;., hi!EB~' .· the Baltic.capital s I I · witli"Chris Barrable Good start in Camrose, but the Welsh still a live threat ENGLAND are going well in their bid to retain the Camrose Trophy, but have yet to face the threat of Wales. After two rounds of matches England are in front, having beaten Republic of Ireland and·Northem Ireland- the latter with some difficulty. Second place is held by ScoUand, despite losing both to Wales and to Republic of Ireland, and it is Wales, currently fourth, but having played only one match so far, who pose the main danger to the holders. If Wales can win convincingly against Republic of Ireland in the third round of matches on February 6-7 it will set up a tasty clash between Wales and England on February 22-23. This will be England's next match, because they England's sit out the third round. Alan Mould partnered Gary Hyett in Alan Mould England'stwoopeningmatches, the first of keeps an eye which took place in Manchester against Republic of Ireland. Alan observed: 'The on progress Alan Mould, left, and Andrew Mcintosh take a break from the match was played at the Cheadle House action during England's match against Republic of Ireland Hotel which, appropriately, was the old For the Northern Ireland match England ·- -·- - --~ - ·---. Cheadle Royal mental hospital!' fielded Danny Davies, John Armstrong, HOW THEY STAND But he had more serious comment about Alan Mould, Gary Hyett, Espen Erichson Played VP score the play: ' England won 61-29 at the table, and Artur Malinowski. Paul Hackett was 1 England 2 110.5
but due to a series of fines to both teams the non-playing captain. 1 Scotland 2 77 (mainly for slow play), the end result was a Recent encounters between these two Rep of Ireland 2 75 somewhat obscure 58.5-28.' sides have been blood baths, with England Wales I 56 Alan further observed: 'Unusually the consistently destroying the Northern Irish N Ireland I 38 weekend featured few play problems, but a teams. But not this time. The English per I Jot of bidding problems. These England formance was Jittered with unforced Results to date: England 58.5, Rep of Ireland 28; generally judged much better than Ireland, errors, while Northern Ireland produced Wales 56, Scodand 34; England 52. Northern 1 both in the game and slam zone.' fewer of these and also found some excel I. ,'reland 38:_ Rep ~reland 47, Scotland 4_3:._ ____. Here is a hand where England can be lent plays. said to have judged either well, or luckily, Alan rated this the hand of the 1+ was strong and 1• showed spades or depending on your viewpoint: tournament: both minors. The rest was natural. At Jove all Alan picked up ~A Q '19 4 Robert Plunkett for Northern Ireland received the ~6 lead, ducked, and this was +A J4 + K Q J8 7 5 and the bidding reached A J 9 82 ~ followed by a heart to the king and a small him after Pass-Pass-1+ (Blue Oub). • JlO Lacking a perfect way into the auction Alan heart taken by the 10. Robert cashed the +K + KQ9 setUed for a playing-trick-heavy overcall of + A Q2 and got the bad news. He now did incredi lNT. bly well to make the highly unnatural-look The auction continued 2~3 + (hearts} t 6 A ~ K Q 105 3 ing play of cashing the ~A. This had the Pass and now Alan somewhat anarchically • AK 9 5 ./.:)..V"~ • 7 6 3 2 effect of triple squeezing West. A diamond (his words) bid 3NT. When Gary showed • 10 8 5 4 2 ~&· gives five diamond tricks, a club three club what a fine partner he is by tabling the +A 6 K73 ~ + ~06 5 4 tricks and so West had to discard his low as his first card after the spade lead Alan heart, which was the defence's fifth trick. 7 4 t Five rounds of diamonds would now see did not care what else he put down. • Q 84 In fact Gary's hand was ~10 2 •J 10 8 52 West endplayed to lead from the + K.ln fact t A J 7 6 3 +9 8 5 3 2 + A- 400 to England combined East discarded two clubs on the diamonds + J 9 8 with +150 from the other room for llimps. so declarer could and did lead the +J for The other members of the England team North East South West three tricks (But after cashing the ~A there were Paul Bowyer, Martin Jones, Phil King 1+ 1" 2+ Pass was no defence). and Andrew Mcintosh, with John Williams 2• Pass 2NT Pass In the other room Danny Davies had no JNT Pass Pass Pass the non-playing captain. bidding to help him and the much tougher defence of three rounds of hearts, the ' defenders disposing of the A K 9 7 and 6! It was thus not clear who had the winning THE BIG FINAL TRIAL heart. Danny fractionally mistimed the OVER the weekend of February 27-29 the two teams that have survived all the play to go one off for 11 well-deserved preliminaries to a final trial will battle it out to see which one is to represent England imps to Northern Ireland. in the European Championships in Sweden in June and the World Bridge Olympiad At least England avoided having points in Turkey in October. deducted this time, despite having Mould It will be John Armstrong, Danny Davies, David Gold and Tom Townsend or Colin and Hyett in the team (again Alan's words) Simpson, David Price, Andrew Mcintosh and Phil King. and the occasion saw a few records set. In the penu!Umate stage of the trial Armstrong's team beat Alan Mould, Gary Hyett, Espen Erichson has now represented hvo Martin Jones and Paul Bowyer 274-193, the 128-board match being conceded after countries at international level (Nonvay seven of the eight sets. and England), while Artur Malinowski In the other semi-final Simpson's team beat Nick Sandqvist, Gunnar Hallberg, Jason now has three countries under his beltl Hackett and Justin Hackett 334-292, a score that included a 31mp carry-over from the (Poland, Nonvay and England). round robin stage in favour of Simpson. Congratulations must also go to John The final, in London, will be an even more gruelling test. It is to be played over 160 Armstrong in equalling Tony Forrester's boards. record of 37 Camrose caps for England - a ' Subsequently a third pair (selected from the main trialists), a non-playing captain record he will hold on his own when he and a coach will be added to the England team. plays against Scotland in March.
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Page 6 _ _ _ .__ , .. rv 200"' Tony's last big gatne set unseeded Surrey team on path to Gold Cup triumph
LATE in September my Surrey team (Tony Lunn, Sean O'Neill, However, in the next set, which Jeffrey Allerton, Frances Hinden, Bob Rowlands and me) beat Ian involved five makable slams, we lost Monachan's fancied team convincingly in round six of the Gold Cup. 24.imps. Board 36 was crucial: Key to our success was the second set, in which we scored 60-0, based mainly on an incredible card from Tony and Sean, writes Peter Lee. DealerN t 42 In early November our feelings of elation were shattered by the ter N/S 'I A3 rible news that Tony had died suddenly from a heart attack. We Game + KJ4 decided to battle on, as I am sure Tony would have wished, and we f! AKQ974 were allowed to include John Frosztega as a substitute. Tony Lunn On the Saturday before the Gold Cup t AQ853 A t KJ1096 finals we played our quarter-final against behind at one stage) and Janet de Botton • 8 /.:},.T~ 'I 9 6 Mike Walsh's Norfolk team that had also (Gunnar Hallberg, Nick Sandqvist and • 108 6 'VA.~+ A975 sprung a surprise in round six by beating Paul, Jason and Justin Hackett) eliminated • j108 6 y +32 Tony Waterlow's team, the third seeds. John Armstrong's number one seeds. + 7 Remarkably they also recorded a huge We started our semi-final very well 'I K QJ 107542 plus in the second set. against Walker, leading by 66 after 24 • Q32 After a tense match, with only 2imps in boards and ran out comfortable winners. +s it after board 40, we pulled away to win by The other semi-final was closer, but in ' 52 and book our place at Peebles. the end de Botton edged out Wilson. Room1 On the next Friday we all set forth on The final was a tense affair. We started Wrst North East South J Allrr/on Ju Hachlt FHindcn fa Hachtt the train, expecting our semi-final oppo- well and were 37 up after 24 boards, aided Pass 1+ 1+ 2. \ nents to be Alexander Allfrey's team, the by a clever crocodile coup from Jeffrey 4~ 6+ Pass 6. number two seeds, including Tony Allerton where with + A Q 8, defending Pass Pass Pass Forrester and Andrew Robson. 3NT, he rose on the second round to swai- Room2 Shortly after we arrived at the Peebles low his partner's king (She had won the West North East South Hydro we learned that all three other first trick with + 10 holding + K 10). His G Hallbtrg S O'Ntill N Sandqrlisl I Frostuga quarter-finals were incredibly dose. In the lead through a critical suit beat the con- 2+ 3+(1) 4+ 6. event David Walker's Scottish team edged tract by four when playing the + Q would Pass Pass Pass (i) Showing a running minor and asking for a out Allfrey, Alan Wilson's squad beat have left Frances endplayed and forced to stop in spades David Debbage's young team (from 57 revive an entryless dummy. As can be seen in both rooms South was in a slam off two aces and in both rooms West led the ~A. Giant ride for Grant In Room 1 Frances made the good play of the +K and Jeffrey switched to a dia mond to beat the contract In Room 2 Sandqvist did not do this and continued spades to concede 17imps. With eight boards to play we were 10impsup. Although Bob and I let through a no play game, we bid a game the Hackett twins missed (an unusual event) and gained a game swing by a better opening lead by Jeffrey. When the Hacketts let through an impossible 5\' doubled we had won by28. This was the first win for all of us - for Bob and me after almost 40 attempts!
TONY Lum1, one of tlte Surrey's most suc- cessful players over tlte* last 20 years, WIZS just BILL THOMSON, chairman of Kendal Proud cyclists Bill Thomson, right, and brother 56. Witlt Ian Swn11So11 lte wo11 seven county Bridge Oub and tournament director for john, with their great nephew Grant. who has pairs titles, a record tmlikely to be surpassed. Westmorland county, had less Lime for been receiving treatment for leukemia He also fonlled n long and successful pnrtner bridge last year. He spent much of it rid great sense of achievement, but more than sltip witlt Sean O'Neill. ing his bike 120 miles a week in training that cash came pouring in for the Tony played in all tltree of Mayfield BC's for a marathon journey from Land's End Leukemia Research Fund and at the latest tvilming NICKO teams (1992, 1997 and to John o' Groats in support of the count it had topped £12,000. 2002), as well as in tire Mayfield teams tftnl Leukemia Research Fund. There were highs and lows on the 14- four times rencfted tlte Garden Cities finals in The 949-mile trip marked Bill's 60th day ride, but it was all hugely worthwhile tfte early 1990s, wimting once. birthday and he was accompanied all the in the end and it was a proud pair that In national events Tony's finest achievement way by his brother John, who is 66. The pedalled into John o' Groats to a big recep was winning the Crockford's Cup in 1998, two have a five-year-old great nephew, tion from family and friends. playing witlt Sean O'Neill, Bill Hodgkiss, Grant, who had just been diagnosed with Even more rewarding was learning how Robin Clarke, Inn Swanson and cnptai11 Ken leukaemia when they committed to the much their effort had inspired people to Ford. He was also twice a semi-finalist in Peter challenge, and Grant was starting his support the cause and Bill would welcome Lee's Gold Cup team before ftelping to set the treatment for the illness, with all the dis any further contributions. He can be con team 011 lite road to eventttnl trirtmplt. 01/ter comfort that this entails. tacted on 01539 818 312 (daytime) or 01539 nntioual acl1ievements included winning lfte Completing the route brought the pair a 720 347 (evening). Carwell Troplty (witlt Inn).
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Use one visit, lacing It with exampl~s f~m the topics he suit from a pack of cards if it helps. presented on his travels (see page 3). In this article _ ...... ~ ...... --.~ ...... -.-...;.._.....,...:;_.,;,~, Ron retraces the route he tool< CombinatJon A Combination B through the English countryside, My wife Suzie and I arrived in England + AKJlO 6 - late on Tuesday night, October 14. We recalls some of the friends he met spent the first few days with Joan and and taiiruff a heart. The other heart losers are What do you bid with: hearty brenkiast next morning the class at discarded on the clubs. Had South been (a) ~Q 9 6 3 'IK 9 6 2 +10 52 +J 4 Bristol (organised by Stephen Royal) cov void in spades, then after the ~K East (b) ~A 4 'IQ 10 8 3 tB 2 +K 10 8 6 4 would play 'I A and ruff a heart. ~Q and a ered the same area as at Wolverhampton, (c) ~KJ74 \'K983 +AB4 +Q7 plus the Modem Losing Trick Count as finesse of the ~10 allows the rest of the (d) ~A Q 3 \'Q }10 8 5 3 t7 5 2 +l well. This was one of the problems: trumps to be drawn. Answers on page 36 Partner opens 1~, no bid on your right. After the class we took the afternoon to 1 What nction would you take with these drive to Hereford for the class next morn ing. We diverted to take a look at cards? 1• plus Denis Young's ' ~KQ 62 ~0 tK 843 +A KQJ Chepstow, where we spent a pleasant As soon as East opens 1~, West can see hour of sightseeing. We reached Hereford the grand slam potential. West has a pow near dusk, but rather than stay at a hotel, 'SNEAKY ·: erful spade Cit and four losers. Giving East we looked for bed-and-breakfast accom r• a normal seven-loser hand for opening, modation. West calculates 4 + 7 = 11 and 24 - 11 = 13 The area is not saturated with B&Ds and .QUESTION trick potential. There is no point beating we drove past Dartestree in our quest. We about the bush and so West should ask for did find one, only to be told it was being THIS time you~ heading for the soup! aces I key cards at once. renovated and not open for business yet. You are in "l• and, curse it. the opening This was the complete deal: Just as we were about to tum back to lead of the +K was less than generous. Is Hereford we chanced upon Mainstone this problem too obvious? Ah well, go -1 House, a most delightful place to through It just to please me. overnight. A pub right across the road As usual, 'Deception, what deception?' serves excellent meals, based on Greek When you think you have squeezed cuisine and we swapped anecdotes with the hand dry turn to page 36 and see if · the barkeep about his and our experiences you got it right. aboard cruise ships and the relative chances in the Rugby World Cup! After a cosy night and a lazy sleep-in we met Barbara Forryan at the Dartestree Village Hall, where the Marches ~ 5 . Bridge for 'I K9753 All Club meets. This session also covered + QJlO , When To Bid, When To Pass, plus How ~ · 9852 To Improve Your Wnt North East South Bridge Memory. i_0A~ . -- lt rass After the session it 4NT rass S+ (I) rass was off to Burnham I If it's bridge in a superb location, SNT rass 6+(11) Pass for our class at r!ISs Pass 7+ rass South Bucks, but it's got to be Bridgetown, Barbados. (I) 0 or Jl.ey cards-dearly thll'C aet.'S more of that next (II) No IJnss outside spadl'S time. More details call: 01623 795365
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1.&.--- -"--~~--~-~----~------II::IULU . .,. .. --·--- .-- L-onrV 2004 I I &ive mem Oet~ Time fot w/Jqt the!f WQht ahllhje ih • I READ with great interest the main article 00/JVetJtiotJ in the October issue of £~rglislr Bridge head ~OlUJ WRITE ed 'We're on our way' with its references to 'the plan', roadshows, brighter future, believe they will benefit from membership. services under review, enhance the sport If you know that 60,000 are not joining then level! of bridge, etc. Sounds very promising. it's because they see no benefit, or they are You then suggested that the 60,000 play simply unaware of the EBU's existence. WE have the avid Master Points collec ers in our affiliated clubs who are not So, if you want more members, you tors pushing for Green Points to be members of the EBU should join in order must make sure you give them what they awarded at more primarily local events. to secure the future of the game. want. But when we play in these events our I wonder how the EBU can help secure a The £nglisll Bridge magazine, Master methods are often restricted to level game for 60,000 people who have been Points, director training and some nation three conventions. This seems iJJogical. playing, and can continue to play, without al events seem to be about as much as I suggest the EBU laws and ethics ony help from the EBU? most players are aware of - Mike committee creates the following four People join organisations because they Bowtl10rpe, Peterborough 1 levels of licence for conventional treat- I ments: Simple (the current level one), Local (roughly current level two), National (current level four) and International (for trials and a tiny num ber of other events, consistent with My partner and I enjoy trying to bid the the experts never stop learning, so don't World Bridge Federation practices}. challenging hands presented by David worry that you cannot yet follow some of The next step would be for the EBU Bird under the heading Beat Today's the methods they use to reach (and some tournament committee to ensure that Experts, in Euglislt Bridge. However, your times fail to reach!) the optimum con Green Points can only be awarded for experts normally seem to get to the final tracts. The more you read David Bird's events where National conventions are contract via all sorts of odd conventions excellent articles the more you will learn. permitted. Of course, local event organ and systems, quite unfamiliar to us, as we Also, David always concludes with a few isers should be permitted to allow are simple club players, working with useful tips from which, I'm sure, many a National conventions if they choose. Standard English bidding systems. We club player has benefited. I believe players should be entitled to cannot be alone in feeling somewhat bring to the table brief written defensive cheated that your experts get there via iltle methods to counter specifically National roads that are quite unmapped for us and Rk'OB -the othet conventions. Each of the four players at we would find it very interesting if you FOR any convention one can produce his/her tum can consult these notes. I could also publish a commentary on each unsuitable hands and it is true that Roman envisage a handful of postcard-size hand, spelling out what the correct Key-card Blackwood is prone to accidents sheets, one per defensive subject. This Standard English bidding should be. We about which trump suit is agreed, but the would help to reduce the advantages by even wonder if our system would always improvement in slam bidding that is unfamiliarity and the memory strain of allow us to reach the same final contract? achieved by knowing more about the preparation for many different situa - Wc11dy E11glislr, Salisbury combined trump holding is considerable. tions. You would not be allowed to bring Editor's note: Bridge is a game that even In a letter to Euglislr Bridge in December notes on defence to one no trump, since Richard Fleet criticised RKCD and drew this would not be specifically National attention to a hand I played that went level: however, defences to multi-mean M8jjle mt'iloKe.{J wrong after employing this convention. ing two bids would be. - Miclrael IN the October issue Gary Watson stated Might it be uncharitable to remind Richard Gro1111ds, Ma11or Park, Lo11don that he invented the Magpie System. He of the good grand he missed claimed that while at the Scarborough in a Hubert Phillips match /JL J!l ..J. fa Congress he popped out to St Michael's not long ago when he did c;nM!-ttKB tiJri/Jfl! t Mount, where his partner spotted the not know whether partner :.:J"' Maggie that apparently affected their had Q X X X X X or K X X X X X fJ. It/ fortunes at the table. As I believe that oppositehisAJxx?Itispos- ,.~l)...__L~/11-n ,;p••n /1"''~ ~~~"'1-l landmark is in Cornwall perhaps his stble that RKCD would have q'fi:itr:;( ..)"4 IJ ~- vVfA 4 WVf ~ partner should alert it as being unnatur solved the problem!-Jeremy al.- Artlmr Turk, East Griustead Dlroudy, Hc11dou I TOTALLY agree with Andrew Kambites that applying chess ratings to bridge players would be a disincentive for strong players to partner weaker players. However, should I ever have the opportunity to partner Andrew why should I benefit from his skilful bidding and play? Perhaps the way to go is to introduce a chess-like rating DRIAN Dorey's statement in a recent Jetter to Errglisl1 Bridge that my asser for partnerships. Strong players would not then be tion that computers cannot produce random hands is wrong cannot remain averse to partnering weak players as there would be no unchallenged, since he is arguing not against an opinion, but against the effect on any other partnerships they might have. As Gill laws of physics. Walker, another of your correspondents, writes: 'It's fun In (act he proves my case neatly. One in!$capable characteristic of ran collecting points, but the ranking system can't be taken dom events is that they are irreproducible. However, Mr Dorey explains too seriously ... '. -Steve Lawer, lpswiclr how he can reproduce his 'random' numbers. All you need is a trivial pro gram which emulates an alarm clock, accurate ~o a millisecond, that trig gers his random number generator at the same hme each day, or each cen tury come to that. QED.- Dria11 James, Readitrg
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Page 12 ------~ WINNERS AND LOSERS Getting the timing right . THIS article deals with hands where you have quite a few different options for your con tract and to give yourself the by My last hand* is appreciably best chance you must tackle harder than the rest. You are in things in the right order. Andrew 3NT and North leads ~ to In the first hand you arrive South's +Q which you win in 3NT and North leads ~K. Kambites with +K If you time this hand You have eight top tricks. The correctly it is Jaydown, what ninth could come from any ever the distribution of the one of three suits, but once missing cards. Can you make you lose the lead the defend You are obviously going to As is often the case, logical your contract foolproof? ers can take enough spades to run your red suits, hoping to analysis leads you to ignore a defeat you. How should you get rid of your two losing guideline you might have .A KID time the play? dubs before North can ruff. learned in your early bridge • K32 •~ QJ656 K763 • Q952 l Does it seem obvious to play days. Taking the club suit in + t A8 diamonds, the shorter suit, isolation it is right to cash the + J87 + AKQIO ~ 9 6 I • 7543 \' AKJ 1 first? That is fatal because king first (high cards from the t A K76 , t Q54 North started with: shorter holding). The idea is Certainly there are nine + 843 + AKJ52 to avoid blocking the suit, but winners available: ~A K, hvo ~Q 10 9 \'10 7 5 3 +8 6 here you have plenty of hearts, a diamond and four Compare the heart and club +KQJ4 entries to dummy's long clubs. However, the danger suits. In one of them you are clubs. comes if South can take a red going to play the ace and king, Logical analysis can point ace and lead a spade through hoping the queen drops. ln the you in the right direction here. your remaining ~A 10. This other you will take a finesse, if To make your contract you * would leave you with at least necessary. It is more likely that require North to have at least There are lots of reasons that five losers: three spades and the +Q will drop than the \'Q three hearts, otherwise he can might dictate your order of two red aces. because you have more clubs ruff in and cash a club. In that play. In the next hand West South is the dangerous than hearts. Needing just one case you can safely cash three was declarer in 6~ and North hand. North is the safe hand extra trick it is clearly right to hearts first. South's discard on led \'j . What is the correct because he cannot lead anoth try to drop +Q. the third round of hearts sequence this time? er spade without giving you
You might also benefit from makes it completely safe for -~ _,...,1 an extra spade trick and spade a 3-3 diamond break. or even a you to cash a fourth heart. t AKQ764 t J532 stopper. singleton \'Q. The last thing • AKQ \' 5432 If I tell you that South has ( you will try is the heart finesse + 73 t AQ both red aces, and that the because it is committal: once it [ +KQ _ +943 point of this hand is to keep loses you are down and if the In the next hand* you are in him off the lead, you might heart finesse proves necessary 3NT, North leading +K You Declarer won \'A, drew think I am mad, but that is the you must arrange for the lead can see nine obvious tricks trumps in two rounds and way to success. You certainly to be in the right hand to take provided clubs break no casually played +K. North cannot keep South off lead if it. That leads you to the fol worse than 4-2. Therefore you won +A and switched to a he is determined to take a red lowing order of play. should concentrate your diamond. Declarer now had ace, but you can make the Win ~A, cash +A K, \'A and attention on what happens if to guess whether to take the price too high. Cross to +Q cross to +A and cash +K.lf they break S-1. Can you give diamond finesse or hope dummy's +10 and lead a low a ninth trick hasn't materi your bow a second string? hearts were breaking 3-3. heart. South cannot rise with alised try the heart finesse. Justice was served when he \'A without giving you three t A6 • 743 guessed wrongly. Can you see heart tricks, so your \'K wins. • 7542. \' AQ3 his error? Now cross to dummy's +A • 87543 t AK Having drawn trumps and switch to a low diamond. Sometimes the* right order of + K2. + AQJ65 declarer should have cashed Again if South rises with +A play can be surprising. In the his two remaining high hearts you have nine tricks, so your next example your contract is You must take your entries before switching to clubs. The +K wins. Now switch back to an excelJent 6+. North leads in the right order so that you difference would have been hearts and your contract is +K, the only lead to trouble can take the heart finesse if thot he would have known ensured. you. You win +A and cash dubs let you down. Win ~A at whether or not hearts were If South feels frustrated by tA K, but South shows out trick two, cash +A and return breaking 3-3, and hence this hand it is hardly surpris What next? to your hand with +K. By whether or not he needed the ing. He is desperate to gain now you will know if you diamond fmesse. By timing the lead and seemingly has t AK754 ~ 8632. have the required 5 club the order of play incorrectly hvo obvious entries, but he \' A62 , \' KQJ4 tricks. U dubs have let you he allowed the defenders to cannot profitably use them. It t K7 t AQ2. down, you are in the right force him into ta~g a prema is almost as though you are + A72. + 93 hand for the heart finesse. ture decision. toying with him.
