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This was an important match for the Space Cadets, as it gave us
a chance to rise from 21st to 5th! We waited 7 weeks for this match
and we might have had to wait an additional month! The ScissorTail
Captain, Don Newman, was not able to play.
It was a pleasant match, with our opponents showing great patience
with my partner's considerable connection problems. An odd denouement:
down 51-8 at the half the opponents did not bother to return to either
table, conceding the match without a word!
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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Date sent: Wed, 2 Jul 1997 19:54:39
Results of Team Play
List of Participants
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Name Email Address
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chagall bette@noroma.com
eqdent eqdenton@telepath.com ScissorTails
grogers rogers@inetnow.com (them)
jfisher jfisher@inetnow.com
Kaltica cpw@escape.ca
ksired ksired@escape.ca Space Cadets
rbrough rbrough@escape.ca (us)
Wintaka btreble@escape.ca
Summary of Results - Boards 1-12 of 12
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Board jfisher's team rbrough's team Score
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TB.IMP 1 4H (W) -2 = 100, 3NT (S) -2 = -100, 5 IMPS
TN.IMP 2 4S (W) 6 = -480, 4S (W) 6 = -480, 0 IMPS
TN.IMP 3 4H (W) 4 = -620, 6S-X (W) -3 = 800, -16 IMPS
TN.IMP 4 4D (N) -1 = -100, 3NT (S) 3 = 600, -12 IMPS
TN.IMP 5 3NT (N) 3 = 600, 3NT (N) 4 = 630, -1 IMPS
TN.IMP 6 3H (S) -2 = -100, 2NT (S) 3 = 150, -6 IMPS
TN.IMP 7 4S (E) -1 = 100, 4S (E) -1 = 100, 0 IMPS
TN.IMP 8 3NT (W) -3 = 150, 4S (E) -3 = 150, 0 IMPS
TN.IMP 9 4S-X (S) -3 = -500, 4S (N) 4 = 420, -14 IMPS
TN.IMP 10 3S (E) 3 = -140, 2H (S) -1 = -100, -1 IMPS
TN.IMP 11 5D (E) -1 = 50, 4S (N) -1 = -50, 3 IMPS
TN.IMP 12 2H (N) 2 = 110, 3H (N) 3 = 140, -1 IMPS
Total jfisher 8 IMPS, rbrough 51 IMPS
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IMPs north TB.IMP Board 1
Dlr: North jfisher
Vul: None S Q8 west north east south
H A7 Kaltica jfisher Wintaka grogers
D AKJ64
C T754 1D pass 1NT
west east 2S 3C pass 4C
Kaltica Wintaka 4H (all pass)
S AKJT96 S 74
H QT94 H 8653 Opening Lead: DK
D 8 D T932 Result: -2
C 62 C AQ3 Score: 100, IMPs: 5.00
south Playing time: 13:03
grogers
S 532 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13
H KJ2 W 8 H4-C2 H9-C6 HT-SA-SK-S9 HQ-SJ S6 ST
D Q75 N DK-D4 4 6 5 7 8 Q HA-DA DJ 7 CT
C KJ98 E 2 3 Q 9 A-C3 4 7 DT H3 H5 6 8
S 5 Q K-D7 8 J 2 3 5 C9 HJ-HK-H2
If the opponents have the minors, WE must have the majors. This
explains my 4H bid. I expected to hear 5-of-a-minor but there
were no "takers". Notice that the persistent Diamond plays,
short-ruffing the hand with the strong Hearts, would beat 4H
even if the Club King and Heart Jack were ONSIDE.
A poor start for the Space Cadets.
