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August 28, 2015 Issue No. 2Editor : Jos Jacobs Layout Editor : Steven Wondal

The Bulgarian Team on arrival at Sam Ratulangi Airport

Bulgaria first to qualify with a round to spareAlthough they managed “only” 65 V.P. over yesterday’s five matches, Bulgaria won the qualification stages easily enough with a full match to spare, well ahead of India, Pertamina Blue and SaruntaWaya. The strict Swiss format for the final round had some interesting effects on the outcome, however, as only 5 V.P. separated the teams ranked 5th and 10th. As a consequence, the exact tie between the nos. 9 and 10 after 9 rounds, PON Jatim and Great Britain, saw them both through to the top eight but only because PON Jateng and SaruntaWaya both scored big enough wins to keep their respective opponents out of the top eight. With every team in the top 16 having at least one life, there still is everything to play for today for all the teams still in contention. Good luck to you all but for the moment: Well done, Bulgaria, so far!

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World Invitational Bridge Championship 2015 Lion Hotel & Plaza Manado

Result

MEJA HOME TEAM VISITING TEAMIMPs VPs

HOME TEAM

VISIT. TEAM

HOME TEAM

VISIT. TEAM

1 12 BULGARIA 23 TIM PON JATIM 36 13 16.59 3.41

2 9 PERTAMINA BLUE 1 GREAT BRITAIN 20 13 12.51 7.49

3 7 AUSTRALIA 2 INDIA 2 41 0.90 19.10

4 6 DJARUM JAKARTA 22 SARUNDAJANG SULUT 7 23 4.95 15.05

5 19 NORWAY 18 PON JATENG 2 23 3.82 16.18

6 15 THAILAND 14 PON SULUT 24 38 5.46 14.54

7 13 HARKE TULENAN CS MANADO 26 ENJOY 82 0 20.00 0.00

8 25 SARUNTA WAYA 4 NANNING, CHINA 43 3 19.22 0.78

9 10 SINGAPORE (SG 50) 16 PRA-PON SULUT PI 6 35 2.32 17.68

10 21 ELEKTRIK INDONESIA BRIDGE CLUB 24 PERTAMINA RED 4 16 6.00 14.00

11 8 PB GABSI 3 MANADO CERDAS 26 23 11.14 8.86

12 20 BRIDGE MANILA PHILIPPINES 17 BANGLADESH 43 44 9.61 10.39

13 5 PU BITUNG 11 PERJUANGAN TONDANO 10 19 6.86 13.14


HOME TEAM

VISIT. TEAM

HOME TEAM

VISIT. TEAM

1 12 BULGARIA 2 INDIA 18 29 6.28 13.72

2 1 GREAT BRITAIN 19 NORWAY 6 42 1.29 18.71

3 23 TIM PON JATIM 7 AUSTRALIA 18 17 10.39 9.61

4 14 PON SULUT 9 PERTAMINA BLUE 14 58 0.34 19.66

5 15 THAILAND 6 DJARUM JAKARTA 21 39 4.48 15.52

6 13 HARKE TULENAN CS MANADO 25 SARUNTA WAYA 39 26 14.28 5.72

7 4 NANNING, CHINA 18 PON JATENG 16 63 0.04 19.96

8 22 SARUNDAJANG SULUT 10 SINGAPORE (SG 50) 37 10 17.34 2.66

9 8 PB GABSI 20 BRIDGE MANILA PHILIPPINES 27 45 4.48 15.52

10 3 MANADO CERDAS 26 ENJOY 25 20 11.85 8.15

11 21 ELEKTRIK INDONESIA BRIDGE CLUB 11 PERJUANGAN TONDANO 35 18 15.29 4.71

12 24 PERTAMINA RED 5 PU BITUNG 35 17 15.52 4.48

13 16 PRA-PON SULUT PI 17 BANGLADESH 50 5 19.76 0.24

EJA HOME TEAM VISITING TEAMIMPs VPs

HOME TEAM

VISIT. TEAM

HOME TEAM

VISIT. TEAM

1 12 BULGARIA 14 PON SULUT 33 18 14.80 5.20

2 2 INDIA 9 PERTAMINA BLUE 21 8 14.28 5.72

