vg|Camrose 2019 Match 6 of 10,Stanza 2 of 2,I,17,32,ENGLAND,28,EBU,42| rs|4HE-1,4DSx-1,2SE-2,2SE-2,2HS=,2SW+3,3NS+2,3NS+3,1NE-2,2NW-3,3NN+2,3NS=,4HN+2,4HN+1,5HS-1,3NN-2,4SN=,2SN+2,3CE-1,3SN-1,1SNx-2,3NE-1,4SE-1,4SE-1,6SE-1,6SE-1,2HW-1,2SE-1,6NW=,4HW+2,1NS=,2SE-1| pn|Bell,Small,Gold,Cooke,Khandelwal,Allfrey, B Green,Robson|pg|| qx|o17|st||md|3S82HK95DKQT97532C,SK763HJ87DA6C9853,SAJ94HT62D84CQ642,SQT5HAQ43DJCAKJT7|sv|o|mb|p|mb|1C|mb|4D|mb|d|mb|p|mb|4H|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|dK|pc|d6|pc|d8|pc|dJ|pg|| pc|d5|pc|dA|pc|d4|pc|s5|pg|| pc|hJ|pc|h2|pc|h3|pc|hK|pg|| pc|s8|pc|s3|pc|sA|pc|sT|pg|| pc|s4|pc|sQ|pc|s2|pc|s6|pg|| pc|hA|pc|h5|pc|h7|pc|h6|pg|| pc|hQ|pc|h9|pc|h8|pc|hT|pg|| pc|cK|pc|d3|pc|c3|mc|9|pg|| qx|c17|st||md|3S82HK95DKQT97532C,SK763HJ87DA6C9853,SAJ94HT62D84CQ642,SQT5HAQ43DJCAKJT7|sv|o|mb|p|mb|1C|mb|4D|nt|vugraphzng: welcome back to Brandon|pg|| mb|p|mb|p|mb|d|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|c5|pc|c2|pc|cT|pc|d2|pg|| pc|dQ|pc|d6|pc|d4|pc|dJ|pg|| pc|dK|pc|dA|pc|d8|pc|c7|pg|| pc|c9|pc|c4|pc|cJ|pc|d5|pg|| pc|dT|pc|c8|pc|c6|pc|h4|pg|| pc|s8|pc|s7|pc|s4|pc|sT|pg|| pc|sQ|pc|s2|pc|s3|pc|sA|pg|| pc|h2|pc|hA|mc|9|pg|| qx|o18|st||md|4SJ86HQ2DQJ5CKJ865,SAK5HKJ863D7432C9,S972HAT54DAK6CQT4,SQT43H97DT98CA732|sv|n|mb|p|mb|p|mb|1H|mb|p|mb|1S|mb|p|mb|2S|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|dQ|pc|d2|pc|dK|pc|d9|pg|| pc|s2|pc|s3|pc|s6|pc|sA|pg|| pc|h3|pc|h4|pc|h9|pc|hQ|pg|| pc|s8|pc|s5|pc|s7|pc|sT|pg|| pc|h7|pc|h2|pc|hK|pc|hA|pg|| pc|s9|pc|s4|pc|sJ|pc|sK|pg|| pc|hJ|pc|h5|pc|c3|pc|c6|pg|| pc|d3|pc|d6|pc|d8|pc|dJ|pg|| pc|d5|pc|d4|pc|dA|pc|dT|pg|| pc|hT|mc|6|pg|| qx|c18|st||md|4SJ86HQ2DQJ5CKJ865,SAK5HKJ863D7432C9,S972HAT54DAK6CQT4,SQT43H97DT98CA732|sv|n|mb|p|mb|p|mb|1H|mb|p|mb|1S|mb|p|mb|2S|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|dQ|pc|d2|pc|d6|pc|d9|pg|| pc|d5|pc|d4|pc|dK|pc|d8|pg|| pc|s2|pc|sQ|pc|s6|pc|s5|pg|| pc|h7|pc|h2|pc|hK|pc|hA|pg|| pc|s7|pc|s4|pc|s8|pc|sK|pg|| pc|c9|pc|cT|pc|cA|pc|c5|pg|| pc|h9|pc|hQ|pc|h3|pc|h4|pg|| pc|dJ|pc|d3|pc|dA|pc|dT|pg|| pc|cQ|pc|c2|pc|c6|pc|sA|pg|| pc|hJ|mc|6|pg|| qx|o19|st||md|1SKQ2HAQTD852CJ754,SAJT854H5DQ3CKT92,S963HK9643DJ9CA86,S7HJ872DAKT764CQ3|sv|e|mb|1D!|mb|1S|mb|2C!|an|!h|mb|p|nt|aardv: 1@D is what North-South open with a weak NT, or with diamonds|pg|| mb|2H|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|dQ|pc|d9|pc|dA|pc|d8|pg|| pc|s7|pc|sK|pc|sA|pc|s3|pg|| pc|s4|pc|s9|pc|h2|pc|s2|pg|| pc|d4|pc|d2|pc|d3|pc|dJ|pg|| pc|h3|pc|h7|pc|hA|pc|h5|pg|| pc|hQ|pc|s5|pc|h4|pc|h8|pg|| pc|hT|pc|s8|pc|hK|pc|hJ|pg|| mc|8|pg|| qx|c19|st||md|1SKQ2HAQTD852CJ754,SAJT854H5DQ3CKT92,S963HK9643DJ9CA86,S7HJ872DAKT764CQ3|sv|e|mb|1C|an|2+|mb|2S|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|dJ|pc|dA|pc|d2|pc|d3|pg|| pc|s7|pc|sK|pc|sA|pc|s3|pg|| pc|sJ|pc|s6|pc|d4|pc|sQ|pg|| pc|hA|pc|h5|pc|h3|pc|h2|pg|| pc|hQ|pc|s4|pc|h4|pc|h7|pg|| pc|sT|pc|s9|pc|h8|pc|s2|pg|| pc|c2|pc|c6|pc|cQ|pc|c4|pg|| pc|dK|pc|d5|pc|dQ|pc|d9|pg|| mc|11|pg|| qx|o20|st||md|2SKJ3HQ62DAKQCQ876,ST5HAJT983D85CKJ2,SA9872HK74D762CAT,SQ64H5DJT943C9543|sv|b|mb|2H!