August 2013 English Bridge Issue No. 248

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Pairs Tactics by Andrew Robson Don’t Play for a ‘Perfecto’

WHEN DECIDING how high to bid, you ‘Just three high-card After North-South’s investigative auction, should try to construct possible hands for ´ K 7 6 2 points, we can make South playing for the ‘perfecto’, West will partner and see how many tricks are likely. ™ 9 7 6 2 a 4-4 fit 6 ´ on lead an unbid diamond. Declarer beats the Say you hold: t 8 6 3 reasonable major- king with the ace and will lead up his You open 1 ´ and ® 4 2 suit splits, by draw - singleton club. Wary that this may well be a ´ A 8 5 3 2 hear partner jump ing trumps, then singleton for South’s shapely bidding, and ™ A 3 to 3 ´. Should you cashing hearts dis - with a promoted diamond winner to cash, t A Q 8 6 3 look for slam with carding dummy’s diamonds.’ (Note you West will rise with his ace and cash the ® 4 your fine shapely cannot make 6 ™ as you need the discards on queen of diamonds. Declarer can make the five-loser hand, or the unequal-length side-suit). Should you remainder with the aid of the spade , just settle for game? begin the exploration with a bid of 2 ´? but that’s just eleven tricks and game made Construct some 10-point hands for No. The key word is ‘if’ . Do not play the plus one. Probably a 30% score. partner and see what could be made. If ‘if’ game. Be practical and jump to 4 ™, not After the practical pairs auction, West’s you give partner: tipping off the opponents. Here is a much natural lead is the jack of spades. This will You can make twelve more likely layout than the ‘perfecto’: run to declarer’s queen and the singleton ´ K Q 6 4 tricks as long as club will again be led. West will probably ™ 5 4 2 trumps don’t split play low here, loath to help declarer set up t K J 2 4-0. After drawing Love All. Dealer South. dummy’s suit (even if he plays the ace, that ® J 8 6 trumps, you play out ´ 5 2 will be his side’s last trick). After winning five rounds of dia- ™ Q J 2 with dummy’s queen, declarer ruffs a club, monds, shedding t 9 4 3 then crosses to the queen of hearts and ruffs two hearts from dummy and can then ® K Q 6 4 2 a second club. When West’s ace appears, your small heart in dummy. Playing teams ´ J 10 8 6 ´ K 7 4 South plays flat out: he crosses to the jack of (or rubber), you might well bid 4 t, best ™ 10 6 N ™ 9 7 hearts pleased to see the 2-2 split, cashes the W E played as a natural slam try, which would t Q 8 6 2 S t K J 7 5 king of clubs and the long club discarding a elicit great excitement from partner if he ® A 8 7 ® J 10 9 5 diamond and a spade, crosses to the ace of holds this ‘perfecto’ (perfect hand). ´ A Q 9 3 spades, and ruffs a spade with dummy’s Playing pairs, however, you should play ™ A K 8 5 4 3 remaining . That’s thir teen tricks and the frequency game. Partner is unlikely to t A 10 game made plus three. hold this hand. You are unlikely to have a ® 3 Should South now regret that he didn’t slam. By bidding 4 t, you tip the oppo - bid a slam? Certainly not – for 4 ™ plus nents off that (a) you have a diamond three will score 95% of the match-points. second suit and (b) you have slam interest. The bidding (playing for the ‘perfecto’): Those overtricks make little difference at Their and subsequent other forms of bridge – where South defence will surely be more accurate as a West North East South would have mild regret he didn’t have a go result. Simply raise 3 ´ to 4 ´. Maybe 1™ at slam. At pairs, the overtricks are every- they’ll lead a diamond from the king; Pass 2™ Pass 2´ thing and there is absolutely no need to maybe they’ll discard a diamond as you Pass 3®1 Pass 4™2 bid a slam, because making thirteen tricks draw trumps. All Pass in game will be a virtual top. Do not play partner for the ‘perfecto’. 1 Showing his club values (if partner is Match-point scoring à la pairs rewards Give as little as possible away during the describing his hand, North is duty- practical no-frills bidding: no looking for bidding and you’ll make far more over - bound to follow suit). ‘perfectos’. r tricks than with an overly scientific 2 No slam facing semi-wasted club values. approach. Say you hold: You open 1 ™ and The practical pairs bidding auction: WELCOME . . . ´ A Q 9 3 hear partner raise to to Clacton Club who ™ A K 8 5 4 3 2™. West North East South affiliated to the EBU on 1 June 2013. t A 10 Your first thoughts 1™ Info at ® 3 might be: ‘If my Pass 2™ Pass 4™ www.clactoncontractbridgeclub.org.uk partner holds: All Pass

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The Headmaster’s Oversight

‘A VERY poor effort on your Divinity The Reverend Benson led the king of and another heart, which I have to win, essay, Hutson,’ declared the Headmaster, hearts against the club slam and down Then he can reach dummy with a heart as the two fourth-formers took their seats went the dummy. ‘I thought I had to bid ruff, as before.’ against him. ‘I marked it as beta-minus- with these spades,’ said Neil Phillips. ‘Sorry For a brief moment the Headmaster minus, which was a generous assessment. if it’s not enough.’ closed his eyes. ‘It might just occur to me Surely you can manage more than a page John Hutson stared glumly at the cards to ruff your second-round heart winner and a half on “The Impact of St John’s that his partner had laid out. With no and cash two diamonds,’ he replied. ‘Lead Gospel on the early Christians”?’ to the dummy, what on earth was he a diamond, or a trump for that matter, ‘It was quite small writing, Sir,’ John meant to do with his five red-suit losers? If and the slam must go down.’ Hutson replied. ‘With normal-size writing he tried to ruff a heart in dummy, the It seemed to John Hutson that the it would have been two pages, at least.’ Headmaster would overruff. Wait a Headmaster might have beaten the slam ‘Homework is for your benefit not minute. Perhaps Charlie B would hold the anyway. What if he had discarded a spade mine,’ continued the Headmaster. ‘I still eight of clubs! on the second round of hearts, followed by haven’t made up my mind whether your The red-haired fourth-former led a another spade discard when the next lack of endeavour merits a detention next second round of hearts at trick two. The round of hearts was ruffed with the seven? Saturday.’ Reverend Benson stepped in with the jack There would then have been only two John Hutson looked somewhat of hearts and the Headmaster signalled diamond discards available. The Head - alarmed. ‘There’s an under -16 heavily, discarding the king of diamonds. master could ruff the third spade winner. match next Saturday, Sir,’ he said. ‘Away to When Benson continued with a third ‘There was no defence after that awful Mill Hill.’ round of hearts, Hutson called for heart lead,’ continued the Head master. The Headmaster glared at him. ‘Do you dummy’s seven of trumps. To his great ‘Very expensive. It’ll cost us a whole top.’ think an under -16 cricket match is more delight the Headmaster was unable to John Hutson was in two minds whether important than St John’s Gospel?’ he overruff, discarding another diamond. to point out the winning defence that the demanded. Hurray! He had managed to reach the Headmaster had missed. A brave act like ‘No, Sir.’ dummy. ‘Ace of spades, please,’ said John that would make some story to tell his Silence reigned as the players drew their Hutson. fourth-form colleagues. Unfortunately, cards for the first board of the round: Two more top spades followed and the the outcome was all too predictable. The young declarer was able to discard his Headmaster would add his name to the three diamond losers. He then displayed detention list and he would miss the Love All. Dealer: West. his six top trumps and claimed the cricket match, where he was due to open ´ A K Q 8 6 2 contract. the for the first time. He would ™ 10 6 ‘What an ill-considered opening lead!’ also miss the best tea of the season t 8 5 4 thundered the Headmaster. ‘It’s automatic afterwards. Last year the Mill Hill cream ® 7 3 to lead a singleton against a slam. I could buns had been unbelievably good. They ´ 9 7 3 ´ J 10 5 4 have held the ace of diamonds.’ had even gone so far as to serve ginger ™ K Q J 9 8 5 3 N ™ 2 ‘I might have done, I suppose,’ the beer shandy. W E t 3 S t K Q J 10 7 elderly cleric replied. ‘Can’t he follow the ‘Nothing you could do, Sir,’ said John ® 8 4 ® 6 5 2 same line as before, though? He plays ace Hutson. ‘It was a very lucky one for us!’ r ´ ™ A 7 4 t A 9 6 2 ADVERTISEMENTS ® A K Q J 10 9 Although staff of English Bridge and the staff of Danby Advertising (Advertising Agent for English Bridge) take all reasonable precautions to protect the interests of readers by ensuring as far as practicable that advertisements in the pages of English Bridge are bona fide, the magazine and its publisher, the EBU, cannot accept any under - taking in respect of claims made by advertisers, whether these advertisements are printed as part of the maga - West North East South zine, or are in the form of inserts. Legal remedies are available if redress is sought, and readers who have com - Rev. Neil Head- John plaints should address them to the advertiser or should consult a local Trading Standards Office, or a Citizens Benson Phillips master Hutson Advice Bureau, or their own solicitors. Readers should note that prices advertised may not be accurate due to 3™ 3´ Pass 6® currency exchange rate fluctuations, or tax changes. All Pass

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Switches, Signals and Raises

for something else. SATISH PANCHAMIA , Middlesex, asks: In HANNA BROOMBERG , London, writes: a no-trump contract, when would it Is it wrong to support partner’s open - be right for a player not to return RD asks by email for an outline of ing bid of 1 ´ when holding four partner's opening-lead suit and obvious suit-preference situations. spades to the queen (1 ´ –2´), no instead switch to another suit? other high-card points, but a single - ton heart? Suit-preference situations principally An opening lead is the only card which is occur where partner is about to gain the played with just one hand to view. We try lead and will need to know which suit to It is not wrong from a legal point of view, to play the odds by listening to the bidding switch to. This assumes that continuing but it is not recommended to raise with and using the evidence of our own hand the current suit is known to be either such a weak hand. Bidding to the level of but, despite our best efforts, our opening impossible or undesirable, and that there the trump fit more commonly occurs leads are sometimes pretty disastrous. is a choice of possible alternatives. The when the auction has become compe ti - Instead of ruing what might have been, most common positions are: tive. It is best to use unassuming cue- you may need to consider how to recover · When giving partner a ruff, lead a bids ( see Neil Rosen’s article on click from an unfortunate start. Sometimes this high card to indicate a switch to the pages 24-25 in the June 2012 issue) will mean not returning partner’s suit in a higher ranked of the remaining two to show decent hands, and raise link no-trump contract when the evidence tells suits (discounting trumps and the directly with pre-emptive hands. us that something else is likely to be better. suit led), or a low one for the lower When the opponents are silent, you should What evidence might there be? ranked suit. use constructive high-card raises, in other · You have a very strong suit of your · In a trump contract, partner leads an words 6-9 HCP to raise to the two level and own, say a solid suit, or a one-loser ace and dummy has a singleton. Now 10-12 HCP to raise to the three level. suit with an outside entry. a switch is likely to be desirable and The danger with raising partner with a · There is a strong holding in partner’s partner may want to know your very weak hand is that he will not be able suit in dummy. preference. Again we discount the to judge whether to bid game or make a · Playing Smith Peters, your partner suit led and trumps, and give our , and will go down because he suggests an alternative. preference as above. imag ined that you would hold more · The tells you that declarer Other situations where you may decide to points. r is either strong or long in the suit led. give a suit-preference include: For example, partner leads a two and · As a secondary signal in a suit. You both you and dummy hold a have already given your primary NGS NEWS doubleton. You do not want to message with your first card in a suit. continue this suit since you will be The second card you play in the same establishing declarer’s five card suit. suit may be high or low depending Consider this situation: on your preference between the other J 8 3 suits (again, if it is a trump contract, the trump suit is generally dis re - N W E 2 S A 4 garded for suit-preference pur poses). If it is a no-trump contract, it will Partner’s lead of the 2 (fourth high - usually be fairly clear which of the est) tells you that declarer holds four remaining three suits is not a logical card in the suit. Also declarer has at switch, and your suit preference least two of the king, queen, ten and signal will be based on the remaining nine since partner would have led an two suits. TOP OF the women in the National honour card with any combination · When declarer is drawing trumps, Grading Scheme is Nevena Senior, of three of these cards. Therefore you you may agree with your partner to currently an ‘Ace of Spades’ with a will only be helping declarer by use your spot cards in trumps to give mature grade of 67.89. continuing this suit, and should look a suit-preference signal.

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‘THE HANDS have been so boring tonight, said: ‘As it is an unnecessary jump, it is a I hope we get some more exciting ones splinter agreeing spades and showing a Game All. Dealer North. soon,’ said John. singleton or void heart.’ John’s heart sank ´ K Q 7 6 ‘I think boring is good,’ replied Julie as he had completely forgotten about ™ 9 who feared that John might use his imagi - splinters, even though they were on his t K 7 5 nation if the hands got wild. . ® A K J 10 4 When Julie cue-bid 4 t, showing first ´ 5 4 ´ 10 8 round control, John realised that he must ™ K J 6 3 2 N ™ A Q 10 5 W E E/W Game. Dealer West. carry on as if Julie thought he had clubs t Q 8 3 S t J 10 9 6 ´ 5 and hearts so he attempted to sign off in ® 9 5 3 ® Q 8 7 ™ Q 10 8 6 5 4™ knowing full well that Julie would ´ A J 9 3 2 t Void think he held a void or the singleton ace. ™ 8 4 ® A K Q 9 6 3 2 In response to Blackwood he showed his t A 7 4 2 ´ 8 7 6 3 ´ Q 10 4 one ace and when Julie leapt to 6 ´ he felt ® 6 2 ™ A K 3 N ™ 9 4 he could do little else other than pass. W E t K J 4 S t Q 10 9 6 5 3 ‘Knowing’ that John had a heart void, ® 10 5 4 ® J 8 West decided against leading a top heart West North East South ´ A K J 9 2 and instead decided to cut down dummy’s John Julie ™ J 7 2 ruffs by leading a trump. Unsurprisingly 1® Pass 1´ t A 8 7 2 as John tabled the dummy, West was Pass 3™ Pass 4t ® 7 bellowing ‘Director!’ as soon as he saw Pass 4NT Pass 5™ dummy’s hearts. Pass 6´ All Pass ‘I was told that John had a heart void West North East South but, as you can see, he has five of them. If After the previous hand John was all of a John Julie I had been given a truthful answer I would dither, so it was hardly surprising that he Pass 1® Pass 1´ have led a top heart,’ insisted West. managed to put his seven of hearts in with Pass 3™ Pass 4t ‘You were given a truthful answer,’ his diamonds. When Julie responded 1 ´ to Pass 4™ Pass 4NT retorted Julie. ‘I told you what his bid his 1 ® again he couldn’t believe his luck; Pass 5t Pass 6´ showed. I can’t be held responsible for him this time he was able to rebid 3 ™ knowing All Pass getting the system wrong.’ that it was a . The 4 t cue-bid ‘But then John should have said some - was exactly what he wanted to hear so he John was delighted that at last he had thing before I faced my opening lead,’ launched into Blackwood just to check some distribution and hoped that he would replied West. that they weren’t missing two aces and get the chance to leap around in the ‘John is only obliged to say something if then bid 6 ´. bidding to show Julie just what he had. his partner has given an incorrect expla - West settled for a neutral club lead and After 1 ® –1´ he felt that he should show nation which, in this case, she clearly has John tabled the dummy, at which point his hearts; however, he was wary of bid - not. John has confused his partner as Julie asked innocently: ‘Why have you ding 2 ™ as Julie would take this as a much as he has the defence, so I am afraid got a heart in with your diamond suit?’ and so expect more high-card the lead stands and you must play out the John blushed as he put the seven of points than he had. He reasoned that if he hand and accept whatever score is reached,’ hearts in the right place and West shook leapt to 3 ™ surely Julie would get the said the Director. his head, knowing that once more he had message, but he was wrong! Julie duly wrapped up thirteen tricks and avoided cashing the first two heart tricks Julie alerted John’s 3 ™ and, on enquiry, they moved on to the next hand in silence. and that there was nothing he could do about it. ‘Partner, you should start using splinter When you have finished reading this magazine, bids correctly before you start causing splintered relationships instead,’ observed if you don’t want to keep it please recycle it. Julie while John just kept his head down, not daring to look Julie in the eye. r

www.ebu.co.uk August 2013 English Bridge 11 NEWS ENGLAND SENIORS STUMBLE AT LAST HURDLE THE TELTSCHER TROPHY (previously known as the ‘Seniors Camrose’) is for seniors from the four home nations, plus the Republic of Ireland, and was held in May in Cardiff. Since its inception in 2008, the event has been generously sponsored by Bernard Teltscher, who led the Great Britain team that brought the number of teams up to six. Bernard was partnered by fellow nonagenarian . The Patron’s team could come first, but they could not win the trophy. England were leading at the half-way point; indeed after six of the ten matches they were the only team

above average! There were some memorable deals d d e

t T involving the diamond suit: a bidding sequence of 2 – e k 7t was success ful against England and, on another i M

: o board, the Patron’s team played in 2 t in both rooms, t o h scoring +110 in a 5-0 fit and -1100 in a 5 -3 fit. P There was a report of a ‘senior moment’ when a The England Seniors team: from the left, David Price, Paul Hackett, declarer claimed his contract on a cross-ruff. The bad Colin Simpson, John Holland, Gunnar Hallberg, Simon Cochemé (NPC) news was that he was playing in 3NT; the good news and David Mossop. was that he was still able to scramble nine tricks. England lost heavily to Northern Ireland on Sunday morning to fall back into the pack, and their subsequent wins were not big enough to regain the lead. Scotland (Liz McGowan, David Liggatt, Irving Gordon, Danny Kane, Brian Short, Alan Goodman and NPC Anne Symons) finished strongly to win the Teltscher Trophy, with Northern Ireland second and England third. Thanks go to Roger O’Shea and Pharon Independent Financial Advisers, who were sponsoring the England Seniors team. r

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12 English Bridge August 2013 www.ebu.co.uk Traps for the Unwary by Michael Byrne The Mysterious Redouble (Part II)

IN THE last issue we started to look at the firming a sound opener, 12+ HCP or shapely hand as if opener had bid 2 t situation where you had redoubled after so. This is a and he is without waiting for partner to double an opponent had doubled your partner’s inviting you to make a decision. This but with one crucial difference: it opening bid for take-out. This time we is the call opener will make on at least promises extra values, hence it would will see what happens next and how you 50% of hands – he will wait for you be forcing. The re doubler is expected should go about punishing the transgres- (the redoubler) to make a decision. to support one of opener’s suits if he sors when it is right to do so, and making 3. If opener bids a suit at his second turn, can, or else retreat to no-trumps a different call when it is not. he is saying he is unsuitable for def - (since a hand that makes a penalty What happens after a redouble? The ending as he has a poor hand and double of a suit is usually assumed to most important thing to appreciate is that either extra length in the suit he is re - have a stopper there). by redoubling you have declared owner - bid ding (so rebidding his suit would Note that the redoubler makes his ship of the hand – you must either play the show six cards) or a shapely two-suiter decision to make a penalty double on contract yourselves or double the oppo - (so bidding a second suit would the assumption that opener has a nents for penalties. It is illogical to re - normally show 5-5 in the two suits). normal opening hand – if opener’s double saying: ‘We have the balance of The higher opener bids, the more hand is significantly different, then power,’ and then suddenly pass the oppo - shape he has, so a jump to 3 t after the redoubler needs to be told. nents out in 2 ® on the next round. opening 1 ´, for example, would Sometimes, of course, opener isn’t suit - simply show a very shapely hand, e.g. Let’s review some of the Dos and Don’ts of able for defending: rather than having 13 6-5, without any extra values. This is Redoubling: points and you owning the hand , he has a known as ‘bidding in front of partner’, a light opening bid with a six-card suit and similar situation to the one we a shapely 10 count. How can you tell the looked at in the April issue click Do: difference? (page 13) when a 1NT link • Make sure that when you redouble The answer is for opener to describe his opening has been doubled for you have enough values to ‘own the hand after the redouble. Most of the time penalties. Note that in order to rebid hand’ – if partner is in the habit of the fourth player will bid and now opener after a redouble, opener must have a liberally applying the Rule of 19 has the option to do one of several things: shapely hand and a low point count – and opening on very slim values, with a normal six-card suit and then make sure you make up for it Partner Oppo1 You Oppo2 average 12 points he should just pass. with a sound redouble based on at 1´ Dble Redble 2® Although it can be frustrating for least 10 points. ? the redoubler to be desperate to • Remember that when partner has double the opponents for penalties redoubled, opener can pass (forcing) 1. If opener doubles, that is a penalty and suddenly see his partner bid if the fourth hand bids a suit and double showing a good opening bid before he has a chance to do so, opener is not sure whether or not with some clubs. Typically he would opener must do his duty and show to double him; this will give the have four, but three good ones and a the full nature of his hand when he redoubler a chance to ‘express an reasonable hand is fine given that your lacks defensive strength. opinion’, as the saying goes. redouble invited him to penalise. 4. If opener holds a good hand in terms These types of hand would be OK for of high-card points, but is very shapely Don’t: a penalty double of 2 ® in the above (e.g. a 5-5 16-count), then he must • Redouble when you have no sequence: pass at his second turn to confirm a interest in penalising the oppo - fair hand and subsequently pull sition – if you just have a long suit partner’s penalty double. This auction: and the requisite values, then bid ´ AKJ65 ´ KQ1086 ´ AJ106 your suit instead. ™ 7 ™ 87 ™ Q103 Partner Oppo1 You Oppo2 • Rebid in front of partner’s redouble t 876 t J3 t K32 1´ Dble Redble 2® when you have a good hand as ® KJ87 ® AK106 ® KQ9 Pass Pass Dble Pass opener – if you don’t give him a 2t chance to double, you are show ing a weak and shapely hand. r 2. If opener passes, he is simply con - would therefore suggest the same very

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Great Bridge Disasters by David Burn

If You Have Tears . . .

now and then but that is not quite the full story. directly for a make if East held three there is a person born hearts to the queen. But a reason who is so unlucky West North East South Helgemo is one of the finest players that he runs into accidents Weinstein Helness Levin Helgemo there’s ever been is his ability to assess which started out to happen 1t 1´ Dble when to play flat out and when to bide to somebody else Redble Pass Pass 1NT his time and create dif fi culties for his archy the free verse cockroach Pass Pass Dble Redble opponents. He led a diamond from the (Don Marquis) All Pass table to the second trick, and that went to the nine, ten and king. Weinstein BRIDGE BASE Online allows you to The 1 t opening was natural and com mon - played his remaining spade, which to watch just about every important bridge place in 2012, though it is a fair bet that Levin’s chagrin was the ten. Still the event anywhere on Earth. The , Nathan B. Spingold would have passed in defence could take four spades and three one of the three major annual champion - 1934. South’s double of West’s was diamonds, still the contract would be ships in the United States, is a very a product of the late fifties rather than the one down redoubled, still the Nickell important bridge event in which most of mid-thirties, and West’s redouble showed team would collect a substantial swing the best players alive compete for the values with specifically a doubleton spade. on the board . . . trophy donated in 1934 by a movie mogul. When Bobby Levin thought enough of his Levin overtook the ten of spades with In the final of the 2012 Spingold, I was own values to whack his opponents in 1NT, the jack and ran two more rounds of the commentating when this deal arose late in the Norweg . . . er, Monegasques were suit. Weinstein, under some pressure, the match. The team now based in (rather headed for disaster. Geir Helgemo didn’t threw the jack of clubs from his sequence than from) Monaco* held a narrow lead want to play in 1NT, but he didn’t know and then the eight of hearts (a dis cour - over the renowned Nickell team from the what alternative would be preferable, so he aging card in the partnership methods). United States, and nothing seemed likely redoubled for rescue hoping that Tor Levin, convinced that his partner had the to change here: Helness did know. Whether Helness didn’t king of clubs rather than the ace of know either, or thought that his partner diamonds, didn’t cash his last spade. actually had something, is not clear, but Instead he played a club, and because Game All. Dealer North. 1NT redoubled by South became the final Weinstein had thrown a heart Helgemo ´ K 8 4 contract. could now take four heart tricks, two clubs ™ A 5 4 The defenders had five spade tricks and a spade (you remember that spade at t 7 6 5 4 2 and three diamond tricks. Two down, trick one?) – North-South plus 760. ® A 7 1000 to East-West, 13 IMPs to Nickell, a Monaco, who had made a total of fifteen ´ Q 10 ´ A J 7 6 3 new leader in the match . . . those were tricks as declarers in 1NT, won a total of ™ 10 8 7 2 N ™ Q 9 the comments bandied about by the BBO 13 IMPs (and the Spingold) on a deal that W E t A K 3 S t Q J 9 spectators. I, a veteran of more disasters started out as nothing. Levin and Wein- ® J 10 9 2 ® Q 6 3 than I care to remember (but cannot, alas, stein, one of the best partnerships in the ´ 9 5 2 forget) wasn’t at all sure. Watch what un - world, had run into an accident which ™ K J 6 3 folded, and if you have tears prepare to started out to happen to somebody else. t 10 8 shed them now. The moral: sometimes disaster will ® K 8 5 4 Weinstein led the queen of spades. strike your partnership because each of Helgemo asked Helness for the king, you in a difficult position will do some - which held the trick. Was that ridiculous? thing well-intentioned but inferior. Take At one table East-West for Monaco played Not particularly – Levin, who knew that courage – that happens even to Spingold in 1NT by East and made an overtrick. At Weinstein had exactly two spades, feared finalists. The more important moral: don’t the other table Monaco also played in 1NT, that if he took the king with the ace the be a double-dummy merchant. How many defence would not be able to come to of you, looking at the hand records after more than two spade tricks, since he had an event, have told a partner or a team- *The Monaco team is Geir Helgemo and Tor no sure entry. By ducking he would make mate: ‘It says here you could have made Helness of Norway, Fulvio Fantoni and Claudio certain of four spade tricks for the four hearts’? Nunes of Italy, Franck Moulton of France, and defence, so he ducked. It said there that North-South could not Pierre Zimmerman of Switzerland. Helgemo could now have played make 1NT, but somehow . . . r

www.ebu.co.uk August 2013 English Bridge 15 Basic Cardplay by Paul Bowyer

The ‘Tight Fist’ Syndrome

THERE ARE various pitfalls in trump con - If you now ruff a diamond to hand with The hand is secure if declarer ruffs his two tracts that can trap the unwary. Perhaps the seven of spades West overruffs with hearts with the eight of spades and the one of the most common is the ‘tight fist’ the nine! One down. Is it unlucky that the nine of spades as East will not be able to syndrome when ruffing. We’ll start with an diamonds break 5–1 and that West has the overruff. easy example where brilliance in bidding nine of spades? No, it’s just bad play. You may be eclipsed by a lapse in card-play. As can afford to ruff that diamond with a HHHHHH South you do well to reach a grand slam in high trump (the ace of spades for choice – spades and West leads the two of diamonds: if you’ve got it, flaunt it) and then draw This deal follows similar lines but is more trumps. Why ruff low? The only reason subtle (we’ll show all four hands for a can be that you are too tight-fisted to change). West leads the king of spades Deal 1 ‘waste’ a top trump on the menial task of against your contract of 4 ™. How should South plays in 7 ´. ruffing a low card. From the days of whist you play? West leads the t2. comes an appropriate aphorism: ‘Don’t ´ 8 6 3 send a boy on a man’s errand.’ ™ 8 The same principle of ruffing high when Deal 3 t A J 8 7 6 4 you can afford to do so applies to ruffs in South plays in 4 ™. ® A K Q the dummy: West leads the ´K. ´ 8 7 4 N ™ A 7 3 W E S Deal 2 t Q 9 8 5 3 South plays in 4 ´. ® 10 6 ´ A K Q J 10 7 West leads the ®A. ´ K Q J 9 ´ 10 6 3 2 ™ A 5 2 ´ 9 8 2 ™ 8 2 N ™ 6 5 4 W E t 3 ™ A 5 t K 6 S t A J 10 4 ® 7 3 2 t J 8 6 3 2 ® J 9 8 4 2 ® Q 3 ® 9 7 5 ´ A 5 ™ K Q J 10 9 Count – Plan – Execute. There are eleven N t 7 2 W E top tricks so, as declarer, you realise that S ® A K 7 5 you have to ruff the two heart losers on the table. So . . . win the ace of diamonds, ´ A K Q J 10 6 play off the ace of hearts, ruff a heart, cross ™ K 7 3 2 As declarer you spot three obvious losers to hand with a trump, ruff a heart. We are t Void in spades and diamonds, so you should be down to: ® J 8 4 able to see that you have to ruff your losing clubs in the dummy. Accordingly, after winning the spade lead with the ace ´ — The defenders lead three rounds of clubs of spades, you should cash the top clubs ™ — and try to cash the ace of diamonds, ruffed and ruff one in the dummy – but with t J 8 7 6 4 in the South hand. Now, plan the play which trump? As you are intending to ruff ® A K Q from here. Count – Plan – Execute. The two clubs, you should ruff the first low formula never varies. club with the seven of hearts and the N You can see that you can ruff two heart second with the ace of hearts. If you W E S losers in the dummy, so should play off carelessly ruff the third round of clubs the top hearts and lead another. Now, it is with the three of hearts, you will be over- ´ A K Q J 7 sheer carelessness to ruff the third heart ruffed with the lowly heart four and suffer ™ — with the two of spades. If East is also out an embar rassing defeat. t — of hearts he will overruff and the deal will In detail, then, win the ace of spades, ® 7 3 2 be transferred to the archives of the play off the ace and king of clubs, ruff a Guinness Book of Butchered Contracts. club with the seven of hearts, play the

16 English Bridge August 2013 www.ebu.co.uk three of hearts to hand, ruff the last club with the ace of hearts. That’s six tricks and you have four top trumps to come. THE EBU & Now, this principle can be extended to more difficult hands. I’m sure the editor has space to fit this one in . . . ! BRIDGE OVERSEAS

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The defenders play off three rounds of diamonds, the last being ruffed by South. Now, to to be certain of making 4 ™ you must ruff the two club losers in the dummy. So, king of clubs, ace of clubs, ruff t Bridge England Sim Pairs Blue- a club . . . with what? t Open Pairs pointed If you try the ten of hearts, then East events just might be able to over-ruff with the t Pivot Teams jack of hearts and return a trump, leaving t Men’s, Ladies’ and Green- you with a club loser. Mixed Pairs pointed The defence has slipped badly by not t Swiss Pairs and Swiss Teams Swiss leading trumps, you mustn’t give them events another chance. To be completely secure you must ruff the third round of clubs with the king of hearts, return to hand by cashing the ace of spades and ruffing a Bridge Fees: £128 spade (actually, you ought to ruff that EBU Comps Department high as well) and ruff the last club with the ten of hearts. The defenders will make the ( 01296 317 203 / 219 jack of hearts at some time at their con - E-mail: [email protected] venience but the power of your trump Attendance at the congress is exclusive intermediates means that you can lose no to delegates booking their package other trick. Your losers are confined to two with Bridge Overseas diamonds and a trump. r

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www.ebu.co.uk August 2013 English Bridge 17 2013 CROCKFORDS CUP FINAL Down to the Wire by Tom Townsend

ONE HUNDRED and thirty-one teams But pass worked fine. Faced with a guess for throug hout with the South hand and watched entered the 2013 Crockfords Cup, the the ™Q for his contract, Erichsen make 1NT plus two. This held Irens English open teams-of-four champion ship. (North) understandably placed West with this to 19 VPs in the last match, not enough as the Four rounds of knockout matches reduced defensive asset to justify his decision to defend Anglo-Irish Hackett syndicate swept home the field to a very strong looking last sixteen. rather than . One down. Not as expen- with 22 VP to take home the cup on a split-tie. The fifth round, even with the longer 48- sive a view as it might have been, as this is how My last deal comes from the first match of board matches, produced some shock the action unfolded at the other table: the final weekend: qualifiers for the eight-team final weekend. Christine Duckworth (Jane Moore, Gillian West North East South Fawcett, Brian Callaghan and Ian Payn) 1´ 3t 4t1 Game All. Dealer North. eliminated Jason Hackett’s strong team. 5® Pass Pass 5t1 ´ Q 8 David Jones (Trevor Ward, Andrew Pass 5´ 6® Dble ™ Q 8 7 6 4 Thompson, Rob Lawy, , 6t Dble All Pass t J 10 9 4 Tony Ratcliff) defeated Anita Sinclair’s all- 1 Cue-bids agreeing spades ® K 10 international London outfit by a single IMP. ´ A J 7 6 3 ´ K 10 9 4 ™ K 3 N ™ J 9 5 Malcolm Oliver (Mike Leese, John Collin, The key to the auction was my partner Espen W E Steve Wood) took out Janet de Botton’s cos - Erichsen’s 5 ® bid on the way to 5 t. With t A S t K 6 5 ® A 9 8 3 2 ® 6 5 4 mopolitan squad. The final match drawn by the double fit established, we had no ´ 5 2 the EBU computer was a delight for every- thoughts of defending below the seven-level. ™ A 10 2 one else involved: Alex ander Allfrey vs Nick The double of 6 ® with nothing in that suit t Q 8 7 3 2 was a definite mistake, and South may still Irens. Allfrey had pipped Irens on the last ® Q J 7 deal to win the 2012 Crockfords but 2013 was be asking himself why he led a spade, not the different. Irens beat the holders to join Brian ™A. It wasn’t too hard to ruff, cross to the Senior, Chris Jagger, Paul Hackett , Peter tA and pick up North’s trumps to make the West North East South Hawkes and the others in the final. doubled slam. Pass Pass Pass It was Hawkes’s largely Berkshire team So Hawkes lost 23-7 VP to Irens to make a 1® Pass 1´ Pass which led with two matches to go, but their close three-way finish with Hackett who had 4´ All Pass re maining matches were against closest pur- beaten Jagger 17-13 VP. The boards were suers, Irens and Hackett. This explosive deal generally forgettable but this deal was critical : Anticipating a more in severely dented their chances: dummy (because West had not made a splinter raise) Dublin’s Tom Hanlon for Game All. Dealer North. Hackett chanced his arm with the ™2 lead. N/S Game. Dealer North. ´ 10 9 6 4 East played low from dummy and the ™Q ´ A Q 8 5 3 ™ 7 won the first trick. Hanlon won the heart ™ K 7 2 t Q J 7 4 return and exited with a diamond. Declarer ® t Q 10 7 4 A J 8 7 still had hopes of making his contract by ´ A Q ´ K 7 3 2 ® 8 drawing trumps, eliminating the red suits ´ 10 2 ´ Void ™ A Q J N ™ 10 6 5 W E and endplaying a defender with his singleton ™ 9 8 N ™ Q 4 3 t 10 9 8 2 S t K 6 5 3 W E or doubleton club honour to give a ruff-and- t A 9 3 t K J 8 6 5 2 ® 9 6 3 2 ® K Q S discard. But it was much too late in the day ® A Q J 10 9 2 ® K 7 5 3 ´ J 8 5 to catch Paul Hackett, North, napping. The ´ K J 9 7 6 4 ™ K 9 8 4 3 2 ® ™ A J 10 6 5 t A K was dumped under the ace and that was t Void ® 10 5 4 one down. ® 6 4 The final result was: 1. (on tie-break) Paul Hackett, Tom In Hackett vs Hawkes South’s weak 2 ™ opener Hanlon, Peter Lester, Hugh McGann, Ian When East pre-empted with a vigorous 4 t went for 400 (four off undoubled) and 500 Panto 133 VPs. over 1 ´, Zia Mahmood (South for Irens) (two off doubled) for 3 IMPs to Hackett . Jones 2. Nick Irens, Espen Erichsen, Tom Town - simply jumped to 6 ´ to give West a prob lem. also collected 400 the hard way against Zia send, Zia Mahmood, David Bakhshi 133 Saving in 7 t looks normal. Dummy is Mahmood’s pre-empt. Could Irens collect a VPs. bound to be void in one of the minors, West big penalty at the other table to clinch the 3 . Peter Hawkes, Tim Rees, Ian Reissmann, is looking at nothing in the majors and can’t trophy? John Howard, Mike Perkins, Andy expect much help from partner in defence. No, Patrick Jourdain soberly passed Bowles 117 VPs. r

18 English Bridge August 2013 www.ebu.co.uk Ask Jeremy by Jeremy Dhondy Matters of Disclosure This is Jeremy Dhondy’s last Laws column and we owe him a very big thank you for making the Laws intelligible as well as entertaining – no mean feat! – for so long. The column, however, will continue (see bottom of the page) so please keep your questions coming. English Bridge and the EBU are not responsible if the information in the letters is incorrect or incomplete.

