vg|Scottish Cup 2024-25,Q4,I,49,64,SHORT,72,SIME,131|
rs|1NN-1,1NN+1,4SS-1,5SSx-1,4CS-1,3CN=,5DEx-2,4DEx-1,2HS+1,4HS=,4SNx-3,3SNx-3,4SS+1,6SS-1,3SE=,3SE=,4SS=,4SS+1,2SS+1,2SS+2,4HS-1,4HN-1,5HW+1,6HE=,4SE=,4SE=,3NE+2,4SW=,3CW+1,3NE-4,2SN-1,PASS|
pn|GOODMAN,SIME,SHORT,DIAMOND,PIPER,FREIMANIS,CUTHBERTSO,SANDERS|pg||
qx|o49|st||md|3SKJT63HK32D83CJ32,S87HA9DKQ765CQT94,SQHQJ76DAJT94CA75,SA9542HT854D2CK86|sv|o|mb|1D|mb|p|mb|1S|mb|p|mb|1N|an|12-14 balanced|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|s2|pc|s3|pc|s7|pc|sQ|pg||
nt|CuttySark:  Duplicating the auction in the other room. Short wold prefer more exciting boards|pg||
pc|d4|pc|d2|pc|d8|pc|dQ|pg||
nt|CuttySark:  @H lead in the OR made it easier|pg||
pc|c4|pc|c5|pc|cK|pc|c2|pg||
pc|c8|pc|c3|pc|c9|pc|c7|pg||
pc|cQ|pc|cA|pc|c6|pc|cJ|pg||
pc|h6|pc|h4|pc|hK|pc|hA|pg||
pc|cT|pc|h7|pc|s4|pc|s6|pg||
pc|h9|pc|hJ|pc|h5|pc|h2|pg||
pc|dA|pc|s5|pc|d3|pc|d5|pg||
pc|dJ|pc|s9|pc|sT|pc|dK|pg||
nt|vugraphzpd: claiming one off|pg||
mc|6|pg||
qx|c49|st||md|3SKJT63HK32D83CJ32,S87HA9DKQ765CQT94,SQHQJ76DAJT94CA75,SA9542HT854D2CK86|sv|o|mb|1D|mb|p|mb|1S|mb|p|mb|1N|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|h4|nt|barnets:  Playing 9 works best|pg||
pc|h2|pc|hA|pc|h7|pg||
pc|h9|pc|hQ|pc|h5|pc|h3|pg||
pc|sQ|pc|sA|pc|s3|pc|s7|pg||
pc|h8|pc|hK|pc|d5|pc|h6|pg||
pc|sK|pc|s8|pc|c5|pc|s2|pg||
pc|sJ|pc|c4|pc|c7|pc|s4|pg||
pc|sT|pc|c9|pc|d4|pc|s5|pg||
nt|barnets:  Had west played 9 dec had no sure entry to dummy w|pg||
pc|d3|pc|d6|pc|dJ|pc|d2|pg||
pc|hJ|pc|hT|pc|s6|pc|d7|pg||
pc|cA|pc|c6|pc|c2|pc|cT|pg||
pc|d9|pc|c8|pc|d8|pc|dQ|pg||
pc|cQ|mc|8|pg||
qx|o50|st||md|4SA75432H5DCKQJ876,SQHAT8432D7654CT5,SJT96HKQJ9DQJ3C43,SK8H76DAKT982CA92|sv|n|mb|1N|nt|CuttySark:  Perhaps more exciting...|pg||
mb|2S|an| |mb|3D|an|=!h|nt|CuttySark:  3@D is a transfer to @Hs|pg||
mb|3S|mb|p|mb|4S|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|hA|nt|CuttySark:  Some joy for the trailing team|pg||
pc|h9|pc|h6|pc|h5|pg||
pc|cT|pc|c3|pc|cA|pc|c6|pg||
nt|CuttySark:  EW cometed to 5@D in the OR and NS bid one more|pg||
pc|dK|pc|s2|pc|d4|pc|d3|pg||
pc|cJ|pc|c5|nt|CuttySark:  S worried that E has @SKQx,  but lacks the entries to take 2 finesses|pg||
pc|c4|pc|c2|pg||
pc|c7|pc|sQ|pc|dJ|pc|c9|pg||
pc|d5|pc|dQ|pc|dA|pc|s3|pg||
nt|CuttySark:  Less joy|pg||
pc|sA|pc|h2|nt|vugraphzpd: declarer claims -1|pg||
mc|9|pg||
qx|c50|st||md|4SA75432H5DCKQJ876,SQHAT8432D7654CT5,SJT96HKQJ9DQJ3C43,SK8H76DAKT982CA92|sv|n|mb|1D|mb|1S|mb|3H|mb|3S|mb|4C|mb|4S|mb|5D|mb|d|mb|r|mb|5S|mb|d|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|cT|pc|c3|pc|cA|pc|c8|pg||
pc|c9|pc|cK|pc|c5|pc|c4|pg||
pc|sA|pc|sQ|pc|sJ|pc|s8|pg||
