vg|English Womens European Trials,Match 12,I,1,16,Pairs A,0,Pairs C,0| rs|1NN+1,2HW-3,6NS=,6CS-2,6SW=,4SE+1,6SS-1,4SS+2,1NS-1,2SS+1,5HNx-2,4HS=,4HS-1,4HS-1,3NN-5,3NS-4,3NN-2,3NN=,4SS=,4SS=,5CE-1,5CE-1,3DE=,2DE+2,3DE-3,2CEx+1,4HS+1,4HS+1,2SN-1,2HE=,5DSx-2,4HW=| pn|G Fawcett,Sandford,C Draper,Stynes,Brock,M Gold,Brown,Nettleton|pg|| qx|o1|st||md|3SAKJ8HJ32D43CT984,SQ53HKT874DJ87CA7,S94HAQ95DK962CKQ2,ST762H6DAQT5CJ653|sv|o|nt|dburn: hello|pg|| nt|vugraphzcz: Hello David|pg|| mb|1C!|mb|p|mb|1S|mb|p|mb|1N|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|c3|pc|cT|pc|cA|pc|c2|pg|| pc|h7|pc|h5|pc|h6|pc|hJ|pg|| pc|h2|pc|hT|pc|hQ|pc|d5|pg|| pc|s4|pc|s6|pc|sJ|pc|sQ|pg|| pc|d7|pc|d2|pc|dT|pc|d3|pg|| pc|s2|pc|sA|pc|s5|pc|s9|pg|| pc|sK|pc|s3|pc|d6|pc|s7|pg|| pc|h3|pc|h4|pc|h9|pc|sT|pg|| pc|hA|pc|dQ|pc|d4|pc|h8|pg|| pc|cK|pc|c5|pc|c4|pc|c7|pg|| pc|cQ|pc|c6|pc|c8|pc|hK|pg|| pc|d9|pc|dA|pc|s8|pc|d8|pg|| pc|cJ|pc|c9|pc|dJ|pc|dK|pg|| pg|| qx|c1|st||md|3SAKJ8HJ32D43CT984,SQ53HKT874DJ87CA7,S94HAQ95DK962CKQ2,ST762H6DAQT5CJ653|sv|o|mb|1C|an| |mb|p|mb|1S|mb|p|mb|1N|mb|p|mb|p|mb|2H|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|nt|vugraphzdf: Welcome to the Young Chelsea - and the last day of the Women's Trials|pg|| pc|s9|nt|vugraphzdf: There is a link to the results and running scores at www.ebu.co.uk|pg|| pc|s2|pc|sK|pc|s3|pg|| pc|c9|pc|cA|pc|c2|pc|c3|pg|| pc|dJ|pc|dK|pc|dA|pc|d3|pg|| pc|dQ|pc|d4|pc|d7|pc|d2|pg|| pc|d5|pc|hJ|pc|d8|pc|d6|pg|| pc|cT|pc|c7|pc|cQ|pc|c5|pg|| pc|d9|pc|dT|pc|h2|pc|h4|pg|| pc|h7|pc|h9|pc|h6|pc|h3|pg|| pc|s4|pc|s6|pc|sA|pc|s5|pg|| pc|c8|pc|h8|pc|cK|mc|5|pg|| qx|o2|st||md|4SQ53HJ7DA96CAK753,SKT62HT3DJ875CQ94,SAJ97HAKQ92DK3CJT,S84H8654DQT42C862|sv|n|mb|p|mb|1C!|mb|p|mb|1H|mb|p|mb|1N|mb|p|mb|2D!|mb|p|mb|3C|nt|vugraphzcz: West asks. 2@D GF checkback. 3@C I can't see what South wrote, but presumably natural|pg|| mb|p|mb|4N|mb|p|nt|dburn: this is a pretty good slam|pg|| nt|vugraphzcz: I can see now. "5 clubs, not 4 spades or 3 hearts"|pg|| nt|dburn: and South has a maximum, so probably ought to bid it|pg|| nt|vugraphzcz: South thinking. Perhaps considering some further descriptive call|pg|| nt|dburn: could be right to play in hearts|pg|| nt|vugraphzcz: 6NT by North looks best|pg|| mb|6N|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|nt|dburn: doesn't really matter - if they lead a spade to the king you have twelve pretty much on top|pg|| nt|vugraphzcz: North makes a determined effort to steal South's bidding cards, which South alertly frustrates|pg|| nt|vugraphzcz: ah yes|pg|| pc|d5|pc|dK|pc|d2|pc|d6|pg|| pc|cT|pc|c6|pc|c3|pc|cQ|pg|| pc|d7|pc|d3|pc|dQ|pc|dA|pg|| pc|c5|pc|c4|pc|cJ|pc|c8|pg|| pc|h2|pc|h6|pc|hJ|pc|h3|pg|| pc|cA|pc|c9|pc|s7|pc|c2|pg|| pc|cK|pc|d8|pc|s9|pc|d4|pg|| pc|c7|mc|12|nt|vugraphzcz: declarer might have done better to test the hearts before running clubs|pg|| pg|| qx|c2|st||md|4SQ53HJ7DA96CAK753,SKT62HT3DJ875CQ94,SAJ97HAKQ92DK3CJT,S84H8654DQT42C862|sv|n|mb|p|mb|1C|mb|p|mb|1H|mb|p|mb|1N|mb|p|mb|2D|an| |mb|p|mb|3C|mb|p|mb|4N|mb|p|mb|5N|mb|p|mb|6C|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|s6|pc|sA|pc|s8|pc|s5|pg|| pc|cJ|pc|c2|pc|c3|pc|cQ|pg|| pc|sK|pc|s7|pc|s4|pc|s3|pg|| pc|s2|pc|s9|pc|c6|pc|sQ|pg|| pc|d2|pc|d6|pc|d7|pc|dK|pg|| pc|cT|pc|c8|pc|c5|pc|c4|pg|| pc|h2|mc|10|pg|| qx|o3|st||md|1ST54H73DK976CKJ96,SAQ82HAQT6DACAT83,S7HK9852DQT4CQ542,SKJ963HJ4DJ8532C7|sv|e|mb|p|nt|dburn: slam the other way now|pg|| nt|dburn: but that is an awkward West hand|pg|| nt|vugraphzcz: (she pitched @SJ on the last club and claimed if the hearts were good)|pg|| mb|2N|mb|p|mb|3H!