So perhaps the hand should not have KEN DAVIES asks: I partner a stranger. DAVID FAIRBARIN writes: I request your come to what followed; however, to We agree to keep it simple. Acol, weak opinion on the following auction. answer your general point . . . no-trump, Stayman, transfers and If this were a one off and the agreement Blackwood. Our opponents join us, West North East South really was 16+, I would take no action then partner asks if we are to use a 2t1 Pass 2´2 3t because what East has done is psyched. If strict 12-14 HCP, or use judgement. I 3™ All Pass South is fixed by this then that is life. reply that we open a good 11-HCP If it is something that happens regularly, with strong intermediates and down- 1 Weak, any 6-card suit, then West’s description of the system bid grade 15 HCP with nine small cards. 2 16+ points and asking for partner’s suit. needs amending to something like 16+ RHO says you now have an agreement 2™ would have been a relay with but he has been known to have fewer non- and defenders cannot reliably count fewer than 16 points. vulnerable. your hand if you announce 12-14 If West’s bid allows for this while ergo defenders will be disadvantaged. When dummy tabled his hand, it held explaining it as 16+, then I might take What should my answer be? only 12 points. South, my partner, action against West for fielding the mis - called the Director, and I pointed out bid. If, for example West had a maximum that she was prevented from bidding for his 2 t bid, I would want to know why What you must disclose is your again in the belief that East-West had he bid only 3 ™ and what calls such as Pass agreement. It sounds to me as if you have a minimum of 22 points. or Double would be, or bids such as 4 t or a view about what you think you should The Director ruled that the score 4™ might be. The hand in the pass-out do when you are just outside the range should stand. No-one argued with seat might also want to ask some of these and many would agree with your assess - this; however, this use of 2 ´ (Psyche? questions to determine what is going on, ment. If you open, for example, 20% or Misbid? Irregularity?) seems a cheap but not doing so does not allow East-West more of your no-trump bids outside the ploy which only stands to gain, since off the hook. published range (and we all know that partner is bound to bid his six-carder, I do believe that doing it on a 12-count is Milton Work Count is far from perfect), unknowingly fielding the bid. The 2 ´ peculiar. If you want to psyche, then a then you are not telling your opponents bidder can pass, and has smugly mis - weaker hand would be much more suitable. the whole story. Personally, I would ignore led opponents. your opponents who sound like barrack- I would appreciate your comments room lawyers from your description but if on this use of this 2 ´ bid holding only GOODBYE FROM JEREMY I played in a regular partnership and 12 points, and whether you would This is my final column so I would like opened quite a few 11-counts (which for have any words for East-West and to thank all readers and the many who some reason upsets people more than the their bidding in future? have contributed interes ting problems possi bility of you having a 15 count), I might say ‘12-14, occasionally 11’ or some - to keep the column going. thing similar. It’s all in the presentation! The first question I would ask as a The column will, however, be in safe The most relevant thing is whether your tournament director is why East-West hands as our Chief Tournament partner acts as if it is 12-14 when raising believed this to be a permitted method. Director, Gordon Rainsford, will be and does not allow discussion or previous Assuming your club allows anything at taking it over, so from now on you will experience to let him pass marginal raises. Level 4, then playing the bid as ‘weak only’ have a real expert to consult. If so, then it is hard to criticise what you is fine and choosing any two suits is also You can send problems to him at have decided to do. If he allows for the fact fine (i.e. it does not have to be a traditional [email protected] or by post c/o The that you may have 11 and does not men - Multi with hearts or spades, it could be Editor, English Bridge, 23 Erleigh Road, tion this when announcing the range, then spades or clubs but any of the four suits is Reading RG1 5LR . r the level of disclosure is not sufficient. not allowable in normal club bridge).

www.ebu.co.uk August 2013 English Bridge 19 Stage 2 Conventions by Neil Rosen

Leaping and Non-

FURTHER TO my article developing The principle is that you can ‘leap’ to a West North East South modern ideas on the use of Michaels-style bid at the four level. These 2™ 4t1 Pass 4NT 2 continuations when defending against bids guarantee at least 5-5 in the two suits 1 Diamonds and spades 2 Weak Two bids and the Multi 2 t click shown. Since they commit the partnership Roman Key-Card Blackwood (April 2013 issue, pages 22-23), I to the four level by deliberate choice, a good thought we would look at Leap - link hand is needed, typically four or five losers RKCB is for diamonds rather than spades. ing Michael s as a defence to two- at most. The current trend is to play the bids level openings (Weak Twos and the Multi) as almost forcing (95% or so, anyway). Non-Leaping Michaels and also consider non-Leaping Michaels As with normal Michaels cue-bids, I against three-level pre-emptive bids. recommend that you do not use the bid If you do start playing these methods, it is when holding a strong six-card major, as it very rewarding – not to mention quite Leaping Michaels makes reaching the best contract so much logical – to play non-Leaping Michaels as more difficult. well. These bids apply when the oppo - These are terrific bids to have in your Hand A is a typical example (absolute nents have opened at the three level. Thus: armoury. They are highly descriptive, very minimum in my opinion): effective but, just as importantly, enormous Over 3 ®: fun to play! Over 2 ™ (weak) you 4® = Both majors The basic idea is to play as follows: Hand A can bid 4 t to show 4t = Diamonds + major ´ A K J 10 5 the two suits imme - Over a weak 2 t opener: ™ 3 diately. This would Over 3 t: 3t = Asks for a stopper t K Q J 8 2 reserve the cue-bid 4® = Clubs + major for no-trumps ® 4 3 to ask for a stopper, 4t = Both majors 3™/3 ´ = Natural and strong so with Hand B: (six cards, 16-18 HCP) Over 3 ™: 4® = Clubs + major (at least 5-5) You could bid 3 ™ 4® = Clubs + spades 4t = Both majors (at least 5-5) Hand B over the opponent’s 4t = Diamonds + spades ´ A 5 opening 2 ™ bid to Over a weak 2 ™ opener: ™ 3 2 ask for a heart Over 3 ´: 3™ = Asks for a stopper t A 8 stopper with no fear 4® = Clubs + hearts 3´ = Natural and strong ® A K Q 7 6 4 2 that partner would 4t = Diamonds + hearts 4® = Clubs + spades interpret it as a (at least 5-5) Michaels cue-bid. Since you are not jumping, I suggest the 4t = Diamonds + spades need for such a good hand (as was the case (at least 5-5) Responding to Leaping Michaels for Leaping Michaels, discussed earlier) is not so strong. For example, with Hand C: Over a weak 2 ´ opener: Typically what you do is to ‘choose’ to play 3´ = Asks for a stopper in either of partner’s known two suits. This hand might 4® = Clubs + hearts (at least 5-5) Very rarely you might decide to pass – and Hand C well chance 4 t over 4t = Diamonds + hearts I must stress the ‘very’ in ‘very rarely’! ´ 5 a 3 ´ bid from the (at least 5-5) Given that the Leaping Michaels bid ™ K Q J 3 2 opposition. The bid shows a really good hand, the partner of t A Q 8 7 4 is now not remotely Over a Multi 2 t opener: the ‘leaper’ can sometimes make an imme - ® 4 2 close to being 3®/3 t = Natural diate slam try either via a cue-bid of the forcing. 3™/3 ´ = Natural and strong, opponent’s suit or Roman Key-Card at least six cards Blackwood etc. In order to avoid ambi - Adding non-Leaping Michaels to your 4® = Clubs + major (at least 5-5) guity, I would play that RKCB agrees the repertoire does not impact significantly 4t = Diamonds + just bid by the ‘leaper’, e.g. in the on your traditional approach to dealing (at least 5-5) following auction: with pre-empts. Thus doubles, at

20 English Bridge August 2013 www.ebu.co.uk the three level and bidding no-trumps, all remain the same – it is just the four-level overcalls that are affected. However, an issue remains with hands English Bridge Archives which might previously have wanted to overcall naturally at the four level in a by Elena Jeronimidis minor, e.g. with a hand such as Hand D: REACTIONS TO the online version of Matt will continue to enlarge our Over 3 ™ be careful! the June English Bridge have ranged from archive to include, eventu ally, all back Hand D You cannot now bid ‘Wonderful – at last. I LOVE it!’ to ‘I do issues of the magazine. But it will be a ´ A 5 4® as it shows clubs NOT want an online English Bridge. No slower process, as issues prior to August ™ 2 and spades. Your good to me whatsoever.’ Luckily there 2007 need to be lovingly scanned page by t K 7 4 options therefore were rather more comments like the page, so please don’t expect the job to be ® A Q J 7 5 4 2 are to pass, jump to former than the latter, so thank you all com pleted at the speed of light. How ever, 5®, or occasionally who gave us feedback – especially those there is a gift for you when you visit our have a bash at 3NT who said something nice! archives: the very first, his toric issue of (you will need a stopper in the opponent’s On discovering that not only is the English Bridge is already there, so you will suit, of course!). current magazine online, but that the last be able to judge how much the magazine six issues can also be accessed from the has devel oped over the years. Further Treatments Members Area of the EBU website, one I hope the archives will solve the prob - per son commented: ‘I’ve been hoping lem of wanting to read again a particular Just for completeness, I recommend the that the EBU would do that – I don’t need article or series, and maybe print it out for following: to worry about keeping my old copies!’ your partner, so you can both benefit That is indeed the case, and it gets better from our experts’ advice. Although this is Over 3 ®/t: because now all past issues since 2007 are the most common reason for wanting to 4™/4 ´ = Natural online too (except the last six, which are look through back issues, I hope you will ‘members only’) in the public area at find that perusing them online is a Over 3 ™: www.ebu.co.uk . Why only since 2007? reward ing activity. I know I’m biased, but 4™ = Game-forcing two-suiter Because in August 2007, when I became I enjoyed re visiting the issues I have (spades + minor) the maga zine editor, I also took over the edited, and would like to take this oppor - 4´ = Natural type setting, so having all those issues on tunity to say ‘thank you’ to all con tri bu - 4NT = Minor two-suiter my com puter I could provide the files in tors, past and present, for pro viding suit able format to Matt Betts at Ayles - quality writing and illus tra tions (one of Over 3 ´: bury, and he has since con verted them for my favourites is below, a Celia Weber 4´ = Huge two-suiter uploading on the web. cartoon from the August 2007 issue). And (hearts + minor) Matt has done a great job, and has put finally, a big ‘thank you’ to those members 4NT = Minor two-suiter in links to advertisers’ websites for your who have contributed to the ‘Letters’ convenience. As from this issue, he will pages and County News, or have pro - So there you have it. Try these methods also add links to articles in this or click vided feedback. Without you all, this out, and let me know whether you enjoy past issues, as marked by the little would be a very different – and much them. r ‘Link’ logo featured here. link poorer – magazine.

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www.ebu.co.uk August 2013 English Bridge 21 Prize Leads Quiz by Alan Mould

Answers to June Problems

HHHHH (c) tJ: 3 marks. Can this really be the right Hand 1 lead? Unless the opposition cannot count, ´ J 5 partner does not have the tA and so to set ™ K Q J 10 7 4 2 Hand 2 up a trick you need partner to have bid 5 t t 7 4 ´ Void with only three and you need them 3-2-2 ® 8 4 ™ A 10 9 2 around the table. All very unlikely. t J 10 8 7 4 2 (d) A club: 2 marks. In my view this is just ® 9 8 7 West North East South too likely to be North’s second suit to make 3™ Dble 4® 4´ it a viable option. All Pass West North East South Pick your lead out of: (a) a spade; (b) ™K; 1´ HHHHH (c) t7; (d) ®8. 3t 4NT 5t 5™1 Pass 6´ All Pass (a) A spade: 3 marks. This will only be 1 Two ‘aces’, no trump queen Hand 3 right if declarer needs to take a lot of ruffs. ´ K J 9 6 4 2 It may work but is heavily odds-against in Pick your lead out of: (a) ™A; (b) ™2; ™ Q 5 2 t my opinion. (c) tJ; (d) a club. 2 ® K 5 3 (b) ™K: 7 marks. Nobody can criticise you for leading from a K-Q-J combination – (a) ™A: 9 marks. North has bid very until now! This more or less needs the strongly and clearly thinks they can make West North East South hearts 2-2-2 around the table for it to 6´. Thus you will need to cash two tricks 2´1 matter and so, while it is probably safe, you quickly, or cash a trick and hope for another Pass Pass Dble All Pass have a much better lead available. one. Hence the ™A gets good marks and 1 Weak (c) t7: 1 mark. This is just insulting you can decide what to do after seeing dum - partner, who did not bid 4 ® to see you lead my. It is not quite as good however as . . . Pick your lead out of: (a) a spade; (b) ™2; (c) t2; (d) ®3. a diamond. (b) ™2: 10 marks. Either North has taken a (d) ®8: 10 marks. The indicated lead. flyer with two or more low hearts or North Partner has bid clubs and even if you do not will have the king, so a low heart to try and (a) A spade: 1 mark. Why are you leading play that as lead directional, surely it is the induce a misguess seems a good shot. I do around into declarer’s trumps allowing right lead. Here partner had made a very not lead the ten as I do not want partner declarer to make cheap trump tricks? good bid on ´ Qx ™ xxx t xxxx ® AKJx. ducking the queen. At the table any heart (b) ™2: 4 marks. Usually you want to try Dummy had Q-x-x-x of clubs so four would work as North had indeed taken a and set up tricks. But here there are more rounds of clubs promoted a trump trick flyer on ´ KQJx ™ xx t x ® AKQJxx and impor tant concerns. At the table declarer and was the only way to beat the contract. partner had the K-Q! had a singleton heart and was able to ruff hearts. CONGRATULATIONS TO THE WINNERS: (c) t2: 10 marks. The auction has gone very well for you but you must be careful. There is such a thing as too many trumps. Master: Nick Goslett, Open: Graham Sadie, If you become trump bound, you will end Hove London up ruff ing partner’s winners and leading into declarer’s trump tenaces. It is vital you reduce your trump length, so the singleton lead it is. (d) ®3: 6 marks. This suffers from the Sponsored by same problems as the heart lead, but not as badly. r

22 English Bridge August 2013 www.ebu.co.uk New Prize Leads Quiz Next Step Congress OPENING leads are often subjective and vir tual ly any opening lead can be successful THIS MONTH’S QUIZ 13 – 15 August 2013 some of the time. However, bridge is in many ways a game of percentages and Hotel Hilton Metropole, there fore certain leads will gain more often Hand 1 ´ K 8 5 than others. In each issue you will be given Brighton ™ A 4 three hands and the bidding on each, and t 6 4 2 Ideal for players who are used to you are asked to choose your opening leads ® K 10 6 5 2 playing in a club but who have not from those proposed by our Quizmaster . tried a county or EBU congress Answers will be in the next issue. In each West North East South event. The emphasis is on having problem you are on lead as West. 1®1 Pass 1t2 fun in a relaxed environment. Next Pass 1™3 Pass 1NT 4 Step players may play their familiar All Pass system (excluding the Multi 2t). 1 : 17-22 any shape or 12-14 Sessions will be of about 18 –21 makers of playing cards since 1824 balanced or natural boards. On the last day, Thursday, 2 www.piatnik.co.uk 0-7 any shape there will be a workshop in the 3 ( 020 8661 8866 Either 12-14 balanced or 17-22 natural morning with a short lunch break 4 5-7 balanced without four or more followed by duplicate bridge. spades Tue. 2pm-5pm Play session Pick your lead out of: (a) ´5; (b) ™A; (c) a 5pm-7pm Free time diamond; (d) ®5. 7-10pm Play session

HHHHH Wed. 10.30am-3.30pm Swiss Pairs (includes a short break) 3.30pm-7pm Free time Hand 2 7pm -10pm Play session ´ A K 6 Thur. 10am-11.30am Lecture ™ K 3 This elegant twin-pack of Piatnik playing (topic to be arranged) t K Q 6 2 cards (‘Summer in Paris’) is the prize on 11.30pm-1.30pm Free time ® 8 6 5 3 offer this month. 1.30pm-4.30pm Play session For information on the new Piatnik cards visit www.gibsonsgames.co.uk West North East South Next Step Congress Entry Fee: £41 1t 2t1 Dble 2 2™ 3 Next Steppers can also play in There are TWO categories in our Pass Pass Dble All Pass 1 Majors the Mixed Pairs Championship on competi tion: up to and including Master, 2 Looking for penalties Thursday eve ning (special intro - and those with higher ranking. Please 3 Penalties ductory price £8) or in the Open indicate on the top left-hand corner of Pairs on Friday afternoon (special the envelope, or in the e-mail subject Pick your lead out of: (a) ´A/ ´K; (b) introductory price £6). line, the category for which you are ™K; (c) tK; (d) a club . entering. The first correct entry in each Entries & enquiries: HHHHH category out of a hat will win the EBU Comps Department prize. The Editor’s decision is final. Hand 3 ( 01296 317 203 / 219 ´ Q 5 2 or e-mail Entries to the Editor, Leads Quiz, ™ 5 [email protected] 23 Erleigh Road, Reading RG1 5LR, t Q 8 6 5 4 2 or e-mail [email protected] ® A 9 5 by 20th August 2013. West North East South Please make sure you include your full 3´ 4™ postal address AND rank 4´ 5™ Dble All Pass even if entering by e-mail and/or Pick your lead out of: (a) ´2; (b) t5; (c) you have entered before! t2; (d) ®A. r

www.ebu.co.uk August 2013 English Bridge 23 6th EUROPEAN OPEN CHAMPIONSHIPS Benito Garozzo Returns by David Bird

Mixed Pairs Suppose East is super-human and rises off in 6 t. When Peter Schaltz sacrificed in with the ™A, switching to the ®4. What 7®, Boye took the opportunity to make a THE 2013 European Open Championships should declarer do then? Since East cannot forcing pass – showing first-round club in Ostend began with a Mixed Pairs. Several hold the ®A or he would be too strong for control and inviting a grand slam for a England participants reached the final: Sally a Weak Two, declarer should play the ®2. second time. Tonje could then place him Brock and Barry Myers (finishing 12th), West can take the ®Q and ®A but the club with good diamonds, the major-suit aces William Frisby partnered by Austria’s Eva suit will then be blocked. Declarer will at and a club void. She bid 7 t, completing a Caplan (34th), Nevena Senior and Nick least pick up +400, salvaging a 16% score. wonderful auction, and there were no Sandqvist (39th), Jenny Cooper partnered Rosenn Gunev and Desislava Popova of problems in the play. by Tim Rees of Wales (49th), also Catherine Bulgaria took gold (57.55%); France’s Sylvie Sadly for them, there were no IMPs in Seale and Thomas Paske (52nd). Willard and Marc Bompis claimed the silver the plus column either. At the other table There was interest in the bidding and (57.27%); Netsy Sayer (Turkey) and Zahari the bidding from Peter Fredin and Nadia the play on this deal from the final: Zahariev (Bulgaria) won bronze (56.45%). Bekkouche was equally impressive:

Mixed Teams West North East South Love All. Dealer North. E.Erichsen Bekkouche H.Erichsen Fredin ´ K 9 5 The second event was the Mixed Teams. 2t Dble ™ 7 6 The Troll team (Helen and Espen Erichsen, Redble Pass 2™ 3t t Q 10 8 6 4 playing with Norway’s Tonje and Boye 4™ 4NT Pass 7t ® 10 8 7 Brogeland) flew the English flag. They All Pass ´ 10 4 2 ´ 7 6 finished fourth after thirteen rounds of ™ 8 2 N ™ A Q J 10 9 4 Swiss Teams, qualifying for the bronze In the match for the gold and silver W E t 7 3 2 S t 9 5 medal match. There was some great medals, South played in 6 t at one table. ® A Q 9 5 3 ® J 6 4 bidding on this spectacular deal: This was the auction at the other table: ´ A Q J 8 3 ™ K 5 3 West North East South t A K J N/S Game. Dealer East. Grümm Smederevac Lindermann Wernle ® K 2 ´ K Q J 8 6 Pass 1® ™ 6 5® 5´ Pass 5NT t Q 9 5 2 Pass 6t Pass 6´ West North East South ® J 4 3 Dble All Pass Popova D’Ovidio Gunev Cronier ´ 7 2 ´ 10 9 5 N Pass 2t Dble ™ K 9 4 W E ™ Q 7 5 3 2 South opened with a strong 1 ®. West 2™ Pass Pass 2´ t Void S t 6 4 3 made a (lead-directing) Pass 3´ Pass 3NT ® A K Q 10 8 7 5 2 ® 9 6 of 6 ´, hoping to receive a diamond ruff All Pass ´ A 4 3 followed by a club trick Two possible ™ A J 10 8 drawbacks of the Lightner Double were East opened a Multi and West’s 2 ™ was to t A K J 10 8 7 exhibited on the same deal. Firstly, East play opposite a Weak Two in hearts. What ® Void held five hearts and only three diamonds, would you say as North when partner so therefore chose a heart as the opening rebids 2 ´? Some Norths passed. At the table lead. Secondly, there would have been no where I was watching, North leapt to 4 ´! West North East South second trick even after a diamond lead. Catherine D’Ovidio’s 3 ´ looks exactly right. D.Schaltz T.Brogeland P.Schaltz B.Brogeland The gold medals went to Netherlands- Phillipe Cronier suggested 3NT as the final Pass 1t Austria (Huub Bertens, , spot and that ended the auction. 5® 5t Pass 5™ Jovi Smederevac, Ricco van Prooijen, West led the ™8 and East very reasonably Pass 6t 7® Pass Martine Verbeek and Sascha Wernle), played the ™10, to preserve communica - Pass 7t All Pass beating the silver medallists Austria (Iris tions. Declarer, who had been fearing ™A Grümm, Arno Lindermann, Martin and a club switch, claimed eleven tricks for Boye’s 5 ™ was a cue-bid, inviting a grand Shifko and Terry Weigkricht). The Danish a fine 76% score. The result was the same slam. Tonje, who had already done her bit Schaltz team edged out Troll by 61-47 for all the declarers in 3NT. by bidding 5 t on a modest hand, signed IMPs and claimed the bronze medal.

24 English Bridge August 2013 www.ebu.co.uk Women’s Teams Open Teams came a club for a ruff. One down. This was the bidding at the other table: China 1 (Xuefeng Feng, Wen Fei Wang, The main event was the Open Teams. The Liping Wang, Yu Zhang) and the Dutch 85-year-old Benito Garozzo, a member of West North East South Women (Carla Arnolds, Jet Pasman, the Italian that won 16 world T.Bessis D’Avossa M.Bessis Intonti Anneke Simons, Wietske van Zwol) titles between 1957 and 1975, played 3™ 4´ reached the final of the Women’s Teams. wonderfully well when I watched him in 5™ 5´ All Pass This deal produced the largest swing: the semi-final against Groupe France: Riccardo Intonti's 4 ´ allowed no space for lead-directing mechanisms. The contract E/W Game. Dealer West. N/S Game. Dealer East. was made on a heart lead. ´ 9 ´ J 7 6 Garozzo’s Breno team reached the final ™ 7 6 5 ™ 7 6 4 and the veteran maestro handed over a t J 10 8 5 t Q 10 6 31- 7 IMPs lead at half-time, when another ® A Q 10 9 6 ® K J 9 3 pair stepped in. The Polish opponents ´ Q 6 5 ´ J 8 7 4 ´ 4 ´ 8 3 then overtook Breno and won by 8 IMPs ™ K J 10 9 8 4 3 2 N ™ A Q ™ Q 8 2 N ™ K J 10 9 5 3 (including a 6-IMP fine for Zaleski’s W E W E t 6 4 S t A 9 3 2 t J 7 5 3 S t A 9 8 2 mobile phone ringing!). Gold went to ® Void ® 5 3 2 ® A Q 8 7 4 ® 2 , Marcin Mazurkiewicz, ´ A K 10 3 2 ´ A K Q 10 9 5 2 Piotr Gawrys, Piotr Tuszynski, Pawel ™ Void ™ A Jassem and Jakub Wojcieszek. Israel- t K Q 7 t K 4 Germany took bronze. ® K J 8 7 4 ® 10 6 5 Open, Women’s and Seniors’ Pairs

West North East South West North East South In the Open Pairs and Roy Zang Yu van Zwol Feng Xue Arnolds Garozzo Lorenzini Zaleski Rombaut Welland took gold, Jan Jansma and Zia 4™ Pass Pass Dble 2™ Dble Mahmood the silver, and Nils Kvangraven All Pass 4® Pass 4t 4´ and Terje Lie the bronze. 5™ 5´ Dble All Pass The Women’s Pairs gold went to What action would you have taken as Catherine D’Ovidio and Janice Seamon- South? Would you double or bid 4 ´? Instead of raising to 4 ™, Garozzo bid a Molson, silver to Marion Michielsen and Carla Arnolds’s double was passed and lead-directing 4 ®. (3 ® would have the , and bronze to Véronique ten tricks could not be prevented. North same meaning on a hand worth 3 ™.) Bessis and Carole Puillet. led the ´9, South winning and switching Romain Zaleski, his 80-year-old partner, Senior medals went to Nick Fitzgibbon to a club. (If she delivers a spade ruff continued the good work with 4 t. When and Adam Mesbur (gold), Michael Elinescu instead, declarer throws her diamond North took the push to 5 ´, Garozzo was and Entscho Wladow (silver), and Stephan loser on the ´J.) then able to find the diamond lead! Back Cabaj and Wlodzimierz Ilnicki (bronze). r

West North East South Pasman Liping Wang Simons WF Wang Essex & Hertfordshire Bridge Associations 4™ Pass Pass 4´ Pass Pass Dble 5® AUTUMN FESTIVAL of All Pass GREEN POINTED EVENTS Wen Fei Wang preferred to bid 4 ´ and, after two passes, East chose to double. With a Swiss Pairs: Saturday 28 September heart trick no certainty, this was a dubious action. (It takes a heart lead to put the spade Swiss Teams: Sunday 29 September game one down.) Wen Fei Wang made the inspired decision to move to 5 ®! This was Wodson Park, Ware, SG12 0UQ passed out and made with an overtrick. The double game swing gave 15 IMPs to China 7 x 7 board matches on both days 1, who went on to win the final 94-44. Italia Spacious well lit sports hall t Ample free car parking I took the bronze. Free bottled drinking water, tea & coffee available throughout. Seniors Teams A selection of plated meals can be ordered in advance. Sweden took gold (Peter Billgren, Sven- Enquiries: Margaret Curtis 0208 504 3109 or Mike Minting 01442 833247 Olov Flodqvist, Mats Pettersson and Björn Sanzen), with teams from Austria and Italy or enter online at www.hertsbridge.co.uk claiming silver and bronze.

www.ebu.co.uk August 2013 English Bridge 25 EBU News

PIANOLA AT NEW TD BRIGHTON UNIFORMS THE EBU is glad to announce THE FAMILIAR maroon that we are planning a joint ini - jackets of the TD uniform tiative with Pianola, who already are set to become a thing of provide a web-based toolkit for the past, and new uniforms club managers and members. based on polo shirts will The first stage of this will come take their place, starting in into effect at the Brighton Sum- August at the Brighton mer Meeting in August, when we Congress. will display all our results via The old uniforms have Pianola. This will allow our served us well, but they are members easy access to detailed rather hot and impract ical, information about results, direct - and it’s now time to move ly from our own website. forward with a more con - Accessing these results will be temporary style. simple. There will be a ‘public’ So from Brighton on- view that will not involve log - wards, instead of looking ging in. However, players at for a maroon jacket to find Brighton who would like more a director across the sea of detailed analysis of their per - players (or more often just formance will be able to log in the white shirt from under - to their own personal results neath the jacket), you’ll be history in Pianola. We will pro - able to spot directors by vide more information at the looking for the bright red of Summer Congress and there their polo shirts! will be representatives from Pianola on hand to answer any questions you have. We expect fairly soon after - MEMBERSHIP wards to extend this coopera - tion, so that EBU members will BENEFITS be able to access detailed results information from any EBU AS A member of the English event or affiliated club. Bridge Union, you can receive Further information about the following benefits: Pianola at www.pianola.net • HMCA healthcare benefits • Special Rates at Puma Hotels • EBU Prizes used to pay at EBU SHOP Puma Hotels • Household Insurance Scheme The EBU Shop prices (Osbornes Insurances) are very competitive • Club Insurance (Osbornes but if you find any Insurances) of our products cheaper • Car Hire elsewhere, please let us More info at www.ebu.co.uk/ know and we will try member-benefits and match the price where possible. 2013-2014 ( 01296 397851 / DIARY 317200 E-mail Sue at ONCE AGAIN, this will reach members with the October issue [email protected] of English Bridge.