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IMPs north TB.IMP Board 1
Dlr: North rbrough
Vul: None S Q8 west north east south
H A7 chagall rbrough eqdent ksired
D AKJ64
C T754 1D pass 1H
west east 1S pass pass 1NT
chagall eqdent pass 3NT (all pass)
S AKJT96 S 74
H QT94 H 8653 Opening Lead: ST
D 8 D T932 Result: -2
C 62 C AQ3 Score: -100, IMPs: -5.00
south Playing time: 5:58
ksired
S 532 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13
H KJ2 W ST 8 C2 C6 H4 S6 9 Q-SA-SK-SJ-S9-HT
D Q75 N Q-D4 A-DK-DJ-D6-HA-H7 8 C4 C5 C7 CT
C KJ98 E 4 2 3 9 T H3 5 6 7 H8 C3 CQ CA
S 3 Q-D5 7 S2 C9 2 J 5 C8 HK CJ CK
Ksired could have actually MADE this one. At trick 8 he COULD
have exited a SPADE to West, who would have been endplayed into
leading a Heart. Of course, KSired didn't know that West had
started with 4 Hearts, so this would have been far too
prescient. :(
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IMPs north TN.IMP Board 3
Dlr: South rbrough
Vul: E-W S AQT9 west north east south
H 75 chagall rbrough eqdent ksired
D T98
C K743 pass
west east 1S pass 1NT pass
chagall eqdent 5S pass 6S pass
S KJ8653 S 7 pass X (all pass)
H KQJ2 H AT63
D AK D 75432 Opening Lead: DT
C A C QT5 Result: -3
south Score: 800, IMPs: 16.00
ksired Playing time: 3:37
S 42
H 984 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
D QJ6 W K-H2 J K-SK 3
C J9862 N DT 5 Q-H7 A-ST-S9
E 2 A-S7 3 D3 D4
S 6 4 2 8 4 C2
Here we see RBrough apply the Steinitz Dictum: "Never interrupt
the opponents while they're making a mistake." 5S sounded
invitational, so RBrough waited for his ship to come in. Sure
enough, 6S came rolling around. This was one of Dave's FIRMER
doubles. The less said about the East-West bidding, the better.
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IMPs north TN.IMP Board 3
Dlr: South jfisher
Vul: E-W S AQT9 west north east south
H 75 Kaltica jfisher Wintaka grogers
D T98
C K743 pass
west east 1C! pass 1D! pass
Kaltica Wintaka 1S pass 1NT! pass
S KJ8653 S 7 3H pass 4H (all p)
H KQJ2 H AT63
D AK D 75432 Opening Lead: DT
C A C QT5 Result: +4
south Score: -620, IMPs: -16.00
grogers Playing time: 10:06
S 42
H 984 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13
D QJ6 W A-HK-H2 J K-S3 A-S5 HJ-S8 HQ-SK S6
C J9862 N DT 7 5 Q-D9 9 3 T 8 A-CK C4 7
E 2 3 T-S7 3 H6-C5 HA-D4 D5 T D7 Q
S 6 4 8 4 J 2 2 C6 Q C8 9 H9-CJ
Always show your partner a second suit in preference to rebidding
such a ratty 6-carder. I actually MISPLAYED this one: I should
NOT play a second round of trumps. Instead, I should lead the
H-2 to the H-10 and IMMEDIATELY play a Spade towards my strength.
This would leave some Hearts on Dummy to ruff my Spades.
As it was, I had to ELIMINATE South's Spades, Hearts and Diamonds
so that she would have to concede the last trick to Dummy's C-Q. :)
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IMPs north TN.IMP Board 4
Dlr: West rbrough
Vul: Both S Q6 west north east south
H AJ84 chagall rbrough eqdent ksired
D A532
C K98 pass 1H 1S 2D
west east 2S 3D pass 3NT
chagall eqdent (all pass)
S J74 S AT9852
H Q972 H KT5 Opening Lead: S4
D 94 D 7 Result: +3
C AQ65 C 432 Score: 600, IMPs: 12.00
south Playing time: 7:13
ksired
S K3 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13
H 63 W S4 4 9 SJ C6 H2 H7 5 9 Q 7 CQ CA
D KQJT86 N Q-D3 A-D2 5 H4 S6 8 A-H8 HJ C9 CK
C JT7 E 5 7 C2 H5 C3 S2 C4 S8 T K-SA-ST-S9
S 3 K-D6 Q-DJ-DT-D8-CT-H3 6 K C7 CJ
West should rise with the C-A at trick 8 here. Declarer has
won SIX Diamond tricks and a Spade at this point. The Ace
of Hearts will mean an eighth trick. A Club would mean 9.
West, therefore, MUST stomp with the C-A and hope partner
has enough Spade tricks to beat this contract.
