No 15 January - June 1994 Editor: Panos Gerontopoulos Bermuda Bowl goes Dutch as Venice Cup stays in America
¯ Medals for Norway, Brazil, Germany & Sweden in 1993 NEC World Championships
Joy and celebration at the end of the 1993 World Championships matched the great success of the young Dutch national team to keep the Bermuda Bowl in Europe. They had just finished ahead of the world's best teams which competed in Santiago, Chile, representing all geographical areas of the globe. Norway came second winning the silver medal, while the bronze went to 1989 champion, Brazil. In the women's series, the United States successfully de- fended their world title and scored a major triumph by re- taining the Venice Cup which they have won continuously since 1987, and overall 7 times out of 9! However, the Euro- pean teams also did well here: Germany finished second and Sweden, the reigning European women's champions, third.
INSIDE 1 EBL Hon. Secretary 1 European Junior David Bardach dies ...... 2 Camp: once again a highly successful event ...... 10 1 1994 PHILIP MORRIS Editorial 2 David Bardach dies 2 European Mixed Cham- 1 Bridge Universiad Tournament round-up 2 pionships to take place in launched ...... 10 Barcelona, 22-27 March .... 3 PHILIP MORRIS Mixed Championships 3 PHILIP MORRIS Simultaneous 3 1 1994 NEC World Letter from the President 4 1 Denmark wins Championships: a first 1994 World Championships 5 European Junior Pairs .. 11 class opportunity for Euro- 1993 World Junior Championship 6-7 peans to visit unknown 1993 NEC Bermuda Bowl & Venice Cup 8-9 1 Channel Trophy: a suc- America ...... 5 1993 European Junior Camp 10 cessful Junior regional ..... 11 1993 European Junior Pairs 11 1 Thanks to Germany, Interview with Sabine Zenkel 12 Europe recaptures World 1 Meet Germany's rising European Ladies Jamboree 13 Junior title ...... 6-7 star Sabine Zenkel ...... 12 Master Points 14 1 Bermuda Bowl re- New Books 14 1 European Ladies mains in Europe - and Competition Calendar 15 Jamboree to take place in Venice Cup in the U.S. .. 8-9 Capri ...... 13
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This issue is full of reports from suc- cessful international championships that have taken place since July, and of tournaments scheduled for the forth- coming months. It is a row of events whose frequency and quality is consis- tent with the ever growing path of in- David Bardach ternational bridge in general, and of European bridge in particular. Among the various tournaments Honourary Secretary, contained in this issue, events especial- European Bridge League ly concerning young players occupy a prominent place. Junior bridge differs substantially President, from activities designed for other par- Israel Bridge Federation ticular groups of players. Whereas the latter mainly aims at servicing those The Honourary Secretary of the European Bridge League, David Bardach of who belong to the group, junior bridge Israel, died from a heart attack, 17 July 1993. is essentially an investment in the fu- David Bardach served bridge in Israel and international bridge for many ture of the game: an investment with a decades. As Chairman and recently President of the Israel Bridge Federation, twofold anticipated return, in terms of he helped in the development of the International Festival held in Tel Aviv both quantitative and qualitative devel- every year, which is now one of the biggest tournaments in the EBL member opment. countries. Europe has shown the way. A quar- In 1979 he was elected Honourary Secretary of the European Bridge League ter of a century has passed since the in- by the Congress in Lausanne. He was re-elected to the same post in 1983 troduction of the European Junior pro- (Wiesbaden) and again in 1987 (Brighton) and 1991 (Killarney). Besides his du- gramme in the late sixties, and the re- ties as Secretary, he served on various Committees like the Finance & Budget, sults are obvious and quite satisfacto- , etc. ry. Our membership is growing contin- Philip Morris Competitions, Protocol He was a member of the Executive Council of the World Bridge Federation uously at a steady healthy rate. At the and European delegate since 1981, and contributed to the work of the WBF same time, the quality of the game is Admissions & Zoning, Finance, and Master Points Committees. also improving, in theoretical and With David Bardach's passing international bridge loses a loyal officer, and practical fields. his colleagues a dedicated friend. The contribution of junior bridge to the quality of the game was clearly demonstrated in the recent Bermuda Bowl competition. More than half of Tournament round-up the members of the two top teams started their careers as participants in the Junior Camps and Championships The Monte Carlo Team Tournament Bridge Clubs throughout the world are we regularly hold. ' will take place 18-20 November 1994. ' invited to take part in the 1994 Charity The progress achieved so far pro- Challenge Cup simultaneous pairs contest The 28th Israel International Bridge which will be played on Thursday 17 March. vides courage and motivation for fu- ' Festival ture initiatives. bridge is EBL's will take place at the Israel Con- Entry is by donation (minimum £2.30 or School vention Centre in Tel Aviv, 10-19 February new venture - as outlined by the Pres- equivalent per player). To enter, club secre- 1994. taries should contact ident - which will be launched with the David Parry, P.O.Box The Festival programme includes Mixed 3096, London N14 7BZ, Great Britain (( & first Championship next July. Teams, Men & Women Pairs, IMP Pairs, 2 44-81-749 4352), by 6 February 1994. The stage has also been set for Ju- Mixed Pairs, Open Pairs, Swiss Teams and nior bridge development worldwide. Regional Simultaneous Pairs competitions. The 14th annual Marbella Bridge Fest- Together with North America, where There is also an International Invitational ' ival will be held at the Casino & Hotel recent progress is substantial, Europe Tournament, the Rixi Markus Cup, for top , 27 January-6 February class players. Andalucia Plaza should and will help other zones to en- 1994. Computer dealt hands will be used through- joy the enormous benefits we were for- There is a variety of tournaments, including out. The entry fee is 35 shekels per session tunate - and prudent - to have. the Open Pairs, Mixed Pairs, and the total prize money $20,000. Costa del Sol Teams and the For information, contact David Birman, 50 Barclays Bank Marbella Pinkas Street, IL-62261 Tel Aviv, Israel. Trophy Open Pairs. ( 972-3-605 8355, 2 972-3-546 5582. Only one session will be played every day, starting at 4.30 pm. For information, contact The 53rd International Bridge Tour- Lillian Mathews, Apartado 90, San Pedro de ' nament of Saint Moritz, Switzerland, Alcantara, E-29670 Marbella, Spain. ( & will take place, 10-21 January 1994. 2 34-52-882 922.
