ÖREBRO SUNDAY MAY 29 FINAL BULLETIN 2011 NORDIC BRIDGE TEAM CHAMPIONSHIPS

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1 Bulletin4. ÖREBRO UNDAY MAY 29 FINAL BULLETIN 2011 NORDIC BRIDGE TEAM CHAMPIONHIP We are all the winners! Denmark Women Nordic Champions 2011: Lone Bilde, Trine Binderkrantz, Nadia Bekkouche and Helle Rasmussen. Norway Open Winners 2011: Artur Malinowski, Thomas Charlsen, Arild Rasmussen, Thor Erik Hoftaniska, Glenn Grøtheim, Ulf Håkon Tundal and npc Christian Vennerød. Norway wins the NBU Trophy (first in Open and second in Women).

2 Results Round 1 - Open 1 Finland - Iceland Denmark - weden Faroe Islands - Norway Round 2 - Open 1 Norway - Denmark Iceland - Faroe Islands weden - Finland Round 3 - Open 1 Iceland - weden Finland - Norway Denmark - Faroe Islands Round 4 - Open 1 Finland - Denmark Faroe Islands - weden Norway - Iceland Round 5 - Open 1 weden - Norway Denmark - Iceland Faroe Islands - Finland Round 6 - Open 1 Finland - Faroe Islands weden - Iceland Denmark - Norway Round 7 - Open 1 Iceland - Denmark Norway - Finland weden - Faroe Islands Round 8 - Open 1 Finland - weden Faroe Islands - Denmark Iceland - Norway Round 9 - Open 1 Faroe Islands - Iceland Norway - weden Denmark - Finland Round 10 - Open 1 weden - Denmark Iceland - Finland Norway - Faroe Islands Round 1 - Women 1 weden - Bye Iceland - Finland Denmark - Norway Round 2 - Women 1 Norway - Iceland Bye - Denmark Finland - weden Round 3 - Women 1 Bye - Finland weden - Norway Iceland - Denmark Round 4 - Women 1 weden - Iceland Denmark - Finland Norway - Bye Round 5 - Women 1 Finland - Norway Iceland - Bye Denmark - weden Round 6 - Women 1 Norway - Finland Iceland - weden Bye - Denmark Bulletin nr 4 - Nordic Bridge Team Championships 2011

3 Round 7 - Women 1 weden - Finland Denmark - Iceland Norway - Bye Round 8 - Women 1 Norway - Denmark Finland - Iceland Bye - weden Round 9 - Women 1 Iceland - Norway weden - Denmark Bye - Finland Round 10 - Women 1 weden - Norway Finland - Denmark Iceland - Bye Final standings Open Teams Team Games IMP VP 1. Norway weden Iceland Denmark Finland Faroe Islands Women Teams Team Games IMP VP 1. Denmark Norway Finland weden Iceland Combined for the NBU Trophy Team Games P 1. Norway Denmark weden Iceland Finland 10 8 BRIDGEFETIVAL ÖREBRO, 29 juli - 7 augusti 2011 Chairman s Cup 6 venska Mästerskap 29 Bronstävlingar 8 ilvertävlingar 1 Guldtävling 1 tormästarträff för par eminarier för mindre rutinerade Bridgeparty med dans BridgeBio Daglig bulletin Mästarpoäng och prispengar i alla tävlingar Njut av Örebro, fina hotell och trevliga restauranger Våra samarbetspartners: Din guide för Bridgefestivalen Fler än 8000 par 2010! Var med i världens största Bridgefestival! All information finns på Bulletin nr 4 - Nordic Bridge Team Championships

4 Bulletin Awards Three awards were available. 1) The Best Declarer Play 2) The Best Defence 3) The Best Bidding Best Declarer Play vend Novrup wrote about board 9 in Round 5, where everal heroes were found in the East seat. vend followed two of them, Runi Mouritzen from the Faroe Islands and Artur Malinowski from Norway. 9. North [ K63 East/West ] K843 { 7 }KQJ54 [ T9875 [ AJ ] A975 N ] QJ { J { AKQT9632 }987 }3 [ Q42 ] T62 { 854 }AT62 Both ended up in 5{. outh cashed }A and continued the suit. East ruffed, ran a heart honour to North, and got the only switch that didn t immediately give away the contract, a trump. [ K6 ] { }Q4 [ T [ AJ ] A9 N ] Q { { 3 }9 } [ Q4 ] T2 { } This time outh had to bare [Q to keep hearts, and then declarer could let go ]9 that had done its duty. North discarded a club but on a heart to ]A he was squeezed in the black suits. A nice double squeeze. o, both declarers made 11 tricks. Others did, too, and we don t know how well their opponents defended, or if they shone in the same way but what a hand. Well done by both Mouritzen and Malinowski, but the award for the best declarer play goes to... Both declarers ran their seven trumps, and now the defense could choose who would guard clubs. Against Mouritzen both did, and this established a guard squeeze: [ K6 ] { }Q4 [ T [ AJ ] A9 N ] Q { { 3 }9 } [ Q ] T2 { } T To the last diamond outh discarded [Q, and Mouritzen played a heart to dummy and finessed North for [K. Against Malinowski outh stuck to his spades and hearts, and this was the position: BET DECLARER PLAY: FREDERIC WRANG (WEDEN). 4 Bulletin nr 4 - Nordic Bridge Team Championships 2011