ENGUSH BRIDGE Februlll')' 2004 Page 13 11-tE curtain rises and we will start with a couple of deals from the recent trials to select the English team for the Camrose matches and the subsequent European Championships. 1. East-West game. Dealer West.
t AJ73 ~ t KQ104 .,_ ~·Q75 + K8 wA.~+ A653 ncr's heart stopper may be the king and West North ~s l South + AK97643V + 85 Robson would not want to play the W11rt jalryciiDWSh Smith J.;(l,S, contract in that case. I still like 4+ best. If 1• J+ 5+ 6+ Pa<~ Wrst North Eut South partner's hearts are headed only. by the 3+ 7+ P.lSS Pass Pa<' Enchsm 1-flllinov:sl'i king, he can adjust the contract mto no 1. 2• Obi 4• trumps later. . 6* Pass 7• Pnss Do you blame West for bidding a Pnss Pass Robson chose to bid 4NT and Bakhsht now had enough to accept the slam invita seventh spade? I don' t. You can tmagine Malinowski's double was negative, for tion. He bid a 'pick a slam' 5NT, inviting East claiming aftenvards: 'I wo: d ha1e take-out. When the barrier was raised to partner to co-operate in the choice of bid 6+ if I had a first-round clul ontrol 4.,, Erichsen had a tricky problem in eval denomination. Bakhshi declined Robson's Against that, how can West im ne tha• uation. Only 15 points, yes, but huge dis offer of 6+ and suggested 6t , showing a his partner has bid a small sl, when tributional values and a known 4-4 fit in fifth card in that suit. Robson had to missing all three side suit aces? 1 I seetl spades. He was surely right to bid 6~ correct to 6NT and the partnership was in East should have bid 5~, wh1 sho11· rather than 5~ (or a cue-bid of 5.,, which second-best spot. 6+ is the best contract good values at this vulnerab1 . \\'est would make his partner's next bid rather because you can usually survive a club would then have had an easv ra t to 6+ tricky). loser by discarding a heart on the third A final important lesson io d 1 from Malinowski now had to calculate what round of diamonds. In 6NT you have no the deal is that even intemation 'lmr cards his partner would hold for such a such safety net. find it difficult to cope with mit ~nti on jump. Since West was missing the +A and A grand slam that relies on picking up With North-South silent it IS I \' tha· the king-queen of trumps, he had to be the clubs would normally be a reasonable both East-West pairs would "e hd void in hearts. For the same reason it was prospect. Here it is becomes borderline competently to 6~ . a near certainty that he held the spade ace because the jump overcall increases the Awards: 6~ -10, 5~/4~- 5, 6' 1/ ~ · - and the two top clubs. How easy it would chance that there will be a loser in the club 3, 7+ -1. be to pass 6~ with the excuse 'I couldn' t be suit. certain what you had' ready on your lips. Awards: 6+ - 10, 7NT- 8, 7+ - 7, 6NT The fourth deal is from the ·tal to Malinowski did not take this path. He - 5, 7t/6+/games - 3. select the second US team to c(1mpete m raised courageously to the grand slam, Monaco. It arose in the semi-fina!- fully expecting it to be a good contract. .we are not the only country to hold 4. East-West game. Dealer South Our congratulations go to the pair for their trials. Let us pay a visit to the Wellington fine sequence. Bridge Club, where the New Zealand • AQJ ~ 109 62 Awards: 7~ -10, 6~ - 7, 6+ - 6, 7+- 5, trials are taking place. ., Q 10 2 A K 8 6 53 games/4., dbld-3. 3. East-West game. Dealer East. J a/.\.' t QJ ~... ~.A • AKQ6 V +5 2 The next deal from the trials features ..J Gold Cup winners Andrew Robson and David Bakhshi. Wrst usI Seamon Snuth 2. Game all. Dealer East. 2NT -t• -~ · -t~ A1076 s:-.'T t West North ~ 5+ ., AJ 3 ConK// .. South .,. Burgm MaytT &ch t KlO + AQ543 Jt Pass •• ~ • AKQ10863 • 4 ... Pass Ron Smith's 4t was a Texas transfet 4• Pass ... Pass I'ass Pm sho.wing hearts and requesting partner~ West North* Eut South rebt~ 4.,, Following a simple path. Smt . RDbJoll BtuJullf t+ 2• Malcolm Mayer judged that h contmued with RKCB, finding thai pJrl~ 3* Pnss 3NT p~ strong to raise to 4+ He mad e ~vas too ner held hvo black aces and the trUJllf 4NT PolSS SNT P.tss instead, which in their sys~~b~f 4+ queen. What should he bid next. do ,,-.u ~ Pass 6t P.tss extra values, but did not . Wed 6NT Pass Pass P.lSS think? . tht control. Michael Cornell m pdrofuse a club There is no Way tO discover If cue bid of 4+ and Ma a obvious a~ r e e black suit losers can be covered. \Vi ( Enst's 3NT rebid did not define his hand happy that he hale~ t~en signed off, 1 to ~ne points missing it seems to .rn~·.u closely. With so much space lost, after the suggestion. a e one slam 1 opponent's weak jump overcall, East cauttous bidder, admittedly) th~t t·•:T It is hard to understand h too ambitious to continue With. ;,~ t might be forced to rebid 3NT on a com not bid again. The ace of~ Y Corneu did 1 Although this bid merely asks for k)n~a~ plete minimum or a hand with consider was a massive card. He also h:rtner's suit able extra values. What should Robson bid by shortage in the enem d a control also teUs partner that all the key card~ next. do you think. 4+ or 4NT? In many ding should surely hav Y su~l The bid- present and invites him to jumP to afeed · ways 4+ describes his hand better than 5t -5• -6+.Can ou e COntinued 5+ _ tf he has a source of tricks. Seamon a I~Jr ed that his hand did warrant such J 4NT (which is a non-forcing general slam Mayer gained 13i~ s ~lieve ~at Cornell 11 1ed try). Tite problem, of course, is that part- At the other table E!st-~ thbl~ hmp effort? and the poor 7'1 was reached. No~~as (,« est td the 8fandl spade from +J 8 7 5 4 and Seam,on,.f( ,,,tit 5 Pa.ll to a good start, winning South • the ace. Thirtl!l!n tricks might have been West's 4+ has denied the + A. If West held standard 5+ opening. You might hazard made now, by playing for a spade the + K, it was desirable that he should such an opening in third seat, but it is diamond criss-cross squeeze against play the contract, protecting the king from surely not with the odds in second seat. North. Dt'Ciarer chose a simpler line and the opening lead. Jacobs opened with 1 + and Fruewirth went one down - a deserved fate, 1 am Simpson was now prepared to bid a followed the modem styl£! when he did tempted to say. slam. Bidding 6'1 would protect the club not make a jump shift response on his It is losing bridge to overbid in the slam king, but it would run the risk that there two-suited hand. He reaped an immediate zone, playing for partner to hold specific was a heart loser to go with the missing benefit from this when he heard a jump cards. If you have a way of finding out club ac£!. (South held Q-9-8-3 in hearts, so response from his partner. Had the what partner has, fair enough.lf not, tread this was indeed the case.) Simpson bidding started 1+ - 2'1 - 3+ this the middle path. On this deal that means brought a polished sequence to an end by information would not have been avail bidding a smatJ slam rather than a grand bidding 6NT. The Australian North led the able to him. Over 3+ Jacobs chose to slam. +Q so 12 tricks were made without emphasise that his strength was based on At the other table South opened with a having to guess in hearts. Sheehan and a massive club suit. Fruewirth had heard six-card pre-empt; Simpson were the only East-West pair at enough and leapt to 6NT. This was a great eight tables to bid and make a slam. contract, with chances even if both the Wrsl North EAst Soulh LAnden lnin Rlljadlryaksluz Weinstein lC you play in 6~ on a non-club lead the long suits happened to break 5-0! 3+ best line is to play for the drop in hearts. If At the other table Hudson chose to open 3NT PilSS 4• Pilss this fails, discard your last heart and lead 5+ on the West cards and this was passed 5+ Pi155 5+ Pass towards the +K out for an 11-imp loss. Exactly the same 6• P.us Pass PilSS Awards: 6NT - 10, 6 ~ - 8, games - 5, thing happened in both the other finals. East's 4'1 was natural and encouraging, 6'1 -4. One West opened 5+, playing there, and but not forcing. the other West opened 1+ , ending in 6NT. Awards: 6'1 - 10, 6NT - 5, gam es - 4, We will end at the finals of the There is always a certain amount of luck in grands- 2. Australian National Congress in any pre-emptive action. If North had held Canberra. In all three main finals (open, a strong hand, a 5+ opening might have What event in England offers you the women's and seniors) there was an embarrassed him. Still, in the long run it is best chance to watch top stars performing identical swing of llimps on this deal. a poor idea to open with a pre-emptive at the table? The answer is the Lederer 6. North-South game. Dealer South. opening when your partner is not a Trophy, contested at the Young Chelsea passed hand and you have good controls Club in London. This year a particularly t A -"-6 t KJ 9 outside your long suit. I think we can say, strong field was assembled, under the 'I K S ~0, '1 AQJ6 32 m'Lud, that justice was thrice served on generous sponsorship of Bernard • 10 3 v • A K 54 I this occasion. Teltscher and the organisation of Simon + KQJ108532 + - .L ..!:.. Awards: 6NT - 10, 6+ - 8, 6'1 - 7, Cocheme. The event was won by Gold heart/NT games - 4, 5+ - 3. Cup holders Phil IGng, David Bakhshi, Wrst East Jacobs Fruewirlh Andrew Mcintosh and Brian Senior, 1+ t• A mixed bag from our experts, then, and bringing to an end the five-in-a-row win 3+ 3t they end with a total of 42 points. The sequence of Zia's All Stars team. 4+ 6NT hands were not easy and if you scored Colin Simpson and Rob Sheehan won more than 45 you are entitled to Jean over the best bid hand award for this splendid Everything hangs on your choice of the fence and inform your neighbours. My effort: opening bid on those West cards. With two final task is to extract some worthwhile 5. East-West game. Dealer East. big cards outside the dub suit this is not a tips from the deals.
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Wrsl East Srmpson Slrttlrarr t• * When you and your partner each hold a long suit It may be best to play In 2• 3. 6NT rather than six of one of the long suits. You may then survive a bad break 4+ s• In one ofthe long suits (for example, scorlng6+ 2+2+2 tricks). If, lnstud, you 6NT choose one of the long suits as trumps a bad break In that suit may prove fatal. The first key moment came with Sheehan's rebid. Since the 2'1 response * When the opener makes a Jump rebid In his suit, a new suit by responder Is promised at least five hearts, ~me players not natural. In the sequence It - 2 lt - 4+, responder's 4+ Is a cue bid would rebid 4'1. Sheehan pamted a much + - clearer picture by showin~ the great that agrees spades as trumps. In the sequence I+ - It-3+-l t , responder's spades first, intending to reb1d 4'1 over a 3 t may be natural, but It should be taken Initially as stopper-showing. possible 3NT from partner. The next point to note is that Simpson's * Do not pre-empt In the first two seats when your hand Is rich In side-suit 4+ was not natural - it was a cue bid controls. agreeing spades. On grounds of freque~cy this is much the best usc for such b1ds. Do not bid a less-than-certain grand slam when there Is any chance at all Had Sheehan bid 4'I now, this would have * been another cue bid with spades agreed. that the opponents may stop In game on your cards. There have been countless Instead he bid a natural 5'1, showing examples In championship play of grands failing unluckily when a successful delayed support for partner's suit. Why small slam would have picked up a huge swing anyway. was it Important to do this? Because
ENGUSH BRIDGE February 2004 Page 15 Better Bridge with Andrew Ka s Improvers Level1 ~~~~!~~ ~3~VA?,i112DD4 LA QUINTA HOTEL. MEN ORCA - 16th-23rd April 2004 Th' ek provides a perfect opportumty to 1m prove all aspects of Know anyone who might benefit from this holiday? Based at the IS we ·d nd tu'1t·10 f f your game under the expert QUI ance a n o on~ o bridge's superb 5-star La Quinta Hotel. it caters for the less experienced more flamboyant yet respected teachers. Andrew Kamb1tes,'hfu is player currently receiving lessons, who has played bridge for some . tone of three fully qualified EBUTA teachers on hand, hasd evised time but is new to duplicate or is simply a little rusty. JUS h · h t · h · a Programme to appeal to aI. I w .o w. rs o lmpr.ove t. et.r game. Tuition will be overseen by Andrew Kambites. All tutors are £475 00 h EBUTA qualified with a maximum ratio of 1:20 and the EBU have The inclusive cost of this hohday rs JUSt • w lch Includes full endorsed the programme. board, all bridge fees, transfers and airport duties. A unique holiday at The price of the holiday based on flying from London Gatwick is a unique location. *(Subject to Single Supplement) £49too• which includes half board, all tuition, materials and bridge Flights for both these holidays are also available from Manchester at fees, flights and transfers. "(Subject to Single Supplement) a supplement Negotiations are ongoing for other regional airports. SPECIAL OFFER Put into practice what you've learned- combine the above two holidays for just £831 .00, a saving of £135 00 t Grasm ere Thistle Magical Maderra SIX-DAY BREAK- Sunday 7th-Saturday 13th March 2004 PESTANA BAY HOTEL nr RJNCHAL - 15th-29th Noverr 1r 2004 A return to Grasmere where we hosted a successful one-week break Martin and Judy Holcombe have just returned from 1 r first last year. The Thistle Hotel is right on the shore holiday at the Pestana Bay and it was 1eral~ of the lake and just minutes away from charming .....-....--...... -- :till~..,...... ~--~ reckoned to be first class. Not surprisinr they'll Grasmere village. The surrounding scenery is be going back again in 2004. absolutely breathtaking, no wonder it inspired Spectacularly situated on one of thE and's Wordsworth who lived in Dove cottage, just beachfront sites, Praia Formosa, this r star opposite the hotel. hotel offers mainly sea view twin bedrc swith The bridge will be under the direction of balconies. Bridge is played in the comfort ana 11· Graham Hedley assisted as always by his wife conditioned room and is under the friendly d1 uon of Berry. There will be a full and varied programme which Graham Hedley ably assisted. as always, by his\'. ~ Beny will also allow plenty of time to explore the wonderful Cost £869.00 includes half board, bridge fees, entert •nJrelt scenery and surrounding areas. There will also be excursions transfers and airport duties. Single supplement £129.00. PncP based available dependent on demand. on Gatwick but with nine other airports available at a supplement The cost per person in Grasmere depends on the type of hotel room required. Prices include all bridge fees, half board, tea & coffee during the bridge sessions. Absolute Begin ers Lake view room £379.00, standard room £325.00, economy Do.you know anyone who'd like to learn bridge but has never played' room £271.00 per person. There are a limited number of single Thistle Hotels, First for Bridge and The English Bridge Union have rooms available without supplement. got. together with leading teacher Andrew Kambites to createa s~nes of tuition-based breaks. Based in Bristol, Cheltenham and Menorca Lrverpool, they introduce the novice to duplicate bridge in a simple a~d un~erstandable manner while ensuring that the tUitiOn 15 Once More P ofess~anal, enjoyable and conducted in comfortable surroundmgs HOTEL S'ALGAR, MENORCA - 8th-22nd October 2004 Call or get details from our web site www.bridge-holidays.com The Hotel S'Aigar is so popular with bridge players that we're going back to Menorca for the thirty-third time in October 2004. Bridge is Vilamoura Value licensed by the EBU and master points awarded at all sessions. HOTEL ATlANTIS Prizes will be presented to the winners of all events. Apartments or au f f - 27 th January -10th February 2005 hotel rooms. ~ rrst our Vilamoura ventures have been sell-out successes and Price from £829.00 includes air travel; airport taxes; insurance; ~~.~~·already taking bookings for 2005 The hotel the service. the transfers airport/resort; full board; full bridge programme; prizes; H e~~ res _and the bridge are a huge hit ~ith our gu~sts and Graham 10 and special events as specified. £75.00 single supplement. th' ey ~s again our bridge director Price should be verv close ts years and will b f. . . 8 con rrmed as soon as possible. Full details, brochures and booking forms for all the 1;-:-'r'::J:~~- above holidays from: Martin Holcombe at :::.: to dete With ell the latest First far Bridge neWS ~y ARST FOR BRIDGE E . .• to our web site at www.bridge-bolida~ ofllal1 - llltocbridge-holid 4 The Lyes, Congresbury, Bristol BS49 5HF ...._. ays.com ,-~~~ Tel: 01934 876500, Fax: 835819, Mobile: On71 901579 Slgl~~bfCettictn TIMI Lid. ATtl No: 1m. ~ ~,_T'I Airt Ha: D:lll Ulden lrJiday cp~~~rad by ~c tiJiodiiS a second spade leild from West would be into his tenace and achieve nothing posi tive for the defence. East would have played the king rather than the jack at trick one had he held it and he would have ~ J 52 played the 10 from I 10, so the position is • Q6 clear. t AS642 Declarer has seven points in spades and Q53 + appears to have just taken a club finesse. It + K1063 A t AS is not certain, but is likely that he holds the • J S7 ./.S!Y./0.. • 10 9 53 +A and +Q bringing his total to 13. Also, • }9 73 'V'A.~ t K105 East has started a peter in clubs to show an + 64 v + }1097 even number. It is almost certain that declarer will have nine tricks as soon as he ~ Q974 regains the lead . IT is all very well to know the many • AK42 There is only one chance for the defence different play techniques available to the • Q and that is to take four heart tricks now. AKS2 defenders, but just as important is good + Accordingly, West switches to • A and •I<. card reading, taking inferences from what West North Ust South noting with satisfaction the fall of the does and what does not happen during lfl queen. A third heart through the 10 eight the auction and play. Pass 1+ PolSS t• sees East making the jack and nine for There are three main sources of informa Pass 2fl Pass 2NT down one. Pass JNT PiiSS Pass tion to consider - the auction, declarer's Pass line of play and partner's line of defence, Trust in partner to play the correct card at including his signals. A good souxce of West leads the t3 against 3NT. East trick one played a big part in the success of clues to winning defence is the bidding: wins the ace and pauses to take stock. The the defence on that last deaL Trust of a much t2 is visible in dummy so West can hold higher level is required on this next one: ~ 2 only four cards in the suit, marking • 75 declarer also with four spades. But declar ~ 9S53 t AKQ752 er bid both clubs and hearts so shouJd • KQ + AK75 have at least four cards in each of those t A10S suits also, which marks him with at most + KQJ5 ~ S753 A ~ A10964 a singleton diamond. • AJ 102 ./.S!Y./0.. • Q 9 4 If East sleepily returns his remaining t }4 A + AQ • 9 s 'V'A.~ • 10 4 3 spade he will be doing declarer's work for • 9S432 ./.S!Y~ • J 7 5 + J93 v +Q2 him, establishing his spade winners. t KQ94 'V'.A~ . J62 + 96 v + 107432 ~ KQJ Instead, East should switch to a diamond, • KS63 declarer's known shortage, and he should t K10762 • J 6 switch to the king, just in case declarer has • A106 + 10S 64 the singleton queen. On the actual layout • 753 this allows the defence to establish three +AS West North ust South diamond winners to go with the tA and U It JNT ti<. defeating the contract. The +8 would Wrst North ust South 2+ 3NT Pass PolSS have trapped partner's 10 and gifted lfl PiiSS 1+ Pass PiiSS 2+ Pass 3+ declarer nine tricks. PiiSS 4+ Pass P.:~M West leads the ~7 and East wins the ace, Pass seeing the queen drop from declarer. It The play to trick one can be very reveal makes no difference what card declarer ing, as illustrated by this next deal: West leads the +K to dummy's ace, part plays to the first trick. It is clear that he ner following with the six and declarer the holds the missing spade honours. + S4 three. Declarer plays a spade at trick two A quick look at dummy tells East a • 10S74 and East goes in with the ace and plays the second spade lead will achieve nothing as + AKQ t j followed by the +2, declarer following declarer has an abundance of winners + J 10 7 4 both times. How should West defend? ready to cash. The only hope for the There is just room for East to hold an defence is to take four heart tricks before ~ Q9653 ace, in which case West would like to cash • AK2 declarer can gain the lead. ~·~: ~~~3 it now. It is hard to see where the +A • S62 'V'.A~ . 10954 If East switches to a low heart declarer might disappear to, but the • A could go K3 v +62 will duck and West will be unable to con + away on the fourth club if declarer had six tinue the attack fruitfully. Most defenders ~ AKlO spades and therefore only four cards who realised this would switch instead to • Q6 between clubs and hearts. Most defenders the queen of hearts. That Is a good try, but • J 73 would reason thus and switch to a heart, not good enough. Declarer ducks the • Q + AQ9S5 thereby letting a heatable contract home. and ducks again when East continues If East held an ace he should have with the '19. West is obliged to win the South opens lNT (15-17) and denies a cashed it after taking the +J. As he did not second heart and the defence can come to major in response to Stayman. North rais cash an ace he does not have one. That only three heart tricks and four in all. es to 3NT and West leads the +5 to the jack leaves only one slim chance for the The queen would have been good and ace. Declarer crosses to dummy with a defence and West should take it. He leads enough had declarer held only three diamond and runs the +J to West's king, the 13th diamond and prays that his hearts, but on the actual layout the only East playing the six. partner can ruff with the ~Q thereby winning play is the nine. If that is ducked, West may be tempted to continue the promoting a trick for the jack. as is probable, East continues with the attack on spades, but that would be a seri Mutual trust on defence will sometimes queen and has the lead for a third time if ous error. The play to trick one marked be misplaced, but it is assuredly the declarer ducks again. declarer with both the tK and tlO so that correct long-term policy to adopt.
