I The British Bridge World
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Edited by TERENCE REESE
VOLUME 12 September 1961 NUMBER 3
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Contents
Page Editorial 5 Championship Prospects, by Harold Franklin 7- 11 A Brief Excursion, by I. T. Sun 12- 15 Gold Cup Final, by Alan Hiron 17-22 Investing Wisely, by B. Goldenfield .. . 22 -23
One Hundred Up: Repeat of August Problems .. . 26
British Bridge World Agents 27
Taken and Offered, by Col. R. L. Telfer ...... 28-30
One Hundred Up: September Problems ...... 30-31 You Say ...... 32-34
Directory of E.B.U. Clubs ...... 36- 37
Result of August Corrypetition 37
One Hundred Up: Answers to August Problems 38-46
E.B.U. Master Points Register 46
Subscription Form .. . 47
Diary of Events 48
4 / Editorial
SET FAIR annual subscription to the H.B.W. The rehearsal for Bridgerama has been increased by 5/-. On went off well-even the play was page 27 we publish the new over respectable-an~ everything is set seas rates. If some of these seem to efface the memory of that slightly high in comparison with rather dreary contest at Brighton the old, that is because we hav~ in 1950. The continental visitors had to pass on the bank charges. found it hard to understand then that we were still suffering from BRUISED PLUM the effects of glorious victory. Adam Meredith's many friends will be glad to hear that though LAST ORDERS, PLEASE still in plaster he is making a good We have repeated on page 28 recovery fron1 his car accident in the address for Bulletin orders, the South of France. though really it is past the time. TRY IT .SOME TIME Any who fail to place their order From the Lebanon Mrs. Dur within the next day or two may ran brings back ·an echo of a receive the first two or three "convention" that I thought ex issues a little late. - isted only among the lowest echelons .. WINTER JOURNEY Two German ladies, cheerful The Icelandic Bridge Union but inexpert, were heading for has made a very generous offer a 1'4 per· cent score. Their oppo to a British team of champion nent , a home player, was con-. ship class to travel to Reykjavic templating a Two Club opemng by air and stay for 10-12 days, when one of them exposed her paid, including the ~verything cards, crying: Journey. The date either Oct "Ha, ha! I have no card ober/November or bruary/May. ,, F~ above a 9! New d ea 1· If any team of four or five of the required standard, would 'like to rnake the trip I can put them in touch with their hosts. Bridge on Network Three will be resumed on October 1st with OVERSEAS RATES a live broadcast from Torquay at As menttoned · last month, th~ -· 3.30 p.m. on Sunday afternoon. 5 Advance notice of the most keenly awaited · u ' [I' book in bridge hi~tory
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6 Championship Prospects
by HAROLD FRANKLIN
- The Teams-Open Series Lebanon. F. Bustros, H. Dalati, Italy (holders). P. Astolfi, B. C. Smart, B. Takieldine, A. Bianchi, G. Brogi, E. Cremon Tosbath, J. Warde. cini, V. Gandolfi, A. Mascher ~etherlands. G. Kramer, H. W. oni. Pilarski, P. Boender, L. Oud Belgium. C. Monk, E. Silber shoorn, M. Cats, N. Verboog. wasser, J. Melon, J. Deliege, Nonvay. E. Hoie, R. Halle, B. E. Polak, S. Rubin. , Larsen, J. Magnussen, L. Niel Denmark. K. Faarbaek, S. Wer sen, .L. Strom. delin, B. Aastrup, C. Werdelin, Portugal. F. Costa, A. Supico, K. Brokholm, G. Andersen. M. Fontes, M. Prego, A. Bran Finland. I. Kajaste, P. Jarvinen, dao. I. Leinonen, R. Salmi, H. Spain. R. Bufil, J. Marti, .V. Forsblom, 0. Hakkinen. Conill, E. Puig - Doria, C. France. P. Ghestem, R. Bach Llorens, A. Togores. erich, L. Malabat, C. Deruy, Sweden. A. Hjertstrand, P. Lun J., Herschmann, J. Stetten. dell, P. Nygren, K. NeveU, C. Germany. E. Von Dewitz, F. Radberg, J. Wohlin. Chodziesner, K. Korsing; K. Switzerland. M. - Bardola, P. Rachwalski, R. Rammensee, Bernasconi, E. Jacobi, J. Ortiz, H. von Rotteck. J. Besse, S. Gursel. Gr~at Britain. N. Gardener, K. U.A.R.· R. Doche, d. Gresse, M. onstam, C. Rodrigue, A. el Miniawi, P. Schmeil, T. Rose, R. A. Priday, A. F. Trad, M. Zananiri. Truscott. Iceland E B My nominees for the top of the · · enonysson G. Gud- table (not in order)-Italy, Fran~e, mu nd sson, J. Jonsson ' L. Karls- son S ' Great Britain, Holland, and Swit- ' · Gudjohnsen, S. lng- varsson zerland. Ireland .H · · S. Diamond, A. Little is known of most of the l ennon J H , R ' · . 0 Dempsey, M. Italian newcomers, but if ~hey MosFenberg, F. W. O'Connell, are next best to the . champiOns · · O'Connell. they must be good. Even so, I 7 do not expect them to win. . the absence, for various reasons Holland, with Filarski back, of four of the successful Olympi~ is sure to go close. Over the past team from the French trials, the years they have consistently fin competition was strong and the ished in the top quarter and trials exhaustive and the mere have, on occasion, led the way fact of having emerged from them for a good deal of the distance, successfully is a strong recom without ever finding the staying mendation. I take the view that power to see them through to the any team which finishes ahead end. This is the sort of perform pf the French will be the new ance I expect from them again. champions. No team is better fitted to do so than the British, a well Britain and France balanced team ip. which every Great Britain and France were pair is likely to pull its . weight. both faced with a problen1 of I expect Rose and Gardener to selection owing to_ the unavail- provide the main strength and ability of leading players, but am undisturbed in this view by both bring strong teams to the their lack of success in the past starting line. season. Their talent is unquestion- The backbone of the French able, their experience considerable team will be Gl:estem and Bach-· and the occasion