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THURSDAY, 27 JUNE 2019 ISSUE NO 13

10.00: Open Pairs Semi Finals A&B10.00: Women / Seniors Pairs Final13.30: Open Pairs Semi Finals A&B14.00: Women /Seniors Pairs Final16.20: Open Pairs Semi Finals A&B16.40: Women / Seniors Pairs Final

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Friday 28th JP Meyer Open Pairs I 10:30

Renaming of championshipsDue to the confusion created by the use of the word “Open” meaning different things in different contexts, we will rename these championships “European Transnational Championships” (odd numbered years) and the former European Team Championships (even numbered years) will become “European National Championships” – they also contain National Women and Seniors Pairs championships. We will only use “Open” in the context of a Series.

Format of the future European Transnational ChampionshipsBased on popular demand and upon the advice of our Seniors Committee the 10th edition, taking place in 2021, we will move the Seniors’ Teams and Pairs competition to the first week, i.e. in parallel with the Mixed Teams and Pairs competitions. The Open and Women Series will remain in the second week.If this experiment turns out well we will continue this structure also in the future.

Small Federation GamesThis year’s edition will take place in Novi Sad, Serbia from October 21st to 23rd.

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Our match from the second half of the quarter-final round features the TEXAN ACES, a conglomerate of USA, Israel and India who have already beaten Michael Bell’s English team and Boye Brogeland’s Norwegian/Dutch/American superstars to get this far. Up against them is NETHERLANDS RED, a team that thrashed OUTSIDER, a top Turkish team, in the Round of 32 and comfortably saw off the challenge of DENMARK OPEN in the Round of 16.

At the midway point of the match, the Dutch led 25-13 after a low-scoring first 14 deals. The second half also started quietly and the difference had been reduced to 30-23 when the first major swing came along.

Board 20. Dealer West. All Vul. [ K 4 ] A 7 5 4 3 { A K J } Q 9 4 [ J 8 3 [ Q 9 7 6 ] K 10 8 6 ] Q 9 2 { 10 5 4 { Q 8 6 } A J 5 } 8 6 3 [ A 10 5 2 ] J { 9 7 3 2 } K 10 7 2

Open Room West North East South Nab Sridharan Drijver Srinivasan

Pass 1NT Pass 2}* Pass 3] Pass 3NT All Pass

Padmanabhan Sridharan opened a 15-17 1NT and the first question is whether South should bid at all. Given that partner is much more likely to be minimum (statistically, 15 HCP is twice as likely as 17), do you want to venture beyond 1NT on this moderate eight-count? Indeed, looking at just the North/South hands, would you rather play in 1NT or 3NT? Clearly, the answer is 1NT, even though partner has a 17-count, as nine tricks looks like an awfully big ask on this combination.

Nevertheless, Sundarram Srinivasan elected to

advance with Stayman, presumably intending to invite with 2NT at his second turn. That plan was scuppered, though, when North responded Three Hearts, presumably their way of showing a five-card major. Now South had little choice but to close proceedings by bidding game in no-trumps.

Unfortunately for Bob Drijver, the opponents’ bidding (five hearts on his right and, presumably, four spades on his left) had warned him away from either of the best leads for his side. A diamond lead was the only way to let the contract through at trick one, and that’s exactly what Drijver fished out, the {8. Declarer won cheaply in hand and advanced the }Q. West won and had a second chance. Had he led a low heart the defence would have been in the driving seat again, but he switched to a spade, but declarer won in hand and ran the }9 to West’s jack. He now had nine tricks via four diamonds, two clubs, two spades and one heart: N/S +600.

Closed Room West North East South Friedlander Van Prooijen Liran Verhees

Pass 1} Pass 1{ Pass 1NT Pass 2}* Pass 2] Pass 3NT All Pass

It was obvious for South to advance here, as his partner’s 1NT rebid was 17-19.However, Inon Liran’s spade lead left the Dutch declarer with a much more challenging task. The [6 forced declarer’s king at trick one, and Van Prooijen advanced the }Q, which held. West won the second round of clubs with the jack and switched to the ]K, pinning dummy’s jack, as declarer took the ]A immediately.

A club now went to West’s ace and East won the heart continuation with the ]9, thus blocking the suit, but that didn’t matter, as the defenders still had spades to fall back on. Declarer won the spade switch with dummy’s ace and cashed the }K, but East hadn’t come this far to get endplayed and he spectacularly jettisoned the [Q, ensuring that declarer could make no more than just his top diamonds. N/S -200 and 13 IMPs to the TEXAN STARS, moving ahead for the first time, 36-30.

TEXAN ACES vs NETHERLANDS RED MARC SMITH

OPEN TEAMSQF, ROUND 2


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Our next deal seemed to offer plenty of scope for East/West to get into trouble.

Board 22. Dealer East. E/W Vul. [ K 9 3 ] K J 7 { 10 4 } K Q 10 9 2 [ J 7 [ A Q 10 8 ] 10 9 8 6 2 ] A 5 { 6 { A K J 9 8 5 2 } A J 6 5 3 } — [ 6 5 4 2 ] Q 4 3 { Q 7 3 } 8 7 4


— — 1{ Pass 1] 2} 2[ Pass 2NT Pass 3NT All Pass

East’s 3NT bid seems rather pessimistic, when as little as [ J x ] K x x x x { x x x } Q J x, which is quite consistent with West’s bidding, would give you a grand slam on a finesse. However, Inon Liran’s decision was absolutely spot on, facing his partner’s actual hand.

North led the }K and Ehud Friedlander had to take the }A immediately or risk being stuck in dummy with only eight tricks. Declarer now played diamonds from the top and South won the third round with the queen. South had signalled at trick one with the }8 so, when he now played the }7, declarer could confidently cover with the jack, knowing that he was sure to stop the fifth round of the suit: E/W +600.

Could the Dutch East/West flatten this dangerous board?


— — 2{* Pass 2]* Pass 3}* Pass3{ Pass 3[ Pass 3NT All Pass

Drijver opened with his system strong bid, Two Diamonds, and Bart Nab responded with a ‘negative or waiting’ Two Hearts. Drijver now showed diamonds with a Three-Club transfer, and Nab simply completed the transfer, saying little about his hand.

Drijver now showed his spade suit, which left Nab nowhere to go except 3NT. Having gotten across the essential shape and power of his hand, Drijver decided that he had done enough and gave up. Well judged!

The play was identical to the other table: E/W 600 and an honorable push.

Both sides had chances to earn a major swing on the very next deal:

Board 23. Dealer South. All Vul. [ 9 7 ] 9 3 2 { K 9 6 4 } 10 9 3 2 [ A K 10 5 3 [ 8 4 ] 10 8 ] A 7 6 5 { A Q 8 5 3 { J 10 7 2 } Q } K J 5 [ Q J 6 2 ] K Q J 4 { — } A 8 7 6 4


— — — 2{* 2[ Pass 2NT Pass 3{ Pass 4{ Pass 5{ All Pass

South opened a Precision-style Two Diamonds, showing a three-suited hand with short diamonds in the 11-15 HCP range. The Israeli pair bid confidently to game in their nine-card minor-suit fit and now the spotlight fell onto Ricco Van Prooijen in the North seat. An opening heart lead would have left declarer with three unavoidable losers and the 12 IMPs gained would have put the Dutch back ahead with boards running out. Instead, he chose a club and, when South ducked at trick one, declarer was subsequently able to ruff out the }A and score an unlikely overtrick: E/W +620.

Again, the Dutch East/West pair was called upon to avoid a potentially disastrous swing against their team.


— — — 1} 1[ Pass 1NT Pass 3NT All Pass


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Here, East/West reached game without even mentioning their longest suit although, after South’s quasi-natural One Club opening bid, perhaps their chances in the diamond game, with North on lead, would have been better.

Although perhaps fairly obvious from his side of the table, Srinivasan found the winning opening lead, the ]K. It seems now that declarer has no chance: he needs four diamond tricks and two club tricks, but he has to knock out the {K first otherwise the defenders can simply set up their club tricks and the heart blockage will not then matter. But, with the }A still intact, the defenders can overcome the heart blockage.

That all looked fairly straightforward for the defenders until, that is, North broke one of the golden rules of defensive play – do NOT signal with a card that you cannot afford. With the ]108 visible in dummy, it is surely not beyond the wit of man to figure out that the ]9 may be a relevant card. No matter what signaling method you play, it is clearly wrong to signal with what is, effectively, your side’s fifth defensive trick, and yet that is exactly what North did here.

Not that declarer was home yet. With the ]A removed at trick one, entries to declarer’s hand were a problem. The point is that you need two club tricks, but that you also have to knock out the {K before you can set them up. Declarer started diamonds by playing the {J, North ducking, and then played a club to dummy’s queen, which also won. Now declarer led a low diamond from dummy and North put in the {9, forcing declarer to use the {10, which was his last entry.

Declarer’s solution now was to play a spade towards dummy, forcing South to split his honours, and then to exit with the ]10. South won with the ]J and, unable to believe that his partner would have signaled with the ]9 if he did not also hold the ]7, exited with his low heart.

Declarer gratefully won with the ]5 and advanced the }K, discarding a diamond from dummy. South won and cashed his remaining heart winner, another diamond going from dummy, and could then have saved the overtrick by exiting with a spade. Perhaps so shell-shocked by now was he, though, that he put declarer back in his hand with the }J. In a match where every IMP could still prove vital, Drijver took advantage by taking the spade finesse for an overtrick. Remarkably, declarer had made ten tricks via two diamonds, two hearts, two clubs and three spades: E/W +630 and one of the most exciting flat boards of the tournament.

Five deals remaining, and the TEXAS ACES still ahead by 4 IMPs. This deal proved to be the final nail in the Dutch coffin:

Board 25. Dealer North. E/W Vul. [ A J 10 8 ] 6 { A Q 8 5 } J 8 6 5 [ 6 [ K 9 4 3 ] A K J 2 ] Q 8 3 { K 10 4 { J 9 6 3 } A K Q 3 2 } 9 7 [ Q 7 5 2 ] 10 9 7 5 4 { 7 2 } 10 4


— 1} Pass 1] Pass 1[ Pass Pass Dble Pass 1NT Pass3NT All Pass

Yesterday, we saw a deal involving this same East/West pair on which one of them correctly passed throughout on a balanced 18-count. When Nab passed at his first turn (I confess that I would have overcalled a natural 1NT rather than passing), I did wonder whether he was going to remain silent on this 20-count. Indeed, if South raises to Two Spades at his second turn (as he might well have done), defending might be the only way for East/West to go plus.

When South passed One Spade, West backed in with the obvious takeout double. Drijver bid 1NT on the East hand, and now West perhaps thought he had some catching up to do, so he jumped to game.

Too much? Wouldn’t partner have bid 1NT here with little more than, say, [J-10-x-x? Having said that, it probably mattered little as this East hand is surely good enough to bid game even if West only raises invitationally to 2NT.

The defense led spades, North winning with the ace and continuing with the [J. Drijver correctly realized that playing for a 3-3 club break was not an option: with South having responded One Heart, declarer can be sure that North holds at least four clubs (he has a maximum of 4-2 in the majors and thus at least seven minor-suit cards, and would therefore have opened One Diamond with only three clubs). So, declarer took his only legitimate chance by taking the [K, discarding a club from dummy, and playing for the {Q to be in the South hand.


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The operation was a success but, of course, the patient still died: E/W -100. Unfortunately for the Dutch, this failure to keep performing miracles by flattening results from the other table had finally proved just too much for Drijver/Nab.


— 1{ Pass 1] Dble Pass 1[ Pass 3NT All Pass

Many pairs open One Diamond on this shape when playing standard. N/S were playing Precision [Editor's comment: bidding the suit you want partner to lead still has its adherents!].

It certainly worked against the Dutch here, perhaps things would have been different had North rebid One Spade at his second turn, rather than simply passing to deny as many as three hearts. Perhaps East would have passed and South raised spades (or, at least, passed to give preference).

When North passed over West’s double, East bid spades, and this table too, West simply couldn’t bring himself to make the disciplined raise to 2NT. Instead he punted game on a wish and a prayer, presumably hoping that partner would hold enough to raise 2NT to game anyway.