26 English Bridge August 2013 www.ebu.co.uk EBU News Blue Point Bridge Holidays WE ARE pleased to be offering five EBU Blue Point Bridge Blue Points Holiday events in 2014. This is in response to the demand from members for a more social and friendly play environment with Blue Points were introduced by the EBU at the start of 2013, for national ranking point awards. The national Green Point those members who don’t go to the larger EBU events where Green tournaments are serious bridge events which can be a little intim - Points are awarded, to help them get on the master-point ladder and i dating at first. We hope that these Blue Point holidays can either start progressing through the master-point ranks. The way they be a stepping stone towards those competitions or simply a fun work is that they have the same value as Local Points and Green bridge holiday. As such, they are not intended for seasoned bridge Points, but they can be used in place of Green Points for ranks that congress-goers: they are aimed primarily at those who are below require them, in the ratio of 3 Blue Points = 1 Green Point, up to a a Jack in the NGS and below the rank of Regional Master – but maximum of 50 Green Points. For example, you would be able to these are just guidelines, not absolute limits. There is no lower reach Premier Regional Master rank entirely with Blue Points, or limit but you will need to be comfortable with your ability to play with a combination of Blues and Greens, but will require some at a respectable pace and without referring to notes. If you are Greens as well as Blues for higher ranks. unsure, do not hesitate to contact us for more guidance. These EBU Blue Point Bridge Holidays are the only bridge Bridge Overseas has been assisting the EBU with venue selection holidays that will be able to issue Blue Points. and accommodation successfully for some time, and will be the booking agents for these holidays. You will be able to use the Bridge Programme & Venues Accommodation Book ing Service (ABS) already in place. A free phone number (0800 0346 246) is available and you will be able There will be seven sessions of duplicate bridge starting on the first to discuss your bookings with advisers who have been to the evening after your welcome drink and evening meal. Bridge will be hotels in question and will help you with your travel require- played each morning and evening leaving the afternoon free to ments. The locations on offer also boast golf, spa and bowling, as enjoy the hotel’s facilities or the local area. Afternoon seminars will well as interesting local excursions. The bridge will be directed by be offered and details of these will be available nearer the time. Tournament Dir ec tors approved by the EBU. Our venues (illustrated) are: All bridge fees are included in the total price of the holiday, but (1) Redworth Hall Hotel & Spa, County Durham, you must be a member of the EBU. You may join the EBU in order 17 March 2014 to book one of these holidays, either by joining an affiliated bridge (2) Hythe Imperial Hotel & Spa, Kent, 19 May 2014 club, or on payment of the direct annual membership fee of £26. (3) Albrighton Hall & Spa, Shrewsbury, 7 July 2014 (4) Dunkenhalgh Hotel & Spa, Clayton-le-Moors, Lancashire, 1 September 2014 (5) Hellidon Lakes Golf & Spa Hotel, Hellidon, π ∏ Northants, 3 November 2014. Œ

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www.ebu.co.uk August 2013 English Bridge 27 NEW NEW FOR 2014! EBU News NATIONAL NICKO GARDEN CITIES DEADLINE TROPHY TEAMS THE NICKO, as the National CONGRATULATIONS TO the Inter-club Knock Out is affectio - Coventry and North Warwick - nately acronymised, is probably shire Bridge Club for winning CONGRESS the most popular of all EBU the 2013 Garden Cities Trophy tournaments, with around 300 for club teams of eight. Winning 18 – 19 JANUARY 2014 teams entering annually. The six out of seven matches they Green-pointed NICKO is open to finished a comfortable 13 VPs Park Inn Hotel, Northampton all fully affiliated EBU bridge ahead of second-placed Shef - clubs. The early rounds are of just field. Cheltenham were third. 24 boards, increasing to 32 The team comprised Roger boards for the quarter-finals and Bryant, Ian Handley, David semi-finals and 48 boards for the Kenward, Gareth Roberts, final, with the draw regionalised Martin Jones, Stephen Green, so as to reduce travelling. Garry Watson and Nick Stevens. All players must be members of the registering clubs . There is no limit to the num - PACHABO CUP ber of teams any one club can enter, so why not get together CONGRATULATIONS TO with your regular partner and a Julian Wightwick, Catherine couple of team-mates from your Jagger, Jonathan Mestel and club and ask your club secretary Paul Barden who, representing to enter your team for the Cambs and Hunts, have won the ENGLAND’S FIRST MAJOR NICKO? 2013 Pachabo Trophy held in New for 2013: the seeding June. They finished three points POINT-A-BOARD will be based on Gold Points for ahead of Bedfordshire, with the top teams (probably 32). Warwickshire and Berks & Bucks TEAMS CHAMPIONSHIP Seeded teams will be exempt tied for third. from the first two rounds and Green- will be ineligible for the Plate CORWEN pointed EITHER competition. events START IN THE BRAND NEW Deadline for entries: TROPHY POINT-A-BOARD TEAMS EVENT 20th September 2013. Congratulations to Marten (with enhanced master points for matches won) Wortel and Doug Andrews for OR CROCKFORDS winning the 2013 Corwen PLAY IN THE TRADITIONAL SWISS TEAMS Trophy. Things were very excit - DEADLINE ing at the end, but they just THROUGHOUT managed to pip Richard (Teams eliminated from the Point-a-Board event THE CROCKFORDS Cup is the Lingham and Ann Slee by at the end of Saturday will join the Swiss Teams prize at stake for England’s pre - 0.02%. Neil Rosen and Jill with a carry-forward score) mier competition for teams of Feldman were third. four. The competition consists With Point-a-Board scoring, only two points are at of five rounds of knock-out stake on each board. You gain 2 if your score is higher matches played privately, quali - Want to recruit more than the opponents’ (even by only 10 points if, say, fying eight teams to contest an members all-play-all final. Note: for the you were in 1NT making for +90 and your opponents for your bridge club? were in 1 ´ making for +80). If you score less than first time, this will take place in your opponents, you get zero, and if your score is the Sept ember, on 6th-7th, 2014. Then find out more same as theirs you get 1 point each. This is a Green-pointed event. about the EBU’s FREE The last eight from the club teacher courses! Crockfords Plate will play along - Entries / enquiries: EBU Competitions Department side the main final (same dates, For details ( 01296 317 203 / 219 8 [email protected] venue and format). ( 01296 317217 Deadline for entries: or e-mail [email protected] 26th September 2013.

28 English Bridge August 2013 www.ebu.co.uk EBU News GOOD LUCK TO OUR TEAMS AT THE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS A short introduction to the events and our representative teams

THE 41 st World Bridge Team Championships will be played in Bali OPEN TEAM on September 16-29 (watch them on Bridge Base Online!). The two main events are the for Open Teams (the oldest and most prestigious event in bridge, held for the first time in 1950 in Bermuda) and the Venice Cup (a more recent, but no less presti - gious event, first held in 1974 in Venice) for Women’s Teams. Qualification to either event is by zones which, as regards Europe, means that teams, selected by their respective national bridge authorities, must come in the top six at the preceding European Allfrey Robson Bakhshi Townsend Teams Championship (this time, it was the 2012 event held in Dublin). The last time England qualified for the Bermuda Bowl was in 2005; our Women qualified more recently, in 2011. The World Teams Championships are held every odd-numbered year.

WOMEN’S TEAM

Forrester Gold Cope Green

Alexander Allfrey – Andrew Robson, David Bakhshi – Tom Townsend, Tony Forrester – David Gold; NPC: Simon Cope; coach: Ben Green. As the bridge correspondent for the Times , English Bridge colum - H Dhondy Senior Smith Brock nist and sought-after bridge teacher and lecturer, Andrew Robson needs no introduction. His partner, Alexander Allfrey, is a psycho - therapist and occasional bridge teacher. Together, they have dom - inated the national English bridge teams scene for some time. When Allfrey and Robson, for family reasons, had to pull out of the European Championships in Dublin last year, David Bakhshi and Tom Townsend replaced them at short notice and played an important part in qualifying for the Bermuda Bowl in Bali. David is Stockdale Brown J Dhondy Burn a professional bridge player and teacher; he is the first Brit to win a major US pairs title, the , in 2013, since Forrester Heather Dhondy – Nevena Senior, Nicola Smith – Sally Brock, won the same event in 1998. Tom Townsend was in the team that Susan Stockdale – Fiona Brown; NPC: Jeremy Dhondy; coach: won the Junior World Championship in 1995 in Bali – so that’s a David Burn. good omen! This is the same team that won the European Women’s Teams Telegraph bridge correspondent and most-capped England player, Championships in Dublin and then went on to win the World Mind Tony Forrester is another England star who needs little introduction. Sports Women’s Bridge Teams Championships in Lille last year. His partner, David Gold, was not even born when Tony started Our Women’s Team is one of the strongest ever, with several world dom i nating the English game. David is now a full-time bridge pro titles under their belts. All six are ranked in the Top 50 by the World with several major international successes to his name, and is one of Bridge Federation. Heather Dhondy, Nevena Senior, Nicola Smith only three English players ranked in the Top 100 by the WBF. and Sally Brock are all bridge pro fessionals, though Sally also works Simon Cope, the young bridge pro who captained our Open as a typesetter. Susan Stock dale works as a director of a company team at the European Teams Champion ships in Dublin last year, that markets and distributes products to the animal healthcare sec - will again be the non-playing captain. Ben Green, a manage ment tor; Fiona Brown works in a pharmacy. consultant and bridge professional who was coach to our Open As is by now well known, our women have a team ritual: they team in Dublin, will once again fulfil this demanding role . don’t sit at the bridge table before putting on a few drops of laven - der oil to keep the bad spirits away. It obviously works well for them! SINCERE THANKS FROM ALL ON THE TEAMS Jeremy Dhondy, a retired school-teacher, is well known to English Bridge readers from his popular Laws column. He will choose the Our teams thank all those players and clubs who supported them line-up, check the scores, ensure the right players turn up in time, by taking part in the Bridge England Sim Pairs, enabling them to and generally run around double-checking there are no glitches. enjoy better training facilities and go to Bali. Coach David Burn, a bridge professional, will lend his strong shoul - It is now their ambition to do us proud at the bridge table and ders and an amazing bridge knowledge in support. we wish them all the best. Good luck!

www.ebu.co.uk August 2013 English Bridge 29 CALENDAR OF EVENTS EBU News n AUGUST 2013 9-18 Brighton Summer Meeting Hilton Metropole Hotel LAWS & ETHICS UPDATE 12-14 Really Easy Congress – Novices and students THE L&E has reviewed its publications and such bids are made against you, you Hilton Metropole Hotel, published new editions online effective from may give some of your hand away to Brighton August 1st. opponents or put partner in a tough 12-15 Seniors Congress The new publications are: position. If you don’t ask, there is no Hilton Metropole Hotel, Brighton 1. The Blue Book: This replaces the Orange reasonable way of knowing. We already 13-15 Next Step Congress and Tangerine Books and is half the alert opening bids above 3NT, so the Hilton Metropole Hotel, length of the previous Orange Book. regulation will become alerting any suit Brighton 23-25 Junior Teach-In There were sufficient different versions bid on the first round (there is a defini - Loughborough University of the Orange Book floating around that tion of this to ensure that if we alert 27-29 Telford Midweek Congress a decision was made to have a clean 1NT – Pass –4™ we will also alert Telford Hotel & Golf Resort, break and a new colour. Pass – Pass – 1NT – Pass –4™). We are Shropshire 2. The White Book : This is about fifty not going back to alerting Black wood. n SEPTEMBER 2013 pages shorter than the previous ver sion. 6-8 Isle of Man Congress It contains some material transferred 3. Regulations for opening strong arti- 9-13 EBU Autumn Sims, Clubs from the old Orange Book and is aimed ficial two-of-a-suit bids : No change. 14-15 Bedford Congress Milton Keynes at Tournament Directors, Clubs and 16-29 41st World Team Organisers. 4. Alerting of doubles: No change. Championships My thanks go to all the volunteers who have Bali, Indonesia commented on, contributed to, and proof- 5. Level 3: Scrapped. No EBU tour na - 20-29 Guernsey Congress La Trelade Country House read our new publications. ments have been held for some time Hote l using this level. For clubs who have 28-29 Essex/Herts GP Weekend What are the Major Changes used this level and wish to continue to 28-29 Surrey GP Weekend 28-29 Derbyshire GP Weekend Affecting Players? play something simpler, the Blue Book EMBA, Spondon includes a short list of agreements 29 Cornwall GP Swiss Teams 1. Announcements: These have been which might be excluded for a simpler White Hart Hotel, extended, so that you will now an nounce game. Clubs, of course, are free to deter - Launceston 29 Westmorland GP Swiss Pair a natural 2NT opening (by saying the mine their own regulations for agree- Castle Green Hotel, Kendal range) and the responses of 3 ® ments, although the vast majority prefer (assuming it is normal four-card Stay - to stick to a published level. n OCTOBER 2013 man) and 3 t/3 ™ (assuming they are 4-6 West of England Congress 5-6 Felixstowe Congress transfers). The pattern will be the same 6. Agreements: There are some minor 5-6 Great Northern Swiss Pairs as for a 1NT announcement. It won’t amendments to what is allowed. This is Hilton Leeds City Hotel apply to overcalls, again exactly like the tidying up for greater consistency and 5-6 Premier League 1st w/e scheme relating to 1NT openings. clarity rather than a substantial change. Manchester Bridge Club 7-11 British Sims, Clubs The second change is announcing 9-15 Overseas Congress Lake Garda short minor-suit openings. If 1 ® or 1 t The new White Book also includes a revised Grand Hotel Gardone can be two, one or no cards, then you victory point scale for teams events which 12-13 Premier League 2nd w/e Div. 1 Richmond will announce by saying e.g. ‘May be applies to all EBU-run events from Div. 2 Wimbledon two’. The reason for this extension is September 1st onwards. Counties and Clubs 18-20 Autumn Congress because a lot more people are playing are likely to wish to switch to this sooner Stratford-upon-Avon five-card majors with a short club than rather than later. The common scales are in 25-28 Really Easy Autumn Break Wroxton House Hotel, Oxon were when announ cements started. If the diary and on the EBU website. There is 26-27 Malvern Congress 1® is strong, forcing and artificial –a also, on the website, a facility to enter any 26-27 Lancashire Congress Precision 1 ® for example – then it will number of boards so a scale can be deter - 26-27 Kent Congress continue to be alerted. mined for matches of an unusual length. n NOVEMBER 2013 The change results from the World Bridge 1-3 Seniors Congress 2. Alerting: There are minor changes to Federation introducing a new scale for its Daventry Hotel alerting over the level of 3NT. You will events, which the EBU has decided to follow. 8-10 North East Congress now alert any suit bid on the first round In a standard Swiss Teams match of, say, 8-10 Premier League 3rd w/e West Midlands BC, Solihull of the auction so that in auctions such seven boards, the amount needed to obtain a 15-17 Seniors Camrose Trials as 1NT – Pass –4™ showing spades, as 20-0 score will rise from 30 to 36 IMPs. Richmond Bridge Club well as 2 ™ Weak from the oppo sition – There are also scales which include decimal 16-17 Middlesex Congress, Barnet 4® (overcall, showing clubs and places but these will only be used initially for 23-24 Tollemache Cup Qualifier Daventry Hotel spades) the 4 ™ and 4 ® bids will now be such events as trials and inter national alerted. Although you can ask when matches. (Jeremy Dhondy)

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YCBA Swiss Pairs Holiday Inn, Stratford-upon-Avon CV37 6YR ( 0871 942 9270 Hilton Leeds City Hotel, Leeds A third year at the popular venue with the timetable featuring an early finish on Saturday evening (approximately 7.30pm) A Green Point Congress in order to enjoy the facilities of this very pleasant location. The focal point of the Autumn Congress is the prestigious 4- Organised by YCBA on behalf of the EBU session Two Stars Pairs event, commencing Friday afternoon. Players who prefer a more relaxed style may choose to enter Entry fee includes complimentary hot the Satellite Pairs starting on the Friday evening. Other events are a Swiss Pairs on the Saturday and the Teams-of- two-course buffet supper on Saturday and Four Championship on Sunday, which is a sectional Multiple complimentary sandwich lunch on Sunday Teams event leading to two 14-team finals: the Eastbourne Bowl (Premier) and the Burlington Cup (Secondary). All non- qualifiers play in the Sussex Cup. Enquiries and entries to Stuart Davies, 4 Moorhead Lane, All events are fully Green-pointed Shipley, West Yorkshire BD18 4JH (save for qualifying rounds of Two Stars & Satellite Pairs) ( 01274 598408 Entries / enquiries to EBU Comps Department 8 [email protected] ( 01296 317203 or 01296 317219 Green- Further information at 8 [email protected] pointed www.ycba.co.uk or enter online at www.ebu.co.uk

32 English Bridge August 2013 www.ebu.co.uk LETTERS TO THE The New Rules Not Funny EDITOR RE. THE Laws and Ethics have chosen to allow or disallow I’M fizzing. I’m furious. The cat report in your June issue, it was which bits of Level 4 conven - runs and hides behind the settee pleasing to note that those tions? Is all this expected to when it sees me coming. Why? responsible for such things do enhance members’ enjoy ment? Well, I didn’t win the June Views sometimes take notice of feed - Andrew Gilmour, by email Caption Competition – you back, and hence that, for know, the one where a chap is I WISH to make it clear that example, the announcing and Jeremy Dhondy, Chairman of the strapped into the electric chair. both Moseley Bridge Club and alerting rules will be stan - L&E Committee, replies: The L&E When I had my idea I knew it its members totally disassociate dardised for 1NT and 2NT considered valuable feedback from was a pipperoo. I was really themselves from the com - openings. individuals and groups such as the looking forward to receiving the ments made by John West and However, one despairs at National Club Committee. In the trophy mug but I didn’t win – David Heard in the June EBU some of the things those same matter of Level 3 we are, of course, not even a mention in des - magazine. people do. In particular, getting aware that not all are tournament patches. What had gone wrong? Moseley Bridge Club feel rid of Level 3 – just because no players and that different levels are Now, I don’t begrudge the that the facilities offered by EBU tournaments are held at needed for different groups hence winner his triumph nor the West Midlands Bridge Club that level – is entirely sympto - Level 2 for inexperienced players. ‘mentions’ their pleasure. How - are second to none and in par - matic of the EBU’s thinking. If Many clubs play Level 4 but some ever, humour is a serious subject ti cular the catering. you don’t play in EBU tour - don’t wish to. Although clubs are and different things are funny to David Hulston, Chairman, naments, congresses, etc. we are free to do as they wish in this different people. So when com - Moseley Bridge Club not interested in you. respect, many don’t wish to re- posing my caption I try to look a A large number of ordinary invent the wheel and it isn’t all that bit further than just some loose The article in question was written players do not play in such desirable that different methods are connection with the bridge as participants to the Masters event, tournaments, but they do play played in clubs as that makes life world. not as representatives of Moseley BC. at one or two, or perhaps even difficult both for visitors and those On viewing the cartoon of the several, different clubs where who visit other clubs. I doubt many man strapped in the electric I AM writing with reference to ‘ordinary’ conventions are used members actually care provided it is chair and two warders talking to the article ‘Confessions of Two and which operate at Level 3. a level playing field and the allowed him, the first question that came National Winners’, page 12, Such clubs use Level 3 to avoid agreements are not too bizarre. to mind was: how did a bridge English Bridge, June 2013 . members who wish to play If clubs prefer their members to player come to be in the electric I have been a member of serious but enjoyable bridge be protected from some of the chair? While we are all guilty of West Midlands BC for over 25 being baffled by the clever clogs elements of Level 4, then the new heinous crimes at the bridge years, and am proud to belong who enjoy the esoteric con ven - Blue Book has a list of agreements table, none, to my knowledge, to such a prestigious club, tions permitted at high er levels. that may be omitted for a more are capital offences, even in the which has undergone much ‘EBU News’ says: ‘Some clubs restrictive game. It is significantly USA. So how did he get there? refurbish ment over the last ten still use [Level 3]’ but every club shorter than what was in the last To my mind the best answer years and is the envy of the at which I play does so! edition and this reflects most quoted was from Gloria Ireland: bridge world . Is it really the EBU’s inten tion people’s desire for briefer and less ‘Your bad defence let you down!’ So to read negative re marks that every club must now intrusive regulation where possible, This had the merit of explaining regarding the catering and the presumably poll its members in hence a book of 32 not 72 pages! If the electric chair and the use of a comfort at the table was disap - order to decide which bits of I were on the club committee I common bridge expression. pointing. We have a won der ful Level 4 are to be removed? Are would either adopt Level 4 or, if my My train of thought was: here steward, Jayne, who works very ordinary members then really members preferred that this was we have a criminal guilty of a hard to provide delicious and expected to remember which of not so, adopt the restrictions men - capital offence; who would a substan tial food for the club the clubs at which they play tioned in the new book. criminal be likely to be playing and out side bridge events, and bridge with? Other criminals, of has done so for over 25 years. course, so it is likely they are She is much valued by all. Send your letters to the editor, Advice going to cheat. So how do you Unfair remarks from a Elena Jeronimidis, 23 Erleigh get from cheating at bridge to visitor, in print in a national Road, Reading RG1 5LR, or RECENTLY the Daily Telegraph the electric chair? The answer magazine, to my mind showed email [email protected] letters column included a piece was clear: ‘Big Tony grassed you the writer in a bad light, not the (please include your postal of marriage guidance which up after you ruffed his fifth ace address) club. As for making an issue of applies equally well to bridge with your fourteenth trump!’ The editor reserves the right being cold until the heating got to condense letters. part nerships. It is in the form of Sheer brilliance! under way, how long were the Publication does not mean verse attributed to Ogden Nash: Re. the new cartoon, I based visitors cold? One round? Was the EBU agrees with ‘To keep your marriage brim ming my caption on the occa sional it really worth mentioning get - the views expressed or that with love from the loving cup / tiffs of some very good friends ting a coat and hat from the the comments are When you’re wrong admit it. who . . . yes, you’re right. I’m not car? I don’t think so. factually correct. When you’re right shut up.’ going to win this one either. Louise Payne, by email Frank Tomlin, Billericay David Richardson, Boston Spa www.ebu.co.uk August 2013 English Bridge 33 Mistakes People Make by David Bakhshi Mislaid Plans

WHEN PLAYING as declarer, one of the can win and continue spades. Whether diamond king. Does this represent the most important habits to develop involves you now lose a second diamond trick or best chance of success? effective planning. This requires a degree turn to hearts, the defenders can poten - Assuming that your opponents are play - of counting, and a level of antici pation tially win two spades, one heart and two ing ‘fourth highest’ leads, then it is still safer about the likely develop ments over the diamonds to defeat your game. to attack hearts immediately. Why is this? first couple of tricks. However, starting out with seven winners You begin with seven top tricks – one spade, means that you only require two more one diamond and five clubs, so can again Choosing the Best Suit to Develop tricks, and these can be guaranteed by make two winners by force in hearts. This in No-trump Contracts forcing out the ace of hearts im me di ately. might seem risky once the ace of spades has You will not have any chance of making an been played, but will only lead to defeat if First, consider some no-trump planning, overtrick if the defenders con tinue spades, spades do not divide 4-4. West’s lead of the as in Example A: but your contract will be secure. two of spades is con sistent with a four-card Now consider Example B: holding, in which case the safest approach is to force out the ace of hearts rather than Example A finessing diamonds. ´ A 5 Example B ™ K J 5 ´ A 5 Suit-contract Planning t A 8 7 6 5 ™ K J 5 ® J 6 3 t A Q J 6 5 Counting winners is still a good habit to ® 7 6 3 develop, but it is often a good idea to also N W E count your potential losers when planning S N a trump contract. This is particularly W E S important when assessing whether to ´ K 6 3 draw trumps immediately or not. ™ Q 4 ´ 9 6 3 t 10 4 3 2 ™ Q 4 ® A K Q 4 t 8 4 3 Mistakes People Make: ® A K Q J 10 Mis-timing Trump Plays

You are South, the declarer in a 3NT contract. West leads the two of spades. Once again you are South, the declarer in Consider Example C: How should you plan the play? 3NT and West leads the two of spades. How should you plan the play? Example C Mistakes People Make: ´ K Q 4 Taking Unnecessary Risks Mistakes People Make: ™ Q 10 5 3 Failing to Draw Inferences t 8 6 4 3 ® Q 5 It is a good habit to begin by counting your certain winners (top tricks). If you This time you only have one stopper in N W E fail to count your winners, you might be spades, so it is tempting to win the ace of S tempted to choose diamonds as your best spades, cross to the ten of clubs and lead source of tricks. You start with seven top the three of diamond to the jack hoping to ´ A J tricks – two spades, one diamond and four find your left-hand opponent with the ™ K J 9 7 6 4 clubs. While playing on diamonds could king of diamonds. If the finesse succeeds, t A 2 allow you to make an overtrick if they split you will make at least three diamond ® J 7 3 evenly, your contract will now be at risk if tricks without losing the lead. However, they split 3-1. Say you play the ace of dia - this approach will also lead to defeat if it is monds followed by the five. The def enders your right-hand opponent who holds the Once again you are South, but this time 

34 English Bridge August 2013 www.ebu.co.uk CAPTION Top Table Tony Waterlow COMPETITION l l e TONY WATERLOW has won many of n n a c S

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P pairs and teams, and the Grand Master pairs. He repre sented England in the European Cham pion ship in the Open team in 2002 and 2008, and in the Senior All I said was: ‘Thank you, partner!’ team in 1999, 2001, 2004 and 2012. THE winner of our June com pe ti tion, with the cap tion above, is Peter He has also played a number of Camrose Aston of Ross on Wye, who will re - matches in both Open and Seniors. ceive an elegant bridge mug from our sponsors, Bridge and Golf Gifts When did you start playing bridge? prefer narrative to text-book style. I also Direct (see page 21). Other excel lent In 1960, while studying for my Chart er ed recommend the monthly Bridge World; cap tions were: And another thing: ruff Accountant exams. it’s first class. my winner again and you’re making your own porridge! (D.J. Richardson, How often / where do you play? What are your hobbies? Boston Spa); Mother wants to partner About once or twice a week, usually in Reading, cricket, horse racing and you tonight (Hilton Stans field, Roch - London at TGR’s, the Young Chelsea or bridge! dale); Finesse? You didn’t and you Pinner Bridge Club, plus some UK and haven’t! (Kath Adams, Stone); Nega- What do you like and what would you overseas tournaments. tive Double (Myra Dawes, White- change in bridge? Do you always play with the same field); The post-mortem continued way Bridge has given me great pleasure so partners / team-mates? What do you into break fast time (David Craven, there is not much that I would change. expect of them? Whit stable); Finesse? You don’t know However, the problem of presenting the I have two or three regular partners and the meaning of the word! (Chris Ruff, game on television has reduced spon - team-mates – if I have not upset them! I London); You may be Grand Master at sorship and stopped new and young prefer courtesy and little discussion at the club, but you’re not here! (Michael recruits. Therefore I think that the EBU the table, plenty of analysis with a drink Wilkes, Hatfield); Tired! How can you should cosset their old-age members! As afterwards. be tired? You’ve slept right through regards the future of the game, internet twenty-four boards! (Richard Perryman, What do you do for a living? bridge is possibly a huge growth area. South end-on-Sea). I was Financial Director and then MD The cartoon for our new com- and Chairman of a UK subsidiary of an What’s the bridge success (so far) petition is below. Please send your Ame r ican multi-national. Now retired. closest to your heart? bridgy captions (multiple entries The silver medal I won with Paul accep ted) to Caption Competition, What are your favourite bridge books? Hackett in the 1995 European Pairs English Bridge, 23 Erleigh Road, I have a fairly large collection. I much championship in Rome. Reading RG1 5LR or by e-mail to [email protected] not later than 20th August 2013. Don’t forget to include  you are the declarer in a 4 ™ contract. hearts, it is important to first consider how your full postal address! West leads the king of diamonds. How many potential losers declarer has at this should you plan the play? point. Once you have noted the possibility Counting your winners, you would see of losing four tricks, it is essential to three spades and one diamond. Five extra consider ways of disposing of a potential tricks can be made through length in loser before losing the lead. If declarer first trumps and a further trick can be made by plays on spades, there is the small risk that ruffing a club in the dummy. It may there - the defenders will ruff in, but if spades fore seem natural to win the first trick with divide no worse than 5-3, you can cash the the ace of diamonds and start draw ing ace of spades, then cross to the king of trumps. While this would lead to ten spades and cash the spade queen, throwing winners given time, the defenders will first the two of diamonds. Having discarded the have the chance to win four tricks – one potential diamond loser, it is now safe to Sponsored by Bridge heart, one diamond and two clubs. Given lead trumps, as the defenders can now win & Golf Gifts Direct that it will be necessary to lose the lead in just one heart and two clubs. r

www.ebu.co.uk August 2013 English Bridge 35 CLUB & COUNTY DIRECTOR JUNIOR TEACH-IN WEEKEND TRAINING COURSES 2013 23 – 25 August 2013 ESSENTIALS £38 Loughborough University Brighton Monday 12 August FULL Cheltenham Saturday 14 September All levels catered for, from absolute beginners Nottingham Saturday 14 September Southport Sunday 15 September to junior experts (ages 7 – 21) Newton Abbot Saturday 21 September Reading Sunday 22 September Watford Saturday 3 October Aylesbury EBU Wednesday 16 October FULL Wimbledon Saturday 9 November BOOK RULINGS £43 Brighton Tuesday 13 August FULL Nottingham Saturday 28 September Cheltenham Saturday 12 October Newton Abbot Saturday 12 October Only £135 per student Reading Sunday 20 October Southport Saturday 26 October Inclusive of all meals, two nights accommodation, Watford Saturday 2 November activities and bridge fees Aylesbury EBU Wednesday 20 November FULL Accompanying adults welcome (£150 each) Wimbledon Saturday 7 December JUDGMENT RULINGS £ 43 Brighton Wednesday 14 August FULL Entries ( 01296 317 217 / 218 Southend & Leigh Saturday 14 September Nottingham Saturday 9 November Cheltenham Saturday 16 November Newton Abbot Saturday 16 November Southport Saturday 16 November TEACHER TRAINING COURSES 2012 Reading Sunday 17 November Watford Saturday 7 December Partner Teacher Training Courses – Aylesbury EBU Wednesday 11 December FULL courses for prospective teachers Wimbledon Saturday 18 January 2014 ASSESSMENT £4 9 Aylesbury EBU HQ October 1 1–13, 2013 Brighton Thursday 15 August FULL Wolverhampton Saturday 7 September Courses – £200 for the Full Course – Southend & Leigh Saturday 12 October include how to teach bridge, what to teach, Southport Saturday 30 November short teaching practice, how to recruit, how to retain and how Newton Abbot Saturday 7 December to turn your students into a partner club. Nottingham Saturday 7 December Reading Sunday 8 December For info ( 01296 317217 or email [email protected] Cheltenham Saturday 14 December Watford Saturday 11 January 2014 Aylesbury EBU Wednesday 15 January 2014 FULL Club Teacher Training Courses Aylesbury EBU (2nd date) Wednesday 22 January 2014 NEW courses for affiliated clubs Wimbledon Saturday 8 February 2014 Under the Universal Membership scheme affiliated clubs are invited to COUNTY TD AND COUNTY REFRESHER COURSE nominate one club member in any two-year period to be trained FREE 21-22 September 2013 OF CHARGE as a Club Teacher. Second and subsequent bookings from Hilton Hotel, Coventry. £170 for one night full board + all course fees. the same club can be made at £102 each. This is for county nominees or anyone who has passed the club TD course The course content will include how to teach bridge, what to teach with distinction or anyone who has previously been on the County Course. and a short teaching practice. Entries may only be booked by the reg - istered secretary of the affiliated club. Courses are restricted to 12 peo - ple per course and may well fill before the magazine goes to press . ONE-DAY COUNTY PREPARATION COURSE 17 May 2014 Hertfordshire – Sat & Sun 14 –15 September FULL This one day course held at EBU Aylesbury office is intended for people Bradford Bridge Club – Sat & Sun 19-20 October who are thinking of tackling the County Course. It uses material from LIMITED SPACE previous County Course on harder book and judgement rulings and the EBU White Book TD guide. Course fee £45. For details ( 01296 317217 or email [email protected] For further information, or to register for a course Any club with permanent premises which would be prepared to host ( 01296 317203 or email [email protected] one of the new courses is asked to contact John Pain at the EBU: ( 01296 317218 or email [email protected]. There are additional con - CONCESSIONS FOR AFFILIATED CLUBS cessions available for clubs hosting the courses. Under the Universal Membership scheme affiliated clubs are invited to send a second club member to a TD course FREE OF CHARGE where the club sends a full paying member to any of the club TD courses. The offer is on a ‘like for like’ basis – so when a club books a place (from one to four courses) it receives the SCORING AND BRIDGEMATE WORKSHOP equivalent free for another member of the same club. To take advantage of the scheme both the paying member and the free member must be booked at the for setting up and using the Jeff Smith Pairs Scorer and same time and the booking must be made by the registered secretary of the Bridgemate system. EBU HQ, Wednesday September 11, club. (Note: this scheme does not include the County Director or County at 10.30am. Fee £50. Details and booking ( 01296 317218. Refresher courses held annually, nor the County Preparation day course.)

