vg|BBO3-2022WTC-BB,RR4,I,17,32,INDIA,0,SWITZERLAND,0| rs|4SE-1,4SE=,3NS+3,6NN=,4SE-1,4SE=,3NN+1,3DS+3,4HS=,4HS+1,1NW+1,2DE-1,4HN+1,4SN=,4SN-1,4HW=,4HS=,3SW-1,3HS=,4CWx+1,3SWx-2,3NN-2,2SE=,3CE+1,4SW-1,4SW-1,4SE=,4SW=,1NE+1,1NE+3,6CE=,6CE=| pn|TEWARI,BRINK,ANKLESARIA,DRIJVER,PIEDRA,MUKHERJEE,ZIMMERMANN,MAJUMDAR|pg|| qx|o17|st||md|3SA32HQT54DAQ875C6,SJT6HKJ9862DJCK72,S87H73DT642CQ9543,SKQ954HADK93CAJT8|sv|o|mb|p|mb|1S|mb|p|mb|2D!|mb|p|mb|3N|mb|p|mb|4S|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|s2|pc|s6|pc|s7|pc|s9|pg|| pc|hA|pc|h5|pc|h2|pc|h3|pg|| pc|d3|pc|dQ|pc|dJ|pc|d6|pg|| nt|panja: hi all|pg|| pc|sA|pc|sT|pc|s8|pc|s4|pg|| pc|s3|pc|sJ|pc|c5|nt|panja: RT has started the defence very well...|pg|| pc|s5|pg|| pc|hK|pc|h7|pc|d9|pc|h4|pg|| pc|h6|pc|d2|nt|panja: all comes down to @CQ guess|pg|| nt|panja: and the Declarer hasn't got it right....Welldone RT! brilliant lead and followup|pg|| nt|panja: 4@H isn't a great contract either....|pg|| nt|panja: RT is short for Rajeshwar Tewari|pg|| nt|panja: this third Heart was not a percentage play..|pg|| nt|panja: but the Declarer was thinking of combining it with @CQ guess..|pg|| nt|panja: so if @H didn't divide...he hoped to guess @CQ|pg|| pc|sQ|pc|hT|pg|| pc|cA|pc|c6|pc|c2|pc|c3|pg|| pc|cJ|pc|d5|pc|cK|pc|c4|pg|| pc|c7|pc|cQ|pc|c8|pc|d7|pg|| pc|c9|pc|cT|pc|d8|pc|h8|pg|| nt|panja: that does not work because Clubs are 51...overall, this is a delicate % problem to solve on the table....but my feeling is..a Club might have been slightly better than third Heart. I could be wrong though.|pg|| mc|9|pg|| qx|c17|st||md|3SA32HQT54DAQ875C6,SJT6HKJ9862DJCK72,S87H73DT642CQ9543,SKQ954HADK93CAJT8|sv|o|mb|p|mb|1S|mb|p|mb|3D!|mb|p|mb|3N!|mb|p|mb|4S|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|c6|pc|c2|pc|cQ|pc|cA|pg|| pc|s4|pc|s2|pc|sJ|pc|s7|pg|| pc|h2|pc|h3|pc|hA|pc|h4|pg|| pc|s5|pc|sA|pc|s6|pc|s8|pg|| pc|s3|pc|sT|pc|c3|pc|s9|pg|| pc|hK|pc|h7|pc|d3|pc|h5|pg|| pc|h6|pc|d2|pc|sQ|pc|hT|pg|| pc|c8|pc|d5|pc|cK|pc|c5|pg|| mc|10|pg|| qx|o18|st||md|4SAQT973HAQ8D82CA6,SK65HT9DKJTCJT732,SJ4HK6DAQ97CK9854,S82HJ75432D6543CQ|sv|n|mb|2H|mb|2S|mb|p|mb|3C|mb|p|nt|panja: Reasonable 6@S slam here for NS. The junk 2@H opening...to begin with|pg|| mb|3N|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|hT|pc|hK|pc|h2|pc|h8|pg|| pc|sJ|pc|s2|pc|s3|pc|sK|pg|| pc|h9|pc|h6|pc|h3|nt|panja: https://youtu.be/qApr5NNZbvk for live audio commentary|pg|| pc|hA|pg|| pc|sA|pc|s5|pc|s4|pc|s8|pg|| pc|sQ|pc|s6|pc|c4|pc|h4|pg|| pc|sT|pc|c2|pc|d7|pc|d3|pg|| pc|s9|pc|c3|pc|d9|pc|d4|pg|| pc|s7|pc|dJ|pc|c5|pc|h5|pg|| nt|panja: show up squeeze in minors..finesse is on....RT is going to play through....|pg|| pc|c6|pc|c7|pc|cK|pc|cQ|pg|| pc|c8|pc|d5|pc|cA|pc|cJ|pg|| pc|hQ|pc|dT|pc|c9|pc|h7|pg|| pc|d2|pc|dK|pc|dA|pc|d6|pg|| pc|dQ|pc|hJ|pc|d8|pc|cT|pg|| pg|| qx|c18|st||md|4SAQT973HAQ8D82CA6,SK65HT9DKJTCJT732,SJ4HK6DAQ97CK9854,S82HJ75432D6543CQ|sv|n|mb|2H|mb|3S|mb|p|mb|6N|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|d6|pc|d2|pc|dK|pc|dA|pg|| pc|sJ|pc|s2|pc|s3|pc|s6|pg|| pc|s4|pc|s8|mc|12|pg|| qx|o19|st||md|1SQJHJT862DJT7CAQ7,ST9872HQ73D642CT9,S64HK94DK985C6432,SAK53HA5DAQ3CKJ85|sv|e|nt|panja: 4@S is on, on B19|pg|| nt|panja: 54 fit...