vg|Teltscher 2017,Match 1A,I,1,14,Ireland,0,Wales,0| rs|3NEx-1,4SE-3,3NN-1,3NS-1,4HN+2,4HS+1,2SS-1,4SN-3,5CW-1,4SS=,3NN+1,5DN=,3SE-1,4SE-1,4HS=,3NN=,3NW=,4SE+1,6HS+1,5HN+1,4HSx-2,6DW+1,4SS-1,4SS-2,3HS=,3SW=,4HE+2,3NW+1| pn|O'Brien,Jones,Milne,Lamford,D Kurbalij,M O'Brain,F Kurbalij,P O'Brain|pg|| qx|o1|st||md|3SQ8HJ87DQ8753C973,SK65HAK643DKCQT42,ST732HQT2D96CAKJ6,SAJ94H95DAJT42C85|sv|o|nt|vugraphzej: now we start to get comparisons :)|pg|| mb|p|mb|p|nt|affe82: needed @hx2 and @c switch from e I think to threaten. Then she would still make if playing @s s for what I think is percentage|pg|| mb|p|nt|bt: they all have good raises here|pg|| mb|1H|mb|p|mb|1S|mb|p|mb|2C|nt|bt: west trusted the opponents and didnt show his|pg|| nt|bt: we can compare this to wademarks good raise on the previous hand|pg|| nt|bt: it is 4 tricks stronger or so|pg|| nt|bt: making 3@S for a 1 imp gain very likely|pg|| mb|p|mb|2H|mb|p|mb|2S|mb|p|mb|3N|mb|p|nt|affe82: i give some relevance to the fact w is unpassed here, but yes vast difference|pg|| nt|affe82: should make 9|pg|| nt|bt: my mom would make 9|pg|| mb|p|mb|d|mb|p|mb|p|nt|affe82: can't really go wrong can he? losing 4 minors|pg|| nt|bt: only a real expert could go down here|pg|| mb|p|nt|affe82: best way to try must be starting @d before attacking @s s though|pg|| pc|d5|pc|dK|pc|d9|pc|d2|pg|| pc|s5|pc|s2|pc|sJ|pc|sQ|pg|| pc|c9|pc|cT|pc|cJ|nt|affe82: is there a risk w @h ruff trick2 and finesse?|pg|| pc|c5|pg|| pc|d6|pc|dJ|pc|dQ|pc|h3|pg|| pc|c3|pc|c2|pc|cK|pc|c8|pg|| nt|affe82: first blood to Bahaj then|pg|| pc|cA|pc|d4|pc|c7|pc|c4|pg|| mc|8|pg|| qx|c1|st||md|3SQ8HJ87DQ8753C973,SK65HAK643DKCQT42,ST732HQT2D96CAKJ6,SAJ94H95DAJT42C85|sv|o|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|mb|1H|mb|p|mb|1S|mb|p|mb|3D|mb|p|mb|3H|mb|p|mb|3S|mb|p|mb|4S|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|c7|pc|c2|pc|cJ|pc|c5|pg|| pc|cK|pc|c8|pc|c9|pc|c4|pg|| pc|d6|pc|d2|pc|d3|pc|dK|pg|| pc|s5|pc|s2|pc|sJ|pc|sQ|pg|| pc|h7|pc|hA|pc|h2|pc|h5|pg|| nt|pjs_ch: Good evening to all; first match of the Teltscher Trophy 2017|pg|| pc|hK|pc|hT|pc|h9|pc|h8|pg|| pc|h3|nt|pjs_ch: and sorry, I can't explain the bidding ... the O'B brothers play a strong club which means|pg|| pc|hQ|pc|s4|pc|hJ|pg|| nt|pjs_ch: 1@H is limited (4+) |pg|| pc|sA|pc|s8|pc|s6|pc|s3|pg|| pc|s9|pc|d5|pc|sK|pc|s7|pg|| pc|h6|mc|7|nt|pjs_ch: West is Padraig and East is Micheal|pg|| pg|| qx|o2|st||md|4S87H87653DT976C85,ST5432H2D52CAJ962,SAKQ6HAK4DKQ8CKQT,SJ9HQJT9DAJ43C743|sv|n|nt|bt: which would be strange if they spelled it Bahai|pg|| mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|mb|2C|mb|p|mb|2D!|nt|bt: ew did well to stop in 4@S in the closed room, this is a difficult pair of hands|pg|| mb|p|mb|3N!|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|hQ|pc|h3|pc|h2|pc|hA|pg|| pc|dQ|pc|dA|pc|d6|nt|affe82: interestingly i think other table is lining up in a way where both ns pairs and ew pairs respectively play the same base system. their should be ample of space here to investigate and stop in time.|pg|| pc|d2|pg|| nt|affe82: if not in 4@s, 5@s - the @d void in e's hand might trip some pairs up though|pg|| nt|bt: east is now 2416 or so|pg|| pc|h9|pc|h5|pc|s2|nt|bt: a last train 4@H and disciplined 4@S|pg|| pc|h4|pg|| pc|hT|nt|bt: well done, imho|pg|| nt|bt: granted 5@S makes but better to stay in 4|pg|| pc|h6|pc|d5|pc|hK|pg|| pc|cK|pc|c3|pc|c5|pc|cA|pg|| pc|s5|nt|affe82: best start for defence, but @c division lets decl pitch a @d + ruff a @d and draw @d. |pg|| nt|affe82: draw = throw|pg|| nt|affe82: on @cQ I was expecting|pg|| nt|affe82: hmm. does a @s now give some communication issues?|pg|| nt|affe82: or will he just pitch 2@d s on the @h s?|pg|| pc|sA|pc|s9|pc|s7|pg|| pc|dK|pc|d3|pc|d7|pc|c2|pg|| pc|sK|nt|affe82: think @c to trick 2 would have been more convinient, not sure if better though..|pg|| nt|affe82: save me here Lasse!|pg|| pc|sJ|pc|s8|pc|s3|pg|| pc|sQ|mc|8|pg|| qx|c2|st||md|4S87H87653DT976C85,ST5432H2D52CAJ962,SAKQ6HAK4DKQ8CKQT,SJ9HQJT9DAJ43C743|sv|n|mb|p|mb|p|nt|pjs_ch: they have represented Ireland as Juniors, in the Open team, and as Seniors|pg|| mb|2S!