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IMPs north TN.IMP Board 4
Dlr: West jfisher
Vul: Both S Q6 west north east south
H AJ84 Kaltica jfisher Wintaka grogers
D A532
C K98 pass 1D 1S 3D
west east X! pass 3S 4D
Kaltica Wintaka (all pass)
S J74 S AT9852
H Q972 H KT5 Opening Lead: C3
D 94 D 7 Result: -1
C AQ65 C 432 Score: -100, IMPs: -12.00
south Playing time: 12:32
grogers
S K3 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
H 63 W A-C6 4 9 7 Q-H2 4 C5 SJ
D KQJT86 N 8 K-DA-D2 Q 9 A-S6 3 5
C JT7 E C3 4 7 ST A-C2 5 2 S5 S8
S 7 J 6 K-S3 T 6 K-DQ-DJ
My double of 3D was a "defensive double", meaning that I had
defensive values and Spade support. It was forcing to 3S.
But 3H by me INSTEAD of the defensive double would have meant
the same thing, while calling for a HEART lead. From this
(NONE of which is standard, BTW) partner discerned that my
strength would be in CLUBS! He duly led the C-3. Worried
that West held C-A6 and could ruff a third round of Clubs,
North ROSE with the Club King at trick two. This meant
that our Club Queen became the setting trick! :)
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IMPs north TN.IMP Board 6
Dlr: East rbrough
Vul: E-W S T742 west north east south
H 53 chagall rbrough eqdent ksired
D 983
C 9752 pass 2NT
west east (all pass)
chagall eqdent
S KQ9853 S J Opening Lead: SK
H T7 H AJ64 Result: +3
D 52 D QT764 Score: 150, IMPs: 6.00
C KJ8 C QT6 Playing time: 6:23
south
ksired
S A6 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13
H KQ982 W SK 7 2 T S3 8 S5 CK 5 S8 Q-CJ-S9
D AKJ N 4 3 3 5 S2 2 D8 D9 C5 C7 7 9 T
C A43 E J A-D6 4 J-CQ 6 D4 T 7 DQ 6 CT
S A-HQ J-HK-H8 A-H9-H2-DA-DK-S6 3 C4
A much better choice of opening bids by South results in PLUS 150
rather than MINUS 100. :)
My choice, opening 1H, would have been a viable alternative here.
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IMPs north TN.IMP Board 6
Dlr: East jfisher
Vul: E-W S T742 west north east south
H 53 Kaltica jfisher Wintaka grogers
D 983
C 9752 pass 2C
west east 2S pass pass 3H
Kaltica Wintaka (all pass)
S KQ9853 S J
H T7 H AJ64 Opening Lead: SK
D 52 D QT764 Result: -2
C KJ8 C QT6 Score: -100, IMPs: -6.00
south Playing time: 7:41
grogers
S A6 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13
H KQ982 W SK Q-D2 T-D5 7 S5 8 J K-S9 S3 S8
D AKJ N 2 4 3 3 8 5 9 2 5 7 T S7 C9
C A43 E J D7 Q 4 T A-D4 T Q-C6 D6 6 J
S A-S6 K-H8 J-HK A-CA-C3 4 H2-HQ-H9
Newcomers to the game are taught to count losers based on the
assumption that LHO is always going to be on lead. This, in
effect, counts QUICK LOSERS and a few of the hand's SLOW LOSERS
only. TRUE LOSERS (also known as "BORN LOSERS")
are counted by assuming only that partner has a yarborough with nothing
more than hir share of small cards in this suit. For example, the
South hand's H-KQ982 should be counted as two true losers, since
North's "share" of the outstanding 8 Hearts is (8 / 3 = 2.66,
rounded up to 3) THREE. This South hand, then, has a Spade, 2 Heart,
1 Diamond and two Club losers for a total of SIX. Thus, she
is three tricks short of a 2C opening bid using the "BORN LOSER"
COUNT. In my experience, the BORN LOSER COUNT is a far more
accurate appraisal of any opening hand. Add Opener's Born Losers to
Responder's Cover Cards, add a "transportation" trick if Responder
has two or more such Cover Cards as entries, and you will have a
reasonable assessment of any hand's potential.
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Fortunately for South, North PASSED the FORCING bid of 3H!
Otherwise, they'd have been in SERIOUS trouble.
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IMPs north TN.IMP Board 9
Dlr: North rbrough
Vul: E-W S KQ98 west north east south
H AJ97 chagall rbrough eqdent ksired
D AJT2
C 2 1S 2D 4S
west east (all pass)
chagall eqdent
S 65 S T72 Opening Lead: CK
H KQ8642 H Result: +4
D K8 D Q76543 Score: 420, IMPs: 14.00
C J83 C AK94 Playing time: 5:11
south
ksired
S AJ43 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
H T53 W 3 K 8 Q H2 5 6 H4 K-CJ
D 9 N 2 A-DJ A 2 8 K-SQ-H7
C QT765 E CK-D7 Q S2-D6 7 T C4 D3
S 5 9 S3-H3 SA-SJ-S4 C6 T
North's odd 4-card 1S opening allowed him to declare this
contract. He made the most of it, establishing HEARTS with
one loser while retaining trump control. Attack your source
of tricks!
