December 2006

I English Bridge December 2006

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Printing: St lves (Andover) pic ___. ·--·· - Artwork: Blue 2, 01235 862587 I ngh ... h ll11dgl' l n1on Broadfietds, Blcester Road, Aylesbury HP19 8AZ CONTAcnNG THE EBU Back in the chair Tt l: D1211 3172110 flz: D1211 317221 PETER Stocken was elected Stockens, since three of his four poslmatttOtlll.co.ull chairman of the English Bridge children are adept at the art, and Wtlllllt: www.lllu.co.ull Union at its AGM in October. the fourth generation, in the per­ Blldp plly DDIIat: He was formerly chairman from son of his grandson, Max, aged www.llrldgecltiiiiVI.CDIII 1994 to 1999. Previously he had six, has already cut his first jigsaw. Direct EBU helpllnes and emaD addresses been chairman of Doncaster In 1973 Peter devised a unique (STD code 01296 for al telephone numbers and Bridge Club and on the manage­ suffix Oebu.co.uk for all email addresses) form of three-dimensional puz­ ment committee of Yorkshire zle carved from exotic woods and Telfpholll Email CBA before he was first elected he has been making them ever Accounts 31721D accoun1 to the EBU Board in 1988, since. Owners of his puzzles are a Bridge lor All 317217 bfa becoming vice-chairman the fol­ roll-all of the Good and the Bridge Shop 317151 brldge.shop lowing year. Peter Stocken Great, including Stevie Wonder, Competition en1ry 317203 comps On his retirement from both Margaret Thatcher, Leonard Development 31-m. the board and the chairmanship Boris growled to his partner, Bernstein, Stephen Sondheim -· Education 317211 ebuta in 1999, he received the EBU's Tony Priday: 'The little rascal's Laws & Ethics 317211 lecsec even the Queen has one. A few Licensing of events 317215 license prestigious Gold Award for his feet couldn't even reach the floor: years back Country Life featured Master Points 317202 points services to the union and was Zebedee and his two brothers, Peter as one of its 'National living Membership 317201 ebu made a vice-president He Jack and Simon, all now earn treasures~ Technical services 317207 technic returned to the board for one their living from teaching the And, of course, he is totally Tournament orgn. 317204 to urns year in 2003 to help put in place game up and down the country. committed to the English Bridge EBU STAFF the EBU's new constitution. Peter started his own business Union: tum to page 5 Use suffix Oebu.co.uk for aU email addresses Peter has lived in Yorkshire for in 1972, making hand-cut jig­ General Mwger lany Clpll barry the last 30 years in a remote 18th saws, following in the footsteps of century farmhouse that he his mother, who cut her first jig­ INSIDE GUIDE Otrlu Admfniltllt/qa w a rebuilt from a ruin. His wife, saw in 1915. There are now three Olfa Mr1ager Karen Darrall karend Dinah, is a recorder and a district generations of jigsaw-cutting Zia wins Lederer 7 Webmaster Anna Gudge anna Mniisllalioo AssistrtKar carter kay judge and all the family play look for the Michael Byrne in Office Assistant Clere Dumlllrton clare bridge. When the children were praise of youth 9 in their teens the family played in orange flash! AmJmiJ Readers' letters 11 gaU every EDU tournament that the Where you see Accounts Assistant Gell Nancarrow demands of money and educa- this flash Is Membership tion allowed. 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4 English Bridge December 2006 Radical change is imperative I REGARD my return to the chair­ they have to, but because they \Yant manship as unfinished business. By EBU CHAIRMAN to. We want it to be seen as an Last time round I knew that, organisation that develops and despite sound finances and an PETER STOCKEN represents bridge and bridge play­ apparently stable membership, has been - essentially a tourna­ bership has declined, yet every­ ers at all levels. And that means real the EBU's foundations were built ment-driven organisation, with a where I see evidence of an increas­ change, not just in how our organ­ on sand. disproportionate amount of its ing number of people who want to isation is run, but in our attitudes If it was to survive it needed to efforts and its money devoted to learn the game. and, indeed, in our whole culture. reinvent itself. hence the introduc­ catering for at most a fifth of its Hundreds of thousands of We can do it. We must do it. tion of Bridge for All in the late membership. The effect of this has people play bridge online. New nineties. The vision then was to been to neglect - not intentionally, technology enables us now to follow in the footsteps of France but sadly inevitably - the vast introduce all manner of exciting The new team and Holland, who had managed, majority of bridge players: people innovations to the \Yay the game is OFFICERS and committees over a 20-year period, to quadruple who want to play the game in played and in the \YaY that we can elected at the AGM of the English their membership. pleasant surroundings with communicate with each other. Bridge Union, were as follows: Well, Bridge for All had some civilised people, untroubled by The EBU is entering a new era: Chairman: Peter Stocken successes, but failed to reach complex regulations and certainly we have a new and vibrant general Vice-chairman: Sally Sugden the targets set for it, possibly without confrontation, discourtesy manager at Aylesbury, backed by a Treasurer. John Neville because the time was not ripe. The or any other aggravation. By this board that is determined to tum EBU is a very conservative organi­ neglect the EBU had failed in its the organisation round. Board of directors (EBU Ltd): sation and its decision-making only purpose, enshrined in its We are going to examine Peter Stocken (chairman), Sally processes, beset by myriads of original constitution, which is to critically every aspect of the organ­ Bugden, John Carter, David Harris, committees, are slow. As a former promote duplicate bridge. isation and make it fit to bring Graham Jepson, Philip Mason, Jeff chairman once said: 'Getting Now, seven years on, I know that bridge to the people. Best Morris, Alan Nelson, John Neville, something done in the EBU is like the need for radical change is no Behaviour at Bridge is a recent ini­ Martin Pool running in treacle.' longer a choice, It is imperative. tiative that we will ruthlessly devel­ Of much more relevance, how­ The EBU has changed; the world op: bad behaviour must be out­ Tournament committee: Alan ever, is that the EBU is-and ahva)'S of bridge has changed. Our mem- lawed from the game and must be Nelson (chairman), Heather seen to be unacceptable, whether Dhondy (vice-chairman), Max people are playing in a national Davin, Sally Bugden, Margaret event, at their club, or even in the Curtis, Brian Crack, Paul Hackett, comfort of their own homes. John Neville, Addis Page, Paul We have also just embarked on Spencer, Peter Stocken. another major project to develop Partner Teachers and to create Laws and ethics committee: learn and play clubs, based on a Martin Pool (chairman), Jeremy model of proven success, where the Dhondy (vice chairman), Mike emphasis is on providing a really Amos, Steve Barnfield, Max Davin, worthwhile element to the lives of Sally Sugden, David Bum, David the people who join them. Martin, David Stevenson, Peter Bridge is a fantastic game; it can Stocken. be played by anybody, whatever their circumstances. It stimulates SeJection committee: Gerard the minds of everybody, from the FauJkner (chairman), Paul Bowyer, very young to the very old. It is Raymond Brock, Sally Bugden, blind to colour, creed or class. Steve Eginton, Peter Hasenson, We want people to join the Sandra Landy, David Muller, Mel English Bridge Union not because Starkings, Peter Stocken.

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6 English Bridge December 2006 Lining up for Camrose and Lady Milne action ENGLAND go into :~ction in tlle Camrose Trophy 2007 keen to improve on recent efforts in this home nations event. They finished fourth of five in tllis year's contest, which was also tlle position tllcy achieved in 2005. The first of two weekends take place at the Oxford Belfry Hotel in Thame, from January 5- 7 and tlle second one is at tlle Thistle Aberdeen Airport Hotel from March 2-4. The England line-up had not been The winning team with the Lederer Trophy: from left. Sabine Auken, Daniela von Amim, Thomas Bessis and Zla Mahmood announced at the time ofgoing to press, but the de Botton team of Nick Sandqvist, Artur Malinowski, Jason and Justin Hackett, with Janet de Dotton as non-playing captain, fin­ ished well clear of seven rival teams in the Seven up for Zia recently completed open trials and is guaran­ teed to represent England in at least one of the ZIA Mahmood has led his All Stars teams to a Bakhshi) 220.5, 5 Schapiro Spring Foursomes Camrose matches. Additional selections wiU be Lederer Memorial Trophy record. Victory in (Neil Rosen, Glyn Liggins, Peter Crouch and made from the other trialists. the latest Lederer-the 60th-took Zia's haul of Martin Jones) 215,6 President's Team (Bernard John Armstrong, John Holland, Tony victories to seven, ahead of all other Teltscher, Tony Priday, Willie Coyle, John Waterlow and Paul Hackett were second in tlle competitors. Matheson, Victor Silverstone and Chris Dixon) trials, witll Neil Rosen, David Bakhshi, Martin The great man was teamed up this time with 191, 7 Ireland (Tommy Garvey, John CarroU, Jones and David Price third, Michael Byrne, Thomas Bessis, at 22 the youngest ever winner, Hugh McGann and Tom Hanlon) 181,8 Gold Andrew Woodcock, Ben Green and Duncan and with Gennany's Sabine Auken and Daniela Cup (Janet de Botton, David Bum, Nick Happer fourtll, Tom Townsend, David Gold, von Arnim, the first women's pair in 36 years to Sandqvist, Artur Malinowski, Jason Hackett Jack Miz.el and Andrew Mdntosh fifth, Jeremy get their names on the trophy. and Justin Hackett) 160. Dhondy, Keitll Bennett, Heatller Dhondy and The event was again held at the Young Wmners of the Teltscher cups in the Play Rob Cliffe sixth, Ian Monachan, Victor Chelsea Bridge Club, with eight invited teams with the Stars event, contested in clubs playing Silverstone, Dick Shck and Gus Calderwood playing 12-board matches against each other. tlle same first 24 boards as in tlle Lederer, were seventh and Geoff Wolfarth, Nevena Senior, Ireland, winners for the last two years, were Aline Sandberg and Juliet Scott (Hurlingham Brian Senior and Espen Erichson eighth. defending their title against mainly English Bridge Club), scoring with Mahmood and Corresponding event for women is the Lady teams, the notable exception being the All Bessis, and Wendy Alper and Murray Steinberg Milne, to be played April 13-15 in Wales. Stars. The Gold Cup winners from 2004 and (Acol Bridge Club), scoring with Auken and Bryony Youngs and Susan Stockdale secured 2005 were in action (the fonner under the vonArnim. tlleir place for England by finishing top in tlle name The A Team), as weU as this year's The London Metropolitan Bridge trials and the selection committee will decide Schapiro Spring Foursomes winners. Association is also celebrating its diamond on the oilier places in tlle team. Catllerine Most teams won two and lost two of their jubilee. It held a simultaneous pairs event in Jagger and Sarah Teshome were second in tlle matches on Saturday, resulting in a closely September and during the Lederer weekend trials and Nicola Smith and Heather Dhondy packed field. The All Stars had the only big win the winners were presented with their prizes. third, foll owed by Catherine Seale and Nevena of the da y, but were pegged back when they lost They were Sir Eddie Kulukundis and Patricia Senior, Michelle Drunner and Rhona the last match to England. Alcock (North-South) from the Andrew Goldenficld, Nicole Cooke and Christine Overnight the All Stars were leading with Robson Bridge Club and Den Green and Glyn Duckworth, Helen Erichson and Alice Kaye, 140, ahead of England on 134, The A Team on Preece (East-West) from Moseley Dridge dub. Kath Nelson and Catherine Draper, Laura 131.5 and Ireland on 127. • 111e pick of some of the luuuls from the Macdougall and Heatller Bakhshi, Anne Rosen The All Stars and England both won their Lctlercr will be fcnturetl ne:ct time. and Sandra Penfold. first two matches on Sunday, while The A Team ~ ------, and Ireland lost both theirs. The All Stars then - narrowly won against Ireland, but England Christmas brings Year End bridge! stumbled against the surprise team of the tournament, the Young Chelsea C ham~ions . ONCE again the EUU has two major Year End Blackpool Year End runs for three days at Because this Lederer marked the d1amond congresses: in London and in Blackpool. the Hilton Hotel on North Promenade, start­ jubilee of the event all winners from the 40s Both are extremely popular and enjoyable ing on Thursday December 28. Here, too, the and 50s were invited along to what tournament events. programme features S\viss pairs and Swiss The London one takes place over four days manager Simon Cocheme described as 'a so~ t teams. of parade of champions '. Louis Tarlo was too 1ll at the Royal National Hotel (just off Russell There is a dinner, bed and breakfast pack­ to attend, but Michael Wolach and Dorothy Square), starting on Wednesday December age available at the Hilton (phone 01 253 Shanahan, both in their nineties, were there. 27. Swiss pairs and Swiss teams are highlights 623434 ) at £58 per person per night. of a varied programme. Ht'S ult: 1 All Stars 258, 2 England ( To~ Entry fonns are ava il:1ble on the EBU web­ Townsend, David Gold, David Price and Cohn Special package deals are available at either site W\Vw.ebu.co.uk where there are more the Royal National (twin accommodation Simpsun ) 233, 3 Young Chelsea (Andy Bowl~s , details of both congresses. Alternatively enter only) or the nearby Imperial Hotel. For Graham Osborne, john Howard and Martm by telephoning the EDU competitions !detail s and reservations call 020 7278 7871. Ga rvt~y) 22 1, 4 The A Te.ml (Alexander Allfrc_y, 1 dep:1rtment on 01296 317203/5. 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THE 2006 International Women Bridge Elites Tournament was an invitation us in the round robin, took forward the maxi­ event for eight national women's teams, held in Wu Xj, China. mum carry-over of 12imps. Known as the Pearl of Tai Hu, Wu Xi is located in the centre of the Yangtze The semi-fmal was too dose to call all the Ri~ D~l!a, dose to Shanghai and Naijing. It is one of China's important eco­ way through. The organisers had arranged for nomiC at1cs, as well as one of the first approved national ex.cellent tourism cities. Bridge Base Online to cover all tables and I have Tai Hu, meming Great Lake, is the third largest freshwater lake of China. Alas been told by many people back in England how as we were there for only a few days we had little tjme to explore this beautiful exciting they found the last session, where the area. However, on the morning of our arrival, before the event began, there was By Heather lead changed hands regularly. a trip to the Ling Shan Buddhist spot. The Ling Shan Grand Buddha is the tallest Eventually we were short by four imps (a \vin in China at 88 metres high. We also managed a Dhondy of eight minus the carry-over), but we had at quick visit to the zoo to see the pandas, but Armin and without them they were unlikely to least given them their first, and as it turned out, unfortunately they were asleep. No one had told be as strong as in recent competitions, so we felt their only dose encounter of the competition. us that pandas don't get up until the afternoon we had an excellent chance of taking that fourth In the final China easily beat The - perhaps they have more in rommon with qualifyingspoL Netherlands, and in the third-fourth-place bridge players than we think! In the event we had a nail-biting tussle with play-off we easily beat the USA. The event beg;ln with a three-day round the Swedish team for the last qualifying place Here is a hand from that China match: robin, leading to a semi-final and final on the and pipped them in the last match. This meant last two days. On paper those likely to qualify that we drew China, the runaway winners of the Dealer North + 973 would seem to be the USA, China and The round robin, for our semi-final, while the USA LoveAll • J652 Netherlands. The USA team was set to include and The Netherlands would fight it out at the t A • QJ 10 6 2 Russia's leading pair of Gromova and other table. Ponomarcva, but Ponomarcva had to withdraw China had for a long time been our bete-noir, + AQJ6 +10 54 2 due to illness. The Netherlands, always a force having lost to them many times in the knockout • 1083 • K7 in any women's competition, were at full stages of world championships. However, at our • 987643 t KQ 10 strength and the Chjnese also had all their stars. most recent meeting we had beaten them - in + K 7 53 Although the Germans were there, they were Istanbul 2004. EJ ·- + K8 missing their world-class pair ofAuken and von To add an extra twist China, having crushed • AQ94 • J52 + A984 North league eye-opener West North East South Tesholme Yon Jagger Dong Graham Jepson, who instigated the Northern Counties teams-of-eight League, Pass Pass 1+ I Pass 1. Pass 2¥ reports on the completion of the league's inaugural season: Pass Pass Obi Pass MANY favourable reports have been received on Yorkshlrc, who fielded 95 players during the 2t Pass Pass Pass our seven counties' efforts to replace bygone series, provided venues at Bradford and I Wang Smith Uu Dhondy friendly matches with a series of competitive Keighley, Lancashlre at Blackburn and Brierfield, Pass Pass 1+ (but still friendly) leagues, played on four with Manchester, Darlington and Chester also 1+ Obi ZN"T- 3• Saturdays during the year. used Pass 4. 4+ Pass The A division consisted of six counties of Each player has paid £10 per match to cover I Pass S+ Obi Pass Tollemad1e-type standard and was won by tea and hospita)jty etc, with most venues provid­ Pass Pass Manchester, with North East and Yorkshire equal ing a good tea and wine and refreshments on •sound four-cord rai~ second, Lancashire fourth, MerseysideJCheshire arrival. All the hands were duplimated and the fifth and Cumbria sixth. Manchester was award- same hands played in each league. At our team-mates' table it was a quiet affair, ed the Hugill Trophy, which was donated by An under 25 league was also completed, but Catherine Jagger doing well to steal what Merseysidc/Cheshire. dashes with national dates for young players in appeared to be a part-score board and Sarall Yorkshire topped B division (for teams of our first season meant a disjoined competition. doing well to make her contract after a small county players), closely followed . by This will be rectified next year and will probably mis-defence. Merseyside/Cheshire, with Manchester th1~ , be for teams of four. At our table Wang's four-card ovei"Clll of I+ Lancashire fourth Cumbria fifth , Uncolnslure Mid1acl Byrne, now ineligible to play in this gave the auction a whole dilferent momentum. sixth and North 'East seventh. Yorkshire now league, should be congratulated on his league When Nicola came to make her final decision holds the Roses Trophy, whidl was donated coordinator role and encouraging young people over the opponents' 4+ contract, she naturally jointly by Yorkshire and Lancashire. to play, as do the North East and Cedric assumed that I must have a singleton or void in Good club players (up to about 75. ~r:en Cockcroft's Yorkshire group. spades, which I V"JS an addlxi allraction to bid­ Points standard) were Cltered for in C dtvlSio.n, Manchester won the under 25s league, with ding on. which resulted in a popular win for. Cumb.na, Yorkshire second and North East thini I won the diamond k-ad and took a trump rd In setting up this league it has been an eye- fint.-ssc, discovering the had lm-ak. With the with Yorkshire second, Lancas hI re th1 • spade certain to~ wmng I was going to nL"l.'Uto M d 1 fifth opener to see how each rounty does things and Merscysidc/Cheshire fourth, an ICS er how differently people approadt selection to pick up the hl-arts for oo loser. N(~ding the and North East sixdt. raisal 0 f represent their rounty. finesse and a three-two brl-ak just left the choice At the time of going to press an app But here in the North it must be said that of which thrl~ - two hrc-Jk to play for. Given the how things have gone was being undertaken. · th Due to the extensive area involved it was some- people really have been great m giving e new club hreJk anJ the known four-four spade times difficult to dt.'Cide on venues and it was not league a good try-out and the rounty rommit- brc-Jk, it wasn't dose- E.lst hJJ to lwld the dou­ t · t0 make tees have had good ft'Cdback and been gi\-m bleton. A heJrt to the lJUl~n. Jiamund rulf, always possible to avoid a county Javmg ch. positive suggestions on how the leagues should trump tu the eight, Jnd diJmond rulf was fol · a three-hour journey each way to play a mat continue in future years. lm\'lxi hy drJwing trumps and cashing the However, most counties have managed. hearts fur J rather lulk)' contract.

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I LI~ E the new anno~ncing system, but I believe there is room for improvement. . ~1ke many.other P?lrs I p~ay that after an opening 1NT, 4• and 4'1 are transfers. The point of A zero is a 11 IS that 4+ IS used 1f you JUSt want to play in 4¥, or to set the suit so that after 4'1, 4NT is Roman Key-card Blad.·wood in hearts, whereas after 1NT-2• ·2¥. 4'1 and 4NT are both natural slam tries. ' circle with Now suppose the auction starts lNT-4'1. It is entirely possible that the next player has the strongest hand at the table, and an inexperi­ enced player would never dream that this 4'1 a hole in it! Say it all bid could be anything other than AT one of our local clubs the result of a natural, but it won't be alerted. Such players duplicate session is published by email. The are likely to get into serious trouble through other week the scorer added a postscript at the start no fault of their own, perhaps bidding a five­ saying the result might be wrong, as she could HAVING tried the new system of announce­ card spade suit and running into a 6-2 break. not read two of the entries. ments I must agree with those who say it is a Even an experienced player may get into I score at least two duplicate sessions every retrograde step and support those arguments trouble. week so I feel well qualified to make the against it put by other correspondents, partic­ We already alert conventional opening following observations: ularly with regard to unauthorised informa­ bids above 3NT and I suggest we ought to If we assume that the traveller is an exami­ tion through raised voices. alert conventional bids above 3NT during nation paper some would fail for getting the I can see no advantage in making the first round of bidding, or perhaps just entry wrong, some for not completing the announcements as instructed. Surely the only responses to opening bids. paper and some for illegibility. And very few announcements that need to be made are at It is arguable that the rules already mean prizes would be awarded for neatness! the start of the round when players should these high level transfers should be Indeed, several competitors must have been announce their basic system, NT range and announced. The first sentence of SCS says, off sick when their school showed them how whether playing Stayman and transfers etc. 'Red suit transfers, ie diamonds to hearts and to draw numbers (A 5 and a 2 have different At the moment the emphasis is on one pair hearts to spades, are announced, but only in shapes, as do a 4 and a 9, while a zero is a cir­ asking their opponents what their system is response to a natural lNT opening where cle with a hole in it). and NT range etc. I think it should be com­ there has been no intervention, and where Then there is the psychological aspect: pulsory for players to announce their system the transfer shows at least five cards in the when someone gets an opponents four down first. This would eliminate the need for fur­ major suit concerned.' Nothing about the doubled a bold and clear 1100 appears on the ther announcements/alerting, as both pairs two level here, so high level ones should be traveller; on the other hand, when he himself would know what the bids meant. announced. goes four down doubled a hard-to-read Too many players at club level don't carry a The second sentence says, 'Opener says smudge appears. Is this because he is convention card, (something which I consider "Hearts" when 2• is bid, or "Spades" when embarrassed by his poor score, or does he club officials should insist on). If they did. 2'1 is bid: and here the lawyer argues that subconsciously hope it will read as 110? then this could be presented to anyone who is these are just examples. Grand Masters, captains of industry, hard of hearing for them to peruse. SG3(b) does not overrule this interpreta­ professionals and meticulous housewives: all The only thing I approve of in this latest tion, because it is about not alerting, not turn to jelly when it comes to filli ng in a directive is clarification for alerting/not alert­ about not announcing. I think the laws and traveller. Do I exaggerate? Of course I do, but ing doubles and eliminating alerts above 3NT. ethics committee cannot have meant this I am trying to make a point. - Dn\•id Ellis, Nonvicll interpretation, or it would have made it My apologies to all those Norths who never Sec response 0 11 Page 45 clearer. On the other hand, I think it should make a mistake. have meant it! Since, I assert, this is a valid Are there any?- George Pilcl1er, Deal, Kent interpretation of the rules, I would like to jon's a star suggest that those of us who play this con­ I 'I HAVING won the National Master Points vention should announce it, as an act of humanity to opponents. We can't alert it, I' Challenge six times in the I because that is definitel y against the rules. I past seven years Jon 'I -Jim Simons, Cl1eltenlmm I Williams is obviously one I Su rcspmuc 011 p,,gc -15 of the most competit ive ·------4 of all players in the UK. Those of yo ur rea ders who have not met him Points thanks to partner? may like to know that )on 1 HAVE to query the entire basis of the Master tion plaring simple srstems together, but less \~illiams is also one of the )on Williams Poi nts scheme. so when partnering a' hcuer' plarcr "ho likes n1cest of opponents. . . . bl If 1 have the time, monC)' and inclination I all the modern gadgets. Joining him at the table, one IS 111~ana Y can pay a top bridge plarer to partner me in a Probably the only way to assess the abilit)' greeted with a welcome and a sm1le, the club duplicate virtually e\'eq• night of the of an individual pla)w would be br written bridge is good nJtured and polite, and even week. I am bound to secure better results examination. Even that eliminates the asSL'SS· the lowliest of opponents, such as me, are than with Ill)' regular partners, b)' virtue of ment of the opponmts, which is J prJctical treated with courtesy. If, more by luck than the skill of the expert rather than In)' own. feJtun: of a duplicJtc competition. judgment, 1 have hJppened to achieve a good Bridge is a partnership game. It is difficult Those who keep winning cnmpetitiuns Jre bo.~rd against him, Jon Williams has b~e n to assess the standJrd of a player in isolation. likdr to be better pl.trers than those who do generuus with his congratulations and pra~se. 1\,•o old ladies who have played together for not , hut they lllJ)' JUSt h.t\'l' ~u\Hl pJrtner>! A real gcntlernJn, he deserves his champiOn 60 years mJ)' well be J formidJhle combina- - l11n 1\tl)~ \\'cmiJicy ~ t a t us. - Ti m Slwrrock, by c11wil

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12 English Bridge December 2006 SANDRA LANDY STANDARD ENGLISH ._ .. IB " Using the point count works for L ~· no trump bidding - it's logic! T

WEl~OME to a~l o~r new students recruited this autumn. I expect most of you will just be +Q and throw away a dub loser. Only then ~earnmg a~~ut b1ddmg and .may be \~onde~ng how anybody managed to devise this fiendish will East wiU play hearts and perhaps make 1dea. Well, 1t s n~t black mag1c, but qu1te log1cal, whatever you may think. nine tricks. East's bid of 2• over 1NT is called . opening lead is a spade East can win will see that however you put the N·S cards, + K94 • Q J 10 5 +K and play t S to dummy to cash the +A and E-W can make at least nine tricks in 3NT. + 10 7 2 + K96 3 If partner opens INT showing 12-14 HCP, responder can