For the second time, Ricco Van Pooijen found himself with a choice of leads. A spade, from [A-J-10-8, with most of the opposition strength on his right did not look overly attractive, but that was what was needed to flatten the board and keep the deficit at 4 IMPs with three deals remaining. Instead, he chose a club from }J-x-x-x. Declarer covered with dummy’s }9, captured South’s }10 with the }Q, and promptly returned the suit, North winning with the }8. With the [K still in dummy, stopping that suit, North desperately tried ace and another diamond: E/W +630 and 12 IMPs to the TEXAN ACES, now ahead by 16 with two boards left.

The match had ended as a spectator sport already. But on the penultimate deal the Dutch overbid to a hopeless Four Hearts at one table (down two) and let through Three Hearts at the other table to lose another 8 IMPs, leaving them 24 behind. On the very last deal, with the contest already decided, the Israeli East/West, Liran/Friedlander finally produced a sub-par result (going down in 3NT - with Four Spades in a 5-3 fit an easy make) for only their second minus score in the 14-board set.

The final margin of victory for the TEXAN ACES was 14 IMPs, and they advanced into the semi-final. Meanwhile, the Dutch are left to reflect on an excellent tournament, and perhaps rue those hands on which a better guess might have made all the difference.

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APPLE PIE vs POLANDBARRY RIGAL

WOMEN TEAMSFINAL, R. 3

All square with 28 deals to go. Two laps of the track to go, Apple Pie burst out of the blocks with two swings in their favour that could be attributed to their opponents getting a false start then dropping the baton.

Board 1. Dealer North. None Vul. [ 5 ] 9 6 { J 6 } Q J 10 8 6 4 3 2 [ K Q 4 [ J 10 9 8 7 ] K 10 8 4 ] Q J 5 2 { A 7 4 3 2 { Q 9 } A } 9 7 [ A 6 3 2 ] A 7 3 { K 10 8 5 } K 5

Open and Closed RoomsWest North East SouthDufrat Kazmucha Zmuda Sarniak

C. Baldysz D’Ovidio S. Baldysz Willard

— 4} Pass 5}Dble All Pass

What would you lead as East here? I would put my money very firmly in the camp of the ]Q; it is more likely you need to set up tricks in the shorter suit and more likely that a heart through will be critical, isn’t it? When declarer wins that and advances the }K, West can take her ace and should play the [K. East’s count card in spades should allow West to know to cash a heart when in with the {A. After the [J lead, D’Ovidio took the ace and played a trump; you can hardly criticize West unduly for trying to cash a spade. When declarer ruffed and advanced {J, East ducked and declarer was home and dry when she let it run. Covering {J would not have helped of course.

In the other room one can only assume that Danuta Kazmucha was as avid a fan of the writings of Herman De Wael as the rest of the Press Room (see bulletin 11 Belgian Magic) where declarer had brought home a slam by leading low from AKJxxx towards the singleton 10. At trick two, after

winning [A, she tried a low diamond from dummy and when West played low and the jack lost to the queen she no doubt realized that relying on Herman to be right on more than one deal was a fool’s game. 5}x now went down 300 and Apple Pie had 13 IMPs. They parlayed their lead into double that number on the next deal.

Board 2. Dealer East. N/S Vul. [ K 9 8 6 ] K 3 { A 10 8 5 4 2 } 6 [ J 5 3 2 [ 10 7 ] 10 6 ] Q J 8 7 4 { 7 { Q 3 } A J 10 5 3 2 } K 9 7 4 [ A Q 4 ] A 9 5 2 { K J 9 6 } Q 8

Open RoomWest North East South Dufrat Kazmucha Zmuda Sarniak

— — 2] 2NTPass 3{ Pass 3NT All Pass

Closed RoomWest North East SouthC. Baldysz D’Ovidio S. Baldysz Willard

— — Pass 1NT Pass 2} Pass 2{ Pass 3{ Pass 3[ Pass 4} Pass 4{ Pass 4] Pass 4NTPass 5{ All Pass

I think we would all be justifiably proud of reaching the diamond slam here. I believe D’Ovidio showed diamonds and a game force but did not specify her major. After an exchange of cue-bids, Blackwood did not solve the problem. North needed to be able to show the singleton club after transferring to diamonds (system available on request for 10 Euros a copy from the Bulletin Office) to make


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slam easier to reach. It hardly mattered, since in the other room N/S didn’t seem to be completely in accord about their methods after the 2NT overcall. If North was showing diamonds why would South bid 3NT (and not, say, 3]?) A sequence like 3{-3]-3[ would perhaps help focus on the club weakness.

Anyway, 3NT down two after a club lead saw Apple Pie lead by 26 IMPs.

Board 5. Dealer North. N/S Vul. [ J 10 ] A K 7 3 2 { J 5 } Q 6 5 2 [ Q 9 8 7 3 [ K 6 4 2 ] 8 ] J 10 9 { 9 8 7 6 3 { A K 10 4 } A 9 } 10 7 [ A 5 ] Q 6 5 4 { Q 2 } K J 8 4 3


— 1] Pass 2} 2] Pass 4[ PassPass 5} 5[ DbleAll Pass

Closed RoomWest North East South C. Baldysz D’Ovidio S. Baldysz Willard

— 1] Pass 3NT* Pass 4] All Pass

Against 4] Sofia Baldysz led out two top diamonds (yes it certainly isn’t clear to cash the second diamond when partner follows with a discouraging {8) and Cathy Baldysz dropped the {7 on the second, persuading East to shift to spades and set the game. By contrast to the inactivity shown by E/W in the Closed Room, Dufrat launched one of the more frivolous Michaels Cuebids in sandwich seat that I’ve seen for a while – and was absolutely right to do so, up to a point.

Kazmucha as North did well to save over 4[ and Zmuda took her partner seriously when she came again. -100 in 5[ meant a loss of 5 IMPs instead of a gain of 9 IMPs, had West been able to bring herself to lower the boom on the final contract. (Of course if you do that, then the opponents'

spades and diamonds are 3-1…but then you might be going for 500 – so maybe passing out 5] is correct?

Board 7. Dealer South. All Vul. [ A 4 3 ] A K Q 9 5 { 8 7 } K J 3 [ J 10 7 2 [ 9 5 ] 7 3 ] 10 6 4 { 10 2 { K Q J 9 6 4 3 } 10 8 7 6 2 } 5 [ K Q 8 6 ] J 8 2 { A 5 } A Q 9 4


— — — 1NTPass 2{ Dble 2]Pass 3{ Pass 4]All Pass


— — — 1} Pass 1] 2{ Dble*Pass 3{ Pass 3[Pass 4} Pass 4]All Pass Both tables missed the solidest of grand slams

when each South did something oddly pessimistic (by my reckoning Willard miscounted her points when she didn’t open 1NT with a decent 16, while Kazmucha read Sarniak as having signed off at her second turn on a hand where South actually had a maximum in the context of the auction she was facing). Neither table got beyond game with 13 IMPs therefore available for having a small, as opposed to a large, accident.

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Board 8. Dealer West. None Vul. [ Q ] 9 5 3 { K 9 5 2 } Q J 8 6 5 [ K J 10 8 7 [ A 6 5 3 ] A 10 2 ] Q { Q 10 6 { A J 8 7 4 3 } 7 4 } K 9 [ 9 4 2 ] K J 8 7 6 4 { — } A 10 3 2


Pass Pass 1{ 3]3[ 4] 4[ Dble All Pass


1[ Pass 2{ 2] Pass 3] 3[ 4] 4[ All Pass

Once Willard had made a simple overcall rather than jump she wasn’t seriously interested in saving, perhaps. Maybe a 4} call over 3[ might have achieved that, or perhaps she was more interested in keeping her opponents out of a diamond slam since she knew she could beat 6[? Anyway 4[ fetched 480 in peace and quiet. When Dufrat elected to pass the West cards in the other room for the obviously specious reason that she didn’t have an opener, things worked out to her advantage; well, imagine that.

You could argue that maybe Sarniak’s double of 4[ was optimistic but she hoped to find her partner with the ]A; not absurd! Would you consider the argument that North should infer her partner’s hand type and remove to 5] – down only 300? Whatever our opinions here, Kazmuta led a diamond to get the ruff. Nicely done but South naturally ruffed and shifted to a heart, so declarer could draw trumps and shed her club loser on the diamonds for +790 and 7 IMPs.

Board 10. Dealer East. All Vul. [ 6 ] 10 9 8 4 { J 10 3 } A K 8 7 2 [ 7 4 3 [ K 9 8 2 ] K 7 3 2 ] J 6 { 7 { A 6 4 2 } Q J 9 6 5 } 10 4 3 [ A Q J 10 5 ] A Q 5 { K Q 9 8 5 } —


— — Pass 1}*Pass 1] Pass 1[Pass 1NT Pass 3{Pass 4} Pass 4{Pass 5} Pass 6{All Pass


— — Pass 1[ Pass 1NT Pass 3{ Pass 5{ All Pass

I’m not sure if Willard had an artificial call to show a game force with 5-4 pattern but maybe D’Ovidio’s 5{ was predicated on her partner holding 5-5 shape? Willard received a top club lead and played a cross-ruff as a safe route for 600. Sarniak did the same after a club lead. The problem with this approach (two rounds of clubs to pitch hearts, then use the [A and ]A to ruff two spades) is that you have to come back to hand with a heart ruff to take another spade ruff. Then you must force yourself again, and can never score your fifth spade whatever you do.

Though two rounds of trumps beats 6{, after the top club start found at the table you can cash two clubs, then should take the spade finesse rather than playing for the ruffing finesse. This gives you a decent shot against 5-2 spades when the king is onside, whereas the ruffing finesse could see you struggle against the 5-2 break when East is short.

Apple Pie led 45-5 on the set now, but Poland came back strongly.


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Board 11. Dealer South. None Vul. [ — ] 8 5 3 { A K Q 10 4 } A K 9 7 4 [ K Q 10 9 4 [ 8 7 3 ] K J 4 ] Q 9 6 2 { 3 { J 9 5 2 } Q 8 6 5 } J 2 [ A J 6 5 2 ] A 10 7 { 8 7 6 } 10 3


— — — Pass1[ 2{ Pass 2NTPass 3[ Pass 3NTAll Pass

Closed RoomWest North East South C. Baldysz D’Ovidio S. Baldysz Willard

— — — Pass 1[ 2NT Pass 4{ Pass 4[ Pass 5{All Pass

Sarniak played 3NT as South on a top spade lead. She pitched a heart and won her [A for fear of a heart shift and tested diamonds to find the distressing news. Then she led a low club from dummy to the 10 and West’s queen. Dufrat played the heart king then jack. Declarer was forced to win and guess clubs; after some thought she did so. Well done.

Willard played 5{ on a sensible sequence, and ruffed the spade in dummy, then came to exactly the right conclusion when she played clubs before trumps. The only hand it really matters on is when the cards lay exactly as they do here, so this

was indeed well judged – albeit an approach that springs from first principles of playing the side suit before trumps. She played to ruff clubs in hand and used a trump as entry to dummy since East had disposed of a spade on the clubs. This was the position with the lead in South:

[ --- ] 8 { K Q 10 } 9 [ Q 10 9 [ --- ] K J ] Q 9 { --- { J 9 5 } --- } --- [ J 6 5 ] 10 7 { --- } ---

Declarer played a heart. West won and led the [K, and now whether dummy ruffed or discarded, the defenders were due to take two more tricks.

A winning line in the diagrammed ending is to ruff a spade high in dummy, removing an exit card from East. If that player underruffs you can draw another round of trump and advance your club to establish the 11th trick. When East pitches a heart, you now exit in hearts. West overtakes and advances a plain card and you pitch the club to force East to ruff their partner’s winner for the trump endplay at trick 12. This line might fail if East started with 3-5-3-2 shape though, so it is hard to criticize Willard too much for misreading the ending. Still, would West have opened KQ109x/Kx/xx/Qxxx? Apparently yes, per board 8!

Poland picked up 7 further IMPs for two flights of fancy by Apple Pie in reaching two hopeless contracts where even a lower-level partscore was in severe jeopardy (and in one case did go down in the other room). Apple Pie had taken the set 45-24 and led by 21 with a set to go.

