Bucureºti, 31-08-2004
Bucurešti, 3-3-2005
Friday 26-2 till Sunday 28-2 butler with sorted boards.
You had to bid game, every finesse did work out fine.
When we saw this pattern, we reached the B-final.
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N dealer
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North (Louis)
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North
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East
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South
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West
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 A42
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1
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P
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1
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Dbl
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 A98
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2
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P
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5
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Ap
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86
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QJ10642
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Lead:
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J
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West
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East
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South (Truus)
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76
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2
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AJ753
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A9875
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Trick1: A
Trick2: A and yes, K was bare with West.
1 -Trick conceded, West had K Q x.
So 2 spades were discarded on 2 -Tricks, 6 made.
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S dealer
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North (Louis)
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North
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East
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South
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West
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-
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-
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-
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1
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Dbl
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32
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2
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3
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3
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P
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QJ1042
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4
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P
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5
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Ap
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AK7652
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West
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East
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Lead:
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A
K
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South (Truus)
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AQ10984
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75
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AK76
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3
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-suit was divided 3-1 and -suit 3-3, so making the contract was no problem.
On some tables East overcalled 4, South 4 and West Dbl.
Now North can bid 4NT, for the minors.
Because when 4 is doubled, 4NT is not Blackwood any more. You reach also 5.
The reason that North (Louis) called 4 was the convincing than game had to be reached, not the wonderful hand.
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N dealer
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North (Louis)
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North
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East
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South
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West
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A
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P
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P
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1
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P
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3
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1NT
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P
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2
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2
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98432
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5
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Dbl
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P
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5
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AJ8765
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Dbl
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Ap
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West
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East
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South (Truus)
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Lead:
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A
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Q7532
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AQ4
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Q76
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KQ
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North wanted to call 1, the minors provide some tricks. But 9 points are not much.
After 1 from South 1NT is 6-9 points. With this distribution 2 is the better answer.
South should pass 1NT.
The are 3-2; and if South plays 3NT west leads a . So 3NT is the game.
In this bidding West had a light overcall of 2.
East doubled 5, but is placed before South who introduced the diamonds.
So trumps will be finessed.
So West called 5, and went 4 down, minus 800 because East had no entrees.
The defence: A, 2 -Tricks, ruffed were the first four tricks.
And A Q were made.
East had A K J 10 5. This was a good double on 5.
A board we didn’t handle well:
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South dealer
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North (Louis)
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North
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East
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South
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West
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J1076
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-
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-
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1
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P
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A74
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2NT
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P
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3
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P
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AQ972
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4
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P
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5
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P
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3
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6
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Ap
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West
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East
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South (Truus)
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AKQ53
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2
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KJ86
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AK5
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2NT: 10+ points with 4-card
3 and 5 were control bids.
We now know what was the right sequence.
South bids 4NT, not 3, North 5, 2 Aces.
South bids 5NT, North 6, no Kings.
South bids 6 asking something extra in this suit.
North accepts and bids 7. 7, 7, 7NT are easy contracts, 13 Trick from top.
Greetings from Louis, the dutch player.
