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While Bill "Wintaka" Treble and I were away playing in the
Red Deer Calcutta (which Bill won) and the subsequent Calgary
Regional (in which Bill won the Knockouts and finished second
to Passells in the IMP Pairs), the Space Cadets faced off against
the Dragonlets. Buttressed by our absence, the team succeeded in
holding on to a 1st half lead and move up the Riko Ladder to
second place!
The comments that you see between the hands are intended for
Kaltica's students. Please ignore them as
you enjoy these records of the decisive hands in this match.
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List of Participants
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Name Email Address
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bull yxwu@uswest.com
CYIFAN cyifan@pacific.net.sg (Dragonlets)
fh fenghn@ucbeh.san.uc.edu (them)
ll luoln@ucbeh.san.uc.edu
JaneF felton@vnet.net
ksired ksired@escape.ca Space Cadets
MAYNARD mkdcpa@lightspeed.net (us)
Memory memoryh@mindspring.com
Summary of Results: Boards 1-12 1st Half of Play
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Board Memory's team bull's team Score
----- ---------------------- ---------------------- -----
TN.IMP 1 4S (N) -1 = -50, 5H (W) 5 = -450, 9 IMPS
TN.IMP 2 2H (W) -3 = 150, 3C (N) 4 = 130, 1 IMPS
TN.IMP 3 3NT (S) 4 = 430, 3NT (N) 3 = 400, 1 IMPS
TN.IMP 4 6C (E) -4 = 400, 3NT (E) -1 = 100, 7 IMPS
TN.IMP 5 1NT (W) 2 = -120, 3D (E) 3 = -110, 0 IMPS
TN.IMP 6 4S (E) -1 = 100, 5D-X (N) -2 = -300, 9 IMPS
TN.IMP 7 4H (N) -1 = -100, 4H (N) 4 = 620, -12 IMPS
TN.IMP 8 2H (S) -1 = -50, 5C (E) -2 = 100, -4 IMPS
TN.IMP 9 3H (E) 3 = -140, 4H (E) -1 = 100, -6 IMPS
TN.IMP 10 4D (W) 5 = -150, 5D (W) 5 = -600, 10 IMPS
TN.IMP 11 4S (W) 5 = -450, 4S (W) 5 = -450, 0 IMPS
TN.IMP 12 4C (W) -1 = 50, 2S (E) -4 = 200, -4 IMPS
Total Memory 37 IMPS, bull 26 IMPS
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IMPs north TN.IMP Board 1
Dlr: North Memory
Vul: None S KQJT98732 west north east south
H J3 fh Memory ll JaneF
D 8
C T 4S (all pass)
west east
fh ll Opening Lead: SA
S 6 S A4 Result: -1
H AKQ9765 H T42 Score: -50, IMPs: 9.00
D Q54 D KJ976 Playing time: 7:05
C A4 C K73
south
JaneF
S 5 1 2 3 4 5
H 8 W 6 H9 A-HQ-HK
D AT32 N 2 K-CT J 3
C QJ98652 E SA-S4 7 2 4
S 5 D2 2 8 C5
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IMPs north TN.IMP Board 1
Dlr: North bull
Vul: None S KQJT98732 west north east south
H J3 MAYNARD bull ksired CYIFAN
D 8
C T 4S pass pass
west east 5H (all pass)
MAYNARD ksired
S 6 S A4 Opening Lead: D8
H AKQ9765 H T42 Result: +5
D Q54 D KJ976 Score: -450, IMPs: -9.00
C A4 C K73 Playing time: 3:58
south
CYIFAN
S 5 1 2 3 4 5
H 8 W Q 4 A-HA-HK
D AT32 N D8 H3-CT J SK
C QJ98652 E 6 7 3 2
S A-D2 J 8
This was a great example of "fielding" by Kenny, who
PASSED 5H despite his four "Neapolitan Controls" (where
an Ace is TWO controls and a King counts as ONE) and
H-1042 support. East understood that North may well
have a minor suit singleton to lead and that a ruff
may beat 6H. A good rule of thumb is to not worry
too much about missing a SLAM over a 4-level pre-empt;
just don't miss your GAMES.
All of that said, *I* would have have not resisted
the temptation to cuebid 5S en route to 6D or 6H here.
