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Is This Too Small to Read? There Are a Few Copies in Larger Format at the Registration Desk New Zealand National Bridge Congress 2015 September 26th to October 3rd Daily Bulletin 3 28th September Editorial Staff : Mark Hangartner Welcome to day three of Congress, Is this too small to read? There are a few copies in larger format at the registration Desk. Ask for one! By now the NZ Restriced Open Pairs will have completed. Congratulations to NZ Bridge on adding this event which judging by the number of entries and the feedback I received went very well. One of the effects of this event is to make qualifying rounds for the New Zealand Open Pairs very competitive indeed. So if you made it through to the plate or the final, well done. If you didn’t never mind there is always the teams. Winners of the Novice Pairs: Lee McGovern, Heather Robertson, Poppy & Will Fulton The Daily Bulletin is extremely grateful to Babich Wines for their on-going sponsorship. Babich is a top quality New Zealand vintner. Babich Wines has been voted amongst the world’s top 50 most admired wine brands in a survey by Drinks International. Monday, September 28, 2015 [NEW ZEALAND NATIONAL BRIDGE CONGRESS Congress Noticeboard Monday October 1st NZ Pairs Final: 9:30am & 2:15pm Back to the Future Teams: 10:00am & 2:15pm Back to the Future Final Only : 8:00pm Rubber Final 8:00pm Goulash Pairs 8.30 pm Goulash Pairs - $5 Table Money As this is an additional event, there will be a $5 entry charge. 50% of the money collected will be returned as prize money and 50% will go to the New Zealand Bridge Foundation. Goulash dealing is done in groups of cards and this ensures that there will be wild and woolly distributions . It really is FUN bridge. Tuesday October 2nd NZ Teams Q1 10:30am - Lunch - NZ Teams Q2 & Q3 1:30pm - Dinner - NZ Teams Q4 & Q5 7:45pm Back To The Future Teams Entries close at the desk at 9 am. If you want team-mates please see Nola or Gwyn at the Congress Desk. Remember that you must play each session with a different partner. It may be tactically advisable to play your most practised partnerships in order to qualify or to save them for the final .....you decide. Teams containing contestants in the Rubber final CANNOT qualify for the final of this event. Only 26 teams qualify for the final. Any request for substitutes must be approved by the Chief Director New Zealand Teams Entries close at 9.00 am on Tuesday. System regulations for the Teams will be published tomorrow 1 Monday, September 28, 2015 [NEW ZEALAND NATIONAL BRIDGE CONGRESS Overseas Players Please use your NZ computer number when using the scorers. If you don’t know your number, please see Nola or Gywn at the desk Correction Period The correction period for each Matchpoint pairs event expires 30 minutes after the scores are made available for inspection. This includes the back to the future teams. The correction period for each match in the teams and swiss pairs expires 15 minutes after the scheduled conclusion of the following match and 30 minutes after the scores are made available in the final match of each session. Vugraph in the bar You asked for it the tech staff provided it. Mary-Ellen asked me if we could provide it, I took it to Murray and immediately David was on the job testing it out. “You know about BBO Vugraph?” I ask, “Never heard of it but if it comes over the Internet should be possible.” It might mean an early start for keen fans. The eternal plea from editors of bulletins is give me your stories. I know there gems out there and unless you tell me. If there are extra copies of bulletins you might like to take them back to your club, it may attract future congress players, and even better if there is a story involving a player from your club or region. Thanks to Alan Parkes my first email contribution! 