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Gold Coast Congress Here is another crucial “unlucky expert” card- play problem: his year’s championship had several features Problem 2, South deals, all vulnerable worthy of comment. T l K J 10 7 4 Firstly, the sad absence of Wally Scott. Scott, a kA 10 6 2 Surfers perennial, and frequent finalist, once told j4 me that only death would keep him away from iK 6 2 the event. He was right.

Secondly, thanks to the l 5 sponsorship of Consus Oil, kJ 8 two strong Polish teams jA K 8 2 were playing. Among them, iA J 10 9 7 6 Krzysztof Martens – pre-em- inent Polish expert, and one West North East South of the world’s great players. Filipowicz Ritter Martens Courtney It is no surprise that Martens 1i l i - Filipowicz won both main Pass 1 Pass 2 Martens Pass 2k Pass 2NT events. Pass 4i Pass 6i Unlucky experts All Pass For much of the pairs, Martens - Filipowicz were After a low club lead, you win East’s iQ with threatened by Kiwis Bob Scott - John Wignall. the ace, and play a low spade, West following Wignall is an extraordinary card-player, and suf- with l3. True, West might have led lA or won it fered the cruel fate of the educated expert here: at trick two, if he had it. That argues for playing Problem 1, West deals, EW vulnerable dummy’s lJ. How will you guess spades for two l K Q 9 6 3 winners and your contract? kA 8 7 3 jJ 2 i10 2

l A 7 kK Q 6 5 jA 9 5 Open Teams winners: Dominik Filipowicz, Krzysztof iK J 6 4 Martens, Janusz Makaruk and Pawel Niedzielski

West North East South Ritter Scott Courtney Wignall Pass Pass Pass 1NT Pass 2i Pass 2k Pass 4k All Pass After a low diamond lead to East’s jK, declarer, South won jA and cashed kK and kQ, both de- Seniors’ Teams winners: Alan Walsh, Barbara fenders following. How would you continue? McDonald, Gordon Schmidt and Elizabeth Havas Problem 1 the contract. If, however, I guess to play lJ, and It took Wignall just seconds East wins his doubleton ace to return a trump, I to realise that drawing the am still a trick short of my contract. third trump would cost him The full hand: his club trick anytime spades l K J 10 7 4 were 4-2. After ruffing spades kA 10 6 2 good, declarer would have j4 to ruff a diamond to reach iK 6 2 dummy. With no trumps re- maining, declarer would be John Wignall l Q 8 3 2 l A 9 6 unable to guess clubs – the kK 7 4 kQ 9 5 3 defence would keep iA and jJ 10 7 3 jQ 9 6 5 a diamond. i8 4 iQ 3 So Wignall correctly played lA, lK and a spade l 5 ruff before drawing the last trump. kJ 8 jA K 8 2 The full hand: iA J 10 9 7 6 l K Q 9 6 3 kA 8 7 3 So, sometimes the best line doesn’t get the best jJ 2 score, that’s bridge. But most of the time, as here, i10 2 the best pair and the best team emerge victorious. l J 10 5 l 8 4 2 That’s also bridge. kJ 2 k10 9 4 Michael Courtney jQ 10 7 4 3 jK 8 6 iA Q 7 i9 8 5 3 l A 7 kK Q 6 5 jA 9 5 iK J 6 4

As you can see, spades were 3-3 and clubs were unguessable, so this great play resulted in +420, while at most other tables, less far-sighted dummy play or weaker opening leads led to +450. Problem 2: I decided that West would duck with lA and took my best mathematical chance by rising lK. It is better to guess spades thus because, should the king hold, now I will get two diamond ruffs for

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His dummy turned out to be perfect, jQ 3 j9 7 so the result was +550. iA 7 4 3 iQ J 8 6 5 In the other room, De Livera pressed on to 5k l Q 6 over 5i, and his dummy turned out to be entirely k8 7 4 3 unsuitable: -100 but a pickup of 10 IMPs. jA K 10 8 5 4 Two boards later you hold: i9 l 10 7 West North East South k9 7 6 4 3 Hung A Edgtton jJ 7 6 5 4 2j i8 Pass 3NT All Pass All vulnerable, partner opens a On this board, Brightling weak notrump in second seat. - Thomson stopped conserva- They double, and it’s your bid. tively in 2j with 23 combined McManus, obviously without a HCP and a good 6-3 diamond 1 two-suited gadget like Swine fit. available, chose 2j, which Andy Hung and Adam Edgtton was doubled and went down bid swiftly to 3NT. East led -800 when partner’s red cards his lowest club; West rose iA were kQ1082, jK3. Had he and continued i3, confirming chosen 2k, they would have four in the suit. Hung held doubled that too (one defender Runners-up MILNE, Adam Edgtton, Liam Milne, Michael Whibley, Andy Hung, up till the third round before had kAKJ5 under the notrump Alex Smirnov, Nabil Edgtton playing a diamond to the king. opening), likely going down A heart to the ace and another 200, but with an outside chance of making if the diamond, finessing, meant two down when West defence slips. produced jQ, 8 IMPs to De LIVERA, when it The really bad news is that 4l, reached by your could have been 10 IMPs to MILNE. teammates in the other room, is unlucky, going On Board 25, Brightling - Thomson bid to 6k, down on club ruffs, when declarer has no entry to which required careful play and reasonable dummy.There were no other significant swings, breaks in two key suits, +980 and a swing of 11 and MILNE emerged