|mb|p|mb|p|mb|2N|mb|p|mb|3D!|mb|p|mb|3H!|mb|p|mb|3N|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|hJ|pc|h4|pc|h5|pc|hQ|pg|| nt|aardv: I don't know exactly what this sequence means. Perhaps North-South do|pg|| pc|s3|pc|s5|pc|sA|pc|s4|pg|| pc|s2|pc|s6|pc|sJ|pc|sT|pg|| pc|sK|pc|d8|pc|s7|pc|sQ|pg|| pc|h2|pc|hA|pc|h7|nt|aardv: 3@D is a transfer to spades, perhaps 3@H shows doubt about whether to play in spades on NT|pg|| pc|d3|pg|| pc|h3|pc|hK|nt|aardv: ah, i'm told the method has been published in the EBU magazine, thanks|pg|| mc|11|pg|| qx|c20|st||md|2SKJ3HQ62DAKQCQ876,ST5HAJT983D85CKJ2,SA9872HK74D762CAT,SQ64H5DJT943C9543|sv|b|mb|2D!|mb|p|mb|2H!|mb|2N|mb|p|mb|3H|mb|p|mb|3S|mb|p|mb|3N|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|hJ|pc|h4|pc|h5|pc|hQ|pg|| pc|s3|pc|s5|pc|sA|pc|s4|pg|| pc|s2|pc|s6|pc|sJ|pc|sT|pg|| pc|sK|pc|h3|pc|s7|pc|sQ|pg|| pc|h2|pc|h8|pc|hK|pc|d3|pg|| pc|s8|pc|c3|pc|c6|pc|h9|pg|| pc|s9|pc|d4|pc|c7|pc|d5|pg|| pc|d2|pc|d9|pc|dQ|pc|d8|pg|| pc|dK|pc|c2|pc|d6|pc|dT|pg|| pc|dA|pc|hT|pc|d7|pc|dJ|pg|| pc|h6|pc|hA|pc|h7|pc|c4|pg|| mc|12|nt|vugraphzng: squeezed like a breakfast orange|pg|| pg|| qx|o21|st||md|3SA962H965DKTCQT42,S543HJ72DJ3CKJ953,SQT7HQT843DQ95CA8,SKJ8HAKDA87642C76|sv|n|mb|p|mb|1N|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|h6|pc|h7|pc|hT|pc|hA|pg|| pc|d2|pc|dK|pc|d3|pc|d5|pg|| pc|c2|pc|cK|pc|cA|pc|c6|pg|| pc|h3|pc|hK|pc|h5|pc|h2|pg|| pc|dA|pc|dT|pc|dJ|pc|d9|pg|| pc|d6|pc|s6|pc|s3|pc|dQ|pg|| pc|hQ|pc|c7|pc|h9|pc|hJ|pg|| pc|h8|pc|s8|pc|c4|pc|c3|pg|| pc|h4|pc|d4|pc|cT|pc|c5|pg|| nt|davegalt: https://www.ebu.co.uk/documents/results-data/live/Camrose2019.htm|pg|| pc|s7|pc|sJ|pc|sA|pc|s4|pg|| pc|cQ|pc|c9|pc|c8|pc|d8|pg|| mc|5|nt|davegalt: above link gives running scores of current matches, with the names of the players on each team|pg|| pg|| qx|c21|st||md|3SA962H965DKTCQT42,S543HJ72DJ3CKJ953,SQT7HQT843DQ95CA8,SKJ8HAKDA87642C76|sv|n|mb|p|mb|1D|mb|p|mb|1N|mb|p|mb|2N|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|h4|pc|hK|pc|h5|pc|h2|pg|| pc|d2|pc|dK|pc|d3|pc|d5|pg|| pc|h9|pc|h7|pc|h3|pc|hA|pg|| nt|vugraphzng: damage limitation exercise for W|pg|| pc|d4|pc|dT|pc|dJ|pc|dQ|pg|| pc|hQ|pc|c7|pc|h6|pc|hJ|pg|| pc|h8|pc|c6|pc|c2|pc|c3|pg|| pc|hT|pc|d6|pc|c4|pc|s3|pg|| pc|d9|pc|dA|pc|s2|pc|c5|pg|| pc|d7|pc|s6|pc|c9|pc|s7|pg|| pc|d8|pc|cT|pc|s4|pc|c8|pg|| pc|sK|pc|sA|pc|s5|pc|sT|pg|| mc|5|pg|| qx|o22|st||md|4SAQJ2HT32DQJ63CA5,ST73H985DA4C98763,SK65HAKQD9875CK42,S984HJ764DKT2CQJT|sv|e|mb|p|mb|1D!