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For further inforrr 100 ITALY, ABANO TERME please co Jet: BLUE CHIP BRIDG ·o Hotel Bristol Buja P 0 Br ~7 June 23rd-July 4th 11 nights F/B £945 Waltham Jss Herts EN- ~B This Is a unique opportunity to combine a bridge holiday (tei.OI992-63 '4) at this superb spa/health resort with a visit to the world famous opera In Verona Showing during our visit lk will be Aida, Madam Butterfly and II Trovatore (seat prices on request). Just 45 minutes from Venice and 25 minutes from Padua, Abano is truly Italy at its finestl The Bedford Hotel Lytham St. A -?s ALSO FOR 2004 The Town Centre Hotel with a Country House Atmos~ ~ Bridge licensed by the EBU ••• AA/RAC 3 Stars ••• LAKE GARDA Grand Hotel Gardone, May 1-15 £1135 AUSTRIA Lake Worthersee, Parkhotel Poertschach, May 26-June 9 £1025 AUSTRIA Lake Wolfgang, Hotel Hollweger, Sept 4-18 FULLY BOOKED/ As this venue has proved to be so popular, and we are limited to just twelve tables of bridge, we are now taking bookings for September 20051 Please register your Interest to avoid dlsapolntment. CRETE Porto Elounda Mare, October 5-19 £995 Standard Room Rates RHODES Rodos Palladium, October 13-27 £895 2004 FEB 2~ 3nts CYPRUS Paphos Amathus Beach, £126 MAY 2.. 5nts £225 MAR 14• Snts £225 MAY Jo• 5nts £215 November 17-December 1 £1075 APR 4nts s• £180 AUG JO• 4nts £18-l (Except where shown, prices based upon 14 nights shared occupancy of a twin/double room, on a half-board basis) All above dates are with John and Tony ewe._!~::.; ~ I WHco!t Mrs S H•ncoclc •nd Mr J Ta)lor PAITNEIS m l.lrlff•u.J~\JuMors due 10 unlorerm orf:urmt>""' Tour organlser for each of the holidays above: brald.JS~ I n ~U:_D. lndudes: Ch.umlng en-suite rooms, dinner, bed and Five Star Bridge Tours 7prn.JQ.J()pm • ~ iM ina ~ur01nt • Bridge Sessions 2-UOprll~ from S.JOprn tiiJuL~Ion Spm on day of arrival • Dinnc;r Sl!"bl Full colour brochures for all of the above throu hou """" • Afternoon Tea/Coffee, Cordials av~1IJ e holidays available on request from: • limited numt!, room oil5 ~ ... ~ rdnl • No •Ingle supplement . ht , Roy and Lyn Dempster at: Tan-y-Martan, Bryn Haldd, an.... double rooms for sole use + !5 per mg RELAXED Llanarmon-yn-lal, Nr. Mold, Denblghshlre CH7 STF AND f RI E ND LY ATMOSPHER E Tel: 01824 780 530 Fax: 01824 780 830 ci:r~Rooms + £2.50 p.p.per ni~ht www.flvestarbrtdge.co.uk fOIIUOvA Rooms + £5.00 p.p.per ntght • email: LRDempsterOaol.com ~ ..... =:li'U.\sl CAlL 01253 724636 01 0845 166 2-'~~ Bridge licensed by the EBU ~ CUIONDMt50UJH, ~WCA9-.n el.com ~II : reservationsObedford-hotei.C(IIII
Paae 18 •••• ANSWERS •.••.....•.•.••••• ..••..•.••.....•...•...... •...... •...... ANDREW Kambites gives his view of the the + 10. But, be honest, would you fmd either of these defensive gems if you were Best line of play in our December competition North or South? and awards prizes in three categories When South takes the +J you have eight ...... ••....•••...... •..•..•.•.•...... ••••.••••.... tricks by overtaking the + K with the + A . to test the red suits before playing clubs, t Board 1 • J109 87 but that is unsatisfactory because you Board 4 6 4 • 10 7 6 5 • o could well be setting up winners for the • J 10 8 7 t QJlO defence. + Q1074 +Q94 The best compromise is to take the • A and immediately finesse the + 10. North t KQlO t 2 A t AKQJ t AJ987 wins the +J, but you can now safely test • A843 • A83 /.:>Y~ 976 • J • t K83 t Q4 the red suits before commiting yourself to • 9 74 AK9653 ~A.~ + fo + AK V + 10832 discards on clubs. f! K653 AJ2 Note that South could make things hard • 654 for you by rising with the + Q when you ~ 532 • Kj10542 lead the + 2 from dummy at trick two, but *• KQ92 t A652 how many players do you know who - • 98 .• J765 would do that? Wut North South Wat North East S outh East Board3 t KlO 1\' Pass 2+ Pass 2+ Pass • A10852 3+ Pass 4+ Pass t• Pass 2NT Pass 4NT Pass 5+ Pass • Q1074 3+ Pass ~ Pass 4+ Pass Pass Pass 5NT Pass 6+ Pass • Q7 6NT Pass Pass Pass t 42 A. t A765 North starts with the +Q J, which win. North leads ~J. This allows you to make • K76 ~T~ . J4 Trick three is taken by South's +A and a safety play in case diamonds break 4-0. t 93 'VA.~ • A8652 South switches to the fo A98432 'V fo K10 •K. Win the ~A and immediately duck a dia Wm the • A and ruff a heart. Now play mond, giving you 12 safe tricks. t QJ983 the ~K Q. If spades break 4-1 cross to your If you wrongly cash the +Q then you • Q93 + K. finesse the +J and cash the +A lf must cash your ~K Q while you are in t KJ nobody has ruffed complete the hand with dummy, but when you later have to give • J65 a high cross ruff. North a diamond trick he has spades to If spades are breaking 3-2 your best cash. West North East South chance is a dummy reverse. Ruff a heart, 1+ Pass finesse the +J, ruff dummy's last heart and lNT Pass Pass Pass Board 2 ~ 10 6 4 3 enter the dummy with + A. Now the ~10 • J109 draws the last enemy trump, leaving you • 75 North leads the •s to dummy's 'IJ, with the + K to take on trick 13 . • J 865 South • Q and your • K. Your contract seems to have little chance t AKJ AND THE WINNERS ARE ••. • 875 of success, but an imaginative approach is • K63 • AQ54 OPEN: LA Best. Wetherby • Q643 to immediately finesse dummy's + 10 . t AK8 Either defender can thwart you, North by REGIONAl: Hl~el Bird, Cheltenham + A4 + K1092 rising with the +Q or South by ducking COUNTY: Ufuk Cotuk, Peterborough • Q92 • 872 • J109 2 NICKO long haul ends • Q73 in triumph for Acol B W~i t North East South tNT PiiSS 2+ Pass ACOL Band New Amersham A were the two club teams to survive every round through 2+ Pass 6NT Pass to the 2002-03 final of the National Inter-Club Knockout championship- a competition Pass Pass that is a test of endurance as well as skill. There were 417 teams in the starting line-up. North leads the •J, South contributing The final was played over two 24-board legs, the first in Amersham and the second at the • 2, which signals discouragement the Acol Bridge Oub. rather th•m count. After the first leg New Amersham held a narrow lead, but Acol overcame this on the You have 10 top tricks and chances in second leg to win the match and the NICKO title by 20 imps. each other suit. The objective is to try your The Acol club was options in the right order. represented by Jerry !ZA~ It is clearly right to try clubs first, the Harouni, Ray Robinson, ------one suit in which you will have to lose a Waseem Naqvi, Victor trick in order to create anything. But the Silverstone, Philip Levy and Ben RHacca. The Social bridge, tournament bridge obvious-looking play of the + A, followed with Master Points. coaching clinics, by a finesse of the + 10, runs into trouble New Amersham team award winning locations. when North wins the +J and returns a comprised Peter and club, fo rcing you to make a premature dis· Dee Lindon and Derek More det.aill all; card from dummy. Ideally you would like and Celia Oram. 01623 795365
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Page 20 CALENDAR Mel and Paul to FEBRUARY 6·11 Baker Tllly Estoril manage youth squads Concnw. Estoril, Portupl 7-a Camrose matches THE EBU is pleased to announce the appointment of two youth {England sit out) squad managers: Mel Starkings for the under 20s and Paul Bowyer 14-15 Tollemache final, for the under 25s. Coventry Hilton Mel teaches at Loughborough Grammar School and has been Schapiro 20-22 National Women's Teams, Bromsrrove Hilton involved in junior bridge for some time, most recently as coach to 21-22 Camrose, England v Wales, the England team at the World Junior Championships in Paris. sponsorship George Hotel. Crawley Paul, who lives in nearby Leicester, is a teacher turned schools 27-29 Harrogate Spring Congrus, inspector. One of the leading players in the Midlands, he has been a big lift Calm Hotel, Harropte capped a number of times for England in the Camrose Trophy, MARCH most recently this year. to Spring 6-7 Camrose, England v Mel and Paul are currently planning long-term squad training Sc:odand, Dundee programmes and developing a means of measuring performance of Foursomes 6-7 Ranked Masters Palrs, individual players, with their first goal to provide us with a strong Daventry team to contest the European Championships in Prague in August. WE are delighted to announce 13 One day Green Point joint ventures, Bedfordshlre, In addition to their direct practical involvement with our young that from this year the presti· Kent, Lelcestenhlre, players, both Mel and Paul will attend the EBU selection commit gious Spring Foursomes will London, Meneyslde and tee, where they have full voting rights on youth matters. In this be sponsored and is to be Cheshire regard they will work closely with Chris Dixon, chairman of the called The Schapiro Spring 14 One day Green Point joint selection committee, who has also expressed a keen interest in the Foursomes. Prize money will ventures, Avon, Channel Islands, Kent, Manchester, training and developing of young people in the world of bridge. be at least doubled from the Middlesex. Nottlngtwnshlre present norm and there is to 20 Young Bridge Challenge and be a major new piece of silver· Schools Cup, LoughboroUJh CASS means no ware, the Schapiro Trophy. Grammar School The exact size of the prize 21 Portland Palrs, fund depends on the overall various venues more sending Master entry, but based on about 56 22-April 2 Schools and MiniBridge simultaneous pairs Points certificates paying teams would be: win· 26-28 kally Easy Students ners £2,000 per team, runners ~~ · Midland Hotel, THE EBU has issued the first SIMS scoring software is also up £1,000 per team, third and version of its club administra· provided. fourth places £500 per team, 28 National Palrs regional finals tion and scoring system Oubs that use CASS will be Punchbowl winners £500 per 28 National Newcomers Pairs, (CASS) computer program free able to email Master Point team, Hamilton Cup winners various venues of charge to all affiliated clubs. records to the EBU for direct £500 per team. APRIL Features include scoring of crediting, eliminating the need A further development with 8 GW Amott-Davidson Trophy match-pointed pairs up to 20 to produce certificates. effect from this year is that junior Inter-regional teams of tables, direct crediting of The next version of the pre-duplicated boards will be eight championship, Sheffield BC and Royal National Hotel, Master Points electronically to software is expected in the next used in all matches, with hand London the EBU and maintenance of few months and will include records available at the end of 9-11 Easter Festival, Hilton Hotel. club membership records. multi-section and multi the session. We are sure Bladcpool Multiple clubs can be scored, session scoring, butler scoring members will wish to join the 9-12 Easter Festival, Royal or multiple computers can be and ladders and handicaps. EBU in expressing gntitude to National Hotel, London used for one club. We would like to thank Mrs Helen Schapiro in so 9-10 Under 25 pairs A library of popular move Chris Barrable for his work in strongly supporting this lead championship, Royal National Hotel, London ments is provided and there is developing CASS. ing event and in donating a I0 Under 19 pairs a function to enter new move For more information see trophy in the name of Doris championship, Royal National ments. A utility is being pre· the EB U website Schapiro, her late, great Hotel, London pared to allow the import and www.ebu.co.uk/ cass husband Doris. 14 and IS BGB simultaneous pairs, export of movements and a dubs library of movements will be 17-I B National Palrs flnal, Hilton available on the EBU website. Hotel, Coventry An interface with the ECats EBU diaries free! April 23-May 3 Jersey (Lamboume) Festival of Bridge,Portelet WE are sorry to advise those of you who anxiously await August Hotel, Jeney just so that you can buy your latest EBU diary, that this joy is to April 30-May 4 Spring Foursomes, MOREE6U be removed. Moat House International From August this year every member of the EBU will receive, Hotel, Stratford-upon-Avon NEWS page33 J with their issue of English Bridge, a newly-designed EBU diary /handbook, absolutely free of charge, saving you £3.80 (2003-4 price). The diary I handbook will contain details Best card and best cards? of EBU events and venues, contact details for aHiliated IN the last issue of Englis/1 Bridge we Tuesday and lunch and prize-giving on clubs, county associations and announced an exciting joint venture between Wednesday. staff at Aylesbury and our stan the EBU and the English Golf Union. Details Accommodation is not included in the cost dard 18-month diary format. have now been finalised and are as follows: and is down to individual choice. There are For those who have This is a two-day event for teams of two, many hotels, inns and guest houses close to embraced the electronk era taking place at Woodhall Spa, Lincolnshire, Woodhall Spa and an accommodation leaflet we are exploring ways of home of the EGU, on May 4 and 5 (Tuesday will be sent out with each booking so that you providing the diary in a down and Wednesday). Pairs will play bridge on can make your own arrangements. loadable format. So the day one day and golf on the other. The ~ost of the Bookings for this special event should be will soon be here when the old event will be £95 per person, whtch covers made through Peter Jordan on 01296 317203. excuse 'but I didn't know it bridge and golf, plus lunch and dinner on A similar event is planned for the autumn. was on' will be gone forever!
ENGUSH BRJDGE February 2004 Page 21 Fernlea Hotel & Niven's Health Club ~ & 5 N\ght Bridge Breaks '-.losts David & June P 8 ~A 0ut ro ... ~ 2004 ·~ .,A ~ tj!fi:F-J{'I .tOCJt'l109/S.... ~A ~ !FI~ !JlOTE.L.S..• RAC -t SHERRY RECEPTION ON ARRIVAL A EN SUITE ACCOMMODATION *** FULL ENGLISH BREAKFAST, LUNCH AND DINNER Master Poi11ls '"''' Pri:cs An·t~rdcd FULL USE OF LEISURE CLUBS BREATHTAKING SEAVIEWS Daln currmllll ALL THREE HOTELS ARE SITUATED ON THE COASTAL PATii GI'GIIable In 2004r FEB, MARCH, NOV 2004 - £180 Mar 26~29 E11ioy the splendour of the Fylde Coast APRJLt MAY, OCf 2004 - £195 May28~31 duri11g your 3 11ighl Bridge Brrai. ALL THREE HOTELS ARE M••• July2~5 Your breai i11cludes: Aug 13~16 Sherry rrceptio11 011 arri1-td tJJISCO~SOM!Efi!Jli?{J; SP'ECJM, ...... Stpt 24~27 Full EJrglisfr breakfast, lu11ch a11d di1111er POWRRIAN HOTEL MUlliON. CORNWAll, 5 11/gfrt Bridge Break Full use of Ni~oe11's Health Club FEB 13TH-16TH 2004 Nov 28~Dec 3 Nl bedrooms are en·suite ocr 1ST-4TH 2004
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C4,., rucrwliDiu faiiJ 011 DITD 40Diill lfl HD(IIIfll, =-lfiJ'IiiiDI&I 4 Sl4r t~at~mnUJutiDn '£Jc¢1mt 'Lftgfun Cuisine • ~ sbtJk suppkments • 7'rlmilj mffani rr.Wr!i 11tmosplim • Sltu.tuf tlost. to rk !l(p!JGf I ~ DI704DDIJ.Jl To book your 4 Night Brid~e I !'IIUflrdM: DJ.J.UI72.JDJ Break, please phone the Letgb Park Hotel quoting 'D:nid Bro"u's Bridge Break' on oJ2lS 864885 or con bet our Cenrr.tl Sales Office on 01373 454ZJI Brldae Uttnaed by the EB~P A Member or Latona ~~~~ Page 22 _ _, 2004 The 'other' record THE report in the D!!eember day and the occasional Bobby issue of E11glisl1 Bridge of the John Williams recalls 43 years by night. Meals were brought Sl!lling of a world record for in from a nearby pub that was the longest continuous game of ago when he and three fellow co-sponsor of the event with cards took my mind back to the department store. There 1960 when I was in my last University students sat in a was a fair bit of publicity in the year at Dristol University, read Bristol press and even some in ing drama and French. shop window and played the nationals: I kept cuttings Four of us- all undergradu for many years, but they arc ates, who were in the process bridge non-stop and without now lost. of ruining our degree grades I remember with absolute by playing bridge most of the sleep for 73 hours I 0 minutes! certainty the record we day and night - decided to achieved. It was 73 hours 10 attack what we were told was minutes. At that point we were the then world record (72 examined (not for the first hours) as a rag stunt. utes at StJohn's Wood Bridge to work in the Middle East time) by doctors and prevented We were certainly told by the Club bears no comparison and, to the best of my knowl from carrying on. None of us Students Union that our effort with ours. edge, never adorned the game. had closed our eyes during the would be 'official' and we were First, we were four players I joined the EBU as its secre entire period and what we definitely monitored to some only (ie no substitutes allowed tary many years later and now were playing by the end bo~ extent by doctors etc, but under any circumstances). dunder about as an elderly no relationship to bridge at all under whose auspices the Apart from me there was Dick vice president. (I remember I had developed a attempt was made, and Green, who later distinguished Our training for the record habit of calling the suits by a whether our achievement was himself as a player and became attempt consisted of playing succession of names I found ever published, I don't know. the EBU's auditor and a chair our usual quota of rubbers amusing - boots, etc). What It will come as no surprise man of Essex CBA, Ron Parker, (perhaps 10 or so) the night we were playing at the outset that the degree of regulation who went on to play county before. We were then seated in bore litUe resemblance to prop and organisation employed in bridge for Northants, but died the island window of a depart er bridge either: it could best be the effort of David Gold and of leukaemia when still very ment store in Bristol, where we described as Student Rubber, friends in setting the official young, and a chap called began to play under the notable for enormous penal world best of 72 hours 9 min- Duncan Blincoe, who went off amused gaze of passers-by by ties. I guess everyone who learned the game at university will recognise the description. At the end we were taken Bridge students raise away by the men in white coats and it soon became apparent that any attempt to interview £5,870 for Children in Need us would be pointless. We were quite literally insane for DAVE and Bobby Dinsdale are a couple of very Friday evening - they run a friendly duplicate several days thereafter. Some busy EBUTA teachers and have been teaching competition for their students and a few former would say we never recovered. bridge through Norfolk Adult Education for students. They usually have from 10 to 12 Ah, progress! about 20 years. tables in the afternoon, but fewer in the Every Tuesday afternoon - and occasional evening. Editor's uote: Are tllerc a11y more Once a year one of their world record stories out there? afternoon sessions is devoted to fund-raising for Children Kitchen bridge champs! in Need and the students compete for a Children in Wine online Need trophy, a suitably LOTS of savings on wines are inscribed cup donated 11 available online through years ago by one of the the EBU Wine Club. Go students. to the Home page on This year the trophy was www.ebu.co.uk and won by John and Diane click on lilbrook and the very gener E B U ous students raised £615, Wine bringing Dave and Bobby's Club total for Children In Need since 1993 to £5,870. Six-year-old Ella Hooper Is delighted to have landed her first grand slam. Her sister Millie seven, seems less Impressed, even though the feat Included tak l ~g a finesse. Ella and Millie are the gr;mdchil gARt.oos-- dren of Shlrtey and James Bartley, of Ralnham, Essex, who have ·sun, Sea & Slams Bridge tournament", been teaching the youngsters MlniBridge, based on the series sanctioned by CACBF- Just pan or the run last year In this magazine. 'It's a pity more schools don't O.ub:ulos lntcnutlorul Oridgc Fcsth-al. Include bridge In their curriculum. It has value In so many ways,' says Mrs Bartley, who Is a member of the May and Baker and More details all: 01623 795365 Harold Wood bridge clubs Page 23 ENGUSHDRlDGE February 2004 ------~~~ WE RAISE Youn~ £1,100 FOR Paving the way to an even UNICEF Challc BRJDGE Club Live has been friendlier and stronger club running a charity Acol individ members' lives, as emphasised by COMI:\C. up next By Po Shlng Lee 1 ual tournament. Each time a some of the more personal comm~nts ?nnuill Young Brid ~ guest or member played in the Our annual members' survey attract received. The housebound, the s•ck. mcor~u ra ll ng the ~ event a generous sponsor ed more than 500 responses. Many the lonely, the insomnia sufferers, the and I lil tt• This one d donated one pound. Members took the lime to compose detailed baby sitters - we heard from them all, of bndge for schoo~a topped up the cash to a final fig responses, with ideas, suggestions, including the man delighted that he is lak e~ place at lo ure of £1,100 and this amount personal experiences and, yes, a few able to play bridge with his brother Gram ma r School 0~1 will go to UNICEF, the choice of gripes. All this feedback is important who lives hundreds of miles away. and there are man n Pekka Niemisto of Finland, the to the management of Bridge Oub Some of you made us chuckle, par won. Y overall winner of the event. All Live. This year we have even brought ticularly the member whose wife H a berda~he rs' ~ those who contributed have in a non-bridge-playing consultant to wants him suspended from member attemptmg to wi asked to remain anonymous look at all the issues raised and sug ship every now and then so that he troph\ tor the third and we thank them all. gest positive ways forward in the c.1n spend some time with the kids. and the ,,1me schoo ., effort to build an even friendlier and Strongest feelings were aroused by to reta m tht• plate. Al;c: stronger club. The survey provides the ratings system and ethics. Both the Harr· Scully Tr Dieter and Julia endorsement that Bridge Oub Live is are being seriously considered in the team ~ 11 'I.! playen OUR 2003 Winter Swiss pairs was the place for fast. fun and friendly light of your many comments on won by Dieter (Gennany) and Julia online bridge, with a large percentage these matters. Of overriding impor (Italy) in a close and exdting finish. of members saying they would rec tance, however, seems to be the need Dieter and Julia were the only ommend the club to their friends. to have a friendly club with fun and unbeaten pair, just ahead of previ That the club is much more than just there were several comments suggest AFTER ous winners AJ from Norway and an on-line service is underlined by the ing that some members take every Harrog. Oaudia from Gennany. The event fact that half of our members play thing too seriously. sion an was played in great spirit and in almost every day for about two hours. For the club to thrive it is vital to Tom ;u memory of our dear friend Tim Burr. It clearly is an important part of many continue to build the membership, James which will also ensure there are part good b Abuzz with special events ners to be found at any time. Many The f members are helping by recommend that Wl BESIDES the usual rooms, we have a whole bunch of special events lined ing the club to their friends. the fi r<-' up. Our 2004 Swiss pairs Butler scoring is essentially a six round Swiss pairs fonnat with 15 boards a match. It is the first time we have organised such an event. Our two-session teams event will be held on Friday evenings IT's easy to join Bridge Club Live and February 27 and March 5, using an all-play-aU fonnat, with the first session * you wilJ find it friendly and fun. To Jun a qualifier. Our Spring Swiss pairs begins on March 12 with a 15-board find out about your free guest match played each week for six or seven rounds. For further details of these membership simply go to and other events go to www.bridgedublive.com www.b ridgeclublive.com f Delightful weekend with the Irish- THERE is really no better place in England for The Com Cairdis is a competition involv- a friendly bridge match between England and lng three teams from each country _ a club the Republic of Ireland than Manchester. Every lea~, a county team and an officials team. May for very many years a contingent of Play.tng for the officials were EBU chairman Manchester players has travelled to Killarney DeniS Robson, Alaine Hamilton, John Neville to play in the annual congress. The love affair and me. John and 1 sorted out a simple s _ started way back in 1962 when Bernard tern and surprisingly, for a first-time pairi~5 Golden field first went over to play. Since then Jeff Morris there were no serious misunderstandings. g, he has missed only four times and both he and at the At the end of the first match the En llsh wife Rhona have been every year since 1979. Com Calrdls te?mhs were behind, but things improvedg.. nd So much did Bernard sing the praises of the Wit tch .. friendly and relaxed atmosphere In JGIIamey that In the end ev~neth~a h to go England led by 16vps. many more Manchester players tried it and continued the officials ung on the second meeting of an~ J:: .1 to return. Kevin and Celia Comrie went 12 years ago been more than gene!