36 English Bridge August 2013 www.ebu.co.uk Opening Leads by Derek Patterson

Clues from the Bidding

SITTING WEST, on lead to 3NT, what What are the clues on the featured hand leading hearts would still be better, would be your choice with the following and auction? confirming the wisdom of adopting a collection? 1. The opponents do not have a surplus passive stance, which, in the context of the of high-card points (opener can pass auction, is strongly indicated by the dia- ‘Hold on, what 2NT with a minimum). mond holding. ´ 8 4 about the bidding?’ 2. Moreover, it is probable, but not What about the following lead problem ™ 7 6 3 you exclaim. Well, certain, that their hands are fairly for West with the hand below after this t K J 8 7 that is the point of balanced. auction? ® K 8 5 2 this article. The bid - 3. West’s diamond holding is likely to ding almost always make it difficult for declarer to deve - ´ K 10 4 North South provides clues – lop tricks in this suit. ™ 7 6 3 1t some subtle, some fairly obvious. So let us 4. It is probable that partner’s spades t 8 7 5 1´ 3NT consider this un contested auction: will stop declarer from developing ® K 8 5 2 Pass that suit as well. North South All things considered, it would appear that 1t declarer will not have many tricks to start The prognosis is very different this time in 1´ 1NT with and will not find it easy to establish that any diamond finesse that declarer 2NT 3NT many more. This analysis strongly sug - might require, rates to be working and all Pass gests a passive defence. the suits are breaking evenly for him, Here is the full deal: which suggests that declarer will be able to There are some (hopefully, not many) generate several tricks given time. There - whose choice would be completely un - fore, there is much more to be said for affected by the auction and who would ´ Q 7 5 2 attacking with a club lead. Although this have the t7 on the table, almost before the ™ Q 8 4 might give away a trick, it might strike final pass has been made, in the firm belief t 6 5 gold – and to beat 3NT there is evidence that ‘fourth highest of longest and ® A J 4 3 that the defenders will have to grab their strongest’ is the answer to all lead prob - ´ 8 4 ´ A 10 9 3 tricks quickly. lems. This might prove effective but ™ 7 6 3 N ™ K J 9 2 W E because of the opening bid many would t K J 8 7 S t 10 3 prefer a club. ® K 8 5 2 ® 10 7 6 Tips: My choice, however, after considering ´ K J 6 • Listen to the bidding. When there is the bidding, would be a heart. I would lead ™ A 10 5 evidence that declarer might have to the ™7 (top of nothing) or the ™6 (second t A Q 9 4 2 struggle, adopt a passive approach. from bad suits), depending on partnership ® Q 9 • Leads from holdings without agreement, to ensure that partner can honour cards are not likely to give interpret the lead. a trick that declarer could not have In general, there are two main strategies It can be seen that persisting with hearts made otherwise and are in keeping that the defenders might adopt: only gives declarer that which is readily with a passive approach. When • Passive, to avoid giving declarer any available to him, the approach resulting in choosing a lead of this sort, lead a free gifts. a comfortable defeat of the contract. A high pip so that partner can tell • Attacking, to cash winners or set minor-suit lead will give declarer a free what you have done. them up before it is too late. trick and a much better chance of making • Leads from unsupported honours The opening lead should be chosen with 3NT. (such as Q-x-x-x) are not passive the appropriate strategy in mind. A Note that if East’s hand is changed to and are in keeping with an attack - successful lead will be in accordance with ´ A1093 ™ 9842 t 103 ® A106 ing stance, which a defender should it, although occasionally there might be but the South and West hands are not be prepared to adopt when it can enough time to change tack. Often the altered, then the bidding would be the be seen that tricks might have to be correct plan can be inferred from the same but this time a club lead would work taken quickly. r bidding. well. The salient issue, however, is that

www.ebu.co.uk August 2013 English Bridge 37 Bidding Quiz by David Bird Beat Today’s Experts click Answers to Problems on Page 31 link

1. Game All. Dealer West. ALL OUR hands will be taken from the 64- for hearts and 4NT for spades – it is known as board final of the USA’s Vanderbilt champi - ‘Kickback Blackwood’. onship, which was heavily laden with slam West’s 4 ´ response(the first step) showed 0 ´ A 5 ´ K 6 4 3 2 deals. Seven of the ten players in the final were or 3 key-cards. 4NT then asked for the queen ™ 6 4 N ™ A Q J 10 W E European (three Danish and four Dutch). of trumps. West’s 6 t showed the trump queen t t A K Q 10 5 4 2 S 3 What would you bid on the second round with ® J 2 ® A K 8 but denied any side-suit king. those East cards? Kevin Bathurst saw no value East decided to leave it there, rather than West East in 3 ™, since his partner would have reversed to converting to 6NT. If partner held only six dia - Zagorin Bathurst 2™ if his shape was 4-6 in the red suits. Nor did monds and there was a diamond loser, perhaps 1t 1´ it seem appropriate to seek delayed support for the side suits would provide another seven 3t 4™ his weak five-card spade suit. tricks. 4´ 4NT East bid 4 ™. Many players like to save space 7t is better than 7NT because you have a 6t by using the bid one higher than four of the good chance of establishing an extra spade trick. trump suit to ask for key-cards. If you use only 4t and 4 ™ (when clubs or diamonds are n Awards: 6NT/6 t (10), 7 t (9), 7NT (6), trumps), this is known as ‘Redwood’. If you games (4). use the method for all four trump suits – 4 ´

2. Game All. Dealer East. I usually choose bidding sequences that are I will leave it to you to judge whether Auken natural and easily comprehensible. Let’s go should have gone to 4 ´. Louk Verhees was on mad and look briefly at the sort of artificial lead with ´J 8 4 ™10 9 6 4 3 t7 6 ®A 6 2. Five ´ 7 ´ A K Q 10 9 6 2 bidding that some top pairs use. club tricks could be taken but of course he led ™ A 7 2 N ™ K Q 5 W E Sabine Auken opens 1 ´ which is (hurray!) a heart. That was +720 and a 2-IMP pick-up t A K 10 9 4 3 S t 2 ® J 10 5 ® 8 4 natural. ’s 1NT is an artificial against 4 ´ plus one at the other table! game-forcing relay. (He would bid 2 ® to indi - West East cate a normal ‘forcing 1NT’ response.) Auken’s n Awards: 4´ (10), 5 ´ (8), 3NT (5), 6 ´ (2). Welland Auken 2™ is a transfer bid, showing at least six spades 1´ and a single-suiter. 2 ´ is a relay asking for fur - 1NT 2™ ther information and 3 t shows a singleton ´ t 2 3 diamond. West, who has a reliable diamond 3NT stopper, then bids 3NT.

3. Love All. Dealer West. The first four bids may look familiar – East cue-bidding. showing five hearts and four spades. That was Sjoert Brink’s 3 ´ was a cue-bid. Drijver ´ K Q 9 6 ´ A 8 7 3 not the meaning here. The Dutch pair use a showed a slam-suitable hand with a Serious ™ A K 10 N ™ J 9 8 6 3 method that is becoming increasingly popu - 3NT and East cue-bid his diamond control. W E t K Q 3 S t A lar. Following a transfer response of 3 t, the RKCB confirmed two aces without the trump ® A J 7 ® Q 10 4 opener rebids 3 ™ only when he has at least queen and the better slam was reached. three-card heart support. Otherwise he bids Two clubs go away on the diamonds and an West East 3´ or 3NT. overtrick was made when spades broke 3-2 Drijver Brink Playing this method, you cannot stop in 3 ™ and South held the ™Q. 2NT 3t when responder has a weak hand with long 3™ 3´ hearts. However, there is a big advantage on n ™ ´ ™ 3NT 4t Awards: 6 (10), 6 (9) 7 (5), games (4), 4NT 5™ strong hands. With hearts agreed as trumps, 7´ (3). 6™ responder can suggest a slam at a low level, by

38 English Bridge August 2013 www.ebu.co.uk 4. E/W Game. Dealer South. It is more or less standard nowadays to play won in the dummy and played Lebensohl opposite a take-out double of a the other top spade, He then entered his hand weak-two opening. (2NT is bid on most 0-7 with a spade ruff to lead towards the ®K. His ´ ´ 9 7 A K 4 2 luck was in when the weaker of the defenders’ ™ 9 8 7 6 3 N ™ Void point hands; a direct suit response suggests W E 8-10.) Many pairs use it on this auction too hands (North) contained the ®A, He gave up a t Q 10 7 2 S t A K J 5 4 3 ® 10 4 ® K 8 2 and 3 t would suggest 8-10. club and was then able to ruff three black-suit Father and son, Morten and Dennis Bilde losers in his hand. The lucky slam was made. West North East South do not use Lebensohl here, so 3 t carried a A trump lead would have scuttled the con - D.Bilde v Prooijen M.Bilde Verhees v ery wide range. East suggested a slam with a tract, since a second trump can be played when 1™ void-showing leap to 4 ™ and West signed off. the defenders win a club trick. Pass 2™ Dble Pass East was looking at several potential losers in 3t Pass 4™ Pass the black suits. As I see it, he had little justifi - n Awards: 5t (10), 6 t (6), part-scores (4), t t 5 Pass 6 cation for bidding the small slam. How would 3NT (2). you play 6 t when North leads the ´Q?

5. N/S Game. Dealer West. If East held only a 12-count, he might raise to contract was reached at the other table. 2™ on this shape. With his splendid five-loser hand, he prefers the wider-range 2 ® rebid. West North East South ´ 8 7 5 ´ 6 M Bilde Verhees D. Bilde v Prooijen N When West shows limit-bid values in dia - ™ K 9 8 3 ™ A 4 2 Pass Pass 1t Pass W E monds, East leaps to 4 ´. This is a splinter bid, t K 6 5 4 S t A Q 9 8 3 1™ Dble Rdble 2´ ® K 2 ® A Q J 8 showing at most a singleton spade. How 3t Pass 4® Pass should West react to this? 4™ Pass 4NT Pass West has no aces, it is true. He has limited 5® Pass 6t West East Brink Drijver his hand with the 3 t bid, however, and holds Pass 1t a magic 8-7-5 opposite partner’s shortage. He East’s Support Redouble indicated three-card 1™ 2® also likes the look of his ®K-2 in partner’s sec - heart support. West’s 5 ® showed one key-card. 3t 4´ ond suit. Brink duly jumps to 6 t, completing 6t a splendidly elegant auction. The same fine n Awards: 6t (10), 5 t (6), part-scores (2).

6. N/S Game. Dealer South. protective seat. Welland had an easy raise to Tips to remember game and twelve tricks were made on a club lead. Ordinary Blackwood can carry you ´ ´ • A 6 5 2 K Q J 7 At the other table Morten Bilde opened a too high when the trump suit is a ™ Q 7 N ™ 6 3 2 t J 9 6 W E t A K Q 10 8 7 full-blooded 4 ® on: minor. Consider using the space- S ® A 6 5 2 ® Void ´10 9 4 ™K t2 ®K J 10 9 8 7 4 3. saving Redwood or Kickback After two passes, Brink protected with a dou - Blackwood. ble and this was passed out for only +200. West North East South Use splinter bids in as many situa - Auken had won by 18 IMPs. • Auken v Prooijen Welland Verhees tions as possible. They are essential Our congratulations go to Sabine Auken, 3® for evaluating how well two hands Pass Pass Dble Pass Roy Welland, Morten and Dennis Bilde. It is fit together. 3´ Pass 4´ rare for a team of just four players to win this event. • When the auction starts 1 ´ – Pass – 2´ – Dble (or similar), use the This was the 64th and last board of a wonder - n Awards: 5´/4 ´ (10), 5 t (9), 6 ´/3NT (5), Lebensohl convention when res - ful Vanderbilt final. Auken was leading 128- part-scores (3), 3 ® by South doubled (1). ponding to the double. 117, so van Prooijen needed a big swing to win the match. What would you say as East over • When partner responds to your 3®? ´ ™ t ® 2NT with a 3 t or 3 ™ transfer, rebid 3t was possible but Roy Welland preferred a in the indicated major only when take-out double, to pick up a possible major- A commendable 51/60 for the Vanderbilt you have a fit. Your partner can then suit game. Sabine Auken responded only 3 ´, stars. Not so easy for you to match that! Let’s cue-bid to suggest a slam. r since partner might be light for a double in the look for some tips.

CONGRATULATIONS TO DAME JANET DE BOTTON WE ARE delighted that EBU member, top class bridge player and Spectator bridge columnist Janet de Botton has been made a Dame in the Queen’s birthday honours list for charitable services to the Arts. Many congratulations, Dame Janet!

www.ebu.co.uk August 2013 English Bridge 39 CLUB PLAYER’S Heather’s Hints BIDDING QUIZ

ON each of the following problems, by Heather Dhondy you are West. What should you bid with each hand on the given auction? gives his click answers on page 54. link Conning the Opponents

Hand 1 WNES conning West. If you this trick, it will ´ 10 8 2 1™ Pass E/W Game. Dealer South. be very hard for West to believe that you ™ J 3 ? ´ J 8 5 have made this play from your actual t A K 9 6 5 ™ 10 5 4 holding, since you have reduced two ® 10 9 4 t J 8 7 certain winners in the suit to one. He may ® K 6 3 2 continue the suit believing his partner’s three to have been from, for example, N jack-three doubleton. W E Hand 2 WNES S This was the full deal: ´ Q J 9 1t 1´ ™ Q J 6 3 2 ? ´ A K Q t Q 9 8 2 ™ A J 2 ´ J 8 5 ® 4 t 9 6 5 ™ 10 5 4 ® A Q J 10 t J 8 7 ® K 6 3 2 ´ 9 4 2 ´ 10 7 6 3 Hand 3 WNES West North East South ™ K Q 9 8 7 N ™ 6 3 W E ´ A Q 10 8 7 1´ Pass 2t Pass 2NT t A Q 4 S t K 10 3 2 ™ A 10 3 2´ Pass 2NT Pass Pass 3® Pass 3NT ® 9 4 ® 8 7 5 t K 10 ? All Pass ´ A K Q ® 8 4 3 ™ A J 2 PLAYING TEAMS, South opens 2NT. t 9 6 5 What should North reply? ® A Q J 10 Unlike 1NT, it is quite usual for a 2NT Hand 4 WNES opening to have a five-card major, and it is ´ 8 7 6 4 3 2 1t 1´ 2™ therefore sensible to have a system to help ™ 7 ? locate a 5-3 fit. North should bid 3 ®, five- Heather’s Hints t 8 5 2 card Stayman. Over this partner will bid a ® 9 8 2 five-card major if held, 3 t with a four- • Consider using some methods over card major, or 3NT with no five- or four- 2NT to locate a 5-3 major-suit fit. card major. Here South rebids 3NT which Holding 20-22 points and a five- becomes the final contract. card major, you will be reluctant to Hand 5 WNES West leads the queen of hearts, and East open at the one-level, for fear of ´ K J 5 3 2 1NT 2®1 Pass follows with the three. This queen lead is playing there when partner has 4 ™ A 10 4 ? likely to be from a king-queen holding or 5 points. Therefore you will t J 7 since the lead of the king would request an want to be able to open 2NT, and 1 ® J 8 7 Majors unblock. Playing these methods, the three yet still be able to locate the major- will be an attitude signal from East. How suit fit if held. do you plan the play? You have eight tricks, and winning the • When planning the play to your Hand 6 WN E S ace and returning a heart will set up your contract always count both the ´ 10 8 7 5 3 Pass Pass 1t Pass ninth. The problem with this is that the winners and the losers. There will ™ Q J 7 1´ Pass 2´ Pass defence should wake up and realise that be many occasions where you are t J 8 ? you are establishing your ninth trick and able to establish nine winners in ® A J 9 switch to diamonds. If they do, they will 3NT, but the defence will have almost certainly be able to defeat your established five first, as in this contract. example. r Your best chance will come from

40 English Bridge August 2013 www.ebu.co.uk Around & About

BIG TIDY UP CITY CUP TOUR COMES TO AN END

WHAT HAVE all of these places got in common? Plymouth, Exeter, Truro, Bath, Bristol, Wells, Gloucester, Worcester, Birmingham, Lichfield, Wolverhampton, Stoke, Chester, Liverpool, Salford, Preston, Lancaster, Carlisle, Newcastle, Durham, Sunderland, York, Ripon, Hull, Leeds, Bradford, Wakefield, Sheffield, Manchester, Nottingham, Derby, Lincoln, Cambridge, Peter - borough, Leicester, Coventry, Ely, Norwich, St. Albans, Hereford, Oxford, Canterbury, Chelmsford, Southampton, Chichester, Portsmouth, Brighton, Salisbury, Winchester, London and Westminster. Puzzled? They are all cities, and all have a cathedral (or at least a large church) and at least one bridge club affiliated to the EBU, and David Wing – the ‘Mad Cyclist’, as he dubs himself – has been there to visit the church and play bridge in a special pairs competition Members of Hitchin Bridge Club with the ‘loot’ where he presented the winners with a ‘City Cup’ to mark the occasion. Each cup, a gift from David, was engraved with the name MEMBERS OF the Hitchin Bridge Club turned out in force to of the city plus the winners’ names . help with the ‘Big Hitchin Tidy Up’ over the first May bank holiday weekend. This was a town-wide community effort to remove litter. The club concentrated on cleaning the Bancroft Recreation Ground where the hall they hire for bridge is sited. Loads of rubbish was collected, including eight bags of general litter and five bags of recyclable cans, bottles and plastic. Members waded in the River Hiz, pulling out bundles of undelivered local newspapers, old iron, carpet, an office chair, bicycle wheels and panes of glass. (Margaret Eddleston) CHAMPAGNE LUNCH FOR NEW PARTNERSHIP LOCAL MP Laura Sandys joined the celebration when Thanet Bridge Club moved to the social premises of Margate Football Club in April. The bridge club was formed thirty-three years ago for bridge students who had completed courses at adult education Westminster Cup winners Roland Gronau and Lorna Vestey centres and needed to develop their skills. As the one existing club with Zia Mahmood (left) and David Wing (right) in Thanet accepted experienced players only, Joyce Saker and her husband Brian, both qualified EBU bridge teachers, started Thanet David’s sponsored tour of these cities lasted a year and was Bridge Club with the help of Pat Husband who was then in charge carried out by bike – raising over £6000 in aid of the Alzheimer’s of EBU teaching. As the previous premises became inadequate and Society. The last event was held at Richmond Bridge Club, by too expensive, it was imperative to find alter native accommodation which time David’s achievement had so captured the bridge and eventually this was found at Margate Football Club. We have playing public’s imagination that the competition for the been lucky as a club in that a former student and member of the Westminster Cup attracted not just fifty pairs but also an club, local businessman Alan Bown, has underwritten our move exalted visitor: Zia Mahmood. David promptly secured him as and the first six months of play besides paying for our superb lunch. his partner and although they did not win, they were – Bridge sessions including tea and biscuits, cost £1.50. We open appropriately – highly placed. four sessions a week and are looking to expand. The online version of this issue of English Bridge will click Apart from an annual charity evening, one feature of the club carry photos of City Cup tour winners (page 57-61) . link is the raising of money for charity through teaching fees which You can also read about David’s tour at: http:// over the last twelve years has raised £35,000 for local causes such goo.gl/gMuJQ as Demelza House (Children’s Hospice), Pilgrims Hospice Should readers wish to support David ’s endeavour and donate (homeless at Christmas) and the furnishing of three flats for the to the Alzheimer’s Society, this can be done via the website homeless (Emmaus). (Joyce Saker) www.justgiving.com/citycup

www.ebu.co.uk August 2013 English Bridge 41 Around & About

BIRTHDAY GIRL BIRTHDAY BOY

Pam Jenkins with Ross BC Chairman Roy Milnes Hubert Castle at his 100th birthday party

MEMBERS OF Ross Bridge Club were delighted to celebrate HUBERT CASTLE, President of the Yorkshire CBA, reached his recently the latest achievement of Pam Jenkins in becoming a century on 24 May. He was Chairman of the YCBA from 1976 to nonagenarian. They were generously treated to some highly 1990 and Chairman of Huddersfield BC for many years. appropriately decorated birthday cake to accompany their tea- Bridge was his chief hobby, closely followed by gardening and, time break during the first round of the club’s Summer Pairs in his younger days, tennis. He played with a series of partners event. Pam has been a devoted bridge player for most of her life including his wife Cath, to whom he was happily married for over and in addition to being a regular supporter of many local clubs, sixty years. He now has five grandsons and ten great-grandchildren. with her late husband, Brian, she was a founder member of On the day after his birthday the family had invited over thirty Newent Bridge Club in 1973. bridge players to join them for a celebration lunch at Woodsome Pam is a still a highly accomplished and much liked bridge Hall Golf Club. As he did not want any presents, Hubert had indi - player as indicated by her second-place 57.14% achievement in cated that a donation to the Salvation Army would be appre ciated. the event playing with her good friend, Judith Landau, and When the Salvationists heard about this, they responded by sending another runners-up spot in the previous week's event when she a band to play for us after lunch in glorious sunshine. Not even the partnered her daughter Sue, who with her husband Ken have been family knew that he was interested in the Salvation Army. Asked why visiting the UK from their home in Australia to be part of the he had chosen them, Hubert replied: ‘Because it was the only place family celebrations. (Roy Milnes) where I could get a bath when I was in the army!’ (Roy Garthwaite ) ‘GENTLE DUPLICATE’ AT FOLKESTONE 2013 HAS seen a number of new initiatives at Folkestone Duplicate Bridge Club, leading to a welcome growth in club membership. In February the club moved home to a new state-of-the-art pavilion at the Three Hills Sports Park in Folkestone, which has a bar, refreshment facilities and a large free car park. It also has a lift to the upper floor where the club meets on a Monday evening. At the same venue the club’s fully qualified EBU teacher and chairman, Chris Lohan, runs two daytime classes for beginners and improvers. These are extremely popular with anything up to forty students participating, but the challenge was then to give those new players sufficient confidence to play duplicate with the more experienced club members. Chris’s solution was to introduce a second separate movement alongside normal club duplicate, playing up to eighteen of the same pre-dealt boards at a slower pace than in the main movement. This has the great advantage that the hands are then available for discussion at the classes. Usually there are five or six ‘gentle duplicate’ tables and this has led to a gradual flow of new players into the main movement as confidence is built up. Without doubt, this initiative has been a great success, for not only does the majority of the more experienced students attend on a regular basis, but it has also attracted other local, less confident players into the club. As a result, Folkestone Duplicate Bridge Club 92-year old ‘student’, Linda Rene-Martin, is now thriving. (Geoff Burrell) with Chris Lohan at the Three Hills Sports Park

42 English Bridge August 2013 www.ebu.co.uk Bridge with a Twist by Simon Cochemé

A Matter of Style Bridge writers and editors try and work together to give you an easy read, and that means having a house-style for bridge articles. Each publication has its own set of rules for terminology and layout.

I AM SURE the editor had a fit when she both contracts were held to eight tricks. vast majority of publications have West on first read this article. (Nearly. Ed.) Have a Some of you play reverse-attitude dis - the left, as it is on a map. Only The Bridge look at my write-up of this hand from a cards and would happily have discarded World (where space is at a premium recent Camrose match and see if you can ®2 to suggest a club switch. It is not so because of their small page size), still puts spot the causes of her apoplexy. easy if you play count or standard attitude the dealer on the left, to minimise the discards. number of lines needed for the table. So is it just a matter of the partnership’s Thus, if South opens 4 ™ and plays there, E/W Game. Dealer North. defensive agreements? I thought so until the bidding will only take one line. ´ 9 7 5 the commentator said: “West Have you noticed how South is always ™ T 5 4 3 can make it clear to partner that he doesn’t declarer? It used to be common to see the t A Q J T want a by under-ruffing words Rotated for convenience attached to ® T 6 with the ´2.” An underruff at trick three! three-quarters of the real-life deals that ´ 4 2 ´ A 8 Whoever heard of such a thing? The only ap peared in print. Nowadays the phrase is ™ K 6 N ™ A Q J 8 7 time I ever under-ruff is when declarer is generally omitted; the sophisticated mod - W E t 8 7 6 3 2 S t 9 4 making the last few tricks on a high cross- ern reader is fully aware that the original ® A 4 3 2 ® K J 8 5 ruff and I have no choice. (OK, there was declarer may well not have been South. ´ K Q J T 6 3 that time when I underruffed at about Capitalisation is another thorny issue. All ™ 9 2 trick seven, but that was because I thought agree on IMPs rather than I.M.P.s (never t K 5 we were playing in no trumps.) imps and never-ever IMP’s). Conventions ® Q 9 7 like Stayman and Black wood, named after HHHHH people, are not a problem. Lebensohl, the purists tell me, is not named after a real North East South West How did you get on? I hope you found person and should be written lebensohl (as Pass 1™ 1´ Double the deal interesting and weren’t too dis- it was when first described in 1970). But 2´ 3® 3´ End tracted by my abject failure to follow or negative double? Elena’s rules. Forcing Pass or forcing pass? And similarly West led the ™K against 3 ´ and continued Virtually all bridge publications now with Unassuming , Fourth Suit with ™6 at Trick 2. East won and played agree that a hand is thirteen cards and a Forcing, and so on. the ™J. Declarer ruffed with the knave of deal is all fifty-two cards. They vary on Did you spot the Ts instead of 10s in the spades, West discarding t2. Declarer now how to show the contract in narrative text: hand diagram? Popular in some quarters. played the ´K to East’s ace, and East 2´, Two Spades or sometimes two spades. English Bridge uses single quotes for persevered with hearts, hoping to promote Similarly a card can be the six of clubs, the speech and the editor prefers Vu-graph to ´10 in West’s hand. South ruffed high, club six, the ®6 or just plain ®6, without VuGraph, trick two to Trick 2, underruff to drew trumps and played on diamonds, the the . Consistency is the key, something under-ruff and no-trumps to no trumps or discarding two clubs from hand. Contract I spectacularly failed to achieve. notrumps. She will usually change the old- made and, with East bringing 4 ® home in Mr Forrester of The Daily Telegraph fashioned knave to jack and her auctions the other room, that was seven imps away. goes for the short forms (e.g. ‘West led ™5 always finish with All Pass rather than Pass What went wrong? Well, first of all, let against 4 ´’), and thus creates more space Pass Pass or End. Another seven black us credit declarer with ruffing with the ´J, for his words of wisdom. Mr Robson of marks for me. leaving East the option of trying to The Times prefers longer forms. He too Finally, when all the rules have been promote ´10 in West’s hand. At two other has lots of good advice to impart and followed and the guidelines observed, tables, where the Souths were playing in solves the space problem by making the Elena likes the article to be the right size. If Two Spades and three spades, the declarers font size as small as possible. it is a line or two too long, then it can be ruffed with the ten of spades at trick three. Next is the matter of the bidding table. tweaked by the judicious use of hyphen atio - Now the Easts had no difficulty switching In olden days the dealer was always shown n and/or the removal of a redundant or to a club when they were in with ´A, and first in the table (as above), but now the superfluous word so that the piece fits th r

www.ebu.co.uk August 2013 English Bridge 43 The Magic of Bridge by Andrew Kambites

The Early Days of Bridge

Introduction stories of brilliancies and magical plays by Declarer wins the king of hearts, cashes the experts. New ideas were surfacing. Many dummy’s clubs and crucially, the ace of I MUST ADMIT to a certain amusement of these were called ‘Coups’. It is an indi - diamonds, before returning to his hand when the Editor asked me to contribute a cation of how much the general standard of with the ace of hearts, reaching Layout B. series on exotic bridge hands. As I have long card play has improved that some of these Now when the queen of hearts is cashed, contended that most players spend too would hardly raise an eye brow nowadays. In dummy throwing the six of diamonds, much time in trying to play complex con - Layout A South is in 7NT; West leads the ™J: East cannot retain the king of diamonds ventions and looking for obscure plays, it is and four spades. Of course if declarer fails a bit like asking Sir Alex Ferguson (who for to cash the ace of diamonds, East could the sake of those who don’t follow football, Layout A safely discard the king of diamonds was until recently the manager of Man - ´ A K Q 6 because declarer could not use the chester United) to write enthusias tically on ™ K 6 diamond queen. Hardly earth shattering the beauty of the football that is played by t A 6 but the cashing of the ace of diamonds Manchester City. However, I will enjoy ® A Q 10 3 2 was originally considered sufficiently dif - writing this series. Although I believe that ´ 7 4 ´ J 10 9 8 ficult to merit the name ‘Vienna ’ – most players would greatly improve their ™ J 10 9 8 N ™ 7 4 3 2 an unblocking manoeuvre made in pre pa - W E bridge results by concen trating on doing the t J 9 8 5 S t K 10 7 ration for a . simple tasks well, it is undeniably true that ® 9 6 5 ® 8 7 part of the fascination of bridge is its ability ´ 5 3 2 Some ‘Coups’ Featured Bad Plays! to produce hands of beauty and elegance. ™ A Q 5 My approach is to look at hands that have t Q 4 3 2 Coups didn’t necessarily have to feature actually been played or slight variations that ® K J 4 good bridge! Have you ever heard a bridge could be played at the table. I will try to player claiming he had been ‘Gros veno red’? analyse the thought processes that led (or in The ‘Grosvenor Gambit’ is named after a some cases should have led) to success at the South has twelve easy tricks. A 3-3 spade fictitious literary character called Philip table. break would give him a thirteenth but any Grosvenor who discovered by accident the In this series you will meet many exotic good county player would realise that if the psychological merits of making an absurd and beautiful plays. How should you same defender has four spades and the king defensive play which gave opponents a approach analysing the hands? Before I of diamonds he can be squeezed without chance of making an impossible contract, played bridge, I was a chess player with lots giving up the chances of a 3-3 spade break. but was so grotesque that opponents could of enthusiasm but no great technique. The The secret of planning squeeze play is to never believe what had happened and so endgame (i.e. the part of the game with work back from the desired ending, in this could not take advantage. For example, relatively few pieces left) was a closed book case Layout B with South on lead: South bids to 7 ´ and the trump suit is to me. My approach was: ‘If I do that, he shown in Layout C: does that, then I do . . . etc.’ A stronger player could look at the board and know that if he Layout B could reach a known position it was a win ´ A K Q 6 Layout C for him. So he knew what he was aiming at, ™ — ´ A Q 10 9 whereas I didn’t. This is called technique. t 6 N The same is true at bridge: when consid er - ® — ´ 7 6 5 W E ´ K 4 ing a wide variety of potentially clever plays ´ 7 4 ´ J 10 9 8 S (e.g. endplays and squeezes), the expert is ™ 10 9 N ™ — ´ J 8 3 2 W E aiming for a known position and working t J S t K back to see how he could get there. Many of ® — ® — my hands will feature this approach. ´ 5 3 2 Declarer runs the jack of spades and East ™ Q . . . ducks! With the sight of all four hands Some ‘Coups’ Were just Good Plays t Q declarer could drop the king of spades, but ® — of course he will do no such thing. He will The early days of bridge abounded with lose a second finesse and be irritated that