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IMPs north TN.IMP Board 2
Dlr: East Memory
Vul: N-S S 975 west north east south
H AQT7 fh Memory ll JaneF
D K
C AQ974 pass pass
west east 2H (all pass)
fh ll
S QJ S T864 Opening Lead: S5
H KJ8654 H 92 Result: -3
D 83 D AQ765 Score: 150, IMPs: 1.00
C K83 C T6 Playing time: 4:58
south
JaneF
S AK32 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
H 3 W Q 3 8 3 J J 8 K-H4
D JT942 N S5 Q-CA-DK Q-S7 H7-C4 T-C9
C J52 E 4 6 T A-H2 6 5 D6 9
S K-C2 5 2 3 A-DJ J D4
Given that East is a passed hand and that West has opened
a weak 2H, South MIGHT have guessed to balance with a
double here. After all, SOMEONE at the table must have
some HCPs. :)
Were East NOT a passed hand, however, I would agree with
South's pass without reservation.
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IMPs north TN.IMP Board 2
Dlr: East bull
Vul: N-S S 975 west north east south
H AQT7 MAYNARD bull ksired CYIFAN
D K
C AQ974 pass pass
west east 1H 2C X 3C
MAYNARD ksired (all pass)
S QJ S T864
H KJ8654 H 92 Opening Lead: H9
D 83 D AQ765 Result: +4
C K83 C T6 Score: 130, IMPs: -1.00
south Playing time: 6:13
CYIFAN
S AK32 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
H 3 W 5 4 8 8 6 3 Q SJ 3
D JT942 N T-H7 K 9-HQ S5 7 C4-CA
C J52 E H9 2 A-C6 CT Q-S6 5 S4
S 3 C2-DJ 5 CJ-DT K-D2 S2
More good fielding by Kenny to pass the 3C bid without
venturing in with 3D in the passout seat.
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IMPs north TN.IMP Board 4
Dlr: West Memory
Vul: Both S A8642 west north east south
H QT75 fh Memory ll JaneF
D 9542
C pass pass 2C pass
west east 2D pass 2H pass
fh ll 2NT pass 3S pass
S JT975 S K 4S pass 5C pass
H 4 H AK83 5H pass 5NT pass
D JT73 D AQ86 6C (all pass)
C T95 C AQJ8
south Opening Lead: DK
JaneF Result: -4
S Q3 Score: 400, IMPs: 7.00
H J962 Playing time: 14:04
D K
C K76432 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13
W 7 4 C9-C5 CT-D3 S5 S7 S9 T T J J
N 2 5 7 S8 T 4 Q S2 S4 5 A-S6 9
E A-HA-H8 A-H3 Q K-CQ J-D8 K C8-D6
S DK 6 2 2 9 C3-HJ K-C7 C4-S3 Q C6
East found it very difficult to stop short of slam with
this strong "Roman 2D" (i.e. 4-4-4-1 type) hand. Sadly,
West's unnatural bidding (2NT instead of 2S) made it
hard to find the chancy 3NT or the cold 5D. Notice that
5D can make by ATTACKING your length (Spades).
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IMPs north TN.IMP Board 4
Dlr: West bull
Vul: Both S A8642 west north east south
H QT75 MAYNARD bull ksired CYIFAN
D 9542
C pass pass 2C pass
west east 2D pass 2NT pass
MAYNARD ksired 3H! pass 3NT (all p)
S JT975 S K
H 4 H AK83 Opening Lead: C4
D JT73 D AQ86 Result: -1
C T95 C AQJ8 Score: 100, IMPs: -7.00
south Playing time: 10:02
CYIFAN
S Q3 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13
H J962 W T-DT 4 3 7 J-SJ S5 C5 C9 7 S9 ST
D K N S2 4 Q 2 9 5 A-HT-H7 5 4 S6 S8
C K76432 E 8 8 A-DA-DQ-D6 K 3 K-H8 CQ J-CA
S C4 K-H2 C2 C3 C6 3 6 9 J-SQ-C7 K
KSired found an interesting solution to the 1-4-4-4 dilemma.
He treated it as a flat hand and then REFUSED to accept a
transfer into his singleton! Maynard has "played the game
before" and knew enough to leave 3NT alone.
In the play, Kenny's Diamond finesse was correct but
unfortunate. CYIFAN found the excellent Heart shift at
trick 3. Kenny made a slight technical error winning this
trick with the Ace. Usually, a declarer will play the
Ace here to CONCEAL the Heart strength. Here, Kenny
should play the Heart KING to REVEAL the Heart strength
to the opponents so as to discourage further Heart plays.
Kenny could have made 3NT by playing on this length at
trick 2. A Spade towards the King would keep him one
critical tempo ahead of the enemy. While this was the
WINNING play, it was not necessarily the CORRECT play.
