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OCBL JOURNAL Issue N. 62. Monday, 8 March, 2021

QF. ROUND 1. 16.30 CET / 10.30 EST HAPPY WOMEN'S DAY! Gupta VS Gillis Fredin VS Levine VUGRAPH Donner VS France Sud VUGRAPH Compton VS Orca VUGRAPH

QF. ROUND 2. 19.00 CET / 13.00 EST Gupta VS Gillis VUGRAPH Fredin VS Levine VUGRAPH Donner VS France Sud VUGRAPH Compton VS Orca VUGRAPH

SF. ROUND 1. 21.30 CET / 15.30 EST To be announced

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OCBL SUPER CUP - THE BRACKET GUPTA (+8.1)

GILLIS

FREDIN (+0.1)

LEVINE

DONNER (+3.1)

FRANCE SUD

COMPTON (+6.1)

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Board 2. Dealer East. N/S Vul. West North East South [ 6 Dwyer Lie Huang Ovesen ] J 10 9 8 7 6 – – Pass 1[ { 10 9 Pass Pass Dble Pass } 9 8 3 2 Pass 2] Pass Pass [ Q 10 9 8 2 [ 5 Dble All Pass ] A Q ] K 4 3 2 { A J 4 { K 8 6 5 2 Dwyer did not , instead passing and } K Q 5 } J 10 4 hoping and praying for a reopening double, [ A K J 7 4 3 which would offer the opportunity to score more ] 5 than as declarer at the prevailing vulnerability. { Q 7 3 And Huang did not disappoint. He doubled, } A 7 6 Dwyer left it in, and Lie ran to what he hoped would be the relative safety of his own long suit. Scorway v Compton Dwyer doubled that, and 2] doubled became the final contract. West North East South Huang led his singleton spade. Lie won the Diamond Compton Silverstone Goodman king and took a diamond pitch on the king as – – Pass 1[ Huang ruffed. Huang returned the jack of clubs 1NT Pass 2} Pass and Lie ducked. Dwyer overtook with the queen 2[ Pass 2NT Pass and switched to a low diamond. Huang won 3NT All Pass the {K and continued with a low diamond for the queen, ace and . Lie played a heart to Diamond made a slightly heavy 1NT overcall Dwyer’s queen, ruffed the low spade return, and Thomas Paske and was pleased to see that his partner had just played another heart to the ace. He ruffed the Hult won the club lead and gave up a heart. enough to use Stayman to look for game, which diamond return but could then only cash the ace Kvocek won and played two more rounds of was duly bid. of clubs so was down three for –800 and 9 IMPs clubs and Vodicka won the third club and led Compton led the jack of hearts, which to Compton. a spade through. Hult won the ace and tried a Diamond won in hand with the ace. Diamond low diamond, but but the defence took three of played the king of clubs at trick two but, when Slovakia v Black those and there were still two trumps to be lost; that held the trick, could see that he was not down three for –800 and just another dull push going to be permitted an easy to dummy West North East South . so switched his attention to diamonds, cashing Paske Henc McIntosh Velecky the ace then running the jack to Goodman’s – – Pass 1[ queen. Goodman cashed the king of spades Pass Pass Dble 2[ Mikadinho v Apres Bridge Champs then underled in clubs. Diamond won the queen, Dble All Pass West North East South cashed the queen of hearts, and crossed to the Milner Verhaegen Lall Mikadinho king of diamonds. He had four diamonds, three Would spades prove to be any better for N/S – – Pass 1[ hearts and two clubs, for +400. than were hearts? Well, we would soon find out. 1NT 2] All Pass Paske decided to try for a penalty, so was about to pass out 1[ doubled – when Velecky raised Milner made the 1NT overcall, and Verhaegen himself to 2[! Paske was pretty sure that he made a very aggressive competitive bid of 2] knew what to do with that. and was left to play there undoubled – of course, Paske led the king of clubs and, when that was a double on the East hand would have been for ducked, continued with the queen. Velecky won take-out in this situation. that and conceded a heart, so Paske won the ] The defence was not quite spot on so Q and played a third club. McIntosh won that Verhaegen escaped for down two and only and played his spade through. Velecky rose with –200, something of a bargain. the king and played the queen of diamonds. Paske won the ace then played jack and a third West North East South diamond to McIntosh’s king. With no way to O. Rimstedt Jagnieski K. Todd Gawel shorten his trumps, Paske could not prevent – – Pass 1[ himself getting endplayed and Velecky came to 1NT Pass 2} Pass a ruff plus the ace and jack of spades. However, 2{ Pass 3{ Pass that was +800, so Paske was content. 3NT All Pass