West has 14 HCPs and opens INT. East has Pass Less than II HCP and no Ion~ suit. 14 HCP. Adding this 14 to partner's expected Did any suit at the two level Less than II HCP and 5+ cards in the suit. 13 gives 27 HCP. East just bids 3NT. Count the Tells partner to PASS! tricks E-W can make on top - three spades, three hearts no diamonds or clubs. 13ut West Bid a major at the three level Shows five cards and enough points for game. can win th; opening lead and immediately Asks partner to choose the major or 3NT plar diamonds, driving out the +A to set up 13id a major at the four level. Enough points for game and 6-plus suit. three diamond win ners. N-S, the defende~s, Tells partner to PASS! 1 can lead anr suit the)' like, but E-W ~'' 11 Minor at three level Don't bid this yeti alwa)•s make nine tricks. In fa ct extra tncks Hands with long minors and enough poi nts for game might materialise if the outstanding he~rt s bid 3 T. To bid a minor shows a very strong hand. break 3·3 or if North holds +A. For makmg nine tricks in !NT E-W would score 150 :!NT Asks pJrtn~ r to bid 3NT with 14 or J I!OOd 13 IICP. points. Uut for biddi;1g 3NT and making nine 3NT Tells partner to PASS! tricks, E-W will score 400. DAVID BIRD B~ at today's experts 35 out of 60 will be enough! she opted for a small slam in dubs. Well bid, WE start at the triumphant inaugural holding countries, using a 'best c~m~on denomina­ indeed! of the Duffett Cup, bridge's equivalent of the tor' Standard American biddmg system ..The At the other table two rounds of spades Ryder Cup. It was contested in Dublin on the fact that they could not compete effectively days immediately preceding the Ryder Cup under this handicap was the only dra\~~ack to defeated 6" . itself. The individual sector threw up some an otherwise enthralling new competition. intriguing new partnerships. • Awards: 6+ - 10, games - 7, 6t - 6, • Awards: 6+ _ 10, S+- S, 4+ doubled - 3, 6" -4,6NT-l . 1. Love all. Dealer South. 7+ - 0. There were several England successes in the Next we will see a deal from the McConnell world open pairs championship in Verona. • )103 Women's Teams at Verona. It represents a bid­ Our congratulations go to David Dakhshi and 'I 5432 'I AK6 E3 .. ding triumph for JoAnna Stansby of the USA! Andrew Mcintosh, who finished sixth, Jason t A S 4 3 2 W E + K Q 10 9 8 7 6 +8 S +A74 and Justin Hackett (ninth), Nick Sandqvist 2. East-West game. Dealer West. and Artur Malinowski (16th), Tom Townsend and David Gold (24th), and Andrew Robson West North East South with Zia Mahmood (30th). No other country McGann Meyerl Hackett Hamman beat this excellent record and only the USA 2+ equalled it. In the ladies final Sally Brock and Pass 4+ 6+ Pass Heather Dhondy also finished in sixth posi­ 7+ Pass Pass Pass tion. Well played, indeed! tJ987 ., 98765 Let's see how Robson and Zia tackled a slam What is the right action on Jason Hackett's t KQ8 deal from the pairs final: hand after the Americans have reached 4+ in •Q two bids? There is a lot going for his actual 3. East-West game. Dealer West. choice of 6+. First, if you bid just 5+, it will be t K43 unclear to your partner whether you are full 'I J 10 4 value for the bid or if it contains an element of • 754 + AK 10875 E3 + - sacrifice. Suppose West holds something like • 10985 'I K4 " 163 t J 4 and +K Q J 5. He would not even consid­ + 86 W E t A KQJ754 er raising 5+ to 6+. Also, by blasting straight to West North East South + KQ4 S +A 108 6+, you may encourage the defenders to sacri­ Rosenberg Stansby fice in 6+ even when your slam would not ,. ,. Obi Pass 2+ Pass 2Nr have succeeded. So, I am happy with Jason's Pass West East 3+ Pass Pass Robson choice. 3" Zia 3t Pass 3Nf Pass 1t 2+ Over now to Ireland's Hugh McGann in the SNT Pass 6+ Pass 2+ 3" West seat. How should he evaluate the Pass Pass 3Nr 6+ prospects of 7+? It has to be admitted that 13 6NT tricks might have been there. He holds the West does not have 'game in hand' and trump ace and he may well be providing a there is no sensible alternative to opening club ruff or two. As I see it, this is insufficient with a simple 1+ , as Debbie Rosenberg did. What should East bid on the second round! justification for bidding 7+. Give East the +K North overcalled It and Stansby preferred a Since 3+ would be non-forcing in most stan· instead of the +7 and there would still be no negative double to INT. West's 2t showed a dard systems, the normal continuation would play for the grand slam. East may well have game-forcing hand and the next three bids be 3• . Zia preferred a deceptive 3" , hoping to bid 6t on the basis that 'I will be OK if part­ were natural. 3+ implied that Rosenberg deter a heart lead in whatever the final con­ ner holds the ace of trumps or something use­ could not identify the best denomination and tract might be. Robson's 3NT showed dub ful in the side suits: It is not for West to raise Stansby signed off in 3NT. values, so Zia could not contemplate a no­ to the grand, merely in the hope that 13 tricks Now came the climax of a great auction. trump contract on what he had heard so far. will be there. 7+ did go one down and at imps Rosenberg bid 5NT, meaning 'Pick a slam: He leapt to 6t , hoping to get a club lead, and this would have been particularly galling since TI1is bid implied that she held three-card Robson corrected to 6NT. the USA East-West at the other table mis­ heart support and therefore had 1-3-4-5 The main reason for bidding the high~r­ judged hopelessly, taking +300 off 5+. True, it shape. Stansby at first contemplated bidding scoring 6NT was that this was a matchpotnt was actually point-a-board scoring. 6" , to play in the 5-3 fit. She realised, though, event. Even at imps, however, it is much ~c•.t er Europe Jed by 9vps after the two sectors that two rounds of spades would force for West to play the contract, thereby avoadmg played with regular partnerships. They were dummy to ruff and there would then be a cer­ a heart lead through the king. In the rarefied then whitewashed in the individual (where tain trump loser as well as a spade loser. How they swapped partners from within the!r own atmosphere of a world pairs final, bidding and about a small slam in the 4-3 diamond fit? making 6t was worth only SO'lb. {North held team), losing the sector by 32vps to g1ve the That, too, would be subject to attack b)· two USA a comfortable overall victory. It seems the "A. South the " 0 .) Twelve tricks in ti N! rounds of spades. Eventually she considered would give you a respectable 74'lu and •f that the Americans had a huge advantage in raising clubs on her singleton queen! Were the North happens to underlead the " ,\ , J S hap· playing with partners from their own country, odds not good that West's clubs would be pened at Robson's table, you will score 97""· with a familiar bidding system and common headed by the ace-king-jack? Even if it was the understandings in defence. The Europeans ace-king-ten, there was still the chance that 6 had to play with partners from five different 8 Awards: 6NT (W) - 10, 6NT (E) -7, 6t • • the jack might fall triplelon. Triumphantly, games- 4.

14 English Bridge December 2006 Next we will look at a poor slam auction down. Who would you blame for reaching it? Versace persisted with 5+ and now I from a Rosenblum match between Soulet East's 3• rebid had shown at least 5-5 in the thought there was no way that Lauria would (Fr:mce) and Duboin (Italy): major suits. (He had an artificial bid available suppress his ace for a second time. What do I in the minors to investigate a 4-4 heart fit, or know? Lauria signed off once more and the 4. Game all. Dealer East. a 5-3 spade fit.) Surely West should say 3NT bidding stopped in s•. over 3'1. He does not hold three-card spade How good is 6t ? It is cold if the trumps support. Nor is his one-ace hand so wonder­ break 2-2 because declarer can discard a spade t 65 +AKQ72 • AKQ 10 3 • 96 ful that he should be worried about JNT on the fourth round of hearts and ruff a spade .. t Q862 dampening partner's slam ambitions. Give in dummy. If instead trumps break 3-1, .+A8532 West the t A instead of the t K and there declarer may still succeed if he can score four + K 10 would be a stronger case for bidding 3+. heart tricks or manage to discard a spade on D The opponents followed a classic auction to the hearts and ruff a spade loser. Surprise, sur­ West East a sound spot: prise, the great Italian pair knew what they Ferroro Modo/a were doing. South's strong bidding in clubs 1+ West East had reduced the chance of a 2-2 trump break 2'1 2NT Jones Strul to less than the normal 40%. Also, of course, 3+ 3t 1+ 1+ the opening bidder was a big favourite to hold 4+ 4t 2t 2'1 the missing • K. 6+ 2NT 3'1 3NT With trumps breaking 4-0, St was quite high enough. Lauria ruffed the club lead in Declarer lost two trump tricks and a dia­ dummy and drew one round of trumps with mond, going two down. What did you make of West preferred a simple reverse to 2t and the ace, exposing the 4-0 break. He led a heart the disastrous auction? East might have bid East indicated game values by bidding the to the 10 and king, ruffed the club continua­ 3NT at his third tum. (The French East at the fourth suit. East's 3'1 continuation showed tion low and continued with three more other table did bid JNT, in the auction It - 2'1 that he was 5-5 in the major suits. West saw no rounds of hearts. He threw a spade from his - 2+ - 3+ - 3NT. The cards lay well and the need to bid 3t , even though he had in hand on the fourth round and could then ruff rontract was made.) The chosen 3t was a sen­ principle denied three-card spade support a spade for the contract. Well played! sible alternative, however, implying some with his previous 2NT, and the auction came doubt as to the quality of his diamond stopper. to a successful halt. •Awards: St -10,6t -7, 7t - 3, part scores-2. Since West had no help in diamonds, it was eminently reasonable for him to rebid his club • Awards: 4+/4./3NT - 10, 6NT/5+/5'1 - 6, Our experts produced a mixture of the sub­ suit, offering two places to play. As I see it, 6'1 - S, 6+ - 4. lime and the ridiculous, scoring a moderate everything went wrong with the next bid. Once 34 out of 60. There is no need to claim by partner has shown a 5-5 two-suiter facing a We need one more deal from somewhere. I telegram if you managed to beat them on this balanced hand, it is unreasonable for East to will throw a trusty dart at my map of the world occasion. Perhaps we can glean some useful assume that 4+ will be read as a place to play. and... oh dear, it's landed on Italy again. Well, tips from the experts' efforts. The Italian West duly read 4+ as a cue bid, here is an interesting deal from the semi-finals agreeing clubs, and leapt to a small slam. I can't of the Italian Club Teams championship: 1 say that I agree with this evaluation, even if 4+ 9 f ~ ""f(r 1•"1 H ath q~~·] was a cue bid. Such an action would deny the t A 6. North-South game. Dealer South. * Now that Roman Key-card Blackwood can and West had no reason to expect the trumps to be used to Identify whether the trump king be solid. Not a happy sequence, all in all. • QJ9 and queen are held, the best meaning for a As I see it, East should have bid 4• over 4+ , • 9864 SNT bid is 'Pick a slam, partner!' Use It when no suit has been agreed and you have decid­ hoping for the best. West had already implied t J 10 9 6 • 43 ed to play at the slam level, but are uncertain that his suits were of a quality to provide a safe what the best denomination will be. resting place somewhere. t AK6 t 852 * Particularly in a competitive auction, do 'I Q J7 2 EJ 'I A 10 3 not raise a small slam to a grand slam • Awards: 4+14• - 10, 3NT- 7, S+IS• - 6, t AKQ874 W E t 532 merely because you hope that you are 6+16• - 3, 6+ - o. · - s • J96 2 strong enough. Partner may have ventured a small slam in the hope that you have a I For purely instructive purposes, here is one • 10 7 .. 3 useful holding In one of two suits. When more ill-advised slam venture. It comes from • K S you do Indeed fill one of the gaps, perhaps the Rosenblum match between Weiland - I even providing some extra tricks, there .+A K Q 108 7 S may still be a hole elsewhere. (USA-Sweden) and Strul (USA-Poland). I If you choose to rebid in no trumps on West North East South * Game all. Dealer West. some 5-4-2·2 hands and partner proceeds 5. Versace Goddi Lauria Fomaciari to show you that he has length in both 2+ • your short sults, do not keep your options Obi Pass 2t 3+ +KQ t A10 7 4 2 open by giving preference on a doubleton. 4+ Pass ... Pass Wam partner off by bidding 3NT. He will • K7 • A QJ 9 2 Pass s• • 8 5+ still have the option of forcing you to t K 10 9 6 choose between his suits . + A Q J96 • 10 2 South's 2+ opening was natural and limit­ * There are two purposes of a control­ D showing cue bid: to show a control and to ed. Versace doubled for takeout and Lauria West East chose to respond in diamonds, hoping not to show suitability for a slam. These two aims Stansby Martel get partner too excited. Some hope! Versace's often connict with one another and It can 1+ 1+ be unclear whether to show a control when 4+ agreed diamonds Jnd suggested a slam. your hand Is otherwise disappointing. 2NT 3. 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16 English Bridge December 2006 • · ~ •• ++ •+ ++ •• + ~• ~ BRIAN SENIOR All ABOUT TRUMPS The ruffing finesse f

EVERYONE is familiar with the various simple effect as it would be up to the king, keeping the two-way finesse for the t Q. So is it a complete finesse positions in which a card is led towards losers to one club, one heart and one diamond. guess between the three finesses? Well, the deal a high card in the other hand in the hope of So the defence will play back a club. Declarer would not be appearing here were it truly a making an extra trick if a missing high card is ruffs, crosses to dummy again in trumps and guess. The correct Line is to attempt to combine well placed. leads the ¥ }. Again he ruffs if the missing hon­ chances in the minor suits. Playing with the benefit of a trump suit, it our is played, otherwise discards another After ruffing the opening lead, declarer may be possible to take a finesse even though diamond. If either heart honour is in the North draws the missing trumps and then cashes the 1 there is no high card to lead towards. Where hand, on dummy's left, one of the ruffing tA and t K. If the queen drops the hand is two or more touching cards are held in a finesses will succeed and 4+ wiU be made. over, and a doubleton queen is a not an insub­ I side-suit facing a void in the other hand, a new irrespective of the diamond situation. stantial chance. technique, the ruffing finesse, becomes a Instead of being successful half the time by When the queen does not appear, declarer possibility. leading to the +K, declarer succeeds three­ plays the +A then leads the queen for a ruffmg In this first example. the defence has one quarters of the time. finesse, throwing a diamond from hand if the l chance to defeat the 4• contract by cashing the king does not appear. The contract is made first four tricks, but when they miss that On this next deal the heart combination whenever either player has the singleton or opportunity a ruffing finesse comes to again permits the double ruffing finesse doubleton t Q or if South holds the + K. declarer's rescue. technique to be followed, but somehow it is harder to recognise, because the cards led for Dummy the finesse are not sequential. +AIDeclarer 1098 N +Dummy KQ 7 65 t AQJ7 3 N + K 10986 ¥ 863 E3W E ¥ K9 4 9 KQJ 10 W E + 7 t K9 3 2 DecWerE3 Ded.rer Dummy • 754 s • 106 3 2 +A742 E3N +863 + AQJ 10 S + 7 +9 ·+ -KQJ2 • - W E • AQ 109 t A 9 8 7 6 S + K Q I 10 The t Q is led against 4+. When trumps are Declarer has three diamonds and one club to • AK4 + 105 two-one, there will be 10 tricks if declarer can lose ofT the top, but the opening lead is manage a second trick from the club suit, either actually a trump. To give up a club would The opening lead against 6t is the +Q and via a simple or a ruffing fmesse or, indeed, if establish the necessary tricks to discard two declarer's problem is to find parking places for the 9 A is well placed. diamond losers from dummy, but the defence at least two of his little spades. One can go on However, there is a very good reason to play would then have a second opportunity to cash the ¥A, but what about the others? for the ruffmg club finesse, because declarer their winners. The key is to recognise that, after the • A has can throw hearts from dummy and, if the rufT­ Instead, declarer wins and draws the out­ been cashed, dummy has three almost sequen­ ing finesse loses, South cannot hurt him as the standing trumps, then advances the ¥ K from tial cards and there are only two higher missing heart king is still protected. Contrast this with hand. lf the ace is played, declarer ruffs it, cards that can beat them. Perhaps the situation the situation if declarer takes the simple d ub crosses back to hand with a trump and pitches would be easier to spot if the hearts were finesse, leading low to the queen. The king is three diamonds on the established heart A J 10 9 rather than A Q 10 9? just as likely to be on the right of the club suit winners. If the ace is not played, declarer Anyway, declarer wins the opening lead, as on the left, so this finesse is equaJJy likely to throws a diamond from dummy and keeps his draws a couple of rounds of trumps and succeed, but the difference is that now a losing fingers crossed. If the heart scores, de~larer cashes the ¥A, throwing a spade, then plays the fmesse runs tl1e risk of a heart switch through repeats the process, while if it loses he will, of ¥ Q, ruffing if the king appears, otherwise the king rather than up to it, putting the con­ throwing another spade. Whatever happens on tract in jeopardy. course, be defeated. Tite rorrect play is to cover the t Q at trick Just as leading up towards a king is a straight this trick, declarer goes back to dummy with a trump at his first opportunity and leads the one - well, you wouldn't want to see North 50% shot, depending on the position of.the ¥ 10 for the second part of the double ruffing switch to a heart through the king, would you? missing ace, so is this ruffing finesse a ~ t~1ght finesse, discarding a spade if the jack docs not Ruff the likely diamond continuation and draw 50% shot, again depending on the pos111on of appear. As in the previous example, if either trumps. Ne.xt cash the +A and IC".Jd the queen the missing ace. heart honour is where it needs to be the for the ruffing finesse. The contract is a sure contract will succeed, the 12th trick coming thing, irn'Spcctive of the suCCl'SS or fai lure of Dedarer Dummy from the club ruff in dummy. the finesse. t K Q 10 8 S 4 E3N • A J7 3 2 , _ W E 9 QJ 10 9 This decision, to take the two-way club finl.'SSC into the hand that could not cffl-ctively t K72 S t 853 There is a possible ruffing finesse in this ne.xt attack declarer's Wt':lk spot (the hl':!rt suit), is + 9754 +Q example, but should declarer take it or not? called an avoidance play - declarer avoids Dedarer Dummy letting the dangerous opponent gain the lead The defence against 4+ begi ns with two + A K Q 10 7 6 3 2 EJ + I 9 8 and leads us nicely into th~ next topic in this · le munds of dubs, declarer ruffing. T I1e sun!' • - W E ¥ 16 seril-s of articles. way to play the hand is to rely on .the t A .be~n~ t A 110 2 5 t K 9 8 6 + 6 +A Ql 10 onside, a 50% shot. 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If If responder bids 2+ in response to your I ~ responder bids on the auction becomes game In the next two hands you have opened with opening he is showing at least nine HCP. J forcing. It and partner has responded 2+. Should you If responder raises your It to 2+ then he make your planned 2NT rebid or raise clubs? shows at most nine HCP. You have no reason Opener Responder to bid on with IS or 16 HCP because the max­ 1 (a) +A Q4 3 (b)+A Q4 3 imum combined total is 24 or 25. • Q 106 + KJ7S3 .62 •62 Opener's no trump rebid is a warning to • 94 ! • AK32 •A 7 2 •AK 7 responder that opener has only four spades. t AQ42 t K73 +KQ98 +KQ98 +A2 • 764 . Responder should settle for a no trump con­ A 2NT rebid with (a) looks pretty disgust· tract if the raise was based on three-card sup­ E3 ing. However, opening a major and raising port. If responder has four spades responder West your minor suggests five cards in the major. should revert to spades at an appropriate ,. Provided in your system 2+ promises at least level. 2NT a four-card suit you have a choice between 4t 2NT and 3+. Now (b) is stronger- too strong 4-4-4-1 hands revisited for 3+, but you hardly want to bypass 3NT by In a previous article I have described how Note that if opener had to jump to 3NT to jumping to 4+. I don't waste too much 4-4-4-1 hands interfere with your desired aim show 19 HCP responder would have no way thought on these. They are balanced hands. that an opening bid followed by a rebid in a of investigating a S-3 spade fit without No trumps comes higher on my list of priori· new suit shows five-four shape. bypassing 3NT. ties than clubs, so I rebid 2NT. So how should we use the 3NT rebid that (a) +Q (b) t KJ3 2 setms to be redundant? On the next hand Summarising the no trump rebid structure • K 9 8 3 ¥K 8 6 3 There are two advantages of the no trump t AQ 3 2 t AKQ2 opener starts with 1• and rebids 3NT over a +K Q 10 3 +2 It response. That shows a solid heart suit, a structure recommended by this and my article few bits and pieces in the unbid suits and in October's Errglislr Bridge. If either of these hands were weaker you probably a singleton First, we avoid jumping to 3NT on balanced would have litt.le choice but to bid two suits hands, making it easier to continue the inves­ unless you were prepared to open INT with a in responder's suit. t 8 Responder should be • AKQ9732 tigation for a major fit. Second, 17-point singleton. However, stronger 4-4-4· 1 hands well placed to judge t KB hands can stay at the one level. give you more options. whether 4' or 3NT is • Q 106 !like to respond to It with 1• if I hold this It would be reasonable to open 1• with (a) best. next hand. I intend to pass whatever partner and rebid INT over a It response. rebids. Although a leap to 3t will leave me Equally there is no harm in opening 1• The 2NT rebid without a jump wishing I had kept my mouth shut, I believe I with (b) and rebidding 2NT over a 2+ Now we have an instance where opener has stand to gain more response. These are matters of partnership agreement. rebid 2NT (showing a hand too good for a than I stand to lose. • 95 4 INT opening bid) and responder has shown at Any no trump rebid • K 10 9 7 5 structure which keeps • 2 least 9 HCP by changing suit at the two level. • 8643 The principle is that if both partners have the bidding low is DOUBLES QUIZ shown better than minimum values for the helpful. By Bob Rowlands opening bid and response respectively then the Three-card support for partner's major auction becomes game forcing. With a com· What do you think opener's no trump Dealer East. Game all bined count of at least 24 HCP you will rarely rebids mean aft er responder raises opener's wa nt to stop below game, so it makes sense _for major to the two level? West North East South such an auction to be game forci ng. allowmg In the next article I am going to argue that 2t • ? room for further investigation below JNT. raising a major to the two level doesn't neces­ • Multi 2+ - weak two In either major, strong two In either minor or strong sarily guarantee fo.ur-card suppor~ even if you balanced Opener Responder pia)' four-card maJors. Look at th1s hand: t Q10854 t KJ7 ' AKQ E3 • J63 Opener t K93 WE t AJ864 What would you bid with: + AJ4 3 +AI S + 10 4 (a) +A Q 10 8 S • 7 2 +A Q 10 9 ~ 1 0 3 - • A 76 t K 10 2 (b) +K 7 5 " A 5 t Q 9 8 5 ~A J 8 3 West East + AJ2 (c) +K 10 5 2 • 2 t A Q 8 5 ~ K I 5 3 1 ~ 2• (d) +6 2 .,, 2NT 3 ~ West East tA Q 10 5 2 ~ K Q 9 6 3 4 ~ 1+ 2+ l.. -- 2NT Pass Answers on page 32 t\n tc th,u 1.f opener - had - to rc·I >'Id •3NT to shm,• 17 · 19 IICI' rc, ponder .1gain would h,I\'C -- Latona Leisure Hotels Bridge Breaks 2006-2007 Hosted by David and June Brown

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' AI 10 • 764 both heart honours) = 68% + 8% + 4% = I) What would you lead as West from the • 74 t AKQJ 80%, some 4% better than the double heart hand below after the auction shown? + K63 2 • A854 finesse. E3 r------' ~76 • KJ 109 t KQ98 +KQ 10 As you can see, there are 11 top tricks, with a twelfth coming either via the double heart PZ.&TNIB South West North East finesse, or from setting up a dub trick. 1~ Pass 1NT Pass makers of playing cards since 1824 2• Pass 2t Pass 'The chance of a double finesse beats that of www.platnlk.co.ult (tel 020 8685 1515) a 3-2 break, doesn't it?' my friend asked. 3~ Pass 4+ Pass Pass 'Yes.' I answered, the double finesse is about Pass a 75% chance, but a 3-2 break is only 68%'. 'I knew I was right to play it that way' he • 86 said, and I nodded assent • 86 • QJ 10 9 8 7 'A simple one for your column, I suppose' • Q52 he continued, and I told him I would proba­ bly use it • Q 109 2 It was only on the way home that I realised • 1042 my reply had been superficial and I couldn't • 2 wait to get hold of him, in an attempt to pre­ +A 10 9 76 serve whatever reputation I have, before he gave the hand to someone else. South West North East 'I'm sorry, I didn't give that hand from last THIS deluxe card holder Is the prize 2NT Pass 3NT Pass night quite enough thought', I told him, on offer as we continue our series of Pass Pass apologetically. defence posers by Andrew Kambltes. I went on to explain that it was better to test Platnlk Is giving a prize for each of West leads the •s to your •10. declarer clubs first and, if they proved to be 4-1, fall the three winners In the competition. winning the~. Declarer now cashes the t A back on the double heart finesse. K, partner following suit with the t 6 and t S. He seemed rather puzzled by this, saying Whatever you discard declarer will now that if the clubs didn't break then a couple of switch to the + K. Plan the defence. Explain in detail the reason for your decision. club tricks would have already been set up for 3) the defence by the time hearts were tried. • Q7 5 4) • Q87 'That's true,' I replied, 'but they may not be • A t A 76 • s able to get to them. For example, if South +A 10 8 7 53 • Q 76 3 started with four clubs all that is needed is for • 10 8 s 4 3 the heart honours to be split. One can take the double fin esse without letting South in. tJ2' QJ 10 9 W S E 'Even if it is North who started with four t KJ 9 E3 • KQ 1J4 •• 2• Iw N E I clubs declarer can still get home, but the? • Q964 t A KS South needs to have both the heart honours. • 76 5 'So what do you reckon the relative chances South West North East are?' he asked. , 1NT Pass 3NT Pass South West North East 'I'll need to get a pencil and paper for that , Pass Pass 1+ Pass 2+ Pass I replied. . 3. Pass 3+ Pass 4+ Pass Pass Pass These were the calculations I came up w1th: Your • Q lead is taken by dummy's • A, The double heart fin esse is 76%. It would East following suit with a discouraging • 3. You lead the t A, declarer following suit appear to be exactly 75% but when one heart Declarer then leads the +3 from dummy to with the t f and partner playing the t 2, finesse has lost, the oth ~r one fi gures to be your partner's +2 and his +J. Can you showing Jn odd number of diamonds. slightly better than 50-50, due to vacant defeat this contract? What next? spaces considera tions. The chances of the va rious cl ub breaks are: Entries to Andrew Kambltes, 1 Stratford Court, Stratford Road, Stroud, Gloucestershire 3-2 67.8%; 4- 1 28.3%; 5-0 3.9%. . GL5 4AO. Entries to arrive by December 20. Please indicate on the top left hand cor­ When clubs fail to break, a 32% chance 10 ner of the envelope which category you are entering. Andrew Kambltes will Judge the Iota), South will have the length half the time, entries and the first one in each category that he considers gives the best answers will about 16% of hands. The cha nce of the heart win a Piatnik prize. honours being spli t in this case is close to 50%, giving declarer an extrJ 8% chance. playing cards now for sale online. 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THERE's a touch of magic about an island • ~a~ ;oul? you open with this hand? double~ ofT two ~yE-W. 3NT by South made n rcss. In Guernsey it's like a school A K Q J 9? 4 + A J 9 7. the obv10us 10 tncks. co S. n as old friends meet up Th . . I+ would surely bnng the opponents roar- Lots of Guernsey Congress regulars were rcun•o · e sun 1s mg in , 'th · A 1 • • • . · the food is good and a S""1tt · f VI. a maJor. n Aco 2+ or 2+ m1ght among the wmners: SwiSs teams Rune Hauge, sh mmg, ' "" enng 0 well end m a tr' ky 5+ · 'bl 6+ F M · F F R 'd La d F S d • . mational players ensures that the brid e. d . . IC or an tmpossl e ' om, urness, et ar n ' ven sen; mtc g 15 esptte haVJng all the controls and a club fit Swiss pairs Andy Hall and Robert Plumley keen. f hich ex lains wh th' d How about an off-centre gambling 3NTI That (CI); seniors teams Philip and Janet Mason, 10 All~ ~ th t p d d . Y ISII • a~ c~n- sh~ts out all but the bravest opposition and in Ted and Janet Latham; seniors pairs Brian and grcss uc e rcn an .15 as we atten e as th1s case, in the seniors pairs, was a winning Maureen Stairs. e"cr. Every ~vent had an mcreased en.try over option, for the hands were: last year, w1th the first weekend Swtss pairs Full results on the EBU website 72 www.ebu.co.uk ' being the best for years, with partnerships + AS4 1 at the tables. • A 1097 The friendly tone was set by the locals • 53 In the cause of 88@8 bringing their woolly mascots (ostrich, hippo, • 8632 PS: The mascot et al) to sit beside their bidding boxes. idea was devel­ Amiable TDs Malcolm Carey and Ted Hill + KQ973 + J 1082 •KQS E3 •16432 oped by my wert rarely called and even then it was usual­ t- W E t 10862 partner and I to ly because someone had spilled water on the + KQ 1054 S + - limit table rage. table. Each of us start­ This is bridge as it should be enjoyed. • 6 ed with a doll Partners, of course, were as unpredictable as •a joker, as pic­ em. In the men's pairs South opens I NT. t AKQJ974 tured. We were Partner, who always stresses the need for dis­ + AJ97 allowed just one ciplined bidding, uses Astro to show spades outburst and then the joker had to be and another, and North thinks for a while The travellers were a disaster area. forfeited. Immaculate behaviour was then before bidding 6+. l'm sitting with thetA and Everything from 6+ minus one by South to 5• mandatory. partner must have one trick, so I double. Wrong! The slam is cold. Partner's 'sound' Astro? • Q 10 7 4 3 2 • K J 8 5 +52+ 7. In the ladies' pairs, playing the same hands, Peter Murdoch's bridge crossword my usual partner bid 2• with that rubbish Across: and with touching delight reported that it 1. You may do this to persuaded the opposition to stop in 5+. partner (7) 4. Few hands deserve this description (5) 7. lacking in a poor SUD 0 KU hand (5) 8. A missing one could BRIDGE-STYLE ---- jeopardise the contract (7) I i 9. Stop, you're ~ ' · ~ vulnerable (3) s 4 3 1 0. Barristers' calls for ' I better contracts (5,4) 9 7 11 . Overtricks, perhaps 2 1 3 4 (6) > 13. Many a part score is 2 6 9 I _____ by the s stronger pair (6) 4 2 16. Only just fail (2,3,4) 17. Yet these cards 6 9 8 3 remain undamaged (3) 1 8 3 2. A contract unlikely to 12. This card doesn't often s 18. Don't act on this at the bridge table (7) be broken (5) win a trick (3.4) 6 9 3. Regularly practised at 14. Not a conventional 19 The dog that moves 7 ·around the room (5) the bridge table (6) bid (7) J 3 4. One is one, and all 15. This game is always 20. What you do with WE'VE had the heart and club symbols, your score on 1 0 alone (9) thought to have so now, conUnulng Richard Wheen's down (5) 5. A score much to one's improved on the bridge-style Sudoku teasers, we come liking (7) past (6) 21 No inference from to the diamond symbol. ·such a card (7) 6. Bridge has ones of 16. Behaviour associated The task Is to fill in the grid, with eleven and nineteen (5) with 3 down (5) ~ne of each number (1 to 9) In each 10 . One may go far and 17. Not always, but often hne and In each of the nine sub· Down: wide, or just round the sound technique with ~uares . Richard rates this one quite 1 May be a rebid i~ a room (9) honours (5) ard, especially to begin with. · higher ranking sutt (7) Solution on P-1 5 Solution on page 4S December 2006 Enghsh Bndqe 23 LJL_ Become a Partner Teac

