vg|BBO1-2018EWG,ZC-SW1,I,1,10,ZIMMERMANN,0,BAK,0| rs|3HS-1,2SW+1,2SW-1,2SW=,4SN=,4SN=,1NN=,1NN+1,PASS,1HE=,4SN=,4SS-1,3NN+1,3NS=,4SN=,3NS-2,2HS+1,2SE=,3NN=,3NN+1| pn|HELGEMO,BAKKE,T HELNESS,RASMUSSEN,HOYLAND,VERSACE,F HELNESS,LAURIA|pg|| qx|o1|st||md|3S72HT732DAQ65CQ62,SKTHA9DK9432CAT43,SAJ94HQJ654DJTCJ9,SQ8653HK8D87CK875|sv|o|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|mb|1N|mb|2C|an|Majors|mb|2N|nt|chmitty: Hi all ! Bonjour !|pg|| mb|3H|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|d2|nt|chmitty: 2NT would be a @c transfer for many. Not for Rasmussen here|pg|| pc|dT|pc|d8|pc|d6|pg|| pc|hQ|pc|hK|pc|h2|pc|h9|pg|| nt|chmitty: If you like to follow several tables in parallel : http://www.bridgebase.com/client/vugraph.php|pg|| pc|c5|pc|c6|nt|chmitty: open one window per table|pg|| pc|cA|pc|c9|pg|| pc|hA|pc|h4|pc|h8|pc|h3|pg|| pc|c3|pc|cJ|pc|cK|pc|c2|pg|| mc|8|pg|| qx|c1|st||md|3S72HT732DAQ65CQ62,SKTHA9DK9432CAT43,SAJ94HQJ654DJTCJ9,SQ8653HK8D87CK875|sv|o|mb|p|mb|p|mb|1N|mb|2C!|mb|d|mb|2H|mb|p|mb|2S|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|h4|pc|hK|pc|h7|pc|h9|pg|| pc|s3|pc|s2|pc|sK|pc|sA|pg|| pc|hQ|pc|h8|pc|h2|pc|hA|pg|| pc|sT|pc|sJ|pc|sQ|pc|s7|pg|| pc|s5|pc|d5|pc|d2|pc|s9|pg|| pc|hJ|pc|d7|pc|h3|pc|d3|pg|| pc|h6|pc|c5|pc|hT|pc|d4|pg|| pc|d6|pc|dK|pc|dT|pc|d8|pg|| pc|c3|pc|c9|pc|cK|pc|c2|pg|| pc|s8|mc|9|pg|| qx|o2|st||md|4SK632H76DKQT6CK63,SQT985HA953D432C9,S7HKQT2DJ875CAT52,SAJ4HJ84DA9CQJ874|sv|n|mb|1C!|mb|p|mb|1S|mb|p|mb|1N|mb|p|nt|chmitty: 78 teams are participating (+ 60% compared to first edition of Winter Games)|pg|| mb|2H|mb|p|mb|2S|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|nt|chmitty: and maybe 50 of them have reasonnable amibitions to qualify for the round of 16|pg|| pc|d7|nt|chmitty: The level of play will be very, very high :)|pg|| pc|d9|pc|dQ|pc|d3|pg|| pc|h6|pc|hA|pc|h2|pc|h4|pg|| pc|c9|pc|c5|pc|c4|pc|cK|pg|| pc|h7|pc|h5|pc|hQ|pc|h8|pg|| pc|s7|pc|s4|pc|sK|pc|s5|pg|| pc|s3|pc|s8|pc|d5|pc|sA|pg|| nt|chmitty: Very good defence|pg|| pc|cJ|pc|c6|pc|h3|pc|cA|pg|| pc|hK|pc|hJ|pc|c3|pc|h9|pg|| mc|7|pg|| qx|c2|st||md|4SK632H76DKQT6CK63,SQT985HA953D432C9,S7HKQT2DJ875CAT52,SAJ4HJ84DA9CQJ874|sv|n|mb|1C|mb|p|mb|1S|mb|p|mb|1N|mb|p|mb|2H|mb|p|mb|2S|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|s7|pc|s4|pc|sK|pc|s5|pg|| pc|dK|pc|d2|pc|d5|pc|dA|pg|| pc|d9|pc|dQ|pc|d3|pc|d7|pg|| pc|h7|pc|h3|pc|hQ|pc|h4|pg|| pc|dJ|pc|sA|pc|d6|pc|d4|pg|| pc|sJ|pc|s2|pc|s8|pc|c2|pg|| pc|c4|pc|c6|pc|c9|pc|cA|pg|| pc|d8|pc|c7|pc|dT|pc|s9|pg|| pc|sT|pc|c5|pc|c8|pc|s3|pg|| pc|h5|pc|hK|pc|h8|pc|h6|pg|| pc|h2|pc|hJ|pc|s6|mc|8|nt|vugraphc1: ONE DONW|pg|| pg|| qx|o3|st||md|1SAJT3HKQJ986DJ3C4,SQ6HT742DAKT76C63,SK7542HA3DQ52CQJ8,S98H5D984CAKT9752|sv|e|mb|1H|mb|p|mb|1S|mb|2C|mb|3C|mb|p|nt|chmitty: "Do I have enough for a slam try ? " (Helness)|pg|| nt|vugrapho1: Helness seems puzzled|pg|| mb|3N|an| |mb|p|mb|4H|mb|p|mb|4S|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|nt|chmitty: A mild one, yes|pg|| pc|cA|pc|c4|pc|c3|pc|c8|pg|| pc|d9|pc|d3|pc|dK|pc|d5|pg|| pc|dA|pc|d2|pc|d8|pc|dJ|pg|| pc|c6|pc|cQ|pc|cK|pc|s3|pg|| nt|chmitty: Live results : http://db.eurobridge.org/Repository/competitions/18Monaco/microSite/RunningScores/Asp/RoundTeamsConditStatClassicMod.asp?qtournid=1480&qshowflag=1|pg|| pc|h6|pc|h2|pc|hA|pc|h5|pg|| pc|dQ|pc|d4|pc|h8|pc|d6|pg|| nt|chmitty: You can see the results at each table, for each board, etc ...|pg|| nt|chmitty: For instance, this board n° 3 : http://db.eurobridge.org/Repository/competitions/18Monaco/microSite/RunningScores/Asp/BoardacrossCondit.asp?qboard=003.01..1480|pg|| pc|sK|pc|s8|pc|sT|pc|s6|pg|| pc|s2|pc|s9|pc|sA|pc|sQ|pg|| mc|10|pg|| qx|c3|st||md|1SAJT3HKQJ986DJ3C4,SQ6HT742DAKT76C63,SK7542HA3DQ52CQJ8,S98H5D984CAKT9752|sv|e|mb|1H|mb|p|mb|1S|mb|3C|mb|4S|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|cA|pc|c4|pc|c3|pc|c8|pg|| pc|d9|pc|d3|pc|dK|pc|d2|pg|| pc|dA|pc|d5|pc|d4|pc|dJ|pg|| pc|h7|pc|hA|pc|h5|pc|h6|pg|| pc|s2|pc|s8|pc|sA|pc|s6|pg|| pc|sJ|pc|sQ|mc|10|pg|| qx|o4|st||md|2SJT73HAT73DA432CA,SA84H95DQ865CQJ43,SK92HK62D97CK9865,SQ65HQJ84DKJTCT72|sv|b|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|nt|chmitty: 15 rounds - 10 boards each, Swiss format, KO will start on tuesday|pg|| mb|1D|mb|p|mb|1N|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|hQ|pc|h3|pc|h5|pc|hK|pg|| pc|h6|pc|h4|pc|hT|pc|h9|pg|| pc|sJ|pc|s4|pc|s2|pc|sQ|pg|| pc|hJ|pc|hA|pc|c3|pc|h2|pg|| pc|cA|pc|c4|pc|c5|pc|c2|pg|| pc|s3|pc|s8|pc|sK|pc|s6|pg|| pc|cK|pc|c7|pc|s7|pc|cJ|pg|| pc|s9|pc|s5|pc|sT|pc|sA|pg|| pc|d5|pc|d7|pc|dT|pc|dA|pg|| mc|7|pg|| qx|c4|st||md|2SJT73HAT73DA432CA,SA84H95DQ865CQJ43,SK92HK62D97CK9865,SQ65HQJ84DKJTCT72|sv|b|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|mb|1D|mb|p|mb|1N|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|h4|pc|hA|pc|h5|pc|h2|pg|| pc|cA|pc|c3|pc|c5|pc|c2|pg|| pc|sJ|pc|s4|pc|s2|pc|sQ|pg|| pc|dK|pc|d2|pc|d5|pc|d7|pg|| pc|dJ|pc|dA|pc|d6|pc|d9|pg|| pc|s3|pc|s8|pc|s9|pc|s6|pg|| pc|cK|pc|c7