Danuta Kazmucha

Justyna ZmudaAnna Sarniak

Katarzyna Dufrat


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At the start of the final stanza the score was: Apple Pie 106, Poland 85. On BBO it appeared that there was some confusion as Dufrat was playing North in the Open Room for Poland and South for Apple Pie in the Closed Room.

Board 4. Dealer West. All Vul. [ 8 6 5 ] 10 9 { A K J 9 2 } J 5 2 [ 4 [ A J 10 9 7 3 ] Q J 8 7 5 4 ] A K { 8 6 5 { 4 } K 8 6 } Q 10 9 3 [ K Q 2 ] 6 3 2 { Q 10 7 3 } A 7 4

Open Room West North East South Willard Kazmucha D’Ovidio Sarniak

2{* Pass 2NT* Pass 3{* Dble 3[ Pass 4} Pass 4{ Pass 4[ All Pass

2{ Multi2NT Asking

As many of you will know your illustrious editor has published a bestseller, The Mysterious Multi, but unfortunately, I do not have my signed copy with me. So pray forgive me should I be less than word perfect, as I unravel the auction. The 3{ bid showed hearts and it seems that a wheel fell off after this; it appears that West now thought hearts were agreed and a cue-bidding sequence was under way while East thought that West was showing delayed support for spades. Whatever the meanings the French pair had stumbled into a no-hope contract and escaped for one off.

Closed Room West North East South Baldysz C Zmuda Baldysz Z Dufrat

2{* Pass 4}* Pass 4{* Dble Pass Pass 4] All Pass

4} What is your major?4{ I have hearts

At this table, a simpler auction resulted in a much better contract. I cannot and will not give the play, since the BBO record is incorrect. It has declarer claiming ten tricks at a point in the play when it is impossible so to do. However, once North led the ace of diamonds the contract could always be made so the record stands as Four Hearts made and 12 IMPs to Poland.

APPLE PIE vs POLANDRON TACCHI

WOMEN TEAMSFINAL, ROUND 4

Catherine d'Ovidio


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Board 5. Dealer North. N/S Vul. [ 9 7 4 2 ] 3 { A K 6 5 4 3 2 } 8 [ Q J [ A K 10 8 5 ] A K 9 5 2 ] 10 8 6 4 { — { J 9 7 } A Q 10 9 5 4 } 7 [ 6 3 ] Q J 7 { Q 10 8 } K J 6 3 2


— Pass Pass Pass 1} 3{ Dble Pass 4] All Pass

There was considerable surprise in the Bulletin Room when North failed to pre-empt. She made an effort at her second turn to speak, but this allowed East to make a negative double. In turn this allowed East to express her values with a jump to Four Hearts, and that is where matters rested. Could West have contemplated a Four-Diamond bid on her four-loser hand with a known heart-fit? If so they might have reached a higher level contract. There was nothing to the play, after the lead of the ace of diamonds which declarer ruffed. The two top trumps were cashed and declarer then played on spades. When South ruffed, declarer claimed the rest of the tricks – twelve tricks made even with the 3-1 split in the trump suit.


— 3{ Pass Pass Dble Pass 4[ Pass 5} All Pass

At this table North was made of sterner stuff and it paid dividends as, when West doubled, East bid her spades and that forced West to try her club suit. When 5} was passed, declarer was entitled to consider hersulf unlucky when the trumps split 5-1, which doomed the contract. Apple Pie must have been relieved to gain 11 IMPs when playing a slam hand in game.

Board 6. Dealer East. E/W Vul. [ A 9 4 2 ] 8 7 2 { Q 10 8 } A 7 3 [ K Q [ J 10 8 6 5 3 ] A 9 5 ] K 10 3 { 7 5 { K 4 3 } Q J 9 8 5 2 } 6 [ 7 ] Q J 6 4 { A J 9 6 2 } K 10 4


— — 2{* Dble 2]* Dble 2[ All Pass

2] Pass or correct

Another Multi 2{ and with no ambitions West made no effort. South generously led a small heart, and so ensured the contract; later in the play even more generously she led the ace of diamonds, allowing an overtrick.


— — 2{* Dble 2[* Dble Pass 3{ 3[ All Pass

2[ Pass or correct

A brave double by North encouraged E/W to compete at the three-level. North led a diamond to the king and ace. South continued with the jack and when that held she led her trump. That was taken by North who continued with another trump. A club from dummy was won by North’s ace and the queen of diamonds cashed; with a heart trick to come declarer was two tricks light, 200 to Apple Pie and eight IMPs.

BBO Match News!!!A pinch bidder, Kazmucha, has been put in for

Dufrat in the Open Room.

8888


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Board 8. Dealer West. None Vul. [ A Q 8 ] K J 9 7 3 { 8 4 2 } 9 5 [ 10 9 6 5 2 [ J 7 4 3 ] 10 8 ] A 6 4 { Q J 7 6 5 3 { 10 9 } — } A Q 6 3 [ K ] Q 5 2 { A K } K J 10 8 7 4 2


Pass Pass 1} 2} Pass 2] Pass 4] All Pass

D’Ovidio’s 1} was possibly three cards. South made a natural overcall, then raised partner’s heart bid to game. The play was not too taxing and declarer eventually made an overtrick


2[* Pass 3]* 4} Pass 4] 4[ 4NT* Pass 5} Dble All Pass

2[ 5[ + a minor, 4-113] Invite in spades

The bidding had already reached the three-level when it was South’s turn to call and she could say little other than 4}. North made an effort with 4] but East continued the barrage with 4[. South’s 4NT appears to offer two places to play. 5} had no chance whereas 5] had play if E/W did not find their club ruff. 11 IMPs to Poland. After eight boards Apple Pie had increased their lead by a single IMP, only six boards left to overturn a 22- IMP advantage.

Board 9. Dealer North. E/W Vul. [ K 7 6 3 2 ] A J 7 3 2 { — } K 9 8 [ J 10 9 4 [ A Q 5 ] K 10 8 ] 9 { A K J 6 5 3 { Q 10 9 8 2 } — } 10 6 5 3 [ 8 ] Q 6 5 4 { 7 4 } A Q J 7 4 2


— 1[ Pass 1NT* 2{ 2] 2[* 4] 5{ Pass Pass Dble Pass 5] Pass 6] Dble All Pass

1NT forcing 1 round2[ Diamond support

After West’s 5{ bid there was a significant delay before the bids from South and West appeared on BBO. East led the }6, ruffed by West, who attempted to cash the ace of diamonds. With no entry to dummy declarer cashed the ace of trumps and exited with a small one to the king. West now switched to a spade taken by East, but it was the last trick for the defence.

(Over 2[ South would really like to introduce her clubs. A fit jump of 4} would be ideal, but if that is not available then 3} is at least worth considering. Editor.)


— 1[ Pass 1NT* 2{ 2] 5{ 5] 6{ Pass Pass Dble All Pass

In this auction, East preferred a direct 5{ rather than a nuanced 2[. West felt that 6{ would not be expensive and might have chances. South’s double concluded the auction. After North’s lead of the ace of hearts declarer only needed to find the spade king onside to bring home contract. That was 15 IMPs to Poland.


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The difference was now seven IMPs with five boards to play. Over the next three boards Poland gained another three IMPs. The lead was down to four!

Board 13. Dealer North. All Vul. [ K J 9 7 2 ] 10 7 { 4 } A J 10 8 2 [ A 8 6 5 [ 3 ] A 8 6 3 2 ] J 9 5 { K Q 5 2 { J 10 9 8 6 3 } — } Q 7 5 [ Q 10 4 ] K Q 4 { A 7 } K 9 6 4 3


— 2[ Pass 3]* Dble 4[ Pass Pass Dble All Pass

3] Invite with spade support

There are some stock phrases bridge reporters use time and again, one of them being Kaplan’s dictum that takeout doubles should be taken out. Had East heeded this advice, she would have been playing 5{ and also had the chance for a successful intra-finesse in the heart suit. The first would have been a significantly better result; the second would have

brought pleasure to millions. Absent a minor suit lead there were always eleven tricks for +990.


— 2[* Pass 3]* Dble 4[ All Pass

3] Invite with spade support

West was prepared to go quietly and with the same eleven tricks, Poland gained eight IMPs.

Poland took the lead by four IMPs.Board 14 was flat, so Poland had won the final - or

had they? See the editor’s diary for the denouement of this competition.

POLANDSophia BALDYSZ

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They also serve who only stand and wait


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NEVER SAY DIEMARK HORTON

England's Brian Senior and Sandra Penfold made a disastrous start to their attempt to reach the main semifinal of the Senior Pairs, scoring only 38.95% to languish in 48th place. In the second session they could only move up to 41st position. Over the remaining 16 deals they moved steadily up the field, but with time running out they still needed some big results.

Board 14. Dealer East. None Vul. [ A J 10 ] A Q 4 { K 8 7 2 } A J 8 [ Q 7 [ 9 6 5 ] 6 ] K J 10 9 8 7 5 3 { A Q 10 6 5 4 { — } Q 9 5 2 } 7 6 [ K 8 4 3 2 ] 2 { J 9 3 } K 10 4 3

West North East South Szenberg Senior Milaszewski Penfold

— — 4] Pass Pass Dble Pass 4[ All Pass

Brian Senior briefly considered passing out 4] - it would have turned out to be a poor move on this layout - but eventually doubled, leading to the spade game.

West led the ]6 and declarer won with dummy's ace, played a spade to the king and a spade for the queen and ace. Declarer drew the outstanding trump, West pitching a diamond, ruffed a heart, played a club to the jack and cashed the }A to reach this position:

[ — ] Q { K 8 7 2 } 8 [ — [ — ] — ] K J 10 9 8 7 { A Q 10 6 { — } Q 9 } — [ 8 ] — { J 9 3 } K 10

By this stage East was known to be 3-8-0-2, so declarer was playing with open cards.

When she came off dummy with a diamond to the jack, West had to win with the queen, but could only take one more trick - for example cashing the {A would see declarer unblock the nine. That was 11 tricks (only achieved at one other table) and +450 was worth 43-5, which helped to lift them up to 24th place. That proved to be just enough to see them achieve their aim.

Sandra Penfold


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BELGIAN EXPERTISERUTGER VAN MECHELEN

Board 3. Dealer South. E/W Vul. [ 8 7 5 2 ] 9 8 6 2 { A 10 } J 9 7 [ K 9 6 [ A J 3 ] A 10 5 4 3 ] Q 7 { J 7 5 { K 8 6 4 3 } 8 2 } A K 10 [ Q 10 4 ] K J { Q 9 2 } Q 6 5 4 3

I was supporting our Belgian team in the knock-outs. What a pity they did not make the semi-finals.

Closed Room West North East South V Lankveld De Donder vd Bos Bahbout

— — — Pass Pass Pass 1NT Pass 2NT Pass 3} Pass 3[ Pass 3NT All Pass

East plays 3NT after opening 1NT and Sam Bahbout leads a club, to Steven De Donder’s jack and declarer’s ace. After some pause, he plays a diamond towards the jack.

Sam needs to reflect but plays the correct card. The key is found in the first trick. Steven has played the jack, so he cannot have the king or the ten. So, declarer has }K10 and the next club needs to come from North.

So Sam plays a low diamond for dummy’s jack and Steven’s ace. After the club return, the contract fails because Sam still has the {Q to reach his clubs.

Open Room West North East South Engel Verbeek Coenraets Molenaar

— — — 1NT Pass 2} Dble Pass Pass Rdbl Pass 2[ Pass Pass 2NT Pass 3NT All Pass

In the other room South has opened a mini-NT (10-12) and Philippe Coenraets in East is also playing 3NT. The same club start for the jack and ace. Here too, declarer plays a diamond to the jack.

Whether it is because South knows declarer knows he must have the points or simply minsanalyzed, South plays the queen. He cannot play clubs, and hearts or spades would also present declarer with a ninth trick, so South plays diamonds, but this is only a stay of execution. North takes the ace and returns a club for South, who clears the clubs. When Philippe plays three rounds of diamonds South is squeezed. This is the position when the last diamond is are played:

[ 8 7 5 ] 9 8 6 { — } — [ K 9 6 [ A J 3 ] A 10 5 ] Q 7 { — { 3 } — } — [ Q 10 4 ] K J { — } 6

If South throws his club then he retains three spades and two hearts and declarer can endplay him in hearts.

