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Edited by HAROLD* FRANKLIN •••••• In late October the English Bridge Union will hold its first Annual Charity Congress ; our chairman has designated a cause which will arouse a sympathetic response in all of us. The National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children. Only four hundred players will be able to participate in the Ilkley week-end but there are several ways in which every one of our mem­ bers can associate themselves with the effort. On the 8th of September a Simultaneous Pairs Tournament will be held. It is hoped that at least one thousand tables will compete. If your club has not already arranged to hold a heat of this event, urge them to do so. The entrance fee is a modest five shillings. The results will be match-pointed over the whole field, a mammoth task but one which will give added interest to the results. The prize list is large and attractive. Full details may be obtained from the Hon. Tournament Secretary, Major G. Fell, Hob Hill, Steeton, Keighley, Yorkshire. Many counties are staging special events in aid of the fund. London made a magnificent start when they raised the sum of £1,250 from a one-day event. This sort of effort is unlikely to be reproduced. The greatest satisfaction, however, would be to see everybody joining in, no matter how small their contribution. There may be those of you who are unable to take part in any of the events. The chairman, R. F. Corwen, 28 St. Paul's Street, Leeds I, would be happy to receive and acknowledge any direct contributions, however small. Help us to lend a hand to the under-privileged children. - 2

REPORT FROM THE BRITISH BRIDGE LEAGUE The joint · report of Sir John Foster, Q.C., M.P., and General Lord Bourne, G.C.B., K.B.E., C.M.G., to certain allegations of cheating at the World Championships at Buenos Aires in 1965 made against Terence Reese and Boris Schapiro was received by the Council of the British Bridge League on Tuesday, August 9th. After full discussion of the arguments and recommen­ dations of Sir John Foster and General Lord Bourne the finding in their report that Reese and Schapiro were not guilty of cheating was accepted. A copy of the report will be sent to the . The Council wishes to express its sincere thanks to Sir John Foster and to General Lord Bourne for having conducted the inquiry as a public duty and without fee and to the assessors and to all witnesses who voluntarily attended to give evidence in the inquiry.

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BIDDING THEORY Bob and Jim Sharples Basic System. Acol, with a strong No Trump., 16-17 throughout. Old-fashioned though this may appear, we have never found it a hindrance ; on the contrary it simplifies certain problems of the rebid which arise with the use of the weak No Trump. Most notable of these is the problem of the balanced 16-point hand. After a response at the one level such a hand is not value for a rebid of Two No Trumps and the rebid of One No Trump therefore covers a range of 13 (some­ times 12) to 16. Balanced hands with 9 points opposite 16 are consequently often played short of game by players of considerable experience. THE SHARPLES TWO CLUBS. Before the days of the Landy and Astro conventions, designed to facilitate competitive bidding against the weak No Trump, we devised a very simple Two Club or Two Diamond informatory double which has proved very effective over the years. Our object was to devise as simple a convention as possible which would enable us to get into the auction on hands of fair distri­ bution and limited high card strength so as to offset the pre-emptive effect of the weak No Trump. When opponent opens with a weak No Trump an overcall of Two Clubs is an unspecified shape which can be passed with a five card club suit and no four card major. It will normally hold a spade suit of at least four cards for the sake of safety. An overcall of Two Diamonds is a weak distributional double which specifically denies interest in clubs. The likely hand patterns are 4-4-4-1 or 5-4-3-1 and, occasionally, 5-4-2-2. The main interest is in the major suits and partner should therefore endeavour to show a suit. Should partner respond with a bid of Two No Trumps, that is forcing either to game or to the four level in a minor suit. A Two No Trump rebid by the hand which made the Two Club or Two Diamond overcall is also forcing, e.g : s. w. N. E. 1 N.T. 2 Cl. No 2H. No 2N.T. The bid of Two No Trumps shows a game-going two-suited hand which lacks the high card strength to warrant an immediate overcall of Two No Trumps. In the example the two suits are likely to be spades and one minor suit. If partner responds to a Two Club or Two Diamond conventional overcall with a jump bid, that is natural. A response of Three No Trumps would show a solid or near solid long minor suit. 4

After a weak No Trump the overcall of Two Clubs or Two Diamonds by a hand which has already passed is a natural bid : an informatory double replaces the conventional bid to show a weak distributional double with the main strength centred in the major suits. BIDDING MINOR SUIT SLAMS. In the absence of a specialised convention there is no safe way of reaching minor suit slams on a 4-4 fit after a No Trump opening. Some players solve the difficulty by the use of the Baron 1 N.T.- 2 N.T. convention. We prefer a simpler device. When the point count is known to be 31-32, insufficient for a No Trump slam, but offering the possibility of a slam if a 4-4 fit is found, we use a delayed jump in a minor to investigate a 4-4 minor suit fit. Thus : S. N. 1 N.T. 2 Cl. 2 Sp. 4 Cl. or D. If no 4-4 fit exists either partner can sign off in Four No Trumps. With four card minor fit the No Trump opener can raise to Five Clubs or Six Clubs or can bid Four Diamonds if that is his four card suit. We have avoided specialised conventions which may have a limited nuisance nlue if their use obstructs normal system bidding. In our experience matches are won by the team making fewer bidding errors and it has always been our endeavour to be more accurate than our opponents, to concentrate therefore on constructive bidding rather than on obstructive. RESPONSES TO TWO BIDS. After an extended period of trial we have adopted the following amended Responses to Two Bids. Over opening bids of Two Diamonds and Two Hearts the negative response is Herbert (next higher ranking suit) rather than Two No Trumps. The response or rebid of Two No Trumps is used to show the next ranking suit to that opened. Thus a response of Two No Trumps to an opening bid of Two Hearts would show a spade suit. In the sequence s. N. 2H. 2Sp. 2N.T. South shows six hearts and four spades, whilst 2 H. 2 Sp. 3 Sp. would show six hearts and five spades. These sequences keep the bidding at a lower level and cater for awkward 5-4 patterns, making it possible to play them at the three level, both suits having been bid. 5

