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2000 Editorial Team: Peter Jamieson and Tina Zines Production Team: Amy Scudder and Sheena Larsen-Jury HOPES DASHED Saturday Events Results In the final of the Seniors Teams, Lester Kalmin and John Newman were National Womens Teams Stage 2 Results (6 teams) quite pleased with their score on Board 22 (session 2). The top 2 teams after the round robin will go into the Final today. (there IS a ] - carry forward). [ K 8 7 6 5 4 VPs } A Q 10 8 3 1st 1 B TRAVIS, E HAVAS, J COURTNEY, A CLARK, 274 { 9 2 L GODFREY 2nd 2 J CORMACK, J ALABASTER, V CUMMINGS, 274 ] 7 6 5 3 2 ] 9 C FEITELSON [ 10 9 [ A Q J 3 2 } K 5 4 } J 6 3rd 4 D MOIR, H PITT, R NAILAND, J HAY 255 { 10 6 3 { A K Q 7 5 4th 7 J TOBIN, D MCKINNON, V DRESSLER, K JOHNMAN 236 5th 12 L KING, C WRIGHT, R TOBIN, C HERDEN 213 ] A K Q J 10 8 4 6th 8 G TUCKER, A KEMPTHORNE, L RICHARDS, S COLLINS 209 [ - } 9 7 2 Australian Open Pairs (74 pairs) { J 8 4 Leading Qualifiers NORTH-SOUTH 1st KONIG - WALLIS 2256 West North East South 2nd DALLEY - LAVINGS 2174 1{(1) 3] 3rd MARSTON - MAYER 2165 Pass Pass X Pass 4th TENCER - GASPAR 2158 Pass 4{(2) X Pass 5th CURRY - BRYANT 2155 Pass XX(3) Pass 4} X All pass. EAST-WEST 1st MALACZYNSKI - MILASZEWSKI 2348 (1) Precision 2nd BURGESS - HAUGHIE 2296 (2) Planning to redouble for rescue 3rd LOWE - ASHWORTH 2099 (3) Pick a red suit please 4th MARINOS - DAVIS 2081 5th BOREWICZ - OTVOSI 2071 When Lester Kalmin bid 3], he thought he was vulnerable. John Newman decided that there could be National Seniors Teams Final Results (74 teams) a better spot. When the smoke cleared it was +610 to North South. Feels good OVERALL WINNER right? B Haughie, G Lorentz, J Borin, J Lester At the other table. Giselle Varadi MiXED TEAMS opened 1[, Jim Borin bid 4] passed 1st 6 G. Varadi, L. Kalmin, J. Newman, L. Varadi 181 around to Giselle who decided, not (2nd overall) unreasonably, to bid 5{. This was WOMENS TEAMS passed around to North, Bill Haghie, 1st 44 A. Fitzpatrick, J. Donohoo, R. Ogbourne, B. Madgwick 170 who doubled which concluded the auction. VETERANS TEAMS 1st 30 J. Thomas, J. Jones, J. Dawkins, L. Wylie 148 Borins ]A was ruffed! by Haughie who switched to the [8. Giselle flew with COUNTRY TEAMS the Ace .OUCH, ruffed, diamond to 1st 23 E. Vaughan, R. Vaughan, L. Shaw, J. Drake 155 the Q, the [K cashed on which Borin NOT NEWS #5 Sunday 16th January 2000 Page 1 discarded the ]K!! (the old humdrum that era, did not mince words. When a are myriads of Insufficient Bids using King on King discard) which confirmed pathetic letter arrives from Sydney it. the ability and desire to beat dummys contending that Mr Culbertsons problem 10 of trumps. Haughie obeyed with a cannot be done and that the writer will Finally, there is no need for a Mosher third round of hearts so that was pass sleepless nights until he finds out convention: just call your natural +1100 to N - S. Kalmin and Newmans how to do it, that is a testimonial to the overcalls Reverse Forward Transfers: hopes of picking up a bunch of Imps on subtlety of the puzzle. The solution is they show the suit above the suit below this board were dashed. After the score given on page 7. the one bid. up of this set the Varadi Team were 95 Imps behind with 24 boards left decided to concede the final. Clearly the bridge ][}{][}{][}{ gods were not on their side on this hand ][}{][}{][}{ as on a sunny day 5{ could be cold. Peter Jamieson Memories Foo(d) for thought ][}{][}{][}{ of Canberra (2) by Andrew Struik by David Stevenson Eunice Foo and I started well this Double Dummy In most newspaper offices they say morning, but unfortunately I had Hold the Front Page but in the NOT forgotten to have my little lunch before by Jim Borin NEWS editorial office I heard Hold your start of play. With a high metabolic rate, panties very strange. by the middle of the match I could feel Jim Borin sent us this teaser from his that I would wilt before the end, despite bridge column in The Age. Having been introduced at the Rydges a supply of jelly beans. Hotel to the players by Sean Mullamphy, Dealer: North next day I was at the Hyatt. However, Being dummy, I asked if I could be