West North East South Ola Rimsedt overcalled 1NT and Todd used Kvocek Hallberg Vodicka Hult Stayman. With no longer any scope for a – – Pass 1[ penalty, E/W did what they had to do and bid to 1NT Pass Pass 2[ the no game, against which Jagniewski Pass Pass Dble All Pass led his partner’s suit, having no expectation that he would ever again be on lead. Gawel Kvocek did not look for a penalty at his first won the [K and cashed the ace, getting the turn but that didn’t mean that he had missed bad news that the lead was singleton. He his chance. When the 1NT overcall came round switched to a low club, which Rimstedt could to him, Hult put his neck firmly back on the run to dummy to the jack of diamonds, block by rebidding his spades and, when that after which he had 10 tricks for +430 and 6 came round to Vodicka, a reopening double IMPs to Mikadinho. Simon Hult was swiftly left in by Kvocek. 3 OCBL Journal Board 7. Dealer South. All Vul. Orca v France Sud [ A J 3 ] A Q 7 6 West North East South { 10 6 5 Poizat Plackett Cabanes Erichsen } 7 6 3 – – – 1NT [ 10 7 6 5 2 [ Q 4 Pass 3NT All Pass ] 9 8 5 4 ] J 3 { A { Q J 9 7 4 2 West North East South } A J 2 } 9 5 Crouch Mus Forrester Gautret [ K 9 8 – – – 1NT ] K 10 2 Pass 3} Pass 3{ { K 8 Pass 3NT All Pass } K Q 10 8 4 Plackett raised directly to 3NT while Mus This deal saw 34 pairs out of 40 bid to 3NT on checked for a five-card major on the way before the N/S cards. Twenty-four were successful, 10 settling for the no trump game. were not, though the was almost Erichsen received the usual low spade lead and invariably the same, a low spade from West. put in the jack – queen, king. He played the king of clubs from hand and Poizat won the ace and Rafal Jagniewski Gupta v Levine returned a spade. Erichsen ran that to his nine, crossed to dummy’s queen of hearts, and took Zanasi won the heart and knocked out the ace of West North East South the club finesse. That lost but he had nine tricks clubs. Milner won the club and cashed his heart Helness de Wijs Helgemo Muller for +600. winner and Zanasi was squeezed. He threw a Madala Meckstroth Bilde Rodwell Gautret played low from dummy on the spade winning club away to keep a guard for his {K – – – 1NT lead and won the queen with his king. He crossed and Milner got off play with a low spade. Zanasi Pass 3NT All Pass to dummy with a spade to lead a club to the king ran that to his nine and cashed his one remaining and ace. Back came a spade, and when the club club winner. When Milner pitched the two of Helness led the two of spades against Muller finesse lost the contract was down two for –200 spades, Zanasi read him for an original 5-4-1-3 who, hoping for an early dummy entry to play on and 13 IMPs to Orca. shape. That being the case, the contract could clubs, called for dummy’s jack. That was covered be made if the singleton diamond was the ace. by the queen so Muller won the king and led a Mikadinho v Apres Bridge Champs Accordingly, Zanasi led the eight of diamonds heart to the ace followed by a club to the queen from hand and was no doubt charmed to see and ace. Back came a low spade, which he ran West North East South the ace appear on his left. He had the last two to his nine. Muller led the ten of hearts to the Milner Verhaegen Lall Zanasi tricks now for a slightly breathless +600. Nicely queen and led a second club up, putting in the – – – 1NT recovered. ten. That lost to the jack and Helness cleared Pass 2} Pass 2{ Rimstedt led the five of spades to the jack, the spades, but Muller had nine tricks – three in Pass 3NT All Pass queen and king, and Gawel crossed to the queen each of clubs, spades and hearts – +600. of hearts and led a club to the queen and ace. Madala too led a low spade, the six, and West North East South Back came the six of spades which he ran to Rodwell played low from the dummy – queen, O. Rimstedt Jagniewski K. Todd Gawel his nine and he now cashed the king of hearts. king. Rodwell crossed to the queen of hearts to – – – 1NT The fall of the doubleton jack convinced Gawel lead a club to his queen but Madala ducked and Pass 3NT All Pass that there were more routes to nine tricks than Rodwell went back to dummy to lead a second via clubs alone. He cashed the ]10 next before club up. Had he crossed with a heart, he would Milner led a low spade, the five, and Zanasi leading a spade to the ace, taken in by Rimstedt’s still have survived, but he chose to lead the nine put in the jack, which was covered by the queen second-round falsecard which suggested that of spades to the ace. When Madala now won the and king. He crossed to the queen of hearts to he had led from an only four-card suit. Gawel club he could clear spades and had two spades lead a club to the king and Milner ducked. A cashed the ]K, discarding a club, as did Todd, to cash when in with the third club; down two heart to the ace was followed by a club to the and now a club towards hand learned the bad for –200 and 13 IMPs to Gupta. ten and jack, and Milner returned a heart to the news that there was a guarded club on the left as king, establishing his fourth heart in the process. Todd discarded a diamond. Gawel went up with the king but that was his last trick; down one for –100 and 12 IMPs to Mikadinho. And just one more table to illustrate the key point on the hand.