AMENDED RESPONSES TO TWO CLUB BIDS. A positive bid is given on : (1) An ace and a king. (2) 8 or 9 high card points including one ace or two kings. (3) Distributional hands of 6-7 points which contain a good major of at least five cards, e.g: + J 10 \) K Q 9 x x x () x -' x x. Respond Two Hearts. GRADUATED RESPONSES TO FOUR NO TRUMP BID BY THE TWO CLUB OPENER now show the number of controls, as follows: After Positive After Negative 5 Cl. One King No Kings 5 D. Two Kings One King 5H. One Ace, plus Two Kings 5 Sp. Ace and King or One Ace Three Kings 5N.T. Two Aces. Ace and Two Kings or Four Kings One Ace, plus

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The outstanding item of the past quarter must surely be the elevation of the first two players to the rank of Grand Masler. It will come as no surprise that the pace-setters should be the brothers Bob and Jim Sharples. The qual­ fication for this new and highest rank is 1200 Jim Sharples Bob Sharples Master Points of which at least 600 must be National Master Points. The Sharples have reached this total in no more than five years. The twins started competitive bridge in 1937 and so rapid was their progress that they first played in the Masters Pairs in 1938, though they had to wait until 1950 to record their first win in this event. Pairs events are not their favourite form of tournament and they have never played together in the National Pairs, although Jim has won the title partnered by Joel Tarlo. The Two Stars Championship at the Eastbourne Congress has provided a happier hunting ground and they have taken the trophy five times. They credit this success to their greater steadiness which helps them almost every year through the two qualifying stages. Their greatest success has come in teams competitions, and includes Gold Cup (2), Crockfords (3), Lederers (4), Hubert Phillips (3) and the Spring Foursomes. Since the war they have appeared in thirteen Camrose matches and in two European Championships, Stockholm in 1956 and Oslo in 1958. In 1960 they were selected to play in Palermo but had to decline because of pressure of work and since that time they have not offered themselves as candidates for selection. Few pairs can claim a more impressive record than theirs. No other experts have appeared less pretentious. The Sharples enjoy their bridge and have always played it at every level, from the club duplicate to the highest forms of competition, always with a willingness to play with a variety of partners, always with the time and the courtesy to be helpful to those they meet at the table. 7

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E.B.U. PROMOTIONS County Masters and above from 13.5.66 to 12.7.66. Club and Local Masters from 1.5.66 to 12.7.66. Abbreviations : 8 - Bedfordshire, BB- Berks. and Bucks., C- Cumberland, CH-Cambridge and Hunts., Cy- Cyprus, D- Derbyshire, DC- Devon and Cornwall, E- Essex, G- Gloucestershire, H - Hertfordshire, K- Kent, L- London, Le-Leicestershire, Ln- Lincolnshire, M- Middlesex, N- Nottinghamshire, Nk-Norfolk, NE- North Eastern, NW- North Western, 0 - 0xfordshire, S- Surrey, SC- Southern Counties, Sm- Somerset, St- Staffordshire, Sx- Sussex, W- Warwickshire, Wo- Worcestershire, Y- Yorkshire, 0 IS- Overseas.

GRAND MASTERS : J. and R. Sharples, M.

LIFE MASTERS : Mrs. M. Whitaker, L.

NATIONAL MASTERS: M. Allen, Ln; F. A. Dlugajzyk, Ln; J. D. Rosse, M; B. G. White, W; P. Purcell, Y.

FIVE STAR MASTERS : E. H. Barnby, Wo.

FOUR STAR MASTERS : Mrs. H. W. Haycocks, K; Miss V. Bishop, M; Mr. and Mrs. R. W. Stevenson, S; J. Chapman, W.

THREE STAR MASTERS : DC-F. Hastings-James, Mrs. D. M. Watson; E-f. G. Faulkner; L- A. G. Jeffery; Le-O. Elias; M-Miss V. Bass, J. 0. Parkinson; NW-Mrs. R. T. Higson; 0 - Dr. and Mrs. E. S. Staveley; Sx- G. H. Yarnell; W- Mrs. M. H. Townsend ; Y-Mrs. S. E. Ellam.

TWO STAR MASTERS : DC-Mrs. P. Chadwick, Dr. R. H. Dummett, Mrs. J. Harrison, Mrs. A. L. Monk; K-Cdr. C. F. Parker, Mrs. F. M. Wilding; L-Mrs. M. Rutherford, Dr. W. Spirer; M- Miss V. M. M. Da1y ; N-Miss A. E. Dixon, W. G. Rose; Nh~Mrs . P. A. Broke ; Nk-E. C. Fox; NE- R. M. Foulds, H . Hamblin ; NW-J. E. Gordon, B. M. Hargreaves, S-R. F. R. Phillips ; SC- I. G. Smith; W-G. S. Moffat; Y-Mrs. C. B. Campbell, J. Newton.