|pg|| mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|mb|2N|mb|p|nt|panja: @D lead will create some problems.....but in that case 2 Hearts can be discarded on Clubs |pg|| mb|3H|mb|p|mb|3S!|nt|panja: 3@S is a gross underbid, I would think|pg|| nt|panja: W does not know @S fit...West is going to pass... with 4 Key cards and known 54 fit..perhaps, 4@S would be in order from West|pg|| mb|p|mb|4S|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|nt|panja: oh ok, 3@S might be showing Spade fit....|pg|| pc|hJ|nt|panja: thx Hendrikj and Christina|pg|| pc|hQ|pc|hK|pc|hA|pg|| pc|c5|nt|panja: 3@S shows an alert now, it didn't earlier. We don't have the explanation though. Thx. to informed kibitzers...Do please fill in with what you know about their system|pg|| pc|cQ|pc|c9|pc|c2|pg|| nt|panja: the Club play here is risky...|pg|| nt|panja: could incur promotion to one of the trump honours if Clubs were 52|pg|| pc|hT|pc|h3|pc|h4|pc|h5|pg|| pc|h2|pc|h7|pc|h9|pc|s3|pg|| pc|sA|pc|sQ|pc|s2|pc|s4|pg|| nt|panja: In the other room, East rebid 4@S....|pg|| pc|c8|pc|cA|pc|cT|pc|c6|pg|| pc|dJ|pc|d2|pc|d5|nt|panja: In the other room, on trick 1, East ducked @HJ..had South shifted to @D, that might have gone down...|pg|| pc|dQ|pg|| pc|cJ|pc|c7|pc|s7|pc|c3|pg|| pc|s8|pc|s6|pc|s5|pc|sJ|pg|| nt|panja: All is well that ends well, this will be a pushed board|pg|| mc|9|nt|panja: sorry|pg|| pg|| qx|c19|st||md|1SQJHJT862DJT7CAQ7,ST9872HQ73D642CT9,S64HK94DK985C6432,SAK53HA5DAQ3CKJ85|sv|e|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|mb|2N|mb|p|mb|3H|mb|p|mb|4S|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|hJ|pc|h3|pc|h4|pc|h5|pg|| pc|hT|pc|h7|pc|h9|pc|hA|pg|| pc|sA|pc|sQ|pc|s2|pc|s4|pg|| pc|sK|pc|sJ|pc|s7|pc|s6|pg|| pc|s3|pc|h2|pc|s8|pc|c3|pg|| pc|cT|pc|c2|pc|c5|pc|cQ|pg|| pc|dJ|pc|d2|pc|d5|pc|dQ|pg|| mc|10|pg|| qx|o20|st||md|2SAK64HAQ54DQ7652C,SQJ5H963DKCKQJ965,S982HK8DA98CAT732,ST73HJT72DJT43C84|sv|b|nt|panja: too my eye of the ball, so to say, while watching the other room play|pg|| mb|1C!|mb|p|mb|1D!|mb|d|mb|2C|nt|panja: what is 1@C ?|pg|| mb|d|nt|panja: any input kibs?|pg|| mb|p|mb|3C|mb|p|mb|3N|mb|p|nt|panja: this is going to be a bit of problem for South...|pg|| nt|panja: if North had passed 2@C, South could have doubled...|pg|| mb|p|mb|p|nt|panja: 3Nt should be fine....|pg|| pc|c8|nt|panja: @DK falls, and then @D9 can be run through East...for 4 Diamond tricks...so should make 10 tricks...|pg|| pc|h4|pc|cJ|pc|c2|pg|| pc|cK|pc|cA|pc|c4|nt|panja: 2@C would have gone down 4!|pg|| pc|s4|pg|| pc|s2|pc|s3|pc|sA|pc|s5|pg|| pc|d2|pc|dK|pc|dA|pc|d3|pg|| pc|d9|pc|dT|pc|dQ|pc|h9|pg|| pc|d5|pc|c5|pc|d8|nt|panja: In the other room, NS don't seem to have figured out their 26HCP combine...