5 The award for best declarer play goes to Frederic Wrang, who also played 5 diamonds on the hand above. He got a more difficult journey, when outh found to lead a low trump. The diamond lead went to dummy s jack, spade to the jack and queen. The defense now cashed the ace of clubs and continued with a low club (outh could have defeated the contract by returning a heart). Wrang ruffed the club that got back and pulled all his trumps, leaving the following three cards, where North still has to discard: [ K6 ] K8 { --- } --- [ T9 [ A ] A ] QJ N { --- { --- } --- } --- [ Not ] intresting { any } longer I knew that North was marked with five clubs, one diamond and 4-3 in the majors, Frederic says. I just had to pay attention to what North discarded with four cards left. North finally discarded a low heart o one the same hand we actually got endings with a double squeeze, a guard squeeze and a Criss-Cross squeeze. Amazing! Best Bidding Charles gave us this award winning bidding, produced by the Islandic pair Anna Ívarsdóttir and Gudrun Óskarsdottir. They were the only pair to bid the small slam on Board 15 in the third round. It is not quite easy using a natural system as they do. 15. outh [ AQ103 N- ] AQ10873 { Q2 } A [ J976 [ 42 ] J9 N ] 542 { { A987 } 743 } KQJ5 [ K85 ] K6 { KJ6 } West North East outh Anna Gudrun Ívarsdóttir Pass 1] Pass 1NT Pass 2} Pass 2{ Pass 3] Pass 3[ Pass 3NT Pass 4{ Pass 4NT Pass 5} Pass 6] Pass Pass Pass óskarsdottir Pass 2} = natural or 16+ (A kind of Gazilly) 2{ = [ = cue-bid 3NT = lam try 4{ = cue-bid (no } cue-bid) 4NT = RKCB (1430) 5} = One Ace There was nothing to the play 12 tricks. Best Defence We have not found any defence worthy enough any award. BET BIDDING: Anna Ívarsdóttir and Gudrun Óskarsdottir Bulletin nr 4 - Nordic Bridge Team Championships