|an|2+!d|mb|p|nt|davegalt: the following link show the accumulated results of the first half of this event, which took place a number of weeks earlier in Wales|pg|| mb|3N|mb|p|nt|davegalt: https://www.ebu.co.uk/documents/results-data/live/Camrose2019.htm|pg|| mb|p|mb|p|pc|h6|pc|h2|nt|davegalt: it has some more detail of information than I mentioned|pg|| pc|h8|pc|hK|pg|| pc|d9|pc|d2|pc|dQ|pc|dA|pg|| nt|davegalt: let me now watch the play a bit, as I got to the second half of this current match a little late|pg|| pc|h9|pc|hA|pc|h4|pc|h3|pg|| pc|d5|pc|dK|pc|d3|pc|d4|pg|| mc|11|pg|| qx|c22|st||md|4SAQJ2HT32DQJ63CA5,ST73H985DA4C98763,SK65HAKQD9875CK42,S984HJ764DKT2CQJT|sv|e|mb|p|mb|1N|an|14-16|mb|p|mb|3N|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|nt|vugraphzng: rev att, std count by EW|pg|| nt|vugraphzng: which Major do you lead here?|pg|| pc|c6|pc|c2|pc|cJ|pc|c5|pg|| pc|cT|pc|cA|pc|c9|pc|c4|pg|| pc|h2|pc|h5|pc|hQ|pc|h7|pg|| pc|d5|pc|d2|pc|dQ|pc|dA|pg|| pc|c3|pc|cK|pc|cQ|pc|d3|pg|| pc|sK|pc|s8|pc|s2|pc|s3|pg|| pc|s5|pc|s4|pc|sJ|pc|s7|pg|| mc|9|pg|| qx|o23|st||md|1SAKT2HKQJ2DJ8C765,SJ754HT875DT4CKQ4,SQ8HA943DAKQ73C98,S963H6D9652CAJT32|sv|b|mb|1D!|an|2+|mb|p|mb|1H|nt|davegalt: 12 top tricks for NS, except EW have as many clubs tricks as they can snatch first!|pg|| mb|p|mb|2H|mb|p|nt|aardv: 1@D diamonds or weak NT|pg|| mb|2N!|mb|p|mb|3H|mb|p|mb|4H|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|d5|pc|dJ|nt|davegalt: when you messaged earlier, it was too late to chat back, you were playing|pg|| pc|d4|pc|d3|pg|| nt|davegalt: sorry meant for an individual|pg|| pc|hK|pc|h5|pc|h3|pc|h6|pg|| pc|hQ|pc|h7|pc|h4|pc|c2|pg|| pc|hJ|pc|h8|pc|h9|pc|c3|pg|| pc|h2|pc|hT|pc|hA|pc|d6|pg|| pc|dA|pc|d2|pc|d8|pc|dT|pg|| pc|dK|pc|d9|pc|c5|pc|c4|pg|| pc|dQ|pc|cT|pc|c6|pc|cQ|pg|| pc|d7|pc|cJ|pc|c7|pc|cK|pg|| mc|12|nt|Walddk2: It seems unlikely that this was a passout in the other room.|pg|| pg|| qx|c23|st||md|1SAKT2HKQJ2DJ8C765,SJ754HT875DT4CKQ4,SQ8HA943DAKQ73C98,S963H6D9652CAJT32|sv|b|mb|1N|mb|p|mb|2C|mb|d|mb|p|mb|p|mb|r|mb|p|mb|3C|mb|d|mb|p|mb|p|nt|vugraphzng: specs asking about the redbl|pg|| mb|r|nt|vugraphzng: presumably = re-Stayman|pg|| mb|p|mb|4H|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|c2|pc|c5|pc|cQ|pc|c8|pg|| pc|cK|pc|c9|pc|cJ|pc|c6|pg|| mc|11|pg|| qx|o24|st||md|2SAK75HK6DAJT85CT8,SJ83HQT43DQ64C943,S96HAJ872D2CQJ765,SQT42H95DK973CAK2|sv|o|mb|p|mb|p|mb|1D!|mb|1N|mb|p|nt|davegalt: someone needs a tap on the shoulder to fix that ...|pg|| mb|2D!|mb|p|mb|2H|mb|p|mb|2N!|mb|p|nt|aardv: alas the software does not allow the operator to revive a board he's accidentally entered as passed out|pg|| mb|4S|mb|p|nt|aardv: i don't think 4@S was the bid|pg|| nt|Walddk2: It does here, just not in EBL and WBF events, Paul.|pg|| nt|davegalt: Scotland and N Ireland are leading in their matches, so if this one remains relatively even, both of those teams will get closer to the 2 leading teams, playing each other here.