4th Commonwealth Nations Bridge Championship 8th to 14th September 2014 Daily bulletin – Tuesday 9th September Lights, Camera, Action! Daily Record snapper’s pic packs a Punch

The stunning surroundings of the City Today’s matches on VuGraph and BBO Chambers designed by William Young and opened by Victoria in 1888 provided Round 3 – 10:30 to 12:20 a magnificent venue for the Opening VuGraph: Canada v Scotland BBO: Wales 2 v Australia Women Ceremony of the 4th Commonwealth Nations Bridge Championships following the Round 4 – 12:45 to 14:35 first day’s play. VuGraph: SBU v Australia BBO: Isle of Man v England 2 After a speech of welcome by Deputy Lord Round 5 – 15:35 to 17:25 Provost Bailie Allan Stewart on behalf of the VuGraph: Scotland v England City Council, SBU President Russell Frame BBO: Harris v Barbados formally opened the Championships and Round 6 – 17:50 to 19:40 Paul Hackett, President and Chairman of the VuGraph: SBU v Northern Ireland Championships highlighted those players BBO: India v Jersey who had attended all four tournaments. 4th Commonwealth Nations Bridge Championship Glasgow, Scotland Today’s Matches Championship Teams round robin – Day 2 Group 1 Group 2 Round 3 – 10:30 to 12:20 Match Match 1 Malaysia South Africa 11 Black Swan Kenya 2 Guernsey 2 England 12 Jersey Wales 3 Canada Scotland 13 Pakistan 2 Northern Ireland 4 Harris Malta 14 Scottish President’s Isle of Man 5 Wales 2 Australia Women 15 England 2 SBU 6 Pakistan Barbados 16 Guernsey India 7 Singapore Chairman’s 17 Australia South Africa 2 Round 4 – 12:45 to 14:35 Match Match 1 Scotland Pakistan 11 Northern Ireland Guernsey 2 Barbados South Africa 12 India Kenya 3 Malta Wales 2 13 Isle of Man England 2 4 Chairman’s Guernsey 2 14 South Africa 2 Jersey 5 England Harris 15 Wales Scottish President’s 6 Australia Women Singapore 16 SBU Australia 7 Canada Malaysia 17 Pakistan 2 Black Swan Round 5 – 15:35 to 17:25 Match Match 1 Guernsey 2 Canada 11 Jersey Pakistan 2 2 Wales 2 Singapore 12 England 2 Australia 3 South Africa Chairman’s 13 Kenya South Africa 2 4 Pakistan Australia Women 14 Guernsey SBU 5 Malaysia Malta 15 Black Swan Isle of Man 6 Scotland England 16 Northern Ireland Wales 7 Harris Barbados 17 Scottish President’s India Round 6 – 17:50 to 19:40 Match Match 1 Singapore Harris 11 Australia Scottish President’s 2 Australia Women Scotland 12 SBU Northern Ireland 3 England Pakistan 13 Wales Guernsey 4 Canada Wales 2 14 Pakistan 2 England 2 5 Malta South Africa 15 Isle of Man Kenya 6 Barbados Guernsey 2 16 India Jersey 7 Chairman’s Malaysia 17 South Africa 2 Black Swan In each match, the first-named team will sit North-South in the open room and East-West in the closed room at the table number shown. The second-named team will sit North-South in the closed room and East-West in the open room at the corresponding tables. These matches will be on Vugraph (SUB room) These matches will be on BBO Page 2 8th to 14th September 2014 4th Commonwealth Nations Bridge Championship Yesterday’s Results Championship Teams round robin – Day 1 Group 1 Group 2 Round 1 Match IMPs VPs Match IMPs VPs Pakistan Canada 8-68 0.00-20.00 Guernsey Pakistan 2 24-33 7.29-12.71 South Africa Scotland 14-8 11.87-8.13 Kenya Northern Ireland 24-36 6.52-13.48 Barbados Malaysia 13-60 0.82-19.18 India Black Swan 63-10 19.74-0.26 Guernsey 2 Australia Women 26-43 5.36-14.64 Jersey SBU 24-55 2.81-17.19 Harris Chairman’s 33-61 3.28-16.72 Scottish President’s South Africa 2 28-55 3.45-16.55 Singapore Malta 47-21 16.38-3.62 Australia Isle of Man 31-36 8.42-11.58 Wales 2 England 10-61 0.44-19.56 England 2 Wales 46-20 16.38-3.62 Round 2 Match IMPs VPs Match IMPs VPs Australia Women Harris 55-1 19.83-0.17 SBU Scottish President’s 15-22 7.84-12.16 Chairman’s Wales 2 23-26 9.03-10.97 South Africa 2 England 2 7-35 3.28-16.72 England Singapore 39-32 12.16-7.84 Wales Australia 32-27 11.58-8.42 Malaysia Pakistan 51-27 16.03-3.97 Black Swan Guernsey 46-30 14.42-5.58 Scotland Barbados 45-28 14.64-5.36 Northern Ireland India 11-24 6.28-13.72 South Africa Canada 6-55 0.62-19.38 Kenya Pakistan 2 44-68 3.97-16.03 Malta Guernsey 2 32-35 9.03-10.97 Isle of Man Jersey 40-40 10.00-10.00