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IMPs north TN.IMP Board 9
Dlr: North jfisher
Vul: E-W S KQ98 west north east south
H AJ97 Kaltica jfisher Wintaka grogers
D AJT2
C 2 1D pass 1S
west east 2H! 4S X (all p)
Kaltica Wintaka
S 65 S T72 Opening Lead: S6
H KQ8642 H Result: -3
D K8 D Q76543 Score: -500, IMPs: -14.00
C J83 C AK94 Playing time: 7:47
south
grogers
S AJ43 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13
H T53 W S6 K 8 H2 S5-HK H4 3 J 6 8 H8 Q
D 9 N 8 A-DJ-DT 2 A 9-C2 SQ-H7 H9 SK-HJ
C QT765 E T 4 3 Q-D7 S2-S7 A-C4 D6 9-CK D5
S J-D9 H3 H5 S3 T 4 5 T SA-C6 7 CQ
Here, instead of ATTACKING Hearts, Declarer embarked on a plan
to PITCH Hearts! This is directly contrary to the "Fisher
Philosophy": "KEEP winners, THROW losers!"
Note that, without partner supporting the Heart suit, West knows
better than to lead the suit. Another example of "lead discovery"
(i.e. BIDDING a suit in order to discern whether it is safe to
LEAD the suit). Also, note that Declarer can afford to have the
defence ruff a Heart, since it allows him to draw trumps in only
TWO rounds, retaining more Spades to ruff Dummy's Diamonds.
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IMPs north TN.IMP Board 10
Dlr: East rbrough
Vul: Both S KQT west north east south
H K7 chagall rbrough eqdent ksired
D 9843
C T952 pass 2H
west east (all pass)
chagall eqdent
S A75 S J9632 Opening Lead: DK
H 94 H Q53 Result: -1
D AKT7 D 5 Score: -100, IMPs: 1.00
C KQ64 C AJ87 Playing time: 3:41
south
ksired
S 84 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13
H AJT862 W DK-S5 4 9 A-C6 4 S7 Q 7 A-DT-CK
D QJ62 N 4 K-HK-H7 T 2 5 C9 T 3 8 9 SQ
C 3 E 5 2 3 5 3 A-C7 Q-C8 S6 S9 SJ J
S 6 4 2 A-S8 3 H6-HT H8-DJ-DQ 2 HJ
Kenny knew that the opponents could ruff a Diamond or two. For
this reason, he panicked and played H-AK rather than the finesse.
The flaw in this logic was that, if the Diamonds break 4-1, he
is left with 3 diamond losers WITHOUT a ruff! A Heart finesse
would allow him to make 2H on THIS layout and protect him
against a 4-1 Heart break in other layouts.
And what of the Diamond ruffs? The general rule is that if
the opponents didn't negotiate their ruffs at the get-go, there
is little reason to believe that they will find it later. :)
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IMPs north TN.IMP Board 10
Dlr: East jfisher
Vul: Both S KQT west north east south
H K7 Kaltica jfisher Wintaka grogers
D 9843
C T952 pass 2H
west east X pass 3S (all p)
Kaltica Wintaka
S A75 S J9632 Opening Lead: DQ
H 94 H Q53 Result: +3
D AKT7 D 5 Score: -140, IMPs: -1.00
C KQ64 C AJ87 Playing time: 5:51
south
grogers
S 84 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
H AJT862 W A-S5 4 9 D7 A-S7
D QJ62 N 8 Q-HK-H7 C2 T
C 3 E 5 2 3 5 Q-S3
S DQ 4 6 A-HJ 8
Despite West's 16 HCPs, the doubleton Heart and poor Spade
support argue AGAINST bidding game here.