|pg|| pc|d4|pg|| pc|hK|pc|h2|pc|h5|pc|h3|pg|| pc|h8|pc|h7|pc|hQ|pc|h6|pg|| pc|d6|pc|c6|pc|s8|pc|dJ|pg|| pc|sT|pc|sK|pc|sJ|pc|s9|pg|| mc|10|pg|| qx|c20|st||md|2SAK64HAQ54DQ7652C,SQJ5H963DKCKQJ965,S982HK8DA98CAT732,ST73HJT72DJT43C84|sv|b|mb|1C|mb|p|mb|1H|mb|d|mb|r!|mb|1N|mb|p|mb|2D|mb|p|mb|2H|mb|p|mb|2S|mb|p|mb|3D|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|cK|pc|cA|pc|c4|pc|s4|pg|| pc|hK|pc|h2|pc|h4|pc|h3|pg|| pc|h8|pc|hT|pc|hA|pc|h6|pg|| pc|hQ|pc|h9|pc|s2|pc|h7|pg|| pc|sA|pc|s5|pc|s8|pc|s3|pg|| pc|sK|pc|sJ|pc|s9|pc|s7|pg|| pc|s6|pc|sQ|pc|d8|pc|sT|pg|| pc|c2|pc|c8|pc|d2|pc|c5|pg|| pc|h5|pc|dK|pc|dA|pc|hJ|pg|| pc|d9|pc|dJ|pc|dQ|pc|c6|pg|| pc|d5|pc|c9|pc|c3|pc|dT|pg|| pc|d4|pc|d6|pc|cJ|pc|c7|pg|| pc|d7|pc|cQ|pc|cT|pc|d3|pg|| pg|| qx|o21|st||md|3SJ53HKT6542DA5CKQ,S97H73DJT832CA854,SA2HQJ8DKQ976CJ76,SKQT864HA9D4CT932|sv|n|mb|1D|mb|1S|mb|2H|mb|p|mb|4H|mb|p|nt|panja: 4@H should make on B21...but there is a possibility of @D ruff...|pg|| mb|p|mb|p|pc|s9|nt|panja: tricky play on T1|pg|| pc|sA|pc|sT|pc|s3|pg|| pc|hQ|nt|panja: Tewari doesn't waste time....@SA and trump...simple and effective|pg|| pc|hA|nt|panja: 4@H bid and made in the other room. Same play|pg|| pc|h2|pc|h3|pg|| pc|sK|pc|s5|pc|s7|pc|s2|pg|| nt|panja: Olav points out OT possibility|pg|| nt|panja: E needs to play a Club just now..|pg|| nt|panja: else Spade ruff, trumps, will squeeze West in minors|pg|| nt|panja: East doesn't know which Ace W has...no indication from play thus far...|pg|| nt|panja: so for the bigger pot, he will likely try @D|pg|| pc|c9|pc|cK|pc|cA|pc|c6|pg|| nt|panja: S made 11 in the other room..when E backed @D at trick 4...1 IMP to the Swiss|pg|| pc|d3|mc|10|pg|| qx|c21|st||md|3SJ53HKT6542DA5CKQ,S97H73DJT832CA854,SA2HQJ8DKQ976CJ76,SKQT864HA9D4CT932|sv|n|mb|1D|mb|1S|mb|2H|mb|p|mb|3H|mb|p|mb|4H|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|s9|pc|sA|pc|s4|pc|s3|pg|| pc|hQ|pc|hA|pc|h2|pc|h3|pg|| pc|sQ|pc|s5|pc|s7|pc|s2|pg|| pc|d4|pc|dA|pc|d2|pc|d6|pg|| pc|sJ|pc|c4|pc|h8|pc|sT|pg|| pc|hJ|pc|h9|mc|10|pg|| qx|o22|st||md|4S52HQ543DKQ754CJ5,SQ973HA762DACAK96,SA864HKJ9D9CQT432,SKJTHT8DJT8632C87|sv|e|mb|p|mb|p|mb|1C!|mb|p|mb|1D!|nt|panja: B22...weak suit in long hand is Diamonds....that should be the best spot..2@D or 3@D for EW|pg|| mb|p|mb|1N!|nt|panja: 1@D seems like normally Diamonds, but could be 3 or 2 at times...|pg|| nt|panja: Sumit-Laltu have played 2@D in the other room|pg|| nt|panja: can someone give link to EW CC?|pg|| nt|panja: thanks...|pg|| mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|nt|panja: 1Nt any 18-20 BAL it says|pg|| nt|panja: 1D 0-6, artificial|pg|| pc|c3|nt|panja: and many more meanings to 1@D|pg|| pc|c7|pc|cJ|pc|cA|pg|| pc|s3|pc|s4|pc|sT|pc|s5|pg|| pc|sK|pc|s2|pc|s7|nt|panja: http://www.ecatsbridgenews.com/WBFsystems/W2021BTC-BermudaBowl/Switzerland/Brink-Drijver.pdf|pg|| pc|s6|pg|| pc|sJ|pc|d4|pc|sQ|pc|sA|pg|| pc|cQ|pc|c8|pc|c5|pc|cK|pg|| pc|s9|pc|s8|pc|d2|nt|panja: The Swiss will get 5 or 6 IMPs