At the table South kept two hearts, one club and only two spades and Philippe is aware, from the opening, that South needed to have the [Q and the ]K. He plays the [K and [A to drop the queen and the contract is made.

Philippe Coenraets was actually the only declarer out of six in the quarter-finals who made 3NT.


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ISTANBUL DIARYMARK HORTON

The Editor presents his diary from the European Open Championships in Istanbul

26 June

Our plans for a night out were disrupted when the women's final went into overtime, a four-board penalty shoot-out. This arose because of a scoring adjustment on board 9 of Ron Tacchi's report, where the result was changed to 5{ doubled plus one, which reduced the swing from 15 IMPs to 11.

The first deal was a dull push.

Board 2. Dealer East. NS Vul. [ A 6 5 2 ] K J 6 3 { 10 7 4 } 7 5 [ K 10 7 4 [ J 3 ] A 10 7 4 2 ] Q 8 5 { Q 9 5 { 8 3 2 } A } J 10 8 6 2 [ Q 9 8 ] 9 { A K J 6 } K Q 9 4 3

Open Room West North East South Willard Kazmucha D'Ovidio Sarniak

— — Pass 1}* 1] Dble* Pass 2} Pass 2NT Pass 3[ Pass 3NT All Pass

1} Polish Club

East led the ]5 and West took the ace and returned the four. Declarer put up the jack and East won with the queen and played the ]8 for the ten and king. Having pitched two clubs from dummy, declarer played a club for the king and ace and West cashed two hearts and switched to the [K. Declarer won with the ace and played three rounds of diamonds, -200.


— — Pass 1}* 1] Dble* 2]* Dble* 3] Pass Pass Dble All Pass

1} Polish Club

If 2] was a weak raise then West was really pushing the boat out by re-raising. North led the }5 for the jack, queen and ace. Declarer played a spade for the jack and queen and South returned the ]9, North winning with the king and playing back the ]3. A spade to the king and ace saw North exit with a club. Declarer ruffed, cashed two spades, played a heart to the queen and then a diamond. South won and played the }K, the ]A being declarer's last trick, two down, -300 and 11 IMPs to Apple Pie.

Tatiana's Champagne Moment


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Board 3. Dealer South. EW Vul. [ Q 7 ] Q 10 9 7 2 { 6 3 } Q J 10 2 [ A J 6 [ K 10 5 4 2 ] J ] A { K 8 2 { A J 7 5 4 } A K 8 7 6 3 } 5 4 [ 9 8 3 ] K 8 6 5 4 3 { Q 10 9 } 9


— — — Pass 1} 1] Dble* 4] Dble Pass 5]* Pass 6} Pass 6{ All Pass

South led the ]6, covered by the jack, queen and ace. Declarer crossed to dummy with a diamond and played one back to the jack and queen. I was expecting South to exit with the {10, when declarer would have been left to divine the position of the [Q - and who do you think declarer would place with spade length after taking three rounds of clubs? Alas, South exited with the [8.


— — — 2{* 3} Pass 3[* Pass 4[ 5]* 5[ Pass 6[ All Pass

South led the ]5 and declarer took the queen with the ace and played a spade to the ace followed by the jack, soon claiming for a couple of IMPs.

Board 4. Dealer West. All Vul. [ K 10 7 2 ] 8 7 5 3 { J 10 6 } Q 4 [ Q 9 8 3 [ A J 6 ] A ] K Q J 10 9 6 2 { Q 5 4 2 { — } A 10 9 5 } J 8 6 [ 5 4 ] 4 { A K 9 8 7 3 } K 7 3 2


1{ Pass 1] Pass 1[ Pass 2{* Pass 2NT Pass 3] Pass 4] All Pass

I'm not sure if East was making a slam try (annoyingly, I saw Catherine at breakfast and forgot to ask her). On this layout it is possible to take 12 tricks, but playing safe, declarer settled for 10, +620.


1{ Pass 1] Pass 1[ Pass 2{* Pass 2[* Pass 4] All Pass

I refer the reader to the remarks I made earlier. It was hard for EW to judge the state of the match -

their result on Board 2 was poor, but they could hope that it would be more than balanced by that on Board 3.

Had they reached 6] and made it, then they would have been crowned champions.

If you are closely confined with a small group of people for any length of time, then it is inevitable that at some point you may momentarily become irritated by someone's behaviour. When I ask Ron if he has anything sharp that he can insert into Barry, he laconically answered, 'Only my wit'.

In the famous BBC Radio-programme 'Test Match Special' the commentators frequently wax lyrical about the gifts they receive from appreciative listeners, which include both food and drink. Our unbounded thanks to Sevinç Atay, who yesterday delivered a delicious cake to the office - the staff devoured it like a horde of locusts.


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MOSSOP vs NETHERLANDS BLUEDAVID BIRD

OPEN TEAMSFINAL, ROUND 1

Marc Smith and I took our seats for the first session of the Open Teams final, noting with approval the presence of the MOSSOP team from England. They would face one of four strong Netherlands teams that had qualified for the knock-out stages. Let’s see some action straight away.

No IMPs were exchanged on my first deal, but the Great Dealer had provided a distributional deal for us to enjoy and it is not for me to show a lack of appreciation.

Board 2. Dealer East. N/S Vul. [ A 9 7 ] A 10 9 8 7 5 { J 8 7 5 } — [ 4 2 [ K Q 10 8 6 5 3 ] K Q 3 ] J 2 { Q 6 4 3 { A K 10 9 } K 9 5 4 } — [ J ] 6 4 { 2 } A Q J 10 8 7 6 3 2

Open Room West North East South Hydes Verbeek Mossop Molenaar

— — 1[ 4} Pass Pass 4[ Pass Pass Dble All Pass As you see, the spade game is an easy make and

North/South have a good sacrifice in 5} (only one down). North might have passed 4[ but obviously he could not contemplate bidding 5} with a void in the suit. Nor does it seem right for South to start with 4}, causing a possible problem for the opponents, and then to go to 5} anyway. It would be even less attractive for him to take this view after passing over 4[ and hearing a double from North. Some would have ventured a 5} overcall in the first place, even at Red v White.

Mossop won the {2 lead with dummy’s queen and led a trump. North rose with the [A and tried in vain to deliver a diamond ruff. Declarer could then draw trumps and use an eventual heart entry to finesse against North’s {J. That was an overtrick and +690.

Closed Room West North East South Van Lankveld Jones Van den Bos Paske

— — 1[ 4} Pass Pass 4[ Pass Pass Dble All Pass After the same auction, Paske led the }A,

declarer ruffing and leading the [K from hand. North won and tried his luck with ace and another heart. That was +690 for a flat board.

I will have to mind my language when describing the Open-Room auction on the next deal:

Board 3. Dealer South. E/W Vul. [ 10 7 4 ] A J 5 { K Q 9 8 3 } 5 3 [ K Q [ A ] K Q 9 4 3 ] 8 7 6 { 10 2 { 7 6 5 } A K Q 8 } J 10 9 7 6 2 [ J 9 8 6 5 3 2 ] 10 2 { A J 4 } 4


— — — 3[ 4] 4[ Pass Pass Dble Pass 5] Pass Pass Dble All Pass North had a close decision over 4]. A double would

have been successful, as the cards lie. The chosen 4[ seemed destined to be unsuccessful. East passed and West doubled. English kibitzers nodded approvingly at what figured to be a good board for MOSSOP.

Oh… the auction was not yet over. East now bid 5]. If West had jumped to 4] over some one-level opening, this would at least have suggested a good heart suit. Here West had bid 4] over 3[. This might well have been a guess, bid in the hope of some heart support opposite. Apart from that, East’s [A


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NETHERLANDSTim VERBEEK

would be just as useful defending 4[ as it would be in a heart contract.

Well, I have been as restrained as possible in my assessment of the 5] bid. If the defenders found their club ruff, it would be a phantom sacrifice costing 800. The defence started with the king and ace of diamonds. South now needed to switch to his singleton club. No, he persisted with the {J and declarer ‘escaped’ for 500.


— — — 2[ Dble 3[ Pass Pass 4] Pass Pass Dble All Pass

Paske’s double meant: ‘I have extra shape and would like to bid 4[. Just in case you prefer to defend, I am doubling instead’. What a wonderful method! Paske backed up his super double with a great defence. He overtook the {K with the ace and switched to the }4, won in the dummy. North won the first round of trumps and gave South a club ruff. It was +500 and a splendid rescue of their team-mates.

I expect this is the first time that I have launched a report with two flat boards, but the deals justified it, I hope you agree. Will my next board also be a push? I doubt it, but let’s see.

Board 8. Dealer West. None Vul. [ K 9 5 ] 10 9 6 4 { K 10 4 } 7 5 2 [ 8 3 [ J 10 7 6 4 2 ] K 8 5 3 ] J { A Q J 6 5 3 { 9 7 } 8 } Q 9 6 4 [ A Q ] A Q 7 2 { 8 2 } A K J 10 3


1{ Pass 1[ Dble 2{ 2] Pass 4] All Pass East led the {9 to West’s ace and declarer won the

{Q return. The ]9 was covered with the jack, queen and king. Declarer ruffed the {J with dummy’s ]2 (an unblocking ruff with the ]7 would have been more prescient). He then played the ]A, East showing out.

The trump situation was now delicate: the ]7 opposite declarer’s ]10 6. If the ]2 had been retained, a finesse of the ]6 would have been possible.

Declarer played the [A and overtook the [Q with the king. Another key moment had been reached. The }J was finessed and West needed to discard on this trick, retaining his ]8 5. With the ]7 still blocking the trump suit, this would have beaten the contract. Sadly West ruffed. Declarer was then able to ruff the diamond return with the ]6, draw the last trump with the ]10 and repeat the club finesse. It was +420 after a roller-coaster ride.


1{ Pass 1[ Dble 2{ 2] Pass 3{* Dble Rdbl Pass 3] Pass 3NT Pass 4] All Pass

The players extracted more value from their bidding boxes, but the contract was the same. A diamond lead to the ace was followed by the {Q to the king. Here declarer led the ]6 (rather than the ]9) on the first round. A finesse of dummy’s ]Q was allowed to win, and declarer cashed dummy’s }A before leading a trump to West’s king. He won the trump return and played a club to the jack, West ruffing with his last trump. The contract was then claimed. It had been better play all round, but the same eventual +420 score.

Oh dear, that was a third no-swing deal in a row. Some will say I am losing my touch; they may be right. Well, I had better put in a board where there was a double-figure swing.


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Board 9. Dealer North. E/W Vul. [ A Q 5 4 ] 9 8 7 3 { K 6 3 } 10 5 [ 10 9 8 3 2 [ 6 ] K 5 ] Q J 6 4 2 { Q 9 4 { J 10 7 5 2 } J 8 2 } 6 3 [ K J 7 ] A 10 { A 8 } A K Q 9 7 4


— Pass Pass 2} Pass 2{ Pass 2NT Pass 3}* Pass 3]* Pass 6NT

With the spades providing a discard for the heart loser, 7} or 7NT would have depended solely on the }J falling in three rounds. It would be no mean feat to reach such a grand slam, it’s true, but the chance for a big swing was at least possible.

A big swing did arise. North-South at the other table stopped in game.


— Pass Pass 2}* Pass 2{* Pass 2NT Pass 3}* Pass 3{* Pass 3NT All Pass

A good few years ago, I used to attract general laughter and abuse by advocating a 2NT response on the North hand. (‘That guy is so old-fashioned!’) 2NT does not consume much bidding space; nor do most pairs award that response any alternative useful value. It makes life much easier on such hands, rather than starting with 2{ and then trying to catch up. It surely would have resulted in a slam contract here.

Although both Souths did choose to rebid 2NT, this didn’t really describe the playing strength of their hand. I would be interested to hear the Paske-Jones post mortem on their auction. It was a bad miss and cost them 11 IMPs.

Well, this was the big final, so I will put aside any thoughts of an early lunch and present a fifth deal.