pc|s2|pc|h2|pc|sT|pc|sK|pg||
pc|h7|pc|h5|pc|hA|pc|h9|pg||
mc|10|pg||
qx|o51|st||md|1SKJHKQ653D72CQ754,SQT2HT9874DK93C92,SA85HJDJT54CKJT83,S97643HA2DAQ86CA6|sv|e|nt|vugraphzpd: Declarer saying didn't realised EW had switched to weak NT!  :( |pg||
mb|1H|nt|CuttySark:  Spectator point out that low spade from hand works well...|pg||
mb|p|mb|1N|mb|p|mb|2C|an| Gazzilli (ish)|mb|p|mb|2D|an|8+?|mb|p|nt|CuttySark:  S in the other room did not open - you may understand why|pg||
mb|2H|an|now !h and !c (not strong)|nt|CuttySark:  They play a version of Gazzilli (I believe there are at least 17 versions!)|pg||
mb|p|mb|4C|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|nt|CuttySark:  4 top losers not always easy to cash|pg||
nt|vugraphzpd: North says he misclicked!  (Jokingly) |pg||
pc|s2|pc|s5|pc|s6|pc|sJ|pg||
nt|CuttySark:  Oh, for a quick entry to dummy!|pg||
pc|c4|pc|c2|pc|cJ|pc|cA|pg||
pc|dA|pc|d2|pc|d3|pc|d4|pg||
pc|hA|pc|h6|pc|h9|pc|hJ|pg||
pc|d6|pc|d7|pc|dK|pc|d5|pg||
nt|vugraphzpd: and claiming one off!|pg||
mc|9|pg||
qx|c51|st||md|1SKJHKQ653D72CQ754,SQT2HT9874DK93C92,SA85HJDJT54CKJT83,S97643HA2DAQ86CA6|sv|e|mb|p|mb|p|mb|1C|mb|p|mb|1H|mb|p|mb|2C|mb|d|mb|3C|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|s7|pc|sJ|pc|sQ|pc|sA|pg||
pc|hJ|pc|hA|pc|h3|pc|h4|pg||
pc|s3|pc|sK|pc|s2|pc|s5|pg||
pc|c4|pc|c2|pc|cJ|pc|cA|pg||
pc|c6|pc|c5|pc|c9|pc|cT|pg||
pc|s8|pc|s9|pc|c7|pc|sT|pg||
pc|hK|pc|h7|pc|d4|pc|h2|pg||
pc|hQ|pc|h8|pc|d5|pc|d6|pg||
mc|9|pg||
qx|o52|st||md|2SA7HK83DKJ32CK865,S62H976542D65CQT2,SQJT9843HQJTDCJ74,SK5HADAQT9874CA93|sv|b|mb|p|mb|3S|nt|CuttySark:  4@S makes on the lie|pg||
mb|5D|mb|d|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|nt|vugraphzpd: Predicting 5@dXX in other room, so flat board!|pg||
pc|sA|pc|s2|nt|CuttySark:  Normal lead but does in a trick|pg||
pc|sQ|pc|s5|pg||
pc|s7|pc|s6|pc|s8|pc|sK|pg||
pc|dA|pc|d2|pc|d5|pc|s3|pg||
pc|dT|pc|dJ|pc|d6|pc|s4|pg||
pc|dK|pc|h2|pc|s9|pc|d4|pg||
pc|d3|pc|h4|pc|sT|pc|d7|pg||
pc|d9|pc|h3|pc|h5|pc|sJ|pg||
pc|c3|pc|cK|pc|c2|pc|c4|pg||
nt|vugraphzpd: declarer claiming the rest.  -2|pg||
mc|9|pg||
qx|c52|st||md|2SA7HK83DKJ32CK865,S62H976542D65CQT2,SQJT9843HQJTDCJ74,SK5HADAQT9874CA93|sv|b|mb|p|mb|3S|mb|3N|mb|d|mb|p|mb|p|mb|4D|mb|d|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|sA|pc|s2|pc|s3|pc|s5|pg||
pc|s7|pc|s6|pc|sT|nt|barnets:  I like a trump lead here not the SA|pg||
pc|sK|pg||
pc|dA|pc|d2|pc|d5|pc|s4|pg||
pc|d7|pc|dJ|pc|d6|pc|sQ|pg||
pc|h3|pc|h2|pc|hT|pc|hA|pg||
pc|d8|pc|dK|pc|h4|pc|s8|pg||
pc|h8|pc|h9|pc|hJ|pc|d4|pg||
pc|dQ|pc|d3|pc|h5|pc|s9|pg||
pc|cA|pc|c5|pc|c2|pc|c4|pg||
pc|c3|pc|c8|pc|cQ|pc|c7|pg||
mc|9|pg||