What is it like to play in a World Championship? No Scottish team had ever qualified and perhaps only the players in the 2012 Senior team believed that this time they could. The story of how they got to Bali, and what happened to them once they got there, makes for fascinating reading. Whether you want to feel you are with the team, or to understand the decisions the players faced and the choices they made, this book is suitable for players of all levels. What the Experts Say: The authors give the reader a real sense of what is happening behind the scenes. I was left with the very nostalgic thought, “Wish I was there.” - Barnet Shenkin This book covers aspects of playing in a world championship in a way that I have not read elsewhere, so it is that rarity these days, an original idea. - Brian Senior Wonderful tale...a must read. - Mike Passell Page 3 4th Commonwealth Nations Bridge Championship Glasgow, Scotland j d s A d 3 2 r 8 7 a . . n 9 6 H 1 1 u 0 3 k 0 0 . . a o 0 6 P 2 1 r

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Turandot there was no point in taking a club finesse. Scotland v South Africa Round 1 Having won with the queen of East had to Mark Horton decide what to do next. (West had followed to the clubs with the two and the five.) Turandot is an opera in three acts by Giacomo Puccini, completed by Franco Alfano, set to a libretto After considerable thought he switched to the queen in Italian by Giuseppe Adami and Renato Simoni. The of . Declarer won with dummy's , cashed opera was unfinished at the time of Puccini's death in the clubs and played a diamond – that was +460. 1924, and was completed by Franco Alfano in 1926.. East knew that South almost certainly held four The premiere of Turandot was at La Scala, Milan, on (because of the double) so switching to the Sunday 25th April 1926, one year and five months king of hearts looked unattractive. However, perhaps after Puccini's death and it was conducted by Arturo West's five of clubs was significant. It is true that if Toscanini. In the middle of Act 3, two measures after declarer held three clubs the finesse would be the the words ‘Liù, poesia!’’ the orchestra rested. Toscanini natural play, following the theory of restricted choice, stopped and laid down his baton. He turned to the but overtaking with dummy's nine looks odd. audience and announced: “Here the opera ends, If West had started with ♣542 then the five was could because at this point the maestro laid down his pen.” be interpreted as a subtle suit preference signal for Why you may be asking have I used this introduction? hearts. During the first round we lost all contact with the East, who was hoping West held the of diamonds, Internet and I had the records for only the first two might have started with the rather than the boards of the match. Had the situation not improved queen. When West discourages then there is still time it crossed my mind that I might end my article with to switch to hearts. Then declarer will eventually lose Toscanini’s words. two hearts, two diamonds and a club. Time to turn, reluctantly, to the bridge. If West does have the jack of diamonds then switching to the queen will not beat the contract provided It was a match that featured a number of a missed declarer ducks in dummy. opportunities. A very nasty board to start the championships from Board: 1 Dealer: North Love all East's point of view. ♠8 Closed room: ♥A 6 2 West North East South K 10 2 ♦ Narunsky Mould Kaprey Matheson ♣A 10 9 7 6 3 1♣ 1♠ Double* ♠10 7 6 N ♠Q 9 5 3 2 Pass 2♣ Pass 3NT ♥J 9 5 ♥K Q 7 All Pass W E ♦9 6 5 4 ♦ A Q 7 An identical auction and identical start to the play, ♣5 4 2 S ♣Q J declarer losing a club to East at trick three. Here East ♠A K J 4 returned a spade, so declarer had an easy route to ♥10 8 4 3 nine tricks, +400 and a couple of IMPs to South ♦ J 8 3 Africa. ♣K 8 