44 English Bridge August 2013 www.ebu.co.uk East was not made to pay for his absurdity. would have to ruff with a lower trump. East’s plan is that this will demoralize When West could not overruff declarer BRITISH SPRING declarer and will lead to bad play as he would realise that East had the queen and SIM PAIRS NATIONAL blames himself and broods over it. Accord - jack of hearts, and would make his con - HEAT WINNERS ingly, Grosvenor developed this approach tract by finessing trumps twice against and perfected it to a fine art, although he East. Franks tried to avoid this by switch - was sometimes frustrated by opponents ing to a club, but of course declarer should who were not good enough to fall for his have got the trumps right anyway by tricks. Do I recommend it? According to the asking himself why East had turned down story, Grosvenor’s lifeless body was even - the obvious third spade for a trump pro - tually found bludgeoned to death, shortly mo tion. Luckily for England, the Austrian after a bridge tournament in which he used declarer was not up to the task! his gambit against the wrong opponents. Note the hideous bidding. This theme I remember reading about the deal in will reoccur during my series. If South had Layout D from a European championship played in 4 ™ then the deal would never have Mon Apr 8, (Weald of Kent BC): many years ago: seen the light of day. North’s 1 ® followed by Peter Quinton – Valerie Reeves 2NT showed a weak no-trump; 4 ´ was inexplicable. Perhaps the reason why bridge Layout D players of yesteryear had so many Game All. Dealer North. opportunities for headline-catching coups ´ Q J 5 3 was that their bidding got them into so ™ 10 7 5 many dreadful contracts! t A K 9 Anyhow, some time later I found myself ® K 6 2 playing a similar trump suit. The def - ´ 6 2 ´ A K 9 8 7 enders cashed their winners but East ™ 6 N ™ Q J 4 didn’t aim for a trump promotion when I W E Tues Apr 9 (Thirsk BC): t 10 8 6 5 3 S t Q J 7 2 knew he could have done so. Aha! My Ruth Barker – John Blackett ® J 9 5 4 3 ® 7 chance to show flair! I crossed to dummy ´ 10 4 and led the ten of hearts, running it when ™ A K 9 8 3 2 East played low. And here was the layout t 4 (give or take the small cards, which I can- ® A Q 10 8 not fully recall!):

West North East South ™ 10 7 5 ® ´ ™ 1 1 2 N Pass 2NT Pass 4® ™ J 6 W E ™ Q 4 S Pass 4™ Pass 4´ Wed Apr 10 (Ayrshire BU): Pass 5™ All Pass ™ A K 9 8 3 2 Sandra and Yvonne Wiseman

In one room England comfortably made 3NT by South. In the other room Austria I had been well and truly Grosvenored. somewhat overbid to 5 ™. West led spades The defenders had not meant to fool me, and East cashed ´ A-K. Now East (Ben and were very kind as they explained that Franks) had a problem. If he led a third the best was to hope for a spade South could not afford to ruff with 2-2 break! I narrowly resisted the tempta - the ace of hearts or the king of hearts, and tion to bludgeon East to death. r

Thurs Apr 11 (Reading BC): ‘BRIDGE LICENSED BY THE EBU’ Sam Botfield – Peter Parsons When you see this in an advertisement in the magazine it means: • The organisers of the holiday have applied for, and received, a licence. • They may choose to give master points in accordance with EBU scales. • These master points will be accepted and added to player records. • The bridge will be played in line with EBU regulations and bye laws, thus affording all players the protection of playing within the jurisdiction of the EBU. All County events advertised have an EBU licence. NOTE: Any events licensed by another National Bridge Organisation will not be able to have master points credited to members’ records save for Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland with whom the EBU have a Fri Apr 12 (Milton Keynes BC): reciprocal agreement. Rita and Brian Keable

www.ebu.co.uk August 2013 English Bridge 45 COUNTY NEWS was appointed the new Chairman of the Philip Thornton Shield in the annual Landmark Avon BBA. Liz Varga was elected as a new Berks v Bucks match was Berks. www.avoncba.org.uk committee member, while the other In the national arena, Harvey Bengen existing committee members remain – Nigel Wolfen dale, teamed with a pair Promotions THE Avon County A unchanged. There still remains a from Hants, won the Welsh Senior Teams. team won the Western vacancy for Vice-chairman and for a Well done all! March 2013 – League. Congratulations new committee member. Some changes Please check our website for coming to all the many players June 2013 have been made to the county events events. who contributed to this calendar for 2013-14 season in order to success. move a number of events to Sundays. The ACBA Han d icapped Pairs was won The move will allow time to play more Cambs and Hunts by Gareth Evans – Mike Short with LANDMARK boards in these competitions and also www.cambsbridge.org.uk Julienne Holder – Pat Clowes 2nd. avoid clashing with local club nights. PROMOTIONS The League has now been completed THE County Swiss Pairs was won by Diary date: Sept 12, Opening Pairs, and the winners of League 1 were Robert Tapan Pal – Abdel Abdelmoneim (photo • There are currently four Wilstead, 7.30 pm. landmark promo tions Covill, Robert Glass, David Jones, Jeremy below). The County Teams was won by Chris and Cath Jagger, Jonathan Mestel, (Master, 5000 Master Rickard, Aidan Schofield and Trevor Ward. Leagues 2 and 3 and the No Fears Berks and Bucks Julian Wightwick and Paul Barden; the Points; Regional Master, League were won by Wibberley, O’Brien www.berks-and-bucks-cba.co.uk Plate was won by Trevor and Marion 10,000 MPs including at and King respectively. The Knockout King and Chris and Christine Heames. THE County Teams Cham- competition was won by Andrew, Cathy The Cambs and Hunts League 2012-13 least 25 Green Points; pionship Knockout was won and Ralph Smith and Steve Tomlinson. was won by Cambridge 2. Life Master, 60,000 MPs by Peter Hawkes (captain) The Plate was won by the Page team. In the NICKO, Cambridge A (capt. including at least 150 with Mike Perkins, Tim In the EBU Spring Bank Holiday Swiss Chris Jagger) has reached the last eight. Rees, John Howards and Green Points; and Grand Teams, David Jones and Rob Lawy were In the Plate, Cambridge E (capt. Peter Ian Reissmann. Master, 120,000 MPs in the team that came 3rd. In the Welsh Bhagat) are also through to the last The League of Four was won by Chris including at least 600 Seniors Congress, the Swiss Pairs was won eight, after beating Thursday B (capt. Burley (captain) with Gary Jones, Ed by Nelson Stephens – Steve Tomlinson, Brian Copping) in Round 4. Green Points). When you Scerri, Dick Davey, Richard Bowdery who also came 2nd in the Swiss Teams. Chris and Catherine Jagger, Jonathan are pro moted to one of and Simon Cope. In the League of Eigh t Avon players have achieved notable Mestel, Paul Barden, Julian Wightwick these four levels, you both Amersham teams finished in the success in national competitions. The finished 4th in the Crockfords Cup. Cam - top three. New Amersham A were the receive a good quality gift West of England A team (Tim Brierley, bridge won the Regional Final of the run away winners, with the B team and free entry into the Robert Covill, Mike Elliott, David Jones, Garden Cities, and finished 4th in the taking 2nd place; in 3rd place was the Ranked Masters pairs. Alan Jones and Steve Tomlinson) proceed National Final. Jon Cooke’s team Amersham Community Centre A Team. to the last eight of the NICKO. The West finished 6th in the Spring Bank Holiday All other promotions The Student League for 2nd year • of England C team (Irene Robinson, Tony Congress Swiss Teams . enter a four-monthly students was won by the team captained Gammon, Mike Huggins, Jeremy Rickard by Mary Pace with Pauline Priest, Anne Master Point draw with and Aidan Schofield) proceed to the Siddell and Sue Gammage. The new Channel Islands three prizes – first prize is semi-finals of the NICKO Plate. Graduate League was won by Marilyn two nights Dinner, Bed & The Smith team got to the last sixteen Halton’s team consisting of Phillippa www.cwgsy.net/community/cicba/ of the Crockfords Cup. Rob Breakfast for two people click Goss, Joyce Heath, Sue Stabler and Laura THE Lambourne Jersey Festival, held at Lawy, David Jones, Tony at a Puma Hotel. and Paddy Walker-Taylor – one man only the end of April, was a success with Ratcliffe and Trevor Ward The winner of the most in this new generation of bridge players! numbers up on last year in all events. In • reached the final (see page 18) . link A successful Pro-Am event was organ - the Swiss Pairs CI players managed five black points in each affil - In the Garden Cities Trophy, the ised to mark the end of the season, and a half of the top seven places, the iated club’s events en ters Bristol A team (Bryan Dyde, Sue O’Hara, follow ing which the Student and Grad - winners on a split tie being Daniel Rob Lawy, Michael Letts, Tony Ratcliffe, the Annual Prize Draw uate Trophies were awarded. The McIntosh – Alistair Kent from Brian Peter Sherry, Nelson Stephens and for the Club Champions winners of the Pro-Am were Carolyn Youd partnering a mainland player. In Andrew Urbanski) won the Avon quali - with a first prize of £400 . Leventon, Joyce Heath, Sue Stabler and the Multiple Teams John and Fiona fier and then the Regional Final. • The annual local and Darina Scott (no pro in their team!). Honey, Paul Reed and Mike Newman national awards 371 pairs competed in local heats of won the Stanley’s Trophy . Ken and Hilary Bedfordshire Club Pairs with 58 pairs in the final for Wise won the Seniors’ Teams with part - continue . the Waller Bowl. Ed Scerri – Chris Burley ners from the UK. Special congratulations www.bedsbridge.co.uk were the worthy winners and went on to to them as they put an extraordinary THE Charity Pairs event represent the County in the Corwen. amount of work into the Festival. In the returned to Wilstead in Liz Clark – Elaine Lloyd won the May Mixed Pairs John and Fiona Honey came Congratulations April, organised and run Friendly Pairs . The overall winner of the 2nd overall and won the Flitch prize. by Janet and Derek to the newly promoted Marsh, and was a great Premier Grand Masters: success with 13 tables in play. £912 was raised for the nominated Mr MG Byrne, Manchester charity of Macmillan Cancer Support. Miss PS Davies , Wiltshire Winners on the day were Liz Varga – Les Mr P Fegarty, Cambs & Hunts Calver. Mr J Harouni, Middlesex Andrew Mason – Peter Malpass were 1st nationally in the EBU Mr N Sandqvist, Middlesex Spring Sim Pairs played on click 7th May (photo on page 54). link Congratulations For those who qualified, the Champions’ Trophy was held in to the newly promoted June and the winners were Liz Varga – Grand Masters: Les Calver. ‘Tudor Rose’ have won the

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CI News: the final the CI Mixed Pairs Multiple Teams, Barrow. Nov 17, Pro- Mardlin; Devon Knockout Teams Plate: Landmark was held on the first Friday of the Am Teams, Eden Club, Carlisle. George Simnett. Western League: Div. A: Festival; winners were Marion Miles – Devon 3rd; Div. B: Devon 3rd; Div. C: Promotions David Hole from Martin Jones – Cherry Devon 2nd. East Section League: Div. 1: McMillen. Derbyshire Tom Cook; Div. 2: Terry Cannon; Div. 3: Avon Jersey News: the District Men’s and www.bridgewebs/derbyshire Nigel Richardson. South Section League: Master Ladies’ Pairs were won by David Div. A: Tim Walton; Div. B: Geoff Mr M Brown Waters – Paul Reed and Jackie AT the recent AGM the White. North Sec tion League: Div. 1: Neil following officers were Mrs Jan Duncan Rumball – June Le Blancq; runners-up Marsden; Div. 2: Dena Sells. elected: President Judy Mrs Margaret Diane Randell were Howard Basden-Smith – Chris Congratulations to Ann Slee for once Lomas, Chairman Arnold Mr Peter Martin Randell Hill and Sue Rankin – Marion Miles. again winning the Kevin and Ann Slee Highfield Bridge Club has also held its Chandler, Secretary Mick Trophy (Victor Ludorum) and to John Bedfordshire version of the same events and these Gavigan, Treasurer John Boxall, Chris Bray, Audrey Grzesiak, Life Master were won by Chris Borny – John Panter Sowter, Competitions Secretary Mary Roger Luckham for winning the Mr DJ Marsh and Sue Rankin – Marion Miles; 2nd Marshall, Tournament Director Richard Graphic. Overall first in the Winter Cup were Harold Walden – Brian Youd and Edwards. were Ann Slee – Peter Bowles, with Regional Master The county teams were very success - Mr T Pearce Jill Amy – Jane Phelps. Mike Smith – Norman Massey, Geoff Guernsey News: the District Indivi - ful last year, the 1st team winning the and Nethie White, Jacek Pietrzycki – Master dual was won by Sue Corbet from Dawes Trophy; the 2nd team were 2nd in Mike Orriel closely behind. The DBA Wg Cdr Peter Flippant Jacqui Crispini. The IBC also held its the Porter Trophy , and the 3rd team were AGM Swiss Teams was well attended; Mr R Gower Individual and this was won by John 5th in the Markham Trophy . The DCBA congra tulations to Andrew Leslie, individual competi tion for the Gerry Mr ED Lowther Seymour, followed by Don Babbe. Betty Golding, Norman Massey and Fletcher Cup was won by Pym Berry. The Berks. & Bucks. Diary dates: EBU Guernsey Festival Don Pearson for coming first. DCBA Mixed Pairs was won by Gitte Lee Once again we must thank Paul Ains- Life Master September 20-29, La Trelade Hotel. – Tony Haywood. The Summer Swiss worth for organ ising the local Charity Mrs L Hayton Team s continues and after six sessions Sim Pairs for the Devon Air Ambulance. Master Cornwall Brian Elliot’s team is leading, followed by The event raised just over £1620, Mrs Irene Ashby www.bridgewebs.com/cornwall Mary Marshall’s team. bringing the total given to the charity Mrs Fiona Bennett The Three Counties competition with over the last four years to over £5,000. CONGRATULATIONS to Leicestershire and Nottingham shire has Mrs J Fretwell the county B team, who Remember that the League com - Ian Heavyside been changed to a Swiss Teams format mences in September and the Winter won their league, and then and commences on July 18, fol lowed by Mr P Holman went on to play in the Cup on the first Tuesday in October. Gay Jefferson further sessions on August 15 and National Final in Solihull. Team mem - September 12. Mr SD Manocha bers are Alan Biggs, Ian Edwards, Viv Dorset Mr Gordon Maxwell Mably, Celia Bishop, Chris and Sandra Mrs SM Mullally Bickerdike, Stephen Crouch, Richard Devon www.bridgewebs.com/dorset Mr Ian Ovenden Draycott and Jean Law. www.devonbridge.co.uk GEE Trophy: Won by Mr Bill Pocock The Green-Pointed Knockout Teams CONGRATULATIONS Janet Smith, Kelly was won by Brian and Elaine Relton, Mr J Robotham to Ann Slee – Richard Courtney, Alastair Mark Reeve and Dave Mattos. (Josh Mr R Sassoon Lingham who came Cow ley and Matt Saitch played in earlier rounds.) They Mr JM Tattersall 2nd in the Corwen Phillips on count back after tying with Mr IR Valentine beat the holders, Jan and Ken Keast, Jo Trophy and missed Anne Allerston, Alan Wilson, Mary Bryant and Wendy Miller, by 15 IMPs, Cambs & Hunts winning by 0.2%. Well done also to Clews and Maggie Kerr. having led throughout the match. Warner Solo mon, Alex Maddox, Peter Udall Trophy: Won by Christine and Premier Grand Master The Shufflers (Wendy Miller, Wendy Bowles and Mike Orriel who have Terry Edwards, Inga-Lill Button and Mr P Fegarty Thornton, Wally Heaton and Jo Bryant) reached the last sixteen of the 2013 Gold Doris Hutchinson (photo below). Regional Master have again won the Western League. Cup by beating a seeded Bristol team; Western League: Dorset have again Mr M Anderson The Jo Brown Memorial was won by we wish them the best of luck in the won the overall league with the A team Mr SB Goodwin the holder, Brian Colvin, playing with next round. finishing 2nd, the B team finishing joint Mr B Hope Steve Flavell. Alan Rohrs – Marcia Cloke Devon Knockout Teams: Robin 3rd and the C team finishing joint 2nd. Mrs A Lloyd were 2nd. £249 was raised for the Cornwall Leukaemia Trust. Master Please note that we have a new venue Ms Karen Blacklock for the September’s Green-Pointed Swiss Dr PA Russell Teams , the White Hart Hotel, Launces - Channel Islands ton. A buffet tea will be included in the entry fee. Life Master Diary dates: Sept 8, AGM and Mr H Walden Individual Competition, Ladock. Sept Regional Master 29, Green-Pointed Swiss Teams, White Mr PA Reed Hart Hotel, Launceston. Master Mrs SEM Conoops Cumbria Cornwall www.ccdba.co.uk Regional Master THE team representing Cumbria in the Mrs VC Pitman President’s Cup on June 29-30 at Master Bradford are Ian Reeves, Ken Johnston, Mrs I Parkin Colin Woods, Graeme Walker, Adam Cumbria Aitken, Ian Smith, Tony Bartlett and Simon Smith. Master We shall be holding our AGM on Mr JR Robinson August 11 at St Herbert’s Church Hall,

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Systems, Eden Club, Carlisle. Nov 3, P www.ebu.co.uk August 2013 English Bridge 47 Well done to all players who have re- bers, and Andrew Urbanski from the Landmark presented Dorset this season. EBU, enjoyed a wonderful evening of Herefordshire Promotions Hampshire Green Point Swiss Teams: bridge, cake and champagne . www.herefordshirebridge.co.uk Helen Ackroyd, Ann Sharples, Krzysztof We have a new President this year: IT’S the end of the season, and the Ginda and Mark Hooper finished 4th. Alan Wearmouth, supported by Jim multi-round competitions have been Master EBU Spring Bank Holiday Congress: Simons, his deputy, is looking forward Mr G Batey concluded. Eugene Sheehan – Robin Wright and to steering the county towards good The Inter-club Teams of Four were Mr C Butt David Gill – Mike McMorran reached results and a range of competitions for Mr M Forrest won by Wyeside B (John Thacker, Cathy the B final in the Championship Pairs . all our members. England, Dave and Sarah Weller). The Dr V Rushton Lynne and Ron Heath and Janet Smith – Congratulations to the team of Mr E Wilkinson In-house League Div. 1 win ners on a Lesley Lewis finished joint 8th in the Kambites, Chamberlain, Butland and split tie were Chris Chowney, Ben Devon Swiss Pairs. Margot Wilson, John Kinloch who won the Div. 1 League this Britton, George Richard son and Paul Gardner, Kelly Courtney and Janet year and to Harrison, Lilley, Schofield Smith from John Thacker, Mike Ralph, Grand Master Smith finished 4th in the Teams. and Wignall who won the Div. 2 League . Mr ACR Maddocks Cathy England, Dave Weller and Nick Diary dates: Aug 18, Weymouth & Norah Allen won our Individual com - Duberley; Div. 2 was won by Martyn Life Master petition and Megan Davis was 2nd. The Hardwick Cups, Cup Multi-Teams (Blue Moxley, Neville Shorrick, John Crowe, Mrs P Gowland first competition of the new season, the Pointed), Fordington, Dorchester. Sept Brian Meadows, Judy Eaton and Mr IM Walsh Champions’ Cup, was won by Joe and 8, Men’s & Ladies’ Pairs Championship, Daphne Whittaker. The winners of the Wendy Angseesing. Mrs G Wiseman Romsey. Oct 13, Flemmich Cup (Mixed Restricted Section were Ruth and Fred The Monday night Autumn season Regional Master Teams), Allendale BC, Wimborne. Stott, Henry Watson, Michael Green will kick off with the Men’s and Ladies’ Mrs B Golding and Dinah Johnston. Pairs on September 2, followed by the Mrs JC Keith The Knock-out Cup was won by Dave Essex Swiss Pairs and Swiss Teams on Sept 9 Mr J Pietrzycki Weller, Nick Duberley, Paul Ford and www.essexbridge.co.uk and 16. The first week end event is on Mrs J Whitlam Guy Van der Gucht; and the KO Plate by ESSEX and Herts have a September 1st and it is the first round of Chris Chowney, Ben Britton, Sue Shore, Master new Green-pointed Pairs the Ace of Clubs, a Club Players’ Cham - George Richardson, Paul Smith and Mr J Davey event on Saturday Sept- pionship for those with a rank below Bob Underhill. Mr George Delafield ember 28; this is the day National Master. In other events, the Avocet Teams was Mr John Dick before the regular Green- won by Chris Chowney, Ben Britton, Mr David Kaye pointed Swiss Teams on Paul Smith and George Richardson, and Bill Luscombe September 29. Hants and IoW in the Next Step Pairs (Restricted), the Ms AM Smith The Club Pairs is a new event for club www.bridgewebs.com/hiwcba/ winners were Andrew Davis – John members who are not members of the Dorset Duvall. Essex squads. Winners were Eric Field – THE AGM was held on This has not been a great year in the Life Master Dave Brace, 2. Jon Ward – Alan Aylot, June 2nd. Our Chairman, Western League. The A Team rescued a Mr Nick Forrest 3. June Brown – Angela Fenton. Jeremy Baker, retired and measure of respectability by ending the Regional Master Essex Expert event for the Warboys so did Lillian Craigen who has worked on the Com - season with two wins after five losses, Mr Kryzysztof Ginda Cup: 1. Yvonne Dias – Alan Greenstein, mittee for many years as Treasurer, then finishing 7th out of eight. The B Team Mr DR Wooldridge 2. Richard Register – Alan Cohen, Events Secretary. Our thanks to both for won four and lost three but also 3. Graham Foster – Simon Moorman. Master all their work for the county. We welcome finished 7th out of eight. The C Team The Essex League First Division Mr J Holland Andy Hughes as our new Chairman. won three, lost three and drew one, cham pions are South East Essex – Congratulations to Pauline Serby – finishing 5th. Essex Barleylands (Peter Oake, Rob Elliott, John Moore who won the Beck Cup Full results of all county competi tions Life Master Bernie Harrison and Dave Duffy.) West (Oxford CBA invitation pairs) and also are on our website. Essex: Loughton Collier (Peter Scotting, Mr P Mattacks came 2nd, with team-mates John Jones – Diary dates: Sept 6, Annual General Phil Collier, Sandy Riach, Michael Master Adrian Fontes, in the HIWCBA Green Meeting, 7pm, Hampton Bishop. Oct Watson and Jacek Lapszys.) Mr AR Anstey Point Swiss Teams, where Helen Ackroyd, 11, Inter-club Teams Round 1, 7pm, Essex Mixed Teams of Four: well done Peter Bailey Ann Sharples, Krysztof Ginda and Mark Ledbury. Oct 19, Ladies’ and Men’s to Margaret Curtis, David Sherman, Ian Mrs S Lowe Hooper finished 4th. Pairs, 10.30am, Tarrington. Moss and Frank Morrison who came 1st. Mr R Strudwick County league and Knockout events Essex Championship Pairs: 1. Chris winners: HICKO: Swanmore A Gloucestershire Megahey – Alaric Cundy, 2. Margaret Isle of Man (Richard Green-Wilkinson, Ted Curtis – David Sherman, 3. Ian Moss – Master Quincey, Bob Wilson, Liz Borrow). www.manxbridgeunion.org Mike Graham. Consolation Final: 1. Ted Mrs EM Devereux Solent Cup: Richard and Christine Ray, THE Manx Bridge Cockle – John Williams, 2. Peter Oake – Mrs Carole Foulkes Bob McRobert, Richard Harris, Steve Union’s 2013 AGM was Simon Moorman, 3. Jacek Lapszys – Mr RG Miles Tearle, Keith Bennett, Brian Anderson, held in May. 2012-2013 Manny Marks. Mr M Siejka John Shergold, Chris Kinloch. League had been a satis factory, if Sandy Riach – David Clark were 2nd winners, Div. 1: Guy Lawrenson, Chris slightly quiet year, and Hants and I.O.W. in the EBU Spring Congress Swiss Pairs, Bradley, Karen Dewar, Mac Lowcock, the Union’s finances remained healthy. Cecil Leighton was 4th. Sue and Chris Master Adrian Fontes Mike Gwilliam; Div. 2: Jack Jowett, who had served as the Taylor came 5th in the Oxford Midweek Mr Martin Church Madeline Lawson, Sula Turpin, Union’s Treasurer for many years, Congress Swiss Teams . Mr John Foster Eleanor Rice, Stuart Stra chan, Phil retired with the members’ thanks for his Diary dates: Thurs Sept 26, Daytime Mr Tim Howard Downham, Mac Nurmo ham ed; Div. 3: long services. He has been replaced by Pairs League. Sat Sept 28, GP Swiss Mr Peter Lang Liz Madeley, Gill Weeks, Ann Paul De Weerd. Two additional members Pairs. Sun Sept 29, GP Swiss Teams. Mrs B Manners McMahon, Val Moules, Michael Beer. were recruited onto the Committee: Mr David McCulloch Finale Pairs: Open Div. 1: 1. Macushla Tim Eyre and Mike English. It will be Mrs Vera Orlandini Gloucestershire Stewart – Gwyn Evans, 2. David good to have their input. After some Mr Rob Paton Dunhill – John Fairhurst. 3. Dave discussion the AGM agreed to keep all www.gcba.org.uk Mr CA Patrick Willis – Lesley Lewis; Div. 2: 1. Mary sub scrip tions and the P2P levy Dr N Silk CONGRATULATIONS Lucas – Sandra Ruffell; Div. 3: 1. Char - unchanged for the coming year and the Mr MJ Sullman are in order for Glou - mayne Hoey – Gill Vaughan. evening con cluded, appropriately, with Aubrey Welterveden ces tershire: GCBA has a Diary dates: Sept. 8, Ladies’ & Men’s a friendly game of bridge. 75th Birthday this year Pairs. Sept 20, Candover Mini Swiss The Committee has published its Herefordshire and we plan to cele - Teams. Oct 6, Simmons Trophy (Mar - programme of events for 2013-2014, as Regional Master brate it with a Youth Bridge event in a ried Pairs) & Lincoln Plate (other Mixed follows: Mr J Crowe local school in November. Pairs). All to be held in Romsey starting • Island Individual Championship Mr N Duberley Newent Bridge Club also has a Birth - at 2pm. 4th August 2013 day, its 40th; in celebration the mem - For entries, see yearbook. • Isle of Man Congress

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6th – 8th September 2013 Bolton Congress, Bolton Bridge Club. Mixed Pairs. Oct 17, Pairs League Landmark • Island Pairs Championship Sept 14, Northern Bridge League, Round 1, Rothley. Oct 30, Stanley 29th September 2013 Round 3. Sept 22, LCBA Mixed Pairs, Trophy Round 2 . Promotions • Island Teams Championship Bolton Bridge Club. Sept 29, Westmor - 3rd November 2013 land Swiss Pairs, Kendal. Lincolnshire Master • Green-pointed Pairs (Mini- Mr P J Harrison Congress) www.lincsbridge.org.uk Mr Ralph Rea Leicestershire 16th March 2014 THE Veterans Cup was played at Hertfordshire • Rawcliffe Bowl (Mixed Pairs) www.leicsbridge.org.uk Dunholme in April: 1. – 30th March 2014 Life Master THE 2013 AGM was Keith Stewart, 2. John Longmuir – The MBU has also accepted an invi ta - held in June. The com- Andrew Green, 3. Phillip Harland – Mrs S Dow tion from the Scottish Bridge Union to mittee reports were David Caldow. Mr DJ Peers send a team to compete in the 4th heard and adopted, and Round 10 of the Champion Pairs Regional Master Commonwealth Nations Bridge Cham - officers were elected as League only attracted five pairs, and was Mrs B Aston pionship to be held in Glasgow in follows: Chairman David Pollard, won by Glynn Elwick – David Caldow. Mr D Mail September 2014. There will be keen Treasurer Henry Cooklin, General Congratulations to Maurice Ladlow, Mrs MA Moore competition for places in the team. Secretary Robert Northage, League Maureen Parsons, John Gaunt and Mr JM Wareham Secretary Richard Smith, Tournament Dennis Mellor, who defeated Ron Wall’s Ms R Windler Kent Secretary Neil Beasley, Fixtures Secretary team in the final of the Lincoln Gold. Master Dick Pathan, Webmaster John Thomp - The County League Division 1 was won Mr NDP Barry www.kcba.org.uk son, Membership Secretary Pat Beasley. by Maurice Ladlow, Maureen Parsons, Keith Darley THE Corwen Trophy The guest of honour was Nick John Gaunt, Dennis Mellor and Debbie Mrs S Ford (played by leading pairs Stevens. Nick was also made a life Burton. Mr Stephen Leadbetter from each County member of the LCBA, and then The 2012-13 Season was completed by the final of the Barbara Maplethorpe Ulla Lee Association’s main pairs presented trophies to the competition Plate, the winners being Glynn Elwick, Mr G Lock championship) was won winners. These included: Stanley Trophy by Kent players Marten (Butler Pairs Championship), won by David Caldow, Mike and Vic Llewellyn. Mr R Maureso The committee will strive to increase Mr Ted Shaw Wortel – Doug Andrews (photo below). Gerry Bucciero and Roger Cook. Many congratu lations. Joseph’s Bowl (teams of four knockout), attendances at County events for the Mr AJE Shields 2013-14 season, the fixture list for Anju Tanna Congratulations to Diana Avis, Brian won by Simon Stokes, Yasser Haider, Crack, Shirley Goldwin and Colin Tim Glover and Peter Neville. Butter - which will be published shortly after the Kent Wilson, winners of the Oxford Midweek worth Plate (for first round losers in the upcoming AGM. Grand Master Congress Swiss Teams . Joseph’s Bowl), won by Bharat Thakrar, Mr E Erichsen At the Maidstone Green Pointed Swiss Jenny Grant, Anne and Steve Wright. London Teams in May, the winners were Tim Gimson Trophy (Pairs Championship), Life Master Chanter, Helen Wildsmith, Mandie won by Dick and Lucy Pathan. Leicester - www.metrobridge.co.uk Mr MS Hampton Campbell and Ben Hackenbroch; Jackie shire Cup, won by Paul and Sue Bowyer, CONGRATULATIONS to Mr NR Inniss Davies, Chris Smart, Graham Pollack Duncan and Kerri Happer, Jim Mason, David Gold – David Regional Master and Paul Chapman came in 2nd. Simon Stokes. Leicestershire Cup Plate, Bakhshi who reached the Mr D Andrews Jeremy Willans, Ian Draper, Stuart won by Alan Langley, Dick and Lucy semi-finals of the NEC Dr CH Game and Gerald Tredinnick won the Arnold Pathan, Bill Hood and Nick Stevens. Cup in Japan. Also to Mr Alan Rogers Cup (Knockout County Teams of Four Bucky Cup (Men’s Pairs), won by Alan Tom Townsend and David Bakhshi, 2nd Master Championship). The Gill Cup (Kent Lord – John Thompson. Olga Cup in the Crockfords final, with Andy Mr Jim Anderson League North West Div. 1) was won by (Ladies’ Pairs) won by Audrey Mount – Bowles 3rd, and David Ould who won Dr Chris Bowman Team Foster. NW Kent Div. 2 was won Jane Nichols. the Crockfords Plate . At the Jersey Diary dates: Sept 15, Midland League Mr Brian Broadbent by Team Foreman. The Dover Cup (Kent Festival, Graham Horscroft – Mike 3 v Staffs & Shrops (away). Sept 28-29, Fletcher won the Swiss Teams and were Mr Eric Bunyon League East) was won by Team Adam - son. The Mid Kent League was won by Green Point Swiss Pairs & Teams, 3rd in the Swiss Pairs ; Roland Gronau – Mrs Nadia Coote the Maidstone Team. Congratulations Spondon. Oct 2, Stanley Trophy Round David Wing won the Jersey Tourism Mr RS Garritty to all. 1. Oct 13, Midland League Lincolnshire Trophy. At the Spring Bank Holiday Mr C Owen Diary dates: Sun Oct 13, Dyer-Smith (home). Oct 16, Otto & Edith Bowl Congress, Gunnar Hallberg and Ben Ms Molly Perham Cup (Kent Mixed Pairs Championship), Mr David Warry 11am, Tunbridge Wells. Oct 26-27, 54th Lancashire Kent Congress, Tunbridge Wells. Grand Master Mr SR Norris Lancashire Master www.lancsbridge.co.uk Mrs Diana Ackerman AT the Lancashire Con - Mr David Costich tract Bridge Association’s Dr V Hajela Annual General Meeting Mr AG Muchall John Brearley was elected Mrs Beryl Ratford as the new Chairman, Mr Harry Ratford replacing Jeff Smith. Miss H Thygesen Congratulations go to Ollie Burgess Leicester on winning the Pairs at the Yorkshire Congress with Fiona Brown. They also Regional Master won the Teams playing with Michael Mr K Preston Byrne and Hugh McGann. Mr RA Smith Madeline Berney Swiss Pairs: 1. Barrie Master Newall – Brian Ripley. Bolton Spring Mr RA Schlich Bank Holiday Swiss Teams: 1. Roger Lincolnshire Hopton, Ann Thornton, Nicholas Greer and Karen Reissmann. Regional Master Diary dates: Aug 3, Northern Bridge U