qx|o53|st||md|3SJ9HAKJ543DAJ6CJ6,SAT72HT987DQT8CQ2,SK865HQ2D43CKT543,SQ43H6DK9752CA987|sv|n|mb|p|mb|p|mb|1H|mb|p|mb|1N|mb|p|mb|2C|an|Gazzilli ish |mb|p|mb|2H|nt|CuttySark:  More Gazzilli - ish|pg||
mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|hT|nt|CuttySark:  They play that 2@C shows 15+ or NAT|pg||
pc|h2|pc|h6|pc|hK|pg||
pc|cJ|pc|c2|pc|c3|pc|cA|pg||
pc|d5|pc|dA|pc|d8|pc|d3|pg||
pc|hA|pc|h7|pc|hQ|pc|d2|pg||
pc|hJ|pc|h8|pc|s5|pc|d7|pg||
pc|c6|nt|CuttySark:  E wd probably return a trump if he had onw to lead|pg||
pc|cQ|pc|cK|pc|c7|pg||
pc|cT|pc|c8|pc|d6|pc|h9|pg||
pc|dQ|pc|d4|pc|d9|pc|dJ|pg||
pc|dT|pc|c4|pc|dK|pc|h3|pg||
pc|s9|pc|s2|pc|sK|pc|s3|pg||
nt|vugraphzpd: and conceding a @s for +1|pg||
mc|9|pg||
qx|c53|st||md|3SJ9HAKJ543DAJ6CJ6,SAT72HT987DQT8CQ2,SK865HQ2D43CKT543,SQ43H6DK9752CA987|sv|n|mb|p|mb|p|mb|1H|mb|p|mb|1S|mb|p|mb|3H|mb|p|mb|4H|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|d8|pc|d3|pc|d2|pc|dJ|pg||
pc|cJ|pc|cQ|pc|cK|pc|cA|pg||
pc|c9|pc|c6|pc|c2|pc|cT|pg||
pc|d4|pc|d5|pc|dA|pc|dT|pg||
pc|d6|pc|dQ|pc|h2|pc|d7|pg||
pc|hQ|pc|h6|pc|h3|pc|h7|pg||
pc|c3|pc|c7|pc|h4|pc|s2|pg||
nt|barnets:  Better to have played a spade not a club |pg||
mc|10|pg||
qx|o54|st||md|4S952H97DJCAKQ8763,SAK76HQ3DAQT7632C,SQJ843HAT65DK95CJ,STHKJ842D84CT9542|sv|e|nt|CuttySark:  They were losing the board anyway: W at the other table led a diamond and E Ducked|pg||
mb|p|mb|1C|an|2+|mb|1D|mb|1S|mb|p|mb|2C|nt|CuttySark:  A chance here: S opened 3@C in the other room, then re-opened with  a Dbl after 3@D PassPass|pg||
mb|3D|mb|3H|mb|p|mb|4S|mb|d|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|nt|CuttySark:  Has someone overbid?|pg||
nt|vugraphzpd: it wasn't me!|pg||
pc|d8|pc|dJ|pc|dA|pc|d5|pg||
pc|dT|nt|CuttySark:  We can see he should ruff this and play a trump. Less clear to N perhaps|pg||
pc|dK|pc|d4|pc|h7|pg||
pc|hA|pc|h8|pc|h9|pc|h3|pg||
pc|h5|pc|h2|pc|s2|pc|hQ|pg||
pc|cA|pc|s6|nt|CuttySark:  Rude awakening when the first club is ruffed|pg||
pc|cJ|pc|c2|pg||
pc|dQ|pc|d9|pc|sT|pc|c3|pg||
pc|hK|pc|s5|pc|sK|pc|h6|pg||
pc|sA|pc|s3|pc|c4|pc|s9|pg||
pc|d7|pc|sJ|pc|c5|pc|c6|pg||
pc|sQ|pc|c9|pc|c8|pc|s7|pg||
nt|barnets:  Piper opened a strong 3C in third chair and then x for to when it went 3d p p to him |pg||
nt|vugraphzpd: -3 agreed|pg||
mc|7|nt|barnets:  Strong for a fav preempt|pg||
nt|CuttySark:  Yes - but that does not justify coming again later!|pg||
nt|barnets:  Especially when 60 imps ahead no|pg||
pg||
qx|c54|st||md|4S952H97DJCAKQ8763,SAK76HQ3DAQT7632C,SQJ843HAT65DK95CJ,STHKJ842D84CT9542|sv|e|nt|barnets:  Then he would not get the promotion|pg||
mb|p|nt|barnets:  Clearly something wrong west would have overruffed |pg||