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RD PHILIP MORRIS EUROPEAN 3MIXED CHAMPIONSHIPS
MIXED TEAMS MIXED PAIRS H Format H Format Teams may comprise 4, 5 or 6 players (play- The tournament will be played in four ses- ing in mixed partnerships); they will play 12 sions, ending with a championship final and rounds of Swiss followed by a semifinal and a consolation final. a final for the four leading teams and 3 more rounds of Swiss for the other teams, with 10 H Programme boards per match. Friday 25 March 1 session Saturday 26 March 2 sessions H Programme Sunday 27 March 1 session Tuesday 22 March 2 rounds Wednesday 23 March 6 rounds H Entry Fee Thursday 24 March 4 rounds SFr 200 (swiss francs) per pair Friday 25 March 3 rounds Friday 25 March semifinals/final H Prizes Will be given to the first 50 pairs of the final H Entry Fee and 20 pairs of the consolation. First pair: SFr 750 (swiss francs) per team SFr 5,000. Total prize money: SFr 40,000 H Prizes H Accommodation Will be given to the first 25 teams. First team: Hotel Princesa Sofia***** SFr 10,000. Total prize money: SFr 50,000. Double room with breakfast: Pt 15,000 Reservations: Mrs Tatiana Loaiza Capriles, H Accommodation ( 34-1-564 7704 Hotel Princesa Sofia***** (see next column) 2 34-1-564 6859
Hotel Princesa Sofia, Barcelona, Spain 22-27 March 1994
French & Danes win 19th PHILIP MORRIS Simultaneous Pairs
With over 20,000 players participating pair Altinis-Zozis finished third with held with a separate overall classification. in 600 clubs across Europe, the annual 72.67% First in this category came the Turks PHILIP MORRIS Simultaneous Pairs The Danish winners of the East-West di- Demirel-Sen who scored 65.96%, and competition was once again a great suc- rection are hardly unknown. Svend Nov- Kowalski-Ziach of Poland finished sec- cess. rup is a top bridge author and journalist, ond with 63.96% The 1993 event, held on Friday, Novem- while 25-year old Jesper Thomsen won The best international performance was ber 19, was won by Betti-Molinier of the 1993 European Junior Pairs undoubtedly that of the Franco-Italian France and Novrup-Thomsen of Den- Championship with partner Jesper Dall combination of Barone-Ferraro, who mark. In the smaller Howell section, (see report on page 11). As a pair, Novrup- placed fourth in the East-West direction Demirel-Sen of Turkey placed first. Thomsen achieved a very high score after scoring 70% in a heat in Israel. Playing North-South, Betti-Molinier (77.44%) and easily won first place, ahead High participation percentages were scored 74.92%. They were followed by of Turks Assael-Yalman (73.70%) and recorded in Israel (35% of its total mem- another French pair, Marganne-Thom- Italians Grattirola-Parolaro (73.33%). bership competing), Turkey (30%) and azet, who achieved 73.88%, and the Greek In a few clubs, small Howell heats were Iceland (20%).
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Letter from 1994 with bridge in schools the President number of jobs, which is not to be ignor- Banco del Lavoro and Generali in Italy. ed in view of the present economic crisis This collection of recognized qualities with which we are faced. Already a has opened the way for the teaching of large number of people make a living bridge in school in some countries. from bridge, as teachers, directors, in- The French are probably ahead at structors or even players, writers and present with 500 school establishments would like to say how happy and journalists. And this is only a small facet housing 1,000 instructors who have al- proud I was to be associated with of the beneficial aspect which the teach- ready trained 15,000 students. To make I a success of such a challenge, they need- the launching of bridge in school in ing of bridge in school will bring. Italy, after France has shown the way. Effectively, this intellectual sport has ed a definite consistency between the President Gianarrigo Rona and his proven to be extraordinarily formative mini-bridge taught to students and a team must be thanked and congratulated for the young today. It encourages ob- complete teaching system of training for for this initiative, which brought togeth- servation and concentration, which are the instructors. René Beurtey has already er the leaders of both the Ministry of followed, after deduction, by a number had the opportunity, in Amsterdam and Education as well as the provinces; the of decisions. It is like a doctor who, in Rome, to describe the rigorous methods group met in the great halls of the order to reach a diagnosis, carries out used to obtain the magnificent results which the French Bridge Federation Italian Olympic Committee in Rome. analyses before reaching a synthesis. This is a strong indication that this coun- Over and above the aspect of play, shares with the sponsors I have associat- try, considered the cradle of civilization, bridge is a very convivial activity which ed with this operation: BP France, recognizes what bridge can engender in brings together partners and opponents Tropico and Larousse Diffusion. matters of intellectual, moral and human in a competitive dialogue. Isn't this a In Holland, a similar approach has instruction. marvellous preparation for active life, given excellent results and, if the aim is much more far-reaching than the forma- Much like music, bridge is the univer- for greater social harmony, as opposed tion of future champions, the fact re- sal language. And it is its privilege to to the solitary and passive pleasure of mains that the new world champions see, seated at one and the same table. a too much television? If bridge can pride father and son, a man and a woman, an Leufkens and Westra were taught bridge itself on being the precursor of interac- in school. employer and his employee, a doctor tive software, it is also the perfect exam- and a workman, an Australian and an The Poles succeeded in setting up a ple of communication, a major preoccu- schools' championship with more than Icelander, a Chinese and an American, pation in our time. an African and a European. 