Untitled Document
Bucuresti, 10-2-2005
Duplicate at 07-02-2005.
Difficult boards, sorted out. It was the evening of the bare Kings, on 4 out of 22 we had to play, and when you count the 2 we had no opponents, 5 out of 24. Too much to call this an averidge distribution.
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17 N/-
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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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 KQ72
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1
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1
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2
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P
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 AK2
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3NT ii
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P
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6
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Ap
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 85
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J1084
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Gf
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With
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Support
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West
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East
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ii
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Ca 14 points
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With
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Stop
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843
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AJ965
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1074
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J5
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KJ1043
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Q9762
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92
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South Trus
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K
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10
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Q9863
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A
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AQ7653
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Not the most elegant bidding. If you see NS K must be with East or sec with West. After the bidding with East is more likely. Without interference 6 is 50%. 6 has a less %, because the can be divided 4-1. The top will be 6NT, but can you reach this? Nice for a bidding quiz.
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24 W/-
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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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K8
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-
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-
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-
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1NT
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Q4
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P
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2
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P
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2
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J98632
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P
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4
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Ap
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876
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West Tibi
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East Sava
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Lead
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6
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Q1062
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9743
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K97
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2
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AK4
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Q7
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Q93
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South Truus
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AJ10542
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AJ5
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AJ108653
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105
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K
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Slag1: A and yes, the K was bare.
Slag2,3: Q and A
Slag3: K, in East discarded, South ruffs.
After that the trumps were divided 2-2, so only 3 trumptricks were lost.
At the end an example of the difficulty of the boards:
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2 W/NS
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North Agica
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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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-
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P
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West Truus
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East Louis
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P
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1NT
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2
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?
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8
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?
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10942
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?
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852
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?
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AKQ65
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South Radu
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?
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?
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What now?
We have the following agreements:
3 promises a 4-card , gf, denies a -stop.
3 promises a 5-kaart , gf.
Dbl promises values, defend on points.
What do you choose?
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2 W/NZ
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North Agica
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North
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East
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South
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West
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K7
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-
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-
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-
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P
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KQ763
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P
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1NT
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2
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?
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QJ93
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West Truus
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97
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East Louis
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8
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A95
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10942
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AJ85
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852
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AK7
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AKQ65
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South Radu
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1042
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QJ106432
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-
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1064
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J83
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West said dbl. If South has points, then reaching North will be difficult. And 2 down is vulnerable -500. Not on this board. After K two times was played.
South lost 3 -tricks, A and 2 -tricks.
In 3NT you make simple 9 tricks.
4 becomes difficult, when you think South has points.
After the third is overruffed and North showed already K, Q, Q, do you play A and x ? This is right if the outstanding now are divided 2-2 or, you guessed it, K is bare.
On this board you lose 3 -tricks and a .
I, East, was minus 1 if I had to play this.
Louis, the Dutch player.
