The British Bridge World
February 1962 •
Changing Probabilities in Practice, by Col. R. L. Telfer Th(• Talk of Torquay, by J. Van den Borre tight Opening Bids in the World Championship, by "Analyst" Scotland v. England, by George Baxter
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Publi Contents Page Editorial 5 Masters Pairs Result ·6 Changing Probabilities in Practice, by Col. R. L. Telfer 7- 10 The Talk of Torquay, by J. Van den Borre 10-14 Report on Bridge Pool C ... 15 Repeat of January Problems 16 London and the South, by Alan Hiron 17- 23 Scotland v. England, by George Baxter 24-25 Par Point Olympiad (2), by Terence Reese 25- 27 Light Opening Bids in the World Championship, by "Analyst" 28- 29 You Say . . . 30-32 One Hundred Up: February Problems 32- 33 Directory of E.B.U. Clubs .. . 34 E.B.U. List of Secretaries .. . 35 One Hundred Up: Answers to January Competitio n 36-44 Result of January Competition 44 E.B.U. Results 44-46 E.B.U. Master Points Register 46 Subscription Form 47 Diary of Events 48 4 Editorial NO LACK OF VOLUNTEERS REVISION As announced last month, On page 15 appears tbe result of Britain's representatives in the our third Bridge Pool. This pro World Olympic Pairs will consist motion earned much publicity in of the two front pairs in the America and elsewhere, but the Masters Pairs (see overleaf), two support has not quite justified its winners from a free-for-all on continuance on the present scale. March 3 and 4, one pair from We have studied the lessons, and Wales and one from Scotland. when we resume it the cost of a We shall need a strong force to line wi ll be less, there wi ll be more put up against, say, the French, prizes, and maybe the hands will for whom Jais-Trezel and two be set on a different principle. other first class pairs have already qualified. LUCKY DIP The organisers of the inter Financial considerations under national pairs tournament at lay the whole plan, and no doubt Vichy on June 2 and 3 have once the E.B.U. had a tricky view to again most generously offered take. It would not have been free hotel accommodation for the difficult, 1 feel, to find six of week-end for two readers of the our best pairs who would have B.B.W. Please send in your been willing to pay their own requests shortly, and a ballot will expenses to play at Cannes in the be held in a few weeks' time. spring. PREPARATION GLAD YOU CAME ALONG As this issue comes out, our " I have a Crockford's Cup team in New York will be nearing match to-night," said Mrs. Pat the end of the battle. Whatever Albuquerque to her husband one the result, this team has taken morning at their home in Surrey. much more trouble than any "I've got nothing on, I'll come before to make itself familiar with and kibitz," said her faithful the opposition systems. Who spouse. knows, if we had done that in the On arrival he found that he was past we might have saved some a member of the opposing team, of those close matches against the captain Collings having neglected Italians. to inform him. 5 STOP PRESS Masters Pairs Re~sult After a very close fin ish between the two leading pairs, Reese and Schapiro won by 3 poihts from Rose and Gardener. Preston and Swimer were third, Crown and Collings fourth, Dormer and Riming ton fifth, Sharples and Sharples sixth. Farrington and Miezis finished best of the provincial pairs and Frank Farrington (~olton) has attained to Life Master status. Alan Hiron will report on the Masters Pairs ne)l:t month. European Championship. It was announced during the Masters Pairs that should the British team win the world championship it would be chosen automatically to represent Britain in the European Champion ship to be played in the Lebanon. Otherwise trials, open in the first place to National Masters, wi ll begin in March. JUST PUBLISHED POKER- GAME OF SKILL By TERENCE REESE and ANTHONY WATKINS 18s How to Play Jackpots - Freak Pots - Miseres Straight Poker - Stud - Choice Pots How to Organize A Private Game - A Club Game Published by Faber & Faber, 24 Russell Square, W.C.l. 6 Changing Probabilities in Practice by COLONEL R. L . TELFE R A great deal has appeared in instead of the initial 40 per cent. these pages on the variation of In addition there is the small probabilities during play. There probability that a defender with a has in fact been so much of inter singleton diamond will be void est to students of theory that the of trumps. On the other hand, mere player may have wondered the finesse in hearts has a prob where he comes in. ability of 48 per cent if West does One of the simplest examples of in fact lack + K. The odds are changing probability occurs m rathe1 less than 48 to 46 in favour the following unusual deal. of finessing Branches at Glasgow, Manchester, Birmingham, Leeds, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Bristol 9 will go down two or three if ~A. If both opponents follow West (as is more probable) has low, the possible distributions four diamonds. of hearts, with approximate a It is interesting to compare the priori probability, are: previous deal with the example (a) Qxx opposite Jxx 22 per cent constructed by Mr. Reese for (b) QJxx opposite xx 20 per cent "You Say" in December, 1961. Consequently if neither oppo WEST EAST nent would play an honour un + AKxxxx + Jxx necessarily (not that this follows), ~ K X ~A 10 X X X the probability of a 3-3 division OAQJ Oxxx has increased! to just over 52 per . Ax . XX cent. It would then be advisable West plays in Six Spades. He to ruff a third heart and, if the wins the club lead, draws trumps suit failed to break, hope that in two rounds and plays ~K and South had 0 K doubleton. The Talk of Torquay by J. VAN DEN BORRE (Bela~um) Torquay was a delightful place, South dealer the tournament was excellently Love all organised, and everyone there NOIRTH enjoyed it. ~ A 10 7 4 2 In this article I propose to ·OKJ64-- describe hands from various • K 10 6 4 matches that created special inter WEST EAST est in the Press room. + KQJ9842 + A 10 7 6 53 A hand on page 33 of the ~8 ~ KJ9 6 Bulletin was described as the best 0 Q9 0- played hand of the tournament, . Q3 2 . A95 but in view of the excellent play in SOUTH both rooms I am inclined to think that this deal from Switzerland v. ~ Q53 Belgium is more deserving of that ·0 ·-A 10 8 7 53 2 title. • J 8 7 10 The bidding in the closed room, hearts as at the other table, and where the Swiss were East-West: after he had ruffed diamonds SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST twice he arrived at the following De Berna- Melon Ortiz position: Ljege sconi NORTH No No 1\? No 4+ No \? A No No No ·OK After this enterprising auction + K 106 the lead was the Ace of diamonds. WEST EAST Ortiz ruffed in hand, crossed to • J 9 +A dummy with a spade, and led the <:? - <;? J singleton heart from the table. 