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IMPs north TN.IMP Board 5
Dlr: North Memory
Vul: N-S S AQT6 west north east south
H 954 fh Memory ll JaneF
D Q65
C AJ9 1C 1S pass
west east 1NT (all pass)
fh ll
S 8 S K7432 Opening Lead: H4
H AQ H JT8 Result: +2
D 97432 D AKJ Score: -120, IMPs: 0.00
C K8762 C 43 Playing time: 5:53
south
JaneF
S J95 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13
H K7632 W A-D2 3 4 8 C2 Q-D9-D7-C8 6 C7 CK
D T8 N H4 5 6 Q-SA-S6 5 H9 C9 J-CA-ST SQ
C QT5 E 8 A-DK-DJ 2 3 T S4 S7 3 4 K-HJ
S K 8 T H2 9 J-H3 S5 H6 5 T H7 CQ
West's 9 HCPs and TWO 5-card minor suits may give the novice
the impression that West is MAXIMAL for the 1NT free bid here.
Not true. One must always proceed VERY CAUTIOUSLY when
partner overcalls in our short suit. With ANYTHING LESS
West should pass 1S here. Switch East's pointed suit
honours around to: s-AKJxx h- J10x d-Kxx c-xx and 1NT
would be a struggle.
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IMPs north TN.IMP Board 5
Dlr: North bull
Vul: N-S S AQT6 west north east south
H 954 MAYNARD bull ksired CYIFAN
D Q65
C AJ9 1NT! pass 2H
west east 2NT pass 3D (all p)
MAYNARD ksired
S 8 S K7432 Opening Lead: D8
H AQ H JT8 Result: +3
D 97432 D AKJ Score: -110, IMPs: 0.00
C K8762 C 43 Playing time: 7:17
south
CYIFAN
S J95 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
H K7632 W 3 2 2 7 4 Q-C8
D T8 N Q J-D6 9-D5 4 A
C QT5 E A-C4 K-C3 J-H8 S2
S D8 T T 5 H2 7 Q
Again Maynard's experience comes to the fore. Hearting
South sign off in the natural 2H opposite the weak 1NT
opening he bids 2NT to show the minors.
But is the KENNY SIRED not bidding 2S over 1NT here!? :)
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IMPs north TN.IMP Board 6
Dlr: East Memory
Vul: E-W S 42 west north east south
H 9 fh Memory ll JaneF
D KJ9
C AJT8532 pass pass
west east 1C pass 2S pass
fh ll 4S (all pass)
S AKT S Q98765
H AKT4 H Q86 Opening Lead: C4
D 63 D 874 Result: -1
C KQ97 C 6 Score: 100, IMPs: 9.00
south Playing time: 4:19
JaneF
S J3 1 2 3 4 5 6
H J7532 W Q 7 6 3 9
D AQT52 N A-C2 J K-C3
C 4 E 6 D7 8 4 SQ-S5
S C4 S3-DA-D2 H2 J
When you have reason to believe that your partner MAY
be ruffing a trick you should make a "suit preference"
return. The C-2 at trick two, then, asked for a LOWER
ranked non-trump return. Hence the Diamond plays at
trick 3 and 4 to set 4S here. Well done!
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IMPs north TN.IMP Board 6
Dlr: East bull
Vul: E-W S 42 west north east south
H 9 MAYNARD bull ksired CYIFAN
D KJ9
C AJT8532 pass pass
west east 1C pass 1S X
MAYNARD ksired XX 2D 2S pass
S AKT S Q98765 4S pass pass 5D
H AKT4 H Q86 pass pass X (all p)
D 63 D 874
C KQ97 C 6 Opening Lead: C6
south Result: -2
CYIFAN Score: -300, IMPs: -9.00
S J3 Playing time: 15:34
H J7532
D AQT52 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13
C 4 W Q 7 3 K-HK-SK-H4 9 ST T SA 6 A
N A-C3 9-CJ 9 4 DJ-CT-C8 DK-C5 S2 C2
E C6 H6 7 S7 8 9 Q S5 D4 S6 D8 S8 SQ
S 4 D2-D5 S3 2 J 3 H5 DT-H7 DQ-DA-HJ
CYIFAN's 5D was an error here, rebidding the South hand's
values twice. Better would have been a "Sandwich" (ie. Unusual)
2NT free bid over 2S, showing a weak but distributional red
2-suiter. Only then could South, over 4S, be content to have
described hir hand and PASS 4S, pushing the board with a
Club lead.
Note the effect of the Heart continuation at trick 7, short
ruffing North. Now the Club suit is "dead". Great defence!