Board: 2 Dealer: East N-S game Open room: ♠J West North East South ♥A 8 7 2 Sime Balkin Murdoch Holroyd ♦J 8 5 4 1♣ 1♠ Double* ♣Q J 10 2 Pass 2♣ Pass 3NT ♠A K Q 7 4 2 N ♠10 6 All pass ♥Q 9 3 ♥10 6 5 W E West led the six of and when East put in the ♦10 7 ♦A 9 6 2 nine declarer won with the jack and cashed the king ♣9 4 S ♣7 6 5 3 of clubs. When the jack appeared on her right she ♠9 8 5 3 continued with the eight of clubs and put in dummy's nine. There were two things wrong with this line of ♥K J 4 play - first declarer had omitted to cash a second ♦K Q 3 spade, which might have been important, second ♣A K 8

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Open room: won the next club, played the top hearts and a fourth West North East South round when the jack fell. The ace and king of spades Sime Balkin Murdoch Holroyd got declarer up to seven tricks, +90. Pass 1NT Closed room: Pass 2♣* Pass 2♠ West North East South Pass 2NT Pass 3NT Narunsky Mould Laprey Matheson All pass Pass Pass 1♣ 2♣ Stayman 1♦ 1NT Pass Facing a passed partner West decided not to get 3♦ 3NT All pass involved over South's strong no trump. 3♦ was aggressive, but doubtless West was hoping That's a matter of style, but he then had to find a lead that the diamonds would come in useful. against 3NT. Declarer won the club lead with dummy's ace, played West started with the king of spades and continued a spade to the king, a spade to the ten and cashed the with three more rounds of the suit, East discarding a ace of spades. The , a heart to the king diamond and a heart as declarer threw two hearts and three more major suit tricks brought home the and a diamond from dummy. Declarer won, forced contract, +400 and 7 IMPs to South Africa. out the ace of diamonds and claimed the rest, +600. Board: 8 Dealer: West Love all Given that South had advertised the possession of ♠Q J 2 four spades it must be right to start with a low spade, ♥Q 4 hoping that it is partner that will have a doubleton ♦ A K J 2 (not to mention the possibility that partner might ♣10 4 3 2 have Jx). ♠ ♠10 7 6 N ♠A 8 5 4 3 Closed room: ♥K J 9 6 ♥A 7 5 2 West North East South W E ♦8 6 5 ♦ 7 Narunsky Mould Kaprey Matheson ♣Q 8 7 S ♣A K 6 Pass 1NT Pass 2♣* Pass 2♠ ♠K 9 Pass 2NT Pass 3NT ♥10 8 3 All pass ♦ Q 10 9 4 3 Here too West led out the top spade and then ♣J 9 5 switched to the ten of diamonds, no swing on a deal Closed room: where both teams had missed the opportunity for a West North East South big pick up. Sime Balkin Murdoch Holroyd Pass 1♦ Double 3♦* Board: 5 Dealer: North N-S game 3♥ Pass 4♥ All pass ♠8 6 5 3♦ Weak raise ♥8 4 3 2 North cashed the ace of diamonds and when South ♦A J 2 followed with the three she switched to the two of ♣8 7 6 clubs. Declarer won with the queen and played a ♠A 10 4 N ♠K J 7 3 spade, ducking when North put in the jack. A club to ♥A 5 ♥K Q 10 9 W E dummy’s ace saw declarer cash the ace of spades. ♦Q 10 8 7 6 3 ♦9 5 When South followed with the king declarer played a ♣A 9 S ♣10 3 2 third spade. Now South could pitch a club and North ♠Q 9 2 won and gave South a club ruff for one down, -50. ♥J 7 6 When the king of spades appeared declarer should ♦K 4 have foreseen this possibility and tackled the trump ♣K Q J 5 4 suit. There was a reasonable chance, given the bidding, that declarer would have dropped the doubleton Closed room: queen. West North East South Closed room: Sime Balkin Murdoch Holroyd West North East South Pass Pass 1♣ 1♦ Pass 1♥ Pass Pass 1♦ Double 3♦* 1NT All Pass Pass Pass Double Pass North led the seven of clubs and declarer ducked, 3♥ All pass

