vg|BBO1-2020EWG,ZC-SW11,I,11,20,GUPTA,0,GERMAN SENIORS,0| rs|4SE+2,4SE+2,5CW+1,3NE+3,3SW-2,3CW-1,3NNx-2,3DE=,3NE+1,4SW+1,4SN-1,4SN-1,3SE-1,3SW-1,3NE-2,3NE-2,4HSx-3,4HSx-3,3NS=,2NS=| pn|GUPTA,SCHILHART,ROSENBERG,BUCHLEV,KLUMPP,HELGEMO,MARSAL,LORENZINI|pg|| qx|o11|st||md|1S76HQJ9DKJ732CQ74,S852HAK73DA5CKT93,S4HT842DT9864CA86,SAKQJT93H65DQCJ52|sv|o|mb|p|mb|1C|an| |mb|p|mb|1S|mb|p|mb|1N|mb|p|mb|4S|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|hJ|pc|hK|pc|h4|pc|h5|pg|| mc|12|pg|| qx|c11|st||md|1S76HQJ9DKJ732CQ74,S852HAK73DA5CKT93,S4HT842DT9864CA86,SAKQJT93H65DQCJ52|sv|o|mb|p|mb|1C|mb|p|mb|1S|mb|p|mb|1N|mb|p|mb|2D|mb|p|mb|2S|mb|p|mb|4S|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|hQ|nt|Walddk2: Good morning everyone.|pg|| pc|hA|pc|h2|pc|h5|pg|| pc|s2|pc|s4|pc|sA|pc|s6|pg|| pc|sJ|pc|s7|pc|s5|pc|dT|pg|| pc|c2|pc|c7|pc|c9|nt|Walddk2: 2@D was GF relay asking for more info.|pg|| pc|cA|pg|| mc|12|pg|| qx|o12|st||md|2SQJ962HJ872DT63CK,S5HQ4DJ72CQT76432,ST743HAT963DK85C8,SAK8HK5DAQ94CAJ95|sv|n|mb|3C|mb|p|mb|4D|an| |mb|p|mb|4H|mb|p|mb|5C|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|s4|pc|sA|pc|s9|pc|s5|pg|| pc|cA|pc|cK|pc|c3|pc|c8|pg|| pc|h5|pc|h2|pc|hQ|pc|hA|pg|| pc|s3|pc|s8|pc|sJ|pc|c2|pg|| pc|d2|pc|d5|pc|dQ|pc|d3|pg|| mc|12|pg|| qx|c12|st||md|2SQJ962HJ872DT63CK,S5HQ4DJ72CQT76432,ST743HAT963DK85C8,SAK8HK5DAQ94CAJ95|sv|n|mb|3C|mb|p|mb|3N|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|sQ|pc|s5|pc|s3|pc|sA|pg|| pc|cA|pc|cK|pc|c2|pc|c8|pg|| pc|c9|pc|d6|pc|cT|pc|h6|pg|| pc|dJ|pc|dK|pc|dA|pc|d3|pg|| pc|h5|pc|h2|pc|hQ|pc|hA|pg|| mc|12|pg|| qx|o13|st||md|3SK83H97DAKQT7C872,S765HKQD865CAKQJ5,SA9HAJ8542DJ32C93,SQJT42HT63D94CT64|sv|b|mb|2H|mb|p|mb|p|mb|2N|mb|p|mb|3H|mb|p|mb|3S|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|c9|pc|c4|pc|c2|pc|cQ|pg|| pc|s5|pc|s9|pc|sQ|pc|sK|pg|| pc|dQ|pc|d5|pc|d2|pc|d4|pg|| pc|dK|pc|d6|pc|dJ|pc|d9|pg|| pc|h9|pc|hK|pc|hA|pc|h3|pg|| pc|h5|pc|h6|pc|h7|pc|hQ|pg|| pc|s6|pc|sA|pc|s2|pc|s3|pg|| pc|hJ|pc|hT|pc|s8|mc|7|pg|| qx|c13|st||md|3SK83H97DAKQT7C872,S765HKQD865CAKQJ5,SA9HAJ8542DJ32C93,SQJT42HT63D94CT64|sv|b|nt|Walddk2: http://db.eurobridge.org/repository/competitions/20monaco/microsite/RunningScores/Asp/RoundTeamsConditStatClassicMod.asp?qtournid=2000&qshowflag=1|pg|| mb|2D|mb|p|nt|chmitty: Good morning all|pg|| nt|Walddk2: Hello Pierre|pg|| nt|chmitty: Hi Roland|pg|| nt|Walddk2: Very sound Multi this.