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It is funny thing about GIB. It always assumes that human religiously follows the system and tries its best to punish human for any deviation; but, in the same time, GIB feels free to perform any system deviations if it finds them appropriate. I wrote “It is funny thing about GIB”? Thinking about it, some of my partners are exactly the same. GIB, at least, keeps his mouth shot.

4th Segment ArtK78 over runewell 28-26 http://webutil.bridgebase.com/v2/tview.php?t=ARDCHALLENGE:6efd38f4.55be.11e7.b134.0cc47a39aeb4-1497966205&u=ArtK78

1st set: ZZmiy 7 : 36 driver733 http://webutil.bridgebase.com/v2/tview.php?t=ARDCHALLENGE:516a0f1c.5548.11e7.b134.0cc47a39aeb4-1497915475

3rd set Vilgan vs Chuck11 22 - 14 http://webutil.bridgebase.com/v2/tview.php?t=ARDCHALLENGE:68005e68.55f1.11e7.b134.0cc47a39aeb4-1497988097&u=Vilgan

gordontd - oyoleo 36-37 http://webutil.bridgebase.com/v2/tview.php?t=ARDCHALLENGE:f3d63834.550e.11e7.b134.0cc47a39aeb4-1497890836&u=gordontd 70-10 http://webutil.bridgebase.com/v2/tview.php?t=ARDCHALLENGE:45f7c08b.555c.11e7.b134.0cc47a39aeb4-1497924045&u=gordontd 38-30 http://webutil.bridgebase.com/v2/tview.php?t=ARDCHALLENGE:07ddc48c.55ab.11e7.b134.0cc47a39aeb4-1497957871&u=gordontd

2nd set Vilgan vs Chuck11 9 - 7 http://webutil.bridgebase.com/v2/tview.php?t=ARDCHALLENGE:e3b0ed17.55ce.11e7.b134.0cc47a39aeb4-1497973272&u=Vilgan

zebutin - danarossi 3rd set http://webutil.bridgebase.com/v2/tview.php?t=ARDCHALLENGE:1343b38a.5581.11e7.b134.0cc47a39aeb4-1497939852&u=zebutin zebutin 38 - danarossi 26

1st set: el mister 25: 24 ant590 http://webutil.bridgebase.com/v2/tview.php?t=ARDCHALLENGE:754385c9.54c4.11e7.b134.0cc47a39aeb4-1497858841&u=el%20mister

3Q: Phil 26 Leeky123 16: http://webutil.bridgebase.com/v2/tview.php?t=ARDCHALLENGE:bb35ee9e.557e.11e7.b134.0cc47a39aeb4-1497938845&u=phil

4th set xbabarx 19 : 29 barmar http://webutil.bridgebase.com/v2/tview.php?t=ARDCHALLENGE:a40852f6.5591.11e7.b134.0cc47a39aeb4-1497946966&u=xbabarx Total IMPs xbabarx 69 : 71 barmar good match♥

1st segment Chuck11 over Vilgan 32 to 15 http://webutil.bridgebase.com/v2/tview.php?t=ARDCHALLENGE:ce2f5d4c.54a2.11e7.b134.0cc47a39aeb4-1497844387&u=Vilgan

Jexa - Natali first round : jexa - natali R1 38-29 Jexa - Natali second round : Jexa - Natali R2 16-3

2nd Jexa_ 16 - Natali_ 3

3rd Segment: runewell over ArtK78: 26-15 http://webutil.bridgebase.com/v2/tview.php?t=ARDCHALLENGE:ec6e3060.554e.11e7.b134.0cc47a39aeb4-1497918312&u=ArtK78

1Q 42krunner 19 - m1cha 7 http://webutil.bridgebase.com/v2/tview.php?t=ARDCHALLENGE:28e917bc.54ee.11e7.b134.0cc47a39aeb4-1497876752

1Q icycookie - limsy 20-5 http://webutil.bridgebase.com/v2/tview.php?t=ARDCHALLENGE:22b4b330.54f8.11e7.b134.0cc47a39aeb4-1497881036&u=icycookie

