1 THE QBA BULLETIN Published by the Queensland Bridge Association September-October 2003 Volume 29 No Website: www.qldbridge.com Email: [email protected] 5 From the ANC Darwin President HE 2003 ANC has come and gone, and while the Qld teams performed M 1 ♠ Q5 Tcreditably again, the spoils went to Bd 11 J92 NSW, SA and VIC. In the Open we had 2 Dlr S KJ5 bad matches in the first round robin, so Vul None ♣ AKJ65 th only finished 6 , but improved our posi- ♠ AK10982 ♠ 743 tion to be 4th at the end, only a few VPs AQ874N — Keith off of WA in 3rd. Victoria, who were the McDonald WE only team to beat us twice, won the final 3S Q109862 from South Australia, with whom we had ♣ 4 ♣ Q1082 ♠ HAVE been pleased to receive some a draw and a 1 IMP victory. We had a win J6 I very positive comments on the QBA and a loss against NSW and WA, 2 good K10653 Bulletin. It is never to late to make wins against ACT and Tasmania, but only A74 comments and suggestions. The Editorial a 9 IMP win and a draw against the North- ♣ 973 Committee is interested in club news that ern Territory. may assist other clubs in any aspect of The Women’s team also finished 4th, after On 11 against NT in the 1st match administration or bridge matters. finishing the first round robin in that Therese, South, passed and West The partner in bridge that is often ne- position, and managed to beat every team opened 1S. I overcalled 2C, East bid 2S, glected is the sponsor. The sponsor comes at least once. The Seniors’ team finished and Therese bid 3C, over which West bid in many forms and is essential to the suc- the first round robin in 1st place, but found a very reasonable 4S. cess of many clubs and events. Many con- the going harder in the second round gress events have a valued sponsor who robin and finished 3rd. The Youth played The lead of the CA to inspect dummy is always thanked at the end of the event. a triple round robin against the other 5 showed the great ruffing potential, so I Perhaps when sending the Bulletin an ar- teams, and gained a great deal of led a in spite of the possible loss of ticle on your local congress you could ad- experience in finishing 5th. one of our trump tricks, and declarer could vertise the main sponsor. In attracting Each match was of 24 boards, and the only come to 9 tricks for +50 to our side. sponsorship the clubs do an excellent job. maximum win at full IMPs was 35, with At the other table, Neville and Janine had As a member and player do you know who any Imps over 35 being divided by 10, up no trouble in taking 10 tricks in the same assisted your club in the last 12 months. to a maximum win of +37.5, or a maximum contract when the trump switch did not Ask your Committee? A sponsor can never loss of –40.0. Since Therese and I only come. Note that in ruffing hearts it is be thanked enough. A letter from a club played 9 of the 14 matches, I will confine essential not to cash the HA, otherwise member to personally say “thanks” is al- my commentary to those matches in my hand is able to in front of dummy ways appreciated.  which we were involved. and lead a trump to deny the 10th trick. Contents QBA From the President by Keith McDonald ...... 1 ANC Darwin by Richard Wallis ...... 1 Email: From Overseas ...... 3 [email protected] Cuppaidge’s Column by George Cuppaidge ...... 4 Phone: 07 3855 3331 Sunshine Coast One-Day Teamsby Ken Dawson ...... 5 Mobile: 0412 064 903 Ipswich ...... 5 Fax: 07 3855 3693 Sunnybank by Andrew Pryde ...... 6 Web site: Surfers by Kamal Sanmugarasa ...... 7 www.qldbridge.com Lockyer by Jim Evans ...... 8 Sunshine Coast by Bill Hunt ...... 8 Letters ...... 9 Teachers’ Corner by Joan Butts ...... 10 If serenity is one’s major Book Review ...... 10 ambition, perhaps bridge Results ...... 11 should be avoided. Director’s Corner by Jan Peach ...... 12 Charles Goren

The QBA Bulletin September - October 2003 2 Against Tasmania in the 6th match I On board 11 against WA in the second M 2 ♠ 107 tempted fate on my shapely hand and met round robin Therese gained 10 Imps by Bd 16 852 a very suitable hand with Therese for a 6 making 3NT while the declarer at the Dlr W AK54 IMP gain. other table went off in the same contract. Vul EW ♣ AJ83 ♠ AKQJ43 ♠ 96 M 6 ♠ J543 M 9 ♠ KJ652 9N AQ103 Bd 1 K108 Bd 11 A53 WE Dlr N Q65 Dlr S 82 J6S 832 ♣ 9652 ♣ KQ104 Vul None ♣ K108 Vul None ♣ K63 ♠ 852 ♠ 7 ♠ A986 ♠ AQ10 ♠ 9874 63N QJ94 K109N 74 KJ764 WE WE Q1097 AJ1082S 973 A95S K64 ♣ 7 ♣ J7642 ♣ A5 ♣ QJ87 ♣ A952 ♠ KQ102 ♠ 3 On this board against SA in the 2nd match A752 QJ862 West opened 3S, which was raised to K4 QJ1073 game by East, and I was on lead. ♣ Q93 ♣ 104 Looking at all 4 hands it is obvious that an initial club lead will enable South to After two passes, South opened 1NT South opened 2H to show less than an get 3 ruffs for 3 off, but I made what was (12-14) and I bid 2C, which has multiple opening hand and hearts and a minor, a normal lead of the DA and followed up meanings, one of which is both minors. and Therese bid a natural 2NT to show with 2 more diamonds, West ruffing the Hoping I had 5-4 in the majors, Therese 16-18. North raised the ante with 3H, and third and drawing trumps. inquired with 2NT, and converted my 3C since I did not have any way to invite, or reply to 3D, passed out. ask about spades, I bid 3NT with a hope When West now led a heart to dummy This made comfortably for +110, and that she had a good fit. North led the H3, and ruffed a heart, the distribution was Janine and Neville also made +110 in 2S and Therese ducked the HJ but covered clear, and I ducked the next club lead at the other table. the next honour, and won the 3rd trick with (won in dummy with the CK), and ducked the HT. The CQ won the next trick, and Board 5 against NSW in the second round again when West returned by ruffing after some thought she led the CJ, which robin was very odd. another heart to lead a second club. After was covered, and Therese was pleased some thought West played the CQ, and ♠ to see the fall of the CT. It now only had to concede 1 off. M 8 KQ107 required spades to be led from the table At the other table I am not sure if Mike Bd 5 AQ98 to make sure South did not get in, and Robson ruffed a heart to reveal the Dlr N J1094 the S9 was the 9th trick. distribution, but when he led the Vul NS ♣ J ♠ ♠ In a good competition, just because you second club towards the table, North A6 98 win the trick when you play towards a N obligingly rose ace to give the marked 107652 4 King, does not mean that the ace is not . WE — S AKQ8763 lying over the king! Defenders often like Our system was very informative on board ♣ AQ6543 ♣ K82 to lie doggo and catch you unawares. 7 against NSW in the 4th match and kept ♠ J5432 them out of a bad game. KJ3 M 10 ♠ J1094 52 Bd 11 J54 M 4 ♠ A10 ♣ 1097 Dlr S 952 Bd 7 A843 Vul None ♣ AJ9 Dlr S AK109 North opened 1H (he said after the hand ♠ 876 ♠ AK2 Vul Both ♣ 975 that he meant to open 1D) and Therese 972N K86 WE ♠ 8 ♠ QJ75 bid 3H, suggesting a solid minor and 43 AKQ1086 N S Q75 J1092 asking for a heart stop, and South ♣ KQ542 ♣ 10 WE doubled, presumably to show hearts. I Q65S J84 ♠ Q53 ♣ AQJ832 ♣ K10 thought that it was likely that my heart holding would prevent NS from running 5 AQ103 ♠ K96432 heart tricks, so bid 3NT, passed out. North J7 K6 had a surprise for me when he led the ♣ 8763 732 SK, but I had a surprise for him when I ♣ 64 won the SA and cashed 6 club tricks and I opened the bidding as East with 1D after 3 diamond tricks for +430! 3 passes, and over South’s 1H and After I opened 1C as West and North At the other table EW played in 5D for 1 Therese’s 2C, I jumped to 3NT, which was overcalled 1D, Therese made a negative off and +50 to us. passed out. double, which showed both or neither South avoided the heart lead which would major, and South played in a simple 2S have given me my 9th trick, and led the since he knew he was getting a bad break Opposing bidding systems are S3, which I won in hand to lead the CT to in trumps, making 9 tricks, for –140. not grounds for divorce dummy’s king. Luckily for me, North was At the other table the auction was less one of the cunning defenders, and he informative and Mike and Betty got to - a judge’s ruling ducked, whereupon I took my 9 tricks game for –200 and 8 IMPs away. for +400.

