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The whole hand is:[hv=pc=n&s=sa63hk92dj6cj9632&w=s92ht754d97532c74&n=skjt8haqj3datcaq8&e=sq754h86dkq84ckt5]399|300[/hv] The only threatening lead is a ♦. After that declarer probably will go wrong after trying to drop ♠Q and then finesse in ♣. Another question. Should east overcall something with his flat hand and passed hand partner (does vulnerability cause any difference in your choice?)

[hv=pc=n&s=st5ha8dkqt8cqjt52&w=sak63hq9da9643ck6&n=sq72hjt7543d752ca&e=sj984hk62djc98743&d=s&v=e&b=3&a=1c1n2h(alerted%20by%20south)p(ask%20and%20being%20told%20%3D%20%21s)2s(not%20alerted%20by%20north)ppdp3dp3hp3nppp]399|300[/hv]Team match. Result 3 down. EW calls director when they found that north did have ♥ instead of ♠. There is no CC to substantiate the explanation by south. How will you rule this hand?

[hv=pc=n&w=s92ht754d97532c74&d=w&v=n&b=12&a=p1c(16+%2C%20any%20hand)p1n(8-13%2C%20balanced)p2c(relay)p2d(8-10%2C%20no%204M)p2n(waiting)p3nppp]133|200[/hv] Team match, what will you lead?

[hv=pc=n&s=st5hdj73caqjt7532&d=n&v=e&b=9&a=p2c4c(Will%20you%3F)p5c5hp(Will%20you%3F)6cp6dp7hppp]133|200[/hv] What will you lead?

[hv=pc=n&s=saqt842ha7d9ck532&d=w&v=n&b=12&a=2d(Weak%202%20in%20either%20M)p4c(Ask%20pd%20to%20transfer%20bid%20his%20M)4s(Like%20it%20or%20not%2C%20I%20bid%20it)pp5hd(Is%20pass%20forcing?)pprppp]133|200[/hv] Team match. You have decided to try your luck and defend the 5♥XX contract. First of all, one has to decide which suit to lead? Without hoping much from partner, you try to be passive and lead your singleton ♦9. Dummy tabled his hand with ♠J7 ♥QJT963 ♦J83 ♣97. Declarer cover the 9 with J and partner follows with 6 and declarer 4. Declarer then lead a small trump to his K, partner follows. How will you defend from then on? Your defensive carding is udca and how will you interpret your partner's ♦6?

[hv=pc=n&w=skq643ha82dj7ck93&e=saj852h953da4ca52]266|100|Dealer West[/hv] How to avoid the hopeless 4♠ and bid to the cold 3NT

[hv=pc=n&e=s9h64daj83caqj762&d=e&v=e&b=6&a=1c(convenient%20minor)1sp2c(LR+)d(what%20is%20the%20general%20meaning%20of%20this%20double%3F)2s(the%20weakest%20bid)d(%3F)p]133|200|Team match with screen[/hv] Will you double last round? What does this double show? OK, partner double now. What do you think about it? (North explained that his LR+ can be based on 3 cards support and south immediate bid of 2♠ is the weakest action showing minimum overcall hand) What choice will you make?

And the chance of making 6♣ will be higher than 50% because it will be defeated only if the opening leader can find the correct ace(s) to cash. That's a very intuitive hint by pooltuna. I have never thought that the chance of making slam holding a 11 semi-solid suit will be more than 50%.

[hv=pc=n&s=skj82hk9dajt96cq2&w=sa54ht6532d7532cj&n=sq973haj8dkcak965&e=st6hq74dq84ct8743]399|300|The actual lead was ♥Q and it solved the declarer's problem. I just wonder how north should play this hand if east lead a small ♣ instead.[/hv]

South hand is far too strong to open a mere 1♠. Imagine north holding a complete yarborough xxx xxxx xxxx xx. Game prospect is just very very good. Even with both black suit doubleton, game is still very reasonable. After 1♠ - 2♠, north of course should do something over 2♠. I will overcall 3♦ (forcing 1 round in my partnership) with this hand. If partner bids 3♠, I may pass.