|mb|p|mb|4C!|mb|p|mb|4H!|mb|p|nt|vugraphzcz: West's hand is super double plus max for spades|pg|| mb|4N|mb|p|nt|vugraphzcz: West just described 4@H to south as a cue bid. I think East thought it was a retransfer|pg|| mb|5C!|mb|p|nt|dburn: I am sure she did, but not to worry|pg|| nt|vugraphzcz: (as you may be able to tell, I'm on the side of the screen with South and West)|pg|| mb|6S|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|nt|dburn: something serious happened on board 2, where North-South reached 6@c by South, received a spade lead, went up with the ace and took a club finesse|pg|| nt|dburn: that was two down and a huge swing|pg|| pc|s7|pc|sK|pc|s4|pc|s2|pg|| pc|hJ|pc|h7|pc|h6|pc|hK|pg|| pc|c2|pc|c7|pc|cK|pc|cA|pg|| pc|sA|pc|h2|pc|s3|pc|s5|pg|| nt|vugraphzcz: declarer is in trouble|pg|| pc|c3|pc|c4|pc|s6|pc|c6|pg|| pc|h4|pc|h3|pc|hA|pc|h5|pg|| pc|c8|pc|c5|pc|s9|pc|c9|pg|| pc|d2|pc|d6|pc|dA|pc|d4|pg|| pc|cT|pc|cQ|pc|sJ|pc|cJ|pg|| pc|d3|pc|d7|pc|s8|pc|dT|pg|| mc|12|nt|vugraphzcz: no problem at all in fact|pg|| nt|dburn: only for her bidding - and that worked out all right|pg|| pg|| qx|c3|st||md|1ST54H73DK976CKJ96,SAQ82HAQT6DACAT83,S7HK9852DQT4CQ542,SKJ963HJ4DJ8532C7|sv|e|nt|vugraphzdf: It's a Pairs trial - so the IMP score shown is just a guide|pg|| mb|p|mb|1C|an| |mb|1H|mb|d|an| |mb|p|mb|4D|an| |mb|p|mb|4S|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|h7|nt|mugsmate: Morning all|pg|| pc|hA|pc|h2|pc|h4|pg|| pc|sA|pc|s7|pc|s3|pc|s4|pg|| pc|sQ|pc|h5|pc|s6|pc|s5|pg|| pc|s2|pc|d4|pc|sK|pc|sT|pg|| nt|mugsmate: Difficult to bid this one as East struggles to do anything more than 4S|pg|| pc|hJ|pc|h3|pc|h6|pc|hK|pg|| pc|dT|pc|d2|pc|d7|pc|dA|pg|| pc|hQ|pc|h8|pc|d3|pc|d6|pg|| pc|hT|pc|h9|mc|11|nt|mugsmate: It was hid in the other room after a 2N opener and transfer|pg|| pg|| qx|o4|st||md|2SAK6HAJT4DAQ98CK7,S53H763DK654CAT64,SQJT74HKQ8DJT73C3,S982H952D2CQJ9852|sv|b|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|mb|2N|mb|p|mb|3H!|mb|p|mb|3S|mb|p|mb|4C|mb|d|mb|4D|nt|vugraphzcz: 4@C alerted as a cue|pg|| mb|p|mb|4H|mb|p|mb|4N|nt|dburn: West may have to lead her ace|pg|| mb|p|mb|5D|mb|p|mb|6S|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|nt|vugraphzcz: East doubled 4@C to tell her to lead it|pg|| pc|cA|pc|c3|pc|c2|pc|c7|pg|| pc|c4|pc|d3|pc|cJ|pc|cK|pg|| pc|sA|pc|s3|pc|s4|pc|s2|pg|| pc|sK|pc|s5|pc|s7|pc|s8|pg|| pc|s6|pc|d4|pc|sT|pc|s9|pg|| pc|dJ|pc|d2|pc|d8|pc|dK|pg|| mc|11|pg|| qx|c4|st||md|2SAK6HAJT4DAQ98CK7,S53H763DK654CAT64,SQJT74HKQ8DJT73C3,S982H952D2CQJ9852|sv|b|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|mb|2N|mb|p|mb|3H|an| |mb|p|mb|3S|mb|p|nt|mugsmate: Another possible slam deal - diamond finesse loses so not making|pg|| mb|3N|mb|p|mb|4S|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|nt|vugraphzdf: Makes on a non-club lead?|pg|| nt|mugsmate: As it turns out it’s quite a good one to bid in spades as if a club lead isn’t found the club goes on the fourth heart.