3 1 GREAT BRITAIN 25 SARUNTA WAYA 16 9 12.51 7.49

4 13 HARKE TULENAN CS MANADO 19 NORWAY 6 24 4.48 15.52

5 23 TIM PON JATIM 18 PON JATENG 24 12 14.00 6.00

6 7 AUSTRALIA 22 SARUNDAJANG SULUT 11 18 7.49 12.51

7 15 THAILAND 3 MANADO CERDAS 36 25 13.72 6.28

8 6 DJARUM JAKARTA 4 NANNING, CHINA 27 31 8.50 11.50

9 8 PB GABSI 11 PERJUANGAN TONDANO 26 32 7.82 12.18

10 16 PRA-PON SULUT PI 21 ELEKTRIK INDONESIA BRIDGE CLUB 9 26 4.71 15.29

11 24 PERTAMINA RED 26 ENJOY 20 20 10.00 10.00

12 20 BRIDGE MANILA PHILIPPINES 5 PU BITUNG 16 23 7.49 12.51

13 10 SINGAPORE (SG 50) 17 BANGLADESH 16 39 3.41 16.59

Round 6

Round 7

Round 8

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HOME TEAM

VISIT. TEAM

HOME TEAM

VISIT. TEAM

1 12 BULGARIA 19 NORWAY 14 12 10.77 9.23

2 2 INDIA 13 HARKE TULENAN CS MANADO 14 24 6.57 13.43

3 9 PERTAMINA BLUE 23 TIM PON JATIM 23 19 11.50 8.50

4 18 PON JATENG 14 PON SULUT 20 13 12.51 7.49

5 22 SARUNDAJANG SULUT 1 GREAT BRITAIN 26 28 9.23 10.77

6 25 SARUNTA WAYA 16 PRA-PON SULUT PI 46 16 17.84 2.16

7 6 DJARUM JAKARTA 24 PERTAMINA RED 24 28 8.50 11.50

8 7 AUSTRALIA 20 BRIDGE MANILA PHILIPPINES 14 24 6.57 13.43

9 3 MANADO CERDAS 21 ELEKTRIK INDONESIA BRIDGE CLUB 23 23 10.00 10.00

10 15 THAILAND 11 PERJUANGAN TONDANO 41 39 10.77 9.23

11 8 PB GABSI 17 BANGLADESH 39 1 18.97 1.03

12 4 NANNING, CHINA 10 SINGAPORE (SG 50) 36 33 11.14 8.86

13 5 PU BITUNG 26 ENJOY 8 21 5.72 14.28


HOME TEAM

VISIT. TEAM

HOME TEAM

VISIT. TEAM

1 12 BULGARIA 2 INDIA 17 0 15.29 4.71

2 19 NORWAY 9 PERTAMINA BLUE 0 12 6.00 14.00

3 13 HARKE TULENAN CS MANADO 18 PON JATENG 0 18 4.48 15.52

4 25 SARUNTA WAYA 22 SARUNDAJANG SULUT 24 0 16.78 3.22

5 23 TIM PON JATIM 1 GREAT BRITAIN 18 18 10.00 10.00

6 6 DJARUM JAKARTA 20 BRIDGE MANILA PHILIPPINES 26 0 17.16 2.84

7 14 PON SULUT 15 THAILAND 0 4 8.50 11.50

8 24 PERTAMINA RED 7 AUSTRALIA 0 21 3.82 16.18

9 21 ELEKTRIK INDONESIA BRIDGE CLUB 8 PB GABSI 7 0 12.51 7.49

10 16 PRA-PON SULUT PI 3 MANADO CERDAS 0 15 5.20 14.80

11 11 PERJUANGAN TONDANO 10 SINGAPORE (SG 50) 18 0 15.52 4.48

12 26 ENJOY 4 NANNING, CHINA 0 4 8.50 11.50

13 5 PU BITUNG 17 BANGLADESH 14 0 14.54 5.46


HOME TEAM

VISIT. TEAM

HOME TEAM

VISIT. TEAM

1 12 BULGARIA 2 INDIA 17 0 15.29 4.71













RANKINGRANK TEAM VPs

1 BULGARIA 155.342 INDIA 123.933 PERTAMINA BLUE 121.694 SARUNTA WAYA 117.445 NORWAY 117.426 PON JATENG 116.457 TIM PON JATIM 108.348 GREAT BRITAIN 107.539 HARKE TULENAN CS MANADO 107.1010 DJARUM JAKARTA 106.2611 SARUNDAJANG SULUT 103.1412 AUSTRALIA 101.9113 THAILAND 98.4214 ELEKTRIK INDONESIA BRIDGE CLUB 97.9615 PON SULUT 96.2916 MANADO CERDAS 94.1717 PERTAMINA RED 93.6118 PB GABSI 92.5619 BRIDGE MANILA PHILIPPINES 91.3720 PERJUANGAN TONDANO 91.2421 PRA-PON SULUT PI 85.4122 NANNING, CHINA 84.3023 ENJOY 82.3124 PU BITUNG 77.8925 SINGAPORE (SG 50) 66.5926 BANGLADESH 61.33

