1999 Editor: Peter Jamieson Assistant Editors: Amy Scudder and Sheena Larsen-Jury

Cursed by the TOP 10 curse after 9 rounds By Neville Moses National Womens Teams Final Results (86 teams)

It was all John Brockwell’s fault. Congratulations to the top 6 teams who have qualified for tomorrows round We had stretched to this thin 3NT as robin of 14 board matches. The top 2 teams after the round robin will go into the follows:- Final on Sunday. (there IS a carry forward). VP’s Nil Vul Dlr East 1st 3 B TRAVIS, E HAVAS, A CLARK, A STRALOW 183 2nd 17 D MOIR, J HAY, H PITT, R NAILAND 177 ] A 9 5 3rd 6 M MILLAR, R CLAYTON , J BUTTS, L VINCENT 171 [ A K 9 2 4th 2 L BEECH M BOURKE , F BEALE 169 } J 9 6 D SMART , T TULLY S LUSK { Q 10 7 5th 1 M SCUDDER, I GLANGER , K MOSES, B FOLKARD 165 6th 36 E WHITBY, S DAVIES, J EVANS, H MILWARD 162 ] K 6 3 ] J 8 4 2 ------[ 6 3 [ Q 8 5 4 7th 37 B GRIFFITHS, Y CAINS, C BRISCOE, S KING 160 } A Q 10 5 3 } 2 8th 9 J TOBIN, D MCKINNON, K JOHNMAN, V DRESSLER 159 { K J 9 { 8 6 4 2 9th 20 A MACHESKI, M BURTENSHAW, M SOLAR, 159 V WINESTOCK ] Q 10 7 10th 13 E COBLEY, M FAIRE , M SAWYER, P GARRETT 159 [ J 10 7 } K 8 7 4 { A 5 3 National Seniors Teams Final Results(61 teams)

West North East South 1st 1 N MOSES, J BROCKWELL, J ASHWORTH, J MOTTRAM 186 John Neville 2nd 6 J PETTITT, H DE JONG, D WHITE, R ANDERSON 181 Pass Pass 3rd 4 G VARADI, L VARADI, B EVANS, J NEWMAN 170 1} X Pass 2NT 4th 36 A GILLANDERS, L CALCRAFT, E EZRA, L FREDERICKS 165 Pass 3NT All Pass 5th 5 E AUERBACH, R HUTCHISON, T GOODYER, 160 C GOODYER West led }5 and John remarked as he 6th 2 W WESTWOOD, L KALMIN, G RIDGEWAY, V MUNTZ 157 put down dummy, “This is a bit of a push 7th 38 G BIRO, K BIRO, Z MOSKOW, E MOSKOW 15 but I liked my 3 nine’s.” 8th 12 E HURLEY, E VAUGHAN, B RAAPHORST, C KLASSEN 156 “Play the nine”, I said, going with the 9th 19 W JAGO, P JAGO, S TISHLER, C DEL’MONTE 156 flow. 10th 9 J BRANTON, G BRANTON, C SCHWABEGGER, 155 It wasn’t long before I regretted it. P CUNDASAMY, W HASCALLE, J LINHART When the nine held I was in the wrong hand. I tried a spade to the 10 and king National 0-149 Teams Final Results (38 teams) but West cleared the diamonds and later got in with the {K to set the con- 1st 121 M WILKINSON, P FLYNN, E TSE, P TSE 172 tract. 2nd 106 P WEAVER, D MUNRO, M HOLZMAN, M HOLZMAN 149 3rd 109 G ALLEN, G CUNNINGHAM, B PARKINSON, J CHAN 142 Of course if I let the diamond run to the 4th 115 M ROWE, A STEPHENS, L BUTTNER, M SMITH 142 7 I can now finesse the heart. East’s T O’KEEFE, B PINCHBACK best return is a heart but I can win in 5th 133 V HOLBROOK, M SMITH, R NEVILLE, A MARSHALL 135 hand and play a club towards the 6th 118 J MCCOSKER, D BENNETT, J MAHER, C DAVISON 135 queen. West can clear the diamonds, 7th 107 S DENNETT, H FLANDERS, J SAVAGE, J KELLAWAY 134 but I can establish a second trick in 8th 103 M JOHNSON, C O’SULLIVAN, J LYNE, M LYNE 134 spades by leading the queen and keep- 9th 104 B KENT, J HERBERT, K HUIGEN, V FERNANDO 133 ing West off the lead. 10th 125 H SHARWOOD, T WHITGOB, S MAPLE-BROWN, 130 J DAWSON Forget the nines, its the rule of 11 that matters. NOT NEWS #4 Saturday January 16th 1999 Page 1 Backing Your THE AUSTRALIAN BRIDGE TEACHERS ASSOCIATION