ONE STAR MASTERS: D-D. A. Smedley, Mrs. A. Yeadon; DC- M. C. Young; K-Mrs. M. F. Ashley, Mrs. Drewett-Browne, Mrs. f. M. Horner ; L-B. R. Cowley, R. S. Dhondy, Miss H . Harris ; Ln-Mrs. A. Atkin, M. I. Stephenson ; M- R. C. Belcher, Mr. and Mrs. G. Earle, Mr. and Mrs. S. G. Parks; N-H. L. Bamkin, Mrs. A. R. Smedley; NW-D. A. Robson, Mrs. H. Warner, Mrs. D. Woodward; S- Mrs. J. Amsbury, Mrs. D. K. Beever, H. N. Iggulden, D. H. King ; SC-Miss D. Haslam; Sm­ f. R. Atkin, M. K. Vickers, S. J. Waterman; St-M. D. Tedd; Y-Mrs. S. E. Bowler, Mrs. E. P. East. 9 MASTERS: BB- P. Hackett, Mrs. G. E. Waller; C-E. C. Burrus, Mrs. M. Valenta; D--R. Asher, J. S. Brownhill, Mrs. L. Gilbert, J. Milton, B. T. Torson, J. Warnock, Mrs. H. D. Weston; DC-B. L. Brown, Mrs. B. Easterbrook, Mrs. L. H. Hoar, P. Lang; E- E. A. Pacella, C. H. Robinson, Mrs. R. Sopp ; G- Mrs. G. M. Burgess ; K- J. Ballantyne, Mrs. M. Kirk, C. C. Parker ; L-D. Simmonds, Mrs. A. Spirer; Le- D. F. Griffiths; Ln- N. H. Haith, Mrs. K. Sharples, J. K. Vickers; M-A. Adler, Mrs. R. Honeyball , G. W. Thompson; N-J. B. Guy, Mrs. C. Marshall; Nh-C. W. Laing, Dr. D. B. Miller, Mr. and Mrs. W. R. Upcott-Gill; NE-V. R. G. de Leeuw; NW-J. Ormerod; 0 - Mrs. P. Hayes; S-D. R. Absolom, W. R. Buckingham, Mrs. A. Dean, Mrs. E. M. Dodds, Mrs. H. Ford, A. E. Ife, M. J. Mackean; SC-Mrs. M. B. Wheeler; Sm- N. W. Morrissey; St-Mr. and Mrs. K. Baker, D. W. Randall ; Sx-Mrs. L. A. Barnacle, Miss W. Goff, Lady Wheler ; W-J. Brough, R. A. Hardman, J. Morgan, N. Orford; Y-Mrs. E. M. Bentley, Mrs. V. A. Hindle, L. Saffman, Mrs. M. I. Simpson, Mrs. A. Singleton, Mrs. C. Vickerman, Mrs. N. Warmington. COUNTY MASTERS : BB-M. V. Morgan, N. G. Read, Mrs. C. Walker; C-R. Hebditch, A. Johnson; D-A. J. Brentnall, J. Chapman, A. ). Michelson, Mrs. J. Warnock, DC-H. B. Howe, C. V. Lucas ; E-E. Davis, J. A. Grant, J. A. Pettersen, J. A. Sopp ; G-J. E. Flowers, Dr. G. Furniss; H- S. J. Barker, M. K. Dickson, P. G. Edgerley; K-M. N. Brett, Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Bryce, J. Griffiths, Miss A. Kirch; L-L. Alt, R . V. Mallya, J. Palframan; Ln-Mrs. N. H. Haith; M-Mrs. A. J. Morgan, D. M. Morgan, F. L. Poll ard, Mr. and Mrs. R. P. Reynolds, W. Scott, W. Tarlo, Mrs. I. M. Turner, A. Yates ; N- S. Goodhand, J. T. Pearce, Mrs. D. Walker ; Nh-R. E. Hughes ; Nk- F. Arveschoug, J. S. Robson, Mrs. W. Tyrer, Dr. E. S. Webster; NE-M. R. Allan, C. Lambert, M. McLaughlin, G. Nettleton; NW-J. M. Hargreaves; Mr. and Mrs. J. Macartney, Mrs. A. Mellon, R. Pearson, R. Shahlai, R. G. Thomas ; 0-A. R. Carnegie, M. E. Dilks ; S-L. H. Bell, Mrs. E. Blake, E. C. Capey, Mrs. W. M. Chiles, Mrs. B. A. McLachlan, A. Rhys-Price, Mrs. J.D. Scott, Mrs. F. Solomon, J. Whitehorn; SC-W. Matthews; Sm- Mrs. A. E. Baker, R. B. Davies, D. Gluxon, M. J. Kane, Mrs. E. Lansdowne Barnes, G. A. Pike, F. M. Rich, Mrs. R. H. Smithers ; St- Mrs. B. M. Littleford ; Sx- H. G. Rhodes, Miss M. S. Scott, Mrs. W. L. Symon; W-Mrs. Britt-White, D. N. Collins, H. Darwen, A. G. Lewis, B. J. Parker, C. C. Ward; Wo--M. Griffiths; Y-Mrs. M. A. Blackmore, Mrs. M. J. Emsley, J. W. Houlton, F. T. Howell, A. A. Kristall, J. Merz, Mrs. A. Newland, D. E. Sargent, H. Swift, C. C. Wilding, Mrs. P. J. Wilkinson; 0/S- Sq. Ldr. and Mrs. A. Hickox. LOCAL MASTERS : B-Miss J. Flintoft, J. Gray, Mr. and Mrs. L. Kendall, D. F. G. Newell, Miss M. Newell; BB-M. F. Finlan, C. Harrison, 0. D. Hydes ; C-J. Hillan, Mr. and Mrs. J. Huddart, Mrs. D. Kovary ; CH- J. Lloyd Davies, R. P. Register; Cy­ B. J. Bleasdale; D-A. P. Alton, T. S. Walker; DC-Mrs. H. Harman; E-R. V. Gager, H. Harris, M. J. Pearson; G-W. J. Nucker; H-Mrs. S. J. Barker, M. D. Bird, E. Y. Charles, W. H. Cook, R. A. F. Evans, T. W. Moffitt, R. E. Seaman; K- M. J. McBain, C. J. Pavelin, Mrs. N. Starling; L-I. W. Hoskins, G. Stewart ; Le-H. V. Morris, Mrs. L. H. Sharp ; Ln-Flt. Lt. G. Harrop, I. Stephenson ; M-P. W. Barry, H. Buckle, Mrs. D. Caplan, Mrs. V. Cavendish, Mrs. 0 . Crease, Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Eastwell, H. J. Gordon, H. G. Sansom, Mrs. W. Scott, E. R. Tomlinson, C. V. Walker, K. L. Walker ; N-Dr. P. A. Brook, Maj. B. Hart ; Nh-E. A. Beard, Mrs. E. Dadswell ; Nk- Mr. and Mrs. P. J. Cozens; NW-A. F. Ballard, Mrs. P. Crookes, G. F. Dixon, W. T. Lawton, J. Morrell, Mrs. N. Shirley, T. Waskiewicz, B. Yale; 0-D. N. Chester, K. J. Shuttleworth; S-Sq. Ldr. A. I. Alder, M. Armstrong, A. D. Booth, M. Brosman, T. J. Burger, Dr. and Mrs. A. B. Cooper, R. Freeman, T. P. Jones, R. A. Nicholson, J. R. Osborn, K. F. Overton, Lt.