|pg|| mb|2H|mb|3C|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|nt|chmitty: 4@h would be defeated by 3 rounds of @c ... and a 4th one after the Queen of trumps|pg|| nt|Walddk2: This could go 2 down.|pg|| pc|d2|pc|d4|pc|dQ|pc|d6|pg|| nt|Walddk2: Will they find the spade ruff?|pg|| nt|chmitty: not easy |pg|| pc|h7|pc|hK|pc|hA|pc|h3|pg|| pc|h8|pc|h6|pc|h9|pc|hQ|pg|| pc|d8|pc|dJ|pc|d9|pc|dK|pg|| pc|c2|pc|cA|pc|c3|pc|c4|pg|| pc|d5|pc|d3|pc|cT|pc|d7|pg|| pc|c6|pc|c7|pc|cK|pc|c9|pg|| pc|cQ|pc|h2|pc|s2|pc|c8|pg|| mc|8|nt|Walddk2: I'm asked about Zia. He prefers to sit out in the morning match. He and Meckstroth will be playing later, probably all four remaining matches after this.|pg|| nt|chmitty: Can't see the benefit of this trump, but probably South could not imagine such a strong hand in North|pg|| pg|| qx|o14|st||md|4SAKQ3HA8643DCT765,ST98542HKJTD43CJ8,SJ7HQ72DK9876C942,S6H95DAQJT52CAKQ3|sv|o|mb|1D|mb|d|mb|2S|mb|p|mb|3D|mb|3H|mb|p|mb|3N|mb|d|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|cA|pc|c5|pc|c8|pc|c2|pg|| pc|s6|pc|sA|pc|s9|pc|s7|pg|| pc|h3|pc|hK|pc|h7|pc|h5|pg|| pc|d4|pc|d9|pc|dT|pc|h4|pg|| pc|dA|pc|s3|pc|d3|pc|d6|pg|| pc|cK|pc|c6|pc|cJ|pc|c4|pg|| pc|cQ|pc|c7|mc|7|pg|| qx|c14|st||md|4SAKQ3HA8643DCT765,ST98542HKJTD43CJ8,SJ7HQ72DK9876C942,S6H95DAQJT52CAKQ3|sv|o|mb|1D|mb|d|nt|Walddk2: Double or 1@H, what's your style, Pierre?|pg|| nt|chmitty: double or 1@h by South is a matter of style. The FRench would bid 1@h|pg|| mb|2S|mb|p|nt|chmitty: but the majority of "foreign" players double|pg|| mb|3D|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|sA|pc|s9|pc|s7|pc|s6|pg|| nt|Walddk2: The Germans next door were close to bidding slam on board 12, but no cigar. 2 IMPs to Gupta.|pg|| nt|chmitty: if you bid 1@h you probably win the board|pg|| nt|chmitty: as you can compete up to 3@h|pg|| pc|h4|pc|hK|pc|h2|pc|h9|pg|| pc|d3|pc|d6|pc|dQ|pc|h6|pg|| pc|c3|pc|c5|pc|cJ|pc|c4|pg|| pc|d4|pc|d7|pc|dT|pc|c6|pg|| pc|h5|pc|hA|pc|hT|pc|h7|pg|| pc|h8|pc|hJ|pc|hQ|pc|d2|pg|| pc|cA|pc|c7|pc|c8|pc|c2|pg|| pc|cK|pc|cT|pc|s2|pc|c9|pg|| pc|cQ|pc|h3|pc|s4|pc|d8|pg|| pc|sJ|pc|d5|pc|s3|pc|s5|pg|| mc|9|pg|| qx|o15|st||md|1ST92HKQDT8653CQ97,SKQJ85HA5DQJCJT64,S63HJT842DK7CK532,SA74H9763DA942CA8|sv|n|mb|p|mb|1S|mb|p|mb|3N|an| |mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|nt|vugrapho1: Debbie went to the bathroom... we are waiting|pg|| nt|vugrapho1: she came back|pg|| pc|d5|pc|dJ|pc|dK|pc|dA|pg|| pc|s4|pc|s2|pc|sJ|pc|s3|pg|| pc|s5|pc|s6|pc|sA|pc|sT|pg|| pc|s7|pc|s9|pc|sQ|pc|c2|pg|| pc|sK|pc|h2|pc|h3|pc|d3|pg|| pc|s8|pc|h4|pc|h6|pc|d6|pg|| pc|dQ|pc|d7|pc|d2|pc|d8|pg|| pc|cJ|pc|c3|pc|c8|pc|cQ|pg|| pc|dT|pc|c4|pc|hJ|pc|d4|pg|| pc|hQ|mc|10|pg|| qx|c15|st||md|1ST92HKQDT8653CQ97,SKQJ85HA5DQJCJT64,S63HJT842DK7CK532,SA74H9763DA942CA8|sv|n|mb|p|mb|1S|mb|p|nt|Walddk2: Nothing exciting here. 3N and 4S both make.