September - October 2003 The QBA Bulletin 3 At the other table the defence was more and unblock the HA then start running the accurate, and the contract went 1 off for From Overseas clubs. But at some point South can ruff 10 IMPs. the fourth club, and lead a diamond to his partner to let him cash the fourth M 12 ♠ J2 2003 World Junior Pairs spade, on which South’s diamond loser Bd 9 KJ74 HE location this July for the Fifth goes away. Dlr N Q2 TWorld Junior Pairs was Tata, in Hun- The Americans continued their fine form Vul EW ♣ K10976 gary, 50 miles outside Budapest. The towards the end of the session. ♠ A105 ♠ 63 venue was an Olympic Sports camp - excellent facilities and very comfortable A10N Q952 Dlr S ♠ Q52 WE surroundings. The organizers had en- Vul EW K1096 AJ10986 S 743 deavoured to ensure that everyone who ♣ ♣ J1073 42 QJ53 wanted to could afford to play, by holding ♠ KQ9874 ♣ 76 the event in a relatively inexpensive lo- ♠ ♠ 863 cale in a country that was easily accessi- A97 83 Q753N AJ82 K5 ble from most of Europe, and as a result WE ♣ A8 there were nearly 200 pairs participating. Q85S A94 Scoring was by Barometer, so everyone ♣ A92 ♣ KQ84 On board 9 against TAS in the second played the same deals at the same time, ♠ KJ1064 round robin we comfortably stayed out of and the updated results were available 4 game when Therese rebid her spade suit after every four deals. K62 after West bid 2D, and there the bidding The USA had sent five of the six players ♣ J1053 stopped. from the team that will be the odds-on At the other table NS got to game and favourite in the World Junior Teams in It appears impossible to stay out of trou- went 1 off so we gained 6 IMPs. However, Paris in August, and two of the part- ble with the East - West cards here; 4H Therese showed how to make 10 tricks nerships (Mignocchi- Bathurst and looks down at least one trick, does it not? in spades. Kranyak-Grue) went quickly toward the Well, Kranyak passed the West hand, and West led the DA, and continued dia- head of the table. Here are some of the that apparently got his side off to a good monds, and then after winning the SA he more stimulating deals from the event. start against Katerbau and Rehder of Germany, who at that point were in third led the HA and the HT. Therese rose with ♠ the HK, and ran all of her trumps. On the Dlr W K1072 place. But Grue as East opened 1H in last trump she could throw the HJ from Vul None 102 fourth chair, and now when South over- the table and East was squeezed be- AK98 called 1NT (modified Michaels) Kranyak tween hearts and clubs. ♣ 854 jumped to 4H. On a low club lead Grue ♠ Q ♠ 98643 put up the CA, ran the HQ, covered all M 14 ♠ K9876 Q8763N AJ round, then led a low diamond from hand WE to dummy’s queen (good!) and tried a Bd 23 4 43 QJ102 ♣ S ♣ heart to the eight (better!). Now he had Dlr S 105 AJ1096 Q2 ten tricks by simply arranging a spade ruff Vul Both ♣ Q10983 ♠ AJ5 in hand, and virtually all the matchpoints. ♠ ♠ A10 Q K954 To set the hand, South had to win the DK Q10732N AKJ96 765 WE ♣ at trick two. Once he ducked, even if North 862S AK3 K73 had split his heart honors at trick four, ♣ 752 ♣ KJ64 Grue would simply have won, cashed the ♠ J5432 Kranyak as West opened 2H (hearts and CK, and then gone to dummy with the SA 85 another, weak) and played there on the to lead a third club, after which the QJ974 lead of a top diamond, on which South, defense are helpless. ♣ A Lo Presti discouraged with the six. When When North discards, Grue can win, then Sbarrigia continued with a second cash the DA for his side’s eighth trick, On board 23 against ACT in the second diamond, declarer was back in control on followed by ruffing the fourth club with the round robin South opened with 2S, which the hand. The spade shift came now, and H7 to ensure two more trump tricks for showed a weak hand, with 2 suits, either Kranyak ruffed the second spade, lead a his side. spades and diamonds, or hearts and heart to the jack and king, ruffed the next clubs. I passed, as did North (which spade, crossed to the heart ace, and suggested spade support), and Therese advanced the CQ, covered all round. He doubled for takeout, over which I bid a led out the HQ, leaving Lo Presti with the QBA simple 3H, raised to game. master trump, and ran the clubs. When North got us off to a good start by leading Lo Presti ruffed in he had no spade left to a small spade, and the queen won on lead, so declarer had eight tricks. the table. I was now able to guarantee The most challenging defense is to play Website the contract by eliminating all other suits spades at tricks two and three. When and leading a club from the table. When declarer ruffs, his only chance to make www.qldbridge.com South actually won with the singleton the hand is to play a diamond himself, Have you visited this site ace, he was end-played so I made 12 not to take the trump finesse . If he plays recently? tricks. a heart to the jack, South wins his king Now updated and remodelled  Richard Wallis and plays a third spade. Declarer can ruff