Judgement # 1 PRESENTS A LECTURE BY (Hand from the past) PAUL MARSTON You are West in 6[ after this auction:

West North East South Pass LEARN HOW TO KNOW WHAT TO DISCARD AND WHEN IS THE 2{ Pass 2} X APPROPRIATE TIME TO DO SO. 2[ Pass 3} Pass 4{ X 5{ Pass TO BE HELD IN THE 5] Pass 6[ All Pass MENZIES THEATRE ] A K 2 ] J 10 4 3 NATIONAL CONVENTION CENTRE [ A K Q 10 8 [ J 3 2 ON } - } Q J 7 5 4 2 TUESDAY 19TH JANUARY 1999 { A Q 9 7 4 { - FROM 9.30AM UNTIL 10.30AM North asks for a full explanation of the ADMISSION $5.00 bidding. And leads }8, }J, }K, [A. National Seniors Teams (Category Top Five) Plan Your Play Women’s Answer Page 7 1st 11 V Mitchell, P Palmer, J Eddie, A Paul 142 2nd 25 E Cassidy, R Farr-Jones, J Grieve, J Jordan 142 3rd 29 C Darrington, L Booker, B Desmond, B Jones 138 ][}{ ][}{ 4th 48 R Renfrey, P Grigson, D Swadling, P Whitton 133 5th 16 M Halley, S Mace, P Fletcher, P Watkinson 131 Country Backing Your 1st 10 J Bailey, B O’Rourke, E Thomson, J Rosenthal 153 2nd 18 K Ozanne, T Strong, V Dawes, B Mare 130 Judgement # 2 3rd 46 P Logan, S Malloch, A Bolger, M Hendriks 128 (Hand from the past) 4th 52 J Zaranski, A Zaranski, J Widawska, J Moon 128 5th 45 N Joss, C Judd, L Pears, M Smith 117 Mixed You are South in 4[ after this auction: 1st 4 G Varadi, L Varadi, B Evans, J Newman 170 2nd 36 A Gillanders, L Calcraft, E Ezra, L Fredericks 165 West North East South 3rd 5 E Auerbach, R Hutchison, T Goodyer, C Goodyer 160 1[ 4th 38 G Biro, K Biro, Z Moskow, E Moskow 157 Pass 1] Pass 2NT 5th 19 W Jago, P Jago, S Tishler, C Del’Monte 156 Pass 3[ Pass 4[ All Pass National 0-149 Teams Category Placements ] A 7 5 4 2 0-49 [ Q 6 4 1st 133 V Holbrook, M Smith, R Neville, A Marshall 135 } 6 4 2nd 132 J Sear, E Moens, B Goss, S Birrer 125 { 9 4 3 3rd 136 D Pryde, V Totterdell, K Black, P Henniker 125 4th 137 R Gallagher, J Clarke, G Hutchins, L Cowlishaw, P Waight124 (()) 5th 131 Y Mears, P Hose, J Frew, B Chillcott 115 50-99 ] Q J 1st 121 M Wilkinson, P Flynn, M Thomas, M Mathews 172 [ A J 9 8 7 2nd 125 H Sharwood, T Whitgob, S Maple-Brown, J Dawson 130 } A Q 2 3rd 122 J Collier, P Giles, B Barlow, M Barlow, H Herrick, A Struik 126 { A J 2 4th 129 C Wehner, G Gray, M Weddell, B Gilmour-Walsh 109 5th 130 B Scoppa, M Driscoll, R Millar, J Storry, L Gilmour 107 West leads [ 10, Q, K, A 100-149 Now ] Q, 6, 2, K 1st 121 M Wilkinson, P Flynn, M Thomas, M Mathews 172 2nd 106 P Weaver, D Munro, M Holzman, M Holzman 149 East exits with [2 won by the 7 in 2nd 109 G Allen, G Cunningham, B Parkinson, J Chan 142 hand. 3rd 115 M Rowe, A Stephens, L Buttner, M Smith, T O’Keeffe, 142 What is your plan? B Pinchback 4th 118 J McCosker, D Bennett, J Maher, C Davison 135 Answer Page 4 5th 133 V Holbrook, M Smith, R Neville, A Marshall 135

