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On Saturday morning, for the second round
of the first EOC Bridge Tournament it would be England v.
Sweden, two of last night's losers, Poland 1 (the heaviest
loser) v. Netherlands and, on Vugraph, the successful Polish
new generation team v. Austria.
The first board already was a very interesting
one. In the Open Room, the Austrians might have got a huge
result, but it was almost impossible for them to diagnose
the problem in time.
| Board 1 - Dealer North,
None vul. |
| |
ª 8 7
© A K
4
¨ K Q J
2
§ Q 9
8 3 |
ª
A Q 10 9
© Q 6 3
¨ 10 8 7
4
§ J 2 |
 |
ª
J 6 5 4 2
© 9 7 6
¨ -
§ A K 10
7 6 |
| |
ª K 3
© J 10
8 2
¨ A 9 6
5 3
§ 5 4 |
| Open Room |
| West |
North |
East |
South |
| Barnay |
Olanski |
Terraneo |
Kwiecien |
| |
1 NT |
2ª |
2 NT |
| 3ª |
pass |
pass |
dbl. |
| Pass |
4©
(!?) |
pass |
pass |
| ..pass |
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It took Barnay a long time to final pass,
and what a pity it was. What do you think of a spade lead,
diamond ruff, spade to the Queen, diamond ruff, §AK
and a club overruff followed by the third diamond ruff? Down
five! At the table, 4©
went down only four when east started off with the §AK
and a club ruff on which dummy pitched a spade. Austria +200.
Would this be a positive result?
| Closed room |
| West |
North |
East |
South |
| Chmurski |
Simon |
Puczynski |
Strafner |
| |
1 NT |
2§ |
dbl. |
| Redbl. |
Pass |
2ª |
3¨ |
| 3ª |
4¨ |
4ª |
dbl. |
| All pass |
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In Poland, the 2§ overcall of 1 NT generally
shows at least four clubs and a five-card major. So when NS
insisted, it became easier and easier for west to assess the
real value of his hand. The play presented no problems and
Poland 2 had scored a juicy 590 for the first 9 imps of the
match.
On the next board, Austria looked set
to cut down half of the deficit, but the play went a little
too routinely:
| Board 2 - Dealer East, NS
vul. |
| |
ª
J 9 7 6 5
© A 4
3
¨ Q 10
6 3
§ 5 2 |
ª
A Q 4
© 8 5
¨ K 9 8 6
§ J 10 7
3 |
|
ª
K 10 8 3
© K Q J
6 2
¨ 2
§ A 9 8 |
| |
ª
2
© 10 9
7
¨ A J 7
4
§ K Q
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