Board 10. Dealer East. All Vul. [ Q 10 8 6 5 3 2 ] K 7 { A K 4 } 9 [ A K 4 [ 9 ] A J 9 2 ] Q { Q 9 8 { J 10 6 5 3 2 } A K J } Q 8 6 5 2 [ J 7 ] 10 8 6 5 4 3 { 7 } 10 7 4 3


— — Pass Pass 2} 2[ Dble Pass 3NT All Pass

Many pairs use responder’s double to show a weak hand; they suggest more by passing. Since Hydes rebid 2NT rather than 3NT, perhaps the double here did show a few bits and pieces.

Because the clubs are 4-1, the blockage in that suit means that a spade lead will beat the contract. Verbeek thought he could afford to cash the {A to look at the dummy. Sorry, but no. He switched to the [10, South retaining the [J. Declarer won and led the {Q (on a different lay-out, it might have been right to ditch this card at trick one, promoting dummy’s {J10 into an entry.) North ducked and won the next diamond. Spades were cleared and declarer could then overtake the }J on the third round, reaching the established diamonds. It was +630 and a lucky escape for East/West. Would the Netherlands counterparts outbid them at the other table, reaching the superior game in diamonds?


— Pass 2{* Pass 2] 2[ 3} Pass 4{ Pass 5{ All Pass

Yes, they would. Declarer conceded two trump tricks and collected +600. The reward for reaching this excellent contract was a loss of 1 IMP.

The first set closed with the Netherlands team leading by 24 IMPs to 8. They deserved their lead, but there was a long way still to go. May I end my last report by congratulating the local BBO VuGraph operators on their excellent performance throughout the tournament. It is much appreciated!


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INTERNATIONAL BRIDGE PRESS ANNUAL AWARDS

The IBPA has now arranged long-term sponsorship to present its annual awards in Sanya, the home of the Hainan Bridge festival. Last year the awards were televised by Chinese National Television, and this will also be the case in the current year.

The presentation takes place on September 29 – the day after the Bermuda Bowl finishes in Wuhan, and all players who are shortlisted (and appropriate journalists) should by now have been informed that they are on the list. But I am pleased that since the shortlist had to be put together a little earlier than usual, we will be able to show all our readers the candidate hands. Barry Rigal

The awards to be presented in Sanya are as follows:

The Yeh Bros Best-Bid Hand

The Gidwani Family Trust Best-Defended Hand

The Keri Klinger Memorial award for Best-Played Hand

The Richard Freeman Junior deal of the year

The IBPA Personality of the Year.

JUNIOR DEAL OF THE YEAR CANDIDATESPlayer JournalistTuana Altun Suleyman KolataAleksi Aaltu Kees TammensJulien Bernard Kees TammensClementsson Mark HortonK. Rosenberg John HurdMendes/Spinkhuizen Aarnout Helmich

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Board 3. Dealer South. EW Vul. [ 8 ] Q J 9 5 2 { 9 6 4 } J 9 6 4 [ A 9 [ K Q 5 4 2 ] A K 7 6 ] 8 3 { K J { A Q 10 2 } A 7 5 3 2 } K 8 [ J 10 7 6 3 ] 10 4 { 8 7 5 3 } Q 10

West North East SouthEkenberg Karakolev Clementsson Mitovska

— — — Pass2}* Pass 2]* Pass2[* Pass 2NT* Pass3} Pass 3{ Pass3] Pass 3[ Pass4} Pass 4{ Pass4] Pass 4NT* Pass5{* Pass 6NT PassPass Pass

2} 20-21 balanced or game forcing2] 4+ spades2[ Balanced2NT Enquiry4NT RKCB5{ 0 or 3 key cards

Two spades accepted the spade transfer and showed a balanced hand in context. A series of natural bids at the three level, control-bids at the four level and Roman Key-Card Blackwood led to the superior slam.

South led the ten of hearts. Declarer won with dummy’s ace, overtook the jack of diamonds with the queen and played the two of spades. When South followed with the three, declarer put in dummy’s nine(!) and had 12 tricks. This was the only table where a slam was made. I dare say that, at the other tables, declarer started with two rounds of spades, intending to claim as long as the suit was no worse than 4-2, and then fell back on a 3-3 club break. That was probably declarer’s intention here, but I am informed that she noticed an almost imperceptible flicker when she played the spade. Even had the nine of spades lost to the ten or jack, Clementsson would have been no worse off than the other declarers.

At the other table, declarer won the heart lead, cashed the ace of spades and led another, getting the bad news; minus 100 and minus 17 IMPs.

West North East SouthNanev M.Grönkvist Nikolova I.Grönkvist

— — — Pass2NT Pass 3]* Pass3[ Pass 4{ Pass4[ Pass 4NT* Pass5{* Pass 6[ PassPass Pass

3] Transfer, game-forcing4NT RKCB5{ 0 or 3 key-cards

PLAYER: Sanna ClementssonJOURNALIST: Mark Horton

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Although it is always nice to be able to have played the deals where the great plays occur, sometimes you can receive more of a challenge when you don’t know the deals. Take this board from the final of the Platinum Pairs.

Board 8. Dealer East. Neither Vul. [ A Q 8 3 ] J 5 2 { K Q 4 3 } A 10

[ J 10 ] K 10 8 7 6 { A 10 7 6 } K 7

Here, you reach four hearts from the South seat:

West North East South— — Pass 1]Pass 2} Pass 2{Pass 2] Pass 2NTPass 3{ Pass 3]Pass 3[ Pass 3NTPass 4] Pass PassPass

South showed his 2=5=4=2 shape and admitted that he would cooperate with a slam venture over three spades, rejected by North. As declarer, you win the club lead in dummy and have to decide how to play trumps. At the table, declarer, Hurd, led a low heart from the board, took the queen with the king, then ran the eight of hearts. This was the full deal:

[ A Q 8 3 ] J 5 2 { K Q 4 3 } A 10 [ K 9 7 6 4 [ 5 2 ] 4 3 ] A Q 9 { 9 8 5 { J 2 } 9 4 3 } Q J 8 6 5 2 [ J 10 ] K 10 8 7 6 { A 10 7 6 } K 7

When Kevin Rosenberg scored his nine, he not only had a brilliancy prize entry, but the admiration of his opponents, John Hurd and Jeff Meckstroth, and partner David Gold!

PLAYER: Kevin RosenbergJOURNALIST: John Hurd


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Perhaps the best-known player in the tournament is the Dutch junior, Guillermo Pedro Herman Maria Mendes de León, Guy to his friends.

The Dutch Junior team had an excellent first day of the tournament. The following board contributed to their success. At most tables, the bidding went Pass-Pass-One Club-Pass-One Heart-Pass-Two Notrump-Pass-Three Notrump-All Pass. No West could find any other bid than three notrump, because three clubs wouldn’t have been natural. However, Guy Mendes and his partner Thibo Sprinkhausen showed that, with some esoteric agreements, bidding slams can be much easier.

Round 5. Board 12. Dealer West. NS Vul. [ Q J 8 ] 7 5 4 { Q 8 7 5 4 } 8 4 [ 2 [ A 7 5 4 ] 10 9 6 2 ] A K { K 2 { A 9 6 } A J 9 7 6 2 } K 10 5 3 [ K 10 9 6 3 ] Q J 8 3 { J 10 3 } Q

West North East SouthSprinkhuizen Mendes de Léon

Pass Pass 1}* Pass1]* Pass 2{* Pass2NT* Pass 3}* Pass3[* Pass 4{* Pass4[* Pass 4NT* Pass5{* Pass 5[* Pass6{* Pass 7}* PassPass Pass

1} 2+ clubs, forcing1] 7+ HCP, natural, could have longer minor2{ Either (i) 18-20 balanced or (ii) natural (16+)2NT 4 hearts and 6 clubs/diamonds3} Relay3[ 4 hearts and 6 clubs4{ Club slam try (4} would have agreed hearts) 4[ Spade control, no heart control 4NT Asks for key-cards 5{ 1 key-card5[ Grand slam try, stronger than 5NT 6{ King of diamonds7} This should be easy

Mendes knew it would be an excellent grand, as he could ruff dummy’s heart losers in hand. A well-deserved 14 IMPs to the Netherlands when the other table ended up in three notrump.

PLAYER: Mendes/SpinkhuizenJOURNALIST: Aarnout Helmich

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TÜRKIYE’NIN SESIMURAT MOLVA

Açık, Kadınlar ve Senyörler İkili Şampiyonalarınaın ikinci günleri tamamlandı. Bülten ekibi olarak Türk briç camiasında sıkça sorulan bir soruya cevap aramak üzere bir çalışma yaptık: Bridgemate’ler skorları neden göstermiyor?

Bir EBL yekilisi bu önemli konuya ilişkin şu açıklamayı yaptı: Bridgemate’lerin skor göstermeyecek şekilde ayarlanmasının 3 sebebi var:

1) Skor girildiği anda ekrana çıkan yüzde (%), o elden alınan gerçek sonucu yansıtmaz, çünkü o bord daha birçok masada oynanacak ve grup skorları birleştirildiğinde ekranda görünenden çok farklı bir nihai skor alabilirsiniz.

2) Bridgemate ekranında skorlar gösterildiği takdirde, masadaki oyuncular bir sonraki borda geçmek yerine önce kendi skorları hakkında fi kir yürütme, ortakları ile kavga etme, diğer masalarda oturan ve briç bilmediği açık seçik belli olan oyuncuları suçlama ve benzeri faaliyetler ile zaman kaybına sebep oluyorlar.

3) Skorlar ekranda göründüğü takdirde, olası bir sırasız bord oynanma durumunda, henüz oynanmamış bordun skorları da görünmüş olacağı için 2 bord birden “faullu” hale geliyor. Örneğin 6 no’lu bordu oynadınız ama skoru Bridgemate’te 5 no’lu bordun skoru olarak girdiniz. Artık 6 no’lu bordu oynayamaz hale geliyorsunuz.

Açık İkili 5. seansın son eli. Engin Taner – Metin Çalık çifti pek yükseklerde gitmiyorlar ama ikili turnuvada her el ayrı bir macera.

Kuzeyde oturan Engin Taner 1 karo açarak başlıyor. Doğudan 1 pik overcall gelince Metin Çalık Güneyden kontr diyor. Batıdan 2 pik gelince şimdi Kuzey ne desin?

“Onca yolu Avrupa Şampiyonası’nda part skor oynamaya gelmedik” diye düşünen hemen herkes 3NT diyor. “Bende 7,5 el varken negatif kontr çeken ortak ta bir iki el bulup buluştursun” diye de bahane hazır.

Fakat Kuzeyden Engin Taner orijinal planında değişiklik yapmıyor ve sadece 2NT rebid etmekle yetiniyor. Herkes pas deyince bu konuşma nihai kontrat haline geliyor.

Board 16. Dealer West. E/W Vul. [ K 4 ] J 4 { A K Q 9 8 7 } K 6 2 [ Q 10 8 [ A 9 6 5 2 ] K 10 8 6 ] Q 7 3 { 6 4 { 3 } Q 9 7 5 } A 10 4 3 [ J 7 3 ] A 9 5 2 { J 10 5 2 } J 8

Doğu’nun pik atağından sonra deklaranın sadece 8 eli var gibi görünüyor. Fakat yazımızın başlığında da arz ettiğimiz gibi 6 adet karo çekilirken en anlaşmış ve usta ortaklıklar için dahi kağıt yemenin ne kadar zor bir iş olduğu bilinen bir gerçek.

Oyunun sonuna ulaşıldığında defans oyuncuları trefl ruaya da el vermek zorunda kalınca ve diğer masalardaki skorlar genellikle -50 ila +120 arasında kalınca, Engin Taner – Metin Çalışk çiftinin yazdığı +150 skoru son derece başarılı oluyor.

Bridgemate’lerde skorumuzu neden göremiyoruz?

Kağıt yemek ne kadar zordur bilmez miyiz

Engin TANER – Metin ÇALIK


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Açık İkili Şampiyonasının ikinci seansı. Yemek arasından dönüldükten sonra masaya gelen ilk bordlar her zaman kritik olur. Herkese hafif bir rehavet çokmüş, yemek sonrası sigaralar içilmiş ve belki başka konularda sohbet edildiği için briçten birazcık uzaklaşılmış olunabilir.

