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A–Hunting We Will Go! Issue No. 8 Editors: Barry Rigal & Peter Gill – Layout Editor: Akis Kanaris Monday, 10 July 2006 A–Hunting We Will Go! Marion Michielsen and Meike Wortel (Netherlands), Els Toutenel (Belgium), Ben Green, Duncan Happer and Tonight's Talent Show Michael Byrne (England), Carlota Venier (Italy) tied with Please tell the organisers (Andrea or Thomas) what act Miroslava Kemenova (Slovakia), Radu Nistor (Romania), you will perform. Lars Nielsen, Anne Sorensen and Mads Krogsgaard Group acts are encouraged. (Denmark), Jamie Corry (Ireland). Practise makes perfect, but we do not expect perfection. With four females in the winning team, it was victory on two Sundays in a row for the females, after Sara Sivelind and Cecilia Rimstedt had won the bridge last weekend. TREASURE HUNT RESULTS *1st Team N Marion Michielsen and Meike Wortel (Netherlands), Els Toutenel (Belgium), Ben Green, Duncan Schedule Happer and Michael Byrne (England), Carlota Venier (Italy). 68 points • Monday July 10 *1st Team D Miroslava Kemenova (Slovakia), Radu Nis- 08:30 – 09:45 Breakfast tor (Romania), Lars Nielsen, Anne Sorensen and Mads 12:00 – 13:00 Lunch Krogsgaard (Denmark), Jamie Corry (Ireland). 68 points 13:15 – 14:15 Lecture 3rd Team M Adam Finnison, Olafur Hanneson, Ellert 14:30 Crazy Bridge tournament Smari Kristbergsson and Gabriel Gislason (Iceland) and 20:00 – 20:30 Closing Ceremony Andrew Luke (USA). 63 points 20:30 – 21:30 Farewell dinner 4th Team A 62 points 21:30 – 22:30 Talent Show 5th Team B 59 points If time permits; Karaoke after Talent Show. 6th Team H 54 points 23:30 Disco 7th Team L 53 points 8th Team J 47 points • Tuesday July 11 9th Team K 42 points 08:30 – 09:45 Breakfast 9th Team C 42 points 11th Team I 41 points PLEASE CHECK THE MAIN NOTICE BOARD. BUS 12th Team F 39 points TIMES FOR BRATISLAVA AIRPORT ARE NOW LISTED. Did not finish:Teams E and G 7th WORLD JUNIOR BRIDGE CAMP Piestany, Slovakia Hands from Lecture Two by Klaus Reps Signalling on defence 3. [ Q J 4 ] 8 6 5 2 1. [ K Q 9 3 { Q J 10 9 ]A 4 }8 2 { A Q 9 7 [ 9 8 3 [ A K 6 5 2 } 7 6 5 N ] K J 7 ] Q 10 [ A 10 4 [ J 7 6 5 N { 8 3 2W E { A K 5 ] Q 10 9 8 3 ] K J 7 2 W E } Q J 10 6 S } 7 5 4 { K 6 { J 10 [ 10 7 } A K QS } 4 3 2 ] A 9 4 3 [8 2 { 7 6 4 ]6 5 { 8 5 4 3 2 } A K 9 3 } J 10 9 8 West North East South West North East South 1[ Dble 1] Dble 2] Pass 2[ All Pass 2[ Pass 3] All Pass After the lead of the [K South should show count since the On the lead of the }A partner South does not need an at- [J is in dummy, assuming North can infer that his encourage- titude signal, since he sees the }Q in dummy. North shows ment is based on holding a doubleton spade. West will win count with his doubleton after which we can cash the }K and and play a heart. North knows he will not beat the contract give partner a club ruff with our }9 (suit preference) to ask if South has four spades as opposed to two. So he has to rise for hearts. North will play a heart to South for the fourth with his trump ace because he knows his partner has only club. A ruff with a spade honour by North now promotes a two trumps at most, cash his [Q and give partner a ruff with trump trick as the setting trick4 for the defence. the [9 (suit preference) to ask for a diamond.A diamond re- turn now will set the contract one trick; note that a club play 4. [ Q 6 5 would let the contract make. ] K 10 7 3 2. [ Q 4 3 {K Q ]J 3 } Q 10 4 2 { A K 6 5 [ 10 8 3N [ K 9 4 2 ] A 5 ] 9 6 } K Q J 10 W E [ J 9 2 [ A K 10 7 { J 10 7 5 2 { 9 8 4 3 N S ] A 9 2 ] Q 5 } A K 3 } 9 7 5 W E { Q J 10 9 { 7 3 2 [ A J 7 } A 7 2S } 8 6 4 3 ] Q J 8 4 2 [ 8 6 5 {A 6 ] K 10 8 7 6 4 } J 8 6 {8 4 }9 5 West North East South 1] West North East South Pass 2{ Pass 2] 1NT Pass 2{ Pass 4] All Pass Pass 2] All Pass On the lead of the [A East gets a discouraging signal by West leads the }A and