The QBA Bulletin September - October 2003 4 The following deal gives plenty of scope for interesting play both by declarer and Cuppaidge’s What a Sport!! the defence. Column N the rough and tumble of tournament ♠ Dlr E K62 bridge, so much focus is placed on win- Vul None K9876 I ning, that good old-fashioned sports- Q843 manship is often forgotten. Volumes have ♣ 3 been written about how clever a declarer ♠ A1095 ♠ Q874 has been or how the "killing" defence to QJ2N A43 slay the unbeatable opposition contract WE George was made, but when was the last time KJ5S A62 Cuppaidge ♣ A82 ♣ K75 you recall anything about how sporting ♠ J3 the opponents were? 105 LAYING as an add-on to the Playing in the Barrier Reef Congress in Campbelltown team in the NSW 1097 P Cairns earlier this year with my wife Suzie finals of the GNOT, several interestring ♣ QJ10964 and a team with Bronwyn Macleod and situations arose; here is one. Terry O'Dempsey, I happened to be unwell, feeling 'rotten as a chop' and my Dlr S ♠ A93 bridge judgement displayed it. Having WN E S Vul Both — 3C gone all that way, I wasn't keen to toss in X P 3NT All pass K10953 the towel and unfortunately for my team, ♣ J9853 decided quite selfishly to box on. Playing East reached 3NT here, having carefully ♠ 107 ♠ 52 in a match against Alan and Diane Maltby, avoided the four-four spade fit. In 3NT, it K10972N AJ8 I managed to blow around 50 IMPS on WE looks right to win the first club for fear of AQ642 J87 the first six boards. My regular partner S Richard Touton may think I was doing a red-suit switch and guess the spades ♣ A ♣ 107642 well. ♠ better than my average, but it was obvious KQJ864 to Alan and Diane that I wasn't well. They In fact, declarer ducked the first club, won Q6543 the next, then misguessed spades rea- very generously, and in the highest — traditions of sportsmanship, offered to sonably enough by winning the SA and ♣ passing the ten. When the defence mis- KQ have the match cancelled. I did manage takenly pressed on with clubs, declarer to bat on to complete that match, but won and played the third spade to North. As South, I opened 1S, heard double from much to Suzie's relief and the team's Back perforce came a heart. Declarer let West, 3S from North and pass from East. progress, an able-minded replacement this run to dummy and cashed the fourth My 4S concluded the auction. was found for the next. spade, reducing North to the king, nine A trump lead or a heart lead from West I congratulate Alan and Diane and thank of hearts and the queen, eight, four of dia- will defeat 4S but West led the CA and them for their real sportsmanship. On a monds. Now ace and another heart end- switched to a trump. I won in hand and less lofty note and just in case John plays North to lead diamonds into the played the CQ noting that West ruffed with Summerhayes missed telling someone in tenace, for nine tricks. the S10. A heart was now played which I Brisbane, a further indication of how I was By contrast, at another table West ruffed in dummy. I was able to cash the feeling in Cairns was the result of a dinner played 4S, on an unopposed sequence, CJ and take the marked ruffing finesse I prepared for him and bridge partner on the lead of the singleton club. He against East’s C10. Still with with a trump Susie Stevens along with my hapless won in hand and sneaked the HJ outstanding, I re-entered dummy with a team mates. I managed to buy several through, then led a second club towards further heart ruff to cash my fifth club. My kilos of the finest coral trout in Cairns and the king. North ruffed, but found himself hand was now high having ruffed two being the restaurant guru I'm supposed endplayed, so hoped for the best by hearts and discarded two on the club suit. to be, set about preparing a feast. The exiting with the HK. How unusual; to cash a fifth-round winner only minor problem with my culinary creation was that I managed to 'flour' the Declarer won in dummy, cashed the SA, before drawing trumps! 5DX by West in coral trout with dishwashing powder! To then played a third heart, ruffed by South the other room was not a success.  now say it looks like my restaurant career with the now-bare SJ. George’s ‘New Defensive Bidding is all washed up is somewhat of an System’ is available on page 13 of the web (If declarer had drawn a second trump understatement. before playing the third heart, North version of the Bulletin. Go to the QBA would have won, but would have had a website at www.qldbridge.com  Larry Moses safe heart exit.) As it was, all that South could do was to exit with a diamond; declarer ran it to the ace in dummy, cashed the CK, and played a third trump. North won his SK, but had to lead into QCBC the diamond tenace. Would you believe Ph: 3391 3241 Email: [email protected] you could make 4S by losing three trump tricks - but no trick in clubs, hearts or Qld Graded Teams - Sunday 26 October - $20 per player diamonds! Melbourne Cup Day - $7 per player and bring a plate  New Years Eve Teams International Bridge Press Assn.

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Sunshine Coast Ipswich Dlr N ♠ K543 Vul EW J764 One-day Teams — HE Ipswich Club ♣ AJ986 held their Inagural Congress on ♠ ♠ There are no bad July 20. A8 762 T N 6-6 shape hands Q983 K52 This was a Novice Swiss Pairs event, WE directed by Alan Gibson, who did his usual AQ752S K643 ♠ professional job. ♣ Q7 ♣ K52 Dlr N 952 ♠ Vul EW KJ106 The event was opened by the Deputy QJ109 Q Mayor of Ipswich, Mr Paul Pisasale, whom A10 ♣ I would like to thank for all his assistance J1098 A8643 ♣ ♠ AJ743 ♠ KQ1086 with our club. I would also like to thank 1043 Q85N Tony Jackman, Kim Ellaway and the QBA, WE QCBC, Toowong BC and all the other A1083 64 S people and clubs for their assistance. ♣ K107 ♣ QJ92 WN E S Forty pairs from Toowoomba to the Gold PPP ♠ — Coast turned up. 1D X 2D 2S A97432 3H 3S 4D P KJ9752 This board saw some pairs reach the cold P 4S All pass grand slam. ♣ 5 ♠ A small heart was led, low from dummy, Dlr N Q2 to the king and ace. Dave then led the Vul NS K94 WN E S H10, won by the queen, then a small heart P P 2H* AK8 was led to dummy's jack, on which Dave 2S P 4S P ♣ QJ743 discarded a small club. A small spade was P5HP P ♠ 1075 ♠ 984 led to declarer’s S10; ducked by West. X All pass J108632 N 7 The C10 was led to the queen and ace WE followed by the C9, taken by the king with 65S Q10732 *Two suits of the same colour, weak ♣ ♣ a small club return ruffed by declarer, When short teams matches start with a 106 9852 ♠ AKJ63 overruffed with the ace. A heart was wild board and result, they have a habit returned; ruffed in hand. Dave played AQ5 of generating a which the pair on another round of spades, ruffed a the wrong end have difficulty in breaking. J94 ♣ diamond in dummy, drew the last trump Such was the opening board of our top of AK and clubs are good. the table clash at the recent Sunshine Thanks to the Booval Bowls Club for the Coast Teams. South couldn’t resist B Carroll and A Smith led for the morning with the lead changing all afternoon until use of their excellent facilities and their opening the hand with our pet CRO bid. professional catering. With no gadget available, many prudent the second last round when David players chose a 1H opening! After it McAdam and Robert Fraser took the lead  Jim Evans became clear that partner held the red on the second last round and stayed there suits, the favourable vulnerability made to take out first place. the 5H bid a no-brainer. Who could blame David and Robert had a highly competi- West for electing to defend? Would a 5S tive auction to reach 4S on Board 1 after bid have found South bidding the cold lunch. QCBC slam? At the other table 5S, was the final 6-WEEK BEGINNERS contract. +750 combined with –100 was Make point count your servant, sufficent to help us over the line in an not your master COURSE enjoyable well-organized day. Terence Reese Starts:  Ken Dawson Wednesday Oct 8 at 9.30 am Novice sessions Wednesdays 10.30am restricted < 10MPs Supervised play on: Mondays 7.30pm Wednesdays 10am Fridays 9.30am Enquiries: Ph: 3391 3241 Freecall: 1800 888 680 for your information pack today Email: [email protected]