~ fuemours that .the I.rish had and have not missed since. Joy and Irving Blakey have ing the hospitality of their h~~~ 1?thus nflghthan repay- THE Londtm unde been keen visitors when time has aJJowed. the bar (Certainly there w Yl re res mcnts at popular addllltlO to When the EBU was looking for a venue for the English who looked somewhe~ one or two of the It attracteJ 10 t~JIIlS Camrosc and Com Cairdis at short notice Manchester the Sunday momin I) th En a .the worse for wear on favourites, J -tn'IIS 1 was delighted to step in and help. Kevin Comrie somewhat flatterin: vid~ry, f~:~ ~me through for a Aske's Schlll,f ' Hugo Stec!-dmJcher chaired the organising committee and in no time had Local MP Keith Bradle 1 · ['lui e1 accommodation lined up for the visitors at the audience of players and Y addressed the packed their mat ch L>:-, 5 .. ~ ~ r k.l--t one ldelightful Cheadle House, a conference centre not far magnificent glass Com ~rdt~rs and presented the managt:U u from the airport. Max Bavin and Nick Doe came up Robson. aa IS Trophy to Denis 1 from the EBU to make all the technical arrangements. The weekend was a Bridge and The AA was contacted to provide road signs and these socially and competitiveionderfu.l occasion, both ual duly appeared, stating in large letters: INTERNA- characters who love thef; ~ lnsh, full of great SURREY '!> an 0 tit "dgc corflpe I TJONAL BRIDGE MATCH. Judging from the packed good-natured and relaxed at ndge, were typically M 10. I· aT1 (rJllll1 Vugraph room all weekend they had the desired nents. Not once was the t the table, yet fine oppo- February 27 at Colli effect. -except to move the ~~ment director required starting at .tpn~ J..U: 812767 for 1110 11 Page 24 Focus on youth ~Bridge !J.!~~~!!_t experience ByAlaine Hamilton did not overcall2+ on the West hand (for ...... such a call partnership style demanded ~nge THE 2003 Junior Channel Trophy compe six clubs or a very good five-card suit). titions. were held in the national bridge North splintered and South signed off. nth is the from the same school), plus centre 10 Utrecht over the last weekend in Continued club leads and the 4-0 trump Challenge, awards for the best-placed team December, hosted by the Netherlands break ensured the contract Called, but it hools Cup representing n bridge club, the Bridge Federation. was still a loss of 12 imps for England. lay (L'Stival leading under 17 team and the In the under 25 contest England came Although the under 20s did not fare as 1ge players leading under 15 team. second to Belgium, while in the under 20s well as hoped, they had their moments. ghborough Another lively feature of the event England finished fourth. In selecting a hand of interest John March 20 day is a MiniDridge competition The weekend is an established fixture in Atthey also chose one that did not go .vards to be that, like the plate and Hugh the youth international bridge calendar and well for England. It was against the I Scully, Is run on Swiss teams is open to nations who have a channel coast· Netherlands, who found a winning play 's will be lines over a single session. Here line. This year England, France, Belgium to 3NT on this layout: the main there will be awards for the lead and, of course, the Netherlands, took part nr running ing team overall, the best placed At under 25 level England were repre E/WGame + J8 will be out under 14 team and the best sented by Michael Byrne, Alex Morris, Ben Dealer East • 752 oat stake is placed under 12 team. Adults Green, Duncan Happer, Edward Levy and • J 93 ophy (for who accompany young people Andrew Woodcock, with Mel Starkings the foJ986l arc not all are also assured of a game. non-playing captain. The England under 20 team comprised John Atthey, Laura + A54l A + KQ9 Macdougall, Ian Green, Sarah Pinchbeck, • K4 ...o..,T~ • J 10 9 8 t A85 'V'A.'-!/ • 10 6 4 Mincsh Shah and Hugo Steckelmacher, + KQ104 V +A73 l with Phil King the non-playing captain. ur of their seven Yorkshire League fiXtures the Participating nations were also invited • 10763 niors- average age 14- was heading its divi to send a team of four officials to compete • AQ63 ly towards promotion. The fourth match saw in a parallel friendly. The three who did t KQ72 in. ~bert Myers, Joe Cornfield, Liam Jones, had a useful exchange of views and infer· fo5 ppe Fiorentino and Tom Rain forth play some mation, with the Netherlands winning the north 18-2. bridge (England second, France third). Laura MacDougal (South) led +3, oin Dessain, Mark and Robert were in a team The under 25s did well to be runners up which went to the jack and declarer's ven matches to finish a very creditable third in for the Channel Trophy, but they were not king. The •J was taken by South's ace North East and Yorkshire University league. helped by the following hand, which and she promptly switched to the +K. Edward Levy recalls: continuing diamonds until the third round was taken with dummy' ace. I~ Dealer East. + KQJ2 Declarer then cashed the +I<. +Q and • K tials date change Game all • 9432 to reach this position: European Olampionships are later than usual this t A864 • ary to change the date of the final stage of the foQ + 8 ,' order to avoid a clash. The trials dates will now • 7 + A987 ~ +- - • 6 ~. J10875 .• J98 one July 3-4 Young Chelsea BC, July 10-11 t J72 'A~ t K53 ~two July 23-25 Loughborough Grammar School. to A K 10 6 3 V to J 9 5 4 2 +AH • Q9 •e July 3-4 Young Chelsea BC; stage two July 23-25 • J10 mar School. • 1065 4 3 - A~+ • AKQ .·• 104 V foA • Q109 tlose one • 87 • 1076 l ted the two leading teams in a West of England • o ~loners were the favourites, Sarnh Pinchbeck, Michael Byrne opened 1+ on the South • Q yat Stevens, Ian Green and John Atthey, but this cards and after a 2+ overcall Alex Morris k to its laurels. The second-placed team included splintered with 4+. East went to 5+ and Michael's double was passed out. With When a small·- dub was led to the ace ship of James Rogers and 13-year-old Tom d.ed excellent support to Michael Bell and Joseph hindsight the unmakeable 5+ would have Laura could do no more than ditch the mgan upset. been the winning action, because 5+ can t Q and declarer was able to exit with a not be beaten. heart and take the last three tricks. In the At the other table Andrew Woodcock closed room Mincsh Shah and Hugo l*Swiss tenrns proved a Steckclmachcr also reached 3NT, but did not find the same play and the contract t_· capital's bridge calendar. EBU'S JUNIOR TEACH-IN ttJld was won by the hot drifted one off, giving the Netherlands a much-deserved 12 imps gain. Jt:lilrlct from Haberdashers' I MOVED ON BY A WEEK li Shah, Thomas Andrews, The weekend was a huge success and and Alex Morton won all PLEASE note that the date of this year's junior leach-in will be I the Dutch were energetic, efficient and e~ the lowest-placed team l one week later than previously advertised. The weekend of the J generous hosts, happy to show off their '1'1 during the event. event is Friday-Sunday September 3-5 and not over the Bank marvellous new national bridge centre I Holiday of the week before. heavily subsidised by their government, The venue will be Loughborough University, the same as the last 1 which recognises bridge as a mind sport l MiniBridge Ifew years, and the same team of lively a~d knO\~lcdgeable teach Next year it is England's tum to schools bridge and ers and helpers will ensure the weekend IS as enJoyable as ever. organise ilnd host the event. lition will be held on Don't worry if you will be back at school by then. Special Under 25 result: 1 Belgium 117vps, 2 norc School, West Horsley, arrangements will be made to keep supper for those who have to England 86, 3 Netherlands 77, 4 France 68. l ,~rni Kavarana on 01737 arrive a little later than usual -and you will not miss anything Under 20 result 1 Netherlands 128vps, llS. crucial on the bridge front. 2 France 86, 3 Belgium 78, 4 England 63. ~ Page 25 alec salisbury BridgeBreaks For reservations I please contact each venue direct Carlton Hotel, Cheltenham tel: 01242-514453 Including early-bird bridge on Friday afternoon, wine reception, seminar on . saturday moming, hosts that enjoy your company, bndge licensed by the EBU, prizes, half-board overstay option with more bridge and No Single Supplements. 2004 Feb Fri 27-Sun 29 2 nights £139 May Fri 7-Sun 9 2 nights £139 Sept Fri 17-Sun 19 2 nights £139 Overtstay option for third night (dbb and bridge) £55 The Earnley Concourse, nr Chichester tel: 01243 670392 All of the Hilton Bridge team are delighted For many years Alec and Audrey have hosted and directed the Christmas Party Weekend at this prestigious to announce their 2004 programme. venue. In 2004 we are for the second year adding an Join us at any of these four-star hotels for: Easter Weekend. Expert hosts, professional organisation 2004 Apr Fri 9-Sun 11 (Easter), and l. + Dec Fri 17-Sun 19 and a friendly atmosphere + Generous prize structure - session prizes Marlborough College Summer School and a free bridge weekend for overall winners tel: 01672 892388 t No single supplements, good food 2004 Probably THE place to start or improve your game, f and a comfortable stay with seven progressive half-day teaching courses Mon to r + Bridge licensed by the EBU Fri during the three weeks starting Sun Jul 18. Alec has been the organising tutor for the past 15 years Best of Bridge with 120+ students yearly. For further Information on any of these events, but not for Hilton Basingstoke 6th-8th February £138 each reservations, please contact Alec on 0118 9790889 Hilton Bracknell 12th-14th March £149 each '1 + Hilton Newbury Centre 9th-12th April £225 each Hilton Avisford Park, Arundel 7th-9th May £189 each '1 + Hilton Cobham 28th-31st May £243 each 1 Hilton Bracknell 25th-27th June £149 each Houseparties Hilton Cobham 20th-22nd February £160 each Hilton Warwick 26th-28th March £164 each '1 + Hilton Cobham 9th-12th April £243 each '1 + Hilton Basingstoke 30th April-3rd May £209 each '1 + Hilton Norwich 28th-31st May £219 each Hilton Coventry 11th-13th June £146 each Bridge for All Hilton Bracknell 16th-18th April £152 each Hilton Bromsgrove 14th-16th May £159 each Teaching Weekends Hilton Bracknoll 5th-7th March £150 each Hilton Milton Keynes 7th-9th May £149 each AI!,~ends are three cbys and Include the bridge, afternoon teJ ;----. [] hotel. ~ ~· ~ half board r.ue In this fine. h!StOnC Hilton Cobham 11th· 13th June £162 each area and a or dupl~ate sessions, no smoking in dle pla)'lng --...c.. * (Of'~~· Please ring the Hotel on 01797 122114 ., Events include a Bank Holiday + 3 night events ~ th g. You could well be pleasantly surpnsed as k._ •· e three day r.ue Is £185 (no single supplement). 1fl\ For further information on events throughout 2004 =,:tends commence on 1-4/S/OJt for a spring :- [] par-ad and the Green man and 3/12/0Hor a Santa's 1 • . please call David Jones on 024 7646 1511 ro: h Page 26 ~------~ ENGI J~U Rlnnr.J: FPbrunrY 2004 GET EVEN WITH THE ODDS JN the December issue we looked nt the and then finessing in spades. Oubs will chances of diHerent breaks, missing a By Bill Townsend break 3-3 36% of the time and 4-2 48% of given number of cards. It's time to put the lime, giving an overall chance of four some of this information to use in playing - J A series In which club tricks as 84%. a hand. - statistics are The full deal was: . presented In a Dedam Dummy user-friendly way Dealer South • 10987 t AQJ1092 ,'6 t K4 with the aim of LoveAll " 85 2 1. showing how • 108 \' AQJ ~~0 \' 762 t QJ9 y t A64 simple calculations • }932 +s +AK864 can be made to - ___. t AKJ -----__ help select the ~ . : :432 You bid to the good 6t and receive a dia best line of play. 1' A 10 7 3 Q53 mond lead. When you play low from t A642 ~A~ + 75 V + AKQ64 dummy, RHO wins the king and switches spades with exactly the same chance. + to a heart. Decision time already. You These two situations are largely indepen • QS t observe that dummy's dubs will allow you dent of each other so the chance that nei . KQJ9~ one heart discard, but that is not enough. ther suit breaks is 64% x 64% = 40%, + KJ97 So, do you take the heart finesse and hope, approximately. You can therefore expect at .. _____• _108 or is there a better chance? What about set least one of the two suits to break about ting up a long dub in dummy? Reference to 60% of the time. This kind of calculation is A key feature of this hand was the infor the table in the December issue (I know you extremely useful when you are trying to mation provided by South's opening bid. carry it everywhere you go!) tells you that, combine chances. Sometimes we can obtain just as much missing seven dubs, the suit will split 4-3 However, don' t congratulate yourself infonnation when an opponent passes, as about 60% of the time. This represents a just yet if you found this line, as there is an he will nonnaUy be limited to a maximum better chance than the heart finesse. Are even better one. of 12 points. More of this in subsequent there enough enbies in dummy? Yes, just! With the spade finesse assumed to be articles. Play +A and +I<, discarding a heart, ruff a right you might realise that only four club club, cross to tK and ruff another dub. tricks are needed, not five! So, how about TIP: Listen to the opponents' bidding. Now pull trumps and dummy's +A pro ducking a club, keeping contact with The chances of a finesse or a suit break vides an entry to the established dub for a dummy, before cashing the rest of the suit may depend on it. further heart discard. Correctly, you scorn the heart finesse and adopt this superior line. I For a fun game TIP: Always check first that you have enough entries to establish a suit try Military Bridge Now for a somewhat trickier situation. IN response to requests from Euglisl1 Bridge readers Martin Hanu;non and R Beran for Love all. Dealer South a fun form of competition that is still sensible bridge, Jean Patefield of High Wycombe offers the following: t AKJ ~ t 6432 Military Bridge is essentially a form of instant teams scoring. North-South stay \' A 10 7 3 w E 1' 6 home and guard their flags, while East-West venture forth to win more flags for their t A642 A~ + Q53 team. The winning team is the one with the most flags at the end of the session. • 75 V +AKQ64 1 As well as being great fun Military Bridge has the advantages of an instant result, while still being proper duplicate bridge. South A normal Mitchell movement is played and each team is given 10 flags to start. North E.ut 1., lNT Pass 3NT Pass • If N-5 bid and make a contract they keep their flag Pass Pass • If E-W bid and make a contract they take a flag from N-5 North leads 1'8 to South's jack and your • If N-5 defeat E-W's contract they keep their flag ace and you take stock. A 3-3 club b.reak • If E-W defeat N·S's contract they take a flag from N-5 will give you nine top tricks and, wtth a In addition, the director awards bonus flags second heart stop, you can finesse •J for • For any game bid and made- one flag an overtrick with no risk. However, you • For any small slam bid and made- two flags know by now that an even club brea~ is • For any grand slam bid and made- four flags well against the odds. How about crossmg • For any doubled contract made- one flag • For any pair achieving penalty points of 40D-900 - one flag, to +A and finessing •J? lf it loses you .ca~ still fall back on the club break. but sf 1t 901-1400- two flags, 1401 and above- four flags wins you can cash •A and •K. hoping for a 3-3 break. If so, you still have a club It is best if the director asks the tables to call him over to award the bonus flags. This entry to the 13th spade for nine tricks, irre means the opposing pair can verify the award and it prevents the director being overwhelmed by players clamouring to claim their flags. spective of the club position. Normally ~e At the end of each round E-W take their newly-captured flags back to their home spade finesse would be 50-~0, but ~n thts 1 table before moving up one table as usual. This is not essential, but adds to the fun. It hand it is a virtual certamty. Wsth 27 does not take long to work out the tactics needed to win. points between the E-W hands, that lea~es 'Ole flags can be anything you like, but jean says that in her comer of South ' only 13 for N-S, and South opened the ~td· Buckinghamshire, where Military Bridge is popular, she found that cocktail sticks ding. What are the chances of making has with sticky labels fastened round one end work well. For a charity event these can be your contract, assuming the spade ftnesse labels left over from a flag day so they bear the charity's logo. It is also a good idea to works? . provide each team with a flag holder. A roughly three-inch square cut from a ceiling A 3-3 break is 36%. Hence clubs will f~1l to break 64% of the time and so wsll tile or n cork tile are possibilities. Page 27 GUSH BRIDGE febnJat)' 2004 BRIDGE HOLIDAYS AT ieluvt1 ---iAHOTU UMITtD St. Annes, Lancashire Renowned for excellent food A very special holiday featuring and friendly atmosphere! Bridge licenSed by the EBU BRIDGE with golf ++~~tit at the beautiful Budock Vean Hotel on the 2004 banks of the Helford River in Cornwall 29th Feb-5th March-£i95 per person 25th.J0th April-5.225 per person 5 nights from Sun 25th to Fri 30th April 2004 13th-18th June- 5.230 per person 29th August-3rd September-5.230 per person Bridge lirensed by the EBU with Master Points awarded 26th September-1st October-5.230 per person Partners provided and optional free tuition 7th-12th November -5.2i5 per person Includes: NEW WEEKEND HOUDAYS 'I Full Engli h breakfast and 5 course dinner 21st-24th May 2004- &145 per person 16th-19th July 2004-5.147.50 per person + Special Golf programme focusing on fun + Tennis ~ Swimming NO SINGLE OR SEA VIEW SUPPLEMENTS 'I Sherry Reception + Prizes for all sessions Single occupancy of a double room will be subject to a surcharge - From 15.00 per night + Prize giving banquet ~Tea & biscuits From £420 per person for 5 nights- no single supplement Let us arrange )''Our private Bridge Club Holiday! Experienced hosts )Jan Beer and Kotl1 Moorhouse will be Mawnan Smith Falmouth Cornwall TRll SLG in residence throughout your stay. Meet/hem and piCI)'ers at our frr.;t night sherry reception. Complimen.tary Freephone: 0800 833927 cordials during play. Tea or coffee ead1 afternoon Delicious three course dinner & coffee. Cornw.1ll Tourist Board AA Free sauna, solarium &Jacuul . llotrl of the Year 2002 & 2003 RAC AA 63-67 South Promenade, St Annes on Sea Lancashire FYS 1LZ PL- @~ , South \\'est Tourist Board E·r·n Tel: 01253 721534 Fax: 01253 721364 ~·-~n·~';; llotcl of the Year 2003 4**** email: [email protected] www.lindumhotel.co.uk The Monteagle Hotel • lloiiCir llouse illglonovslml grounds. ETB 2 ** . .... smob he bndge ruom,lnbmal G!!!IOI>~ Priory Road, Olde Village, • Golf, -ng. Wider !lllour parahng. wvllu~g qdiq& 11n1111.. Shanklin P037 6RJ • Bridge lessons lor ~onntn and oclronced br [h;·tll hrid;tiiiOSIIL • Gourmet rulslne. • Bm11ful holodcrr arto with nven, holh, 11Jiagn ro•r~ Isle of Wight ond prthlstork paontlng~ Monr d0)1Tips Rlxomo da•r lcuou1, P'rigueu1, Sorlot eft • lrldgt 51/wtek, parlnlf ll"fOolablt "No Island Conzes This Close" lnlormollon: Mil and la'ellroon, • Good nlut. From €220 ( = t 157) p w. ond lll BU. d'Ans (Drilp, 25lm IIIII ci ~ llllokloll (2 p100n1) New swommong pool6 • 11 Foro truly great Bridge llolidoy In 11 friendly relaxing • ltavliful !llmpsltt worh new laolrlltl. atmosphere, willa excellent cuisine. I~ (fnglsh liiOWJ i1 Fma: • Ul'a'IGII/CDI!Iplf € 16 p d p 2 pen an~n 2nd •If~ +33.553 463.157. 1npru. Bridge played afternoon and c\•enlngs with Prizes, Mu tcr • Omounl btfert J1111 and Alrgoll N!d:~ afrtr Points and oword of the Monteagle CbuiJenge Trophy. • l'ltase mk IDr lurtber llllormohoa or 5efld 0:1 t <1!2 Directed by popular EBU Panel Director Mike Webber. JEPSON'S BRIDGE HOLIDAYS 2004 SPRING 24 Greystones Avenue Sheffield S11 7AZ FEB 20-23 MARRIOTT ROYAL COUNTY DURHAM £270 1st May to 8th May 7 nights £298 MARCH 12-15 MOUNT HOTEL, SCARBOROUGH approx £215 All events are bused on Jlulf Board with Cur and Passenger APRIL 12-15 (EASTeR MON) GROSVENoR, BOURNEMOUTH £210 Ferric Free (min. 2 pers) when orrnnged by Hotel APRIL 15-19 SWAN HOTEL, WELLS £252 MAY 14-17 MOUNT HOTEL, WOLVERHAMPTON £142/157 single JUNE 11-14 &NNJ.J:J.N NElSON HOTEl., NOAVVICH £200'215 single Tel: 01983 862854 A JULY 9-12 LINDUM HOTEL, ST ANNE'S £145 AUGUG 1-4 SWALLOW STGEORGE, HARROGATE £239 website: www.montenglehotel.com 30-4 SEPT WHITE SWAN, AlNWiCK £290/340 single emnil: [email protected] SEPT 10•13 MICKLEOVER COURT, DERBY £230 Bridge licensed by the EBU F Excellent prizes. Bridge Ucensed by the EBU or a 2004blochure, please write or ring 0114 2686258 Page 28 IN my last article you saw how contract or no trumps. For you could start a discussion by Sandra Landy example: between you and your partner. Standard English With 14HCP, It's equally important to know t KQ109S3 making at how to stop that discussion • 3 least a com- before the auction commits opening bid is a limit bid charge of the auction. He is the + A106 bined 26 you to a contract you can't because it limits your hand to one who decides the final con + KQl HCP, this possibly make. t2-t4 HCP and certain well tract and his partner must responding hand knows that The secret is the limit bid. A defined shapes (4-3-3-3, 4-4-3-2. respect that decision. So if you your side should be going to limit bid is when you say 5-3-3-2). open lNT, it is partner who game. Since the tNT opening something that limits the The moment one partner decides whether your side will must contain at least two strength and shape of your makes a limit bid the other go to game or stop in a part spades, your side has at least hand within fairly tight partner becomes the 'captain score. It is partner who decides eight spades between the hvo bounds. For example the tNT of the hand'. That is, he takes whether you will play In a suit hands. So a 4t response tells opener what the flnal contract is going to be. 1 Other limit bids that the RESPONDING WITH A LIMIT BID opener can make after the auc· 1 tion starts, say, l Y - t t are: 10-12 HCP and stoppers in the • A rebid of lNT, 2NT or 3NT • J864 ~ 97 Olivia would make a different • AK07 • J832 limit bid by replying lNT, unbid suits. Pippa would have • A raise of t t to 2t , 3+ or 4t + K5 • OJ643 which means she does not have raised to 3NT knowing the • A rebid of 2• , 3• or 4• • 032 + KS four hearts or four spades, but combined points were about Responder can make limit has ~9 HCP. While Pippa has 26. bids after partner opens, say, When Pippa opened t • , Olivia an unbalanced hand, her part· t• : raised to 2• , a limit bid show ner must have length in the t AQ963 t K1054 • Pass - less than 6 HCP, no ing ~9 HCP and 4+ hearts and minors, so she should pass • 2 ' QJ984 great fit for hearts. telling her partner that she is in 1NT. Losing three spades and + AKQS + )7 • 1NT showing ~9 HCP and charge. Pippa had been going two minor aces still means + K94 • 108 not four hearts or four spades. to rebid tNT, but she passed seven or eight tricks made. • 2NT showing 10-12 HCP and 2' instead and managed to Dick said 1t and Emily not four hearts or four spades. scramble nine tricks. ~ Q864 t K105 thought she ought to show her • 3NT showing 13-15 HCP and • AKQ7 • 63 hearts. But then she realised not four hearts or four spades. • J862 • 1097 + QS t K1064 that when one major suit fit • A raise of opener's t Y to 2, , ' AKOH • 82 • Q32 + KQ96 had been found, there was no 3• or4' . + K5 • OJ643 need to find another one. Also • 03 + KJS If Olivia had held a bit more it's always better to make a You can see that aU no trump she could have made the limit limit bid if you can, so she said bids are limit bids and that Change the hands slightly bid of 2NT to the t • opener, 2t. With a good hand Dick raising your partners suit is and Pippa again opens t• , bu t showing a balanced hand with went 4t and made 11 tricks. also a limit bid. RESPONDING WITH AN UNLIMITED BID A one level opening bid shows longest suit, because that is chance of finding a major suit fit. Peter asked if he should about t2-t9 HCP. If it is top of what I had told her to dol Peter Remember make the limit bid of 1NT, but the range, as few as six points responded 2+ to show he had quickly saw why 1t worked in responder's hand can be at least 9 HCP and 4+ dia • A limit bid occurs either the monds. 