Round 9

Round 10


HOME TEAM

VISIT. TEAM

HOME TEAM

VISIT. TEAM

1 12 BULGARIA 2 INDIA 17 0 15.29 4.71













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Qualification Round 4Bulgaria v. SaruntaWaya

For round 4, I had an easy choice where to watch. Table 1 offered excellent prospects of an interesting match,

as both contestants had made a very good start, scoring about 49 and 44 V.P. from their first three matches. It took a while, however, before they got into gear, or, to be more specific, before Bulgaria got into full gear, as there was almost nothing in the first half of the set.A slight difference in defensive accuracy led to a big swing on board 6:

Board: 6. Dlr: East/EW [ A J 9 6 2 ] Q 9 8 5 { A J 4 } 5[ 5 [ K Q 8 7 4] K J 6 4 3 2 ] A 7{ K 3 2 { 8 7 5} Q 9 7 } A 10 4 [ 10 3 ] 10 { Q 10 9 6 } K J 8 6 3 2

In the Open Room, Danailov made the wrong bid at the right moment:

Open RoomWest North East SouthKorompis Stamatov Wohon Danailov

1[ 3}All Pass

Three Clubs should have gone down one, even on Danailov’s correct play of a low trump from dummy to his king after winning the spade lead. East wins the second round of trumps with his ten, cashes the ]A and plays on spades, enabling West to score a trick with his }Q. The inescapable }A then means down one.When East continued another heart (partner contributing the three under the ace), the chance to set the contract was gone. Bulgaria +110 instead of -50.In the other room, things got even worse for SaruntaWaya:

Closed RoomWest North East SouthMihov R. Polii Stefanov Fehr

1[ Pass1NT Pass 2} Pass2] All Pass

North led his singleton club which declarer ducked to South’s king and a diamond came back, to be exact the {9 (3rd-5th one assumes). Declarer went up with the king, which had a disastrous effect on the defence as they never again touched the suit. North won his ace and returned a low trump to declarer’s jack. Another trump went to dummy’s ace and now, declarer led a club to his queen, North discarding the [9. The ]K was cashed and then came a low spade which North ducked. From here, there was no way back for the defenders who had managed to restrict themselves to three diamonds (after all), a club and a heart. Bulgaria another +110 instead of - 200, so a swing of 6 IMPs to them instead of 6 IMPs to the opposition.On the next board, Bulgaria struck again:Board: 7. Dlr: South/All [ Q 10 8 4 ] -- { J 6 } K Q J 10 8 5 3[ K 9 [ 5 3 2] J 10 4 ] 9 7 6 3 2{ A 9 8 7 4 { K Q 10 5 3} A 7 2 } -- [ A J 7 6 ] A K Q 8 5 { 2 } 9 6 4


1]Pass 1NT Pass 2}Pass 3} Pass 3]Pass 4} Pass 5}

All Pass

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Spades were never mentioned but 5} was a good contract. There would be no problem at all if the spade finesse would work and there were outside chances, as became clear at trick 1.West led the {A and continued the suit, which gave away the contract as East could not be reached any more to push a spade through. Dummy’s spades thus would go on the top hearts and Bulgaria had scored another fine +600 by playing 5} from the correct side of the table. Only an initial diamond underlead would have beaten it.


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

Well, 4[ is a decent enough contract but not when the [K is wrong and the defence can obtain a club ruff. {K lead, overtaken and a low club (!) back by Mihov for an immediate ruff led to a quick down one as declarer had no way to avoid losing two more black-suit tricks. Another +100 to Bulgaria, 12 IMPs more.Two boards later, OctaWohon tried a trick that did not really work:

Board: 9. Dlr: North/EW [ J 8 ] Q 10 6 4 2 { K 7 6 } 10 9 6[ 9 7 [ A K Q 4] J 5 3 ] 9 8 7{ Q 10 9 8 { A 4 2} Q 7 5 4 } A K 2 [ 10 6 5 3 2 ] A K { J 5 3 } J 8 3


Pass 1} Pass1{ Pass 1NT Pass2} Pass 2[ Pass2NT Pass 3NT All Pass

Standard Precision auction: strong NT and Stayman.

South led a spade to the jack and king and now, Wohon thought he had a problem. He did not want to put his money on the correct view (if at all possible) in diamonds immediately and thus led a heart from hand. Danailov won his king, cashed the ]A and then, after a long pause, exited with the }J. The winning play now would have been to cash all four clubs and advance dummy’s {Q but when Wohon led a diamond from hand instead, North could win his king and cash three more heart tricks for down two. Bulgaria +200.