here|pg|| pc|d5|pg|| pc|c6|pc|cT|pc|d3|mc|8|pg|| qx|c22|st||md|4S52HQ543DKQ754CJ5,SQ973HA762DACAK96,SA864HKJ9D9CQT432,SKJTHT8DJT8632C87|sv|e|mb|p|mb|p|mb|1C|mb|p|mb|1D|mb|p|mb|1H|mb|p|mb|2D|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|s5|pc|s3|pc|sA|pc|sJ|pg|| pc|h9|pc|hT|pc|hQ|pc|hA|pg|| pc|dA|pc|d9|pc|d2|pc|d4|pg|| pc|s7|pc|s4|pc|sK|pc|s2|pg|| pc|d8|pc|dQ|pc|h2|pc|c2|pg|| pc|h3|pc|h6|pc|hK|pc|h8|pg|| pc|s8|pc|sT|pc|d5|pc|s9|pg|| pc|h4|pc|h7|pc|hJ|pc|d3|pg|| pc|dJ|pc|dK|pc|c6|pc|c3|pg|| pc|c5|mc|7|pg|| qx|o23|st||md|1SJ3H74DAJ9853CKQT,SA762HAQ2D642C654,SKQ984HKJT953DCA3,ST5H86DKQT7CJ9872|sv|b|nt|panja: 2@D was a make double dummy....|pg|| nt|panja: but let us move on to B23|pg|| mb|1D|mb|p|mb|1H|mb|p|mb|2D|mb|p|nt|panja: 4@H seems like a good spot for NS here|pg|| mb|2S|mb|p|mb|2N|mb|p|mb|3S|mb|p|nt|panja: difficult bid for South, this one|pg|| mb|4H|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|nt|panja: North has shown 56....RT gets this right... VUL, makes sense to try the game...|pg|| pc|h6|pc|h7|pc|hA|pc|h3|pg|| nt|panja: also the reverse forced to Game anyway|pg|| pc|h2|pc|hJ|pc|h8|pc|h4|pg|| nt|panja: Declarer should make 11 now|pg|| pc|hK|pc|c9|pc|d3|pc|hQ|pg|| pc|s4|pc|s5|pc|sJ|pc|sA|pg|| mc|11|pg|| qx|c23|st||md|1SJ3H74DAJ9853CKQT,SA762HAQ2D642C654,SKQ984HKJT953DCA3,ST5H86DKQT7CJ9872|sv|b|mb|1D|mb|p|mb|1S|mb|p|mb|2D|mb|p|mb|2N!|mb|p|mb|3N|mb|p|mb|4H|mb|p|mb|4S|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|c2|pc|cK|pc|c4|pc|c3|pg|| pc|h7|pc|h2|pc|h9|pc|h8|pg|| pc|hT|pc|h6|pc|h4|pc|hQ|pg|| pc|s2|pc|s8|pc|sT|pc|sJ|pg|| pc|s3|pc|s6|pc|sK|pc|s5|pg|| pc|sQ|pc|c7|pc|d3|pc|sA|pg|| pc|d6|pc|h5|pc|dQ|pc|dA|pg|| pc|cT|pc|c5|pc|cA|pc|c8|pg|| pc|s9|pc|d7|mc|10|pg|| qx|o24|st||md|2S953H8DAQ764CAQ42,SQJ87HAQ976542D5C,SAT42HKJDJT982C53,SK6HT3DK3CKJT9876|sv|o|nt|panja: good board for competitive auction|pg|| mb|4H|mb|p|mb|p|mb|d|nt|panja: well....W is to open...so perhaps...it will end up uncontested now|pg|| mb|p|mb|4S|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|nt|panja: thin double by South...|pg|| pc|hT|pc|h8|pc|hA|nt|panja: NS end up with a decent save.....|pg|| pc|hJ|pg|| pc|h7|pc|hK|pc|h3|nt|panja: West will persist with Hearts|pg|| pc|c2|pg|| nt|panja: Declarer could lose trump control here....delicate play issue|pg|| pc|s2|pc|s6|pc|s9|pc|sQ|pg|| nt|panja: small Spade is a good beginning..|pg|| nt|panja: W should persist with Hearts...|pg|| pc|h2|pc|c5|pc|sK|pc|d4|pg|| pc|cJ|pc|cA|pc|s7|pc|c3|pg|| pc|s8|pc|sT|pc|c9|pc|s5|pg|| pc|sA|pc|c6|pc|s3|pc|sJ|pg|| pc|dJ|pc|d3|pc|d6|pc|d5|pg|| mc|9|pg|| qx|c24|st||md|2S953H8DAQ764CAQ42,SQJ87HAQ976542D5C,SAT42HKJDJT982C53,SK6HT3DK3CKJT9876|sv|o|mb|4H|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|dJ|pc|d3|pc|dQ|pc|d5|pg|| pc|h8|pc|hQ|pc|hK|pc|h3|pg|| pc|hJ|pc|hT|pc|d4|pc|hA|pg|| pc|h9|pc|c5|pc|dK|pc|c2|pg|| pc|h7|pc|c3|pc|c6|pc|d6|pg|| pc|h6|pc|d9|pc|c7|pc|cQ|pg|| pc|h5|pc|d2|pc|c8|pc|d7|pg|| pc|h4|pc|s4|pc|c9|pc|c4|pg|| pc|s7|pc|s2|pc|sK|pc|s3|pg|| pc|s6|pc|s5|pc|sJ|pc|sA|pg|| mc|10|pg|| qx|o25|st||md|3ST94HAQ8742D76CA3,SQ87532HK6DA4C965,SKHJT9DKJT852CQJ7,SAJ6H53DQ93CKT842|sv|e|nt|panja: 4@h wasn't a make for EW on last one....