Bucureºti, 31-08-2004
Bucurešti, 23-2-2005
Boards from the duplicated pairs Atomic 21-02-2005.
With comment.
Theme: Slams.
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2 E/NS
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North
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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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1NT
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P
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2
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 J973
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Dbl
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2
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P
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4
i
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 Q109
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P
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4 ii
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P
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4
ii
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West
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KQJ942
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East
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P
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4NT
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P
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5
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A532
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KQ106
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P
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5NT
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P
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6
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AKQ5
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64
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P
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6
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Ap
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J852
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AK3
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5
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South
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A873
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i
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Splinter
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0 or 1
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J9874
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ii
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Control
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1082
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764
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Lead:
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10
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106
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Trick1: A
Trick2: K and North shows out.
We have to follow a different plan.
Trick3;4;5:A K Q and in East 3 discarded.
Trick6;7: A K
Trick8: ruff
Trick9: ruff
Trick10: ruffed with A
Trick11: and in East the last discarded, loser on loser.
In trick12 West has to lead into the Q 10 from East.
Result: 6 contract.
What happened at our table?
North said after 2(Stayman) 3 and East said Dbl.
By a mistake only minus 800. It wins from every player who doesn’t see the play that is recommended, or from every pair that doesn’t reach slam.
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12 W/NZ
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North
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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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1NT
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J10985
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P
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2
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P
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3
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J964
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P
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4
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P
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4
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West
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84
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East
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P
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4
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P
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5
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AJ52
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KQ10864
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P
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6
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Ap
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KQ4
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-
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K83
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A75
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Lead:
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J
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A75
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South
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KJ63
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7
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A7632
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Q102
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Q1092
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Now you can make the contract by 100%.
Discard a on the 1st trick.
If South takes A two can be discarded on KQ.
If South refuses A you try the -fines; when wrong, it’s the only trick you lose.
This was the comment.
Still West has a problem in pairs.
If Q is with North, you always have 6 contract. Also on a 3-3 break.
And if both are right, you score 6 +1.
Is this a chance to be ignored?
At our table the declarer went for it, and scored minus 1.
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22 E/EW
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North
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North
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East
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South
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West
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K J 10
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-
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1NT
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-
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3NT
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K 3 2
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10 9 8 7
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Lead:
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J
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West
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7 6 5
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East
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Q 5 4
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A 9 8 7
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Q 7 6
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A 9 5 4
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A 6 5 4 3
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K Q J
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A Q
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South
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K 4
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6 3 2
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J 10 8
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2
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J 10 9 8 3 2
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This bidding was recommended.
We play 1NT 15-17, and East has 18 points.
West 14 and a 5-card. Many players will reach the slam.
When you take trick1 with K and cash 3 , try the 10th trick by playing to a Q in a major. It doesn’t work on this board.
How did Truus and Louis make 6NT, you wonder.
No, we played 7 -3, what proves that we played a complete different tournament.
But it was nice to read what we should have played.
Louis, the slamreporter.