-Col. C. G. Price, Miss E. Pritchard, D. Rex-Taylor, P. N. Ring, Mrs. B. Tumbleson, The Hon. Mrs. Wedderburn­ Maxwell, K. E. Wild, Mrs. N. E. Wood; SC-R. M. Cork, Miss D. Davidson, M. G. Edwards, Mrs. L. Gase, I. Jones, W. Klewe; Sm-G. R. Davies, Mrs. L. Jones, Capt. and Mrs. H. B. MacMorran; St-Mrs. Bayli ss; Sx-R. B. Alexander, Mrs. M. N. Biddle, Mrs. D. L. Bray, P. J. Crosta, Mrs. H. Menzies, F. B. Ramsay, Mrs. E. Turner ; W-H. Darwen, M. Drewett, Mr. and Mrs. D. L. Figgis, Mrs. P. J. Haslehurst, Mrs. C. Herringshaw, R. Higgins, D. Jones, J. T. Meaney, C. 10 Whiting; Wo-J. H. Dennett; Y-M. Carlile, Mrs. M. Cantillon, Mr. and Mrs. G. Collins, Mrs. V. Copestake, B. L. Ellam, Mr. and Mrs. L. R. Farrow, B. Grayson, L. A. Greensmith, B. D. Jones, P. A. Read, Miss G. Wheatley ; 0/S-Dr. Levy, F. R. MacLachlan, Mr. and Mrs. W. Volz; Scotland-Mrs. J. P. Shelley. CLUB MASTERS : B-H. F. Grayston, Mr. and Mrs. R. J. Jones, J. W. Kay, C. 0. Morris, G. E. Sieveking, R. G. Smerdon ; BB-Dr. and Mrs. B. J. Bines, G. Butterworth, Mr. and Mrs. D. Cowlin, A. R. T. Muddiman, N. J. Nicolson, J. H. Rhys-Jones; C-H. E. Colvin, L. Lytollis ; CH- M. A. Bristow, R. Davidson, P. A. Fox, S. Gudmundsen, Mr. and Mrs. G. E. Jacobs, G. W. Reif, Mrs. M. Turner, M. H. Wadsworth; Cy-J. D. Alexander, P. W. Beirne, Mrs. D. F. Emery, Maj. and Mrs. G. G. Harvey, E. Moore, Fit. Sgt. B. P. Powell, D. G. Smith; D-J. R. C. Fletcher, C. Hadfield, P. B. Owen, Miss J. L. Turner ; DC- Mrs. R. T. Andrews, A. F. Baldry, Mrs. Matthews, Mrs. W. A. Newbery; E-Mrs. B. Grant, H. T. Kleyn, L. L. Patterson, Mr. and Mrs. R. P. Simpson, A. K. Stokes, Mr. and Mrs. F. Williams; H-P. T. Brown, M. J. Felgate, Mrs. T. Higgins, R. M. Manser, E. F. Pearman, Mrs. S. V. Scott; K- H. A. Boxall, Dr. W. S. Hart, V. A. Matthews, Mrs. J. Smith; L- Dr. A. J. Duggan, D. F. Groves, D. B. Hann, D. Lamb, M. J, Lawson, A. Lipton, D. Munro, W. Norman, A. L. Parkinson; Le-D. J, Harper, Miss J, Morris, B. Neale, R. S. Scowen; Ln- R. L. Cater, Fit. Lt. A. R. Dovey, I. W. Hanwell, K. Threadgold; M-M. A. Clayden, M.A. Combleet, W. F. G. Crozier, R. Cummins, Mr. and Mrs. M. H. Dunn, M. Epstein, Mrs. J, Griffiths, F. P. Lewis, J. M. Lewis, Mrs. S. Lucas, Miss J. Marks, Mrs. V. Moore, R. C. Saville, Mr. and Mrs. B. M. Sparks, R. J. Wakefield; N- R. Fairhurst, Mrs. M. P. Witham; Nh- A. W. Allured, L. Davey, Mrs. W. Hammond, Mrs. A. Jaidka, Mrs. Z. Lerner, A. Murchie, D. J. Peniston-Bird, Mrs. P. Rixon, Mrs. N. Spillane, Mr. and Mrs. D. W. Waddell ; Nk- Mrs. K. Harrison, Mrs. D. A. Jackson, L. F. Wignall: NE-E. S. Kessler, P. A. Sykes; NW-W. M. Ainsbury, D. W. Broadbent, Mrs. E. Carter, Dr. I. S. Donaldson, J. E. Gowrley, Mrs. L. Mellor, A. Rhodes, Mrs. E. Richardson, T. Simm, Mrs. N. Wallace-Jones; S-Dr. K. Aghoramurthy, D. S. Ainge, F. J. Conlan, M. F. Doerr, J. Jackson, Dr. J. I. Knott, C. K. Mousley, Mrs. P. N. Ring, Mr. and Mrs. R. A. Roberts, H . Silver; SC-Mrs. I. Boyes, Dr. A. N. B. Bradford, T. Catlow, E. J. Cousins, J, Newman, N. D. Osborn, D. Petersen, H. A. Robinson, Miss P. Searle, D. Vasey; Sm-Mrs. R. W. Brome, G. Catlin, S. Collins, D. Exell, R. Hatherall, R. J. Holdway, Mrs. J. Stedman, Col. G. B. Thatcher, Miss M. A. Woods; St-A. Moss; Sx- F. G. Cotton, Mrs. E. N. Jones, Mrs. V. M. King, Mrs. E. A. McDonald; W-Mrs. R. Crabtree, Mrs. C. F. Fenwick, F. G. Longman, T. J. Meaney, R. M. Myers, G. T. Youde; Wo- G. Callow, D. A. Ward; Y-E. L. Armitage, W. H. Ballantyne, L. P. 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TOURNAMENT REPORT By Geoffrey Fell. E.B.U. Honorary Tournament Secretary The B.B.L. and the E.B.U. Competitions (1) Entries for the Gold Cup, Crockford's Cup and the Hubert Phillips Bowl close on Saturday, October 1st. There has been a big demand for competitions to start earlier but October 1st is considered the earliest possible date for entries. To help meet the demand, however, the draws will be prepared during the week-end October 1st-2nd and entries received on Monday, October 3rd, or later will not be accepted. Under these conditions more than twenty team entries would have been refused last year. Please therefore enter as soon as possible. The work is considerably eased if the bulk of entries are ip before the closing days. (2) National Pairs. I have long felt that there is scope for a much larger entry. Almost every county runs a heat, but many only run the one central heat. If heats were played separately in each club or area many players would find the arrangement more convenient and the numbers would there­ fore increase. Could some of the counties who have previously only held one heat give this formula a try this year. And if it is not practical to play in more than one centre, perhaps consideration could be given to the possibility of holding heats on more than one date at the one centre. (3) Portland Club Cup Pairs. Direct entries to me are still required for this Mixed Pairs event. In recent years this event, with it ~ large match point top, has been especially popular. Enter-and make the top even bigger this year. * * * COMPETITION RESULTS National Pairs Final. (1) M. Hoffman and J. Moskal 1205 (2) B. Posner and A. Adler 1166 (3) B. G. White and M. Wilson 1151 Pachabo Cup. (23 countries competed.) (1) Kent (M. S. Buckley, A. W. Bowen, J. Sarjeant, M. G. D. Williams). (2) Middlesex (D. Smerdon, H. Abrahams, J.D. Rosse, J. W. Tait). (3) Sussex (R. Franses, E. Seldon, C. M. Summers, P. Poulter). Hubert Phillips Cup. WINNERs- Mrs. M. Whitaker (capt.), C. Goldstein, A. Rose, J. Tarlo. RUNNERS-UP- Or. W. Spirer (capt.), Mrs. Spirer, R. Franses, J. Garfield, L. Navello. \ 13