[hv=pc=n&s=skj82hk9dajt96cq2&n=sq973haj8dkcak965&d=s&v=b&b=7&a=1dp2cp2dp2sp3sp4cp4dp4hp4np5sp6s]266|200|Team match. East lead a small ♣. How will you continue?[/hv]

[hv=pc=n&s=sa4haqtdjt9754cj6&e=s52h987dakqck7543&d=w&v=0&b=8&a=p4s(They%20don%27t%20play%20Namyats)p(Will%20you%20act%3F)pp]266|200|You lead ♦A (anyone not leading top ♦?) and you look at the dummy. Partner follows with ♦6 and declarer plays the ♦8. Your signal is UDCA so partner either holds 632 or singleton 6 in ♦. What is your next move and the logic behind?[/hv]

Sorry, auction wrong, please see the corrected one on the top.

[hv=pc=n&n=sk96ht93dkqckq843&e=sa83hak42dj94c952&d=n&v=n&b=5&a=1cp(agree?)2np3nppp]266|200[/hv] Partner lead ♠4 (4th best). Dummy plays low and I win with ♠A. Declarer follows with ♠Q. Obviously, we have to rely on ♥ for the setting trick. How should I continue? If I play a low ♥, declarer may win with doubleton Qx. If I lead top ♥ (does A or K make any difference?), declarer may guess right with Qxx and besides, how should partner signal with Qxx, Jxx, Jxxx and Qxxx?

[hv=pc=n&w=skjthaqt63dkqt98c&e=sa87432h7da7cqj52]266|100[/hv] The auction is not mentionable but the final contract is fair. You reach 6♠ by east without intervention and opponent leds ♥2 (third or lowest lead). What is your plan?

[hv=pc=n&n=sa3hkqj4dj9862cq2&d=w&v=n&b=12&a=2s(Weak%2C%206%21s)d(Will%20you%20double%3F)3sdp?]133|200[/hv] Suppose you double in the 1st round. What is your choice now? Pass/4♦/4♥? Is 4♦ forcing? At the table, I double first and retreat to 4♦. My partner now bid 5♣. What is the meaning of that bid?

After the closing of the Philadelphia World Championship, Diamond team has won convincingly in the Rosenblum and so does Levin-Weinstein in the open pair. The question I would like to ask: Who do you consider currently the world best pair?

