vg|Lederer 2022,Match 9,I,21,30,Harris,0,Allfrey,0| rs|3NW=,3NE+1,4HW-1,4HW=,3NS+1,3NS+1,4HN=,3NE-1,5DN=,4SS+1,4SN+1,3SN+1,3NS=,2NS+2,2DW+1,2NE-1,5DE-1,5DE=,3CS=,2DW=| pn|Zia,Robson,Bilde,Allfrey,Osborne,O Rimstedt,Forrester,M Rimstedt|pg|| qx|o21|st||md|3SA6H9864D54CAJ842,SQTHKQ2DAKJ873CT6,S98752HT75DQT9CQ3,SKJ43HAJ3D62CK975|sv|n|mb|p|mb|1C|mb|p|mb|2C!|an|!d gf|mb|p|mb|2D|mb|p|mb|2N|mb|p|mb|3N|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|s9|pc|s3|pc|sA|pc|sT|pg|| pc|c2|pc|c6|pc|cQ|pc|cK|pg|| pc|s4|pc|s6|pc|sQ|pc|s7|pg|| pc|dK|pc|d9|pc|d2|pc|d4|pg|| pc|dA|pc|dT|pc|d6|pc|d5|pg|| pc|h2|pc|h5|pc|hA|pc|h4|pg|| pc|sK|pc|c4|mc|9|pg|| qx|c21|st||md|3SA6H9864D54CAJ842,SQTHKQ2DAKJ873CT6,S98752HT75DQT9CQ3,SKJ43HAJ3D62CK975|sv|n|mb|p|mb|1N|an|10-12|mb|p|mb|3N|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|nt|vugraphzgt: https://lederertrophy.com/lederer-scoring/|pg|| pc|c4|pc|c6|pc|cQ|pc|cK|pg|| pc|s4|pc|sA|pc|sT|pc|s2|pg|| nt|mug: hello again|pg|| pc|cJ|pc|cT|pc|c3|pc|c5|pg|| pc|cA|mc|10|pg|| qx|o22|st||md|4SA4HQ32DKJ8632C92,SJ6HKT754DAQ9CAT4,SQ9732HJ9DT54CK53,SKT85HA86D7CQJ876|sv|e|mb|p|mb|p|mb|1N|mb|p|mb|3D|an|splinter|mb|d|mb|4H|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|d5|pc|d7|pc|dJ|pc|dQ|pg|| pc|d9|pc|d4|pc|h6|pc|d2|pg|| pc|h8|pc|h3|pc|hK|pc|h9|pg|| pc|h5|pc|hJ|pc|hA|pc|h2|pg|| pc|cQ|pc|c2|pc|c4|pc|c3|pg|| pc|c6|pc|c9|pc|cT|pc|cK|pg|| pc|c5|pc|c7|pc|hQ|pc|cA|pg|| pc|d8|pc|dA|pc|dT|pc|s5|pg|| pc|s6|pc|s2|pc|sK|pc|sA|pg|| mc|9|pg|| qx|c22|st||md|4SA4HQ32DKJ8632C92,SJ6HKT754DAQ9CAT4,SQ9732HJ9DT54CK53,SKT85HA86D7CQJ876|sv|e|nt|mug: the running scores are on lederertrophy.com|pg|| mb|p|mb|p|mb|1H|mb|p|mb|2C!|nt|mug: Allfrey 248, Andresen 223, Harris 222|pg|| mb|2D|mb|2N|mb|p|mb|4H|mb|p|nt|mug: so Harris needs 38 minimum here to win on tie-break|pg|| mb|p|mb|p|pc|d4|pc|d7|nt|mug: this 4@H appears to be on the spade guess|pg|| nt|mug: declarer also has trumps 4-1 to consider, so won't be in any hurry|pg|| nt|mug: www.lederertrophy.com/2022-running-scores/|pg|| pc|dK|pc|dA|pg|| pc|hK|pc|h9|pc|h6|pc|h2|pg|| nt|mug: @HK in case of singleton @H9 or honour with South|pg|| pc|dQ|pc|d5|pc|s5|pc|d2|pg|| pc|d9|pc|dT|pc|h8|pc|d6|pg|| pc|hA|pc|h3|pc|h4|pc|hJ|pg|| pc|cQ|pc|c9|pc|cT|pc|cK|pg|| pc|s2|nt|aardv: Does South need @SA for his 2@D bid?