with a small lead; 32 to 28 IMPs against game in the other room. IMPs. Board 26, East deals, all vulnerable Second Set: l K J 9 4 In this set, there were three 3NT swings in five kK 10 9 3 boards. j10 8 3 On Board 22, Michael Ware made 3NT, defeated i10 6 by Brightling - Thomson in the other room, 12 IMPs to De LIVERA. l 10 8 7 3 l A 5 2 kA kJ 7 6 5 2 1. The term Swine is an acronym for Sebesfi-Woods-1- jQ 9 7 4 jJ 5 Notrump-Escape. This method of defending against an iJ 9 5 2 iQ 4 3 overcall, either a direct overcall or a balancing action, l Q 6 was developed in Australia, and is mainly used in the Acol kQ 8 4 system. To show diamonds and hearts, responder would pass, forcing opener to redouble. The retreat to 2j would jA K 6 2 show touching suits. iA K 8 7 14 On Board 26, Hung - Edgtton stopped in 2k with McManus - Ware, EW in the other room, did diag- 25 HCP, when Brightling - Thomson pushed on nose their double fit: West opened 2l, North bid to 3NT, which made with an overtrick. 10 IMPs 3k and East bid 4j. They eventually pushed NS to De LIVERA. to 5k, but did not want to push NS any further, as k Ed: Perhaps here we should take time to exam- 6 can be made via a Restricted Choice decision ine the auctions at the two tables: in hearts. A difference of 550 meant 11 IMPs to MILNE, West North East South Ware Hung McManus A Edgtton but De LIVERA had won the set 52 to 17 IMPs. 1k Dbl At the half-way point De LIVERA led MILNE 80 Rdbl Pass 1l Dbl to 49 IMPs. Pass 2k All Pass Third Set Bridge, maybe, but not as we know it! Mc- Each side picked up two large swings. First: Manus’ 1k showed 7-10 HCP, any suit (a medi- Board 34, East deals, NS vulnerable um fertiliser bid), and Ware’s redouble showed l Q 10 9 7 spades and a minor, hence McManus’ retreat kA 8 2 to 1l. Adam Edgtton’s first double nominally jQ 10 9 5 showed less than 16 HCP, but after the second iJ 8 double, maybe Hung could have converted the l 3 l K J 8 6 5 2 takeout double to penalty. Best play and defence kQ 10 9 k7 6 3 ( a spade opening lead) can see 1ldoubled es- j3 jA 8 7 6 cape for -500, but normal play after the obvious iA Q 10 7 6 5 4 3 i--- spade lead will result in -800 or -1100. l A 4 At the other table: kK J 5 4 West North East South jK J 4 2 Smirnov Brightling N Edgtton Thomson iK 9 2 Pass 1NT In the Open Room De Livera, East, opened 2j, Pass 2i Pass 2NT Multi. South doubled and West bid 3i. North Pass 3j Pass 3NT doubled, and South bid 3k, the final contract. No All Pass contract plays well, and 3k finished up -300. Much easier for Thomson - Brightling, playing In the Closed Room, East passed, and South a 15-18 notrump to use Forcing Stayman to ar- opened a strong 1NT. West, with the natural fear- rive in 3NT without hindrance. less exuberance of youth, preempted all the way Board 31, South deals, NS vulnerable with 5i. North doubled, and the result was 500 l K 4 3 for a 13 IMP gain to De LIVERA. kA K 10 4 2 Board 45 required judgment at a high level. You jQ hold: iK Q 6 4 l 10 5 l Q J 10 8 7 6 l A 9 5 kA K 6 4 3 kJ 9 6 kQ j10 9 5 4 jK 6 5 jJ 10 9 8 7 4 2 iQ J i2 i9 5 Right hand opponent opens 2j (multi, weak major, l 2 no other possibilty), you pass, right-hand opponent k8 7 5 3 bids 2l, showing preference for hearts over spades, jA 3 and partner doubles. RHO passes, confirmimg a iA J 10 8 7 3 weak two in spades, you jump to 4k and partner Then on Board 31, MILNE struck back. At fa- corrects to 5i. Partner obviously has a good hand, vourable vulnerability, Smirnov opened 3l in and your QJ of trumps and side ace-king must be second seat, with a six-card suit. NS were never golden. On the other hand, you have two losing able to diagnose their double fit, and finished spades and you did jump in response to the double. up doubling 4l for down one. Your bid? 15 In the Open Room the bidding took a slightly dif- Partner opened the South hand 1NT (15-18) and ferent course. This time RHO opened 2l (weak), I bid 3l, a slam try. Partner’s 3NT rebid rejected you pass, LHO raises to 3l and partner doubles. the idea of a slam – any bid other than 3NT would You happily bid 4k, and now partner bids 5i. have been a Key Card response. I could have It would seem that if partner has second round made a further try by cuebidding in clubs, but spade control you should raise to six…. cueing a void can be dangerous here, as partner In the Open Room, De Livera raised partner to may take a rosy view of iKQ. I rebid a tame 6i. In the Closed Room, Nabil Edgtton shrugged 4l, and when trumps and diamonds behaved, 12 and passed. Correct! 