NOT NEWS #4 Saturday January 16th 1999 Page 2 The first thing is that declarer needs to 6H Bad!! recognise that with the trump suit fairly Men’s Pairs Final by Peter Fordham thin, a favourable layout of trumps (for- get the 4-1 or worse) will be needed. Results (Top Ten) At the conclusion of Session 6 of the 0- The key to success though is the sec- 149’s, a friend asked me my opinion of ond step in the thinking. The trap is to the bidding and play on a couple of get this far and bang down ace and 1st D FERRIS-K DEAVES hands from the match. While the ego another trump. If declarer did this, there 1219.6 readily responds to such opportunities, would have been a quick ecstasy when the grey matter has to work overtime the king appeared from North on the second round, followed by acute agony 2nd I DEL’MONTE-A BACH to find the right balance in being help- 1204.0 ful on the one hand, without being too when the second round of spades damning on the other, when facing a forced declarer to ruff with the now bare calamity that two people created, that trump queen, promoting a second 3rd B JACOBS-B RICHMAN nobody (with the benefit of seeing all trump trick for the defence with South’s 1171.0 four hands) could quite manage. jack. 4th S KONIG-J WALLIS Having survived the social necessities, Declarer has to recognize that not only my attention was drawn to a comment do the defensive trumps need to be 1160.0 against Hand 4 on the hand record something like they actually were, but where the words 6[ BAD!! were both the ace and queen of trumps need 5th S BROWNE-D MORTIMER protection. To do this declarer crosses slashed. Intrigued, I asked my friend 1144.0 what had been the outcome of the to the {K (not the self defeating dia- hand, only to be told that the hand mond) at trick 2 and leads a small trump record must have been left by some- towards the queen. Now, if North wins 6th N CROFT-R HILLS one else as the contract in their match the king and plays a second spade East 1090.0 had not been 6[ at either table. has a small trump to ruff with. The trump queen can then be cashed, followed by a diamond to the queen to draw the last 7th S BURGESS-B O’HARA ] Q J 9 7 5 1076.0 [ K 7 trump with the ace and claim. } 8 6 4 { 10 9 8 Finally, if North plays low on the first 8th M ALBERT- A BADIANI trump, declarer needs to play the queen 1072.0 ] 4 2 ] - to succeed. Is this the right play? I would assert that it is, partly on the fact [ A 8 5 2 [ Q 10 6 3 9th A CREET-D WAWN } Q J 3 } A K 10 9 7 5 that pre-emptive bidder South has al- { K 5 4 2 { A 7 3 ready shown the ]A & ]K on the lead, 1069.0 and generally on the propositions that ] A K 10 8 6 3 (a) North is more likely to hold the [ 10th C SNASHALL-H ALI length, and (b) prime cards outside a [ J 9 4 1067.0 } 2 pre-emptors suit are more likely to be { Q J 6 held by the pre-emptor’s partner than the pre-emptor. 6[ is a fair contract. We’ve all been in Free Entry to NOT 2000 worse slams, but reaching it is no mean So come on fellas, own up! Did East - Free Entry to NOT 2000 feat. I guess the auction probably West write 6[ BAD!! or did North- started 1} 2] X 4], whereupon East South? . . . . will go to the win- sallied forth with 5[, either South or ner of the ABF’s North ventured a fifth spade, and West, ][}{ ][}{ diagnosing the spade shortage in East, optimistically tried a sixth Heart. Annual Brilliancy Prize So how did the play go? The lead of the }2 would defeat the contract with a The Annual General Meeting of the for the best hand re- ruff when North wins the trump king, Australian Bridge Teachers Associa- but my instinctive assessment is that tion will be held in the Executive ported in the NOT NEWS! South led a top spade. So the big ques- Suite, ground floor, Rydges Hotel at You have to be in it to tion now is “Did one of East -West 9.30am Sunday 17th January. Pro- win it. So PLEASE report scrawl 6[ BAD!! Because declarer spective members welcome. ABTA all good hands to us went down, or did North - South proffer members are invited to stay on af- whether it was your good the comment because declarer pre- terwards for a general discussion. A vailed?” great opportunity to exchange a few bridge or partner or even teaching ideas! an opponent! Careful play will see declarer home.