|pc|d3|mc|8|pg|| qx|o5|st||md|3SK742HQ75DQ43CA32,SQJ8HJ86DAJT96CQ9,ST63HA32DK7CJT875,SA95HKT94D852CK64|sv|n|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pg|| qx|c5|st||md|3SK742HQ75DQ43CA32,SQJ8HJ86DAJT96CQ9,ST63HA32DK7CJT875,SA95HKT94D852CK64|sv|n|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|mb|1D|mb|p|mb|1H|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|s4|nt|vugraphc1: YES 1 DOWN|pg|| pc|sQ|pc|s3|pc|s5|pg|| pc|cQ|pc|c5|pc|c4|pc|cA|pg|| pc|h5|pc|h6|pc|h2|pc|h4|pg|| pc|h8|pc|h3|pc|hK|pc|h7|pg|| pc|h9|pc|hQ|pc|hJ|pc|hA|pg|| pc|cJ|pc|cK|pc|c2|pc|c9|pg|| pc|d2|pc|d3|pc|d9|pc|dK|pg|| pc|s6|pc|sA|pc|s2|pc|s8|pg|| pc|d5|pc|d4|pc|dA|pc|d7|pg|| pc|sJ|pc|sT|pc|s9|pc|sK|pg|| pc|c3|pc|d6|pc|cT|pc|c6|pg|| mc|7|pg|| qx|o6|st||md|4SK2HAQ5D854CAK754,SAHJ62DA92CQT9632,SQT9764HK93DK763C,SJ853HT874DQJTCJ8|sv|e|mb|p|mb|1C|mb|p|mb|1S|mb|p|mb|1N!|mb|p|mb|2C|mb|p|nt|chmitty: I dont't have their latest CC. Let's assume they play a weak NT at these colors.|pg|| mb|2D|mb|p|mb|2S|mb|p|mb|3N|mb|p|mb|4S|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|dQ|nt|chmitty: @d lead and switch|pg|| pc|d4|pc|dA|pc|d6|pg|| pc|d9|pc|dK|pc|dT|pc|d5|pg|| nt|chmitty: declerer will have to take 2 discards with AK @c ... might open a trump promotion situation|pg|| pc|h3|pc|h7|pc|hQ|nt|chmitty: declarer*|pg|| pc|h2|pg|| pc|cA|pc|c2|pc|d3|pc|c8|pg|| pc|cK|nt|chmitty: unless he plays a SMALL @s|pg|| pc|c3|pc|d7|pc|cJ|pg|| nt|chmitty: from dummy|pg|| pc|s2|pc|sA|pc|s4|nt|chmitty: excellent play :)|pg|| pc|s5|pg|| pc|cT|pc|s9|nt|ritong: rather cute, yes hi everyone:)|pg|| nt|chmitty: Hi Henri|pg|| mc|10|pg|| qx|c6|st||md|4SK2HAQ5D854CAK754,SAHJ62DA92CQT9632,SQT9764HK93DK763C,SJ853HT874DQJTCJ8|sv|e|mb|p|mb|1N|mb|p|mb|2H|mb|p|mb|2S|mb|p|mb|4S|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|c3|pc|d3|pc|cJ|pc|cK|pg|| pc|cA|pc|c6|pc|d6|pc|c8|pg|| pc|h5|pc|h6|pc|hK|pc|h4|pg|| pc|s4|pc|s3|pc|sK|pc|sA|pg|| pc|cQ|pc|s6|pc|s8|pc|c4|pg|| pc|dQ|pc|d4|pc|dA|pc|d7|pg|| pc|c9|pc|s7|pc|sJ|pc|c5|pg|| mc|9|pg|| qx|o7|st||md|1SAQ8HA96DJ7CQT962,SJTH4DAT9643CJ873,SK754HK873DQ85CAK,S9632HQJT52DK2C54|sv|b|nt|chmitty: 5 Versace opened in 4th seat the hand which was passed here|pg|| mb|1C|mb|1D|mb|d|an|4 4 majors|mb|r|mb|p|mb|2D|mb|d|mb|p|mb|2S|mb|p|mb|3N|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|nt|ritong: a peculiar situation south has basically denied any 4M passing second