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IMPs north TN.IMP Board 11
Dlr: South jfisher
Vul: None S AQ8653 west north east south
H Q6 Kaltica jfisher Wintaka grogers
D Q85
C T9 pass
west east pass 2S 3D 4S
Kaltica Wintaka 5C pass 5D (all p)
S S K74
H K43 H T92 Opening Lead: SJ
D J64 D AKT932 Result: -1
C KQJ7542 C 3 Score: 50, IMPs: 3.00
south Playing time: 10:39
grogers
S JT92 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
H AJ875 W D4-CK 3 DJ-D6 C2 K-CQ-CJ
D 7 N 5 T 6 6 5 8 Q 9 DQ-SA
C A86 E 4 3 2 7 A-DK-H9 SK HT
S SJ A-HA-ST 7 S2 5 6 8
East should have MADE this one. He correctly attacked his Club
length, noting the C-10 from North. But instead of CONTINUING
with Clubs, hoping North would RUFF the third round (and pitching
a loser otherwise) of Clubs, he rested his hopes on a 2-2
Diamond break.
Had he played the third Club, saw North REFUSE to ruff and
THEN follow to a second round of trumps, Wintaka would then
KNOW to finesse in Diamonds -- confident that North would
have no reason to refuse to ruff the boss Club with D-xx.
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IMPs north TN.IMP Board 11
Dlr: South rbrough
Vul: None S AQ8653 west north east south
H Q6 chagall rbrough eqdent ksired
D Q85
C T9 pass
west east 1C 2S 3D 3H
chagall eqdent 4C pass pass 4S
S S K74 (all pass)
H K43 H T92
D J64 D AKT932 Opening Lead: DK
C KQJ7542 C 3 Result: -1
south Score: -50, IMPs: -3.00
ksired Playing time: 5:59
S JT92
H AJ875 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
D 7 W 4 K C7 K-CQ-CJ C2 C4 3
C A86 N 5 9 3 6 T SA-S5 6 Q-D8
E DK-C3 K-H2 D2 D3 4 7 9
S 7 A-SJ 5 6 8 T-S9-H7
An unlucky 4S, with BOTH major suit Kings offside! Apparently,
our opponents didn't believe in "cheap insurance", bidding 5C
or 5D just in case 4S happened to make. :(
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IMPs north TN.IMP Board 12
Dlr: West rbrough
Vul: N-S S AT west north east south
H AQJT82 chagall rbrough eqdent ksired
D AQ
C J94 pass 1H pass pass
west east 2D 2H pass 3H
chagall eqdent (all pass)
S K94 S J763
H 5 H K97 Opening Lead: D6
D KJT54 D 976 Result: +3
C A862 C QT7 Score: 140, IMPs: 1.00
south Playing time: 5:47
ksired
S Q852 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13
H 643 W K 5 D4 5 C6 T 4 K-DJ A-S9 2 8
D 832 N A-HA-HT-DQ-H8 HQ-SA-ST HJ-C4 H2-CJ 9
C K53 E D6 7 9 7 K-D9 3 6 S7 T J Q-C7
S 2 3 4 3 6 8 2 Q S5 K 8 3 5
3H was an "are you for real" bid, checking to see if North REALLY
has a free 2H bid in direct seat. With flat 2-2-3 distribution
in the non-Heart suits and a poorish 16-count, North wisely passed.
The diamond lead cost the defence one trick. Playing the C-10
at trick 10 promoted North's C-9 for his 9th trick. Second hand
LOW ! :)
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IMPs north TN.IMP Board 12
Dlr: West jfisher
Vul: N-S S AT west north east south
H AQJT82 Kaltica jfisher Wintaka grogers
D AQ
C J94 1D X 1NT pass
west east pass 2H (all pass)
Kaltica Wintaka
S K94 S J763 Opening Lead: H7
H 5 H K97 Result: +2
D KJT54 D 976 Score: 110, IMPs: -1.00
C A862 C QT7 Playing time: 7:48
south
grogers
S Q852 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
H 643 W 5 D5 K-DT 4 A-DJ 2 D4 6
D 832 N T-HA-ST Q-SA-C4 A-C9 2 J
C K53 E H7 9 3 7 6 7 6 T-HK-CQ
S 6 4 Q 2 2 K 3 3 3 5
I actually should have BEATEN 2H here. Note the theme: West
can keep Declarer off dummy PERMANENTLY. East got off to the
best lead: a passive trump. At trick 4 I should have played
back a Spade rather than "finesse myself" in Diamonds.
Stranded repeatedly in his hand, North would EVENTUALLY lose
three Clubs, a Heart, a Spade and a Diamond for down one!
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