0- o North played low (best defence, + Q 3 2 + A9s for if he goes up with the Ace, SOUTH then declarer can develop two heart tricks), and the King won. <:?- ·0 A 10 Declarer now eliminated all his + J 8 7 hearts, entering his hand with West now played the Jack of spades each time, then led O Q spades, and North was squeezed. from table, discarding a club when Had he let go a club, declarer North played the King of dia would have ducked the second monds. That left North on play: round to the King. In practice he he led a club and declarer let it threw a diamond and was then run to the Queen. thrown in with the Ace of hearts 980 to Switzerland, and well and forced to lead a club. played, Jimmy. 980 to Belgium, and well done, At the other table the bidding Ebi Polak. was still more competitive: According to other accounts of SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST this hand, the declarer followed the Bardola Polak Jacobi Rubin slightly superior course of a loser No 1+ Dble. Re- on-loser elimination. If in the Dble. diagram situation the lead is with 30 4+ 50 6+ East, the heart can be led and a No No No club discarded.- T. R. Now it was North's lead, and he began with the 6 of diamonds. How to lose 35 I.M .P. on one board Polak made the same play in The maximum swing under the 11 new scale is 25 !.M.P. We think that the Swiss set up an all-time DUPLICATE &.RIDGE BOARDS METAIL EDGED record by losing, in effect, 35 (As supplied by the late F. Lawes) !.M.P. on a single deal. Now Manufactured by As you might imagine, it was ARBEL F'RODUCTS board 13 of the match, Switzer 3, Vittoria Stn:et, Birmingham, I land- Egypt. playing in an untrained partner South dealer ship, thought that his partner's Game all Three Diamonds was weak and NORTH so did not compete with Five + K Q J 10 7 Diamonds. \:} 10 9 8 6 4 After much. discussion the 0- tournament director was called + AQS and ruled that the hand should be WEST EAST played in Four Spades, the bidding + A32 • 54 to be shown as understood by the \:} K2 \:}AQJ5 scorer. OAK9543 OJ10762 North made Four Spades by + 102 • J 6 way of four spade tricks and six SOUTH club tricks, for a score of 620. • 9 8 6 At the otliler table North \:} 7 3 doubled the opening bid, spades 0 Q8 were never m entioned, and the + K98743 Swiss pair scored 600 for Five According to the official record, Diamonds bid and made. That this was the bidding in the open was a swing of 17 l.M.P. room: Before the second half of the SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST match was played, the tournament Ortiz Schmeil Berna- Gress committee ruled that the board sconi should be replayed. This was the No 20 new board : No No See next page No No In the closed room Zananiri, In fact, there had been con for Egypt, opt;:ned Four Hearts. fusion of various kinds. East had Gursel, West, made the rather bid Three Diamonds, but Ortiz strange decision to double, and had understood Two and had all passed. West opened + A, come in with Two Spades. West, followed with OA, and then a 12 South dealer East dealer Game all Love all NoRTH NORTH + J109 8 + AKQ64 <:? 9 87 <:? A 4 0 K4 2 O Q . KQ4 . AQ873 WEST EAST Wfl>T EAST + AKQ 65 • 74 3 • 10 8 5 • J 3 2 <:? 6 2 <:? Q <:;1875 <:? Ql09 O A 0107 653 08 7 652 0 AJ 9 3 . J9 653 • A 10 8 7 . 95 • J 102 SOUTH SOUTH + 2 • 97 <:? A K J 10 5 4 3 <:;!KJ632 0 Q J 9 8 0 K 104 .2 . K64 The bidding in the closed room, small club, won by East's Ace. where Belgium was East-West: It was not easy for East to place SOUTH WEST NoRTH EAST his partner with five spades to the De Tern- Kover Martin Des- AKQ, so he returned a spade. merman warte Contract made, 790 to Egypt. At the other table West over 10 No No called Four Hearts with Four 30 4 0 No No Spades and made it after the lead 4<:? 4+ No No of + J. The swing now, 18 to Egypt. Despite this loss, Switzer The opening bid was not in land won the match 5- l. tended as a psychic, but Mme. Deswarte was in an awkward If you " psyche", do it with good decision when after several sec and lucky partners onds she found that everybody The Belgian teams, both open was waiting for her call. To and ladies, did not play very well avoid any criticism of a "slow this year, and they had bad luck pass", she opened One Diamond. too. The two hands that follow Her partner's pre-emptive raise are twins. The first is from made it hard for North-South to Belgium v. France in the ladies reach their slam. event. Belgium should have gained at 13 / least 9 points on the board, but South dealer they lost I 1 instead, for at the Love all N ORTH other table: + 87432 SOUTH NORTH This was the problem: W EST E AST Love all + A + KQJ4 East deals \?8532 \? WEST EAST 0 K 10 3 O A 865 I+ + A9752 + K 10 8 6 4 10 I+ Since the grand slam try would 3+ 40 be doubtful on this club holding, 4. 5\? the clubs were strengthened by 7+ No substituting the Jack for the 6, West's hand: making the answer to the pro + A blem: \?8532 + KQJ4 \?- OA865 + KJ1084. 0 K 10 3 + A9752 Several competitors had the What was East's hand? distribution right but attributed unnecessary strength to the dia Two factors point to East's monds. East did not force over Five Hearts denoting a void the diamond response, nor did rather than a singleton Ace. One he try to play the hand in dia is that he has bid clubs, then monds. spades, and then leapt in dia The prize is divided, £25 each, monds, which doesn't leave much to two competitors whose varia room for hearts; the other, and tions extended only to two Jacks more significant, is that he bid or a Jack and a 10. only One Spade on the second round, yet later made a grand J . Hibbert, Twickenham: slam try despite a non-forcing +KQ73 \?- OA852 +KJ853. Three Clubs from his partner. A. G. Wilson, Newcastle--on Only the prospect of an except Tyne: ional fit would account for that. + KQ86 \?- OAJ84 + KJ1043. The hand is based on a de~l Many varied by a Queen and played in the early 1950s and a Jack or a Queen and a 10. Bad used as a bidding test in the luck especially for Mrs. M. J. Contract Bridge Journal. The Lambert (Worthing), Miss Cop two hands on the original occa son (Edinburgh), and J. Morgan sion were: (Solihull). 