Pass 2NT Pass3} Pass 3{ Pass3] Pass 3[ Pass3NT All Pass

A standard puppet auction quickly saw the Bulgarians in 3NT as well. South also led a spade but Stefanov won and immediately led a diamond to dummy’s eight. Curtains.Bulgaria +630 for another 13 IMPs to them, to win the match 35-0 or 18.58 – 1.42 V.P. At this point, they were averaging about 18 V.P. a match. Who would stop them from an early qualification?

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Qualification Round 6Pertamina Blue v. Great Britain(GB)

On Friday morning, the two teams first to appear on BBO were GB, ranked 3rd overnight, against

Pertamina Blue, ranked 8th . For the latter team, one of Indonesia’s leading women pairs, Lusje Bojoh and JoiceTueje, would face the Hackett twins, whereas Noldy and Vicky would have to take on Father Hackett and David Mossop. Right on the first board, the twins missed a thin game, non-vulnerable:

Board: 21. Dlr: North/NS [ 9 6 ] A 7 6 3 { A Q 9 5 4 } Q 10[ K J 4 [ A Q 5 3 2] 10 8 ] K Q 9{ K 10 7 3 { J 8} A J 7 4 } 5 3 2 [ 10 8 7 ] J 5 4 2 { 6 2 } K 9 8 6

Open RoomWest North East SouthJason Bojoh Justin Tueje

1{ 1[ Pass2{ Pass 2] Pass2[ All Pass

The twins did very well in avoiding the hopeless spade game but did not bother to explore the chances of a NT game. Played by West, with the opening hand on lead, nine tricks would have been easy enough, even on a heart lead. East as declarer can counter a club lead by South by rising with the ace, thus blocking the suit.One overtrick, GB +140.

Closed RoomWest North East SouthNgantung Hackett V. Manoppo Mossop

1{ 1[ Pass2} Pass 2] Pass3NT All Pass

In the Closed Room, we saw a less scientific but much more effective Indonesian auction. On a diamond lead, declarer had time enough to lead hearts twice from his hand. When North took his ]A and returned the }Q which declarer allowed to hold the trick, a club continuation even brought in an overtrick. Pertamina Blue +430 and 7 IMPs. Two boards later, both sides could have scored heavily:Board: 23. Dlr: South/All [ K ] Q 5 3 { A Q J 8 6 4 } Q 9 3[ Q 7 3 2 [ 10 8 6 4] A J 9 6 4 ] K 10 7 2{ 10 9 { --} K J } A 10 7 6 2 [ A J 9 5 ] 8 { K 7 5 3 2 } 8 5 4

Open RoomWest North East Southjason Bojoh Justin Tueje

Pass1] 2{ 4{ 5{Pass Pass 5] Dbl

All Pass

Once again in competitive situations like this, South’s 5{-bid was more an invitation to the opponents to bid on than an effort to reach a makeable contract…. Jason would have needed some very inspired guesses to bring home this contract on a diamond lead: he would have had to ruff, cash the }K and run the }J successfully, followed by drawing the trumps in three rounds, finess-ing the queen through North. When he started off with the more normal line of establishing the clubs in three rounds with a ruff in hand, followed by two top trumps, he could not discard enough losers on the established clubs to get the 11 tricks required. One down, +200 to Pertamina Blue.

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Pass1] 2{ 4] 5{Pass Pass 5] All Pass

In the other room, against a less invitational auction, Mossop also bid 5{ but his opponents, too, thought 5] would be a good idea. Nobody doubled so no great harm had been done…The play started the same way an in the Open Room but after establishing the clubs with a ruff declarer ruffed his last diamond first, before cashing his ]AK. As North could immediately ruff a club winner now, declarer had to lose three spade tricks in the end for down two and a push.