@S9 in South hand...so 2 losers in Spades, 1 in @H, and @DA..|pg|| mb|1D|mb|p|mb|1H|mb|1S|nt|panja: This should be a part-score affair|pg|| mb|d!|mb|2D!|nt|panja: 63 fit for each side in one of the Majors|pg|| nt|panja: can South make 4@H? seems like touch and go|pg|| mb|2S|mb|3S|mb|p|mb|p|nt|panja: RT will bid..|pg|| nt|panja: I guess|pg|| mb|4H|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|nt|panja: 63 fit two Ace opposite an opening|pg|| pc|c5|nt|panja: it is on @D guess...|pg|| pc|cQ|nt|panja: Declarer will have to depend on the side suit..that is @D for some tricks|pg|| pc|c4|pc|c3|pg|| pc|sK|nt|panja: India gets 9 IMPs on board 24...4@H made there|pg|| pc|sA|pc|s4|pc|s5|pg|| nt|panja: now, on a trump, what should South do?|pg|| pc|h3|pc|hA|pc|h6|pc|h9|pg|| pc|s9|pc|s2|pc|hT|nt|panja: we know @HA, ruff @CA ruff, @C ruff and a trump will work....but will decl see it that way?|pg|| pc|s6|pg|| nt|panja: RT dpes|pg|| pc|c7|pc|cT|pc|cA|pc|c6|pg|| pc|sT|pc|s3|pc|hJ|pc|sJ|pg|| pc|cJ|pc|cK|nt|panja: and now @D guess is easy..|pg|| nt|panja: after @SA @CK with East|pg|| pc|h7|pc|c9|pg|| pc|h8|pc|hK|pc|d2|pc|h5|pg|| pc|sQ|pc|d5|pc|c8|pc|h2|pg|| pc|d6|pc|d4|pc|dK|pc|d3|pg|| mc|10|pg|| qx|c25|st||md|3ST94HAQ8742D76CA3,SQ87532HK6DA4C965,SKHJT9DKJT852CQJ7,SAJ6H53DQ93CKT842|sv|e|mb|1D|mb|p|mb|1H|mb|1S|mb|2D|mb|2H|mb|3D|mb|3S|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|hJ|pc|h3|pc|h8|pc|hK|pg|| pc|s2|pc|sK|pc|sA|pc|s4|pg|| pc|d3|pc|d7|pc|dA|pc|d2|pg|| pc|d4|pc|dK|pc|d9|pc|d6|pg|| pc|cQ|pc|cK|pc|cA|pc|c5|pg|| pc|hQ|pc|h6|pc|hT|pc|h5|pg|| pc|c3|pc|c6|pc|cJ|pc|c2|pg|| pc|c7|pc|c4|pc|s9|pc|c9|pg|| mc|8|pg|| qx|o26|st||md|4SK82HQJ7652DJT74C,SAQJTHK3DQCQT7653,S973HT9DAK985CA94,S654HA84D632CKJ82|sv|b|nt|panja: on B24......NS got pseudo-squeezed on run of trumps|pg|| mb|p|nt|panja: 5@C for EW on this board|pg|| mb|2H!|mb|d|nt|panja: but will EW find that spot? @C suit usually gets stepmotherly treatment....but out here...with 64 fit...EW are likely to get there|pg|| mb|3D!|mb|p|nt|panja: EW have not begin well here...|pg|| mb|3H|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|nt|panja: dbl of 3@H is a little misleading|pg|| pc|c7|pc|cA|pc|c2|nt|panja: A simple 3@C overcall would have worked better here for W|pg|| pc|s2|pg|| pc|h9|pc|h4|pc|h2|pc|hK|pg|| nt|panja: RT will discard a Spade and play trumps|pg|| pc|cT|pc|c4|pc|c8|pc|h5|pg|| pc|h6|pc|h3|pc|hT|pc|hA|pg|| pc|s6|pc|sK|pc|sA|pc|s3|pg|| pc|sQ|pc|s7|nt|panja: This could be another pickup for India|pg|| pc|s4|pc|s8|pg|| pc|sJ|pc|s9|pc|s5|pc|h7|pg|| pc|hQ|pc|sT|nt|panja: on 25, India picks up 8 more...|pg|| pc|d5|pc|h8|pg|| nt|panja: There was no support double from North to show 3 Hearts...and South meekly sold out to 3@S with 10 HCP, two Aces, opposite an opening hand....