NOT NEWS #4 Saturday January 16th 1999 Page 3 tive alternative. It seemed that west At the other table it was: Answer to: had led a doublet on ten of trumps to West North East South “Backing your start with, not a choice lead. This in- Rita Alida Helena Allison clined Bob to deduce that west was try- Pass Judgement # 2” ing to protect good minor suit holdings. Pass 1[ 1] 2[ Can you see the winning line declarer 3[ (1) X(2) 4] Pass This neat hand was reported by George found? Pass 5[ (3) 5] (4) X Havas in his January 26, 1980 Bridge All Pass column in “The Australian” newspaper. Bob Richman led the queen of dia- (1) cue raise, spade support, suggest- monds from hand and there was no ing about 10 points “Two mixed pairs led the field home in defence. West won the king and exited (2) happy to be in 5[ over the expected the 1980 Blue Ribbon Pairs Champion- with a spade to declarer’s jack. South 4] but tries to go slowly ship at the Sitmar Summer Festival of cashed the }A, ruffed a diamond, (3) now will they let me play there? Bridge. Cathy Surany and Bob Richman cashed the ]A (pitching a club) and (4) Helena suspects a possible “opera- of Sydney were big winners, ahead of made ten tricks for 19 match points out tion” by Alida Felicity Beale and Ian McCance. of 20.” With such a shapely hand elects to bid Bob Richman read the following deal 5] in case 5[ makes but also 5] must perfectly to pick up equal top score and have fair chances. 5] X went one off a nomination for a brilliancy award. ][}{ ][}{ as Helena could hardly be expected to “Action at The 5 Level play Alida for a 6-5 shape. Of course if ] A 7 5 4 2 she picks both black suits she will score [ Q 6 4 Round 6” up +850.There could have been a big } 6 4 On Thursday night after 5 rounds, the swing either way in, but +100 at both { 9 4 3 two leading teams in the NWT were tables meant + 5 imps for the Travis TRAVIS and MOIR. Team. The Travis team has been show- ] 9 6 ] K 10 8 3 Session 6 Board 15 ing great form in the qualifying and [ 10 3 [ K 5 2 should be in the thick of the action in } K J 9 7 3 } 10 8 5 ] 7 the NWT finals this weekend. { K Q 8 5 { 10 7 6 [ A Q J 10 8 4 } A Q 7 6 5 The TRAVIS team won this match, but ] Q J { J the MOIR team has been notching some [ A J 9 8 7 ] K 6 5 ] A J 10 9 8 3 strong wins and should be in the thick } A Q 2 [ 9 3 [ 7 5 of things in the finals. { A J 2 } K 9 4 3 } - { A 8 6 2 { K 10 9 5 4 This hand generated many different re- Richman opened the South cards 1[ ] Q 4 2 sults in the Hyatt and Rydges Hotels and after a 1] response rebid 2NT. [ K 6 2 on Thursday night and most of it hap- North bid 3[ and South went on to the } J 10 8 2 pened at the 5 level. If North has shown 4[ game. { Q 7 3 hearts and diamonds then there is a good case for getting the black suits West led the [10, covered by dummy’s West North East South right. queen, East’s king, and declarers ace. Barbara Jillian Liz Deborah Ed. Bidding at the 5 level in a competi- South continued by running his queen Pass tive auction is a complex and difficult of spades to East’s king, and East re- Pass 1[ 2[* Pass area of bidding. I seem to get it wrong turned a trump. Declarer won in hand 4] 5} Pass Pass more often than not. Australian Inter- and contemplated the position. Pass** national Ted Chadwick formulated a “rule” some years ago which goes “The One reasonable line was to overtake * Michaels Cue bid. second person to bid at the 5 level had the ]J with the ace and try the diamond ** Barbara decides to take what looks better know what they are doing”. On finesse. If the finesse succeeded then like a certain plus rather than risk a the balance I think it is best to follow declarer could make his contract. minus in some other contract and duly the maxim “the 5 level belongs to the collects her + 100. opponents” but maybe I am just show- However Bob Richman found an attrac- ing my age! HOW TO CONTACT THE EDITORS OF THE 1999 NOT NEWS Peter Jamieson (Editor): Mobile: 0414 692 023 Amy Scudder (Assistant Editor): Mobile: 0411 562 997 Sheena Larsen-Jury (Assistant Editor): Mobile: 0411 022 997 Email: [email protected] Feel free to contact us at any time, or leave your articles or comments in the NOT NEWS boxes or with the scorers at either venue. The NOT News will be posted daily on the Internet at the following address: http://www.abf.com.au/