3,000 finalists, contributing to the Finally, I would add that bridge seems progress the EBL is making in its pro- I am sure you will agree, therefore, to me to be the game with is nearest to that bridge deserves to be developed and ject for organizing a junior champion- the psychology of the passage from the ship for the under-20s in the near future. perpetuated. Obviously, it is through 20th to the 21st century; one which has It is clear that bridge presently is help- teaching bridge in school that this will truly integrated the probability side of ing China to achieve a transition from come about. many aspects of collectivity to a certain form of social To start with, it was necessary to con- our life. Bridge, is liberalism, as desired by vince a number of doubters in our ranks; Deng Xiao the best prop of Ping who encouraged the latest genera- playing parents were scared of seeing a the calculation of tion to learn and practise our sport. normal practice of bridge transform it- probabilities and If chess, or other sports, have unfortu- self into a devastating passion. I, myself, prepares us, as nately been used in the Kriegspiel (the had to fight for years to prepare the nothing else can, art of war), I am certain that these teach- ground for the remarkable feat achieved to the gains and ing programmes will contribute to this by J.C.Beineix and R.Beurtey, in France, losses which each marvellous bridge for peace which will over the last four years. of us in his life make up the world of bridge players. In fact, our modern society is more or must garner or as- Bridge for peace is the creed I wish to less ruled by the laws of statistics and I sume. share with your future students, and I see no reason, either here or elsewhere, This explains have no doubt that each of the 40 mem- why it should introduce any particular the interest bank- ber countries of the EBL will include deviationist tendencies. Many young ers and insurers bridge in school in their development people practise other sports or various have for bridge programme. This is my hope in wishing activities and each can show a special players, such as you a happy and peaceful 1994. interest in one or other activity simply for pleasure without any ambition to be- come a champion, which is not our pur- pose either in this field. Nevertheless, it is possible to create Bridge, like music, diverse parallel careers and, through them, to find a way of offering a certain is the universal language
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Programme In the second fortnight of September, the New Mexico State Fair. It is widely Albuquerque, the capital of the State of regarded as one of the better state fairs Sep. 16 Opening Ceremony New Mexico, will become the centre of held in the U.S. and it comes complete international bridge, as thousands of with rodeo, midway, carnival rides, 17-19 Mixed Pairs players from all over the world will horse races and a lot of entertainment. gather there to take part in the 9th NEC Albuquerque (pop. 480,000) lies on 17-21 Continuous Pairs World Championships. the banks of and the foot- (1st segment) Rio Grande This is the most celebrated event of hills of the Sandia mountains, at the 20-21 Par contest the tournament calendar. It takes place same latitude as Tokyo, and its terrain every four years and includes competi- resembles parts of Greece and 20-27 McConnell tions of all kinds and for all Spain. Its Women's Teams players.
20-28 Rosenblum Open Teams 22-24 Zonal Teams* Especially for the Europeans, the high altitude results in a mild, dry cli- (open & women) forthcoming Championship presents a mate, with summer temperatures averag- 22-26 Continuous Pairs first class opportunity for visiting a ing about 31ºC and humidity at 43%. The sun shines 259 days a year. (2nd segment) mostly unknown but nevertheless quite interesting area of the United States. 24-27 Senior's Teams With air fares over the Atlantic being as (swiss) competitive as they are and with rock Hotels & Rates bottom hotel rates, one can hardly afford (double room per night) 25-1/10 Open Pairs to miss the country of Santa Fe and Billy the Kid - and site of one of the most ex- Hyatt Regency $94 25-1/10 Women's Pairs citing top class bridge tournaments. La Posada $83-93 27-28 Zonal Pairs* All championship events will be play- Double Tree $87 ed in the Albuquerque (open & women) Convention Cent- Plaza Inn $55-60 er. Besides the main tournaments, there Friendship Inn $30-45 27-1/10 Continuous Pairs is a variety of competitions for all play- ers, including the and (3rd segment) Continuous Pairs an american-style Regional with tourna- Reservations 28-1/10 Senior's Pairs ments running all day long. ($100 deposit required) The Championships are sandwiched 29-1/10 America Cup between two other premier events in Al- Albuquerque Housing Bureau Attn.: Valerie Anzalone, WBF (swiss teams) buquerque. The International Hot Air P.O. Box 26866 Balloon Festival begins October 1 and Oct. 1 Prizegiving there will be over 300 balloonists from Albuquerque, NM 87125, all over the world competing in various U.S.A. * fon non-qualifiers only ballon races. Just before the Champion- 2 1-505-243 3934 ships, Albuquerque will be the scene of
EUROPEAN BRIDGE LEAGUE OFFICIAL SPONSOR PHILIP MORRIS 6 EBL Review January-June 1994 Norway L.Aaseng, G.Helgemo, S.Kalberg, E.Kvam, J.Molberg, K.Thomassen, S.Johnsen (npc)
United States Chip Martel (npc), Eric Greco, Kevin Wilson, Debbie Zuckenberg, Leonard Holtz, Jeff Ferro, Richard Pavlicek
Denmark: a Universal Example
Your country has been very unlucky in Interview with How is your membership going? losing several major internationals by We have 350 affiliated clubs. Their combined tiny amounts, the smallest being the half 22,500 members must be registered as members of IMP by which your junior team lost the the DBF. (As people belong to more than one semifinal of the recent World Cham- club, we actually have some 17,000 individual pionships held in your own country. members.) How can a country with a population of Inspired by the EBL Promotion Week in Am- only 5 million stage a World Champion- sterdam a couple of years ago, we decided to dou- ship? ble our club membership from what was then We had the ideal venue in the Sports school in 20,000 with a target of 40,000 by the year 2000. Århus, and we have 17,000 individual members We call it ‘Plan 2000’. It has these key elements: who supported the project. Ib Axelsen was Onsite (a) A Bridge Teachers Organization with 400 Organizer with 50 volunteers and we were very members who receive a course by mail and a week- proud of the result. end course at our centre, in teaching a standard system (a natural system based on strong no- What is the history of the Danmarks trump); Bridgeforbund? (b) A scheme to encourage all people learning Before the war there were two organizations both bridge to become members of the DBF - they pay of which started around 1932. They began to co- half the normal subscription and in the first year operate in 1939 so we had only one of each na- receive two of our standard textbooks (which are tional championship, but it was not until 1963 Ib Lundby themselves worth more than the fee), and the that they formally merged to create the Danmarks Secretary of bridge magazine, which now has 8 pages aimed at Bridgeforbund. We held a European Champion- beginners, to their home address; ship in 1948 in Copenhagen, and a Junior Euro- Danmarks Bridgeforbund (c) A youth scheme which is aimed at schools pean there in 1975. In 1977 the Europeans were by Patrick Jourdain and colleges. held in Helsinor, and then the World Juniors this year in Århus. How good is publicity for bridge? Do you have government support? The leading newspapers all have bridge columns What is the structure of the Danmarks Recently we have made a breakthrough, after a with hands and tournament news. We have not yet Bridgeforbund, and your part in it? long struggle. succeeded with television programmes but for just We have 11 districts who elect a Council which There was enough political pressure to persuade over a year we have had four pages on teletext meets once a year. The Council chooses a Board of the Danish Sports Organization to change its which are very popular. Directors who are responsible for running the rules and create a new mindsports section which organization. By 1970 we were big enough to jus- contains chess and bridge. This change was great- Is there anything special about your na- tify the purchase of a headquarters, which we still ly assisted by the increased income due to the suc- tional championships? have now in Hillerød near Copenhagen. I worked cess of our National Lottery. We have all the usual championships and a very as Editor of the Danish Bridge Magazine which The mindsports section starts formally in De- successful National League. The League is strati- goes free to every member, and in 1983 I also be- cember 1993, and should lead to us receiving a fied, and the top Division of 12 teams is a major came the Secretary, in charge of the office. We grant each year of anything up to 2 million Dan- influence on the selection of our national teams, as have six full time staff, including myself. ish kroner (about $300,000). we do not usually hold trials.
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Germany
Klaus Reps Guido Hopfenheit Roland Rohowsky Marcus Joest Michael Gromöller (npc)
Europe recaptures World Junior title
After the 1991 disaster, Europe succeeded in regaining the world supremacy in the field of Junior bridge. In the 4th World Junior Championship, held in Århus, RESULTS Denmark, 3-12 August 1993, the European representative teams, spearheaded by Germany, captured three of the four top positions including the gold and silver medals. The only other semifinalist was the United States, the defending champi- FINAL & PLAYOFF ons, who ended up in third place. The Championship was very well organized by Danmarks Bridgeforbund, and was played in a particularly warm atmosphere. Germany - Norway 254½ - 203 USA 1 - Denmark 173 - 137 All zones of the World Bridge Federation same time, Norway started well against USA were represented in the fourth event of the se- 1 and never looked back. ries which was initiated as a biennial event in The final was less exciting. After two rather SEMIFINALS 1987. Europe and North America were enti- flat sets, Germany struck building up a con- tled to participate with three teams each, the siderable lead which they lost in the fifth set Germany - Denmark 103½ - 103 other zones with two, and the host country making the match a close one. The last set with one. Asia and South America sent one went heavily to Germany who captured the Norway - USA 1 208½ - 93 team each, but the rest filled their quota, mak- Ortiz-Patiño Trophy despite playing for 10 ing the event the best attended ever. days with only four players. USA 1 had no ROUND ROBIN The format of the competition was a round difficulty beating Denmark in the playoff for robin of 20-board matches, acting as qualifier third place. for the 64-board semifinals and playoff and The Championship was splendidly orga- 1 Germany 283 the 96-board final - all played as knockout nized by Danmarks Bridgeforbund, thanks to 2 Norway 283 matches. the efforts of President Bent Hæstrup, Secret- 3 USA 1 269 After the opening ceremony which took ary Ib Lundby, onsite organizer Ib Axelsen place during a reception given by the Mayor and a staff of some 50 volunteers. Idrætshøj- 4 Denmark 250½ of Århus - Denmark's second largest city - the skolen proved an excellent venue for the 5 Chinese Taipei 247½ tournament went under way. USA 1 took an event; it gave the young players many oppor- early lead which they kept until halfway in tunities for mixing up - and they lost none! 6 China 245 the round robin. The second half was a battle The well-planned outings to Legoland and 7 Italy 242 between Germany and Norway for first place, Skanderbog offered rest, interest and room for 8 Canada 221 and a struggle for Denmark, threatened by closer contact, while the night of the na- Australia and China, to make it to the semifi- tions, where all delegations performed enter- 9 Australia 220½ nals. At the end, Germany qualified first on taining numbers, added a most welcome cosy 10 Central America 2 211½ split tie, while the host country succeeded dimension. over the Chinese. International bridge clearly showed its keen 11 New Zealand 211 Germany picked Denmark to play in the interest on Junior bridge: the tournament was 12 USA 2 200 semifinal, thinking that this was the easiest attended by WBF President Bobby Wolff, the 13 Argentina 177 opponent. The result was a most exciting and President Emeritus Jaime Ortiz-Patiño and incredibly close match; the final margin will EBL first Vice President André Boekhorst. 14 Central America 1 168½ surely go on record as the smallest ever re- All in all, Århus '93 was a wonderful tour- 15 Pakistan 146 corded: ½ IMP! - in Germany's favour. At the nament that will be remembered for long.