12 IMPs to MILNE. tricks were easy. The full hand: Liam Milne took a different path. Over INT he bid 4k, transfer (and a memory test!). Then over Board 45, North deals, all vulnerable partners forced 4l, he was able to bid 5i as l A K Q 8 6 3 Exclusion Blackwood. Partner’s response of 5l k 10 9 5 showed two Key Cards outside of clubs - here j 6 3 2 clearly kA and lK. With only 10 boards to go, i 7 North took a punt and bid 6l. Perhaps believing l 4 2 l 10 5 that 6l would be bid in the other room, or perhaps kJ kA K 6 4 3 influenced by l10 dropping on the first round, jA K J j10 9 5 4 declarer finessed in trumps for one down and a iA K 10 8 6 3 2 iQ J somewhat lucky 13 IMPs to De LIVERA. l J 9 7 kQ 8 7 2 Board 60, West deals, NS vulnerable l jQ 8 7 --- k i9 5 4 K 10 5 4 3 jQ 9 8 5 i On board 47 the Brighting - Thomson partnership J 9 8 4 propelled themselves to 6i, which had almost l J 10 9 l K Q 8 6 3 no chance of success. A bad trump break made kA Q 7 2 kJ 9 8 it -300 versus 630 in the other room, another 14 jA 4 jJ 6 3 IMPs to MILNE. Milne won the third quarter 36 iA 10 7 6 iK Q to 30 IMPs, but overall De LIVERA were ahead l A 7 5 4 2 110 to 85 IMPs. Not a huge lead, but time was k6 running out for MILNE. jK 10 7 2 i5 3 2 Fourth Set Both declarers in 4l had to cope with the 5-0 MILNE picked up the most swings but the bigger trump break, but McManus got a friendlier de- ones went to De LIVERA. MILNE was unlucky fence. In the Open Room McManus, East, won on the first: the club lead and went about trumps. South won the third spade and continued clubs. This allowed Board 55, South deals, all vulnerable declarer to draw all the trumps and play on hearts l A J 9 8 7 4 2 before diamonds were ever led. Declarer made k K 5 11 tricks for +450. jA J 8 7 i--- In the Closed Room, after a transfer sequence, West received a diamond lead to the ten and ace. l 6 5 l Q 10 Declarer tested one round of trumps, ducked k10 8 7 4 kJ 9 6 3 by South, and led a club to dummy for a heart j5 2 jK 10 9 finesse. North won and two rounds of diamond i9 8 7 5 2 iA Q 4 3 forced declarer to ruff. West led his last trump l K 3 and South won. A fourth round of diamonds had kA Q 2 to be ruffed with the long trumps and South was jQ 6 4 3 now assured a second trump trick for one off and iK J 10 6 11 IMPs to De LIVERA. The deal highlights the 16 importance of leading a Duplicates will be long suit when you have Masterpointed Play your best Bridge in trump length. De LIVERA won the set Beautiful Melbourne 31 to 16 to win overall 17-20 JUNE, 2010 by 40 IMPs, 141 to 101 IMPs. De LIVERA, Arjuna De PLAYERS OF ALL LEVELS WELCOME. Livera, Ian Robinson, There will be Help with Play sessions instead of faster Duplicate games for Richard Brightling, those with less experience. Ian Thomson, Matthew Take this opportunity to enjoy Melbourne while staying at the 5 STAR LANGHAM HOTEL McManus and Michael Ware had a good tour- This three night package is sure Thursday 17 June to offer you the best in Bridge, Arrive at the Langham. 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Four in the 2008 NOT Final. members of the team have scored an invitation to the prestigious White House Junior International MILNE, Liam Milne, Michael Whibley, Nabil Teams in Amsterdam in late March and we wish Edgtton, Andy Hung, Adam Edgtton and Alex them well. Richard Brightling 17 showing spades), and the bid might be necessary What should I bid? with all sorts of balanced/flexible hands which Sponsored by can’t bid 3NT (for lack of stoppers in the opponents’ suits), but mostly the hand would contain elcome to our Sydney expert some spades. W Kieran Dyke, new moderator With double as some kind of takeout action, for this feature. Kieran has had a North has two choices. The first is to bid 3NT, wealth of experience despite his but at the vulnerability this does feel like trad- youthful appearance, most recently ing +800 for an uncertain +400. The other is finishing second in the Gold Coast to pass (preferably without stopping to think). Pairs in partnership with Jeanette Reitzer. This might get a bigger penalty than a penalty Sincere thanks to outgoing moderator Sartaj double, since East might keep bidding, or even Hans, for his sterling service over the past few raise hearts. (Many players would regard West’s years. His contribution to the website and the 3k as forcing... I certainly wouldn’t ask any Newsletter will be missed. questions, lest East be tipped off that I want him to keep bidding). Over to you, Kieran: Even if East passes, partner is still there - the The best submission for February 2010 came South hand on this diagram has an easy takeout from Maura Rhodes from Western Australia: double when 3k gets passed around, and you can East deals, EW vulnerable get your +1100 after all. Or 3k might be passed l 10 7 3 out, down three or four, for a score not much kK J 7 4 worse than making 3NT. jQ J 7 By the way, words fail to describe West’s 3k i10 2 bid - you’d think most people, vulnerable with l 8 7 6 4 l Q J 2 a seven-count and a void in partner’s suit, would i kA 8 6 5 3 2 k10 9 just be overjoyed that 3 wasn’t doubled. I think k jK 6 5 j8 the 3 bid looks somewhat less safe than cross- i--- iK Q 9 8 7 5 2 ing the freeway blindfolded. l A K 9 Kieran Dyke kQ jA 10 9 4 3 2 iJ 10 6 JACK 5 West North East South 3i 3j $110.95 (includes postage and GST) 3k Dbl The world’s best bridge program Comments: What is North’s double? Takeout or penalty? I was North: partner took my double as BRIDGE TIMERS AND takeout, but I meant it as penalty, and we are not