But what if any NS player had found a double on 5{?The score had gone up to 10-3 to Pertamina Blue after 7 boards so very little did in fact happen before the final boards came up. This was #28:

Board: 28. Dlr: West/NS [ Q 7 ] J 10 6 { Q 8 6 4 } Q J 9 4[ J 8 4 3 2 [ A 10 6] A 7 5 ] K 2{ J 3 { A 10 9 7 5} 8 6 5 } 10 7 2 [ K 9 5 ] Q 9 8 4 3 { K 2 } A K 3

Open RoomWest North East SouthJason Bojoh Justin TuejePass Pass 1{ 1]1[ 2] Dbl 3]

All Pass

The Indonesian women lived up to their reputation by reaching the par contract on a combined 23 count. Even three rounds of trumps by the defence could not wreck this contract as the spade loser will go on the 13th club. Pertamina Blue +140.In the Closed Room, Mossop had a different view:

Closed RoomWest North East SouthNgantung Hackett V. Manoppo MossopPass Pass 1{ 1NTPass 3NT All Pass

1NT showed South’s 15-count on which Paul Hackett, looking at quite a number of good intermediates, ventured a raise to the vulnerable game. When Noldy led from his longest and strongest, the contract had to go three down as the defenders had four spades and three

red top tricks for the taking. Pertamina Blue another +300 and 10 IMPs out of the Blue to them.

The British struck back immediately: Board: 29. Dlr: North/All [ A J 5 ] Q J 10 8 3 { J 8 2 } 9 2[ Q 8 6 3 [ 2] 9 7 6 5 2 ] K 4{ 10 7 { A Q 9 6} 10 3 } K Q J 8 6 5 [ K 10 9 7 4 ] A { K 5 4 3 } A 7 4

Open RoomWest North East SouthJason Bojoh Justin Tueje

Pass 1} 1[Pass 2[ 3} 3[

All Pass

Again, a very disciplined auction by the Indonesian women but this time, the combined hands fitted much better and the layout certainly favoured declarer even though the trumps were 4-1. In the play of the hand, Joice showed that the trump break was not a big problem. She immediately won the opening lead of the }10, unblocked the ]A and ran the [10 successfully. Spade to the jack, ]Q ruffed in hand, felling the king, spade to the ace and two top hearts on which she discarded two losing clubs. A diamond from dummy was taken by East’s king but declarer’s [K and {K were her 9th and 10th trick, as West had to ruff East’s diamond winner in the end. Nicely done. Pertamina Blue +170.


Pass 2} 2[Pass 3} Pass 4[

All Pass

Once Mossop overcalled 2[ on his not too solid suit after East’s precision style opening bid, NS were in game. In the play, Mossop fully justified his bidding.He ducked the }10 opening lead and won West’s shift to the {10 with his king when dummy and East both played low. He went on to unblock his ]A and then crossed to dummy’s [A to ruff the ]Q in hand, felling the king. He then cashed the [K, seeing the 4-1 break, and went on to play the }A and ruff the last club with dummy’s last trump. On two top hearts, two diamond losers went away and declarer’s [109 in hand were more than good enough to produce the game-going trick in the end. Very well done, GB +620 and 10 IMPs back to them.The final score in the match:20-13 or 12.51 – 7.49 to Pertamina Blue.

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Qualification Round 7Great Britain (GB) v. Norway

For Round 7, I watched the match between the nos. 4 (GB) and 8 (Norway) in the current standings.

On paper, this might have looked an interesting match that could go either way but it quickly became clear that the Norwegians were having slightly the better of most of the opening deals of the match.On board 2, the twins slightly overbid to a virtually no-play game for a 6-IMP loss and this was board 3:

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

Open RoomWest North East SouthSælensminde Justin Lie Jason

1[Pass 1NT 2} PassPass 2NT All Pass

The twins play a very light opening style so Justin preferred an invitational 2NT when 2} came round to him. After partner’s opening bid, it was almost impossible for them to find their diamond fit.When East led the ]K, the contract had no play any more. Declarer won the third round of hearts and cleared the diamonds but the defence still was entitled to two more hearts and the two black aces. Down two, Norway +100.

Closed RoomWest North East SouthP. Hackett Tislevoll Mossop Berset

PassPass 1{ Pass 1[Pass 1NT Pass 2}Pass 2{ Pass 2[

All Pass

In the Closed Room, the checkback 2} meant that NS here, too, could not easily end up in their best fit as South had to launch an invitational 2[ over the mandatory 2{ response. When trumps broke quite pleasantly for declarer, he had a simple overtrick, losing just a diamond, the two black aces and a club ruff when West led the }9, ducked by East when dummy inserted the jack. So another +140 and another 6 IMPs to Norway.The score stood at 18-5 to Norway when the Britons finally got a chance to score heavily:

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


Pass2{ 3] 4{ All Pass

In the Closed Room, West’s natural weak two made it difficult for North to show his strong two-suiter. South, who was looking at a lot of black cards, saw no reason for action over 4{ so there it rested. The contract was not a great success as it went down three for +300 to Norway but it might well be a profitable “sacrifice” against an adverse game or even slam.