|nt|pjs_ch: B2|pg|| nt|pjs_ch: this opening shows spades and a minor|pg|| nt|pjs_ch: it is hard not to imagien ending in 3N, but Fil should double first just in case partner has something useful|pg|| mb|d|mb|p|mb|2N|nt|pjs_ch: 2N here is the start of a weak sequenceto 3@H|pg|| mb|p|mb|3N|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|nt|pjs_ch: the doubler would often bid 3N here with 20 hcp, so there are a few to spare here|pg|| pc|c6|pc|cT|nt|pjs_ch: it's going to be hard work despite 26 hcp as there aren't the entries ot lead up to the clubs and diamonds|pg|| pc|c3|pc|c8|pg|| nt|pjs_ch: good first choice by Di brings the trick total up to 8|pg|| pc|dK|pc|dA|pc|d6|pc|d5|pg|| pc|c7|pc|c5|pc|c2|pc|cQ|pg|| nt|pjs_ch: it does looks like these diamonds are the only source for another trick|pg|| nt|pjs_ch: it really wants the @DJ to fall|pg|| pc|dQ|pc|d3|pc|d7|pc|d2|pg|| pc|sA|pc|s9|pc|s7|pc|s2|pg|| pc|sK|pc|sJ|pc|s8|pc|s3|pg|| pc|sQ|pc|d4|pc|h5|pc|s4|pg|| pc|hA|pc|h9|pc|h3|nt|pjs_ch: ttere is a chance East is out of club and spades which might give time to set up a diamond|pg|| pc|h2|pg|| pc|hK|pc|hT|pc|h6|nt|pjs_ch: but there are 5 tricks for the defence first|pg|| nt|pjs_ch: clearly Filip should have put down a better dummy for 3N |pg|| mc|8|pg|| qx|o3|st||md|1SQ92HKT7DAKQ97C32,SK843HA6DJ42CKJ95,SJHQJ542D83CAQT84,SAT765H983DT65C76|sv|e|mb|1D|nt|vugraphzej: ah well, you missed a flat board and 10 minutes of Affe talking to himself ;)|pg|| mb|p|mb|1H|mb|p|mb|1N|mb|p|mb|3C!|mb|p|nt|bt: oops, i saved 10 minutes of my life then|pg|| nt|affe82: was more interesting than Yvonne is letting on, at least for decl!|pg|| mb|3H!|mb|p|mb|4H|nt|bt: a good sac was found at the other table|pg|| nt|bt: repeated trump leads might have beaten this|pg|| mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|s7|nt|bt: now, trump to dummy, spade ruff, club ruff, spade ruff, heart to tummy and another spade ruff would have been enough|pg|| nt|bt: but declarer didnt win in dummy|pg|| pc|s2|pc|s3|pc|sJ|pg|| pc|h2|nt|bt: there is a minor suit squeeze though|pg|| pc|h3|nt|affe82: N needs to cash @dA to not get caught, no?|pg|| pc|hT|pc|hA|pg|| nt|affe82: 2@h, 3@c and @d will endplay N i think now|pg|| pc|c5|pc|cQ|pc|c6|pc|c2|pg|| pc|cA|pc|c7|nt|bt: i think he should have ruffed spade on the second trumpd|pg|| nt|affe82: communication lost for squeeze|pg|| nt|bt: trump, then a diamond|pg|| nt|bt: so eventually one down unless I am missing something|pg|| nt|affe82: @h9, @s to @hA, AKx@c and @d seem it would work often where decl were|pg|| nt|affe82: so it seems|pg|| nt|affe82: need to draw all trumps before @d above obv|pg|| nt|bt: on the trump shift at trick 2, declarer can play the 9 and go about his dummy reversal|pg|| pc|c3|pc|c9|pg|| pc|c4|pc|sT|nt|bt: if trumps are 21 he is cold|pg|| pc|h7|pc|cJ|pg|| pc|hK|pc|h6|pc|h4|pc|h8|pg|| nt|bt: 30 is the only danger|pg|| pc|s9|pc|s4|pc|h5|pc|s5|pg|| pc|hQ|pc|h9|pc|d7|mc|12|pg|| qx|c3|st||md|1SQ92HKT7DAKQ97C32,SK843HA6DJ42CKJ95,SJHQJ542D83CAQT84,SAT765H983DT65C76|sv|e|nt|pjs_ch: B3|pg|| mb|1N|mb|p|mb|2D!|mb|p|nt|pjs_ch: 1N by Di here is the opening on all 14-16 balanced|pg|| mb|2H|mb|p|mb|3C!|mb|p|mb|3S!|mb|p|nt|pjs_ch: North will shows hearts & clubs over which South's artificial 3@S shows 3cd hearts but no club support|pg|| nt|pjs_ch: the 3@D and 3@H responses would have shown 4+ clubs|pg|| mb|4H|nt|pjs_ch: the first along with 3 hearts, the second without 3 hearts|pg|| mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|nt|pjs_ch: Sorry - I gave the EW names wrongly a minute ago : East = P = Padraig, West = M = Micheal|pg|| pc|d2|nt|pjs_ch: the lead offers a chance to ditch a spade loser but if the lead was a fourth best diamond, the third round|pg|| nt|pjs_ch: would not cash and setting up the clubs could get awkward|pg|| pc|d3|pc|dT|pc|dQ|pg|| pc|c3|pc|c5|pc|cQ|nt|pjs_ch: if the diamonds are known to be 3-3 then ignoring the clubs and relying on heart entry to the long diamond wouldd|pg|| pc|c7|pg|| pc|cA|pc|c6|pc|c2|pc|cK|pg|| nt|pjs_ch: work. But this is good play, tackling the important side suit first|pg|| pc|c4|pc|d5|nt|pjs_ch: Micheal here playing the card he is known to hold, gives declarer a slight concern|pg|| pc|h7|pc|c9|pg|| pc|dA|pc|d4|nt|pjs_ch: it's a bit worrying if that was East's second diamond from two |pg|| pc|d8|pc|d6|pg|| nt|pjs_ch: but here's the good news and now ditching the spade looks reasonable|pg|| pc|dK|pc|dJ|pc|sJ|pc|h3|pg|| pc|h8|nt|pjs_ch: the best the defence can do is clear the hearts but it'll be 11 tricks either from long club or long diamonds|pg|| pc|hK|pc|hA|pc|h2|pg|| pc|h6|pc|h4|pc|h9|pc|hT|pg|| pc|d7|pc|s4|pc|c8|mc|11|nt|pjs_ch: nicely done, 11 tricks|pg|| pg|| qx|o4|st||md|2SAQHAQ4DJ63CKJ632,SK962HKT832DCQ974,SJT8754H9DK8754CT,S3HJ765DAQT92CA85|sv|b|nt|bt: and he could have recovered timing it better later|pg|| mb|p|nt|affe82: 10zz points in N|pg|| mb|p|mb|1D|nt|bt: and 5 in south? |pg|| nt|bt: zz equals "4 aces count" from the early 30s|pg|| nt|bt: A=3, K=2, Q=1|pg|| mb|1N|mb|p|mb|2H|mb|p|mb|2S|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|s2|pc|s4|nt|bt: only in a bizarro world would I consider 2@S with the south hand|pg|| nt|ritong: guess it was a shortened auction|pg|| nt|bt: twilight zone bidding ;)|pg|| nt|affe82: seems weird to me|pg|| nt|bt: hi henri|pg|| nt|ritong: hello guys:)|pg|| nt|affe82: i was kicked from table for a sec|pg|| pc|s3|pc|sQ|pg|| pc|sA|pc|s6|pc|s5|pc|h5|pg|| pc|hA|pc|h2|pc|h9|pc|h6|pg|| pc|h4|pc|h8|pc|s7|pc|h7|pg|| pc|cT|pc|cA|pc|c2|pc|c4|pg|| pc|dA|pc|d3|pc|h3|pc|d4|pg|| pc|d2|pc|d6|pc|s9|pc|d5|pg|| pc|sK|pc|s8|pc|c5|pc|c3|pg|| pc|hK|pc|sT|pc|hJ|pc|hQ|pg|| pc|d7|pc|dQ|pc|dJ|mc|7|pg|| qx|c4|st||md|2SAQHAQ4DJ63CKJ632,SK962HKT832DCQ974,SJT8754H9DK8754CT,S3HJ765DAQT92CA85|sv|b|nt|pjs_ch: B4|pg|| mb|p|mb|2D!|mb|p|nt|pjs_ch: 2@D here showing a weak two in a major|pg|| mb|2N!|mb|p|mb|3S!|mb|p|nt|pjs_ch: second in hand the bid should be constructive, so SOuth has to make a try|pg|| mb|4S|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|h5|nt|pjs_ch: thr 3@S shows a minimum, but it's not likely to be enough this time ...|pg|| nt|pjs_ch: with a certain two losers in diamonds and a very likely spade loser, Filip's best chance|pg|| nt|pjs_ch: might be to finesse this and ditch a club, but :(|pg|| nt|pjs_ch: and he doesn't know yet about the bad diamond position :(|pg|| pc|hQ|pc|hK|pc|h9|pg|| nt|pjs_ch: still, I forecast most will open as North and some will play 3@S, some 4@S|pg|| pc|h2|pc|cT|pc|h6|pc|hA|pg|| nt|pjs_ch: well, that helps a little, Michael not knowing of the 6151 shape|pg|| nt|pjs_ch: there is still the chance of @SKx onside and/or the @DAQ doubleton onside, so Fil shouldn't give up yet|pg|| pc|h4|pc|h3|pc|s4|pc|h7|pg|| pc|s5|pc|s3|pc|sQ|pc|s2|pg|| pc|sA|pc|s6|pc|s7|pc|d2|pg|| pc|d3|pc|c7|pc|dK|pc|dA|pg|| pc|dQ|pc|d6|pc|h8|pc|d4|pg|| pc|dT|pc|dJ|pc|s9|pc|d5|pg|| nt|pjs_ch: tthis is actually what declarer wants as it willset up the 5th diamond|pg|| pc|sK|pc|s8|pc|c5|pc|c2|pg|| pc|c4|nt|pjs_ch: it would have been better to force declarer|pg|| pc|sT|pc|c8|pc|c3|pg|| mc|7|pg|| qx|o5|st||md|3SAKT975HT97DJT2CQ,SQHAJ2DK95CAJ9753,SJ8642HKQ853DQCT6,S3H64DA87643CK842|sv|n|nt|bt: our vugraph operator doesnt make mistakes, trust me :)|pg|| nt|vugraphzej: sorry, the laptop froze so I missed the auction and most of the play|pg|| mb|p|mb|2D!|mb|2S|nt|affe82: if no mistake i agree that was a above my competence as a player|pg|| mb|4C|mb|4S|mb|5C|nt|bt: when you double on the west hand, you dont pray for a penalty pass|pg|| nt|affe82: not sure what system specifies here though for 2@s|pg|| mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|hK|pc|h4|nt|bt: interesting sequence|pg|| pc|h7|pc|hA|pg|| nt|affe82: should have sat down at other table were i would have had a better chance following the bidding..|pg|| pc|c7|nt|bt: with @SA east should know what to do|pg|| pc|c6|pc|cK|pc|cQ|pg|| pc|c2|pc|s9|pc|cJ|pc|cT|pg|| pc|d9|pc|dQ|pc|dA|pc|d2|pg|| pc|d3|pc|dT|pc|dK|pc|s2|pg|| pc|d5|pc|s4|pc|d4|pc|dJ|pg|| mc|10|pg|| qx|c5|st||md|3SAKT975HT97DJT2CQ,SQHAJ2DK95CAJ9753,SJ8642HKQ853DQCT6,S3H64DA87643CK842|sv|n|nt|pjs_ch: not unexpected, and very difficult for EW to double|pg|| nt|pjs_ch: B5|pg|| nt|pjs_ch: Ireland managed to stop in 2@S on that, so they have moved into the lead 6-2|pg|| mb|2H!