round|pg|| pc|dK|pc|d7|pc|d3|pc|d5|pg|| pc|d2|pc|dJ|pc|dA|pc|d8|pg|| pc|dT|pc|dQ|pc|s6|pc|h6|pg|| pc|cK|pc|c4|pc|c2|pc|c3|pg|| pc|cA|pc|c5|pc|c6|pc|c7|pg|| pc|s4|pc|s2|pc|sQ|pc|sT|pg|| pc|cQ|pc|c8|pc|h3|pc|h2|pg|| pc|sA|pc|sJ|pc|s5|pc|s3|pg|| pc|hA|pc|h4|pc|h7|pc|h5|pg|| pc|h9|pc|d4|pc|hK|pc|hT|pg|| mc|10|pg|| qx|c7|st||md|1SAQ8HA96DJ7CQT962,SJTH4DAT9643CJ873,SK754HK873DQ85CAK,S9632HQJT52DK2C54|sv|b|mb|1C|mb|1D|mb|d|mb|p|mb|1H|mb|p|mb|1S|mb|p|mb|1N|mb|p|mb|3N|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|d3|pc|d5|pc|dK|pc|d7|pg|| pc|d2|pc|dJ|pc|dA|pc|d8|pg|| pc|d6|pc|dQ|pc|h5|pc|s8|pg|| pc|cA|pc|c4|pc|c2|pc|c7|pg|| pc|cK|pc|c5|pc|c6|pc|c3|pg|| pc|s4|pc|s2|pc|sA|pc|sT|pg|| pc|cQ|pc|c8|pc|h3|pc|h2|pg|| pc|sQ|pc|sJ|pc|s5|pc|s3|pg|| pc|h6|pc|h4|pc|hK|pc|hT|pg|| pc|sK|pc|s6|pc|c9|pc|d4|pg|| pc|h7|pc|hJ|pc|hA|pc|d9|pg|| mc|9|pg|| qx|o8|st||md|2ST9HKQ64DA42CQJ97,SJ73HJ7DKQT86CKT3,SAK8642HAT8D7C654,SQ5H9532DJ953CA82|sv|o|nt|ritong: so i guess tor's second double aimed at hearing NTs from his pard|pg|| mb|p|mb|1S|mb|p|mb|2C|mb|2D|mb|2S|mb|3D|mb|4S|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|d5|nt|chmitty: 6 declarer down 1 at 4@s next door ... |pg|| pc|dA|pc|d6|pc|d7|pg|| pc|sT|pc|s3|pc|sK|pc|s5|pg|| pc|sA|pc|sQ|pc|s9|pc|s7|pg|| pc|c5|pc|c2|pc|cQ|pc|cK|pg|| pc|dQ|pc|s2|pc|d3|pc|d2|pg|| nt|chmitty: Interesting score sheet http://db.eurobridge.org/Repository/competitions/18Monaco/microSite/RunningScores/Asp/BoardacrossCondit.asp?qboard=006.01..1480|pg|| pc|hA|pc|h2|pc|h4|pc|h7|pg|| pc|h8|pc|h3|pc|hK|pc|hJ|pg|| pc|hQ|pc|sJ|pc|hT|pc|h5|pg|| pc|dT|pc|s4|pc|dJ|pc|d4|pg|| pc|c4|pc|c8|pc|cJ|pc|c3|pg|| mc|10|pg|| qx|c8|st||md|2ST9HKQ64DA42CQJ97,SJ73HJ7DKQT86CKT3,SAK8642HAT8D7C654,SQ5H9532DJ953CA82|sv|o|mb|p|mb|1S|mb|p|mb|2C|mb|p|mb|2D|mb|p|mb|3N|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|dK|pc|d7|pc|dJ|pc|d2|pg|| pc|dQ|pc|c4|pc|d3|pc|d4|pg|| pc|d6|pc|h8|pc|d5|pc|dA|pg|| pc|s9|pc|s3|pc|s2|pc|sQ|pg|| pc|cA|pc|c7|pc|c3|pc|c5|pg|| pc|c2|pc|cJ|pc|cK|pc|c6|pg|| mc|7|pg|| qx|o9|st||md|3SAT5HA8532DA2CT54,SJ72HQT9D764CAK96,S94HKJ7DQJT85CJ83,SKQ863H64DK93CQ72|sv|e|mb|p|mb|p|mb|1H|mb|p|mb|2H|nt|chmitty: 2@s is dangerous ... Pass is dangerous also|pg|| nt|ritong: a clear "prebalance" in 2@s|pg|| nt|ritong: imho|pg|| mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|cA|pc|c3|pc|c2|pc|c4|pg|| pc|cK|pc|c8|pc|c7|pc|c5|pg|| pc|c9|pc|cJ|pc|cQ|pc|cT|pg|| pc|sK|nt|chmitty: 2@s would make as welle as 3@h who would bid 3@h over 2@s ?