DEALING MACHINES sure how best to play it. He thinks it should be Bridge timers, starting takeout, showing spades - do you agree? at $515 + $10 postage Kieran’s Reply: We also have second-hand dealing Maura, machines in excellent condition In the old days, everybody played this double as Dennis Yovich, EBA Pty Ltd penalty, and nobody thought anything of it. It’s P O Box 70, Leederville WA 6902 not clear that they were wrong, either. www.electronicbridge.com.au However, as with an awful lot of early doubles in the modern bidding canon, I’d regard this one as Ph: (08) 9341 8116 more like takeout, or cards, or “Hey, I’m here!” Fax: (08) 93414547 I’d be loathe to describe it as simply showing Email: [email protected] spades (a 3 l bid would do a better job still of 18 7KH1H[W*HQHUDWLRQ ƌŝĚŐĞŵĂƚĞŝƐŵĂŬŝŶŐďƌŝĚŐĞĞǀĞŶŵŽƌĞĨƵŶǁŝƚŚƚŚĞƌĞůĞĂƐĞŽĨƚŚĞŶĞǆƚŐĞŶĞƌĂƚŝŽŶŽĨ ǁŝƌĞůĞƐƐƐĐŽƌŝŶŐ͗ƌŝĚŐĞŵĂƚĞ//͘ ĂƐĞĚŽŶĂƚƌĂĐŬƌĞĐŽƌĚŽĨϭϱǇĞĂƌƐƌŝĚŐĞŵĂƚĞ//ŝƐƚŚĞŵŽƐƚĂĚǀĂŶĐĞĚƐĐŽƌŝŶŐƐǇƐƚĞŵ͕ĞƐƉĞĐŝĂůůǇĚĞƐŝŐŶĞĚ ĨŽƌƉůĂǇĞƌƐĂŶĚĚŝƌĞĐƚŽƌƐŽĨĂůůĂŐĞƐ͘^ĐŽƌŝŶŐǁĂƐŶĞǀĞƌƐŽĞĂƐǇ͗ŶŽŵŽƌĞĞƌƌŽƌƐ͕ƌĞĂůͲƚŝŵĞƌĞŐŝƐƚƌĂƚŝŽŶĂŶĚ ƉƵďůŝƐŚŝŶŐŽĨƌĞƐƵůƚƐĂŶĚƚŚŝƐĂůůǁŝƚŚƚŚĞƵůƚŝŵĂƚĞƉĂƉĞƌůĞƐƐƐĐŽƌŝŶŐŵĞƚŚŽĚ͘ x DŽĚĞƌŶĂŶĚĞƌŐŽŶŽŵŝĐĚĞƐŝŐŶƚŽĨŝƚƉĞƌĨĞĐƚůǇŽŶĞǀĞƌǇďƌŝĚŐĞƚĂďůĞ x ĂƐǇƚŽĐĂƌƌǇĂŶĚƐƚŽƌĞďĞĐĂƵƐĞŽĨŝƚƐůŝŐŚƚǁĞŝŐŚƚĂŶĚƐŝŐŶŝĨŝĐĂŶƚůǇƌĞĚƵĐĞĚǀŽůƵŵĞ x >ĂƌŐĞŬĞǇƐĂŶĚϰĨƵŶĐƚŝŽŶŬĞǇƐĨŽƌƵŶůŝŵŝƚĞĚĞǆƚƌĂĨƵŶĐƚŝŽŶĂůŝƚǇ x >ŽǁďĂƚƚĞƌǇĐŽŶƐƵŵƉƚŝŽŶŽĨϱϬϬƐĞƐƐŝŽŶƐŽŶĂƐĞƚŽĨϮďĂƚƚĞƌŝĞƐ x >ĂƌŐĞ>ƐĐƌĞĞŶ͖ďŝŐŐĞƌƚŚĂŶĂŶǇŽƚŚĞƌƐĐŽƌŝŶŐƐǇƐƚĞŵ x ĂƐǇƌĞĂĚĂďůĞůĂƌŐĞĂŶĚĐůĞĂƌĨŽŶƚƐ x DŝŶŝŵƵŵŬĞǇƐƚƌŽŬĞƐƌĞƋƵŝƌĞĚĨŽƌŝŶƚƵŝƚŝǀĞĞŶƚƌǇƉƌŽĐĞƐƐŽĨďŽĂƌĚ ƌĞƐƵůƚƐ͕ĂůůŽŶŽŶĞƐĐƌĞĞŶ x ŝƐƉůĂǇƐйŽƌŝŵƉƐƐĐŽƌĞĚŝŶƐƚĂŶƚůǇ x 'ŝǀĞƐƐĐŽƌĞƌĞĐĂƉƐĂƚĂŶǇƐƚĂŐĞĚƵƌŝŶŐĂƌŽƵŶĚ x ^ŚŽǁƐƐĞĂƚŝŶŐĨŽƌŶĞǆƚƌŽƵŶĚ x hƉͲƚŽͲƚŚĞͲŵŝŶƵƚĞĚŝƐƉůĂǇŽĨƌĂŶŬŝŶŐƐƚŚƌŽƵŐŚŽƵƚƚŚĞƐĞƐƐŝŽŶŽĨĂůů ƐĞĐƚŝŽŶƐ x ŝƐƉůĂǇƐƚŚĞĨŝŶĂůƌĞƐƵůƚƐǁŝƚŚĐŽŶƚƌĂĐƚ͕ůĞĂĚĐĂƌĚĂŶĚƚƌŝĐŬƐŵĂĚĞǁŝƚŚŝŶƐĞĐŽŶĚƐ x ^ĂǀĞƐĐůƵďŵĂŶĂŐĞƌƐĂŶĚƐĐŽƌĞƌƐƚŝŵĞΘĞĨĨŽƌƚ ƌŝĚŐĞŵĂƚĞŝƐƚŚĞŽĨĨŝĐŝĂůƐĐŽƌŝŶŐƐǇƐƚĞŵŽĨƚŚĞtŽƌůĚƌŝĚŐĞ&ĞĚĞƌĂƚŝŽŶĂŶĚǁŝůůďĞƵƐĞĚĂƚĂůů&ĞǀĞŶƚƐ͘ dŚĞƌŝĚŐĞŵĂƚĞƐǇƐƚĞŵŝƐƵŶĚĞƌĐŽŶƐƚĂŶƚĚĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚǁŚŝĐŚĞŶƐƵƌĞƐǇŽƵŽĨŶĞǁĨĞĂƚƵƌĞƐĂĨƚĞƌƚŚĞǇŚĂǀĞ ďĞĞŶǁĞůůƚĞƐƚĞĚďǇĂůĂƌŐĞŝŶƚĞƌŶĂƚŝŽŶĂůƉĂŶĞů͘ůůƵƉĚĂƚĞƐŽĨƐŽĨƚǁĂƌĞĂŶĚĨŝƌŵǁĂƌĞĂƌĞĨƌĞĞ͘ dŚĞ^ƵŵŵĞƌ&ĞƐƚŝǀĂůŽĨƌŝĚŐĞĂŶĚƚŚĞ'ŽůĚŽĂƐƚŽŶŐƌĞƐƐƵƐĞƌŝĚŐĞŵĂƚĞ//ĨŽƌĨĂƐƚĂŶĚĨůĂǁůĞƐƐƐĐŽƌŝŶŐ͘ ƌŝĚŐĞŵĂƚĞŝƐƐƵƉƉŽƌƚŝŶŐĂůĂƌŐĞƌĂŶŐĞŽĨƐĐŽƌŝŶŐƉƌŽŐƌĂŵƐůŝŬĞ^ϴ͕ƌŝĚŐĞDĂƐƚĞƌ͕ŽŵƉ^ĐŽƌĞϮ͕ƵƉůŝĐĂƚĞ ^ĐŽƌĞƌŝĚŐĞ͘ tŝƚŚŽƵƌϭϮŚŽƵƌƐĂĚĂǇ͕ϳĚĂǇƐĂǁĞĞŬŚĞůƉĚĞƐŬƌŝĚŐĞŵĂƚĞĐĂŶŚĞůƉǇŽƵǁŝƚŚĂŶǇƋƵĞƐƚŝŽŶƐŽƌ ƚƌŽƵďůĞƐŚŽŽƚŝŶŐĚƵƌŝŶŐŝŶƐƚĂůůĂƚŝŽŶĂŶĚƐĞƐƐŝŽŶƐ͘ ƌŝĚŐĞŵĂƚĞ//ŝƐƚŚĞƉƌŽƵĚƐƉŽŶƐŽƌŽĨƚŚĞ ŝŶĐů͘ tĂƚĐŚŽƵƚ͊ WƌŝĐĞŝŶĨŽ ƵƐƚƌĂůŝĂŶ:ƵŶŝŽƌdĞĂŵ ƌŝĚŐĞŵĂƚĞƐƐƵĐĐĞƐƐŚĂƐ hΨůĞǀǇ ŝŶƐƉŝƌĞĚŽƚŚĞƌƐƚŽ͚ĐŽƉǇ͛ ƌŝĚŐĞŵĂƚĞ//͗ ΨϮϱϵ ΨϮϮϬΎ ŽƵƌƐǇƐƚĞŵ͘ ƌŝĚŐĞŵĂƚĞWƌŽ͗ Ψϭϵϵ ΨϭϳϬ /ŶĐŚŽŽƐŝŶŐĂǁŝƌĞůĞƐƐƐĐŽƌŝŶŐƐǇƐƚĞŵ͕ ƌŝĚŐĞŵĂƚĞƐĞƌǀĞƌ͗ Ψϯϵϵ ΨϯϰϬ ƌŝĚŐĞŵĂƚĞWƌŽƉƌĞͲůŽǀĞĚƵŶŝƚƐĂǀĂŝůĂďůĞ ǁĂƚĐŚĨŽƌǁŚĂƚŝƐƌĞĂůůǇŝŵƉŽƌƚĂŶƚůŝŬĞ͗ ǁŝƚŚĨƵůůƐƚĂŶĚĂƌĚǁĂƌƌĂŶƚǇ >ĂƌŐĞƐŝǌĞŽĨŬĞǇƐĂŶĚĚŝƐƉůĂǇ hƐĞƌĨƌŝĞŶĚůǇŽƉĞƌĂƚŝŶŐ hΨůĞǀǇ͗dŚĞƐƚƌŽŶŐhΨŐŝǀĞƐĂƉƌŽĨŝƚ ǁŚŝĐŚǁĞŚĂƉƉŝůǇƉĂƐƐŽǀĞƌ͘ƚƚŚŝƐŵŽŵĞŶƚ ^ƚĂďůĞĂŶĚĐƌĂƐŚƉƌŽŽĨĐĂƐŝŶŐ ƚŚĞůĞǀǇŝƐʹϭϱй;ƐƵďũĞĐƚƚŽĞǆĐŚĂŶŐĞƌĂƚĞƐͿ >ŽǁďĂƚƚĞƌǇĐŽŶƐƵŵƉƚŝŽŶ ŽŵƉĂƚŝďŝůŝƚǇǁŝƚŚƐĐŽƌŝŶŐƉƌŽŐƌĂŵƐ ΎĚĚΨϮϬͬƵŶŝƚĨŽƌƐĞƌǀŝĐĞĂŐƌĞĞŵĞŶƚǁŚŝĐŚ ŝŶĐůƵĚĞƐĨƌĞĞŚĞůƉĚĞƐŬ͕ƐĞƌǀŝĐĞĂĨƚĞƌϭϮ ƵƐƚŽŵĞƌƐĞƌǀŝĐĞĂŶĚǁĂƌƌĂŶƚǇ ŵŽŶƚŚƐƉůƵƐĂƐĞĐŽŶĚǇĞĂƌŽĨǁĂƌƌĂŶƚǇ >ĞĨƚͲƚŽͲƌŝŐŚƚ͗:ƵƐƚŝŶ,ŽǁĂƌĚ͕EĂďŝůĚŐƚƚŽŶ͕DŝĐŚĂĞů ;ƚŽƚĂůƐϮǇĞĂƌƐͿ ĞƐƵƌĞĂůůƚŚĞƐĞďŽǆĞƐĐĂŶďĞĐŚĞĐŬĞĚ͊ tŚŝďůĞǇ͕ĚĂŵĚŐƚƚŽŶĂŶĚŶĚǇ,ƵŶŐ

t͗ ǁǁǁ͘ďƌŝĚŐĞŵĂƚĞ͘ĐŽŵ͘ĂƵ W͗ ϬϴϴϯϯϵϮϮϭϬ ͗ ŝŶĨŽΛďƌŝĚŐĞŵĂƚĞ͘ĐŽŵ͘ĂƵ D͗ WKŽǆϭϬϭϬ͕^ƚŝƌůŝŶŐ^ϱϭϱϮ 19 Bridge into the 21st Century 4. A good hand with only three hearts. This is a common situation - you want to com- Study the auctions below. What does pete, but only have three of the suit in which West’s final Double or Redouble Mean? partner responded, maybe something like lAQJ2, kAK2, jK642, i54. 1. West North East South 1i 1l Dbl 2i 5. Raise to 2k with a top honour in the suit. Dbl? This is traditionally a “Snapdragon Double”, showing five cards in the unbid suit, and doubleton support for 2. 1i Pass 1k 1NT the overcall - here five diamonds and two hearts. A Dbl? better use of the double is to show a raise to 2k, but 3. 1i with a high heart honour - ace, king or queen. The raise Dbl 1l Pass 2l to 2k thus denies a high heart honour. Dbl? Now partner is better informed as when to lead the 4. 1i partnership’s suit, and more to the point, when not to. Dbl Pass 1k 2i You will probably be outbid on the hand, so sorting out Dbl? the right lead is of paramount importance. 5. 1i 1k 1l 6. Penalty of hearts - (see question 3). Double for pen- Dbl? altys when opponents bid one of “your” suits may not 6. 1i Dbl 1k be the best method, but at least you know where you Dbl? stand. The double shows 4+ hearts, so your side can still play in hearts, or lead a heart against notrumps, 7. 1i Dbl 3i even when one of the opponents bids that suit. Dbl? 7. Takeout, or responsive, showing precisely 4-4 in the 8. 1i 2i* majors. The big problem after this sort of preemption is Dbl? * = majors, 5+, 5+ to finish in your 4-4 fit, rather than your 4-3 fit. This 9. 1i 1k can only be achieved by using double as specifically Dbl? 4-4 in the majors. 10. 