|pg|| nt|vugraphznm: It definitely was the bid |pg|| mb|5C|mb|p|mb|5H|nt|aardv: thanks, sorry to have doubted you|pg|| mb|p|mb|p|nt|davegalt: GPS on this bidding trip seems a little off|pg|| mb|p|nt|Walddk2: From Bell's point of view Gold must have shown hearts and spades with his 2NT. Hence 4@S.|pg|| nt|aardv: 2NT was a transfer to clubs according to North, something else according to South|pg|| nt|Walddk2: Only those two know who forgot the system.|pg|| nt|Walddk2: 23 has been adjusted.|pg|| pc|d4|nt|vugraphznm: Bell has fessed to getting it wrong|pg|| pc|d2|nt|davegalt: board 23 with that passout glitch now appears to be countervened|pg|| pc|dK|pc|dA|pg|| pc|hK|pc|h3|pc|h2|pc|h5|pg|| pc|h6|pc|h4|pc|hJ|pc|h9|pg|| pc|hA|pc|d3|pc|s5|pc|hT|pg|| pc|c5|pc|cK|pc|c8|pc|c3|pg|| pc|s2|pc|sA|pc|s3|pc|s6|pg|| pc|cT|pc|c4|pc|cQ|pc|cA|pg|| pc|s4|pc|sK|pc|s8|pc|s9|pg|| nt|davegalt: declarer ordering a sandwhich to put all those clubs in so they can be eaten and made to disappear ..|pg|| nt|davegalt: too late for that maneuver now :)|pg|| mc|10|pg|| qx|c24|st||md|2SAK75HK6DAJT85CT8,SJ83HQT43DQ64C943,S96HAJ872D2CQJ765,SQT42H95DK973CAK2|sv|o|mb|p|mb|p|mb|1C|mb|1D|mb|p|mb|1H|mb|p|mb|1S|mb|p|mb|1N|mb|p|mb|3N|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|nt|vugraphzng: aggressive 3NT. don't think it will work|pg|| nt|vugraphzng: tough lead for Robson to be toughtful about|pg|| pc|d3|nt|vugraphzng: too many toughs in that sentence|pg|| pc|dT|pc|dQ|pc|d2|pg|| pc|c9|pc|c5|pc|c2|pc|cT|pg|| pc|c8|pc|c4|pc|c7|pc|cK|pg|| nt|vugraphzng: cant play a @c or a @d|pg|| pc|h5|pc|h6|pc|hQ|pc|hA|pg|| pc|c6|pc|cA|pc|hK|pc|c3|pg|| nt|vugraphzng: Robson worried N has @sJ|pg|| nt|vugraphzng: tell him not to worry: says a spec|pg|| nt|vugraphzng: running scores on EBU website|pg|| nt|vugraphzng: https://www.ebu.co.uk/results/732 |pg|| nt|vugraphzng: these two are first and second overallat the moment|pg|| pc|d7|pc|dJ|pc|d6|pc|h2|pg|| pc|dA|pc|d4|pc|h7|pc|d9|pg|| pc|d5|pc|h3|pc|h8|pc|dK|pg|| pc|s2|pc|sA|pc|s3|pc|s6|pg|| pc|d8|pc|h4|pc|s9|pc|h9|pg|| pc|sK|pc|sJ|pc|cJ|pc|s4|pg|| mc|7|pg|| qx|o25|st||md|3SJT83HQJ752DA75C5,SQ2HA843D843CAT96,SA654HTDKQT2CKQ74,SK97HK96DJ96CJ832|sv|e|mb|1D!|mb|p|mb|1H|mb|p|mb|1S|mb|p|nt|davegalt: a club sandwich (this is something we have in America, actually but I do not know if that food term exists in UK ...)|pg|| mb|2C!|mb|p|mb|2D!|mb|p|mb|2S|mb|p|mb|4S|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|c3|pc|c5|pc|cA|pc|c7|pg|| nt|davegalt: with trumps as they are, losers can be held to 1 if accurate play against the layout is made|pg|| nt|davegalt: West cannot cover, and then declarer must make the winning 2nd play in that suit|pg|| pc|s2|pc|s4|pc|sK|pc|s3|pg|| pc|s7|pc|sJ|pc|sQ|pc|sA|pg|| nt|davegalt: well , West solved the situation for declarer ...