Yarışmalı bir deklarasyon esnasında rakip 3 köre geliyor. İkili turnuvada bir partskor elinde rakibi cezalandırmak ve +300/500 gibi bir skor almak son derece karlı olabilir. Dolayısı ile kontr diyerek niyetinizi belirtiyorsunuz. Fakat ortak düşünmeye başlıyor. Çok can sıkıcı bir şey ama mutlaka o da sizin niyetinizi anlayacaktır.

Ortak maalesef sizinle aynı görüşte değil olacak ki 3 pik diyerek kontrunuzu kaldırıyor. Gitti gül gibi +500. Ama belki de +420 vardır diyerek 4 pik diyorsunuz. Maalesef o da yokmuş. 4 pik bir batınca -50 gibi iç karartıcı bir skor ile başbaşa kalıyorsunuz. Nereden nereye!

Depresyonunuz o kadar ağır ki aklınızdan bir sürü şey geçiyor. Ama bunlardan bir tanesi öne çıkıyor. Turnuvayı terk etmeye ne buyrulur?

Sandalyeden kalkıp dışarıya çıktığınız anda sıkıntı stres tamamen bitecek. Belki Pendik sahiline gidip bol köpüklü bir Türk kahvesini höpürdeteceksiniz. Sonra canınız isterse eve gidip güzel bir uyku çekeceksiniz. Daha sonra belki kayınvalidenizi kabristana götüreceksiniz. Onun da hayır duasını alacaksınız. Eşiniz de mutlu olacak. Bu seçeneklerin hepsi birbirinden cazip.

Kararınızı verip masadan kalkıyorsunuz ve dışarıda ılık bir güneşli hava size hoş geldin diyor. En doğru kararı verdiğinizi düşünüyorsunuz. Peki turnuvayı terketmekten, özellikle bir Avrupa Şampiyonasını yarım bırakmaktan dolayı başınız ağrımaz mı? Hakemler veya organizatörler belki mırın kırın edebilirler diye düşünüyorsunuz ama bu da pek umurunuzda değil.

Peki ortak? Acaba o ne düşünür? Bu davranışınızla ortağınızı da zor durumda bırakmış olmuyor musunuz? Bu sorunun da cevabı çok kolay: Burada zor durumda kalan sizin ortağınız değil ki. 3 kör kontrunuzu 3 pik ile kaldırarak asıl ortağınız sizi zor durumda bıraktı. Yani bu olayda mağdur sıfatı ile yer alıyorsunuz.

Yukarıdaki bilgiler ışığında gönül rahatlığı ile hayata devam edebilir durumda olduğunuzu düşünebilirsiniz. Ama Avrupa Briç Federasyonu (EBL) sizle aynı görüşte değil. Bu görüşlerini de size 30 Eylül 2019 tarihine kadar sürecek olan bir yasaklama cezası vererek belirtiyorlar.

EBL tarafından TBF’ye yazılı olarak tebliğ edilen bu cezanın özelliği ise: Avrupa Briç Federasyonu tarafından verilen cezaların, EBL üyesi tüm ülkelerde uygulanmasının zorunlu olduğu. Yani bu süre içinde TBF turnuvalarına da katılmanız yasak.

Bu önemli bilgi hepimizin aklının bir köşesinde bulunsun.

Avrupa Briç Şampiyonaları boyunca her gün yayınlanan bültende 2-3 sayfalık bir Türkçe bölümümüz yer alıyor. Bu bölümler Türk okurlarımızın ilgisini çekiyor mu yoksa birkaç kişi dışında okurumuz yok mu bilemiyoruz.

Yazılarımızda bazen Türk briççilerimizin, ustalarımızın, hocalarımızın oynadığı güzel ellerin hikayelerini ve teknik analizlerini veriyoruz, bazen de turnuvada yaşanan magazin

içerikli olayları aktarıyoruz. Türk okuyucuların en ilgi gösterdiği konular işte bu ikinci kategorideki olaylar.

Önceki sayılarımızdan birisinde verdiğimiz “tokat” olayı büyük ilgi görmüştü. Önümüzdeki günlerde de yukarıda anlattığımız “turnuva terkeden Türk briççi” konusu geniş ilgi göreceğe benziyor.

Turnuvayı terkederseniz ne olur ki?

Günlük bültene gelen en sıkça sorulan soru


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1 GREEN Ben KHANDELWAL Ankush ENG - ENG 59.182 BESSIS Thomas VOLCKER Frederic FRA - FRA 59.053 SOULET Philippe VINCIGUERRA Herve FRA - FRA 58.854 BJERREGARD Sven-Ake APTEKER Noah Thomas SWE - RSA 57.795 GIERULSKI Boguslaw SKRZYPCZAK Jerzy LTU - LTU 57.676 CULLIN Per-Ola PALMA Antonio SWE - POR 57.637 LAKATOS Peter BIRMAN Alon HUN - ISR 57.588 OZBEY Tayfun TORUN Bulent Ozgur TUR - TUR 57.579 OZGUL Levent KOLATA Suleyman TUR - TUR 57.4610 DELIMPALTADAKIS Nikos VROUSTIS Vassilis GRE - GRE 57.4611 VOLL Roar KINDSBEKKEN Asbjorn NOR - NOR 57.1512 THUILLEZ Laurent SCHMIDT Pierre FRA - FRA 57.0913 RON Jacob BRONDUM Freddi DEN - DEN 57.0514 GRUDE Tor Eivind BAKKE Christian NOR - NOR 56.4915 ERKEL Murat AYDIN Fatih TUR - TUR 56.3416 CENGIZ Nuri SENGULER Zafer TUR - TUR 56.3017 KUBAC Nezih KANDEMIR Ismail TUR - TUR 56.3018 AKGUL Mustafa OZBAY Tolga TUR - TUR 55.9619 ARIGUN Cengiz TASMAN Ugur TUR - TUR 55.8420 CARRASCO Gabriel BASABE Enrique ESP - ESP 55.6721 VAN ENGELEN Bas CHRISTENSEN Malene Holm NED - NED 55.6222 KAHRAMAN Ahmet CAKICI Ferda TUR - TUR 55.5523 WEISSELBERGER Yves KHANFIR Samir FRA - FRA 55.4024 ERBIL Erdinc PEYRET Hakan TUR - TUR 55.3725 TEODORESCU Cornel MORARU Dan ROM - ROM 55.2426 AK Fikret SEKER Cengiz TUR - TUR 55.1527 JANSMA Jan WILLENKEN Chris NED - USA 55.1428 FASTING Espen C. BOGO Kaare NOR - NOR 55.0429 CIESLAK Jaroslaw KRASNICKI Mariusz POL - POL 55.0330 HANLON Tom CARROLL John IRL - IRL 55.0231 GOLD Leigh HAFFER Joachim AUS - AUS 54.9532 KOLESNIK Alex SCARAMUZZI Roberto USA - USA 54.8933 TENN Marko AASMAE Joel EST - EST 54.7134 McMAUGH Ronan RUDZINSKI Marcin IRL - IRL 54.6835 KOLDZIC Zoran CURLIN Igor SER - SER 54.5736 UZUM Dogan KIZILOK Omer TUR - TUR 54.5637 ISPORSKI Vladislav Nikolov ZOBU Ahu BUL - TUR 54.5238 SOHTORIK Yusuf BERKTAS Can TUR - TUR 54.3939 OZKURT Kenan KANDEMIR Mehmet Isin TUR - TUR 54.3540 ALENFALK Bjorn NORDLINDH Joakim SWE - SWE 54.3241 WINKLER Gabor DUMBOVICH Miklos HUN - HUN 54.3142 NEVE Olivier BOCKEN Patrick BEL - BEL 54.3143 BYRNE Michael DYKE Kieran ENG - ENG 54.2644 SUZER Ugurcan USLUPEHLIVAN Sarper TUR - TUR 54.2145 STEFANOV Julian DRAGANOV Zhivko BUL - BUL 54.2146 STAMATOV Jerry DANAILOV Diyan BUL - BUL 54.1547 ARGELAZI Eliran SHEFFY Ron ISR - ISR 54.1048 STEPINSKI Jerem INGIELEWICZ Zdzislaw POL - POL 54.0449 VERSACE Alfredo BERNAL Francisco ITA - COL 54.0350 PEKPERGEL Huseyin TANER Mustafa TUR - TUR 54.0051 DOBRIN Florin BACALU Iancu ROM - ROM 53.9752 OZDIL Mahmut OZBALCI Ersen Alp TUR - TUR 53.9153 ASLAN Bulent UMUR Omer Celal TUR - TUR 53.8554 IAVICOLI Federico GERLI Aldo Giovanni ITA - ITA 53.5955 SAHIN Ahmet Rifat YILDIRIM Yusuf Umit TUR - TUR 53.4956 PAULISSEN Gert-Jan HUBERSCHWILLER Matthias NED - FRA 53.4557 YADLIN Doron LIBSTER Benjamin ISR - ISR 53.3458 ROBSON Andrew ALLFREY Alexander ENG - ENG 53.2859 SCHOLLAARDT Maarten GROENENBOOM Merijn NED - NED 53.2760 STERKIN Alexei MATUSHKO Georgi RUS - RUS 53.2461 YILMAZ M.Gokhan GUR Okay TUR - TUR 53.2062 YEKUTIELI Asaf BANIRI Ilai Ilan ISR - ISR 53.1963 SABANCI Hasan Altan OKYAY Onur TUR - TUR 53.1864 DOGAN Irfan ZABUNOGLU Okan TUR - TUR 53.1865 DIONYSOPOULOS Dimosthenis BOZEMPERGK Kostas GRE - GRE 53.1066 GROSSACK Adam HOTAMISLIGIL Selen USA - USA 53.10