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Wubbo de Boer Piet Jansen 4 medals for Europe in Enri Leufkens Bauke Muller fter a fine performance, European teams and China, Norway, Denmark and USA 1 from succeeded in winning four of the six the other, made it to the quarterfinals. Jan Westerhof A available medals at the 1993 World Then, the situation became more tight. 1989 NEC Championships held in Santiago, Chile, 29 champion Brazil outscored China, and Norway Berry Westra August-10 September. beat Poland decisively. The other two matches Thanks to the Netherlands, the Bermuda Bowl were sensational: Denmark was leading USA 2 Henk Schippers (npc) - symbol of world bridge supremacy - remained for most of the 96-board match, while USA 1 had Jaap Trouwborst (npc) in Europe; and so did the silver medal, won by the best of the ups and downs against the Dutch. Norway. The bronze medal went to Brazil. However, both losing teams came from behind to In the women's series, the United States once win their matches at the very end. again retained the Venice Cup, but Europe won The excitement continued in the semifinals. the other medals thanks to Germany and The matches were very close and the results were Sweden. determined by the same incredibly small margin The NEC Bermuda Bowl of 3 IMPs! When the smoke cleared, the scene had been set for an all-European final between 16 teams took part in the open series, represent- Norway and the Netherlands. ing all WBF zones. Europe fielded the four top The final was hard-fought all the way. The teams of the recent Championship in Menton: Dutch led most of the time but suffered a great Poland, Denmark, Norway and the Netherlands. loss near the end, which reduced their lead to 15 The competing teams were split into IMPs with 5 boards to go. At the end, however, two groups and played a double round all was well for the Netherlands who won their robin to decide four quarter-finalists first Bermuda Bowl ever, thanks to a very young 2. Norway from each group. Matches thereafter team (average age just over 32 years). It is worth were knockout. mentioning that their Norwegian opponents were There were no surprises at the quali- also quite young (average age 34 years; the team fying stage. USA 2, the Netherlands, included Geir Helgemo aged 23). 3. Brazil Poland and Brazil from one group - At the same time, Brazil beat USA 2 in the playoff and won the bronze medal.
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Karen McCallum World Championships Jill Meyers Sharon Osberg The NEC Venice Cup changed at half-way. At the beginning of the sec- Sue Picus ond half, however, USA 2 scored well and moved The women's series was played under exactly ahead. Germany fought back and recovered some Kerri Sanborn the same format, and once again Europe was rep- of the losses, but it was not enough. At the end of resented by Menton top performers: Sweden, the day, the United States were worthy winners of Kay Schulle France, Italy and Germany. the world women's title, which they have had The first surprise was the elimination of France continuously since 1987. Meanwhile, Sweden Jo Morse (npc) at the round robin qualifying stage. The other had no difficulty getting the bronze medal in the European teams did well to make it to the quar- playoff. terfinals: Sweden, USA 2, Germany and Argent- ina advanced from one group; Chinese Taipei, Splendid Tournament Canada, USA 1 and Italy from the other. The 1993 World Championships had In the quarterfinals, it was Italy's turn to leave NEC the competition, being outscored by USA 2. In some additional winners: the South American the other matches, Sweden narrowly beat Canada Federation, the Bridge Federation of Chile and and Germany eliminated USA 1 without difficul- Roberto Gracia, the Chief Organizer. ty. The fourth semifinalist was Argentina who They all worked hard for a long time to present had the better run against Chinese Taipei. a magnificent tournament, and there is no doubt Argentina had already cheered local fans when that they fully succeeded. they were defeated by USA 2 in the first semifi- Thanks to the support of numerous nal match. In the other, Sweden developed what sponsors, the government of Chile and was initially considered to be a healthy lead the authorities of Santiago - but mainly against Germany; this was gradually reduced and thanks to the numerous local volun- 2. Germany subsequently reversed, giving Germany a spec- teers who worked seemingly tirelessly tacular victory. throughout - they were able to provide The 128-board final started with a small carry- an exceptionally warm hospitality and over in favour of USA 2. Some points won and a splendid tournament for which they 3. Sweden then lost left the American advantage almost un- have every reason to feel most proud.
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1993 WBF Youth Awards Great success of European Junior Camp
The 10th European Bridge Junior Camp, which took place in Oberreifenberg, Germany, 19-25 July 1993, was yet an- other successful event of the series instituted in 1976 for the benefit of non-champion young players. 130 Juniors from 13 countries gathered in a picturesque youth hostel in Taunus' national park, and enjoyed a week- long bridge holiday which gave them the opportunity to make new friends and renew older relationships.
