vg|Channel Trophy U26 W,4-12,I,10,18,France,30,Belgium,10| rs|4HS-4,3DN+2,3NW+1,3NW+1,3NE+1,3NE+1,4SN=,2SN+2,3NS=,3NN-1,4HE-3,3HE-2,3NW=,3NE=,2HS+1,2HS+3,2SN+1,2DW+3| pn|Mathilde,Samson,Leleu,Meermans,Lafourcade,Belloy,Mammaerts,Schlumberg|pg|| qx|o10|st||md|4SQ94HAJ876D97CK98,ST2HQT42DAQ5CQ765,SAK5HDKJT86432C42,SJ8763HK953DCAJT3|sv|b|mb|p|mb|p|mb|1C|mb|1D|mb|1S|mb|2H|mb|p|mb|4D|mb|p|mb|4H|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|sT|pc|s5|pc|s3|pc|sQ|pg|| pc|d9|pc|d5|pc|d2|pc|h3|pg|| pc|cA|pc|c8|pc|c7|pc|c2|pg|| pc|cJ|pc|cK|pc|c5|pc|c4|pg|| pc|d7|pc|dQ|pc|dK|pc|h5|pg|| pc|cT|pc|c9|pc|c6|pc|d3|pg|| pc|c3|pc|h6|pc|cQ|pc|d4|pg|| pc|hA|pc|h2|pc|d6|pc|h9|pg|| pc|s4|pc|s2|pc|sK|pc|s6|pg|| pc|d8|pc|s7|pc|h7|pc|dA|pg|| pc|s9|pc|h4|pc|sA|pc|s8|pg|| pc|hT|pc|dT|pc|hK|pc|h8|pg|| pc|sJ|pc|hJ|pc|hQ|pc|dJ|pg|| pg|| qx|c10|st||md|4SQ94HAJ876D97CK98,ST2HQT42DAQ5CQ765,SAK5HDKJT86432C42,SJ8763HK953DCAJT3|sv|b|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|mb|1D|mb|1S|mb|2H|mb|p|mb|3D|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|s3|pc|sQ|pc|sT|pc|s5|pg|| pc|hA|pc|h2|pc|c4|pc|h3|pg|| pc|d9|pc|d5|pc|d2|pc|s6|pg|| pc|d7|pc|dA|pc|d3|pc|c3|pg|| pc|c6|pc|c2|pc|cA|pc|c8|pg|| pc|cJ|pc|c9|mc|11|pg|| qx|o11|st||md|1SJTH8732D97CAQ973,SQ97HKQ94DKT4CJ65,S5432HAJT6D652CT8,SAK86H5DAQJ83CK42|sv|o|mb|p|mb|1C|mb|p|mb|1D|mb|p|mb|1H|mb|p|mb|1S|mb|p|mb|1N|mb|p|mb|3N|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|s4|pc|s6|pc|sT|pc|sQ|pg|| pc|dK|pc|d6|pc|d3|pc|d7|pg|| pc|dT|pc|d2|pc|d8|pc|d9|pg|| pc|d4|pc|d5|pc|dJ|pc|h3|pg|| pc|dQ|pc|h2|pc|h4|pc|h6|pg|| pc|dA|pc|c3|pc|c5|pc|s2|pg|| pc|h5|pc|h7|pc|hK|pc|hA|pg|| pc|cT|pc|c2|pc|cQ|pc|c6|pg|| pc|cA|pc|cJ|pc|c8|pc|c4|pg|| pc|c7|mc|10|pg|| qx|c11|st||md|1SJTH8732D97CAQ973,SQ97HKQ94DKT4CJ65,S5432HAJT6D652CT8,SAK86H5DAQJ83CK42|sv|o|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|mb|1D|mb|p|mb|1H|mb|p|mb|1S|mb|p|mb|1N|mb|p|mb|3N|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|s3|pc|s6|pc|sT|pc|sQ|pg|| pc|s7|pc|s2|pc|sA|pc|sJ|pg|| pc|h5|pc|h3|pc|hQ|pc|hA|pg|| pc|cT|pc|c2|pc|cQ|pc|c5|pg|| pc|cA|pc|c6|pc|c8|pc|c4|pg|| pc|c9|pc|cJ|mc|10|pg|| qx|o12|st||md|2S9852H643D9842CA4,STHQ852DKJCQJT953,SJ763HAK7DQT63C72,SAKQ4HJT9DA75CK86|sv|n|mb|p|mb|p|mb|1N|mb|p|mb|2C!