OPEN PAIRS CHAMPIONSHIPS

Qualifications - Results after Session 6


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67 BRGULJAN Karlo CARIC Jurica CRO - CRO 53.0268 CENGIZ Baris ROGOV Dmitri TUR - RUS 52.9869 MACCORMAC Thomas SEKER Basar Doga IRL - TUR 52.9770 SALMAN Yusuf BAHADIR Ali TUR - TUR 52.9671 FAILLA Giuseppe DE MICHELIS Luca ITA - ITA 52.9172 GINOSSAR Itamar BEN DAVID Yuval ISR - ISR 52.8873 SU Sadun OZGE Gorkem TUR - TUR 52.7274 SIRIKLIOGLU Mehmet YILANKIRAN Salim TUR - TUR 52.7275 INAN Levent Nedim YAZ Baris Omer TUR - TUR 52.6676 HALLBERG Gunnar WRANG Frederic ENG - SWE 52.6177 OZER Ahmet Murat AKHUN Mustafa TUR - TUR 52.6078 LORENZINI Cedric COMBESCURE Baptiste FRA - FRA 52.5779 DEMIRASLAN Erhan BAHCECI Hakan TUR - TUR 52.5480 KAYA Emre OZCAN Okan TUR - TUR 52.5281 OZTURK Bircan URAS Safak TUR - TUR 52.5082 EBER Neville FICK Hennie RSA - RSA 52.4883 CIVGINER Haldun UNAL Serkan TUR - TUR 52.4684 MARSTRANDER Peter ELLINGSEN Kristian NOR - NOR 52.4085 SOBCZAK Mateusz CHODACKI Maksymilian POL - POL 52.4086 IMAMOGLU Levent GUNDOGDU Mehmet Guney TUR - TUR 52.3587 MUSAOGLU Adnan DEMIRCI Enver TUR - TUR 52.2088 CAPAL Steve SOBELL Andrew ENG - ENG 52.1989 JANISZEWSKI Przemyslaw ZAWADA Przemyslaw POL - POL 52.1790 BARTHA Dezideriu MATUZ Stefan ROM - ROM 52.1491 ONEN Can EVCIMEN Erhan TUR - TUR 52.1492 HOYLAND Sven Olai HOYLAND Sam Inge NOR - NOR 52.1193 AKAY Sadik OZAYDIN Osman Cem TUR - TUR 52.0894 SOFIOS Michalis SALEM Nantia GRE - GRE 51.9995 TRENDAFILOV Rumen BARANTIEV Nikola BUL - BUL 51.8696 LUPU Smaranda LUPU Mircea Sergiu FRA - FRA 51.8597 AUKEN Sabine WELLAND Roy GER - GER 51.8498 ALTER Florian STRECK Lauritz GER - GER 51.8499 EIDE Lars EIDE Harald NOR - NOR 51.81100 TSONCHEV Ivan MARASHEV Vladimir BUL - BUL 51.72101 MATATYAHOU Gal SLIWOWICZ Yonatan ISR - ISR 51.64102 ZIPOVSKI Dimitraki RADISIC Goran SER - SER 51.63103 BERTHEAU Peter BLACK Andrew SWE - ENG 51.63104 NEHIR Serkan SAHIN Bulent TUR - TUR 51.54105 IVANOV Peter TIHOLOV Todor BUL - BUL 51.47106 TATLICIOGLU Sinan BASKAN Burak TUR - TUR 51.44107 GOWER Craig APTEKER Alon RSA - RSA 51.43108 TAS Ugur CESUR Huseyin TUR - TUR 51.39109 ALUF Sedat KAYA Erdogan TUR - TUR 51.38110 TOLEDANO Oren ZAMIR Ami ISR - ISR 51.35111 MULTON Franck ZIMMERMANN Pierre MON - MON 51.27112 POTIER Jacques CHAUVELOT Nicolas FRA - FRA 51.26113 RUBINS Karlis ALFEJEVA Jelena LAT - LAT 51.19114 PSZCZOLA Jacek SAKR May USA - USA 51.17115 DRAGAN Volodymyr TRETYACHENKO Konstantin UKR - UKR 51.15116 GOTARD Tomasz GOTARD Thomas GER - GER 51.10117 DURGUT Sabahattin KILICARSLAN Hilmi TUR - TUR 51.08118 AKCAOGLU Sadi DALGIC Suat TUR - TUR 51.01119 PROKHOROV Dmitri GOMEROV Pavel RUS - RUS 50.85120 STRZEMECKI Wojciech GOLEBIOWSKI Stanislaw POL - POL 50.84121 UCUM Zeki BARUT Ercan TUR - TUR 50.78122 ZAHIR Hanif GOKCE Hakan SUI - SUI 50.75123 AVCIOGLU Huseyin Kerem PEKOZ Nevzat TUR - TUR 50.71124 PALAMARIUC Liviu-Fred SILVASANU Adrian ROM - ROM 50.63125 ROMANOVSKA Maija KRASNOSSELSKI Mikhail LAT - RUS 50.61126 BILGEN Salih UNALDI Oktay TUR - TUR 50.58127 YAMUT Erhan OZBELLI Varol TUR - TUR 50.57128 AKSAKARYA Yalcin KADIOGLU Oguzhan TUR - TUR 50.55129 SEN Deha TASKINER Basar TUR - TUR 50.53130 STEPHENS Robert VAN VUGHT Lex RSA - RSA 50.52131 CASPERSEN Soeren Veel BILDE Soren Cilleborg DEN - DEN 50.46132 DARIE Costache DARIE Simona Felicia ROM - ROM 50.45133 SIVERTSEN Are KOFOED HANSEN Ingar NOR - ENG 50.45134 BILGEN Mert SEN Tezcan TUR - TUR 50.40135 GOLD David PLACKETT Richard Mark ENG - WAL 50.38136 NANEV Ivan MIHOV Vladimir BUL - BUL 50.36137 MAAT Roeland DE MEER Mark NED - NED 50.34


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138 ISTVAN Vidami ZOLTAN Magyari ROM - ROM 50.32139 CHUMAK Yuliy ROVYSHYN Oleg UKR - UKR 50.26140 ERTUS Cemal Ersan ANAVI SINGER Odeta TUR - TUR 50.16141 OZDEMIR Senol KALEMCI Nesat TUR - TUR 50.16142 VOROBEI Pavel BAKAL Mikhail RUS - RUS 50.16143 NYEMTSEV Oleksandr BARCHUK Andrii UKR - UKR 50.11144 MATZIARIS Thanassis BANIKAS Christodoulos GRE - GRE 50.09145 MIHAI Geta MIHAI Radu ROM - ROM 50.08146 DOGRULAR Serkan OZTURK Guzide TUR - TUR 50.08147 AKBIYIK Ayhan KUKUL Selcuk TUR - TUR 50.04148 GRAVERSEN Hans Christian CASPERSEN Henrik DEN - DEN 49.97149 ZINKOVSKY Nick GUSEV Viacheslav RUS - RUS 49.87150 ERLINGSSON Hrannar KRISTINSSON Sverrir ISL - ISL 49.86151 PEICHEV Ivan IVANOV Antoni BUL - BUL 49.81152 FRUSCOLONI Leonardo ALPERT Claire ITA - USA 49.79153 EIRIKSSON Sveinn Runar SIGURJONSSON Julius ISL - ISL 49.79154 EKINCI Orhan KAHYAOGLU Yusuf TUR - TUR 49.78155 ONURLU Sinan PINHAS David TUR - TUR 49.78156 CETINKAYA Mufit AS Tarik Berkim TUR - TUR 49.64157 KOVACHEV Valentin KRAL Ronald Peter BUL - USA 49.53158 ULUGOL Ahmet TIGLI Bilal TUR - TUR 49.53159 TUNCER Metin YAGMUR Ercument TUR - TUR 49.51160 ADAMIC Tomaz DRINOVEC DRNOVSEK Barbara SLO - SLO 49.48161 ISITEMIZ Yusuf BOZKURT Tugbars TUR - TUR 49.42162 OGUS Tunga MUMCUOGLU Ibrahim TUR - TUR 49.42163 KAYSERILI Omur GUCLU Mustafa TUR - TUR 49.29164 PLEJDRUP Andreas LAHRMANN Christian DEN - DEN 49.27165 BELL Michael LESLIE Tim ENG - ENG 49.25166 SIMSEKEL Saim Celal POLATKAN Ismet TUR - TUR 49.18167 GUVEN Huseyin Zeki AK Zuhal TUR - TUR 49.16168 GLIGA Radu STEGAROIU Marina ROM - ROM 49.11169 ACAR Ahmet Emir GULSEN Enes TUR - TUR 49.09170 HEGEDUS Gal SZEGEDI Balazs HUN - HUN 49.06171 SIMSEK Ayhan ALKIM Ihsaner TUR - TUR 48.93172 SIMANAITIENE Sonata JANKAUSKAS Arunas LTU - LTU 48.90173 PUNCH Sam PETERKIN Stephen SCO - SCO 48.86174 KEPEKCI Mehmet Faruk KURT Kemal TUR - TUR 48.85175 SAHIN Savas SUMERKAN Soner TUR - TUR 48.81176 ERCAN Sehmus TEGMEN Mehmet Alper TUR - TUR 48.80177 ZACK Yaniv COHEN Ilan ISR - ISR 48.71178 SILVERSTEIN Aaron ROSENTHAL Andrew USA - USA 48.65179 ATALAY Onur ARIKAN Yilmaz TUR - TUR 48.65180 ERDOGAN Alaattin DEMIRKOL Suleyman Fethi TUR - TUR 48.64181 GROVE Mads ANDERSEN Michael Krogh DEN - DEN 48.58182 SALMAN Yalcin CEBECI Evrim TUR - TUR 48.57183 GURBUZ Azem MARASLI Tutku Kahraman TUR - TUR 48.55184 GUNGOR Ahmet KIZILKAYA Metin TUR - TUR 48.52185 ESKINAZ Nesim SEZER Metin TUR - TUR 48.39186 KURANOGLU Serap HALEZEROGLU Ismail TUR - TUR 48.35187 COPE Simon BOWLEY Richard ENG - ENG 48.23188 KHIUPPENEN Yury VASILYEV Petr RUS - RUS 48.15189 UNVER Bora KAYA Murat TUR - TUR 48.12190 SIELICKI Tomasz NOWAK Kamil POL - POL 48.11191 OZBAN Efecan KALAYCI Ahmet Cagdas TUR - TUR 48.07192 KAHRAMAN Ramazan KARADENIZ Mehmet TUR - TUR 48.06193 EKINCI Omer ARSLAN Mustafa USA - TUR 48.01194 KURANOGLU Mehmet KAYTAZ Bulent TUR - TUR 47.99195 BAREKET Ilan LENGY Assaf ISR - ISR 47.98196 NAWROCKI Piotr WIANKOWSKI Piotr POL - POL 47.96197 GALIK Metin TANER Engin TUR - TUR 47.95198 CELEP Cem COBAN Hamza TUR - TUR 47.92199 ESMERLIGIL Suphi Serhat CENGIZLER Ilker TUR - TUR 47.89200 OZCELEP Yigit OZCELEP Rahmi TUR - TUR 47.89201 JASKIEWICZ Ryszard GRZELCZAK Jacek POL - POL 47.82202 SAGRA Mehmet DEMIR Erdem Vural TUR - TUR 47.80203 COLDEA Ionut MARINA Bogdan ROM - ROM 47.80204 KARLYKOV Petro PLATONENKO Volodymyr UKR - UKR 47.78205 INCE Gokhan TUNALI Unal TUR - TUR 47.76206 FREDIN Peter GOTTLIEB Gary SWE - USA 47.66207 VIKOR Daniel FEHER Peter HUN - HUN 47.59208 SAYILKAN Tevfik OZTURK Erdem TUR - TUR 47.52