15 Below we reproduce the J anuary problems P roblem No. 1 (10 points) Problem No. 5 (10 points) Match-point pairs, game all, the I.M.P. scoring, game all, the bidding bidding has gone:- has gone:- SoUTH WEST NORTH EAST SouTH WEST NORTH EAST No I + No 10 No No No l DROITWICH CONGRESS NORTH + KQ8 Congress pairs for Foster Cups: '\/A 7 2 Mr. and Mrs. P. Juan. O-A6 3 Hayward Cup (teams of four): + A 10 9 4 1st Mrs. Dixon-Green, Mrs. Har WFST EAST till, Mrs. Lovell and Mrs. Davies • 43 + A 52 (split tie). MASn!ll POINTS ON NATIONAL CONORESS SCALES FOR .1\LL BVBNTS Write for brochure: Mrs. H. Newton, 21, Sandringham Road, Wrexham Mrs. Fleming beat Mrs. West in both rooms opened Carmichael 33-19 with a bid of Four Spades which L Mrs. Harris beat Mrs. was doubled by North. Whereas Chope 60-28 the Markus team was satisfied Mrs. Symons beat Mrs. with a penalty of 300 (it could Ainger 46-31 have been 500) the opposing There were no great surprises South in the other room took a here-Mrs. Markus making no different view and removed the mistake about beating the giant double to Five Hearts. Now Mrs. killers of the previous round. Whitaker and Mrs. Higginson in One hand from this match caught partnership lead Ace from Ace myeye:- King, so on the lead of • K it West dealer was not too difficult for East to Loveall trump and p1Ut her partner in NORTH with + A for a second spade ruff. • 8 3 It is interesting to note that even AN INTERNATIONAL SIMULTANEOUS PAIRS CONTEST (NOT o par contest, but o set of colourful hands contributed by famous writers). To be held on THURSDAY, 5th APRIL, 1962 Details hove been sent to Club Secretaries. All enquiries to the Hon. Orgoniser:- MRS. JILL GATII, 33 PALLISER ROAD, LONDON, W .l4 East dealer fulfillable resting spot with the North-South game sequence North- 2+ , South-2NT, NORTH North- 30, South 3y>; North- + AK J 83 3NT. The defence attacked the y>8 unbid suit, clubs, but declarer was 0 A K J 5 sufficiently covered in this depart + K54 ment. In the other room an' WEST EAST unhappy part-score was reached • Q42 • 10 9 7 6 but not made. When the dust y>Q 9 73 y>K642 had cleared after 24 boards Mrs. 0 10 9 4 2 0 Q 8 6 3 Markus had increased her lead to + QJ + A 35 I.M.P.s and with only eight SouTH hands remaining the destination .5 of the trophy was decided. Mrs. y>A J. l05 Fleming's team now had their 07 best set of boards but only suc + 10 9 8 7 6 3 2 ceeded in recovering 8 I.M.P.s and so Mr. Markus finally won and Mrs. Gordon reached a by 27 I.M.P.s. 23 Scotland -v Engla11id by GEORGE BAXTER The Scots have pressed England points when they played in the hard in some recent years, but final contest. Truscott brought in the Camrose match at Glasgow in points by superior manipula- last month England fielded two . tion of this slam contract: pairs from the world champion ship teain and won the three West dealer matches by 7, 42, and 46 new Loveall !.M.P., representing 4-2, 6-0 and NORTH 6-0 victory points. The English + QJfxx team was Truscott and Priday, \?A8xx Konstam and Rodrigue, P. and C. Ox Morley, the Scottish team Forbes + Axxx and MacLaren, Landa and WEST EAST Gerber, Fraser and Stevenson. • K 10 X X • XXX .\? Q \? 9 7 X ·The English captain, Geoffrey <> K 10 X X <> J X X Fell, qegan with the well tested + QJ9x • K 10 X X gambit of blooding the provincial pair, who were replacing Mathie SOUTH( son and Leader-Williams, absent + Ax \? K J 10 X X through indisposition. Gambit OAQxxx it proved to be, for after 8 boards Scotland led by 22. The Lon + x doners fought back for the rest Playing in Six Hearts against a of the match to win by 7. Scot club lead, Truscott won with the land had a chance on the last Ace and took the spade finesse at board when Konstam went down once. This finesse had to be taken in a game contract that he might sooner or later and by taking it have made had he tal Par Point Olympiad (2) Report by TERENCE R EESE Hand 9A of the Par Olympiad North-South scored their par was an exercise in rectifying the for finishing in Six Spades or 6NT count for a squeeze. after East had overcalled in North dealer hearts. The directed contract was East-West vulnerable Six Spades and South had to make NORTH this contract against the lead of + K54 ~4 . ~ 6 52 Declarer has to win the fi rst 0 K53 trick because of the fear of a ruff + AK 73 and he plays two rounds of spades, W EST EAST East throwing a heart. • 7 6 3 2 .9 South can count eleven top ~ 4 ~ KQJ 1087 tricks and he sees the chance of a 0 9 7 0 J 10 8 6 squeeze if the diamonds do not + Q96542 + J 10 break. The problem is to duck SOUTH a trick without destroying the + AQJ 108 menaces. Obviously he can't give ~ A93 up a diamond or a heart, so he 0 AQ42 plays + K, + A and a third club. + 8 When East discards another heart, 25 South throws a heart and later North - South contract or for brings off a squeeze against East reaching Six Clubs. The directed in the red suits. contract, however, was 6NT by West against the lead of WEST EAST SOUTH + AJ 9 ·- + KQ 10 ·- Immaterial.· - The result of the World Bridge Federation 1961 Par Point Olympiad has been announced as follows: 1st J. T. Reese and C. Rodrigue (Gt. Britain) 172 2nd L. Rosier and R. Stern (U.S.A.) 172 3rd P. Ghestem and C Deruy (France) 162 4th J. Krakowski and P. Lukacs (Israel) 159 5th P. Bernasconi and J. Ortiz-Patino (Switzerland) 158 6th B. Romanet and C. Roudinesco (France) 158 Ties were split in favaur of the pair scoring more points for play. 27 Light Opening Bids in the World Champion.ship ,. by " ANALYST" The last world championship third in hand with One Heart and match, played at Buenos Aires was raised to .Four. The defence last April, has been somewhat began with three rounds of overshadowed by lat~r events. As trumps, but declarer had enough in previous years, I have analysed the results obtained through light East dealer opening bids, and it is interesting Game all to note that, in contrast to former NORTH matches, shaded openings showed • Q 10 a small net loss. \? AK6 Discounting psychic and pre 0 Q J 4 3 emptive bids, 38 hands were + 9 7 64 opened in one room but not in W FST EAST the other. Often, of course, the • J 7 6 2 + A 5 result was determined by factors <:? J 10 9 8 \? Q542 other than the light opening. 06 0 A 10 9 8 5 Here, however, is the analysis.: + AKQ2 + J8 Distribution 4- 3- 3-3. Only one SOUTH such hand, of 12 points; net loss + K984 3 for the light opener, 3 (new) <:? 