[hv=pc=n&s=sjhq7dkq972ca9754&w=skt875ha6dt84cq83&n=sht953da653ckjt62&e=saq96432hkj842djc&d=s&v=n&b=15&a=3c(55+%20minors%2C%2011-15)p3h(Ask%20for%20no.%20of%20!H)d(both%20majors)p(2+%20!H)3s5c5spp6cp(long%20hesitation%20before%20pass)pd(timely%20double)p6sdppp]399|300[/hv] This is a MP event and the result is 6♠X just made Director's ruling: Both sides agreed that a total of 2 minutes had elapsed before East passed 6♣. Although the hesitation might suggest a further action after 6♣, pass was not a logical alternative in a good MP game. As West knows that South have at least 2 cards in Hearts, what he requires is only K of Heart from his partner, who has emphasized Majors after 3♥. Even if East does not contain K of Heart, there still have a chance that both Ace and King of Club are in South hand; the action of bidding had a very high upside and a low downside. Unauthorized information may be passed to West from the hesitation, West has still duly made a Double of the 6♣ bid according to his hand. As West made the Double just in a normal tempo, no unauthorized information should be passed from the Double, East bid 6♠ is just at his own risk. As both East / West does not use any unauthorized information, table result is stand. NS appeals: West pass 6C seems to be a logical alternative East pass 6C(X) seems to be a logical alternative Director ruled result stand immediately without consulting 5 other players, and after the last round, we did suggest director to consult 5 players about the case in order to make the ruling more convincing to us. However, the director was refused to do so and claimed that the result stood. Summary on the Appeal Committee's ruling: In the course of bidding, East passed 6♣after a long pause (unmistakable hesitation) in a competitive auction. Afterwards, East converted his partner’s ‘double’ to 6♠. The final contract [6♠] by E-W was doubled and made. The TD was summoned by N-S, who claimed damage on UI. The TD adjudicated that there was no infraction and the table result stood. The Appellants strongly suspected that Unauthorized Information (UI) was utilized as a result of the obvious break-in-tempo (BIT) and they requested the TD to go through the consultation process but was refused. The Decision of the TD The TD was in the opinion that West’s double of 6♣ was justified based both on his card holding and also the format of the game (match-point Pairs). The UI arisen from East’s BIT was NOT utilized. As a result, East was free to take whatever action at his own risk. Nothing is mentioned on the Appeals Form that the TD has inquired E-W about the meanings of the their respective calls in order to clarify their intention behind. Decision of the Appeals Committee The opinion of the four members on the panel is not unanimous. The majority of the panel agree with the TD that West’s double of 6♣is justified and ‘Pass’ is not a logical alternative. However, such ‘Double’, which must have been based on ‘sound’ value after the BIT, constitutes extraneous information to East. As a result, East’s actions are restricted. ‘Pass’ over 6♣X by East is considered a logical alternative. Any advantage gained by E-W has to be removed. The verdict is (3) to (1) that East is suspected of making use of the UI for bidding 6♠. Such bid has to be removed and the table score is therefore adjusted to 6♣X by N-S: down (1). Deposit refunded. One of the committe member does have some sympathy with E-W because they had to deal with an unfamiliar sequence and the bidding had suddenly escalated to a high level. Besides, the panelists are in the opinion that had the TD made a more detailed inquiry of E-W’s intention of their respective bids, the Appeals Committee would have gained more useful information in making the adjudication. If you are the appeal committee, how will you rule?

[hv=d=e&v=b&n=sakjt5hdq742ckq75&w=s76hk987dak863cj9&e=s943haqj42dt95ca6&s=sq82ht653djct8432]399|300|Scoring: IMP[/hv] This is board 10 of the 1st segment of quarterfinal of Rosenblum. Contract is 4♠ by north. Which side will you bet?

Fred, you've finally made it! Congratulation to you and your whole team. Well deserved world champion!

Top Seeds Zimmermann and Nickell have both cruised into the semifinal. The other two teams making up the other berths are Diamond and Wolfson. All the former 3 teams are well known to every zealous bridge fan. However, the team members of Wolfson are relatively unknown, perhaps except Rosenberg - Willenken. Can anybody give me any credentials for the other two pairs of this team? Ron Patchman - Eldad Ginossar and Jeff Wolfson - Larry N. Cohen

[hv=d=n&v=n&n=s6hakj842dt7cqjt5&s=saqj93h7dakq543ca]133|200|Scoring: IMP 1♥ 2♦ 2♥ 2♠ 2NT 3♠ 3NT 4♦ 4♥ 4NT 5♦ 5♥ 5♠ 6♦ P[/hv] West led ♥3, what is your plan?

Probably WBF totally rely on the services provided by Swan Games resultwise. And this is OK for me but it will be better if there is a link for live score in the WBF webpage too.

[hv=d=s&v=e&n=sakjhat73dj82ck54&s=sqt83hk5dkqt73ca6]133|200|Scoring: IMP[/hv] This is board 19 of round 2 of the Rosenblum Cup. Out of the 128 NS pairs holding this cards, only 5 pairs managed to bid the 100% cold 6NT while another 8 arrived in the making 6♦. And one failed in 6♥ and another one failed in 7♦. Not sure this hand is really so difficult to bid. Can you bid to the optimal contract using your favorite system?