The QBA Bulletin September - October 2003 6 We all know that Defence is a hard part Sunnybank Dlr E ♠ J83 of the game. I seem to remember a Vul NS QJ984 BOLS TIP from some years ago which 87 said, “As a defender, don’t be in a hurry UNNYBANK’S Open Swiss Pairs ♣ K83 to relinquish control of the trump suit.” was just as popular this year as ♠ ♠ Paul has maybe read the book or perhaps last (the club maximum of 34 ta- 10742 96 S N it just comes naturally. A6 102 bles was reached well before the cut-off WE J106 KQ95432 date) and I believe some 10 pairs had to S Dlr N ♠ K8532 be refused in the week leading up to the ♣ J974 ♣ 65 Vul NS Q congress. Sunnybank will have to follow ♠ AKQ5 A973 Surfers Paradise and knock out a wall. K753 ♣ 743 As Max and Joyce Worthington walked A in the door I couldn’t help thinking back ♠ AQ6 ♠ 1097 ♣ AQ102 to 1981 when the club used to meet in A54N J9873 the old church hall on the corner of Mains WE 5S KJ84 and Beenleigh Roads. Max was inaugu- Over 5H North passed. Why? Are five ♣ KQJ852 ♣ 10 hearts with QJ and the CK not extras? ral president at that time (an old partner ♠ J4 Of course they are. Why pass then? of mine from Proserpine days) and we K1062 were lucky to get 4 tables; what a change. Many regular partnerships play that a free raise of an agreed major to the five level Q1062 Sixteen clubs were represented, with Jan ♣ A96 Peach and Geoff Slack-Smith directing. asks for control of the “danger” suit; in The field was diverse with rankings this case diamonds. ranging from Nil Masters to Grand South could have had After three passes West opened 1C, East responded 1H and 3C by West closed the Masters and two Youth players. ♠ ♥ ♦ ♣ AKQxx AKxxxx xx — auction. I was North and led the HQ. The club received strong support from and 5H is just the ticket. Now, my leads are legendary, but this one members, with about 40% of the field be- Sitting North, you have was really not all that bad. There cannot ing made up of Sunnybank players. Be- be many entries in the dummy. Paul hind the scenes, members supported the ♠A542 ♥KJ4 ♦64 ♣QJ62 encouraged with the 2, West won and club with generous donations of food and and your partner opens 1D. You respond played a small club to the ten and Paul their time in assisting to run the congress. 1S and the uncontested auction con- ducked. Declarer now hooked the SQ to tinues 2S - 2NT; 3NT. The H3 is led. So to the fray: having been beaten by the my king. Noticing Paul’s 4 ( count) Stringfellows last year, Paul Gosney and ♠ I sent back a spade and, as well as our I wanted a second go at it. We started off Dlr N Q106 other tricks, we scored a ruff and a 2 trick with Steve and Barbara Stening, who got Vul EW 72 set. the better of us. We went tables 5, 17, A10853 There are many ways the defence can 17,10 & 13 so we were not exactly set- ♣ AK7 go at trick 2 including giving North a heart ting the place on fire. However, my young ♠ KJ73 ♠ 98 ruff, but I like the . partner played consistently well all day, A863N Q1096 and coming up to the last round we were WE Let’s finish with a laugh and a very easy within striking distance of the lead. One Q97S KJ2 BOLS TIP for newer players. lucky board on the last set meant we had ♣ 95 ♣ 10843 ♠ our noses just in front when the music A543 Going to the Gold stopped. KJ4 There were many interesting hands; here 64 Coast next year? are a few. ♣ QJ62 The Gold Coast Booking Centre You, as South, have manages 15 properties. The properties in Surfers are ♠AKQ5 ♥K753 ♦A ♣AQ102 Partner’s a pushy little devil; but then you play the hands so well! RHO plays the Moroccan and are considering what to open when queen and you win the king. Oh dear, Crown Towers East opens 3D. Double and 4D are the things are not so rosy. However, they don’t obvious choices. You choose to bid 4D know that. Let’s say you play a small Chevron Renaissance and partner replies 4H. What now; if spade towards the queen, LHO plays (opened 20/1/03) anything? How do you say to partner, small, you put in the ten and it wins! One “Have you got a little something extra over Imperial Surf big hurdle over; what now? there?” St Tropez Watch Paul in action. In normal tempo, At the table, South bid 5H. The only other Aloha he pulled a small diamond. East played choice, 5D, would, surely, also be an invite the two and West won the seven. West Enderley Gardens to 6H. Are they effectively the same? Silly now exited with the H6. Certainly he could Equinox to have two bids meaning the same thing. Let’s have a look at it. have found a better card but that’s not Our website is Paul’s fault. Paul won the jack, played the www.gcbc.com.au CA & K, the DA and a small club to hand. and this will give you an idea After the CQ & J he led the H4. of the properties. Our number Mind Games West was down to the SKJ and HA8 so af- is 1300 553 800 and this is a A History of Qld Bridge ter winning his hearts had to give Paul 3 local call cost. spade tricks for a total of 10, and a clear top.

September - October 2003 The QBA Bulletin 7 Upon completion of all the analysis, my Dlr S ♠ K Surfers computer flashed, “Say your prayers and Vul None AQJ9832 lay the jack”. North showed what a K9 gentleman he is by playing the D10 on ♣ Q96 The Pain of Holding a Nine my jack, to let me know immediately that ♠ Q10865 ♠ A973 N a Sunday morning when I picked he was holding that crucial card I was looking for! I rattled off the rest of the tricks K64N 5 Oup my cards and arranged them in WE for +490. J65 Q10873 order I paid no attention at all to my 3- S card diamond holding which was J94. We ♣ 43 ♣ 1085 This went well with the +100 from our ♠ were playing against Mike Robson and teammates where the contract was 4H J42 Betty Lee in the sixth round of the Surfers going two down. It is anyone’s guess 107 Paradise Bridge Club congress. whether South would have switched to the A42 SQ at trick 2 to defeat the contract, if I ♣ AKJ72 Dlr S ♠ A942 had not bid 1S during the auction. South Vul NS 1072 later clarified that the DA and a low 10752 diamond play at trick 2 would have tricked WN E S ♣ 103 me, but by the same token it would have 1C ♠ K765 ♠ 108 misled her partner also into thinking that P 1H 1NT1 P2 A865N KQJ declarer held the DK. 3S3 6H All pass WE J94 Q Here is another one from the same match, ♣ S ♣ for the no-trump lovers! 1 5-4 either way in spades and diamonds 86 AKJ9754 2 Denies 3 hearts ♠ QJ3 3 ♠ Pre-emptive 943 Dlr S Q74 Even though partner had denied 3 hearts, AK863 Vul Both J2 I felt I had too much for 4H as partner ♣ Q2 75432 had, after all, opened 1C, so I bid 6H and ♣ A109 eagerly awaited the dummy. ♠ K863 ♠ A5 Playing Precision South opened the Richard Ward led the SA and was not 1097N KQ8543 displeased when my king fell. He led bidding 1D and, after 2 passes, my WE partner doubled. When South passed I A86S 109 another spade which I ruffed. I went over ♣ Q87 ♣ K63 to the DA and ran the H10 - winning. Now had a sneaky feeling that we might pull ♠ J1092 the H7 to my queen. East showing out. off a game on this board; is it going to be Too bad, Barry Kempthorne had started in the majors or will it be in no-trumps? A6 with Kxxx. Not dead yet so I embarked Because of my losers in the minors that KQJ on a trump ! Over to the CJ, ruff a precariously lie on the wrong side of the ♣ J542 diamond, over to a second club, ruff the opening bidder, I decided that the best last spade, over to another club and Barry chances of a game must be in 3 NT. If Once again a precision 1D opening from ruffed. I thought the offer of a Casket ticket this is the case then I wanted to deviate South was passed around to East who would have been fair under the cir- from my natural 1H response and bid 1S bid 1H. I supported with 2H and partner cumstances but Barry and Richard were in order to thwart an attack in spades, as raised to 3H. I was told that it is not good no doubt considering which mental my SK looked rather lonely! My partner manners to decline invitations, but I was institution they could recommend to me. bid 3C over my 1S, and I locked onto my cautious. My hand was flat and therefore favourite spot of 3NT. Oh yes, the BOLS TIP , “Count trumps - decided that prospects will be rather bleak there are usually 13” When Mike led the D2 and my partner at the 4-level. So I bid 3NT and my partner exposed the dummy, I realised that I Tony Berger graciously accepted my  Andrew Pryde may have dug my own grave with my decision. 1S bid, for on a spade lead the contract North led a low spade, and I knew that will be cold. South won with the DK and the spade attack would continue. So de- DID YOU KNOW? played a low diamond. Oh god, who is spite the precarious diamond holding I A response of 1NT which, by part- holding the D10? Where is my crystal ducked the to end up in nership agreement, requires opener ball! dummy with the SA, on trick 2. The HK to bid again, must be alerted. If North held the longer diamond suit, then was overtaken by South, and the antici- why did South not play the DA or the D10 pated spade attack continued. I was now on trick 2. It looked as if South had the able to make 10 tricks for +630. Declarer Play length in diamonds, and if South also held At the other table the best contract as both the honours then why did South not recommended by the computer was J x play the DA on trick one and then play a played for –140. The gain on these A 9 x low diamond in order to mislead me into 2 boards was 21 IMP, but the number one