|pg|| pc|d7|pc|dQ|mc|9|pg|| qx|c26|st||md|4SK82HQJ7652DJT74C,SAQJTHK3DQCQT7653,S973HT9DAK985CA94,S654HA84D632CKJ82|sv|b|mb|p|mb|2D|mb|3C|mb|3H|mb|3N|mb|p|mb|p|mb|d|mb|p|mb|p|mb|4C|mb|d|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|dA|pc|d2|pc|d4|pc|dQ|pg|| pc|dK|pc|d3|pc|d7|pc|c3|pg|| pc|cT|pc|c4|pc|c2|pc|dJ|pg|| pc|c5|pc|cA|pc|c8|pc|h2|pg|| pc|s3|pc|s4|pc|sK|mc|11|pg|| qx|o27|st||md|1SHKJ93DKT875CKT63,SA8752HAT72D92C82,SQJ63HQ86DA4CA754,SKT94H54DQJ63CQJ9|sv|o|mb|p|mb|p|mb|1C|mb|p|mb|1H|mb|1S|mb|d!|mb|3S|mb|d|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|h6|nt|panja: risky double from RT...with No Ace...but North has two..so this will be ok for NS|pg|| pc|h4|pc|hJ|pc|h7|pg|| pc|h3|pc|hA|pc|h8|pc|h5|pg|| pc|c2|pc|c4|pc|cQ|pc|cK|pg|| pc|d5|pc|d9|pc|dA|pc|d3|pg|| nt|panja: board 26, India gets 14 more...|pg|| pc|d4|pc|dQ|pc|dK|pc|d2|pg|| nt|panja: North got encouraged to double for prestige, after having doubled 3Nt for good reason|pg|| pc|c3|pc|c8|pc|cA|pc|c9|pg|| nt|panja: and 4@C doubled made 11 tricks on B26|pg|| pc|c5|pc|cJ|pc|c6|pc|h2|pg|| pc|s4|pc|d7|pc|sA|pc|s3|pg|| nt|panja: Declarer has to take @SA here...|pg|| nt|panja: he can then ruff a @H|pg|| pc|hT|pc|hQ|pc|s9|pc|h9|pg|| pc|d6|pc|d8|nt|panja: and then ruff a @D with @S8|pg|| pc|s8|mc|7|pg|| qx|c27|st||md|1SHKJ93DKT875CKT63,SA8752HAT72D92C82,SQJ63HQ86DA4CA754,SKT94H54DQJ63CQJ9|sv|o|mb|1D|mb|1S|mb|2N|mb|3S|mb|p|mb|p|mb|3N|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|sT|pc|d5|pc|sA|pc|s3|pg|| pc|s8|pc|sJ|pc|sK|pc|d7|pg|| pc|s9|pc|c3|pc|s5|pc|s6|pg|| pc|s4|pc|d8|pc|s7|pc|sQ|pg|| pc|h6|pc|h4|pc|hK|pc|hA|pg|| pc|s2|pc|c4|pc|d3|pc|dT|pg|| pc|d2|pc|d4|pc|d6|pc|dK|pg|| pc|h3|pc|h2|pc|hQ|pc|h5|pg|| pc|h8|pc|dJ|pc|hJ|pc|h7|pg|| pc|c6|pc|c2|pc|cA|pc|c9|pg|| pc|dA|pc|dQ|mc|7|pg|| qx|o28|st||md|2S86532HK952DQ5C92,SQHQJ743D98CAT754,SAJHA86DKJT742CJ8,SKT974HTDA63CKQ63|sv|n|nt|panja: 21 HCP, 54 @C fit with EW...looks like 9 or 10 tricks in Clubs|pg|| mb|p|nt|panja: NS could make 2@D|pg|| nt|panja: will the Club suit come out?|pg|| mb|1N|mb|2D!|nt|panja: it is the most ill-treated suit in the Bridge world|pg|| nt|panja: 1Nt off-shape in vogue|pg|| nt|panja: 2@D seems like @S + another|pg|| nt|panja: 2@D is 5M + 4minor, any|pg|| mb|p|mb|2H!|mb|p|mb|2S!|mb|p|mb|p|nt|panja: now, will W bid?|pg|| mb|p|nt|panja: no..he doesn't, and as I suspected @C remained unmentioned|pg|| pc|h5|pc|h3|nt|panja: trump lead better, I would have thought|pg|| pc|hA|pc|hT|pg|| pc|dJ|pc|d3|pc|dQ|pc|d8|pg|| pc|c9|pc|cT|pc|cJ|pc|cK|pg|| nt|panja: RT is trying to find North's long suit....|pg|| nt|panja: but has misguessed...|pg|| pc|c3|pc|c2|pc|cA|pc|c8|pg|| pc|hQ|pc|h6|pc|s4|pc|h2|pg|| pc|dA|pc|d5|pc|d9|pc|d2|pg|| pc|d6|pc|s2|pc|sQ|pc|d7|pg|| pc|h4|pc|h8|pc|s7|pc|h9|pg|| pc|cQ|pc|s3|pc|c4|nt|panja: @SA is known to be with N...so E will get two more tricks now...if @SJ had been with South....there might have been trouble for