2+ is not a limit bid better when Janet raised him second time a suit Is bid or enough for game. Even if straight to 4+. He played care when any no trump opening, opener is a minimum, just six and it requires partner to con tinue the auction. When Janet fully and came to 10 tricks. response or rt!bld Is made. A points in responder's hand will limit bid can be pused. mean your side has about half rebid 2Y, Peter raised to 3Y, a limit bid that Janet could pass. t AK1032 • J6 the points. So it is your duty to • 01061 • Always make a limit bid if But with 16 HCP where she ' KJS3 you can. The sooner a llmJt respond to partner's opening • 8 + KQ963 with a fairly miserable hand. might only have had 13, she bid Is made, the sooner the + K3l +AS other hand can decide You make a limit bid if you went on to 4Y and made 11 whether to try for ~me or can, but sometimes that is not tricks. When Jill opened 1t , Alex stop in a part &COil!. possible. • AK102 • Q943 knew his side held more than • J 83 half the points, but there was • When one partner makes a • AKQ6 limit bid, the other partner t )86U • 9S t A643 • 85 no need to rush the discussion. becomes 'captain of the band' • • AKQ7 • J981 • 105 He was strong enough to AJ643 + K32 t K5 + respond at the hvo level with • If responder does not make • K3 +AS This time it was right for 2+ and that bid required Jill to a limit bid opener is obliged Janet to open 1Y. With hvo bid again, so she said 2Y. Alex to fmd a another bid, since Janet wanted to open t 'f as rt!sponder's strength Is equal length majors l Y is pre raised 2Y to 4• and Jill did hearts were her strongest suit, brilliantly to make 11 tricks. unlimited. but obediently opened l t , her ferred ns it gives the best Page 29 NC-1 IC,Il.L.n.n.u:u :•r r...h.. otorv 2004 with John Taylor & Roger Chappel • Comfortable Country Hotel with spectacular views of Dartmoor At The George Hotel in • Excellent English Cuisine, carefully prepared PIERCEBRIDGE-ON-TEES and courteously served County Durham • Duplicate Bridge sessions directed by the very popular Peter Bowles Full Board, a Country House Hotel at a great price and a • Luxury indoor pool, spa, sauna, solarium director you can trust to give you superb entertainment and good value ror money. 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Director- lvnn Gerstel 2 nights accommodation on full board basis with sherry Bookings direct with PANORAMA rec:~i~o~~ ~ers sunday ind deddal' afternoon tea and cakes and lunch and evening dinner ~n (Mcefy Lee) 08707 50 50 40 I 01273 427726 u j unday night accommodation Is available at the special pnce NOW TAKING ENQUIRIES FOR CYPRU JAN 2005 0 £25.00pp for B&B. Bridge licensed by the EBU. - details in course of finnlisntion Club Dridge- 01553 768236 or 01485 600522 http://mcmbcrs.nol.com/clubbridgc Page 30 ENGUSH RRmr.F. February 2004 Match Point scoring A COMPETITION YOU CAN ALL ENTER explained ByJohn jlfl_. Pain f' ;.- , 1 .~ EVERYONE likes to know how well they have done at the end of a bridge tourna ~:~elopment ~-..,/ ~·~~·~~ manager • www. platnik.co.uk ment - whether it Is the tel 020 8685 1515 finals of a national competi tion or the local dub that essentially do the same lPli.&TNI Wednesday night pairs. You job. In some dubs the scor This attractive card holder Is know how to fill in the ing is done by hand, but even the prize provided by Piatnlk results on the travelling when it is done by computer for each of the three winners in score slip, but then what all players should be able to our Prize Bidding competition. happens? The tournament work out how they have director who runs the event done, so they can check to IN the original form of Stayman a sequence like I NT- 2+ - 2'1 - or your teacher produces a make sure it is done correctly. 2NT/3NT promised four spades because responder would not have result showing your score - Suppose you play North used Stayman without a four-card major. This is called promissory but how is that arrived at? South in a normal pairs com Stayman because it guarantees a four-card major. Nowadays most clubs pro petition. You are competing Nowadays life Is not so simple. A plain raise of I NT to 2NT is not duce their results using a against all the other North possible for those who use 2! as a transfer to diamonds (called computer scoring program South pairs and trying to do four-suited transfers). For them the only way of raising to 2NT is via such as CASS, the new EBU better than they do. Look at Stayman, whether or not they hold a four-card major. The Implication scoring software, but there this traveller. Imagine you Is that I NT- 2+ - 2+ - 2NT does not guarantee a four-card major, are many different programs are North-South pair one. but I NT - 2+ - 2+ - 3NT does show a four-card major. This Is called non-promissory Stayman. Take a look at the four bidding seque nces below and decide which liS EW Contract Decbrer NS score EW Score NS HPs EWHPs one of the hands West could have for the bidding. East-West are I I JNT + 2 N 460 10 0 playing Acol with a weak no trump and fou r-card majors. Teams of four scoring. Answer the questions as if you are playing promissory 1 ] JNT + I N 430 8 l Stayman and red suit transfers. Say if your answer would be different if you were playing non-promissory Stayman. ] 5 JNT N 400 6 4 There are prizes fo r three categories: players up to and including County Master; up to and Including Regional Master; and for those 4 2 JNT - I N 50 3 7 with a higher ranking. 3 7 5 4 lNT - I N so HAND 1. G<~me <~ II . . ·: ': ~:ii~if.t~~ 6 6 JNT -3 N ISO 0 10 West East (a) ! AQ 10 7 5 {b) ! 18 54 3 (c) ! AQ8 7 6 lNT '18 'f AJ 7 5 'fK872 Well done - you beat every other pair. You receive two 2+ 2+ • 983 +9 • 98 match points (mps) for every pair you beat - you beat five 2! 8743 + 843 + A6 other pairs so you get lOmps -a 'top'. Pair two beat fo ur other + scores and get 8mps, pair four tied with pair five (lmp) and HAND 2. love all. · ·. \ ·r'i& ~ beat pair six (2mps) so they get 3mps in total. Now look at the 1 East-West pairs. You could work it out the same way by say West East (a) ! AQJ7 6 {b) + KQ76 (c) t KQ10976 ing pair six beat all the others to get lOmps, but it is easier to 1NT ., 8 6 2 '196 '1 8652 that each N-S and E-W score must add up to 10 and work say 2+ 2'1 + K83 + AQ102 • QJ 10 it out fro m there. + 62 + 863 After you have done that for all the boards in play, it's an 2+ + - easy job to collate all the scores and add them up to find the winner. Here is another, where the board has been played seven times and this time the 'top' is 12 as there arc six other scores you can beat. West East (a) ! AJ7 6 (b} t A KQ4 (c) ! A K 8 lNT 'f A2 "AJ 8 2 'f KQ82 liS EW Contnct Declarer NS score EW Score NS HPs EWHPs 2+ 2'1 +9 • ]753 + KQ32 4+ + KQJ754 + A + K7 I I INT E 90 4 8 I I 1 ] 2¥ +I s 140 II • ] 100 0 11 s l ¥ -I s West East (a) t J7 6 2 (b) t K75 (c) + 9 7 4 3 4 8 l NT ., 6 5 '17 'f 4 7 INT E 90 KJ 4 2+ 2'1 + AKQ1054 + AQJ76 +AQ6 8 4 5 2 INT - I E 50 JNT + 4 + K532 + AQ7 II I 6 4 140 2¥ + I s Entries to Altdl.w l -n.n.A Page 31 KENT C.B.A. CHELTENHAM and the BRIDGE CONGRESS ENGLISH BRIDGE UNION Incorporating Green Point Swiss teams on Sunday present a 30th April-2nd May 2004 GREEN POINT WEEKENQJ The Moat House Hotel at Shurdington Rd University of Kent, Canterbury Brockworth on Gloucester Saturday & Sunday 13/14 March 2004 GL3 4PB Both days 11.00am - 19.30pm No Fear Championship on Friday 7x7 board matches Championship Pairs on Saturday and Refreshments available Championship Swiss Teams on Sunday Ample car parking Single day and single session tickets available ---- If space pennits ENTRY FEES l Swiss Pairs (Saturday) -£19.50 per player BRIDGE LICENSED BY THE EBU Swiss Teams (Sunday) - £18.50 per player Entry forms and further information from: Mrs A Swannell Entry forms from: M J de Winter, Stantway House Rock Lane 11 Woodland Court, Westbury-on-Severn Oxted, RH8 ONR Gloucester GL14 1QF Telephone: 01883 71n95 Tel: 01452 760228 Closing date for entries: 5th March 2004 (or when full) HAMPSHIRE & lOW CBA & EBU THE NORFOLK C.B.A. ,_ ...-... FLIGHTED GREEN POINT ·;; invite you to the :)~ SWISS TEAMS i:t~ : ~~ r ANNUAL BRIDGE CONGRESS 7x7 BOARDS MATCHES Dukes Head Hotel Sunday 16th May 2004 Market Place THE RIVER PARK CENTRE Kings Lynn • WINCHESTER START TIME 1.00p.m . FINISH approx 9.00p.m. • 2nd, 3rd & 4th April 2004 • •• £19 per person, £76 per team • Green Point Pairs on Saturday • •• "A" Flight Open to all players - Level 4 • Swiss Teams on Sunday •• ·a· Flight All players below the rank of National BRIDGE LICENSED BY THE EBU • Master and must Include at least 2 players below • • rank of Regional Master - Level 3 • For detnils contact: All entries and enquiries to Congress Secretary: Sheila Warner, 20 The Boltons, • Marian Rudd • South Wootton, Kings Lynn PE30 3NQ 37 Southend Road, Andover, • Hants, SP1 0 2DT • Tel: 01553 675816 Tel: 01264 333847 • • • • • • • • • • nnM Newforl newcomers ] £5,000 prize money at A NEW fonnat is to be tried this year for the National ~ Newcomers Pairs. On March Mind Sports Olympiad 28 participating counties will organise a series of each ONE thousand pounds is the that top players from far and various venues in Manchester simultaneous pairs heats in prize on offer for the winning wide will be drawn to take from August 24-30, the fmal dubs and the results will be I team in the point-a-board con part. day being Bank Holiday scored across the field to test that will be a feature of the The EBU is working in part· Monday. determine the overall win 2004 Mind Sports Olympiad in nership with the MSO organi In addition to the point-a· ners. Contact the EBU at I Manchester. Total prize fund sation to present the bridge board challenge there will be a Aylesbury for a list of venues. for the bridge will be £5,000. and make it an increasingly variety of other bridge compe .. -- J With Norway's Geir prominent part of an overall titions, incorporating Swiss ~--~------~~0~ Helgemo, unofficially rated event that caters for more than teams, Swiss pairs, champi· /{+ • '"t~ the world's number one, 30 mind sports, from Scrabble onship pairs, men's pairs, o. • ¥ +o, .,~ ~o+ already down to play at to chess. ladies' pairs, mixed pairs, ".- .;;+ Manchester, it is anticipated The Olympiad takes place at seniors' pairs, multiple teams and seniors' teams. At this stage there is plenty of reasonably priced accommo Bridge holidays for singles dation available in the area, with B and B rates starting at rnE EBU and HoHdays with Bridge have to ensure that you get to know everyone on the around £20. II rombined efforts to widen the appeal of the holiday. Duplicate pairs and a teams event take Useful contact names for I successful singles bridge weekends, which have place on Saturday afternoon and evening and more information are: been staged by Susan Levene and Philip Dunn at there is a further pairs event on Sunday Jeff Morris the Berkeley Hotel in Worthing for the past four morning, followed by an evening session for [email protected] years. This excellent. three star Best Western those who choose to stay on Sunday night. A David Levy hotel, which has an RAC dining award, is located seminar is held on Saturday morning, the [email protected] on the sea front and close to the town's content of which is currently under wraps - and Paul Hackett pedestrianised shopping centre. enough to say it is being planned by Phillip mailto:[email protected] Holidays with Bridge take place in a relaxed Dunn from Holidays with Bridge and the EBU's and friendly atmosphere and are designed to John Pain and Alison Nicolson. 1t can be appeal to anyone on their own, of any age. They confirmed that John will be leading the seminar The EBU web site · ~ are sociable events with plenty of opportunity for group in May and Alison in July. address, for J everyone to chat and socialise with each other Four weekends are planned for this year. competition results I and with Susan and Philip, who host the events. March 19-21/22, May 7-9/10, July 23-25/26, and and much more The EBU is keen to assist HoHdays with November 12-14/15. Prices range from £149 for information, is: ' Bridge with these events and to support the two nights in March to £205 for three nights in I roncept of bridge holidays for players without July. ~. www.ebu.co.uk , partners. For further information and booking please Following a welcome reception and dinner on contact Susan Levene on 01273 734305 (email the Friday evening there is an individual event [email protected]) Swiss pairs popular at Year End events (Warwickshire), Duncnn Hopper Bamber and Christine Bradley flight 1 Waseem Naqvi, Philip BLACK POOL (Hants nnd loW), 3 Richard Levy. Ignac Fogelman and Victor SWISS pairs was a popular event at (Leicestershire), Alex and jefC Morris (Manchester), 3 Martin Bowdery (Middlesex) nnd Rlchard Silverstone (Middlesex), 2 Jnck the Blackpool Year End Congress Hillman (London); mixed pairs 1 Mizel (Middlesex), Artur and Cumbria's Mike Ash and Cantor, Ba:tll Olygill (Yorkshire), Hownrd Kay and Bob Cooke Chris Duckworth nnd Brian Malinowski (London), Kenneth Robert Ferrari had to fight of( the (Manchester), equnl 3 Tracy Capni Callaghan (London), 2 Lena Skov (Norway) nnd Andrew ~ttentlons of 152 other partnerships (Manchester), Dill Niccol, Stuart Morrish and Dima Nikolayenko Mclntosh (Middlesex), equal 2 P In order to secure the top honour. Matthews and AI Stephenson (Manchester), 3 Marilyn Nathan Croswell, G Mackay (Kent), Martin But they did it in style, nine victory (Merseyside I Cheshire). and Artur Malinowski (London); jones (Warwickshire) and David points ahead of their nearest rivals. men's pairs 1 'ling To nnd Bob Bakhshi (Middlesex), 3 N Raiders from across the border Rowlands (Surrey), 2 Derek Or.un Dilvidson. P Collins, 1Oarke and D ~k the Swiss teams top prize: lim LONDON AT the London Year End Congress (llertfordshlre) and jon \-\'illiams Hull (London); Swiss teams 8 flight S1me, Liz Mr::Gowan, Patrick Home (Bedfordshlre), 3 jeremy Dhondy 1 Mnlrolm Barker, Jenny Austen and Ken Baxter the four who the Swiss pairs drew an even b.Jg· ger entry. Here 189 partnerslups (Middlesex) and Keith Bennett (Berks and Ducks), Les Oliver and nipped down from Scotland to col (Oxfordshire); ladies' pairs 1 Ginil Dunn (Dedfordshire), 2 lect the spoils. entered the fray nnd It was London's Glyn Liggins and Kent's Brenda Foley and Chnrlotte Vine Andrew Bennett. Nikki Crawford, Results: mixed pairs 1 Pal Scilres (Middlesex), 2 Nevena Senior Shortman and Sue Hands and Addis Page (Derks nnd Ducks), Peter Crouch who came out on lop, Jill (Nottinghamshlre) and Ros (Hants and loW), 3 Keith Ashaoft. 2 Nick Pegg and Gwenda Merriott five ~ints clear of the field. . With work pressures off Chns Wolfarth (Sussex), 3 Tessa Bt.>cr and Roger Pechey (Kent), John Griffiths (Wiltshire), 3 Jeffrey Smith joan Curley (Essex); Swiss teams A and Graham Pollack (London). (Manchester) nnd Jackie Pye Duckworth cclebrnted her retire (lancashire); open pairs 1 Nigel ment from the EDU by winning the mixed pairs with Brian Olllaghan, Argust and David Werry 1 both London. (Derbyshlre); Swiss pairs Mike Results: open pairs 1 Cameron Ash and Robert Ferrari (Cumbria), sz-ARtoos-- Small (Surrey) and Vemon Gaskell 2 Michelle Brunner and john Social & tournament bridge with Master Holland (Manchester), equal 2 (Hertfordshlre), 2 Janet de Botton and Gunnar Hallberg (London), 3 Points, coaching clinics in one of the most Georgia and Steve Ray (North friendly and delightful countries on the planel Eastern), 3 Peter Sinclair nnd Paul Lena Morrish and Dh~'la Hackett (Staffs and Shrops); Swiss Nikolayenko (Manchester); SwLSS learns 1 tan Sime, Liz McGowan, pairs 1 Glyn Liggins (London) and More details call; 01623 795365 Patrick Home nnd Ken Bnxter Peter Crouch (Kent), 2 Roger (Scotland), 2 Den Green Page 33 BEDFORDSHIRE BRIDGE ASSOCIATION LEICESTERSHIRE & EBU Green Pointed s,viss Teams NOTTINGHAMSHIRE CBAs & EBU Saturday 13th March 2004 Vauxhall Recreation Club Gypsy Lane, Luton, LUI 3JH Excellent modem venue, the best on the circuit! Good parking, near J I 0 M I On site refreshments/bar/snacks/hot meals 7 x 7 Board Matches starting at 1.00 p.m. Maximum 84 tables - book early to ensure entry With pre-dealt boards and hand records Seven 7 board matches, computer assignments, duplimatcd boards £20 (Pairs), £19 (Teams) per player at Saturday 15th May 2004 Stevenage Leisure Centre LOUGHBOROUGH Lytton Way, Stevenage, Herts, SG 1 I L2 GRAMMAR SCHOOL Good modem venue, reasonable parking, near J7 A I + Outstanding facilities 3 miles from M1 Junct1on 23 On site refreshments/bar/snacks/hot meals " Supervised Free Car Parking on site Good mnge of nearby catering establishments ~ Facilities for disabled: Nearby Bed & Breakfast Large capacity playing area, all welcome + Mid-session meals: Order on day Seven 7 board matches, computer assignments, duplimated boards + Ught refreshments available throughout Full details from Bria n Keable Entry forms, and all enquiries: Robert Northage, 170 Bldeford Green, Llnslade, Beds, LU7 2TS 5 Harrington Close, Ouom, Lelcs LE12 BAZ Tel 01525 377906 Email [email protected] Tel: 01509 412189 Entries accepted by email northagerh@supanet. com ~ . - \ _.... - ...... '. -' - , .. SUSSEX COUNTY CONTRACT · BERKS & BUCKS CBA & EBU ·~ BRIDGE ASSOCIATION.· . : Green Point Flighted Swiss Team~~ Jll Sun day 201 h June 2004 ~ with the ENGLISH BRIDGE UNION at the present Bracknell Sports Centre ONE-DAY GREEN POINT Bagshot Road SWISS TEAMS Starting time 1 pm SATURDAY 15th MAY 2004 7 x 7 board matches From 1pm A Flight open to all. Level 4 conventions B Flight No Premier Regional Master or above HOVE TOWN HALL, NORTON ROAD HOVE, EAST SUSSEX, BN3 4AH Level 3 conventions Pre-dealt boards • Entry fee - £76 per team Entry fee £18.50 per player • Prizes and green points as per EBU scale Prizes and Master Points to EBU scale • 7 x 7 board matches Prepaid meals. Snack Bar. Licensed Bar. • Refreshments available --- · ·· • • ._"'"' " '"u Cl't\,fUIKII::t: Mrs Margaret Hatch, 41 Allenby Road, Maidenhead, Berks SL6 SBE Tel: 01628 623140 Email: [email protected] or visit our website: www.berks-and-bucks-cba.co.uk Page 34 .,..,_. ·------_ _ - • - -· IJn M Collings dead on in seniors THE Hanover International Hotel at minor suits. Best perhaps is to unblock ~A ,1\'Ciltry proved to be an excellent venue By Bill 0 Townsend before finessing +j into the safe hand. for the Seniors Congress, with pleasant Whntever East does declarer can hardly go urroundings and good playing condi- Ting To crossed to ~K and played a wrong, given the heart position, and ~ns, at a most acceptable price for dinner, second spade, Collings producing the 10. Collings' renowned declarer skills would k'd and breakfast: quite a find, in fact. When Ting To elected to rise with the ace, not have been tested. From the original entry of 177 pairs, hoping to drop the queen, the contract The hand illustrates the downside of the somewhat down on last year, 28 made it to wns one down. negative double, as a reopening double by the A final and the same number to the B Now, if West started with a doubleton South is quite wide ranging. Should one final, while 109 combinations contested spade it is 3-2 on in favour of a finesse of grit one's teeth and rebid 2NT? At teams, the Swiss teams. the jack. Of course, declarer knew that a maybe. When runners-up Ttng To and Bob player such as Collings would have no Anyway, many congratulations t~ the Rowlands met the winners, David Jones difCiculty false carding with tlO on the winners, David jones and John Colhngs. and John Collings, the following appar second round from ~10 8 5. Perhaps he Perhaps the latter would like his w~ ~pt ently unremarkable hand occurred: was aware also that with ~Q onside, 10 secret, given his now well-pubbctsed tricks in hearts would be outscored by remark of 'I wouldn't play in a seniors, both 3NT and 4~ . Anyway, his decision even if I were dead!' lAM AU. t K76 Oh, and second place would have gone Drllrr South turned out to be an expensive one, when a • } 9 87 straightforward finesse would have to the Orams had Celia noticed on one t AJ 43 secured his side the trophy. hand that she held only 12 cards. The + AS Derek and Celia Oram, last year's win missing 13th, in the shape of ~A , would ners, were in contention, but had to be have led to the automatic double of tNT, t 14 ~ t QlOS content with third place. They fared well rather than the chosen pass against the 'A w ~ ' Q 432 t KQ9875 A'V" + 62 on this hand against the winners: room. t t0963 V + KJ82 The Swiss teams was won by the ever green Midlands outfit of Mike Allen, t A J 93 2 North·South • 95 Margaret Armstrong, Roger Bryant and Game • 987 • K106S Ot!aler East Phil Topley, repeating their performance • 10 + K J of the previous year. + KjlO 962 . • Q 74 Phil and Roger showed how to bid this t Q J 8763 t A4 hand. Game all. Dealer South. Tmg To opened a feathenveight 1 ~ an~ • 103 ~~ . KJ52 David jones overcalled 2+. Now, what 1s • 3 'V'A.~ + Q76S4 + 83 your choice as North? Bob Rowlands quite + Q7S4 y + K75 A + A63 reasonably preferred a negative double to • AKQ54 ~'V~ . J t K 102 + AK74 ~A.~ + QJ98S 3NT, propelling his side to the heart game. • A Q 64 + 4 y + 9832 He reasoned that with his doubleton dub + A 10982 and a fit for partner's first suit, hearts may + A West E;ut well play for an extra trick. At teams he Plril Rogrr would perhaps have opted for no trumps, t• lNT John Collings as South opened 1+ and or even the spade game. Jt ~ Celia Oram overcalled a weak 2+. David 4. s• Jones started with +I<, won in dummy. 6t A heart to the 10 fetched the ace and Jones Jones as North passed and when ~s returned to Collings he made a reopen~g switched to a club, ducked to Collings' Roger made the key bid of 3+, showing king. Collings played a diamond, which double. Jones bid 3+, the usual way m Lebensohl to show values, nnd Collings values in that suit, and when subsequent Ting To ruffed. He crossed to + A and removed to 3t . This was passed out and ly he announced good diamond support. fmessed another heart, getting the bad the reasonable 3NT was missed, although Phil knew that 3t had been an advance news of the 4-1 trump break. A third quite a few pairs found it difficult to bid. cue bid. He was able to bid the laydown round of trumps left Collings with a ~.in Against 3NT West leads a spnde to the slam, missed by a large proportion of the ning trump, but with the spade posttion ace and declarer wins the continuation. field. Nothing fancy, just typical of their favourable this should have been the Declarer has to exercise a little care in the solid approach. defence's last trick. but read on ... Burn's London team out to retain Tollemache Callaghan, David Price, Colin Hydes, Ian Swanson, Ken Denning, Adrian Thomas, FEBRUARY 14-15 is an Ford, Jeffrey Allerton and Derek Rue, Keith Stanley, Important dale on the calen Simpson David Gold, Tom Townsend, Glyn Liggins and Frances Hinden), Merscyside Patrick Shields, Graham I dar for the players of the ~ight and Cheshire (Bill Niccol, Sadie, Andrew Kambites and Jo Fawcett was headed by the counties that have quahfied Northamptonshire of Alan Stephenson, Stuart Richard Chamberlain), for the final of the Tollemache sq u~d Peter Fountain, Jo Skillern, Matthews, Dave Keen, Jean Manchester (Bill Hirst, John l Cup, the inter-county teams Trevor Thrower, Peter Keen, Simon Edwards, Chris Hassett, Jeff Morris, Leslie of eight championship. The Coleman, Roger Miller, Pope, Andrew Prothero, Peter Klein, Alex Morris, Michael I Coventry Hilton is the venue Daniel Baines, Jim Deacon Gamer-Gray, Ralph Chumey Byrne, David Debbage, ' for a weekend of fierce com and Ted Reveley), Kent Michael Newman, David and Chris Wormleig~ton. petition, with David Burn Thirty-five counties con (Jeremy Willans, Phil Bailey, Barton and Alan Jones) and leading a strong London team tested the qualifying ro.und Catherine Draper, Ian Draper, Cambs and Hunts (Gareth eager to retain the title. and the others to make Jt to Gerald Tredinnick, Stuart Birdsall, Roger Gibbons, london had to be content the final were Surrey (Bob Tredinnick. Peter Crouch and Catherine Jagger, Chris With second place in their Rowlands, Peter Lee, Michael Prior), Gloucester- Jagger, David Kendrick. group in the qualifying round Cameron Small, Graham shire (Richard Butland, Jonathan Mcstel, Ian Pagan at Coventry. The team of Osborne, Jon Cooke, Alex Graham Cornell, Paul and Julian Wightwick). David Bum (captain), Brinn Page 35 ..._..._. · ------• - - · 'lnnA Bob Rowland's Counties' picture spot CARD PLAY QUIZ answers Combination A Combinatlon B .