|pg|| pc|s3|pc|s4|pc|s2|pc|sA|pg|| pc|sK|pc|s5|pc|s7|pc|s8|pg|| pc|s6|pc|h7|pc|sT|pc|s9|pg|| pc|hK|pc|h2|pc|h4|pc|h3|pg|| pc|hQ|pc|h5|pc|hT|pc|h6|pg|| pc|h8|pc|h9|pc|hA|pc|c4|pg|| pc|hJ|pc|d4|pc|c3|pc|cQ|pg|| pc|c7|pc|c6|pc|sQ|pc|c2|pg|| pc|dJ|pc|d2|pc|d8|pc|dK|pg|| mc|12|pg|| qx|o5|st||md|3SAKJ9H942DAQ52CQ9,S6HKQJ6DKT863CA42,S8543HA873D4CT876,SQT72HT5DJ97CKJ53|sv|n|mb|p|mb|p|mb|1N|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|d6|pc|d4|pc|dJ|pc|dQ|pg|| pc|h2|pc|h6|pc|h7|pc|hT|pg|| pc|d9|pc|d2|pc|d3|pc|s3|pg|| pc|d7|pc|dA|pc|d8|pc|h3|pg|| pc|sA|pc|s6|pc|s4|pc|s7|pg|| pc|h4|pc|hJ|pc|hA|pc|h5|pg|| pc|s5|pc|s2|pc|sJ|pc|c2|pg|| pc|sK|pc|c4|pc|s8|pc|sT|pg|| pc|s9|pc|dT|pc|h8|pc|sQ|pg|| pc|c3|mc|6|pg|| qx|c5|st||md|3SAKJ9H942DAQ52CQ9,S6HKQJ6DKT863CA42,S8543HA873D4CT876,SQT72HT5DJ97CKJ53|sv|n|nt|mugsmate: Maybe Brock is worth a cue on the way to 4@s over 3NT. All very marginal|pg|| mb|p|mb|p|mb|1N|mb|d|an| |mb|p|mb|2C|an| |nt|mugsmate: Common to play x as 4Major 5minor these days|pg|| mb|p|mb|2D|mb|d|mb|p|mb|2S|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|hK|nt|mugsmate: 2@c presumably asking to pass with @c/correct to @d|pg|| pc|h3|pc|h5|pc|h2|pg|| pc|hQ|pc|hA|pc|hT|pc|h4|pg|| nt|mugsmate: Fiona decides to compete and finds a fit so has done the right thing|pg|| pc|c6|pc|c5|pc|c9|pc|cA|pg|| pc|c4|pc|c7|pc|cK|pc|cQ|pg|| nt|mugsmate: Sally is learning a lot about the shapes here|pg|| pc|s2|pc|sA|pc|s6|pc|s3|pg|| pc|h9|pc|h6|pc|h7|pc|s7|pg|| pc|d7|pc|dA|pc|d6|pc|d4|pg|| pc|d2|pc|d3|pc|s4|pc|d9|pg|| pc|h8|pc|c3|pc|d5|pc|hJ|pg|| pc|c2|mc|8|nt|vugraphzdf: I lost the play - Sally says she made 9 tricks|pg|| pg|| qx|o6|st||md|4SK92HKJT94D82C752,SJ43HQDAT6CAQT863,SAT5HA8532DKQ3CJ4,SQ876H76DJ9754CK9|sv|e|mb|p|mb|2D!|mb|3C|nt|vugraphzcz: 2@D weak-only multi|pg|| mb|4C!|mb|d|mb|4D!|nt|vugraphzcz: 4@C requests transfer to opener's major|pg|| mb|5C|mb|5H|mb|p|mb|p|mb|d|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|cK|pc|c2|pc|cA|pc|c4|pg|| pc|cQ|pc|cJ|pc|c9|pc|c5|pg|| pc|dA|pc|d3|pc|d9|pc|d2|pg|| pc|c8|pc|hA|pc|d5|pc|c7|pg|| pc|h8|pc|h7|pc|h4|pc|hQ|pg|| pc|s3|mc|9|nt|vugraphzcz: good defence|pg|| pg|| qx|c6|st||md|4SK92HKJT94D82C752,SJ43HQDAT6CAQT863,SAT5HA8532DKQ3CJ4,SQ876H76DJ9754CK9|sv|e|mb|p|mb|2H|nt|mugsmate: Not sure how’s the play ended, but Sally had discovered that West was 453 outside spades by then, so knew all the spades were right|pg|| mb|3C|nt|vugraphzdf: the heart play confused me|pg|| mb|4H|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|s3|pc|s5|pc|sQ|pc|sK|pg|| pc|hJ|pc|hQ|pc|hA|pc|h6|pg|| pc|h2|pc|h7|pc|hT|pc|c3|pg|| nt|mugsmate: Comfortable make here with the spade loser being pitched on the second Diamond winner|pg|| pc|d2|pc|d6|pc|dK|pc|d4|pg|| pc|h3|pc|cK|pc|h9|pc|c6|pg|| pc|d8|pc|dA|pc|d3|pc|d5|pg|| pc|cA|pc|c4|pc|c9|pc|c2|pg|| pc|cQ|pc|cJ|mc|10|pg|| qx|o7|st||md|1SJ93H9653DAJ3CK54,STH8DK8765CQJT732,SAKQ7HAQ74DT42CA8,S86542HKJT2DQ9C96|sv|b|mb|p|mb|p|mb|1C!|mb|p|mb|1H|mb|p|mb|3D!|mb|p|mb|3N!|mb|p|nt|vugraphzcz: West asks. 3@D 18-19 bal 4 hearts. 