|pg|| nt|mug: he can bid it on what he likes|pg|| pc|s8|nt|mug: West hasn't seen the @HQ yet|pg|| nt|mug: if he knew South had it, he might question whether he could have the 1@S and pass second seat|pg|| mc|10|pg|| qx|o23|st||md|1SKJ95H93DAK2CJ764,SQ76HJ8764DQT97CQ,SATHAQT5DJ54CK983,S8432HK2D863CAT52|sv|b|mb|1D|mb|p|mb|1H|mb|p|mb|1N|mb|p|mb|3N|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|d7|pc|dJ|pc|d3|pc|d2|pg|| pc|c8|pc|c5|pc|c4|pc|cQ|pg|| pc|s6|pc|sT|pc|s4|pc|sJ|pg|| pc|c6|pc|h4|pc|cK|pc|cA|pg|| pc|d8|pc|dA|pc|dQ|pc|d4|pg|| pc|s5|pc|s7|pc|sA|pc|s2|pg|| pc|c9|pc|c2|pc|c7|pc|h6|pg|| pc|c3|pc|cT|pc|cJ|pc|h7|pg|| pc|sK|pc|sQ|pc|h5|pc|s3|pg|| pc|s9|pc|h8|pc|hT|pc|s8|pg|| pc|h3|pc|hJ|pc|hQ|pc|hK|pg|| mc|10|pg|| qx|c23|st||md|1SKJ95H93DAK2CJ764,SQ76HJ8764DQT97CQ,SATHAQT5DJ54CK983,S8432HK2D863CAT52|sv|b|nt|mug: good start for Harris, both boards and 13 IMPs|pg|| mb|1C|mb|p|mb|1D!|nt|mug: Allfrey needs 13 VP from somewhere|pg|| mb|p|mb|1N|mb|p|mb|3N|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|nt|aardv: at the other table Dennis B ducked the first club, which meant that the spade play came later, after @HQ had ruffed a club|pg|| pc|dT|nt|mug: and not to be overtaken by Andresen|pg|| nt|mug: the @DJ will score T1, but then what?|pg|| nt|mug: a low club off the board won't be a winner, but playing spades will be OK|pg|| pc|dJ|pc|d8|pc|d2|pg|| nt|mug: he'd rather his opponents played spades, but that's not likely to happen|pg|| pc|c3|pc|c2|pc|c7|pc|cQ|pg|| nt|mug: not best but not worst|pg|| pc|s6|pc|sT|pc|s2|nt|mug: that helps|pg|| pc|s5|pg|| nt|mug: @S2 reverse count|pg|| pc|cK|nt|aardv: Maybe @CK now|pg|| pc|cA|pc|c4|nt|aardv: checking for a sneaky @CQ10 doubleton with West|pg|| pc|h4|pg|| nt|mug: looks like 10 and a flat board|pg|| pc|d6|pc|dK|pc|dQ|pc|d4|pg|| pc|s9|pc|s7|pc|sA|pc|s3|pg|| pc|c8|pc|c5|pc|c6|pc|h6|pg|| pc|c9|pc|cT|pc|cJ|pc|sQ|pg|| pc|h3|pc|h7|pc|hQ|mc|10|pg|| qx|o24|st||md|2SK72H84D62CQT9543,S943HJDAKQJ985CK8,SA65HKQT9653D43CA,SQJT8HA72DT7CJ762|sv|o|mb|1D|mb|4H|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|dT|pc|d2|pc|dJ|pc|d4|pg|| pc|dQ|pc|d3|pc|d7|pc|d6|pg|| pc|hJ|pc|hK|pc|hA|pc|h4|pg|| pc|sQ|pc|s2|pc|s3|pc|sA|pg|| pc|cA|pc|c2|pc|c3|pc|c8|pg|| pc|h3|pc|h2|pc|h8|pc|d5|pg|| pc|c4|mc|10|pg|| qx|c24|st||md|2SK72H84D62CQT9543,S943HJDAKQJ985CK8,SA65HKQT9653D43CA,SQJT8HA72DT7CJ762|sv|o|mb|1D|mb|1H|mb|d!