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Fortnight Nears the End
World Bridge Series Championship Philadelphia Pennsylvania, USA 1st to 16th October D B 2010 aily ulletin O FFICIAL S PONSOR Co-ordinator: Jean-Paul Meyer • Chief Editor: Brent Manley • Editors: Mark Horton, Brian Senior, Phillip Alder, Barry Rigal, Jan Van Cleef • Lay Out Editor: Akis Kanaris • Photographer: Ron Tacchi Issue No. 14 Friday, 15 October 2010 FORTNIGHT NEARS THE END These are the hard-working staff members who produce all the deals — literally thousands — for the championships Players at the World Bridge Series Championships have been In the World Junior Championship, Israel and France will start at it for nearly two weeks with only one full day left. Those play today for the Ortiz-Patino Trophy, and in the World Young- who have played every day deserve credit for their stamina. sters Championship, it will be England versus Poland for the Consider the players who started on opening day of the Damiani Cup. Generali Open Pairs on Saturday nearly a week ago. If they made it to the final, which started yesterday, they will end up playing 15 sessions. Contents With three sessions to go, the Open leaders, drop-ins from the Rosenblum, are Fulvio Fantoni and Claudio Nunes. In the World Bridge Series Results . .3-5 Women’s Pairs, another pair of drop-ins, Carla Arnolds and For Those Who Like Action . .6 Bep Vriend are in front. The IMP Pairs leaders are Joao-Paulo Campos and Miguel Vil- Sting in the Tail . .10 las-Boas. ACBL President Rich DeMartino and Patrick McDe- Interview with José Damiani . .18 vitt are in the lead in the Hiron Trophy Senior Pairs. -
Bridge Bidding Systems for Finding Major Suit Fits Pete Matthews – December 27, 2010
Bridge Bidding Systems for Finding Major Suit Fits Pete Matthews – December 27, 2010 This article outlines and compares bridge bidding systems for finding both 4-4 and 5-3 major suit fits, when the opening bid is one of a minor suit. Short club systems attempt to locate the fits at the one level. Fourth bid systems are the more usual approach – the search begins in earnest with responder's second bid. Finally, I conclude with comparisons of features and methods. A. Short Club Systems The systems in this part take advantage of the extra bidding space when 1♣ is opened. When playing them, it makes sense to require a four or five card suit to open 1♦, to increase the frequency and value of the 1♣ opening. Because these systems do not operate over other openings, 1♦ in particular, you will need other methods for those cases. 1. Montreal Relay The basic Montreal Relay system attempts to find both 4-4 and 5-3 major suit fits at the one level. The 1♥ or 1♠ opening promises a suit of at least 5 cards. The 1♦ opening guarantees four cards (some play five), so 1♣ becomes a catch-all opening bid. Over 1♣, a response of 1♥ or 1♠ promises five cards. A 1♦ response may be used with natural diamonds, but opener assumes this is a waiting bid with one or both 4-card majors. Opener must rebid a 4-card major (1♥ with both) over the 1♦ response. The full system includes invitational suit bids at the 2-level and forcing suit bids at the 3-level, all showing major suits. -
27, 2010 Volume 83, Number 2 Daily Bulletin
Saturday, November 27, 2010 Volume 83, Number 2 Daily Bulletin 83rd North American Bridge Championships Editors: Brent Manley and Dave Smith Thomas McAdoo Married couple take Non-LM Pairs Dianne and Roger Pryor of Madeira Smith Beach FL had two solid games to win 1938–2010 the Manfield Non-Life Master Pairs. The Tom Smith, married couple scored 58.25% and 57.04% one of the five for a combined 57.80%. In second place original “Precision were Ryan Miller, Tampa FL; Brandon Team” members Harper, Winter Park FL with 55.46%. that dominated The winners play a weak 1NT (11—14 North American high-card points) and attribute some of contests in the early their good board to their system. Seventies, died Nov. The Pryors have played together 15 in his hometown for about 30 years. Dianne, a retired of Bennington VT. homemaker, has about 100 masterpoints. As well as being Roger, a retired engineer with Bell South a top level player International, has almost 400 masterpoints. and teacher, Smith Dianne credits Roger with teaching her was a publisher, how to play. journalist, editor and club manager. The second-place pair, Miller and Roger and Dianne Pryor are winners of the Manfield Smith won the Spingold Knockout Teams in Harper, are high school students. Non-Life Master Pairs. 1970 and 1971 and Vanderbilt Knockout Teams in 1972 playing with a rotating cast of teammates that included Steve Altman, Eugene Neiger, Finals today in Open Thirty-two teams continued on page 5 and Women’s Pairs left in Baze Champions will be crowned tonight in the Nail Fung hopes Life Master Open Pairs and the Smith Life Master Senior KO Women’s Pairs. -