3NT NF 3433|pg|| mb|4H|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|sT|pc|s7|pc|s6|pc|sJ|pg|| pc|h3|pc|h8|pc|hQ|pc|hK|pg|| pc|d9|pc|d3|nt|dburn: 3NT would possibly have made|pg|| pc|dK|pc|d2|pg|| nt|vugraphzcz: that fifth spade rules out a trump endplay, even if you could see all the cards|pg|| pc|d8|pc|d4|pc|dQ|pc|dA|pg|| pc|h5|pc|c2|pc|hA|pc|h2|pg|| pc|sA|pc|s2|pc|s3|pc|c3|pg|| mc|9|pg|| qx|c7|st||md|1SJ93H9653DAJ3CK54,STH8DK8765CQJT732,SAKQ7HAQ74DT42CA8,S86542HKJT2DQ9C96|sv|b|mb|p|mb|p|mb|1C|an| |nt|mugsmate: Those first in hand weak 2’s with good five card suits are very useful.|pg|| mb|p|mb|1H|mb|p|mb|3D|an| |mb|p|mb|3N|mb|p|nt|mugsmate: Probably 3@d is 18-19 BAL with 4@h|pg|| mb|4H|nt|mugsmate: Brock offers 3N - which game will Fiona pick?|pg|| mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|nt|mugsmate: Looks normal with Ax in clubs and crisp cards|pg|| pc|cQ|nt|mugsmate: Now this theoretically has three hearts and a diamond to lose|pg|| nt|mugsmate: But some endplay chances in Trumps if itvtempos well for declarer|pg|| pc|c8|pc|c9|pc|cK|pg|| pc|h3|pc|h8|pc|hQ|pc|hK|pg|| pc|d9|pc|d3|pc|dK|pc|d2|pg|| pc|c3|pc|cA|pc|c6|pc|c4|pg|| pc|hA|pc|h2|pc|h5|pc|c2|pg|| pc|s7|pc|s2|pc|sJ|pc|sT|pg|| pc|s3|pc|d5|pc|sA|pc|s4|pg|| pc|sK|pc|s5|pc|s9|pc|c7|pg|| pc|sQ|pc|s6|pc|dJ|mc|9|pg|| qx|o8|st||md|2S763HQ76DAQT9874C,SJTHAJT853DK6CT52,SAHK9DJ53CAKJ9873,SKQ98542H42D2CQ64|sv|o|mb|2H!|nt|dburn: 6@d and 3NT about as good as each other in terms of contracts, but 3NT went down rather more|pg|| mb|3N|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|sK|pc|s3|nt|vugraphzcz: West thinking|pg|| pc|sT|pc|sA|pg|| pc|cK|pc|c4|pc|s6|pc|c2|pg|| pc|cA|pc|c6|pc|s7|pc|c5|pg|| pc|dJ|pc|d2|pc|d4|pc|dK|pg|| nt|vugraphzcz: East petered in clubs in fact|pg|| pc|hA|pc|h9|pc|h4|pc|h6|pg|| pc|sJ|pc|c3|mc|4|nt|dburn: cashing @cA in case of @cQ10 doubleton was OK, but cashing @cK as well is going to cost an extra undertrick|pg|| pg|| qx|c8|st||md|2S763HQ76DAQT9874C,SJTHAJT853DK6CT52,SAHK9DJ53CAKJ9873,SKQ98542H42D2CQ64|sv|o|nt|vugraphzdf: We are jumping to board 8|pg|| mb|2D|an| |mb|d|mb|2H|an| |mb|2N|an| |mb|p|nt|vugraphzdf: The top two pairs qualify for the team - the third pair will be selected|pg|| mb|3N|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|nt|vugraphzdf: Brock- Brown are way ahead. The other placings are up for grabs, with three 16-board matches to go|pg|| pc|sJ|pc|sA|pc|s2|pc|s6|pg|| pc|cA|pc|c4|pc|s3|pc|c2|pg|| pc|dJ|pc|d2|pc|d4|pc|dK|pg|| pc|sT|pc|c3|pc|sK|pc|s7|pg|| pc|sQ|pc|h6|mc|5|pg|| qx|o9|st||md|3SAK92H932DQ65CJT5,SQ75HAJ874DT72C94,ST43HQ5DA94CAKQ62,SJ86HKT6DKJ83C873|sv|e|nt|vugraphzcz: West should play @C10 under the ace of course. But easy to miss|pg|| mb|1N|mb|p|mb|2C|mb|p|nt|dburn: North-South must be wondering whether they're ever going to win a finesse|pg|| mb|2D|mb|p|mb|3N|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|s6|nt|vugraphzcz: declarer wondering whether to try the deep finesse or run the clubs and see what happens|pg|| nt|vugraphzcz: or could try playing on diamonds early|pg|| nt|dburn: or hearts|pg|| pc|s2|pc|sQ|pc|s4|pg|| pc|h7|pc|h5|pc|hT|pc|h2|pg|| pc|hK|pc|h3|pc|h4|pc|hQ|pg|| pc|h6|pc|h9|pc|hA|pc|d4|pg|| pc|hJ|pc|d9|pc|d3|pc|d5|pg|| pc|h8|pc|cA|pc|c3|pc|d6|pg|| pc|d2|pc|dA|mc|7|nt|dburn: they led a club at the other table and declarer won in hand to play a diamond to the queen|pg|| nt|dburn: when that won, there were nine tricks|pg|| pg|| qx|c9|st||md|3SAK92H932DQ65CJT5,SQ75HAJ874DT72C94,ST43HQ5DA94CAKQ62,SJ86HKT6DKJ83C873|sv|e|mb|1N|mb|p|mb|3N|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|nt|mugsmate: Not a good hand for fourth highest!