C DECEMBER 6 Andrew Robson seminar, backed all the way by Sherborne BC DEVELOPMENT at the EBU has been under the microscope over the past 7 Andrew Robson seminar, few months. A small group of volunteers, commissioned by the board and Plymouth BC made up of board members and shareholders, set out to determine how the EBU could improve its services to its members, clubs and teachers. 8 Andrew Robson seminar, We visited urban clubs, suburban clubs, small village hall clubs, sports Exeter BC centres with bridge clubs, proprietor owned and membership clubs. They 9-1 0 Gold Cup finals, Peebles consulted with those whose expertise and experience of club bridge could provide insight into determining a way forward for the EBU to become 15-17 Junior Camrose Trophy, France more representative of the majority of its members. 27-29 Year End Congress, london One of the messages we received loud and clear is that more needs to be 28-30 Year-End Congress, Blackpool done to recruit new play.:rs to bridge clubs and to help teachers' fledgling Introduced by beginners' clubs get started. Teachers need more help in recruiting students Sally Bugden, • january to their classes and in providing a friendly, protected environment for them newly-elected to continue to enjoy their learning following their basic courses. vice-chairman 5-7 Midland Counties Congress, Everyone agrees that members' money used to of the EBU Bewdley fund bridge development in schools and 5-7 Camrose first weekend, universities is well spent and a good investment. it can also place too high a cost burden on new And all would like to see the national teams do teachers. Partner Teachers will receive a Oxford Belfry Hotel, Thame well in international events. But at the same discount on each copy of Book One, Beginning 8-1 0 BGB winter sim pairs, dubs time ordinary dub players are worried that not Bridge course book for their students. 12-14 Online players' Congress, enough people are coming into the organised game to sustain their bridge dubs. For many of • After the student's first year supervised Hinkley them, their local duplicate dub is a place where, practice and a learn-and-play dub will evolve 20-21 National Swiss teams, once or twice a week, they meet friends and from the classes that the Partner Teacher bas Kettering acquaintances with whom they share a common set up. The EBU will fully equip this mini­ interest. Many of them don't take part in formal club with cost price tables and bidding boxl5 • February tournaments and they don't care very much for -plus VAT and posting and packaging. It will Green or Gold Points. For them it is the 1-6 EBU Overseas Congress, provide the club's stationery free for a year.. community that the game provides that is more This includes personal score cards, name slips. Cyprus importanL travellers and Standard English Foundation 1 0-11 Tollemache Cup final, The board began to address the feedback from summary cards. The EBU will even supply a Kettering dub committees in September, and by October dozen decks of playing cards (no charge) to some new and exciting plans were taking shape, get you started. 11 G W Arnett-Davidson Trophy the thrust of which was investment in the grass qualifiers, london, Sheffield roots of the game, with more emphasis on the • Teachers know that their students enjoy 1 7-18 National women's and men's social community that it creates. collecting Master Points: they provide the The people to start the process are our student with an independent mark of pairs, Paramount Hotel, teachers and the place where the process should achievement from the governing body of the Hinkley, Lelcestershlre begin is in our classrooms and clubrooms. But game. To assist teachers in this new project, 17-18 Junior Cam rose weekend, what does it involve? the EBU will provide free Master Points for Republic of Ireland the team and play club - which will run for Partner Teachers about nine months. Plans are also in hand to 23-25 Spring Congress, Harrogate The EBU has recognised the struggle teachers help students access the formal ladder of 24 GolfPrint regional finals, have in starting up courses and keeping students achievement sooner. .I various in the game. From March 2007 the EBU will begin to run a new kind of teacher training • All teachers know that hand records after a~ ' course, which will not only cover teaching, but board has been played help to consolidate will extend to help with recruitment and learning. The EBU will give Partner Teachers retention. Existing EBlJfA teachers may apply to much-needed support in providing hand Barry's blogs convert to become Partner Teachers too. deals and records. 'We have to get this behaviour issue under control •..' • Partner Teachers will be given the option of • The Partner Teacher websites will have their So says Barry Capal, EBU general having their own easy-to-use hosted website own scoring program, with especially pre- ' manager, in his with their own domain name and associated programmed short movements ideal for the latest website r.~..,:~~ email address. fledgling mini-dub. All results, hand records , blog. Tap in to and travellers em be uploaded on to the 1 www.ebu.co.uk • The cost of course materials for students em teacher's dedicated website before the ! and read what be a stumbling block for new EBU teachers students get home from the session. l Barry has to say starting out. They need to keep their courses ) on this and other competitively priced to compare favourably bridge topics. with other courses in their area starting at the There's much same time. 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24 English Bridge December 2006 DIMMIE FLEMING AWARDS J1er and be the EBU They have served the supervised play sessions have been '~..t your students will be ready to fonn a (!C?pdub and so we will have new socially well their counties ~plll'tkom! ng clubs tha~ other mem.b~rs it~se-plapng commumty can also JOtn. ~ support will be offered from the · ,ridt a r.~nge of benefits for the club in its IJ, and their clubs ~e-does it t ~ke to ~e~o.me a Part~er DIMMIE Reming awards have been conferred on five members of the EBU in recognition of their 1bitf! The EBU IS now m~1tmg prospcct1ve services to bridge. They are Gladys Gittins (Cambs & Hunts), Hector Barker (Lancashire), Mike HiU ~ 11ithin its membership to learn how to (London), Robbie Roberson (Norfolk) and May Langmaid (Sussex). I bl:rt J'lrtner Teachers. This entails working Four of them were presented with their certificates at the AGM of the English Bridge Union by . ~p with the EBU, helping introduce retiring chairman Denis Robson. Hector Barker was unable to be present and will receive his award ~pknts to our wonderful game. If you have at a later date. ~t:sdlinking about becoming a bridge teacher, The awards are made specifically to publicly recognise those who have, for perhaps 20 ye:trs or p(I)IJ)d not have chosen a better time. You more, worked hard for bridge, usually at county and/or club level. &t'Dd to be a grtat bridge player to apply to Gladys Gittins has made a real contribution to the health and vitality of bridge in Cambs & Hunts, 1 ~r:=t a Partner Teacher - boundless, mainly through her te:tching activities. She has taught for 22 ye:trs and is still teaching, with no i:llliJas enthusiasm is far more important shortage of students. There are at least 10 clubs Wtnnt you to share our values. You need to around Cambridge that her students have lrpssionate about our game for the reasons we started, all playing duplicate bridge. Gladys has &t Wt bdi~e that the game is about people also served her county as secretary and as dllllllllunities sharing a common interest - membership secretary. t1)1!1about tricks and squeeus. The unique Mike Hill has been involved in bridge 1t:clbout our game is that it can be enjoyed organisation for more than 25 years, including Iep!r by all, regardless of age, intellectual spells as vice-chairman and chairman of the ~pier or race. London Business Houses Bridge Association. \irmt you to share our vision. We believe Mike has worked very hard for London bridge, it~ a student applies to go on a bridge making valuable contributions to every aspect lll:ltitlhould be the best investment they ever of the work of the London association, UtiO tnjoy a companionable leisure time for including terms as chairman of the LMBA and ~- In the first place most of them come chairman of the tournament committee of the former LCCBA. He also edited the London Robbie Roberson Gladys Gittins 1~0JUncs for reasons other than the game of ~.!tr.We wa nt to hclp students get better value Newsletter for 10 years. Robbie Robertson retired as competitions ba lbrir courses by creating the opportunity secretary of Norfolk CBA after years, during lrb to enjoy their bridge beyond three or 2~ which he ran, directed, played m and scored f and to help prepare them for 'v.~s. more than 40 competitions. He did .his job ~ilion in the wider bridge community. efficiently, with good humour and contmu e~ to •hl we~ant you to share our co~mitme ~t . give valuable support to his successors. He 1s a r · ~g courses using our h1gh quahty good player and has represented the county. .H e r ~material s you will be helping us to is now in charge of the county deahng ~ ~y raise the standard of bridge teaching macl1ine. . L~utt he country. M Langmaid has been extreme 1y acttve !1' l«tting to become a Partner Teacher will not and ~orkcd hard for Sussex bridge for more a ~~prospec ti ve bridge teachers . .Man y than 30 years at all levels. S~e has brought e ~ go on teaching courses to Jearn more newcomers to clubs '" the count y ·s ~ ~ &ame, or simply to learn how best to mI aronuy •h her tutoring act·iVI ·ti ·es and ·ts ev c · r ready d r.o~..~ and family, using the very best :~ off~r a frie ndly and welcoming face to new May langmald Mike Hill ~ The EllU wants all prospec.tive rounder member of Wc..'St Sussex memcrs.b A ~ fM 11c to have as many choices as poss1bl.e. id >e Club, May has filled posts .o aster ir ~,. EBlJTA teaching workshops wtll Or. g tary chief wurnament d1rector and 10 l'omts secref tile' club She is highly valued as a :- ,.'t,IJ( be run and course dates and times secretary o · . r Pairs and 1e ~~ accessed by logging on to bcr of the county management comm111ee tea-;~l mem enl commillec, posts she hJs held Is l . .co.ukJeducation/default nd tournam . _, dates changes su~ sex 1e i ~~ of new partner teacher courses will a 1d she has urg.uuseu many 1 fur 20 years, ar Ti lE l!llU men's and women's pai rs events j' •e If.~ March in preparation fo r classes for l congresses. I' ker has been tournJmenl take place on February 17-18 at the " ~begin ners' courses at the start of the !lector ,ar 0 r . f, Lancashire since 11s anrmJllllll, Paramount I Iotel, Hinckly, Lciccstershire, 1 '"-""'J·T·...~ ~ ic Year, September 2007. and the national women's learns is on secretary ~r tl 1West Bridge AssnciJtiun split when the lor . ,, reviuusly held thi~ pmitiun September 9 at the same venue. l11is is a · J')l!7 !:lVII1 o 11 ' . up Ill 'WIIA !lector hJs hl·cn rcspuns1hlt: • second reminder that these are changed d ;~lcs with the N .' • CIIA CUillJlclitium durin1: from those published e01rJicr. r-or reservations II l..ancas 1nrc for J . • . J has now stepped down frum call 01455 898560. this wnc an this position. December 2006 English B11dge 25 Coombe Cross Hotel Coombe lane, Bovey Tracey, Devon TQ13 9EY (0 1(,2(, 11324 76) www.coomhccrm~ . co . uk

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26 English Bridge December 2006 DOT DOT DOT, DASH DASH DASH, DOT DOT DOT Heed partner's 'Help!' cry f HAVE you noticed how th d k bl in your bidd!~g box is al wa~ : pris~~~n~~i'!nfX on it) For these reasons most tournament players have adopted Redouble 1s the least used b'd . b . the very useful agreement that a redouble in fact c:~rries the reason that if you have b~n dou~ l~nbyndge for the simple ~ct opposite message to the apparent one. Given that they AJ!!trsham-bascd Ed think that the contra ill . . opponents, and you will never use the bid as 'confidence~ redouble instead c:~rries rcdoubl h ld ct w make, It IS usually pointless to Scrfrl, Grand Master 5 the meaning SOS or 'Partner, please bid something bo . e as, ou you succeed in your contract, you are (anything) else, as I hate this contract~ aDCf prominent oked for an excellent score without the need to express ~ment player, }bis interesting hand Clme up at the Conven Trophy • your contempt for the doubler's opinion. To redouble as a thiS year and produced an amazing range of results. How pins our team of show of co~fidence makes no sense, as it might frighten tributors keen to would you have handled it? 1011 o~ponents mto escape or, even worse, the cheeky upstarts Vulnerable against not, you are East (dealer) holding: anparl their bridge m•ght even have a nasty distnbutional surprise waiting for bowlcdge to others you and may defeat you. tQ 9 ¥ K 110 7 4 2 t Q 7 +A 9 2

You kick-off with 1¥ and the auction BARRY RIGAL'S DEAL FROM AMERICA proceeds as follows: South West North East 1¥ One for the Pass l t Pass 2¥ Pass Pass Obi Pass conno1seurs• Pass Rdbl Pass 7 North's double is for take-Vugraph one can ocCISionally see disaster looming for an innocent something else! What do you do for the best? pb)tt. Sometimes it is tragic, sometimes funny-at least if you are not the player involved. You have no easy option here. as it seems that We all know what a Scissors Coup is - avoiding a ruff by cutting the opponents' North must hold the minors for his take-out rommunications. An Anti-Scissors Coup is rarer, but rather more memorable. double, which makes 3+ risky. You only hold This time it was a match between the Swedes and Hungarians that presented declarer with Q 9 in spades and 2NT doesn't look very his opportunity to make the fatal play. In the other room we had seen the Swedish West stop appetising either. How about taking your in 3+ and collect +170. So the fate of the game here would turn a significant number of imps. chances in 2¥ redoubled? North leads the • A and switches to the +8, Make up your mind now, before reading on. Any East players who chose to pass out 2• COined by jack and queen. What is the best does have singleton ace he would be able to line? promote a trump trick for his partner. redoubled are probably still trying to remove So what to do? Well, there is an even more the bloodstains and will certainly be looking for Dealer East. + A4 elegant line of play, which is to win the tA at a new partner, as this was the whole layout E--W game ¥ AKI92 once, cross to the +A and play the ¥ Q, • 8 7 throwing your losing diamond to cut ,+AIB65_ + 643 2 communications between the defenders. + A 110 9 Unfortunately, there is an equally elegant • 7 543 t KI98632E3 tQS '8 " Q 10 7 3 counter to this: North can win his ¥K and tA6 W E + 1105 lead a second round of clubs (having read his t K 10 7 4 3 +Q9 , _ ¥ K 110 7 4 2 + K Q 8 S + A 10 9 7 partner's +5 -: upside-~own count - correctly, which IS not so d1fficult wh~n fate • 65 4 3 t Q7 + K Q 10 8 +A92 + 10 7 has dealt you the 2, 3 and 4). Norths next • 65 4 move will be to win the +A at his first 3ttcmpt • 2 + KQ9 4 32 and give partner a club ruffi ¥ AQ98653 + IS This line, actually chosen at the table by t K82 G gy Szalay for Hungary, gave Peter West South 0 +16 North East the chance to shine by finding Szalay Maakasy Nystrom n:rt~eau t~ e Bertheau r ce mentioned above. When he duly d1d As you see, 2¥ redoubled by East will not be Pass Pass d e1en h' h ed a great success and should go at least three off 2+ so the threatening loss for IS team c ang 1+ ,, 1NT for minus 1600 (which happened at several 4+ Pass Pass Pass into a 7imp gain. . By contrast, John Armstrong was m 4+ tables). 3+ or 2NT will be doubled, but will cost As the cards lie you can simply win th e. a~ d bled after a 3+ opening by South. He, too, a mere minus 500 or 800, and the winning and play a trump to the queen, but thiS IS ou_ d a heart lead and diamond shift, and action of 2+ (doubled of course) could esc:~pe . The rece1ve . Jd h b CtJ1ainly an inferior line on the auctwn. now ducking the d1amond wou h ave ee~ for only one off with c:~rcful plar. point is that since South did not open at far too dangerous. So he wfion It e ace anh The moral of the story therefore is to respect faYourablc vulnerability, diamonds are very 'd d by the double of the ana contract e partner's opinion and if he/she demands that likely to be no worse than 6-2, so it is preiiY ~~~ ,:Nor t h had the +A. He playedcd ahtrumpl you choose another denomination, do as you ~fe to duck the t Q If South continues the h ccn and now execut t e rca arc told. ·Tire Ulni'C/1 Trophy is tire i11ter-rowrty ptrirs suit rou win the ace, ~ross to dummy in cl~bs to. t ~s tc,up of the heJrt queen to pitch the and 1 uardmg SciSSOd d'. on d. Then he could ruff the clrampicm.slrip, witlr tire lcmli11g ptrirs from cnclr ead a low spade off dummy, g . . secon 1arn · rcwrll)' cl~t~mpions/rip rJurrlifyit~g to reprc.sclll against South having a bJre +A. ThiS hne diamond return and draw trumps Ill tlrcir CCJIIIII)' 111 tlrr jim1L 1\ould have netted you +620. complete safet)'· If You play to the trump queen and~S~o~ut~~~_:~::::_:,__:.1 ______....l December 2006 English Bridge 27 'our cRrer ls ~~~superb, ~ eiJUIII Nt lrllllf 11 better pt/'UH. ~lifter IHUpll#'tltt:s..' If you are looking at care options for yourself or on behalf of a relative consider the option of Live-In Care. We provide bespoke one to one care and support packages to the eldefty and thole with dis­ abilities , helping them maintain Independence and Importantly re­ main In the comfort of home. With free uaeumentl, guaranteed cover aaou the whole of England and Wales and comparable prices to that of residential care why not join the hundreds of t.m111ea who have dlacoverad the peace of mind we can bring.

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28 English Bridge December 2006 Who should double this bid? Should East then double St ? I think on Your questions answered L balance the answer is yes, though this will lead to a very bad score should the contract make. by David Bakhshi T Given that East is facing a vulnerable pre­ /)()DO Gcorgcl·ic from \\~nvicksllire writes: empt, he looks to have enough defence to First, my style would be to open the West suggest that 5t is unlikely to make and, hand 1• rather than 4•. The two main holding two aces, will be concerned that 4• is East-West held the following cards on a reasons for this are that I prefer to have a more hand which came up at a county Swiss pairs likely to be making. offensive distribution to open at the four level When faced with such decisions, one has to r\tnt: ":hen vulnerable and would expect either an weigh up the likelihood of achieving a good etght-card trump suit or seven trumps score should we beat 5t without having Game all. (Dealer West) supported by a four-card side suit. Also, I doubled the contract. If only some of the would prefer to have a more robust suit, to the other North-South pairs have bid St , then our t K104 * A B 75 , KQ87632 E3W E • A4 extent that I would expect to lose no more two chances of scoring well are that 5t fails t A + 110 2 than one trick opposite a singleton, assuming when 4• was failing, or that the penalty from +52 s •1863 a reasonable trump break. beating s• is greater than the value of making Having said that, the 4• opening bid may 4• . If 5+ is making, we will score badly well have put the partnership in a prime regardless of whether the opponents have \\'est opened 4•. This was doubled for take­ position to record a good score once the been doubled. out by North, after which East passed and opponents competed to St . As you indicate If the opponents sacrifice against what you South bid St , which ended the auction. Who though, this would particularly be the case if believe was a making contract, be prepared to $hould double the final contract, East or West? East-West managed to double the final double on marginal hands to compensate for contract. In general, one would not expect the the points you were about to score. ANSWER player who has pre-empted to be the doubler As I suggested earlier though, knowledge of Dear Dodo, and unless West had significantly deviated partner's style is very important, as this will Although you haven't given precise details of from partnership style, he should expect to affect the perceived likelihood of making 4• the opposing hands, I assume that many pairs leave the final decision to his partner. and also of assessing defensive prospects. were either allowed to play in 4• , or profitably This is a sound principle that most doubled their opponents in St . As is often the partnerships would expect to follow, as a • Email your questions to David at we when faced with decisions following pre-emptor has usually described his or her DavidBakhshi@aoLcom Don't be put off if pre-emptive actions, a lot depends on hand well enough to allow partner to make you are less than a tournament player. this is partnership style. the final decision. for bridge players across the board

-- ~ Why it is important to be able to L work out the score in your head T By John Pain, EBU education manager YOU would not Jearn to play cribbage without leami~g how to this is misguided and we do not otTer the students the best chance. In an attempt to redress the balance here is the basic scoring table - score, or play darts without knowing that the outer.rmg ~r1 no references here to doubled or redoubled scores, which I will cover double or the bull was worth 50. Yet I have beco~e ancreasang Y concerned that many bridge beginners and novtce players .are next time. So why is 3NT vulnerable 600? It is 40 + 30 + 30 = 100 trick points; not bothering to work out the score for the hand the~ hav~t·st vulnerable game bonus 500. Total 600. played. They rely on the score tables on the back oft e ca~ ~~~ the bidding box and have completely forgotten how 10 wor ' Trldl scores - scored by dedarer's side when the contract Normal play 600 Is luiHIIed for example, that 3NT is ~vorth _400 or fbiddin boxes. They - F« iictt irtdi'iliowthi ~t~ rn•anit • zo _ Don't get me wrong - I m allm fav~ur ~ .d b~t in this one - For-each trick above the first six In • and .~-....__..._____ 3 0 are the single biggest boon to teachmg n ge, : For it\e flflt trjck .iioVe sll\ In NT - - :10::__.-:_ aspect they have helped players become .lazy. ticularly useful is For eac:h additional trick In NT 30 Where knowledge of how to s~ore ~s Pt~ron Should you let A trick score of 100 points or more on one board Is GAME; wh e n you are in a compeuuve· · b'ddmgsttua1 1 • 3• 2+ making A trick score of leu than 100 on one board is a PARTSCORE . 1 tn uld you go on to· · Bonus scores __ Not vulnerable Vulnerable _ your opponents play 2+ or s to 1 ck will concede will score 110, whereas 3• going down by one n .£orJljaklng a fAATSCORC _-:so,_--- =_._50 For making a GAME _ 300 500 _ a lesser score, either 50 or I 00. . . to do the best you can on Smallslafllbld and rt~ade_ 500 - __ 750- In normal pairs play you are atmmg It for your side-but -Grand slam bid and made 1000 1500- a board, so going down is often the beds~ r~u ry diffi cult to know if you do not know the scores involve IllS ve Overtricks Normal play ____._._~ Tpck value -:==_Trick value what to do for the best. lay in 6+ or should I Should !let non-vulnerable oppo n~ t s p four or five tricks? Undertricks sacrifice in 6+ be doubled and god fiowndown is 1100, so four For eac:h undertrick _ 50 - 100 , d . 800 an tve . t o Non-vul nerable four own IS fou r down IS o down is a good save. Vulnerable even 2+ bid and made is 2 x 30 = 60; part score bonus of 50. Total = 110. Spend a bit of time learning the scores for the more common many - minus 1100. . d nts 'We won't worry contracts you play in. You will find it pars dividends in the long run. I have known teachers say to thetrh s tu leear n bes1·des. • 1 think abo · o muc to ut the scoring. There IS 1o Turkish delight at Cesme By Tugrul Kaban opponents arrived, curtailing our discussion EVER since the EDU revealed Thrkey as the venue for its first autumn overseas congress I fancied the prematurely. So I was left wondering whether idea of mixing bridge with some family visiting there. So, after driving daughter Rosa to Durham we were playing reverse attitude or reverse University the first weekend in October we packed our bags for the midweek flight to Cesmc. count or even reverse Italian. 11tere were 13 of us making the trip from Wclwyn Garden City Bridge Club plus, of course, my This session \vas not going to be a success and wife Catherine, who was promptly appointed our 'non-playing captain~ we had run out of lime to do much about it, r · · - ' The two main Swiss events are best played with when the last round brought the following deal: your regular p~rtner, but the week-long Phew1 that programme provades many other events to try Dealer North + AK15 out new partnerships. So, I asked Vernon E-WCame • 19 • 195 4 was ano ther GaskrU, also from WGC, to partner me in the • 1064 open pairs. We had never played together I before. • • 6432 +Q10 cI ose one. Vernon arraved for the afternoon event • 63 • A 10 7 5 'THE customs in Istanbul need documents to explaining that he had just got out of bed. • 10 7 • Q632 prove that you are running a bona fide event Having missed both breakfast and lunch, he +19852 +AK7 Iwhere you say you are~ This was the message proceeded to order a beer and some food. I used E3 • 98 7 overseas congress manager Peter Jordan my best Turkish to hurry along the waiter, while • KQ842 received just before leaving for Came and partner munered something like 'weak twos in • AK8 with the experience of problems in Egypt still three suits and negative double below game' by • Q3 fresh in his mind it was the last news he way of his preferred methods. needed to hear. I thought I had better go ahead and take a East chose to open 1• . Sitting South, I passed First a quick phone call was made to the seat and then spent the best part of the first (quickly) and so did West (apprehensivdy). Golden Dolphin hotel to ask for the round variously keeping the opposition Partner duly protected with a double and, when documents to be prepared and forwarded to entertained in the absence of a game and East passed (confidently), l too passed, the relevant authority. cobbling together something of a convention converting the double to penalties at favourable On arrival things had not progressed and a card, both unavoidable in these days of 88@8. vulnerability. West also passed (much more call to the customs makd that they needed The next couple of rounds were fairly apprehensively)! confirmation of the event from the hotel; the uneventful as partner digested his lunch - I led +Q to declarer's ace. Hoping for one or confirmation to be countersigned by the local except for the alarm clock on his mobile phone two spade ruffs, declarer exited with +10 all the authority (in Cesme), then by the Sports belatedly coming to life! way round to partner's jack. who promptly Federation and then by the Gomnor's Office Round four provided me with a new reason placed his • J on the table. Declarer won with (both in lzmir). Finally the documents had to to hate the new announcement rules-you have • A and existed with +Q, which again went be faxed to Istanbul by Spm that day. to know your no trump range! When partner round to partner, who next advanced his \'9. Peter recalled: 'After waiting for what opened I NT on the first board I managed to Declarer covered with his 10, which I won and seemed like hours in various offices, drinking duck the issue completely and simply raised to proceeded to relie\-e him of his two remaining (then refusing) lots ofThrkish tea and racing ' game with my own 12. Partner had claimed and trumps, declarer throwing spades from through the rush-hour traffic, we tinally got scored by the time I fetched some water and as dummy. I then exited with my last spade to Ithe documents off at 4.50pm! we pulled out our cards for the next board I partner who duly cashed his two winners in the 'This would not have been achieved suddenly realised that I am still none the wiser suit, on the second of which I threw my without the services of Attila, our Thrkish ' about our no trump range! So I opened my remaining club. Iguide, as frequent arguments seemed the only solid 17 count with my usual strong one no Partner continued with +J and declarer \vas way to progress. The goods duly arrived at trump - only to hear partner announce 'Weak, now po\\-erless, as we also collected three tricks 1.30pm on the Thursday with the event could be II ~ in that suit, with my 13th trump still to come starting that evening -loads of time!' Following a mini carding disaster in round for our last trick. Our opponents themselves So once again all was in place for when the five, I thought we'd better fill the gap in the burst into a thunderous laugh as they chalked contestants arrived and an excellent first EBU relevant part of our convention card. 'Discards up minus 1,400 for five down in 1• doubled, overseas autumn bridge congress followed. - Italian?' I put to partner. 'Reverse is also good,' which was particularly satisfying as my came the reply, at which point our round six alternative of 3NT would ha'-e been two down. Never one for o\·erstatement, Vernon said after the opponents departed 'We had a Now it's Amathus Beach, Limassol reasonable defence going on that board'! I later MAJOR building work taking place adjacent to the Amathus Beach Hotel in Paphos, means the found out that we sah'3ged 54% from the e\'ent venue for the EBU-Baker Tilly Cyprus Congress in February has had to be changed. despite our embarrassments along the \vay. The hotel management has concluded that the work will impact on the immediate area to such The Congress as a whole was good fun. I had a degrt'C as to make closure of the hotel the only acceptable course of action during this period. a great time both at and away from the bridge Now for the good news. table; in fact so much fun that my wife and 1 Peter Jordan, the EllU's overseas congress manager, has been to Cyprus to inspect alternati,·e stared on for a second week, during which we venues and, with the approval of the sponsors, a decision has been made tu relocate the congress made some family visits, too. to the Amathus Beach Hotel in Limassol, another superb hotel in a superb location. The change of \'enue will have no effect on dates, flight times or costs. In fact there will be some WHY not go with the* trend and organise extra benefits. All airport transfers will now be less than 45 minutes, the hotel has a larger a club group to join in an EBU overseas conference room for the bridge and there is a 25-metrc heated indoor pool, which is sure to be bridge congress? Next up after Cyprus much appreciated in February. (February 1-7) is a second autumn Sa)'S Peter: 'Although the change is regrettable I have every confidence that we shall deliver a congress - in Rhodes (October 6-11 ). lnngress of the very highest standard. If anyone has a concern regarding this change please call me There's more information on the EBU on 01 2% -317203 and I will he happy to discuss it with thc:m.' website: www.cbu.co.uk