|mb|p|nt|pjs_ch: live results from all 3 matches can be seen at http://www.fob.ie/events/results-20170519_055328p.m..php |pg|| nt|pjs_ch: there have been more imps turned over in both the other matches|pg|| mb|4S|nt|pjs_ch: the 2@H opening here is both majors, 6-10 hcp|pg|| mb|p|nt|pjs_ch: easy choice for South|pg|| mb|p|mb|p|nt|pjs_ch: and everything is lying nicely and there are exactly 3 losers :)|pg|| pc|d5|pc|dQ|nt|pjs_ch: EW at the other table have found the 5@C sacrifice over 4@S, so we will see a swing here one way or another|pg|| pc|dA|pc|d2|pg|| pc|c2|pc|cQ|pc|cA|pc|c6|pg|| nt|pjs_ch: declarer, of course, doesn't know the hearts are lying so well, but she'll have to lead|pg|| nt|pjs_ch: up to dummy twice and see what happens|pg|| pc|c5|pc|cT|pc|cK|pc|s5|pg|| pc|sA|pc|sQ|pc|s2|pc|s3|pg|| pc|h7|pc|h2|pc|hK|nt|pjs_ch: one up for the system here, as a pass fromNorth in the other room is what let East open a weak 2@D |pg|| pc|h4|pg|| nt|pjs_ch: and then West competed|pg|| pc|s4|pc|c4|pc|sK|pc|c3|pg|| pc|h9|pc|hA|nt|pjs_ch: looking like a potential 11 imp gain here for Wales|pg|| mc|10|pg|| qx|o6|st||md|4S743HAJ76DKJ954CJ,SA85HQ52DQ7CK9852,SKT62HK4DAT83CAT3,SQJ9HT983D62CQ764|sv|e|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|mb|1S|mb|p|mb|2D|nt|bt: 4@C makes sense as a splinter|pg|| mb|p|mb|2N|mb|p|mb|3C!|mb|p|mb|3D|mb|p|mb|3S|mb|p|mb|3N|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|nt|bt: this will be very short|pg|| pc|hT|pc|hJ|pc|hQ|pc|hK|pg|| pc|h4|pc|h8|pc|hA|pc|h5|pg|| pc|h6|pc|h2|pc|s2|pc|h9|pg|| pc|sQ|pc|s3|pc|s8|pc|sK|pg|| pc|sT|mc|10|pg|| qx|c6|st||md|4S743HAJ76DKJ954CJ,SA85HQ52DQ7CK9852,SKT62HK4DAT83CAT3,SQJ9HT983D62CQ764|sv|e|nt|pjs_ch: B6|pg|| mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|nt|pjs_ch: if it reaches him, this could be a 14-16 opener for Filip|pg|| mb|1N|mb|p|nt|pjs_ch: 3@S here shows a short club, ideally in a 3-suited hand; it's a slight overbid here|pg|| mb|3S!|nt|pjs_ch: but being descriptive is often helpful|pg|| mb|p|mb|4D!|nt|pjs_ch: North won't want 3N, and 4@D shows any hand with one major suit (4@C would show 0 or 2)|pg|| mb|p|nt|pjs_ch: and they should meander to 5@D now|pg|| mb|5D|mb|p|mb|p|nt|pjs_ch: (more quickly than I expected)|pg|| mb|p|nt|pjs_ch: or maybe they play a simpler set of responses to 3@S :)|pg|| nt|pjs_ch: a trump lead is standard on these auctions, even though it findd the queen for declarer|pg|| pc|hT|nt|pjs_ch: the lack of a trump lead might of course suggest holding the queen ...|pg|| pc|hJ|nt|pjs_ch: leading from QT9x into the NT opener here has risks, so there is a hint that the @HQ is offside|pg|| pc|hQ|pc|hK|pg|| nt|pjs_ch: not that it will matter to declarer in the long run|pg|| nt|pjs_ch: if diamonds as 2-2 then it is just downto the spades, but if they are 3-1 then North must|pg|| nt|pjs_ch: be careful to ensure the chance to ruff both losing hearts|pg|| nt|pjs_ch: holding back the @HJ would have saved the need for one of those ruffs|pg|| nt|pjs_ch: but for all declarer knows,the @HT lead might have been a short suit, and heart ruffs|pg|| pc|h4|pc|h8|pc|hA|pc|h2|pg|| nt|pjs_ch: are in danger of an over-ruff. It is more complicated than it looks to those who can see all four hands|pg|| pc|h6|pc|h5|pc|d3|pc|h3|pg|| pc|cA|pc|c6|pc|cJ|pc|c5|pg|| pc|c3|pc|c7|pc|d4|pc|c2|pg|| pc|h7|pc|c8|pc|d8|pc|h9|pg|| nt|pjs_ch: now Filip's choice is how to play the diamonds. If they are 2-2 then he has time to lead up to the @ST|pg|| pc|dA|pc|d2|pc|d5|nt|pjs_ch: and then to the @SK, but if they are 3-1 then he'll not have time to try the @ST. Is that a hint to play for 2-2?|pg|| pc|d7|pg|| pc|dT|pc|d6|pc|dK|pc|dQ|pg|| nt|pjs_ch: it was all about that opening lead !|pg|| pc|s3|pc|s5|pc|sT|pc|sJ|pg|| pc|c4|pc|d9|pc|c9|pc|cT|pg|| nt|pjs_ch: he's got it right|pg|| pc|s4|mc|11|nt|pjs_ch: nicely done|pg|| pg|| qx|o7|st||md|1S62HAJT842DA764C8,SAK8H63DKT82CK653,SQ3H97DJ53CAQT942,SJT9754HKQ5DQ9CJ7|sv|b|mb|1H|mb|d|mb|2C|mb|3S|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|c8|pc|c3|pc|cQ|pc|c7|pg|| nt|bt: 6@S ew is a great contract, wd in the closed room|pg|| pc|h9|pc|hK|nt|bt: one out of 2 finesses basically|pg|| pc|hA|pc|h3|pg|| pc|h8|pc|h6|pc|h7|pc|hQ|pg|| pc|h5|pc|h2|pc|s8|pc|sQ|pg|| pc|cA|pc|cJ|pc|d4|pc|c5|pg|| pc|cT|pc|s9|pc|d6|pc|c6|pg|| mc|8|pg|| qx|c7|st||md|1S62HAJT842DA764C8,SAK8H63DKT82CK653,SQ3H97DJ53CAQT942,SJT9754HKQ5DQ9CJ7|sv|b|nt|pjs_ch: B7|pg|| mb|1H|mb|d|nt|pjs_ch: the SOuth hand deeemd too good for a weak two, as indeed it is|pg|| mb|1N!