Tuesday 13 September 2016

Women's Teams

Day Ten, World Bridge Games, Tuesday September 13

We have reached the half-way stage of our quarter-final encounter with the Chinese women.   Trailing by sixteen IMPs in what has been a keenly contested match so far, we are hopeful of overturning this relatively small deficit.   We had a good start (see the featured hand below) but a run of three consecutive poor boards at the beginnning of the second stanza enabled the Chinese to establish their advantage, which they still hold.

Current Standings after 48 Boards of the Quarter-Finals

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Segment
123Total
CHINA20392180
ENGLAND32131964






Segment
123Total
USA39153892
SWEDEN11271250






Segment
123Total
SCOTLAND415640137
NORWAY423339114






Segment
123Total
FRANCE285321102
POLAND3832575



On a bright note, here is one of our early triumphs:

Board 14. Dealer East. None Vulnerable.

♠ Q T
9 6 5
Q J 5 3 2
♣ 6 5 2
♠ 9 6 4 2
K
A 9 4
♣ A K J 7 4
♠ A K J 8 5 3
A 8 4
K 6
♣ T 9
♠ 7
Q J T 7 3 2
T 8 7
♣ Q 8 3


Using some "Zanussi" technology (the appliance of science) our pair bid with great accuracy:

Catherine Draper                Fiona Brown
       West                                  East
                                                  1S              
        2NT (1)                             3D (2)
         3H   (3)                             3S (4)
         4C   (5)                             4D (5)
         4H   (5)                            4NT (6)
         5H   (7)                            5NT (8)
         6D   (9)                             6H  (10)
         7S    (11)
         
1.     Forcing to game with at least four spades.
2.     Extra values and no shortage.
3.     Enquiry.
4.     At least six spades.
5.     Cue-bid.
6.     RKCB for spades.
7.     Two key-cards (not the queen of spades).
8.     Asking for kings.
9.     Either the diamond king, or both the king of hearts and the king of clubs (Fiona knew which).
10.   "Partner, we have all the key-cards, can you help me with third-round heart control?".
11.   "Yes!"

An excellent auction to an excellent contract, the reward for which was a gain of 11 IMPs...which reminds me.

When I get home, I need to buy a new washing machine.

Derek







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