|pg|| pc|c7|nt|mugsmate: Stays safe for now|pg|| nt|vugraphzdf: The top two pairs make the team; a third pair will be selected. East-West were third at the start of the round|pg|| nt|mugsmate: So declarer knows opposition have 4 hearts to take. Try to slip a quick diamond before the tricks are countable? Or hope something good comes of cashing out the clubs?|pg|| pc|c5|pc|c4|pc|cQ|pg|| pc|d4|pc|d3|pc|dQ|pc|d2|pg|| nt|mugsmate: Or get really tricky and playbon hearts yourself, deceptively?|pg|| pc|cT|pc|c9|pc|c2|pc|c8|pg|| pc|cJ|pc|h4|pc|c6|pc|c3|pg|| pc|sA|pc|s5|pc|s3|pc|s6|pg|| pc|sK|pc|s7|pc|s4|pc|s8|pg|| mc|9|pg|| qx|o10|st||md|4SAKQJT75HAJDKJ7C9,S42HK52DA652CAKJ5,S986HQT74DT8CQT73,S3H9863DQ943C8642|sv|b|mb|p|nt|vugraphzcz: West asks, 3NT shows a strong major-suit hand, expecting to make 4M|pg|| mb|3N!|mb|p|mb|4D!|mb|p|nt|dburn: a somewhat optimistic valuation of the East hand|pg|| nt|vugraphzcz: true, also unusual for West to ask South what East is showing|pg|| mb|4S|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|cK|pc|c3|pc|c8|pc|c9|pg|| pc|s2|pc|s9|pc|s3|pc|s5|pg|| pc|h4|pc|h6|pc|hJ|nt|vugraphzcz: This is a sort of Morton's fork|pg|| nt|vugraphzcz: So whereas south can't win a finesse, she won't mind losing this one|pg|| pc|hK|pg|| pc|dA|pc|d8|pc|d9|pc|d7|pg|| pc|d2|pc|dT|pc|d3|pc|dJ|pg|| mc|10|pg|| qx|c10|st||md|4SAKQJT75HAJDKJ7C9,S42HK52DA652CAKJ5,S986HQT74DT8CQT73,S3H9863DQ943C8642|sv|b|mb|p|nt|mugsmate: Perhaps Nettleton should get that right, if declarer has cAKQ and dA as seems likely, partner rates to have hA - difficult to find but probably right to rise DK.|pg|| mb|1S|mb|p|mb|2S|mb|p|mb|3D|an| |mb|p|mb|3S|mb|p|nt|mugsmate: Once in a while partner will raise diamonds, AQxx in that suit is enough to make a spade slam|pg|| mb|4S|mb|p|nt|mugsmate: No slam possible after a minimum 3@s so Sally settles for game.|pg|| mb|p|mb|p|pc|cA|pc|c3|pc|c8|pc|c9|pg|| pc|s2|pc|s6|pc|s3|pc|sA|pg|| pc|s5|pc|s4|pc|s8|pc|c2|pg|| pc|h4|pc|h3|pc|hJ|pc|hK|pg|| nt|mugsmate: Setting up 2 heart winners so no need to guess diamonds - Brock has kept and entry to dummy|pg|| pc|h2|pc|h7|pc|h8|pc|hA|pg|| pc|s7|mc|10|pg|| qx|o11|st||md|1S875HAQ983D86CKT6,S964HTDAKQJ2CJ985,SKQT3HJ7542D975C3,SAJ2HK6DT43CAQ742|sv|o|mb|p|mb|1D|mb|1S|mb|2C|mb|2D!|nt|dburn: 1@s for the lead rather than 1@h, facing a passed hand|pg|| nt|vugraphzcz: South might have bid 2@H. Unless they play transfers here|pg|| nt|dburn: I think 2@d is just a spade raise|pg|| nt|vugraphzcz: West asks, 2@D 3 or something 4-card spade raise|pg|| nt|vugraphzcz: sometimes|pg|| mb|3C|mb|p|mb|3N|mb|p|mb|5C|nt|dburn: they have plenty of spade stops, but...