mb|3C|mb|3D|mb|p|mb|p|mb|d|mb|r|mb|3S|mb|p|mb|p|mb|d|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|d8|pc|dJ|pc|dA|pc|d5|pg||
pc|hQ|pc|hA|pc|h2|pc|h7|pg||
pc|dK|pc|d4|pc|h9|pc|d2|pg||
pc|h5|pc|h8|pc|s2|pc|h3|pg||
pc|c3|pc|s6|pc|cJ|pc|c2|pg||
nt|barnets:  Southâs x was not one 59 imps ahead|pg||
pc|sA|pc|s3|pc|sT|pc|s5|pg||
pc|s7|pc|sQ|pc|c4|pc|s9|pg||
pc|sJ|pc|c5|pc|c6|pc|sK|pg||
pc|dQ|pc|d9|pc|c9|pc|c7|pg||
mc|6|pg||
qx|o55|st||md|1SKT98HAJ3DKJ9CA85,SQ65HK962DAT63C63,SAJ742HTDQ84CKQ92,S3HQ8754D752CJT74|sv|b|nt|vugraphzpd: Apols for delay.  Had to fetch boards from other room|pg||
nt|CuttySark:  Slam depends on finding the @SQ|pg||
mb|1N|an|15-17|mb|p|mb|2H|an|=!s|nt|CuttySark:  Bid at the other table to guard against a swing - maybe right for the chasing side to finesse, need to create swings|pg||
mb|p|mb|3S|an| |mb|p|mb|4S|mb|p|nt|barnets:  Yes and thatâs the way they might think at the other table too|pg||
mb|p|mb|p|nt|vugraphzpd: 3@s is min with 4 (apparently)|pg||
pc|c6|pc|c2|pc|cT|pc|cA|pg||
pc|sT|pc|s5|pc|sA|pc|s3|pg||
pc|s2|pc|d7|pc|sK|pc|s6|pg||
nt|vugraphzpd: declarer showing his hand.  Concedes a @d and a @s|pg||
mc|11|pg||
qx|c55|st||md|1SKT98HAJ3DKJ9CA85,SQ65HK962DAT63C63,SAJ742HTDQ84CKQ92,S3HQ8754D752CJT74|sv|b|mb|1N|mb|p|mb|2H|mb|p|mb|3S|mb|p|mb|4C|mb|p|mb|4D|nt|barnets:  Classic hand for last set of a team match - will the opposition bid a close slam or not|pg||
mb|p|mb|4H|mb|p|mb|4N|mb|p|mb|5C|mb|p|nt|barnets:  We want to do as they do when we have lead as they donât when we trail|pg||
mb|6S|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|c6|pc|c2|pc|cT|pc|cA|pg||
pc|sK|pc|s5|pc|s2|pc|s3|pg||
pc|s9|pc|s6|pc|sA|pc|h4|pg||
mc|11|pg||
qx|o56|st||md|2SJ6H862DAKJ643CK5,SAQ8HA43DT92CQ872,S75HKJT7D8CJT9643,SKT9432HQ95DQ75CA|sv|o|nt|CuttySark:  Or you can just avoid slam altogether!|pg||
mb|1C|mb|p|mb|1S|mb|2D|nt|barnets:  Ew avoided game here after 1n opener|pg||
mb|d|an|supprt - 3!s|nt|barnets:  Some would just bid game directly|pg||
mb|p|mb|3S|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|dK|pc|d2|pc|d8|pc|d5|pg||
pc|dA|pc|d9|pc|c6|pc|d7|pg||
pc|d3|pc|dT|pc|s5|pc|dQ|pg||
pc|cJ|pc|cA|pc|c5|pc|c2|pg||
pc|s2|pc|s6|pc|sQ|pc|s7|pg||
pc|c7|pc|c4|pc|sK|pc|cK|pg||
pc|s9|pc|sJ|pc|sA|pc|c3|pg||
pc|cQ|pc|c9|pc|h5|pc|d4|pg||
pc|s8|pc|h7|pc|sT|pc|d6|pg||
pc|s4|pc|dJ|pc|h3|pc|cT|pg||
pc|s3|pc|h2|pc|c8|pc|hT|pg||
nt|vugraphzpd: 9 tricks|pg||
mc|9|pg||
qx|c56|st||md|2SJ6H862DAKJ643CK5,SAQ8HA43DT92CQ872,S75HKJT7D8CJT9643,SKT9432HQ95DQ75CA|sv|o|mb|1N|mb|p|mb|2H|mb|3D|mb|p|mb|p|mb|3S|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|dK|pc|d2|pc|d8|pc|d5|pg||
pc|dA|pc|d9|pc|cJ|pc|d7|pg||
pc|d3|pc|dT|pc|s5|pc|dQ|pg||