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Londo n Mandie Campbell and Ben Hackenbroch Ward). St Titus (Michael Byrne, Merseyside League: with the season won, with Graham Pollack – Paul Michael Newman, Alan Mould, Gary completed, the winners were: Div. 1, Life Master Chapman 2nd. Hyett, Rodney Lighton, and Sutton; Div. 2, Green Team; Div. 3, High Mr K Barnett County results: Ian Gardiner Final: Sarah O’Connor) won their 4th Man - Hopers. KO Cup: Sutton. Consolation Master 1. Fredrik Bjornlund, Anita Sinclair, chester league title in the last six years. Cup: Acolytes. Swiss Teams: Dusty Mr M Alishaw Glyn Liggins, Ben Green. London The annual MCBA Player of the Year Millers. Blue Pairs: Richard Davies – Mr E Gozdowski Championship Pairs: 1. John Pemberton – Award for 2012-2013 was a three-way Stuart Scholes. Ingar Kofoed Hansen Stephen Popham, 2. – tie in the Expert category between In the Armagh Congress in late April, Mr N Leaver Barry Myers, 3. Victor Silverstone – Rodney Lighton, Mike Bell and John David Stevenson – Liz Commins firstly Mr T Nonnenmacher Brigid Battiscombe. Fox Shammon Holland. The Intermediate category was won the Mixed Pairs title and then with Mr S Prager Seniors Pairs: 1. Gilly Cardiff – Simon won by Nicholas Greer. NI internationals Robin Burns – Ian Cochemé, 2. Rolf Alexander – Steve Jeff Morris, John Hassett and John Lindsay, finished at the head of the field Manchester Eginton, 3. Mark Davies – Julia Holland. Holland with Clive Owen (North East) in the Teams event. Premier Grand Master Home Counties League: 1. Surrey have reached the final of the EBU The County Teams for the Lady Mr MG Byrne Orange (Tony Richards), 2= London Seniors Knockout . Jeff Morris’ team Connell trophy was won by Dave Shaw, Regional Master Red and Middlesex Black. Newcomers (John Hassett, Mike Bell and Sarah Bernard Krasner, Steve Downes, Mrs A Thornton League: 1. Improbables, 2. Concentric. O’Connor) had a stunning fourth- Richard Davies, Chris Raymond and London League Div. 1: 1.Young Chelsea 5 , round victory in the Gold Cup beating Stuart Scholes. The consolation event Master 2. Young Chelsea 3. the 12th seeds by 107 IMPS. for the Cheshire Salver was retained by Mrs Y Barnes Diary dates: Sept 12, AGM, 7.00pm, Well done to Kath and Alan Nelson Barbara Serres, Gareth Thomas, Peter Mrs J Crowhurst Young Chelsea BC at The Queen’s Club, who won the Punchbowl at the Spring Richmond, Roger Allison. The May Day Nicholas Greer Palliser Road, W14 9EQ. Sept 15, Mixed Fours and to Michael Byrne who won Swiss Pairs was won by David Howe and Mr C Hine Pairs, 1pm, Wimbledon Bridge Club. the Pairs at EBU Spring Bank Holiday Chris Whaley. Mr P Kos Enquiries/entries to lmbaentries@gmail. Congress at Bournemouth. The County GP One-day Swiss Pairs Mr G Marsden com . Sept 17, Café Bridge Clapham, More players are encouraged to enter was won by Pete Foster – John Roberts. Mr NP Pearce 10.30am, Newtons, Abbeville Road, SW4. the Manchester League which starts The Deva team were 2nd in the Mr R Saleh Enquiries/entries to lmbaentries@gmail. September. There are eight divisions so Northern Semi-final of the Garden Cities Mr J Straffon com all standards are catered for. Contact Trophy and so qualify for the National Mr JS Thomas league secretary Kath Nelson ( 0161 Final (details on our website) Dr M Wadsworth 9291849, email manchesterleague@gmail. Diary dates: Aug 3, NBL Round 1. Manchester com before August 20 if interested. Aug 31, NBL Round 2. Sept 1, Anniver - Merseyside & Cheshire www.manchesterbridge.org.uk sary Pairs. MBC Lady Connell heats in Master AT the County AGM a Merseyside/Cheshire Oct 8 LBC, 11 Deva BC, 17 MBC. Mr I Blackhurst presentation was made Mr FEW Evans to retiring chairman www.mcba.org.uk Middlesex Mr PE Mathews Kevin Comrie (photo THE winners of the www.middlesexbridge.co.uk Mrs A Pinnington below), marking 24 years of involve - North Wales Spring Mr L Stone ment in county bridge organisation. He Teams Congress were CONGRATULATIONS to Mr Brian Yale was thanked for his role in setting up Ted Reveley, Bill Niccol, Artur Malinowski, Nick Mrs S Yale and making the Manchester Congress Stuart Matthews and Sandqvist, Janet de Botton, so successful and for his diplomatic Alan Stephenson. The annual Charity David Burn and Thor Erik Middlesex chairing of the association over the last Pairs event at Merseyside BC was won Hoftaniska who have won Premier Grand Master five years. Bob Cooke was elected as the by Joan King – John Griffith. At the the prestigious Schapiro Mr J Harouni Spring Four somes. Nevena Mr N Sandqvist Senior was part of the team that came 2nd. Well Regional Master click done to Ian Panto who won Mr SA Goldstein the Crockfords Cup (page 18). link Mr JD Harris CBE Congratulations to Simon Mr B Letts Cope who won the Spring Bank Master Holiday Champion ship Pairs . Simon was Mrs C Barley also part of the team to win the Swiss Miss L Boyd Teams; Neil Rosen was in the runners- Mr J Chase up team. Mrs D Golend In county news, congratulations to Mr Dinesh Nathwani Artur and Marilyn Malin owski, Nick Kala Paresh Shah Sandqvist, Janet de Botton, David Burn Mr Nandlal P Shah and Thor Erik Hoftaniska who defeated Mr Rumeet Dayalji Shah Jacqui Tobias, Steve Root, Jerry Harouni and Uday Hegde in the Middlesex Cup. Mrs S Shah The Middlesex Plate was won by David Mrs Saroj N Shah Arundel, Vic Martin, Lawrence Powell, Norfolk Ron Seymour, Ian Budden and the late Regional Master Ken Drane. The runners-up were Judith Haring, Sylvie Grant, Janet Cohen, A

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Malinowski. Well done to Jacqui Tobias Team of John Dobson, Audrey Bain - The winning teams in the four Landmark for winning the Victor Ludorum Trophy, bridge, and Alison and Godfrey Young. divisions of the League for Teams of awarded to the player who gains the The NEBA AGM was held in May Eight were Nottingham Gambit, West Promotions most points from Middlesex events and amongst the trophies presented Bridgford A, Wollaton and Keyworth B. throughout the season. were the John Clark Salver for the cham - The winning teams in the two divisions Mrs T Foster The winners of the Middlesex Leagues pion club, which went to the Whitley of the League for Teams of Four were Mrs C Plunkett were as follows: Div. 1 (Peter Edelman Bay Club, and the Player of the Year Four Deuces and Ruffians. Mr Gary Putman Trophy): Uday Hegde, Jerry Harouni, Trophy which was won by Martin Kane. The Team of Four Championship was Mr Brian Renouf Steve Root, Richard Bowdery, Ray In a disappointing finish to the year’s won by William Crook, Rob Sharpe, Mr Bob Speller Robinson; Div. 2: Vanessa Clarke, Trevor calendar, three events due to be held in Sandy Fulton, David Hodge and Mark Mr NJ Watts Morris, Steve Foster, Jacqui and Peter June had to be cancelled because of an Goddard. North East Tobias; Div. 3Y: Irene Fine, Nigel insufficient number of entries. There are still vacancies on the Clayton, Denise Miller, Saleem Sachek Committee, and the Chairman would Regional Master and Latchmin Tiwarie; Div. 3Z : David be pleased to hear of members willing Mrs A Young Northamptonshire Landes, Dennis Backer, Ellard Roberts, to serve on the committee. Master Denice Golend, Jeff Harris, Russell Spiro. www.northantsbridge.info/ Diary dates: on Wednesdays the Mrs E Bennett Black and Farr Cups alternate until Sept Please consult the county website for THE Winter League Mr RM Cottrell 25. Beyond that, details will become the Autumn schedule. will start in Sept - Mrs J Robson available on the website. ember; the Satur day Mrs P Thuburn Norfolk event will be held at Stamford, starting Mr R Willis at 7pm. Entries to Trevor Thrower. The Oxfordshire Northamptonshire www.bridgewebs.com/norfolk/ Wednesday event will be held at www.oxfordshirebridge.co.uk Master NORFOLK bridge clubs Northampton starting at 7pm. Entries Mrs Celia Beaty are doing their bit for the to Jim Bainbridge. AT the AGM, players were The Broke Cup is a teams of four Mrs E Healey Big Society this summer congratulated on their knockout event with the winners Mr Jim Norman with a positive epidemic success over the past year. representing the county in the Pachabo. Mr J Samworth of charity events for good President’s Cup winners First round losers compete in the Betts Mr R Tickle causes. These include Holt Chris Cooper, Stuart Bowl, so everyone is guaranteed at least McPhee, Lorna Swadling, Mr CNJ Tily Bridge Club running its annual fund - raiser for the Kimbley Cup, which raised two matches. Entries are required by the Alastair Gidman, Ian Angus and Ed Nottinghamshire £400 for the National Coastwatch end of August to Jim Bainbridge. Jones are representing the county in the Life Master station at Wells-next-the-Sea and build - The joint Bedford and Northants Pachabo. Mr L Eagling ing works at High Kelling Village Hall, Congress will be held on Saturday 14 and Mike Brown, Clive Keep, Gillian Sunday 15 September with Pair s on the Lonsdale, Nigel Wilkes and John Slater Master plus the Afternoon Bridge Club’s launch event in July for the £3 million Norfolk Saturday and Green-pointed Teams on won the Chester Cup. Nigel Wilkes – Mr PD Hunt Bone and Joint Appeal. the Sunday. The event will be held at Mike Webley won the County Pairs Fina l Mr DJ Wilkins On the competition front, Maureen Heron’s Lodge Guide Centre, opposite and Nigel Wilkes also won the Premier- Oxfordshire Kimbley – Bogdan Drobny won the the National Badminton Centre, Brad - ship Award. Wallingford A won the Grand Master Hudson Cup, with Peter Ison and well Road, Loughton, Milton Keynes Wessex Leagu e in Div. 1; Oxford C, Div. MK8 9LG. I would ask Northants mem - Mrs B Kerr Michael Whiting 2nd and Roger 2; Oxford D, Div. 3; Aylesbury Aces, Div. Amey – Mike Walsh 3rd. Paul bers to support this event. Entries can 4; Aylesbury Vale, Div. 5. Life Master Whittley – David Thompson scooped be made online on the Bedford shire Other prize-winners not previously Mr DW Patterson the Lowestoft Trophy, followed by Bridge Association website or to Rita featured were Mary-Ann Sheehy – Mrs LE Swadling Gabriel and Giles Ip 2nd and Sylvia Keable, 170 Bideford Green, Leighton Christopher Whitehouse (Mixed Pairs); Regional Master Carver – Gaye Pocock 3rd. The Dere - Buzzard, Beds. LU7 2TS, email: congress@ John Slater (Pairs Ladder); Robert Mrs S Bliss ham/Swaffham Trophy winners were bedsbridge.co.uk Procter (Teams Ladder); Dale Thomas Mr S Bliss Nawal Fenwick – John Harrison, The `new Eastern Counties season has – Keith Goswell (Sadler Seniors’ Mrs W Claye 2. Gabriel and Giles Ip, 3. Barbara and started well with the A team winning Salver). Master Mike Harnden. both matches 20-0 and 16-4; the B team Congratulations to Kathy and Denis Mr H Arnes Holt Bridge Club is celebrating its have lost 8-12 and won 20-0, the C team Talbot on their success at the EBU Jersey Festival including 3rd in the Mixed Pairs Mr B Atkins 25th anniversary with a champagne have won 11-9 and lost 8-12. Championship, 1st in the Multiple Teams Claire MacDonagh evening on Wednesday August 7. Chair - Congratulations to Tim Durdin – Championship and 2nd in the Swiss Mr Jeff Millard man Nigel Baker said: ‘Holt has this nice Tony Hough who won the Warwick shire Green Pointed Swiss Pairs . Also congra - Teams Championship with Helen Mr N Whiting combination of people enjoying the social occasion and those who play tu lations to Robert Miller who won the Lawton-Smith – John Slater. Somerset competitive bridge.’ Swiss Pairs at the Spring Bank Holiday At the Hampshire & IoW Swiss Teams Life Master Tickets are still on sale at £20 for Congress. Debbie Roberts, Geoff Nicholas and Mr G McBride international bridge player Heather Diary dates: Sat Aug 24, Charity Kathy and Denis Talbot were 3rd. Salver, Kettering Sat Sept 7, Winter Congratulations to Oxfordshire pairs Regional Master Dhondy’s All Day Seminar at Afternoon League N/E, Stamford. Sat Sept 14, Ron Quainton – Adrian Lambe, Alison Mr RE Feetenby Bridge Club on Sunday October 6. Email Bedford Congress Pairs. Sun Sept 15, Nicolson – Keith Robbins, and Mr ML Gordon Jan Wells on [email protected] Bedford Congress Teams. Wed Sept 18, Erica and Christopher click Mrs MA Gordon Winter League S/W, Northampton. Sheppard who won three of Master North East the EBU Spring Simultaneous link Mrs J Chadwick Pairs (photos on page 54) . www.neba.co.uk Mrs YN Knight Nottinghamshire Congratulations to Debbie Roberts – Mr P Lockley The North East League Geoff Nicholas who came 2nd in the for Teams of Four was www.bridgewebs.com/nottinghamshire EBU Oxford Belfry Midweek Congress Staffordshire & Shropshire won by Val and Julian IN the first County Match of the new Championship Pairs and equal 1st in the Regional Master Gibson, John Atthey, season, against Gloucestershire, the first Swiss Teams with Adrian Lambe – Mike Mr FA Rebello Bill March, Chris and team lost 8-12, but the second and third Webley. Clive Owen. They re pre - teams both won, 15-5 and 11-9. The Oxfordshire Congress was a great Suffolk sent the NEBA in the Pachabo Cup. In Retford Swiss Teams: 1. John and success: Swiss Pairs winners were Celia Regional Master the competitions for the champions of Irene Auld, Lloyd Eagling, Keith and Derek Oram; Swiss Teams winners Mrs B Ditchburn each club, the Pairs event was won by Rodgers; 2. Liz Rothwell, Bernard were Charles King-Farlow, Bruce Leslie, Master Nichola Cockerill-Smith – Liz Reese Plumb, Nick and Angie Dyer. Priday Jane Davies and Stephen Gore. The Mr Derek Borrowman representing Hurworth, while the Teams Cup: 1. David Burgess, 2. Gordon Sandra Trophy winners were Pat event was won by the Bishop Auckland Fullerton. Lewis – Miriam Seaver. www.ebu.co.uk August 2013 English Bridge 51 were in the team of highest-placed Landmark Somerset Suffolk players in the B stratification of the www.somersetbridge.org.uk www.suffolkbridge.co.uk Swiss Teams at the Bournemouth Spring Promotions Bank Holiday Congress . THE Championship Teams SUFFOLK started the new Lorne Anderson – Keith Wilson, Mr E Wright Knockou t was won by the ECL campaign in great representing Yateley & Hawley, won the Surrey team led by Eric Cummings style, all three teams Mary Edwards Cup for Club Pairs with Colin Flood and Jette winning against Norfolk. Grand Master Champions. Jeffrey Allerton – Graham and Alan Bailey. The final Suffolk’s first home match of the Osborne won the AGM Swiss Pairs. Mr W Hodgkiss was played over 56 boards. season – vs Northants – did not go so The League team winners were as Life Master Congratulations to Gina Howard for well: the first and second teams both follows: Frances Hinden’s team won the Mrs B Rangarajan winning the Victor Ludorum. lost, with the county third winning 12-8. Lady Rose Cup; Jane Green’s team won Mrs D Richmond Entries for the West of England Congratulations to Richard and the Lady Rose Plate. Div. 2: Norma Mr M Skelly Congress are being received by Ann Mary Evans, Jackie Chester and Chris Macmillan, Christine Dyer, Roger Hitt Regional Master Bawdon at [email protected] or Hollingsworth (John Bloomfield also and Derek Eneas. Div. 3: Annabel Mr AR Baig ( 01275853509. Details are also on the played in earlier matches) for winning Burrows, Caroline Owens, Danielle the Winter League Division 2. Mr SR McNeill Somerset Count Association website. Gosselin and Sheila White. Div. 4: Vivek Rick Hanley, Peter and Debby Miss LJ Poole Diary dates: Sun Sept 8, Paul Jones Radhakrishnan, David Gravestock, Penny team event, Kingston Seymour Village Sutcliffe, Maria Allnutt, Peter Gemmell Moody, Ian Lewis and Penny Thomas. Master Hall. Fri Oct 4 to Sun Oct 6, West of and Chris Chambers beat Eric Newman, Mrs Margaret Alan-Smith Novices: Lynn and Peter Young, Mags England congress. Mike Sherer, Julian Lang and David Hutchinson and Dani Byrne. Mr John Brown Morran to win the Championship Teams Thanks are due to the Chairman, Mr Robin Browne and now represent Suffolk in the Mac Derwig, who personally phoned David Burch Staffs and Shrops Pachabo. the Chairmen of all forty affiliated clubs Barbara Burns www.staffsandshrops.org.uk At the AGM Nick Farr, having to encourage them to attend the AGM. Mr PM Camp resigned, was replaced as Treasurer by THE winners of the This resulted in a 120% increase in Mrs GB Cann new member Graham Beeton. Eric mixed pairs were Jane attendance over last year. Newman, one of Suffolk’s most active Mr Geoffrey Chapman Perrins – Tony Togneri Next season begins with the Club players, stepped down from the Mr Dermot Connolly ahead of Anne Jones – Pairs Challenge which takes place in the committee. Nick celebrated his release Mrs CL Edwards John Seymour, with week commencing August 19, and the from office by winning the AGM Pairs Mr Martin Froomberg Gillian Allsop – David Clarke 3rd. August Bank Holiday (Monday 26) Swiss with fellow committee member Richard Mr E Gilburd Roger Keane – David Beavon, Keith Teams at Banstead. Evans, the results being: 1. Richard Mrs S Gill Shuttleworth – Brian Nicholls, and Paul Enter via the Surrey website, or con - Evans – Nick Farr, 2. Adele Wayman – Mrs Deanne Goddard Cutler – Dave Moir qualified in the tact Frances Trebble ( 01252 679883, Jan Havard-Davies, 3. Rick and Fleur Mr Kevin Goddard Bearn to play in the Corwen. In a tough or email [email protected] Waters. Mrs R Harrison field Roger and David finished 6th. The Entries are now open for the Surrey Suffolk Captain David click Mrs B Hobson Staffs Cup was won by Dan Crofts, Green Point Weekend on September 28- Price played for England in Mr T Hobson Edward Levy, Mike Goldsmith, and 29. Please note the earlier starting time the Senior Camrose (see page link Justin, Barbara and Paul Hackett. Dan, of noon this year. Entries only via the Mr C Jonas 12). Ed, Mike and Paul went on to play in website or by post. Mr Alex McFie The Felixstowe Green-pointed Congress the Pachabo . Mr Dominic Monti in early October will soon be here. Now Chasetown winners: Bearn: 1= Craig Mrs P Moore is a good time to book your place if you Sussex Woodbridge – Tony Brian and Sue Eileen Murray haven’t already done so. Crawford – Bob Reynolds. Tony Brain www.sccba.co.uk Moira O’Rogan Diary dates: Sun Sept 8, Ipswich won the Summer Ladder and Handicap CONGRATULATIONS to Mrs L Parker Swiss Pairs, 7pm, Kesgrave Community with Craig Woodbridge sharing the the Avenue Team (Peter Mrs JCH Powell Centre. Wed Sept 18, Suffolk Men’s & Ladder. The Winter Ladder produced a Clinch, Nigel Urban, Shefton Mrs EA Pullinger Women’s Pairs, 7pm, Clare. Sat Oct 5, three-way tie between Rachel Ashmore, Kaplan, Liz Hoskins, Tim Mrs JH Purslow Felixstowe Congress GP Pairs, 1pm, Mel Cooper and Andrew Crawford Dickenson, Andy Ryder, Ian Robertson Felixstowe Leisure Centre. Sun Oct 6, while Marion Taylor won the Winter Mike Allen, and Richard Felixstowe Congress GP Swiss Teams, Mr Peter Scott Handicap . Tony Brian – Craig Newton) who won the Club 11am Felixstowe Leisure Centre. Mr Fred Smith Woodbridge did the double in winning Teams of Eight held at Eastbourne; 2nd Mr P Smith the Pairs and the Teams; team-mates Horsham Club (Dave Franklin, Gerry Mrs YE Wallis were Gordon Woodbridge – Elaine Surrey Stanford, Andy Morris, Duncan Curtis, Sussex Watterson. Brain and Craig added the Mick Carrington, Rick Stevens, Peter Handicap Teams to their trophies www.surreycountybridge.org.uk Rowell and David Cairns). Grand Master partnering Audrey Clarke and Geoff FIRSTLY, enclosed with Congratulations to all League winners Mr PI Clinch Thomas this copy of English Bridge this year, particularly Div. 1 winners Regional Master Shrewsbury winners: Teams: Keith is your calendar of Surrey Ken Ford, Ian Swanson, Nigel Urban, Mr DB Gillespie Shuttleworth, Brian Nicholls, Mike events for the forthcoming Neil Watts, Andy Ryder and Mike Allen. Mrs J Handley Amos and Roger Bowles. Ladies’: Monica year. Please do not throw it Div. 2 winners were Malcolm and Karen Mr MGP Mayes Scott – Pam Booth-Jones. Men’s: Roger away! Pryor, Duncan Curtis, Andy Morris, Master Bowles – David Small. Pairs: Keith Congratulations to Mike Skelly, Leo Harold and Cecily Linfield. Mr RS Bird Shuttleworth – Brian Nicholls. Mixed Wang and Maureen Den nison, playing An exciting conclusion to the Cham- Mr Alan Blackburn Pairs: Pam Booth-Jones – Tony Leech. with a London member, who won the pionship Teams this year – 1 IMP in it Mrs Marion Boswell Congratulations to Paul Hackett for Hants & IOW Green Pointed Swiss over 64 boards in a match played in the NM Barbara Cundiff winning Crockfords. Teams. Helen Beattie – Diane Richmond spirit of bridge. Winners were Julian Mrs GC Fletcher Ms G Flint Mrs E Hornsey Mrs W Keech th Mr Garrick Oliver August 20 is the closing date for the submission of Mr Mike Pye Mr Peter Rowell county reports for the next issue of English Bridge. Mrs E Simon Mr M Spence Please e-mail: [email protected] Ms Sheridan Stevens

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Mitchell’s team, Peter Clinch, Duncan season, Jean and Jessie Newton prevailed included Yorkshire players Peter Stocken, Landmark Quibell, Philip Poulter, Per Lindsten in the Phillipps Final, closely followed Philip Mason, Stuart Davies, George and Andy Ryder, and runners-up Mick by Nick Forward – Steve Allerston. Bak, Gill Copeland, Steve Blackburn, Promotions Carrington’s team (Richard Fedrick, Suzanne Griffin – Neil Humphries Julia Staniforth, Gill Woodcock, Judith Andrew Southwell and Ian Lancaster). headed Monica Parker – Ian Argyle in Biles and Stephen Pollard. Mrs Allie Van der Lee Hastings Basic Bridge Pairs: 1. Stephen the Phillipps Consolation Final. In the Congratulations also to the following Mrs M Varela and Katharine Kennedy, 2. Gerry Chairman’s Cup, Jan Francis-Smythe – on their successes in recent county Mrs T Wallwork Stanford – Joy Mayall. Henfield Candles: Alison Thomson came 1st with Peter events: Yorkshire Mixed Pairs: Carole Warwickshire 1. Yves Lebrec, Leon Northeast, Philip Goodgame – Stuart Harper 2nd. At Kelly – Stuart Davies. West Yorkshire Hunt and John Williams; 2. Nigel national level, Pam Pearce, John Open Teams: Stuart Davies, George Bak, Life Master Osmer, Vida Bingham, Ros and Geoffrey Sansom, Joyce Skelton and Richard Gill Copeland and Steve Blackburn. Mrs L Birch Wolfarth. Jephcott won the Plate. Leeds Swiss Pairs: Pauline Cooper – Mr R Birch Diary dates: Please check the County The ‘new’ season has started brightly, Richard Hilton. Yorkshire Masters Pairs, Regional Master Diary for all heats for Sussex Pairs, with our first and third teams winning Grade 1: Jack Stocken – Phil Godfrey; Mr D Gough Mixed Pairs, David Pavey, Elizabeth both their first two matches in the Inter- Grade 2: Philip Cooper – David Brooks - Mrs LL Tolbutt North and all Individual competitions. County Dawes League and our second bank; Grade 3: Brian Stones – Julia Baker. team winning one. We wish the second Yorkshire Congress: Improvers Trophy: Master team, who won the Porter Cup last Alan Chalmers – Ian Martin; Ladies Mrs D Baylis Warwickshire season, success in the Inter-County Pairs: Angela Booth – Cheryl Duddell; Sheila Doyle League Winners Final. The first compe - www.warwickshirebridge.co.uk Men’s Pairs: Richard Winter – Stuart Mr Roger Harris tition of the season, the Seniors’ Pairs, Davies; Mixed Pairs: Michael Byrne – Mrs M Johnson IN the first match of the was won by Stewart Fishburne – Mike Fiona Brown; Pairs, Moortown Cup: Dr MJ Kingman 2013-2014 Inter-County Willoughby, with Jessie Newton – John Fiona Brown – Ollie Burgess; York Mr P Lewis League all three teams won Turner runners-up. Mount Group Trophy: Basil Letts – Mrs Jane MacKenzie against Oxfordshire: the 1st As usual the Malvern Congress will Simon Cope; Chairman’s Plate: David Mr C Woolf team 18-2, 2nd team 12-8 be held at the Bank House Hotel in Stevenson – Liz Commins; Teams, Fell- and the 3rd team 17-3. Bransford. This year it will be on Vincent Cup: Michael Byrne, Hugh Westmorland Congratulations to John October 26-27. At the time of writing McGann, Ollie Burgess, Fiona Brown; Regional Master Baxter – Carrolleann Philp on winning the brochure has just been printed and John Colley Trophy: Martin Stephens, Mr A Farmer the Fledgling Pairs, and to Anne and the congress is proving as popular as Peter Stephens, Phil Stephens, Alex Mrs C Farmer Nick Woosnam who won the Mixed ever, being already a quarter booked. We Wilkinson; Scarborough Trophy: Malcolm Pairs. would encourage regular attendees to Caporn, Cedric Cockcroft, Richard Wiltshire Division winners in the County book as soon as possible before it is fully Edwards, Bob Ross. Premier Grand Master League were: Div. 1, Moseley C (Wood); booked. Affiliated Clubs Teams: Beauchief Miss PS Davies Div. 2, Griffins (Galvin); and Div. 3, West (Jacqueline Starsmore, Stan Haywood, Master Midlands I (Oddy). Anyone interested Yorkshire Janet Thomson, Gary Heane). Wadding - Mr LC Ladle in forming a team to play in the League ton Shield: Bill Townsend, Tony McNiff, www.ycba.co.uk/ Mr HW Raimes next season should contact the League Sarah Teshome, Richard Winter. WARMEST congra tu la tions Mr Tony Reed Secretary Ron Birch ( 0121 384 4850 Yorkshire Trophy: Nick Woolven, Martin or email [email protected] to YCBA President Hubert Edge, Alan Brosgill, Robin Jepson, Judy Shewring Initiatives to encourage juniors and Castle, who celebrated his Adam Dickinson, Phil Morrison. Mrs Shirley Sterry newcomers are currently run at Cov - 100th birthday on May 24 Diary dates: Sept 1, Huddersfield Mr RJ Thorpe entry BC and in the near future also at (see page 43). Rose Bowl. Sept 15, Garforth Swiss Worcester West Midlands. Coventry BC run The YCBA and Bradford Bridge Club Teams, Collingham. Sept 19, Kath Grim - hosted the friendly international match oldby Simultaneous Pairs.Oct 5-6, Regional Master lessons and a game for juniors every Saturday at 2pm. Newcomers aged 5-18 between England and Ireland for the Great Northern Swiss Pairs, Hilton Dr S Forward are welcome. Please contact Frank Corn Cairdis Trophy. The England teams Hotel, Leeds. r Master Deakin ( 024 7633 8668 or email Mr DL Heard [email protected] for details. Mrs June Smith Starting September 14, West Mids BC Mrs F Wade are running a Junior Club on Saturday Mr D Waide afternoons from 2-4pm For more Mrs Y Waide information contact Christine Killeen or Beryl Latham, enquiries@westmid Yorkshire bridge.co.uk Life Master Diary dates: Wed Sept 25, Moseley Mrs B Bramall Bowl (teams), 7.15pm, Mos. Sat Sept 28, Mr A Jarvis WCBA Teachers Workshop, 11.30am, Regional Master WMBC. Tues Sept 30, closing date for Miss L Bridson Goodman entries. Mr S Knight Master Worcestershire Mr M Akeroyd www.worcestershirebridge.co.uk Mrs MK Cooper Mr P Cooper THE County AGM took Mr F Ellis place at the end of May. Mr TD Fenton Our grateful thanks go Capt. S Ledger to retiring Committee Members, Richard Jeph - Mr RDM Munden cott and Nick Forward – we hope to be Dr I Newman welcoming them back soon when their Mrs Anne Scott

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Answers to Problems on Page 40 link

WN ES WN ES Tues May 7 (Aylesbury Vale BC): Hand 1 1™ Pass Hand 4 1t 1´ 2™ Peter Malpass – Andrew Mason ´ 10 8 2 ? ´ 8 7 6 4 3 2 ? ™ J 3 ™ 7 t A K 9 6 5 1NT. Even with the five- t 8 5 2 4´. When you have a big ® 10 9 4 card suit, 8 points is not ® 9 8 2 fit, six-card support for quite enough these days partner’s presumed five- for a two level response. card suit, you do not need You would expect partner to raise to 2NT points to raise pre-emptively. While you with 17 points, so you are unlikely to miss expect to go down, the opponents must game. If partner rebids 2 ™ over 1NT, you have a good fit too and be able to make a will know it is a 6-2 fit, something you game, if not a slam. would not know after 1 ™ –2t –2™. Wed May 8 (Wallingford BC): Ron Quainton – Adrian Lambe WN ES WN ES Hand 5 1NT 2®1 Pass Hand 2 1t 1´ ´ K J 5 3 2 ? 1 ´ Q J 9 ? ™ A 10 4 Majors ™ Q J 6 3 2 t J 7 t Q 9 8 2 Double. At this level, a ® J 8 7 4´. Facing both majors, ® 4 double is for take-out you have a great hand. rather than penalty. You Five-card support for are not strong enough to partner’s four- or five-card spade suit is respond 2 ™. While you do have support good news itself. A-10-x in partner’s other Thurs May 9 (Wantage BC): for partner’s diamonds, getting the heart suit is useful too. If there is a two-way Alison Nicolson – Keith Robbins suit into the picture is more important. If finesse in either major, North’s 1NT partner does not bid hearts, you can pro- opening will give you a big clue which way ba bly give preference to or compete in to take it. diamonds later.