6 NBF og III Paradise Park Bridge Festival (m/golfmuligheter) på Tenerife i januar 2012 NBF gjentar siste års suksesser med bridge i yden med sosial profil! Det er direkte forbindelse fra flere flyplasser til Tenerife, og deltakerne må selv bestille flyreisen. Transport fra flyplass kan ordnes. Knut Kjærnsrød og Per Bryde undseth med turneringsledere er på plass i Los Cristianos i januar 2012, og arrangerer bridge på Hotel Paradise Park hver dag (ikke søndager) i perioden 6. januar til 28. januar. Det blir arrangert bridge-turneringer ukentlig mandag, tirsdag, onsdag og torsdag fra kl.1600-kl Fredager og lørdager avvikles hovedturneringer med etterfølgende middag og premieutdeling lørdag kveld. Avgift for alle aktivitetene kr 750 for NBF-medlemmer og kr 1250 for ikke medlemmer. I tillegg kr 150 (250 for ikke medlemmer) for hver påfølgende uke. Paradise Park er et meget godt ****hotell beliggende kun 20 min. fra fly-plassen. Kort avstand til sentrum og stranden. Dessuten hyppig og regelmessig (gratis) busstransport til/fra strandområdet og sentrum/hotellet. Hotellet ligger i et rolig strøk, har flere svømmebasseng, store takterrasser med svømmebasseng og bar, flere restauranter, barer, PA og internett, samt underholdning hver kveld. Fine rom i alle kategorier og perfekte spillelokaler. På hotellet vil det være egen bridgepub med konkurranser som i 2011 Hotell bestilles gjennom NBFs kontor: Tlf: bridge@bridge.no Pris per person per døgn m/frokost/halvpensjon i dobbeltrom/enkeltrom med utsikt til fjellene Euro 41,00/44,00, 59,00/61,30 i dobbeltrom/enkeltrom m/svømmebassengutsikt Euro 51,25/53,40, 69,25/71,50 i leilighet m/1 soverom Euro 56,00/59,00 i suiter i 7.etg. Euro 76,00/79,00 Tillegg for helpensjon Euro 9,75 per person/døgn. Depositum innbetales etter bekreftet bestilling, og dette refunderes ved avbestilling senest 1 måned før avreise. Det blir bulletiner med referater, konkurranser og informasjon, og det legges opp til temabasert bridgeundervisning som foregående år. For de som ønsker å spille golf, er det rimelig green-fee på Los Palos (korthullsbane på 9 hull) onsdager, og på Costa Adeje Golf (C-banen 2x9 hull) søndager. Øvrige golfaktiviteter ordnes selv, og det er noe rabattert greenfee på nærliggende baner. Også mulighgeter for turer til den naturskjønne øya La Gomera og panias høyest fjell Teide. Kommentarer/spørsmål til Knut Kjærnsrød ( ) / Per Bryde undseth ( ) Bli medlem i BBO Nordic den nordiska internetbridgeklubben. Alla medlemmar i något av de nordiska bridgeförbunden kan bli medlem i BBO Nordic. Var spelas tävlingarna? Tävlingarna spelas på BBO. Man skulle kunna säga att BBO är klubblokalen för BBO Nordic. När spelas tävlingarna? Tävlingar spelas på följande tider. Fredag kl (IMP) Lördag kl (MP) öndag kl (IMP) 6 Bulletin nr 4 - Nordic Bridge Team Championships 2011

7 Problems Corner solutions from bulletin 3 Here are the solutions for the problems presented in the third bulletin. Problem 5 You (West) are playing in 5{. North overcalled in spades and outh jumped in spades. Opening lead: [K. [ [ AJ ] AJ10 N ] 9532 { AQ { KJ83 } 1043 } AJ9 Evaluate the probabilities to make your game. [ K ] KQ5 { 4 } 654 [ [ AJ N ] AJ10 ] 9532 { AQ { KJ83 } 1043 } AJ9 [ Q953 ] 874 { 3 } KQ87 The contract is 100 percent makable unless no one ruffs }A. Let the defenders win the first trick and discard a club. Cash }A! Discard another club on [A. Ruff two clubs with top trumps, draw the trumps out and endplay North by playing a heart to the ten. You did not pass the test if you started with [A at trick one (and then discard a club on a second spade). As you see, outh has the [Q, not North what perphaps was likely after the lead. After winning [Q outh can attack the heart suit prior to your club elimination. Roughly it is about 10% diffrence in the line of plays. Problem 6 After a no trump opening and transfer West ended up in 6{. North advanced ]A. [ AQ98 [ 65 ] KQJ N ] { 82 { AKQJ1097 } A873 } Q654 How can West combine his chances? [ KJ102 ] A987 { 543 } 92 [ AQ98 [ 65 ] KQJ N ] { 82 { AKQJ1097 } A873 } Q654 [ 743 ] { 6 } KJ10 Discard a club on ]A! North continues best with a trump. You win the trump return in dummy. Play a club to the ace (if the king is a singleton it solves our problem). Discard two clubs on good hearts, ruff a club with a high trump, play a trump to the eight and ruff another club. Then draw the trumps out, play a spade to the ace and win the last trick with Englund, i.e. }8. If the clubs are divided 4-1 you have to finess in spades. It will not work as good if you ruff the first heart. Even if the trump suit breaks and West would be on lead to play a club towards the queen, you will not manage a singleton kung in outh s hand. Furthermore, if clubs are breaking 3-2 you have to finesse in spades, as long as outh has the }K and returns a spade. To ruff ]A is only the best option if the trump suit breaks and North has K-x-x-x(-x) in clubs, i.e. not very likely. Roughly it is about 10% diffrence in the line of plays. Thanks to PO undelin for creating these problems (used in the wedish Bridgefederation s magazine Bridge ). The EBL President Visited Örebro The EBL President Yves Aubry, France, visited the Nordic Championships in Örebro. It is important to have a close relationship with all the European federations, thus I am here to attend the NBU meeting and we are also interested to see what Örebro and weden has to offer for coming European events. Bulletin nr 4 - Nordic Bridge Team Championships

8 Butler Open after 10 matches Butler Women after 10 matches 8 Bulletin nr 4 - Nordic Bridge Team Championships 2011