is likely to pro erich, who have had success duce their best game, just as in in European, World and Olympic Turin. Truscott and Priday ~vere Championships. Deruy, earlier the outstanding pair in the Selec in this year, acquired World tion Trials; they are great triers, Championship experience without they take infinite pains, and they as yet having played in a Euro- give away very few tricks, and pean, and the other .three members these are the qualities that make will be making their first appear- a successful team. Konstam and ance in a major championship. I Rodrigue are _ a comparatively am a firm believer in the con- new partnership; both are top siderable advantage of previous· class players and Konstam has championship experience; new displayed a great talent in the faces, however, abound in this past for adapting his methods t.o year's series and · none of the a wide range of players. Their debutants are likely to have been performance in the trials was of reared in so tough a native game varied quality, but their partner as the French players. Despite ship has become more closely 8 knit since then and Konstam in Portugal are making their first particular has the great attribute appearance in a championship of never recognising defeat and will not look for a great Can Switzerland do it? measure of success at their first My fifth tip as possible winners venture. are Switzerland, who have always I _would have liked to think been capable of beating the top that this year's event might see teams. Besse's new partner, Gur our Irish neigh bpurs raise them sel, is a Turkish student residing selves into the top half. On in Geneva. If he can walk straight previous occasions they have pro into championship class then mised to do so, but have faded Switzerland will have three very towards the end of the tourna strong pairs. ment: this yea.r the fact that four Perhaps I am wrong to leave of their team. are making a first Sweden out of the reckoning, but appearance is likely to work to too many of her most famous their disadvantage. . names are missing. Sweden, amongst the leaders for many years after the war and The Middle Group the winners in DunLaoghaire in I expect Germany, Iceland and 1953, are unlikely to strike the U.A.R. to be prominent amongst front again, but will be strength the middle group. ened considerably by the return Germany, whose usual place of "Fat Boy" Jan Wohlin, who has been about half-way up the may well be the most impressive table, and U.A.R., whose average dummy player on view in Tor has been a little better, are both quay. Ghestem of France will be well represented and can hope another of the exceptionaJly fo.r their best year, and Iceland talented card players, though the Will look back to the last time bidding methods favoured by him Great Britain was the host coun and his partner may seem the try, when they were the runners least intelligible to spectators who ~p at Brighton. Spain, compara are familiar .only with the British lt~e newcomers to international style. bn.dge, are finding their feet qUickly. · Th ey performed well Ladies Series- The Teams agatnst 1 d · · Great Britain (holders). Mrs. J. our ea tng teams ' including tak own, at Oslo and may well Durran, Mrs. F. Gordon, Mrs. e many unexpected points this M. Hiron, Mrs. J. Juan, Mrs. Year. R. Markus, Miss D. Shanahan. 9 Belgium. Mrs. I. Deswartes, Mrs. winners are considerably more I. Kover, Mrs. C. Myrans, difficult to find. I rate four teams Miss S. Moulia. as having an exce11ent chance to Finland. Mrs. I. Standertskjold, win - Great Britain, Belgium~ Mrs. u. Runeberg, Mrs. S. . Franc~ and U.A.R. Nyberg, Mrs. M. Johansson .. For Great Britain ·only Mrs. France. Mrs. A. Chanfray, Miss Markus and Mrs. Gordon remain G. Morenas, Mrs. S. Gray, from the team that won the last Miss M. Rouviere, Mrs. C. Championship at Palermo. This Martin, Miss S. de Temmer- time they are playing in partner man. ship and nothing is better calcu Germany. C. Cullman, L. Gott lated to increase the British " helf, A. Grossman, L. Koje chances. As a pair they can be mann, E. Mucke, E. Reimann. considered a clear cut above any Iceland. H. Hjartansdottir, L. other pair in the tournament (and Thorgeirsdottir, M. Kjartans they will enjoy the considerable dottir, M. Jensdottir, 0. Krist moral advantage of being so jansdottir, V. Gudjohnsdottir. regarded by most of their oppo Ireland. Miss M. McNulty, .Mrs. nents). The only possible problem 0. G. Giddings, Mrs. H. Spiro, can be one of their own creation: Mrs. C. Fowler, Mrs. D. Cairn they have shown in open com duff, Mrs. W. O'Carroll. petition that they are capable of Netherlands. E. Ackerman, D. imposing the necessary measure Hoogenkarnp, I. Blitzblum, A. of discipline on their game. If Westerveld, W. van Heusden. they can do the same at Torquay Norway. D. Bendixen, R. Dill the British ladies begin two up. eruct, R. Herseth, S. Huun. Sweden. Mrs. E. Martensson, Neither one player nor one Miss G. Moller, Mrs. R. Segan pair ever won a match or a der, Mrs. K. Stenhaamar, Mrs. championship. Form amongst V. Voss-Schrader, Mrs. B. our ladies has been such as to Werner. suggest that if the trials had been U.A.R. Mrs. H. Camara, Mrs. held quarterly we should have had A. Choucry, Mrs. S. Fathy, four different teams in the year. Mrs. L. Gordon, Mrs. J. Moor It is indeed fortunate therefore cos, Mrs. S. Naguib. that we should have found a . us team of whom five have prevto. And here, in spite of the fact championship experience and .10 that there are six fewer teams, the which the two non-exempted palfS 10 re comparatively new partner- the temperament will once more a . d ships who have practise con- decide. stantly and can be expected to be improving all the time. The biggest surprise at the Turin Olympic Championship was The newcomer, Mrs. J. Juan, the win of