The programme of a typical visible during the campfire, the day at the Camp includes lec- treasure hunt and the outing to tures in the morning, sports in the Rhine area, arranged by Dirk the afternoon and a bridge tour- & Kareen Schroeder. Brian Powell (Great Britain) nament in the evening. How- As always, the last night was ... In a quiet way, he has become someone every- ever, there are many other orga- unforgettable. Each delegation one knows, testifying to his ability to make friends nized activities, and the Juniors performed live to entertain the with all nationalities, and every type of character. are free to arrange things be- others; the games, songs, num- tween them at all other times. bers, etc. were quite humorous and innovative. The only serious Panos Papadopoulos (Greece) Traditionally, the Camp starts with an individual tournament. moment was when the WBF ... A man with an immediate friendliness and This is an excellent opportunity Awards winners were announc- openness towards even the most complete for the participants to get to ed. The warm applause was an- stranger... know each other at the bridge other optimistic sign from the table. It also helps them to young generation. Ruth Sorel (Israel) arrange their partnerships for the ... She has a gentle, quiet, almost shy demeanour other tournaments, where one of which hides a strong determination to help others. the few Camp rules applies: no one is allowed to play with a Marco Pengov (France) partner of his own nationality. ... If you ask for his assistance, you can be sure This rule reflects well the that nothing is too much trouble. And even of you Camp's objective, which is to create friendly relationships don't ask, you can expect an offer. among young Europeans and improve international under- standing rather than provide yet w The WBF Youth Awards are given every two years to par- another competition. ticipants at the EBL Junior Camps who distinguish them- Amir Levin of Israel, 20, selves in aptitude, diligence and friendly behaviour rather The Juniors enjoyed the Camp winner of the Youth Cup for the than performance at the bridge table. tremendously. This was evident best performance with a variety throughout, and was especially of international partners
Student Championship launched
The 1st European University Bridge Championship was held in Antwerp, Belgium, 30 August-4 September 1993. Representative teams from 10 member countries of the European Union and Israel took part. The format was a round robin qualifier, followed by semifinals and a final. After a poor start, Germany just managed to advance to the semifinals where they defeated Israel by a small margin. At the same time, Great Britain had an easy game against the Netherlands. The final was close for most of the time, but Germany had their day and became the first University champions thanks to 5 IMPs. The final rankings were: 1. Germany, 2. Great Britain, 3. Israel and the Netherlands, 5. France, 6. Greece, 7. Italy, 8. Portugal, 9. Denmark, 10. Belgium, 11. Spain. The Championship, organized by the University of Antwerp with the support of the International University Sports Federation (FISU) and the European Community Bridge League (ECBL), was a great success. It is believed that the stage has now been set for future events of the series.
EUROPEAN BRIDGE LEAGUE OFFICIAL SPONSOR PHILIP MORRIS January-June 1994 EBL Review 11 Denmark triumphs in European Junior Pairs Medals for Poland & Norway Honours for France
Thanks to Jesper Dall, 22, and Jes- per Thomsen, 25, Denmark scored a major triumph by winning the gold medal at the 2nd European Junior Pairs Championship, held in Oberrei- fenberg, Germany, 16-18 July 1993. The Polish brothers Mariusz, 23, and Tomasz Puczynski, 25, fell just short of the first place and won the sil- ver medal, while Tore Skoglund, 21, and Ole Torhaug, 25, of Norway placed third. France shared the honours with 19- year olds Laurent Bouscarel and Jérô- me Rombaut, who were the best un- der-20s pair of the competition. Happy medal winners: This was the second event of the se- Skoglund-Torhaug (Norway), Dall-Thomsen (Denmark), Puczynski-Puczynski (Poland) ries initiated in 1991 in Fiesch, Switzer- land, as a biennial tournament. 100 pairs ished ahead of the field in the third ses- from 19 countries took part, playing four sion, followed by Dall-Thomsen who Results sessions without qualifiers and final over combined their good scores to top the a weekend. overall classification. However, Skog- 1 Dall-Thomsen DEN 58.60 First to take the lead after the first ses- lund-Torhaug and the Puczynski's were 2 Puczynski-Puczynski POL 58.15 sion were Dutch internationals close behind. Berg-Vis 3 Skoglund-Torhaug NOR 57.73 who scored 63.71%. They were followed As expected, the battle of the fourth by Skoglund-Torhaug and Geitner-Fon- session was tough. Dall-Thomsen had a 4 Mauberquez-Oursel FRA 57.50 teneau of France. rather shaky start; then things got a little 5 Chmurski-Wyszynski POL 56.94 The second session was won by the better, but the final word was not to be 6 Helgemo-Molberg NOR 56.07 Slovenian pair , but high written until the very last board. Playing Gantar-Kranjc 7 Bryder-Jacobsson SWE 55.38 scores were also achieved by Brogeland- 7NT, one declarer had to guess whether Kristiansen of Norway, Bryder-Jacobs- to play for the drop or finesse against a 8 Markovic-Ramondt NTH 55.33 son of Sweden and the Puczynski broth- Jack. When he opted for the finesse, 9 Filios-Matziaris GRE 55.27 ers. Jesper Dall was happy to win the Jack - 10 Brogeland-Kristiansen NOR 55.20 The Swedes Bostrom-Gustavsson fin- and the gold medal! 11 Bruun-Ron DEN 55.07 12 Berg-Vis NTH 55.07 The Netherlands & France win Junior Regional 13 Borgesson-Knijff SWE 54.92 14 Bouscarel-Rombaut FRA 54.84 The Dutch Junior team won the runners-up. Belgium and again the runner-up, followed 15 Gerdin-Stattin SWE 54.66 the 1993 Channel Trophy, France followed. by France and Belgium. 16 Bakker-Brulleman NTH 54.63 the annual regional competi- In recent years, a new series The Channel Trophy is one tion for Juniors arranged be- has been added to the competi- of the well established region- 17 Dumenil-Prospert FRA 54.49 tween and held in turn in Bel- tion, for players up to 20 years al competitions for young 18 Berg-Olsen NOR 54.46 gium, France, Great Britain old. Europeans. Other such events 19 Aplund-Westermark SWE 54.25 and . The winner in this series designed to keep the Juniors in the Netherlands 20 Doussot-Harari FRA 54.19 The winning team consisted was the team of France, con- close contact are: the Euro- of Timo van den Berg, Rico sisting of Laurent Bouscarel, pean Community Champion- 21 Joest-Reps GER 54.11 van Prooijen, Jean Paul Vis & Félicien Daux, Eric Esposito, ships, the Nordic Champion- 22 Busacchi-Intoni ITA 54.04 . , the , Simon de Wijs Kees Tammens Dominique Fonteneau, Julien ships Mediterranean Cup 23 Gantar-Kranjc SLO 53.93 was the non-playing captain. Feitner and Jérôme Rombaut, the Alps Cup, etc. An effort to The Dutch beat all their op- under the captaincy of Jean- setup a competition for East 24 Prooijen-Wijs NTH 53.59 ponents and finished comfort- Christophe Quantin. European Juniors has yet to 25 Kierulff-Nohr DEN 53.44 ably ahead of Great Britain, Great Britain was once materialize.
