BRIDGE TIP FOR DECEMBER LIBRARY CORNER When holding three four-card suits and a single- When to Bid, When to Pass ton, open the bidding 1D. When your singleton is Ron Klinger in diamonds, open 1C. The author divides the book in to three sec- You need 12+ HCP to open with this distribution. tions. Part I covers bidding when there is no interference by the opponents. Part 2 discuss- es overcalls when the opponents open the bid- ding. Part 3 deals with competitive auctions. In You hold: S. AKxx H. KJxx D. J10xx C. x the introduction, Klinger gives players permis- sion to pass. “Footballers make winning passes Open 1D. and so can you. The aim of this book is to guide you in those situations where the best Eddie Kantar action is inaction.” Among other things he dis- cusses some changes to the old “rule of 20,” www.kantarbridge.com responder’s bids and rebids, and what to do if responder has shortness in partner’s suit. Quizzes at the end of the chapters allow the BRIDGE ETIQUETTE reader to apply what Klinger espouses. Never fear—answers are provided so if the reader Some people have difficulty differentiating between the eight and the can’t figure out what to do, the author helps ace when declarer calls for the card. In order to avoid mistakes and him/her learn while reinforcing the material in help everyone be certain of the call, some will call for the little eight or the chapters. the big ace. Especially in a noisy setting this will assist the dummy and the defenders. Regardless, it is the declarers’ responsibility to be sure the correct card is played. UNIT 206 CHIT CHAT Volume 6 Issue 12 Publication of ACBL Unit 206 December 2015 Email: [email protected] KITCHEN CHATS WITH DAN Hi. Here we are in December. Hard to believe how fast this year has gone. Sure we have had some difficult issues, but all in all this has been a great year for me as your President. I am so grateful for the help of all of you. Many great things have been accomplished by you. I am going to limit this letter because I want to focus on two extremely important upcoming events. First, January 29th through the 31st, Unit 206 is sponsoring a Non-Life Master Tournament. As far as I know this is our first such event. Keith Honnold and Muggs Smith are our tournament chairpersons and are doing an amazing job. In an attempt to involve Cleveland more, we are holding the event at the Holiday Inn at the intersection of Interstate 75 and Shallowford Road near Hamilton Place. In an effort to attract more players, we are having team events during each session in addition to pair games. The Holiday Inn will not permit us to bring food so I will not be asking you to contribute snacks and desserts, but I do want to ask you for your help. We are trying to make this event as attractive as possible for new players. The cost per session will be held to an extremely reasonable $10. We will be subsidizing lunch in order to offer it at $5.00 each day. Ron and Linda Smith and Bill Adams will be offering mini-lessons at various times. Now for your help: If you are a Non-Life Master, we really, really need for you to plan on playing. Tournaments are really fun and this is a great way to find out. It would be great if we could make this an annual event, but in order to do so, we must have good participation. Nothing would help more than your playing. There is some concern that I have authorized some expenditures which will make this tournament a money los- er. If you could see your way to make a contribution towards the tournament no matter how small it would be a great help. If you have more than 500 hundred master points, you will be ineligible to play, but you could plan on spending some time at the event helping Keith, Muggs and the director make the event go smoothly. It would really be appreciated. Finally, please talk up this tournament. We are going to make this tournament fun for all Non-Life Masters even if they have never played duplicate bridge before. Encourage everyone to come to the event. Next, on Saturday February twentieth, 2016 we are sponsoring another session of Learn Bridge in a Day. This will be the big one. We are doing heavy advertising through The Mountain Mirror, The Signal Mountain Mirror and The Times Free-Press. We will be contacting Churches and retirement homes. All in an effort to get sixty people to sign up. This may seem like a lot, but Atlanta, Knoxville, Ashville and Nashville have all seen greater participation. We consider our two small sessions to have been a success and the concept is really working elsewhere. Everyone I have talked in other cities have told me that the main key to success is for current club members to promote the concept to their friends. Please join me in asking your friends to consider coming and having a fun day learning our great game. Have a wonderful holiday season and come and play bridge. Dan Fletcher-Ragon Wedding Nancy Fletcher was pleased to announce the October wedding of her daughter Margaret to Air Force Chaplain Russ Ragon. The happy couple lives in Florida, close enough for mom Nancy to visit all she wants. Congratulations to both families. LOTS OF FUN LITTLE COST WHO COULD ASK FOR ANYTHING MORE? It’s time to mark your calendar for all the wonderful holiday events coming up at the CBC. Our first festivity is a fabulous Appetizer and Dessert Party hosted by Suzanne Nichols on Tuesday, December 15. The club will provide beverages and players are asked to bring an hors d’oeuvre or dessert to share. The event begins at 11:30 and the open pair’s game starts at noon. It’s only a mere $6.00 to partake in this fun. Put on your pretty red or green sweater (the one your children make fun of), add your reindeer antlers and just a touch of holly and you will be ready for the next event. Our Christmas Party and Annual Meeting is set for Saturday, December 1 9. Nancy Fletcher has planned a great party. Meat and beverages are provided by the club, and players are asked to bring an appetizer, side dish or des- sert. The social hour and lunch will begin at 12:00. Our Annual Meeting will follow including the election of new board members. The open pair’s game is set to start at 1:00. This is always a fun time so make sure you don’t miss out. Again, your cost is only $6.00 And, last, but certainly never least, is our famous (and infamous) New Year’s Eve Gala. Chef D’Vine has a wonderful breakfast planned. To start off the evening, please bring an hors d’oeuvres to share with the group. Social hour starts at 6:00, the open pair’s game at 6:30, and a delicious, gourmet breakfast will follow the game. Again, don’t miss out on this memorable time. Can you believe that you get all this for only $6.00! Check the bulletin boards for sign-up sheets for all these events. Putting down your name and indicat- ing what you might bring helps the host prepare for these parties. BE THERE OR BE SQUARE BOOKS BY ONE OF OUR OWN MARILYN SHELTON Did you know that Marilyn Shelton has been in Chattanooga for a year? Did you know that she has pub- lished four books and has been working on a bridge book, plus two more? There’s a lot to know about Mar- ilyn, but let’s tackle the books she’s finished since she is trying to earn a buck to subsidize her bridge. These are available on Amazon.com books; search for Marilyn Shelton. If you have an electronic reader, you can download the book for significantly less to free in some cases. You might be able to borrow a copy, but then Marilyn won’t get her buck. Digital V – This was Harold’s (Marilyn’s husband) original idea. This fast-paced story draws you into the thrill and despair of a team of five: a brilliant surfer who excels at miniaturization; a doll-pretty blonde trash mouth, a software wizard; a button down team leader, should I say more; billionaire nephew of the Shah, holder of nine patents; and the fresh-faced girl-next-door, system architect. They form a start-up and go head to head against the most powerful software corporation in the world. The race is on! God’s Awful Truth - When eight-year old Pricilla sits in the back of a Huntsville, Alabama city bus in 1955, she learns God’s awful truth: The back is reserved for the colored folks and the front is where the white folks belong. Go to 1958, the summer before the seventh grade. Pricilla and four friends find a skull in a well. In search of answers, they deal with murder, rape, child abuse, and euthanasia. They take a stand about segregation, each in a different way. Ribbons If you want to get into Marilyn’s head this is the book for you! Really, why would you? Most people hate poetry. Pepper’s Story - Confessions of her cat.