the Arab ladies. That will have an experienced cam can only have been because few paigner to steer her through. the people knew the quality of their early nervous stages in her partner, game. They won well,. and not Miss D. Shanahan. Others who luckily, they kept their heads well saw more of the trials confirmed when the prospects of winning my view that this had been the became apparent, and if they do steadiest pair throughout the two as well again they are likely to be week-ends, and if Mrs. Markus our most serious challengers. and Mrs. Gordon are in dominat ing mood, steadiness will be the It is a little sad to review a main requisite. Mrs. Durran Ladies Series in which Denmark impressed favourably at Turin is unrepresented, for no other and she and Mrs. Hiron have the · team has so impressive a record experience to play their part. in post-war championships as the Danish ladies. Austria, often The four ladies who represent an "unlucky" team for Oreat Belgium have been unlucky run- Britain have also had to withdraw. ners-up on more than one Of the rest, Ireland have the most OCCasion. With only ten matches regular habit of upsetting favour to play in twelve days they may ites, and,were themselves runners suffer no disadvantage from being · up in Montreux. I don't expect only four and should go near. to find them concerned in the France seem to be no weaker than finish, but am prepared to see at :urin. Their new players took them take vital points from those a httle time to find their feet who are. there, but towards the end of the championships they had become The prospects therefore are for ~ne of the most effective combina- two very open events. The new ~Ions and were finally runners-up. method of scoring should reduce n the past their shortcomings the likelihood of a tie, but the h ave been as much in tempera- issues may well be open, as at :ent as in technique. If they Brighton, to the very last round. r: art Well they are likely to go Good spectating, I hope, for all. •rom. str engt h to strength-if not, See you th ere ·' 11 A Brief Exctrrsion by I. T. SUN
; I never did find out what his "Well, to tell you the truth, real name was, but at the little Mr. Sun, tournament bridge is bridge club off Madison Avenue not one of my fortes," began they call called him Professor. the Professor, apparently taking To a relative stranger the Pro no offence. "But about a year fessor was a quite-spoken man, ago, on a dare and a modest wager, shy almost to the point of diffi I started to coach my niece Ada, dence. But once you came to a pretty and bright young woman, know him, he could be very for barely six weeks before enter charming and loquacious, par ing a national open pair event. ticularly when the topic of con And would you believe it, going versation happened to be bridge. into the final session we were - As a matter of fact, that was actually leading the field, albeit what first attracted me to him. by a rather thin margin. For, while not much of a player "Bright as my niece is, she myself, I can generally spot a real began to show signs of weariness expert the minute I see one. The in the last session. After all, the Professor had all the attributes long grind and the excessively of a great player-alertness, judg keen competition would have ment, imagination and ' poise-· proved trying even to players far and the more I watched him play, more seasoned. As a result, we the more I began to wonder why start~d to go down hill. I tried his name was not better known in to cheer her up as best I could, the world of bridge. until this hand came up: One afternoon at the club when (see next page) the attendance was unusually "Sitting West I opened the sluggish, we fell into conversation Queen of hearts, won' by declarers' and, even before I realized it Ace. South played a diamond and ' my curiosity was getting the successfully finessed the Queen. better of my decorum and I heard He re-entered his hand via the myself asking whether he had Ace of clubs for another diamond ever tried his skill at tournament lead. Wi1en my King appearedd bridge. dummy ducked, and Ada droppe 12 a small diamond. But how was I to know, in view "At this stage, for all 1 knew, of South's vigorous bidding, that declarer could very well, upon I would not lead into a spade regaining the lead, wind up with holding such as QJ9x? How was about eleven tricks if he had I to know that a spade opening anything like four clubs to AQIO might not give declarer the ninth trick? The gist of the defence West dealer did not lie in the opening lead, Neither side vulnerable but rather in the seemingly incon NORTH sequential play in diamonds by • 62 East when I won with the King. \? 8 7 Ada should have played the Jack 0 A Q 10 9 7 2 of diamonds, to make me alive . K 72 to the fact that a spade switch WEST EAST might bring success . • A K 10 53 • Q4 c.{>QJ109 y>6532 "As we moved up to our last two boards, I told Ada that in 0 KS 0 J 4 3 asmuch as we were sure to finish .J3 + Q 8 64 near the top of the field and my SOUTH • J 9 8 7 wager was as good as won, we might as well shoot for the whole \?A K4 works. After the particularly 0 8 6 disastrous board we had just • A 10 9 5 The bidding: played, we needed two really sub stantial swings to have any chance SotrrH WEST NORTH EAST for first place. I+ 20 No JNT No No No "Whatever crime of omissi9n Ada might have been guilty of or AQ9. So I banged down my on that last board, she more than ~ce and King of spades. Imagine, atoned for it in the board to ~You can, my discomfiture when come. K~a dropped the Queen on my "To make my narration easier Ing. Instead of setting the con- to follow, I have moved Ada to tract tw · o tncks, we gave declarer South's position to play the hand. an overtrick. Our opponents were two well "I admit I could have opened known Masters who trailed us ~ sman spade at the outset to very closely going into this l~st at the contract then a~d there. session. In view of such formtd- 13 able opposition, you must admit of diamonds. West played .the that Ada's bidding was not timid. Jack and East won with the Ace. East, after taking the 10 of dia East dealer monds and the Ace of clubs North-South vulnerable ' valiantly but vainly played a NORTH heart, hoping for a trump pro • 9 5 . motion for West. Ada ruffed, ry 7 2 drew the outstanding trumps, and 9 6 4 2 0 finally cashed her last diamond + K8762 for the tenth trick. WEST EAST • 8 7 4 2 • 6 3 "To make the hand, Ada had ry 8 6 3 ry Q J 10 54 to appreciate two salient facts: 0 J 5 0 A 10 7 that the adverse trumps were not + J 9 53 + AQ 10 likely to break 3-3, and that the SOUTH Ace of clubs was almost sure to + A K. Q J 10 be behind the King. Accordingly, \!