|mb|p|mb|1S!|an|3spades|mb|2H|nt|mug: looks like double showed 4+@S and 1@S showed three|pg|| mb|d|mb|p|mb|3H|nt|mug: diamonds obviously not worth a repeat|pg|| mb|p|nt|mug: not 3@H requesting a stop|pg|| mb|3N|nt|mug: *now|pg|| mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|h8|nt|aardv: this won't take long|pg|| nt|mug: only eight tricks|pg|| mc|8|nt|mug: I wonder why East doubled 2@H with only eight points|pg|| nt|mug: 4@H made by North next door, so nine more and the board to Harris|pg|| nt|aardv: to talk them out of 4@H?|pg|| pg|| qx|o25|st||md|3SJ7532HDK543CAQJ6,SQT96HAJ862D96C53,SAK4H54DAQT7C8742,S8HKQT973DJ82CKT9|sv|e|mb|1D|mb|1H|mb|1S|mb|4H|mb|p|mb|p|mb|5D|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|s8|pc|s2|pc|sT|pc|sA|pg|| pc|c4|pc|c9|pc|cQ|pc|c5|pg|| pc|dK|pc|d9|pc|d7|pc|d2|pg|| pc|s3|pc|s6|pc|s4|pc|cT|pg|| pc|s9|pc|sK|pc|d8|pc|s5|pg|| pc|hK|pc|d3|pc|h6|pc|h5|pg|| pc|d4|pc|d6|pc|dA|pc|dJ|pg|| pc|c7|pc|cK|mc|11|pg|| qx|c25|st||md|3SJ7532HDK543CAQJ6,SQT96HAJ862D96C53,SAK4H54DAQT7C8742,S8HKQT973DJ82CKT9|sv|e|mb|1C|mb|2H|nt|aardv: i wonder where declarer found a tenth trick|pg|| mb|2S|nt|mug: the @H8 became an entry to ruff down the @CK|pg|| mb|4H|mb|4S|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|nt|mug: that didn't have to happen|pg|| pc|hA|nt|mug: this 4@S should make plus one|pg|| pc|h4|pc|h7|pc|s2|pg|| nt|mug: a more promising result for Allfrey, with 5@H cheap at 500|pg|| pc|s3|pc|s6|pc|sA|pc|s8|pg|| pc|c2|pc|cT|pc|cQ|pc|c3|pg|| nt|aardv: er, have you seen the vul right there Tom?|pg|| nt|mug: no I misread it|pg|| nt|mug: 5@H would cost 800|pg|| pc|s5|pc|s9|pc|sK|pc|h9|pg|| pc|c4|pc|c9|pc|cJ|pc|c5|pg|| pc|cA|pc|sT|pc|c7|pc|cK|pg|| pc|sQ|pc|s4|pc|h3|pc|s7|pg|| mc|11|pg|| qx|o26|st||md|4STHKQ87542DK5C532,SQ54HT3DT9843CAT9,SAKJ762H6D7CKQJ86,S983HAJ9DAQJ62C74|sv|b|mb|1D|mb|3H|mb|p|mb|4S|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|dA|pc|d5|pc|d3|pc|d7|pg|| pc|d6|pc|dK|pc|d4|pc|h6|pg|| pc|sT|pc|s4|pc|s2|pc|s3|pg|| pc|c2|pc|cT|pc|cK|pc|c7|pg|| pc|sA|pc|s8|pc|h2|pc|s5|pg|| pc|sK|pc|s9|pc|h4|pc|sQ|pg|| mc|11|pg|| qx|c26|st||md|4STHKQ87542DK5C532,SQ54HT3DT9843CAT9,SAKJ762H6D7CKQJ86,S983HAJ9DAQJ62C74|sv|b|mb|1C|an|2+|nt|mug: not ironclad but may try 3@H|pg|| mb|3H|mb|p|mb|3S|mb|p|nt|mug: too much for a weak 2@H anyway|pg|| nt|mug: pre-empted mostly partner |pg|| nt|aardv: should this be forcing?