PassPass 1] Pass 1[Pass 2} Pass 2[Pass 2NT Pass 3}All Pass

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After the ambiguous 2} rebid, it remained unclear

to South whether there was a real fit or not. North’s

forward-going 2NT did not reveal very much to South

who thus could do little else than settle for 3}.

East led the }10 to the jack, queen and king. From here,

declarer crossruffed his way to 12 tricks.

GB +170 only, though even the slam was cold, and a

great chance of recouping some IMPs thus missed, as the

deal brought Norway 4 more IMPs now.

In the Thailand v. Djarum Jakarta match, the Indonesians

found a way to even reach the slam:

Open RoomWest North East SouthSacul Polii

2{Pass 2NT Pass 3]

All Pass

3] showed spades but North did not bother and

made his contract easily enough when the clubs broke.

Thailand +140.

Closed RoomWest North East South

Gontha BojohPass

Pass 1} Pass 1{Pass 2] Pass 2[Pass 3} Pass 4{Pass 4[ Pass 5}Pass 6} All Pass

Strong Club, strong 2] rebid and relay 2[. According to

the system, 2[ cannot contain more than four spades,

so after the 4{ splinter North thought that South would

hold at least six clubs. He therefore checked keycards

with 4[ and when 5} just showed one, he settled for

the slam.

East led a trump, enabling declarer to quickly make all

the tricks by establishing the spades for two diamond

discards. 15 IMPs to Djarum Jakarta.

Back to our featured match again for the last two boards.

On board 9, the pattern of the match continued, as once

again Norway had the better of it at both tables:

Board: 9. Dlr: North/EW [ A 10 4 ] 8 7 { K J 9 4 } 9 8 7 6[ J 9 8 7 [ K 5 3] J ] K Q 9 5{ A Q 7 { 8 6 3} A J 5 3 2 } K 10 4 [ Q 6 2 ] A 10 6 4 3 2 { 10 5 2 } Q


Pass Pass 3]All Pass

From time to time, these light pre-empts should work well. Down two, Norway +100.


Pass Pass 2]Dbl Pass 3NT All Pass

At the other table, Berset’s weak two made it easy for EW to enter the auction and they duly did.South led a low heart to dummy’s jack and declarer immediately took the club finesse through North, unluckily losing to the bare queen. South found the good return of the {10 which was won by dummy’s ace. The [J came next but North hopped up with his ace to lead another heart. South now could win his ace and lead another diamond for an easy down two. Norway another +200 and 7 more IMPs to lead 28-5. On the last board, GB got yet another chance to score heavily:

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

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3{ DblPass 4] All Pass

In the Closed Room, the Norwegians (or maybe, Kiwi’s…) reached the proper contract of Four Hearts. When the defence led a diamond to the ace and continued the suit, declarer won, cashed two top trumps and, seeing the break, correctly went on to take spade finesse. When this worked, he crossed to dummy with the }A to repeat the spade finesse. When next the [K dropped under the ace, declarer could draw the last two trumps and cash the last spade and the }K, making two overtricks when the }Q made a welcome appearance. Norway +680.This should have been a deal without history but the twins had other ideas:


Pass 2{Pass 3} Pass 3{Pass 3[ Pass 4]Pass 4NT Pass 5[Pass 6] All Pass

2{ included a 19-21 NT hand and 3} was an immediate

puppet Stayman. With the heart fit quickly established via

3[, Justin simply checked the keycards and announced

the slam.

With all the finesses working, this slam looks an easy

make but look at what happened when West led the }2

to the queen and ace. Like his Norwegian counterpart,

Jason cashed two top trumps and took a spade finesse,

but when this held, he decided to draw all the remaining

trumps first before successfully repeating the spade

finesse.

At this point, he had a serious problem for which he

took ample time to consider his chances. After checking

the opponents’ convention card, he found out that EW

lead low from three but this did not help him very much

as the }2 lead was ominously looking like a singleton,

in which case it would be necessary to immediately run

the }9 through East, leaving the [A as a vital entry in

dummy. So he eventually took the finesse…and was

one down for another 13-IMP loss to GB rather than a

much-needed 13-IMP gain.

The final score in the match thus became 41-5 to

Norway or 18.71 – 1.29 V.P.