NOT NEWS #4 Saturday January 16th 1999 Page 4 As is usual at major Bridge 10) 2[ bid. As the N-S hands West North East South tournaments decisions by the fitted the description, the score Pass 2{ (1) appeals committees are pub- was allowed to stand. 2} X Pass 3} (2) lished in the Daily Bulletins. XXX3[X Appellant’s Claim: All Pass

Appeal No 1 There was an agreed hesitation Alerted Bids: before the “3” and between the “3” (1) Multi Event: National Women’s Teams and the “[“. We think this is unauthorised information suggest- (2) 14 - 16 and short Major Round: 6 ing values beyond the competitive Match: 5 vs 21 3[ bid. Please note N-S bidding Final Contract: on 19 (1] 2] 3{ explained extra 3[X - 6 NS 1400 Players: values) South had no extra North: M Kertes values to go on. Soft queens only Tournament Director’s Report East: J Thompson 3[‘s etc. and Decision: South: N McMauary West: P Evans Appeals Committee Decision: Ruling Regulation Alert Point 8 Appeal dismissed. Law 12A1 Bd No. 13 Dealer: North Vul. All Violent System Distribution Appeals Committee: ] A K 2 M Scudder, I Dahler, J Hoffman, Appellants’ Claim: [ K J 7 6 4 2 K McDonald, C Snashall. } K 3 It is not axiomatic that a mistaken { J 8 bid is made because a player ][}{ ][}{ “does not know his/her system”. ] Q J 8 6 3 ] 9 7 4 On the auction which occurred it [ A [ 9 8 5 should have been obvious that } J 10 9 6 5 } A 4 there were at least 5 diamonds in { Q 9 { K 10 7 5 3 Appeal No 2 the deck. North had 5+, West had 5+, South had 4 (or 5) and East had 1. The mistaken bid of ] 10 5 Event: National Womens Teams [ Q 10 3 3} (where 3{ was correct) in no way contributed to East’s confu- } Q 8 7 2 Round 7 sion. { A 6 4 2 Match: 5 vs 6 Appeals Committee’s Decision: West North East South Players: 1[ Pass 2[ North: M. Brown Directors decision upheld. 2] 3[ Pass 4[ East: R. Clayton All Pass South: R. Kaplan 1. We believe that an infraction West: M. Millar Final Contract and Result: 4[ / occurred and damage assessed by the Director was appropriate. North Making 10 tricks Board 10 Dealer East All Vul 2. But we also believe that E-W Tournament Director’s Report ] J 8 5 and Decision: [ Q 5 contributed to their bad score. } K Q 10 8 5 Director was called at the end of { K 7 5 Appeals Committee: the hand. The 3[ bid was de- M Scudder, I Dahler, J Hoffman, scribed as being made in the ] Q 9 2 ] 10 7 4 K McDonald, C Snashall. following manner. Pause, 3, pen [ 3 [ 10 9 8 4 2 withdrawn from pad, pause, [. } A J 9 7 6 3 2 } 4 (All players agreeing). { Q 9 { A 4 3 2