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FACTFILE Meet... Born 1965 in Bavaria EC Womens Pairs winner in Bordeaux European champion 1989 Turku Moved to America 1989, became Life Master in 8 weeks Options trader on Chicago Exchange Venice Cup silver medal 1993 Santiago Sabine Zenkel
Patrick Jourdain interviews Germany's rising bridge star
Sabine, congratulations on the sil- partnership with Daniela the next year. We Rhoda Walsh and we won it. I became a Life ver medal you won in Santiago. were never selected for the Junior team, but Master in 8 weeks, a record which still stands. Are you disappointed to have went to Miami for the Womens Pairs in 1986, missed the world title? and were very pleased to finish 7th overall. How do you compare European The team was so thrilled to have made the fi- bridge with American? nal, after being well behind to Sweden in the This was your first visit to the American organisation is very good. Euro- semis, that we were not depressed by the end- States? pean standard varies more from event to ing. It just wasn't our year to win. Yes. I remember, in the never ending Swiss event. The Americans have the best knockout we played against the American, Ron events, but for a Round Robin I like the Euro- Andersen. He was very impressed by a lead Can we start with something about pean Womens teams where you meet all the your family in Germany? of mine (knowing partner had no entries against 3NT I led the ace from AQxx, and different nations. American Nationals are be- I was born in Bavaria and am an only child. coming more international in nature, which I My father has worked for many years in the seeing Jx in dummy, followed with the queen like, of course. Purchasing Department of Bosch, and my ... and partner held 10xxx). Three years later mother is employed by a health organisation. when I moved to the States we became regu- lar partners. If you had a magic wand, and When did you start bridge? could change something about At the age of 14, and my parents didnt ap- What came after Miami? world bridge, what would it be? prove! I was in the same class as Michael From then on we were in the German wom- Womens bridge should be taken more seri- Gromöller, who in August won the world title ens team. We came 5th in Europeans in ously. In the Salsomaggiore Olympiad it was captaining the German Junior team. His father Brighton in 1987, and in 1989, won in Turku. very noticeable that we had second class was a bridge-player; in a quiz he asked what We went to the Venice Cup in Perth but lost to treatment. In Germany we dont feel we get is bridge? I was the only one who knew and the Dutch in the semi-finals. Daniela and I the support we deserve from the home organ- Mr Gromöller was so pleased that he taught had one of the most publicised disasters ever ization, and the German press give very little me with Michael. We were soon playing at in bridge when, after a misunderstanding, we attention to bridge. the local club in Bamberg. I left school in played 4Ê doubled in a 2-1 fit! 1984 and went to Augsberg University, but What about the future? 1989 was a big year for you, then? by then was already playing in many tourna- I love my partnership with Daniela, and want Yes. As well as becoming European cham- ments. to continue representing Germany. We are all pion, I left University and moved to the Unit- When did your international ca- ed States. I had, and still have, a job as an very good friends in the German team, and reer begin? Options trader on the Chicago Exchange. this helps us get over the difficult times. I partnered Michael in the Juniors at the EC Championships in Ostend. Then in 1983, You made a sensational start,by Would you like to end with any message for the bridge world? partnering Anne Möller, won the EC Womens breaking the record for becoming Pairs in Bordeaux. We tried, with Daniela a Life Master set by Jeremy Flint? Yes. Dont give partner a hard time! We all von Arnim and Pony Nehmert, for the German Yes. Almost at once I played in the ACBL try our best, and all have disasters. You need womens team for the 1984 Olympiad in Nationals. I was given special permission to to help your partners over these, not make Seattle but were not selected. I started my play in the Lifemaster Womens Pairs with their a life a misery.
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Ladies Jamboree: an event for all women players
The 1st Ladies Jamboree was organiz- sitting facilities on request. Bus and Hotel La Certosa*** ed in Budapest by the European Bridge taxis free of charge every 15' to the Distance from the venue 50m. The League and staged by the Hungarian fabulous Piazzetta from where 5' walk same package will be offered at a price Bridge Federation. Over 300 ladies from is the venue La Residenza. of 1,000,000 for persons sharing a many different European countries join- For 6 days and 5 nights, the cost of a room, or Lit 1,100,000 for single occu- ed us in Hungary for 5 days of excellent double room will be Lit (Italian Liras) pancy. The meals must be taken at the bridge and a lovely holiday. Most of 1,300,000. Hotel La Residenza. those who attended asked us to repeat the This Cheaper Hotels event and the Ladies Committee, togeth- Lit 600,000 (double room) - er with the Italian Bridge Federation and Lit 700,000 (single occu- the Ketty Fazio Organization, very much pancy). The price includes look forward to extending a warm 5 nights and breakfast. The welcome to Lady players from all There full-day excursion with over Europe. lunch is included as is the Programme will be a won- welcome cocktail. The victory derful tournament, banquet is not included in the Tuesday 31 May package and the cost for partic- Opening Cocktail Re- a full-day excursion, ipants is Lit 100,000. ception at Hotel La sunbathing and swim- Residenza - Dinner Entries Wednesday 1 June ming, most interesting