West leads small - your play. guessing the DK with North. On the other team still beat us by 4 IMP overall. trick. side of the coin I was dreading the

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cards will give you more than one than more you give will cards possibility that our team-mates may be

combination of the outstanding the of combination defending a 5C contract which cannot be If you play low from dummy, no dummy, from low play you If defeated if the SA was onside. I could One should always play fairly

hear my heart pump. I never imagined You hope the lead was from K Q. K from was lead the hope You when one has the winning cards that the Nine of Diamonds could cause Oscar Wilde so much pain!

The QBA Bulletin September - October 2003 8 ducks this – nah, no good. What about Lockyer Sunshine Coast three rounds of spades (no good – not enough spades in the opponents’ hands)? I have to get rid of this losing club before UNDAY July 13 saw a capacity Is There a Bridge God for Me? I touch trumps. So, there is only one crowd of 60 pairs from far and wide HE scene: Buderim, Sunshine Coast chance and you must take it. You mean turn up at the Laidley Cultural Cen- S Bridge Club. One Day Teams. It is late you want me to take the diamond finesse tre for the Gatton Bridge Club's annual T in the afternoon. The sun on the horizon (???) to get rid of my losing club? As I Swiss Pairs and a very nice lunch, includ- is blocking my view. I, Rosa Lachman, am had broken into a cold sweat by now I led ing their famous soup. getting very tired. I pick up:- the diamond, my left hand opponent Reg and Joan did their usual expert job played low, I shut my eyes and called for ♠K2 ♥KQJ109432 ♦2 ♣A6 of directing. the queen and waited for someone to say, My partner, Sue Mabin, was dealer and I Here are a couple of the more interesting ‘Rosa, it is your trick’. Now throw the thought she had passed first to speak. I losing club away on the DA, back with a boards. Board 5 saw my partner, Pamela saw my right hand opponent pass and Evans, playing in 3 NT. club ruff, HK and claim. When the smoke over to me. What to do with this good had cleared that was +1660 to the good ♠ looking hand? Open 2C? Nah. 1H? Nah. guys. Dlr N 10432 Let’s get it over and done with; open 4H. Yes, I do believe there is a Bridge God Vul NS — Pass by my left hand opponent. Now looking after me. Happy bridging to you AJ8642 partner makes a bid and as I lean forward all. ♣ Q42 to see this bid, it is 5D, but wait, there is ♠ KJ8 ♠ 97 something in the first part of this bidding  Bill Hunt AQ9643N 102 sheet! Oh no, it was not a pass but 1S! WE Holy Dooley, what have I done? My 4H —S KQ10953 ♣ AKJ7 ♣ 1063 bid now shows a maxi splinter () and Notices spade support aiming for slam. My ♠ AQ65 partner must have asked herself, “A void KJ875 opposite a void???” Then who has those Congress Directors’ 7 13 hearts? Anyway, knowing that the ♣ 985 wheels have come off, decide to take the Exam bull by the horns and bid 6H. “Double!” October 25 says my left hand opponent. Partner, WN E S now totally bewildered, passes and PP1H leaves it to me to sort this mess out; all Advertising Rates XP2DP pass. 3NT All pass Affiliated clubs $200 per page or pro rata ♠ AQ10976 Other bridge related ads After a small diamond lead, she made her — contract by eventually endplaying South, $300 pp or pro rata AQ76 who had to lead a heart, ducked around ♣ All other ads to dummy's ten. 432 $400 pp pro rata ♠ — ♠ J8543 A8765N — Dlr W ♠ 872 WE K965 J1087 Declarer Play Vul Both AK8 ♣ S ♣ K432 QJ107 K965 ♠ Q 10 x ♣ A96 K2 ♠ AK103 ♠ Q KQJ109432 A x x 7532N Q94 2 West leads low - your play

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6 you, nice hand. But how am I going to lead the If 10. the or queen the play make this contract? If my left hand you whether tricks, two win to sure

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opponent had led a spade, a low heart or are you hands, two the between a diamond I would have been much divided are honours opposing the If happier. Oh dear, I have to drive home WN E S with Bill Hunt, my life partner and team- P1DP P X P 2C All pass mate. There is always a lot of traffic coming back from the Sunshine Coast on Board 20 raised the problem of whether a Sunday night. I am looking at two hours DID YOU KNOW? it is better to pass 1diamond or make a minimum with Bill in the car! If I don’t make If partner regularly forgets your reopening double, luckily for me they this contract I can expect to be walking system, frequently making calls that chose to make the reopening double, home (joke, I hope). But how, how? Only deviate from it, then the opponents which eventually went our way for 2 down. the HA to lose. Lots of other tricks are are also entitled to this information. available. How many options do I have?  Jim Evans If I lead the HQ and my left hand opponent

September - October 2003 The QBA Bulletin 9 Letters ARANA NOVICE SWISS TEAMS

LAYING in the final round of the Swiss Sunday October 12 the GNOT Metropolitan finals in $88 per team, 9.30 am start. Contact Geoff Gulley 3851 3687 Sydney Don Evans and I faced this problem.