|mb|p|mb|2S|mb|p|mb|3N|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|d8|pc|dJ|pc|dQ|pc|dA|pg|| pc|cK|pc|c4|pc|c3|pc|c2|pg|| pc|c8|pc|cA|pc|c5|pc|c7|pg|| pc|h3|pc|h2|pc|hK|pc|h9|pg|| pc|hA|pc|hT|pc|h4|pc|h5|pg|| pc|s7|pc|sA|pc|s2|pc|sT|pg|| pc|hJ|pc|h6|mc|10|pg|| qx|c12|st||md|2S9852H643D9842CA4,STHQ852DKJCQJT953,SJ763HAK7DQT63C72,SAKQ4HJT9DA75CK86|sv|n|mb|p|mb|p|mb|1N|mb|p|mb|2C|mb|p|mb|2S|mb|p|mb|3N|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|d4|pc|dJ|pc|dQ|pc|dA|pg|| pc|cK|pc|c4|pc|c3|pc|c7|pg|| pc|c8|pc|cA|pc|c5|pc|c2|pg|| pc|s8|pc|sT|pc|sJ|pc|sQ|pg|| pc|sA|pc|s2|pc|h2|pc|s3|pg|| pc|sK|pc|s5|pc|h5|pc|s6|pg|| mc|10|pg|| qx|o13|st||md|3SJHAJ72D753CAJ654,SKQ7H986DAJ2CK983,SA965432HQ543DK6C,ST8HKTDQT984CQT72|sv|b|mb|p|mb|p|mb|1C|mb|p|mb|1S|mb|p|mb|1N|mb|p|mb|4S|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|dT|pc|d3|pc|dA|pc|d6|pg|| pc|d2|pc|dK|pc|d4|pc|d5|pg|| pc|sA|pc|s8|pc|sJ|pc|s7|pg|| pc|s2|pc|sT|pc|d7|pc|sQ|pg|| pc|dJ|pc|s3|pc|d8|pc|c4|pg|| pc|s5|pc|d9|pc|h2|pc|sK|pg|| pc|h6|pc|h3|pc|hK|pc|hA|pg|| pc|cA|pc|c3|pc|h4|pc|c2|pg|| mc|10|pg|| qx|c13|st||md|3SJHAJ72D753CAJ654,SKQ7H986DAJ2CK983,SA965432HQ543DK6C,ST8HKTDQT984CQT72|sv|b|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|mb|1C|mb|1S|mb|p|mb|1N|mb|p|mb|2S|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|c7|pc|cA|pc|c8|pc|d6|pg|| pc|sJ|pc|sQ|pc|s2|pc|s8|pg|| pc|dA|pc|dK|pc|d4|pc|d3|pg|| pc|d2|pc|s3|pc|d8|pc|d5|pg|| pc|sA|pc|sT|pc|c4|pc|s7|pg|| pc|s4|pc|d9|pc|c5|pc|sK|pg|| pc|dJ|pc|s5|pc|dT|pc|d7|pg|| pc|h4|pc|hT|pc|hJ|pc|h6|pg|| pc|c6|pc|c3|pc|s6|pc|c2|pg|| pc|h3|pc|hK|pc|hA|pc|h8|pg|| pc|h2|pc|h9|pc|hQ|pc|cT|pg|| pc|s9|pc|dQ|pc|cJ|pc|c9|pg|| pc|h5|pc|cQ|pc|h7|pc|cK|pg|| pg|| qx|o14|st||md|4SHA95DK763CKQJ743,SQJ732HJ84DAJ954C,SKT9654HK632DQ2CA,SA8HQT7DT8CT98652|sv|o|mb|p|mb|1C|mb|1S|mb|p|mb|1N|mb|2C|mb|2D|mb|2S|mb|p|nt|dburn: is that forcing?|pg|| mb|2N|mb|p|mb|3N|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|d4|pc|dQ|pc|d8|pc|d3|pg|| pc|cA|pc|c2|pc|c3|nt|dburn: declarer will have high hopes for this, but some bad news is coming|pg|| pc|s2|pg|| pc|h2|pc|h7|pc|h9|pc|hJ|pg|| nt|dburn: there is some better news in hearts, but I don't think it's quite good enough|pg|| pc|dA|pc|d2|pc|dT|pc|d6|pg|| nt|dburn: but this isn't the right defence|pg|| nt|vugraphznd: Hi David|pg|| mc|11|nt|vugraphznd: pushed something, went wrong, sorry|pg|| nt|vugraphznd: di 9 was played spade 4 in dummy|pg|| nt|vugraphznd: cl 5 by east|pg|| nt|vugraphznd: di k|pg|| nt|vugraphznd: club king|pg|| nt|vugraphznd: Q|pg|| nt|dburn: well, that ought to be enough for nine tricks - two diamonds, four clubs, three hearts|pg|| nt|vugraphznd: with hearts 3-3 it will make|pg|| pg|| qx|c14|st||md|4SHA95DK763CKQJ743,SQJ732HJ84DAJ954C,SKT9654HK632DQ2CA,SA8HQT7DT8CT98652|sv|o|mb|p|mb|1C|an| |mb|1S|mb|d!|mb|p|mb|2D|mb|p|mb|3N|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|sA|pc|h5|pc|s2|pc|s5|pg|| pc|s8|pc|d3|pc|sJ|pc|sK|pg|| pc|sT|pc|d8|pc|d6|pc|sQ|pg|| pc|h4|pc|hK|pc|h7|pc|h9|pg|| pc|s9|pc|dT|pc|d7|pc|s3|pg|| pc|cA|pc|c2|pc|c3|pc|h8|pg|| pc|h2|pc|hT|pc|hA|pc|hJ|pg|| pc|cK|pc|d4|pc|h3|pc|c5|pg|| pc|cQ|pc|d5|pc|h6|pc|c6|pg|| pc|cJ|pc|d9|pc|s4|pc|c8|pg|| pc|c4|pc|dJ|pc|d2|pc|c9|pg|| pc|hQ|pc|c7|pc|dA|pc|dQ|pg|| pc|cT|pc|dK|pc|s7|pc|s6|pg|| pg|| qx|o15|st||md|1S4H6542DKQ962C432,S983HJTDA87CKJ965,SAKT752H3DT3CAQT8,SQJ6HAKQ987DJ54C7|sv|n|mb|p|nt|dburn: so France take the lead in this segment of 9 boards and extend their lead in the match overall|pg|| mb|p|mb|1S|mb|2H|mb|p|mb|p|mb|2S|mb|3H|nt|dburn: slightly cautious to pass 2@h, but her hand does not fit partner's at all well so caution is justified|pg|| mb|p|mb|4H|nt|dburn: East, on the other hand, seems not to be cautious by nature|pg|| mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|s4|pc|s3|pc|sK|pc|s6|pg|| pc|sA|pc|sJ|pc|c2|pc|s8|pg|| pc|s2|pc|sQ|pc|h2|pc|s9|pg|| pc|c4|pc|c5|pc|c8|pc|c7|pg|| pc|h3|pc|h7|pc|h4|pc|hT|pg|| pc|c6|pc|cT|pc|h8|pc|c3|pg|| pc|h9|pc|h5|pc|hJ|pc|s5|pg|| pc|c9|pc|cQ|pc|hQ|pc|d2|pg|| pc|hK|pc|h6|pc|d7|pc|s7|pg|| pc|d4|pc|d9|pc|dA|pc|d3|pg|| pc|d8|pc|dT|pc|dJ|pc|dQ|pg|| pc|dK|pc|cJ|pc|sT|pc|d5|pg|| pc|d6|pc|cK|pc|cA|pc|hA|pg|| pg|| qx|c15|st||md|1S4H6542DKQ962C432,S983HJTDA87CKJ965,SAKT752H3DT3CAQT8,SQJ6HAKQ987DJ54C7|sv|n|mb|p|mb|p|mb|1S|mb|2H|mb|p|mb|p|mb|2S|mb|p|mb|p|mb|3H|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|s4|pc|s3|pc|sK|pc|s6|pg|| pc|sA|pc|sQ|pc|c2|pc|s8|pg|| pc|s2|pc|sJ|pc|h2|pc|s9|pg|| pc|dK|pc|dA|pc|dT|pc|d4|pg|| pc|hT|pc|h3|pc|hA|pc|h4|pg|| pc|c7|pc|c4|pc|cJ|pc|cQ|pg|| pc|d3|pc|dJ|pc|dQ|pc|d7|pg|| pc|d9|pc|d8|pc|s5|pc|d5|pg|| mc|7|pg|| qx|o16|st||md|2SQ54HKQJT8DQT87C7,SAJ72H5DAK942C963,SK83H763DJ65CJT85,ST96HA942D3CAKQ42|sv|e|nt|dburn: been in worse slams than 6@c|pg|| mb|1D|mb|p|mb|2C|nt|dburn: not a great contract on a heart lead, but not bad on any other|pg|| nt|vugraphznd: After the last 4 heart they will not come there i think...