E|pg|| pc|sJ|pg|| pc|sA|pc|s9|pc|s5|pc|c5|pg|| pc|dK|mc|8|pg|| qx|c28|st||md|2S86532HK952DQ5C92,SQHQJ743D98CAT754,SAJHA86DKJT742CJ8,SKT974HTDA63CKQ63|sv|n|mb|p|mb|p|mb|1S|mb|p|mb|1N|mb|p|mb|2C|mb|p|mb|3C|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|h5|pc|h3|pc|hA|pc|hT|pg|| pc|dJ|pc|dA|pc|d5|pc|d8|pg|| pc|s4|pc|s3|pc|sQ|pc|sA|pg|| pc|dK|pc|d3|pc|dQ|pc|d9|pg|| pc|h6|pc|c3|pc|h2|pc|h4|pg|| pc|cK|pc|c2|pc|c4|pc|c8|pg|| pc|sK|pc|s2|pc|h7|pc|sJ|pg|| pc|c6|pc|c9|pc|cA|pc|cJ|pg|| mc|10|pg|| qx|o29|st||md|3SQ82HA982DQ94CJ83,SAJT6HJ6DAKJ7CQT6,S53HK73DT863CA975,SK974HQT54D52CK42|sv|b|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|mb|1N|mb|p|mb|2C|mb|p|mb|2S|nt|panja: Indian EW found Club fit on B28, North passed throughout...with 14 HCP and a chance to open|pg|| mb|p|mb|4S|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|d6|nt|panja: 4@S on a couple of guesses...|pg|| nt|panja: lead solves one problem...of third Club....|pg|| pc|d2|pc|dQ|pc|dA|pg|| nt|panja: two Hearts and @CA to be lost...what about @SQ?|pg|| pc|h6|pc|h7|nt|panja: 16 opposite 8...so touch and go....3Nt might have been a good spot perhaps|pg|| pc|hT|pc|hA|pg|| pc|d4|pc|dK|pc|d3|pc|d5|pg|| pc|hJ|pc|hK|pc|h4|pc|h2|pg|| nt|panja: will North cash @CA here and then play a @D?|pg|| nt|panja: 4@S went down 1 at the other table..chance for the Swiss to pick up some|pg|| pc|c5|pc|c2|pc|cJ|pc|cQ|pg|| pc|sA|pc|s3|pc|s4|pc|s2|pg|| pc|sJ|pc|s5|pc|s7|pc|sQ|pg|| pc|c8|pc|c6|pc|cA|pc|c4|pg|| nt|panja: this session so far was almost like an avalanche in Alps|pg|| mc|9|pg|| qx|c29|st||md|3SQ82HA982DQ94CJ83,SAJT6HJ6DAKJ7CQT6,S53HK73DT863CA975,SK974HQT54D52CK42|sv|b|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|mb|1N|mb|p|mb|2C|mb|p|mb|2S|mb|p|mb|3S|mb|p|mb|4S|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|d6|pc|d2|pc|dQ|pc|dA|pg|| pc|sA|pc|s3|pc|s4|pc|s2|pg|| pc|sJ|pc|s5|pc|s7|pc|sQ|pg|| pc|s8|pc|s6|pc|c9|pc|s9|pg|| pc|h4|pc|h2|pc|hJ|pc|hK|pg|| pc|d3|pc|d5|pc|d9|pc|dK|pg|| pc|h6|pc|h3|pc|hT|pc|hA|pg|| pc|h9|pc|c6|pc|h7|pc|hQ|pg|| pc|c2|pc|c3|pc|cQ|mc|9|pg|| qx|o30|st||md|4SJ76HAQJT9DT432C2,SKQ852H5DJ76CAQ94,S3H87642DK8CKJT86,SAT94HK3DAQ95C753|sv|o|nt|panja: B30|pg|| mb|1N|mb|p|nt|panja: EW can make 4@S|pg|| mb|2H|mb|p|mb|2N!|nt|panja: 25 HCP 54 fit...|pg|| mb|p|nt|panja: @D guess needed...|pg|| mb|3H!|mb|p|mb|3S|mb|p|mb|4S|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|c2|nt|panja: does the Declarer play North for @DKx or !KT to some cards?|pg|| nt|panja: would have been easy without the @D9....|pg|| pc|cA|pc|c6|pc|c7|pg|| pc|s2|pc|s3|pc|sA|pc|s6|pg|| pc|sT|pc|s7|pc|sK|pc|c8|pg|| nt|panja: but after finding 5 Clubs with North, percentage is for finding @DKx...rather than KTx|pg|| pc|sQ|pc|h6|pc|s4|pc|sJ|pg|| nt|panja: Indian EW have made 4@S in the other room|pg|| nt|panja: what next? |pg|| nt|panja: there aren't two entries to capture KT with North..so I guess the Declarer will play North for Kx|pg|| pc|d6|pc|d8|pc|dQ|pc|d2|pg|| pc|dA|pc|d3|pc|d7|pc|dK|pg|| pc|d5|pc|d4|pc|dJ|pc|h2|pg|| pc|h5|pc|h7|nt|panja: well