N-S described their sequence as ] A K 6 3 ][}{ ][}{ 1[—> 11-15 HCP, 5 + [‘s. 2[ 6- [ A K J 7 6 10 TP, 3[ 15-17 TP, inviting game } - if partner has a top of range (8.5 - { J 10 8 6

NOT NEWS #4 Saturday January 16th 1999 Page 5 A Who’s Who at the 1999 Summer Festival

Each year this festival attracts many Little at the Hyatt and National Conven- and the Hyatt and National Convention players, who can enjoy up to 2 exciting tion Centre. Centre by Nathan Scudder. Martin weeks of Bridge. This event can not Their hard working teams consist of: Wilcox is the Cheif Scorer for the 1999 take place without a huge team of work- Helen Crichton Summer Festival. ers, some of whom work all year long Andrew Crichton The scoring team includes: to get this show on the road. The pur- Joanne Waters Jane Rasmussen pose of this article is to familiarise you Kathy Waters Alan Heard with the names of the people involved Tim Brown Michael Mackay with the organisation and so you can Matthew Campbell Geoff Van Der Hor get an idea of the magnitude of this Michael de Livera event, not just in field sizes, but in the Edward Hughes There are many smaller groups involved amout of preparation and work that Paul Hurley with the running of this event, and they takes place “behind the scenes”. Claire Jacobs can not go unmentioned. These include Scott Livingston Val Brockwell and Frances Adams who The name that springs to mind when Shane Mackay work on the front desks and take en- people think of the Summer Festival is Sophie Mindek tries for each event. John Scudder, the Convener, who Alex Morrison works on this festival day in and day Sara Morrison Also, there are the recorders, Neville out, almost all year round. His wife, Jane Reynolds Moses, Brian O’Hara and Eric Marcia, does quite a lot of work for the Carly Sebastian Ramshaw. Eric has also been involved festival all year long too, but she also in Tournament Committee matters. Ivy finds time to play during the event. His Also very involved in the Summer Fes- Dahler runs the Appeals Committee. son and daughter, Nathan and Amy tival are the NOT NEWS teams who Prue Lawford, of “Bridge Buffs”, has devote a lot of time throughout the year work well past midnight every day to been busy finding suitable partners or to help John with the organisation of create these NOT NEWS Daily Bulle- teams for people without an established the event. The people that make this tins. team to play with at the Summer Festi- event work are divided into many val. groups. The most notable are the di- The next team of workers are those that rectors, the Rydges team is run by Ri- are found in the computer rooms at We would like to thank everyone for chard Grenside (Cheif Tournament Di- each venue. They are here to take their help in running and organising the rector), and the Hyatt and National Con- scores, work out which table you will Summer Festival of Bridge. vention Centre team by Sean be sitting at for your next round, along Mullamphy. Richard is a WBF director. with many other day to day things. This Researched and written year the Rydges is run by Martin Wilcox by Amy Scudder The Directing team includes: Women’s Teams Datums Ivy Dahler Senior’s Teams Datums Chris Diment (also a WBF Director) BD Rnd 7 Rnd 8 Rnd 9 Michael Kent BD Rnd 7 Rnd 8 Rnd 9 John Free Terry Glover 1 -100 +280 -420 1 -200 +230 +230 Laurie Kelso 2 +210 0 +680 2 +30 0 0 Matthew McManus 3 +450 +240 -220 3 +440 +160 +160 Roger Penny 4 +20 -30 -150 4 +90 +30 +30 Peter Marley 5 +40 +480 +110 5 +80 +490 +490 Simon Edler 6 +20 +800 +160 6 -100 +790 +790 John McIlrath 7 +640 +60 +120 7 +640 +110 +110 John Hempenstall 8 +270 -420 -420 8 +410 -350 -350 9 -720 -650 +1260 Also highly noticeable are the Caddies 9 -500 -650 -650 who ensure that all tables have the re- 10 +820 +50 +90 10 +800 +330 +330 quired equipment for each session of 11 -440 -100 -300 11 -440 -140 -140 each event, hand out the boards and 12 -80 -160 -210 12 -260 -80 -80 make sure that the sessions run 13 -30 -180 +20 13 -90 -230 -230 smoothly and that all players have the 14 -350 +440 +30 14 -350 +430 +430 correct boards to complete the session 15 +90 -70 +540 15 -20 -10 -10 in the designated time allowed. 16 +100 +80 -70 16 +10 +50 +50 17 +700 -60 -180 17 +90 -60 -60 This year the caddies are lead by the 18 +20 -300 +130 18 -70 +340 +340 two Operations Managers, John 19 -180 -70 -410 Hempenstall at Rydges and Angela 19 -200 -80 -80 20 -230 +290 +1150 20 -350 +460 +460