Manado Tua Island

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Qualification Round 8Bulgaria v. PON Sulut (North Sulawesi)

At lunch on Friday, Bulgaria, of course, were still leading the field after their tremendous 91 V.P. score

(from max. 100) on Thursday. Their opponents for Round 8 would be the Provincial Champion team of North Sulawesi (Sulut), or, shorter, the local champions. This team will represent Sulut in the national championships for all provinces and all sports, in about a year’s time in Bandung, the capital of West Java province. This match was full of spectacular deals so you can expect a long report this time. The fun started on the first board:

Board: 11. Dlr: South/None [ 7 6 5 3 ] K J 10 { K } 10 9 6 4 3[ A 10 4 [ Q J 9 2] Q 4 3 2 ] 9 8{ 8 6 3 2 { A Q J 10 5 4} J 2 } 5 [ K 8 ] A 7 6 5 { 9 7 } A K Q 8 7

Open RoomWest North East SouthKorenkeng Stamatov Umboh Danailov

1}Pass 1{ 1[ DblRedbl 3} Pass 3NT

All Pass

This definitely is not a good contract as the defenders can easily win the first ten tricks. But how can you expect partner to lead your second suit? On a spade lead from West, declarer won the king, cashed his clubs and played ]A and low to the ten in dummy. Nine tricks, Bulgaria a spectacular +400 to start with.

Closed RoomWest North East SouthMihov Watulingas Stefanov Supeno

1}Pass 1{ 3{ PassPass Dbl Pass 3]Pass 4] All Pass

Probably, a club game is the best spot for NS but 4] had some chances, too. West led a diamond to East’s ace and a club came back. Declarer won the ace and successfully led a heart to dummy’s ten. When he next tried a spade to his king, wanting to get back to hand for another heart lead, West won the ace and continued the suit so declarer had to ruff. The last diamond was ruffed next but after cashing the ]K declarer was stranded in dummy and eventually went down four as the ]A was his only other trick. Bulgaria another +200 and 12 IMPs to open their account.On the next board, the Bulgarian aggression led to an equally spectacular auction but this time, their shot was not quite on target:

Board: 12. Dlr: West/NS [ K 10 9 5 4 3 2 ] Q 6 { 7 } 6 5 3[ A 6 [ --] A 10 8 7 5 4 ] K 3 2{ Q 5 { K 9 8 6 4 3 2} 9 8 2 } A Q 4 [ Q J 8 7 ] J 9 { A J 10 } K J 10 7

Open RoomWest North East SouthKorenkeng Stamatov Umboh DanailovPass 2{ Dbl 2]Dbl 2[ 3{ 3[Dbl 4[ 5{ Dbl

All Pass

It is not so easy to reach a makeable slam (6] by East to guard against a club lead) but 5{ proved a good contract. If either red suit behaves, you are home. South must have been disappointed that he did not win any more tricks apart from his two trump tricks but with partner never getting the lead for a club through, declarer quickly chalked up +550 to PON Sulut.

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Closed RoomWest North East SouthMihov Watulingas Stefanov Supeno1] 2[ 3[ 4[Pass Pass 6{ All Pass

The message of 3[ followed by 6{ was clear: pass or correct to 6] with a good suit.

Had West corrected, North would have had a big problem…but when West passed, NS scored an easy +100 for 12 IMPs back to level the match.The next board saw an avalanche of undertricks:

Board: 13. Dlr: North/All [ 4 ] 8 7 2 { K J 6 } 10 9 7 6 3 2[ A 7 [ K Q 10 9 8] 10 9 5 ] A 6 4{ A Q 9 8 5 4 { 7 3 2} Q 4 } J 5 [ J 6 5 3 2 ] K Q J 3 { 10 } A K 8


Pass Pass 1[2{ Pass 2NT All Pass

When South led a top heart rather than a top club, declarer immediately won the ace and went for his only chance: the diamond finesse. However, North won the king and shifted to a low club…Ten tricks, not to declarer but to the defence, Bulgaria +500.


Pass Pass 1[2{ Pass 2NT Pass3NT All Pass

In accordance with their aggressive style, the Bulgarian EW went even more overboard on this deal but both North and South came to the rescue:The same ]K lead, won immediately, followed by a losing diamond finesse. Still holding a diamond stopper, North first tried the effect of a spade back. When South covered declarer’s [10 with his jack, East already had seven tricks. Down two, PON Sulut +200 but 7 IMPs to Bulgaria.The next board was a slam:

Board: 14. Dlr: East/None [ A J 6 5 ] 7 4 { 10 7 2 } A 8 4 2[ 10 9 8 4 2 [ 7] 8 3 ] K Q 10 6 2{ K 9 8 6 4 { A Q J 5 3} 9 } 10 7 [ K Q 3 ] A J 9 5 { -- } K Q J 6 5 3


1] 2}Pass 2] 3{ 3]4{ 5} Pass 6}

All Pass

After all those diamond bids, South bid one for the road, quite justified after partner’s positive noises. Bulgaria +920, another good result for them.