7:.: I.M.P. 0 K 72 + 10 53 Distribution 4-4-3-2. Eleven such hands, two with 13 points, entries to dummy to set up a long the remainder with I2 or 11. Net diamond for his tenth trick. loss, 11 I.M.P. At the other 1table North 0pened Distribution 4-4-4-1. One such fourth in hand. East eventually hand, with I I points, resulted in played in INT, making an over a rather lucky gain of I I points: trick. See next column The Italian West, in the match Distribution 5-4-3- 1. Seven between U.S.A. and Italy, opened teen hands with this. distribution, 28 ranging from 8 to 12 points. Net gain, 8 I.M.P., thanks largely to the following hand which brought in 13 I.M.P. for the light opener: THE AMEKI CAN North dealer North-South vulnerable BRIDGE WORLD NORTH + AJ852 Subscriptions '\?- for O ne Year • £1 6 0 0 9 5 Two Years • • £3 IS 0 + 865432 WEST EAST • 9 7 + K Q 10 4 3 Sole Aeent in Great Britain : '\? J 10 2 '\? K8765 Mn. Rixi Mulrue 0 Q 10 8 7 6 2 0 4 5 Bu il Maoeiooe, Buil Street, S.W.3 + Q7 • 109 SOUTH + 6 SouTH WEST NORTH EAST '\? AQ943 No 1'\? 0 AKJ3 Dble. No 2+ No + AKJ 4NT No 50 No In the match between U.S.A. 5NT No 6+ No and the Argentine, the American 6NT No No No North - South, Schenken and After a heart lead this contract Leventritt playing an artificial was one down. · Obviously it One Club, bid as follows: would have been much worse had SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST a spade been led. No No Distribution 6-4-2-J. On eight I+ No 10 I + hands with this distribution there 2+ No 3. No was a loss of 23 I.M.P. for the 3'\? No 4+ No light opener. 5. No No No This was good bidding, and On all 38 hands where there South made an overtrick. was a light opening in one room, not in the other, the opening bids At the other table a rather showed a net loss of 18 I. M.P. So strange choice of opening threw one can say there was not much the Argentines right off balance: in it. 29 You Say . . . Readers are invited to send letters on all subjects to the Editor, B...B .W., 35 Dover Street, London, W.l . May I put in a word of defence short of game, it is rarely a great for a bid now apparently con success. demned on all sides? " Revealing" the Four Diamond 1 refer to the situation where, bid certainly is, to partner, as in competitive bidding, one's first much as to the opponents. It suit is supported and one holds a should in fact, particularly when powerful second suit. commanding 1the senior suit, put Mr. McLeod in " Bridge is an him in a very comfortable posi Easy Game" sums up what seems tion on the next round. For to be the general attitude. example,. after South holds: SOUTH WEST NORTH E AST . AQIOxxx I . 2 One Hundred 1Up Conducted by ALAN TRUSCOTT February Competition A panel of experts will answer the questions andl the marking of the competiton will be determined by, though not IJtecessarily in strict proportion to, the votes of the panel. The following prizes are offered for the best sets of answers:- FIRST PRIZE Two Guineas. SECOND AND THIRD PRIZES One Guinea. Please read these rules carefully. No competitor may send in more than one entry. Only annual subscribers to the B.B.W. are eligible for prizes. Answers should be sent to One Hundred Up, British Bridge World, 35 Dover Street, London, W.l, to arrive not later than first post ow March 1. Some latitude will be given to overseas competitors. 32 Problem No. 1 (10 points) Problem No. 5 (10 points) Match-point pairs, game all, the J.M.P. scoring, East-West vulnerable, bidding has gone:- the bidding has gone:- SouTH WEST NORTH EAST SouTH WEST N ORTH EAST J+ No J ~ No J+ J ~ 2<) No ? 3+ No 3+ No South holds:- ? + K7 ~AKS <) Q93 + AK1042. South holds:- What should South bid? + AQ8 ~A3 <) 53 + KI08432. What should South bid? Problem No. 2 (10 points) Match-point pairs, love all, the Problem No. 6 (10 points) bidding has gone:- Rubber bridge, North-South vulner SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST able, the bidding has gone:- J ~ No 3+ No SoUTH WEST NORTH EAsT 3 <) No 4 <) No I + No I <) Dbl. ? ? South holds:- South holds:- + 76 ~AKJ98 <) KQJ73 + 4. + 96 ~A2 <) AQ85 + AKJ43. What should South bid playing the What should South bid? Cul bertson 4-S No Trump convention? (i.e. a bid of 4NT is excluded). Problem No. 7 (10 points) l.M.P. scoring, love all, the bidding Problem No. 3 (20 points) has gone:- J.M.P. scoring, North-South vulner- SoUTH W EST N ORTH able, the biddihg has gone:- SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST 1+ No No J + No 2+ 2 <) ? 2~ No 2NT 3<) South holds:- ? + AQJ075 ~973 <)8 + AQJ2. South holds:- What should South bid? + AK763 ~KQI084 <) Q6 + S. (a) What should South bid? Problem No. 8 (20 points) (b) What should South bid if East Rubber bridge, love all, the bidding had passed instead of bidding Three has gonc:- Diamonds? SouTH WEST NORTii EAST No Problem No. 4 (10 points) 1+ I + JNT 3 ~ Rubber bridge, game all, the bidding 3NT No No 4~ has gone:- Db!. No No No SoUTH WEST N ORTH E AST South holds:- I+ I ~ I + No + 04 ~A6 <) A72 + AQJ964. ? (a) Do you agree with South's South holds:- double? If not, what alternative do you + AQ ~542 <) AK7 + 97532. prefer? What should South bid? (b) What should South lead? 33 Directory of E.B.U! ..A~ffiliated Clubs BERKSHIRE Partnership Evenings, Mondays &: Thursdays. READING BRIDOE CLve. 35 Jesse Terrace, Visitors welcome. Bounty Pairs (£25) Weekly Readina. Tel. Readinll 52136. Hon. Sec. Tuesdays. Bounty Individual (£20) 2nd Sunday C. T. HoUoway. Stakes 3d. Partnership afternoons. 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Partner by ALAN TRUSCOTT January solutions: If you did not enter for the January competition, try your hand at the problems on page 16 before reading how the experts voted. The panel for the January problems CROWHURST: "Three No Trumps. consisted of the following thirteen An easy one for the new boy. Three experts: E. Crowhurst, .G. C. H. Fox, Spades in this position cannot possibly Mrs. R. Markus, F. North, J. Nunes, be a suit and would merely show a suit J. T. Reese, D. Rimington, C. Rod for no trump purposes. It therefore r igue, R. Sharples, and N. S. L. Smart, follows that a bid of 3NT must show a a ll of London and the Horne Counties; diamond guard and a good three club P. Swinnerton-Dyer of Cambridge; bid. Partner will not be misled as to the C. E. Phillips of Cheshire; and J. quality of our spade suit, for we cannot Hochwald of Yorkshire. possibly have spade stops, diamond stops, and a club suit good enough for a Problem No. 1 (10 points) vu