Hall of Fame Takes Five
Friday, July 24, 2009 Volume 81, Number 1 Daily Bulletin Washington, DC 81st Summer North American Bridge Championships Editors: Brent Manley and Paul Linxwiler Hall of Fame takes five Hall of Fame inductee Mark Lair, center, with Mike Passell, left, and Eddie Wold. Sportsman of the Year Peter Boyd with longtime (right) Aileen Osofsky and her son, Alan. partner Steve Robinson. If standing ovations could be converted to masterpoints, three of the five inductees at the Defenders out in top GNT flight Bridge Hall of Fame dinner on Thursday evening The District 14 team captained by Bob sixth, Bill Kent, is from Iowa. would be instant contenders for the Barry Crane Top Balderson, holding a 1-IMP lead against the They knocked out the District 9 squad 500. defending champions with 16 deals to play, won captained by Warren Spector (David Berkowitz, Time after time, members of the audience were the fourth quarter 50-9 to advance to the round of Larry Cohen, Mike Becker, Jeff Meckstroth and on their feet, applauding a sterling new class for the eight in the Grand National Teams Championship Eric Rodwell). The team was seeking a third ACBL Hall of Fame. Enjoying the accolades were: Flight. straight win in the event. • Mark Lair, many-time North American champion Five of the six team members are from All four flights of the GNT – including Flights and one of ACBL’s top players. Minnesota – Bob and Cynthia Balderson, Peggy A, B and C – will play the round of eight today. • Aileen Osofsky, ACBL Goodwill chair for nearly Kaplan, Carol Miner and Paul Meerschaert. -
Gavin Wolpert John Kranyak Convention Card 2013
DEFENSIVE AND COMPETITIVE BIDDING LEADS AND SIGNALS W B F CONVENTION CARD OVERCALLS (Style: Responses: 1 / 2 Level; Reopening) OPENING LEADS STYLE After Overcall, Jumps by UPH only forcing bid other than cue bid. Lead In Partner’s Suit CATEGORY: Green Aggressive overcalls. Xfers after 1M overcall and double. Suit 3rd and low 3/5 NCBO: USBF. USA1 2NT scrambling. After 1m opening and 1M overcall, jump cue is NT Attitude 3/5 PLAYERS: John Kranyak and Gavin Wolpert mixed. Subseq 3/5 and Attitude Other: Thru declarer: 0/2 if honor in dummy in the middle of the hand. Rusinow if no honor in dummy. 1NT OVERCALL (2nd/4th Live; Responses; Reopening) LEADS Rusinow SYSTEM SUMMARY Direct 1NT overcall 15-18 HCP. System on. Lead Vs. Suit Vs. NT Balancing 1NT 10-15 HCP. Ace Asks UD attitude GENERAL APPROACH AND STYLE King Shows the Ace or KQ dub Power vs NT 2/1 Game forcing. Queen Shows K Asks UD attitude Aggressive openings. Jack Shows Q Shows Q Inverted minors. JUMP OVERCALLS (Style; Responses; Unusual NT) 10 Shows J Shows J Non-serious 3NT (3S) NV= preemptive 9 Shows 10 Shows 10 1M-2C= GF can be a doubleton. Vul= intermediate Hi-X Doubleton Attitude Lo-X Reopen: SIGNALS IN ORDER OF PRIORITY DIRECT & JUMP CUE BIDS (Style; Response; Reopen) Partner’s Lead Declarer’s Lead Discarding SPECIAL BIDS THAT MAY REQUIRE DEFENSE Michael’s. 2d over 1c= Michaels. 1 UD Attitude UD Count UD Attitude 1m (1H) 1S = 0-3 spades Jump Cue of 1M= stopper ask. -
4 Daily Bulletin
Monday, July 21, 2008 Volume 80, Number 4 Daily Bulletin 80th Summer North American Bridge Championships Editors: Brent Manley and Dave Smith Districts 8, 9, 23 and 24 take GNT titles District 9 repeats in GNT Championship Flight The District 9 team captained by Mike Becker led from start to finish in scoring a second straight win in the Grand National Teams, Championship Flight, knocking off Jan Jansma and Ricco Van Preeijen. the District 25 squad led by Frank Merblum 125-74. Dutch duo take LM Pairs Continued on page 5 Two players from the Netherlands who agreed to play five minutes before game time saved their Grand National Teams, Championship Continued on page 21 Flight, winners: front, David Berkowitz, Eric Rodwell, Mike Becker; rear, Larry Cohen, Jeff Meckstroth, Warren Spector. District 24 wins GNT Flight A The District 24 team captained by James Scott surged ahead in the second quarter of their match with a team from Ohio and went on to a 125-74 victory in the Grand National Teams, Flight A. The winners are Scott, Wilton CT; Harry Apfel, John Ramos and Kelley Hwang, New York City; Valentin Carciu, Steve Johnson and Mark Teaford. Continued on page 5 Tops in the Grand National Teams, Southern California pair Flight A: front, Valentin Carciu, John Ramos, James Scott; rear, Sorin claim Bruce LM Pleacoff, Kelley Hwang, Harry Apfel. Steve Johnson and Mark Teaford nearly didn’t make it out of the first day’s qualifying sessions. District 23 wins GNT Continued on page 21 Flight B District 23 won a tight match in the Flight B Grand National Teams. -
BULLETIN Editorial