30 English Bridge December 2006 Tom Dessain: Young Player of the Year Ben Paske (left) and his brother Tom: Young Pair of the Year It's thanks to the adults we have these young players to be proud of nus year in Brighton several awards were made to young bridge together for three years. players and those who have spent a lot of time working with young The younger half of the partnership is pbyers. Tom, child number three, nicknamed 'Mini', From the Reading area comes Judy Honickberg, deputy head of although this in no way describes his the sixth form at Reading School, who has been an inspiration in physique. He enjoys cricket and rugby, and mc:o uraging her pupils to take up the game. One of them has said of plays both for Hereford Cathednl School. bc:r: 'She is very kind and gracious and it is to her that 1 owe my love Incidentally, I have several bruises from the of bridge'. rounders match at the latest junior teach-in Semal of the young students at her school, among them Joe Mela that testify to Tom's athletic prowess! and Mike Bell, have gone on to be highly regarded members of the Brother Ben, oldest of the Paske six, is a England junior squads, having been given their first taste of the student at Edinburgh University, where he is studying chemical physics. At 18 he is by far pmeby Judy. She starts off by teaching Minibridge and then goes on to t~e full the most senior half of the partnership, making sure they arrive at places on time &lme. On top of that she organises bridge activities sue~ as ~nps to with at least one convention card between the junior teach-in held annually at Loughborough Umverstty. For tltem. In his spare time Ben enjoys playing this reason she has been awarded the Alec Salisbury award for pool. He also is a bit of a juggler, which outstanding contribution to the development of youth bridge . . gives him something to do when he From Harrogate Bridge Club comes Cedric Co~kcroft, a bndge By Michael is dummy! ~d Minibridge teacher, who has spent years helpsng the .youth of Byrne The pair have done well over the last yeu )orkshire to mature in to adult bridge players. Many of hts players in several different ways, impressing people ovrr the years have become members of the Durham University. He began playing bridge not only with their comprehensive '2 over I' England under 20 squad and almost all of six years ago and has recently been converted system, but also with their easygoing nature the Yorkshire youth team has been helped by and sense of humour. Although Tom likes to 10 the strong no trump, although most of his Ctdric over the years. uccesses - such as a win in the Portland point out his older brother's mistakes He regularly goes into primary and ~ wl and fifth place in the World Schools (which are not many) Ben takes it with good ~nda ry schools in the Harrogate ar~a , ~irs _ have come playing a weak no trump. grace and has earned a reputation as being pving his time to help youngsters, '~ht~h ~ is also a keen darts and badminton the patient one in the partnership. Includes entering teams with his puptls 10 rmer as well as being in the Army Cadet The pleasant demeanour and friendly county leagues and competitions such as the PF ay ' He is well respected as polite and manner of these brothers makes them a orce. . . h h I d I NICKO. fri endly and recently tn Bng ton e p aye credit to junior bridge and am pleased to lie i?stils in his players a sense o~ fair play . event with EllU Board member Alan have them on the England under 20 squad. lnd fnendliness as well as teachiOg them tn an .. ho descnb· ed h"tm as •a d et •tg h hur: I llopefully young players will continue to Ne I son, h ttthnicaJ skills, a'nd it is fo r th is reaso ~ that 1 play and enjoy the game we love so much oung man'. h" and our country will continue to flourish ~Jproud to J·oin in the congratulatiOns to Y accolade .. 0 es to one partners 1p o ur fi10 a! o , .• wit h talented and well-behaved participants ~the n· cCockcroft on being the fi rst w10n· er of the same family. This year s rec1p1ents fromh " g Pair of the Year Award are Ben such as Tom, llen and Tom. L· Tom Bradley Award fo r services to youth of 1 e ,oun If there aren't enough roung people in urtdge, d Tom Paske. It. ., . an . f onl a family of six brothers and your area playing bridge, then take a leaf out th· IS fitting that one of Cedric's pupt s IS Commg r h "ld of Cedric and Judy's book. Go in to schools y 11 Year's winner of the Young Player of the . ( well as two parents) from t e w1 ststerhs asf Herefordshire, they have played and hcJ(, get some of them started. ~raward dept s o l'om D~ssain is 19 and a student at December 2006 English Bridge 31 PRIZE DEFENCE ANSWERS QUESTION master Andrew K:!mbites gives he allows your +K to win trick one. If you his view of the best line of defence in our PI.&TKIIE continue with the +Q he will take the +A at October competition and awards prizes in Prizes kindly donated by PIATNIK, trick two and easily succeed. The only suit he three categories. makers of playing cards since 1824 can be afraid of is hearts, so switch to the '12 at trick two. 1) • 952 your original fourth highest unless there is 4) A65 • 109 serious danger that you could block the suit. + + A K QJ10 • AQ4 +AQ8 ii) If you started with just three return the t K )10 9 higher of your remaining two cards unless it • )75 + AK3 +6 seems likely that would cost a trick. 'I KJ543 'I Q72 In this hand the +7 return cannot be an • 6532 + 97 original fourth highest, so declarer still has the 'I 9 7 65 'I+982 KJ 10 ·-+ 8543 E3W E + AQ7 +6 +10975432 +J guarded. To beat this contract you need E3 partner to have the 'lA so lead a heart to his + Q 1098 3 S +A642 • QJ108 74 'lA (the '18 is a good idea to reinforce that you 'I A86 + K QJ10 74 3 • 84 have no interest in hearts) and await his dub • 832 + KJ return. • 62 +K South West North East 3) • AK 1+ Pass 3+ Pass 'I J98 South West North East 3+ Pass ... Pass • 743 3+ Pass 4+ Pass Pass Pass +AQ)87 Pass Pass ON the very strong bidding your partner can • 1085 .9764 WEST leads the +1 0 (promising an interior have almost nothing. However, you can only 'I K32 E3 'I Q 1065 sequence: dearly headed by the queen) to your envisage beating this contact with a dub ruff. t K Q 10 9 6 W E t 8 5 +A, declarer dropping the +K. You need to somehow establish an entry to +52 S +K43 Assume declarer has seven spades and the your partner's hand. • QJ32 +K singleton. Passive defence won't be enough. In fact there is no hurry to lead your 'I A74 He will draw trumps. drive out the +A Q and singleton dub. If you lead it now declarer may t A)2 make 10 easy tricks: seven spades, the • A and be suspicious and do everything within his +1096 two diamonds. You must hope he started with power to keep your partner ofT lead. A very three hearts and only two diamonds. Switch to imaginative defence is to lead the • K, playing South West North East a heart at trick three. This immediately gi\'CS partner for the • Q. Declarer can sever 1NT Pass 3NT Pass away a heart trick. but you can establish a heart Pass Pass communications by letting it hold the trick. trick to go with your +A Q. but why should he do that? He wins the • A YOU lead the +K, partner playing the +5 and It is paradoxical that if you had started with and sees no reason not to draw trumps. You declarer the +J. • Q J 10 and dummy with • A K 4 you would win the +A and innocently switch to the +6. If he had the +A partner should have have got it right without a moment's thought. Now when you take the +K you can cross to overtaken the +K with the +A and returned a partner's • Q and take the dub ruff. diamond, so declarer has the +A. So did declarer start with +A J doubleton? Put it 2) + AQ3 • 1094 another way. Would partner have played the + A K QJ10 2 +5 from +8 5 2? +Q Declarer clearly wants you to continue with diamonds and is trying to make it safe for you + KJ10 +7652 to do so, which should arouse your suspicions. '1 )83 E3 • A765 What is he afraid ol? Look at the whole hand. + 54 W E + 83 He has to take the dub finesse into your +A 10 8 6 2 S + K 73 partner's hand. This is the safe hand as long as • 984 • KQ2 • 9 7 6 Bob Rowlands DOUBLES QUIZ Answers from page 19 +J954 South West North East Dealer East. Game all Pass ,. Pass r------..(b) +K 7S • As + Q98S +A J83 1NT Pass 3NT Pass West North East South Double - Showing 13-1 5 points, usually Pass Pass 2+* 7 f aily balanced - the rest is up to partner. YOU lead your +6 to partner's + K. He returns * Multi 2+ - weak two In either major, the +7 to declarer's +9. You win this with the strong two In either minor or strong (c) + K 10 S 2 • 2 +A Q 8 S + K J S 3 + 10. balanced. Pass - Intending to double for takeout at Almost all players realise that the exact small '------1 your next turn if, as expected, E-W are in card they lead matters, but many of the same What would you bid with 2• or 3• , eg 2+-Pass-2+-Pass, 3• -Double. players arc not systematic in the card they return. If partner has led a fourth highest and (a)+ A Q 10 8 S • 7 2 + A Q 10 9 + 10 3 (d) + 6 2 • I + A Q 10 S 2 + K Q 9 6 3 you return the suit (maybe at trick two having 2+ - Passing would work well if West Pass - Nothing to say at this stage won trick one; maybe later in the hand if you bids 2• and East passes, but all too because 2NT would be natural. At your lost trick one): often it doesn't go like that. Probably next turn, if able, you can bid 2NT, which i) If you started with four or more, return better to bid 2+ now while you can. will describe your hand very nicely.

32 English Bridge December 2006 YOU QUESTION -JEREMY DHONDY ANSWERS Should I have lost out on my claim?

IFBram all of York asks: eould you clarify the position and ~e result at the table stood. An appeal that you have eight playing tricks, but not in this met wath the same result. Mr Whiteway feels ending? that you have a strong hand. Although it morally obliged not to bid when his partner is an extreme example it serves to make • 109 6 hesitates and thinks this was a case when the point. • 4 South should not have bid. - Opponents can be put off when they . hear, for example, 2• described as a THE idea that you can never bid after strong hand with either 20-22 points or partner's hesitation is a common but • Q872 ·- •KJ 4 eight playing tricks, only to find it is the ,_ erroneous one. It does not really matter sort of hand just described. In order to - how long the hesitation is. Once it is remedy that there are regulations which . possible that information has been talk of the Rule of 25 and a minimum of ·+8- ·- communicated it doesn't much matter 14 high card points. The rule of 25 is E3 whether it is 20 seconds or three minutes. ·- •A arrived at by adding your high card points Ifpartner hesitates he tdls you that he does to the length or your two longest suits. .- not ~ a clear-cut action and you may Any hand which conforms to this rule ·• -J76 ' not base your decision on the information acceptable as an artificial strong two-level I given to you by the hesitation. opening. An example hand is: West is on lead and clubs are trumps. Suppose I NT is opened on your left and Bd'ore West leads declarer (South) says 'I partner hesitates and it is passed round to think the rest are mine. but I had beHer play you. If you protected on a balanced nine • A K 10 9 7 6 \' A K J 6 t 10 5 + 2 thtm out as there is one trump out'. East count then the director might well think 1ummons the director, who rules that you had been influenced by your partner's dcdmr loses a trick to the +8. Is this the uneven tempo. If, on the other hand, you In my view this is not strong enough right rulingl had a balanced 19 count your action is for an Acol 1\vo or equivalent to be clear and it does not matter if your partner opened, but you and your partner are ABSOLliTELY noll South has made a hesitated. entitled to disagree with my assessment claim and in his statement has made it As a rough rule of thumb, for a bid to be and to agree to open 2• Benjamin, clru that he knows a trump is missing. In permiHed it should be found by at least because the 15 high card points coupled my view, given the statement, it would be 70% of players of equivalent standard. In with the 10 points for your two longest irrational to play anything but the +J after the case above I think to bid 5t is pretty suits add up to 25. Books or regulations 11inning the previous trick with the •A. clear. One might ask why you did not bid are often quite complex and in this area Note, however, that if South has made a diamonds on the previous round, but if the position of the comma in 11 G3a is claim play must cease and it was correct to partner has any sort of a 3t bid then it is important. What this means is that a 7-5 call the director. It is just a shame that the very likely that 5t will be a good sacrifice. 13-count conforms to the rule of 25 and it is entirely legal to have an agreement to director did not apply Law 70 correctly. By bidding it this way you may have timed open it with a conventional strong two Section C covers the position where there the auction better to stop East-West going bid. An example might be: is a trump out and would award a trick to on, whereas if you had bid a direct 5t (my the opponents if a. he had failed to choice) you may have provoked them to mention the trump in his claim statement , bid more. I think what you should do in these positions is make the bid you were Q 10 8 7. 5 • A • I • 5 • - • 2 (he did), b. he might have been unaware of I •• I going to make, but if it is then taken awa.y the trump (he was aware) c. he could have from you because of your part~er s lost a trick by any normal line of play. (he hesitation you should not sulk about at. The minimum of 14 HCP referred to can't). Normal is defined as play that only kicks in with sub-rule-of-25 hands would be inferior or careless, but not A number of correspondents have written in that are of 'equivalent playing strength'. irrational. expressing concern about Section JJG3 and Those players who quote 'eight playing IIG4 of the new Orange Book. These. are tricks' as being the standard for an Acol Anthony Whiteway of Worthing writes sections about strong two-level openangs two opening bid are only quoting half the •bout the following hand, held by South: that are artificial. original sentence. It also has to be a hand You are non vulnerable versus vulnerable, of power and quality. dtaler East and the auction starts: FIRST of all this bit of the Ora.n~e Book, That summarises the current position along with all the rest sum mmsmg what and given that the latest Orange Dook is is allowable, refers to agreements betw~en only a few months old it is unlikely there +7 ' K 8 3 t 8 7 5 3 • 10 9 8 52 and your partner. One problem wtth will be any change in the short term. Dut :C~t twos and Benjamin 2• ~nd 2+ if the view is strong enough that 14 points . gs is that they are descnbcd as is pitched too high then there is no reason openmb.tds when sometimes they are not. at the next review why it cannot be 13 West South strong (I h North East It is also comm?n to. rc er to t em as points. As with many things the amount 2NT Pass of correspondence will have a bearing on l+(l) 3t 3+ Pass having eight playang tncks. . One correspondent talks of a han~ wtth when or whether any change is ~ Pass(ll) Pass 7 contemplated. 5-(ard Stayman + Q J 10 9 8 7 6 54 3 • 2 t 2 + 2. lt as true (1 ~ agreed lengthy hesitation . uestions to Jeremy on [email protected] doSo uth bid 5t at this point, which was EmOJI.your ~ editor. Brian Cook at Hill Crest, 8 Kingsley Road, Kingsbridge, Devon TQl 1EY or wnt~ talud:your ~ame and address. Atrublttt and cheaper than the maki ng ~ • · Please me Whiteway called the TD to seck 3 ru1 ang December 2006 English Bridge 33 BOOK REVIEWS by Nick Smith Even the Grand Slam Force is here

Sondra Landy, Mark Horton, Barbara Seagram, 25 Bridge (Splinters, Michaels and, yes, the GSF J .1!1J Con,•entions for Acol Players, pub. Master Point Press, £11.95 Sophisticated Stuff (Med·well, Lead-direct ing doubles, etc). Each convention is described in 25 BRIDGE Com•cntious l'lm Sllould Ki1ow ( 1996) is, according to its just enough jargon-free detail to enable ,.,·en publishers, the best-selling bridge book of the last 50 years. That's odd, inexperienced partnerships to incorporate it you say - how come I've never hCLebensohl convention I havt: been actually read. The bridge equivalent is the sections - Learn these First (Stayman, butchering all these years. convention that is so ubiquitous that you'vt: Blackwood, etc), More Complicated Sandra Landy and Mark Horton are among our best and most experienced players, so in many ways this book distils a lifetime's Out of my nightmare experience. Sandra is also responsible for the EBU's teaching materials and there are few better writers in terms of communication with into a dreaiTI of a book ordinary, aspiring players. I can heartily recommend this degant text. Julian Pottage, Back through the Pack, disembodied voice. Can the author make us Vavisphere; Squeeu Books, $18.00 care about one character rather than another or feel the dramatic tension of the underlying I HAVE a recurring nightmare in which it is garnd Cheers, Joyce! four in the morning and I am locked in the There is at least one further challenge. Does cellar of the Young Chelsea, forced to play yet each deal genuindy tum on the contribution of another varsity match set against Julian Pottage the nominated card? Could it just as easily have and Doug Naismith. Julian has just psyched been the t6 as the +5? This can only ever be a one spade (again!), knowing, just as I do, that matter of opinion and the temptation must be his partner will have a 1-4-4-4 Yarborough. to ovt:rstate the peripeteia attributable to the There will now be no way for us to bid the cold card in question. But here the hands are spade slam and Cambridge will win yet again. selected so cleverly that we are rarely conscious You see, I carry the scars to this day. Still, at of the artificiality of the project least I now have the chance to get a little bit of As well as the 52 semi-characterised cards, my own back by saying his new book is there are cameos from a large cast of named rubbish ... individuals, many of whose names seem Except that it isn't. Dnck tllroug/1 the Pnck is almost, but not quite, familiar. Are there too an ambitious and entertaining attempt to many jokes only available to a certain coterie of reprise the success of the Darvas-Hart fantasy players? At least Nick Smythe has disappeared Right tllrougl1 the Pnck. It is Pottage's 21st book from an earlier draft! Too few of these extras JOYCE Hare raises her glass in and in many ways it has been a labour of love. are in the book for long enough to make a dear acknowledgement of congratulations from For five years he has been collecting tales impact I would have been tempted to reduce friends who joined In her 90th birthday featuring individual cards and this is the the cast of non-cards to a small roster of very celebration at Sutton Coldfield Bridge Oub. complete set, presented for us like a Panini specific types and to ding more assiduously to Joyce Is a well-known and well-loved World Cup stickers collection. Indeed, each It bridge player, whose contribution to the a single space-time continuum. is a baroque game was acknowledged in 1990 when she card has two stories to tell, so there are 104 house of cards which threatens to come received the Dimmle Fleming award. deals in all. tumbling down at any moment, but somehow Her 90 years have been well filled, The key decision is to allow each of tlte cards does not. including a distinguished career in the CIVil to tell its stories in conversation (and It is to Pottage's great credit that he has Service and many achievements on the competition) with the others. The obvious battled with these narrative handicaps and sports field before taking up bridge when model is the Cnuterbury Tnlcs although, unlike risks and emerged with something that is so she was in her forties. Chaucer, this author has finished the job! So readable and erudite. The biggest strength of Joyce went on to become an the real challenge lies in attributing a particular Dnck througlr tile Puck, as with most of this accomplished player and teacher, as well as personality to each of the 52 (hitherto, paper­ author's books, lies in the selection and analysis taking an active role In the administration of the game, including a period as chairman of thin!} dtaracters. No reader can remember 52 of so many fascinating deals. Each one of the the Warwickshire CBA. dtaracters at once, especially when the names 265 pages is crammed with hands that will She Is a member of several dubs and are so similar and uninformative, so there is a stretch the card-playing skills of even the top continues to play good bridge. risk that eadt speaker will become a level of tournament players.

34 English Bridge December 2006 :~~:~==~~=~H~ Can-sin-o' they chanted J.Sonc of the best British players ever; rated unsteadiness on his feet. However, ~1 the top three by Jeremy Flint in TI1c Trmcs when we returned to England he ~ an art ide he wrote in the '70s. was still playing well enough to be 1first met Jonathan in 1958, when we were picked for another Camrose unJergraduates at Oxford. We became match. t.ttner and keener on bridge and eventually After that we went to the r!Jrrd six days a week, mainly rubber. tournament in )uan-les-Pins, our daily routine was for me to go to where it became apparent there ~1ures or the labs in the morning, then on really was sometlling wrong witll him. Rodney Smitll, president of 10 Jonathan's room at Oriel to get him out of ~ to ha,·e a pint and a pie in a local pub the Royal College of Surgeons and bc(ort proceeding to St John's, which was a keen bridge player, arranged the .nm we usually played bridge. Sometimes best medical treatment, but in tile Anthony Milford (later a British process of having the tumour international) would be in the game, though removed Jonatllan lost the sight in one eye and was never as sharp he spent most of his intellectual energy on again. He continued to play in the the horses. lower stake games at St John's for Other good players at Oxford at the time some years, but three years ago •trt Michael Buckley, an exceptionally had a stroke and moved into a m.tturt player needing little practice, who home. ~'Oted his energy to getting a leading First Tony Priday and I visited him in Greats and passing out top of the Civil from time to time. It was difficult xr\'icc entrance exam; John Jonathan Canslno to hear what he was saying, Ckkmdon, later a distinguished although it was clear he was all priu·winning mathematician there in understanding our and a Fellow of the Royal Society; A brilliant player conversation. Recently he had a 1.11dTonyGiadstone, who climbed fall and broke his hip; it was the Matterhorn. whose career was pinned but he was still in great After Jonathan left Oxford in pain. He contracted pneumonia, 1961 we continued to play and died on October I 0. together until I left the university tragically cut short in 1964 to waste my time for four Great stamina rtars in American universities. police for driving a car with too Dixon and me, with Louis Tarlo What were the qualities that During the '61-'64 period we won many people in it. I had no tile npc. We came second behind made him a great player? ln the National Pairs and in 1964 documents, so in desperation I the Italian Blue team. addition to the qualities I mention pared in a Camrose match showed the policeman a Local During the championship the above, he had great stamina. The against Northern Ireland. Our Points certificate. That was Poles had taken a great shine to two other outstanding rubber ttammates were Reese and accepted and we drove on. Our Jonathan and at the victory bridge players I have played Schapiro, and Des Deery was in captain Alan Hi ron said it was tile banquet when we went up to against are Jeremy Flint and Zia tbt Irish team. only known instance of the receive our prize the Poles Mahmood. Jeremy showed the chanted 'Can-sin-o, Can-sin-o.' most attention to detail; Zia is the For a while Jonathan was Master Points scheme having any practical use. Claude, not a man burdened by best at the poker aspet::ts of tile articled to his uncle Robert false modesty, complained bitterly game. But Jonathan could outlast u~:alho, a distinguished Between 1964 and 1970 Jonathan played a lot witll John when we returned to our table. either of them. He regularly SOlicitor. He also tried his hand at 'There's more than one player in played 12-hour sessions at Stefans ~roking, at which he would Collings and represented Great Brim in with him. Jonathan was an tllis team.' he said. Unfortunately, (formerly Lederer's) and in tile '"e been good, as it suited his ideal partner for Collings- highly under the rules at the time, only later hours was head and ~bling nature. However, by the Italians went to the Bermuda shoulders above the opposition. 1964 he had given it up to play dependable, almost error-free .a~d n excellent judge of compet11lve Bowl. Also he could make plays that rubber bridge for a living. would not occur to other people. 1 :uctions. Whether Collings w~s During the long vacations Olympiad letdown remember a rubber bridge hand an ideal partner for Jonathan. IS llrtween '61 and '64 I frequently The same team played in the in Oxford in the '50s, in which less clear - the problem With 1972 Olympiad in Miami. There declarer in 3NT had A J 10 9 x x htare~ with Jonathan's most playing with Collings was that the ospuable parents in West was a fair amount of extra­ with Q x in dummy. Declarer witll results rather depended o~ th,e Hampstead and Jonathan and I curricular activity and Louis no side entry led the Queen from success or otherwise of ~llmgs s ~to go to the New Acol Bridge nvway Jeremy Fhnt had Tarlo's wife Dea was later heard dummy, which Jonathan, sitting ub and to the Grand Slam. coups. A , · • •ood saying to one of her friends over the declarer, ducked b then spotted what a g 'Darling, it was like Sodom and effortlessly from K x. That was tile lbese dubs were full of the most yer Jonathan was and they lll~rvellous characters, the r Gomorrah'. We finished a only way to beat the contract, as ~ · . ~t:rted a partnership i~ ab~ut JOruy of them now, sadly, dead. somewhat disappointing sixth. declarer had to finesse again. 1970 Jonathan played With Fhnt After Miami Jonathan and his Nowadays any good player would . .h bber bridge match Ill t e ru . h I wife Pamela (nee Darling) and I find the coup, but at the time Useful Points! . I Dlue Team an I e cary 1 a••amst 1 1e went out to Los Angeles for three none of us had ever seen it. for played. ~vit11 Jonathan in I ~68 " d by general consen 1 '70s an wa 5 . months, where we bet::ame good It was a great pity he never Eu~the BntlSh team in th~ Jum?r layer on view. 0 the best P . · h team for the friends with Dilly Eisenberg and plared in the Bermuda Bowl. That tho Ptan Championship (tn In 1971 the Dnlls . Eddie Kantar. It was there that the would ha,·e been a fitting Pr sedays junior was under 30) in championship was European and Flint, Claude first symptoms of Jonathan's showcase for his talents. t ~gue . It was a delightful brain tumour occurred - a slight Robert Sl•cchnn the best incident jonat.han d 1i ny pridar. Chris ~tnament, Rodnguc an o ng \vhen I was stopped by the December 2006 English Bridge 35 From round the world we gather