|pg|| nt|aardv: there's no chance Mike Bell would order a club sandwich if he knew what it was - he's vegetarian|pg|| pc|s5|pc|s9|pc|sT|pc|c6|pg|| pc|h2|pc|h4|pc|hT|pc|hK|pg|| pc|d6|mc|10|pg|| qx|c25|st||md|3SJT83HQJ752DA75C5,SQ2HA843D843CAT96,SA654HTDKQT2CKQ74,SK97HK96DJ96CJ832|sv|e|mb|1C|mb|p|mb|1H|an|5+|mb|p|mb|1S|mb|p|mb|2S|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|nt|vugraphzng: stiff in partner's suit and weak @s. didnt fancy it|pg|| pc|s7|pc|sT|pc|sQ|pc|sA|pg|| pc|hT|pc|h6|pc|h2|pc|hA|pg|| pc|s2|pc|s4|pc|sK|pc|s3|pg|| pc|d6|pc|d5|pc|d8|pc|dT|pg|| pc|s5|pc|s9|pc|sJ|pc|h3|pg|| pc|c5|pc|c6|pc|cK|pc|c2|pg|| pc|d2|pc|d9|pc|dA|pc|d3|pg|| pc|hQ|pc|h4|pc|c4|pc|hK|pg|| mc|10|pg|| qx|o26|st||md|4S63HKT874DQ72CT94,S74HJ96DAKJTCJ652,SAKJT952HA3D654C3,SQ8HQ52D983CAKQ87|sv|b|mb|1D!|mb|p|mb|1H!|mb|1S|mb|p|mb|p|mb|d|mb|r|mb|2C|nt|davegalt: N maneuvering to get doubled in 3@S??|pg|| mb|p|mb|p|mb|2S|mb|3C|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|s6|pc|s4|pc|sK|pc|s8|pg|| pc|sA|pc|sQ|pc|s3|pc|s7|pg|| pc|hA|pc|h2|pc|hT|pc|h6|pg|| pc|h3|pc|h5|pc|hK|pc|h9|pg|| pc|h8|pc|hJ|pc|c3|pc|hQ|pg|| mc|8|nt|davegalt: no doubt David Gold figured that looking at the @C3, he saw the setting trickk :)|pg|| nt|davegalt: running scores of this evening's matches are in the link below:|pg|| nt|davegalt: https://www.ebu.co.uk/documents/results-data/live/Camrose2019.htm|pg|| nt|vugraphznm: Short interlude for a natural break|pg|| pg|| qx|c26|st||md|4S63HKT874DQ72CT94,S74HJ96DAKJTCJ652,SAKJT952HA3D654C3,SQ8HQ52D983CAKQ87|sv|b|mb|1C|mb|p|mb|1S!|mb|2S|mb|p|mb|p|mb|d|mb|3S|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|cK|pc|c4|pc|c2|pc|c3|pg|| pc|d3|pc|d2|pc|dT|pc|d6|pg|| pc|dA|pc|d5|pc|d8|pc|d7|pg|| pc|dK|pc|d4|pc|d9|pc|dQ|pg|| nt|vugraphzng: promotionsville AZ|pg|| nt|vugraphzng: I am requested to stick to proper English|pg|| pc|dJ|pc|sT|pc|sQ|mc|8|pg|| qx|o27|st||md|1S5HT96DK8762CK987,SKT943H753DAQ3CT5,SJ8762HAKJ4DJ4CJ2,SAQHQ82DT95CAQ643|sv|o|nt|davegalt: yes that stumble on 24 into 5@H actually won a couple of IMPs for NS|pg|| mb|p|mb|p|mb|1S|mb|d|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|sA|pc|s5|pc|s4|pc|s2|pg|| pc|sQ|pc|d2|pc|s3|pc|s6|pg|| pc|h2|pc|h6|pc|h3|nt|davegalt: opening 1@S and playing it doubled doesn't happen very often. David Gold does have the market cornered on this hand in "silly Jacks"|pg|| nt|davegalt: @H shift by East does "play into" declarer's hand|pg|| nt|aardv: not long ago i opened 1@S with a spade suit like that against Mike Bell and his wife Sarah and saw the same auction. Cost me 800, it would have been better to run.|pg|| pc|h4|pg|| pc|h9|pc|h7|pc|hA|pc|h8|pg|| pc|hK|pc|hQ|pc|hT|pc|h5|pg|| pc|hJ|pc|c3|pc|d6|pc|s9|pg|| pc|cT|pc|cJ|pc|cA|pc|c7|pg|| pc|dT|nt|davegalt: for those who have asked, EBU = English Bridge Union. as host on this 2nd and final weekend of the event, England got 2 team invites, the other Isles countries 1 each.