|pg|| mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|s8|nt|vugraphzcz: "Sorry if this is wrong" "All right, thanks partner"|pg|| pc|s4|pc|sQ|pc|sA|pg|| pc|d3|pc|d8|pc|dA|pc|d5|pg|| pc|cJ|pc|c3|pc|c2|pc|cK|pg|| pc|hA|pc|hT|pc|h2|pc|h6|pg|| pc|s7|pc|s6|pc|sK|pc|s2|pg|| pc|s3|pc|sJ|pc|s5|pc|s9|pg|| mc|10|nt|vugraphzcz: Dummy apologises, not having seen the heart suit|pg|| nt|vugraphzcz: it might be good for west's morale if east told her|pg|| pg|| qx|c11|st||md|1S875HAQ983D86CKT6,S964HTDAKQJ2CJ985,SKQT3HJ7542D975C3,SAJ2HK6DT43CAQ742|sv|o|mb|p|mb|1D|mb|p|mb|2C|an| |mb|p|mb|3H|an| |nt|mugsmate: Too good for 2@h this time so EW will get the auction themselves|pg|| mb|p|mb|3S|mb|p|nt|mugsmate: Splinters clearly don’t show extras for this pair.|pg|| mb|4D|nt|vugraphzdf: A mini-splinter. Known as Love. "Love is a mini-splinterd thing"|pg|| mb|p|mb|5C|mb|p|mb|p|nt|mugsmate: Slam needs clubs for no losers, about even money|pg|| mb|p|pc|hA|pc|hT|pc|h7|pc|h6|pg|| pc|s8|pc|s4|pc|sQ|pc|sA|pg|| pc|hK|pc|h3|pc|s6|pc|h2|pg|| pc|d3|pc|d6|pc|dA|pc|d5|pg|| pc|c5|pc|c3|pc|cQ|pc|cK|pg|| pc|s5|pc|s9|pc|sK|pc|s2|pg|| pc|d7|pc|d4|pc|d8|pc|dK|pg|| pc|c8|mc|10|nt|mugsmate: Interesting hand. 6 makes a lot of the time five makes and goes off when 5 goes off|pg|| pg|| qx|o12|st||md|2SJ8H7432D73CKJ874,S4HQT8DAJ9CAQT952,SAKT953HKJ65DK5C6,SQ762HA9DQT8642C3|sv|n|mb|1C|nt|dburn: wasn't going to be all that easy to beat 3NT, mind|pg|| mb|1S|mb|1N|mb|p|mb|2C|mb|d|mb|2D|mb|p|mb|p|mb|2S|mb|p|mb|p|mb|3D|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|sJ|pc|s4|pc|sK|pc|s2|pg|| pc|c6|pc|c3|pc|cK|pc|cA|pg|| pc|h8|pc|h5|pc|hA|pc|h7|pg|| pc|s7|pc|s8|pc|d9|pc|s3|pg|| pc|c2|pc|s5|pc|d2|pc|c4|pg|| pc|s6|pc|h2|pc|dJ|pc|s9|pg|| pc|c5|pc|h6|pc|d4|pc|c8|pg|| pc|sQ|pc|h3|pc|dA|pc|sA|pg|| pc|cQ|pc|d5|pc|d8|pc|c7|pg|| pc|dQ|pc|d3|pc|hT|pc|dK|pg|| pc|hK|pc|h9|pc|h4|pc|hQ|pg|| pc|sT|pc|d6|pc|d7|pc|c9|pg|| pc|cJ|pc|cT|pc|hJ|pc|dT|pg|| pg|| qx|c12|st||md|2SJ8H7432D73CKJ874,S4HQT8DAJ9CAQT952,SAKT953HKJ65DK5C6,SQ762HA9DQT8642C3|sv|n|nt|mugsmate: Rare time it’s worth being in a slam less than 50%|pg|| mb|1C|an| |mb|1S|nt|mugsmate: You gain 12 when slam makes, but only lose 3 or 4 on average when it doesnt|pg|| mb|p|mb|p|mb|2C|mb|d|mb|2D|mb|p|nt|mugsmate: East decided to pass. Now perhaps she’ll bid 2@d - yes|pg|| mb|p|nt|mugsmate: Marusa decided to get the clubs in rather than catering to a penalty pass of 1@sx|pg|| mb|p|pc|d3|nt|mugsmate: If x at this vulnerability especially, but I can see why she rebid the six card suit.|pg|| pc|dJ|pc|dK|pc|d2|pg|| nt|mugsmate: If ->> I’d|pg|| pc|d5|pc|d6|pc|d7|pc|dA|pg|| pc|s4|pc|sK|pc|s6|pc|s8|pg|| nt|mugsmate: Fiona realised that partner is marked with 5 clubs (why else was 2@d chosen if East didn’t have shortage in @c)|pg|| nt|mugsmate: So she goes quietly|pg|| pc|h5|pc|h9|pc|h7|pc|h8|pg|| pc|c3|pc|c4|pc|cT|pc|c6|pg|| pc|cA|pc|s3|pc|s2|pc|c7|pg|| pc|c9|pc|s5|pc|d4|pc|c8|pg|| pc|s7|pc|sJ|pc|d9|pc|s9|pg|| pc|hT|pc|hJ|pc|hA|mc|10|pg|| qx|o13|st||md|3S863HQJ975DK7CAQJ,ST42HDQJ632C97632,SAJ975HAT6DT984C8,SKQHK8432DA5CKT54|sv|b|mb|p|mb|1N|mb|p|mb|2N!|mb|p|nt|dburn: modern style 1NT opening|pg|| mb|3C!