} AK9 she had to develop her tenth trick 0 KQ 8 3 in diamonds, and in doing so it + 4 was vital to keep West' from gaining the lead prematurely for The bidding: a fatal shift through dummy's SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST King of clubs. 1\!} 2\!} . No 3+ No "Yes, Ada certainly acquitted 4+ No No No herself.like a champion. But our battle was not yet over; let us "West opened the 8 of hearts, go on to the next hand to see and Ada smothered East's, Jack with her Ace. She. then cashed what happened. the King of hearts and led a third NORTH heart for dummy to ruff. Both + A 54 West and East followed suit. A \!}K982 diamond was led from dummy. 0 Q5 East played low, and Ada won +A 10 6 5 with the King. . SOUTH "What next? Ada took only a + K 72 few seconds to ponder, and then \!}A Q J 10 4 came up with a real tour de force. OA She calmly laid down the Queen +K942 14 The bidding: At long last East returned a SoUTH WEST NORTH EAST diamond-not that it mattered. I+ No I trumped in dummy while pitch 2r:) No 3\? No ing another club from my hand. 4t No 4\? No The rest was routine, as I found 4NT No 5c;? No a 3-2 club split that let me estab 6r:) No No No lish a third club trick via a ruff. "When one decides to hang "Here is the complete deal: himself, he need not worry over NORTH a shortage of ropes. The meta +A 54 phor may be strained. But we \?K982 were looking for swings, and 0 Q5 swings outdid themselves beating +A 10 6 5 a path to our door. As Ada, WEST EAST sitting North, laid her hand down, • Q 10 8 6 3 • J9 I could discern a note of appre \? 7 5 \? 6 3 hension. I didn't blame her. 0 J 9 6 3 0 K 10 8 7 4 2 Six Clubs looked like a good con +Q8 + J 7 3 tract, but Six Hearts, especially SouTH against a pair known for its flaw + K 72 less defence, was not heart \?A Q J 10 4 ~arming. I upbraided myself OA ~~t~erly, if silently, for not having + K942 InSisted on a club contract. "I was lucky to be up· against "Well-West opened a trump, strong opponents, for that me~nt and I played the Ace and Queen I had to play for a genumc 0 ~ clear all adverse trumps. Next, elimination. cashed the Ace of diamonds and "We won the championship by the K'lOg of spades before crossing just one match-point. As Ada ~~ dummy via the Ace of spades. then announced her. retiremen~, I ed dummy's Queen of diamonds decided after this brief excursiOn and h ' What en East put up the King, to return to rubber bridge." do You think I played? A ~mall club. Yes, a small club! I i r~nt You that in the moments DUPLICATE BRIDGE STATIONERY n ervening between this play and All kinds supplied by East's a fl next lead my heart missed A. L. FLEMING . de ew beats, but as East's frown 12· Frant Road, Tunbridge Wells epened I became more elated. Write for price /is I and samples. 15 EUROPEAN BRIDGE CHAMPIONSHIPS Bridge Tables
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16 Gold Cup Final by ALAN HIRON
As reported last month, Mrs. course and found that only eleven Markus won a fast-moving and tricks were available-6 IMP's to exciting final by the narrow the winners. margin of 6 IMP's. So fast- A nice shot in the play of a moving was it (36 boards in pa~t-score hand earned- an extra' 2 hrs. 40 mins.-duplicate players point for Mrs. F. Gordon: please note) that several kibitzers South dealer arrived to find stumps drawn. Love all This may well have contributed NORTH to the rather erratic play, but the • J 7 6 2 hands .were never without interest 'V J 4 3 and I think it would be fair to say 0 K6 3 2 that Mrs. Markus's team fully + A2 deserved its win. WEST EAST As a foretaste of things to + A 5 . KQ come, Board 2 gave Boris Shapiro 'VA Q 8 r::} K 10 9 7 5 the opportunity to make a self- 0 10 9 8 0 J 7 54 contradictory bid. Vulnerable + 9 8 7 5 3 + 104 ~gainst non-yulnerable opponents SouTH 10 a competitive situation your + 10 9 8 4 3 Partner has bid Five Diamonds 'V 6 2 and this has been followed by a 0 A Q ~ass. If you think that this is the + K Q J 6 hmit of your hands it often pays The bidding was short and to b'1 ~. Six confidently' as the simple: One Spade bY Sou tl1 0PPosthon will almost certainly raised to Two Spades by North, ~~rifice at favourable · vulner- and the lead was 0 10. It was a llity. On the other hand if obvious to cash OA, OQ, + A, i:u think that you can make Six, 0 K throwing a losing l~eart, b~t · en You should pass Five allow- not so obvious to play dummy s ~~g ~ours~lf to be pushed into remaining diamond and throw s~ ~f the opponents sacrifice. the second losing heart. After aptro followed the second winning this trick the defence 17 could come to only two trump - tricks and Mrs. Gordon scored The new., true classic of bridge 170. Had she not played the (Guy Ramsey in the Daily Teleeraph) fourth dianlond it is easy to see what could happen-East wins THE E.XPERT GAME the first trump lead, cashes a by Terence Reese high heart and plays his last diamond for West to ruff with Edward Arnold Ltd. lls. 6d, +A.