|pg|| nt|davegalt: first half of the event was something like 6 or 8 weeks ago, and took place in Wales|pg|| nt|davegalt: each of the 6 teams in the event plays a 32 board match against each of the other 5, on the 2 disparate weekends of the event|pg|| nt|aardv: disparate?|pg|| pc|d7|pc|dQ|pc|d4|pg|| pc|dA|pc|dJ|pc|d5|pc|d8|pg|| pc|c5|pc|c2|pc|cQ|pc|cK|pg|| pc|c8|pc|d3|nt|davegalt: maybe disparate is wrong word - separated in time and place is what I was trying to indicate|pg|| pc|s7|pc|c4|pg|| mc|5|pg|| qx|c27|st||md|1S5HT96DK8762CK987,SKT943H753DAQ3CT5,SJ8762HAKJ4DJ4CJ2,SAQHQ82DT95CAQ643|sv|o|mb|p|mb|p|nt|vugraphzng: a joy to see such good defence, isnt it?|pg|| mb|1S|mb|1N|mb|p|mb|3N|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|nt|vugraphzng: EBU is a second English team. England gets two teams as they are the hosts here in Brandon|pg|| pc|d6|pc|d3|pc|dJ|pc|d5|pg|| pc|hA|pc|h2|pc|h6|pc|h3|pg|| pc|hK|pc|h8|pc|h9|pc|h7|pg|| pc|h4|pc|hQ|pc|hT|pc|h5|pg|| nt|vugraphzng: Brandon is right in the middle of England. Brandonians have never seen the sea|pg|| nt|vugraphzng: It was famous until 1220,when itscasle was overrun and smashed to bits|pg|| pc|sA|pc|s5|pc|s3|pc|s2|pg|| pc|sQ|pc|d8|pc|s4|pc|s6|pg|| nt|vugraphzng: has gone downhill ever since. it is near coventry|pg|| pc|d9|pc|d2|pc|dQ|pc|d4|pg|| pc|sK|pc|s7|pc|c4|pc|d7|pg|| pc|s9|mc|8|pg|| qx|o28|st||md|2S96HQ982D4CAT7542,SKT8HA7643D9832C3,S42HJT5DAKJT5CK98,SAQJ753HKDQ76CQJ6|sv|n|mb|p|mb|1D!|mb|1S|mb|d|mb|2S|mb|p|mb|2N|mb|p|mb|4S|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|d4|pc|d2|pc|dK|pc|d7|pg|| pc|dA|pc|d6|pc|c7|pc|d3|pg|| pc|d5|pc|dQ|pc|s6|pc|d8|pg|| pc|cA|pc|c3|pc|c8|pc|c6|pg|| pc|c2|pc|s8|pc|c9|pc|cJ|pg|| pc|h3|pc|h5|pc|hK|pc|h2|pg|| pc|cQ|pc|c4|pc|sT|pc|cK|pg|| mc|9|pg|| qx|c28|st||md|2S96HQ982D4CAT7542,SKT8HA7643D9832C3,S42HJT5DAKJT5CK98,SAQJ753HKDQ76CQJ6|sv|n|mb|p|mb|1C!|mb|1S|mb|d|mb|2C!|an|3 card raise|mb|p|mb|3N|mb|p|nt|vugraphzng: good shot, 3NT|pg|| nt|vugraphzng: no reason to overrule partner,isthere?|pg|| mb|4S|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|d4|nt|vugraphzng: yes there is: W decides|pg|| pc|d2|pc|dK|pc|d6|pg|| pc|dA|pc|d7|pc|c7|pc|d3|pg|| pc|d5|pc|dQ|pc|s6|pc|d8|pg|| pc|cA|pc|c3|pc|c8|pc|c6|pg|| mc|9|pg|| qx|o29|st||md|3S94H52DQJ85432CK9,SAJT3HAJ7D7CQT754,S65HT986DK96CA862,SKQ872HKQ43DATCJ3|sv|b|mb|p|mb|1S|mb|p|mb|3N!|mb|p|mb|4C|mb|p|mb|4H!|mb|p|nt|aardv: I would tell you that 3NT shows an unspecified void, 4@C asks, and 4@H says diamonds|pg|| nt|davegalt: need to apply brakes before the 6-level is reached ...