-- + JlO 54 2 + A KJ106 I t K 763 • 74 Four* tricks needed Four* tricks needed A great servant of bridge In the Peter Usle (centre), North Eastern BA chairman, A. Looks at first sight a guess whether to run Channel Islands - that's with Avril and Lesley Deane, and the winners of the t J (playing East for t Q x) or to lead low to t K Brenda Uhou, pictured with Arnold Deane Memorial Qualche, Malcolm Oliver (playing East for t A x). However, leading to the Dimmie Fleming Award (left) and Oive Owen. The trophy was awarded to the king also wins If either defender has t Q she received from the EBU as Malcolm and Clive a.s the pair to achieve the best singleton (singleton t A with either defender recognition of her efforts. overall results at the NEBA congress. doesn't help). It is not even close - lead t 2 See report page 37 See report page 42 initblly, not tJ. B. You should plan to finesse West for +Q. Your problem is, should you cash t A first to guard against t Q singleton with East or should LOGON TO you finesse the +I0 on the first lead. East Is much more likely to hold +x x than +Q single THE WINNING ton. So you should start by finessing t l 0. If t l 0 wins you an later finesse +J. TRICK COUNT HARRY Freeman, from Wantage, has and DOUBLES QUIZ devised what he describes as 'The Winning Trick Count - a novel, accurate and simple answers bridge hand evaluation procedure' and has Dealer West. Game alL produced a work that he had hoped might West North East South be published in book form. 1+ Dbl Pass 7 Not bad for a novice p;airl Ann and Tony Now he has abandoned that plan in favour of making his work available on the (al tQ 9 6 3 " K 9 6 2 +10 52 +J 4 Truman returned an Impressive 69.5% Internet. Go to www.jhfreeman.freeserve. Bid It - You are not strong enough to Jump, as winners of the top section in ;a but should opener bid again you will be well strongly supported newcomers' event In co.uk and you will find all you need to Suffolk. They are pictured with their pl;aced to contest with 2 " . know about The WIJU\ing Trick Count. teacher, Celie Jul. See report page 44 Harry explains: 'I believe this novel eval (b) tA 4 "0 10 8 3 +8 2 + K 10 8 6 4 uation procedure could offer an effective Bid 2"- Suggesting about 9-11 points, inviting and quite unusually easy bidding aid for the doubler to contlnue if he has extra values. EBU members who would simply like to 3+ would show your values, but Is an easier Check your booking 4., improve their assessment of their trick game than 5+. at the Regency Hotel taking prospects at the bridge table, while at (c) t K J 74 " K983 t A 84 +Q 7 the same time providing a much more Bid l t - You have the values for game, but which ARE you booked into lhe Regency Hotel detailed commentary for those players who game? I( partner bids 2¥ or 2t ralse to game, in Brighton for any part of the EBU have a more serious interest in the subject.' while If he bids J+ you can bid a forcing l". Su mmer Meeting this year? If so you are A selection of real hands is included in advised to check that the hotel knows of (d) tA Q 3 JlO 8 5 3 t 7 5 2 +2 the website material to illustrate the vari "0 your intended visit, because the record of Bid 4" - Your nine points suggest 2.,, but your ous features of The Winning Trick Count, some reservations for 2004 has been lost. she-carder and no wasted values suuen an easy as well as a detailed explanation of the game, even facing a minimum takeout double. Calllhe Regency on 01 245 225283. procedure. Denis Young's p SNEAKY answer c You are In 4' and the opening lead Is the + K. What Is your sneaky way to try to land the 0 I contract-? J76 t KQJO v QJ104 ~ ., 765 c ~~ . J63 96 'V • 8532 E T Sooner rather than later you cross to dummy for the obvious bit of sneakery In diamonds. But R did you lead the jack? You should pretend that u you have a choice of diamond finesses and so, as HAZEL Jacques, playing at the Poulton club In Lanc:ashl d th th defender sees It, you might be going to let the table behind her sat Ida Warburton, aged 97 and th t re.thnotetabl at rat e Jack run through. If the ace is on your right and 12 ld • a at e e In ront R the queen on your left you have Improved your was -year-o Jesslca Darwen. Both play a good f brld Says Hazel: 'I wonder If 85 yean might be 0 ge. chance of making that king. And If they are not somethlgam~ difference for partidpatlng club members At th ng o a record age there, nothing Is lost. enduring fascination of the garnet' • e very least It testifies to the E Page 36 NEVVS .- Avon ] Wiltshire, the A team (Tony Letts, (Chris Jagger, Julian Wightwick. Grand Master Richard Dunn, Andrew and Cathy Catherine Jagger, Jonathan Mestel, p,omotions www.abca.freeserve.co.uk S~ith) winning 15-5 and the B team Don Mcfarlane, Rod Oakford, Vidor THE first county event of the season ~ EJstow Berb and Bucks (Richard Farrer, Nick Barham-Hall, Milman. Nadia Stelmashenko), who the championship teams, was won by Tony Gammon and Huw Oliver) go through to the regional final. The J" ("bon North East Robert Covill, Robert Glass, Huw wlnning20-0. university was second and Saffron fN Haaett Mw:hester Oliver and Tony Gammon, with Peter Congratulations to Nora Mallett Walden third. Mn KA swannen and Valerie Austwlck, Pat Davies and an~ Clive Pengelly for winning the The county has qualified for the ~ James Dunlop second and Margaret Sp1elman Cup (Bristol BC's pairs finaJ of the ToUemache. The team was 11 Theell Master Point wilh Ian Monachan and Robert and Ma~orie Bamford, 3 Geoff and Riley, Martin lliii-Jones and David promotions Plumley second. The Guernsey Anne Stott. Gary Bryson and Janet Denvitz. Results: championship pairs ladies' pairs was won by Lyn Byford Sheppard. The winners go on to rep 1 Valerie and George Eakin. 2 Gillian resent Cumbria in the Pachabo Cup. Salt and Brian Callaghan, 3 Brian 1krl.s and Dud.J 5° Star Master and Gill Morgan. with Sylvia King 29 Browse and Avis Robertson; consoi.:! ront A Schnk1 and Mary Thompson second Jointly Diary dates: February Butler with Vera Babbe and Grace Jones. scored pairs, Barrow; March 28 Uon pairs 1 Andrew Ro~ers and Eric Dlstrid Muter 4° Star Muter Cummings, 2 Liz Wright and Nick t.tn TMrnflon Placings in the Guernsey mixed pairs National Newcomers Pairs heat, CJ D.vbcr WUson, 3 Paul and Bobby Ainsworth; AJik•an 2° Star Muter were 1 Susie Farnon and Robert Cockermouth. c 0o)lc CRobcNon Plumley, 2 Wendy Bowen and Martin mixed pairs 1 Judith Thomas and MraNSGanh.m Mn ItA Waller jones. [ Derbysllire I Thomas Mcgrenary, 2 Bob Blackmore MraMIAK 1• Star Mu ter The Island Bridge Club staged Its www.derbyshirecontradbridge.co.uk and Liz llighton, 3 Michael and MraPMay t.tn M J Page 38 COUNTY NE\NS Master Point for Dor..ct events Ray Whitby 01202 Keith Stanley, playing with BiU Hirst promotions 426619 and Terry Udall (WDC) o1202 Nurser and Angela Stone Newark; 76093-t. ond John Hassett, who finished Petersfield Swiss teams 1 Dave eighth in the Swiss teams out of 109 Please email details of results and Thornton, James Clarke, Heather II ants ond loW and Jan and Val Constable, Andre~ N•tlonalllluttr any forthcoming events you wish to 1\taidmcnt and Bill Taylor, 2 Daniel Kambites and Marco Alcahay. who Miller, C Jones, Sonia ntandy and OM Willis have included In this column to were ninth. ' 6• Slar Pnmler martin.J.brook@·talk21 .com. T'leasc Georgie Dalton.. 3 Mike Fithyan, Several internal GCBA competl· Rralon•l Masttr note that details are required about Dave Hinkin. 0 Leigh and Mike BS Do• den tio~ have taken place. The men's Kinsey. six weeks in ndvance of the publica· paars was won by Roman Klis and 4' Slar Prtmler lion dnte. Diary dates: February 8 T'ottage Rralonlll Masttr Jeff Watson, the ladies' pairs by Anne semi-final A, Southampton 2pm; M11NYcw I Essex ] Swanell and Wendy Angsecsing, the February 12 IIJM simultaneous pairs, 1• Star Pnmltr Leonard Cup (for players ranked clubs; February 15 Valentine Swiss Rralonllll\luter www.esse.xbridge.co.uk below Regional Master) by Alliette teams; February 21 Pottnge semi r-s Mr~TAII.tms CONGRATULATIONS to one of our Sladen and Hussein Fatemlah, and fin<~ls, Andover 2pm; February 22 LltMMta' I'Siar young players, I an Green, who repre the inter-dub competition, also for Midwinter Swiss teams; March 14 liiiii'A W1Uoa Tournament sented Engalnd in the Junior Channel those below Regional Master, by the Pottage finallpm and Farley Trophy ... Stllr Pmaler 1\lultr Trophy in Utrecht. Congratulations Newent BC quartet of Heather pairs 1.30pm; March 21 Bayer No ...... J'lllsttr Ol! Vinccnl also to Mike Graham for winning the Parker, Guy VanderGucht, Ron Fear pairs (plus loW heat); March 28 Lo.da Thumament bidding competition Carter and Alan U!nder. Z' Sllr rre-itr Master Bridge Mnguiue Candover mini-Swiss learns; April18 ...... l'lasttr Mr1 FAY OWr!er for the second year running - an In the Midland Counties League Philip Graham Swiss teams. Unless WaiL~ J•SlllrMastu extremely good achievement. Gloucestershire beat Derbyshire in otherwise listed aU the above are to 2' Sllr Mn C Br.~yfonl Two Essex pairs won category the Dawes and the Porter to malnmin be played at Ramsey and start at r-at Mn PM Oo~er prizes in the David Boston (formerly their lead, but lost in the Markham. 2pm. Entries to Kathy Vaile 01590 )lll*r OCI!xcll Eastern Counties) simultaneous pairs Unfortunately there is a sad end· 679673 or ,,._ 2• Slllr Masttr -Margaret Curtis and Nigel Bardsley ing to these notes, as we have to kathyvaile®lineone.net I' Sllr Mn EM E•tns won the Ufe Master and above prize, report the death of Terry Davies after ,.__.. Dr RA Ewin• finishing eighth overall in a field of a long illni!SS, stoically borne. Terry [ HerefOrdshlre ·_ ___. Mllller r.tA ~ 11: Fillet 1• Slar 1\IIISter 1,684 pairs, while Dennis Hicks and for many years was treasurer of www.herefordshirebridge.com Cheltenham Bridge Oub, where his 5' Stir l'lasla' DA Ooodlake Yvonne Dagwell won the National PAIRS from three Herefordshire PS lay CA Jloc:Ucy Master category, £inishing 24th. The prudent stewardship helped the club Bridge for A/1 classes performed well Ll'cnznl J f'uJh Essex prize, for the leading pair in the to be run so effectively and economi in the EBU's BJA simultaneous pairs. 4' Sllr !'laster Ad,•nad county who have not won other cally for its members. He also was Four partnerships came in the top 15 sw Blade lllaster prizes, went to Harry Fallek and John treasurer of the county association of the 321 partidpaling pairs, all scor· 11'1 Smidl Mrs S llendcrson Cosgrove. for a number of years and in both ing more than 65%. Rodney Archard 1' Sllr •~asttr SO Unn Competition results: Essex Seniors o£fices was very ably helped by his and David FumivaJ from Bartestree Lllclolc Mn S Mundy wife, Uz. Terry will be greatly missed were first overall with Dl EDil Mrs S Ruffell 1 Winnie Godber and John Stimson, 2 75%. and our sympathy goes out to Uz There was another excellent per· I Jllnia JS Thomas Roger and Jill Tatlersfield, 3 Brian D._ 1\lastrr Robinson and Paddy Murray; Essex and their family. formance by Ben Britton and his reg· N WiiiiDs Mrs D lflln'e)' mixed pairs 1 Beryl Kerr and Ian Diary dates: February 8 county ular competition partner Mike Foister Z' Sllr •~asttr Mrs U lfenz.ell Moss, 2 Margaret Curtis and David pairs final; February 15 Ace of Oubs at the EBU Seniors' Congress. They ala M Cook Mn R Mcnland Sherman, 3 Angela and Bill West (As final; March 14 Cotswold Cup; came fifth of 156 in the Swiss pairs t.hCAEftnn! County Master the highest plnced married couple March 24 Rank Xerox Trophy; April evenl SV "-1 Mrs SO Bell 30-May 2 Cheltenham Congress. After two of the four rounds of the Mn B V'lllk JS Berry Angela and Bill won the Oitch); Essex novice pairs N·S 1 John Gipson and well-supported inter-dub teams Nn FA Wd M11 J BoardmAn [Ha'nts and loW :=J competition Hereford A held the lead Stir •~aster D Carpen1t:r Hazel Miller, 2 Veronica O'Brien and t• with 130vps, followed by Wyeside B Gl'al DR Maa: Rick Westove, E-W 1 Chris Comer www.hantsbridge.org lNabo Club lllutu and Keith Freitag, 2 Trish LAST year ended with a very enjoy· with 122and RossA with 110. County competition results: Swiss t.h AM RalliD M11 J Andcnon Mountstevens and Elsie Monk; Tony able Christmas Swiss teams, which MnJSyl.a Mn E Viru:cnt pairs for the Bulmers Bowl 1 T Kelvin Trophy 1 Paul Spencer, Andy was won by Richard and Chris Ray, oWtUad Mn R Winson Truluck and B Britton, 2 A Morris and Graham, Mike Graham and ran Leslie Lewis and Mike Thornton...... with Sula Turpin, John Shergold, R Brown. 3 C and B Brown. Moss, 2 Catriona Lovett, Albet CCialrJ Joyce Blatchford and Douglas MnCMLove Jftn'fonbhln Kitchin, Tessa Beer and joan Curley, 3 [ Hertfordshire ---·~""'"'~") JJ Wllilc Premia' Patrick O'Gara, Wendy Coldham, Pat Carmichael second and Mike Fithyan, Mike Kinsey, Heather Freespace.virgin.net/herts.bridge WI! Wood Rraloaal Mastu Watson and John Mansfield...... mnw::w Diary dates: February 1 Helliar Maidment and Dave Hinkin third . CONGRATULATIONS to Dave cac:.,a 4• Sear Kqlonal Trophy; February 15 non expert pairs; Earlier competitions gave the fol· Dickson, who reached the last 16 of MnJtbnia lllaster lowing results: Wessex Swiss teams 1 the Gold Cup and was in the winning t.ln J White March 23 Gwen Herga trophies; 1\tn II Draa: March 28 National Newcomers' Kathy Vaile, John Moore, Dave team In the Gerard Faulkner Salver JWaat 1• Star Huggett and jeremy Baker, 2 Guy (seniors). c:..., •~aster Tbunwnmt pairs. Lawrenson, Phil Norman and David Our Tollemache team acquitted .... J\lastrr and Rosemary Spencer, 3 Matt itself well, but unfortunately fmished ~ JK McDonald [ Gloucestershire MnJHomea J Lowcock. John Collier, Adrian and fourth in its group so did not qualify MnAioten Tournament lllllrtct Master www.gcba.org.uk Judith Fontes, equal 3 Brian for the final. Mastu WELL played to aJI members of the SJtwrm Mn M Newcombe Stapleton, Cella Carter and Oare and Congratulations to Cella and J Sildl Gloucestershire team that quallfled Keith Palmer; RAPC pairs 1 Jeanann Derek Orarn, who came third In the 1• Slar 1\lastu for the final of the Tollemache. CW.•~astrr MnJ~wis and Tony Johnson, 2 Maureen and Seniors Congress championship pairs MnSLowc Ad.anad Congratulations also to Anne Peter Field, 3 Claire and Martin A final. Other Hertfordshire quali· Mn Dl Yt~~~ap Master Swanell on becoming Gloucester· Bevan; Jubilee teams of eight 1 fiers were Paddy Dymok.e and MrsAC shire's first female Grand Master. Richard and Chris Ray, John Mervyn Carlisle 12th. Margaret and Mack.lntosh Anne has had a number of good Shergold, Dave Huggett, Daniel Bernard Eddleston 18th and .Malcolm R Sellman results In the reporting period, Miller, Colln jones, Gary Reynolds H•uris playing with Jerry Harounl R Underhill including second out of 124 In the and Dave Hale, 2 Brian Smpleton. (Middlesex) 24th. l\lastu Swiss pairs at the Weston Congress Celia Carter. Oare and Keith Palmer, In local events the Eccles Cup was KW Readinl\t playing with Alex Selsby and, Dlttrkt J\lutu ~nd Pat Loader, Margaret and Harry won by Welwyn Garden City, with Mn£KBendle in Lesley Everett, the GCBA s mt~r· Gasser, Oare Palmer and Maureen Heme! Hempstead second and St MrsDBowne county invitation teams event, wath Smith.: Bloxham Trophy 1 James Albans third; the pairs brought victo Club Muter Alex and joan and Geoff Peel. It \~as Clark, 0111 Taylor, Leslle Lewis and ry for Peter Verkroost and Ken PI! Landau pleasing that nine other counties Dave Thornton, 2 Mike Fithyan, Barnett (Harpenden Duplicate), Wllhm accepted the invlt<~lion to send a team John Carter. Brian Marks and Mike ahead of Diana and Nick Barry (St MnDWathm to the Lesley Everett and we thank Kinsey. equal 2 Adrian and Judith Albans) and lan Grant and John them. It was won by the Fontes, Eleanor Rice and Pauline Wareham (Heme! Hempstead); the llmfordshln Gloucestershire team of Pe_ter Serbey; simple system pairs 1 Rose Bowl went to Anne Aodhart. Llfel\lastu Waggett. Wendy and Joe Angseesmg Phyllis Box and Ingrid Gaches, 2 Vernon Gaskell and Derek and Cella ON Eddlest0t1 d Richard Outland. Mollie Simmons and Eric CuCiiS, 3 Oram, \vith Stan and Tara Harding, LAMunen an oan and Geoff Peel had another Derek Flux and Pauline Morgan; John Wood and Tony Judge second Pnmla' N•tlOIUII fije result in finishing second ou.t of Roil of Honour pairs 1 Christine and 'Karima Basse, Rlck Iovin. Roy lllastrr 156 in tlle Swiss pairs at the Scmors McNiven and Pat Loader, 2 Bill Button and Peter a.uk third; the AI Da•oud n rcss. Other good results there Taylor and James Oarkc, 3 George GolfPrint Trophy qualifiers were led AKFcnn e::; obtained by Derek Rue and (tltfllhiWfl .,. lfiZf pGfl) Page 39 COUNTY NEWs Mahoney, David F Pollard)· Den Master Point by Constance Marriott, Ernie Please email details of results and Gibson (Christinil Brewster,' Joan Marriott. Oiff Rose and Mi~e Smith, forthcoming local events or anrthing promotions Gibson, Michilel ()c;bome) v Robert with Howard Levene, Stewart you would like to be included tn this Wiseman, Charles Freedman and column to Uz81andc«raol.com, thilnk Northage (Brian Chamberlain, Brian lltns ro11t J• Star Marlow, Antony Milrsh<~ll); Terry 4° tar Prtmkr Toumame11t Stuart Lester second and W Myers, P you. Grant, A Newton and Charles Hyde (Sylviil Hom, Anne Moncrief, Rqlonal Maslt'r Masin Stan Withams) v Alan Langley (Ben Mn JC fomdon Mn L St) moor Breslaw third. I Lancashire 3 Green, Duncan Happcr, Tony J(jtson, l'rtmltr Rqlonal 1• Star Diary dates: February 19 semors' www.lancsbridge.co.uk ~lu&t'r Toura&IMIIt pairs, Baptist Church Hall 7.30pm; IT Is with regret that we announce Dick Path<~n. Nick Ste\ens); and Peter Halford (Mike Ayers, Mike Gould, AT lludton Jllu&t'r February 22 Humble Cup second the death of our president, Edg<~r Gray) v Tony Odams (Paul 6• Star Rqlonal Mn J Boutdcr-tCIIIC qualifinal, Bridge Centre I pm; Lawrenson. He succeeded Ann Bill lllu&tr Mn JA Sahace Bowyer, Pct~r Harvey, Jim Mason, February 27 cadet pairs fin:~l, Bridge Schofield in May ilnd was therefore AO Mesta" s• Sta.r Jllasttr Centre 7.30pm; March 19 Marjorie only able to enjoy his office for a Megan St<~r!Jngs) . J• Star Rtglonal Mn C Cadl1 In the aggregate scored lllasttr Mn re Dean Lukyn Charity Cup final, either short time. Mn AM Olanchanl Mn JO ll"'ston Hatfield Heath Village Hall or Roman The new treasurer for Lancashire Lclcestershirc Cup the semi-final 1• Star Rtglonat Mn MC Mulln Catholic Parish Hall, Hemel CDA is Alan Cmbtree of Dracside, 6 pairings are Gary Duddle (Bharat, Muter OJ 'T}Tell Hempstead, 7.30pm; March 21 Scott Park Road, Dumley. Lancashire, Ramnik Samani, Peter White) v Irene Mn R Rodney 4• Star Muter Portland Pairs heat, Bridge Centre BOll 4JN. His telephone number is Krantz (Sue Bowyer, Vasser Haider, Star Rralonal Mn Olaa a• nA 1pm; April 2 Cadet teams final, 01282 429898. Simon Stokes) or Roger Cook (Gerry 1\tastn Mn M llndalinwn Bucciero, Marjorie Gilbertson, Robert Carlisle Bridge Centre 7 .30pm; April 4 Lancashire Congress results: pairs WM J• Star Master Parker) and Geoff Sh<~w (Hugh t• Star AM RlcLctt• Desmond Flockhart Trophy, Bridge I Marg<~rct Toll and David Briggs; Toanwnml 1• Star MHitr Centre 1pm. Contact tournament sec consolation pairs: 1 Alan Wilkinson Cairns, Harry Gordon, Jim Taylor) \" 1\tastu liSA Rdo retary Mike Minting on 01442 833247 and Vinily Bhushan; teams 1 Peter Barbara Sw<~nn (Bill Hood, Geoff Mn S Oacnllam Mn J Km.WI to pre enter. and Joyce Hishmurgh. David Sw<~nn, Pat Watson) or Judy Hulland WG Oxcnllam t• Star Jllastrr Adelman and Jeff Smith. (Beryl and Henry Cooklin, lan Tounwnmt Mn AL AMon a I Kent :1 Witham Trophy Swiss teams 1 Woodward). II laster Ad 11ncrd Ill mer www.kcba.org.uk Tracy Capal, Jeff Smith, Lena In the Stanley Trophy leading Mn L ltvorw: CD Oryton scores after heat four were 1 Hugh p 1isdlla 0 [h Casu MANY congratulations to Elaine Morrish and Dima Nlkolayenko, 2 Cairns and Geoff Shaw +61, 2 Sue 5• Star lllutn Mn v Fuller Wilmot and John Condon, who won Peter Mollart, John Halliwell, Peter AC Joluutanc M Guy the pairs at the Peebles Gold Cup and Linda Smith, 3 Alan Whitt<~m Bowyer and Simon Stoke:.+29, 3 Dick J• Star Jllutn Mn V Smtth Congress. There were 146 p<~irs com P<~ul Evans, Sue Hyman and Ewart Pathan and Tony O Page 40 ..... ,,... •-•• --·--- - L-·--.t' ?nM C::CJUNTV NE\NS ...Master Point I Lincolnshire Janet De Botton's team, containing promotions l [ Mancllester ) Manchester players John Holland, www.oden.co.uk/Uncsbrldge t www.llghton.blintemelco.uk Jason Hackett and Justin Hackett, frn J.ckettnhlrt Ad,·anml MIXED and married pairs 1 John A THOROUGHLY enjoyable week ished seventh in the Reisinger board 1\lastu Gaunt and Debbie Burton 2 J end was had by all when the a-match learns at the American Fall and John 'Hill,un; c-11Master FOpn Slelg~tholme Camrose and Com Calrdls were Championships in New Orleans, """ Master Maunce Ladlow and Mo Parsons 4 J(ilo\'tf rcook staged by Manchester. Spectators playing against many of the best r.tn Ill! Smith Mike and Christine Grant (Mam'ed P.acked the Vugra ph theatre at all ses teams in the world. : UoLes County Master Pairs Trophy). MnM Davies Sions and the venue, the Cheadle Manchester won their qualliying ! Swiss teams 1 Keith Stewart Roy District Master Ho~se Conference Centre, was group of the Tollemache. LJnrniiiShlre MN Cohen H~ghes, Iso~l Ridgewell and Phil pra•sed by partidpants, organisers Congratulations to the team of Mike rr-Jrr National Mn A !Iampton Kmg. 2 Maunce Lynn. Elaine Proctor and spectators for the high standard Byrne, Alex Morris, John Hassett, Bill ~latttl' Ms Eltllaworth and Paul and Christine Davison. 3 of service and facilities provided. Hirst, Jeff Morris, Leslie Klein, Dave · J o.mt Dr BIH'ardoe Tony Waine, Mike Grant, Lawrence The team of helpers assembled last Debbage, Mike Newtnar~. Alan jones, ' 1.. Star Prtmler Taffinder and John Gaunt. year for the Commonwealth Games Dave Barton and non-playing captain . Je&loaa!Aiaster Ghost pairs N-S 1 Alan Andrews JeiE Smith. Best of luck in the final in Mmeyslde/ swung Into action to provide person and Harry Coates, 2 Ann Painter and February. · DCaldow Cheshire nel for all the key jobs, including . 1• Star Premier Brenda Bassford, 3 Mike Grant and tournament director for the Corn Staffordshire's invitation event for Rf11oaa1 Master National !