pc|c6|pc|cA|pc|c5|pc|c2|pg||
pc|s3|pc|s6|pc|sQ|pc|s7|pg||
pc|c7|pc|c4|pc|s9|pc|cK|pg||
pc|s2|pc|sJ|pc|sA|pc|h7|pg||
pc|s8|pc|c3|pc|sK|pc|d4|pg||
pc|sT|pc|d6|pc|h3|pc|hT|pg||
pc|s4|pc|dJ|pc|h4|pc|hJ|pg||
pc|h5|pc|h2|pc|hA|mc|9|pg||
qx|o57|st||md|3SAKQJ963HK32DAKCT,SHAT974D98652CK76,S754H865DQJT43CQ4,ST82HQJD7CAJ98532|sv|e|mb|p|mb|p|mb|2C|an|big|mb|p|mb|2D|an| relay|mb|p|mb|3S|mb|p|mb|4S|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|nt|barnets:  South managed to make 11 tricks due to defensive error|pg||
nt|vugraphzpd: 3@s is natural with lots of @s|pg||
pc|hA|pc|h5|pc|hQ|pc|h2|pg||
pc|h4|pc|h6|pc|hJ|pc|hK|pg||
nt|CuttySark:  In the OR West gave E a @D ruff, creating an entry to dummy|pg||
pc|sK|nt|barnets:  They led a diamond in other room|pg||
pc|hT|pc|s4|pc|s2|pg||
pc|sA|pc|h7|pc|s5|pc|s8|pg||
pc|sQ|nt|barnets:  But they still had 2 hearts to cash|pg||
nt|vugraphzpd: declarer showing his hand and conceding 2 more tricks.  Tick!|pg||
mc|10|nt|barnets:  And failed to cash them playing a club instead|pg||
pg||
qx|c57|st||md|3SAKQJ963HK32DAKCT,SHAT974D98652CK76,S754H865DQJT43CQ4,ST82HQJD7CAJ98532|sv|e|mb|p|mb|p|mb|2C|mb|p|mb|2D|mb|p|mb|2S|mb|p|mb|3S|mb|p|mb|4C|mb|p|mb|4S|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|d9|pc|d3|pc|d7|pc|dA|pg||
pc|sA|pc|h4|pc|s4|pc|s8|pg||
pc|cT|pc|cK|pc|c4|pc|c2|pg||
pc|d8|pc|dT|pc|s2|pc|dK|pg||
pc|cA|pc|s3|pc|c6|pc|cQ|pg||
pc|sK|pc|d2|pc|s5|pc|sT|pg||
mc|11|pg||
qx|o58|st||md|4SA98765HA92DA2CQ4,SK3HJ74DT983CKJ75,ST2HKT863DQ6CA982,SQJ4HQ5DKJ754CT63|sv|b|mb|p|mb|1S|mb|p|mb|1N|mb|p|mb|2S|nt|barnets:  The last hand is an example where careful defence should beat the contract|pg||
mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|nt|vugraphzpd: (Non) Gazzilli implications here|pg||
pc|dT|pc|dQ|pc|dK|pc|dA|pg||
pc|sA|pc|s3|pc|s2|pc|s4|pg||
pc|s5|pc|sK|pc|sT|pc|sJ|pg||
pc|d9|pc|d6|pc|dJ|pc|d2|pg||
pc|d5|pc|s6|pc|d3|pc|c2|pg||
pc|h2|pc|h7|pc|hT|pc|hQ|pg||
pc|d4|pc|s7|pc|d8|pc|c8|pg||
pc|hA|pc|h4|pc|h3|pc|h5|pg||
pc|h9|pc|hJ|pc|hK|pc|sQ|pg||
nt|vugraphzpd: 9 tricks claims|pg||
mc|9|pg||
qx|c58|st||md|4SA98765HA92DA2CQ4,SK3HJ74DT983CKJ75,ST2HKT863DQ6CA982,SQJ4HQ5DKJ754CT63|sv|b|mb|p|mb|1S|mb|p|mb|1N|mb|p|mb|2S|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|d9|nt|barnets:  I looked at the earlier 4h and did not see that east withheld his dk after his partner led a diamond allowing declarer no loser there|pg||
pc|dQ|pc|dK|nt|barnets:  So that was 10 imps to Sime|pg||
pc|dA|pg||
pc|s5|pc|s3|pc|s2|pc|sJ|pg||
pc|dJ|pc|d2|pc|d3|pc|d6|pg||
nt|barnets:  Now up by 68 imps and closing in|pg||
pc|d5|pc|h2|pc|d8|pc|sT|pg||
pc|h3|pc|hQ|pc|hA|pc|h4|pg||