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IMPs north TN.IMP Board 7
Dlr: South bull
Vul: Both S AT53 west north east south
H AK832 MAYNARD bull ksired CYIFAN
D J6
C AK pass
west east pass 1C! 2NT X
MAYNARD ksired pass 3H pass 4H
S J942 S K86 (all pass)
H QT75 H
D 84 D AT932 Opening Lead: D3
C 983 C QJ752 Result: +4
south Score: 620, IMPs: 12.00
CYIFAN Playing time: 7:36
S Q7
H J964 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
D KQ75 W 8 5 4 H7 T 3 8 Q-S4
C T64 N J-HA-D6 H8-HK-CK-CA-H2 3
E D3 S8 A-D2 C7 2 5 CJ K
S 5 4 7 Q 6 4 6 9 7
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IMPs north TN.IMP Board 7
Dlr: South Memory
Vul: Both S AT53 west north east south
H AK832 fh Memory ll JaneF
D J6
C AK pass
west east pass 1H 2NT 3H
fh ll pass 4H (all pass)
S J942 S K86
H QT75 H Opening Lead: CQ
D 84 D AT932 Result: -1
C 983 C QJ752 Score: -100, IMPs: -12.00
south Playing time: 8:40
JaneF
S Q7 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13
H J964 W 3 5 8 4 T-C8 4 9 2 7 Q 9 J
D KQ75 N A-HA-DJ 6 2 K-S3 H3-S5 8 K-SA-ST
C T64 E CQ D2 A-DT S8 7 K-CJ 6 C2 D3 D9 C5
S 4 4 5 K-H6 6 7 T Q-H9-HJ D7 DQ
South's 3H was "Unusual over Unusual", showing a WEAK raise
of Hearts. With a stronger (invitational rather than merely
competitive) raise South would bid an artificial 3C here.
(With SPADES instead of Heart support South would bid
3D with a good hand, 3S over 2NT being NON-forcing.)
North's 19 HCP hand will always bid game over ANY Heart
raise, though.
Upon seeing the 4-0 Heart break, North needs to double-finesse
Hearts. Once West plays the H-10 at trick 5 the hand should
be over: Declarer plays a Spade towards the Queen and loses
a Diamond, a Spade and a trump. Playing the C-K was a rare
mistake by North, since it gave the opponents a criticial
tempo to short-ruff Declarer later in Clubs.
Remember: STICK to your plan and let the OPPONENT's play
their suit(s) while we play on OURS.
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IMPs north TN.IMP Board 8
Dlr: West bull
Vul: None S QT7 west north east south
H 96 MAYNARD bull ksired CYIFAN
D K764
C Q532 pass pass 1C 1H
west east 2H pass 2S 3D
MAYNARD ksired 5C (all pass)
S AJ2 S K93
H JT53 H 42 Opening Lead: HK
D A D T983 Result: -2
C T9864 C AKJ7 Score: 100, IMPs: 4.00
south Playing time: 8:48
CYIFAN
S 8654 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
H AKQ87 W 5 3 2 A-HT C4-HJ 6 SJ
D QJ52 N 6 9 T 7 D4 6 DK 2 C3-C5
C E 4 2 K-D3 C7-DT CJ-CA-D8 K
S HK-HQ-S8 2 7 J A H8 5 S4
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IMPs north TN.IMP Board 8
Dlr: West Memory
Vul: None S QT7 west north east south
H 96 fh Memory ll JaneF
D K764
C Q532 pass pass pass 1H
west east pass 1NT! pass 2D
fh ll pass 2H (all pass)
S AJ2 S K93
H JT53 H 42 Opening Lead: CT
D A D T983 Result: -1
C T9864 C AKJ7 Score: -50, IMPs: -4.00
south Playing time: 7:35
JaneF
S 8654 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13
H AKQ87 W CT 3 5 A-C4 T HJ-C9 SJ S2 A-C6-C8
D QJ52 N 2 6 9 4 5 C3 6 Q K-D7 7 ST SQ
C E 7 2 4 3 J CA 8 K-DT 9 9 S3 SK
S H7-HA-HK-DQ H8-HQ-D2 S4 5 J-S5 S6 S8
Here we a demonstration of the importance of the "small
towards BIG" principle. South should play a SMALL Diamond
at trick 4--in case of the actual holding! This would
preclude a Diamond loser later in the play.
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IMPs north TN.IMP Board 10
Dlr: East Memory
Vul: Both S 72 west north east south
H K8752 fh Memory ll JaneF
D A9
C T642 pass pass
west east 1D pass 1H 1S
fh ll 3C pass 3D pass
S K9 S 8654 3S pass 4D (all p)
H A H JT93
D KQJ53 D 8742 Opening Lead: S7
C K9875 C A Result: +5
south Score: -150, IMPs: 10.00
JaneF Playing time: 5:11
S AQJT3
H Q64 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
D T6 W 9 K-C5 J K-C7 A-C8
C QJ3 N S7 2 2 A-D9 4 2 6
E 4 5 A-D2 4 D7-HJ D8
S A-SQ 3 6 T J 4 Q
This was a lucky hand for the Space Cadets. East is too
ashamed of the 1H response to driver to game, and West
fears that East might have H-KQJx and nothing else.