NOT NEWS #4 Saturday January 16th 1999 Page 6 ] Q 8 5 ] Q 8 Youth Teams [ 9 6 4 [ J 9 7 4 By “Deep Throat” } 8 3 } J 8 5 { K 10 8 6 { Q 6 5 4 In the Youth Team Championships ] 9 7 6 4 2 ] A10 5 young Canberra player, Adam ] A K 2 ] J 10 4 3 [ K [ A Q 6 3 Robinson, was able to foil current [ A K Q 10 8 [ J 3 2 } K 6 2 } 9 3 Australian Youth International, Paul } - } Q J 7 5 4 2 { J 10 7 3 { A K 9 8 Brayshaw, with a wonderful example { A Q 9 7 4 { - ] K J 3 of the Grosvenor Gambit. East [ 10 8 5 2 Played 4]X after North had opened ] 9 7 6 } A Q 10 7 4 1[. [ 7 5 { 2 } A K 10 9 6 Morning Session: Thursday: Board 4 { J 3 2 West North East South ] 4 1NT Pass [ K J 10 9 6 3 West North East South 2[ Pass 2NT* Pass } A K J 6 2 Zia Munawar Salim Jasin 3{ Pass 3] Pass { K Pass 4] All Pass ] A Q 8 6 2 ] K J 10 9 7 5 2{ Pass 2} X [ 7 [ A Q 8 2[ Pass 3} Pass * super accept } 10 8 5 3 } Q 4{ X 5{ Pass { J 8 7 { 9 6 3 5] Pass 6[ All Pass Lead [2. ] 3 [ 5 4 2 North has asked a lot of questions As declarer (entering hand with ]A), I } 9 7 4 about the bidding. The bidding, gratefully cashed two top hearts { A Q 10 5 4 2 together with the card led plus North’s pitching two diamonds from the questions, persuaded Zia to back his dummy. Then played another spade South led partner’s suit which went to table feel that North held the ]Q and to North’s queen. She exited with a the King and Ace. Declarer cashed {K. diamond to her partner’s ace, then [Q discarding a diamond! From cashed the ]K and Marcia Sawyer dummy, }Q was now led, won by He ruffed the diamond lead, ruffed a discarded a small club! The hand North who attempted to cash }A, club, ruffed a diamond, ruffed a club, now depends on bringing in the clubs failing to forsee the need to unblock place a spade to the ace, ruffed a to go one off. What a cunning the {K. East ruffed, ruffed a [ in club played a spade to the king, drew discard! dummy, ruffed the last } in hand and three rounds of trumps and exited now drew trumps. On the play of a with the third spade, end playing At the other table, this thin game was club, North’s King won and he had to North. not bid, but 10 tricks made. lead a red suit which gave declarer a Walk-In Results ruff and discard and the contract. It ][}{ ][}{ January 15th does South no good to overtake with the ace as now dummy’s {J be- Morning of 15/1/99 comes the tenth trick. Cunning North - South Place 1st J. Masters - C. Masters Obviously Paul’s crystal ball needs Discard 2nd C. Schwabegger - P. polishing! Cundasamy By Kinga Moses 3rd H. Roberts-Thompson - H. Roberts ][}{ ][}{ East - West Place NWT Session 6 1st R. Slobom - K. Johnson 2nd R. Webb - P. Kahler 3rd Taglieti - S. Potts ANswer to North - Marcia Sawyer “Backing your South - Pat Garrett Afternoon of 15/1/99 East - Kinga Moses 1st C. Schwabegger - P. judgement” #1 West - Berri Folkard Cundasamy 2nd Abinanti - Abinanti The Solomon Award for the Best Board 16 Nil Vul Dlr East 3rd J. Young - S.Copper Hand was won by Zia Mahmood for his play of 6[ at the 1983 Bermuda Evening of 15/1/99 Bowl: 1st T. Kershaw - K. Ogborn 2nd A. Gal - G. Fleischer 3rd Abinanti - Abinanti