receives a count signal (odd number West.Without the [Q in partner's hand East will switch now of cards) by East since the }Q is in dummy. West should to a club or a diamond. Say he plays a club: when West gets in switch to a spade now since it is only in spades that it might with the }A he will play a spade through declarer's queen, be necessary to develop a trick at once. which scores tricks number 3 and 4 for the defence. After So West tries a small spade and East has to put up the [9 East got off lead in a minor declarer will now play the ]J, (not the [K) in third position, which is won by declarer. On which must be covered by East's queen, in order for West's lead with the ]A West can now set up a spade trick, that ]9 to produce the setting trick. must be cashed as soon as West gets in with the }K. 2 3 - 10 July 2006 7th WORLD JUNIOR BRIDGE CAMP South American Junior Championships by Peter Gill Six teams from five countries played in the 1st South Amer- West North East South ican Junior Teams Championships in Buenos Aires from 28 Aluyas B Brum A A Madala Rossi April to 1 May 2006. Chile (Ben Robles, Jack Smith, Joaquin 1] Pass 3{ 3[ Pacareu and Rodrigo Borgono) topped the qualifiers, com- 4] 4[ Pass Pass fortably dealt with Uruguay in their semi-final, and won a 5] All Pass thrilling Grand Final by one imp. Chile thus qualified for the World Junior Championships in Bangkok, where they hope to Bidding five over five is something that many players avoid at improve on their 10th out of 18 teams in Sydney last year. all costs, although a void in the opponents’ suit is sometimes These hands are from the other semi-final between Argenti- an exception. Gabino Aluyas lost the obvious three tricks for na and Brazil, Ecuador having been the fifth country involved. an 11 IMP gain to Argentina. At favourable vulnerability, partner deals and opens 1NT Board 18. Dealer East. N/S Vul. (15-17).After RHO passes, what would you call with J73, 86, K9876542, void? Answer later. [ K 10 6 5 Board 20 is one of those high level competitive bidding sit- ]K uations in which one wonders whether it is luck or skill that {A J determines the IMP flow. } K J 10 9 7 6 [ J 7 3 [ A 8 2 Board 20. Dealer West.All Vul. N ] 8 6 ] A Q J 9 4 W E [ A K 9 6 { K 9 8 7 6 5 4 2 { 10 3 ]9 4 }–S }A 5 4 { Q 9 2 [ Q 9 4 } J 10 5 4 ] 10 7 5 3 2 [8N [J 5 {Q ] A K 7 6 5 3 2 ] Q J 10 8 W E } Q 8 3 2 { K 10 5 4 { A 8 7 } 7S } Q 9 6 3 West North East South [ Q 10 7 4 3 2 Aluyas B Brum A A Madala Rossi ] 1NT Pass { J 6 3 5{ All Pass } A K 8 2 Gabino Aluyas took an intelligent punt with his direct 5{ call. It has three ways to succeed – 5{ might make, or it might West North East South be a good undoubled save over 4], 4[ or 5}, or it might goad Barbosa Debarnot La Rovere Alonso the opponents to bid at too high a level. 4] Pass Pass 4[ }J was led to the ace, declarer pitching a heart.When Aluyas Pass Pass 5] Pass cashed ]A and ]K dropped, declarer still wasn’t home. A Pass 5[ All Pass trump now would fail if there is a spade switch, so Aluyas in- stead played ]Q.This was ruffed, and there was no defence as Had Marcello La Rovere raised the 4] opening to 5], it’s the cards lie. Plus 400 was worh 6 IMPs to Argentina when hard to see how N/S can win the hand, because if South bids the other table stopped in 3{. We offer no verdict on 5[, surely North will raise to 6[. Such a 5] bid may seem whether the preemptive 5{ bid is better than milder calls, ex- double dummy, but perhaps one can anticipate that N/S are pect to point out that the favourable vulnerability strongly about to bid 4[ and that the immediate 5] gives N/S the last favours the direct 5{ call. Despite these boards, Brazil Juniors guess. went on to defeat Argentina Juniors 127 – 95, setting up the Fernando Alonso ruffed ]A lead, played a spade to the ace, Final against Chile.
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