|pg|| nt|mug: in theory|pg|| nt|mug: I think 3@S is the last making spot|pg|| nt|aardv: me too|pg|| nt|aardv: can't get to dummy|pg|| nt|mug: 3@H was the second last|pg|| nt|mug: if he bids then what?|pg|| nt|mug: 4@H or 4@S?|pg|| nt|aardv: 4@D choice?|pg|| nt|mug: that will sounds like slam interest|pg|| nt|aardv: y|pg|| nt|aardv: i think one of 4m should be choice|pg|| nt|aardv: but i can't claim to have discussed it|pg|| mb|p|mb|p|nt|mug: well that was a good decision|pg|| pc|s9|nt|mug: won't help much as 4@S made +1 next door|pg|| pc|sT|pc|sQ|pc|sA|pg|| pc|sK|pc|s3|pc|c2|nt|mug: ace and another diamond lead|pg|| pc|s4|pg|| pc|sJ|pc|s8|pc|c3|pc|s5|pg|| pc|d7|pc|dA|pc|d5|pc|d9|pg|| nt|mug: so that's 11 more IMPs to Harris and the board|pg|| nt|mug: Allfrey's requisite 13 is looking distant now|pg|| nt|mug: he has three on the board, and four boards to come, way behind on IMPs|pg|| nt|mug: Bilde just bid 4@S over 3@H|pg|| pc|hA|pc|h2|pc|h3|pc|h6|pg|| pc|c7|pc|c5|pc|cA|pc|c6|pg|| mc|10|nt|mug: only 10 IMPs|pg|| pg|| qx|o27|st||md|1SK862HK4DAQJCQT54,SAQT7HQ93DT96C762,S4HA52D5432CKJ983,SJ953HJT876DK87CA|sv|o|mb|1N|mb|p|mb|3N|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|dT|pc|d2|pc|dK|pc|dA|pg|| pc|c5|pc|c2|pc|cK|pc|cA|pg|| pc|sJ|pc|s2|pc|sT|pc|s4|pg|| pc|s9|pc|sK|pc|sA|pc|h2|pg|| pc|sQ|pc|d3|pc|s3|pc|s6|pg|| mc|9|pg|| qx|c27|st||md|1SK862HK4DAQJCQT54,SAQT7HQ93DT96C762,S4HA52D5432CKJ983,SJ953HJT876DK87CA|sv|o|mb|1N|an|15-17|nt|mug: now a possible 3NT, not making on best defence|pg|| mb|p|mb|2S!|mb|p|nt|mug: looks like a range-ask|pg|| mb|2N!|an|min|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|nt|mug: West won't lead from AQ107 |pg|| nt|mug: maybe a heart or the @D10|pg|| pc|dT|nt|aardv: Harris currently leading 27-3 on the IMP VPs, 8-4 on the point-a -board. Which is enough for them to overtake Allfrey|pg|| pc|d2|pc|dK|nt|mug: now the @S9 through holds 2NT to eight|pg|| pc|dA|pg|| nt|mug: against won't help as 3NT has been made|pg|| pc|c5|pc|c7|pc|cJ|pc|cA|pg|| nt|mug: diamond lead and @SJ return, not quite good enough|pg|| pc|hT|nt|mug: West unblocked the @S10, but then the @S8 held the suit|pg|| pc|hK|pc|h3|pc|h2|pg|| pc|cQ|pc|c6|pc|c3|pc|d8|pg|| pc|cT|pc|c2|pc|c8|pc|d7|pg|| nt|mug: Zia-Bilde running riot in the other room|pg|| pc|c4|pc|s7|pc|c9|pc|h8|pg|| pc|cK|pc|s5|pc|s2|pc|sT|pg|| pc|d3|pc|s3|pc|dQ|pc|d6|pg|| pc|dJ|pc|d9|pc|d4|mc|10|pg|| qx|o28|st||md|2SKJ85HK864D7CKJ84,SAQT3H73DAKQ92CT3,S764HJ5DJT63CA965,S92HAQT92D854CQ72|sv|n|mb|1D|mb|p|mb|1H|mb|d|mb|1S|mb|p|mb|2D|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|hJ|pc|hQ|pc|hK|pc|h3|pg|| pc|c4|pc|cT|pc|cA|pc|c2|pg|| pc|c5|pc|c7|pc|cJ|pc|c3|pg|| pc|h6|pc|h7|pc|h5|pc|h9|pg|| pc|s9|pc|sJ|pc|sQ|pc|s7|pg|| pc|sA|pc|s4|pc|s2|pc|s5|pg|| pc|s3|pc|s6|pc|d4|pc|s8|pg|| pc|cQ|pc|cK|pc|d2|pc|c6|pg|| pc|dA|pc|d3|pc|d5|pc|d7|pg|| pc|sT|mc|9|pg|| qx|c28|st||md|2SKJ85HK864D7CKJ84,SAQT3H73DAKQ92CT3,S764HJ5DJT63CA965,S92HAQT92D854CQ72|sv|n|nt|mug: don't expect swinging now from NS, as they have no reason to think they're behind|pg|| mb|1D|mb|p|mb|1H|mb|d|mb|1S|nt|mug: double of 1@H is pushy though|pg|| nt|vugraphzgt: NS swapped here = Forrester is S and Osborne is N|pg|| mb|p|nt|mug: worth knowing|pg|| mb|1N|mb|p|mb|2N|nt|vugraphzgt: and surely EW swapped as well|pg|| mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|c4|nt|mug: everything wrong here|pg|| nt|mug: except the spades|pg|| nt|mug: the defenders have four clubs to cash, on which discards from dummy will be awkward|pg|| pc|c3|pc|cA|pc|c2|pg|| pc|c5|pc|c7|pc|cJ|pc|cT|pg|| pc|d7|pc|dA|pc|d6|pc|d5|pg|| nt|aardv: Ola has the less kempt hair|pg|| pc|dK|pc|d3|pc|d4|pc|h4|pg|| nt|mug: South's double should help East here|pg|| pc|dQ|pc|dT|pc|d8|nt|aardv: a heart to the 10 would work well|pg|| pc|s5|pg|| pc|d2|pc|dJ|pc|h9|nt|aardv: (or the Q)|pg|| pc|h6|pg|| nt|mug: now the clubs and a heart through is one down|pg|| pc|c6|pc|cQ|pc|cK|pc|h3|pg|| pc|c8|pc|s3|pc|c9|mc|7|pg|| qx|o29|st||md|3SQJ976HT52D93CA42,S543HJDKQ872CKT97,SKTHKQ9874DCQJ863,SA82HA63DAJT654C5|sv|b|mb|1H|mb|2D|mb|2H|mb|4H|mb|p|mb|4S|mb|p|mb|4N|an|worse than 5D|mb|p|mb|5D|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|sJ|pc|s3|pc|sK|pc|s8|pg|| pc|sT|pc|sA|pc|s6|pc|s4|pg|| pc|dA|pc|d3|pc|d2|pc|h4|pg|| pc|dJ|pc|d9|pc|d7|pc|c8|pg|| pc|c5|pc|cA|pc|c7|pc|c3|pg|| pc|sQ|mc|10|pg|| qx|c29|st||md|3SQJ976HT52D93CA42,S543HJDKQ872CKT97,SKTHKQ9874DCQJ863,SA82HA63DAJT654C5|sv|b|nt|mug: that's put Allfrey up to 5VP, 13 required|pg|| mb|1H|mb|2D|mb|2H|nt|aardv: i make