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IMPs north TN.IMP Board 10
Dlr: East bull
Vul: Both S 72 west north east south
H K8752 MAYNARD bull ksired CYIFAN
D A9
C T642 pass 1S
west east 2D pass 4D pass
MAYNARD ksired 4NT pass 5C pass
S K9 S 8654 5D (all pass)
H A H JT93
D KQJ53 D 8742 Opening Lead: S7
C K9875 C A Result: +5
south Score: -600, IMPs: -10.00
CYIFAN Playing time: 7:07
S AQJT3
H Q64 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
D T6 W 9 K-C5 Q A-C7 J-C8
C QJ3 N S7 2 6 A-H5 2 9 4
E 4 5 A-D2 9 D7-D4 D8
S A-SQ 3 6 Q J T Q
Kenny's vigorous pre-emptive 4D bid convinced Maynard that
5D would either MAKE or be a good sacrifice against a
Spade partial. He checked for Aces, Kenny lied, denying
an Ace to slow his partner down, and the pair stopped in 5D.
Note the irony here: one pair didn't reach game while the
other tried for SLAM! :)
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IMPs north TN.IMP Board 12
Dlr: West bull
Vul: N-S S T82 west north east south
H KQ9653 MAYNARD bull ksired CYIFAN
D A32
C J 1C 1H 1S 2H
west east pass pass 2S (all p)
MAYNARD ksired
S 3 S QJ765 Opening Lead: HA
H J87 H T4 Result: -4
D KJT4 D 75 Score: 200, IMPs: 4.00
C AQ754 C K863 Playing time: 6:35
south
CYIFAN
S AK94 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13
H A2 W 7 8 J A-S3 5 D4 4 DT 7 J CQ K
D Q986 N 9 Q-HK J 8 S2-H3 ST-H6 D3 A-H5 2
C T92 E 4 T S6 6 Q 8 SJ K S5-C3 5 S7-D7
S HA-H2 S9-CT A-C9 SK-C2 D6 S4-D9 D8 Q
There are two points to be made about KSired's "disastrous"
2S bid here. First, standard bidding practice dictates that
a raise to 2S by Maynard could only be made with Spade
support AND a maximum. Maynard has neither. Kenny, hoping
that Maynard would at least have Spade support, rebid 2S
rather than 3C. Sophisticated partnerships have ways
around this, including using a "competitive" double of 2H to
show a good hand--often with Spade support--while a direct
raise simply shows a minimum with 3+card support.
The second point is more important, though. With 6 HCPs
KSired should be HAPPY to pass out 2H here. 4H is cold! :)
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IMPs north TN.IMP Board 12
Dlr: West Memory
Vul: N-S S T82 west north east south
H KQ9653 fh Memory ll JaneF
D A32
C J 1D 1H X 2D
west east 3C 3H 4C (all p)
fh ll
S 3 S QJ765 Opening Lead: HK
H J87 H T4 Result: -1
D KJT4 D 75 Score: 50, IMPs: -4.00
C AQ754 C K863 Playing time: 5:04
south
JaneF
S AK94 1 2 3 4 5
H A2 W 7 8 4 T-CQ
D Q986 N HK Q-DA-D2 J
C T92 E 4 T 5 7 3
S A-H2 6 8 2
Hearing North bid 3H FREELY here, South's full opening
bid, critical S-9 and H-Ax is well worth bidding on to
game here. After drawing trump and finding the D-K
perched over Dummy's D-Queen, Declarer can take a
double-finesse against East's promised Spade length to
make 4H.
19:33 Pacific time, July 15, 1997
List of Participants
---- -- ------------
Name Email Address
---- -------------
CYIFAN cyifan@pacific.net.sg
fh fenghn@ucbeh.san.uc.edu (Dragonlets)
yz ericz@erols.com (them)
klp lzhiyang@math.uc.edu
ksired ksired@escape.ca
MAYNARD mkdcpa@lightspeed.net (Space Cadets)
Memory memoryh@mindspring.com (us)
JaneF felton@vnet.net
Summary of Results - 2nd Half - Boards 1-12
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Board CYIFAN's team Memory's team Score
----- ---------------------- ---------------------- -----
TN.IMP 1 4S (E) -1 = 50, 4S (E) 4 = -420, 10 IMPS
TN.IMP 2 3NT (E) -2 = 100, 3H (N) 3 = 140, -1 IMPS
TN.IMP 3 5H-X (N) -1 = -100, 3S (E) 4 = -170, 2 IMPS
TN.IMP 4 5S (S) 6 = 680, 4S (S) 5 = 650, 1 IMPS
TN.IMP 5 4H (N) 4 = 620, 4H (N) 4 = 620, 0 IMPS
TN.IMP 6 4H-X (E) -1 = 200, 3H (E) 3 = -140, 8 IMPS
TN.IMP 7 3H-X (S) -1 = -200, 3H-X (S) -1 = -200, 0 IMPS
TN.IMP 8 6NT (S) -1 = -50, 3NT (S) 5 = 460, -11 IMPS
TN.IMP 9 6C (N) -1 = -50, 6C (N) -1 = -50, 0 IMPS
TN.IMP 10 3H (S) -1 = -100, 4S (E) -1 = 100, -5 IMPS
TN.IMP 11 3C (E) 3 = -110, 3H (S) -2 = -100, 0 IMPS
TN.IMP 12 3NT (W) -1 = 50, 3NT (W) -2 = 100, -2 IMPS
2nd Half Total CYIFAN 21 IMPS, Memory 19 IMPS
1st Half Total CYIFAN 26 IMPS, Memory 37 IMPS
---- ----
Final Total: Dragonlets 47 IMPs Space Cadets 56 IMPs
Play records follow.