lnerable pre-empt." Match-point pairs, game all, the I expected the new panelist to get bidding has gooe:- this right, because the question, a neat one, is borrowed with thanks from his SouTH WEST NORTH EAST No own panel feature in the Kent Bulletin. The same arg:uments in favour of No 3~ No 3NT were put forward by Phillips, South holds:- Sharples and Swinnerton-Dyer. This is one of several positions in which a + 82 ~4 O KQ5 + KH09763. What should South bid? bid is strength-showing without pro mising a suit or a first-round control. Answer: 3NT, 10; Four Clubs or They nearly always occur when the Five Clubs, 5. choice of games seems to lie between The panel's vote: 6 for 3NT; 4 for 3NT and five of a minor. One example Four Clubs (Mrs. Markus, Rimington, would be One Spade-Two Clubs-Three Rodrigue and Smart) ; 3 for Five Clubs Clubs- Three D.iarnonds, and another (Fox, Hochwald and North). would be Two Diamonds- Two No I was recently sent a copy of the Trumps- ThreeDiiamonds-ThreeHearts. Kent Association's bulletin which turned Once it is recognised that Three out to contain not only Kent news, but Spades over Three Hearts would be also a series of features and articles of strength-showing in this way, it follows high quality, almost all from the pen of quite logically that 3NT must show its editor. The editor is one of the most some diamond strength. I suspect that active and thoughtful of the younger nearly all the players who simply rebid school of players, and I lost no time in their clubs did not consider the sig· conscripting him for the 100 UP panel: nificance of 3NT. 36 The three panelists who jumped to is clearly marked with shortage in both Five Clubs thought they had a good majors. The diamond pips turn the Three Club bid, and at least two of scales in trying for a maximum score." them were thinking of a slam. PHILLIPS: " Five Diamonds. Short in Fox: "Five Clubs. 1 regard Three spades and shortish in hearts, partner Hearts as a cue-bid agreeing clubs. Had must surely have five or more in his own I the spade Ace I would bid Three suit. Game in diamonds is not certain, Spades. Four Clubs would indicate a of course, but it would be cowardly not minimum three bid, so Five Clubs to attempt it." should show a good one." This is all very true, but here again The idea that Three Hearts should be several panelists seem to have over a cue-bid agreeing clubs seems to me looked a bid completely. With a free quite unplayable, as it assumes pre hand 1 would have given the top score maturely that clubs is the right de to 4NT, which was supported by clear nomination. and convincing arguments. The Four Club bidders were not very REESE: "Four No Trumps. Signifying forthcoming. Rodrigue was discouraged ability to contest in either minor suit. by the singleton holding in partner's The general strength is Limited by the suit, and Rimington made an unsup previous Three Spades." ported complaint about the opening NoRTH: "Four No Trumps. This is bid. a situation (it applies at the four level only) where l like to play that 4NT asks Problem No. 2 (10 points) partner to choose between the three l.M.P. scoring, North-South vulner possible suits-in this instance, spades, able, the bidding has gone:- diamonds and clubs. Obviously the bid SoUTH WFST NORTH EAST guarantees no more than three cards in 10 3 <::> partner's suit yet must have four cards 3+ No No in the unbid suit (clubs). Of course one ? has to give up 4NT in its natural sense, South holds:- but I do not sec that as a great hardship. + AQ1098 <::>7 01098 + KQ73. On this particular hand North's likely What should South bid? shape is 2- 2- 5-4, or something similar, Answer: Five Diamonds, 10; 4NT, 9; and it may be vital to play in clubs so Four Spades or Five Clubs, 5; Double, that the heart ruff(s) can be taken by 4. South, at the same time leaving sufficient The panel's vote: 6 for Five Dia diamonds to finesse through West." monds; 3 for 4NT (North, Reese, SWINNERTON - D YER: "Four No Swinncrton-Dyer); 1 for Four Spades Trumps. There ought to be a game (Rodrigue); 1 for Five Clubs (Mrs. somewhere, particularly since partner Markus); 2 for Double (Crowhurst and has not doubled Four Hearts. While it Hochwald). might be wise to stop in Four Spades, Several panelists pointed out the that can only be done by taking a significance of North's failure to attempt unilateral decision which is too likely Four Spades: he must have a spade to be wrong. The obvious bid is Five shortage. Diamonds; but this is a slight underbid SHARPLES: "Five Diamonds. Partner and the hand may play better in clubs. 37 4NT asks partner to pick a suit to play as guaranteein,g a powerful spade suit, in at the five or even the six level: 1 and yet he has declined to take further have no fear that it will be read either action. I am therefore prepared to as natural or as conventional." believe h.im that there is no game for Quite right. Your partner at 100 UP our side. I am not deliriously happy is practically telepathic, and will identify about my double, but 1 think it will be your Unusual Unusual No Trump easier to explain to my team-mates why without"batting an eyelid. we lost 590 tham it would be to explain We must now accord a brief hearing why we failed 110 collect 300." to the unilateralists. lf your Thr~: Spade bid bas promised RODRIGUE: "Four Spades. There such considerable strength and a dia may be a game in any of the three suits, mond fit, • you will surely be crowded out and yet there may nbt. (A stateme/11 of the auction with somewhat inferior worthy of the Delphic Oracle.-A.T.) holdings. As fa.r as your team-mates go, In any case the penalty is unlikely as a new panelist you can be forgiven worthwhile. Partner is unlikely to have for not knowirng that in 100 UP the many hearts so I should be able to avoid moment of tru tb with the rest of your being forced by loser-on-loser play. As team never arrives. he is unlikely to have an extreme two suiter, I shall onJy be seriously wrong Problem No. 3 (10 points) when he has six diamonds, and even Match-point pairs, game all, the then 1 may get another chance if bidding has gone:- doubled." SOUTH WE:sT NORTH EAST There seems no particular reason 30 why the opener should not have a ? 