In the other room South opened SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST One Club-probably a better pre 1+ pared bid if you must open-and - 2 verbial Reese finish? On hand 94 · The Queen of spades was the it started: a full-blooded psyche lead in both rooms and one · in the closed room permitted his would think that tllis must pin team to play the hand in hearts point the missing + K, for East at both tables, Th.ree Hearts has made a vulnerable opening going four off undoubled and bid: but in the room where it Four Hearts bid and made. mattered the declarer played for Hand 95 proved a fortunate the drop and so 6 more IMPs gain for the losers:- were recovered. Thirteen behind with five boards to play! East dealer Two more points were garnered Game all I from the next two boards, then NORTH Konstam and Rodrigue pushed • A 10 9 home a very thin vulnerable game. ~AJ653 The lead had dwindled to 5 with 0- two boards to play. • J 10 4 3 2 Hand 99 provided the looked WEST EAST for opportunity:- • QJ 7 3 + K 8 54 \) 9 8 4 North dealer <\? KQ2 Love all · 0185432 0 Q IO 9 7 NoRTH + K5 • Q 8 6 SOUTH <\)AK73 ·-• 6 3 0 10 3 2 ~ 10 7 + J 10 7 0AK6 WEST EAST + AQ9876 • IO 9 5 • J 2 Closed Room Investing Wisely by B. GOLDENFIELD As a keen reader of bridge My partner had been keeping literature it usually amuses me to bad company and possessed a hear somebody say "Oh! I've new toy : n the shape of the never read a bridge book" with · unusual no-trump - a simple the inference that this does not double never occurred to him. improve a person's game, any The opening lead was the Ace way. of hearts (from Ace-King) and I Playing rubber bridge recently put down n1y hand, not without with a partner of this type I was confidence. All played low to sitting East when we held at game the opening lead and North all: switched to the 6 of spades. Mter WEST EAST a long pause my partner played • 52 + K J 10 3 the King from dummy, taken by . carried the editor into second place. Mrs. Markus displayed her usual determination,~ but the woods did not co-operate. captain of the British team at Torquay, Below we reproduce the August problems Problem No. 1 (IO points) Problem No. 5 (10 points) I.M.P. scoring, game all, the bidding Match-point pairs, North-South vul has gone:- nerable, the bidding has gone:- Sourn WEST NoRTH EAST SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST IO No INT No INT No 2\7 No (15-17) ? No 20 No No · South holds:- Dbl. ... Redblc. No 2+ +J863 \7KQ6 0 73 +K932. ? What sh()uld South bid? South holds:- +73 \7KJ10 OQ864 +J754. Problem No. 2 (10 points) What should South bid? Rubber bridge, East-West vulnerable, Problem No. 6 (20 points) the bidding has gone:- . Rubber bridge, North-South vulner- Sourn WEST NoRTH EAsT able, the bidding has gone:- I+ No SouTH WEST NoRTH EAsT ? I+ Dbl. No IO South holds:- ? +10 \7- 0 KI 098653 +K9854. South holds:- What should South bid? +IO \7AK9 OKQ8 +AQI0842. (a) What should South bid now? Problem No. 3 (10 points) (b) What should South bid if North I.M.P. scoring, love· all, the bidding had bid One Spade over the double and has gone:- East had passed? SoUTH WEsT NORTH EAST No I\7 DbI. No Problem No. 7 (IO points) lNT 20 · No No Rubber bridge, East-West vulnerable, ? the bidding has gone:- South holds:- SouTH WEsT NoRTH EAST +875 \7 A943 0102 +KQ86. 20 What should South bid? ? South holds:- Problem No. 4 (20 points) +AK1085 \7KQJ1092 09 +J. I I.M.P. scoring, love all, the bidding What should South bid? has gone:- Problem No. 8 (10 points) . SouTH WEST NORTH EAST Match-point pairs, love all, the No I+ bidding has gone:- 2\7 3+ . No SouTH WEST NORTH ? South holds:- No 3NT No +AJ53 \79 0 K94 +AQ954. No 5+ No (a) Do you agree with the overcall of No No No Two Clubs? If not, what alternative do South holds:- you prefer? +853 \7KJ1096 0762 +98. (b) What should South bid? What should South lead? 26 The British Bridge World Annual Subscription 35/- E.B.U. 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Coffin, 257 rape ' Waltham_54, Massachusetts. 27 ' Don't forget to order your Bulletin for Torquay. Send £1 now to H. Read, 11 Maresfield Gardens, London, N. W.3, · to cover all 13 issues. Taken a11d Offered by COLONEL R. L. TELFER Odds five to four on, take six to whether the odds are better or four, result prosperity. Odds five worse than calculable odds. to four on, bet even money, South dealer result penury.-A Modern Mic Game all awber. NORTH It · is sometimes difficult to • A 10 2 recognize the best odds, but it is \?1432 ~ pity that a cloud of mystery 0 A Q J 10 9 seems to be descending on what is .3 essentially a simple principle. We WEST EAST read of mathematical odds and; • J 8 7 5 • Q 9 64 when we misapply them, we . \?A96 \? Q 10 blame the mathematicians. We 0 8 6 4 3 0 7 52 gather that there are psychological • 76 • J 5 42 odds, although we do not blame SOUTH the psychologists when these let • K3 us down. If we cannot think of a \?K875 plausible excuse, we admit ·that OK we misinterpreted the auction or • A K Q 10 9 8 the play of the cards. At one table the bidding was: The labels are misleading. The SouTH NoRTH two types of odds would be 10 better described as calculable (as 13. 