~r~ . , , in Galway ,,.~ - .•. ~- www .bridgeclublive.com MORE than a hundred members of Bridge dub live travelled from 23 countries to meet up at Reunion 2006 in Galway. We had food and drink in found in the various rooms within Bridge dub plenty, tours and shopping, fun and laughter and, yes, we also squeezed in three Live. We have coaches who help and advise; we bridge competitions. The EBU contingent did well, with nine of them winning have regular mailings lvith tips and information prizes or being placed. and now we will have a competition, too. In the first event of the weekend, the individual, Lazy Gardener (Steve Foster In January we plan to offer that same com­ from Hertfordshire) and Dulciana (Celia Jeal from Suffolk) were fourth and fort zone in a competitive situation - an event sixth respectively. that is restricted to newbies, beginners and Who ever says that Irish coffee is harmless has not had Irish coffee in Ireland! Improvers - but is not for players who are Our hostess, Mary, sent round a glass to every player- and there was no doubt By Fran ranked higher than that, except perhaps where that some pretty frisky bidding followed! they are coaching or partnering beginners. Certainly, at the end of the session, BarryC (better known as Barry Capal) was Bramzel The details are still being finalised, but the looking up at the winners from a loooong way idea is simple. Those taking part will be com­ down the listings and put this down entirely to [email protected] for peting on a level playing field with others who having been nobbled by the local tipple. more information. are equally nervous or inexperienced. A new event this year was the handicapped I was gratified recently to see that my some­ Hopefully, they will gain enough assuredness to pairs, in which the handicaps reflected the time partner Audiothief (David Southcombe, enable them to enter more of the bigger events. prowess (ranking) of players on a randomly Oxfordshire) with eyes_bukit (David Woulds, We will, of course. be open for business aU chosen day some weeks before the reunion. Bedfordshire) has knocked Chien Fou (John day (and night) every day throughout the fes­ The success of this new feature was proved Probst) and Proddy (Damian Hassan, Teesside) tive season. (The maintenance crew will be when second place was achieved by a pairing off the top of the imps challenge ladder. redecorating behind the scenes.) whose joint handicap elevated them into the Supervised practice is proving very popular, So, from aU of us in Bridge Oub Live we lvish prizes. So, MacDiamond and MollieD (Linda offering a comfort zone for players who do not you a healthy 2007 - may your fmesses work MacFarlane who now lives in Scotland and yet feel accomplished enough for the cut and and your trumps break evenly! W"mnie Beeforth from develand) found them­ thrust of the more experienced players to be See J'OU nat yrar; Fmn selves taking home some crystal In fourth and fifth were two more EBU pairs, Boadicea and Brian P (Eva de Mercur, London, and Brian Patmore, Cheshire) and Rupert and To Paris, the Renault way Mrs Bear (Patsi and Geoff Fielding from FOUR of the players who contested the Players also took part in a quiz based on Powys). London round of the Renault Bridge Tour information about Renault cars. Cynthia Very much aware of our status as an have won places in the final, to be played in Griffiths, from Ealing was the winner. international dub, in true Olympic style the Paris in December. Frederic Maillard, Renault London West dosing ceremony contained an invitation to The London event, one of 27 held in cities general manager, said: 'The Renault Bridge Reunion 2007 in Croatia. So watch out Opatija, around Europe. was hosted by Richmond Tour is a truly international competition and Bridge Oub Live is coming on the weekend of Bridge Club and sponsored by local we were delighted to be able to host the September 25. dealership Renault London West, London round. Congratulations to the UK Before that we have our annual UK congress The winners were Bob McRobert (Sutton winners and we wish them well in Paris.' in Hinckley during the weekend of January 12- Scotney, Hants) Arun Suri (Sutton, Surrey), 15. If you would like to join us write to Nick Boss (Wandsworth) and Fiona Hutchison (Roehampton). Proceedings at the Richmond club opened I Corn Cairdis call j Bedfordshire's with a champagne and canapes reception for THE Com Cairdis (Cup of Friendship) is 1 the 110 players who travelled from all points an annual competition between England under 19 best around the capital to compete. and the Republic of Ireland. The next meeting will be in Ireland on the weekend of March 30-April I 2007. The event comprises three teams of four players per I • side - club, county and officials. Applications are invited for club and county standard players to represent I England in this event If selected, they will I be responsible for their own travel costs, but will be afforded private hospitality in the homes of their Irish hosts. Planning yet further ahead, England will be the hosts in 2008 and applications are welcome from County Associations interested in hosting the event Pairs who may be interested should send a brief bridge profile of themselves to Dawn Mertens at the EBU offices in From lett, Bedfordshlre's Graeme Robertson, Justin Bell, Jamie Findlay and Michael Green, Aylesbury ([email protected]), and should winners of the under 19 section In London MBA's Inter-county teams event. See London specify whether the application is for the report In County News, page 41 dub or county standard.