|mb|d|mb|p|nt|dburn: transfer to diamonds, but if East bids 3@c West may pass - question of what kind of fit East needs to bid 3@d|pg|| nt|vugraphzcz: 2NT transfer to diamonds, 3@C denies a diamond fit|pg|| nt|dburn: not sure about that double|pg|| nt|dburn: looks completely random to me|pg|| nt|dburn: maybe just for a club lead against the expected 3@d by West|pg|| nt|vugraphzcz: should be one off, and perhaps East isn't confident about West's pass|pg|| nt|dburn: yes, but North may not be confident about South's double|pg|| nt|vugraphzcz: but too rich for my blood|pg|| nt|vugraphzcz: the tray is taking its time to come back|pg|| nt|dburn: at the other table East opened an antiquated 1@h|pg|| nt|dburn: West bid 1NT, East bid 2@c and that went round to North who doubled it|pg|| nt|dburn: South, rather fixed. left that in and it made an overtrick|pg|| mb|p|mb|3D|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|hQ|pc|s2|pc|hA|pc|h2|pg|| pc|c8|pc|c4|pc|cJ|pc|c2|pg|| pc|s8|pc|s4|pc|sA|pc|sQ|pg|| pc|s5|pc|sK|pc|s6|pc|sT|pg|| pc|dA|pc|d7|pc|d2|pc|d4|pg|| pc|d5|pc|dK|pc|d3|pc|d8|pg|| pc|s3|pc|d6|pc|s7|pc|h3|pg|| pc|c3|pc|h6|pc|cT|pc|cQ|pg|| pc|cA|pc|c6|pc|hT|pc|c5|pg|| pc|h5|pc|c7|pc|dT|pc|h4|pg|| pc|sJ|pc|h8|pc|h7|pc|dJ|pg|| mc|6|pg|| qx|c13|st||md|3S863HQJ975DK7CAQJ,ST42HDQJ632C97632,SAJ975HAT6DT984C8,SKQHK8432DA5CKT54|sv|b|mb|p|mb|1H|mb|p|mb|1N|an| |mb|p|mb|2C|mb|p|mb|p|mb|d|mb|p|nt|mugsmate: Now what?|pg|| mb|p|mb|p|nt|mugsmate: Good bidding challenge hand - I’d have bid 2 or 3 NT|pg|| pc|cA|pc|c2|pc|c8|pc|c4|pg|| pc|cQ|pc|c3|pc|s5|pc|cK|pg|| pc|dA|pc|d7|pc|d6|pc|d4|pg|| pc|d5|pc|dK|pc|d2|pc|d8|pg|| pc|cJ|pc|c6|pc|d9|pc|c5|pg|| pc|s8|pc|s2|pc|sA|pc|sK|pg|| pc|s7|pc|sQ|pc|s3|pc|s4|pg|| pc|h2|mc|9|pg|| qx|o14|st||md|4SK6HAKQ6DKQ93CQ62,SJ4HTDJT75CAKJ543,SQT982HJ9742D862C,SA753H853DA4CT987|sv|o|mb|p|mb|1C|mb|p|mb|1S|mb|p|nt|dburn: three down technically an above-par result, since North-South could have made 3NT, but lost quite a few IMPs on the scoresheet|pg|| mb|2N|mb|p|mb|3D!|mb|p|mb|3H|mb|p|mb|4H|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|nt|dburn: 3@d may have been checkback for majors|pg|| nt|vugraphzcz: North has shown four hearts, says South|pg|| pc|cK|pc|h2|pc|c9|pc|c2|pg|| pc|s2|pc|s7|pc|sK|pc|s4|pg|| pc|hA|pc|hT|pc|h4|pc|h3|pg|| pc|s6|pc|sJ|pc|sQ|pc|sA|pg|| pc|dA|pc|d3|pc|d7|pc|d2|pg|| pc|d4|pc|dK|pc|d5|pc|d6|pg|| pc|hK|pc|c3|pc|h7|pc|h5|pg|| pc|hQ|pc|c4|pc|h9|pc|h8|pg|| mc|11|pg|| qx|c14|st||md|4SK6HAKQ6DKQ93CQ62,SJ4HTDJT75CAKJ543,SQT982HJ9742D862C,SA753H853DA4CT987|sv|o|mb|p|mb|1C|an| |mb|2C|mb|p|nt|mugsmate: nicely getting in the way with a natural 2@c|pg|| mb|3C|mb|d|mb|p|mb|4C|mb|p|mb|4H|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|cA|pc|h2|pc|c7|nt|mugsmate: South did well to x 3@c - and North fancied game, assuming not too much wasted in @c opposite|pg|| pc|c6|pg|| pc|h4|pc|h3|pc|hA|pc|hT|pg|| pc|s6|pc|s4|pc|sQ|pc|sA|pg|| pc|dA|pc|d3|pc|d7|pc|d2|pg|| pc|d4|pc|dK|pc|d5|pc|d6|pg|| pc|hK|pc|c3|pc|h7|pc|h5|pg|| pc|sK|pc|sJ|pc|s2|pc|s3|pg|| pc|h6|pc|c4|pc|hJ|pc|h8|pg|| mc|11|pg|| qx|o15|st||md|1SK92HQT6DAJT97CQT,SA64HA42DQ4CAKJ64,SQT853HKJ7DK32C73,SJ7H9853D865C9852|sv|n|mb|1C!|mb|1N|nt|dburn: delicate contract at the other table - once again the 1@c pre-empt kept East-West out of their best fit|pg|| mb|d|nt|dburn: but their second-best fit proved adequate|pg|| mb|2C!