|pg|| mb|2C|mb|p|mb|3C|nt|chmitty: We will check here in few minutes how many pairs preferred to play in 3NT. http://db.eurobridge.org/repository/competitions/20monaco/microsite/RunningScores/Asp/BoardacrossCondit.asp?qboard=015.11..2000|pg|| mb|p|mb|4S|nt|chmitty: Probably very few|pg|| mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|hJ|nt|Walddk2: The Great Dealer is still sound asleep.|pg|| pc|h3|pc|hQ|pc|hA|pg|| pc|dJ|pc|dK|pc|dA|pc|d5|pg|| pc|cA|pc|c7|pc|c4|pc|c2|pg|| pc|c8|pc|c9|pc|cJ|pc|cK|pg|| pc|d7|pc|d2|pc|d3|pc|dQ|pg|| pc|cT|pc|c3|pc|s7|pc|cQ|pg|| pc|sA|pc|s2|mc|11|pg|| qx|o16|st||md|2SJT7532HKQJ5D4CJ8,SQHT876DKQ8753CT5,SA984HA2DAJ62CQ73,SK6H943DT9CAK9642|sv|e|mb|p|mb|1N|mb|p|mb|2C|mb|p|mb|2S|mb|p|mb|3H|an| |mb|p|mb|3S|mb|p|mb|4C|mb|p|mb|4D|mb|p|mb|4S|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|cA|pc|c8|pc|c5|pc|c7|pg|| pc|cK|pc|cJ|pc|cT|pc|cQ|pg|| pc|c2|pc|sJ|pc|sQ|pc|c3|pg|| pc|dK|pc|dA|pc|d9|pc|d4|pg|| mc|9|pg|| qx|c16|st||md|2SJT7532HKQJ5D4CJ8,SQHT876DKQ8753CT5,SA984HA2DAJ62CQ73,SK6H943DT9CAK9642|sv|e|mb|p|mb|1N|mb|p|mb|2C|mb|p|mb|2S|nt|Walddk2: Not much to analyse at the moment. Dull 4@S.|pg|| mb|p|mb|4S|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|cA|nt|chmitty: Debbie Rosenberg - Gupta having an accident bord 14|pg|| pc|c8|pc|cT|pc|c3|pg|| pc|cK|pc|cJ|pc|c5|pc|c7|pg|| nt|chmitty: They are in 3NT doubled, after South doubled first round and decided to bid 3@h next round |pg|| nt|Walddk2: OH, time to wake up, Roland. Three rounds of clubs and it's down.|pg|| pc|c9|pc|s7|pc|sQ|pc|cQ|pg|| pc|d3|pc|dA|pc|d9|pc|d4|pg|| pc|h2|pc|h3|pc|hK|pc|h7|pg|| pc|s2|pc|d5|mc|9|nt|chmitty: :)|pg|| pg|| qx|o17|st||md|3SK3HAQ9DQ964CK854,SQJ95HT2DAK32CJT2,S74HK876DJ75CA963,SAT862HJ543DT8CQ7|sv|o|mb|p|mb|p|mb|1C|mb|p|mb|1H|mb|1S|mb|d|mb|2S|mb|3C|mb|p|mb|p|mb|3S|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|c5|pc|c2|pc|cA|pc|c7|pg|| pc|c3|pc|cQ|pc|cK|pc|cT|pg|| pc|c8|pc|cJ|pc|c6|pc|h4|pg|| pc|hT|pc|h8|pc|h3|pc|hQ|pg|| pc|hA|pc|h2|pc|h6|pc|h5|pg|| pc|h9|pc|s5|pc|h7|pc|hJ|pg|| pc|sQ|pc|s4|pc|s2|pc|sK|pg|| mc|8|pg|| qx|c17|st||md|3SK3HAQ9DQ964CK854,SQJ95HT2DAK32CJT2,S74HK876DJ75CA963,SAT862HJ543DT8CQ7|sv|o|mb|p|mb|p|mb|1N|mb|p|mb|p|mb|d|nt|chmitty: will Lorenzini balance ?