PROSPECTS FOR WARSAW Outside opinion suggests that Great Britain will be in strong con­ tention for both titles in this year's Championships, due to begin on August 30th. OPEN SERIES. M. Harrison-Gray and R. A. Priday, L. Tarlo and C. Rodrigue, R. Rowlands and B. Cowley, L. Shenkin non-playing captain. Harrison­ Gray and Priday, after a not unsuccessful trial run in the SUNDAY TIMES competition, were convincing winners of the Selection Trials. Following his Gold Cup success earlier in the month this makes Gray the outstanding player of the current season. ·, Like Gray and Priday, Tarlo and Rodrigue are also past European champions. Both are players of considerable experience and they have put a great deal of work into developing their partnership understand­ ing. Rowlands and Cowley earned their selection not simply by their third place in an extended Selection Trial, but rather by their manner of gaining it. They were consistently sound, were always amongst the leaders and were never over-awed by the prospect of success. Bob Rowlands, twenty-four years of age, was educated at Lewes County Grammar School, Sussex, and has worked in Local Government since moving to London in 1961. He took up bridge in 1960 and first played duplicate three years ago. His first taste of top-level bridge was last year when he was invited to partner Harrison-Gray in the European Selection Trials and amply justified Gray's confidence in him. Brian Cowley, aged thirty, educated at Wallington County Grammar School and at Balliol College, Oxford, where the obtained a First-class Honours degree in Chemistry followed by a D.Phil. for research in organic chemistry. He continued with post-doctoral research for one year at the University of Wisconsin, U.S.A., and is now employed as a research chemist. Started bridge in 1958. Since his return from the States in 1961 he has played duplicate bridge in various London clubs. Has played with Rowlands since 1962. Several minor successes but no major success before the present one. Rowlands and Cowley employ Acol as their basic system, " improved " by various of the modern gadgets, notably their own version of the Swiss Convention. A response of Four Clubs to an opening bid of One Heart or One Spade shows a good raise to game with either two aces and a singleton or two aces and the king of trumps or three aces. After a relay bid of Four Diamonds from partner, the next bid identifies the holding. With two aces and a singleton-bid the singleton. With two aces and the king of trumps -bid the trump suit. With three aces- bid Four No Trumps. 14

