O Volume 12 O Issue 02 O March O 2012 Pictured here are Mayor Russell Aubrey shaking hands Past and present members have worked with Club President Danny Mistry, with (from left to tirelessly to develop and improve the right) Club Secretary Lyndie Trevean, Vice President club. These awards are a great thrill and Dorothy Stevenson and Gold Life Member Mary Firth honour for all concerned. On Australia Day, it was with much pride that our club’s As our President said, “Belonging to a President Danny Mistry accepted on behalf of The City bridge club, and particularly our club, of Melville Bridge Club Inc, not one but, two awards at is so much more than just playing the City of Melville’s Australia Day Awards Ceremony: cards. While bridge remains our main The City of Melville Australia Day Award focus, companionship and a strong Community Group of the Year in recognition of sense of community are also important our club’s “outstanding contribution to the City of aspects. We know we are a great club, Melville”; and however, it is most heartening to be The Premier’s Australia Day Award, in recognition of our club “fostering Australian pride recognised at such a high level.” and spirit through active citizenship and outstanding contribution to the community”. Western Seniors Pairs This is a Gold Point and Senior PQP Event 19th & 20th May 2012 This prestige event in the West Australian Bridge Calendar will be held at WA Bridge Club, 7 Odern Crescent, Swanbourne Plenty of Car Parking is Available. Play Starts at 10am each day. For ABF Seniors Events players must be born before 1 January 1954 Tournament Director: Bill Kemp Entries: Via the BAWA Website www.bawa.asn.au Convenor: John Aquino Entry Fee: $80 Per Player (Payable on Line [email protected] Account Name: BAWA; BSB: 016464; Ac.No: 255674541 0434 608 834 Description: Your Name and the word WSP or Collected at the Table) Cocktail Party and Presentations on Sunday at 5pm after play 2 “Fostering Bridge in WA” President’s Interesting Figures Report Current Master point statistics for WA By Nigel Dutton (With thanks to Nigel Dutton) Master Classification Number % The ABF has been very busy points in the last few months with a number of exciting projects design to assist bridge players. For new To Club Master 0 – 14 1652 41.02 players they have developed a New Members Local Masters 15 – 49 789 19.59 Information Kit which is a terrific document for State Masters 50 – 150 745 18.50 people new to our game. I have placed a link on the BAWA web site and would urge all clubs to National Masters 150 – 300 357 8.87 give a copy to all of their new members. It is also Life Masters 300 – 999 365 9.06 worth a look by not so new players. Grand Masters 1000+ 119 2.96 The second major initiative has been to retain 4027 100.00 the services of Tony Bemrose Insurance Brokers as its insurance broker. You may recall that late last year TBIB organised Professional Management Indemnity cover for ALL office bearers in ABF affiliated clubs at an absolute bargain price. Their latest offering is a great deal REGULAR FEATURES: for individual players for personal travel President’s Report by Nigel Dutton ..................................................... 3 insurance. Full details of this and all of the Capel Life from Di Brooks .................................................................. 6 insurance services offered can be found on the The Roving Rhodes by Maura Rhodes ............................................... 21 TBIB link on our or the ABF’s web site. Around The Clubs by Linda Bedford-Brown ..................................... 25 Diarize Now ....................................................................................... 30 Over the last few years at all major congress and PECIAL EATURES national events the senior’s field has become a S F : Congresses, Gold and Red Point Events .............................................. 4 serious and high quality and fun competition. Bridge Etiquette from Suzanne Goodall .............................................. 8 Starting April 14 and held over two weekends is 2012 National Life Masters Teams from Dave Munro ........................ 9 the BAWA Senior Selection for the ANC to be held The Transmission of Bridge Culture by Allan Doig ........................... 11 Defence to Forcing Pass by Paul Yovich ........................................... 13 in Darwin in July this year. Now that would be a Canberra Youth Week from Rhys Cooper .......................................... 16 great way to escape Perth’s winter weather for a Passed Hand Panic by Ron Klinger ................................................... 18 couple of weeks and I know that the senior team Second Hand High from Bill Jacobs .................................................. 23 Book Review from Mike McClone...................................................... 