|pg|| nt|chmitty: well*|pg|| nt|ritong: i m pretty sure versace would balance 2@s lauria less soà, maybe:)|pg|| pc|s5|pc|s2|pc|s4|pg|| pc|s6|pc|sA|pc|s7|pc|s9|pg|| pc|h3|pc|h9|pc|hJ|pc|h4|pg|| nt|chmitty: We will see that in a minute :)|pg|| nt|ritong: yes|pg|| pc|dQ|pc|d3|pc|d2|pc|d4|pg|| pc|d5|pc|d9|pc|dA|pc|d6|pg|| pc|sT|pc|sJ|pc|h7|pc|s3|pg|| pc|hK|pc|h6|pc|h2|pc|hT|pg|| pc|dJ|pc|dK|pc|h5|pc|d7|pg|| pc|hA|pc|hQ|pc|d8|pc|s8|pg|| pc|h8|pc|c6|pc|dT|pc|sQ|pg|| nt|chmitty: 8 NS in 3NT instead of 4@s ... potential swing|pg|| pg|| qx|c9|st||md|3SAT5HA8532DA2CT54,SJ72HQT9D764CAK96,S94HKJ7DQJT85CJ83,SKQ863H64DK93CQ72|sv|e|mb|p|mb|p|mb|1H|mb|p|mb|2C|mb|p|mb|2H|mb|p|mb|p|nt|ritong: i am disappointed|pg|| mb|2S|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|nt|ritong: here 2@s is obvious other room we wondered what would happen after 1@h pass 2@h|pg|| pc|dA|pc|d4|pc|d8|pc|d3|pg|| pc|d2|pc|d6|pc|dT|pc|dK|pg|| pc|c2|pc|c4|pc|cA|pc|c3|pg|| pc|s2|pc|s4|pc|sQ|pc|sA|pg|| pc|h2|pc|h9|pc|hJ|pc|h4|pg|| pc|dQ|pc|d9|pc|c5|pc|d7|pg|| pc|hK|pc|h6|pc|h3|pc|hT|pg|| pc|h7|pc|s3|pc|h5|pc|hQ|pg|| pc|s6|pc|s5|pc|sJ|pc|s9|pg|| mc|8|pg|| qx|o10|st||md|4SAQ9HJ97DK64CQJ95,SJT8532HT54DTCT83,SK7HK82DQ985CAK76,S64HAQ63DAJ732C42|sv|b|nt|chmitty: In closed room|pg|| mb|1D|mb|d|mb|p|nt|chmitty: As usual with Helgemo-Helness, the rythm of play is very fast |pg|| mb|3N|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|nt|chmitty: 10 boards in 50' or so|pg|| pc|d2|pc|d4|pc|dT|nt|chmitty: x by South would have been considered as a crime not so long ago|pg|| pc|dQ|pg|| pc|d5|pc|d7|pc|dK|pc|s2|pg|| pc|s9|pc|s3|pc|sK|pc|s4|pg|| pc|cK|pc|c2|pc|c5|pc|c3|pg|| nt|ritong: say he passes, it takes a very brave overcall by north to reach game|pg|| nt|ritong: after 1@d pass 1@s|pg|| mc|9|nt|chmitty: After a 1@d 2@s (weak) start ... even more|pg|| nt|ritong: yup|pg|| nt|chmitty: OK tx everyone|pg|| nt|chmitty: See you for next round in a moment|pg|| pg|| qx|c10|st||md|4SAQ9HJ97DK64CQJ95,SJT8532HT54DTCT83,SK7HK82DQ985CAK76,S64HAQ63DAJ732C42|sv|b|mb|1D|mb|d|mb|p|mb|3N|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|h3|nt|ritong: in this auction, declarer has 4+@ds a very large part of the time|pg|| nt|ritong: so lauria goes for the miracle with some other lead|pg|| pc|hJ|pc|hT|pc|h2|pg|| pc|d4|pc|dT|pc|dQ|pc|dA|pg|| pc|s6|pc|s9|pc|sT|pc|sK|pg|| pc|cA|pc|c4|pc|c5|pc|c3|pg|| pc|cK|pc|c2|pc|c9|pc|c8|pg|| pc|c7|pc|d2|pc|cJ|pc|cT|pg|| pc|cQ|pc|s2|pc|c6|pc|d3|pg|| pc|sA|pc|s3|pc|s7|pc|s4|pg|| pc|sQ|pc|s5|pc|d5|pc|d7|pg|| pc|dK|pc|h4|pc|d8|pc|dJ|pg|| pc|d6|mc|10|pg||