30 at roulette) and estimated (as in 3\? 4\? backing horses). In estimating it 4NT 5\? is often sufficient merely to decide 6NT No 28 West led +5. West had +J there was a prob South realized that by playing ability of 24 per cent that he also out the clubs he would have had CV A, and of 26 per cent that. roughly a 54 per cent chance of he had not. The plan turned on making six tricks in the suit: the the probability that in· the latter probability of a 3-3 division plus case West would find . a heart that of a singleton or doubleton return. If this was an even Jack. The finesse gave a proba chance, South has a probability bility of 50 per cent*. Both these of. 63 per cent (50 per cent plus probabilities are calculable and 13 per cent) of making his contract both apply to making thirteen by finessing. He chose to finesse tricks. But the even chance of the +10, as the 8 would too clearly finesse does not correctly repre illdicate a six-card suit headed by sent the odds on maJdng the AK. contract. If the finesse fails, the Konstam's coup (see Mathe small slam will still be made if matical Odds Deceive, June, 1961) West lacks One Hundred Up Conducted by ALAN TRUSCOTT September Competition A panel of experts will answer the questions and the marlcing of the competition will be determined by, though not necessarily in strict proportion to, the votes of the panel. The following prizes are offered for the best sets of answers:- FIRST PRIZE Two Guineas. SECOND AND THIRD PRIZES One Guinea. Please read these rules carefully. No competitor may send in more than one entry. Only annual subscribers to the B.B.W. are eligib1e for prizes. Answers should be sent to C;}e Hundred Up, British Bridge World, 35 Dover Street, London, W.t, to arrive not later than first post on September 30. Some latitude will be given to overseas competitors. 30 Problem No. 1 (JO points) Problem No. 5 (10 points) LM.P. scoring, love all, the bidding l.M.P. scoring, Jove all, the bidding hasgone:- has gone:- SoUTH WEST EAST SouTH WEsT NORTH EAST 1~ No · No 1+ No 1NT No 20 2+ DbI. ' ? ? South holds:- South holds:- +KQJ1064 ~A84 OA8 +A2 tAJ (7QJ754 OAJ062 +K3. What should South bid? What should South bid? Problem No. 6 (20 points) Problem No. 2 (20 points) Match-point pairs, game all, the Rubber bridge, North-South vulner bidding has gone:- able, the bidding has gone:- SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST SoUTH WEST NORTH EAST 2+ No 20 No 1+ 2~ No 2+ No Dbl. No 2~ 4+ ? ? South holds:- South holds:- 1 +AJ ~AQJ10974 .OAKJIO + -. t9 (7AK43 OAK5 +AK853. (a) Do you agree with South's opening (a) Do you agree with South's bid? If not, what alternative do you double? If not, what alternative do prefer? you prefer? (b) What should South bid now? (h) What should South bid now? Problem No. 7 (10 points) Problem No. 3 (10 points) I.M.P. scoring, North-South vulner Match - point pairs, North - South able, the bidding has gone:- · vulnerable, the bid~ing has gone:- SoUTH WEST NoRTH EAsT Sourn WEST NoRTH EAsT 1~ 2+ 1NT 2~ No No 3+ No (15-17) ? No 3+ No South holds:- +J53 ~Q8 OQJ1095 +972. South holds:- What should South bid? tA64 (7Q6 0 K72 +AQ1075. What should South bid now? Problem No. 8 (10 points) I.M.P. scoring, love all, the bidding Problem No. 4 (10 points) has gonc:- EAST th:~~~r bridge, East.:.West vulnerable, SouTH WEsT NoRTH S lddtng has gone:- No · 10 2+ 1~UTH WEST NORTH EAST No 2+ 2~ Obi. No 2\? 30 No 3~ 4+ 1 No No South holds:- South holds:- tQI0876 \?KQ5 010 +AJ74. +85 ~ Ql0 543 OA764 +102. What should South bid now? What should South lead? 31 You Say ... Readers are invited to send letters on · all subjects to the Editor, B.B.W., 35 Dover Street, 'London, W.l Letters continue to arrive in If both follow with small cards connection with the combination: to two tricks of the suit, it is xxxx clear the hand pattern must con AKx form to c, d or e. At the beginning of play the d is the most probable pattern, e:Ypectation offinding a 3-3 break so it would seem a priori odds of is 36 per cent. When both oppo 64 to 36 against a 3-3 split have nents follow to AK, does that changed after two rounds to expectation change? Briefly, three 36 to 24 on. theories have been advanced: GEORGE TUCKER, F.E.I.S. (1) The Laver theory-that the Kirkcaldy. odds in favour of a 3-3 break are I think you have made a rather now 52t per cent. obvious mistake here: followiilg (2) The Telfer theory-that they your line of argument you must are about 43 per cent. add c and e together. The chance (3) The Oliver theoJJ'-that they then becomes as 36 to 48, which remain unchanged at 36 per cent. makes you a Telfer supporter at Now, as the story-tellers say, round about 43 per cent. read on: * * * Mr. Telfer's value· of 42.31 per * * * cent for the a posteriori probability of a 3-3 break, when both When 6 cards of a suit are held opponents have followed to two by two defenders the possible distributions are (approximately): rounds, must be correct since it a xxxxxx Void 0.5% has been given by ¥· Emile Borel, who is an internationally b XXXXX X 7.5% known authority on probability C XXXX XX 24.0% theory. · d XXX XXX 36.0% A. H. MARTIN, e XX XXXX 24.0% Harpenden, Herts. f - X XXXXX 7.5% g Void xxxxxx 0.5% Mr. Martin goes on to 32 tlral tire probability of a 3-3 possibilities which place East with break tends to increase as the play the 7 or 8 and West with the 9 or odrallces. 