\laster DNAack.s Tony Waine, E-W 1 Mo Parsons and Cairdjs (MCBA chairman Jeff Smjth). the Coronation Cup was won by a or-ncen Maurice Ladlow, 2 Bill and Shirley Past MCBA chairman Eve Lighthill Manchester-based team captained by 4'Siar !'ranier Rrglonal Master Holmes, 3 Dave Stoddart and Peter co-ordinated reception and catering Brian Cornelius, who played with 1'oanWJitlll Justin Hackett The other pair was i lllasttr G Honon Childs, equal 3 Trlsh Herring and at the conference centre, while overall t.liuJKlmc 2• Star Regional Shirley Wimbles. responsibility and hospitality could Craig FISher and Barbara HacketL 3•sw Master Diary dates: February 1 random not have been in better hands than Well done to Dave Baskin and 1'llwJWMIII MnJAPyc seeded teams (Late entrants to inform those of Kevin Comrie. Derry McCarthy who won the Santa ' Master 4• Star Master competitions secretary); February 13 With England winning both the Oaus pairs, repeating their success of MnWU DJones ladies' and men's pairs; March 14 Camrose match and the Com Cairdis 1999. Hard luck to Kath and Alan Adnnad . Sleiphotme Bainton final; April 4 Garden Cities it could not have been better! Nelson, who finished second, just one / 4' Star Alaster Master point behind. MissBSmes heat. All events Dunholme Village Manchester players involved were . Dltlddish We are sorry to report the death of , 1' Star Master Hall1.30pm. Alan Mould and Gary Hyett In the I 11 Camrose and Jeff Morris and Denis Hymie Zolkwer just three months Mill MSlwmoll short of his 99th birthday. Hymie r Adflllced Middlesex I London I 1 Robson in the Com Cairdls offidals. played a lot o£ his bridge at 'Alaster Premier Ure www.metrobridge.co.uk The other Com Cairdis teams were . JS Hill Master entirely Manchester and consisted of Whitefield Golf dub, representing CONGRATULATIONS first and them in division one of the Mn JS Paley 0 Bakhshi foremost to Phil King. who was a Joy and Irving Blakey and Joyce and Alaster Premier National Peter Hishmurgh representing coun Manchester league and not missing t.1is1 C Caldow Master member of the winning English team out once in the 24 annual battles in the first match in the current ty level and Kevin and Cella Comrie Calmly Master T Monis a.nd Marcello and Elena Rosenbaum against Dunham Golf dub. He was a CP Job LR Stock Camrose season, and to Janet de formidable opponent to the end and i Dlslrld Alaster National Mnsler Botton and the other London representing club level. The Manchester Bridge Oub team represented Manchester County as I Mn EM Wibon Prof JR llarpcr members of her team, Nick Sandqvist recently as 2000. At the age of 95 he I Ollh Master AI Nash that had done so well to reach the and Gunnar Hallberg. who reached was the overall winner (partnered by lMn EM Donaldson Miss MG the finals of the Gold Cup, the top quarter-finals of the Gold Cup lost to t.liu t.l Milnes R.othsc:hild Jack Samuels) of the Yorkshire British teams competition. Janet, Oxfordshire-based Alan Wilson's l• Star Premier team after leading until the last set of Millennium simultaneous pairs. He l Rrglonall\laster Nick and Gunnar are also to be will be sorely missed. congratulated for being respectively eight boards. At one t.ime the team, , London Miss MFWilson captained by Dave Debbage and con Diary dates: February 8 Ben Franks J • Star Premier captain and members of the only 1• Star Master taining Jeff Morris and Mike Newman Trophy Conven qualifier lpm MnOUIWood Regional 1\lnster English team to reach the last eight in in addition to the three members of (Entries to Irena Grugulis on 0161445 .Adnnmt J Vos the Transnational open teams at the 1439); February 12 MCBA round! 1• Star Rrglonal the England under 25 squad (Michael • ~IIIler World Bridge Championships in meeting 7.30pm; February 19 foil t.t Black Master Byrne, Alex Morris and Edward Monte Carlo. Levy), led by 58 imps and seemed to National pairs qualifier 8pm (every OR Crowe PLevl Well done to our London team who Thumamenl be cruising into the semi-final. But a one eligible); March 7 Cantor Cup · KHa&ha managed second place in their group ~laster Master disastrous fifth set saw a loss of 41 Altrincl\am BC lpm; March 13 North in the qualifying round of the 'MsHHm MnM Kittel imps and after a drawn sixth set the West Green Point Swiss pairs, Risley AJRosiu 4' Star l\lnsler Tollemache Trophy, thereby complet Wilson team clawed back another 18 lpm; March 14 North West Green 1W ScowfiCid Miss JM BorweU ing the first stage of their campaign to imps In the penultimate set to go into Point Swiss teams, Risley noon , Mn K YII!Wblta J• Star l\lnster retain the trophy won by LMBA last the final eight leading for the first (entries for both North West events to County Master AC Ioannou year. The players were Brian Doris Collman, 27 Avon Court AJCicry MsUQuigley lime. The fmal eight hinged on a slam Callaghan and David Burn, Tom hand that could have gone either way Richmond Road, Crosby, Uverpool: t.tiu OY Golding Mrs B Sconeu Townsend and David Gold, David ; DOollina DrESoiT'Cll -unfortunately it went the wrong way 1.23 2SD (tel 0151 924 1712); March 21 t.lnNHonley l• Star 1\lnsler Price and Colin Simpson and joe as far as the Manchester players were National mixed pairs qualifier 1 pm . DrMH Lehto SMOold Fawcett and Glyn Liggins. concerned. (Entries direct to EBU before March IILu MnFMoshl Under 19 pairs: 1 Allee Kaye and The other Manchester interest in 8); March 28 National newcomers' District Master 1• Star l\lasler John Atthey, 2 Alan Levenson and pairs lpm; April 6 Roy Higson MnTPCalcro the finals was the presence of three Mrs R Joclson Nick Kanfer, 3 Minesh Shah and Hacketts in the de Botton team that Memorial Cup and plate finals 1pm . , t.ln 0 Gordon MrsMTmwcll Hugo Steckelmacher, 4 Robert Except where stated all the above Club Master played John Annstrong's team in the Advanad Windsor and dive Steel, events are at Manchester Bridge Oub. , folnMOattilll Mnsttr qunrter-fmals. ln a titanic struggle the t.ln K Nomura Daily Telegrapl1 invitational teams Hacketts ended up winners. They TAs'ad of four: 1 Surrey (Angela Forsyth, I Me_rSe_y_side Ches~ DS~n"bridac RBums then had another close match against 7 AN Prall Rolf Alexander, Robin Clarke, Dill Alan Wilson's team to reach the fina~ www.mcba.org.uk Master Hodgkiss), 2 London (Jan Payn, Rob CONGRATULATIONS to our · Manchester where they lost to Peter Lee's team. It J Shocsmith Olffe, David Bum, Brian Callaghan), was a great shame for Paul Hackett as Tollemache Trophy team on qualify : Grud Master MnMTascr 3 Kent (Catherine Draper, Ian Draper, the Gold Cup is the one event he has ing for the finals in February. The 'JW Hasscu Mrs P Thomas Michael Prior, Neil Denn). team comprised Dave and Jean Keen, Lift Alaster BPVyas never won - although Justin and . DrAPJoncs Diary dates: February 8 London jason have been winners twice in the Alan Stephenson and Stuart County Master championship pairs, Young Chelsea 4• Star Premier MaOMOfian last three years. Matthews, Chris Pope and Simon ! llealoaal Master District 1\lnster DC 1 pm (Contact Dave Muller on 020 Well done to Manchester's Alex Edwards, Peter Gamer-Gray and t.ln D llod&kinson 0 Proops 8204 3975; March 13-14 Green Point Morris and Edward Levy, who won Andy Prothero, Ted Reveley, Ralph : I• Star Premier Club 1\lasler Swiss weekend, Barkston Gardens the main teams event in the ninth Chumey and Bill NiccoL with John · lealonal Master LKendall Hotel (next door to YCBC) 1pm International Red Sea Bridge Festival Drake the non-playing captain. t.UNuman A Kent (Contact Roger Morton on 020 863 in Eilat, winning all their matches. Congratulations also to Margaret 1S• Star Master Mn MO Sheldon 4930); April 1 Garden Cities heat. PWy111 Their team-mates, fellow under 25 Pitts, who was a member of the team I Young Chelsea BC 7pm (Contact 2• Star Alaster squad members Ben Green and that won this season's Ladies Welsh DPBaUey Norfolk Chris Duckworth on 020 7385 3534); Duncan Happer, were also part of the Cup. I• Star Alaster JO• Star April 18 Fox Shammon Trophy team (with Andy Woodcock and On the same weekend that the tt.ln A Brou&h Rqlonal Master seniors' pairs, Queen's Club, W14 Michael Byrne) that won Manchester Tollemache qualifier was taking I• Star Alaster Wafalr WJ Mas~y 1pm (Contnct Steve Eginton on 01628 Bridge Oub's 25th anniversary invi place, the county had a B team match t.ln EJ Snowise 780862). tation teams evenl against Manchester, which we won Page 41 CCJUNTV NEWs - Master Point by more than 100 Imps. Well done to and Harry Ashar and Tony eternally youthful Belle Boi!st cele all of the team - Bob Pitts (captain) Mutukisna third. The President's brated a milestone birthday with wild promotions and Pete Broster, Roy nnd Lyn Cup was won by Jill Feldman and partying well Into early Sunday Dempster, Simon Whitehouse and Dick Shek, with Wendy Oark and morning! Norfolk c:ool 1• tar Masltr Another county event, the Deane 6° Star Rf'llonal l\ln VAII(II John Hampson. Ann Dunn and Paul John Simpson second and Rob Masln 1• Star Masltr Roberts, Stuart Scholes and Steve Cookson and Richard Currie third. Salver, was won by Margaret McCabe MIISWIIiuna AA~b.. tton Downes, Dave Shaw and Chris The A flight Swiss teams, was won by and Peter L.lsle, while the NEBA !• Star Rfllonal AM l't)or Raymond, Dawn and John Herbert. Gary Jones, Waseem Naqvi, Ray autumn simultaneous pairs was won Masln- l\lnAM Youn& Ian Topp and Brian Hom. Robinson and Mike Vail (For Gary by Georgia and Steve Ray. The final EJ Dloomfocld Adunctd The county open pairs event for and Ray It was the second year run event of 2003, the Nimiln-lsrael, was Toumanlfnt 1\tasltr the Watenvorth Cup was won by Bob ning). Second place went to M won by Margaret Gilbert, Renee Masln- 1\111 II fumin McMahon and Cynthia and Gavin DJ I\IKTO A Race Pitts and Pete Broster. Second were K Grimston, Angela McCready, Scott Bolton. .a• Star l\luttr DR Rouuer Boulton and N Pearce and third R Mitchell and John \-Villiamson. with M11 DO Sm•lh Masltr Parkinson and B Carr. As a result, In Harvey Bengen, Richard Davey, Two competitions to encourage rel J• Sllr l\lastrr I! Dell addition to Bob and Pete, our Conven Carole Mueller and Richard Parker ative newcomers to the game have M11 S llulclllngt J Owncn Trophy qualifiers are John Grlffilhs third. The B flight was won by Steve been played since the last report. The 2• Star 1\tasltr L l'orkr and Olwen Brown, who finished Abad, Ross Cope, Jim Shoesmith and newcomers' teams, organised by M11 VJ DobbiM 1\111 C Sl&inclllfc fourth, along with John Leather and David Wing, with Keith Ashcroft, Cnstle Morpcth, was won by Beverley M11ll1indal County Matltr Godfrey, Beverley Milriner, Pauline M11Ln~ Joan Morray, who were sixth. John Griffilths, Roger Pechey and 1• Star Mastn Hall and Eric Lodge, while the popu OIIardman 0 Youna Val and George Eakin won the Graham Pollack second. Richard AdHlnnd Dlslrld Masltr championship pairs at the Tort)uay Bowdery, Jack Mizel, Andrew lar Plily-with-a-Pro' event, hosted by Masln- 1\111 ll ElliOtt Congress in November from a field of Mclntosh and Steve Root won the Cramlington, was won by lan AJ AldouJ ~b JM Gonion a 124 pairs- well done! Dorset Cup, with Derek Hamden. Jan Eclcford assisted, or hindered, M l'oolcy Mn GE llo,.clls Several local players finished in the Plewls, David Schiff and Alan depending on your point of view, by M11STe"vd D ~t 'T1IoiiiJliOII prizes at the WBU Natlonal Swiss Whitehouse second. The Dorset Plate Susan Green. Some of our more ex~ 1\tasttr Teams in Llangollen, the best pladng went to Gary Jones, Jacqui and Peter rienced plilyers travelled to Coventry M11 SC AIJouJ Jliorth:un,.._,.._ being Ted Reveley and David Tobias and Charlotte Vtne. for the Tollemache qualifier, but just ~mSL~m ·~~ Stevenson, who were members of the \ County lllasltr J• Star Prmntr Diary date: February 8 Middlesex missed out on a place in the fmal On \ Mn JM Abbott Rtglonal Masltr team that finished second. championship pairs and mixed pairs a positive note, however, the perfor J l\ll1 M Curm PB Coleman Diary dates: February 8 Jean Keen events, held in pi!rallel with the mance of some of the younger mem 1 Dlslrld Masin- .a• tar Rtelonal Trophy (ladies' teams), MBC; Middlesex ladies' and men's pilirs. bers of the team, Adam Mathews and o Arrkby Masltr February 14-15 Tollemache final; There is still time to enter. John Lewin, was very encouraging RJ North R Wal.nlcy February 22 Merseyside and Deeside 1\111 NL Pm.J s• Star Masltr and augurs well for our next genera Cup (county pivot teams), MBC; [North Eastern . , .. ] M11 PA Stll~ M111 IE Ound.u tion of players. Chris Benneworth Club l\lasltr K Wise March 13-14 Green Point weekend, www.neba.co.uk was an excellent team captain. ~m L Do"e J• Star Masltr Risley; March 18 Charity Challenge THE Gazette Cup final attracted a M11 AM Frost 1\111 A Wi~oe slm pairs, MBC (Please note this is an large entry. There were 29 tables in Norfolk =---, m f'n~ 1• Star Masltr amended date); March 28 MBC chari play and Gregor Grant and Mike IDr AP Rc)oolds E! Don www.norlolkbridge.co.uk ty teams; April BGB sim pairs, clubs; Richardson (Siemens) did well to win YARMOUTH Trophy 1 Peter and DPmiOn April 25 Preece Rosebowl (ladles' J Robuoon the trophy. lan Rankin and Mike Brenda Howlett, 2 Paul Thompson pairs), Blundellsands BC. North Eastera Dlslrld Masltr Stansbury (Stockton) were runners and David Whittley, 3 Rosa Alfonso GrtlDd Masttr ~m I\IR Saw)er Middlesex up. The Gazette Shield was won by and Tony Hogarth; Allwood JAGibion I Clive Owen and Peter Jones WhartonTrophy (club teilms of eight) Prmllfr N1tlonal www.btlntemelcom/-.mcba (Dilrlington), while top spot in the 1 Kings Head (S Dilnnell, P Darby. M lllasttr Nettlna:)lamsbln: WE have lost our president, Doug open pilirs went to Anne and Eric Bell RG Slad Uft Master U ndenvood, T Glover, M Dignen, A Smerdon, after a prolonged battle (Castle Morpeth). L4l Chapelle, M Bolster and M Hill), 2 N1tlonal Master f Ball with cancer. Doug was a true gentle PW U1le s• Star Master The NEBA Congress was held at Norfolk and Nonvich (D Newstead, T 10° Star Prnnltr I. Fulop man of bridge, who never appeared the Demren! Manor. This is the sec Noble, J Hilrrison. N Hill, M and B RqlonaJ Mtittr .a• Star Masltr to lose his cool, no matter what his ond time the county has used this Hamden, D Taylor and J Merz), 3 Mn E Spald•n& AR ColciiiO&II partner did to him. His record of suc pleasant and well-located venue and, Kings Lynn 0 and J As pinall, R Arne)', s• Star l'rmlltr 0 l'llb10 cess in Middlesex was outstanding. iiS usual, congress secretary Susan J Scotting, A and SWarner, M Whiting Rtglonal MaJltr 1\111 0 l'llbin with wins of the Middlesex Cup Green. along with her lieutenants, and M Lewis); Barclays Bank Trophy 0 Muufidd lllasltr spanning the 60s and 90s. He also Brenda Charlton and Doreen Dowell, .a• Star Prtmltr l\ln p Culhbcn (qualified pairs event) 1 J Harrison reached the quarter-final of the Gold ensured a very successful and enjoy and N Hill, 2 E Cobbold and J Rrglonal Muter County l\luter Cup in 2002 and twice won the OR Smith S Boden able event. The Friday night mixed Edwards, 3 G lp and E Lloyd . National Championship of 3• Star lnmltr Mn Y Do"'"111 pairs was won by Sadie Robson and Dl01ry d01tes: February 8 county Switzerland in the last few years. lie Rrclonall\lastrr Olstrlcl Masttr Peter Cordlner, the ladies' pairs by trial (prior entry required); Hudson will be sorely missed. PDAIIIIII JIOmu Nichola Cockeriii-Smith and Felidty Cup county pairs qualifier, heals on 1• Star Prtmltr I!R Ro" land The NICKO Cup final was won by Kay and the men's pairs by Give various dates at clubs; February 15 Rq:lonall\lultr Mn J Slc>cMOn the Acol B team of Jerry Harounl, Owen and Malcolm Oliver. The late Committee Cup, club teilms of eight LA Monlhoute Phillip Levy, Waseem Naqvl, Ben night speed bridge was won by night (prior entry required); Februilry 20 1• Sltr Rqlonal Od'onbhln: Rltacca, Ray Robinson and Victor owls Noel and Jean Bailey. The cham National Pillrs heat, Girls High Silverstone, who beilt Amersham A In lllasltr l'rmllrr N11Jonal pionship pi!lrs resulted in two part School, Nonvich; February 29 county l\ln K Ann•trona Masttr the final (See report pi!ge 19). nerships finishing level at the top and 3° Star Rf'llonal Or JS Dyson Middlesex again f:lilcd to qualify mixed pairs (prior entry required); l\laslrr on a split tie decision the event went March 14 North Walshilm Trophy Ol. t.htner 7• Star Rqlonal for the Tollemarche final, which wns to Dabs Matthews and David l\lasltr Swiss teams wath the NCBA general z• Star Rqlonal A l'arlcr very disappointing for the county Strilwbridge, with Bill Harper and selection committee that had strug meeting and presentation of trophies; Jllastrr Sltr Rl'Jional Geoff Hillliday runners-up. The con z• gled long and hard to find a repre April2-4 Norfolk Congress, including KE Oodcnlwn Masltr solation pairs was also tied, Frank Green Point pairs. I!W StymrZuL I\IA Stmch sentative teilm thai fitted the selcdlon Springett and Milry Page heading the I" Star J• Star Rqlon1l criteria. Look on the website (address as field with Chris Stenning and Terri above) for all entry forms and details Toum~mtnt l\lasltr David Bilkhshi and Andrew Lenaghan. The open pairs went to or phone Robbie Roberson 01603 Maslrr K Sidler Mcintosh, playing with Phil King and Phyllis Hands and Bilrbilra Glll\lilnlhlwp .a• Star l\ltstrr Brian Senior as the Gold Cup win 716401. Tournament Mtitcr l\ll1 J In &ham· Cheetham. The Swiss teams on the 1\111 V Wcblolcr J h ners, won the Lederer Memorial final day was won by Janet Angel Norlliam tonshire 5• Star l\latlrr r,~,.."~AILtr Trophy. Jeremy Dhondy was in lhe Pauline Uell, Stuart Russell ilnd Derek Ml1 J nnncy l' Star lllultr Young Chelsea team that came sec M~nsfleld . Mr and Mrs Malcolm www.ncbOJ.freeserve.co.uk Mn M Pa.ct K Ku.mlen:ul ond. Ohver donated an additional trophy WE are sad to report the death of 4" Star Jllasltr t• Star lllattrr At the Middlesex Congress the first In memory of Arnold Deane, which Alastair Brodie. Alastair wns a regu Mn U Chllrlum •t •t R . M11 R Slmfll'lll division pairs final for the Sharpk'5 was awarded to the pair who lar and popular member of the coun " 11 " c•11 Jllultr Cup was won by Nobuko ty first team and enjoyed a number of M11 0 So,.crby MR Aile achieved the gT'Cillest success over the M11 A Spcnctr n Matsumura and Danny Roth, with whole congress. We were delighted successes in county and niltional 3° Star lllultr Couttt)' Mtiltr Peter Kaufmann and Jacqui Tobins events, Including winning the nil tion CI!Mcclr. to welcome Arnold's daughters Avril Mn 0 Oarlcr W Mun&l second and Andrea and Derek Bliline and Lesley to present the trophy. a) pairs final. He will be missed by all Mn E.BI)'anl y third. Mandie Campbell ilnd Sonia which went to Give Owen and who knew him. ).m ED Cotton Club Mtiltr Griffiths won the second division The county has qualified to play in £ Dod.ls R lle)t Malcolm Oliver. On the social front. Jack Marx Cup, with George Hagl the Tollemache final after leading its DrNRMchul which seemed to interest some pla _ Savva ilnd Hany Sil\·ennan second ers rather more than the bridge, .le group throughout the qualifying weekend. The team consisted of Peter Page 42 COUNTY NEVVS MaSter Point Fountain, jo Skillern, Daniel Daines Robert Miller, Jimmy Deacon, Ch i' Peterborough DC men's pairs 1 Mark The Odordshlre Swiss pairs, which p;omotlons \Vormleighton, Peter Coleman a~J Tilley and Karl Farquh.u 2 Ben attracted an entry of 28 pilfiS, was Martin and Bill Evans-Eva~. ladles' J•Swl'rrmln Trevor Thrower. won by Vic Savage and Paula Peterborough D (Mark Tilley, Karl pairs 1 Joyce Dodson and Margarita Hopkinson afler a fiercely contested ~....,.. RraJonal Muter Collier, 2 Rona Stewart and Heather =ttsDt aw-. Mn lA AIIan! Farquhar, Ken Hope-Jones, Margnret final match. Prnaltr Rt~lonal Dowell, Brian Hope, Den Martin, Davies; Stamford DC Leicester Following the publicity given to ..,...... ftlasetr Trophy 1 Mike Gore Browne and Bid for Ufe, the fund-ra.islng event for Michael. ) Cameron and Dore en :;:.. ~llllrr CO Webley Stmpson won the Lakeland Trophy Adrliln \V"tlson, 2 Chris Heames and Cancer Research UK. In the December D... 5' Star Rf&lonal Christina Brewster, 3 Patti Harbage issue of Englisl1 Bridgt, Oxfordshirc an.d wlll represent Northampton and Brian Churchill. ..,...... Muter shtre In the Garden Cities Trophy in Bridge Associallon. in addition to Diary date.s: February 7 Winter ...... ~laller Dr WL PM May. Kettering A were second, with holding its own event, is encouraging .~ PlborJ'C Stamford A third. League N-E. Peterborough; February all clubs to support this worthy cause. , 511r Star Rt~lonal 11 RtaJaaa1 .a• 11 National Pairs qualifier, Muttr N?rthampton (Kevin Fogarty, Nell The scheme, which started In Peterborough; February 20 Winter October, continues until March 28. Mn IM Banlcu Jenki~n, Cath Gamble and Matjorie Le.ague S-W, Northampton; March 20 p51arr.bder RRMunro Whitestde) won the Kettering Trophy. News of individual events will be = Wtnler League play-off, Included in this column in future Jlllln Mrs 10 Snell with Kettering (Peter Dunn, Gleny; Peterborough; March 27 Towcester :QIIallll J• Star Rtglonal Baron, Colin Thton and Rodney King) issues of Euglislt Bridge if sent to ~lllr ..... Muter Bridge Club charity day, Bugbrooke; Brenda Harris (contact details in second and the Towcester team April 3 Broke Cup final, ..Pln7 81 ThmUJ (Maggie Jones, Brinn Davies and Oxfordshire prospectus). I'51ar ~laller .a• Star Peterborough; April4 Eden Cup final, Diary dates: February I Dawes ,..._ Tournament Sh irley and James Dutton) third. 1 Peterborough; April 4 Murchie league v Gloucestershire, Odord BC; .._.. ftlaller Muttr In the frrst division of the teams of Lerner, Peterborough. February 15 Oxford University BC ...1\Ul lledMU SR DnlunWJJ eight inter-dub league Stamford A open Swiss teams, Oxford BC; ... NA Danton I' Star held a comfortable lead after six NottinglliiTiShire :"J February 22 Dawes league v MLOallbt Tournament matches, ahead of Northampton A Mllllr Muter www.nottsbrldge.co.uk Nottlnghamshire (away); March 14 and Peterborough A. In the second IN county matches against Oxfordshire ladies' pairs, Oxford BC; WJ.C*Uar- AT I~ division the winner seemed likely to C1111J ~blUr Mn liE l..inchay Worcestershlre Dawes lost 6-14, April 1 Oxfordshire BA management lflllnil 'lbu,.._l be either Peterborough B or Porter lost 4-16 and Markham lost committee meeting; April 4 MIINioale Muter Towcester A, with little between the 4-16. Against Staffordshire Dawes Oxfordshire county pairs final, IJlllltd )blUr AI Bcl1011 two leaders. Peterborough D and won 14-6, Porter lost D-20 and Oxford DC. ... IE...._,. GR Butler Kettering C set the pace in the third Markham lost 7-13. Cllll)llller Mn S Buller division, but Stamford C were close The NCBA annlverso~ry teams was Somerset :J NntLUDy N FrWJwn behind having played fewer matches. won by William and Barbara www.so mersetbrid~e. o rg.uk WO Fricco:ns Congratulations to Slamford E who Mn SA Schou~en Bucknall, Doreen Ratcliffe and THE club teams of eight was our first .....51araps MC Sti lv.~ ll have already won division four. Catherine Waldron, with Graham county event following a very l'lllr lteJioaal Mrs OM Tcn:lak ln the winter league, after four of Brindley, Bernard Scanlon, Claire successful congress. The team from ...... MrsMWells the six events, the leading team in the Dray and Adrian Fisher second. Nailsea won comfortably. Ycovil were MIIM ~ 51 Star Muter north-east section was Trevor Jonathan Lee and Jack O'Neill won second, with \VInscombe and p !lllr....., Ms JW Chignall Thrower's team (Mam~s Witt, Chris the under 19s championship. Ankush Taunton Circle sharing third place. a-. RJ C:Oict Heames, Mike Gore Browne, Bill IS Nevin Khnndelwel and Richard Lawrence The mixed teams final, held at .w..... Muter 4• Star Muttr Chadwick), with Peter Fountain's were second. Congratulations to the Street, was won by Nigel Maggs, NnADoddl JADAdmls team in second place. After three players and many thanks to the Heinz Drunsch, Sheila Coda and ,.,...._. CR tlabcrl rounds in the south-west section the organisers. Jackie Waters. This team had a very :.