|pg|| mb|p|nt|dburn: South may stick in an overcall to get that lead|pg|| mb|2D|mb|p|mb|2H|mb|d|mb|3N|nt|dburn: or a double even, though that is not without risk either|pg|| mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|h3|pc|h2|pc|h8|pc|h5|pg|| pc|hK|pc|d2|pc|h7|pc|h4|pg|| pc|hQ|pc|d4|pc|h6|pc|h9|pg|| pc|s4|nt|dburn: declarer may have ducked a round of hearts too many here|pg|| pc|s2|pc|sK|pc|s6|pg|| nt|dburn: a diamond shift now would be serious jeopardy for the contract|pg|| pc|s8|pc|s9|pc|sQ|pc|sA|pg|| nt|dburn: but she can cope with a spade, so all may yet be well|pg|| pc|c3|pc|c5|pc|cA|pc|c7|pg|| pc|cK|pc|hT|pc|c6|pc|c8|pg|| pc|sT|pc|s5|pc|s7|pc|s3|pg|| pc|d3|pc|d7|pc|dA|pc|d5|pg|| pc|sJ|pc|d6|pc|c2|pc|d8|pg|| mc|9|pg|| qx|c16|st||md|2SQ54HKQJT8DQT87C7,SAJ72H5DAK942C963,SK83H763DJ65CJT85,ST96HA942D3CAKQ42|sv|e|mb|1D|mb|p|mb|1H|mb|p|mb|1S|mb|p|mb|2C|an| |mb|p|mb|2D|mb|p|mb|3N|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|hK|pc|h5|pc|h3|pc|h4|pg|| pc|hQ|pc|d2|pc|h7|pc|h2|pg|| pc|hJ|pc|d4|pc|h6|pc|hA|pg|| pc|cA|pc|c7|pc|c3|pc|c5|pg|| pc|sT|pc|s4|pc|s2|pc|sK|pg|| pc|cJ|pc|cK|pc|d7|pc|c6|pg|| pc|s9|pc|s5|pc|s7|pc|s3|pg|| pc|s6|pc|sQ|pc|sA|pc|s8|pg|| pc|sJ|pc|d5|pc|d3|pc|h8|pg|| pc|dA|pc|d6|pc|c2|pc|d8|pg|| pc|dK|pc|dJ|pc|c4|pc|dT|pg|| pc|c9|pc|cT|pc|cQ|pc|dQ|pg|| pc|h9|pc|hT|pc|d9|pc|c8|pg|| pg|| qx|o17|st||md|3S97HKJ5DAKJ95CA82,SKJ654HQDQ84CT974,SQ3HA98762DT32CJ3,SAT82HT43D76CKQ65|sv|o|mb|p|mb|p|nt|dburn: 2@h made a lot of tricks at the other table|pg|| mb|1N|mb|p|mb|2D|mb|p|mb|2H|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|nt|dburn: played by South after a transfer auction West may well lead a club against game|pg|| pc|cT|pc|c3|pc|c5|nt|dburn: but North decided not even to invite game, which is maybe a little timid|pg|| pc|cA|pg|| pc|hK|pc|hQ|pc|h2|pc|h3|pg|| pc|hJ|pc|s4|pc|h6|pc|h4|pg|| pc|h5|pc|s5|pc|hA|pc|hT|pg|| pc|dT|pc|d6|pc|d5|pc|dQ|pg|| pc|s6|pc|s3|pc|sA|pc|s7|pg|| pc|cK|pc|c2|mc|9|pg|| qx|c17|st||md|3S97HKJ5DAKJ95CA82,SKJ654HQDQ84CT974,SQ3HA98762DT32CJ3,SAT82HT43D76CKQ65|sv|o|mb|p|mb|p|mb|1N|mb|p|mb|2D!