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Don, West, passed showing 0-9, I over- called North's 1C with 1NT showing at least 4-4 in the majors. South doubled Queensland Bridge Association Inc and West bid 2D and North asked the meaning of 2D. I replied that it requested The QBA can produce copies of “Bridge Directing me to bid my longer or stronger major. Complete” by Ian McKinnon (in its 1979 format) North passed and I duly bid 2H. Don stoi- Cost: $45.00 (including GST) cally passed this but when North's dou- ble was passed around to him he re- This includes a postage and handling cost of $5.00 moved to 3D. This was passed out for one Orders and payment details to down. N-S have game in no trumps. The QBA Manager, 3 Tristania Street, EVERTON HILLS 4053 director was called and the score adjusted to 2HX down 500. The director decreed Ph: (07) 3855 3331 or Email: [email protected] that the information received from my ex- planation made Don's decision to rescue easier to find. As far as our system is con- cerned, 2D undoubtedly has the meaning Coming Events I gave in the absence of a double, Don Oct 10-12 Cairns Congress has the view that it changes after an ad- 11-12 Dalby Pairs & Teams verse double. Comments from QBA ex- 11 Mackay Teams perts would be appreciated. 12 Cleveland Bay Teams In particular, should one hedge one's reply Gympie Graded Pairs with qualifications? I did not, but I might Arana Novice Teams (0-49 MPs) have added "undiscussed after a double." 18-19 BBC Pairs (inc Qld Open & Novice Pairs) Obviously I thought the double made no 25-26 Magnetic Pairs Congress (Townsville) difference. Hervey Bay Pairs & Teams When the meaning of a bid in a particular 26 Qld Graded Teams (QCBC) context has not been discussed what is Nov 1-2 Northern Suburbs Pairs the situation? What is deemed to be the Cleveland Bay Pairs partnership agreement? In our case I have absolutely no doubt that the bidding Central Qld Teams (Mackay) would have proceeded, from our side at 2 Surfers Paradise Novice Teams (0-99 MPs) least, just as it did in the absence of the 8-9 Bowen Coral Coast Teams opponents' questioning. 9 QCBC Pairs More generally must one be forced by Toowong Novice Teams opponents to provide unauthorised 15 Townsville Novice Teams (0-99 MPs) information to partner only to have future Eastern Suburbs Teams decision-making fettered by the spectre 16 Gold Coast Novice Teams (0-99 MPs) of score adjustment because of this 22-29 Queensland-Wide Pairs involuntarily provided information? Am I 23 Qld Seniors’ & Youth Pairs C’ship (Surfers) being mean-spirited in suggesting that Coolum Graded Pairs some pairs actually use such questions Mackay Novice Teams (0-99 MPs) to pave the way for an adjusted score? 30 QCBC Novice Pairs (0-99 MPs) George Cuppaidge

The QBA Bulletin September - October 2003 10 Probability rough and tumble of top level tournament Teacher’s Number sense and professional bridge. My beginners book, “Play Bridge” starts The Bridge Bum is available from John Corner with mini-bridge (called Starter Bridge). Hardy for $29.70 – phone 0409 786 050. Play, point count and fits are looked at early on, but no bidding. That comes later If you’re interested in knowing more about 25 Years Ago teaching bridge, come to My Teacher Accreditation Programme, Gold Coast Congress 1978 Joan a one-day, two session workshop th N past years, it has not always been Butts SUNDAY 12 October at the QCBC at 10.00am. It’s free. I clear whether the Gold Coast Congress should be regarded as a Queensland or a OW do we interest young people to Enquiries, phone 3254 4795 or 0413 772 NSW event. Players from the south have Hplay bridge? To stave off the threat 650 Email: [email protected] been ever ready to participate in this week of extinction for the game, we need to Larry Moses is behind a move to have long marathon of good bridge and good encourage them to play. regular youth coaching sessions, prob- fun. Local players for some reason have I believe the only real solution is to intro- ably every second Wednesday night in not been so keen. That is until this year. duce bridge to schools on a wide scale, the cosy back room at Toowong Club. Virtually every major country centre was not just in isolated cases, but as an across I will be involved and Richard Touton is represented. Players came from the board elective subject. And…teachers the man to contact, if you want to play Townsville, Proserpine, Mackay, need to have proper training. Various and discuss. Call Toowong BC on 3870 Rockhampton, Bundaberg, Maryborough, countries are implementing bridge in 9620 Gympie, Sunshine Coast, Caloundra, Gold schools, and one, Holland, now has the Coast, Toowoomba and Goondoowindi to largest number of bridge players in the attend this premier congress. Even NSW world per head of population! Book Review country was represented. Here’s an excerpt from Bridge in Schools, Unlike many other bridge congresses by Ed O’Reilly, who introduces students The Bridge Bum where the standard of play tends to drop to the game in Canada. Alan Sontag (Reprint) below club level, there is no easy win to be “In Canada, as in places like China, Hol- had at the Gold Coast. Several players, dis- RIGINALLY published in 1977, this land and England, the move to bring appointed to find themselves in the lowest book has been out of print for twenty bridge into schools as part of the curricu- O consolation section after the pairs qualify- years. I had heard that it was a much lum is becoming a reality. ing, were overheard to say, “at least this sought-after title, so it is pleasing to see Teaching students the simpler form of the will be easy to win”. It wasn’t and they didn’t. this reprint and update. The author has Everyone left the congress a better player. game, eg , seems to be won three World Team Championships, resulting in an increase in interest in the prestigious My favourite success story concerns a pair bridge, and in Canada, this is how it Pairs, and numerous US Nationals. This from the bottom consolation section works. book is one of those you read when you Thelma Tully - Mary Dare from Brisbane. The ACBL provides have some spare time, but don’t want to They had been nervous about attending their first ever congress and were not sur- • free textbooks and cards for student get into any serious bridge study. Of prised to find themselves near last in this and teacher course, there are quite a few hands scat- section. They felt they were improving how- • all course equipment, teaching tered throughout the book, which made a ever. The teams helped still further. In the materials and a bridge teacher special impact on the author. What I found last teams event, the Repechage, they The school provides when I opened it and started reading was that I was utterly gripped by the verve and teamed up with Beryl Fry of the Gold Coast • students for the lessons and Ruth Munujen of Sydney and won their • excitement the author generates. I have the location for the lessons to be always had a fascination for the history section. Back in Brisbane, where they play held of bridge, and Sontag has met and played together on Wednesday at the Bridge There is no charge to schools. against, or with, many of the great play- Centre, they have won every week since. The students do an 8-week introductory ers. He gives a good insight into the best The only problem lying ahead for the Gold course, and then can follow up with a and worst traits of some of those charac- Coast Congress seems to be one of more advanced set of lessons if they and ters, but generally without any nastiness space. Numbers creep up gradually from the school agree. or tabloid revelations. year to year. A record one hundred and thirty pairs sat down for the first session There is a championship competition It is difficult to sustain a breakneck pace this year. The Chevron Hotel, much loved between various schools at the end of throughout any book, and this one flags venue that it is, couldn’t cope with more these, with trophies etc. To advertise in a couple of places where some hoary than one hundred and fifty, a number bridge to students and teachers, it can old chestnuts which have been published be seen as a valuable adjunct to the many times are dragged out. However, which is bound to be realised before too mathematics curriculum. It can offer: the final chapter (an obvious addition to long. Disappointingly, the magnificent new Convention Centre has a convention Improved memory work this edition) details how Sontag’s team won the 1983 from the room which is only slightly larger. Still Improved concentration that’s our problem. Yours is to make sure Reasoning Italians, including the great Belladonna and Garozzo, and this makes for an you have a partner lined up for next year, Simple to increasingly complex The dates? February 18-24, 1979. problems to master and solve exciting finish. Work with others to solve problems I found it fascinating and recommend it George Cuppaidge Deductive reasoning to anyone who loves to read about the The QBA Bulletin, April 1978