Vulnerable: All Laurie Kelso was more subtle: he excused to go and have a snack. In waited until the session when I was in the ensuing confusion, for which I take ] A 6 5 another room to introduce me, and thus full responsibility, poor Eunice revoked [ Q J 7 could give full rein to his imagination in and went down as a result. Next time } A 5 4 3 describing me! Fortunately my spies Ill ask for a break between boards. { A Q J were present. Actually, Laurie was lucky Better still, Ill eat before I think and to be there: when he got in the bus at ] K 4 3 2 ] think before I eat. The good news is the Rydges he was the only one. The [ 6 5 [ A K 10 9 8 4 3 2 that we won 25 4 in the end. driver seemed to be waiting for more } J 10 9 8 } 7 passengers, and ignoring agonised { 9 7 4 { 6 5 3 2 ][}{][}{][}{ pleas from Laurie that he was quite important as the man in charge at the ] Q J 10 9 8 7 Hyatt and he was due to start the event From Bad to Verse [ - in eleven minutes. by Jim Borin } K Q 6 2 { K 10 8 I was asked about lost system cards, This much tougher problem, largely so I pointed to a box. Oh, you mean because of the possible variations West North East South the box marked Lost system car . appeared a year earlier than Double 1NT 4[ 6] Oh. It takes skill to get the hand dryers Dummy in the same paper. X XX All Pass in the loos to work: like the lifts (which say up and go down) they have minds ] 3 In the 1930s double dummy problems, of their own here. [ Q 8 so named because all four hands are } J exposed, were a regular feature in the Many people put their hands in the air { K 9 2 bridge columns carried by most of the without saying Caddy or Director: ] 5 ] 8 leading newspapers. one player called Thingy. Thingy? I [ J 7 [ 6 4 asked. I knew you werent a caddy, } 8 5 } 10 The above deal is from a series of he said, but I could not think of the { J 3 { 6 5 4 articles by Ely Culbertson, Father of word for you. That reminds me of the ] 7 Modern Contract Bridge, published in caddy who said she always listened to [ 10 9 5 the Argus in 1936. South is required to everyone except Directors I trust she } 9 2 make 12 tricks on a heart lead despite was joking. { 10 having a diamond loser and an apparently unassailable king of trumps. Written bidding is unknown in Europe Diamonds are trumps and South, with and interests me a lot: I have played a the lead, has to take all the tricks. In commenting on the hand Norman few boards to fill in, and it seems to McCance, one of Victorias greats of have several advantages, though there Answer page 7 NOT NEWS #5 Sunday 16th January 2000 Page 2 Appeal 3 explanation. West North East South Pass 1NT Event 0-149 Teams Appellants Claim: 2} (1) X Pass Pass Round 7 1. Agreed System Misunderstanding 2[ (2) 3NT Pass Pass Match 125 vs 101 2. Bidder had a natural two minor 4{ Pass 4[ Pass which was strong. Rectified to his Pass X All Pass Appeals Chairperson: best holding (6 CARD SUIT) 5 I Dahler CLUBS. The opposition had bid (1) 2} = Hearts or both black HEARTS. (2) 2[ = single suit Appeals Committee: 3. Reverting the bid to 3NTs why E Ramshaw would opposition not lead a heart Final Result: 4[X by East, 8 tricks J Hay which gives 10 tricks in no trumps. 300 C Molloy M Scudder Appeals Committees Decision: Tournament Directors Report and The Appeals Committee ruled that a Decision:At the end of the hand North Tournament Director: technical infraction occurred. It was advsed that the 3NT bid should have J Free unable to determine clearly any been alerted or taken to be showing no subsequent actions. heart stopper. West stated that had she Board 17 Dealer North Nil Vul The Appeals Committee varied the known she would have passed 3NT. Directors adjusted score to N/S 100 Due to the failure to alert I adjusted the ] A Q J 8 4 in order to achieve equity under Law score to 200. Law 40C. [ Q 10 8 12C3. } J 8 7 2 Appeals Committees Decision: { 10 Appeal 4 It is not eminently clear that the auction is a case of systemic Lebensohl. Even ] 3 ] 10 9 Event: NWT if it were and therefore the failure to alert [ 7 3 [ A 5 4 Match: 6 v 20 was an infraction, the damage is not } A K Q 3 } 10 9 5 clearly related to the infraction.