West North East South Svendsen Nadel Gillis Ferguson – – – 1NT Pass 3NT All Pass

Svendsen led the seven of spades and, when Ferguson played low from the dummy, so did Gillis, so Ferguson could win his nine. He crossed to dummy with a heart to the queen to lead a club to his queen, and Svendsen ducked. Ferguson went back to dummy with the ace of spades, having no reason from the opening lead to know that the suit was divided five-two, and led a club to his ten. That lost to the jack, Svendsen cleared the spades, and Ferguson cashed the king and ten of hearts before playing a club. Svendsen could win the }A and cash his spades and the {A, but had to give the last trick to dummy’s ]A; down one for –100. And the key point which I mentioned? Simply that, while declarer can always succeed if he reads the position correctly, the play is much, much, harder to get right if West ducks the first Gabriele Zanasi club. 4 OCBL Journal

Neat Better to be Lucky by Brian Senior Than Good by Brian Senior

Thanks to Jason Pitt, who sent me this deal from Round 3 There is a saying in English that it is better to be lucky than to on which his opponent, Dror Padon, found a nice squeeze and be good. Of course, even better is to be lucky AND good. Ovunc endplay to bring home a partscore which defeated a number of Yilmaz sent me this deal, where he and partner, Craig Ganzer, other declarers who received the same defence. would admit to having been just a tiny bit lucky.

Board 1. Dealer North. None Vul. Round 8 [ A Q 9 4 3 2 Board 14. Dealer East. None Vul. ] Q 9 5 [ 9 8 6 5 4 { A Q 5 ] 3 } 6 { 9 7 4 3 [ 10 7 [ K 8 6 } K 6 5 ] J 8 ] A 10 6 2 [ A K 10 7 [ 3 { J 10 9 4 3 { K 8 2 ] 9 8 7 4 ] A Q 10 } A Q 10 5 } 9 7 4 { A Q 8 5 { K 10 6 2 [ J 5 } 3 } A Q J 8 7 ] K 7 4 3 [ Q J 2 { 7 6 ] K J 6 5 2 } K J 8 3 2 { J } 10 9 4 2 West North East South Pitt Padon Nelson Townsend West North East South – 1[ Pass 1NT Yilmaz Grue Ganzer Moss Pass 2](i) Pass 2[ – – 1} 1] All Pass Dble Pass 2{ Pass 2] Pass 3NT Pass (i) 6+ spades, usually no side-suit 4{ Pass 4] Pass 4NT Pass 5{ Pass Martin Nelson led the seven of clubs, MUD, to the jack and 5NT Pass 7{ All Pass queen, and Pitt promptly switched to a trump. Padon played low so Nelson won the king and continued with a second spade. After a natural start to the auction, Yilmaz set diamonds as trumps Seeing the three-two split, Padon had the option of winning in and, when Ganzer could co-operate by showing his heart control, dummy and taking the diamond finesse, as was the line chosen at used RKCB then followed through with 5NT to invite partner to a number of tables, or he could overtake and rattle off a few more bid Seven – which is what Ganzer did. rounds of trumps. He chose the second line. Brad Moss led his singleton trump, the jack. What must Ganzer On the fourth spade, East could let go a low heart, but the fifth have felt when he took his first look at dummy? Well, he had to try squeezed him out of a club. Now Padon led a heart to dummy’s his best, so he won dummy’s ace and led the singleton club to his king and, when that held, ruffed a club. That removed East’s last queen. When that held, which had seemed unlikely given South’s club exit card and he was ripe for the endplay. Padon played the overcall, coupled with the fact that so few high cards were missing, queen of hearts, not caring how many cards East had in the suit at Ganzer continued with the ace and a third club, ruffing. The fall of that point, just so long as he had no more clubs. the king was good news and Ganzer now cashed three rounds of Nelson won the ]A, cashed the ]10, and was forced to lead a trumps followed by the two established clubs. diamond round to the ace-queen at trick 12. Nicely done. That crushed the South hand. What could Moss do? Dummy’s ten of spades meant that he could not rely on Joe Grue to guard the spades, so his only faint hope was that Grue would have help in hearts. Moss therefore discarded down to the bare king of hearts, only to see, as he had suspected, that Ganzer could now cash three heart tricks. The dreadful slam had proved to be cold – four diamonds, four clubs, a club ruff, and four tricks in the majors. No, Grue/Moss’s team-mates did not manage to flatten the board for them.