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IMPs north TN.IMP Board 1
Dlr: North CYIFAN
Vul: None S T west north east south
H KJ84 MAYNARD CYIFAN ksired fh
D KJ973
C KT3 pass 2S pass
west east 2NT pass 4S (all p)
MAYNARD ksired
S AQ S KJ65432 Opening Lead: HT
H AQ3 H 762 Result: -1
D A642 D 8 Score: 50, IMPs: 10.00
C 7542 C J9 Playing time: 5:53
south
fh
S 987 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
H T95 W 3 2 4 Q A-SA-SQ-DA-D2 D4
D QT5 N J-C3 T K-H4 T D9 3 K H8
C AQ86 E 6 J 9 2 7 2 3 8 SJ-SK
S HT Q-CA-H5 9 8 7 5 T 9
A good Heart lead followed by accurate defence beats 4S
here.
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IMPs north TN.IMP Board 1
Dlr: North Memory
Vul: None S T west north east south
H KJ84 klp Memory yz JaneF
D KJ973
C KT3 1D 2S pass
west east 4S (all pass)
klp yz
S AQ S KJ65432 Opening Lead: D5
H AQ3 H 762 Result: +4
D A642 D 8 Score: -420, IMPs: -10.00
C 7542 C J9 Playing time: 6:56
south
JaneF
S 987 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
H T95 W A-SA-SQ C2 D2 D4 4 6 5 Q
D QT5 N 7 T D9 H4 C3 D3 T J K K-DK
C AQ86 E 8 2 K-SJ-S6-S5-C9 S4-CJ 2
S D5 7 8 9 C8 C6 Q-DQ A-HT
East made 4S here on a pseudo squeeze, as N-S pitched too
many Clubs, setting up West's C-7 on dummy. The general
rule here is: keep as many cards as the enemy has in
each suit. South should pitch DIAMONDS here, leaving
partner to guard that suit while South guards Clubs.
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IMPs north TN.IMP Board 3
Dlr: South CYIFAN
Vul: E-W S 7 west north east south
H Q973 MAYNARD CYIFAN ksired fh
D J6
C A87632 1D
west east pass 1H 1S 2H
MAYNARD ksired 3H 4H pass pass
S KJT S Q986532 X pass 4S pass
H T8 H K62 pass 5H X (all p)
D AKT7 D 54
C QJ95 C 4 Opening Lead: C4
south Result: -1
fh Score: -100, IMPs: 2.00
S A4 Playing time: 12:10
H AJ54
D Q9832 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
C KT W 9 K-SJ A-SK 8 T 7 T T
N 3 6 7 J H3-H7 9 C2 C6 HQ
E C4 5 2 4 3 2 6 HK-SQ S5
S K-D2 A-D3 4 J-HA-DQ H4-D9
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IMPs north TN.IMP Board 3
Dlr: South Memory
Vul: E-W S 7 west north east south
H Q973 klp Memory yz JaneF
D J6
C A87632 1D
west east pass 1H 2S 3H
klp yz 3S (all pass)
S KJT S Q986532
H T8 H K62 Opening Lead: D2
D AKT7 D 54 Result: +4
C QJ95 C 4 Score: -170, IMPs: -2.00
south Playing time: 5:26
JaneF
S A4 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13
H AJ54 W K-SK 8 T SJ-ST D7 C9 C5 CJ CQ A-DT
D Q9832 N 6 7 7 Q 3 C8 C2 C3 C6 H9 C7 J CA
C KT E 5 2 2 K-H6 Q-S9-S8-S6-S5-S3-D4 C4
S D2 A-HA-H4 5 4 HJ D3 D8 CT CK 9 Q
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IMPs north TN.IMP Board 6
Dlr: East CYIFAN
Vul: E-W S 97 west north east south
H T82 MAYNARD CYIFAN ksired fh
D Q876
C 7654 4H X
west east (all pass)
MAYNARD ksired
S T6432 S 85 Opening Lead: SA
H J76 H AKQ943 Result: -1
D AJ9 D 432 Score: 200, IMPs: 8.00
C J2 C A3 Playing time: 5:32
south
fh
S AKQJ 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
H 5 W 3 2 2 J 6 J-S4 9
D KT5 N 9 5 7 4 8 2 C7 Q-C6
C KQT98 E 5 A-S8 3 9-H3 HQ-D3
S SA-CK J-CQ-H5 C8 Q 5
Don't pre-empt with opening bids and FOUR possible defensive
tricks.