1] 2}Pass 3} 3{ 4{5{ 6} Dbl All Pass

Once Supeno could show his diamond void, all Watulingas had to do was to put the ball into the net. East’s disbelief cost his side 5 IMPs. After four boards, the score stood at 19-17 to Bulgaria.After the terrific start, the match quietened down a bit. This board came next:

Board: 15. Dlr: South/NS [ Q J 9 5 ] A 5 { Q 9 5 3 } J 10 7[ K 8 4 2 [ 6] 10 8 ] Q 7 6 4 3 2{ 10 7 4 2 { A 6} K 6 4 } A Q 3 2 [ A 10 7 3 ] K J 9 { K J 8 } 9 8 5

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1{Pass 1[ 2] 2[

All PassNothing special, just eight tricks. Bulgaria +110.


1NTPass Pass 2] PassPass Dbl Pass 2[Pass Pass 3} PassPass 3[ All Pass

Even after the weak NT, NS eventually found their spade fit, but then, East put them to the test with another balancing-style action. Three Clubs would not have been a great success but when North bid one more, his side had crossed the demarcation line between plus and minus. One down and another +100 or 5 IMPs to Bulgaria.On #17, the Bulgarians showed how to deal with opposing aggression:

Board: 17. Dlr: North/None [ K J 9 2 ] K 7 { J 10 6 } A 10 8 6[ A 10 8 4 [ Q 5] A Q 4 3 ] 10 9 5{ K Q 8 { A 9 5 3} Q 2 } J 9 4 3 [ 7 6 3 ] J 8 6 2 { 7 4 2 } K 7 5


1{ Pass 1]Pass 1[ Pass Pass1NT All Pass

Once South could pass at the one-level, NS were out of real trouble. West concluded the auction by bidding what he thought he could make and finished up with an easy overtrick. PON Sulut +120.

The damage was done in the other room when the weak NT came into operation at the wrong moment:


1NT Pass PassDbl Pass Pass RedblPass 2} Pass PassDbl Pass Pass RedblPass 2[ Pass PassDbl All Pass

West led a low heart on which dummy’s king was played. Declarer returned the suit to West’s queen and three rounds of diamonds came next. East exited with a club to the queen and dummy’s ace. Declarer went back to hand with the }K and ruffed a heart in dummy. Another club put East on lead with the jack and West ruffed the club return in front of dummy with the four when South discarded. Being down to trumps only now, West made sure of two more tricks by simply leading a low trump to partner’s queen. Down three, Bulgaria +500 and 9 IMPs to lead 33-17 or 15.05 – 4.95 V.P.

This also became the final score of the match when both teams badly missed a fine slam, possibly even a grand, on the last board:

Board: 20. Dlr: West/All [ 8 6 ] A J 10 8 7 4 3 2 { A Q 10 } --[ Q 9 3 [ 7 5 4] 6 ] 5{ 6 5 2 { K J 8 7 4} 8 7 5 4 3 2 } A K Q 10 [ A K J 10 2 ] K Q 9 { 9 3 } J 9 6

What would you open as North, in second position, when West passes?One North chose 4], an underbid in my opinion (IMHO, as they say) and the other North chose 3NT, a strong pre-empt which South converted to 4]. What’s wrong with opening 1]? Only oral answers accepted…

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August 8th, 2015

Invitation to China(Nanning)-ASEAN Board and Card Games International Invitational Tournament 2015

Board and Card Games Associations from ASEAN countries:

The China(Nanning)-ASEAN Board and Card Games International Invitational Tournament 2015 will be held in Nanning city of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region from October 25th to 30th, 2015. The Organizing Committee welcomes you to participate.

As the capital city of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Nanning serves as the political, economic, cultural, transportation and financial center. It is the “green city” of China with picturesque and outstanding natural scenery, is the “folk song city” of Zhuang with its beauty and charm and is the cultural city with a long history.

As permanent venue for China - ASEAN Expo, Nanning is a vibrant city and has successfully staged 10 sessions of China(Nanning) - ASEAN Board and Card Games International Invitational Tournament. The China(Nanning)-ASEAN Board and Card Games International Invitational Tournament 2015 will be held in Nanning city from October 25th to 30th, 2015. At the moment, players from ASEAN countries will gather in Nanning to compete, learn and exchange skills.

We warmly welcome board and card games associations from ASEAN countries to attend the tournament, to experience the health and happiness of the board and card games, to feel the enthusiasm of the people of Nanning City, and to enjoy the fruits of economic and social development in Nanning.

Look forward to meeting you in Nanning..

Warm regards,

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