NOT NEWS #4 Saturday January 16th 1999 Page 7 COLUMN 8 (NOT)

1935 - First use in New York of Bridge O Rama (the forerunner of Vu-graph).

- Grand Slam Force invented by Josephine Culbertson and published in Bridge World.

- Bridge World declines to publish Easley Blackwood’s article on his 4NT ace asking convention.

1937 - First world championships held in Budapest (won by Austria).

1938 - First book published on the Acol system which had been invented some years earlier by J C H Marx and S J Simon and developed by Terence Reese, M Harrison-Gray and Ian Macleod (who later became Britain’s Chancellor of the Exchequer).

1947 - First edition of Terence Reese’s classic book “Reese on Play” .

1948 - Alvin Roth invents the unusual 2NT overcall.

1948 - 1st edition of “Right Through The Pack” by Robert Darvas and Norman de V.Hart. (Ed. For anyone interested in card play this is a “must read” book).

1950 - Charles Goren publishes a book on ‘Point Count Bidding’

- 1st post WW2 world championship held in Bermuda. The Bermuda Bowl stems from this championship.

1955 - First Daily Bulletin published at an International Championship edited by Herman Filarski and Alan Truscott.

- First edition of the all time classic “Card Play Technique” by Victor Mollo and Nico Gardner.

Recently Lindfield Bridge Club (in Sydney) introduced bidding boxes. Some players were a little confused at first. One player returned his card to the box upside down, whereupon his partner asked if this constituted a reverse bid!!! - contributed by George Greenwood.

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Some goss from an unidentified but reliable source. A team had entered the National Womens Teams and heard that there was a prize for the best womens team in the National Seniors Teams. They asked the Tournament organisers if it was possible to transfer their entry to the Seniors. Their explanation was they thought they would have more chance of winning a title in the Seniors Teams! They fulfilled the date of birth requirements and their request was approved. ] [ } { ] [ } { ] [ } { ] [ } { ] [ } { ] [ } { ] [ } { ] [ } { ] [ } { Just. a Mere Male. Another defence against 1NT at least in name is LIONEL. It is named after In a Seniors Team Auction the The opposition complained that the the apparent inventor Lionel Wright, bidding went: system card indicated 2NT as asking not unknown in New Zealand. 2NT Pass 3{ Pass for the best minor. Declarer was Basically:X = spade and another, 10+ 3NT Pass Pass Pass puzzled for a little while until she HCP, 4+-4 noticed that the system card the 2{ = club and hearts, 4+-4+, 10+ The opposition asked declarer to opposition (male) was examining so 2} = diamonds and spades, 4+-4+, explain the auction and was told: closely was his own. 10+ 2NT 20 - 21 points 2[ = natural 3{ Stayman J J J 2] = natural Max Wigboun

NOT NEWS #4 Saturday January 16th 1999 Page 8