THE INTERNATIONAL BRIDGE PRESS ASSOCIATION Editor: John Carruthers This Bulletin is published monthly and circulated to around 400 members of the International Bridge Press Association comprising the world’s leading journalists, authors and editors of news, books and articles about contract bridge, with an estimated readership of some 200 million people BULLETIN who enjoy the most widely played of all card games. www.ibpa.com No. 563 Year 2011 Date December 10 President: PATRICK D JOURDAIN Editorial 8 Felin Wen, Rhiwbina ACBL tournaments are noted for their ability to handle walk-up entries, even in elite Cardiff CF14 6NW, WALES UK (44) 29 2062 8839 events with hundreds of tables. Only events which require seeding of teams require [email protected] some sort of pre-tournament entry. For all other events, entries are accepted up until Chairman: game time. PER E JANNERSTEN Nevertheless, there are some areas that can be improved upon and these were evident Banergatan 15 SE-752 37 Uppsala, SWEDEN in Seattle at the Fall NABC. The first was in broadcasting the events over BBO. The main (46) 18 52 13 00 events at the Fall Nationals are the Reisinger, the Blue Ribbon Pairs (each three days in [email protected] length), the Open Teams (Board-a-Match) and the Open Pairs (each two days long). Executive Vice-President: There are also big events for seniors, juniors and women, the biggest of which is the JAN TOBIAS van CLEEFF Senior Knockout Teams. So we had ten days of top-flight competition – unfortunately, Prinsegracht 28a only three days’ worth was broadcast on BBO (semifinals, one match only, and finals of 2512 GA The Hague, NETHERLANDS the Senior KO and the third day of the Reisinger). -
System Notes
System Notes James Sundstrom Nathan Savir April 9, 2009 Notation Legend M Either Major. If used multiple times, it always refers to the same major. For example, 1M-2| -2M means either the auction 1~ -2| - 2~ or 1♠ -2| -2♠ , no other auction. m Either minor. As per M. OM Other major. This is only used after 'M', such as 1m-1M-2NT-3OM. om Other minor. As per OM. R Raise. Used in some of the step based system to mean a simple raise, such as 1~ -2~ . DR Double Raise. Q Cuebid. Acknowledgements Special thanks are owed to Blair Seidler, without whose teaching I probably would not ever have written these notes. If I did write them, they surely would not be nearly as good as they are. These notes are a (mostly very-distant) relative of his Carnage notes, though a few sections have been borrowed directly from Carnage. 1 Contents I Non-Competitive Auctions4 1 Opening Bid Summary6 2 Minor Suit Auctions7 2.1 Minor-Major................................7 2.1.1 Suit Bypassing Agreements...................7 2.1.2 New Minor Forcing........................7 2.1.3 Reverses..............................8 2.2 Minor Oriented Auctions.........................8 2.3 NT Oriented auctions...........................8 2.4 Passed Hand Bidding...........................8 3 Major Suit Auctions9 3.1 1 over 1 Auctions.............................9 3.2 Major Suit Raise Structure........................9 3.2.1 Direct Raises...........................9 3.2.2 Bergen...............................9 3.2.3 Jacoby 2NT............................9 3.2.4 3NT................................ 10 3.2.5 Splinters.............................. 10 3.3 Passed Hand................................ 10 3.3.1 Drury.............................. -
CONTEMPORARY BIDDING SERIES Section 1 - Fridays at 9:00 AM Section 2 – Mondays at 4:00 PM Each Session Is Approximately 90 Minutes in Length
CONTEMPORARY BIDDING SERIES Section 1 - Fridays at 9:00 AM Section 2 – Mondays at 4:00 PM Each session is approximately 90 minutes in length Understanding Contemporary Bidding (12 weeks) Background Bidding as Language Recognizing Your Philosophy and Your Style Captaincy Considering the Type of Scoring Basic Hand Evaluation and Recognizing Situations Underlying Concepts Offensive and Defensive Hands Bidding with a Passed Partner Bidding in the Real World Vulnerability Considerations Cue Bids and Doubles as Questions Free Bids Searching for Stoppers What Bids Show Stoppers and What Bids Ask? Notrump Openings: Beyond Simple Stayman Determining When (and Why) to Open Notrump When to use Stayman and When to Avoid "Garbage" Stayman Crawling Stayman Puppet Stayman Smolen Gambling 3NT What, When, How Notrump Openings: Beyond Basic Transfers Jacoby Transfer Accepting the transfer Without interference Super-acceptance After interference After you transfer Showing extra trumps Second suit Splinter Texas Transfer: When and Why? Reverses Opener’s Reverse Expected Values and Shape The “High Level” Reverse Responder’s Options Lebensohl Responder’s Reverse Expected Values and Shape Opener’s Options Common Low Level Doubles Takeout Doubles Responding to Partner’s Takeout Double Negative Doubles When and Why? Continuing Sequences More Low Level Doubles Responsive Doubles Support Doubles When to Suppress Support Doubles of Pre-Emptive Bids “Stolen Bid” or “Shadow” Doubles Balancing Why Balance? How to Balance When to Balance (and When Not) Minor Suit Openings -
