The British • • Bridge World August 1962 • Devilment at Deauville, by Terence Reese International Trials- Second Half, by Albert Dormer London and the South, by Alan Hiron Under the Microscope, by Harold Franklin P U BLISHED ON 15TH OF EACH MONTH I I The Clubman's choice ... ." Linette" playin9 cards These fine quality, linen grained, playing card' arc the popular choice with club player.... I he lanuhar gco metrical bad design is available in red and blue to make playing pairs. They arc packed singly in tuck cases. Retml pr1ce 3/3d. per pack. '>I A liONLR\ DIVISION THOMAS DE LA RUE & CO I II> .. 92 MIDDLESEX STREET. LONDON, I I • • • • EVERY SATURDAY IN • THE • • • • • • • • • laill! t!rtltgraph Potterton bJridge pro blern No.5 HIS IS ONE of a series of ANSWER. Pick a P otterton boiler for T Potterton problems in play, central heating. And enjoy every set by T erenre R eese, which will hand in blissful warmth and com­ appear each month. The answer fort. 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W.J Hyde Park 3601-2 Annual Subscription 35/- Tlte British Bridge World is published on tlw 15th of each month Pul>ll.•h~d and printed on behalf of the proprietors Tltomas D~ La Rue & Co. Ltd. by Moore Batley Ltd. 35 Dovrr Strert, London. W./ August, 1962 Contents Page Editorial 5- 6 Devilment at De:auville, by Terence Reese 7-11 International Trials- Second Half, by Albert Dormer ... 13- 18 London and the South, by Alan Hiron 19-22 Repeat of July Problems ... 23 Hands of the M onth, by Ronald Crown ... 24-25 Master Points Register 26 Result of July Competition 26 Under the Micr,:>scopc, by Harold Franklin 27- 34 One Hundred Up: August Problems 35 You Say ... 36-37 One Hundred Up: Answers to July Competition 38-46 Directory of E.B.U. Clubs ... 47 Diary of Events. 48 4 Editorial UNDER ORDERS WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP After some uncertainty the As world title holders Italy are British open team for Beirut will automatic defenders of the world comprise the three pairs who championship next winter and, finished 0 1r top in the trials: should they win in Beirut, Europe Barbour and Swinnerton-Dyer, will be represented by the runners Flint and Swimer, Konstam and up. This is a factor which will J. Tarlo. They will take the field encourage the British and French under the distinguished captaincy teams to exert themselves to the of Terence Reese. maximum and a keen struggle can Germany has withdrawn and be expected. the championships will therefore REINFORCEMENTS? end earlier, on 16th September. In the ladies' championship Britain will have eleven oppo­ there will be only six contestants: nents: Belgium, Egypt, Finland, Egypt, France, Great Britain, France, Ireland, Italy, Lebanon, Ireland, Lebanon and Sweden. Poland, Spain, Sweden and Swit­ In order to fill the timetable there zerland. will probably. be a double series EVENLY MATCHED of matches, so the ladies' pro­ Following a trial scheme rather gramme may be more arduous like our own, but with fewer than was expected. There are boards and a more dubious scor­ rumours that a third pair may ing method, France will be repre­ therefore be added to the team, sented by Bacherich and Ghestem, which at present consists of Mrs. Desrousseau and Theron, Stetten Juan and Miss Shanahan, Mrs. and Tintner. Durran and Mrs. Whittaker, with On the surface our players Mrs. Fleming as captain. No should have a reasonable chance announcement has so far been against a French team which does made to the Press and naturall y not include the redoubtable Ja1s there is sp((culation as to the and Trezel, who finished fifth in method by which a third pair the French trial; but no doubt might be chosen. the French think in similar terms The six ladies teams include of a British formation which lacks most of the strong countries and Reese and Schapiro. it will be a keen contest. 5 HE NEARLY MA DE JT METROPOLITAN CUP If there were .a garland for the T his is an annual summer tournarr.cnt fc..r teams of twelve player of the year it would surely rer: r<;s<;nting each of the H ome go to Dr. Roc:kfelt who, as a Counties. In the qualifying st~&<S member of assorted formations, Middlesex and Surrey have hcadt.d has won the G old Cup, Hubert their respective sides of the river, Phillips Bowl, Melville-Smith and these tWO CO UJ:tics will rlay Trophy, D aily Telegraph Cup a three-cornered final with teams and the National! Pairs. In Crock­ re~ r ese nti ng London on 2 Sept­ ember at 2.30. fords Cup his team could or.ly For the " A" teams the venue finish second and doubtless it will be the Mayfair Bridge Studio. was this failure: which deprived For the " B" teams, the Mayfield him of a niche in Boris Schapiro's Bridge Club, St. Martin's Avenue, ranking list. Epsom. On the tee at Demnille. Left to right:_Rees.e, L. Tarlo, de Hemricourt of Belgium, and anunidewijied ;oueur 6 Devilment at Deauville by TERENC E REESE Tl:c invitation tournament at He referred to a hand on the Deauville, organised each year by previott5 day when he had been Baron de Nexon, is primarily a playing against n· y present ~art ­ sJcial event. Good players arc ncr. She was West and the rationed-a circumst&nce that bidding went: assisted the British contin[ent to SOUT!-1 WEST NOR1H EAST win a good 5hare of the prizes. INT 2+ Dble. 3\? Rixi Markus wo n the Individual, No 4+ Dble. No Louis Tarlo was third, and Joel No No Tarlo fifth. Louis and I won the Four down. Now Stanley co!l1bined bridge-golf event, Rixi's looked forward to seeing how I team won the teams-of-four, and would fare. This was the ( rst in the bridge-bowling M lie. de C:eal: TemrrC:nr.nn r. nd Mme. Martin South dealer accomr lished the feat of heading Love all the feld in both departrr.ents. NOR! II So..:\'\.rLl who r lay in the I nc!i­ • J 10 2 vid u~ I ::.re not tourr.arr.c nt players \? KJ 64 Lt &II, so this is a h2ir-raising 0 AQ 8 contl.)st in which one has little • QJ 8 COJ~t r o l. I recount two successive W EST EAST bo:.rds from the second session. • 54 3 + A K 8 7 My rartner for the rot:r..d \? A75 2 \? 10 3 spok<.; no English, was encas•.d 0 10 4 3 0 K 9 7 2 in purrlc, and t:cr [eneral asp.et . 4 3 2 ~ K 107 rut one in rr ir:<l of a fortur.e-tdlcr. S<. U'TI I T] :c O)f-O .. c: .t o n my ld t, playing + Q96 '" ith a n ~ : w: cti vc blonde laC: y, \? Q 9 8 was ~tat.lv; ~h..rkin. Wl~en h : 0 J 6 5 saw who my partJ:(.,r was, he +A 9 6 5 whis!·cred urf_t' ntly, "That's tl:e Merkin W[.5 West, I was South. o::e I w<:s telling you about-you After(\\ o passes Madatr.e Zenobia know, the or.e v:l:o bid Four (imaginary name) opened Or.e Spades." Heart. I reSJ:Onded 1NT. She 7 considered awhilte, then gave me DUPLICATE BRIDGE BOARDS 2NT. Knowing it was wrong, I META L EDGED went on to Three. (As supplied by the late F. Lawes) Merkin opened and my Now Manufactured by +S ARBEL PRODUCTS partner displayed her 14 points. 3, Vittoria Street, Birmingham, I I played +I0 from dummy, East won with the ](jng and returned a spade, won by the 9. Prospects winning with the King East re­ were moderate.