played...crisp|pg|| pc|hK|pc|hA|pg|| mc|10|pg|| qx|c30|st||md|4SJ76HAQJT9DT432C2,SKQ852H5DJ76CAQ94,S3H87642DK8CKJT86,SAT94HK3DAQ95C753|sv|o|mb|1D|mb|1H|mb|1S|mb|4H|mb|p|mb|p|mb|d|mb|p|mb|4S|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|h2|pc|h3|pc|hQ|pc|h5|pg|| pc|c2|pc|c9|pc|cT|pc|c3|pg|| pc|h4|pc|hK|pc|hA|pc|s2|pg|| pc|sK|pc|s3|pc|s4|pc|s6|pg|| pc|sQ|pc|c6|pc|s9|pc|s7|pg|| pc|s5|pc|h6|pc|sA|pc|sJ|pg|| pc|c5|pc|h9|pc|c4|pc|c8|pg|| pc|cK|pc|c7|pc|d2|pc|cA|pg|| pc|d6|pc|d8|pc|dQ|pc|d3|pg|| pc|dA|pc|d4|mc|10|pg|| qx|o31|st||md|1SJ97HJ982DKT5C762,S8532HQ6DAJ93CT85,SKQ6HT543DQ72CKQ9,SAT4HAK7D864CAJ43|sv|n|nt|panja: 16+ 7 with EW...no fit....will this be 1Nt or 2Nt?|pg|| mb|p|mb|p|nt|panja: 1Nt PPP perhaps|pg|| mb|1C|mb|1N|nt|panja: 9 tricks are available in Notrumps...|pg|| mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|c7|pc|c5|pc|cQ|nt|panja: but of course....watch Tewari in action now...I fully expect him to play @DK first time...when Declarer plays small @D from East hand|pg|| pc|cA|pg|| pc|d8|pc|dK|nt|panja: there it is !!!|pg|| pc|dA|pc|d7|pg|| pc|d3|pc|d2|pc|d6|pc|dT|pg|| nt|panja: from that single card you know that all those 74IMPs were well-deserved|pg|| pc|h2|pc|h6|pc|hT|nt|panja: EW made 9 tricks in the other room...Indian should get 1IMP here|pg|| pc|hA|pg|| pc|d4|pc|d5|pc|d9|pc|dQ|pg|| pc|sK|pc|s4|pc|s7|pc|s2|pg|| pc|s6|pc|sT|pc|sJ|pc|s3|pg|| nt|panja: sorry, 10 tricks in the OR....so 2IMPs pickup|pg|| pc|s9|pc|s5|pc|sQ|pc|sA|pg|| pc|h7|pc|h8|pc|hQ|pc|h3|pg|| mc|8|pg|| qx|c31|st||md|1SJ97HJ982DKT5C762,S8532HQ6DAJ93CT85,SKQ6HT543DQ72CKQ9,SAT4HAK7D864CAJ43|sv|n|mb|p|mb|p|mb|1C|mb|1N|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|h2|pc|h6|pc|hT|pc|hA|pg|| pc|d8|pc|d5|pc|d3|pc|dQ|pg|| pc|h3|pc|h7|pc|h8|pc|hQ|pg|| pc|c5|pc|cK|pc|cA|pc|c2|pg|| pc|d4|pc|dT|pc|dJ|pc|d2|pg|| pc|c8|pc|c9|pc|cJ|pc|c6|pg|| pc|d6|pc|dK|pc|dA|pc|d7|pg|| pc|d9|pc|h4|pc|s4|pc|s7|pg|| pc|cT|pc|cQ|pc|c3|pc|c7|pg|| mc|10|pg|| qx|o32|st||md|2SK973H76DKQ842CK7,SAJ5H542DA96CJ984,SQ842HJT8DJT753C3,ST6HAKQ93DCAQT652|sv|e|mb|p|mb|p|mb|1C!|nt|panja: nice 6@C this|pg|| mb|1D|mb|1S!|nt|panja: Sumit-Laltu have bid in the OR|pg|| mb|3D|mb|4H|nt|panja: good @D barrage|pg|| nt|panja: now...will West push on?|pg|| nt|panja: not easy at all...|pg|| mb|p|mb|6C|mb|p|nt|panja: good call....a bit speculative...but with two Aces and J to 4 @C...absolutely in order|pg|| mb|p|mb|p|nt|panja: 6@D doesn't look right with @CK..|pg|| nt|panja: 5422 is not a great shape|pg|| pc|dK|pc|dA|pc|d3|pc|s6|pg|| pc|cJ|pc|c3|nt|panja: This is the last deal....thx to BBO, WBF, all the kibs, and of course to RT...who is to Bridge what Rohit Sharma is to white ball cricket in India|pg|| pc|cA|pc|c7|pg|| mc|12|nt|panja: great to watch...thx all again, and bye for now|pg|| pg|| qx|c32|st||md|2SK973H76DKQ842CK7,SAJ5H542DA96CJ984,SQ842HJT8DJT753C3,ST6HAKQ93DCAQT652|sv|e|mb|p|mb|p|mb|1C|mb|1D|mb|2C|mb|2D|mb|2H|mb|p|mb|3D|mb|4D|mb|4H|mb|p|mb|6C|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|dK|pc|dA|pc|d3|pc|s6|pg|| pc|c9|pc|c3|pc|c2|pc|cK|pg|| mc|12|pg||