1- 2- 5-5- hand, and be would not then South holds:-- disturb Four Spades. The generous co + KQJ1084 ~A O A2 + AQ53. operation of the opponents may not be What should South bid? forthcoming. Answer: Four Diamonds, 10; Four MRS. MARKUS: "Five Clubs. Partner Spades, 9; Four Clubs, 5; 4NT, 4. is likely to have a misfit in spades, and The panel's vote: 6 for Four Dia may have clubs as well as diamonds but monds; 5 for Four Spades (Crowhurst, not be strong enough to bid them. Over Nunes, Reese, Smart and Swinncrton Five Clubs partner can still bid Five Dyer); 1 for F·our Clubs (Hochwald); Diamonds." and 1 for 4NT (Mrs. Markus). It is true he can, but he is most unlikely to because South may have no PHrr.trPS: "Four Diamonds. Jt is diamond fit at all. convenient to regard the immediate Hochwald advocated a double on the cue-bid in this situation as showing a grounds that partner still has the option of removing it. The double was sup- • 1 think that ili pressed he might amend ported for different reasons by: his remark about dia mond tolerance to CROWHlJRST: " Double. Partner has 'ability to cope with a d.iamond rebid'. heard me come in with Three Spades at Obviously (I wou~d say) South could come adverse vulnerability, a bid which in on spades alone, so long as they were implies tolerance for diamonds as well strong enough.--T.R. 38 two-suited hand, in contrast with a the Ace of spades and one or two other conventional Four Clubs (or what you goodies, the marked diamond lead will) which suggests a willingness to threatens to overthrow anything too play in any of three suits. Partner will ambitious." doubtless say Four Hearts, but after SwJNNERTON-DYER: "Four Spades. Four Spades from us will be able to give The danger of Four Diamonds is that suitable weight to a good holding in when we remove partner's silly heart clubs." bid to Four Spades he may venture This theory is only tenable if the take forth in clubs. Moreover 1 have the out bid, of Four Clubs or 3NT accord wrong doubleton to urge partner to ing to choice, is completely forcing and wards a slam." unlimited. Most players, 1 feel, would ln recommending Four Diamonds, regard the take-out bid as limited, and Rimington remarked that the hand is permit themselves to pass if circum too strong for any other action. He did stances seemed to require it. not reckon with our lady panelist, who The point made about returning to stuck bravely to her Individual guns: Four Spades over Four Hearts from MRS. MARKUS: "Four No Trumps. North was also made by Fox and lf partner holds an Ace 1 would give Rimington. J suppose it would be just Six Spades a good chance. Over pre unfortunate if partner sallied forth emptive bids it is very important not slamwards over Four Diamonds in the to be pushed too high (Aha! A.T.) on expectation of finding a heart fit. the other hand it does not sound as if a Some of the panelists had actually contract of five could possibly be too read the earlier pan of the January high." issue in which this band was reported from the Masters Individual. Rodrigue Problem No. 4 (20 points) allowed this to discourage him from Rubber bridge, love all, the bidding bidding 4NT, and remarked that one has gone:- "would have to be terribly pessimistic SouTH WEST NORTH EAST to bid only Four Spades." 1<7 2+ 2<7 There were five terrible pessimists. ? REESE: "Four Spades. You need South holds :- special cards for a slam, and if you + QJ62 <78654 OAK43 + Q. start operations with a conventional (a) What should South bid ? take-out you may get involved with a (b) What should South bid if East had partner bidding away for the wrong bid Two Spades instead of Two Hearts? reasons." Answer to (a): Three Clubs, 10; CROWHURST: "Four Spades. I am Three Hearts or D ouble, 4. prepared to stay fixed. The only other The panel's vote: 9 for Three Clubs; possibility is Four Diamonds, but it is 2 for Three Hearts (Mrs. Markus and difficult to see what partner is expected North); 2 for Double (Hochwald and to do and we shall probably have to Sharples). guess at an uncomfortably high level. This question is a generous donation In actual fact, of course, this hand is to solvers who listen to Network Three. not quite as good as it seems at first It struck me as a good problem on which sight, for unless partner can contribute many solvers would go wrong. 39 One panelist admitted to a new Answer to (b): No Bid, 10; Double, 3. experience: The panel's rote: J 2 for No Bid; J for RooRJGUE: "Three Clubs. Two Double (Hochwald). Spades is a close alternative. As I've The almost universal opinion here never voluntarily supported an un-rebid favoured a quiet pass, waiting for the suit on a singleton before, 1 shall opt opponents to dig their own grave. for this call. It's never too late." RIMJNGTON: '·'No Bid. Opponents REESE: "Three Clubs. I think our may be heading for disaster, so I'll lie radio reply was right. You have ample doggo and emerge later from under a values for the raise, for a singleton flat stone with a meat axe should the Queen is usually as good as a small auction proceed favourably." trebleton, and will be well-placed after PHtLLJPS: "No Bid. The inference this to double Three Hearts. The that partner's clubs are good is now chance of Four Spades your way is too even stronger. As against that the small to be considered." spade bid has improved our hand Several panelists pointed out that a defensively, and! with West virtually 4-3 spade fit would not play well in this certain to bid again if we pass, our best situation, and a 4-4 fit may still be hope is now definitely for a penalty." reached after Three Clubs. Swinnerton-Dyer added the good It is true that Three Clubs may be point that a bid of Three Clubs now somewhat misleading to the other would be liable to induce a phantom players. sacrifice by North. CROWHURST: "Three Clubs. I really Hochwald simply said that he would do not think there can be a game, so Double with "even more confidence". 