24 had a great time in Melbourne this year. So why not have a go. This event would also be a good warm up for the Gold Point Western Senior Pairs in May. For Seniors Events in 2012 players must be born before 1 January 1954. Full details of EDITORS: both events can be found on our web site. Linda Bedford-Brown Further to the issues I raised re Red point events (08) 9386 1349 in last issue of Focus a number of people in clubs [email protected] informed me that they had no idea that BAWA was the Sponsoring Organisation for ALL bridge events in WA. A copy of Red point and congress Beata Bieganski regulations are published in this edition. I would (08) 9300 5460 urge all congress convenors to find the relevant [email protected] regulations on our web site. Articles always welcome “Fostering Bridge in WA” 3 Congresses, Gold and Red Point Events Regulations and Directors Duties toss will have the right choose their opponents or 1.1. General: their seating position. Should the match be divided 18.1.1 Definition: Red Point Event – an event which into 2 or more sessions then seating rights will awards red master points; Open Red Point Event – a alternate. red point event open to ALL players with an ABF 18.1.9 Numbers of Boards. The minimum number of number; A Club Red Point Event – an event which boards that may be played in a single session is 24; for awards red master points and is restricted to club a 2 session event 48 and for 3 session event 72. members. Convenors that, for a particular reason, may need to 18.1.2 Convener. All Congresses and Open Red Point play less than this number must ensure that this is evens must have an officially appointed convener. The clearly stated on the conditions of entry (or congress convener is appointed by the Club and has the brochure) as it will affect player’s entitlements to principal task of ensuring that these regulations are master points. read, understood and applied by both the organising 18.1.10 Bidding Boxes. Bidding boxes are required committee and the Director. for all BAWA sponsored Gold and Open Red Point 18.1.3 Director. ALL Red Point events require a Non- events. (BAWA has bidding boxes available for loan). Playing Qualified Director. Provision has been made 18.1.11 Bridgemate (Table electronic scorers). for Clubs, who can demonstrate genuine hardship, to When electronic scorers are in use, no display of apply to the Senior State Tournament Director for this comparative scores is permitted. This includes both rule to be waived. This rule does not apply to head-to- the board comparative percentage and the list of head teams matches held in people's homes. results from other tables. 18.1.4 Boards. All Gold & Red Point Congresses and BAWA Red Point Events are required to have predealt 1.2. Movements and Timing boards and hand records. In events with two or more 18.2.1 Multiple section movements must be seeded. sections, the TD shall organise the boards in a manner For events run with two or more sections qualifying such that identical boards are played in all sections. It for a final, it is essential that the field be seeded is recommended that clubs follow a similar procedure evenly. Each pair or team must have the same degree for their Red Point Club Championships. of difficulty reaching the final. 18.1.5 Red Points. Red points for Congresses and 18.2.2 For pair’s events run over several sessions, the Club Red Point events must be submitted to the State director must ensure that the movement used is as Master Point Secretary, BEFORE being sent to the ABF balanced as possible. Ideally, each pair should play an Master Points Centre. All points submitted without equal number of boards against all other pairs, and the correct documentation will be returned. have their scores match pointed against the others 18.1.6 Appeals Committee. For Congresses an equally often. In this case the fields must be seeded appeals committee group (6 players) must be into sections. established prior to the start of the event. This list 18.2.3 For Swiss events, a sufficient number of rounds must be published before play starts. BAWA will assist must be played. For x rounds, 2x contenders is the with guidelines for the running of an appeal. It is maximum that can be resolved. Thus 5-8 entries recommended that Clubs follow a similar procedure require 3 rounds, 9-16 entries require 4 rounds, 17- for their Red Point Club Championships. 32 entries require 5 rounds and 33-64 entries require 18.1.7 Tables. 30 tables in a pairs movement is the 6 rounds. Where scoring is by a Butler Mean then the maximum allowable under the control of a single extreme scores to be removed are: 10% of scores Director. (A senior Director with a qualified assistant (rounded down) from each end of the score is acceptable for 30 – 50 tables) Teams and Swiss continuum.