it 9 VP they've got|pg|| nt|mug: I'm not counting the IMPs|pg|| mb|5D|nt|mug: the five are cast in stone|pg|| nt|aardv: oh i see|pg|| mb|p|mb|p|nt|aardv: 6 then, they won the PAB on board 23 i think|pg|| mb|p|pc|h2|nt|mug: 630 both tables|pg|| nt|aardv: my mistake|pg|| pc|hJ|pc|hQ|pc|hA|pg|| pc|c5|pc|cA|pc|c7|pc|c3|pg|| nt|mug: but this is bad as 5@D will make|pg|| nt|mug: final nail in the coffin I would say|pg|| pc|sQ|pc|s3|pc|sT|pc|sA|pg|| pc|d4|pc|d3|pc|dK|pc|h9|pg|| nt|mug: had to be spade lead|pg|| pc|dQ|pc|h4|pc|d5|mc|11|nt|mug: found by Zia (the @SJ)|pg|| pg|| qx|o30|st||md|4S952HAJ87DKCAKQ74,SA4HKQT32DAT73CT3,SK873H954DQ86C965,SQJT6H6DJ9542CJ82|sv|o|mb|p|mb|1C|mb|1H|mb|p|mb|1S|mb|2C|mb|d|mb|3C|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|cT|pc|c5|pc|c2|pc|cK|pg|| pc|cA|pc|c3|pc|c6|pc|c8|pg|| pc|dK|pc|dA|pc|d6|pc|d2|pg|| pc|hK|pc|h4|pc|h6|pc|hA|pg|| pc|cQ|pc|h3|pc|c9|pc|cJ|pg|| pc|h8|pc|hT|pc|h5|pc|d5|pg|| pc|s4|pc|sK|pc|sQ|pc|s2|pg|| mc|9|pg|| qx|c30|st||md|4S952HAJ87DKCAKQ74,SA4HKQT32DAT73CT3,SK873H954DQ86C965,SQJT6H6DJ9542CJ82|sv|o|mb|p|mb|1C|mb|1H|mb|p|mb|p|mb|1N|mb|2D|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|c5|pc|c2|pc|cQ|pc|c3|pg|| nt|mug: well that's most probably it I think|pg|| nt|aardv: Zia's made 3@C at the other table|pg|| nt|mug: unless Andresen has had an enormous win, Jonathan Harris has won the Lederer|pg|| pc|cK|pc|cT|pc|c6|pc|c8|pg|| nt|aardv: in which case, congratulations to Jonathan and his team|pg|| pc|s5|pc|s4|pc|sK|pc|s6|pg|| nt|aardv: He does a lot to support English bridge, I'm pleased to see him win|pg|| nt|mug: either way comiserations to Allfrey who previously led throughout|pg|| pc|c9|pc|cJ|pc|cA|pc|d3|pg|| pc|sA|pc|s3|pc|sT|pc|s2|pg|| pc|hK|pc|h4|pc|h6|pc|hA|pg|| pc|s9|pc|h2|pc|s7|pc|sJ|pg|| pc|dJ|pc|dK|nt|mug: Andresen leads Chairman's 41-2 with one to play|pg|| nt|mug: so it's close|pg|| mc|8|nt|aardv: Andresen were 1 VP ahead of Harris before this match|pg|| nt|aardv: Harris have won 30-0 on the IMPS and 15-5 on the PAB|pg|| nt|mug: I believe Harris gets all the IMPS for this, plus 15 for BAM = 45|pg|| nt|aardv: 41-2 would be 29 VPs for the IMP|pg|| nt|mug: Harris wins|pg|| nt|mug: official results will be on www.lederertrophy.com|pg|| nt|aardv: Thanks everyone. Have a good evening.|pg|| nt|mug: bye|pg|| pg||