|pg|| nt|aardv: but the evidence of my eyes is against it|pg|| mb|4N|mb|p|mb|5H|mb|p|mb|6S|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|dQ|nt|davegalt: again, club sandwich to eat the losers will be required to achieve success on this hand|pg|| pc|d7|pc|d6|pc|dA|pg|| pc|c3|pc|c9|pc|cQ|pc|cA|pg|| nt|davegalt: actually contract could make on some holdings, though not available on this hand. ruff out diamonds, draw trumps, play all hearts, then exit @C. if someone has singleton A or K, you get ruff and sluff|pg|| pc|dK|pc|dT|pc|d5|pc|s3|pg|| pc|c4|pc|c6|pc|cJ|pc|cK|pg|| pc|h5|pc|hA|mc|11|pg|| qx|c29|st||md|3S94H52DQJ85432CK9,SAJT3HAJ7D7CQT754,S65HT986DK96CA862,SKQ872HKQ43DATCJ3|sv|b|mb|p|mb|1S|mb|p|mb|2N!|an|4!s|mb|p|mb|3H!|mb|p|mb|4D!|mb|p|mb|4N|mb|p|mb|5H|mb|p|mb|6S|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|nt|vugraphzng: another flat board|pg|| pc|s4|pc|sA|pc|s5|pc|s7|pg|| pc|sJ|pc|s6|pc|s8|pc|s9|pg|| pc|hA|pc|h6|pc|h3|pc|h2|pg|| pc|hJ|pc|h8|pc|h4|pc|h5|pg|| nt|vugraphzng: hoping for stiff top @c, so eliminating|pg|| mc|11|pg|| qx|o30|st||md|4SAQ4HQ43DJ962CK65,SKJ5HT9865DCQ9873,ST73HKJ7DK7CAJT42,S9862HA2DAQT8543C|sv|o|mb|1D!|mb|p|mb|2H!|mb|p|nt|aardv: 6@S has been bid via RKCB in the other room also. I read a book once which said not to bid like that with two losers in a suit|pg|| mb|p|mb|p|nt|davegalt: oh dear, they got to the same slam in other room. Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, they say.|pg|| pc|s3|pc|s2|pc|sA|pc|s5|pg|| pc|h3|pc|h9|pc|hJ|pc|hA|pg|| nt|davegalt: Robson there though is going through the series of plays in case he finds the singleton club honor|pg|| pc|dA|pc|d2|pc|c3|pc|d7|pg|| pc|d3|pc|d6|pc|h5|pc|dK|pg|| pc|c7|pc|c2|pc|h2|pc|c5|pg|| pc|s6|pc|s4|pc|sJ|pc|s7|pg|| pc|sK|pc|sT|pc|s8|pc|sQ|pg|| pc|h8|pc|h7|pc|d4|pc|hQ|pg|| pc|h4|pc|h6|pc|hK|pc|d5|pg|| pc|c4|nt|aardv: i suppose Cooke was hoping to give Gold a problem if he had both ace and king of clubs|pg|| pc|d8|pc|cK|pc|c8|pg|| nt|davegalt: well, we must admit that the teams seem to be evenly matched in a way, that's what the score indicates|pg|| mc|7|pg|| qx|c30|st||md|4SAQ4HQ43DJ962CK65,SKJ5HT9865DCQ9873,ST73HKJ7DK7CAJT42,S9862HA2DAQT8543C|sv|o|mb|1D|mb|p|mb|1H|mb|p|mb|1S|mb|p|mb|p|mb|2C|mb|2D|mb|p|mb|2S|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|c5|nt|sybarra: brrb|pg|| pc|c7|pc|cA|pc|s2|pg|| pc|dA|pc|d2|pc|h5|pc|d7|pg|| pc|d8|pc|d6|pc|s5|pc|dK|pg|| pc|c8|pc|cT|pc|s6|pc|c6|pg|| nt|vugraphzng: making dummy's @s en passant|pg|| nt|vugraphzng: Brexit hasnt happened yet, so I can still useFrench|pg|| pc|d4|pc|d9|pc|sK|pc|c2|pg|| pc|c3|pc|c4|pc|s8|pc|cK|pg|| pc|s9|pc|sA|pc|sJ|pc|s3|pg|| pc|dJ|pc|h6|pc|s7|pc|dQ|pg|| pc|h7|pc|h2|pc|hQ|pc|h8|pg|| pc|h4|pc|h9|pc|hJ|pc|hA|pg|| mc|7|pg|| qx|o31|st||md|1SJHT65DQ732CT8632,SKQTHJ9843DK95CA4,SA97432H72DT6CJ97,S865HAKQDAJ84CKQ5|sv|n|mb|p|mb|1H|mb|p|mb|2C!|mb|p|mb|2D!|mb|p|mb|2S!|mb|p|nt|aardv: east-west are yet to make a contract this set after 7 attempts|pg|| mb|2N!|mb|p|nt|davegalt: -50 on the prior board fairly tolerable considering the hands are not a good match|pg|| mb|3C!|mb|p|mb|3D!