|nt|vugraphzcz: 2@C 4=4 clubs and a higher suit|pg|| nt|dburn: here 1NT doubled would have been fine, but East doesn't know that|pg|| mb|p|mb|p|nt|dburn: still, her escape mechanism has located the club fit|pg|| mb|d|mb|p|nt|vugraphzcz: they may go minus in 3@C instead of plus in 2@H|pg|| nt|vugraphzcz: however, south seems unsure of the meaning of north's double|pg|| mb|2D|mb|p|mb|2S|mb|p|nt|dburn: this may sound forcing to South|pg|| nt|dburn: truth is, no one knows what to do in these auctions|pg|| nt|vugraphzcz: sounds forcing to me|pg|| nt|dburn: still, 3@s can make with a decent guess in trumps|pg|| mb|p|mb|p|nt|vugraphzcz: South has written down "double of 2@C is take-out"|pg|| pc|c8|pc|cT|pc|cK|pc|c3|pg|| pc|cA|pc|c7|pc|c5|pc|cQ|pg|| pc|hA|pc|h7|pc|h8|pc|h6|pg|| pc|h4|pc|hK|pc|h3|pc|hT|pg|| pc|s3|pc|s7|pc|sK|pc|s4|pg|| pc|s9|pc|s6|pc|s5|pc|sJ|pg|| pc|h5|pc|hQ|pc|h2|pc|hJ|pg|| pc|s2|pc|sA|pc|s8|pc|c9|pg|| pc|cJ|pc|sT|pc|c2|pc|d7|pg|| nt|dburn: room in East's hand for @dQ|pg|| pc|dK|pc|d5|pc|d9|pc|d4|pg|| pc|d2|pc|d6|pc|dT|pc|dQ|pg|| mc|7|nt|vugraphzcz: declarer might have reconsidered the spade position after one and a half rounds|pg|| pg|| qx|c15|st||md|1SK92HQT6DAJT97CQT,SA64HA42DQ4CAKJ64,SQT853HKJ7DK32C73,SJ7H9853D865C9852|sv|n|nt|mugsmate: 5@c was cheap|pg|| nt|mugsmate: Last one|pg|| mb|1C|nt|mugsmate: This session, anyway - two more sets to go|pg|| nt|vugraphzdf: Restart in about 35 minutes|pg|| mb|d|mb|1S|mb|p|mb|1N|mb|d|mb|p|mb|2H|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|s2|pc|s4|pc|sQ|pc|s7|pg|| nt|mugsmate: Thanks for watching and for your comments - Tx Simon for vugraph operating|pg|| pc|hJ|pc|h3|pc|h6|pc|h2|pg|| pc|hK|pc|h5|pc|hT|nt|mugsmate: Usuallyright to hold up the TA when in a 4x3 fit|pg|| pc|h4|pg|| pc|h7|pc|h8|pc|hQ|pc|hA|pg|| pc|cA|pc|c3|pc|c8|pc|cT|pg|| pc|cK|pc|c7|pc|c9|pc|cQ|pg|| nt|vugraphzdf: Restart in about 30 minutes ... time for a cuppa - see you then|pg|| mc|8|pg|| qx|o16|st||md|2S84HJ65DJ8754CAK3,SAK2HA8732DQCQJT2,SQJT73HTDK9632C54,S965HKQ94DATC9876|sv|e|mb|1H|mb|2H!|an|!S + !D|nt|dburn: 4@h could have been beaten by a club lead, but North wasn't dealt an obvious club lead|pg|| mb|2S!|an|good !H raise|mb|5D|nt|dburn: here, knowing North has diamonds, South might be persuaded to save|pg|| mb|p|mb|p|mb|d|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|dQ|pc|dK|pc|dA|pc|d4|pg|| pc|hK|pc|h5|pc|h2|pc|hT|pg|| pc|c8|pc|cA|pc|cQ|pc|c4|pg|| pc|dJ|pc|h8|pc|d2|pc|dT|pg|| pc|cK|pc|c2|pc|c5|pc|c6|pg|| pc|c3|pc|cT|pc|d3|pc|c7|pg|| pc|sQ|pc|s5|pc|s4|pc|sK|pg|| pc|cJ|pc|d6|pc|c9|pc|s8|pg|| pc|sJ|pc|s6|pc|h6|pc|sA|pg|| mc|9|nt|vugraphzcz: thanks everyone. Restart at 12:25|pg|| pg|| qx|c16|st||md|2S84HJ65DJ8754CAK3,SAK2HA8732DQCQJT2,SQJT73HTDK9632C54,S965HKQ94DATC9876|sv|e|nt|mugsmate: Normal result|pg|| nt|vugraphzdf: We have gone to board 16 (avoids chance of overheard comments and claims)|pg|| mb|1H|nt|vugraphzdf: There is a link to the results and running scores at www.ebu.co.uk|pg|| mb|2H|an| |nt|mugsmate: @s and a minor|pg|| mb|2N|an| |nt|mugsmate: 4 trump value raise|pg|| mb|3C|nt|mugsmate: Asking for minor|pg|| mb|3S|an| |mb|p|mb|4H|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|nt|mugsmate: 5@d is cheap, but NS haven’t diagnosed the fit|pg|| pc|sQ|nt|vugraphzdf: Best would have been a club lead. But Q-J-10 is too tempting|pg|| pc|s5|pc|s8|pc|sA|pg|| pc|hA|pc|hT|pc|h4|pc|h5|pg|| pc|h2|nt|vugraphzdf: Too fast - she is playing confidently|pg|| mc|10|nt|mugsmate: Marusa is a very strong player, married to David Gold.|pg|| pg||