1 am content to push the opponents I can visualise three situations in which overboard. My partner will surely agree his direct action could prove profitable. that our bands belong to clubs. The Firstly, if West is the sort of player who danger is that partner may battle on in gets a kick out of opening with nothing, clubs, but I am used to playing three his pass at this srtage may subject North opponents at rubber bridge." to some strain-- an ethical strain if On the other hand: South's pass was: on the slow side. PHILLIPS: "Three Clubs. Partner Secondly, if West has opened on a cannot have many points, so his clubs thin hand which includes the King of should be good. There is the chance, clubs he might view the prospect with too, that opponents, with three little some dismay and make an unsystematic clubs apiece, may misjudge their pass. North might now be puzzled to strength, each expecting the other to be decide whether West is psychic or view short." taking. The third possibility, that your Both Mrs. Markus and North were opponents play a change of suit over an prepared to suggest a game with Three overcall as non-Jorcing, can practically Hearts, but subside if necessary in be neglected unless playing against Four Clubs. Hochwald's Double ("I Italians. cannot see the opponents taking eight As two of thes•e somewhat improbable tricks") was supported by Sharples situations would be discoverable against "without conviction". lf he Doubles live opponents of known habits, the like that he will soon have some con· general vote in favour of a "bidding victions for dangerous bidding. pause" must be c!ndorsed. 40 Problem No. 5 (10 points) question arises: why did North not bid J.M.P. scoring, game all, the bidding Three Clubs on the first round? has gone:- SwtNNERTON -DYER: "Three Dia SouTu WEST NORTH EAST monds. Neatly sidestepping the ques I+ No I () No tion of whether this sequence is forcing. 1 ~ No 3+ No If it is not, partner had a reason for ? bidding One Diamond on the first South holds:- round, and so diamonds will be the • A53 ~AJ74 ()J83 + A92. bcuer suit to play in. if partner has What should South bid? nothing in spades we shall have to run Answer: Three Diamonds, 10; T hree both minor suits for 3NT, which is not Spades, 6; No Bid, 5; 3NT, 4. a good bet." In other words, North tid One The panel's vote: 7 for Three Dia· Diamond either because his diamonds monds; 3 for Three Spades (Fox, Mrs. arc tremendous or because his clubs arc Markus and Rodrigue) ; 2 for No Bid inadequate- perhaps only three-card (North and Reese); I for 3NT (Hoch support. wald). PHILLIPS: ''Three D iamonds. Partner The conditions of this one received is certainly not asking us for a spade a few brickbats from panelists who stop- he could have done that, much wanted to open a weak No Trump or to more economicall y, by a fourth-suit bid. rebid One No Trump, but I suspect this He is likely to have an unbalanced, was largely because they disliked having perhaps 6-4, holding in the minors, and to answer the question. three Aces will prove extremely wel A few players play this sequence as come. Indeed. l am tempted to try a forcing, and although only Hochwald master bid of Four Diamonds." actually said this a few implied it. RODRIGUE: "Three Spades. No rea Problem No. 6 (20 points) son why 3NT should be played from my Match-point pairs, love all, the side of the table. Nothing for a pass!" bidding has gone:- This was supported by Mrs. Markus, SouTH WEST NORTH EAST and by Fox, who pointed out that as I+ Dbl. Redbl. 1() North cannot have a 4-eard spade suit, I• No 2NT No South would not bid spades with a view ? to olaying in that denomination. South holds:- Getting nothing from Rodrigue: • AQ843 ~6 OQ + KQ8742. Rl:ESE: "No Bid. Very awkward, and (a) Do you agree with South's bid of it would perhaps have been wiser to One Spade. If not, what alternative do rebid I NT. There may be a game you prefer? now if you can find the right spot, but (b) What should South bid now? once you progress beyond Three Clubs you may go into an uncontrollable skid, Answer to (a): agree with One Spade, with no real suit anywhere. I feel that 10; prefer Two Spades, 7; prefer No partner would have rebid in No Trumps Bid, 4. had he held a spade stop." The panel's vote: 8 for agree with One If T hree Clubs has its normal non Spade; 3 for prefer Two Spades (Nunes, forcing interpretation, the interesting Sharples and Swinnerton-Dyer); and 41 2 for prefer No Bid (Crowhurst and North, Phillips and Reese); J for Three Smart). Diamonds (Rodrigue); 1 for Four The great majority were content with Clubs (Mrs. Markus); and 1 for F our the obvious bid. "Any other action Spades (Rlmlngton). would surely be dotty." (North). NORTH: "Three Spades. My picture The trouble about One Sl?ade, to my is now almost complete. Maybe some mind, is that it normally infplies a sub one will frame iit." minimum opening in this situation. Not an artis:t 1 would hang in my Those who voted for other actions had gallery, for th•e style is photographic this point in mind. rather than imaginative. I prefer the SHARPLES: "Prefer Two Spades. I craftsmen: cannot really disagree with One Spade, SMART: "Three No Trumps. Panner for this must be a question of style. has made a bi:g bid opposite what he Personally I reserve One Spade for a imagines to be a feeble two-suiter. He slightly weaker 5- 5 type which partner cannot be expe•cting any goodies in the can readily pass. There are others who red suits and will be overjoyed to see might prefer to pass at this stage. Two the Queen of diamonds." Spades shows about 11 working points CROWHURST: "Three No Trumps. maximum with few immediate losers Partner has made a determined effort (usually 6-5). This bid can also be to reach game despite being misled by passed if partner has the wrong cards." my pathetic rebiid on the previous round, SWINNERTON - DYER: "Prefer Two so I am happy to reward his persever Spades, which indicates a good hand; ance. There is: no point in trying to even an exotic bid of Three Spades has avoid no trumps: partner already a lot to be said for it. Besides the knows 1 am at. least 5-5 in the black opponents may have a red suit fit and suits and after· all, I do have a red these delicate low-level methods will Queen which might be of valuable give them every chance to find it." assistance." This pinpoints the weakness in the SwJNNERTON - DYER: Three No following answer, which is better in Trumps. Partner must have a double theory than practice: stop in each roed suit, which suggests CROWHURST: "Prefer No Bid. In that his spades: are limited. 