California Capital Open Swiss Championships<BR>June 2, 2002<P>
Morning Session, Board 15<P>
<TABLE><TR><TD VALIGN=TOP>N-S Vul<BR><IMG SRC=x.gif ALT="">
<TD><IMG SRC=s.gif ALT=S> A K 8 7 4<BR><IMG SRC=h.gif ALT=H> 8 7<BR>
<IMG SRC=d.gif ALT=D> J<BR><IMG SRC=c.gif ALT=C> Q 7 6 5 4
<TR><TD><IMG SRC=s.gif ALT=S> 10 6 3 2<BR><IMG SRC=h.gif ALT=H> 10 9 6 4 2<BR>
<IMG SRC=d.gif ALT=D> K 10 9 8<BR><IMG SRC=c.gif ALT=C> &#151;
<TD><IMG SRC=t.gif ALT="[W - E]">
<TD><IMG SRC=s.gif ALT=S> Q J 9 5<BR><IMG SRC=h.gif ALT=H> K J 5<BR>
<IMG SRC=d.gif ALT=D> A 7 3 2<BR><IMG SRC=c.gif ALT=C> J 3
<TR><TD VALIGN=BOTTOM>
<TD><IMG SRC=s.gif ALT=S> &#151;<BR><IMG SRC=h.gif ALT=H> A Q 3<BR>
<IMG SRC=d.gif ALT=D> Q 6 5 4<BR><IMG SRC=c.gif ALT=C> A K 10 9 8 2</TABLE><P>
Adam and Greg's <A
HREF="http://web.mit.edu/wooly/www/RecursiveDiamond.html">Recursive
Diamond</A> auction went as follows:<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>3 <IMG SRC=c.gif ALT=C>(2)<BR>4 <IMG SRC=s.gif ALT=S>(4)<BR>6 <IMG SRC=c.gif ALT=C>(6)
<TD WIDTH=80 VALIGN=TOP><I>East</I><BR><BR>Pass<BR>Pass<BR>Pass
<TD VALIGN=TOP><I>South</I><BR>2 <IMG SRC=c.gif ALT=C>(1)<BR>3 <IMG
SRC=s.gif ALT=S>(3)<BR>5 <IMG SRC=c.gif ALT=C>(5)<BR>Pass</TABLE><FONT
SIZE="-1">1. 10-15, 6+ clubs<BR>2. Systemically, this is supposed to be a
preemptive raise...<BR>3. cuebid<BR>4. Thought 3<IMG SRC="s.gif" ALT=S>
was natural and trying desperately to recover from misbid at
(2).<BR>5. Trying desperately not to play contract in void suit.<BR>6. Good thing this
was IMPs, else might have bid 6<IMG SRC="s.gif" ALT=S>!</FONT><P>
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At my table, the opponents also bid and made 6<IMG SRC="c.gif" ALT=C>
though not on quite the same auction.
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