Entries must be made to the Hotel Morning free for La and convenient shopping, no later than 1 May 1994. shopping - Indi- Residenza Late entries can only be accepted if there vidual tournament warm hospitality, friendship, is sufficient accommodation available in Thursday 2 June 6 unforgettable days on one of the hotels. For Hotel reservation and any Special one-day further information please contact: excursion the most beautiful islands in Roberto Fiorentini, Friday 3 June the world. Can you imagine Hotel La Residenza, Morning free - anything better? Via F.Serena B116, Pairs tournament I-80073 Capri (NA), (sessions 1 & 2) Anna Maria Italy. Saturday 4 June ( 39-81-837 0833 2 39-81-837 7564 Morning free - Pairs Torlontano tournament (session 3) For any reservation you must - Victory banquet with send a deposit for at least 30% of prizegiving ceremony the package or of the total amount in the cheaper hotels. The Sunday 5 June deposit will be refunded for cancella- Departure after breakfast tions made until 20 May 1994. The international rules for smoking Fees and Prizes will be followed. There will be optional in- rubber bridge available after dinner, each cludes breakfast buffet and dinner, The entry fees per player are Lit evening. wine and mineral water free of charge, 25,000 for the Individual tournament (1 Accommodation welcome cocktail reception (Residenza session) and Lit 60,000 for the Pairs (3 Hotel), a full-day excursion with lunch sessions). The venue for the Jamboree will be the included, a very special Victory Marvellous prizes in kind - objects d' Hotel La Residenza and special rates Banquet and prizegiving that will be and other luxury goods - will be have been arranged for the whole period. art held in the Hotel Palatium. awarded to the first 3 places of the Indi- Accommodation is available in the fol- vidual and the Pairs, the first 6 places of lowing hotels: Hotel La Residenza**** the combined classification and the Jam- Hotel Palatium**** Venue of the Jamboree. Hospital- boree Champion. 46 de luxe rooms and suites. Air-con- ity/Registration/Tourist desks. The Side games will be arranged for hus- ditioning - hydromassage, sea water package will be the same as in Pala- bands, friends, etc., provided there are swimming pool. La Scogliera restau- tium and the price is Lit 1,200,000 in a sufficient numbers. rant. All kinds of water sports. Boats to double room with a surcharge of Lit There will be a partnership desk for the rent. Private descent to the beach. Baby 200,000 for single occupancy. convenience of all participants.
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Master Points update
New Grand Masters PROCEEDINGS OF THE TOP SCORERS 1992-93 & 2ND EBL BRIDGE PROMOTION WEEK Editor: P.Gerontopoulos 1 LÉVY Alain FRA 153 The EBL Master Points Secretary Paul Maris reports: In 1993, the EBL organized a bridge promotion 2 MOUÏEL Hervé FRA 146 seminar in which international experts presented 3 BALICKI Cezary POL 143 Eight European players - four men and their experience in fields such as sponsorship and 4 CHEMLA Paul FRA 137 four women - were promoted to the rank public relations, education for the beginner and the 5 PERRON Michel FRA 136 of Grand Master during the 1992-93 sea- teacher, etc. The volume constitutes the most - ZMUDZINSKI Adam POL 136 son, which ended 30 June. They are: complete set of our knowledge on these subjects. 7 GAWRYS Piotr POL 128 Published by the EBL and distributed by the Editor of Men EBL Review (96 pages, paperback, SFr 40). - LASOCKI Krzysztof POL 128 9 AUKEN Jens DEN 115 Hervé MOUÏEL (France) PREEMPTS FROM A TO Z 10 KOCH Dennis DEN 113 Cesary BALICKI (Poland) & by Ron Andersen & Sabine Zenkel Adam ZMUDZINSKI (Poland) 11 HELGEMO Geir NOR 112 This books guides you in a very comprehensive 12 BOER Wubbo de NTH 111 Anders MORATH (Sweden) manner into the dangerous world of preemptive - MULLER Bauke NTH 111 bidding. Traditional and modern openings, as well Women 14 WESTRA Berry NTH 106 as defence are covered, and there are many ex- 15 LEUFKENS Enri NTH 104 Danielle GAVIARD (France) amples ensuring that the reader will be much more Véronique BESSIS (France) capable of handling this fragile part of the game. 16 SCHALTZ Dorthe DEN 103 Published by MAGNUS BOOKS (290 pages, paper- 17 FISCHER Doris AUT 101 Carla ARNOLDS (The Netherlands) back, $14.95). - WEIGKRICHT Terry AUT 101 Beb VRIEND (The Netherlands) To attain the rank of , a TEST YOUR BIDDING JUDGEMENT correct on 30 June 1993 Grand Master & by Barry Rigal player must have won a European or a A most instructive book which involves the read- TOP JUNIORS World Championship. In addition he/she needs a minimum number of er in facing and solving problems instead of just European watching them. 33 test cases for your game, writ- 1 HELGEMO Geir NOR 338 Master Points (EMPs), which is 500 for ten in a style reminiscent of Reese's old classic. 2 VERSACE Alfredo ITA 245 men players and 300 for women. Published by CADOGAN BOOKS (174 pages, paper- 3 HERBST Ofir ISR 130 back, £9.99). 4 BRUUN Mathias DEN 103 HAND READING IN BRIDGE 5 FREDIN Peter SWE 66 t The EBL Master Points Secretary has a & by Danny Roth 6 PUCZYNSKI Mariusz POL 58 new address: - GROMOV Andrej RUS 58 How more effective your game would have Ch.P. Maris, been, had you been able to see through your op- 8 REPS Klaus GER 55 ponents' cards. The book helps you to develop le- 9 SZALAY György HUN 52 Karveel 46-27, gal X-ray eyes through a series of 55 stimulating 10 FOHRER David ISR 48 NL-8242 VG Lelystad, problem hands. The Netherlands. Published by VICTOR GOLLANCZ (125 pages, hard- correct on 30 November 1993 ( 31-3200-42 573 back, £10.99).
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14th EUROPEAN JUNIOR BRIDGE TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP
15-24 July 1994 Arnhem, The Netherlands
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