WNES WN ES Hand 6 Pass Pass 1t Pass Hand 3 1´ Pass 2t Pass ´ 10 8 7 5 3 1´ Pass 2´ Pass ´ A Q 10 8 7 2´ Pass 2NT Pass ™ Q J 7 ? ™ A 10 3 ? t J 8 Fri May 10 (Oxford BC): t K 10 ® A J 9 Pass. Although partner Erica and Christopher Sheppard ® 8 4 3 3NT. Facing partner’s could have passed 1 ´ invita tion al 2NT, you (because you had al- need to look at your suit ready passed), you do not want to get too quality and spot cards. Here the spades are excited facing a single raise. Partner’s raise quite good and you have two further tens in shows little more than a sound opening the red suits. Had you opened a 12-14 1NT with four-card support. Holding a nine- and received an invitational raise, again you loser hand, admittedly a good nine-loser would have gone on to 3NT. hand, game is some way off. r

CONGRATULATIONS TO John Sansom, Richard Jephcott, Pam Pearce and Mon May 13 (Christchurch BC): Joyce Skelton, who beat Carol Mueller, Kevin Elstow, Chris Mooney, Herb Mueller Miles Cowling – Martin Brook and Victor Savage in the final of the Hubert Phillips Plate.

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Brighton Lite

Another way to enjoy our flagship event

Building on 2012’s innovations, we are now grouping all the one-day weekend events and the single- session mid-week events under the umbrella title ‘Brighton Lite’. You can play as little or as much as you like, taking advantage of the flexibility given by the new events and new timings to reduce the number of nights spent in hotels, to come for the day and get home earlier, or just to spend more time in Brighton’s relaxed surroundings. If you’re new to the world of congresses or haven’t been to Brighton for a while, why not give Brighton Lite a go? What are the Brighton Lite events?

The Weekends: There are two one-day green-pointed Swiss Teams events on the first weekend and two one-day green- pointed stratified Swiss Pairs on the second weekend. Each event consists of six seven-board matches, with a noon start-time, and there are extra prizes and master points available for those who play both days of a weekend.

Mid-week: All the well-known mid-week events are in Brighton Lite , including the daily Open Pairs and our regular evening events: ‘Play with the Experts’ Pairs; Tuesday Pairs Championship; Mixed Pivot Teams Championship; and the Mixed Pairs Championship; as well as a new Point-a-Board teams on Friday afternoon (16 August). Finally, the Next Step Congress (13 - 15 August), aimed at players who are familiar with club play but new to congresses (see page 23), is a part of the Lite events. All the weekday afternoon events are blue-pointed and the weekday evenings are green-pointed, with an early start available in the evening pairs events.

Download our special Brighton Lite leaflet and full timetable at: http://goo.gl/LCSAs

Entries via  01296 317 203/219, or [email protected], or online at https://www.ebu.co.uk/members/

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CITY CUP WINNERS link If you missed the article on page 41, do go back and read about David Wing’s extraordinary bicycle/bridge tour of English Cities. On this page and the next four you can see the winners of the various City Cups that David donated to each bridge club he visited . It is hoped that the City Cup will become an annual event in participating clubs.

Bath Bridge Club Bristol Bridge Club Pat Davies – James Dunlop Nelson Stephens – Sue O'Hara

Birmingham (West Midlands BC) Cambridge Bridge Club Ian Prentice – John Lovett Catherine Curtis – Jon Cooke

Bradford Bridge Club Canterbury Bridge Club Sue Logan – Stuart Davies Doug Andrews – Dave McVey

David Wing in front of Exeter Cathedral. His bicycle/bridge tour of English Cities Brighton (Avenue Bridge Club) Julian Mitchell – Richard Sydenham lasted just over one year and raised over Carlisle Bridge Club with Sally Bugden, EBU Chairman £6,000 in aid of the Alzheimer’s Society. Kathleen and Geoff Bell

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Chelmsford Bridge Club Derby Bridge Club Gloucester Bridge Club Sue and Chris Taylor Judith Stoker – Derek Turner Ted Hill – Jon Nicholls

Chester (Deva Bridge Club) Durham Bridge Club Hereford Bridge Club Bob Sneddon – Terry Jones Maureen Ball – Margaret Gilbert Tony Voogd – Roman Klis with Chairman Mike Ralph

Chichester Bridge Club Ely Bridge Club Hull Bridge Club Frank Griffin – Greg Sharpe Julie and John Aspinall Brenda Ryley – Mamie Seal with Chairman Peter Watson

Coventry Bridge Club Exeter Bridge Club Leeds Bridge Club Maggie and John Pyner Charles Noon – Mike Ball Mollie Temple – Linda Holdroyde

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Leicester Bridge Club London (Woodberry Bridge Club) Nottingham Bridge Club Richard Smith (pictured) – Ray Wallace Sonia Griffiths – Doug Dunn Leah and Mark Goddard

Lichfield (Sutton Coldfield BC) Manchester Bridge Club Oxford Bridge Club Henry and Audrey McBride Eddie Thornton-Chan – Nigel Matthews Peter Briggs – Dennis Talbot

Lincoln Bridge Club Newcastle Bridge Club Peterborough Bridge Club John Longmuir – Andrew Green Peter Rodgerson – Bernard Shepherd Tim Durdin – Tony Hough

Liverpool Bridge Club Norwich Bridge Club Plymouth Bridge Club Ken McNeill – Jill Pembridge Andrew Brown – Bindumadhava Bhadrinath Enid and Michael Hamon

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Portsmouth (Hayling Island BC) Salisbury (Sarum Bridge Club) Stoke Bridge Club Chris Broadbent – Eileen Walker David Hands – Brian Johnson John Day – Geoff Feltbower

Preston Bridge Club Sheffield Bridge Club Sunderland Bridge Club Sue and Nick Woodcock Fiona Sutherland – Peter Waterman George Irwing – Alleyn Erskine

Ripon Bridge Club Southampton (Hedge End BC) Truro Bridge Club Marie and Ron Appleby Lesley Lewis – James Clark Robbie Bhonsle – Vivienne Mably

Salford (Bramhall Village Bridge Club) St. Albans Bridge Club Wakefield Bridge Club Neil Thomas – Rodney Lighton Gill and Steve Lambert Roger and Pauline Parker

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Wells Bridge Club Winchester Bridge Club Worcester Bridge Club Anne and Gordon McBride Margaret Blewett – Jan Whitehouse Mel Downing – Ross Garratt

Westminster (Richmond Bridge Club) Roland Gronau – Lorna Vestey with Wolverhampton Bridge Club York Bridge Club special guest of honour Zia Mahmood Geoff Davies – Robin Adey John Legg – Alan Hankinson

1 – 3 November 2013 SENIORS CONGRESS

Daventry Court Hotel, NN11 0SG ( 01327 307 000

To be eligible, you must have been born in 1953 or before

Blue Green points Championship Pairs points Swiss Pairs Championship Swiss Teams Championship Entries / enquiries to EBU Comps Department ( 01296 317203 or 01296 317219 or book online at www.ebu.co.uk

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Max Robinson 4 Star Regional Master 11 Star Premier Mr IR Valentine Congratulations Mr Simon Rye Mr T Pearce Master County Master to the newly Mr Ian Thorn 3 Star Regional Master Mrs P Hamilton-Brown Marion Baker promoted Christopher Treharne Mr E Audsley 9 Star Premier Master Mr John Chandler Premier Grand Mrs Pauline Watkin Master Mrs IM Lovell Nell Dillistone Master: Area Master Mr R Gower 8 Star Premier Master Maggi Giblin Mr P J Lee Miss PS Davies, Beccy Alexander District Master Mr RD Killick 4 Star Premier Master Wiltshire Mrs M Atkins Mrs Margaret Codd Mr Andy Kirk Mr C Shambrook Mrs Meg Brown Mr Roger Hodge Dr Cliff Nicholls Mrs E Stokes Congratulations Diana Cameron Mrs J Reid Joanna Rockall 3 Star Premier Master to the newly Mrs Molly Fenner Area Master Lesley Stroud promoted Mrs Delia Gist Mrs A Chamberlain Mr Geoffrey Taylor Mr George Dobson 1 Star Premier Master Grand Masters: Mrs Judy Goulding Mr G Wasdall Helen Donkin Mr CPD Johns Mr PI Clinch, Mr Nick Gurney Mrs ES White Krzysztof Sztompke Mr Ilan Sirkis Sussex Anne Gutteridge Christine Wright Club Master Mr R K Wilkinson Mr W Hodgkiss, Mrs Elaine Jones District Master Mr Alan Price 5 Star Master Surrey Mr Alan Lawson Mr Peter Banks Mr David Tompsett Mr WA Wells Mr SR Norris, Mrs June Lawson Linda Beadle Local Master 4 Star Master Lancashire Mrs Marylyn Phillips Mrs J Birt Sherri Everitt Mr P Brentnall Mr Patrick Roe Mr P Birt Mr KG Carver Gill Stevenson Mr David Miller Mr N Birtles Mr JO Griffiths Master-point Kate Stevenson Judi Priestley Mr John Cadman Mr De Killey Ms J Williams Mrs C Robertson Mrs C Chiles Promotions Mrs L Pratt Mr T Woodbridge Mr Albert Russell Mr John Fagence Dr R Stenson May – June Club Master Angela Fecher Berks and Bucks Mrs A Williams 2013 Mrs MT Buggy Mr Chris Fox-Geen 3 Star Master Mrs Margaret Crowson Rosemary Hamshere Mrs F Cugnoni Deborah Durbin Sally James Avon Ms S Hegi Mr P Jourdain Mr Adrian King Mrs C Hodgson Mr Ian Lovely Mr NJ Lawson Dick Mr SJ Kearon Margaret Molton Ms M Leonard Life Master Mr KN Simpson Loretta Ogden-Froud Mr Peter Mayne Mrs L Hayton Mrs MA Thomas Mr AI Ratcliff Rosemary Noel-Clarke 7 Star Premier 2 Star Master Mr Alan Robinson Mr Graham Poole 3 Star Premier Master Regional Master Mrs A Francis Local Master Mr Jeremy Smith Mr B Taylor Mr DJ Green Dr PE Francis Mr Ernest Armstrong Sue Stabler 4 Star Master 6 Star Premier Mr PJ Hodgson Mrs Barbara Bax Mrs Jan Sutton Mr RC Blacknell Regional Master Mr Rm Howlett Advanced Master Mr John Bax Mr Bill Utterson Dr H Guilford Mrs BB Mayfield Mr NW Thomas Mrs Penny Bell Area Master 1 Star Premier Mr CSL Williams Master Rose Boswell 1 Star Master Jean Chandler Regional Master Mr M Brown Alan Burnell Mr Dr Johnson Mr Peter Clough Mr MK Green Mrs Jan Duncan Chrissy Coward Advanced Master Shirley Crowe 5 Star Regional Master County Master Mr Mark Phillips Mr LN Ashton Mr Steve Hames Mrs PE Lee Mrs RJ Letcher Carole Price Mr CE Dale Mrs Maureen Hawkins 4 Star Regional Master District Master Mr Desley Radmall Clive Lewis Mrs Judith Heppleston Mrs Yvonne Baynes Mr John Seed Mr S Mian Master Mr Roger Heppleston Mr R Boothroyd Mrs BJ Regan Mrs Irene Ashby Mr Alec Hine Bedfordshire Mrs J Bright 1 Star Regional Master Mrs Fiona Bennett Mrs Wilhemena Kiebert Ms M Hehir Mr G Brisbourne Ian Heavyside Mrs Anne Legg Mrs Trudy Hughes 15 Star Premier Mr P Holman Vernon Messenger Mr Geoff Hunt Master Mrs SM Mullally Mr Clive Miskin Joyce Mellor Mr SR Barrow Mr Ian Ovenden Christine Phillips Gene Morgan 3 Star Premier 12 Star Premier Mr Bill Pocock Gillian Read Mr Stephen Powell Regional Master Master Mr J Robotham Dr Rashmi Shah Marie-France Riboulet Mr P Malpass Mr D Calcutt Mr JM Tattersall Mrs A Sharman

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Mr Jim Slade 11 Star Premier Premier Regional Area Master Derbyshire Mila Spray Master Master Mrs Denise Murdoch Mrs Shula Stamp Mr F Padgett Mrs K Evans Mrs Maureen Smee 8 Star Premier Master Mr A Stamp Mrs HA Wise Mr Peter Smee Mrs B Jones Mr KF Wise Mrs Denise Williams Mrs Audrey Yarwood Mrs GR Williamson 4 Star Premier Master Regional Master Mr JD Crane Club Master Club Master Mr P A Reed 4 Star Premier 3 Star Premier Master Ann Bennett Lise Allen 1 Star Premier Master Regional Master Mr KR Firth Noreen Heslop Mr KW Cooper Mrs B Mansfield Mr G Alderman 1 Star Premier Master Jo Heydon Marilyn Croft Advanced Master 1 Star Premier Mr B Stevenson Mr Brian Fazackerley Mrs M Farley Mr Terry Quiddington Regional Master 3 Star Master Gillian Foulkes County Master Mrs M Rich Mr IW Roxburgh Mr N Matthews Chris Fountain Mrs S Hardy Mr P Woodward 4 Star Regional Master 2 Star Master Roger Fountain Jan Walker Local Master Mr R Hodgkins Mrs C Anderson District Master Mr James Gallagher Advanced Master Bob Bennett 3 Star Regional Master Mrs S Garry Alan Godfrey Mr R Millington Mr Bruce Coate-Bond Mr T Pilkington Mrs SM Youngson Mr John Goss Master Micheline Smith 1 Star Regional Master Club Master Mr Brian Henley Ms Karen Blacklock Stephen Smith Miss A Craig Mrs Christina Ashcroft Judy Henley County Master 5 Star Premier Master Mr Keith MacKenzie Margaret Stephenson Mr Tom O’Kane Mr Sam Fairham Mr ZM Baranowski Local Master 3 Star Premier Master Sue Orme Mr A Hunter Cumbria Liliane Pinner Dr NR Oakley Elizabeth Heron Mr JA Wragg Ms C Smith District Master 5 Star Premier Master 5 Star Master Cornwall Marilla Speller Gavin Kilpatrick Mr JH Brown Mr A Skidmore Mrs Wendy Spurling Mr Peirce Premier Master 2 Star Master Betty Stratton Mr S Reid Mr JR Robinson Mrs EM Ward 1 Star Master Mrs A Tester Ms Bridget Spencer 5 Star Master Mr BP Cullen Mr John Watson Area Master Mrs A Carter Dr J Bradshaw National Master Advanced Master Local Master 4 Star Master Mr John Bradbury Mr Andrew Cummins Mrs V Mably Mr Janusz Adamowilz Mrs M Armstrong Mrs BJ Haines Miss Carina Negreanu 1 Star Premier Mrs J Allsop Regional Master Master Mrs Mo Harris Mrs Brenda Sallis Mr Marius Dros Mrs C Bishop Mrs M Stoker Master Mrs Iris Howell Club Master 4 Star Regional Master Mr G Batey Diana Mann Anne Fothergill District Master Mrs EM Relton Mr C Butt Chris Norton Ms Allison Kaye Mrs JP Huggett 25 Star Premier Mr E Wilkinson Sekhar Pillai Mr Denis Lewis Mrs Annie Simon Master County Master Mrs B Potts Vivian Neame Mr Gordon Tickle Edward Nevill Mrs BJ Martin Mrs M Davidson Charlie Proser Area Master Local Master 10 Star Premier Mrs D Fletcher Jackie Saunders Mrs Wendy Adams Heather Curtis Master Mr G Povah Darina Scott Mr Adrian Lui Mr G Buck Mrs Margaret Briggs Jean Robshaw Mr Ian Sheldon Mr John Packham 5 Star Premier Master Mrs Jen Hamilton Christine Woodcock Liz Stockwood Mrs EJK Poynder Mrs A Ampleford Mrs Doreen Ramsden Mr R Woodcock 4 Star Premier Master Mrs Angela Taylor District Master Cambs and Hunts Channel Islands Mr J Hardisty Club Master Mrs T Alderman National Master Life Master 1 Star Tournament Mrs Cath Bowman Mr Paul Dorling Mr FA Allen Mr H Walden Master Mrs Janet Braisted R Innes Mr DCR Collier Mrs CR Trezise National Master Mrs Rosie Ford Mr Allan Pittman 2 Star Premier Master Linda Rowell Mr JE Panter Mrs Lynn Green Regional Master 2 Star Premier Mrs I Parkin Mr Colin Smith Mr Keith Ridley Mr WJ Briscombe Regional Master County Master Area Master 3 Star Regional Master Mr S Halston Mrs Sarah Trenaman Mr Joe Weall Mrs Hazel Bradley Brig. DA Man 1 Star Premier District Master Local Master Mr Andrew Bragg 2 Star Regional Master Regional Master Jeanette Hill Mrs Anne Hislop Mrs J Clegg Mr M Anderson Mrs F Honey Mr Roger Jones Irene Liversedge S Davies

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Sheilagh Howells Mr IM Nunn Mr John Heaton Dorset Essex Mrs J Lawrence 3 Star Master Mrs Brigitte Henderson T Pulfrey Mr R Watkins Mrs Pam Hiscocks Mr Dave Quinn 1 Star Master Mrs J Jolliff Mrs Beth Richardson Mrs EM Elliot Prof M Jones Mr A Shepherd Mrs MJ Tarry Mr M Jones 4 Star Premier Club Master Advanced Master Mrs Maureen Jones Mr S McKibbin Regional Master Premier Life Master Mr Peter Birkbeck Mrs Brenda Kirby Mrs S Douglas Mr S Rake Mr T Dunsby Mr A Riach Ms Jean Lee 5 Star Regional Master Janet Hobbs Mr G Tompkinson 1 Star Premier Mrs Anne Macallister Mr JC Birch Mrs Pullen Master Regional Master Mrs Gwen Martin 22 Star Premier Mrs Pauline Robinson Mr J Davey Mr DJ Gill Mrs Jacqui Munns Master Mrs Ann Young Mr John Dick 3 Star Regional Master Mr DJ Brace Local Master Mr David Kaye Mr Steve Munns Mr DR Wooldridge 15 Star Premier Cynthia Ambler Bill Luscombe Mrs Elizabeth Penn Regional Master Master Mrs Anne Brocklehurst County Master Chris Powell-Smith Mr GE Wilcox Mrs J Brown Mrs E Batten Jenny Powell-Smith Mr Kryzysztof Ginda 5 Star Premier Master Mr Clive Case Mr CJ Dawson Mr Chris Reynard 13 Star Premier Mr RO Hudson Mrs L Hinchliffe Mr Stephen Francis Mrs Lynne Thornley Master 3 Star Premier Master Johanna Lennox Mr D Johnson Mrs Barbara Triplett Mr JS Marshall Mr W Rodger Dr K Levick Mr P Martin Mr Kevin Yardley 1 Star Premier Master 2 Star Premier Master Ms JM Musson District Master Local Master Mr Kelly Courtney Mr J Bernard Mr A Pigott Mr Roger Ayles William Barber 3 Star Master Mrs P Johnson Mr Dale Crisp Mr Micky Birchall Mrs SK Banks 5 Star Master Devon Sheila Hannaford Mr Nick Bunn 1 Star Master Mrs CL McCue Mr Bruno Hanoman Mrs Joan Clarke Mr TD Edwards 3 Star Master Miss M Lindsay Mrs Judy Edwards Advanced Master Mr JR Sayer Robin Lount Rachel Greaves Mr Bob Mahoney Mrs A Beaney 1 Star Master Mrs K Heywood Mr K Booth Premier Life Master Nrs B Mellor Ms A Woolner Elsie Hobbs Master Mrs JG Flood Mr Bob Tarry County Master Mrs K Jennings Mr AR Anstey Life Master Mrs Dawn Thomas Mr M Jennings Mrs Ann Beeson Mrs S Lowe Mr IM Walsh Mr Trevor Walker Mr Alan Keyworth Mr Keith Beeson Premier National Mr Bill Young Mr R Strudwick Mrs Denise Maitland Master Area Master Mr Steve Lacey County Master Mr M Boyack Mrs Lee Bristow Mrs Diane McGregor District Master Mr LM Harris National Master Mr Chris Crabb Jane Roberts Mrs NJ Law Mrs Carol Wise Mrs C Boyack Mr Jim Grafham Mr J Tory Mrs Gill Philip District Master 2 Star Premier Mr Tom Irish Mrs Christine Wilson Robin Stewart Janice Ashby Mr M Bakewell Regional Master Mr N James Mr John Wilson Mrs Pat Tope Ms HP Buckley Mr A Leslie Mrs J Judd Mr Oliver Woodroffe 2 Star Regional Master Mrs J McMahon Direct Mrs M Foster Area Master Mr IJ Dalrymple Mr Gordon Scales Mrs Dorothy Greaves Advanced Master Mr George Dodman Dr L Homewood Mr Bryan Stowell Mr M Joslin Mr T Owen Mrs JC Keith Mrs June Stowell Mrs Patricia Martin Mr Alex Kemura Area Master 1 Star Regional Master Di White Mrs C Robson Mrs S Knight Mr G Ware Mrs B Golding Mrs Judy Wilkinson Mary Straughan Chris Leeding Club Master Regional Master Club Master Club Master Mr Alan Moore Mr G Baker Mr J Pietrzycki Mr Andrew Bygrave Lee Arnold-Jones Mrs JA Mullins Dr R Bates Mr Ted Munt 9 Star Premier Master Mrs Bunny Clark Jenny Beale Mrs JM Northmore Mrs V Crabb Mrs A Green Mustapha Rahaman Jennifer Cookson 2 Star Premier Master Mr Edwin Cripps Local Master Friedgard Smith Mr C Bray Dr Maury Ervine Mr P Bellingham Catherine Lynn Dr Joe Swift Mrs R Mr Tim Gay Mr P Crout Mr Keith Pickett Area Master 4 Star Master Jenni Harvie Ms L Paterson Local Master Mrs J Birch Mrs EA Nunn Mr John Heal Mrs G Stretch Mr Ahmad Zahedi Mrs Carole Brown

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Mr Douglas Brown National Master Mrs Carol Jacob Mr Tim Howard Herefordshire Mr George Davis Mr P Ford Mr David Lewis Mr Peter Lang Bryan Gaze Mr RG Kingston Mr Tim Lorigan Mrs B Manners Premier National Ms Sheri Grigg 3 Star Premier Mrs Sally Micklethwait Mrs Vera Orlandini Master Mr M Harvey Regional Master Mrs Jean Neale Mr MJ Sullman Mr G Barrett Mr A Lyndon Smith Mrs V Chidgey Mr John Osborne County Master 2 Star Regional Master Mrs Jean Lyndon-Smith 4 Star Premier Master Mr AJ Simpson Ms C Hoey Mr N Duberley Chas Moore Mr BM Dorey Mrs J Wylie David Judd 5 Star Master Mrs Greta Nutchey Mr IP Francis Local Master Mr David Richardson Mrs D Robertson Mr Martin Perlmutter 3 Star Premier Master Linda Blunt John Symonds 2 Star Master Irene Rose Mr A Kwatra Mrs J Davies Janet Wright Mr KA Brookes Mrs LM Sitch 2 Star Premier Master Mrs Margaret Davis Mr John Wright Advanced Master Pamela Turnbull Mrs EM Devereux Mrs J Drummond District Master Mrs C Timms Mr N Pitel Master Lindsay Wilner Mrs JJ Fennell Mrs Mandy Bristow 1 Star Premier Master Mr PJ Harrison Club Master Mr RJ Haggerwood Ms Ann Fieldhouse Mr CP Fleming Mrs ME Plent Mr Ralph Rea Mr M Andrews Mrs V Halladey 1 Star Tournament Mrs Caroline Pye County Master Vicky Anfilogoff Mrs Anne Jepsen Master Mrs Roberta Rastrick Mr D Crocker Mr T Collins Mr Farid Motamed Ms PJ Phillips Mrs Vanessa Ryle Mrs E Riddle Mr J Coughlan Mrs Lorraine Motamed Tournament Master Mrs Marian Venn Mr Derek Winslow District Master Angela Davenport Mrs M Newport Mrs Ann Williams Area Master Mrs M Barrett Mr Jim Davidson 5 Star Master Area Master Mrs Patricia Emmett Sybil Folkson Mrs W Brelsford Hants and IoW Mrs V Glazzard Mr Neil Featonby Mr John Hammond 3 Star Master David Ingham Mr John Glasscock Mr C Kilby Mrs C Lewis Mrs Molly Lavender Mr Stephen Levin Mrs Gwenyth Kirk 2 Star Master David Rix Mary Smith Mr S Krishnan Mrs DJ Hogarth Mrs Josie Roué Mr Norman Weston Mrs Pauline Leah Mrs N Kemp Club Master Premier Life Master Club Master Mrs Carole Mathews 1 Star Master Mr John Duvall Mrs C Ray Mrs Rosmarie Boag Christopher Parmenter Mrs Carole Foulkes Mrs Barbara Johnson Mr RR Ray Mr Martin Coyne Tony Schutz Advanced Master Mr Keith Stait 1 Star Premier Elaine Drayton Mrs M Sweet Mr AF Richards Regional Master Local Master Gerald Drayton Larry Symmons Master Mr IR Giles Marion Blaymires Mr David Freeman Mrs Jess Taylor Mr RG Miles 6 Star Premier Master Mrs JE Burke Mr Patrick Hill Sue Whittle County Master Mr JW Pearson Mr Gerrit Fianen Eddie Humm Stephanie Withers Ms Sian Brady 4 Star Premier Master Mrs Ria Fianen Valerie Law Local Master Mrs DM Ellis Mr JA Collyer Tilly Hare Michael Mates Mr Ian Brown Mr R Gass Premier Master Mr John McKnight Mr Steve Murrey Mrs Yvonne Edwards O Windsor-Clive Mr CA Patrick Mrs Susan Middle Mr Peter Owen Albert Harrison District Master Tournament Master Richard Price Dr Frank Price Ron Naughton Mrs I Fort Mr GA Mcdermott H Scott-Cowell Martyn Neill Ms A Haussherr 5 Star Master Hertfordshire Mr J Wilson Mrs Liz Panzetta Mr DK Wilson Mr P Francis Mr Anthony Young Barbara Ridgewell Area Master 4 Star Master Ms NJ Battell Mrs V Moules Local Master Mrs Gay Bessant Gloucestershire Mr Jeremy Furtado Ms J Percival Mrs Pat Holyer Mrs P Yeoman Mr John Binks Life Master Mrs Mn Hyde 2 Star Master Mr Gus Cunningham Mrs S Dow Mrs Kate Maxwell Mr RF Wilson Mr Chris Diston Mr DJ Peers Mrs H Morgan 1 Star Master Mr Mark Hanson National Master Mrs Francoise Raison Mr DE Blundell John Harland Mr J Leake Premier Life Master Mr IC Statham Advanced Master Mrs Ann James 8 Star Premier Mr PJ Phair Mrs Jm Statham Mrs J Steele Mrs Janet Meager Regional Master Premier National Mr Eric Turner Master Mrs Pamela Phillips Mr GR Fair Master Club Master Mr Martin Church Mr Tas Poullais 9 Star Regional Master Mr MJ Lewis Mr Jim Blenkinsop Mr John Foster Mrs Pamela Young Mrs P Reed

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3 Star Regional Master Anthony Osborne Mr John Metcalfe 3 Star Tournament Mr B Newman Mr JM Wareham Mrs Barbara Robjant Gerry Newing Master Mrs Linda Skipworth 2 Star Regional Master Mr J Shelfer Mrs S Peace Miss JH Pakeman Mrs CE Symons Mrs SJ Barnett Mrs Jane Spreull Mrs Helen Samuels 1 Star Tournament Mr Mark Symons 1 Star Regional Master Mr Ossie Vickers Mark Smith Master Mr Ruedi Welti Mr D Mail Pat Vickers Pattie Tzouliadis Mrs BA Barnes Ian White Ms R Windler Mr P Wakefield Mrs Barbara Wells Mrs EA Fox Mr Marten Wortel 7 Star Premier Master Mrs Ruth Weinstein Mrs M Gibson Mr RG Young Mr K Farraway Area Master Isle of Man Tournament Master District Master 4 Star Premier Master Tess Alexander Mr DW Gibson Mr J Barton Keith Darley Mrs Christine Andrew Mrs G Jessel Mrs T Bayley 5 Star Master Mrs Mary Bain 5 Star Master Mrs Anne Brant Ms R Allenby Mr Nigel Bain Mrs PA Barker Mrs A Bushell 4 Star Master Maryanne Beech Mrs JD Lightfoot Mr R Cave 5 Star Premier Master Mr F Ross Mrs Anita Broadfield Mrs M Trevor-Jones Mrs Ann Darby Mrs M Beere 3 Star Master Gwen Flynn 4 Star Master Mr Frank Fridd Club Master Mrs SD Bull Ms Barbara O’Hagan Mrs L Bracher Mr Gerhard Hess Mrs Diana Mullan 2 Star Master Mrs Shirley Pettifer Mrs V Fuller Mrs J Holdom Local Master Mrs VC Fullforth Mr Tim Potter Mr KG Marsh John Marshallsay Mrs Jackie Molesworth Mrs D Nelson Mrs Jenny Sandercock Mrs MB Van Der Biji Mrs Jane Pace 1 Star Master Mrs Joan Scoles 3 Star Master Mr Barry Redbourn Kent Mrs SM Fleming Mrs G Sugrue Mrs M Gibson Mr Neil Shilling Mr RHT Wright Club Master Mr DG Hurter Ms S Wallis Advanced Master Mr Dennis Alder Mr BM Waters Mr Pieter Weel Iain Climie Pat Barker 2 Star Master Area Master Mr MH King Mr R Colucci Mr P Lehos Mrs Elaine Cartledge Mr R Parker Mr Barry Cooksley 1 Star Master Mrs J Cazalay Mr TJ Potter Ms Doreen Ellenbogen Life Master Mrs F Diggens Mr Joe Czarnowski Master Mrs Anne Fitzgerald Mr MS Hampton Mrs BA Hewitt Mrs Janet Harris Mr Stephen Leadbetter Angus Gull Premier National Mr R Kendall Sylvia Hayward Ulla Lee Frank Harvey Master Mrs AM Mace Mrs J Heyburn Mr R Maureso Ken Kempsell Mrs VA Reeves Mrs Maggie Piazza Reggie Kwan Mr Ted Shaw Angela Naylor-Vane 1 Star Premier Advanced Master Mrs Anne McKean Mr AJE Shields Mr Terry Naylor-Vane Regional Master Mrs W Church Mr Bob Moore County Master Mr John Potter Mr R George Mr TJ Connor Arleen Paton-Smith Mr Ed Devine P Skyrme 4 Star Regional Master Ms Jane Cruickshank Hilary Reed Mr Derek Gowlett Mrs Ann Strickfuss Mrs M Harris Mr Alan Hodkinson Jim Rountledge Mr Raymond Silver Mr John Strickfuss 2 Star Regional Master Mr C McNeil Mrs Marilyn Smart Mr BA Wells Mrs A Thomas Mrs K Staples Mr S Moruzzi Gladys Stanhope District Master Local Master 1 Star Regional Master Mr N Roach Mrs Delia Waldie Ian Buckley Ms Anne Axford Dr CH Game Mr I Thomas Mrs Lin Watson Jean Bunyan Mary Barrett Regional Master Mr F Waller Club Master Mrs S Cirket P Bovaird Mr D Andrews Master Mr Godfrey Bland Winifred Clarkson Eric Chorley 11 Star Premier Mr Jim Anderson Robert Corbett Mr Tony Clayton John Davies Master Mr Brian Broadbent Jane Dennett Joe Coulson Mrs S Dyble Mrs DF Baxter Mrs Nadia Coote Mr Trevor Dickson Mr Pete Davis Mr Douglas Emson 8 Star Premier Master Mr RS Garritty Mrs Michelle Esau Mr Paul Hawkins Mrs Sally Emson Mr JCH Blanford Ms Molly Perham Mr RM Goldsmith Mrs Sue Hawkins Ms Marion Giddings 7 Star Premier Master County Master Mrs Sue Hallett Sue Hill Ms Susan Gordon Mrs J Green Alan Emus Mrs Judith Lloyd Mr Roger Lester Mrs J Guppy 6 Star Premier Master Judy Emus Mr Richard Mountford Mrs Sue Levene Mr A Hipkiss Mr NM Allen Mr J L Gibbons Mr Clive Pemberton Ellen Long Mrs A Jowett Ms J Connor Mr Tony Hollingworth Mrs Agnes Ridge Mr TP McRobert Zena Learner Mr VR Hughes Mr Hugh Macdonald Tony Stoneham Mr Dennis Naylor Bob McKay Mr JW Mills Mary Mossetto Mr Chris Thompsett

