hanp Posted October 14, 2010 Report Share Posted October 14, 2010 RO64: Diamond - JapCan: +53RO32: Diamond - Klinger: +81RO16: Diamond - Lavazza: +25QF: Diamond - Vito: +117SF: Diamond - Zimmermann: +60F: Diamond - Nickell: +43 They did get a bit lucky in the draw. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MFA Posted October 14, 2010 Report Share Posted October 14, 2010 RO64: Diamond - JapCan: +53RO32: Diamond - Klinger: +81RO16: Diamond - Lavazza: +25QF: Diamond - Vito: +117SF: Diamond - Zimmermann: +60F: Diamond - Nickell: +43 They did get a bit lucky in the draw.Haha. ;) Well done team Diamond. From here it looked like a deserved victory. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andy_h Posted October 14, 2010 Report Share Posted October 14, 2010 Congratulations Fred! A brilliant year indeed! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoAnneM Posted October 14, 2010 Report Share Posted October 14, 2010 Congratulations to you and your team, Fred, and thanks for providing us with the wonderful Vugraph so we can watch. Jo Anne Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cherdanno Posted October 14, 2010 Report Share Posted October 14, 2010 Congratulations, especially on the easy draw! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barmar Posted October 15, 2010 Report Share Posted October 15, 2010 Congrats. How did Brad make 7H on Board 20 ? Someone revoked ?Standard double squeeze. Opening heart lead picked up the Q, cash 4 hearts, 2 diamonds and ruff one, a spade and 2 clubs leaving:[hv=n=sqjhdqc&w=s8h7dc7&e=sa6hd4c&s=s109hdcj]399|300|[/hv] Now on the 7♥ a diamond can't be thrown or the 4 is good so a spade is thrown, a diamond is thrown from dummy and RHO is squeezed in the blacks. I know we're congratulating Fred et al, but I think it's worth noting that this board was played well in both rooms. Zia was in 6♥ at the other table, and there it seems like the problem is guessing the trump queen. According to one of the commentators in our room, he avoided the guess entirely. He eliminated the side suits, and then threw an opponent in, to make them break trumps. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peachy Posted October 15, 2010 Report Share Posted October 15, 2010 Conratulations, Fred and the Diamond team! A banner year ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Little Kid Posted October 15, 2010 Report Share Posted October 15, 2010 Great show! Well done! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joker_gib Posted October 15, 2010 Report Share Posted October 15, 2010 Congratulations !! Well done ! ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeterGill Posted October 15, 2010 Report Share Posted October 15, 2010 The massive winning margins, the tough draw of having to knock out Lavazza, Zimmerman and Nickell, the Spingold and now the World Championship - is this the beginning of a new era in bridge? Well done by the very popular Diamond team. John Diamond and Brian Platnick are doing well in the Final of the World Pairs too. This is John and Brian's second World Championship - they anchored USA to win the 1991 World Junior Teams Final from Canada's Fred Gitelman and Geoff Hampson. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gwnn Posted October 15, 2010 Report Share Posted October 15, 2010 ♥♦ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
y66 Posted October 15, 2010 Report Share Posted October 15, 2010 Nice playing! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cascade Posted October 15, 2010 Report Share Posted October 15, 2010 ♥♦ ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ggwhiz Posted October 15, 2010 Report Share Posted October 15, 2010 This is John and Brian's second World Championship - they anchored USA to win the 1991 World Junior Teams Final from Canada's Fred Gitelman and Geoff Hampson. Fred found the answer to losing to dem bums (as usual). Great job! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mohitz Posted October 16, 2010 Report Share Posted October 16, 2010 congratulations :( Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fred Posted October 18, 2010 Report Share Posted October 18, 2010 Thanks all for your congrats and kind words about my team! Fred GitelmanBridge Base Inc.www.bridgebase.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glen Posted October 20, 2010 Report Share Posted October 20, 2010 Congrads to the Diamond team, and here's a news article on Fred: The Globe and Mail article Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lchen Posted October 20, 2010 Report Share Posted October 20, 2010 Congratulations! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fred Posted October 20, 2010 Report Share Posted October 20, 2010 Congrads to the Diamond team, and here's a news article on Fred: The Globe and Mail article Unfortunately they misquoted me a couple of times :( I am concerned that some people might be offended by this misquote: “Playing online is much more appealing than going to the YMCA and playing with a bunch of old ladies,” I said something similar to this in the context of trying to explain one of the benefits of online bridge: that it makes for a more appealling medium for young players to learn the game (versus traditional venues like taking bridge lessons at the local community center or bridge club). I am trying to get the Globe and Mail to correct the online version of the article... Fred GitelmanBridge Base Inc.www.bridgebase.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cascade Posted October 20, 2010 Report Share Posted October 20, 2010 Unfortunately they misquoted me a couple of times :( You are well ahead if the print media only misquote you a couple of times. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flytoox Posted October 21, 2010 Report Share Posted October 21, 2010 Congrats to Fred. A long awaited world championship! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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