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209 ACAR Asli OZER Ufuk TUR - TUR 47.50210 MINASYAN Anna YILDIZ Taner TUR - TUR 47.46211 ANDREI Florin ROSU Ovidiu Gabriel ROM - ROM 47.41212 SARI Tugrul Utku KUSCU Hakan TUR - TUR 47.38213 ERDEM Ahmet Naci SINAY Hilda TUR - TUR 47.37214 BILDE Morten JEPSEN Emil DEN - DEN 47.35215 BACH Peer LICHTNECKER Setsuko NZL - NZL 47.33216 CHUMAKOV Alexi ERSHOV Sergei RUS - RUS 47.18217 SZABO Csaba HODOSI Peter HUN - HUN 47.08218 KOC Suleyman Ufuk KURU Ercan TUR - TUR 47.05219 DURSUN Baris BAYSAL Dursun TUR - TUR 46.96220 LAANEMAE Tiit HALLER Priit EST - EST 46.74221 DINC Sedat OZGAN Etkin TUR - TUR 46.69222 KUTLU Arif KALE Ahmet Erol TUR - TUR 46.57223 SAKIRLER Mehmet Remzi SAMILOGLU Uras TUR - TUR 46.54224 DONNER Gary SOBEL Yoko USA - USA 46.46225 GHOSN Rita GUVEN Metin LIB - TUR 46.44226 YENTUR Ali Ulvi SALTOGLU Rifat Cemal TUR - TUR 46.43227 AGICA Marius SAFTA Florin ROM - ROM 46.19228 SLIVA Vitold VORONOV Andrez RUS - RUS 46.19229 DI DIO Giuseppina SCHNEIDER Peter ITA - USA 46.16230 LUPSAN Octavian LUPSAN Corina ROM - ROM 46.12231 BUUS THOMSEN Emil BUNE Soren DEN - DEN 46.02232 TUZUN Haldun KOKEN Recep TUR - TUR 45.85233 GUNEL Kenan Kursad ISIM Zeynep Serap TUR - TUR 45.77234 KROEJGAARD Niels KROEJGAARD Mads DEN - DEN 45.73235 WALLIS Jim NASH William AUS - AUS 45.69236 HARRIS Jonathan ROOT STEVEN ENG - ENG 45.59237 KORKMAZ Sadik KORKMAZ Riza TUR - TUR 45.54238 KAPUSUZOGLU Ilker KOCABAS Alper TUR - TUR 45.54239 MINDRUTA Constantin NICULESCU Valeriu ROM - ROM 45.35240 CIVAN Caner ALBAYRAK Mustafa Nihat TUR - TUR 45.28241 TORAKAY Yusuf SUMER Fahri TUR - TUR 45.13242 DUMITRASCU Florin MARCU Codrin ROM - ROM 45.01243 ARSLAN Erdem AKYUZ Metin TUR - TUR 44.70244 GULERMAN Aysel TONER Hasan TUR - TUR 44.66245 SECER Sakir KOK Fikret TUR - TUR 44.64246 MALUISH Annette Elizabeth MILL Andrew John AUS - AUS 44.46247 BOYBEK Merter Kapulu BOYBEK Ulgen TUR - TUR 44.43248 KALAYCI Seref Ali CALISIR Yusuf TUR - TUR 44.31249 KLOET Jos ARENDSE Wim NED - NED 44.28250 GUNES Eren GULEZ Cem Barkin TUR - TUR 44.22251 ALACAKAPTAN Bedia CANDAN Mehmet Ruhi TUR - TUR 44.14252 OZCIKAN Ekrem OZCIKAN Azad TUR - TUR 44.11253 AKCA Esref TEMIZ Veli TUR - TUR 44.01254 SHAMI Anisia CAMP Owen NZL - NZL 43.94255 BASARAN Berk OZTURK Huriye Zafer TUR - TUR 43.92256 MIRCEA SORIN Petre GHEORGHE Daniel Gigello ROM - ROM 43.84257 NEJKOVIC Miroljub KOSTIC Jelena SER - SER 43.82258 GOZKAYA Doga KIRBAS Ayhan TUR - TUR 43.72259 VESTERLUND Andreas BRAENDVANG Morten NOR - NOR 43.65260 BRANDSNES Finn RYNNING Erik NOR - NOR 43.36261 GOZUBUYUKOGLU Pers VALTISIARIS Dennis TUR - ENG 43.26262 VAN DER TOORN Cheryl KAPTEIN Mark NED - NED 42.92263 GOKTULGA Seyda SAHBAL Ali TUR - TUR 42.85264 GOKOZ Ataov BIYIK Mehmet TUR - TUR 42.63265 NUHOGLU Sevil CALISKAN Erdal TUR - TUR 42.44266 EMANUELSSON Bengt TJARNEMO Hakan SWE - SWE 42.40267 YARAS Alp Arslan GOLET Ali Salih TUR - TUR 42.00268 DEMIROZ Gulden GONEN Hamide TUR - TUR 41.99269 ERGEN Levent GOKSEL Ozgur TUR - TUR 41.88270 KORKMAZ Yasar OZDEMIR Omer Deniz TUR - TUR 41.33271 HARRIS Jeniffer MALHASYAN Eduard ENG - BUL 41.30272 SHATROV Arkadiy KHLYZOVA Evgeniya RUS - RUS 41.27273 CETIN Hasan Huseyin SELCUK Harun Resit TUR - TUR 40.94274 DAGDEVIREN Attila DAGDEVIREN Deniz TUR - TUR 40.56275 ODINTSOVA Svetlana VLASTOVSKY Oleg RUS - RUS 39.08276 KARA Atakan OZLEM Serifogullari TUR - TUR 34.01277 ABACIOGLU Oznur ABACIOGLU Erdal TUR - TUR 32.91


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1 SMEDEREVAC Jovanka BELL Sarah FRA - ENG 61.062 OZBAY Irem OZGUR Hatice TUR - TUR 58.283 KAZMUCHA Danuta SARNIAK Anna POL - POL 55.614 PAOLUZI Simonetta CHAVARRIA Margherita ITA - ITA 55.605 DUFRAT Katarzyna ZMUDA Justyna POL - POL 55.276 ADUT Vera YAVAS Dilek TUR - TUR 54.647 DERMAN Selma UYGUR Gaye TUR - TUR 54.608 BESSIS Veronique PUILLET Carole FRA - FRA 54.129 SARANGA Mary PARDO Mine TUR - TUR 53.6810 ROSSARD Martine TARTARIN Anne-Laure FRA - FRA 52.1011 BULKAZ Zeynep Esra ARSLAN Nevin TUR - TUR 52.0812 THORESEN Siv CHEDIAK Virginia NOR - NOR 51.5913 OZBEY Funda ERDOGDU Helin TUR - TUR 51.4714 BULUT Buket ERGUN Esin TUR - TUR 51.0115 AVSAR KOSEOGLU Nuket OZEN Jale TUR - TUR 50.6516 ROMASHOVA Veronika DOBRUSHINA Ekaterina RUS - RUS 49.8817 BALDYSZ Cathy BALDYSZ Zofia POL - POL 49.5318 COQUILLETTE Constance MARFELL Connie USA - USA 49.3519 KHONICHEVA Elena KULIK Irina RUS - RUS 48.7320 PISAK Mehves ALUF Tuna TUR - TUR 48.4121 ZOCHOWSKA Joanna BELLO Isabelle FRA - FRA 48.1322 TAL Dana BARR Ronnie ISR - ISR 48.1123 ELMAS Tuna ERKAN Berrak TUR - TUR 48.0424 SENIOR Nevena KNOTTENBELT Maggie ENG - ENG 46.4325 VETRUSHKOVA-KOSTOVA Velina KOSTOVA Liya BUL - BUL 46.3926 DIKHNOVA Tatiana PONOMAREVA Tatiana RUS - RUS 46.2227 ZUR-CAMPANILE Migry BERKOWITZ Dana USA - USA 45.4828 ZORLU Ferda KOTAN Nilgun TUR - TUR 45.3829 TENEVA Gergana KOLESNIK Emma BUL - USA 42.7330 LI Qian ROBINSON Claire ENG - ENG 42.5931 SEN Nuray MERCIL Yasemin TUR - TUR 42.2232 CUSSON Danielle WARREN MEE USA - USA 40.64

1 THOMSEN Susanne BUUS THOMSEN Signe DEN - DEN 56.712 SORENSEN Lotte BRAATVEDT Susanne RSA - RSA 56.563 UZUN Ozge BULBUL Ege TUR - TUR 55.484 GUNAY Deniz PEKOZ Eser TUR - TUR 55.335 BABAC Mine INAL Gaye TUR - TUR 54.846 RIGNEY Teresa GREENWOOD Diane IRL - IRL 54.177 SYRAKOPOULOU Christina PANAGAKI Maria GRE - GRE 53.558 UGUR Aliye DEMIRBILEK Zeynep Arzum TUR - TUR 53.199 NILSEN Louise LINDAHL Solbritt NOR - NOR 52.9210 NETTLETON Diana GOLD Marusa ENG - ENG 52.6411 LEBEDEVA Maria RUDAKOVA Elena RUS - RUS 52.4512 BARONI Irene CANNAVALE Paola ITA - ITA 52.3613 BROCK Sally SANDFORD Debbie ENG - ENG 51.8514 NEDELEA Ileana TANASE Romana-Simona-Alexandra ROM - ROM 51.8115 DENIZCI Aylin BAYTAZ Sevil TUR - TUR 51.5516 MADSEN Christina Lund LIBERSKI Dorota DEN - DEN 50.0617 FRANCIS Sheila WENTZEL Sandy RSA - RSA 49.9018 KENNY Joan FITZGERALD Jeannie IRL - IRL 49.6619 CUMMINS Carol Anne NEWELL Sandra IRL - IRL 49.4820 NOKHAEVA Tatiana SVECHNIKOVA Marina RUS - RUS 49.3121 EIDE Lisbeth Aulid KELLY-ROGERS Mary NOR - IRL 49.2122 ROSSLEE Diana STANTON Carol RSA - RSA 46.6823 DIRIM Nese CINAR Nur TUR - TUR 46.5024 PANELLA Ana FRANCO Marta ESP - ESP 46.3725 OEBERG Ida Marie OEBERG Unni NOR - NOR 46.1926 TAGA Fethiye OZCAN Nese TUR - TUR 45.1627 MISCIOGLU Leyla ERDEM Gelengul Mecbure TUR - TUR 44.6028 SANDLER Ghita CHILD Christine RSA - RSA 42.6929 BERBEROGLU Duygu TANBOGA Sevil Didem TUR - TUR 39.8630 BALKIN Diana DRIVER Kathleen RSA - RSA 38.93

WOMEN PAIRS CHAMPIONSHIPS

Semifinal A – Results

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SENIOR PAIRS CHAMPIONSHIPS

1 STRATER Bernhard KRATZ Ulrich GER - GER 60.092 ANDERSSEN Rune Brenderford HANTVEIT Helge NOR - NOR 56.173 KWIECIEN Michal STARKOWSKI Wlodzimierz POL - POL 55.324 VAINIKONIS Vytautas OLANSKI Wojtek LTU - LTU 53.905 CRONIER Philippe MARILL Philippe FRA - FRA 53.796 OHRYSKO Lech BOCHENSKI Adolf POL - POL 53.177 MANTCHEV Rumen GERGOV Georgi BUL - BUL 52.738 JOHNSEN Sverre STOKKELAND Ausmund NOR - NOR 52.629 SENIOR Brian PENFOLD Sandra ENG - ENG 52.5810 MORITSCH Massimo GENOVA Giovanni ITA - ITA 51.2611 VAN EIJCK Willem GOSSCHALK Willem NED - NED 49.7212 IRGIN Ahmet KASAPOGLU Roko TUR - TUR 49.6113 BENGTSSON Rolf KONYVES Andreas SWE - SWE 48.7214 MICHALEK Jerzy KLAPPER Wit POL - POL 48.6415 TUSZYNSKI Piotr PAWLAK Andrzej POL - POL 48.6016 KAPLAN Alain POLET Guy BEL - BEL 48.3717 BIGDELI Faramarz STAS Jacques BEL - BEL 48.3318 INCE Mehmet Ali KOKTEN Namik TUR - TUR 48.2219 KARADENIZ Mesut DEMIRBAS Naci TUR - TUR 47.8420 ABECASSIS Michel LEVY Alain FRA - FRA 47.7821 HOLLAND John KENDRICK David ENG - ENG 47.7322 POPESCU Catalin BALUNA Mihail ROM - ROM 46.5623 WENNING Ulrich FRERICHS Hans GER - GER 46.0724 ENGEL Joseph MOLHO Rejan ISR - ISR 45.6725 DRAGHICESCU Serban STANCESCU Constantin ROM - ROM 45.4226 FURUNES Jon-Egil MIKKELSEN Jan NOR - NOR 41.58

1 DEN BOER Henk MEIJER Egbert NED - NED 59.062 ERGIL Esat CENGIZ Sedat TUR - TUR 55.733 NASSI Sedat NASSI Gerty USA - USA 54.774 DOGARU Emil BUJENITA Daniel ROM - ROM 54.345 MARSAL Reiner KLUMPP Herbert GER - GER 54.176 KOWALSKI Apolinary ROMANSKI Jacek POL - POL 54.147 FILIP Anatol VELECKY Eduard CZE - SVK 53.048 LOHAY Karol HENC Marian SVK - SVK 53.029 GAWECKI Janusz PAJAK Stanislaw POL - POL 52.3010 COPUR Mehmet Emin TEMIZEL Rauf TUR - TUR 52.2111 AKSUYEK Ender SESYILMAZ Turgay TUR - TUR 51.6012 SAVIN Daniel Octavian URSEANU Dan ROM - ROM 50.7913 SOGOCIN Reha SARAL M.Kemal TUR - TUR 50.6614 SAYGI Attila ILMEZ Erol TUR - TUR 50.4915 DE FALCO Dano BORTOLETTI Carlo ITA - ITA 50.0716 SAGIV Yehuda ORENSTEIN Eitan ISR - ISR 48.6917 ROZENBLYUM Mikhail RAPOPORT Vadim RUS - RUS 48.6718 VARTANOVICI Nicolae ROSCA Gabriel-Marius ROM - ROM 48.3619 ERSOY Ahmet TABAN Recep TUR - TUR 48.3220 BRUNEL Denys DADON Marcel FRA - FRA 48.2421 POPLILOV Matilda SAGIV Stella ISR - ISR 47.0622 WITEK Marek SOLTYSIK Wojciech POL - POL 46.1123 CATA Stefano PENNESTRI Carmelo ITA - ITA 45.0024 SZENBERG Stefan MILASZEWSKI Miroslaw POL - POL 43.0425 HILL Janet Elizabeth HILL Paul Sydney AUS - AUS 40.8026 YALCINKAYA Bulent ARIKOKOGLU Tahir Can TUR - TUR 40.48

Semifinal A – Results

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