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Mr Brian Willmott Mrs Beryl Ratford Rosa Simon 4 Star Premier Master 3 Star Premier Master Local Master Mr Harry Ratford Mr W Tait Mrs AS Abbott Mrs B Evans Mrs Terry Bayley County Master Mrs JE Taylor 1 Star Premier Master 5 Star Master Mrs Mary Belsham Mrs Rita Bradbury Ms Sylvia Thomas Mr R Rees Mr KA Taylor Mrs E Bembridge Mrs Andre Carroll Hillary Turner 5 Star Master 3 Star Master Lorraine Broadley Valerie Goldberg William John Webster Ms AR Grant Mr T Atkinson Mrs SE Brooks Mrs M Holme Mrs Rosemary Webster 3 Star Master 1 Star Master Mr Martin Chandler Mrs Fay Trickett Mrs Jill Weinbren Mrs G Chivers Mrs JE Knowler Mrs Jeanna Grieves Mrs P Wrigley Club Master Mr D Pimm County Master Jane Johnson District Master Mrs Margaret Birtwell 1 Star Master Mrs SP Rouse Mr Geoffrey May Margaret Atkinson Mrs C Crompton Mrs D Bowden Mr M Waters Simon Mold Jean Carrington Joan Dutton Mr Don James District Master Mrs Chris Rutherford Mr S Clarkson Elizabeth Hill Mr TR Wright Mrs VeronicaBoland Mr Paul Rutherford Mr A Cove Pat Jaffa County Master Mr Roy Brixton Dora Smith Barbara Delaney Mrs Pat Jones Mr Graham Clarke Mr Richard Grant Mr Peter Walkden Mrs Maureen Fallon Mrs Moira Keany Mr Tony Jones Mrs Rita Knaggs Mrs P Young Mrs Kathleen Fisher Mr Ken Lloyd District Master Mrs Margaret Muir Ms Marie Fox Mrs Fenella McMullan Christine Bonney-James Mrs Louise Stone Lancashire Mrs C Halsall S O’Brien Mr Graham Lee Mr Tony Swann Mr David Holme Mr R Pickford Mr Graham Turner Club Master Ms W Houlden Mildred Rhodes Area Master Mrs Jo Burndred Peter Hutson Mr Jonathan Sandbrook Mrs Althea Bandy Mr Phil Cope Mrs Hilary Lambert Mrs Yvonne Sandbrook Mr JL Copeland Mrs Gill Cotterill Mr Melvyn Makin Grand Master Mrs Pamela Shepherd Mr Geoff Gibbs Mrs Julie Harvey Mrs O Middleton Mr SR Norris Mrs Shirley Wilkinson Mrs Val Hart Mrs Mary Jackson Catherine Mosawy Premier National Mr Barry Windsor Mrs Shirley Parnell Pam Readhead Sheila Nolan Master Local Master Mr David Wenlock Paul Readhead Mr M Tomlinson Mr Joe Nugent C Cassels Club Master Mr Richard Spencer National Master Mrs Kathy Scott Mrs P Chadwick Mr Neil Ackerley Mr Andrew Tomlinson Miss S Richmond Mr Hynda Silver Judith Davies Mrs A Bakowski Mrs V Waldron 3 Star Regional Master Ms C Thompson Pat Ellwood Mr P Chalmers Mr Vince Wilkins Mrs Susan Charlton Mr Phil Thompson Susan Fillary Sylvia Heath Local Master 15 Star Premier Mrs Elsie Thornber Mrs Sheila Jefferies Mr Max Jelley Mrs Carmel Muhl Master Area Master Mr Ian Lymbery Mr Derek Muhl Dr GA Khan S Abraham Mr Jack Leach Judith Mitton 6 Star Premier Master Mrs Anne Allen Tony Lumb Mr RC O’Brien London Mrs MA Mitchell Mrs Joyce Anderson Local Master 5 Star Premier Master Mr David Askew Mr Richard Moss Mrs Lynda Bassinder Mr RA Goddard Mr Mike Brady Mr Ashley Myers 3 Star Premier Master Mr J Brown Mr John Ollerton Ms Chris Greasley Mr N Sutcliffe Mrs Maureen Coeulle Mrs Joan Robinson Mrs Maureen Jones 2 Star Premier Master Jenny Coupe KEP Simcox Mrs Sandra Reynolds National Master Mrs DJ Ault Mr David Cowan Mr Lawrie Steel Mr GD Clay Lincolnshire Mr B Perry Mrs Vera Craven Pat Ward 2 Star Regional Master Premier Master Robert Cruse 9 Star Premier Mrs N Buxton Mr David Costich Mrs Shirley Degani Leicestershire Regional Master 19 Star Premier 2 Star Master Shirley Della Mr DJ Stoddart Master Mrs BB Bickerton Mr K Ellwood 3 Star Regional Master Mrs EAC Freeman Advanced Master Mr Bill Gordon Mr FJ Davis 4 Star Premier Master Mr B Kenny Mr John Graddon Regional Master Mrs EJ Scott Mr Ken Readitt Mr Wilfred Hartley 13 Star Premier Miss D Burton 3 Star Premier Master Mr Stanley Woods Mr B Hogg Master 8 Star Premier Master Mr J Drummond Master Mrs Clare Kaye Mr PS Nuttall Mr D Raddish 1 Star Premier Master Mrs Diana Ackerman Diana Oelbaum 7 Star Premier Master 7 Star Premier Master Mrs K Hashizume Mr AG Muchall Mr David Porter Mr R Ferguson Mr RWJ Pickard Mr BJ Sear

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Premier Master Malcolm Field Mrs Nancy Foster Mrs Mary Dudley Premier Master Ingar Kofoed Hansen Mr Eddie Gurnett Mrs Cynthia Frith Mr Barry Griffies Mr Dinesh Nathwani Mr N Leaver Frank Hollendoner Mrs Linda Garrity Mr Mike Haworth 3 Star Tournament Advanced Master Ursula Martin Margaret Hopkins Mr Fred Longworth Master Mr TFJ Ehrsam Max McGuire Mrs Gillian Horsfield Mr John Watson Mrs B O’Connor Master Mr Tomi Komoly District Master 2 Star Master Mr S Prager Manchester Mrs MR Manners Mr Bob Corkhill Mr P Yogeswaran County Master Mr M Stern Mrs Dorathea Gilbert Advanced Master Mr M Atkinson-Zahm Club Master Mrs June Jeffreys Mr K Depala Mrs M Burke Dr Norman Beenstock Miss Pat Tweedle Mr Lester Emanuel Mrs Myra Chapman Harry Bennett Mrs Joan Valle Mr M Leigh Mr B Higgins 6 Star Premier Mr John Bridgeman Mrs Beryl Webster Mrs NK Patel Mrs C Rogers Regional Master Dr Louise Hunter Area Master Master Mr Gerry Weston Mrs J Bayly Pamela McKeon Mrs Elizabeth Bennett Miss L Boyd District Master 1 Star Premier Valerie Ann McNamara Mrs Flo Donovan Mr Nandlal P Shah Mrs LA Apthorp Regional Master Mrs Judith Nelson Mrs Muriel Joughin Mrs S Shah Mr Malcolm Bridgeford Mr J Fitzgerald Mr Ken Plant Mr Ashley Rogers Mrs Saroj N Shah Miss Maggie Christmas Premier Regional Mrs Jenny Spiller Club Master County Master Master Christopher Dee Mrs Corinne Veitch Mr Jeffrey Angove Neeta Bavishi Miss S O’Connor Mr S Jones Mr P Wild Mrs Janet Falcon Mr S Hunte 1 Star Regional Master Shahzaad Natt Local Master Thea Stanford-Hill Mrs N Kothary Mrs A Thornton Mr M Rajabali Mrs Jean Bryan Mrs Ann Algawi Eli Marks 6 Star Premier Master Area Master Mr J Burke Mr John Letchford John Marks Dr KL Hughes Mrs Teresa Brookes June Chadwick Mr Fintan McDonell Mrs M Shah 2 Star Premier Master Charmian Cooper Mrs Jenny Ithell Rev. Aidan Prescott Mr C Sheth Mr R Sinton Mrs A Grashoff Mr Colin Richard Lane Local Master Mrs U Sheth Premier Master District Master Andrew Romanowski Mr Jonathan Marshall Mrs C Embury Nicholas Greer Mrs FM Cable Antonia Sharpe Mrs Jean Missira Mrs Pamela Fish 3 Star Master Mr Michael Dean Rachel Shashoua Mrs Margaret Scovell Tony James Mr AP Wilson Mr B Rowlands Mr S Dodhia Mrs Hilary Rowland Club Master 2 Star Master Merseyside/Cheshire Mrs CM Forbes Mrs Irene Townend Gill Baird Mrs M Gilman Mr C Hearn Mr John Townend Teresa Bircher David Johnston Mrs Jenny Hearn Mr Richard Whitty Dr L Blumberg Advanced Master Mrs Kulsum Jivanjee Mr PE Bailey Denis Cross Middlesex Mr Murray Leader Mr A Crystol Mr Colin Davies 6 Star Premier Master Ms J May Dr J Davidson-Parker Master Mrs S Stott Mrs ME O’Keefe Mrs Ellen Garraway Mr G Marsden Tournament Master Bhavni Sharad Shah Ms Rachel Guebert Mr J Straffon Mr B Moore Ila Narendra Shah Mr Reg Horne Dr M Wadsworth 5 Star Master Mrs Jayashree Shah Mr B Hughes County Master Mrs ME Foster Naresh Premchand Shah Daniel Johnson Mr B Hart 4 Star Master Vinod Shah Mr P Johnson Mrs HA Saunders Mr AV Gray Premier Life Master Vipul Thacker Mr Ted Johnson Mrs LF Wright 2 Star Master Mr SP Cope Area Master Sue Milton District Master Mr J Higgins Mrs J Feldman Mr Robert Aitchison Ms P Prichard Mr K Bennett Mr C Hutchinson Premier National Mrs J Clifton Kara Radcliffe Dr Martin Bluck Advanced Master Master Mrs Gita Kothari Angie Spring Rice Mrs Annie Durham Mr Bernard Farrell Mr DR Arundel Mrs L Nye Mrs C Stegmann Mr D Fussell Master Premier Regional Mr Erdinc Sancar Haruka Taylor Mrs Helen Herdman Mr FEW Evans Master Bharti Vithlani Mrs Judy Tomline Mr Graham Keay Mr PE Mathews Mr TE Hoftaniska Club Master Mr G Triger Mrs H Lister Mr Brian Yale Regional Master Christine Bates Mr M Williams Mr James Sheppard Mrs S Yale Mr SA Goldstein Mr Ravindra Fofaria Local Master Area Master County Master Mr JD Harris CBE Jo Jarrold Mrs Inka Butler Mr Anthony Bowden Sue Birdsall 2 Star Premier Master Mr Harvey Kasin Dr Paul Butler Mr Geoff Davison Mr John Carr Mr A Bhandari Mr H Shah

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Local Master Mr Bob Speller Mr J Ward 9 Star Premier Master Mrs Helen Dale Mr Chris Blyth Mr NJ Watts Mrs AM Young Miss H Bailey Mrs Lynn Darwin Erica Ferguson County Master Advanced Master 5 Star Premier Master Vivienne Duffy Gaul Ferrao Mr Mike Amos Mrs I Burns Mr MH Aldridge Subie Fonseka Mrs M Hayes Mr Eric Clarke Dr PJ Lowe 4 Star Premier Master Mrs Joyce Mason Dot Kelleher Mrs V Clarke Mrs Anastasia Potter Mr AR Bamford Keith McFarland Frances Loughridge Gay Lind Master 2 Star Premier Master Mrs Hilary Price Thomas W Murray Kate Walshe Mrs E Bennett Mrs M Jones Mr Ken Waudby Mr Mahendra Nagda Peter Walters County Master 5 Star Master Mr Derek Wright Keith Richards District Master Bernard King Mrs CA Woods Local Master Mr Sanjib Kumar Saha Mr John Barker Mrs Maureen Puccia 3 Star Master Mr Jim Bealby Dr Natubhai Shah Area Master Mr Alan Wallace Mr I Chacksfield Mrs Sue Bealby Jon White Richard Duckett District Master 1 Star Master Mrs A Bowler Mrs Louise Yates Mr Paul Hutchings Mr John Bailey Mrs VM Watts Mrs Patricia Cook Geoff Micklethwaite Mr M Bird Advanced Master Leithan Cradick Norfolk Mrs Ella Mitchell Ms Fiona Gibbins Mrs JA Tily Mr Michael Dronfield Wendy Smith Mrs Shelia Robertson Mr H Williams Mrs Pam Garrard Mr Charles Stenner Mrs Karen Sewell Master Mrs Sue Hartley Mr Richard Storer Mr John Summerside Mrs Celia Beaty Mrs Sue Wilson Denise Thick Area Master Mrs E Healey Club Master Mr J Conder Mr Jim Norman Nottinghamshire Mrs Beth Brereton Mrs Frances Herschel Mr J Samworth National Master Life Master John Cass Mrs Sarah Palmer Mr R Tickle Mr PD Ison Mr CNJ Tily Mr L Eagling Mrs Peggy Duckworth Mrs Sheila Parker 5 Star Premier County Master 1 Star Regional Master Mr Bob Gee Mrs Katy Wilcock Regional Master Mrs B Bale Mrs J Ackermann Mr Peter Mcluckie Club Master Mr R Cortis Mrs Judit Bovai 5 Star Premier Master Mrs Edith Pleasance Mrs S Capron 9 Star Regional Master Mr Alan Haynes Mr R Milne Mrs Jean Roddy Dr T Capron Mrs AD Brown Mrs Joan O'Sullivan 3 Star Master Mrs D Schiller Mrs Eileen Cook 2 Star Regional Master Anne Ramamoorthy Mr JA Kirkwood Mr Alfred Wells Mrs Marjorie Fitzgerald Mrs VC Barrett Mr Baz Richardson Advanced Master Mr Frank Wroth Glenda Hope 17 Star Premier Mr John Tilling Mrs S Ball Local Master Mr Trevor Horner Master Mr Tony Warner-Smith Mr JW Bayliss Pamela Bartholomew Mrs JO Miller Mr PE Whittley Dr C Winfrey Mrs JI Wall Mrs Elena Wallace Francis Stephenson 7 Star Premier Master District Master Mr SW Wharton Jackie Wheatley Local Master Mrs PM Raywood Mr Bert Attwood Master Pam Bell 4 Star Premier Master North East Mrs Alison Bailey Mr DJ Wilkins Mr DE Ellis Norma Bennett Mr Peter Baines County Master 3 Star Premier Master Mrs Audrey Burton Ms Justine Harle Mr D Fletcher Mrs E Townsend Mr Ronald Clark Mr Neil Jenkinson Kathryn Grochowska Premier Master Mr John Clarke Mr Alan Kinch Mrs JH Langworthy Mrs T Foster Linda Hind Ms Karen Knight Kate Thornburrow 1 Star Tournament Premier Life Master Mr Barry Jones JL Perkins Mr Thornburrow Master Mrs J Springett Mrs Jean Peat Mrs Lin Routhorn District Master Mrs IB Beven 4 Star Regional Master Mrs Joyce Snape Area Master Mr Michael Egginton Tournament Master Mrs A Young Mr Aubrey Carter Barbara Fisher Mrs EJ Edwards 18 Star Premier Northamptonshire Mrs Alison Clarke Mr Len Jackson Mr PJ Roberts Master Gerry Clarke Mrs P Signorini 5 Star Master Mr JC Kingcome Mr Michael Clayton Area Master Mr D Melville 4 Star Premier Master Mr Richard Cook Mrs Fay Buckley 4 Star Master Mrs L Badcock 8 Star Premier Mrs Freda Dodds Mrs Pam Dent Dr OR Hendrie 4 Star Master Regional Master Mrs Angela Duffin P Girdher Advanced Master Mr S Donnellan Mrs E Coltman Mrs Chrissie Hassell R Girdher Mr DD Jamieson 1 Star Master Premier Regional Mrs Jill Parkinson Peter Smith Master Mrs S Joicey Master Club Master Club Master Mrs C Plunkett Mr J Taylor Mr T Durdin Mrs Beryl Carpenter Mrs PA Bartley

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Mr William Jackson 2 Star Premier Master Virginia Crouch Advanced Master County Master Maurice King Dr RPH Gasser Hanne Hill Mr Roy Rowe Mr Alan Ashmore Helen Lister 4 Star Master Mr Jon Hughes Master Audrey Clarke Mrs Sue McIntosh Mrs D Marriott Viv Parker Mrs J Chadwick Mr PJ Collier Mrs Chris Parsons 3 Star Master Jill Rowland County Master Mr G Kershaw Mr Paul Sweet Mrs B Green Mr J Stayte Mrs Louise Hobhouse Mrs J Kershaw Mrs H Walters Dr JC Mitchell Mr L Thompson Robert Hobhouse Mrs Margaret Latham John Woolmer 1 Star Master Mr Charles Worrell Mrs H Hudson Mrs Peggie Lewis Local Master Mr K Plumb Local Master Mr Bill Lawrence Mr B Mclaren Mary Dade Dr RB Plummer Mr Alastair Auckland Jane Mearing Mrs O Morgan Mrs Joyce Dean Mrs W Roderick Alan Cartwright Mrs Pat Nelson Mr JA Sheard Ann Fraser Mrs DR Sayer Christine Cartwright Mr CM Rymill Mr Joe Tittensor Mr D Wright Vivienne French Mrs Audrey Deeley Margaret Spencer District Master Advanced Master Mrs Jenny Hayes Mr P Elvins District Master Mrs Libby Dale Mrs LA Edwards Mr A Holding Fiona Hilsdon Mrs Lorna Chynoweth Ms Jan Firth Mr S Lockwood Mr DR Heath-Brown Mr Martin Lamaison Mr RP Earthy Mr Christopher Gilbert Paul Morris Ms A Lee Mrs V Parker Miss P Griffiths Mrs Helen Jones Mrs Dorothy Murdoch Mrs D Mertens Clifford Pitman Mrs L Jenkins Mrs Beryl Metcalf Master Mrs Barbara Norris Alfred Sawbridge Joan Round Mr H Arnes Mrs Holly Quinn Mrs Rosemary Rodgers Mrs M Tipping Area Master Mr N Whiting Mr Richard Tempest Mrs J Vernon Mrs Wendy Arthur Oxfordshire County Master Mr Ian Williamson Mr William Arthur Mrs Hilary Dewey Area Master Somerset Chris Bateson Mr A Holmes-Mackie Mrs Y Coggins Mr Hugo Dash District Master Hilary Eldridge Mr Alan Diffey Mr JED Barton Mrs T Jenkin-Jones Mr Tony Frondigoun Mr JF Chalfont Michael Leach Mrs Doreen Hartshorne Mrs Katherine Fotherby John Moore Life Master Maureen Humphreys Mr DW Patterson Mr S Fox Mr John Scotford Premier National Mrs JJ Ikin Premier National Nick Haynes Mrs Valerie Tucker Master Mrs Anna Lis Master Mr Malcolm Higgins Club Master Mr RJ Marks Mrs W McCloy Mr D Southcombe Mrs Sally Higgins Mrs Jill Clements Mr A Ridgers Mrs Maureen Palser National Master Mr D Iyadurai Mr John Gould National Master Mrs Anne Smith Mrs E Sheppard Dr S Iyadurai Mrs EP Incledon Mr D Hoong Mrs Ann Whiteman 3 Star Premier Mr RD Kelly Mrs CL Northcott Tricia Wilson Regional Master Mrs Jean Maisey 5 Star Premier Mr David Wilkes Regional Master Club Master Mrs A Nicolson Mr Chris Measures Local Master Mr Maurice Barton 1 Star Premier Mr Chris Nagle Mrs S Stuttard Mr P Colton 3 Star Regional Master Valerie Chapman Regional Master Mrs Tracey Reimer Mrs Jenny Cornwell Mr RE Feetenby Mr Marcus Eassom Mrs I Merriman Area Master Mr John Leacey 2 Star Regional Master Mr Gerald Griffin Premier Regional Mrs Joan Bailes Mr Maurice Stanbury Mr ML Gordon Mrs Sally Griffin Master Mrs J Garvey Mr Derek Sutton Mrs MA Gordon Mrs Gloria Harris Mr M Lucas Dr J Martin Mrs Jean Wright 4 Star Regional Master Mrs Sheila Meek 3 Star Premier Master Mr Roger Hickinbottem Marian Manning Mrs W Claye Dr Chisholm Ogg Mr ME Percival Staffs and Shrops 1 Star Regional Master Mrs Gay Ogg 2 Star Premier Master Marion Taylor Mr BS Geary Mrs C Quinton Dr A Atkinson Mrs Rosemary Wase 7 Star Premier Master Dr Alistair Swanson 1 Star Premier Master Joan Webb Mrs L Furnival Mrs Bridget Voss Pip Duncan Mr John Whilton 6 Star Premier Master Mr Peter Voss Mr C Thomas Local Master Mr K Philpott Rosemary Young 4 Star Master National Master David Berry 4 Star Premier Master Club Master Mr N Hipwell Mrs B Hackett Ms M Bishop Mr A P Lambe Mrs E Barnett 2 Star Master Regional Master Dorothy Hockenhull 3 Star Premier Master Helen Bateman Mrs CD Nicholls Mr FA Rebello Mr John Ogden Mrs A Adams Sharon Benson 1 Star Master Advanced Master Mr Ken Stevenson Mr D Dobson Gorden Critchley Mr RD Anderson Mr Mike Barlow Ms Tessa Toone

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Mrs Dee Watson 24 Star Premier Mrs A Hereward Pauline Soderstrom Suffolk Club Master Master Mrs RM Moore Mr Ian Stewart Mr David Gay Mrs BM Bueno Mr RJ Paine Dr Ranidevi Tamby Barbara Horrocks 15 Star Premier Mrs ML Ritchie Maddy Tubb Ms May Li Master Mrs M Samani Mrs Pam White Mr FT Lynes 2 Star Premier Mr Alan Nette-Thomas Master Area Master Mrs KJ McKimmie Regional Master Mrs Jacquelin Waghorn Margaret Alan-Smith Mrs Elizabeth Adkins 12 Star Premier Mr N Bresler Local Master Mr PM Camp Omayma Agha Master 1 Star Premier Ms Joanna Bradbury Mr Geoffrey Chapman Mrs Joanna Bugeja Mrs LA Rae Regional Master Mr Fred Mason Mrs CL Edwards Mrs Kay Cadd 10 Star Premier Mr DM Morran Mrs Mirabelle Paulsen Mrs Deanne Goddard Mrs Paula Carter Master Premier Regional Mrs Bridget Smith Mrs R Harrison Mrs VJ Coke-Smyth Mrs M Ibbott Master Mr Alex Mcfie Dr A Cull Miss M Julius Mrs J Price Surrey Mrs P Moore Clare Cull 8 Star Premier Master 6 Star Premier Master Mrs EA Pullinger Mr Brian Davison Mrs BF Mullins Mr JM Ede Ian Robertson Ms RTA Desmarais Miss JE Spence Mr Peter Scott Michael Dudgeon Capt. RI Waters 5 Star Premier Master 4 Star Premier Master County Master Lindy Evans Mr P Bohan Mrs Gloria Boxall Carolyn Ezekiel Mrs PM Barnes Grand Master Mrs JR Robson Ms CA Cheesman Clementine Foulser Mrs JM Watson Mr W Hodgkiss 4 Star Premier Master Mrs EMT Dooley Jean Gill 3 Star Premier Master Premier Life Master Mr S Laredo Mr Paul Found Mr Roy Glasper Mrs AB Parker Mrs B Stoker 3 Star Premier Master Mrs Rhona Kelly Eva Glover 1 Star Premier Master Life Master Mr R Cunningham Mr Timothy May Marion Griffiths Mrs M Evans Mrs D Richmond Mrs JM Davies Mrs Iris Oakden Mr Rupert Harding Mr S Riley Premier National 2 Star Premier Master Mr Charles Palmer Mrs Val Johnston Mr D Willson Master Mr AN Margetts Mr Sam Samji Jan Jones 4 Star Master Mrs RS Johnson Mr GE Osborne Ms S Scott-Laws Mr TJG Warren 1 Star Premier Master Mrs Yvonne Sharp Mrs Mina Keen 2 Star Master National Master Mrs VEA Franklin Ms R Snelling Olive Law Mr SJ Ashworth Mr J Goody Tournament Master Ms Louisa Spawls Mrs Anne Leahy Mrs SM Bentley Mr J Osmond Miss E Bailey Mrs Marjie Sushams Mr Tony Love 1 Star Master 10 Star Premier Mr ED Humphrey Mr Peter Tarran Mr Lee Moore Mrs MB Driver Regional Master 4 Star Master Mr Simon Taylor Beverley Nash Master Mrs M Scott Mr S Mai Arnold Tunbridge Mr Jim Pearson Mr Derek Borrowman 4 Star Premier Mr J Spiers Mrs Ann Walker Mrs Sarah Potts County Master Regional Master 3 Star Master Mr Peter Wardle Anneke Prior Mr P Bushby Ms JW Chignall Ms P Baxell District Master Mr Graham Shortell Rick Leathley-Hewitt 3 Star Premier Mrs DD Brewster Elaine Applebee Mrs Shirley Stigant Mr E Ward Regional Master Mr PC Brooks Mrs Val Chibnall Ms Diana Sulimirski District Master Mrs A Glancy Mrs S Hankin Mrs Eileen Davies Mr David Thompson Mr Michael Blasby Mr BJ Marsh Mr F Vickers Mrs Beth Eccles J Ward Mrs Viv Mason 1 Star Premier 1 Star Master Mr Philip Goldenberg Mrs Maggie West Mr Alan Pinwill Regional Master Mr BC Barrow Mr Alan Goldsmith Margaret Wilkinson Mr Phil Stanton Mr RA Edmonds Mrs SL Cumming Masud Khan Alan Windle Mr Norman Thompson 9 Star Regional Master Mr L Harvey Mr David Lawrence Club Master Area Master Mr J Neal Mrs KD Long Mrs Gill Leese Mrs CA Berglund Mrs Gilly Beddard 5 Star Regional Master Mrs J A Munro Mrs Pat Orton Dr Indira Bhambri Mrs Bette Mcwilliam Mr T Quilley Mr BJ North Adam Parker Graham Blackburn Rui Paes 3 Star Regional Master Mrs Liz Scott Mr Lester Pereira Mr Roger Buckley Mrs PL Phelan Mr CJ Loughton Mr P Symm Mrs Elizabeth Petts Lorraine M Bulbeck Mrs M Rickard 1 Star Regional Master Advanced Master Mrs Jean Pinto Gulshan Bunting Hilary Russell Mr Dan O’Farrell Mr JM Gatrell Mrs Kirsty Platts Sue Chinn Mr Charles Smith 32 Star Premier Sandra Grossman Grahame Reid Mr Daniel Cohen Mr John Stracey Master Mr John Harbridge Mrs EA Simpson Anna Crockford Mr David Tott Mr GJ Wells Mrs VM Harris Mr William Small Mrs Sue Easton

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Barbara Elks Mrs Penny Rickard Mr R Cleminson Dr SG Siddle Mrs S Reid Mr Chris Emmins Mrs Barbara Turner Mr JB Cobbett Mr Alan Sills Mr Malcolm Robinson Garrett Gill Mrs Susan Wood Mrs EM Tyler Mr Leonard Sterling Mr Joseph Steward Veronica Grote Mrs L Young Advanced Master Mrs Maureen Sterling Mrs Rita Steward Mrs Nuhad Haddad Mr P Young Mr F Cameron Mrs A Turrell David Strachan Tony Haley Mr David Telfer Mr Abbi Zarrabi Larry Stuart Mrs Sonja Henderson Sussex Master Club Master Mrs J Watson Mr K Howard Mr RS Bird Mr Chris Bailey Marion Hoyle Nm Barbara Cundiff Christine Bennett Warwickshire Mrs M James Mrs GC Fletcher Mrs Y Bradbury-White Dr David Kennedy Ms G Flint Paul Brown Mieke Kyle Mrs E Hornsey Sue Brown Margaret Lowe Mr Mike Pye Mrs Elizabeth Collison Grand Master Mr John Mansell Mr M Spence Andrew Corbett Mr PI Clinch Enid Mark Ms Sheridan Stevens Miss Phillis Dyer Premier National Mr Brian Marsh Mrs T Wallwork Dr Pamela Gover Life Master Master Mary Parkin County Master Mr Johny Hart Mrs L Birch Mr R Sydenham Ms Anne Pickard Mr Chris Bailey Kath Heasman Mr R Birch 4 Star Regional Master J Powell Mr K Booth Roger Hitch National Master Mr DB Gillespie Mrs P Knight Mr S Reuben Mr J Burke A James 11 Star Premier 3 Star Regional Master Monica Sharp Mr MG Clarke Mrs Pam Jones Master Ms M Lee Helen Smith Mr Howard Da Vall Mrs Mary Kidman Mrs J Sangster 2 Star Regional Master Mr John Startup Ms J House Mrs Linda McRae 9 Star Premier Master Mrs LL Tolbutt Anna Stokoe Mrs Rosalie Husson Diana Norris-Jones Mr DN Hughes 24 Star Premier Mr David Taylor Suki Kilby Simon Norris-Jones 8 Star Premier Master Master Kathleen Turnbull Mr David Manthorpe Mr Martin Pearson Mrs HA Barker Mr T Jones Mrs Sue Viney David Pickford Boyd Pendennis 3 Star Premier Master 12 Star Premier Barrie Small Mrs Marjorie Platt Mrs Denise Walker Mr PF Gannon Master Local Master District Master Premier Master Mr D Robbins Mr PG Jupe Cliff Alison Mrs W Keech Mr Allan Banks Mrs Leigh Robbins 4 Star Premier Master Miss Carole Andrews 3 Star Tournament Mrs Vera Brown Mrs Lynda Searle Mr E Legg David Beaumont Master Bill Edghill Mr JB Stone 3 Star Premier Master Barbara Carlisle Mrs I Richards Mr Jason Fairlie Gina Upton Mr AB Patel Pippa Carter 1 Star Tournament Mr Meic Goodyear Mrs Judy Von Daniken 1 Star Tournament Mrs Jenny Clegg Master Mrs E Hand Local Master Master Mrs Mieke Cremer Mrs KA Langham Mrs Barbara Hart Mr Roy Antell Mr GJ Blakeway Mr Phil Cunliffe Tournament Master Mr Alastair Herbert Mr Filippo Broccolino 4 Star Master Ms Sue Davies Mr JP Clark Mrs Hilary Levett Mr Leslie Brooks Mrs A Kent Mrs Maureen Donelan Mrs P Edmonds Mr James Martin Mrs J Cheevers 3 Star Master Mrs Wendy Duncan 5 Star Master Marie Mitchell Mrs Valerie Conway Mr N Argust Mrs Helen Foreman Mr IF Carruthers Mr Michael Purcell Mrs Liz Dalton Mr K Lloyd Mr Del Fryer Mr M Haigh Mr Dave Sugg Maurice Daniels 2 Star Master Brian Glicksman Mr BJ Kelly Area Master Mr Stephen Dennison Mrs J Berck Mrs Diana Hancock 3 Star Master Mr Tony Banham Mrs Denise Duguemin Ms M Scott Mrs Usha Kapil Mr RR Heathfield Bruce Barrett Mrs Joy Dunn 1 Star Master Mr Vishwa Kapil Mr PA Hutley Mrs P Burfoot Mrs Shelagh Furniss Mrs JM Fine Miss K Kaye Mrs E Snowden-Trigg Mr N Courtney Mrs Bridget Gosney Advanced Master Diana Kinloch Mr D Williams Mrs Janet Kennedy Mr Roger Jones Mrs M Greenwood Kathie Lewis 2 Star Master Mr Brian Kirkdale Ms Cristina Ktoris Mr JLS Peace Rosemary Manfield Mr AV Duddy Mrs Diane Kirkup Mr RA Lay Mrs SM Scott Mrs Rosemary Mash Mr MJ Hoolahan Mr John McClelland Mr Derek Newark Mrs P Stretton Mrs Sue McDonald Miss AP Wright Ms Elizabeth Morrison Manya Oxtoby Mrs C Swanston Marion Meader 1 Star Master Mrs Janet Potter Ms Rosamond Palmer Master Paul Phillips Mrs H Andrews Mrs Gaby Sadovy Mrs S Pettit Sheila Doyle Anneke Quant Roger Bill Miss S Shields Mr I Reeve Mrs M Johnson

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