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Manchester
Congress 2003.
By Boris
Ewart
Championship
Pairs
1st
Bernard & Rhona Goldenfield.
This came up
in the qualifying round. David Audley was wise to remove the double:
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Brd 10
Dlr E
Vul All
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 KJ98752
 73
 10832
 -
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103
1096
Q76
AQJ32
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Q64
AQJ5
K94
1094
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A
K842
AJ5
K8754
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W
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N
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E
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S
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1NT
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No
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No
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2
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No
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No!
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3
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No
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No
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X
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No
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3
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End
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3 was 1 down after N was repeatedly forced so could not enjoy the
long trick. In 3-X W has 4 tricks, 3 tricks and 1 trick. However careful play will park the 10 on the 3rd winner and the the play of the
6 from E will enable the 3 to be made
en-passant for the 9th trick.
Board 24 was
a missed opportunity:
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KQ53
Q
82
AQ9832
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62
AKJ1097
A73
KJ
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W
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N
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E
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S
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1
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No
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2
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No
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3
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No
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3
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No
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3
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No
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4
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No
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4
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No
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4NT*
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No
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5*
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No
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5
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End
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E(Jim Luck)
was worried about a lead if W did not have the A or the Q. I think I should have bid 5 instead of 4 - clearly asking for a control then E can bid the slam.
Adrian
Kenworthy got away with this one in the final:
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Brd 5
Dlr N
Vul N-S
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AKQ93
103
AK952
K
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J6542
A42
104
AQ7
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W
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N
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E
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S
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1
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No
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2!
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No
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4NT*
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No
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6
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No
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7
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End
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He bid 2 to ‘inhibit the lead’ and reasoned that 4NT was
based on a fit so bid 6. N of course raised to 7.
Championship
Teams
1st
Michelle Brunner, ‘Pablo’ Cassells, John Hassett and Bill Hirst.
This came up
in the qualifying round and is an example of a pseudo suicide double-squeeze:
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Brd 24
Dlr W
Vul Nil
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10952
QJ87
72
Q108
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3
AK94
A1043
K432
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AQJ4
652
Q65
A65
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K876
103
KJ98
J97
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W
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N
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E
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S
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1
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No
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1
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No
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1NT
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No
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3NT
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End
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N led the 7 to 2, 10 and A. The only winning line is to duck a
, win return with K then to Q and K. If S returns 9 win 10 and to J and K. You can now cash 9 tricks as are 3-3. If S returns a win K and to J and K. Later you finesse S for J.
At the table
I won A and played 3 to 5, J and K. 3 was ducked to 8 and Q came back to K – S discarded 7 as he felt he was guarding the suit. I tried to Q and K. Back came 9 to 10. I cashed A and N discarded 8 as he also thought he was guarding the suit. I let N have the 9 to J just in case S had 4 so I could
squeeze him in & when the were cashed. The 9th trick was the 4.
Aggressive
bidding led to this lucky game in the final:
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Brd 5
Dlr N
Vul N-S
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KJ102
QJ
AJ9
A963
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A7
K8
K875
KQ874
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Q8653
A10963
Q64
-
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94
7542
1032
J1052
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W
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N
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E
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S
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1
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2*
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No
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3NT
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End
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Because of
the favourable position and S having no entry, this has a cold 9 tricks.
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The next
board is a discovery play:
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Brd 18
Dlr E
Vul N-S
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76
A83
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