36 English Bridge December 2006 Master ~oint promotions Cong_ratulations to the newly promoted 7 Star l'n:mler AI 'OR Master Prem1er Grand Masters ... "!kWI'I Master Mrs PE ltt l\lr R A CUire of \L-s SE..\1 Cooper Loadon 4 Star l'n:mler Mr AE Rnelty of Merscyside.Oieshire iff Master ~\Master Mrs RAReid \lr D('rct(IPCr ... and the newly promoted Grand Masters 3 Star lnmler I S&ar rrrmler Master l\lr 1\1 Carrlnataa of SIISiel \\JSitt' Mrs R Power l\lr \V K Ford ol S Mr G f.lalas of Middlesex ltr II B t;unbcrt MrNWilson l\lr p A t.ranl ol~ Mr G Pnece of Warwic:Uhlre IStar MISter Sl8pe ol Devon Premier Master - Mr u ~tnJ ();born Mrs L Hayton ~trSShomey Tournament \tr8G'Thom35 Master At September's junior teach-in at and Tony ParkilUOn, 3 D;~vid Owen and Adllll(fd MrsHR Smith loughborough, Bedrord School pair Barry Read, 4 David and Rmee lkel·er. )Iaski' www.bedsbrid&uo.uk Gracme Robmson and )wtin Bell did Diary dates: January 7 county pairs ~In MLihoU 4 Star Master Mrs H Weatherby WE are cklighted that at the AGM of the well, coming fifth in the ~turday evening qualifier; January 14 friendly Swiss pairs, pairs and sixth in the sptft!ba\1. South Bucks Bridge Centre; February 4 C-'1 l\lasltr Mrs NE Wbittard EBU David Harris and John Neville were ~lr AC Clar\:e ~lecttd to the board, with John appointed Hertfordshire's Swiss teams was won by mixed pairs; February II county pain 3 Star Master !Mirirtlllasltr 10 the role or trnsurtr. Alan Oddic, Jon Williams, Ron Davis and final and plate. MrAGJones September began with a successful lain Roberts, jwt 1vp ahead of a strong The county website contains details of ~trPBtnnelt Mrs J C Larlc llr S F Croucher B~dford Congress, run as a joint venture Hertfordshire te:~m. In the same ~nt all cu~Rnt ~nts and location maps. Mrs M Macbeth ~lr S Lawrence With Northarnptonshin.. The new venue at Miriam Jones, Phil litchncr, Gaynor ~lissK Lee l Star Masta- Towcc~tcr racecourse seemed popubr, Tmsdale and dual member Freda Warner MrsJ Anstis were lOth and St~ and Julie Abley, with QlbMaster attractmg good numbers on both days. Mrs A C Crabbe The clumpionship pain was won by Keith Henfordshire team-mates were I 2th. www.stonlinc.net/comrnunity/dba ~trPade The Guernsey Congress proved 1-ery THE annual Guernsey Congress took ~!BE A 1 Star Masta- Nash and Michael Keogh from MrsJ Mair Northamptonshirc, with Bcdfordshire's SUCCCS$fu\ for Brian and MaiiJ'CCll Stairs, pbce at La Trebck Hotel and was a great lblchimOn who won the seniors' pairs and were third succcss. Over the I 0 da)'l of the congress llrPM l)11Cb Mr N H Rundell Angela and Richard Chester sixth and Janet and Derek Marsh seventh. Angda in the Swiss pairs. Then with Alan Coo" some 200 players took part, including Advanced and Maris Sheppard they wm: fourth in kdfonbhlre and Riclurd won the Broo" Bowl as some internationals, among them Masta- the multiple teams, sixth in the seniors' Slllou\1\laster Mrl V Roy leading married pair. The Swisateams was Guernsey's lan Monachan. Another 'loc:al', teams and lOth in the Swiss teams. Alan U!~l Vogel won by Catherine Searle's team and the Rune Hauge, brought over a Norwegian 1\lasta- and Maris were also in the quartet placed team that swept the board in the Swiss lqicu\M&tr MrFDowthwaitc best pbced Btdfordshire quartet was Alan U!LCah·er lOth in the pivot te:~ms and Alan won the teams and did well in other e~-mts. Mr R Parsonage Coo" and Maris Sheppard, with dual men's pairs with Brian Browse. Alan and In the Swiss pain Guernsey's Robert members Chris Cook and Andy Fenn 1Star Pmnier MrsG Sayers Maris also did well at the Isle of Man Plumley and Andy Hall were outright llas1er 1\tr A Wallen eighth. Congress. where they were I Oth in the winners, the first time this has been llrNFPmy We had a g=t turnout for the first Swiss teams. achieved by a pla)ns. Sue Rankin and County 1\lasta' county event of the season, with 16 tables Pnmler \\laster MrSJBrandon Funher afidd, Julie and Steve Abley Brian Youd from Ieney took flfth spot. in play for the opening pairs. We were IIYMolwncd Mrs G M Cooper were fifth in Swiss pairs at the EBU During the midweek e~-rnts Did: Al\11111:!11 pleased to welcome four juniors from Overseas Congress in Ccsme, Turkry. Langham and Rudi Falb wm: semnd in Mrs PCrq~in Bedford School and scvm.l players who ltasvr MrVCCrump In October, Alan Oddie and Ron Davis the men's pairs and Rankin and Youd were ~lr JA Hubbold are new to county ~nts.ln first place and were equal I lth in the Great Northern fourth in the mixed pairs. Brian and Sue MnK Fahrig winning the Tudor Rose Trophy were Jon llasla' Mr G Fubnnann Swiss Pairs (with dual members Bernard -re having a good congress as they were \V'tlliams and D;~vid Harris. Maureen and and Margaret Eddleston), while Jane third in the senior teams, pl.tying with lin AM Page MnHM Brian Stairs were second and the leading Norman le Cocq and Rosemary Pallot. OabMaster Kingsley Brown Jensen with Chris Jagger came 14th. non-expert pair was Pamela Smith and At the Autumn Congress in In the fmal C\'rnt, the Swiss teams, the llnV Eaton MrsPPruden Paul Habcrshon, placed eighth. . Bournemouth Jon Williams ame sixth in runaw;~y winners were Rune and his llr MAF~eld District \\laster Our second county event was mter­ llr J D Gadsden the A final of the TWo Stars pairs, while in Norwegians. Dick Langham's team (Rudi MrK 0 Butler club teams of four and most affiliated Falla, Lynne \V'tlliamson and John lin C Hodson the Eastbourne Trophy Ron Davis and MrMJ Egby clubs were represented. The winners were team were IIth . Seymour) felt r.ather hard done by because ltru & Bucks MrS Kilgour Brian and Rita Keable, Monica Lucy and In the Middlesex Congress Swiss p01irs despite losing 20-0 to the Norwegians in llational \\laster Club Master Peter Coles, representing Ikdford_ clu~. Ron Davis and Jon \V'illianu were 12th an e:~rly round they were still in the top llrPCbemtt Mrs PO Maund They will represent Bedfordsh1re Ill behind several international pla}'m and three pl.tces entering the final session. llnPMason MrHA Oxfordshire's Beck Cup. , . thtir partners. Unfonunatdy the format required that 4Star Premier Newcombe In a big shake-up at the county s Swus County competitions continue to be they met Rune a&3in, suffering another whitC\YaSh and dropping to I Oth. Master pairs, the winners of the Centenary C~p run at \Vilstead (see website). ~~~~~ Cambs & • 'e \V'illis and Mi" Vogel w1lh Diary dates: January I I inter-club Meanwhile Swie Best's tam (Robert lrAF Bro~n Hunts were " 1aw . 120 lin MJ Hughes an impressive 102 out of a malamum . te:~nu of eight 7.30pm; February 8 men's Plumley, Richanl and Christine Ray) c:une Life Master and women's pairs 2pm; February 22 One up through the field and took the top Cl 1Star Premier Runners-up were Barbara and Bry~n Mrs J Caldwell Taylor, with leading non-experts Cohn Star pairs final 7.30pm; March II BBA prize in fifth spot without meeting Rune ~~l;! Master lnmler National O'Hara and Peter Scott fifth. . Green Point Swiss toms. Luton I pm. once or, come to think of it, the Langh311l \\taster Entries for the Knockout Cup remal te:~m! Chmtine and Richard Ray took the 5Star Rrglonal MrMHTedham disappointingly low, resulting in. s~e~ prize for the best performance in the two Master Swiss ennis by Cl players. At the prize­ lin FRees 6 Star Premier b in round one. We have mamtam Regional !\taster www.berk.s-and-bucks-cba.m.uk giving Guernsey chairman fohn Seymour J Star Regional Dr A E Stenner .:C di~ision~ in ~~:~~z:~~:r ~: TEAMS from the county won both nights praised tournament directors Malcolm Malter team Will ~ 1 Y other te:~ms in their and Oarbara Carey for their usual 2 Star l'remler matches ag;unst a11 in the Green Points Swiss te:~ms held in llrMGordon Guildford in October. The A flight, impecc01ble organis.1tion and the hotel Regional Master division. Counties Lague Ron staff for its first-cl.w service. i~Rrglonal Mrs PM Riley comprising 77 te:~nu, was won by Ed In the Eastern · 0 in matches Scerri, Richard Palmer, Carole and Her_b In dnmestic el'cnts the county Mnllfolman 8 SIDr Regional Davis led the s~uaddt~ fhis is Ron's Mueller. Third place was taken by Vte individual competition was won by Master ag;~inst Norfolku~~ captain, so it will be SaV3ge, Tony Parkinson, l\t1•in Elstow and Brenda Walker, with OiiT Drillot second ~In J MP atefield MrDOxbrow MPatefield final ~-ear _as c~cessyrate continues. Chris Moone)'· Anthony u1llins, ~blcolm 01nd Margaret Allen thin! (all Guernsey Regional 1\ta.!>ter great tf this su impressive results p!Jyers). In the simultaneous J'Jirs with ~~r Regional Burch. Lyn Holman and Trhh Lee won the trr Mr P Dhagot There hal•e been I)' over the p3St few B flight. ahe:~d of 23 other teams. Jersey and Guernsey combined Or ian Youd llrWR Beath Mr P Huggins from outside the clou_n s to all concerned. Mi1td tonu for the Jarrett Cup I Joan and Sue Ranl.in ~;ere first and Robat r3tu auon - ~InS Beath 10 Star l'remlcr months. Cong . A gust Stel'e and Ju 1Ie Murph)'• David Perkins, \~c Savage and Brouard and uri I Iarrison sccnnd. a~ Master At Cwmbran tn u fifth in the Swiss Sandra Udcher, 2 P.tulinc Serb)', Alan The Jersey district held its mixed pairs 11s EM I Master Mr AM McBryde Abky and .ra~tnt~; ~~~~ pairs, Julie came lloothroyd, Nigel Marlow and Nogcl C\lmJ'Ctition. Result: I Oa\'id llolc and ~N . Ellery ~tanun Miles, 2 Howard DJsden-Smith P1pcr 5 Star l'rentler teams, while In h Abo in Wales. Jon \..;!ncaster, 3 Stan and T.tra H~nlin~, Alex lOth and Steve 141 'oddie with team· Lewis and William Thurl; Swoss p011rs for and ~kredith usc, 3 DriJn Youd and Sue II Star 1• Master Master remler Mr PJ Somerfield Williams and Alan h in, the Wdsh the Denys Jenl.ins Truphy I Nigel RanJ..in. This is the third rear running that were fourt L.lncaster and Addis rage. 1 \'ic 5JI'Jge Oa1 id and Marion hJie 1mn the e\ent. 1tn s t\ Premier \\laster mates. e"man Mrs R Z Mattick roursumes. December 2006 English Bridge 37 ___. werr first with 40, Kath and Geoff Ddl only six t~ms taking part. Result I Terry Master Point Cornwall second with 37 and Mary Cooney and Jack Cannon, Phil Palmer, Ted McDermott and Etchells third with 34. Anne Humphries, 2 Kevin and Ann Site, promotions •www.jkeas t.frttsen~co. u k Ruth Edmondson and Bob Ra)'. OUR new season is wdl undrr way nnd the We oontinue to support the Nonhem J Star l\la~t rr llridge League and our results are stronger The ne-.v venue for Plymouth Congress Adunrcd first four comJ'(titions have been plat"td. Mrs C S Omblcr l\l ~lcr at the lower end than the top. The final at St ~lellion Golf Oub pro\'ed a popular The Norman Woodhouse Troph)', an 2 Star M a~ t rr Mrs S Ro£crson results will doubtless appear soon. onr, with 38 pairs competing for the individual competition held after the championship pairs on the Saturday and Mrs A Read Derbysh ire AGM, was won by Detty Hocking, with Diary dates: December 3 Champion­ 20 teams contesting the Swiss t~ms on the Ad~anttd 4 Star Regional Ray Dlis.s second and Janice Keast third. ship teams final, Windmnerc; January 14 1\l a~ t rr inter-dub teams of eight, Keswick; wtek Sunday. Results: championship pairs I Master Pl~singly, the Wadebridge Grten Point commencing January 22 winter Louise and Warner Solomon, 2 Ann nnd Mrs A Nc" man Mrs D Curzon event was •won this year by the Cornish MrR R Newman MrR Eley team of Lawrrnce Haynes, GrofT Warren, simultaneous pairs, clubs; January 4 Kevin Site, 3 lifTany and John Ikard; championship pairs, Keswick. consolation pairs I Andy Tooley and Mike DrS Warren Regional Master Rod lkU and Owen Prior. Alison Pollack, Dooth, 2 Nethie and Geoff White, 3 Ann M~tcr Mrs K Harris Amos Bridgman, Kevin and Ann Site werr Husk and Colin Stares; Swiss teanu I Dick Mr N Matthews second and Colin Norman, Roger Swtet, I I 14 Star l'rcmler Andrews, litch Glenday, Ted McDermott County M~tcr Master John and Marjorie Dilwo nh, last year's Mrs LMyldng Mrs EGrant winners, were third. Congratulations www.dcba.org.uk and Terry Cannon, 2 Jo Brown, Jenny WI NNERS of the Cant, Wendy Brown and Maureen Club Master S Star Prcmlrr csprcially to Rod lieU, who is more often a Mrs JE Goddard Master dirrctor than a comJ'(titor at Cornish Brigden Cup for Brinton, 3 Tiffany Beard, John Beard, Terry Hurst and Mike Hamon. Mrs 0 M Richley Mr JA Wootton county e-.~nts. Derbyshire's major Green Congratulations to Jim Grant and 3 Star lnmler A week later Mr and Mrs Dickerdike Point teams event wert Channel Paul Madden, John Stefan Lindfors on winning (easily) the hlands Master retained the Clarke Winmill champi­ • MrD Knowles onship for mimi pain, with Km and Squibb, Rick lkntley and Swiss teams at the West of England Jnmlullfe Steve Cave who beat Ron McEwan's team. Congress, playing with Rob Lawy and Tournament Janice Kcut 5«0nd and John King and Master The S31t1e foursome narrowly won the Andrew Thompson. Mr R Plumley !\laster Wendy Drown third. Mr E RJoy The Marie Grcgson-Drown Trophy for India Cup, beating Dave and Mary Diary dates: December 3 Heart Prmller pairs, held at St Austell, wu won, Marshall, Don Smedley and John Griffin Foundation charity Swiss teams, Regional Master 3 Star Master by just one point. Plymstock Bridge Club; December 8 Mrs M Plant appropriately, by a St Austell pair, Brian Mrs J Lc Blancq Dave and Mary Marshall won the Andrew Robson seminars (one each in the Master Colvin and John Hardisty, with Jill and 5SIIIrReglonal David Newton second and Dill CoUings summer pairs, with Don Smedley and aftm1oon and the cvrning), 1scl Crntrr, Master Mrs M Newton John Griffin runners-up. Exeter; December 10 TorqU;Jy Bridge Oub Mrs A Moore MrNJPeacock and Eilrcn Wilkinson third. It's good to see Bill, a sprightly 97, in the points again at a Tht summer Swiss teams was won once Swiss pairs: January 28 Guden Cities Regional Master County Master county event. more by Brian Elliott's team, one point qualifying round, ISCA Crntrr, Exeter. Mrs PEvans Mrs K Evons There was a Cornish success in Devon ahead of the team led by Mick Haytack. 7 Slllr lnmler Devon on the same day, with a team from The nine Derbyshire trams did Muter Grand Master Wadcbridge (Sallie Green, Rob Mabley, exceptionally well in the thrte counties MrsM MrRB Slape Dill Thomson and Barrie Benfield) competition against Nottinghamshirc: and www.essexbridgc.co.uk Auchincloss Natloaal Master winning the Kingsbridge Swiss teams at Leicestershire with an overall winning WE regrrt to announce 2 Slllr Jnmler Ms VPctcrs Dartmouth. total of 220vps. the resignation of two Master The Dude dub hu 11ar1ed a no fear There: was a tie for first place in the members of the ECDA MrsJ Knight 4StarRqloaal Muter group on Wednesday aftm~oons and is Green Point pairs at Spondon between committte, both du~ to IStarJnmier Mrs A Hopcon currently attracting 20 playcn, which is Dave and Mary Marshall and John ill health. Mac Grant, Master accllent. Plcasc point anyone who might Armstrong and Ron McEwan. who is now an honorary MrsMKecling ' Star Premier Master be interested towards Dave Voller (01288 These two pairs linked up the following member, was one of the Mrs CSkinner Mr R D Coulsoo 350181). Rubber bridge players would be day in the teams event to finish equal fifth founders, joining the association in 1950. with Malcolm Young and Trevor Adnoad I Star Premier vrry welcome. H~" w.u chairm3n from 19n to 1984 and Muter I\laster The competition for the Kay Smith Pilkington's team, bot the team of Derek hu bten president since 1989, He has won Mrs MR Hubbard Mrs A P Hamilton Salver, for which players from Helston, St George, Miranda Vinecombe, Peter most of the county competitions, County 1\laster lnmler 1\laster lves and Pcnz.ance compete, wu won by Dodson and Tony Hayward were above induding the teams offour title 10 times. MissC Miss T Beard Sue Johns and Ray Bliss, with David them, unbeaten, in third place. Doh Allen has been our ''UY efficient Skcavington Mrs 0 Wiseman Daniel and Carol Trezise second and Alex Hogg, playing with David tournament sccrrta.ry for the last fire years Club Master Frank and Beverley Riley third. Adelman, came second in the Great and hu put a lot of effort into the smooth I Star Northern Swiss pairs. Mrs S Corbet Tournament Dluy dates: December 10 Charles running of our county competitions. Mrs R Monachon Master Gerry men's and women's teams, Ladock; Richard Edwards, Andy Wells, Ron Both will be sadly missed in their McEwan and two players from Yorkshirr, Cornwall Mr Blllughcs January 13 Falmouth Salver open pairs, rcsprcti\-e c:1pacities and we should like to Woodlane Social Club, Falmout h; January Doh Ross and Giles Foster, won the express our sincere: thanks to both Mac 23 Star Jnmler S Star !\Iuter National teams-of. four championship for 1\laslcr MrN Marsden 21 Star Masters, Ladock; January 21 and Bob for their service and generous Trrdova Cup pairs for players below One the Crockfords Plate by overcoming David contribution to Essex bridge. Mrs B J Mortin Mrs Cll Pickering Graham's team. Mr P Redvcrs Star Master, Ladock; January 28 men's nnd Essex players ha\'c had some good 18 Star l'rcmlcr women's pairs, Ladock; February 4 county Diary dates: December 13 DCDA 1\lutcr results in national and international 4 Star !\laster teams of four, Ladock; February I I Christmas party at Spondon; Drcember Miss II M Upton Mrs J Whitlam events. In the ~niurs Congress Richard Penventon Swiss pairs, l'enventon Hotel, 27 New Year pivot teams; January 6·7 Perryman and Michael Wrrn \VCtr seventh 7Star 3 Star Master Rcdruth; February 18 club teams of eight, county pairs qualifying, final and consola­ Tournament Mr M Gregory !n the pairs, whil.e in the 1\ukey Congress Ladock; March 4 John Perks Cup tion final: January 24 N.ltional pairs qual­ m Cesme Laune and Stephanie llurtt Master Mrs M Jarvis qualifying heat, Ladock. ifying round. MrWF Berl..s Mr R Jarvis c:Jme fourth in the Swiss pairs and, with 5 Star Master their team mates, ~rr winners of srction 2 Star Master A of the pivot t~ms. In the \\'est of MrN Mathews Mr08 AIIsop Devon (Cumbria EngiJnd Congress Martin and Sandy MrJ K Warren Mrs C D Sherrell www.c.cdba.co.uk www.dcvonbrldgc.cn.uk 4 Sur Master Sm11h were third in the Swiss pairs. I S tarM ~ter GREAT news that the Cumbria team won ANOTHER Devon Mrs L Burley Results of ment Essex nents arr as Mr I ll llamihon group C of the new Northern Bridge pla)•er has alta inrd Master follows: summer seniors' pa1rs 1 Ra)' Mrs C Harris League. This group is for good club Grand Master status: Cornell and Tess.t llter, 2 ltnger and Jill MrD Bence MrASwifi pla}·ers. Many congratulatiuns to the team. congratulations to District Master Tauersfield, 3 AIIJn Greenstein and Advanced Our nrw season got underway with the Roger SI~J>(. MrRG S \:wnne Dia~; Fle~cher Trnph)' 1 Master pro-am event. The winnrrs were llazd The Jack and Jill for Chdnuf~rd IIC (Martm and Sandy Smith, Draycott Miss E Dishop McGovern, Nigel Morgan, Uruce mixrd pairs was this year rrp!Jccd by tht> MrsAL llJII~ Cnupcr, 51rH~ Co~tlr · Buwyer, \'JI Mrs J Redrup Denwood and John Mclachlan, '~ith Drvon pairs dar, incorp~lrating men's ~nd Mitchelmorc: t.lnlhsun, Alison Spencer, Audrer llartlcy County !\laster Carol and Alan James, Joan Hawley and ladin' pairs e\'ents in additiun tu mixed an~ Ni~ule Cuu~). 2 Thnrpe IIJy BC (Jill Cumbria MrJ Child Keith Longstaff second and Maurern pairs .. Possibly l>ccausc il wJs held wry IIJ1r, lhch.ud J>crrymJn, Sit! Prince, Jlub Lire MIL,tcr Mrs C A Dennis Mitchell, Srlvia Rogerson, Joan Mussop ca.rly m the se.~sun the turnuut was pnur, IIJir, AIIJn Greenstein, \\unne Dias Mr IR Rc:c:vcs Mr D Kirkness and GrofT Thomson third. Wit~ only 23 pairs in action altogether, uf Gcurge Wilen~ anti Alan Cnhrn), J 4 Slur l'rtmlcr Mr R McLaughlin Cumbria autumn simultaneous pairs, wh1ch thrre were no men's p.1irs Jl .111 and Mnuntne!osint: IIC (Aimc Cundr, Chris Rq:lnnol Muster Mrs M Waterfield which allractrd 205 pairs, was won by only three bdics' pJirs. Results: miled t>lt·gahq. Huger .1nd Jill TJIIersficld, MrCWonds Ulstrlrt !\laster Mand Trepte and Jacl.. Etchdls with pairs I Alan and lrllc I!Jilq, :! l'etcr ~brgJrct Curlis, Jnhn Sutcliffe, AIJn 2 Slllr Muster Mrs D Lomlllt 68.54%. Janet and David Shrppard '''tre llnwlrs and lt01h Edmnnd>tl Cluh lruph) I .\lnuntncss1ngiiC and Gw,·n \\'Jtkins. David Strawbridge third with 63.6Mv. ll1nncl \\'aru, ~. L\ nne 'oc\ nutur. rj:<" The Imp pairs pmducrd a \rry clo~ The phnt tcJms, hdd th<" ;an1e .1nd kJn H.lllcrkins ut~mn Norah Thompson. Norah was a stalw:ul of 11 ;chJeved 66.47% to be placro 26th of~~ ~' ·--1•11 5 Star the \\'elwyn Garden City dub and will be ,,s~- Th t ,630 rompeting pairs. '• • 1\ltLios umarMn llantsbridge.org sadly missed by all. • 1\lastu The first two rounty rompditions of Diary dates: January 7 Humble Cup COUNTY rcsul•·· m • . the yrar showed a funher decline in the ~ MrDJ Brace · ,... en 1 P31rs I Danid Miller and Colin Jones ,._ H . first qualifinal; January 14 championship 2 num~r of entries. In the case of the pairs semi-final; J;muary 26 adtt pairs ~ Ma\ftr 2 Star CJ"ff Vi ' 1\Cn ames and Cup, the Swiss teams champi­ Cll k· mce, 3, Da~id Willis and lames Avo~ final; February 5 Hertfords hire sim pairs; to \I lhtoll Thurnamcnt onship for full and dual the ar • womens paan I Vicky C ml'ltl~rs, February I I Henfordshire Rose Bowl; ~Master Mastu small num~r of entries meant that it was t~E \\ill i3111S Mr AJ an.d Sue Hands, 2 Sheila Clifford a~d~~ February 18 Humble Cup qualifinal and Sill!, 3 Kathy Vaile and Lesley Lew' • necessary to revert to the Danish ~)lastrr Bremenn:m semi-final. Plose rontad Mike Minting at Harrop mixed turns I Gwyn Ev IS, approach, whereby in the second session [email protected] to book tfB Wheeler 4 Star Master Macushla Stewart, Mary Lly and ~~~j on~ or more teams may have ro play 1hese events. t~S HWheeler Mrs A M Rastin agaJnst a team they had already pla)-rd in Barnes, 2 David and Ro1m1ary Spencer, the first round. 3 Star Master Clare and Ian Fcuon, 3 Marilyn and Mike Mr J F Dunstan County competition results: Swiss ~ Nigd Whiteman and ~olla!1-Rogenon, teanu for the A\'Oeet Cup 1 N Shorrick, J ~~ Mr D J Powell Jam. Fmch, .equal 3 Tanya Gerrard, Marc www.kcba..org.uk Crowe, P Edwards and G Coy, 2 C and A ,-rNitioaal 2 Star Master Sm_ath, Elame and Ron Ewins; Wessex SADLY num~n were down at the Kent ...., Mr RJ Lebeau Brown, P Jenkins and I Murray-Watson, 3 Congress at TUnbridge Wdb Bridge Oub, Swass teams I Tracq Adanu, Steve Tearle, S Mathews, S Allin, Sand D Munday; Nat tUiilla Mrs E Leigh H~len and Chris Kinloch, 2 Celia Caner, but nevertheless it was a very enjoyable stqn pairs (no players ranked above One occasion for all those who did take part. '!ar J'mRitr Ad,-.nc:ed Bn:m Stapleton, Oare and Keith Palmer 3 Star Master) I P Nightingale and J Miles, 2 l;;.aJ Master Master Kathy Vaile, John Moore, Da~ Hu ;. Those who did not go should definitely 118 1 V Archard and R Shutler, equal 2 D and E put it in their diaries for nat ynr. U Rutta Mr OW Lowe and Jeremy Baker; Simmons Trophies 1 Bourne. Helen Ackroyd and David Berwitz, 2 Congress resulu: Champagne pairs •!arrmala' Master Diary dates: December 2 women's and (Spurway Bowl) I Giles Hargre:l\-r and Dewar and Strphen Hunt, 3 Jacquie ~ ~bsta' Mr MP Bordwn Karen men's pairs, Tanington Village Hall 2pm; David Dnenpon, 2 Michael Prior and Bellinger and John Jones, top married tTDzmbr Mr R H Green January 12 Herefordshire heat of National Catherine Draper, 3 Mirna ~cher and oouple Elaine and Ron Ewins. l!ar lf&loul Mrs J A t.1oonnan pairs. Bartestree Village Hall 7pm; January Tony Price; Butler pairs (Leonard Trophy) '*' County Master Diary dates: December 4-8 charity 19 inter-club teams, round three, Lnlbury I Eddie Luciani and Tun Greenhill, 2 tlAWhilby MrTBumey duplicated pairs, clubs; December 10 Community Centre 7pm; No fear teams Norman Kincaid and Mike Pearson, 3 !!llrltcioUI Mrs LA Falder Yuletide mini Swiss teams; January 7 (no more than one player r.mked Marlene Clare and Angela Tompson; '*' Mr A J Goddard Linroln Trophy mixrd pairs; January 14 Advancro Master or above), Bancstree Championship pairs (lnvicta Cup) I i1 DBetwitt Mrs 8 Melbourne Midwinter mini Swiss teams; January 28 Village Hall 7pm; February 19 inter-club Graham and Lyn Foreman, 2 (Allnut Candlestick open Swiss pain; February 8 teanu round four, Ledbury Community Trophy, lading mixed pair) Angda !ilr lqloaal District ~laster Centre 7pm. lar MissCM IBM simultaneous pairs (Please note that Tompson and Mike Griffiths, 3 (Gentry I IO!IIooper Aldridge dates givm on the little plastic-rom-c:d Trophy, leading married pair) Karen and cards that were smt out in August are not Malrolm Pryor, Ray White Trophy (non­ IS. Praaicr Mr A J Webb oorrect for most dates in 2007). The abo~ qualifiers winners) Michael Prior and lar Clab ~laster are hdd at Ramsey starting at 2pm unless www..hertsbrldgc.co.uk Ktith Ashcroft, Puddledodt Pbte (leading IIHimhall MR D A Griffiths otherwise listed. Entries to Lilian Craigen HERTFORDSHIRE was wdl repreKnted non-apc:rt pair) Brim Drew and Cb3rlcs !Ullaster Mr J A Hulse 02380 254276 or [email protected] at the overseas congress in Ccsme, Turkey Francis; Swiss teams championdhip I ldll Abmode Mr F Wolton and had some excellent results. Celia and (l.ukry Cup) Steve Burton, Mike Aetcher, l!ld!aster Gloucestershire Derek Oram were second in the Swiss Andrew Thompson and Tony Cbrk, 2 IsSHolding Ufdlaster pairs, with Paul Littlewood and Fiona (Owl Cup} W Charlwood, I Chapman R Glenn third. Davey and R Palmer, 3 Jan and Catherine ~ Mr J R Atthey Draper, Gerald Tredinnick and Joe OUR rongratulations to Ben and :om The men's p;~irs was won by Martin Is 48 Filer I Star Regional Sivayogan, Birkle Bowl (leading non­ Paske on being named EDU Young Pair of Rodney and Rick Irwin, with Martin's wife 111 HFiler Master Doobie Rodney winning the women's pairs expert tnm) Graham Cements, Jan the Y~r. They were prtsented with thtir )YS!ttl Mr R Timmins with Anne Aockhart. On the same d3y Johnson, Richard Gibbons and Helen certificates at the Brighton Summer Celia and Derek Oram made it a clean Gibbons. ~!tit Master II Star Premier Congress, where they also.~id very wdl in b FKeene Master $W«Jl for Henfortbhire by winning the Aurumn Congress in Boumemouth: a rouplc of major rompellllons. mixed pairs. Celia and ~re~ maintain~ Sussa Cup (red section) I Valerie lli6Master Mr DR Atthey Herefordshire fielded three te:uns for llllapman 3 Star Pmnler their acellent form by wmnmg the SwiSS Frearson, Grorge Phillips. ian and Julie Master the lint time in the round of the Western teams with Peter Sherry and Urian Dyde. Grant. &iet Mr G Barrett Le:Jgue against Some.~!. ~e C te<~m got In the final closing pairs Celia and Derek Catherine Draper partnered Kath off to a good start wath a wm; the B team lltl~asttr Mr RJ Nicholls were second and Thgrul K:lban with Ste\-r Nelson to take second place in the Swiss also won, while the A team drew. Abley of lkdfordshire wasthird. . . pairs at the Surrey joint Green Point evenL ~SBIIIU Premier ~laster Congratulations to the Ross team. of Winners of ll3ll1pton Bridge Club's lDJ U!oper Mr D Mcintosh In the Great Northern Swus pam Janet Miles, Frances Nightin~ale: Keith Margaret and Btrnard Eddleston were the (llcme Day) Gr.~b a Granny bridge ~National 3 Star Master Ra and Jane Winney on wmmng t~e best plaad Henfordshire pair, finishing rompctition were David Anning and his l ARiach Mrs A J W Clay eJkins Trophy at the Newent Oub mf granny partner Margery Rumbelow, ncb J . b · several teams o 11th. • 1~ Master Gloucestenh1re, ea 1mg c both In the Autumn Congress Roger Livesey winning a bonle of wine. The club ~~ Mr M Appelmelk much higher ranked playtrs rom and Ste\-r Cane did very well in qualifying appreciated the attendance of g!Jmorous for the Two Srars pairs final . In teams granny Hugh Fido at the e\'rnL 'Hr.~laster Mrs A E counties. . ers were well ~he ~'"t'l' leheck McLelland 1 three-and-a-quarter Hertfordsh1re teams The Tollemache Cup (national inter­ Herefordsh1re P. ay · nd teamsat cnunry teams of eight romperition} first represented in the ~~:ub; our neigh­ qualified for the A final. The quarter was ~ Master ~~~~~~~er Alan K:ly, who did best in fin~hing ~nd round will~ played on November 25-26. the Malvern Con; Best of 1o pairs were The team lo represent Ktnt will be Gcr.~ld ISQ, Mr K Richardson 1 with Jeremy Dhondy, Filip KurbahJa and ~ hours \_'\'orCCSI~M ~ Ralph (20th of 118), Tim Rtcs. Maloolm Harris, Maria Budd, and Stuart Treddinick, ian and Catherine Rrglonal ~ Hants and Den Dntton a~ H f,0 rdshire teams Sue Vernon Gaskrll and Roger Gibbons we~ Draper, Jeremy W-.Jians and Phil ll.liley, 'lBrigJu loW while of rhe nme ere d Carol and Albert ixth K:lrima llasse, Roy Duuon, Franos Gerald Soper and Terry Goldsmith. and Derrick Mun~ayhan d Bob Underhill, and Rick Irwin 12th and Sun On November 20 the Weald of Ktnt t~ Rrg~o Premier Life · 11ed sui an ·•·- ~dl~ton 011 Drown fi ms U Britton and t.h.:.. Harding. Tara !larding, Nick llod5don Bridge Oub is moving to new premises at ~ Mastu ian Murray-Watson, enh ~I CWilliams Mrs L Lewis and Mike Re:ld 14th. . Jleadcorn Vil!Jge llall. The club will still Ralph were tqual seven~l~rion of Master In the I lertfordshire Green Poant c\·enl m«t twice a week, on Monday C\"rnings a! ~ I Master National Master Attitudes ro the .';f 1 and there is no Celia and Derek Oram. Anne FI~K~art 7. 10pm (membm ple;sse note the slighrly ll-Lll.~ MrS Uurst Points range very wa e yof playing and d t.fke Jlancock were second, w11h I Jul earlier start lime) and Wednesday ··~ 2 Star J•remler douht that ~requ~~~~ are major factors ~ttiC\\~• llob Thr:nham, Mike Robson afternoons at LISpm. At present the dub Regional Master ~~ l'rnnltr length of playmg h~ive iotals. Uut you a~so and K:lrima llasse thanl. meets in lwu diiTerent \"rnues, w it will he ~ Ms J Bellinger in achieving lmpre I ce in the top third In local events it has hecn a very great to mo\"r back to lleadrom and IUt ~ CBirth 4 Sur Regional have ro achieve a P. a 's this consistency successful start for Sheala E\-:~ns, "ho has the SJme \"rOUe for hoth sessions. The new t.l Nichou Master very regularly and Janet Holder ours al tbe first t\\n hall1s sl!u.unl in Jleadmrn Vill~gc next to 1 ~~and scoopc d hon Cl b ~l'ttrnier Mrs COwen rhat helped June Jlo d with a range of •m•niS of the season. u 1he church and the club louu fomanl to tour • • . d •!'L welcoming pl~yers nf ~11 ahilities In lfrt~ I Star Rt.-glonal (piJymg. tog ether anthei r top rano.mS' · (nor Champions" Cup I Shei!J E,·ans an ." ' e , v~l Stevens ami John 1\.hlls, 3 thecluh. P~, t>s~ys Master other pJrtnersl to r 2005-2006 in the S~ar Ito bson,~ ~b'M;Iaster Mr K S Benjamin for the first rimel f~lasters cattgory (w•th Olley and Tournarnrtlt December 2006 English Bridge 39 Diary dates: January 7 Hunter still the only Lcicestershire players to Master Point promotions Homines/Fleming Femina (men's and achieve this. 1979 was a second golden women's pairs), Tunbridge Wdls I lam; year when John and Barry were part of the Rq:lonal Ma.~ttr 2 Star Rq:lonal 5 Star Rrglonal 3 Star Pmnlu January 14 GoiiPrinl htat; ~bruary 18 Lciceslenhire ltams that again, uniquely, Mrs 1\ Dcw:~r l\la~ttr Mastn l\lasttr 2007 George Griffiths Cup (senior pain), were simultaneously holders of the Mr A Keegan Mr AD Ellis Mrs 1\ A Craven MrS N Oarl.e Thnbridge Wdls I lam; March II Green ToUemache and Pachabo Cups. I Star Pn-mlcr 16 Star Pmnler I Star Rrglonal 3 Star Master Point brac.kcted !tams, Univrrsily of Kmt John bowed out of the teams game 1\ta.~ter l\lasttr Master Mrs M Barter lpm. some ynn back. but remained a keen and Mrs C M11bbs Mr W E Kenney Mr D Monlock Mr ro Darker Any Kent club bridge news for this slilful duplicale pain player until the end. Pmnler 1\lastrr 6 Star Pmnler 13 Sta.r Pmnler l Sblr Mastrr column should be ienl to Alison Burt - Afttr a third round bye in the Midbnd Mr R D Assad 1\tasttr 1\tasttr Dr DA Price [email protected] Counties' League Leicestershire returned 5 Star 1\tastrr Mrs R I Emanuel Mr K Rains Mn RM Price to action against Gloucestershire in the Mrs SM Clifford 5 Star Pmnlcr 6 Sblr Pmnler Mn A Sallin fourth round. A 9-11 loss in the Dawes 14 Star 1\tastrr Maslrr Mastrr I Sblr Master lngue did nothing to improve our Mrs A James Mr Mil Mr I Galleul Mn L Wilkinson www.lancsbridge.co.uk chances of retaining the trophy, but 18-2 2 Slllr l\lasttr Watlsworth S Star Pmnler AdYUCtd MIIICrr IN the third round of the and 20·0 victories by the second and third Mrs A Davis 2 Star Pmnler Mastrr Mn S Wilson Northern Bridge lngue teams leave both wdl placed in their title I Slllr Master Master Mr RM Gibbons Master marches Lancashire A pursuits. Mr VJ Ellis Mrs F Glenn Premier Mastrr Mr D Akhunt finished third of the six In the plale final of the summer Dr c Purt.iss I Sta.r Premier Mr D Rogers Mr A Cnbtrcc competing counties, knockout, Oarendon One deftated Bridge Mrs G Purt.iss Master. 6 Sblr Mr J T Maya Lancashire D did not Centre A, completing the double, as Mr J 0 Stmlwick Mr R Uvesey Toaraameat ,.._Mater lravel lo Darlington and Lancashire C CLlrendon Two had earlier won the cup. Premier Mlllter 1\1-rer ..._., finished fourth. In the fourth round the The Otto and Edith pairs was won by Advanced MIIICer Mn N Low Mr G Lawrence Mn M K Dewan Kath Undley and GrofT Foldys, who thus Mr G Evans .. .,.__ Mn Fl Gicnl Lancashire A 8 and C teams aU finished in fourth place. became the nrw Lcicestcrshirc mixed pairs Mrs J A Grevan 1i2 Sblr Mn IS Hamilton Ta"'-=--t Bolton Congress women's pairs I Unda champions. Anne Dlaclcwcll and Peter Cdr DA Lnnl oar'D81M11t ~...;_- Dllerld Mater Wilson and Marilyn Eaton, 2 Sue Hyman Nuttall were second and Irene Krantz and Mr K McClelland ~':'SMichelle Brunner and Rhona Dharat 11ukrar +81, Gerry Buccicro and Mrs D Lnnl Mrs J H Wreford Mn M R Mater Goldenficld; Middle Experts Trophy I Dob Parker +35, Roger Cook and Mrs P Palmer l Sta.r Muter Ridwdson Mr D Lalbley RoKmary and Tony Price, 2 Dorothy Peter Nuttall +33, Brian and Sheila Dr I Young Mrs B C Hollick Mn A Turaer I Stu' Premier Slater and Fred Thompson; Non-aperu Stockdale +32. Herefordshire Miu P Y Mcxn Mn P Waltenbadl Mater Trophy I Viresh Hajcla and Mike Diary dates: Dccmtbcr 2 EBU club TD Tomlinson. course (assignmmt), County Bridge Oub; 2 Sta.r Premier I Sta.r 1\l..rer l Sta.r Malter Mr P Statham December 10 Midland lngue county RqloaaJ ~1.-r Ma CE Oarreuy Mn D G I Sblr Prellller The Poulton Barometer !tams was Mr D Weller Advuced I\IIIICrr Arrowsmith Malter cancelled. nutch v Nottinghamshire, Loughborough 10 Sta.r Premier Mn D Nelson Mr JR Couldridge Mn AM Wright Blackburn Foundation Cup I Steve Grammar School (l.GS); December 13 llaley, Mike Nicholson, Paul and Hilda Josephs Bowl round three and MIIICer Mr E T Newman Mrs JEP Parter Praaler Muter Mr 0 Newoombe Mr J Penrose Mrs M K Miu K Barnett Williams, 2 Brian Ripley, Barrie Newall, Butterworth Trophy round one, Paul Evans and Alan Whittam, equal 2 Countesthorpe Conservative Club; Pmnler Master MIIICrr Rutherford 3 Sblr ~1.-r Mr B R Pask.e Mrs J M Elliou Mr RJ Williams Mrs D M Primrose Giles Foster, Phil Godfrey, Tony McNiiT January 10 Stanley Trophy heat four, LGS; and Sue Logan. January 14 Midland League county nulc.h Mr T PasLe CoualyMaster Mrs G M Young I Sta.r 1\lastrr 1 F L:mcashire restricted pairs I Diane and v Oxfordshire, aw:ay; January 24 Joseplu 4 Star Master Mr N J Heaton I Slar 1\IIIICrr Mrs LA Stooe Duncan Aull, 2 Cath Munro and Lcs Bowl round four ;md Butterworth Trophy Mr MCJ Phillips Mrs Southworth Mr R Kingsley Advuced Master Monk, 3 Sue Connor and Philllargrcavcs. round two, Darkby; February 5 LCDA 2 Star Master District !\laster Mr.D R 0 Levy Mrs M Burley Diary dates: Drcrmber 3, Lytham Rose National pairs heat, l.GS; February 7 Mr D Lait Mrs LV Belch DrS L Parkins Mr I Inglis Bowl final, Lytham Bridge Club; Duckby (men's) and Olga (women's) Mr G J Ung Mrs L Taavacoli Advaacal Master DrS Shah December 17 Santa Claus pairs, pairs, Barkby. I Star Master Club Master Mrs M H Dolby Coaaty Master Manchester Bridge Oub; Decembu 28-30, Mrs S Shore Mr c Holehouse Mr JM llorswcll Mr DC Hudsun Year End Congress, Dlackpool Hilton; Adva.nced Master Mr M Panju Mrs L Ocana Gil Mr D Pcuiu January 8-10, Manchester CBA Congress, ·Uncolnshire Mrs J Baker Mrs A Saini ~:asa:Cb b Uncolnshlre lknaiss:mc.e Hotel, Manchester; January wwwlincsbridge.org.uk County Master Isle of Man rs urc IS Sta.r Premier 13 LCDA Duller pairs, Brierfield Bridge MIKE Grant, chainmn, Glyn Elwick, vic.e­ Ms M llaywonl- Coualy Master Master Oub; January 20-21 National Swiss ltams, chairm:~n, and Stuart Knox, competitions Coole 2 Sta.r Rrglonal Mr J Plumpcon Mr A Andrews Kcntring; January 21 l.:Jncashirr Evening SCCJ't'Ury, were re-elcctnl to oli'ICC at the Mrs J M Thomson ~:~~Jiiou Mrs M Robins Advaaml Masttr Post Pairs, Preston; February 4 LCBA county AGM. Newly dccted were Major K District l\1asler Mr N Williams Mr C L Farrow championship pairs, Blackburn Bridge M (lefT) Jeffery, treasurer, and Md Rowley, ..r n J Ham·so n 2 Star Masltr District l\lastrr Oub. secreury. "" ' Mrs M Mawtlsley Mrs N M Denton Alasttr The mttting decided that non·mem­ Hertfordshlre Mrs P Nicholson Mrs F Diggens Mrs 0 U J'rcmler Life 1\laslcr Cansfielti-White Leicestershire bers could nnw enter the second division l\lasler Mrs II S Lees Mrs CP Lohan Club Master of the league fur one }t:lr only. If they then Mrs K llasse Club Master Mr D W Williams www.lcicsbridge.org.uk wished 111 continue they would be required Kent Mr I Avery Mrs S Williams SADLY we report the dcath of John lleanic to juin the county. Life Muster Mrl Caplan of the County Bridge Oub. Coming to MrT Kuban Nut tonal Master A presentation was made tu Elaine Mrs J M Skinner Mrs I' Chowdhury london Leicester to teach in a primary school. l'mctur in appreciation uf her 30 }'cars l'rcmlcr Nullonal Mrs P Ellioll l'rcmler Grand John rapidly made his mark as an unhrul.en sequence as Master Points Muster IS Slur l'remlrr Kl"J:Ionull\lastcr Mr D Grilli Master outstanding bridge piJycr. lie excelled in ~retJry. There was also a gift for John Mrs UC Baldock Mr p Lehos Mr R A Cliffe teams mmpetitions. Eight times hetw..-cn Mrs J M Totman MrDBody V1cl.ers, who was retiring after 10 years as Mr J If Scrunon Grund Master 1973 and 1987 he wun the Lcicc:ster~hire Mr A II Williams I Star l'rcmlrr treasurer. Members were informed that Rq:lonall\lastcr Mr I' Tinsley Mr P A L:lmfonl ttams of four champiomhip, the lo~phs the JnnuJl pri1rgivmg will in future tale l'remlcr Regional Mrs JS FIShleigh Premier Life 1\uwl. and was a regulJr meml~r of the pl.1re at the- AGM . .l'ttllSicr lancashire Mr l'J Fishleigb l\111Sicr Lcicestershire first team fur mJny )<·:trs. Winner~ of the AGM p.1irs were Mile MrS Muslyn 18 Star l'remler Prof J R ll3rper 1973 w;u a momentous }-e:tr fur luhn l'rcmicr Rq:lonal 1\tasttr JnJ Cbristme (;rJnl, wuh Dennis Mellor Master Mrs A Slephens National .1\taslcr when, partneml br the IJte llJrry Jnd Andrew Gr<-cn !><"