|pg|| nt|chmitty: yes :)|pg|| nt|chmitty: x = the majors, protected by the original Pass|pg|| mb|p|mb|2C|mb|d|mb|2H|mb|p|mb|2S|mb|p|mb|p|nt|chmitty: oh, probably double has different possible shapes|pg|| nt|chmitty: here after 2@c, 2@h shows the majors|pg|| nt|chmitty: South can Pass for -110 or bid 3@c for -50|pg|| mb|3C|mb|3S|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|d5|pc|d8|pc|dQ|pc|dA|pg|| pc|sQ|pc|s4|pc|s2|nt|chmitty: Helgemo looks like Houdini sometimes, but here even Houdini would not extract 9 tricks|pg|| pc|sK|pg|| mc|8|pg|| qx|o18|st||md|4ST732HAQ5DQT965CT,S965HK9D82CK96543,SQ4HT7642DAKJ4C87,SAKJ8HJ83D73CAQJ2|sv|n|mb|1N|mb|p|mb|2S|mb|p|mb|2N|mb|p|mb|3N|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|dT|pc|d2|pc|dK|pc|d3|pg|| pc|dA|pc|d7|pc|d5|pc|d8|pg|| pc|dJ|pc|cJ|pc|dQ|pc|s5|pg|| pc|d9|pc|s6|pc|d4|pc|s8|pg|| pc|d6|pc|s9|pc|h2|pc|sJ|pg|| pc|hA|pc|h9|pc|h4|pc|h3|pg|| mc|7|pg|| qx|c18|st||md|4ST732HAQ5DQT965CT,S965HK9D82CK96543,SQ4HT7642DAKJ4C87,SAKJ8HJ83D73CAQJ2|sv|n|nt|Walddk2: Lavazza in a spot of trouble. 23rd at the moment. Top 16 advance to the KO after Swiss rd 15, but there is time to recover.|pg|| mb|1N|mb|p|nt|chmitty: http://db.eurobridge.org/repository/competitions/20monaco/microsite/RunningScores/Asp/RoundTeamsConditStatClassicMod.asp?qtournid=2000&qshowflag=1|pg|| mb|2S|mb|p|mb|2N|mb|p|mb|3N|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|nt|chmitty: 2NT : I have a good fit in @c (and indeed he has !)|pg|| nt|chmitty: Thus 3NT|pg|| pc|dT|nt|Walddk2: But the diamond stoppers are not great :)|pg|| pc|d2|pc|dK|nt|chmitty: and South has a natural lead in this suit|pg|| pc|d3|pg|| pc|dA|pc|d7|pc|d5|pc|d8|pg|| pc|dJ|pc|s8|pc|dQ|pc|s5|pg|| pc|d9|pc|s6|pc|d4|pc|cJ|pg|| pc|d6|pc|s9|pc|c8|pc|sJ|pg|| pc|hA|pc|h9|pc|h2|pc|h3|pg|| mc|7|pg|| qx|o19|st||md|1SAKJHQJT952D987C5,ST853HAKDQJT5CAJ9,S642H864DK642CK83,SQ97H73DA3CQT7642|sv|e|mb|1H|mb|d|nt|Walddk2: At the other table EW were in 3NT when NS took the 'save' in 4@H. With all cards in view 3NT can be defeated.|pg|| mb|2H|mb|3C|mb|4H|mb|d|nt|Walddk2: The most spectacular defence would be @DK lead, which no one would find.|pg|| mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|hA|pc|h4|pc|h3|pc|h2|pg|| pc|dQ|pc|dK|pc|dA|pc|d7|pg|| pc|d3|pc|d8|pc|dT|pc|d2|pg|| pc|d5|pc|d4|pc|h7|pc|d9|pg|| pc|s9|pc|sA|pc|s3|pc|s2|pg|| pc|c5|pc|cA|pc|c3|pc|c2|pg|| pc|dJ|pc|d6|pc|c4|pc|h5|pg|| pc|hJ|pc|hK|pc|h6|pc|c6|pg|| mc|7|pg|| qx|c19|st||md|1SAKJHQJT952D987C5,ST853HAKDQJT5CAJ9,S642H864DK642CK83,SQ97H73DA3CQT7642|sv|e|mb|1H|mb|1N|mb|2H|mb|3N|mb|4H|mb|d|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|hK|pc|h4|pc|h3|pc|h5|pg|| pc|dQ|nt|Walddk2: The save seems OK. 3NT is a winner. This will probably cost 500.