pc|sA|pc|sK|pc|c2|pc|s4|pg||
pc|h9|pc|h7|pc|hK|pc|h5|pg||
pc|h6|nt|barnets:  Short has 2possible gains in the 3s x and the slam|pg||
pc|c6|pc|s6|mc|10|pg||
qx|o59|st||md|1SAQJ3HK64D854CA96,SK987HQJT9DQ6CKT3,ST4HA8532DAK72C74,S652H7DJT93CQJ852|sv|o|nt|vugraphzpd: Apols for delay again.  Colected final 3 boards required from other room.  |pg||
mb|1C|an|2+|mb|p|mb|1D|an|=!h|mb|p|mb|1H|nt|CuttySark:  Transfer response|pg||
nt|vugraphzpd: Does 1@h show 3? |pg||
mb|p|mb|4H|nt|CuttySark:  I think so...|pg||
nt|vugraphzpd: Apparently 1@h shows 3+, and is forcing cos South could still have balanced 18|pg||
mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|hQ|pc|h2|pc|h7|nt|CuttySark:  One way to create swings is to underbid...|pg||
pc|hK|pg||
pc|h4|pc|hT|pc|hA|pc|s6|pg||
pc|sT|pc|s5|pc|s3|pc|sK|pg||
pc|h9|pc|h3|pc|s2|pc|h6|pg||
pc|c3|pc|c4|pc|cJ|pc|cA|pg||
pc|sA|pc|s7|pc|s4|pc|c2|pg||
pc|sQ|pc|s8|pc|c7|pc|c5|pg||
pc|sJ|pc|s9|pc|d2|pc|d3|pg||
pc|c6|pc|cT|pc|h5|pc|c8|pg||
pc|dA|pc|d9|pc|d4|pc|d6|pg||
pc|dK|pc|dT|pc|d5|pc|dQ|pg||
pc|d7|pc|dJ|pc|d8|nt|vugraphzpd: and a trump to come for EW so -1|pg||
mc|9|pg||
qx|c59|st||md|1SAQJ3HK64D854CA96,SK987HQJT9DQ6CKT3,ST4HA8532DAK72C74,S652H7DJT93CQJ852|sv|o|mb|1C|mb|d|mb|1H|mb|p|mb|1N|mb|p|mb|2C|mb|p|mb|2H|mb|p|mb|3H|mb|p|mb|4H|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|dJ|pc|d4|pc|d6|pc|dK|pg||
pc|h2|pc|h7|pc|hK|pc|h9|pg||
pc|h4|pc|hT|pc|hA|pc|c2|pg||
pc|sT|pc|s2|pc|s3|pc|sK|pg||
pc|hQ|pc|h3|pc|s6|pc|h6|pg||
pc|hJ|pc|h5|pc|s5|pc|c6|pg||
pc|dQ|pc|dA|pc|d3|pc|d5|pg||
pc|s4|pc|c5|pc|sA|pc|s7|pg||
pc|sQ|pc|s8|pc|d2|pc|d9|pg||
pc|sJ|pc|s9|pc|d7|pc|cQ|pg||
pc|d8|pc|c3|pc|h8|pc|dT|pg||
mc|9|pg||
qx|o60|st||md|2SH5DQJ8542CKQ9875,SA832HJT7643D7CA4,SJT75HKDAKT96CT62,SKQ964HAQ982D3CJ3|sv|n|nt|barnets:  Unusual vul save in  7d|pg||
nt|CuttySark:  Wow, they did well to make 6@H|pg||
nt|CuttySark:  Clues from the auction I guess|pg||
mb|1H|mb|p|mb|2N|an|some sort of !h raise!|mb|3N|an| ??|mb|p|nt|vugraphzpd: North has folded cards and arms!  |pg||
nt|CuttySark:  4NT might be less ambiguous :)|pg||
nt|vugraphzpd: N asking about 2N >> East says @h fit. |pg||
mb|5D|mb|5H|mb|p|mb|p|nt|barnets:  West passed in other room so did north|pg||
mb|p|nt|vugraphzpd: 5@h is the contract|pg||
pc|dK|pc|d3|pc|d2|pc|d7|pg||
pc|c2|pc|c3|pc|cQ|pc|cA|pg||
pc|hJ|pc|hK|pc|hA|pc|h5|pg||
pc|hQ|pc|c5|nt|vugraphzpd: Declarer says going to play @s A and then safety play|pg||
mc|12|pg||
qx|c60|st||md|2SH5DQJ8542CKQ9875,SA832HJT7643D7CA4,SJT75HKDAKT96CT62,SKQ964HAQ982D3CJ3|sv|n|mb|p|mb|p|mb|1S|mb|2N|mb|4D|mb|5D|mb|5H|mb|6D|mb|6H|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|cK|pc|cA|pc|c2|pc|c3|pg||