|nt|pjs_ch: 1N here shows clubs (transfers from 1N applying)|pg|| mb|4S|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|nt|pjs_ch: they settled for just 3@S on a similar auciton in the other room; here 4@S will be too high|pg|| pc|c8|pc|c3|pc|cQ|pc|cJ|pg|| pc|h9|pc|hK|pc|hA|pc|h3|pg|| pc|hJ|pc|h6|pc|h7|pc|hQ|pg|| nt|pjs_ch: plan slightly frustrated here, declarer has a chance|pg|| nt|pjs_ch: but he has too much to do, he needs to draw trumps to avoid a promotion with the @SQ and he|pg|| nt|pjs_ch: can guess the diamonds right but he lacks the entry he needs to get to the @DK|pg|| nt|jacksond: Defence needs to be careful now as north has no entry for second club|pg|| nt|pjs_ch: two trumps and then a diamonds to the nine, SOuth must play @HT to take away the entry to West|pg|| nt|pjs_ch: but there is a squeeze by which declarer can recover|pg|| nt|pjs_ch: only he has to break it up himself :(|pg|| pc|d9|pc|dA|pc|d2|nt|jacksond: Seems 3S should have made in other room|pg|| pc|d5|pg|| pc|h8|pc|s8|pc|sQ|pc|h5|pg|| pc|s3|pc|s4|pc|s2|pc|sK|pg|| pc|d8|pc|d3|pc|dQ|pc|d4|pg|| mc|9|pg|| qx|o8|st||md|2SA4HAQJ63D532CK85,ST82HKT4DAQJCJ642,SQJ973H52DKT4CAQT,SK65H987D9876C973|sv|o|mb|1N|mb|p|mb|p|mb|2D!|mb|p|mb|2N|mb|p|mb|4H|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|c2|pc|cA|pc|c3|pc|c5|pg|| pc|h2|pc|h7|nt|affe82: so apparantly result here in other room was 3N by north making 11|pg|| nt|affe82: we will update scorecard shortly|pg|| nt|affe82: not 100% on bidding. now N is relaying S's hand|pg|| nt|affe82: positive response promises 4zz points where A=3, K=", Q=1|pg|| pc|hQ|pc|hK|pg|| pc|dA|pc|d4|nt|affe82: got better info from smarter people than me that tells me south has showed 4@d and some 441 outside of @d with 5-7 zz|pg|| pc|d6|pc|d2|pg|| pc|dQ|pc|dK|nt|affe82: N had a bidding problem, his old partner gusses he is unsure if a response to next relay was allowed to bypass 3n (which south apparantly is not allowed to)|pg|| pc|d7|pc|d3|pg|| pc|h5|pc|h8|pc|hA|pc|h4|pg|| pc|hJ|pc|hT|pc|s3|pc|h9|pg|| pc|d5|pc|dJ|pc|dT|pc|d8|pg|| pc|c4|nt|affe82: a kib points out 6@c is a nake as cards lie. does not look like the best slam a priori though. However short @h with s would def give slam good chances from n 's perspective in bidding|pg|| pc|cQ|pc|c7|pc|c8|pg|| pc|sQ|pc|sK|mc|10|pg|| qx|c8|st||md|2SA4HAQJ63D532CK85,ST82HKT4DAQJCJ642,SQJ973H52DKT4CAQT,SK65H987D9876C973|sv|o|nt|pjs_ch: declarer in the other room rufffed a heart at trick four (same start) and lost to the @SQ to go off|pg|| mb|p|nt|pjs_ch: B8|pg|| mb|1S|mb|p|mb|2H|mb|p|mb|2N!|nt|pjs_ch: 2@H here is GF, and 2N now shows a number of hand types, including all 5332 hands|pg|| mb|p|mb|3N|mb|p|mb|p|nt|pjs_ch: notice how less easy this would be if West had opened|pg|| mb|p|pc|d9|nt|pjs_ch: which they did in the other room, abd NS ended in 4@H|pg|| pc|d2|pc|dA|pc|d4|pg|| pc|dQ|nt|pjs_ch: that made because the @DA was right, the hearts broke 3-3 and the @SK was onside|pg|| nt|pjs_ch: given the one minus of the @HK offside :)|pg|| nt|pjs_ch: it's hard to go wrong on this hand, as long as you don't lose to both the @SK and the @HK|pg|| pc|dT|pc|d6|pc|d3|pg|| pc|dJ|pc|dK|pc|d7|pc|d5|pg|| pc|h5|pc|h7|pc|hJ|pc|h4|pg|| pc|c5|pc|c6|pc|cA|pc|c3|pg|| pc|h2|pc|h8|pc|hQ|pc|hK|pg|| pc|c2|pc|cT|pc|c7|pc|cK|pg|| pc|hA|pc|hT|pc|s3|pc|h9|pg|| pc|h6|pc|s2|pc|s7|pc|s5|pg|| pc|h3|pc|s8|pc|s9|pc|d8|pg|| pc|c8|pc|c4|pc|cQ|pc|c9|pg|| pc|sJ|pc|s6|pc|sA|nt|pjs_ch: there is little risk in the pade finesse as W has alreayd shown 10 hcp and passed as dealer|pg|| mc|9|nt|pjs_ch: ah well, 9 safe tricks|pg|| pg|| qx|o9|st||md|3S853H764DKCK98752,SAKQJHT532DQ3CAJ3,S97HJ98DAJT8CQT64,ST642HAKQD976542C|sv|e|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|mb|1H|mb|p|mb|2C|mb|p|mb|2N|mb|p|mb|3N|mb|p|mb|p|nt|affe82: we will end up in 5@s here I guess|pg|| mb|p|pc|dJ|pc|d2|pc|dK|pc|d3|pg|| pc|c9|pc|cJ|pc|cQ|pc|d4|pg|| nt|bt: blackwood is a good tool to avoid slam, as opposed to bidding slam|pg|| pc|cT|pc|d5|pc|c5|nt|affe82: should not take too long to declare which is lucky for our table if they were hoping for a coffeebreak inbetween sets|pg|| pc|cA|pg|| pc|h2|pc|h8|pc|hQ|pc|h4|pg|| pc|hK|pc|h6|pc|h3|pc|h9|pg|| nt|bt: i will be back l8r|pg|| nt|bt: bye4now|pg|| nt|affe82: cya|pg|| pc|hA|pc|h7|pc|h5|pc|hJ|pg|| mc|9|pg|| qx|c9|st||md|3S853H764DKCK98752,SAKQJHT532DQ3CAJ3,S97HJ98DAJT8CQT64,ST642HAKQD976542C|sv|e|mb|p|mb|p|nt|pjs_ch: B9|pg|| nt|pjs_ch: they are in a non-obvious 3N in th eother room on this hand, let's see if the O'Bs can bid it better|pg|| mb|p|mb|1N|nt|pjs_ch: 1N here is 15-17|pg|| mb|p|mb|2S!