2nd set ye17 10-13 hrothgar http://webutil.bridgebase.com/v2/tview.php?t=ARDCHALLENGE:8f6ad9fa.54f7.11e7.b134.0cc47a39aeb4-1497880789&u=ye17

Xavierf / Shuba 22 - 24 http://webutil.bridgebase.com/v2/tview.php?t=ARDCHALLENGE:88ed2e57.5415.11e7.b134.0cc47a39aeb4-1497783712&u=shuba

3rd set xbabarx 23:12 barmar http://webutil.bridgebase.com/v2/tview.php?t=ARDCHALLENGE:94b235b3.555a.11e7.b134.0cc47a39aeb4-1497923318&u=Xbabarx

3Q: smerriman 18 - bryanyang 16 http://webutil.bridgebase.com/v2/tview.php?t=ARDCHALLENGE:643c089e.5557.11e7.b134.0cc47a39aeb4-1497921949&u=smerriman

2nd set xbabarx 16: 13 barmar http://webutil.bridgebase.com/v2/tview.php?t=ARDCHALLENGE:9601b445.551a.11e7.b134.0cc47a39aeb4-1497895833&u=xbabarx

2Q: leeky123 22- phil 33 http://webutil.bridgebase.com/v2/tview.php?t=ARDCHALLENGE:709d3047.5556.11e7.b134.0cc47a39aeb4-1497921540&u=leeky123

http://webutil.bridgebase.com/v2/tview.php?t=ARDCHALLENGE:d04e0a62.54a2.11e7.b134.0cc47a39aeb4-1497844391&u=leeky123

2nd Set DanaRossi 4 Zebutin 46 http://webutil.bridgebase.com/v2/tview.php?t=ARDCHALLENGE:fb572dcf.5512.11e7.b134.0cc47a39aeb4-1497892567&u=danarossi

first set http://webutil.bridgebase.com/v2/tview.php?t=ARDCHALLENGE:039df02e.54a8.11e7.b134.0cc47a39aeb4-1497846625&u=linxu01 linxu01 32 : 22 Twisterrz

2Q: smerriman 35 - bryanyang 24 http://webutil.bridgebase.com/v2/tview.php?t=ARDCHALLENGE:23d14a58.54cd.11e7.b134.0cc47a39aeb4-1497862570&u=smerriman For a laugh, check out "advanced" GIB's bidding on board 11 (GIB reaches 4♠ on a 3-3 fit) and board 16 (GIB is ready to pass out 4♣, but after 4♦ competition, launches into Blackwood to reach 6♣.)

Well these terror groups need additional funding from somewhere. Oh where, oh where could they get such funding? https://www.nytimes.com/2015/03/15/world/asia/cia-funds-found-their-way-into-al-qaeda-coffers.html While it's not intentional, we must be careful.

Second segment. ArtK78 over runewell 23-21. http://webutil.bridgebase.com/v2/tview.php?t=ARDCHALLENGE:a5bb75f5.54cc.11e7.b134.0cc47a39aeb4-1497862358&u=ArtK78

m1cha - 42krunner 7 - 19 (-12) http://webutil.bridg...7876752&u=m1cha

I would never make an offshape takeout double playing with GIB. The chances of having a high level disaster are much too high.

I didn't watch the match but, IMO, the Italian declarer's line is better. (In the French declarer's line, if RHO had held ♥Kx(x), then he could give declarer a ruff/discard to defeat the contract).

Not sure what the French declarer was trying to achieve here, because getting a ruff and sluff wouldn't help one bit.

In reality, the advantage is probably more; Deep Finesse defends double dummy, and IRL it's a lot easier to defend with 16 of declarer's 25 points on the table rather than 9. And while a dummy dummy lead is unlikely to give anything up, a blind opening lead up to a 16 point hand is more likely to give up a trick than a blind lead up to a 9 point hand. (I'm ignoring bidding considerations; assume it goes 1NT-3NT to have the 16 point hand play and 1C*-1NT-3NT to have the 9 point hand declare. (1C 16+, artificial).