10 must be ignored. Therefore, from the above table we exclude * * * those distributions which have It seems that Mr. Roy .Telfer now become impossible, thus:- is making a basic error in calcu Divided 3-3 35.53 - 3 I .98, lating that, after both opponents leaving 3.55 have followed to the Ace and 4-2 48.44 - 45.22, King, there is only a 43 per cent leaving 3.22 chance of dropping the two out 5-J 14.54 - I 5.44 standing cards. 6-0 1.49 - 1.49 Before any card is played, the The likelihood of an even distributional probabilities of six break is 3.55 to 3.22; otherwise missing cards are as follows: an 11 to 10 on, or 52.38 chance. Divided 3-3 35.53 per cent This result may be verified by 4-2 48.44 per cent mental arithmetic. The opponent 5-l 14.54 per cent who holds the Queen has ten 6-0 1.49 per cent other cards with it, whereas the other opponent has eleven cards; 100.00 clearly the chance that the Knave is not in the same hand as the . ~ter two rounds, the possi Queen must be II to 10 on. bility of the suit breaking 6-0 or DAVID W. POYNER, S-I no longer exists. Mr. Telfer Newbury Park, llford. assumes that the chances of an even break at this point in the P.S.-In support of my calcu play are in the ratio of 35.53 to lations, I am enclosing a full table 48-44, which amounts to 42.31 of the possible distributions of per cent What has been over- QJ10987. If on the first two looked is the fact that while all rounds We.st has played the 7-8 ~6-0 and 5-I possibilities have and East has played the 9-10, the eliminated, so also have a only distributions which remain COnsiderable proportion of the possible are those which I have 48 7-2 and 3-3 possibilities. Ass urn- numbered 22, 32, 38 and · 512 ·"'".the si~ cards to be QJI0987, These four cases show 369, IS obvious that if \Vest has chances of a 3-3 break, and ~ the 7-8 and East has 335,920 chances of a 4-2 break . 0 ..itd the 9-IO,. all those original This is in the ratio of ll to 1 · 33 Mr. Poyner is as good as his review of Alan Truscott's Bridge word: he encloses an analysis of that you regard with some trepida 10,400,600 ways in which the tion the prospect of a rubber missing six cards can be divided. with an aggressively trained Trus * * * cott pupil. Here is another little The mathematical theory of problem: you are West at game probabilities is full of pitfalls, not all: less so when it is applied to the SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST question of card distribution. Mr. 10 I + No 20 Oliver is wrong, Messrs. Truscott According to quiz 2 on page and Telfer are wrong, and Mr. 109, answered. on pag~ 155, East Laver is correct. . may have either It is true that once a deal is + x completed no subsequent play \? J X X can alter the lie of the cards, but 0 A Q J 10 X X what has to be realised is that . XXX every bit of information we get, "showing dislike of spades and every card that is played, elimi a good diamond suit and expect nates some of the original possible ing to be left," or distributions, and we can, indeed + Kx ought to, reassess the probabili \?AKxx ties of those distributions not . so 0 XXX eliminated. • Kxxx J. S. ROBERTSON, "promising game and asking for . Cu par, Fife. information." You never can tell. However, Following the same theory as we may perhaps take some com Mr. Poyner, this correspondent fort from the note on page 105: arrives at a similar answer. 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Oth I . d J M SALVADORES, 90; er eadmg scores· S YATES 91 · J. E. GoRDON an · · Mrs N L · · ' ' K p ES and F v. KIMMENADE, 84 ' · ·RUSSELL, 89; N. F. CHOULARTON, 87; J. · AT . • ' ; A. B. HAMMERSLEY and I. A. HowiE, 83. Anoth cr good score in the July competJtton· · was.; p · VAN WEEREN, 89. 37 One Hundred Up by ALAN TRUSCOTT August solutions: If you did not enter for the August competition, try your hand at the problems on page 26 before reading how the experts voted. The panel for · the August problems strong 3-card suit, in order to reassure consisted of the following eleven e~ North about spades for the purposes of perts: G. C. H. Fox, Mrs. R. Markus, 3NT. If North-South have a 4-4 spade J. Nunes, J. T. Reese, D. C. Rimington, fit, which is unlikely, North can bid it - C. Rodrigue, J. Sharples, N. 