|mb|p|mb|3C!|mb|p|mb|3D!|nt|pjs_ch: presumably this shows diamonds and is forcing ?|pg|| mb|p|mb|3N|mb|p|mb|4S|nt|pjs_ch: no - there is more to it, I am glad to say |pg|| mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|nt|pjs_ch: the ugly 3N in the other room might survive|pg|| pc|c7|nt|pjs_ch: in fact it did, the @DT lead making the @D9 the necessary stopper|pg|| nt|pjs_ch: declarer can see 8 trop tricks here and two clubs ruffs would make that ten |pg|| pc|cJ|pc|cQ|pc|s2|pg|| pc|s4|pc|s3|pc|sA|pc|s7|pg|| pc|c3|pc|c6|pc|sT|pc|c5|pg|| pc|s6|pc|s8|pc|sJ|pc|s9|pg|| pc|sK|pc|c4|pc|d2|pc|s5|pg|| pc|d3|pc|d8|pc|d7|pc|dK|pg|| pc|c8|pc|cA|pc|cT|nt|pjs_ch: looks like 11 tricks here for Ireland, gaining 2 imps and making the margin just 3|pg|| pc|d4|pg|| pc|h2|pc|h8|pc|hA|pc|h4|pg|| pc|hK|pc|h6|pc|h3|pc|h9|pg|| pc|hQ|pc|h7|pc|h5|mc|11|pg|| qx|o10|st||md|4S5HKQT63DQT32CQ53,SJ874H98DKJ9654C2,SKQHA752DACAKJT76,SAT9632HJ4D87C984|sv|b|mb|p|mb|p|mb|2D|nt|ritong: thos opening is not good for the @s Q|pg|| mb|d|nt|ritong: imo|pg|| mb|p|mb|4H|mb|p|nt|ritong: if they land in 4@s, declarer will likely start on the right foot|pg|| mb|4N!|mb|p|nt|ritong: okay|pg|| mb|5C|mb|p|mb|5D|nt|affe82: oops|pg|| nt|affe82: tight I guess if to bid 2/3@s|pg|| mb|p|mb|6H|mb|p|nt|affe82: in other room a more successful 3@s was chosen|pg|| mb|p|nt|ritong: doubling is not my cup of tea|pg|| mb|p|pc|c2|pc|cA|pc|c4|nt|ritong: perhaps mandatory, i do not know|pg|| nt|affe82: W is an aggressive doubler, my guess why E took the low road|pg|| nt|ritong: possible, yes|pg|| nt|vugraphzej: 2@s was alerted and described as being positive|pg|| pc|c3|pg|| pc|hA|pc|h4|pc|h3|pc|h8|pg|| pc|h2|pc|hJ|pc|hK|pc|h9|pg|| mc|13|nt|affe82: ah! I got info from a kib that is quite possible (probable) that 2@d would have been negative as lebensohl variation|pg|| pg|| qx|c10|st||md|4S5HKQT63DQT32CQ53,SJ874H98DKJ9654C2,SKQHA752DACAKJT76,SAT9632HJ4D87C984|sv|b|nt|pjs_ch: B10|pg|| mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|mb|1C!|mb|1S|nt|pjs_ch: very gentle of EW hear, neither trying a weak two |pg|| mb|2D!|nt|pjs_ch: 1@C here might only be 2 clubs, and 2@D shows hearts|pg|| nt|pjs_ch: wow! says Filip|pg|| mb|4S|mb|5H|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|nt|pjs_ch: it's not clear what 4N would be now .... this 5@H looks like rather an underbid|pg|| pc|sA|pc|s5|nt|pjs_ch: in cramped aucitons 4N is often two places to play,here it might be a ..56 shape|pg|| pc|s8|pc|sK|pg|| nt|pjs_ch: this will be easy to play, but 13 imps to Ireland|pg|| nt|pjs_ch: the spade raise did create difficulties, but imagien if it had started from East 2@S-P-4@S|pg|| nt|pjs_ch: that would be a good excuse for missing the slam|pg|| pc|h4|pc|hT|pc|h8|nt|pjs_ch: claim time !|pg|| mc|12|pg|| qx|o11|st||md|1S543HAJ842D3CQ643,SJ76H765DAT87C872,SQ98HKQT93D94CJT9,SAKT2HDKQJ652CAK5|sv|o|nt|ritong: i m not convinced|pg|| nt|ritong: passed pard etc|pg|| mb|2H!|mb|p|mb|4H|mb|d|nt|ritong: i m told the opening lead was the same other room, declarer guessing right|pg|| mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|s6|nt|affe82: W can see a 9 card fit, so even if a positive (for a passed pd) can be bid with 4c @s there is quite possible to find the right values. is not the bonus worth the risk of the 3 level?|pg|| pc|s9|nt|affe82: I would however agree that credit is more so deserved to other room than blame here|pg|| pc|sK|pc|s3|pg|| pc|cK|pc|c3|pc|c2|pc|c9|pg|| pc|cA|nt|affe82: so 55 in minors with short @s in south gets NS to 6@c.|pg|| pc|c4|nt|ritong: not sure what the big deal is here|pg|| pc|c7|pc|cT|pg|| nt|affe82: nope. they are an ace short so 6@c must be 110%|pg|| nt|affe82: 5@h must be 2/5|pg|| pc|sA|pc|s4|pc|sJ|pc|s8|pg|| pc|c5|pc|c6|pc|c8|pc|cJ|pg|| pc|h3|pc|d2|pc|hA|pc|h5|pg|| pc|hJ|pc|h6|pc|h9|pc|d5|pg|| mc|8|pg|| qx|c11|st||md|1S543HAJ842D3CQ643,SJ76H765DAT87C872,SQ98HKQT93D94CJT9,SAKT2HDKQJ652CAK5|sv|o|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|mb|1C!