|mb|p|mb|3H|mb|p|mb|3S|mb|p|nt|aardv: there's some danger of playing 6@H-1 on this one|pg|| nt|vugraphznm: very efficient sequence|pg|| mb|4C|mb|p|mb|4D|mb|p|nt|aardv: 2@C artificial game force, 2@D balanced, and, er, obviously i know what the rest means but i'm not telling|pg|| nt|davegalt: yes, kibz too predicting the minus strak will continue |pg|| nt|davegalt: *streak|pg|| nt|aardv: after all these bids they may know to play in 6NT|pg|| mb|6N|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|nt|davegalt: the hear you Paul|pg|| nt|davegalt: *they|pg|| nt|aardv: now someone has to work out whose lead it is|pg|| nt|davegalt: (I need more muscle on my typing fingers)|pg|| pc|dT|pc|dJ|pc|dQ|pc|dK|pg|| nt|davegalt: thank you very much for that lead!|pg|| nt|aardv: that's a friendly lead to see when you're trying to make a contract for the eighth time|pg|| pc|h3|pc|h2|nt|aardv: though of course he would have made it anyway with the very friendly spade position|pg|| nt|davegalt: the answer to any problem declarer might have turned out to have|pg|| mc|12|pg|| qx|c31|st||md|1SJHT65DQ732CT8632,SKQTHJ9843DK95CA4,SA97432H72DT6CJ97,S865HAKQDAJ84CKQ5|sv|n|mb|p|mb|1H|mb|p|mb|2D!|mb|p|mb|2H|mb|p|mb|2N!|mb|p|mb|3N|mb|p|mb|4C|mb|p|nt|vugraphzng: en route to 6NT?|pg|| mb|4H|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|nt|vugraphzng: non|pg|| pc|s7|pc|s5|pc|sJ|pc|sQ|pg|| pc|h3|pc|h7|pc|hA|mc|12|pg|| qx|o32|st||md|2SKQHT96DJ642CAQ62,SAT8653HQ32DKTC95,S974HK854DAQ9C874,SJ2HAJ7D8753CKJT3|sv|e|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|mb|1D!|mb|1S|mb|d|mb|p|mb|1N|mb|p|mb|p|nt|davegalt: here's the final deal of a 32-board encounter which has been quite close most of the way, although not without a few large IMP swings|pg|| mb|p|pc|s6|pc|s4|pc|sJ|pc|sK|pg|| pc|d2|pc|dT|pc|dQ|pc|d3|pg|| pc|dA|pc|d5|pc|d4|pc|dK|pg|| pc|d9|pc|d7|nt|davegalt: this link for all the match scores happening now|pg|| pc|d6|pc|c9|pg|| pc|c4|nt|davegalt: swing for EW on that slam hand made just now as 4@H the end point at the other table|pg|| pc|cJ|pc|cQ|pc|c5|pg|| pc|dJ|pc|h2|pc|h4|pc|d8|pg|| pc|cA|nt|davegalt: https://www.ebu.co.uk/documents/results-data/live/Camrose2019.htm|pg|| mc|7|nt|vugraphznm: We'll be back tomorrow morning at 10:00|pg|| nt|davegalt: thx all, I will try to be around for match 8 ...|pg|| nt|aardv: thanks and goodnight|pg|| pg|| qx|c32|st||md|2SKQHT96DJ642CAQ62,SAT8653HQ32DKTC95,S974HK854DAQ9C874,SJ2HAJ7D8753CKJT3|sv|e|nt|vugraphzng: last board now. next match in 10hours 30minutes time|pg|| mb|2D!|mb|p|mb|2S!|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|d4|pc|dT|pc|dQ|pc|d5|pg|| pc|c8|pc|cJ|pc|cQ|pc|c5|pg|| pc|d2|pc|dK|pc|dA|pc|d3|pg|| pc|c7|pc|c3|pc|cA|pc|c9|pg|| pc|c2|pc|h2|pc|c4|pc|cT|pg|| nt|aardv: now @S9 will be promoted|pg|| nt|vugraphzng: another promotion|pg|| pc|s2|pc|sQ|pc|sA|pc|s7|pg|| pc|s3|pc|s4|pc|sJ|pc|sK|pg|| pc|c6|pc|s8|pc|s9|pc|cK|pg|| mc|7|nt|vugraphzng: au revoir from Brandon|pg|| pg||