Bulletin
4.
ÖREBRO • SUNDAY MAY 29 • FINAL BULLETIN
2011 NORDIC BRIDGE TEAM CHAMPIONSHIPS
We are all the winners!
Denmark Women Nordic Champions 2011: Lone Bilde,Trine Binderkrantz, Nadia Bekkouche and Helle Rasmussen.
Norway Open Winners 2011: Artur Malinowski, Thomas Charlsen,
Arild Rasmussen, Thor Erik Hoftaniska, Glenn Grøtheim, Ulf Håkon
Tundal and npc Christian Vennerød.
Norway wins the NBU Trophy (first in Open and second in Women).
Results
Round 1 - Open
Table
Home team
1
Finland
2
Denmark
3
Faroe Islands
Round 2 - Open
Table
Home team
1
Norway
2
Iceland
3
Sweden
Round 3 - Open
Table
Home team
1
Iceland
2
Finland
3
Denmark
Visiting team
- Iceland
- Sweden
- Norway
Visiting team
- Denmark
- Faroe Islands
- Finland
Visiting team
- Sweden
- Norway
- Faroe Islands
IMP
8 - 10
17 - 35
12 - 28
IMP
17 - 27
60 - 11
22 - 21
IMP
18 - 47
38 - 35
91 - 0
VP
15 - 15
11 - 19
11 - 19
Round 9 - Open
Table
Home team
1
Faroe Islands
2
Norway
3
Denmark
Visiting team
- Iceland
- Sweden
- Finland
IMP
11 - 49
30 - 21
75 - 11
VP
6 - 24
17 - 13
25 - 2
VP
13 - 17
25 - 4
15 - 15
Round 10 - Open
Table
Home team
1
Sweden
2
Iceland
3
Norway
Visiting team
- Denmark
- Finland
- Faroe Islands
IMP
29 - 23
25 - 37
49 - 14
VP
16 - 14
12 - 18
23 - 7
VP
8 - 22
16 - 14
25 - 0
Round 1 - Women
Table
Home team
1
Sweden
2
Iceland
3
Denmark
Visiting team
- Bye
- Finland
- Norway
IMP
16 - 30
27 - 25
VP
18 - 0
12 - 18
15 - 15
Visiting team
- Iceland
- Denmark
- Sweden
IMP
39 - 30
34 - 41
VP
17 - 13
0 - 18
14 - 16
Round 4 - Open
Table
Home team
1
Finland
2
Faroe Islands
3
Norway
Visiting team
- Denmark
- Sweden
- Iceland
IMP
17 - 43
0 - 59
16 - 51
VP
9 - 21
2 - 25
7 - 23
Round 2 - Women
Table
Home team
1
Norway
2
Bye
3
Finland
Round 5 - Open
Table
Home team
1
Sweden
2
Denmark
3
Faroe Islands
Visiting team
- Norway
- Iceland
- Finland
IMP
30 - 32
12 - 47
21 - 88
VP
15 - 15
7 - 23
1 - 25
Round 3 - Women
Table
Home team
1
Bye
2
Sweden
3
Iceland
Visiting team
- Finland
- Norway
- Denmark
IMP
40 - 19
55 - 44
VP
0 - 18
20 - 10
17 - 13
Visiting team
- Iceland
- Finland
- Bye
IMP
49 - 20
58 - 59
-
VP
22 - 8
15 - 15
18 - 0
Round 6 - Open
Table
Home team
1
Finland
2
Sweden
3
Denmark
Visiting team
- Faroe Islands
- Iceland
- Norway
IMP
72 - 49
12 - 33
14 - 95
VP
20 - 10
10 - 20
0 - 25
Round 4 - Women
Table
Home team
1
Sweden
2
Denmark
3
Norway
Round 7 - Open
Table
Home team
1
Iceland
2
Norway
3
Sweden
Visiting team
- Denmark
- Finland
- Faroe Islands
IMP
36 - 25
19 - 35
33 - 14
VP
17 - 13
11 - 19
19 - 11
Round 5 - Women
Table
Home team
1
Finland
2
Iceland
3
Denmark
Visiting team
- Norway
- Bye
- Sweden
IMP
40 - 39
50 - 38
VP
15 - 15
18 - 0
18 - 12
VP
16 - 14
5 - 25
0 - 25
Round 6 - Women
Table
Home team
1
Norway
2
Iceland
3
Bye
Visiting team
- Finland
- Sweden
- Denmark
IMP
57 - 29
29 - 49
-
VP
22 - 8
10 - 20
0 - 18
Round 8 - Open
Table
Home team
1
Finland
2
Faroe Islands
3
Iceland
2
Visiting team
- Sweden
- Denmark
- Norway
IMP
30 - 26
12 - 54
9 - 82
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Final standings
Round 7 - Women
Table
Home team
1
Sweden
2
Denmark
3
Norway
Visiting team
- Finland
- Iceland
- Bye
IMP
17 - 52
24 - 25
-
VP
7 - 23
15 - 15
18 - 0
Round 8 - Women
Table
Home team
1
Norway
2
Finland
3
Bye
Visiting team
- Denmark
- Iceland
- Sweden
IMP
5 - 52
55 - 32
-
VP
4 - 25
20 - 10
0 - 18
Round 9 - Women
Table
Home team
1
Iceland
2
Sweden
3
Bye
Visiting team
- Norway
- Denmark
- Finland
