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NEWSLETTER AUSTRALIAN BRIDGE FEDERATION INC. EDITORS: David & Sue Lusk NO. 92 NOVEMBER 2001 Approved for Print Post S65001/00163 ABN 70 053 651 666 Opinion President’s Report Some weeks ago, I was directing when a non-bridge The World will never be the same after the appalling playing friend turned up to take a look at what we were all terrorism of 11 September. It is difficult to concentrate on doing. There were about thirty tables in play at the time mundane matters. They all seem so trivial in the face of this and the session was in full swing with all players ‘eyes carnage. There is a real need to show the flag and try to down’, very much absorbed in what they were doing. ensure the terrorists do not win. This is why the WBF Needless to say, my friend was impressed with the carried on with the Bermuda Bowl and Venice Cup in clubrooms and the number of players participating. He was Paris. Our teams did not perform to expectations. The also somewhat amazed that these people were so involved World Championship has not reached the finals as I write. in what they were doing and apparently unconcerned at Australia looks to Bali for the next World Championships. the chaotic events going on in the world at the time. The date was September 13, just two days after the tragedies The domestic Tournament scene has been very active: in New York and Washington. RetireInvest Sydney Festival, Hans Rosendorff Women’s Teams (Perth), and The Mercury Australian I wondered later if he thought that bridge players didn’t Swiss Pairs (Hobart). My deep appreciation goes to read newspapers or watch television because there was a all involved. I have had nothing but positive feedback suggestion that, with such a cataclysmic change in world from all three events. The Tasmanian event was noted affairs, life shouldn’t go on as normal. by the way the locals supported the event. I am asking for this type of support from all players for the 2002 Obviously the World Bridge Federation did their best to Summer Festival and the Gold Coast Congress. If we see that life went on as normal when they undertook to can attract a larger Aussie entry, this will mitigate if relocate the World Championships to Paris. With the North overseas entries are down. Both events have entry forms American contingents strongly advised to stay away from available on the net. Bali, the WBF undertook the ambitious task of relocating the event in Paris when it would clearly have been easier If you have not already purchased a copy of “The to cancel or postpone. The logistics of reorganising such Cummings Collection” a selection of bridge columns a massive event were monumental and the WBF and written by Dick Cummings for The Sydney Morning the adoptive host nation deserve considerable credit for Herald and The Sun Herald PLEASE enquire from your pulling it off. Bridge supplier. It is a wonderful collection of Participating in bridge events may not seem to be of real instructional articles. The profit from sales has been importance in the great scheme of things but what one allocated for the promotion of Youth bridge. chooses to pursue in one’s leisure time is representative of the Keith McDonald sort of freedom that many of us take for granted. ABF President The events of September 11 in the United States were ¨ © « ª ¨ © « ª ¨ © « ª ¨ © « ª clearly intended to severely disrupt the lifestyle of an entire hemisphere. Although we have all been compromised to Copy Deadline some extent, as long as we can all continue more or less in For Issue No 93, January 2002 the way we did, the basic intention of these actions will December 15, 2001 have failed. That is: we win, they lose. Late submissions will be held over till Issue 94, March 2002 If there is one thing I know about bridge players, it is that at the discretion of the Editors. none of them like losing. ¨ © « ª ¨ © « ª ¨ © « ª ¨ © « ª David Lusk 1 « The Sydney Seniors Teams would be a good contract even without the K. In addition, as the 1NT opener might have five clubs or five diamonds, to give up in 3¨ would be timid, indeed. A new event on the calendar, the RetireInvest Sydney Festival, featured the second Dick Cummings Pairs and The other table made ten tricks in 3NT, +630. The two new events, the Sydney Seniors Teams (over four datum was N-S 670. days) and the one-day Safilo Swiss Teams. The second deal comes from the