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The QBA Bulletin May - June 2011 2 Doubled Contracts HE ULLETIN TPublished by the QueenslandQBA Bridge Association B May-June Volume 37 No www.qldbridge.com Email: [email protected] 3 Bridge Championships and the Zone final promised to be an interesting From the 7 Championships and then they will contest. Bilski easily won the first and President play at Veldhoven/Eidhoven, The second sets of 16 boards, but Clark Netherlands in the World Bridge Team stemmed the rot with almost a draw Championships. ■ in the third. So at 45 IMPs down and with nothing Australia to lose (and the remaining loyal kibitzers) Alida Clark and Candice Womens’ Playoffs Berman sat down against Therese Keith Tully and Sue Lusk, with Pele Rankin McDonald and Paula McLeish against Liz Havas and Margi Bourke. OU still have time to enter the Board 25 was first out of the slot 16th Barrier Reef Congress. Y and both Norths opened with an This event will be hosted by the aggressive 3D. Bilski played in 4S Townsville Bridge Club Friday 10 Paula and Clark defended 5DX for a 10 IMP June to Monday 13 June 2011.It is McLeish swing to Clark. a Gold point event. Entry forms are Queensland Shines available on the QBA web site. It Bd 25 ♠ 86 would be wonderful if we could show UEENSLAND was well Dlr N ♥ 1083 our support for North Queensland Qrepresented in the recent Vul EW ♦ KQ6543 with a record attendance. Major playoffs for the Australian Women’s ♣ 65 sponsors are Barrier Reef Dive Cruise team. Greer Tucker and Rosa ♠ AK54 ♠ QJ97 & Travel, Cosmetics Plus and the City Lachman won their selection for the ♥ A54 N ♥ J762 of Townsville. playoffs through the Women’s last W E ♦ 109 S ♦ A8 All of Queensland congratulates train event in Canberra. Therese ♣ A1082 ♣ QJ3 members of our four teams for the Tully played with long time partner ♠ 1032 Australian National Championships. Sue Lusk and were the runners up ♥ KQ9 We are very pleased to have a Youth in the Bilski team (Captain George ♦ J72 Team. We wish all four teams the Bilski, Margaret Bourke, Elizabeth ♣ K974 best of luck and hope for success at Havas, Berri Folkard, Di Smart, Sue Lusk and Therese Tully). the ANC. Board 26 resulted in a further 13 IMPs The QBA congratulates Pele Rankin Eventual winners were the Clark to Clark. and Paula McLeish in being members team (Alida Clark, Candice Berman, of the winning team at the Australian Cathie Lachman, Helen Snashall, Bd 26 ♠ — Womens’ Playoff and Bill Haughie and Queenslanders Pele Rankin and Dlr E ♥ K97 and Andy Braithwaite in their success Paula McLeish). Vul Both ♦ 9643 in the Seniors’ Playoff. All four will play Both the Bilski and Clark teams won ♣ KQ10743 in Kuala Lumpur in the Asia Pacific their semi-finals convincingly and the ♠ Q975 ♠ J10864 ♥ Q N ♥ A82 W E ♦ AKQ105 S ♦ J87 Contents ♣ J92 ♣ A5 From the President ..............................................................................1 ♠ AK32 Australian Womens’ Playoffs by Paula McLeish ...............................1 ♥ J106543 Doubled Contracts by Kamal Sanmugarasa.....................................2 ♦ 2 Cuppaidge’s Column by George Cuppaidge ....................................4 ♣ 86 Travels by Kim Ellaway ..........................................................................5 Klinger’s Column....................................................................................6 South (Clark) opened an Ekren 2D QBA News .......................................................................................... 7 showing a weak hand with both ma- Club News .......................................................................................... 8 jors. North played in 3H making 4 and Clark made 4S EW at the other table. The QBA Bulletin May - June 2011 2 Doubled Contracts Kamal Sanmugarasa OUBLED contracts have Dsomething in it for both the declarer and defence. The double alerts the declarer to some bonus information and puts him on his toes, while the opposition is delighted that Paula McLeish and Pele Rankin they had their man. Here is a deal Two flat boards followed and then a Board 23 brought some relief to Bilski from the recent State Team Trials. double game swing to Clark on board with EW making a difficult 3NT and Dlr N ♠ 103 29 with NS in 4S and EW in 4H. with Clark making 8 tricks at the other Vul None ♥ AK107 table. But with only one flat board to ♦ 962 Bd 29 ♠ KQ1063 go and a deficit of 34 IMPs … KJ84 Dlr N ♥ J62 ♣ K6 A975 Vul Both ♦ KQ8 Bd 23 ♠ 86543 ♠ ♠ ♥ QJ9654 N ♥ 32 ♣ Q3 Dlr S ♥ 9743 W E ♠ 9 ♠ A752 Vul Both ♦ — ♦ K8 S ♦ A543 ♥ KQ109873 N ♥ A54 ♣ Q932 ♣ A65 ♣ 932 W E ♠ QJ842 ♦ A97 S ♦ 52 ♠ Q ♠ J72 ♣ 54 ♣ J1096 ♥ J8 N ♥ KQ64 ♥ 8 W E ♦ QJ107 ♠ J84 ♦ AKQ10 S ♦ J652 ♥ — ♣ KJ10764 ♣ A8 ♣ Q107 ♦ J10643 ♠ AK109 ♣ AK872 ♥ A193 ♦ 98743 W N E S ♣ 5 1C P 1S With Bilski’s lead eroded to 7 IMPs we 2H P P X now had a contest (and several more All pass kibitzers on BBO). The next 4 boards The players in the Clark team are were part score battles yielding a proud to represent Australia In Kuala When my innocent 2H bid was further 17 IMPs to Clark. Lumpur at the APBF in June and passed by my left hand opponent, also in The Netherlands at the World Board 18 was played by Clark’s NS I sensed trouble. My fears were Champs in October. ■ in 3NT and Bilski in 4S. The ♥K lead confirmed when South’s double against 3NT gave South only one real was passed around. My target was play to make. North in the other room 2011 Qld to limit the damage to 500. That had more options for going wrong and Teams of thought only lasted for five seconds 12 more IMPs were in the bag. until my partner put down the dummy Three - a beauty! But, now I have another Bd 18 ♠ AK1097 June 24 at 7.30 pm problem in hand - I must now try and ♥ A10 make the contract. Dlr E Conducted by the QBA at QCBC ♦ K932 Vul NS For players with fewer than I won the spade lead in hand and ♣ A3 500 MPs at June 30 2010 played the king and ace of diamonds ♠ 64 ♠ 852 and ruffed the third diamond in hand. N $25 per Player ♥ KQJ42 ♥ 93 I returned to dummy with the ♠A and W E Modest Cash Prizes ♦ J75 S ♦ AQ94 tried the fourth diamond and, when ♣ 1042 ♣ Q985 Green & Blue Systems Only South followed suit, ruffed with the Each player must have a properly ♠ QJ3 jack. North over-ruffed and returned ♥ 8765 completed ABF system card Enter as a team of 3 or as a a club. I overtook South’s queen with ♦ 106 pair or individual to be the ace and exited a club. North won KJ76 ♣ formed into a team with the jack and cashed the ♣K and played the fourth club. I ruffed in The QBA Bulletin May - June 2011 3 dummy forcing South to part with his West did not cover. I now played the a club was discarded to leave the final eight of trumps. I covered the eight ♦10 and ducked to confirm the bad four cards as follows: with the nine and exited a heart. North trump break. I continued with the ♦9 — had to concede a heart in the end for that was covered by the queen and — my eighth trick. I won with the king. I still had to deal AJ7 If we rewind the play to my ♣A and with the ♦8 that was with West. K club exit, should North duck the I now played the ♠K to complete — — club? North did not know who had the count and take stock. West — J8 the ♣10, but on the other hand the would have tried some sort of raise 843 — end play in trumps was looming in clubs, over my partner’s ♦3 bid, 8 97 large as well. So North must duck in with 4 clubs. So West must have 10 the hope that partner has the ten – it started with 3 spades, 2 hearts, 5 1097 was a desperate situation. South can diamonds and 3 clubs. Certainty of — win with the ten and play a spade to this distribution allows for the ♣A to — promote North’s seven of trump. That be ruffed in dummy, ‘Roman style’, When I played the ♠10, West ruffed. I will give North four tricks in hearts and with the remaining trump. On the ♥K over-ruffed and claimed the contract. the two clubs to defeat the contract. If West did not ruff, I can discard What an important card that seven NOOSA BRIDGE the club honour and play a heart was. I have paid attention to nines from dummy to complete the ruffing and eights, but have generally scoffed CLUB finesse. Every now and then I seem at sevens. From now on I will pay due Swiss Teams to land in a wrong game contract respect to sevens as well. when there is an easier alternative If you are not convinced that four Sunday July 3 available. But don’t we bridge players trumps to A-K-10-7 sitting over love the challenge. ■ declarer is not enough to defeat that contract try the hand below where the opponent had queen to five trumps QUEENSLAND GRADED PAIRS and doubled a 5-level contract. SUNDAY JULY 3 Hosted by the QCBC ♠ K87 Dlr N SPONSORED BY Vul NS ♥ 5 ♦ AKJ75 ♣ AKQ2 ♠ Q65 ♠ A93 ♥ Q4 N ♥ AJ862 W E 1800 007 987 [email protected] ♦ Q8432 S ♦ — ♣ J83 ♣ 109764 ENTRY FEE: $25 PER PERSON ♠ J1042 ENTRIES CLOSE: Wednesday 29 June ♥ K10973 DIRECTOR: Alan Gibson ♦ 1096 1 GRAND TO SILVER LIFE - 2 BRONZE LIFE TO NATIONAL** ♣ 5 3 NATIONAL* TO 100MPS - 4 UNDER 100MPS as at 31 MARCH 2011 All enquires and entries to QCBC: 3391 3241 - [email protected] Details on the website: www.qcbc.org.au W N E S 1D 1H X P 2D 3C 3D P 5D P P Introducing a Major X All pass New Sponsor This hand is from the recent Keith Stores at Australia Fair, Browns Plains, Bishop Memorial event in QCBC.
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