3NT we this sort of situation, weak hands are can surely make~ by means of the clubs; shown by an immediate minimum bid in but even if Four Spades is a 5-3 fit it the second suit; strong hands (i.e. with is unlikely to go well." powerful suits, although not necessarily To go beyond 3NT with Four Spades strong in honour tricks) are shown by or Four Clubs s:eems to me. to assume a an immediate jump bid in the second partner who iis unconscious of the suit, and intermediate hands, like this significance of the earlier bidding. But one, are shown by passing and intro Rodrigue's ing< ~ n i ous Three Diamond ducing the second suit later. " bid does no harm, a lthough it may not Ansiver to (b): 3NT, 10; Three do much good. Spades, 8; Three Diamonds, 7; Four Clubs or Four Spades, 3. P roblem No. 7 (10 points) The panel's vote: 5 for 3NT; 5 for Rubber bridg:e, game all, the bidding Three Spades (Fox, Mrs. Markus has gone:- 42 SouTH NORTH EAST La Revue Beige I <> 2+ No ? South holds:- du + 54 r:vA97 <>Q9632 + AK4. What should South bid? Bridge Answer: T hree Clubs, 10; Three Diamonds, 3. Un programme complet pour The panel's vote: I J for Three Clubs; amateurs et experts 2 for Three Diamonds (Fox and Hoch wa ld). Three D iamonds was based on the Di rection technique : assumption that diamonds are now the A. Flnklestel n agreed suit. Even if this is so there are strong arguments in favour of Three Abonnement annuel Clubs. Firstly, T hree Diamonds will ( 12 numeros) give a misleading impression of the 220 frs. belges strength of the diamonds, and may inhibit slam action later by South. Secondly, as Sharples and Swinnerton Oycr pointed out, it saves a round of 64, Avenue Louise, Bruxellea. bidding. Three Clubs permits North to bid Three Diamonds, after which South can bid Three Hearts economically. R EESE: "Nine of spades. Where else South has then shown neatly .where his will you take any tricks? I do not sec strength lies for slam purposes. how even SwinJ?erton-Oycr can find another answer." Problem No. 8 (10 points) Bingo: I.M.P. scoring, East-West vulnerable, SWTNNERTON-DYER: "King of dia the bidding has gone:- monds. 1 am a little confused by this SoUTH WEST NORTH EAST auction. However it seems to me that J <> No I r:v West may have some good clubs oppo No 2r:v Obi. 4 r:v site a void. If they can bid Five Heans 5+ No No sr:v and the diamond King is useless, then No No No they wi ll make it; so it cannot cost much South holds:- to lead it. On the other hand East may + 93 r:vs4 <> K2 + 9765432. have losing diamonds that will go away What should South lead? - the most likely explanation of North's Answer: Nine of Spades, 10; King of manoeuvres is that he is 4-1-4-4 with Diamonds, 8. good diamonds." Answer: nine of spades, 10; King of As a matter of interest, when the diamonds, 8. hand was played North had 4-1-4-4 The panel's I'Ote: J J for nine of with good diamonds, so the masterly spades; 2 for King of diamonds (Phillips Cambridge deduction from North's and Swinnerton-Dyer). delayed action double would have No problem for most of the panel. reaped a big reward. 43 Also on the right track: Diamond and doubled on the second PHILLIPS: "King of diamonds, Pro round has O Axxx, and dummy has spects must be poor for most of partner's only four of the suit. So clear that I strength must consist of a string of lead the nine of spades- but my son useless club honours. Almost the only sti ll believes in Sa nta Claus." hope is to find him with: + xxxx RESULT OF JANUARY COMPE,TITION A very large number of solvers selected two bids which ,got no support from the panel and therefore no credit. On problem I Four Diamonds was popular and was perhaps unlucky not to score, as the idea of showing some strength in diamonds was embodied in the top-scoring, and more economical 3NT bid. On the other hand the even greater number of supporters of Two Spades on hand 4(a) deserved their fate. T o introduce a 4-card suit in this way in a competitive a uction is almost Round Ill Dr. S. Lee (London) beat Mrs. P. M. Williams (London) 26 GOLD CUP Round I J. E. Gordon (N.W.C.B.A.) beat J. H. Taylor (Yorks.) II Round II L. Tarlo (London) heat D. R. Freshwater (Surrey) 81 N. Gardener (London) J. 0. Parkinson (Middlesex) 24 M. Harrison Gray (London) G. B. Burrows (Essex) 13 J. E. Taylor (Herts.) C. G. Ainger (Surrey) 48 E. C. Milnes (Yorks.) Mrs. T. Richardson (N.W.C.B.A.) 50 M. Allen (Lines.) W. Grimble (Lines.) 19 F. C. Keyte (Devon) WO E. Foster (Warwks.) Scr. F. Farrington (N.W.C.B.A.) beat Dr. B. J . Switalski (Yorks.) 23 Dr. J. C. Macfarlane (Derby.) R. D. F. Bland (Notts.) II V. J. Garrod (Warwks.) J. Newton (Yorks.) I E. H. Pudscy (Yorks.) R. Myers (N.W.C.B.A.) 47 Welsh section winncr :- Mrs. M. Bcynow HUBERT PHILLIPS BOWL Points J . Brown (Lines.) beat Mrs. R. Corwen (Yorks.) 1010 Dr. A. 0. L. Atkins (N.E.B.A.) H. Brooke (Yorks.) 570 D. A. Ray (N.E.B.A.) Dr. J. B. Fulton (Yorks.) 870 Hon. Pamela Walpole (Norfolk) P. Myhill (Norfolk) 1510 P. A. Broke (Norfolk) S. Meggitt (Lines.) 80 P. F. L. Tottenham (Staffs.) E. C. Milnes (Yorks.) 1590 45 E. H. Pudsey (Yorks.) Mrs. D. Hall (Warwks.) 4880 E. F. Briscoe (Warwks.) Mrs. T. Ricbardlson (N.W.C.B.A.) 900 Mrs. D. Grunert (N.W.C.B.A.) R. Hardy (Wan~ks.) 2590 G. C. H. Fox (London) M. Williams (Kent) . 990 Miss D. Shanahan (London) Mrs. Albuquerque (London) .1470 D. Smerdon (Middlesex) J. Joy(London) 5160 Mrs. G. Griffiths (Somerset) E. W. Crowhurst (Berks. & Bucks.) 1020 J. C. Oxland (Somerset) F. C. Keyte (Devon) 3140 Mrs. B. Tarlo (London) C. G. Ainger (Surrey) 2460 Mrs. A. L. Fleming (London) Mrs. M. Edwards (Surrey) 2480 D. R. Freshwater (Surrey) R. B. Morris (London) 1200 Mrs. A. L. Della Porta (London) J. 0. Parkinson (Middlesex) 1250 A. H. Dalton (Surrey) M. J. Flint (London) 240 Mrs. R. Markus (London) J. Amsbury (London) 4750 Mrs. J. Galli (London) Mrs. J. Durran (London) 410 E.B.U. Master Points Register Master Points Secretary: F. 0. 'Bingham, 48 Lordship Park, London, N.l6 PROMOTIONS To National Master : E. L. Silverstone (Middlesex). To " One Star" Master: D. Deery (Northern Ireland); D. R. Freshwater (Surrey). To Master: Mrs. M. Cole (Leieestershire); Miss N. Eames (North-Western); Mrs. A. L. Monk (Devon); H. G. Nicholson (North-Eastern); Mrs. D. Rushton (North-Western); Dr. W. Whitehead (North-Eastern); Mrs. I. M. Whitten (Northern Ireland). LEADING SCORES The major changes in the ranking list of Life Masters stem from the ladies week end at Eastbourne, for the Whitelaw Cup. Mrs. Fritzi Gordon advances to third place with a total of 532 Master Points; Mrs. Rixi Markus to ninth (389) and Mrs. A. L. Fleming to sixteenth (343). Irvine Manning eollec:ted six Master Points for his share in Yorkshire's triple tie in the Tollemache Final and moves up one place, to twentieth. National Masters were well represented in both of the above events. Mrs. M. Oldroyd moves to third place, with a score of 293 and can be expected soon to join Mr. Finlay "marking time" at the head of the list while they earn the National points necessary for Life Master rank. Mrs. G. E. Higginson and Mrs. M. 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