semi-finals: 27 teams entered the Seniors Teams, run as a 7-round Swiss, followed by semi-finals and a final (64 boards Dealer: S North each). The pre-post favourites were two pairs from the Vul: NS « J104 Australian Seniors team, having a hit-out before the ª KQJ World Seniors Teams in Bali in October. [Although this © KQJ5 did not eventuate. ED.] West ¨ K98 East « 76 « Q9532 Which is more important, shape or points? These two ª 9652 ª 1043 deals illustrate the power of shape. The first comes from © 8 © 10763 the qualifying rounds: ¨ J107543 South ¨ Q « AK8 Dealer: N North ª A87 Vul: All « 6 © A942 ª 6 ¨ A62 © 87642 West ¨ AJ10542 East Despite all those points, 6NT is only 50% and a grand « J103 « Q9874 slam is hopeless, well, almost hopeless. Take away the ª 10982 ª KQJ75 «10 and even 6NT with a combined 35 HCP is a rotten © KQJ105 © 9 contract. When it comes to shape, it pays to fear ¨ Q South ¨ 96 the 4-3-3-3. « AK52 ª A43 © A3 Index ¨ K873 Articles Of Interest & Information ABF Calendar 11 ABF Councillior - Update 7 North South ABF News 17 Klinger Seres ABF Website 9 Pass 1NT1 A Very Merrimac Griffin 5 2NT2 3¨ Contact Details 9 3©3 6¨4 Copy Deadline 1 Pass Country Congress Calendar 6 McCutcheon Trophy Standings 22 Obituary - Lidia Beech 16 1. 15-18 Youth News 8 2. Transfer to clubs. From North’s point of view, the right spot could be 3¨, 3©, 3NT, 5¨ or 5©. A slam Major Tournament Reports & Results Australian Juniors In Brazil 3 was not contemplated. The Sydney Seniors Teams 2 3. Shows 5+ clubs, 4+ diamonds, forcing to game. Tournament Results 8 When unsure whether the hand belongs in game or Regular Features a partscore, go for the bigger score. Bidding into the 21st Century 10 4. The ultimate super-accept! Book & Software Reviews 12 Coaching Cathy at Contract 20 Seres won the lead, drew trumps, conceded a diamond, Letters to the Editors 7 ruffed two diamonds in hand and discarded one on the Opinion 1 «K. +1370. Despite only 23 HCP between the two President’s Report 1 hands, 6¨ is a great spot and can withstand the 5-1 The Director’s Chair 18 diamond break. Had diamonds been 3-3 or 4-2, 6¨ 2 Our auction went: although sleep patterns adjust fairly quickly, the mind does North South not. For proof of this, one need look no further than the 1© first match, against Thailand. The 5-25 VP loss which 3©1 4NT Australia suffered, when analysed, showed a lot of “rust” 5¨ 5NT2 and slow mental processing. The Thai opposition, on the 7©3 Pass other hand, were playing sharply and quickly. It is not known about the Thai methods of team preparation, 1. Game force nor for how long they had been in South America before 2. Promising all the aces and interested in a grand slam. the tournament began, but the indications are that their The idea was to let partner know that all the aces preparations were better than Australia’s in some respect. were held so that if partner has a shapely hand with Here are some examples of hands from this first match a secondary source of tricks, he could bid 7©. which push the point home. 3. Likewise, North figures if South has a shapely hand, Board: 3 © say a 2-4-5-2, 7 will be laydown once South has Dealer: S North promised all the aces. Vul: EW « A643 ª 10864 Two other North-Souths reached a grand slam, one © 86 © © South failing in 7 on the 8 lead, and one North failing West ¨ AJ6 East ¨ in 7NT when Lorentz led the Q, a safe choice and « J5 « K10982 potentially deceptive. The other N-S pair stopped in ª Q9 ª J3 6NT but declarer went one down when he had a blind © AQJ543 © 109 spot and tried for an endplay on West rather than the ¨ Q87 South ¨ 10942 spade finesse. « Q7 ª AK752 ¨ © We were favoured by the J lead against 7 . When © K72 ¨ the Q dropped from East, two black suit finesses ¨ K53 allowed the grand slam home. Ron Klinger On this deal, both Wests had overcalled 2© on the way to 4ª, played by South. Both Australian and Thai Wests led the «J. The contract can be made by rising with Australian Juniors In Brazil «A, drawing trumps and later taking the club finesse The Australian Junior Team (Greg Dupont – Matt Raisin, but both declarers ducked, intending to throw a club Paul Brayshaw – Simon Brayshaw, Luke Matthews – later on the «A. Both defenders took «K. The Thai Nic Croft, NPC Peter Smith) managed a great win in the East now switched to ©10 and the defence scored a PABF tournament in Singapore. High hopes were held of trump uppercut for down one.