40 English Bndge December 2006 Christine Grant 2 A' p Master ~oint Ma · • ' 0 arsons and AndunceGLadlow, 3 Dennis Mellor and Justin Wickens and Carol Regulski; Paul Hackett's team, with MCBA sdector promotrons rew reen. diamond annivers;~ry sim pairs N-5 I John Holland partnering John Armstrong The mixed/married pairs event was Eddie Kulukundis and Patricia Alcock, 2 ofrHrbyshire. ln fourth place was Michad \trEG r~ul ~? by Drene and Alan Drown with Alan Bailey and Roy Smith, 3 Malrolm Byrne's young team (Andrew Woodcock. \trS J Popham Merseyslde/ atne Proctor and Maurice Lynn ~nd Pryor and Rolf AICX3nder, E-W I Ben Ben G=n and Duncan Happer), which Itt' Cheshire :hi~Mo Parsons and Maurice l.adlow Green and Glyn Pl"tttt, 2 Philip Broke and rose from second bottom after the first ~I Master l'rtmlcr Gn~nd Masud Khan, 3 Roger Bryant and Rafal weekend. Dr 0 J Wright Mastrr Langowski, equal 3 Martine Roshschild In the seniors knodc out John Hassett The restricted pairs (open 10 non­ ~~~n•ll\lastcr Mr AE Reveley members and those below Two Star and Norman Agran; Champions Cup I and Bill Hirst have reached the final for \hss S Ounn 3 Star Prmtler Mast~) was .won by Sue York and Htlrn Surrey (Gr.aham Davison, Russell Allan, the second )'QI" running. On the way they \!iSS C M Rrglonal Master Dunnm~ With Darbar.a Cansfidd-\Vhite Keith Wilson and Penny Mcleod), 2 beat such renowned pla)'erS as Raymond GinJ!Iin Mrs PM Ferguson and Dons S~nby S«Und and Paul and Middlesex (Waseem Naqvi, Gerry Brock, Paul Hackett, David Jones and Tony Ms0 llecht· 3 Star Regional Dar~ara E~ans third. A heat of the Harouni, Gary Jones and Dafytld Jones); Sowter. Nahonal Patrs Ins run at the same time junior inter-rounty teams I (and under 25 Congr.atulations go to Michad Byrne ~ Master winners) Warwickshire (Mike Bdl, Sinead Mrs L f'nn;lhpour Mr R Acaster and~ won by Shirley Wimblrs and Trish and Andrew Woodrock who won the Bird, Simon Creasey and Jonathan King), Great Northern Swiss Pairs with a nutch 1~ Star Prtmlcr County Master Hernng. Second were Nick Dyn and Mike Perry, third Bill Parsons and John V'tckm. 2 (and under 19 winnm) Dedfordshire to go. Nevuthdess they still won their M-tr Mr J Ewington (Gr.aeme Robenson, Jwtin Dell, Michael and fourth David Stoddard and Mark final masch against fellow Manchester Mr C Moore Mr R Freeman Gretn and Jamie Findlay). playus Rod Fr.anks and Dave Pennington Master District Master Wardell. The first four qualified lo play in f'rnDitr the regional final. Diary data: January 14 London cham­ (who finished lith). In S«Und place was ~bssA Kaye Ms E Hatfield pionship teams of four, YCBC I t.JOam Many in Unrolnshire wiD remember David Adelman, playing with Alex Hogg MrVJ Morrish Mr 8 Plumb (Contact Satl McKenzie on 020 7627 09n from Derbyshire. the Scunthorpe rouple, Chris and Manln Mr M G Santon Club Master or [email protected]); February Congr.nulations to Michad Byrne, Alex Taylor, who took early retirement and l Sllr Master Mr M Greatbltch 4 London championship pairs, Morris, Bill Hirst, John Hassett, Mich~Ue mo~ I~ Bulgaria in October last year - YCBC lpm (Contact Nigd Freake on 020 Brunner and John Holbnd, who have Mr J Suri Mrs D Reid lhesr pscture was in that month's CGIIIIIJ Master Mr M Reid 8801 2884 or [email protected]); reached the semi-fmals of the Gold Cup. ~gazine. Sadly, Manin died in tr.agic February 25 Palmer Bayer Trophy Mr R Blausten Middlesex the fsrsttime for Michael and Ala and the csrcumstanca a few weeks ago. Our No Fear pairs, YCBC lpm (Con~ct Chris first time in 10 years for the other four. To ~lr DThomes Gn1Dd Master deepest rondoknca go lo the family Duckworth on 020 7385 3534 or reach the seml-fmal they won a 64-board M Wolstenholme~IrA r auggtns · Dluy dates: December 3 Charles [email protected]). match against Paul Hackett, Tony Heward - open to non-membera and oth­ IJbtrid Master Premier Life Waterlow, lan Panso, Gcr.ald Haase and ers bdow the rank of Master, esapt the Victor Silvnstone by 40 imps. ~!ISS C M Grundy ~::f:-mer captain, who can be any rank; January 7 Diary dates: December 10 Ben Fr.anb ~lr D Margo Uli Master Bainton semi-final; January 28 Bainton wwwlisftton.btlnteroet.co.uk pairs, Manchester area qualifying event for Oob M151er · e final; February II random S«dcd teams IT is with deep regrer we report the dtath the Corwcn Trophy, Manchester Bridge ~lr II Saper ~~~ (East-Wests are allotted 1 seeded North­ of Dr Maurice Super following a long Oub I pm (It is still noltoo late to mter­ South pair- pre·mtry necasary). Manchester Premier National illness. Many bridge players attended the all Pat Bw:ton 01625 528n9); December ure lllaster Master funeral at Chtadle. Maurice was a kren 17 annual Santa Oaw pairs, Manchester 1;-:.. -----. .,·. -. ' ' . and strong bridge player who competed Bridge Oub (for those in se:ut:h of f:une ~lr PGreaves Mr A PAllfrey . ~l,.::.A.;~~..i.. ' . .- 1 t regularly in MCBA C\'tllls. He rontinued glory and good food! Phone Jdf Morris ~lr F J McCarthy Mr NA Clayton www.metrobridp.co.uk playing bridge despite his illness and won 0161 445 3712); January 6-7 Manchesta l Star RegJoaal Mrs J S Cohen e MANY congratula- the last dupliate that he played in at Congress, Rmaissance Hotel (Entries to &Jwr National Master lions to Nick Manchester Bridge Oub in Augwt. He Jeff Smith 0161-702 Jm, including the ~lrT B Mr D P Clarke V :'\. • ,. Sandqvist and Artur was a former newsletter editor and match special one session evenu just for Mt.<:aughey Mrs J Feldman • J { e Malinowski, who secretary of the MCBA. He was a fine newa>mers); January 25 National pairs lqiooal Master 1 Star Premier ~ won the English cricketer and tennis player. Professionally qualifier, Manchester Bridge Club; &lr DBerrisford R~lonal Muter r.' open trials in fine he was a consultant pediatric geneticist, February I GoiiPrint qualifier, Manchester J Star PrmUer Mr R Kane style in Janet de specialising in all aspecu of cyssic fibrosis, Bridge Oub 7.30pm (Phone J~ff Morris to Masttr Premier Bonon's team, playing with the Hackett on which he was a world expert. Our enter - golf dubs nuy ~ntcr multiple ~lr MRosenbaum Regloaal Master twins and to David Bakhshi and David sympathies go to his wife Anne and aU his teams); February 4 rounty !tams of eight 2Star Pmnler Mr DH Wing Price.' who were half of the third·plac~d family. competition for th~ Gazelle Cup and Mas1tr 1 Star Regional ttarn. AI the EBU Ovtrseas Congress m Many congratulations to Cheadle qualificr for the Garden Gties Trophy. ~lr R Gupca Master Cesme, Ptter and Myra Burrows ~n both Hulme B (Derek Gray, Mary Costagliola, I Star Pmnler Mr AL Shah the pivot ttams and the final patrs. Ross Peter Hodgson and Norman Southern) )laster 5 Star Pftmler Harper was third in the Great No~~ who beat Monday Oub A by cight imps in ~"MlCid1~ 'L d 1 t TJ*p &{ 'i:VI ' Mr AD Roberts Master Swiss pairs and Doug Dunn was thtrd an the final of the NICKO platc at Coventry. www.btintanet.rom/-mcba l'r!mler !\laster Mr P Shah the Surrey one day Swiss pairs. . . This is the first national win for th= of CONGRATULATIONS to Htatber the team, Norman Southern having won a Dhondy and NicoLl Smith and thcir team­ ~lr K Uiggins 1 Star Premier At the Guernsey Congress Davtd Pnce Colin Simpson were third in she Swiss national Iitle many years ago. Royce males ( Calherinc: Jaggcr. Sarah Teshome, Htar Master Master an d . h . • t ms Alexandcr played in tarlirr rounds. N01-ena Senior and Sandra Penfold) for Mr BFine Dr I Budden teams and second an t e semors ta . • while at the West of England Congress Liz Manchester won the annual match with thcir excellent performance in the 3Star Master Premier Master Derbyshire, everyone cnjoying th~ wom~n·s invitational tr:tms event in MrD L.ees Ms S Laik.in Cle and Ryan Stephens~n w~n she ry . nship pairs and Ros•e Whtte and hospitality of she refurbished Spondon China. Abrtin Jones aptained the te:un l Star Master 2 Star Master ch amp•o d · th Swiss that soundly defeated the United States for D 'd Parry were secon m e Bridge Oub. Mr B Rowlnmls Mr B Shah ~vi Li d Rv:~n also did well in the In the Northern League well done to third place and only narrowly lost in she Dr IS Sethi Mr D M Shah patrs. z an ,- . h' d . th both th~ A and the junior divisions on semi-final to China, the ~1-enswl winners. Middlesex Congres s~ rommg t ~~ll~tk. e I Star Master I Star Master finishing top of their respecti~ le:~gues. Martin Jones and Neil Rosen, together Swiss seams along wllh Graham f The team ulected for the Toll~mache is with London team-males David Bakhshi Mrs E Jones Mr VC Borgonon A final batch of good results came ro'!' Mr MD Smith Mrs N Crony Congress, where Chns John Hassell, Bill Hirst, Michael Byrne, and David Price, finished third in she open Mr R Stevenson Ms E A Softleigh the Autumn d Rob Oiffe won the 1\vo Andrew Woodcock, Michael N~wnun, trials for thc Camrose. A!. a pair, Jones and Duckworth an . H•cht Johansen and David Debbage, John Holland, Michell~ Rosen finished fourth O\-er.all on she Buder Adunced Ad,·pnced airs Gnte • II" Brunner, Dave Darton and Alan Jones, rankings. Masttr M11ster Stars . p • I vcre third in the Sale tie 1 with Jeff Smith as npc. The Autumn Congress proved Mr R C Chapman Mrs E A Stevens Ashwm i"Jte d OJ' ia Woo and Brian pairs. Alan an h ' ~ in the Burlington In the lrials for the Junior Camrosc successful for Middlcsex membns. Ma R M Roberts !\luster 1 Atanchester pla)·ers Mark Reev~ and David Cashcrine Sale, Neil Rosen and Ian Pagan Allday Mr JG Francis Callaghan were ~e Bolton. David Bum. Cup and Jan~t and Arsur Malinowski Collier finished second by a comfuruble (wish Chns Jagger of Cambridge) won the Mr R W Wildey County Master Nick Sandqvtst Cu margin. In she trials to selecs plarns for E:ubourne Bo"l. Jeremy Dhondy and 1 d · the Sussex P· the under 25 super squad Manchester's leam·nules Alan 1\a)'• Filip Kurbalija and lastrr MrT were seco~ tn nd anniversary of t_he Mrs L Hobbs Argiropoulos The dtamo . hy coincided wtth Tum Sluer (23) and Andrew Murphy (H) lim R~ finished second. Mr P Mc\Vhiner Mrs L Corio U:dcrer Memonad111_ roopnd attnivers;~ry and scored a tremendow victory, ending well ~tiddlesex members posted outstand­ . s"on's tam n clear of the rest of she lield. Alex Morris. ing pt'rfornlJnces in recent counsy C\"ents. founty !\laster MrS A Goldstein the assOCI3 1 1 rent success- IC Is K Reissmann Mr G Ridger playing with nt>w partner Fiuna Brown, Well done 10 Brenda and GrofT Foley for proved to be~: ~~~~.;oi 1rict Master Ulstrlctl\taster in Scptrmbrr. Thc Swiss p~irs and the MGrt:tn Mr NE Fosu:r h pJrtnenng llarrogale,finished fifth. Ms Stars - c . wish German supcr· CungratuiJiions so she Manchesler Swiss trams at thc Middlescx Congress ~~ ub Master Mr A Lakhani Thomas Bes~IS a~~:en and Danida \'OR plJrcrs who com~led successfully in the \\ere alsu won by county memhcrs. r F Danun Mrs A Lnkhnni women Sablll~ le for full desails. . England upen C:tmruse lriJis.ln first p!Jce CongraluiJiiuns to Geoffrey Lederman Mr 1 Hamer Mrs M G Sheldon Arnitn. Sec ar~IC..! •airs chatllpionslup ~ .,·ere Mancheslrr residcnls Justin and Jnd IJn I'JgJn, "hu "~'" the pJirs. and so MilL Hu bban.J Club Master Rcsuhs: mtuant\ Anne C:ttchpol~, • )JSon lla c~clt , S<'Omd WJS tht>lf fJihcr uthcnne ScJI( (" ith !l:m enJ Scniur of ~lr N 1 Perrin Mr G Y Burgoyne I'JUI Lamford . d J)Jvid IIJJ..hsh•. J Heather IIJJ..h>hl an December 2006 English Bridge 41 Yorkshire) who came Steond. Catherine in the congress pairs. Quite a weckrnd! Master Point promotions xalc and Jack Miul teamed up with Congratulations to them all Nevena and Brian xnior to win the Sw~s St Grorges Bridge Centre hosted a MrsS Du~ync 3 Star Rrglonal Mrs Jl Wall 2 Star teams, in which Salttm Sachek. Denise seminar by Michelle Brunner and the very Master c .. , Toui'IUimml Miller, Janet Cohen and Irene Fine plaad appreciath·e audience was treated to an Norfolk •tr J G ounty" liSter B~ndon- sax>ml. Well done to all of them. excellent and lucid presentation that lStar~mlcr " ·~ Mr LJ llarris Muter Rq:lonal Mastcr Joyce Mr B F Scanlon Mr AC Marshall Round one of the Middlese.x Cup is culminated in playing some tricky set Mrs 8 l\1 Hader I Star Rrglonal Mrs S C Shah 2 Star Muter now under w:~y, with 27 teams participat­ hands in Michelle's f;I\'Ourite contract of MIISier Mrs Tolc:hcr Mr N A Bishop ing. Best ofluck to all the pla~rs. JNT. A splendid evening was rounded off 4 Star l\lastcr s Mrs LM Brett Mrs M llook Mr F Thnon Mrs OM Buck Diary dates: Then: an: a multitude of by a pie, peas and chips supper. The MrR Dn:n 17 Star ~mlrr District Muter Mrs C1. Jepps qualifying heats scheduled for the evening would have bec:n good value at MrJ F Hovcll Muter Mrs K Hales Mr A Kinnenley National pairs, the Middlcsa mixed pairs twice the price. If you haven't heard Michelle, )'OU should. Go to her website at Mrs A E Lloyd Mr 8 Shepherd Club MIISier Mrs 0 Rk:e and the Middlesex championship pairs. II Star Premier Mr J Abercrombie I Star Muter An utcnsive competitions calendar can be www.bridgewithmichelleandjohn.co.uk 3 Star Master Master Mrs PAM Bedwell found on the county website. xc the and get her to )'OUr club. You won't Dr S Farquharson Mrs V Webster Mrs C E J Ms VM Follcnfant above internet address. regret it. Master !) Star Prrmlrr Goundry Dr VJ Folley Please do not hrsitatc to report any Our website is now regularly the semnd MrAJ Day MIISier Oxfordshlre Malter points of intcrrst for thu column to the most visited of UK dubs and societies, 1\trsCThonw Mrs J L Gordon Pmnler Llle Mr R D Andenon Middlcsa county press officer, Heather which reflects the professionalism and CountyMulcr Mr S Khadaroo Muter Ms V R Andenon Bakhshi, email [email protected] enthwiasm of our excellent webmaster, Miss MAli 5 Star Premier Dr J Slalcr Dillrld r.tuter Neil Aiston.lf )'OU have not ~t y.Ud a visit, Mrs D Hamilton Muter Natloul M•ter Mr J A Cousins it's time to do so and see why it is MrKWatts Mrs A Bell Dr C Cooper Mn 0 I Cousins so popular. Club Master Mr P Longley I Star Premier Mn N p Duaa WWW..JIOrfolkbriclse.co.ult It is with great sadness that we record Ms HEamer 4 Star Premier Reate-~ r.tuter Mr J 11dbiiJ THE Norfolk county team u having a the deaths of two well-known North East Northampton­ Master Mr K Sidler CWt Masler torrid time in the Eastern Countirs League pla~rs. Eileen Spalding, a long-standing shire Ms J Teague 4 Star...... Mr M AliDa this yur. In the match against Northants member of Wearside Bridge Club, and PrrmJer National 1barauaeat ,...... Mr p lncledoa all three teams lost-the A team 5-15, the familiar figure at amgrcsscs in the North Master P.luter MrJP.Uo B team S-IS and the C team 4-16. It was East, Yorkshire, the Sconish borders and Mrs S E Deacon Mr P Bumip 3 Star Jtea1aa1 Staffs &Shrops almost as bad against Bedfonbhire- the A further afield, died after a long illness.. She Mrs B Smith Mrs M Cnwfonl P.luter 4S...... team lost 7-13, the B team lost 6-14 and was an avid bridge playc- who reached Nalloul Master 5 Star r.tuter Mrs A Smith ....._. the C team lost S-15. Time to stiffen the National Master rank shortly before her MrTR King Dr 0 Mcth-Coho 2 Star...... Mr 0 H Roberts sinews, chaps. death and had been made an honorary The John Harrison Trophy was won by member of the Wcarside dub for her work 5 Star Premier 4 Star Master Mr.tuterrC,..,~. ~...... Realoaal Master Mrs S Ashurst ..__._.... A and M Kimbley, with P Rowlett and T within the dub. Her masterful play a.nd MrM JAuger Mr C Singh Replaal Master Mn M Priest Geschke second. The YMCA Trophy puckish humour will be sadly missed by all winners wen: E Uoyd and R Roberson, her friends throughout the region. 2 Star Premier 3 Star Master Mr 0 Moss 1 Star Premier Mrs J Uddcll Mr P OweD-Smith Master with N Block. and H Fox sax>nd. The Margaret Watts has died after a short Regloaal Muter Mn J S Stevenlon MrsCWhite 2 Star P.lasler 5 Star Premier Robertson Cup went to C Buchanan and G illness. Margaret began her prolific bridge P.lasler CeaatJ !\Iuter lp, with T and I Beven second. career at Hurworth beginners' c1a.sses in I Star PrrmJer Mr D Bainbridge Mn AM Powdl Mr A Aspras A hotly contested Houston Trophy 1982 and backrd up the belief that bridge RraJoaal Master ~ by Mrl M Clarke ~~ t:Wbridgc 3 Star Premier Mr MO MIDby Swiss teams event was won by I Brister, M a social game ltl3rrying her teacher, r.luter Dillrld Master Smith, M Ali and D Cheal Close sax>nd Bob Watts. in 1984. They represented both 3 Star Regloul Mrs H M R Hanly Mrs R Todd Mill J 8mtell were D Newstead, T Noble, M Whiting Hurworth A and the NEBA. Her proudest r.tuter Dr 8 Hnyda Star Master Dr J Cooper playing achin~mmt was probably win· MrM Keogh 3 and I Scotting. Mr W Usle Dr J Hoclt Mn p Cooper There was a disappointingly low entry ning the Blackpool Easter Congress Swiss 3 Star Praaler Ad\'Meed P.lasler Mn JR Padval Mr L J Hopkins for the Eastern Counties Cup, which has teams with Bob, and their tea.m-mates Muter MrM Bowden quickly reached the semi-final stage. The Stan Payne and Julian Gibson in 1997. Mrs R Stewart Dr 0 Taylor 2 Star !\Iuter Suffolk draw is Buchanan v Arney and Fox v While chairmm of Hun.'Orth in 1998 she Muter Mr f Olassboruw Nadaul Master 2 Star Pmnler Whiting. was at the forefront of the initiative to Alaster Mrs A Carr AdYIIDCed Muter Mn P E Hanson establish St Georges Bridge Ctntre, now MrsGWebb Diary dates: January 21 Becdrs Swiu Mrs A Humble Mrs 8 M Watson 11 Star Premier teams; February 4 Smart Trophy teams. one of the country's leading bridge venues. 5StarMuter Mr T Humble Muter P.luter Margaret's happiest involvement was Mr PC Beanland Mr R Maude Dr 0 Scott-Brown Mrs R Neal promoting bridge in association with the 4StarMuter District Muter Mrs S K M Strode Mr M W O'Reilly Maanillan Cancu Support charity. She Mrs D Harris Mrs J Cunningham Couoly !\laster 3 Star !\Iuter www.ncba.co.uk r.m many such events, the last of which Mr T Gregory- Mr E Belton-Jones R H Dines MrsCA Woods Mr DURING early autumn preparations wen: ra~ed more £1,000. It was a tragic irony I Star Master Smith Mr M Booker 2 Star Muter afoot to raise funds in support of our that she W:JS diagnosed with cancer two Mr N R Baldwin Mr c Jlcrben Mr B Murtagh Mrs E Clement Durham team of Portlmd Bowl winners, weeks after this event. Margaret will be County MIISter Mr J Lobo District Muter I Star Muter Geraint Harkrr, Robin Zigmond, Nicola deeply missed by her many friends. MrKM1illcy Mrs M Locken Mr J P Briggs Mrs P M Barnes MacDougall, and Tom Dessain, who were Diary dates: December I Autumn sim MrC N J1ily Mr P G Marshall Mr 0 Cotton- Mrs II C Mason to represent England in the World pairs; D«ember 3 Niman-lsnd mixed District MIISter Mrs J Musson Bamn Capt R I Watcn Universities Championship in China. multiple teams of four, Newcastle; Mr J W Stirling Mr D A Ridley Mr D B Harrison Advaond Muter Other worthy sponsors, including the D«ember 17 Deane Salver, Whitley Bay; Club MIISier Mrs C Jakubovics Mr AE Winchester North East EDU, had already contributed to the Jamury 16- 19 Chronicle Cup semi-finals. Mrs M Ball Mr W Ody Couoty Muter expected costs, and a series of n-ming Details of all n~n ts an: on the website ~ler National Mrs D Forster Miss L Pulford Mr D Pinson as above. Master events around several of the Luger dubs Mrs A Mr llludson Club Muter Dlstrld Muter enabled the team to leave in good spirits, Cunningham Mrs S Hudson MrJ A Clacey Mr I' 0 Edwards with no financial concerns and with our Mr J Pllllnyotidis Mrs J ~ G~n Mr A llaig- very best wishes. tonshire 8 Star l'remler Mrs F Simpkin Mr J lhggms Thomas www.northantsbridge.info Rq:lonall\laster The seniors' pairs at Newcastle was won MrNA Dykes Mrs JH Wells Somerset Mr D S Stott by Margaret Gilbert and ~nee McMahon, TilE county held 3 very successful social Nottingham- Premier National Club !\laster with Ptter Prince and Alan l..ester runners­ e\~n t , with a pairs competition in the 5 Star l'remler up. Norman Dykes, partnered by Jan Rtt:lonall\laslcr shire Master Mrs J Holbrook afternoon, 3 toms event in the evening MrBR Smith Premier Life Mrs A Skinner Surrey Rankin (the elder) wen: third in a field of and an enjorable meal in betw~n. Our 28. Alu Simpson, Orenda Oshorne, Janet Muster National Master Grand Master than~ to Maggie Jones for organising the 4 Star l'remler Teague and Frank Springett won the Rcglonall\lustcr Mr J S Auld Mrs JM Baker Mr W K Ford uccas1nn and to Peter Dunn for directing Newcastle Swiss teams at the same venue The pairs contest was won by Jo Skillc~ Mrs PADurton 3 Star Regional 4 Star Rrglonal Premier Life in early Octuber, followed by ltobert Stead, and Peter Fountain, with John larki n and Premier Rtt:lunol Moster Master !\laster Bernard Shepherd, Da,·id Morrison and Muster Mr JF Glnss Miss LM Mr A R Suri Val Walker St:rond and Christine White Rhona Stead. Third of the 21 teams taking and Jan Clarke third. The teams event was MrCG Owen 2 Star Regional lloughton Life Master part were Neil and lnga Aiston, Kathy Pike won by Doris and Da,·id Moss, Colin I 0 Star Rrglunal Master 2 Star l'rtmler Ms M Andree and Mary Page. !\luster Dr G Brindley Master Mrs 8 Stoker Tuton and Brenda Smith. ~cond were Clive Owen and ~bloolm Oliver had a Mr J Bntemllll 2 Star Master Mr M L Gordon fohn and Eileen Mayes, Christine White Mrs M Griew Mrs M A Gordon ~mler National very successful \'isit to l't'Cblcs for the SBU and Jan Clarl.c. 6 Star Rrglonol Master Autumn Congress. The)' \mn the congress Premier Master IIeats or the Eden Cup are taking place. Master Master MrJ Jimison teams playing with Charles and Vi Out red, Mrs R Wighnm DrG Ripley Mrs M R Lewin RemJmmg heats arc at Kettering on Mrs S Probst the men's teams playing with Charles JanuJT)' 19 and Sumford on JanuaT)' .30. Outred and Da,·id Gerrard, and ,,·ere third Thr final '''II take place at Peterborough