Dror Padon Craig Ganzer 5 OCBL Journal OPEN LEAGUE 29 March-25 April, 2021

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DONNER DE MICHELIS SKEIDAR Donner G. (GDonnerSC1) De Michelis L. (LucaDM) Andresen M. (Mime477) Rimstedt S. (sandria) Failla G. (gioffi) Rimstedt C. (CillaR) Manno A. (maqeda) ALEXANDER Dwyer K. (kdwyer) Di Franco M. (M_DiFranco) Sandin A. (stridsvagn) Grue J. (joegrue) Övelius E. (Emma Sj) Moss B. (brad) DENMIX Bergdahl T. (lingonback) Hammelev J. (johse61) Andersson L. (bridgetruck) THE EXPATS Krefeld C. (camse2) Larsson J. (Jela79) Botta G. (Gio 89) Henneberg J.O. (JOH1) Molberg J. (juve_) Savchenko I. (Igors) Henneberg M. (MAKIR) Clementsson S. (237425) HARRIS Amer S. (Samer026) Thomsen S. (Thomsen) Karlsson T. (charlie99) Root S. (AsNuttyAs) Endelman E. (E11) Jepsen P. (P_Jepsen) Igoe N. (ibraves) Gold M. (marusab) Soliman A. (Rabie3) Monsted N. (Monsted) SWEDESE Trenka P. (trp42) Monsted R. (Rikkemusdk) Morath A. (andersm) Trendafilov R. (rumen) Chechelashvili D. (Dato) Schaltz D. (DS_DK) Efraimsson A-Z. (annazack) Harris J. (Jdache) Kemény G. (Kemeny) Schaltz P. (PS_DK) Axdorph M. (axdorph63) Malhasyan E. (master DJ) Probert D. (davpro) Isporski V. (smileyv) AUSTROMANY VENTIN Borgesson T. (saturmos) Qualification + Knockout Guttmann D. (daviesG) Ventin J.C. (phave) Hammarstrom G. (maximum) Berger H. (wuzi5) Wrang F. (fly21) Arnberg M. (marnberg) Fritsche J. (joefri) Pacareu J. (paca1987) Gullberg T. (psotogul) Reps K. (rops) Thoma M. (hawai) Efraimsson B-E. (berik) UPCOMING OPEN LEAGUE (1) UPCOMING OPEN LEAGUE (2) Kasimir U. (udo) Palma A. (apalma) Jokisch P. (jockel) DENMARK 29 March - 25 April 2021 10 May - 6 June 2021 BLACK Caspersen H. (hcasp) ROBINSON Black A. (boggis) Robinson L. (Saba) Gold D. (dagold) DE BOTTON Grossack A. (nevereast) McIntosh A. (mcintosh) De Botton J. (Capt Lulu) Grossack Z. (germs345) Paske T. (thomas1000) Qualification: Bilde D. (Ballebo-Jr) Hult S. (hultahult) Madala A. (Septiembre) Hallberg G. (rerack) 10 Rounds x 16 Boards Play every Monday, Wednesday, Thursday and Sunday at 21.30 CEST - 15.30 EDT

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