|mb|p|mb|2H!|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|c9|pc|cJ|pc|cQ|pc|cA|pg|| pc|h5|pc|hQ|pc|hA|pc|h3|pg|| pc|dT|pc|d7|pc|d5|pc|dQ|pg|| pc|c4|pc|c3|pc|cK|pc|c2|pg|| pc|d6|pc|dA|pc|d4|pc|d2|pg|| pc|hK|pc|s4|pc|h2|pc|h4|pg|| pc|hJ|pc|s5|pc|h6|pc|hT|pg|| pc|dK|mc|11|pg|| qx|o18|st||md|4SA97532HA6D9CJ543,SKT6HT32DAQT82CA9,SQJHQ54D65CKQT762,S84HKJ987DKJ743C8|sv|n|nt|vugraphznd: last hand for this round|pg|| mb|p|nt|dburn: but the defence was accurate and justified North's caution|pg|| nt|vugraphznd: 11.30 next round|pg|| mb|2D|an| |mb|p|nt|dburn: chance for the Belgian women - 4@h is a decent spot, and 51d can also make|pg|| mb|2S!|mb|p|nt|dburn: but if they don't bid at all...|pg|| mb|p|nt|vugraphznd: they dont|pg|| nt|dburn: 2@d looks like a Multi - weak two in a major|pg|| nt|dburn: maybe with some strong options|pg|| mb|p|pc|c8|pc|c3|pc|cA|pc|cT|pg|| nt|dburn: many play that a double by West shows a decent weak no trump or a very good hand|pg|| pc|c9|pc|c7|pc|s4|pc|c4|pg|| pc|d3|nt|dburn: which would have been OK here|pg|| pc|d9|pc|dA|pc|d5|pg|| pc|h2|pc|hQ|pc|hK|pc|hA|pg|| pc|s2|pc|s6|pc|sJ|pc|s8|pg|| pc|sQ|pc|d4|pc|sA|pc|sT|pg|| nt|dburn: but the Multi showed to advantage - had South opened 2@s East would surely have balanced after two passes|pg|| pc|cJ|pc|d2|pc|c2|pc|d7|pg|| pc|c5|pc|d8|pc|cK|pc|h7|pg|| pc|cQ|pc|h8|pc|h6|mc|9|nt|dburn: so France will end the session with a double part score swing|pg|| nt|dburn: Netherlands U26 team up next, I gather|pg|| nt|dburn: some good players in that team|pg|| nt|vugraphznd: U21 i heard, sorry|pg|| nt|dburn: ah, OK - well, plenty of good players there also|pg|| nt|vugraphznd: Netherlands France|pg|| nt|dburn: and tough opponents|pg|| nt|vugraphznd: U26 haha|pg|| pg|| qx|c18|st||md|4SA97532HA6D9CJ543,SKT6HT32DAQT82CA9,SQJHQ54D65CKQT762,S84HKJ987DKJ743C8|sv|n|mb|p|mb|p|mb|1D|mb|p|mb|1H|mb|1S|mb|1N|mb|p|mb|2D|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|sQ|pc|s4|pc|sA|pc|s6|pg|| pc|d9|pc|dT|pc|d5|pc|d3|pg|| pc|dQ|pc|d6|pc|d4|pc|s2|pg|| pc|hT|pc|h4|pc|h7|pc|hA|pg|| pc|cJ|pc|cA|pc|c2|pc|c8|pg|| pc|h3|pc|h5|pc|h8|pc|h6|pg|| mc|11|pg||