In 1961, Rowlands' bidding was marked with the characteristic impetuosity of youth but his card play technique was already of a high order, as is witnessed in this first hand .

• KQS Q K 109 () Q 3 . KJ742 NORTH Game all. Dealer West. WEST EAST . 98 74 • J 10 3 2 NORTH EAST SO UTH WEST Q 6 53 Q 7 lN.T. No 3H No () K876 () A J 4 4H. No 6H No . 93 .. Q 10 8 6 5 No No SouTH . A6 Q AQ J 842 .() A10 9 52 A trump lead gave declarer breathing space. After cashing the A. he entered dummy twice with trumps to ruff two further clubs and when the clubs divided 5-2 he was still a trick short. Rowlands quickly saw his remaining chance- to find East with AK, AJ or KJ of diamonds. He pl ayed out all his trumps and followed with three spades. This was the position before the last spade.

NORTH The last spade destroyed East . • Q He made a brave effort by dis­ Q None carding the A () , but declarer O Q continued with the QO to . K J deliver the coup de gdce. WEST EAST * * * .9 . None Q None Q None () K 8 6 () A J . None .Q10 SOUTH . None Q None () 10 9 52 . None 15

Cowley found a rich reward for his bidding judgment on this hand: +A K Q J 10 9 2 \} 9 5 3 0 10 3 2 tit None With opponents vulnerable, partner deals and bids Three Clubs. The second hand passes. What would you bid ? Three Spades would be forcing and Four Spades can have little real hope of success. If Three Clubs should be doubled for penalties, North would now have the opportunity to introduce the spade suit safely. The answer was, therefore, No Bid. NoRTH • A K Q J 10 9 2 \} 9 53 0 10 3 2 East-West game. Dealer South. -I> None WEST EAST SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST +7643 +5 3 Cl. No No 3D. \} Q764 \} AK8 No 3N.T. No 4D 0 9 8 0 AQJ7 54 No 5D. Double No -'AJ2 .Q43 No No SO UTH +8 \} Jl02 0 K6 ~ K 10 9 8 7 6 5 South led the 8+, North followed with the 2 and, the message duly received, South switched to the 106. North ruffed, returned his lowest spade and East, still unconscious of the danger, ruffed low. The defence fin ally made all five of their trumps for a score of llOO. Rowlands and Cowley will ga in invaluable experience in Warsaw. But more than that, they will contribute materially to a team which is ·xpccted to finish amongst the leaders. LA DIES' SERIES. Great Britain, strongly favoured to regain the title after being close runners-up last year, will be represented by: Mrs. F. Gordon and Mrs. R. Markus, Mrs. J. Durran and Mrs. J. Juan, Mrs. B. Harris and Miss D. Shanahan, H. Franklin non-playing captain. Mrs. Gordon and Mrs. Markus, winner of the first Pairs Olympiad in 1962, are widely regarded as the two leading players in women's bridge. Mrs. Durran and Mrs. Juan, runners-up of the Master Pairs in r cbruary, went on to win the second Olympiad Pairs Championship in Amsterdam in May. Miss Shanahan, world and European champion, and Mrs. Harris have quickly struck up an excellent partnership und rstanding and complete a well-balanced team. 16

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THE MASTERS AT PLAY (The world's great players recall a favourite hand) (1) . The youngest and most brilliant member of the Italian , winners of the last eight World Championships. Though there are suggestions of the retirement of the Blue Team, so great is Garozzo's passion for the game that it is certain that he at least will play on. In this hand from a match-pointed pairs contest Garozzo was West, declarer in a contract of Four Spades after an uncontested auction. North leads the queen of clubs. WEST EAST +Q754 • K9 8 6 \) A 7 3 \) K852 () JlO 7 3 () A K4 tlt93 tltAK How did Garozzo plan the play ? (2) Walter Avarelli. The senior member of the team in years, though not in service. A member of the judiciary, his future playing career may be limited by appointment to high office. With his partner he is responsible for the development of the Roman system, parts of which have been freely borrowed by leading players in this and other countries. On the hand that follows, Avarelli was declarer in a contract of Four Spades against the opening lead of the ten of hearts from North. (a) WEST EAST +QJ653 +AK4 \) 52 \) AKJ83 () J 6 0 Q8 2 .P, A 10 8 3 tltK9 How did Avarelli plan to give himself the best possible chance of making his contract? In last month's International Festival of Bridge at Deauville, Avarelli partnered d' Alelio and held the following remarkable hand : (b) +None \) AKQJ6 0 None tit A K Q 10 9 8 6 4 After discovering that his partner held either two or three hearts he contracted for Seven Clubs. A spade was led. Dummy held: • Q 10 6 4 3 \) 82 0 J9 6 2 • 7 3 How did A varelli play ? 18