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IMPs north TN.IMP Board 6
Dlr: East Memory
Vul: E-W S 97 west north east south
H T82 klp Memory yz JaneF
D Q876
C 7654 1H X
west east 2H pass pass X
klp yz pass 3D 3H (all p)
S T6432 S 85
H J76 H AKQ943 Opening Lead: SA
D AJ9 D 432 Result: +3
C J2 C A3 Score: -140, IMPs: -8.00
south Playing time: 4:14
JaneF
S AKQJ 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
H 5 W 2 3 2 6 7 J 4 J-S6
D KT5 N 9 7 4 8 2 5 C6 T D6
C KQT98 E 8 5 A-HA-HK-C3 H3-H4 H9
S SA-SK-CK 5 C8 Q-SQ C9 J
Instead of pre-empting with a legitimate opener, East bids
the hand normally and stops "on a dime" in 3H.
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IMPs north TN.IMP Board 7
Dlr: South CYIFAN
Vul: Both S K82 west north east south
H 4 MAYNARD CYIFAN ksired fh
D 9762
C KQT83 1H
west east pass 1NT! X 3H
MAYNARD ksired X (all pass)
S J965 S QT3
H QJT63 H 8 Opening Lead: S6
D T8 D AKQ53 Result: -1
C 96 C J752 Score: -200, IMPs: 0.00
south Playing time: 5:34
fh
S A74 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
H AK9752 W S6 3 6 6 9 HT-DT 9
D J4 N 2 4 D2 3 K-CQ 6 K
C A4 E T 8 D5 7 2 5 Q-S3
S A-HA-HK-CA-C4 D4 J 4
West was, admittedly, "cross-fired" on this hand in that
he would have preferred to see if North was going to bid
on opposite the "all but forcing" 3H rebid. He should
observe the Steinitz Dictum and not interrupt the opponents
while they're making a mistake. With 8 HCP North may well
have rebid 3NT (an error, with such poor Heart support)
and THAT would have been BLOODY !
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IMPs north TN.IMP Board 7
Dlr: South Memory
Vul: Both S K82 west north east south
H 4 klp Memory yz JaneF
D 9762
C KQT83 1H
west east pass 1NT! 2D 3H
klp yz X (all pass)
S J965 S QT3
H QJT63 H 8 Opening Lead: DT
D T8 D AKQ53 Result: -1
C 96 C J752 Score: -200, IMPs: 0.00
south Playing time: 5:01
JaneF
S A74 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
H AK9752 W DT 8 C6 3 6 9 HT-HJ-HQ-S5
D J4 N 2 6 7 4 C3 8 T S2 D9 8
C A4 E Q-DK-DA 8 D5 2 5 C7 CJ Q
S 4 J H7-HA-HK-CA-C4 2 5 A
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IMPs north TN.IMP Board 8
Dlr: West Memory
Vul: None S K west north east south
H K863 klp Memory yz JaneF
D K76
C AKQ94 2S X pass 2NT
west east pass 3NT (all pass)
klp yz
S QT98732 S 4 Opening Lead: D4
H A7 H QJT42 Result: +5
D 4 D QJ532 Score: 460, IMPs: 11.00
C 876 C T5 Playing time: 8:00
south
JaneF
S AJ65 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
H 95 W D4 S2 3 ST A-H7 6 7 S8 7
D AT98 N 6 K-SK-D7 3 K-C4 H6 H8 A-CK
C J32 E J 2 4 Q-H4 Q 5 D3 5 T
S A-D8 5 9 5 9 J-SA-DT-C2
N-S were lucky to stop in 3NT here.