|nt|pjs_ch: 1@C here is any 17+ hand|pg|| mb|d!|nt|pjs_ch: X here shows a heart overcall, which North will presumably raise|pg|| mb|p!|nt|pjs_ch: I'd want to be in 6@D as EW, but it's a long way to get there|pg|| mb|3H|mb|d|mb|p|mb|4D|nt|pjs_ch: this might have left some space for EW; other room was in 4@H on first round of the bidding|pg|| mb|p|mb|4H!|mb|p|nt|pjs_ch: I'd be so surprised as East that partner picked the right suit, I'd be hard to stop|pg|| nt|pjs_ch: any 2452 shape with zero points gives a slam|pg|| mb|4S|mb|p|nt|pjs_ch: West should be conscious that he is a max (early pass showing 0-5 usually) so he must cooperate|pg|| mb|5C!|nt|pjs_ch: East possisbly thinking of 7-level here|pg|| mb|p|mb|6D|mb|p|mb|p|nt|pjs_ch: nicely bid by the O'Bs :0|pg|| mb|p|pc|hK|nt|pjs_ch: in the other room the breif auction was 2@H-P-4@H-X-end|pg|| pc|dK|pc|h2|pc|h5|pg|| pc|dJ|pc|d3|pc|d7|pc|d4|pg|| pc|d2|pc|h4|pc|dA|pc|d9|pg|| pc|s6|pc|s8|pc|sT|pc|s3|pg|| nt|pjs_ch: declarer can see a guarantee here, losing to the @SQ if necessary bu there making an overtrick|pg|| pc|d5|pc|h8|pc|d8|pc|h3|pg|| pc|s7|nt|pjs_ch: another 12 imps to Ireland who now have a decent lead|pg|| mc|13|pg|| qx|o12|st||md|2SKT9652H876DK2CA7,SJ743HAKQ94D3CJ32,SAQHT32DAQT876C96,S8HJ5DJ954CKQT854|sv|n|mb|1H|mb|2D|mb|p|mb|2S|nt|ritong: some would raise 2@s here|pg|| mb|p|nt|ritong: 1@s representing 3 cards|pg|| mb|3S|mb|p|mb|4S|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|nt|affe82: think 1@s is min hand with 2-3@s|pg|| nt|ritong: anyway wademark is not interested|pg|| nt|affe82: common treatment here in stockholm|pg|| nt|affe82: 2@s is a 4c sup, minimal hand|pg|| nt|affe82: and balanced|pg|| pc|hQ|pc|h2|pc|hJ|nt|affe82: 5@s was sporting|pg|| nt|affe82: easy to end up there though|pg|| nt|ritong: yes|pg|| pc|h6|pg|| pc|hA|pc|h3|pc|h5|pc|h7|pg|| pc|hK|pc|hT|pc|c8|pc|h8|pg|| pc|h9|pc|c6|pc|s8|pc|s9|pg|| pc|s2|pc|s3|nt|affe82: short break coming up. soon back with more. good and close so far!|pg|| pc|sA|pc|d4|pg|| nt|ritong: how old are the gronkvists at the moment?|pg|| nt|ritong: thyey play very solid|pg|| nt|ritong: still juniors good news for sweden i d say|pg|| nt|vugraphzej: Mikael (24) and Ida (22)|pg|| nt|ritong: the rimstedt bros are juniors too, right|pg|| nt|ritong: big team|pg|| nt|ritong: thank you yvonne|pg|| nt|vugraphzej: the swedish U26 team recently got selected. Mikael+Ola Rimstedt, Adam Stokka+Simon Hult, Mikael+Ida Gronkvist|pg|| pc|sQ|pc|c5|pc|s5|pc|s4|pg|| pc|d6|pc|d5|pc|dK|pc|d3|pg|| pc|d2|mc|9|pg|| qx|c12|st||md|2SKT9652H876DK2CA7,SJ743HAKQ94D3CJ32,SAQHT32DAQT876C96,S8HJ5DJ954CKQT854|sv|n|nt|pjs_ch: B12|pg|| mb|1H|mb|2D|mb|p|mb|2S|mb|p|mb|3S|mb|p|mb|4S|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|nt|pjs_ch: sensible auction, same as the other room|pg|| pc|hK|pc|h2|nt|pjs_ch: but West willknow how to defend, as did Gary Jones in the other room|pg|| nt|pjs_ch: there is no better game for NS, this is where you want to be, it is just unlucky|pg|| pc|hJ|pc|h6|pg|| pc|hA|pc|h3|pc|h5|pc|h7|pg|| pc|hQ|pc|hT|pc|s8|pc|h8|pg|| pc|cK|pc|cA|pc|c2|pc|c6|pg|| pc|s2|pc|s3|pc|sQ|pc|c5|pg|| pc|sA|pc|c4|pc|s5|pc|s4|pg|| pc|d6|pc|d4|pc|dK|pc|d3|pg|| pc|d2|mc|8|nt|pjs_ch: this is the first 14-board stanza of the evening, and the matches all resume at 20 mins to the hour|pg|| pg|| qx|o13|st||md|3S872HA965DAJ63CQJ,SQ643HJT2DKQ2CA87,SJ5HKQ843D8CT9643,SAKT9H7DT9754CK52|sv|b|nt|affe82: hi|pg|| nt|affe82: Hello and welcome to the first set of the finals in Bk S:t Erik's league final!|pg|| nt|bt: hi everyone, hej fredrik|pg|| nt|affe82: today we will play 2x14 boards , with the match finishing on monday for another set of 2x14|pg|| nt|vugraphzej: hello both!|pg|| nt|bt: hi |pg|| nt|bt: a partscore coming up|pg|| mb|p|nt|affe82: at this table we are graced with the prescence of the newly formed pair , aiming towards representing sweden's open team (which they'll have their first go at in the nordic championships early june) Per Ola Cullin and Marion Michelsen |pg|| mb|p|mb|1H|nt|bt: 1@H - 1@S is normal, and then? 2@H?