California Capital Open Swiss Championships<BR>June 2, 2002<P>
Afternoon Session, Board 27 <P>
<TABLE><TR><TD VALIGN=TOP>None Vul<BR><IMG SRC=x.gif ALT="">
<TD><IMG SRC=s.gif ALT=S> K Q 10 7 5 3<BR><IMG SRC=h.gif ALT=H> J 4<BR>
<IMG SRC=d.gif ALT=D> Q 9 5 3<BR><IMG SRC=c.gif ALT=C> 2
<TR><TD><IMG SRC=s.gif ALT=S> J 8 6 4 2<BR><IMG SRC=h.gif ALT=H> &#151;<BR>
<IMG SRC=d.gif ALT=D> 10 7 4<BR><IMG SRC=c.gif ALT=C> Q J 9 8 5
<TD><IMG SRC=t.gif ALT="[W - E]">
<TD><IMG SRC=s.gif ALT=S> &#151;<BR><IMG SRC=h.gif ALT=H> A K 10 9 6 3 2<BR>
<IMG SRC=d.gif ALT=D> A J 2<BR><IMG SRC=c.gif ALT=C> K 6 3
<TR><TD VALIGN=BOTTOM>
<TD><IMG SRC=s.gif ALT=S> A 9<BR><IMG SRC=h.gif ALT=H> Q 8 7 5<BR>
<IMG SRC=d.gif ALT=D> K 8 6<BR><IMG SRC=c.gif ALT=C> A 10 7 4</TABLE><P>
<P>At my table, the auction was:</P>
<TABLE><TR><TD WIDTH=80 VALIGN=TOP><I>West</I><BR><BR>Pass<BR>Pass<BR>Pass
<TD WIDTH=80 VALIGN=TOP><I>North</I><BR><BR>1 <IMG SRC=s.gif ALT=S><BR>2 <IMG SRC=s.gif ALT=S><BR>Pass
<TD WIDTH=80 VALIGN=TOP><I>East</I><BR><BR>2 <IMG SRC=h.gif ALT=H>(1)<BR>4 <IMG SRC=h.gif ALT=H>(2)<BR>Pass
<TD VALIGN=TOP><I>South</I><BR>1 <IMG SRC=c.gif ALT=C><BR>Pass<BR>Dbl</TABLE>
<FONT SIZE="-1">
1. perhaps a better alternative is to double here<BR>2. taking a
flyer<BR>
</FONT><P>
Yeah, I know the auction was kind of silly.  Playing in 4<IMG SRC=h.gif ALT=H> doubled,
South led the <IMG SRC=s.gif ALT=S>A which I ruffed.  I played <IMG
SRC=h.gif ALT=H>A-K-10, losing to South's queen.  South returned a spade
which I ruffed.  After drawing the last trump (leaving me with just one
trump), I
led the <IMG SRC=c.gif ALT=C>K followed by a club to the queen (South is forced to
duck).  The <IMG SRC=d.gif ALT=D>10 was then led from dummy, covered by the queen and ace.  Then
I led a low club, which South must win (or else I have 10 tricks), but now
he is endplayed because he is out of spades.  +590 to our side.
<P>
<P>

At the other table, Adam and Greg, playing <A HREF="http://web.mit.edu/wooly/www/RecursiveDiamond.html">
Recursive Diamond</A>, had the following auction:
<P>
<TABLE><TR><TD WIDTH=80 VALIGN=TOP><I>West</I><BR><BR>Pass<BR>Pass<BR>Pass<BR>Pass
<TD WIDTH=80 VALIGN=TOP><I>North</I><BR><BR>1 <IMG SRC=d.gif ALT=D>(2)<BR>2 <IMG SRC=s.gif ALT=S>(4)<BR>4 <IMG SRC=s.gif ALT=S>(5)
<TD WIDTH=80 VALIGN=TOP><I>East</I><BR><BR>1 <IMG SRC=h.gif ALT=H><BR>3 <IMG SRC=h.gif ALT=H><BR>Pass
<TD VALIGN=TOP><I>South</I><BR>1 <IMG SRC=c.gif ALT=C>(1)<BR>1
NT(3)<BR>Pass<BR>Pass</TABLE> <FONT SIZE="-1">1. 11-16 3-suited, 13-15
balanced, or 11-15 with both minors<BR>2. 6-13, any
distribution<BR>3. 13-15 balanced with heart stopper
<BR>4. signoff (playing <A
HREF="http://www.enteract.com/~kfeiler/bridge/system/catofcX.htm">LIPS</A>
notrump structure)<BR>5. Guess I was just kidding about the signoff.</FONT><P>

<P>
Another silly auction.  Against 4<IMG SRC=s.gif ALT=S>, East led the <IMG
SRC=h.gif ALT=H>A and a heart which
West ruffed.  West returned a diamond to East's ace and then East led the
<IMG SRC=h.gif ALT=H>K.  Oops!  Adam ruffed and picked up the trump suit for no
more losers, emerging with 6 spades, 2 diamonds, 1 club, and the queen of hearts
for 10 tricks.  +420 to our side.  (Because the diamonds are 3-3, it turns
out that 4<IMG SRC=s.gif ALT=S> is making even if East does not lead the
<IMG SRC=h.gif ALT=H>K at trick 3.  A defense that beats the
contract is to lead <IMG SRC=h.gif ALT=H>A-K, West pitching 2 diamonds,
then <IMG SRC=d.gif ALT=D>A followed by diamond ruff.... or even just 
cash top hearts and wait for diamond and trump tricks.)
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