September - October 2003 The QBA Bulletin 11 Results Toowoomba Swiss Pairs Ipswich Novice Swiss Pairs 3 Aug 20 July 1 D Cullen S Dean D McAdam R Fraser Noosa Butler Pairs 2 A Smith R Clayton 19-20 July 3 N Francis B Hunt GNOT Representatives Plate Brisbane Zone 1 R Crowley A Mayers 1 R& G Weekes 1 G Gemmell C Daniel 2 D Stagg J Gill 2 B Stuart B Gill J Hoffman B Luchenbroers 3 P Barnett D Harris Northern Suburbs BC Plate Sunshine Coast Novice 2 L Moses T Touton 1 J Simms J Jessop R Lachman B Hunt 2=C Reed N Babbage Pairs 10 Aug Toowong BC 2=S Smith S McCulloch NS 3 M Corner M O’Malley Consolation T Young L & K McNeill 1 C & C Woolley 1 K Male J Dillon 2 H Klewitz I Sanderson QCBC 2 S Sende K Moschner Northern Zone 3 I Brown J Manton 3 M Daines H Braithwaite Mann Laws Bowden & Stubbs EW Sunshine Coast Zone Moreton-Bribie Congress 1 D & M Holmes Beil Slade Rogers & Connolly 26-27 July 2 A Finney M Vickers Green Lynch Barnett & Harris 3 F & H Killiner Wide Bay Zone Butler Pairs Qld Butler Pairs Bonnick Bonnick Madsen & Madsen 1 H & R McLauchlan Capricornia/Whitsunday Zone 2 P Porter M Lamont Championship 16-17 Aug Morris Birer Hadwen & Pembroke Gold Coast Zone 3 M Winch B Featherston 1 R Parker P Hainsworth Slobom Johnson Barden & Pritchard Plate 2 A Remedios A Kelly 1 G Dyer B Luchjenbroers 3 T Bardon S Johnson 2 R McKenzie J Halliday <200 masterpoints Teams 1 H Brooksbank J Shanahan Plenty of bridge players are 1 R Green L Sanderson 2 B Carroll J Power said to be destitute because P Barnett D Harris Qld Men's Champions they failed to draw trumps 2 A Pryde R Parker R Parker P Hainsworth promptly. But probably a J Mills C Green greater number are in the 3 M Ward R Ward Qld Women's Champions same unhappy condition be- L Vincent M Millar J Millar T Bardon S Johnson Plate cause they drew trumps too 1 A & W van Wensveen BBC Swiss Teams soon. T Goedhart M van der Beek 24 Aug Alan Truscott 2 J Bell K Dakin A Smith R Rusk 1 A Remedios A Kelly I Luck D Levin You should play the game for Bundaberg Pairs Congress 2 R Wallis T Tully P Hainsworth R Parker fun. The instant you find 25-26 July 3=A Pryde P Gosney yourself playing the game for J Mills C Green any other reason, you should 1 A & D Maltby 3=C Howard T Strong go on to something else. 2 B Raper J Roughley R Morawiecki J Millar Charles Goren 3 M Darley D Ryan Plate Plate 1 J Leung R McLauchlan 1 D Turner D O'Regan H McLauchlan D Cheong 2 G & F Cooper 2 B Thornley S Johnson 3 E Robson J Marley R Lachman P Rankin Consolation Consolation 1 J Laws M McNee 1 J Williams A Hogan Gold 2 R Benvenuto J Blatch P Noble I Noble 3 M Goodworth K Lawrence Restricted 1 F Jones V Newman Coast Sunnybank Swiss Pairs J Dillon K Male 3 Aug 2 P Williams D Murray Congress T Newnham B Frazer 1 A Pryde P Gosney 2 T Berger S Kamalarsa Mackay Novice Pairs 2004 3 B Kempthorne R Ward Plate 2 Aug 1 N & J Dellaca 1 A Hird P Brewer February 21-28 2 L Eaves P Evans 2 O Olive M McQuire 3 D Dwyer V Wallace 3 T Wotherspoon R Taylor

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Directors’ Corner John Hardy T a recent Congress I explained for that board. The scorer / computer will Bridge Books and Software to a table that there was no great do the switching. “Your Queensland Supplier Aproblem that they had played a since 1996” board arrowswitched as the computer Far too often directors find out that a could easily switch the score. It so To get ahead in the game of bridge, substitution has been made by happening it’s necessary to learn the correct happened that a second board was to notice someone new sitting at a table techniques of bidding, play, and played arrowswitched at the same table playing cards. This should never happen, defense as early as possible. I carry after which one player announced that because approval to use a substitute stocks of many books and pro- although he had been quite happy to must be obtained from the director. There grammes to help the beginner and accept the first score (opponents making needs to be adequate cause e.g. illness, also the better player who is reach- a game), he certainly wasn’t going to family emergency and not mere whim or ing for the heights. accept the second one (opponents going ulterior motive. A substitute should be of For directors I have a number of down doubled). comparable standard to that of the player useful titles. For all players there are The penny dropped that he believed he replaced though the director does have many entertaining books which dou- got the score the opponents made with discretionary power to protect the integrity ble as bridge instruction, and also “his” cards. When a board is played of an event. Teams may also add to their make perfect gifts. arrowswitched, pairs become part of the number, usually to a maximum of 6, after If you like to play bridge on your opposite field for that board. Getting a good an event has started and with the home computer, I carry the two top result with the cards you actually hold is approval of the director. programmes ‘Jack’ and ‘Bridge still good news for you and vice versa. Baron’ – they may be pricey, but you get very good value for money. There 420 1NS 1EW How often do you write something down are also many other programmes for 100 2NS 3EW so that you will remember it? Do you hold problem solving or instruction, and 450 3NS 2EW up play so that you can record the many people prefer this interactive In this example 1NS, 2NS, 3NS get 2, 0, opening lead on your personal record way to learn. 4, matchpoints respectively and 1EW, sheet? Why? The Laws don’t permit aids Visit my WEBSITE for product infor- 3EW, 2EW get 2, 4, 0 matchpoints. 3EW to memory. Being able to remember the mation or to download a pricelist made a good . opening lead while playing to 13 tricks is http://www.uq.net.au/zzjhardy Arrowswitched, the pairs become part of an important skill. If you prefer, phone or fax to ask for a price list to be posted to you. the opposite field just for that board. Now There is only one time to be writing real 2NS (with the EW cards) makes the information on a personal record sheet, SPECIAL OFFER!! sacrifice so they get the 4 points. and that is when play of the hand is $5 off any order over $30.00. With the switch the real 1NS, 2NS, 3NS complete. Just cut out this part of the ad, in- get 2, 4, 4 matchpoints, and the real 1EW, It is important, particularly during Mitchell cluding the address below, and 3EW, 2EW get 2, 0, 0 matchpoints. and Howell movements, to keep informa- send it in with your order. (No photo- copies please) Problems can arise from the score being tion on your personal record sheet hidden from prying eyes. We don’t tell opponents John Hardy ABN 63 813 139 759 put into the wrong column at the table. If 63 Tristan St, Carindale QLD 4152 the results on boards they haven’t played the pair holding the East West cards Ph: 07 3398 8898 or 0409 786 050 yet so don’t let them see results you have makes a contract the score is entered in Fax: 07 3395 2261 the EW column, even though the pair is recorded. Email: [email protected] really NS - they become East West just  Jan Peach Website: www.uq.net.au/~zzjhardy