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Here declarer won the club switch at trick two, ruffed Local Derby a diamond, came to hand with a club, ruffed another Mark Horton diamond and cashed the ace of hearts felling the queen. There are ten tricks now, but declarer also In many countries the term local derby, or simply just made the mistake in spades, so South was able to derby, means a sporting fixture between two teams dispose of a club and score a club ruff, +140 and 5 from the same town, city or region, particularly in IMPs to South Africa. association football. The phrase most likely originated from The Derby, a horse race in England, founded by the 12th Earl of Derby in 1780, since at least as early as 1840 ‘derby’ has been used as a noun in English to denote any kind of sporting contest. Another widely reported theory, though not accepted by the Oxford English Dictionary, is that the phrase came about from the city of Derby itself. It was South Africa score up at the end of the first match renowned as a chaotic and exuberant game that It was the Springboks who took the spoils, winning a involved the whole town and often resulted in low scoring encounter 14-8 IMPs, 11.87-8.13 VP. fatalities. The goals were at Nuns Mill in the north and Monday’s problem – solution the Gallows Balk in the south of the town, and much of the action took place in the Derwent river or ♠8 Markeaton brook. Nominally the players came from ♥7 5 4 2 All Saints’ and St Peter’s parishes, but in practice the ♦K 9 4 2 game was a free-for-all with as many as 1,000 players. ♣A 10 8 4 A Frenchman who observed the match in 1829 wrote in horror, '”f Englishmen call this play, it would be A K 10 4 N J 9 5 ♠ ♠ impossible to say what they call fighting”. The ♥A K Q 10 9 ♥J 8 6 3 W E traditional Shrovetide football match is commonplace ♦6 ♦ A J 10 7 in the town of Ashbourne, Derbyshire. ♣9 3 2 S ♣K Q The biggest derby staged in Glasgow is undoubtedly ♠Q 7 6 3 2 that between Rangers and Celtic, but a bridge match ♥- between two teams representing Scotland cannot be ♦Q 8 5 3 far behind. ♣J 7 6 5 Board: 15 Dealer: South N-S game Contract: 6♥ Lead: ♦2 ♠J Does this slam just depend on the spade finesse? ♥A Q 10 8 6 3 2 The BBO commentator asked if they could reach this ♦9 5 2 slam which was laydown on the spade finesse. ♣Q 4 Declarer seemed to agree and went off. ♠K 8 5 4 3 2 N ♠A 9 7 6 ♥ ♥9 The only worry is a 4-0 trump break. Then, to pick up W E spades, the last trump must be drawn in dummy. A ♦Q 10 ♦J 8 7 4 3 dummy reversal is needed. Ruff a diamond at trick 2 ♣J 10 9 8 5 S ♣A 7 2 before drawing a round of trumps. ♠Q 10 Play a club when you find the bad break. (Had trumps ♥K J 7 5 4 broken, you would have drawn them.) It does not ♦A K 6 matter if the defence win or not. You use your club ♣K 6 3 entry to ruff another diamond high and draw trumps, Open room: overtaking the ten. West North East South Note that you can only afford to check for a singleton Sanders Haase Peterkin Diamond offside on this deal – much less likely 1♥ than a 4-0 trump break – when trumps are 2-2. If you 2♠* 3♠ 4♥* Double find trumps 3-1 after ruffing a diamond and you cash a Redouble 5♥ 5♠ Double high spade, the defence can win the club and play a All pass diamond. Now the spades are blocked when they are 3♠ Heart raise 4-2 and South covers. 4♥ Spade raise

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When West came in with a weak jump overcall North could have bid any number of hearts but followed a route that was perhaps designed to lay a smoke screen, as from his point of view EW might be able to make a lot of spades. East took out an insurance policy - the premium was a modest -100. Closed room: West North East South Coyle Duncan Silverstone Gordon 1♥ Sandy Duncan (l) and Irving Gordon, SBU President’s Team 1♠ 4♥ 4♠ Pass Pass 5♥ All pass Board: 19 Dealer: South E-W game The slightly different tempo saw EW elect to defend ♠7 3 and right they were, +100 giving the SBU 5 IMPs. ♥J 10 8 6 ♦ J 3 Board: 17 Dealer: North Love all ♣K Q J 3 2 ♠A K J 9 7 5 3 ♠6 4 N ♠K ♥7 4 ♥A 7 2 ♥Q 9 5 4 3 ♦J 10 9 4 W E ♦A 9 7 6 5 4 ♦ 10 8 ♣ ♣10 4 S ♣A 9 7 6 5 ♠Q 8 4 2 N ♠10 ♠A Q J 10 9 8 5 2 ♥Q 6 5 ♥A K J 8 W E ♥K ♦8 ♦A 7 3 ♦ K Q 2 ♣Q 7 6 5 3 S ♣A K 10 9 2 ♣8 ♠6 ♥10 9 3 2 Open room: West North East South ♦K Q 6 5 2 Sanders Haase Peterkin Diamond ♣J 8 4 1♠ Open room: Pass 1NT Pass 4♠ West North East South All pass Sanders Haase Peterkin Diamond 1♠ Double