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ABF Newsletter – June 2021 (PDF) NEWSLETTER AUSTRALIAN BRIDGE FEDERATION INC. Editor: Brad Coles ([email protected]) No. 209 June 2021 Approved for Print Post S65001/00163 ABN 70 053 651 666 TheOver Zone 7 Playoffs were held online this year, on the Real Bridge platform. To protect the integrity of the online event, players took part at a supervised location in their home town, with each player seated at their own table. See the President’s report on page 4 for further details. Pictured above: the Sydney-based players gathered at the Sydney Bridge Centre. Sartaj Hans (front) and Paul Wyer (top left) in the Open Team; Stephen Burgess (kibitzed by Denise Gobes) in the Senior Team; Hugh Grosvenor (top right) in the Mixed Team. Australian Bridge Federation Inc. ABN 70 053 651 666 PO Box 397, Fyshwick ACT 2609 Unit 4/51 Tennant Street, Fyshwick ACT 2609 Phone: (02) 6239 2265 Fax: (02) 6239 1816 Email: [email protected] JUNE 2021 ISSUE President’s Report: Allison Stralow 4 DEADLINE FOR ABF Marketing Report: Peter Cox 6 MyABF Update: Julian Foster 8 AUGUST EDITION ABF Foundation News 10 ADVERTISING: 15 JULY Youth Bridge News: Leigh & Bianca Gold 11 ARTICLES: 12 JULY Teaching Tips: Ian Dalziel 12 ABF Education: Joan Butts 14 DISCLAIMER: It is ABF policy Improve Your Defence: Ron Klinger 2, 15 not to accept advertising from persons or organisations Autumn Nationals: Barbara Travis 16 believed to be unreliable or How Would You Play? Barbara Travis 18, 20 financially irresponsible. We are not responsible for the Bridge Into The 21st Century: Paul Lavings 21 performance of advertisers, Workshops With Will: William Jenner-O’Shea 22 the delivery or quality of the Tasmanian Gold Swiss Pairs: Rakesh Kumar 24 merchandise or services, or the legality of any particular Responding to a Five-Level Overcall: Jodi Tutty 26 program. The ABF reserves the Tools For Competitive Partscores: Julian Foster 28 right, at its sole discretion, to refuse any advertisement. A Game At The Club: Barbara Travis 30 Advertising and article enquiries: [email protected] Distribution or admin enquiries: [email protected] Letters to the Editor and feedback: [email protected] Teams ] KQ9642 E/All [ K IMPROVE } J1072 { J9 ] 5 YOUR [ AQ10542 N W E DEFENCE } 9653 S { 104 WEST NORTH EAST SOUTH with pass 1NT 1 pass 2[ 2 pass 2] Ron Klinger pass 3] 3 pass 4] all pass Solution on page 15 1. 11-14 balanced. 2. Transfer to spades. 3. Inviting game. Lead: }5 (thirds and fifths). Dummy’s }J is covered by the queen and South takes the }A. South cashes the ]A and plays a spade to dummy’s ]K. Then comes the ]Q, South following. East has played ]8, ]3, ]J. West discards the [5 and [2, encouraging hearts. Declarer now leads the {J: eight - five - four and the {9: ace - six - ten. East plays the [6 to West’s ace. How should West continue? Page: 2 Australian Bridge Federation Inc. Newsletter: June 2021 SOFTWARE - GREAT RANGE - GREAT PRICES AGENTS FOR WEWE SPECIALISESPECIALISE IN IN BRIDGE BRIDGE CLUB CLUBS SUPPLIES - HIGHEST QUALITY AND SUPER BIDDING BOXES SUPPLIES – HIGHEST QUALITY BRIDGEMATES REASONABLE PRICES Our bidding boxes are in a class of their own AND REASONABLE PRICES with long-lasting plastic cards. 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ABF Legal Counsel is working to ensure that all REPORT parties are afforded Natural Justice and that the process employed is fair. Allison Considering online bridge has gained momentum and popularity over the past year, and will most Stralow likely continue to be used, it is important that as the As I write this, I am supervising governing body we ensure players have confidence Renee Cooper playing in the in a level playing field for all. There is no doubt that Australian Youth Team in the a game of bridge should be played competitively, online Zone 7 Playoff. In order but please play fairly. for Australia and New Zealand to retain their Bowl ABF License Events spots, the WBF requires a Zone 7 playoff to occur. In normal circumstances this would have been played Congratulations to Jinny Fuss and the SABF for the at the APBF. smooth running of the ANOT, despite withdrawals at the last minute due to border closures. Also to Running this event online was not a light under- the QBA and Janet Hansen for a successful Barrier taking, as Australian representatives were located Reef Congress. in seven sites around the country and supervisors were required in each location to ensure the I look forward to catching up with players at the integrity of the competition. New Zealand had two VCC and the ANC in Perth. sites, which were also supervised. The cross-Tasman [email protected] rivalry continues despite COVID-19. Cheating in bridge refers to a deliberate violation of the rules of the game, or other unethical behaviour that is intended to give an unfair advantage. Active ethics Unfortunately online bridge is susceptible to improper behaviour and the ABF is committed to giving all players confidence that the Laws of Bridge rewarded are being followed. It is a serious infraction of the On the topic of cheating at bridge, Marshall Lewis sent Laws of Bridge to use unauthorised information us this inspiring anecdote from top-level play: when competing. A number of National Bridge Organisations have notified the WBF of players Mariusz Puczyński is a Polish bridge player whose who have been suspended for cheating online. The greatest achievement has been to win the Bronze WBF has indicated that it wishes to see penalties/ Medal in the 2004 European Bridge Championship. suspensions imposed in one country followed in all His teammates on that occasion included Cezary other jurisdictions. Balicki and Adam Żmudziński, for many years known as Poland’s strongest pair and as one of the strongest The ABF support this proposal, and indeed states pairs in the world. and territories have agreed that any penalty imposed in one state or territory will be reflected During the 2015 bridge cheating scandals, Puczyński in all others. A register of all relevant disciplinary satisfied himself that his former teammates had not decisions made by the ABF and the states and been playing honestly, and returned his medal to territories is being created, as this will allow the the European Bridge League because he no longer various bodies to know whether any particular wanted it. player has a disciplinary history if determining In early 2019, Puczyński had the opportunity to a new infraction. partner Zia in a tournament in Poland. Someone We have established an ABF online Recorder to told Zia about Puczyński’s gesture, and he warmly investigate allegations of online cheating in ABF complimented him for it.
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