THE MASTERS AT PLAY (Solutions) (1) At first sight the number of tricks would appear to depend largely on the spade position. If declarer limits his trump losers to one the diamond finesse will give him eleven tricks. With two trump losers he will need the diamond finesse for his contract. Garozzo cashed both his clubs and continued with the ace, king and a third heart. The hearts divided 3-3 and South won the third heart. He had now either to give declarer a ruff and discard or a free diamond finesse or he had to open the trump suit for him. South in fact exited with a diamond and Garozzo congratulated himself- too soon. South held: +AJ \7 Q 6 4 O Q98652 -"72 North ruffed the diamond return and was later able to ruff a second diamond. Every other declarer found a less imaginative line of play and Garozzo marked zero. It is in keeping with his modesty that this should be the hand he offers us. (2) (a) Avarelli's line of play guaranteed the contract against everything except a 5-0 division of the trump suit. He won the first trick with the ace of hearts and played four rounds of trumps, discarding one heart from dummy. A second heart from hand followed and whatever North plays, dummy follows with the eight. If South wins a heart return will give declarer an extra heart trick. A diamond return will enable him to develop a diamond trick on which he will discard one club while the heart will offer a discard for another club. A club return will permit declarer to discard one diamond on the heart and at the same time will ensure three club tricks and the contract. South in fact held : +2 \7 Q9764 0 K 10 8 4 Q742 (b) The winning play is not difficult to spot when presented as a problem, but all too easy to overlook at the table. The hand was played in a teams of four competition : at the other table the declarer, in the same contract, played out all his clubs and was one down when the hearts divided 5-l. Avarelli played only one round of trumps before tackling the heart suit. The hand with five hearts held two clubs and A varelli earned a swing of 2,240 points. 19 Who consistently turns up trumps? Formica­ trust them!

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COMPETITION REPORT The bidding questions were judged by: J. D. R. Collings, G. C. H. Fox, N. Gardener, K. Konstam, Mrs. R. Markus, R. A. Priday, J. T. Reese, C. Rodrigue, R. and J. Sharples, L. Tarlo. The winners of the April Competition were : l st. I. Bergman_, 29 Dunkeld Road, Sheffield 11 (800 points), wins the French Carriage Clock presented by the Crown Manufacturing Co. (Leeds) Ltd., 28 St. Paul's Street, Leeds 1. 2nd. G. Maloney, 96 Crossley, St. Helen's, Lanes. (780 points), wins a Free Congress Ticket to E.B.U. Autumn Congress, Eastbourne. 3rd. D. H. Simpson, 10 Manor House, Manor Road, Wallington, Surrey (740 points), wins a Free Congress Ticket to E.B.U. Autumn Congress, Eastbourne. Question I. Game all. Dealer West. +A74 Q J5 <) K862 ... Q943 W . N. E. S. 1 Sp. Double No 1 N.T. No 2H. No ? Two Spades 100 (8 votes), Three Hearts 40 (Markus, Fox). While the heart support is likely to be adequate the bid of Twe Spades may well lead to a No Trump game, or even to a second suit. Question 2. North-South Game. Dealer North. + Q J 10 7 5 3 \) K 7 <) Q 8 3 .S. 4 2 N. E. S. 1 Cl. 1 N.T. ? Double 100 (8 votes), Two Spades 30 (Reese). Three No Trumps 20 (Collings). Collings says : " My spades will make tricks in No Trumps as well as in defence." Reese says : " Tw@ Spades. Heavens, what else ? Are there idiots who would double because they have 8 points and a good lead?" Yes. Quite a few among the panel. Question 3. Love All. Dealer North. +Q5 \/ AJ62 <) 9764 tf.KJ8 N. E. s. 3D. 4Sp. ? Five Diamonds 100 (8 votes), No Bid 60 (Konstam, Tarlo). We failed to state conditions of game which were intended to be team of four. Five diamonds should cost 300 or 500 but may well push opponents to Five Spades, when the defence would have a good chance. 22

Question 4. East-West Game. Dealer South. +None \) A J 10 7 4 () K J 6 -"A K 10 7 5 s. w. N. E. 1 H. 1 Sp. Double No 2 Cl. No 2D 2 Sp ? Three Spades 100 (5 votes), Double 80 (4 votes), Four Spades 20 (1 vote). The Sharples say : "Three Spades. Time now to catch up on our cautious bid of Two Clubs. Four Diamonds or even Four Spades are other possibilities." Rodrigue : "With so good a hand I would probably have bid Two Spades over the double had my distribution been 5-4-4. Since I am going on to Five Diamonds I might as well suggest my slam interest. Four Spades." Reese : "A good partner who has already heard you remove the double of One Spade will know your hand exactly. You can't expect to make Five Diamonds so be happy with 200. Double." Collings : " Double. Should be worth between 500 and llOO." Question 5. Game all. Dealer North. + J 8 3 QQ98 () K2 tf,96532 N. E. S. w. 1 D. No 1N.T. 2Sp. 3H. No ? Four Hearts 100 (4 votes), Three Spades 80 (Three votes), Four Diamonds 60 (2 votes), No Bid 20 (Gardener). The Sharples say that partner is certainly 6-5 and may pass a bid of Four Hearts with a hand suitable for slam purposes ; they therefore recommend Three Spades as the best mark time bid. Gardener on the other hand feels that it would be foolish to give a false preference of Four Diamonds and recommends a pass since no game is likely in the absence of a Two Diamond opening. Konstam prefers Three Spades on the grounds that it will confirm the length of partner's hearts. Partner will surely go Four Hearts if he has five card length. If he bids Four Diamonds South should pass. Mrs. Markus disagrees with the response of One No Trump to One Diamond, presumably preferring a pass. Accepting the response of One No Trump, she prefers Four Diamonds to Four Hearts, though regarding the choice as close.