Pass West led the ace of diamonds and continued with the 2♣ 2♠ 5♣ All pass five. Declarer won with the king and played a club to Declarer took the obvious 12 tricks, +420. the king and ace. East switched to the nine of hearts and West took the ace and played a diamond, It's always annoying to miss a slam when the tricks promoting East's ♠K into the setting trick, -50. are on top but how should East react to partner's 2♣? That might be based on next to nothing, but it If declarer had unblocked a diamond honour at trick looks as if some sort of effort is in order. Some one then a spade from dummy would have brought partnerships might be able to jump to 4♣, agreeing instant gratification. clubs and asking for key cards. If West responds 4♦ Closed room: (zero key cards) East could make one more try with, West North East South say, 4♠. Still, it would not be clear cut for West to go Coyle Duncan Silverstone Gordon beyond 5♣. 1♠ Another possibility is for East to splinter in spades, Pass 1NT Pass 4♠ but again would West be suitably impressed? All pass Closed room: Here too West led the ace of diamonds and once West North East South again South saw no point in unblocking. Here West Coyle Duncan Silverstone Gordon switched to the ace of hearts and then played the 3♠ Double Pass four of clubs. East took the ace and returned a heart 4♣ Pass 5♣ All pass and declarer ruffed with the eight of spades and then Here EW had very little room and even had East bid laid down the ace, +420 and 10 IMPs to the Scottish 4♠ it is unlikely that West would have done anything President’s team. other than bid 5♣.

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Board: 20 Dealer: West Game all East led the jack of hearts and declarer won with ♠9 8 5 dummy’s ace and played a club to the queen and ace. ♥A Q 7 5 4 3 When East returned a club declarer ruffed West's ♦ J 10 7 king and played three rounds of spades. ♣K East ruffed and played a heart and declarer won with ♠K J 10 6 4 N ♠A 7 dummy’s king, ruffed a club and played the jack of ♥ ♥10 9 8 6 spades ruffed by the king of diamonds and over-ruffed W E by dummy’s ace. ♦K 3 2 ♦ 9 6 ♣A J 6 3 2 S ♣Q 9 8 7 4 Declarer ran the eight of diamonds and claimed ten ♠Q 3 2 tricks, +130. ♥K J 2 ♦ A Q 8 5 4 Closed room: ♣10 5 West North East South Open room: Coyle Duncan Silverstone Gordon West North East South Pass 1NT Sanders Haase Peterkin Diamond Pass 2♣* Double Pass 1♠ 2♥ Pass 4♥ Pass 2NT Pass 3NT All pass All pass East cashed the ace of spades and continued the suit, West led the three of clubs and East won with the West winning and cashing a third spade and the ace ace and returned the eight. When that held he made of clubs before exiting with a club. In due course the the strange (and fatal) looking play of the jack. West king of diamonds was the second undertrick, -200. won and returned a spade but declarer won in hand, Closed room: cashed the ace of diamonds and ducked a diamond to West North East South East's king, claiming the rest, +400 and 7 IMPs to the Coyle Duncan Silverstone Gordon Scottish President’s team who ran out winners 22-14 1♠ Pass 1NT Pass IMPs. 3♣* Pass 5♣ All pass North led the jack of diamonds and South won with Tuesday’s problem hand the ace and returned the five. Declarer won with the Dealer North; E-W game king and laid down the ace of clubs. When the king ♠Q 7 5 4 3 ♠A K 4 obeyed the Rabbi’s Rule declarer was soon claiming ♥8 5 ♥A K 9 6 the rest, +620 and 9 IMPs to the SBU. W E ♦K 10 5 ♦J 7 4 3 Board: 22 Dealer: East E-W game ♣Q 7 4 ♣A 2 ♠A Q J 6 ♥7 4 2 West North East South Pass 1♣* Pass ♦ Q 9 4 3 2 1♠ Double Redouble 2♣ Q ♣ Pass Pass 3♣ Pass ♠8 5 4 3 N ♠9 2 3♠ Pass 4♠ All Pass ♥Q 9 6 ♥J 10 8 5 W E Contract: 4♠ Lead: ♥3 ♦J 6 5 ♦ K 10 How do you play expecting a trump loser? ♣K 4 3 S ♣A J 9 8 6 ♠K 10 7 ♥A K 3 ♦ A 8 7 ♣10 7 5 2 Open room: West North East South Sanders Haase Peterkin Diamond Pass 1NT* Pass 2♣* Double Pass Pass 2♦ All pass 1NT 11-14 2♣ Stayman

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