'S. L. Smart, on. the third round, as Reese pointed all of London and the Home Counties; out. This was also considered by: P. Swinnerton-Dyer of Cambridge; PHILLIPS: "Two No Trumps. Two C. E. Phillips, of Cheshire; and J. Spades would work out best only if Hochwald of Yorkshire. (N.B. The North's distribution were 4-4-5- 0, and panel answers last month attributed to with this he might have preferred to J. Sharples were in fact the work of R. bid spades himself on the second Sharples.) round." As North has made a strong con Problem No. 1 (10 points) structive bid and South has a maximum, . I.M.P. scoring, game all, the bidding I expected several votes for a jump to has gpne:- game in no trumps or hearts. There SoUTH WEsT NORTH EAST was only one, and that included a sly 10 No dig at the conditions: JNT No 2\? No SWINNERTON-DYER: "Four Hearts. . ? How could I do better, since we are South holds:- clearly playing a style in which bad + J863 \?KQ6 073 + K932. four-card suits are no better than What should South bid? three." Answer: 2NT, 10; Three Hearts, 9; One panelist almost bid 3NT: Four Hearts, 6; Two Spades, 5. RoDRIGUE: "Two No Trumps. I am The panel's vote: 5 for 2NT; 4 for not forced to bid again, so when I do Three Hearts (Hochwald, Mrs. Markus, it is certainly constructive. I suppose Reese, Smart); 1 for Four Hearts that holding 9 points I have values for (Swinnerton-Dyer); and 1 for Two 3NT, but I should like to have the 10 Spades (Nunes),. of spades in addition." Several panelists objected to the One The danger of spade leads from the No Trump response, a point which was defence, which will probably wreck dealt with last month. Only Nunes was 3NT or Four Hearts, was in the minds anxious to introduce the spade suit on of several panelists. the second round. I would prefer a bid SHARPLES: "Two No Trumps. The of Two Spades at this point to show a most natural response. The danger 38 trumps is a spade &ttack if partner hands do fit, then ·west is likely to :~ a singleton, but a bid of Two reopen because East-West will have an Spades at this stage can scarcely be enormous heart fit. But whether South calculated to deflect this. Given favour will welcome the discovery of an East able breaks the hand may play best in West heart fit is a moot point. hearts but spade forces may prove The pass was condemned by Riming uncomfortable." ton ("unthinkable") and by: One panelist pointed out that the SMART: "Two Diamonds. Only at right contract might not be hearts or · namby-pamby duplicate would one no trumps: contemplate a pass- and only then with SMART: "Three Hearts. · Partner a shudder." should be given another chance. If he The problem on this hand is not so has six diamonds the right contract is much the•choice of the Two Diamonds likely to be Four or Five Diamonds. response, as of the rebid on the next If his shape is 2-4-5-2 we may be able round. Mrs. Markus and Sharples to scramble 3NT. He must realise that stated that they would rebid Three our heart holding is limited by the fact Diamonds over Two Spades or Two that we did not respond One Heart to Hearts. If this is the intention, then start with." partner must be clear th~t this type of MRS. MARKUS: "Three Hearts. This sequence is unconstructive-seve~al strong bid suggests that I have only 3- players would regard it as constructive ·card support-with 4-card support I in which case disaster may be around would raise to Four Hearts." the corner. RoDRIGUE: "Two Diamonds. As Problem No. 2 (10 points) the moon is full, I'll see this through and play it in one of my suits." . Rubber bridge, East-West vulnerable, This appears to mean that you mtend the bidding has gone:- to bid Three Clubs over Two Spades SoUTH WEST NORTH EAST or Two Hearts, in which case you have 1+ No obviously been affected by the full moon. (Important note to L. Tarlo: South holds:- there is a full moon in Torquay on tJO 0Kl098653 +K9854. ~- 24th September.) What should South bid? Showing a bland optimism over the Answer: Two Diamonds 10 • No development of the auction : Bid, 4. ' ' REESE: "Two Diamonds. With two The panel's vote: 10 for Two Dia Kings, and a partner who has opened monds; 1 for No Bid (Swinnerton Dyer). the bidding, there is no need t~ make a t. and wtth such nervous Pre -emp ' k Swinnerton-Dyer, a singleton again, distributional strength you can ta c maintained a quite untypical silence. care of the future." h Presumably he regarded the dangers of The latest bidding gadget rules out t e running into a misfit by bidding as "nervous pre-empt": &reater than the danger of missing a "Two Diamonds. A pre- by passing. He could reasonably PHILLIPS: h t ~rne . F Diamonds has muc o ave argued that if the North-South empt1ve our • 39 commend it but, unfortunately for this We clearly ought not to pass, but it hand, I play this bid as conventional." sounds as if suits are not breaking too well and so the 4-3 spade fit will prob- ably not be a success. 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