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IMPs north TN.IMP Board 8
Dlr: West CYIFAN
Vul: None S K west north east south
H K863 MAYNARD CYIFAN ksired fh
D K76
C AKQ94 2S X pass 3NT
west east pass 4C pass 4S
MAYNARD ksired pass 4NT pass 5H
S QT98732 S 4 pass 6NT (all pass)
H A7 H QJT42
D 4 D QJ532 Opening Lead: C8
C 876 C T5 Result: -1
south Score: -50, IMPs: -11.00
fh Playing time: 12:29
S AJ65
H 95 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13
D AT98 W C8 6 2 7 S7 S3 4 7 S8 S9 A-ST Q
C J32 N 4 A-SK-CK-CQ-C9-D6 K-DK-D7 3 H6 H8
E 5 T 4 H4 D2 D3 Q 2 5 J-HQ HJ HT
S J-C3 5 2 H5 S6 A-H9 8 9 DT J-SA
A similar hand came up with Wintaka and I recently and we,
too, went overboard over the jump to 3NT. We have since
decided to play a Lebensohl treatment here. In response
to a takeout double of 2-of-a-major a jump to 3NT DENIES
slam interest while 2NT (Lebensohl, forcing 3C from the
doubler) followed by 3NT SHOWS slam interest. "Slow shows"
is a recurrent theme with Lebensohlers.
This would warn North here to NOT try for slam over
South's jump to 3NT.
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IMPs north TN.IMP Board 10
Dlr: East Memory
Vul: Both S 75 west north east south
H 95 klp Memory yz JaneF
D A865
C AJ984 3S pass
west east 4S (all pass)
klp yz
S 96 S KJT832 Opening Lead: C7
H A83 H Q72 Result: -1
D QJ3 D K74 Score: 100, IMPs: 5.00
C KQT63 C 5 Playing time: 4:18
south
JaneF
S AQ4 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
H KJT64 W K 6-S9 J 3 6 3
D T92 N A-C4 5 A-C8 7 5
C 72 E 5 H2 2 4 S8-SJ K-SK
S C7 2 Q-DT H6 A-D9 4
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IMPs north TN.IMP Board 10
Dlr: East CYIFAN
Vul: Both S 75 west north east south
H 95 MAYNARD CYIFAN ksired fh
D A865
C AJ984 2S pass
west east pass 3C pass 3H
MAYNARD ksired (all pass)
S 96 S KJT832
H A83 H Q72 Opening Lead: S9
D QJ3 D K74 Result: -1
C KQT63 C 5 Score: -100, IMPs: -5.00
south Playing time: 6:43
fh
S AQ4 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13
H KJT64 W S9 6 D3 A-DQ-DJ C3 Q H3-CK 8 C6 CT
D T92 N 5 7 H5-H9 5 A-D6 A-D8 4 C8 C9 CJ
C 72 E 3 2 K 2 7 4 K-C5 SJ S8 7 Q-ST
S Q-SA-S4 4 2 9 T 2 C7 H6-HK-HT HJ
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IMPs north TN.IMP Board 12
Dlr: West Memory
Vul: N-S S QJ53 west north east south
H J863 klp Memory yz JaneF
D KT53
C 5 1NT pass 2C pass
west east 2D pass 2NT pass
klp yz 3NT (all pass)
S A94 S K876
H AT2 H 94 Opening Lead: H3
D QJ7 D 84 Result: -2
C KQ92 C AT864 Score: 100, IMPs: 2.00
south Playing time: 7:28
JaneF
S T2 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13
H KQ75 W T 2 A-CK-CQ-C9 2 DJ 9 7 Q S4 A
D A962 N H3 6 8 5 S5 D3 D5 HJ J-DK-DT S3 Q
C J73 E 4 9 D4 4 6 A-CT-C8-S6 8 S7 S8 K
S Q-HK-H7 3 7 J D6 D2 2 9 A-H5-ST
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IMPs north TN.IMP Board 12
Dlr: West CYIFAN
Vul: N-S S QJ53 west north east south
H J863 MAYNARD CYIFAN ksired fh
D KT53
C 5 1NT pass 2C pass
west east 2D pass 3NT (all p)
MAYNARD ksired
S A94 S K876 Opening Lead: D3
H AT2 H 94 Result: -1
D QJ7 D 84 Score: 50, IMPs: -2.00
C KQ92 C AT864 Playing time: 4:39
south
fh
S T2 1 2 3 4 5 6
H KQ75 W 7 2 T A-DJ S4
D A962 N D3 J-H3 6 K-H8
C J73 E 4 4 9 S6 8 S7
S A-H5 Q-HK 2 7
"Return your partner's suit" is a good rule of thumb,
but here we see South make a brilliant switch at trick 2
to beat 3NT. A diamond continuation would have given
Declarer his 9th trick! South applied an equally
valid truism: always lead RHO's weakness (i.e Hearts
at trick 2). North might have been well advised to apply
a third general rule: "Always lead a major against 3NT!".
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