42 English Bridge December 2006 on April I. The top two airs fi Master ~oint fin al will rc.-present the ~unty~m thhe Wil rmly welcome visitors to thcir sessions Bowles, together with team·mates Paul romotaons Co T\\~. 10 t e to enjoy this popular innOI'ation. Gagne and Alan Scr=t, finished sn:ontl in I~ the inter-club league Towetst The county holds weekly pairs swions the Welsh men's teams. p~o~~ atl\lastcr Tnumament 1 lead,~g th~ first division, with Stamfu~~ on .1\resdays (actpt the third 1\resday, Back from thtir trip to Turkey in thr ~ A BOlli) !\laster wh1ch is teams) at 7.30pm and Oxford EBU Overseas Congress. where they arne \Is 1I'J Furst Mr A Donovan and Krtten.ng A equal second. Stamford B 111 are leadmg division two . h Bridge Club holds weekly swions on third in the teams, Judy and Malcolm ' rGilham Mrs P Wehstcr- \lrs S . h Peterborough B close behind and'a ,:::~ W~e_sdays (acept the first Wednesday, Mitchell went on to win the Shrewsbury rrnntcr mil In hand. Division three South is tight "th wh1ch IS teams) and Fridays at7.15 pm.All pairs. Brian Cornelius and Gary IJfrtl l SU~atl\laster s Star !\laster Towcester ahead of Northampton C: ~d these sessions are held at Oxford Bridge we~ second and Pam Booth-Jones and ~~~ J M Morgan Mrs B A Bristow Northampton B close up th"Jrd. D" .. O ub, 147 Banbury Road, Oxford. Tony letch third. h . IVISIOn tar ~mlcr MrsVA Cooper t ree North •s led by Stamford D, narrow­ 1Wo tearru tied for lint place in the Pat Poxon, James Vicurs, Brian 5~ l\lastrr Mr A Humphreys ly ahead of Orton. lfarwrU Cup. A split tie resolved the issue Cornelius and Gary Hyett won the in favour of Marian Day, Nick Perceval­ ~It NBarnes Mrs S M In the north-east ~«~ion of the winter Phoenix Trophy, held after the county S rrernkr Marshallsay league Marcus Witt, Trevor Throwtr, Mike Price, Rob Procter and Nick Smith, who AGM. retained their title ahead of John Oifford, ~~ I Master Mr C J Phil i ~ ~ore Browne and Bill Chadwick are lead­ Chris Jones, Mike Hoarr, Cr.aig Mr BJ Them is Mr V K Saith Oive Krep, Gillian Lonsdale and Nigd Woodbridge and Tony Brian had a stun· mg from Peter Fountain's team. In the \V"dkes. Star Premier 3 Star Master south-west S«tion the leading team is ning result in the Staffs Cup, eliminating 3 Oxfordshire held a weU-attended Grren the holders. Mrs M Kellie Andy Robinson, Rob Bates, John Larkin -~ l\l~cr Points Swiss trams e\~n t on September 30, Brian Corneli!H, Gary Hyett, John Mr 0 R3ngllnl}311 Mrs A Sprague and lim Bainbridge, with Magie Jones's team lying second. where the highest ranked ali-Oxfordshire Holland and Paul Hackett won the 1S tar Prcmkr l Star Master team was Norman Gascoyne, Peter Malvern teams. , to Mike Keogh and ap t Master Mrs JST Fannery ~ngratulations Finbow, lsobel Townley-Frteman and )ran Jason Hackrtt achieved a clean sweep in Ke1th Nuh, who won the pain Mr MGurney Mr MA Keith Squires In third place, just ahead of the Drogheda Congress. winning the pairs. lli!S S Pritchanl Mrs J Rathmelt competition at the Bedford Congress and Krishan Jalie, John Simpson, Bob the tearru and the Victor Ludorum. !'rftllkr I Star Master to Christine White, lan Clarke, Marion Harp-ave and Christopher Whitehouse. On the international scene, Jason and ~ l\laster Mr R and Trevor King. who finished second in Oose-up fifth came 'The Constabulary' a the teams. Justin won the Camrose trials and Paul ~lr SWhite Cunningham family team comprising Sandy Constable, was second. Jason and Justin also 15 Star Rrgional Mr R D Griffiths • Dla~ data: December 3 Porch Trophy, Lynne Hayes (daughter), Jan Constable competed under Paul's c.aplllincy in the Kettenng; December 9 Winter league ~laster Mr P A Lane (son) and Val Constable (daughter-in­ Warren Buffett Cup (USA v Europe), a .lr SE 1)mll Mr R 0 Mcintosh north-east, Kettering; Decnnber 13 law). fantastic prestige a-mt that has burst on to Winter league south-west, Northampton; • Star Rrgioaal Mrs F S The popular monthly seniors' pairs the bridge scene. )laster Morernent January 13 Winter league north-east, sessions competing for the Sadler Seniors Diary dales: January 5-7 Midland )lr C 0 Brick Mrs 0 Williams Kettering; January 17 Winter league Silver Salver continue throughout the Counties; January 29 county sim pairs. south-west, Northampton; January 19 •tnO.I O'Neill Advanced winter months on the second Monday of clubs. Eden Cup qualifier, Kettering; January 30 every month. The winners of the October l Star Rfgloaai Master Eden Cup qualifier, Stamford. event were Alan Prior and Ktith GosweU. ~l.a.!ter Mrs F Crego- Diary dates: December 3 Swiss pairs, )ln J Brick Bourne Oxford BC; December II seniors pairs, www.aulTolkbridge.co.uk llrO.I George Miss B P Ellis Roke village haU; January 7 Haddenham )Is ARouach Mrs B L Hodges TiiE n~ season start­ www.nottsbridge.orz.uk Swiss teams, Haddenham; January 8 ed with the thrre-day )In MS herwood- Mr A Kennedy IN the county match against seniors' pairs, Roke village hall; January 14 Fdixstowe Congress. In Lmlq\ist Mrs R J Lyttle WoJUStershire the fint and second teams Dawes league v l..ricestenhire, Oxford BC; an effort to attract l Star Regional Mrs U Osc:roft won 13-7 and 19-1 respectively, but the January 18 Oxfordshire Bridge • more Suffolk members 111.\ter Mrs V R Price third team lost 6-14.ln the county match Auod ation management committee the format was changed. The rongress )inCA Tuininga Master against Staffordshire the first team won meeting, Oxford BC; January 21 Beck Cup opened with ladies: men's and mixed pairs llStar Pranicr Mrs SJ Buckley 17-3, but the second and third lost 4· 16 heat, Oxford BC. on Friday afternoon, with a one-session &11.\ter Ms A Haring- and 0·20 respectivel y. In the Three Swiss teams in the evening. On Saturday a )ln MM Govier Pedrocchi Counties competition, Bowletts won the two-session pain event took pbce and the II Star Pmnier Mrs P M first division and Woodborough were congress concluded on Sunday with a two­ Master Mackintosh third in the third division. www.somcrsetbrldge.org.uk session Swiss teams. The n~ format was )It MR Oddy Mr R B McDaniel Summer competitions: Black Cup WE were ddighted with the response to our well received and evef)"One enj o~d 9Star Pmnier Mrs S M (mixed pairs) 1 John and Irene Auld, 2. Pat annual congress, held at Weston·super­ themselves. Mare, and would like to rtiterate our thanks The Fdi.utowe championship pairs was ~~Dn.....: McDaniel Mantle and Willie Crook; Farr Cup (mJUd '"' nunck Mrs L Retzlaff pairs) 1 David Burgess and Gordon to all who attended, particubrly those who won by Con and Pauline Hanson. In I Star Pmnler Mr R Retzlaff Fullerton, 2 John Auld and Oive K:lye. The travelled considerable distances to be second place were Roy Goddard and Kit Swiss pairs championship was won .by with us. Charlton, with Peter Carlisle and Jyl llt\ter Mrs B Rowley Marsh third. The ronsobtion pairs was )In RA Gallagher Mrs C Xuereb Uoyd Eagling and Keith Rodgers. w•th Again we were oversubscribed, with a recnrd 80 tables on both Saturday and won by Doc Lacey and Paddy Shannahan )In KJ Janet Ja ques and Ju ne Marron second.. McKimmie County Master Sunday. We c.an only repe:il - please book and the Suffolk Coastal Shield by Anthony Diary dates: On Wedne_sdays the dnves Lc:ss and Ktrry McDonald. The bdies' ~In Ml Will"1 Mr R Burbeny (held at Nottingham Bndge Club, 401 early for 20071 Jams Mrs J A Carr In a strong field on Saturday we were pairs was won by Jo;m Mayh~ and Anne Mansfield Road at 7pm) alte':llate !Star Premier Dr J H Davies ~e twren understandably very plmsec.l that Somerset \V"IImer, the men's pairs by Barry Davies •!titer D • match-pointed pairs (Presidents Cup) IIICS Dou I Mr K M av1es playm won the Green Point Swiss pairs. and Din Gudka and the miml pain by Uoe g as- Mrs P 0 Davies and Butler·imp pairs, except for t ~e Well done Colin )uneman and Roger Sweet. Mike Ktmpstrr and Jill Howard· Ch . tmas party (December 13), t e Our congratulations to the team of Rob \V"Jil iamson. The winners of the Friday Mr G S Gill ind~~~dual championship ~December 27), ~~Premier Mr D Hedley- Lawy from Somerset, teamed with Andm-o Swis.s teanu we~ Harold Morris, 01\~ the BGB simultaneous pairs (January 10) Thomson (Channel lslandJ) and Dc1"0n's Rowe, Joan t.b yhcw and Anne \V"Iimer, lin AW Chapple Smith e National pairs heat (January 24 !· an d th mbcr 3 Sw1s.s Stefan Undfors and Jim Grant, who II"OR with l'auline Hanson, Con Hanson, Roy ~Irs PA Oliveira District M~ter Sunday events are: 0 ect . ed the Grren Point Swiss tea ms. Goddard and Kit CMrlton scrond and · h ·p· January 7 m11 lS•·- Mrs R C Bud teams champ•ons. 1 ' 28 heat of WeU done, also. to our other winners: Oaude Stokes, Peter Markwell, Din Gudka 1'• -~ Premier Mr B Cousins and Jl.l rry Davies third. The winners of the ' '4>trr pairs champio n}h'Pj ~; u:6'ampion s hip ladies' pairs )ran Squires and Peggy Moss, ~~~ JF Flower Mr D Endicott Sunday Swiss teams we~ Chris Chambers, the t.e ~m s od entrie0 s to Graham men's pairs Ray W.llder and John Perry; t Star Mr R Sanders ( Enqumes an championship pairs Ur Oery and Ry.m Jim Gobert, Paula J...rslie and Suranne lltlt:rtmler Mrs C R Smith Brindley on 011 5 9232186). Stephenson . Sheasby, with Claude S1okes, Peter l(r AMartell i Club Master Again, our rongratulauons to Rob Lawy Markwell, Din Gudka and ll.lrry Davies Ills Whiteside Mrs J Benson who, with Dc\"On team·matrs. reached the second and Peter Sutcliffe, Debby Sutcliffe, IS Mrs S A Chandler oxfordshlre A final at the Brighton Swiss te:uns and has Pc:ter Gemmell and Maria Allnutt third. ~~'rtm ie r Mr D Glidtlon .•r rd hirdlridge.co.uk also reached the scmi·final of the G.1ld Cup In the Suffolk ladies' pairs Muia www.OXJo s "d e Association and Allnutt and Debby Sutcliffe werr the llr 8 J Taylor Ms S Hanrahan TilE Oxfordshire Dbn(gh"ch is the head· Silver Pbu~. "d Clu w I At the Cornwall Green Point Swiss te-Jms winners, with Rosemary Mascall and ~ier Master Mr R J New Oxford Dn ge ty) have teamed up Marjorie and John Dilworth, with Colin ll.lrbJra 8Jrur second. The Suffolk men"s '"fWYc Ms C Owens the coun h · quarters o f ;tst of Dridgemate - t e1r pairs was won by Uavid Price- and Andrew l Stu Hung Mr C M Smith NolllWl and Roger Swm, ~me, thi~d , and for the purch The cost, shared pro Janet and Chris Jones, w1th \Jiene and Moore-, with Pc:ters Gemmell and Sulcliffe lou,.,·-· Mrs D White latest joint venture. g• has thus been second. . g tO USOI" Anona Ta)ior, we~ fourlh. ~~·~ent Mr P White rata accord 10 d . The Ipswich and Kesgra,·e Sw1u pairs \!r ll L}nes Sussex significantly redu« . rtisc of county ch•rf was won h)' Eric Newman and Mike I Star Grand Muster lbanks to the cxpcS hen Jlrown, the Malin, with Mil.e She~r and kiT Orton 1 director tcp mme second, followed by limy J...rss and Kerry t~ t Mr M Carrington tournamen a training progra . ...., wohnhamptonbridge.org.uklstaffs additional cost of h Oxfordshire Undgc Shunlcworth. pJJtnering Roger McDonJld. ~ )( s Lire Muster ~rrll Bah ...... K , ·I Miss OM Jones was avoided. ll~t Oxford Bridge Club Association an December 2006 English Bridge 43 ' 'I ' ~· • ' : ; : ,.

The Suffolk club teams of right for the sections after a qualifying round. Again Midlands DC 655pm; February II Doyle Master Point Abbeygate Shidd was won by Ipswich and the numbers werc up on last )'t:lr, with the Plate mixed pairs, West Midlands BC Kesgra\•e, followed by Colchester and following pairs deserving our congratula­ J.45pm. Entries for Warwickshire e\"Cllts, promotions Frinton. tioru: main final I Jercmy \V"ulans and Jill please, toP Whitehouse, 0121 70-19287. Diary datts: December 10 Suffolk Skinner, 2 Jan Lancaster and Gerry Mrll\1 MrALNorbum teams championship, Stoke by Na)•land Stanford, 3 Mary Oates and Alan Jeffery; M:~e~rc~or Mrs C M Weston 2pm (please note start time); January 21 SCCilnd final I Sally and James Dugden, 2 Wiltshire Pnmlcr National Club Master 1\tid-Anglia pairs, Stoke by Nayland 2pm; Brian Loasby and Ron Buddery, 3 David Master Mr C E Gibson Fd!ruary II Suffolk singles, Highwoods and Marie Grill; consolation final I 1\tike AFTER the third Mr M II Keeping Mrs C llawklru Centrc, Colchester 2pm. Keeping and Janet Cattennole, 2 Anthony match of the MrOSymoru Mrs II lloare Full detaw arc on the Suffolk website or Whilcway and Fran Thornton, 3 Yves Prcmier lzague National Master 1\trs D F Isaacs for more information about Suffolk l..ebrec and Phillip Hunt. The Swiss teams the team of Pat Mr A J Gillespie Ms H AT Lott competitions please rontact Jyl Marsh on proved another popular choice with 26 Davies, Chris Dixon, Gwynn Davis, Valerie Mrs N Gillespie Ms J Sa 01206 322546 or by email at teams taking part. Winners were Chris and Peter Austwick is loding, with Diana 1\trsEA Mr 1\1 Shaw [email protected] Dainham, Eddie Lucioni, Magnus Berger King, Phil Green, Ron King, James llennings Mrs FTWatson and John Murrell, with Jill Skinner, Jean Dunlop, Roger Kam and Peter Sampson 1\trG R Kellett Warwickshire Paxton, Jeremy Willans and Mike SCCilnd and Gwenda Merriot, Nick Pq:g, Mr R Underwooc.l Kingsland second and John Dakin, Philip Dtnntlt, Jenny Gray, Norman Grand Master Richard Harris, Ktvin Elstow and Philip 6 Star Pmnler 1\trG Preece www.siiJTf}'Uiuntybridse-ors.uk Lambert and Roger \V"uliams third. Regional Master FIRST belated congratulations to the Thornton third. This )'t:lr all the counties in the Western Mrs PACaner UreMaster Congratulations go to Geoffrey League are fielding three tea.ms for each of MrD E\·etu Surrey team of Franca Hindm, Jeffrey Allerton, Graham Osborne, Jon Cooke Wolfarth, who won the Swiss pairs at their SC\'tn matches. Wiltshire encourages 5 Star Pmnler Mr J Godderidge Regional Master and Cameron SmaU, who won the Hubert Guildford with Brian Senior, and to as many people as possible to take part in MrsJE Premier National Phillips Bowl, England's mixed pivot Barbara Pinto who came third in the same this inter-county competition and lw a Drummond Master teams championship. event with Doug Dunn. We owe both total of 48 people pbying in the three M11 S Goldman 3 Star Premier There were no first pbca for Surrey Barbara and her partner Wynne Godber teams during the se:uon from September Regional Master Reclonal Master members at the rounty's Grcen Point an apology for missing them out of our to May. Anyone wishing to be considered M11C Hunter M11WWon weekend, but Bernard Pike, Bob roll of honour for fmishing joint third in for inclusion should contact Diana King MrRJames 14 Star Premier McRobert, Tony Srouller and Arun Suri the Sussa Swiss pairs in June. on 01225 n4488. MrMARounds ~lasla' came SCCilnd in the teams and OliN The Sussex calendar is in full swing. The Western League season began with MrPB Maniun 7StarReglona.l Dawson and David Elvin were fifth in the Diary dates: Drcember 3 Chichester a home match against Comwa.ll. Master 10 Star Premier Swiss pairs. basic bridge pairs; December .f mixed Unfortunately, all three \V"utshire teams Mr DA WiiCOmb Master Many congratulations to Jan Swanwn pairs heat, West Sussa; December 5 lost. The SCCilnd rnatch was against A\'On MrPOJupe Regional Master and Ken Ford, who won the Swiss pai11 at Sussa individual heat, Eastbourne; at the West of England Cub in Bristol and MrDHoward- I Star Prem1er the Autumn Congress at Boumemouth. December 8 National pairs heat, the third ag;ainst Hereford in the Warf in Houston Master A couple of Surrey pain, Mike and Worthing; Drccmber 10 Dcvonshirc Oub Devizes. The fourth will be against East Prof R J Stacey Carrie Eden and Hden Beattie and Tricia Cup and Plate, Eastbourne; December I I Wales in January. All the resulu will be 10 Star Premier National pairs heat, West Sussa; Master Premier ~lasla' Gilham, playing with members from announced in the nat issue of the MrCVince M11 PKnight other counties, were SCCilnd and third in Drcember 18 mixed pairs heat, Avenue; magazine. I Star the Sussex Cup. January 7 David Pavey Trophy semi-final, The \ V"altshire Knockout began with 9 Star Prrmler West Sussa; January 12 Elisabeth North Master Tourname~~l Sadly the fint heat of the county pain nine teams taking part. The tvtnt is pbyed Mrs A Hall ~laster this season had to be eancdled due to lack Trophy heat, Eastbourne; January 14 New in the players' homes around the county. MrJW Year Swiss teams, Henfield; January 17 MnDM Phillips of entries. This is particularly disappoint· In the first match Phil Green. Roger Kam, Brightwell ing and as a result this competition will charity simultaneous pairs, clubs; January Ron King and Peter Sampson beat Philip 7Star~r 5 Star ~laster mDYI: to a one cby evmt nat season, with 21 basic bridge pairs, East Grinstead; Ilennett, Jenny Gray, Gill 1\fesser and Bob Master January 26 mixed pairs heat, Horsham; M11IE Lee M11RRanderson a qualifying session followed by the final 1\tcl\lurray. The firSt round is scheduled to in the evening. January 27 Sussex individual semi-final, be completed by the end of December. 6 Star Premier 4 Star ~laster Mr RW Eschbom Please support as many county events Bonham; January 27 Sussex individual The Corsham pail1 was won by Diana Master semi-final, Eastboumc; January 28 open Mrs J PBunon 3 Star ~laster as you an by booking as early as possible. King and Phil Grcen, with Pat Davies and Diary data: December 3 final county Swiss teams, Eastboume. 5 Star Premier M11 B Dyke Gwyn Davis SCCilnd and Jenny Gray and lStarMaster pairs heat, Richmond; December 10 Philip Bennett third. Mastrr women's and men's pain, Cobham MrsJE Mrs S Hardwick This )'1:31" n-rnts rcrnain at the Nurneed Hilton. Cattcrmole 1 Star Master .I centrc in Devizes. Rmlember, if you bring www.warwlckshirebridge.co.uk along a nC\\'CDmc-r to county events, )'OUr 4StarPnmler 1\tn J Aiton Mrs KMustin IN the second round of this year's own entry is fttt, 10 check the county Mastrr Midlands inter-county league matches Mr R W Whiting Adnncal programme, or visit the website. It is now www.sccba.co.uk Wanvickshire fared adequately against very easy to book for an event on line. Just 1 StarPnmlrr Mastrr MrWDJones CONGRATULATIONS Derbyshire, with 11-9, 8-12 and 20-0 visit the \V"IIuhirc web page at the top of Master results in the Dawes, Porter and Markham Mr A R Gardiner go to May l.angmaid for this section. All events and organisers are Master competitions mpectiwly, but disappoint· Mrl Wright MnJ GAllen the Dimmie Fleming listed in the \V"IItshire handbook, aY.lilable Award she recei~d at the ment followed against Uncolnshirc, who to \V"IItshirc members and clubs. l'l"l!mlrr Master MrsM notched a comfortable win in the Dawes Hollingdale EDU AGM in October. Bridge teaching is being undertaken MrMJ Davies Thanks from the county event, the three results being 7-13, 18-2 this )'t:lr in Trowbridge, by Diana King Tournament MrAMark.s and 20-0. Good luck to this year's Mrs S V Spencer go to May for all her hard and Phil Green. Checlr. the \V"IItshire web !\laster work and her Invaluable Tollemache squad, comprising David page for details. MrJ Walter MrsKA contribution to bridge in Sussex. Jones, Gary Watwn, Ste\-c Green, Graham Diary cbtcs: January 7 Butler pairs; Langham County Master Congratulations alw to Mick link, Peter Heatherington, Glyn Preece, January 13 Wiltshirc v East Wales; J;muary 4 Star Master Mr D S Boyes Carrington on achieving the elite rank of Susan Stockdale, Dave Cropper, Mile 21 national pair's qualifier; Fd!ruary 11 Mrs P D Cuthben Mrs CE Curran Grand Master. Leese, Steve Wood, George Cuthberuon ch_ampio':"hip pairs final; February 18 3 Star !\laster MrB EMilner The Autumn Congress at Steyning and Jan lfandlcy. mixed pa1rs; March 17 Wiltshirc v Dorset· 1\tr N C Fairbairn Mrs G SCf31Ulge Village Hall was a gmt success, with an In the clubs, the Moseley Bowl was April I Wiltshire v De\'On; April IS mixed Mrs II Glasby 1\ls P A Wernick owr:ill25% increase in atten_rean Champiunships. llclatrd J\lr A King Mrs J Williams Gillespie thinl. Jlramford (note the change uf \(OUc); wngraluiJIIuns. Januar)' 16 GuiO'rint Trnphr heat, \\'t'St The Swiss pairs is filtered into thrtC 'I he team 111 r._.prt'St'ntth" wunt) in the

44 English Bridge December 2006 Tollcrna ch~ Cu na . . Master !'oint c\'ent h b P Ilona) mter-county as een selected It · D Ktlly, Geoff Ken)'On, Sandy Davies and promotions Davies, Sandy Davies N' · ts anny Diary dates: December 3 fourth round Townsend Phil G dfl tck \\'ooh·en, Dill Da~id Aetchtr, 3 Maureen Tebb, Tony of the Yorkshire League; December 17 Richard \V' 0 re)', Mark Dratley Swtrrs, Pam and Stuart Coggrave (This mixed pimt teams, New Earswick; January 3 Stor l'rcmlcr . toter, Sarah Tesho D ' was the 22nd annual event and 24 teams 1\'tstmorland Robmson and t.n p me, ave 7 fifth round of the Yorkshire League; .,.Mastrr Rq:lonall\lastcr 1 look part); Nelson Rose Bowl (women's 151 MrE A Key Je o ·u L e omfrey. Graham January 14 Yorkshire pairs, Garforth (This wsC fmncr ps . n .wt uc: non-playing captain Th teams) I Janet Latham, Judith Diles, Pearl is a Green Point e\-ent, with open entry Mrs LJ lniTllbee qualtfytng round is at the .d ~f Murphy and H~athe r Hobson, 2 Ruth ~(1.-.111' November. en o and th~ leading five pairs qualify to repre­ Rq:lonall\laster Darker, Shirley Carter, Anne Rowan and sent Yorkshire in the Corwen Trophy); \t~IG~gory Mr R Myers All the Yorkshire teams put in stro Gcraldint Nuttall. Master January 28 Swiss pairs. nub Mr DL Pinto performances in the inaugural IIQso n~ \I~ J llowsc s Mr T M Roinforth Northtrn Ltague, in )tr c 1Wilkinson th~ Cou ~tits whkh 8 Star Premier ~~n oounty organ tsations take part. Pride \\~uh l re Master o~ ~l ace goa to the D team, which won its s.tionil Master MrR Barber dtvuion. The C team and the under 25 ~IJ1 NCraw ford 6 Star Pmnler were stcond in their respective div' · s rrrroitT Rcglonal Master while the A. team finished equal =: to all those who represent­ )~CT Mrs M Johnson Cong~tulahoru ed thetr munty in this mmpetition. ~!rRKam S Star Premier The EBU Master Pointa scheme was 1Sill' Rrgional Master )[aster MrGPFry la.unchtd 50 yrars ago and this ynr a new )1J1GAOalton Mr (Johnson htghcs! rank of Premier Grand Master has l Star Regional been mtroduccd. Yorkshire has three 2 Star Premier current pl.a~rs who have reached this )[aster Master 11rNBotton level. They are Graham Jepson Brian Mr D Morris Senior and Richard Winter. ' t4Star Pmnier I Star Premier The Yorkshire team of Janet and Philip )Wier Master llrOI'hillips Mason, Janet and Ted Latham was on top Mr l Grant form in the EBU Guernsey Congress, 5SUrMastrr Premier Master winning the seniors' teams and the )trAAllpress Mrs J Grant midweek pivot teams, and Janet and IStar ~laster 7 Star Philip followed up with third pl.ace in the )IillO Hali Tournament seniors' pairs. (Jaty Master Master In the EBU overseas mngrcss in Thrkey llilDOruin Mr AR Mansfield Ruth Barkrr and her partner finished llilC Moore Tournament second in the mixed teams. Won:estershlre Master In the inter-munty Macfarlane Trophy, Mrs PE Hawkins Yorkshire was reptcstnted by the l..teds· 4Star Pmnler Mr PJ Stubbs based team of Robin Jepson, Alan Brosgill, lqional ~ lastrr llnMWilcox 1 Star !\laster Chris Boyts and Adam Dickinson, which Mrs MA Allen fmished fourth. T011111111t11t Mrs D c De Lc The 2006-7 season of the Yorkshire llllltrltnS Bt Haye League inter-dub matches is now under •t AW J way. The first round of matches in the first rs r - ·• ls•'"'- "•tast- ... ,. army division featured a surpnse. wm . aor no::way- I~CEnu'c'~·" Mr BR Snodgruss d A I ' • ~"'!' promoted Lcc s over ast season s Dear T1m Simons, · . 11!1 AL Freest on Advanc:ed Master champions, Bradford A. • FIRST let me clear up the point about transfen. I am sorry if the lin APhilli ps Mrs D Dobson Results of recent events: Kath .WOrding in the Orange Book is unclear, but in casa like this we can IStar Masttr Mr R Hill Grimoldby simultaneous pairs I ~aphne . elplain what is meanL AJ I am swe you suspect, the intention is that l!rRC Runcr Mrs J M Pember Pen ten and Jim Proctor, 2 Sue H1rd and red suit trailsfer annountanents apply only at the two ~ · IStar Masltr Mrs C Thompson Brian Richardson, 3 Dennis and Audrey 1111 BAshfie ld Master ' Simpson; Huddersfield Examiner Rose You raise the very good point that opponents may be put at a lin SC Mrs B B Burley Bowl 1 Sandy Davies, David Waxman, disadvantage if after a INT opener the four-levd transfers are not IL:Akney Mrs ME Pete Waterman and Dave Robinson, 2 Bill . alerted. The committee had to weigh this disadvantage with the need 11!1 B Rayer Devonport Townsend, Nick Woolven, Giles Foster for simplicity and the possibility of unauthorised information via the Mllllttd Master Mrs C Weddall and Tony McNiff, 3 Angela Booth, Peter alert to the bidding side. On balance we thought it best to go for the linG Uoyd County Master Radley Stephen Crossland and Joe simpler option and not alert. These are fine j.udgements .and your view llr K Uoyd Mr PT Belsten Kowalski; Garforth Swiss teams I Tony will certainly be considered when the regulations are revtewed.. '•·~- - Mrs I E Newbound M Brian Leggctter, Malcolm ''"'llf urray, • ull' 2 Carole lin) Jackson Mr DR Payne Robinson and John 0 S tvan, llrDW Ogg District Master ===------::::=:==~=~=;.-:::--:---~~-:~ l:tautyMaster MrRCalver I . 23 Crossword solution from page 23 ·~CD Ryder Miss R Denham Sudoku so utron from page lli5trin Master Mrs I B Lee llrsoeauawa Mr G L Myers ~~ A.\1 Dixon Y Mr D Newbound 6 3 Club Master Mr L C Noble 9 7 2 4 8 1 llrDYoung Mrs M H s y Wadsworth 9 6 7 2 5 8 ~hire Club !\laster 4 1 3 ~~~~~ler Mr M Dyer 5 3 4 7 9 ~B ldmg Mrs B p 6 8 2 1 Ross Hutchinson 4 6 9 1 ~Premier Mr D Hutchinson 3 2 5 7 8 11r1 llal Master Mrs H Knowlson 7 2 5 WKilleen Mr R Pepper 4 8 3 9 6 MrA Woods 1 1 2 8 3 4 7 6 9 5 Next deadline 2 5 3 4 6 9 7 1 8 DECEMBER 20 is the deadline - 7 9 5 1 2 1*1 for county news and 3 4 6 8 I-- tdi ?lographs for the February t-' 3 1 9 8 7 ~1ion of English Bridge. Please 2 5 6 4 ~to ~rian Cook, editor, email IC ilhbridge®intemet-today.co.uk - December 2006 English Bridge 45 M EM BERgM EMBER

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