1j 2i Dbl 8. I can double one or both of their suits. Of course, Rdbl? you may have a better hand that you wish to develop by starting with double, but the primary meaning is that 1. Support double, showing three hearts. East’s double you can double one of their suits for penalty. Perhaps unreservedly shows 4+ hearts, and South’s 2i shows l43, kA10975, jA643, i87. a good raise to 2l with three trumps. The key factor for the partnership to compete further is the measure 9. Denies four spades. If you are still using this bid to of their heart fit, and West’s double is best used as a show four spades, and 1l to show 5+ spades, then you support double, to show exactly three hearts. are using two bids to say the same thing. When you 2. Support double, showing three hearts. You could use 1l to show 4+ spades, you will have little problem use the double to show 18-19 HCP, but you might be determining the extent of your spade fit, because of waiting for a while. Using the double as a Support support doubles. The real problem occurs when you Double is the way to penalise opponents in 1NT more hold something like lJ84, k1097, jA1054, iAQ9, or often, when partner passes with 8+ HCP, or to compete l84, k1097, jAQ1054, iJ92. You don't really want to further when 1NT is a good spot. bid 2j on either of these hands, and double, basically showing the other minor, fills the bill perfectly. 3. Penalty of spades. It's a good idea to have firm 10. Shows an honour in clubs, and little else. The key agreements. One such is that when your side makes a to these auctions is to sort out whether or not clubs is takeout double, primarily shows the other three suits, a good lead, and redouble shows a high club honour, later doubles of one of those suits are penalty. and not enough to raise or cuebid the opponent’s suit. Your takeout double of 1i showed support for dia- On this deal, redoubler held iKQ and nothing else, monds, hearts and spades, so later doubles of these and overcaller held l85, kA3, jA10, iAJ98654. suits are for penalties. What would you bid now, for Anyone for 3NT? instance, if you held: lAKQ10, kAK2, jK642, i54? Double for penalty makes good sense. Paul Lavings, Postfree Bridge Books 110 The opponents were playing Acol, and South showed Coaching Cathy at Contract 1 or 4 Key Cards. I led lK. KEEPING ACCOUNT South won that and played three rounds of hearts, to which East (Glenda) followedm and I discarded a club. Me Again, Next South played four rounds of clubs, with Glenda I have two hands for your considered analysis. Both showing out on the second round. I think she threw involved defensive mistakes, or at least missed two spades and one diamond. opportunities. I would be grateful if you commented on these hands. I had to throw away on the fourth club so I discarded s4. Then I was stuck on lead when declarer gave me Missed Defence #1 a spade trick. I led another spade and declarer threw a l K J diamond from dummy and ruffed in hand. kA J 3 He then took the rest of the tricks. How could I have jQ J 7 6 known that South only had two spades? iK Q 5 4 Lost in Wonderland,Cathy. l 10 9 7 k10 3 Dear Lost, jK 5 3 iA J 6 3 2 So many players underestimate the value of counting West North East South cards and tricks in defence. Accurate counting as a Me Dummy defender may well bring greater rewards than applying Pass 1N T Pass 2 k the same skills as declarer, but it can be easier because Pass 2l Pass 4k at least you are guaranteed of hearing some bidding All Pass from your opponents. 1NT was strong (obviously), and 2k was alerted as a In the first example, you may have overlooked the transfer information provided by the bidding. South’s bidding strongly suggests a 5-5 pattern and a 5-4 at worst. This I led iA and, fortunately, it didn’t get ruffed. After means that surrendering a diamond trick by leading that I didn’t want to lead away from jK, so I switched away from jK is giving away a trick that declarer can’t to a spade. Declarer won, and discarded two small really use. Given that South is certain to discard any diamonds on the top clubs and made 5k! small diamond or diamonds on the top clubs, you are Declarer’s hand was l AQ865, k K8654, j 103, i9. destined not to get your jK unless you lead one now. Obviously, I should have shifted to a diamond, but I In the second example, you are the victim of good thought it was too dangerous. declarer play and you own failure to look into the future. Missed Defence #2 l 9 8 South’s hand is exposed as 4-4 in clubs and hearts. kQ J 8 3 The only distribution which now gives any chance of jK 10 7 defeating this slam is a 2-4-3-4. If not, declarer has iA J 8 5 five trump tricks, four clubs and two top diamonds, plus lA. With your more than useful diamond holding, l K Q J 4 you must avoid being put on lead in the endgame. If k9 7 partner does not have l10, you are cooked anyway, so jQ J 9 you must throw a higher spade on the fourth club and i9 7 6 3 low on any small spade lead from declarer, thereby West North East South allowing partner on lead, to switch to diamonds safely Me Dummy from her side of the table. Pass Pass 2NT After getting a