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Question 6. North-South game. Dealer West. • A Q 8 4 \} 10 5 2 () J 6 3 4t Q J 5 W. N. E. S. 1 Sp. 2N.T. No ? Three Club 100 (4 votes), Three Spades 80 (3 votes), Four Clubs 60 (2 votes). Three No Trumps 20 (Sharples). The Sharples answer is governed by their own method. They do not recognise the Two No Trump bid as" unusual," but rather as suggesting a long minor, some­ thing like K x in spades and a sid e ace. Collings says partner must be strong to make Two No Trump bid at this vulnerability and has probably eleven minor cards. He asks, " Where are the hearts ? " The Three Spade bid has the advantage of making it difficult for opponents to introduce hearts. He would pass a response of Four Clubs or Four Diamonds. Mrs. Markus bids Four Clubs, her better suit, because she has so much more than she need have. Gardener speaks for the majority when he says that partner has probably eleven cards in the minor but is unlikely to be very strong. There is no need at this stage therefore to do more than show the best suit, clubs, at the cheapest level. Question 7. (200 points.) South holds : .K8743 \} AKJ52 () A .. Q9 After the spade continuation South plays ace of diamonds followed by a club to the ace. The diamonds are played off and South's first discard is the queen of clubs. East is then squeezed in three suits. On the third diamond he can di scard one club and on the fourth diamond he c; rn di scard one spade, but the fifth diamond applies pressure he can­ ri o t withstand . Tf he discards a second club, dummy's 8.. is good and wi ll th en squ eeze him in the major suits. If he guards the club suit he is unable to retain fo ur hearts and one spade since he has been rc lu ccd to six cards (five diamonds and two spades have been played). South's di scards arc govern ed by those of East. The most common mi stakes were: (I) Many competitors gave South .. Q x x. With this holding South need onl y refuse the king of clubs and he will make more than eight tricks. (2) South cannot have the eight of hearts. If he should hold it he would win the club return, finesse the jack of hearts and play the king of hearts. This would bring down the ten of hearts and leave South with a heart terrace. He would then release the queen of clubs and play the king and another spade. East could take his club and spade tricks but would then have to either lead into South's heart terrace, or dummy's diamond suit. By giving South the five of hearts instead of the eight of hearts the defence can develop its fifth trick in hearts. 24

BRIDGE COMPETITION CONDITIONS (1) Entries may only be submitted by members of the E.B.U. (2) Entries are Hmited to one per person. (3) Entries should be addressed to :- The Editor, Bridge Competition, 4 Roman Avenue, Leeds 8. Last date for posting-September 14th. (4) 1st Prize, £5 ; 2nd and 3rd Prizes, Free Congress Ticket for entry to E.B.U. Autumn Congress or Spring Foursomes. (5) Markings will be decided by a panel of leading players and writers. (6) Ties will be decided by a public draw. (7) In all matters relating to the conduct of the competition the Editor's decision will be final. (8) Unless otherwise stated, conditions for all questions are team-of-four, I.M.P. scoring. l. North-South game. Dealer South. 6. Love all. Dealer North. +None \7 AKQ10753 0 J1042 ..A2 +J92 \7 Q932 O Q4 ..AQJ2 S. W. N. E. N. E. S. w. l H. 1 Sp. 2 D. 3 Sp. 1 Sp. 2H. 1 7 2. North-South game. Dealer North. 7. Love all. Dealer West. +K104 QK83 OAJ72 ..J54 +093 \/AKQ OAJ108754 ..None N. E. S. W. W. N. E. S. 1 Cl. Double Re-d'ble l Sp. 1 Sp. No 2 Cl. 7 No 3 Sp. 1 3. Love all. Dealer South. 8. N. +2 +AKQJ94 QA 0A53 ..AK4 \7 J643 S. W. N. E. 0 K 10 9 7 2 Cl. 2 H. Double No .. 10 9 52 1 w. 4. Love all. Dealer South. E. • 7 5 +A K Q J 10 +Kl0762 \7 AJ8 0 A6 ..KJ8 \7 K 9 8 \7 AQ72 S. W. N. E. 0 A6 52 0 Q J 8 3 1 Sp. 2 D. Double 2 H. .. J 8 7 3 ..None 7 s. 5. Game all. Dealer North. +98643 +AQ875 \7 108 02 ..AK965 \7 10 5 N. E. S. W. 0 4 1 H. No 1 Sp. No ..AKQ64 2 H. No 3 Cl. No What should South say when North's East is the declarer in a contract next bid is: of Four Spades, Doubled. Assuming (a) Three Spades, (b) Four Clubs, the best play and defence, what will the result be ? Indicate how the (c) Three Diamonds? play is likely to go.

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