|pg|| pc|dK|pc|dA|pc|d7|pg|| pc|d3|pc|d8|pc|dJ|pc|d2|pg|| nt|Walddk2: Maybe 3NT can go down on the Merrimac Coup: @DK lead.|pg|| nt|Walddk2: But who would find that?|pg|| nt|chmitty: Merrimac :)|pg|| pc|dT|pc|d4|pc|cT|pc|d9|pg|| nt|chmitty: A good friend of many of us|pg|| pc|cA|pc|c3|pc|c2|pc|c5|pg|| pc|d5|pc|d6|pc|h7|pc|hT|pg|| pc|h9|pc|hA|pc|h6|pc|c4|pg|| mc|7|pg|| qx|o20|st||md|2SAKTHAQ6DAK76CT75,S32H873DQJ932CQJ6,SQ954HT95DT54CK83,SJ876HKJ42D8CA942|sv|b|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|mb|2N|mb|p|mb|3N|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|dQ|nt|Walddk2: This will probably make for the only significant swing of the match. Next round in 25 minutes.|pg|| pc|d4|pc|d8|pc|dA|pg|| pc|d6|pc|dJ|pc|d5|pc|c4|pg|| pc|cQ|pc|cK|pc|cA|pc|c5|pg|| pc|c2|pc|cT|pc|cJ|pc|c3|pg|| pc|c6|pc|c8|pc|c9|pc|c7|pg|| pc|s6|pc|sT|pc|s2|pc|s4|pg|| pc|sK|pc|s3|pc|s5|pc|s7|pg|| pc|sA|pc|d2|mc|9|pg|| qx|c20|st||md|2SAKTHAQ6DAK76CT75,S32H873DQJ932CQJ6,SQ954HT95DT54CK83,SJ876HKJ42D8CA942|sv|b|nt|chmitty: @s lead and @d also would work agaisnt 3NT no ?|pg|| mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|nt|chmitty: Already the last board of this session|pg|| mb|1C|nt|Walddk2: Last board of the match now. This has been very fast. Next round at 11.45 CET, in about 55 minutes.|pg|| mb|p|mb|1D|mb|p|mb|1H|mb|p|mb|1S|mb|p|mb|1N|mb|p|nt|Walddk2: http://db.eurobridge.org/repository/competitions/20monaco/microsite/RunningScores/Asp/RoundTeamsConditStatClassicMod.asp?qtournid=2000&qshowflag=1|pg|| mb|2C|mb|p|mb|2D|mb|p|mb|2N|mb|p|nt|chmitty: 2NT 3NT would be the bidding at many tables|pg|| mb|p|mb|p|nt|Walddk2: Would you upgrade a 4333 19-count?|pg|| pc|dQ|pc|d4|pc|d8|pc|dA|pg|| pc|d6|pc|dJ|nt|chmitty: South has 20 here|pg|| pc|d5|nt|Walddk2: Sure?|pg|| nt|chmitty: Inuogarde 19 with a 5332 or some '10's|pg|| nt|chmitty: upgrade*|pg|| pc|c9|pg|| nt|chmitty: I'm sure Copernic is dead, but here it "seems" to me ha does have 20|pg|| pc|d2|pc|dT|pc|h2|pc|d7|pg|| pc|hT|pc|hK|pc|hA|pc|h3|pg|| pc|sA|pc|s2|pc|s4|pc|s6|pg|| pc|sK|pc|s3|pc|s5|pc|s7|pg|| pc|sT|pc|d3|pc|sQ|pc|s8|pg|| pc|h5|pc|h4|pc|hQ|pc|h7|pg|| pc|dK|pc|d9|pc|s9|pc|c2|pg|| pc|c5|pc|cJ|pc|cK|pc|cA|pg|| mc|8|nt|Walddk2: Thx all|pg|| nt|chmitty: Ciao ciao|pg|| pg||