basic count on obvious suits, the infer- Pass 3i Pass 3k ential count on other suits must be based on the premise Pass 4NT Pass 5j that you can still defeat the contract, unless there is Pass 6k All Pass incontrovertible evidence to suggest otherwise. Cheers, David 111 The ABF History Project l Q J 2 kA 9 5 In Search of Victor j7 6 3 2 Champion i8 6 4 t is not usual for l 7 4 3 l 9 5 Ievents to be named kK 6 kJ 10 7 3 after players who j10 8 jQ J 9 5 4 are still competing iA K Q 9 8 3 i10 7 at a top level. The l A K J 8 5 Victor Champion kQ 8 4 2 Cup (which began jA K in 1953 as a round iJ 5 robin of all teams eliminated before the “Champ (South) played in 4l after West overcalled in finals of the Open clubs. He ruffed the third round of clubs, drew trumps and Women’s Interstate Teams) was an exception. then led a heart to k9 and k10, and won East’s diamond Victor Champion (1905?-1974) would be the playing return. A heart to the ace felled West’s kK, and a finesse captain of a Victorian team at the Interstate several against East’s kJ brought the contract home. This was times more, the last occasion being in 1961. not brilliant. He took the percentage line. However, the style in which “Champ” played this hand was one of The recognition given to “Champ” reflected his a well-oiled machine going through its paces, and this dominance in Victorian and Australian bridge from was the hallmark of his superb game.” the mid-1930s to the early 1950s, which saw the rise of NSW teams and pairs. Between 1934 and 1961, His contribution to the game was only partly related he was the captain of 16 Victorian teams, which won to his own play. Well before the Four Aces, Champ seven Australian championships. He was winning pioneered the practice of intense rehearsal and training captain three times in a row, from 1934 to 1936 for his teams, with an emphasis on an exhaustive – an achievement surpassed only by understanding of one’s system. A NSW Bill Schaufelberger in the years 1947 The Project representative commented in 1934 that: - 1950. ABF historian Keith Ogborn Several tributes make his status clear. has been following the brief “The excellence of Mr Champion’s In 1954, Mick Sullivan wrote in the of researching and provid- team lay in the fact that their rate of European Bridge Review of “the one ing biographies of the main error is much smaller than ours. Each and only Victor Champion, captain and pioneers and developers player has confidence in the other; ideal colleague. Flawless technique, of bridge in Australia. To with the slightest encouragement they temperament par excellence, impeccable make comments or contact are hardly ever guilty of underbidding; table manners and commendable Keith email historian@abf. alternatively, they did not overbid. modesty have made him the idol of com.au In Messrs. Champion and Moss, Australian bridge and justly so.” Victoria has the best two players yet Charles Hickman, another doyen of seen in action. They nearly always Victorian bridge, 20 years later wrote finish in the correct contract, and if “to me, Victor Champion ranks number there is any chance of playing it home, one among the greats of Australian will do so.” bridge – not only on account of his Champ attended the first meeting of technical ability, but for his faultless the Australian Bridge Council in 1935, table manners and his regard for the but was not generally an administrator, ethics of the game. He was almost or a person who could steer issues entirely free of mannerisms, the only exception being a successfully through organisations. He did, though, get habit of partly withdrawing and replacing a card quite involved in any debate that was going, about selection irrelevant to the problem being considered.” processes, and preparations for interstate events. Even As a player, he was gifted with making any hand look in an era when state rivalries were more real than they easy. Tim Bourke, in the 1974 ANC Bulletin, following are now, there was nobody who cared as much about Champ’s death, supplied the following example: the Interstate, and Victoria’s prospects than Champ. 112 This did from those not always who knew him produce vba well. positive 2010 We do know outcomes. VICTOR CHAMPION CUP a few things. The History Charles of Australian BRIDGE FESTIVAL Hickman Bridge covers VENUE: New Melbourne Convention Centre recalled that his role in 10th June — 14th June he trained as the split in 10 am start each day, no night play an accountant Victorian (but not bridge in where). 