=* CJ Laughton leild was held by Maggie Jones' team The death has occurred of John healthy margm over the runners-up, Nn NO llridfC Mn A Sex lOll (Brinn Davies, Shirley and James Guy, who worked efficiently in the Roger Sweet, Graham Heal, David C:W. )IIIIer J• Star Muttr Dutton), with Kevin Fogarty's team county for many years as chief tour and Gina Howard. Ill LC.XU. Mn BA Bru10w second and Pam Peacher's team third. nament director, officiating at the The major competition in PM Chill Mn IPJonlan In the Broke Cup both Roger Wednesday drives and other compe December was the men's and ladies' .... VPLonJ King's and Trevor Thrower's teams titions. He organised the po::tirs final. The winning men's pair OF Shqlpltd await their semi-final opponents. Nottlnghamshire Congress and then was Steve Tomlinson and Ralph ...._. M..aer J• Star Master There is a similar situation In the one day Green Point ventures Involv Smith, with David Steele and Bert Ma l Mllall Mn AP Barba Betts' Bowl, with Jeff Jeffery and Jo ing Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire. Glnnever second. The Ladies' pairs l'lllrlflloaal IALBcrry ,...._, PW Oryant Henbury awaiting their semi-final He was also a senior congress director was won by Judy Belcher and Gina for the EBU and organised bridge Howard, with Kate Pilkington and Dot Marna Mn L MU1J>hy opponents. ~ lllr )IIIIer Man Sl! Pov.ell Following its previous extremely holidays at home and abroad with his Joan Pooley the runners-up. This MnA'- 1• Star Aluttr successful charity day for the Save the wife until ill health forced him to event was held for the last Ume at 4'&tlr ftluttr Mn 0 Un1lcy Children Fund Towcester Bridge retire. Recently he formed a partner Bridgwater Sports and Social Oub. A Pledbd Mn EM Manin Club Is pleased to announce that It is ship wllh his son Ian and was enjoy ballroom dandng club has booked MnAI'en Mn l Ralhmell holding another even I to raise money, ing playing bridge again. every Sunday in 2001 so check the l'llelr ftt.&tr BJ Wburow Condolences go to Joyce and the rest venue for future events - It may not WPI'IaWa Adtancrd Masttr this time for the Alzheimers charity. 1 This will take place on March 27 at of lhe family. be at Bridgwater. 1 liar ltt.&tr Mrs I! D•u£h Diary dates: February 18 National The county league has been MnD Orlftlda MrsS Dimaac Bugbrooke Communll~ Cen.lre. The ..W.... M..aer Mrs AFC format will be champtonshrp pairs Pairs heat, Nottingham BC 7pm, revitalised this year. A permanent MaJC.U Bud.in&ham over two sessions. For further infor March 13-14 EBU/Nottinghamshire/ venue and time has resulted in ...... Mn i'Dct.luw miltion and tickets contact the chair Lelcestershlre Green Point Swiss considerably more support. Three Malllollpo. Mn CJL f..tccnlcy man, Andy Robinson, on 01604 events, Loughborough Grammar months in everyone seems to be ~ )lailer t.tn W JohnJM enjoying this competition. 460619 or e-mail andrew.robln School (rnformation from Robert Mrs IM ~at!by Jll Mollwn Northage on 01509 412189); April 4 Ol~ry d~tH : February 11 National 111 1111 Mn OJ Richmond sonl)(ltntlworld.com. Mrs PJ Hill PO Rowley Kettering Bridge Club held Its Journal Cup (county pairs champi Pairs heat, Taunton Bridge Oub; Mrs EM Ha.Ja- Mrs NPI! annual Swiss pairs tournament for onship), Nottingham DC 1pm (the February 29 mixed pairs final, (This Dr H "-7 'fhontroon the Porch Trophy. Peter Fountilin and Je:~dlng three pairs qualify to repn! Catholic Centre, Taunton is a 41! ~ Mn A Thotrc jo Skillern won the event, with Jimml. sentthe county In the Conven Trophy change of date and venue). 11111r1ca ltlllttr S White Deacon and Trevor Thrower secon . in June - information from David and MnAr- Muter Mark Hodgson and Robert Miller Burgess on 0115 93n947); April 25 ~taffs -Snroslllre C:W. ~ Mrs K Dllll.cs IDe.fa..._ Mn l> Fmlcrickl won the prize for the best first ~ion county AGM, Nottingham DC. www.newasUeulbc.btlnternet.co.u.k IIW Kal... Mn M Ifamid score with Graham Dolby and Stmon TilE winners of the Coronation Cup T llomclt Few • winning the second session [ Oxfordshlre ~ were Brian Cornelius, Barbara Mn DA I..ci&h prize. Kellering is planning a www.oxlordshirebridge.c:o.uk Hackett, Justin Hackett and Craig RO Mcl~h £120 000 refurbishment of its club and ALTHOUGH originally unseeded Fisher. Fifth place went to John I Xum:b any 'donations would be gratefully Alan Wilson's leilm (Stuart McPhee, Seymour, Robin Adey, Anne Jones CCM~Dty Muter , Ricl1nrd Lonsdille, lim Pike and two Mn DO Alcllln•kr received. and John Hartley and seventh to Mn D Francia Eden Cup qualifier, Northampton~ Surrey teammates) reached the semi Dilvid Oark.c, Shirley Williams, liln finals In the Gold Cup, :~chieving the Mtlt t.U llarrinJIOII 1 Mike Wiggins and Jeremy Dud. - Rettie and Jam~ Vickers. The K 1111111& David Smith and Pam Peacher. best pnlan Deacon. 3 Derry and Graham Hedley, O~Cford~lre DA men's p;1irs. and Paul Hadel! on finbhing second (~ 1H1 aut pGI'} Page 43 CCJUNTV NEWs Master Point in the Gold Cup and for their excel· main championship and the remain· Osborne, just ahead of Bernard Pike lent results (In different teams) In the lng teams played for the plate. The and Elizabeth Phillips, with Steve promotions American Nallonals in New plate winners were Robert Green. Bourton and Julia Brough in third Orleans. ln the World Colin Bamberger, Jeff Orton and place. The flitch award, as part of SuiTty root M11 L Tl)lor this event, went to Sheila and Tony Dbtrkt Muttf' M11 SM Tcs~er Championship Transnational teams Marek Olslewltz. Top In the main MU llli!Oft 011 W~mtt at Monte Carlo Jason and Justin event were Julian Lang. David Cockerill, who came sixth overall. M11 AM llum('IIRy M11 WJ Wocxb qualified through the round robin Morran, Peter Markwell and Oaude The Surrey simultaneous pairs \\118 Kkld County Multf' stages, only to lose In the quarter Stokes, with Peter Sutcliffe, Peter competition. played in four groups, PJ Phirrs Ms loU 8111011 finals. The Hacketls were brought Gemmell, Maria Allnutt and Debby had 981 pairs competing. slightly Dan K Sllllkn AJ further down to earth in the league Sutcliffe second, Jane and Andrew fewer than the previous session in Club Masttf' M11 £C Once September. This time there was a Mn At! Dartlay M11 MA Greer when they met David Owen's team Moore, Din Gudka and Barry Davies Mn M Dcmfonl RD Kahz and lost by the substantial margin of third and Sue Flin, Graham Beeton. dramatic increase in the pairs play M11 RC 8trd RS Moc:kdl 35imps. Well done David, John Rosemarie Mascall and Norman Ing In the single winner, small dubs Allluslllin KR Oll•tr Aspden. Ian Pendlebury and Dave Denny fourth. In the semi-finals, section. Married couples took sever AW Jones Dlltrtd Mutrr Smith. Lang will meet Flin and Moore will al top places in the event. The next MnAW Jonlall M11AM Diary date: April 24-25 Telford session is planned for March. Mn JS Joseph Ooldlworthy meet Sutcliffe. KE Mann Mn SM Morsan Congress, Radbrook Hall Hotel, We have email addresses for near To try to attract some dual team DrS Ramdu M11 A Wray Shrewsbury (Information from Judy ly 60% of our members. Please send Involvement the Ditton and Yateley Mn JR Rnlnon Club Muter Mitchell on 1743235374). new email addresses and changes to dubs worked to encourage each Mn CR Smith Mill PM AlliJOn claude.stokes®frintonxJreeserve.ro.uk other's members to take part. ln part Mn SR 'l'bclp Ms J Oill [ Sijffg& ~ This information will remain confi this helped the Yateley event to rise p v.p; ..-.Lt 0 lnl.pcn dential and used only to contact to 19 teams and more dramatically, Ms L \\'bauow www.suffolkbridge.co.uk SOME really splendid work is being members. the Ditton Swiss event attracted 2B \\'arwkl..dllre undertaken by Jane Moore, John Diary dates: February 15 club teams, nearly double last year and S«Wa Nallona.t l\1111rr Standley and Peter Speller In pro teams of four (all clubs invited to raised more than £600 for charity. ure llluttr oo Franb moting bridge for newcomers In send one or more teams to represent Winners were the Pegasus Aces - Jll TOIIdc:~anc l' Star Rqlonal Suffolk and those keen to learn and their dub), Stoke-by-Nayland 2pm; Jack Lavis, Janet Gedge, Jim Sease \ Pmnlrr National Master improve. One recent success was an March 7 Sudbury Swiss teams 2pm and Derek Eneas. The new DIY Mastr.r M11 SJ Ryles event for novice pairs, attended by (entries to Beryl Simpson on 01206 Trophy (top team from both events) M11 MA 5° Star l\IIISier 263945); April 18 Suffolk pivot was won by a Yateley team. -, I uwrenscn DC Crow 32 partnerships and neatly graded 11• Star Pftmlrr 4 • Star Master into three sections. Winners or the teams, Stoke-by-Nayland 12.30pm. The Bourne Club Swiss teams Rqtlonal Mastr.r M11 JM Coote top section were Don and Maureen attracted 26 entries from a far-rang M11 JP IIOOIIIWI RO Coule Betts, with Melanie Lesser and Sally Surre :=J ing area. Play started at l lam and a ,. Star l'remler J• Star l\laster Beckett second and Mlck Werb and www.surreycountybridge.org.uk hot buffet lunch was served after Rq;lonal Maslrr M11 ED Ganlncr Dobbie Aldous third. In the middle IT is sad to report the deaths of Tony two rounds with play then continu GN Philhps t• Star Master section Tony and Ann Truman Lunn and Ken Craigie. Tony's sud ing until early evening. The event 1• Star l'remlr.r Ms M Scon scored an impressive 69.5%, ahend was won by the Yateley quartet of Regional Muter Advanetd den passing was particularly OR Kclkn Maller of Stan Chechlinski and Roy poignant because he was In the David Andrews, Alan Westrop and 7• Star Rralonal PJ Wells Emerson, with Jane Call and Chris Surrey team that went on to win the Sheila and Tony Cockerill. On the Masin- Master Green third, while in the third sec Gold Cup (See article page 7). Ken same day at the other end of the D Hootman R Willlanu tion Alan and Valerie Thompson died after a long illness and bridge county 18 teams assembled at Mill Runucy County Muttr were first, closely followed by has lost an outstanding character. A Tandem. The Pegasus group of Alan 6• Star RralonaJ Mil P Orowntnll Andrea and Michael Collins and keen sportsman all his life Ken Bailey, Jim Sease, David Whitehouse l\laster PM IIWI!ef Hazel and Alan Perks. The entire turned to bridge after first reaching and Derek Eneas won this event. M11 M Foll.a PO MOIC'Iey event was well organised, with good Mn V f-=non Dbtrkl Muter the top as a table tennis player (25 Diary dates: February 15 5' Star Rrclooal M11 A Adami detailed planning. England caps). Over the years he Newcomers pairs, Oxshott; February 1\IIISier Mn El Duffy The encouragement for newcom won virtually every Surrey competi 15 Swiss pairs, Richmond BC; March J Jackoon R E•ans ers continues in 2004. After a week tion and represented the county at all 7 Bourne BC Swiss pairs; March H l' Star RralonaJ Mn JM Fane end in January, two further week levels, enjoying a 30K Cup, Oxshott; March 20 Horley 1\llltrr Club Mascu ends at Wivenhoe are planned, one long and success Swiss teams; March 2B Newcomers 0 Mtl.arms Ms P Digs for improvers (March 12-14) and the ful partnership teams, Oxshott; April 4 affil iated RrclonaJMaslu M Orccn other a weekend of friendly dupli with the late AJ Oallaf'IC Ms A JohMOn teams of eight, Richmond; April 9 Mn N Gillaplc Mil C Klllem cate (April 2-4) - details and book Naomi Sinclair. Pegasus BC Swiss teams; April 23 Toumamml Mlu IM Swt ings via Peter Speller on 01206 Both he and Tony Golf-bridge, Tyrrells Wood; April 25 l\lll1u DO Thomu 366725. will be sorely Aileen Fllose and men's pairs, or llaftllln The experiment or holding winter missed by their Kingswood. Rlll..anca.lter Wtslmllriand Swiss teams events starting lnte many friends and M11 JO Taylor 1• Star Rrglonal morning is proving successful. There bridge acquain- Sussex ~ 1 5° Star Master Mll1tr tances. Ken Craigie Mn PDroadae was a full house at Stowmarket. A www.sccba.co.uk ----· M11 DBAikn good lunch was provided as well as Dlllrtd Masltr Surrey again qualified for the final THE invitation pairs has now fin· MIIJIMF CltiiiiOft tea/coffee In mid-afternoon. The .a• Star Masin MIIOOmwa of the Tollemache Trophy. The team lshed for this season and was won by event ended by 6pm. The winners M11 BD CanhAm Club .Muter was Peter Bentley (non-playing cap Andrew Southwell and Mick MnJMLrach OrW DaWSOII were Penny and Julian Lang. Din tain). Bob Rowlands, Peter Lee, Gudka and Claude Stokes, with Carrington. followed by J Hootman DC Waller Cilmeron Small, Graham Osborne, and David Galpin, J and D Newton 3' Star Multr Mary Durcan, Graham Johnston, \\1lWtlre Jon Cooke, Alex Hydes, Jan and Nigel O..mer and V Bingham. lltn DR CoUld. Angela Mead and Adele Wayman Swanson, Ken Ford, Frances HJ Collacl Ufel\llltrr second and Eric Newman, Mike The team representing Sussex in M11 U SOUih,.lnl RJ Danni11er Hlnden. and jeffrey Allerton. the Tollemache Cup was Chris Mn01Uule 1° Star Prrmltr Malin. Basia Mallnowska and Joan Rolf Alexander, Angela Forsyth, Mayhew third. Jepson, D Oilton, A Southwell. Nick RJ Wllctltr Rralonal Muter Bill HodgiJss and Robin Oarke won Hills, G Stanford, T Wills, D /1111SIIandJ The annual Suffolk simultaneous TWoodbanc the Daily Ttltgraph Cup at the Young Franklin, M Carrington, C Bainham l' Star 1\lasttf' Dlltrtd Mutrr pairs again attracted a large entry Chelsea Club. and E ludoni_ with Tom Bradley as DTBurman M111 ES Helme from the Suffolk clubs. The winners At the Seniors Congress Surrey KWWahby non-playing captain. N Walls and M Mil E Goldsmadl were George Moody and Cyril players came second in both top HA llonfield Treifus withdrew due to illness. Saunders, followed by Peter Tarrant events, namely Ting To and Bob Mau R Wootton mnd Philip Mathews, Colin Sadly they did not qualify for the t• Star Muter \\'orrt'51tnlal"' Rowlimds (championship pairs) and Bamberger and Mike Malin 1:md final, but after a poor start played MnSD Duaden G 111nd Mulrr the Farnham four of Penny Macleod well to finish fifth in their group. Advanetd MTheclke Jackie Bendall and Christine Blzzey. Tim Green. Russell Allan and Keith In the David Boston simultaneous Muter UleMasler The Suffolk club teams champl· Wilson In the Swiss teams. pairs Ray Lancaster and Ken Pugh 011 BIUIU AM Reid onship, in which all clubs are invited Margaret ilnd Graham Main came sixth out of 1,684 pairs. MnKMDany l'remkr National to a one day teams of eight event, (Tudor) came third in the David Dr 0 llopkins .Mutrr Eastbourne BC's Swiss teams at the was won by Ipswich, closely fol · Boston simultaneous pairs and In JPTbdd JA Corficld Wlntergarden for the Rorer Cup was lowed by Colchester and Bury St the Children in Need events Mark M11NA MnO Untl.cr won by D Body, PShaw, S Rolles and W!wl .. riahl 4• Star Prtmltr Edmunds. It was excellent to wei· Rees and Mike Lock (Tudor) ranked come dubs like Tally Ho and Deben P Wright, with M Finch. P Carbutt t.IP Wonon RraJooa1 Mastrr fourth and Bob Beeves and Dave and J and B Bramall second, V ~.... ft' BJ Palmer to the evenl lopwood (Phoenix) were fifth. t.lnJDCollw l' Star l'rnlllrr After a multiple qualification ses· Reeves, H Madarlane, M White and 'f!!e county mixed pairs (5-l entries A Glbb third and D and A Galpin MnSt.loore Rraloall Mastrr sion for the Suffolk tl!ilms champi· at Kingswood Golf Oub) was won AJ R~ Page 44 rlUI'I I"U nnrn,.1:' r-... ~, .. rv 2004 \ COUNTY NEWS :Master Point ful mlni·Swiss and this time fi 1 third and fourth places were ta{!~ Dlandy, Georgie Dalton, Roger championship pairs; March 1 county ~tions by Bognor teams: 1 Mrs A Williams Metcalf and Dave Hale. They finished championship pairs qualifier, Holt J Austin, Mrs M Meredith and 0 we!l ahead of Highworth and 7pm; March 10-11 county simultane Lakey, 2 J Jeffery, D Hughes, A Light Swmdon and qualified for a place In ous pairs, clubs; March 20 champi· and L ChJswetl, 3 D and D Jones and the regional final at Bristol Bridge onship pairs final, British Legion, Oub on May 22. and Bassett, 4 and L Taylor and Hartlebury 2pm; April 4 Garden 1 J J J N and R Lowe. Thanks are due to In the Tollemache Cup Wiltshire Cities qualifier 2pm; March 28 tht; Bognor dub for running this was represented by Bob Bannister, National Newcomers heat 2pm. enJoyable event so regularly. Andrew Law, Roger Kam, James Henfield's annual Woodmancote D~nlop, ~on King, Richard Samter, I Yorksliire Diana King, Phil Green, Norman Swiss pairs was won by Margaret www.ycba.freeserve.co.uk lambert and Darry Kibble. The team Collins and Owen Symons, with K THE David Boston simultaneous lmp~ved upon its performance of the pairs was run over the Eastern coun· and M Baker second and J Bugden prevtous year, winning two of its and B Whiting third. ties of the country and attracted an matches, against Lancashire and The Hills Trophy, again very well entry of some 1,600 pairs. The Lincolnshire. Yorkshire heats raised £1,504 for organised by David Hughes and the The Wiltshire championship pairs Worthing club committee and direct· Children in Need, our chosen charity. heat was well supported, with 42 peo Best performance from Yorkshire ed by David Galpin, attracted an ple competing for a place in the final. players was by Elisabeth and Kevin entry of 30 teams. Result: 1 H Birch, A Gayle and Colin Webb won the heat Hawkins, playing at Garforth, who Jeffery, T Bradley and R Poulter, 2M and they and nine more pairs have a came fourth with a score of 71.54%. In , Keeping, J Cattermole and N and A place in the final, which will take fifth place were Robin Wardell and Gillespie, 3 M and P Langston, B MPBrunt place at the Nursteed Centre in Robert Harding, at South Ryedale, FDunham Cavell and C Dean. The afternoon Devizes on April 4. They are in order and 12th were John Revill and Mary Mr~Ofmter prize went to Jeff Jeffery and the best as follows: Gayle and Colin Webb, Kenworthy, at Graham's. M11 G Hartley second half to R Stevens. Philip Howard and Tony Bullen, Chris The Yorkshire team produced a DPenfold Chichester no fears pairs attracted Starr and Reg Thorpe, Ron King and disappointing result in the ( MO Ranenbury 49 entries. Result: 1 Neil Fairbam and James Dunlop, Marion and Ian Tollemache qualifier; managing only ' Admt(ed Paul Warren, 2 David Thornton and Cowley, Phil Green and Roger Kam. sixth place in their group. ~ tlilrWft Muter R Hodgson, 3 John and Joan Norman Lambert and Barry Kibble, In the EBU's Bridge for All simul · ...... MnBMI'mtcr Hedgecock, 4 L Chiswell and C Gill Messer and Kathy Hodgson, Roy neous pairs, Rod and Sue Lonsdal JWIIIII)IIIta' UHodp Reirnoser. This event was organised France and Sam Sloan. achieved a commendable fourth D Lewis t.ln MFI' and directed by Andrea and David ( Bridge teaching is being undertak· place, playing at Graham's club in ~ 511r l'rellller Huddleston Galpin. en in Trowbridge by Diana King and Sheffield...... )lilt« MiuM Watson SCCBA Devonshire Cup: 1 A and Phil Green. Oasses are being run at At the Seniors Congress Tom 11 Ta11pes1 Muter Wiltshire College ·and at Diana's ·l'rlllllr Mrs F Bruni D Galpin and B and J Hootman Gisbome and Sandy Davies came sec home. It is hoped to encourage stu· ...... )lilt« B Fairwealbet (Henfield), 2 L and M Hoskins, N ond in the championship pairs B •HWGramlle Mrs M Jehu Hills and A Southwell (Avenue). dents to join the local bridge clubs final. with Graham Jepson and Dave 1 6' Sllr Jtea1oaa1 Mrs K Smilh Devonshire Plate: 1 R and L Heath near them and so bring new players Musson fiith and Andrew Petrie and ·lllller County Muter and P and P Southon (Horsham), 2 J into the county. Any clubs willing to David Colley sixth. Alan Martindale ...... GPBeck Simpson, B Skiming, J Hedgecock accommodate beginners please con and Ken Hayton were 12th in the A JE...... Mn J Cock.croft and R Hodgson (Henfield). tact Diana (detail.s in the Wiltshire final and, in the Swiss teams, 4'1111raep..t M11AFowler Diary dates: February 7 Elizabeth Diary). Check the Wiltshire web site Malcolm Robinson was a member of Miller Mn Y HaytOn North semi-finals; February 8 ladies' above for details of courses. the team that came fourth. JIB WalDa Mn A Holmes Diary dates: February 8 mixed At the SBU's Gold Cup Congress at 2-llllr ..... Mn PM Jackson and men's pairs semi-finals have been cancelled and qualifiers go pairs; April 4 championship pairs Peebles, Stan Collins and Agnes .... R Mail!and final; April 25 mixed teams; May 16 Blewitt fmished fourth in the pairs. 0W~ MiuBRichards through to the final on March 21; I1 Cedric Cockaoft. our county youth GJrw.- District Mast~r February 14 David Pavey semi-fmals AGM. Plflr STBIITeU at Horsham and Worthing; February officer, reports a great result for I Worcestershire Harrogate juniors. Tom and Mark 1...... Mrs PM Oaybown 15 Chairman's Cup; February 22 '....._ Mn RD Finnemorc Individual final; March 7 David www.wcba.freeserve.co.uk Dessain, Robert Myers and their I Riaacr Mrs JA Hatswell Pavey final; March 21 SCCBA pairs DROITWlCH Spa Bridge Oub intro helper played in the first round of the 4'SW AAJagger duced a new trophy this year. The North East and York University .) final (all at the Avenue). ..._., Mn K laru;er Jenny Williamson Trophy is a handi League. The team won six out of ..... BMeCarthy [ WillShire : J cap event open to aU club members seven matches to finish a very aed· IIAWbidield DR Payne and the first winners were Ada itable third. 2-lllr Mrs AR Roberu www.wcba.co.uk Hampton and Viv Lowe, who have a Convincing winners of the Ill BJ Vokes THE Premier League continues, w.ith Yorkshire mixed pivot teams were ...... OubMuter combined age of 172. Ada had her four exciting matches played and five 95th birthday in October and Viv is a Stuart Davies, Tony McNiff, Sue L llamca JP Boddy to go. The teams come from all ..._. VRJonn spring chicken by comparison at only Logan and Giles Foster. Second were around the county. Some results ~~ve Ted and Janet Latham, Tom Dessain Rl.atc AE Owen been surprising, but compettllon 77. JN Whiteley Mrs CW SUlek The county mixed teams was won and Cedric Cockcroft, with Tim remains close. The order at time ~f ...... by John Sansom, Richard Jephcott and Smith, Brian Senior, Nevcna Senior r going to press was Barry Kibble s Sharleen and Grahame Weir, with and Graham Marshall third. team top, followed by Sa.m Slo~, Joyce Skelton, Stewart Fishburne, Ryedale pairs 1 Ian Jane and Ann DEADLINE FOR Bob Bannister, Barry Miller, jim Arthur Williams and Paul Hammond Ledgard, 2 Vicky Hirst and UUan Corbett, Diana King, David second. Bennett, 3 Wally and Chris Podmore. COUNTY NEWS Thackaberry, Richard Samter, Martyn The mbced pairs was won by Lyn At the tum of the year the leaders Buck and Phil Bennett. Jackson and Nigel Walters, with Jessie in division 12 of the Yorkshire Sunday COUNTY News contribu In the Wiltshire Knockout Sa~ Newton and Nigel Laville In second League were Harrogate F. tions for the April edition of Sloan's team will play Vic Holden s place. The Flitch contest for "!arried That this l.s noteworthy is due to Encllsh Bridfe should reach team in one semi-final and. Gwenda couples was won by Stepharue and the youthfulness of the team, their ~~(email and other Merriot's team will meet either Ron Nick Forward. average age being a mere 14 years. ~-~etalls page 3) by King's team or Norman Lambert's The closed teams semi-final.s have The team comprises Tom and Mark · ~--r26. team in the other. ch Sansom matched with Newton and Dessain, Robert Myers, Joe PhotOgraphs are very The Western League second mat Cattanach with Allerston. Cornfield, Llam Jones, James Thrower, Tom Rainforth and ~appreciated, but if was played against Avon in Det:· The annual Christmas Swiss teams The Wiltshire A team lost, as dl e raised 061 for the County Air Guiseppe Fiorentino. be sent large ~~~ST 8 team. In the third match, away to Ambulance Service. Fligh~ A was wo.n Diary dates: February 27-29 EBU :::''-~~1111" resolution. Hereford the A team lost and the B by Brett Welch. Oive F1nney, Jesste Spring Congress, Harrogate; March ~prints sent In the team wo~. The winnlng team com· Newton and jean Newton. followed 14 Yorkshire League; March 19 Peter !lOst are best. . d Norman Lambert, Barry Uttlewood seniors' pairs; March 21 nsc 'ck by Peter Edwards, Simon Harrison. In most cases the reason ~bble, Gwenda Merriott and Nl Sue Page and Paul Hooker. Flight B Doncaster Swiss teams; April 2-l contributed was won by Rufus and Carol Jam~ Scarborough Congress. :..~~of Please send results or other items ~~hs Is that they are Pe~~ club teams entered the.county's Moore Chris and Sally Flood, w1th Garden Oties Trophy qualifier ano~ Trish ~1ann. Pat Dickings, Sally Kelly of interest for inclusion in this column ~~of being repro to Bill Townsend, email address --eo In the magulne, even the winners were the Sarum team and Cath Henshnli second. Diary dates: February 29 club [email protected] may look excel- Danny Miller, Colin Jonc\ S~e ~they Hands, Vikky Crawford, on a on the computer screen. 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