No Hiding Place


We were notified that in round eleven the Norwegian pair in the Open Room had a major accident in their match against Yugoslavia. Turning to the records we discovered that details of the hand in question were missing! Now we knew we were onto something! It was only a matter of time before we found an informant.

Dealer South. EW Game
ª K J 7
© A Q J 3
¨ K Q J 6
§ A J
ª A 8 4 3 2 ª 10 5
© 8 7 6 5 2 © K 9
¨ 9 3 ¨ 10 8 7 4
§ 3 § K 9 8 7 4
ª Q 9 6
© 10 4
¨ A 5 2
§ Q 10 6 5 2

In the other room a sensible sequence led to a final contract of 4NT and declarer had no difficulty in arriving at eleven tricks.

Open Room
West North East South
Kristoffersen Baba Charlsen Poljacki

Pass
2¨ Dble Rdble All Pass

East thought he was asking West to bid his better major but he is still waiting for a reply! The defenders showed no mercy, putting the contract five down, a small matter of -2800.

Results Contents
Juniors Round 12, Round 13, Round 14
Schools Round 4, Round 5, Round 6
Match of the Day Turkey v Norway
No Hiding Place
Gt. Britain v Finland
The Magnificent Three



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