pc|h3|pc|hK|pc|hA|pc|h5|pg||
pc|s4|pc|c5|pc|sA|pc|s5|pg||
pc|s8|pc|sT|pc|sQ|pc|d2|pg||
pc|h8|pc|d4|pc|hJ|pc|d6|pg||
pc|s2|mc|12|pg||
qx|o61|st||md|3SAQ8HK3DJ83CQJT42,SKJ4HQ76DKT64CK75,S75HJT9854DQ2C986,ST9632HA2DA975CA3|sv|b|nt|vugraphzpd: LAst board of a long day.  Thank you for watching!|pg||
nt|vugraphzpd: E has been playing allday instead of 80th birthday celebrations.  And south is missing his golf club dinner!|pg||
nt|barnets:  Looks like a win for Sime Diamond Cuthbertson and Piper |pg||
mb|p|mb|1S|mb|p|mb|2D|mb|p|mb|3D|mb|p|mb|4S|nt|barnets:  Yes Derek Diamonds 80th birthday celebration held over until today|pg||
mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|cQ|nt|CuttySark:  Yes, congratulations to them, and birthday greetings to Derek|pg||
pc|c5|pc|c6|pc|cA|pg||
pc|s9|pc|sA|pc|s4|pc|s5|pg||
pc|cT|nt|barnets:  And well done to the opponents for their third consecutive final and 2wins|pg||
pc|cK|pc|c8|pc|c3|pg||
nt|CuttySark:  Indeed, quite a record|pg||
nt|CuttySark:  So thanks for watching everyone - hope you enjoyed|pg||
nt|barnets:  Tks Liz and all specs going for dinner now |pg||
pc|c7|pc|c9|pc|s2|pc|c2|pg||
pc|s3|pc|s8|pc|sJ|pc|s7|pg||
pc|sK|pc|hJ|pc|s6|pc|sQ|pg||
pc|dK|pc|d2|pc|d5|pc|d3|pg||
pc|d4|pc|dQ|pc|dA|pc|d8|pg||
pc|d7|pc|dJ|pc|dT|pc|h4|pg||
pc|cJ|pc|h6|pc|h5|pc|sT|pg||
pc|d9|nt|vugraphzpd: 10 tricks claimed|pg||
mc|10|nt|vugraphzpd: THE END!|pg||
nt|vugraphzpd: Congrats to team SIME!|pg||
nt|vugraphzpd: OVERand OUT.  Thank you for watching!  Goodnight from Edinburgh's Melville Bridge Club!  |pg||
pg||
qx|c61|st||md|3SAQ8HK3DJ83CQJT42,SKJ4HQ76DKT64CK75,S75HJT9854DQ2C986,ST9632HA2DA975CA3|sv|b|mb|p|mb|1S|mb|2C|mb|3C|mb|p|mb|4S|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|cQ|pc|c5|pc|c6|pc|cA|pg||
pc|s9|pc|s8|pc|s4|pc|s5|pg||
pc|s2|pc|sA|pc|sJ|pc|s7|pg||
pc|cJ|pc|cK|pc|c8|pc|c3|pg||
pc|sK|pc|hJ|pc|s3|pc|sQ|pg||
pc|h6|pc|h4|pc|hA|pc|h3|pg||
pc|h2|pc|hK|pc|h7|pc|h5|pg||
pc|cT|pc|c7|pc|c9|pc|s6|pg||
pc|d5|pc|d3|pc|d4|pc|dQ|pg||
pc|hT|mc|10|pg||
qx|o62|st||md|4SKQT7HT752D6CJ642,SJ8654HK3DQT4CAT7,S3H9864DK9752CQ98,SA92HAQJDAJ83CK53|sv|o|mb|1D|mb|p|mb|1S|mb|p|mb|2N|mb|p|mb|3N|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|h2|pc|h3|pc|h8|nt|CuttySark:  Last set of 16 and Short has some catching up to do|pg||
pc|hQ|pg||
nt|CuttySark:  Not on this board|pg||
pc|s9|pc|sQ|pc|s4|pc|s3|pg||
pc|h5|pc|hK|pc|h4|pc|hJ|pg||
pc|dT|pc|d2|pc|d3|pc|d6|pg||
pc|dQ|pc|dK|pc|dA|pc|s7|pg||
nt|CuttySark:  This room plays the last three boards first, then there will be score comparisons|pg||
pc|sA|pc|sT|pc|s5|pc|h6|pg||
pc|s2|pc|sK|pc|s6|nt|vugraphzpd: declarer claims 11|pg||
mc|11|pg||