1955. A major McCance Seniors, VCC Womens & VCC Restricted Swiss Pairs 10th & 11th June Between 1927 th th factor in this Victor Champion Cup & Charlie Snashall Trophy Restricted Swiss Teams 12 to 14 June and 1932, he was Champ’s Tournament Organiser: Sue Smith (03) 9886 8809 or 0429 056 445 Email: [email protected] Website: www.vba.asn.au/vcc2010 seems to have wish to have Gold Points and Playoff Points spent most sole selection Run by the Victorian Bridge Association under license from the ABF of his time in rights England. – driven by We also his concerns know, from electoral rolls, that he lived mainly in that existing methods were not producing the best the Melbourne city centre, and between 1934 and Victorian teams, and to revive the pre-war glory days 1941, gave his occupation as a bridge instructor. We of Victorian bridge. do not know how, or how well he made his living as This did not discourage him from continuing to raise an instructor. His were never among the numerous the issue during the remainder of the 1950s and early advertisements gor instructors in The Argus. 1960s, but administration and managing organisational From the 1940s, he gave his profession as ‘secretary’,’ politics and consensus building was not his forte. and was last employed by the stockbroking firm Champ was also an important bidding theorist. In William Noall & Son (not the bridge William Noall, the early to late 1930s, when Culbertson was totally although related). Much else seems to be blank (unless dominant, he favoured Sims in a somewhat adapted a reader can help). He never married, although was said form. He flirted with Pachabo in the mid- to late to have been engaged a couple of times. From 1949, 1930s, but during the 1940s, developed the Champion he shared accommodation with his stepmother, until System, used by Victorian teams over a number of her death in the early 1960s. years. This essentially combined elements of the Sims Intriguingly, his origins are something of a mystery. System, particularly finding game values early, with There seems to be no record of his birth in Australia Culbertson honour trick counts. The Champion System or his mother, whose name was Drummond. On the also included 2NT as a game force and pivot bid, and one hand, that is surprising, because both his father Victorian Blackwood, which used 3NT in different and uncle were part of show business royalty of the situations as an ace ask. late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. But on The bridge columns authored by Champ that are known the other, it is consistent with a family tradition of to us show a very skilled writer, focussed on the overall accompanying high achievement in the public eye strategy, psychology and ethics of the game. His output, with intense privacy. though, was not great. He wrote for the short-lived Victor’s grandparents on his father’s side were Australian Bridge Player during 1934-35 and briefly journeyman actors following the theatre circuits in contributed a bridge column to the newly-founded the UK until his grandfather settled in Liverpool to Australian Women’s Weekly in 1937. be stage manager of the main theatre in the city. The He also wrote a Bridge Notes column for the Melbourne next generation, though, operated at a much higher Argus in 1941, but fell victim to wartime space level – and at very early ages. restrictions. The oldest son, his father’s brother was EJ “Teddy” While Champ’s achievements in bridge are well Lonnen (1864-1901). He was regarded from his documented, his personal life is a very different story. teenage years in the 1880s as one of the best, and in He kept his bridge and personal life very separate, even some respects the best of all, comedian/singers on the 113 English stage. He performed throughout the English- presents to the stranger. His refinement is the gardenia speaking world, including Australia in 1882, where he which he wears on the lapel of his soul …’ generated a sheet music hit for a song he performed In this interview, Victor Senior revealed publicly for about a member of a Sydney street gang or “push” the first time that ‘Champion’ was a stage name. His and again in 1892. Teddy’s daughter, Jessie Lonnen, real name was Victor Lonnen. He said he had adopted Victor’s cousin, also became a major star in the UK the name to distinguish himself from his famous and in Australia. older brother. Champ would have been aware of this, One of Teddy Lonnen’s well-known songs but never seems to have used the Lonnen – ‘Hush, hush, here comes the Bogey Man’ surname. The full name he gave when asked – provided the inspiration for the use of the –‘Victor Melbourne Champion’ - was even term bogey in golf. more intriguing. His birth is not to be found Champ’s father, also known as Victor in the genealogy records or passengers to Champion, born in 1866, studied music rather Australia under either Champion or Lonnen, than acting. He began as a pianist, but turned and his own accounts varied – but various to conducting, and by the time he was 19, statements and records indicate he was born established himself as a leading conductor of in 1905 or earlier – well before Victor Senior both musical theatre and opera in the London came to Melbourne. and major provincial theatre scene. Does the mystery matter – particularly in a In 1886 he had become famous for more than bridge biography? Probably not. But by-ways his music by marrying Maude Branscombe, an can be as interesting as highways and who English model who was the late nineteenth century’s knows what future historians, looking