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September - October 2003 The QBA Bulletin 13 the bidding alive until game is reached. Bidding over 1C. Cuppaidge’s The 1NT bidder can also bid 2H and up, Using the “system-on” approach, only two no longer interested in game and looking areas require a little consideration. Column for a good spot to stop. 2H or 2S may Holding a three-suiter, the approach is to even be a 4-card suit so it should not be double with those containing clubs, as we passed with a doubleton. 2H or 2S on a would open them 1C. So we double with flat 20 count may work better than 2N. 1-4-4-4, 4-1-4-4 and 4-4-1-4, double is 2NT will thus deny a 4-card major. definitely not for take-out! Those without Responder should take out to a five-card clubs, 4-4-4-1, we open () 1D. The or longer suit, NF, possibly to a 4-card other area is how to rebid after an George minor. After 1NT-2C; 2H-2S; three of a (effectively) forced 1D/H/S response to Cuppaidge minor does not seek preference while our 1C (double). The answer is to treat it 2NT now will be something like 1-4-4-4. as 6+ and natural, problems are more These are not constructive auctions. theoretical than real. Opponents will A New Defensive After the 2D game-forcing initial response, usually solve them for us anyway by TANDARD defensive bidding has the 1N bidder describes in exactly the bidding over the double. Partner’s bids Smany fundamental flaws. It is far from same way as the semi-positives also. now will definitely show values. effective in dealing, in defence, with the Over an adverse opening of 1C, it is sim- Responding to the double of 1D/H/S. big hands, 16+, and even worse with the pler and better to play “system on.” This Since this bid is now very specific, we can very big hands, 20+. What is set out here means that we play our system in full, be very specific in resonding to it. is an attempted improvement. even if we play strong 1C. Double of 1C The cheapest bid including 1NT over 1S Presently we show big hands by doubling is not for take-out but an announcement (X) is game force. Doubler rebids in first and hoping nothing goes wrong, like that we have a 1C opening in our sys- response to 1NT along these lines, a pre-emptive leap by partner in our short tem. Bids of 1D and higher are system 2C clubs only, 3-3-3-4 or 2-3-3-5 etc suit. An awful lot of weight is carried by opening bids exactly. We are always in 2D diamonds only, similar one bid, double! Sometimes, instead, we familiar territory. This will be dealt with in choose to make a simple overcall on a more detail below. 2H/S a four-card suit. Where hearts, could contain four spades or a massive collection and hope that some- The obvious flow-on from this use of 1N four-card minor. Where spades one will keep the bidding alive for us. is that double will have a much narrower could contain a four-card minor. The approach is similar with very big and well defined meaning, 10-15, classic hands. As well, we have virtually no balanced or 3-suited short in opponents’ 2NT Both minors means of finding out much about partner’s suit. Responding will be much more *When the response to the shape ask shape if he is very weak. If we are very straightforward, see below. Suit relay is made in the opponents’ suit, it strong and partner has a long suit, every will be limited too, making it safer to enter shows a three-suiter with zero or one card one of these may be worth a trick, but the bidding light. It is also much safer to in that suit. In the case above 2S shows how do we get him to bid them with a bid pre-emptively in response to both. the 1444 etc. Yarborough? The suggestion here is to What about the loss of 1NT in its Whatever the game forcing response, put the 1NT overcall to a new use, take- traditional sense? minimum bids in each denomination out, showing all hands of 16+. It is retain these meanings. Priority is thus completely forcing, with these responses. There are few hands where double does not work just as well or better than the always directed to the search. Partner’s full shape is available as the 2C 0-4 negative traditional 1NT overcall. 1NT is vulner- bidding will not die below game. 2D 9+ artificial full positive game able to a penalty double, relatively sim- force. ple to defend against. It inhibits our own Other minimum bids in an unbid suit will 2H through 3D 5-8 natural, semi- suit part score bidding. We can never find show 0-9. Tactically, we should always positive, 5+card suit a 4-4 heart or spade part-score and it is raise with 4-card support, showing no more than simply that. We should support 5-8 balanced, no stopper or impossible to play in 2C or 2D. Further- double when opener bids again at a level three-suited short in opponents’ more it almost invariably “wrong-sides” which permits a raise to the 2-level. We suit.* the contract, putting the opening bidder’s partner on lead. AQx opposite 10x, for will otherwise pass any minimum res- 2NT 5-8 balanced, half+ stop. 3D/H ponse but might consider a 1NT rebid, transfers. Super accept with four. example, is far better played with open- ing bidder leading up to the weaker hold- the bid of a five-card unbid minor or 1S Where there is further bidding from ing. In short, the loss will be largely over 1H with a maximum and a doubleton- opponents, pass and double or redouble unlamented. only support. Responder will have a very replace the first two steps respectively. clear picture of our hand. A penalty double simply does not work Pass includes the penalty pass. The 1NT response should, as always against 1NT, take-out. For all the doubler show balanced 6-9, but the stopper need *Three-suiters containing opponents’ suit knows, the hand may contain eight be only notional since doubler will not be come out in three steps after the five running tricks! It also gives our side more relying upon it. It is never a game going denominations. Over a major, both room to bid. Pass and redouble replace situation. minors, clubs only, spades only. Over a the first two bids so semi-positive minor, both majors, hearts only, spades description starts at 2C and not 2H! In A jump response will promise a five-card only. fact it takes a bid of 2S or above to reduce or longer suit and show 10-12 points. Over 2C showing 0-4, the 1NT bidder can our bidding space. Over 2H, pass is either A cue bid shows 10-12 with no five-card bid 2D, game force, demanding the same negative or a penalty pass, awaiting a suit. A 2NT reply by doubler creates a shape responses as the semi-positives, reopening double, double is full positive game force situation while minimum suit 2H and up, above. Responder must keep and 2S is unchanged. bids are not constructive at all.

The QBA Bulletin September - October 2003 14 The 2NT response is game forcing, prom- ising half to one stop in the opponents suit, while the 3NT response is not to be disturbed. It is a matter of partnership style, which balanced hands in the point range you do and do not double on. As a starting point, any hand with 4 cards in the opponents’ suit or lacking three cards in an unbid major might well be passed. There is certainly “action” in doubling on all! But a double, vulnerable, on a 4-3-3-3 ten count is not recommended. You should double on all 3-suited 10 counts. Partner will always be better placed after a preemptive raise if he knows from your pass that you will not hold this hand. Responding to a simple overcall. Since these overcalls will very often be quite light it is important to have a comprehensive set of raises. This is the scheme. Simple raise 6-9 3-card support Cue-bid (cue-raise) 10-12, 3-card support 2NT 10-12, 4+card support. Eight losers Double raise 0-9 preemptive, 4+card support 9+ loser hand. Cheapest bid 12+, virtual game force. Partner should show another suit if he has one, rebid NT with 5-3-3-2 or rebid his suit with six or more. When the next hand bids over partner’s simple overcall, double is used for all game going hands and to distinguish the 10-12 three-card raise, which goes through double, from the 6-9 three-card raise. Other bids are the same.  Email: [email protected]

September - October 2003 The QBA Bulletin