Offense to Defense Ratio (ODR) by Neil H
Evaluating Your Offense to Defense Ratio (ODR) By Neil H. Timm Duplicate Match-point Bridge is all about bidding in competition and how many tricks each side can take. However, you do not want to outbid the opponents if the penalty you earn is more than the value of the contract they would have earned. If you can make eight tricks in hearts and they can make eight tricks in spades, and they bid 2♠, then you should bid 3♥ if you know with some certainty that you can expect to go down by at most ONE trick since to score of -50 or -100 is better than the 110 that their 2♠ contract would produce, bid to the 3-level; since any positive difference (even 10 points) to the majority of the field is decisive in terms of match points. Even two tricks down for a score of -100 is fine if not vulnerable; but if vulnerable a score of -200 is clearly bad so you may not want to outbid them when vulnerable if you were to get doubled. The challenge is to accurately evaluate how many tricks you and the opponents can take. Remember that the aim of competitive bidding in regular match-point pairs is not to bid what you can make. Rather you are striving for the best possible score on the board, the par score, even if that means bidding to go down - provided it scores better than allowing the opponents to make their contract. Therein lies the rub since most of the methods used do evaluate the number of tricks do not guarantee success because “success” depends upon high-card strength, shape, the distribution of HCP values, and suit quality. -
About Overcalling
All About Overcalling It is annoying when the opponents open the bidding in front of you, but that doesn’t mean to say that you are constrained to pass for ever. In fact there are quite of number of reasons why it would be right and proper for you to enter the bidding and these can be classified as follows: 1) Because you have a good hand! 2) Because you want to take up bidding space to make things more difficult for the opponents. 3) Because you want to indicate a lead to partner should the hand on your left end up as declarer. 4) Because you might want to pave the way for a possible sacrifice. Sometimes it is better to concede a penalty than let the opponents end up declaring. 1. You have a good hand Suppose you hold: S AQ765 H K2 D A87 C 75 and hear the hand on your right open 1H. As you would have opened the bidding if you had been declarer it seems only sensible that you should bid now and a bid of 1S seems a stand out. And so it is, but there is one requirement that is absolutely sacrosanct whatever the reason you have for overcalling and that is that you must hold at least a five card suit. We shall see in a moment that the suit must have some quality about it, but that is less important if you have a good hand. 2. You want to be difficult In the early days of bridge it was almost considered to be bad form to bid when you didn’t have much in the way of high cards, but that has all changed. -
Supreme Court of the United States ______
No. 16-1275 IN THE Supreme Court of the United States __________ VIRGINIA URANIUM, INC., ET AL., Petitioners, v. JOHN WARREN, ET AL., Respondents. __________ On Writ of Certiorari to the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit __________ BRIEF OF PREEMPTION LAW PROFESSORS AS AMICI CURIAE IN SUPPORT OF RESPONDENTS __________ DEREK T. HO Counsel of Record JULIUS P. TARANTO MICHAEL S. QIN KELLOGG, HANSEN, TODD, FIGEL & FREDERICK, P.L.L.C. 1615 M Street, N.W. Suite 400 Washington, D.C. 20036 (202) 326-7900 September 4, 2018 ([email protected]) TABLE OF CONTENTS Page TABLE OF AUTHORITIES ...................................... iii INTEREST OF AMICI CURIAE ................................ 1 INTRODUCTION ....................................................... 2 SUMMARY OF ARGUMENT .................................... 3 ARGUMENT ............................................................... 4 I. A Legislative-Motive Inquiry Here Would Be Unique In Preemption Doc- trine And An Outlier In Constitutional Doctrine Generally ........................................... 4 A. This Court Has Consistently Held That States’ Intent Is Irrelevant to Preemption .................................................. 4 B. Judicial Scrutiny of Legislative Motive Is Disfavored in Constitu- tional Law Generally .................................. 8 II. Preemption Should Not Turn On Subjec- tive Legislative Intent .................................... 10 A. Legislative-Intent Inquiries Raise Serious Conceptual Problems ................... 11 B. Legislative-Intent