2 Monday, September 28, 2015 [NEW ZEALAND NATIONAL BRIDGE CONGRESS Welcome to the novitiate If I were Douglas Russell I would have several erudite word plays about mothers superior, wimples, learning the rule, and enclosed orders. The Novices competition took place today, welcome to all these who are making their Congress debuts. NS Sue Aitken & Paula Schwikkard, EW Josephine Gordon & Barbara Andrews NS John Paine & Christine Judd EW David Dunlop & Sinny Wei 3 Monday, September 28, 2015 [NEW ZEALAND NATIONAL BRIDGE CONGRESS NS Sheryll Hill & Leanne Crosby, EW Jon Verhoek & Jill Rogers NS Jane Weir & Mariane Kingham EW Michelle Stevens & Karen Mackenzie 4 Monday, September 28, 2015 [NEW ZEALAND NATIONAL BRIDGE CONGRESS First slam in the Novice section For at least one of our players in the novice section board 10 will be memorable for a long time to come. This was the first time she bid and made slam. Something good happened in the play and she made 7. West East Paula Josephine 2♣ 2♦ 2♥ 4♣ 4NT 5♦ 6NT More players had more gadgetry to get to the grand in clubs. How did you fare? Josephine (Jose) with her prize. May there be many more slams to come! 5 Monday, September 28, 2015 [NEW ZEALAND NATIONAL BRIDGE CONGRESS All the Novice prizewinners Joint winners 6 Monday, September 28, 2015 [NEW ZEALAND NATIONAL BRIDGE CONGRESS Who needs a 6-2 fit when a 4-2 will do? Alan Parkes writes: My partner Graham Stern and I were playing N-S I passed with the south cards and west opened 1NT. Graham decided to bid 2♦ showing ♠+another at least 5/4 distribution with 11+ points but not necessarily 5 spades. With 3 card support for the known suit I would bid 2♠ otherwise bid 2♥ which he can pass or bid 2♠ with 5 or bid a 5 card minor. Of course I have this sinking feeling but dutifully bid 2♥ which is passed out. West leads the 3♣ won by East's A and a diamond returned. I won the A, played K♣ discarding a diamond from dummy. I ruffed a diamond then played A♠ and K♠ and a third spade. East ruffed with the 8♥ and I over ruffed with the K. I then played another diamond ruffed in dummy and played another spade which was ruffed by East with the 10♥ and I threw a club. West was a little distracted and under ruffed with the 2♥! East then played another club ruffed in dummy again. I led another spade ruffed by East with the J♥ and west had to under ruff with the 6♥ leaving the dummy holding the 6♠ and Q♥ and West with ♥A9. East was left with the Q♦ and 9♣ so the Q♥ in dummy became good. Making 3♥. Who needs a 6-2 fit when a 4-2 will do? (with a little help from the opponents of course) for a middle score of 53%. Thanks Alan, the joys of the sub-moysian. 7 Monday, September 28, 2015 [NEW ZEALAND NATIONAL BRIDGE CONGRESS Ian Berrington and the fatal throw-in West North East South Ian Colin Alan Sandra Pass Pass 1♣ X 1NT Pass Pass 4♥ All pass Lead A♣ Well used to getting himself out of trouble with little help from dummy this hand was child’s play for Ian Berrington who currently plays at Akarana. Ian ruffed the club continuation, cashed AK♠, and exited with a little ♠. This was the first throw in, south cannot afford to ruff his partner’s trick, that bares his K♥. Analysis shows that playing back a ♥ now still leaves declarer with a trick short and forced to play diamonds himself. But somehow it looks very unattractive and at the table Colin played a low ♦. Ian took K♦ with A♦, cashed Q♦ and … guess what threw in North again. This is the fatal throw-in Colin having to choose between giving dummy an entry with a club or taking the finesse for declarer with a ♥. Thanks to Colin Carryer for providing the story. 8 Monday, September 28, 2015 [NEW ZEALAND NATIONAL BRIDGE CONGRESS Unusual NT gets too high West North East South John Alice Pass 2♣ 4NT 5♣ Pass 5♠ 6♦ Pass Pass X = Lead A♣ In both NZ Open the Restricted Open Pairs more than one East “fell in love with their hand”. There was one pair who played 7♣X going for a tasty 1400. John Chen gave me this hand. He and Alice Young were not hard pressed to take this 4 light for a top in their section. IMHO East did the right thing pre-empting with 4NT but would be wiser to leave future decisions to partner. The natural 5♣ bid from south should have been a warning too. When I watched Merle Marr play this, she opened a strong 1♣ Alan Grant jumped to 2NT. Merle ended the bidding by declaring 4♠. Alan lead K♦ taken by Merle who ventured a low ♥. Alan wasn’t wasting his Ace so Merle had an entry to A♣ to dispose of the losing ♦ in her hand. Now she carefully played a ♥ back to K and Alan’s Ace, and ruffed his return. Drawing just one round of trumps Merle ruffed her little ♥ in dummy to claim 12 tricks. 9 Monday, September 28, 2015 [NEW ZEALAND NATIONAL BRIDGE CONGRESS Play of the day You can nominate your partner, opponent or yourself for this daily award. All I need is for you to describe the play you made to achieve a great result.
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