qx|c62|st||md|4SKQT7HT752D6CJ642,SJ8654HK3DQT4CAT7,S3H9864DK9752CQ98,SA92HAQJDAJ83CK53|sv|o|mb|1D|mb|p|mb|1S|mb|p|mb|2N|mb|p|mb|3C|mb|p|mb|3S|mb|p|mb|4S|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|h8|pc|hJ|pc|h7|pc|hK|pg||
pc|s4|pc|s3|pc|s9|pc|sT|pg||
pc|c2|pc|cA|pc|c8|pc|c3|pg||
pc|s8|pc|d2|pc|sA|pc|s7|pg||
pc|hA|pc|h2|pc|h3|pc|h4|pg||
pc|hQ|pc|h5|pc|c7|pc|h6|pg||
pc|cK|pc|c4|pc|cT|pc|c9|pg||
pc|c5|pc|c6|pc|s5|pc|cQ|pg||
pc|dT|pc|d5|pc|d3|pc|d6|pg||
pc|dQ|pc|d7|pc|d8|pc|sQ|pg||
pc|sK|pc|s6|pc|h9|pc|s2|pg||
mc|10|pg||
qx|o63|st||md|1S92HAJT93D8753CQ7,S7H4DA964CAJ98654,SAJ6543HQ6DKJTCK2,SKQT8HK8752DQ2CT3|sv|n|mb|p|mb|1C|mb|1S|mb|d|mb|p|mb|2C|mb|p|nt|CuttySark:  East getting @Hs into the game - may regret that!|pg||
mb|2N|mb|p|mb|3C|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|sA|pc|s8|pc|s9|pc|s7|pg||
pc|s6|pc|sK|pc|s2|pc|h4|pg||
pc|sQ|pc|c7|pc|c9|pc|s3|pg||
pc|d4|pc|dK|pc|d2|pc|d7|pg||
pc|hQ|pc|h2|pc|h3|pc|c4|pg||
pc|d6|pc|dT|pc|dQ|pc|d3|pg||
pc|c3|pc|cQ|pc|cA|pc|c2|pg||
nt|vugraphzpd: 10 tricks says declarer|pg||
mc|10|pg||
qx|c63|st||md|1S92HAJT93D8753CQ7,S7H4DA964CAJ98654,SAJ6543HQ6DKJTCK2,SKQT8HK8752DQ2CT3|sv|n|mb|p|mb|1C|mb|1S|mb|2H|mb|p|mb|3C|mb|p|mb|3N|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|s9|pc|s7|pc|sA|pc|s8|pg||
pc|hQ|pc|hK|pc|hA|pc|h4|pg||
pc|hJ|pc|d4|pc|h6|pc|h2|pg||
pc|hT|pc|c4|pc|s3|pc|h5|pg||
pc|h9|pc|d6|pc|s4|pc|h7|pg||
pc|d7|pc|d9|pc|dK|pc|d2|pg||
pc|dJ|pc|dQ|pc|d3|pc|dA|pg||
pc|cA|pc|c2|pc|c3|pc|c7|pg||
pc|c5|pc|cK|pc|cT|pc|cQ|pg||
pc|dT|pc|sT|pc|d5|pc|c6|pg||
mc|5|pg||
qx|o64|st||md|2SQT96HT852DAKQ4CT,SAK8HK9763D9C8653,SJ742HA4D532CKJ94,S53HQJDJT876CAQ72|sv|e|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|nt|vugraphzpd: will he or won't he?  |pg||
mb|1D|mb|1H|nt|CuttySark:  15 Pearson points - can't pass at the state of the match...|pg||
mb|1S|mb|2H|mb|2S|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|hQ|pc|h2|pc|h3|pc|hA|pg||
pc|s2|pc|s3|pc|s9|pc|sK|pg||
nt|vugraphzpd: Screen closed.  West writing a Q|pg||
nt|vugraphzpd: presume asking what 1@s showed|pg||
nt|CuttySark:  He can organise a @D ruff but still 8 tricks|pg||
nt|CuttySark:  Better to draw trump|pg||
pc|h6|pc|h4|pc|hJ|pc|h5|pg||
pc|dJ|pc|dA|pc|d9|pc|d3|pg||
pc|cT|pc|c3|pc|c4|pc|cQ|pg||
pc|dT|pc|dK|pc|s8|pc|d2|pg||
pc|h9|pc|sJ|pc|d6|pc|h8|pg||
pc|s4|pc|s5|pc|sT|pc|sA|pg||
pc|hK|pc|s7|pc|c2|pc|hT|pg||
pc|cJ|pc|cA|pc|s6|pc|c5|pg||
nt|vugraphzpd: agreed -1|pg||
mc|7|nt|CuttySark:  Needed to play clubs earlier|pg||
nt|vugraphzpd: Sorry said declarer!|pg||
pg||
qx|c64|st||md|2SQT96HT852DAKQ4CT,SAK8HK9763D9C8653,SJ742HA4D532CKJ94,S53HQJDJT876CAQ72|sv|e|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pg||