|pg|| mb|p|mb|3H!|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|h2|nt|affe82: both have represented seden and netherlands respectively in international competitions many times|pg|| pc|h3|nt|bt: few would find the trump lead here|pg|| nt|affe82: they face of against Olle Wademark and Jan Selberg who are also a part of Sweden's open team discussions and with reigning Swedish champions in both teams and pairs|pg|| nt|bt: selberg is not the fastest player ever|pg|| pc|h7|pc|h9|pg|| pc|h6|pc|hT|pc|hK|pc|d4|pg|| pc|h4|pc|sT|pc|hA|pc|hJ|pg|| pc|cJ|nt|bt: this will take marion 5 secs|pg|| pc|c7|pc|c3|pc|cK|pg|| pc|sA|pc|s2|pc|s3|pc|s5|pg|| pc|sK|pc|s7|pc|s4|pc|sJ|pg|| pc|dT|pc|dA|pc|d2|pc|d8|pg|| mc|9|pg|| qx|c13|st||md|3S872HA965DAJ63CQJ,SQ643HJT2DKQ2CA87,SJ5HKQ843D8CT9643,SAKT9H7DT9754CK52|sv|b|mb|p|mb|p|nt|pjs_ch: B13|pg|| mb|1C!|mb|p|nt|pjs_ch: 1@C is any 2+ balanced hand outside 1N range, or it is clubs|pg|| mb|1D!|nt|pjs_ch: 1@D here shows hearts and 2@H is a minimum with 4cd support|pg|| mb|p|mb|2H!|mb|p|nt|pjs_ch: EW have a decent looking 4@S on here, although diamond ruffs defeat it|pg|| nt|pjs_ch: EW in the other room never bid|pg|| mb|p|mb|d|mb|p|mb|2S|nt|pjs_ch: this might just push the contract to 3@H, it is difficult for two passed hands to come alive and bid game|pg|| mb|3H!|mb|p|mb|p|mb|3S|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|nt|pjs_ch: perseverance ....|pg|| pc|hK|pc|h7|pc|h6|pc|h2|pg|| nt|pjs_ch: looks like a plus score at both tables for Ireland here, as they made 3@H in the other room|pg|| pc|d8|pc|d9|pc|dA|pc|d2|pg|| nt|pjs_ch: this is the first of 2 matches where Wales play Ireland; they play again last match on Satruday|pg|| mc|9|pg|| qx|o14|st||md|4SA532HT964DJ93C84,SKQ876HK3DT7CKJT7,SJ94H52DQ862CQ953,STHAQJ87DAK54CA62|sv|o|nt|bt: or east the actual hand, who knows|pg|| nt|bt: marion went for option 1|pg|| mb|1H|mb|p|mb|1S|mb|p|mb|3D|nt|bt: this will be a normal TRF D/neg D auction|pg|| nt|bt: D is presumably 4+@S|pg|| mb|p|mb|3H|mb|p|mb|4C|nt|bt: whereas 1@S denies spades, a common treatment nowadays |pg|| mb|p|mb|4H|nt|bt: one good point, when competing where you have no chance of buying the contract, maybe you can handle the lead!?|pg|| mb|p|nt|affe82: this makes if decl plays for Hx in trumph suit it seems to me|pg|| nt|affe82: or am I missing something Lasse?|pg|| nt|bt: well, they dont necessarily get a club trick, do they?|pg|| nt|vugraphzej: Marion is asking lots of questions |pg|| nt|bt: not sure the explanation will match the bid :)|pg|| mb|p|mb|p|pc|sA|nt|affe82: e is a passed hand , i assume 2@d was a good raise in @H|pg|| pc|s6|nt|affe82: at least he is close to that|pg|| pc|s4|pc|sT|pg|| pc|s2|nt|bt: good is in the eye of the beholder|pg|| nt|bt: i think the spade play by east here should be suit preference, what do you think fredrik?|pg|| pc|sK|nt|bt: so 9=higher suit, hence @H|pg|| nt|bt: marion doesnt have a losing line any more|pg|| pc|s9|pc|d4|pg|| pc|hK|pc|h2|pc|h7|pc|h4|pg|| pc|h3|nt|bt: not that she ever did on this hand|pg|| pc|h5|pc|hA|pc|h6|pg|| pc|hQ|nt|affe82: I agree with suit preference|pg|| pc|h9|pc|s7|pc|c5|pg|| pc|hJ|pc|hT|pc|s8|pc|cQ|pg|| mc|12|pg|| qx|c14|st||md|4SA532HT964DJ93C84,SKQ876HK3DT7CKJT7,SJ94H52DQ862CQ953,STHAQJ87DAK54CA62|sv|o|mb|1C!|nt|pjs_ch: not a surprise, and so to the last board of this match |pg|| nt|pjs_ch: B14|pg|| mb|p|mb|1S|mb|p|mb|2H|mb|p|nt|pjs_ch: running scores (fianl scores for the other matches) at http://www.fob.ie/events/results-20170519_055328p.m..php|pg|| mb|2S|mb|p|mb|3D|mb|p|mb|3N|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|nt|pjs_ch: the initial 1@S shows 3 controls, and 2@S showed spades|pg|| pc|d2|nt|pjs_ch: sensible stop, should make easily|pg|| pc|dK|pc|d3|pc|d7|pg|| pc|h7|pc|h9|nt|pjs_ch: nine on top, and a tenth with a spade to the king holds|pg|| pc|hK|pc|h2|pg|| pc|h3|pc|h5|pc|hA|pc|h4|pg|| pc|hQ|pc|h6|pc|s6|nt|pjs_ch: and then declarer can try clubs|pg|| pc|d6|pg|| pc|sT|pc|s2|pc|s7|pc|sJ|pg|| nt|pjs_ch: yes - squeezing himself was not ideal|pg|| mc|10|nt|pjs_ch: ten tricks. ALl done, restart in 15 minutes|pg|| nt|pjs_ch: Bye|pg|| nt|pjs_ch: and thanks as always to BBO and the vugraph operators in Ireland|pg|| pg||