for context, will equivalent of Marilyn Monroe. It was estimated that find relevant when they look at this with fresh eyes around 42,000 copies of her photograph were sold when and see mysteries that we now do not. she first came on the scene in 1878, and the photos Keith Ogborn were still in considerable demand in the mid-1890s. The relationship, though, did not last long and Maude’s Bridge Teachers! life went into a downward spiral in the 1890s. He came to Australia in 1908, when he was 42, initially on a temporary basis with a touring production, but stayed on to do further productions for the theatre group, breaking prior commitments to perform in France in the process. When the English firm was absorbed by J.C. Williamsons, he became their Director of Music. We do not know why Victor Senior abandoned his European career. He was certainly well paid and Free online play for your students during beginners classes looked after by J.C. 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Contact: Dallas Cooper: [email protected] Further information about the 2010 ANC can be found on the TBA website: www.tasbridge.com.au

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21 Gold Coast Congress Results Congresses and events Pairs Championship: Western Senior Pairs, Perth 1. Krzysztof Martens - Dominik Filipowicz May 15 - 16 2. Kieran Dyke - Jeamette Reitzer Senior PQP and Gold Points. A great weekend of 3. Bob Scott - John Wignall bridge for players born before January 1, 1951. Email Jane Reynolds at [email protected] Pairs Plate: Avinash Kanetkar - Terry Brown Victor Champion Cup, Melbourne June 10 - 14 Senior Pairs Championship: New Melbourne Convention Centre Robert Milward - Les Grewcock Email Sue Smith on [email protected] Restricted Pairs Championship: or telephone 0429 056 445 Nikolas Moore - Geoffrey Martin Festival Website: www.vba.asn.au/vcc2010 Novice Pairs Championship: Barrier Reef Congress, Mackay Bryan Murray - Elizabeth Rolfe June 11 - 14 Teams Championship: Contact : Kim Ellaway, tel: (07) 3351 8602 1. Pawel Niedzielski, Janusz Makaruk, Australian National Championships (ANC) Krzysztof Martens, Dominik Filipowicz July 17 - 29 2. Sartaj Hans, Tony Nunn, Michael Ware, Wrest Point, Sandy Bay, Hobart Hugh McGann, Tom Hanlon Contact: Dallas Cooper Intermediate Teams Championship: Email: [email protected] Val Holbrook, Emlyn Williams, Robin Erskine, Orange Congress Peter Waight July 24 - 25 Restricted Teams Championship: Contact Convenor Margaret Robinson on 02 6362 Geoffrey Martin, Nikolas Moore, Patrick Bugler, 8241 or email: [email protected] John Kelly Taree Teams Congress Novice Teams Championship: July 24 - 25 Barbara Wippell, Brian Wippell Email Convener: [email protected] Michael Doherty, Kim Nicoll Coffs Coast Gold Congress Senior Teams Championship: August 17 - 22 Elizabeth Havas, Gordon Schmidt, Alan Walsh, Opal Cove Resort, Coffs Harbour Barbara Mcdonald www.coffsbridge.com.au/2009_congress_links.html Seres - McMahon Mixed Teams: Swan River Open Swiss Pairs Margaret Bourke, Robert Gallus, August 21 -22 Felicity Beale, Robbie van Riel Convener: Hilary Yovich Graded Pairs (Open) Consult BAWA website: www.bawa.asn.au Peter Kahler - Hashmat Alis Territory Gold Bridge Festival Graded Pairs (Novice) September 1 - 5 Leslie Treasure - Yvonne Perkins Venue: Alice Springs Convention Centre Convener: Eileen Boocock White House Junior Teams Email: [email protected] . Telephone: (08) 8952 4061 1. Israel 433 2. France 412 Hans Rosendorff Memorial Congress, Perth 3. Italy 410 September 11 - 12 4. France 410 Convener: Sheenagh Young. 5. Australia 403 Email: [email protected] The Australian Youth Team, Adam Edgtton, Na- Roger Penny Senior and Australian Swiss Pairs bil Edgtton, Justin Howard, Andy Hung, Michael September 30 - October 3 Whibley were fifth out of 24, in a tournament Convener: Catherine Elliott, Tel: (03) 6344 9303 held in Amsterdam from March 21 - 26. Email : [email protected] 122 Coffs Coast Gold Congress 2010 Contact Details (*mandatory) ABF No: Name: Address: Ph: Fax: Mobile Email: Direct $FFRXQW1DPH&RIIV+DUERXU%ULGJH&OXE%6%1R Payment Methods $ Transfer: $FFRXQW1R&XVWRPHU5HIHUHQFH\RXU$%)QXPEHU Cheque/M oney Order enclosed for $

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Program Tuesday 17th August 2010 - Sunday 22nd August 2010 Price/Player Number Total Tuesday Night Welcome Function & Pairs $20 (pre registration essential) Open/Restricted Pairs (Wed/Thurs) $135 Friday Workshop – Directors Forum Free Saturday Night Dinner - Live Entertainment $60 Open/Restricted Teams (Fri Night/Sat/Sun) $125 (or $500/Team) Total Please forward entries to: Jon Doland, 61A Safety Beach Dr. Safety Beach NSW 2456 Ph 02 6654 1104 Fax 02 6654 9111 Email: [email protected] Online entries www.coffsbridge.com.au/congress.html Entries close on 1st Aug 2010. All entries must be accompanied by entry fee. Table numbers will be capped at around 106. Coffs Harbour Bridge Club may also accept late entries at its discretion.

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