IMP
13 - 55
5 - 49
-
VP
5 - 25
5 - 25
0 - 18
Round 10 - Women
Table
Home team
1
Sweden
2
Finland
3
Iceland
Visiting team
- Norway
- Denmark
- Bye
IMP
39 - 36
15 - 25
-
VP
16 - 14
13 - 17
18 - 0
Open Teams
Team
1. Norway
2. Sweden
3. Iceland
4. Denmark
5. Finland
6. Faroe Islands
Games
10
10
10
10
10
10
IMP
403-251
314-218
338-261
381-299
357-325
144-583
VP
169
168
167
158
155
57
Women Teams
Team
1. Denmark
2. Norway
3. Finland
4. Sweden
5. Iceland
Games
10
10
10
10
10
IMP
329-227
296-249
314-285
257-310
220-345
VP
179
168
162
144
126
Combined for the NBU Trophy
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Team
Norway
Denmark
Sweden
Iceland
Finland
Games
10
10
10
10
10
P
3
5
6
8
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Bulletin Awards
[ K6
]–
1) The Best Declarer Play
{–
2) The Best Defence
}Q4
3) The Best Bidding
[ T
Best Declarer Play
] A9 N
Ö
V
Svend Novrup wrote about board 9 in Round 5, where
{ – S
everal heroes were found in the East seat. Svend followed }9
two of them, Runi Mouritzen from the Faroe Islands and
[ Q4
Artur Malinowski from Norway.
] T2
{–
9. North
[ K63
}–
East/West
] K843
Three awards were available.
{7
}KQJ54
[ T9875
] A975 N
Ö
V
{ J S
}987
[ Q42
] T62
{ 854
}AT62
[ AJ
]Q
{3
}–
This time South had to bare [Q to keep hearts, and then
declarer could let go ]9 that had done its duty. North
discarded a club but on a heart to ]A he was squeezed
in the black suits. A nice double squeeze.
[ AJ
] QJ
{ AKQT9632
}3
So, both declarers made 11 tricks. Others did, too, and
we don’t know how well their opponents defended, or if
they shone in the same way – but what a hand.
Well done by both Mouritzen and Malinowski, but the
award for the best declarer play goes to...
Both ended up in 5{. South cashed }A and continued
the suit. East ruffed, ran a heart honour to North, and
got the only switch that didn’t immediately give away the
contract, a trump.
Both declarers ran their seven trumps, and now the
defense could choose who would guard clubs. Against
Mouritzen both did, and this established a guard squeeze:
[ K6
]–
{–
}Q4
[ T
] A9 N
Ö
{ – V S
}9
[Q
] T2
{–
}T
[ AJ
]Q
{3
}–
To the last diamond South discarded [Q, and Mouritzen
played a heart to dummy and finessed North for [K.
Against Malinowski South stuck to his spades and hearts,
and this was the position:
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BEST DECLARER PLAY:
FREDERIC WRANG (SWEDEN).
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The award for best declarer play goes to Frederic Wrang,
who also played 5 diamonds on the hand above. He got
a more difficult journey, when South found to lead a low
trump. The diamond lead went to dummy’s jack, spade
to the jack and queen. The defense now cashed the ace
of clubs and continued with a low club (South could
have defeated the contract by returning a heart). Wrang
ruffed the club that got back and pulled all his trumps,
leaving the following three cards, where North still has
to discard:
[ K6
] K8
{ --
} --
[ T9
[A
] A N
] QJ
{ --- V S Ö
{ --
} ---
} --
[ Not
] intresting
{ any
} longer
– I knew that North was marked with five clubs, one
diamond and 4-3 in the majors, Frederic says. I just had
to pay attention to what North discarded with four
cards left. North finally discarded a low heart…
So one the same hand we actually got endings with a
double squeeze, a guard squeeze and a Criss-Cross
squeeze. Amazing!
Best Bidding
‘Charles’ gave us this award winning bidding, produced
by the Islandic pair Anna Ívarsdóttir and Gudrun
Óskarsdottir. They were the only pair to bid the small
slam on Board 15 in the third round. It is not quite easy
using a natural system as they do.
15. South
[ AQ103
N-S
] AQ10873
{ Q2
}A
[ J976
[ 42
] J9 N
] 542
Ö
V
{ 10543 S
{ A987
} 743
} KQJ5
[ K85
] K6
{ KJ6
} 109862
West North East
South
Anna
Gudrun
ÍvarsdóttirÓskarsdottir
Pass
Pass
1]
Pass
1NT
Pass
2}
Pass
2{
Pass
3]
Pass
3[
Pass
3NT
Pass
4{
Pass
4NT
Pass
5}
Pass
6]
Pass
Pass
Pass
2} = natural or 16+ (A kind of Gazilly)
2{ = 9-11
3[ = cue-bid
3NT = Slam try
4{ = cue-bid (no } cue-bid)
4NT = RKCB (1430)
5} = One Ace
There was nothing to the play – 12 tricks.
Best Defence
We have not found any defence worthy enough any
award.
BEST BIDDING:
Anna Ívarsdóttir and Gudrun Óskarsdottir
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Bulletin nr 4 - Nordic Bridge Team Championships 2011
Problems Corner – solutions from bulletin 3
Here are the solutions for the problems presented in the
third bulletin.
Problem 5
You (West) are playing in 5{. North overcalled in spades
and South jumped in spades. Opening lead: [K.
[ –
N
] AJ10
Ö
V
{ AQ109765
S
} 1043
[ AJ
] 9532
{ KJ83
} AJ9
Evaluate the probabilities to make your game.
[ K108762
] KQ5
{4
} 654
[ –
N
] AJ10
Ö
V
{ AQ109765
S
} 1043
[ Q953
] 874
{3
} KQ87
[ AJ
] 9532
{ KJ83
} AJ9
The contract is 100 percent makable unless no one ruffs
}A. Let the defenders win the first trick and discard a
club. Cash }A! Discard another club on [A. Ruff two
clubs with top trumps, draw the trumps out and endplay
North by playing a heart to the ten.
You did not pass the test if you started with [A at trick
one (and then discard a club on a second spade). As you
see, South has the [Q, not North what perphaps was
likely after the lead. After winning [Q South can attack
the heart suit prior to your club elimination.
Roughly it is about 10% diffrence in the line of plays.
Problem 6
After a no trump opening and transfer West ended up in
6{. North advanced ]A.
[ AQ98
N
] KQJ
Ö
V
{ 82
S
} A873
How can West combine his chances?
[ 65
]–
{ AKQJ1097
} Q654
[ KJ102
] A987
{ 543
} 92
[ AQ98
N
] KQJ
Ö
V
{ 82
S
} A873
[ 743
] 1065432
{6
} KJ10
[ 65
]–
{ AKQJ1097
} Q654
Discard a club on ]A! North continues best with a
trump.You win the trump return in dummy. Play a club to
the ace (if the king is a singleton it solves our problem).
Discard two clubs on good hearts, ruff a club with a high
trump, play a trump to the eight and ruff another club.
Then draw the trumps out, play a spade to the ace and
win the last trick with ‘Englund’, i.e. }8.
If the clubs are divided 4-1 you have to finess in spades.
It will not work as good if you ruff the first heart. Even
if the trump suit breaks and West would be on lead to
play a club towards the queen, you will not manage a
singleton kung in South’s hand. Furthermore, if clubs are
breaking 3-2 you have to finesse in spades, as long as
South has the }K and returns a spade.
To ruff ]A is only the best option if the trump suit
breaks and North has K-x-x-x(-x) in clubs, i.e. not very
likely.
Roughly it is about 10% diffrence in the line of plays.
Thanks to PO Sundelin for creating these problems (used in
the Swedish Bridgefederation’s magazine ‘Bridge’).
The EBL President
Visited Örebro
The EBL President Yves Aubry,
France, visited the Nordic
Championships in Örebro.
– It is important to have a close
relationship with all the European
federations, thus I am here to
attend the NBU meeting and we
are also interested to see what
Örebro and Sweden has to offer
for coming European events.
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Bulletin nr 4 - Nordic Bridge Team Championships 2011
Butler Women after 10 matches
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