Brachman v Lasut
Transnationals Round 9
Board 21. Dealer North. N/S
Vul. |
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ª 8
© Q 7 6 2
¨ K 10 8 3 2
§ J 9 4 |
ª J 10 9 6 3
© 5 4
¨ J 7 4
§ Q 7 5 |
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ª A K
© A J 8 3
¨ Q 9 6
§ A K 6 3 |
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ª Q 7 5 4 2
© K 10 9
¨ A 5
§ 10 8 2 |
West |
North |
East |
South |
Karwur |
Passell |
Panelewen |
Brachman |
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Pass |
1§ |
Pass |
1¨ |
Pass |
1© |
Pass |
1ª |
Pass |
1NT |
Pass |
2© |
Pass |
2ª |
Pass |
2NT |
All Pass |
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Geoff Hampson,
USA |
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In the other room Eric Greco and Geoff Hampson, for BRACHMAN, had
a standard auction to 3NT, which had to fail by a trick. Franky
Karwur and Santje Panelewen, for LASUT, stopped in 2NT after Panelewen
had shown 20-21 balanced and Karwur transferred then invited in
no trump (the first four bids were all artificial).
Malcolm Brachman found a safe lead when he chose a club and Panelewen
won the king then cashed the top spades, learning of the bad break
in that suit. He continued by cashing the remaining clubs and Mike
Paqssell threw a diamond to go with the heart that had gone on the
second spade, Brachman a spade. Now Panelewen ducked a heart and
Brachman won the nine. After a moment’s thought he returned
the ©10 for the queen and ace, but a few seconds later found himself
back on lead with the king of hearts. Declarer had established the
©J but when Brachman now cashed the ªQ that had to go away to keep
three diamonds – a diamond had earlier been thrown from dummy
to keep a spade guard. No matter, Brachman could do no better than
switch to ace and another diamond now and Panelewen had to make
the ¨Q at trick 13; +120 and 5 IMPs to LASUT.
Board 25. Dealer North. E/W
Vul. |
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ª 8 7 4 2
© 8
¨ 8 6 5 4 3
§ A K 6 |
ª K Q 6 3
© J 10 3
¨ K Q J 9
§ Q 3 |
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ª A J 9
© K 9
¨ 2
§ J 10 9 8 7 5 4 |
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ª 10 5
© A Q 7 6 5 4 2
¨ A 10 7
§ 2 |
West |
North |
East |
South |
Karwur |
Passell |
Panelewen |
Brachman |
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Pass |
Pass |
3© |
Pass |
Pass |
4§ |
All Pass |
West |
North |
East |
South |
Greco |
Lasut |
Hampson |
Manoppo |
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Pass |
3§ |
3© |
4§ |
Dble |
All Pass |
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Panelewen did not like to open 3§ on a jack-high suit with so much
outside strength but, when Brachman’s third-seat pre-empt
came around to him he knew that Karwur was marked with some strength
and tried 4§. Alas, Karwur had too much wasted in diamonds and 4§
was easily defeated by two tricks. Brachman led a spade and Panelewen
won in hand to play a club to the queen and king. Passell switched
to his heart and, though Panelewen did his best by putting up the
king, the spots were such that Brachman had no difficulty in reading
the position. He cashed the two red aces then played another club;
down two for –200.
Hampson was quite happy to pre-empt as East and Greco competed
to 4§ over the 3© overcall. Not every pair in this tournament would
be able to make a penalty double on the North hand, many playing
double as take-out, but Henky Lasut was not hampered by his methods
and he doubled, penalties. There were the same five unavoidable
losers; down two for –500 and 7 IMPs to LASUT.
Board 29. Dealer North. All
Vul. |
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ª 10 8 6 5
© K Q 9 8
¨ A 8 3 2
§ 5 |
ª 9 4
© A 10 7 4 3 2
¨ 10 4
§ A 9 3 |
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ª A J 7
© J 5
¨ K Q J 9 7 6
§ 8 2 |
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ª K Q 3 2
© 6
¨ 5
§ K Q J 10 7 6 4 |
West |
North |
East |
South |
Karwur |
Passell |
Panelewen |
Brachman |
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Pass |
1¨ |
3§ |
3© |
Pass |
4¨ |
4ª |
Pass |
Pass |
Dble |
All Pass |
Brachman made a jump overcall in clubs then came again to show
the spades and found a four-four trump fit. Karwur led the ten of
diamonds to dummy’s ace and Brachman played a spade to the
king then a heart up. Karwur won the ace of hearts and continued
diamonds, forcing declarer to ruff. Now Brachman played the king
of clubs to the ace and, fortunately for him, Karwur was out of
diamonds. After considerable thought, Karwur led his remaining spade
to partner’s ace and Panelewen played a diamond, forcing declarer
to ruff with the queen of trumps. But Brachman could play two winning
clubs to get rid of the remaining red losers from the dummy, so
all Panelewen came to was the jack of spades for down one; -200.
At the other table Eddy Manoppo overcalled 4§ then competed in
spades. Nobody doubled and he too was down one on essentially the
same line of play; -100 but 3 IMPs to LASUT.
Board 30. Dealer East. None
Vul. |
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ª Q 8 2
© A 4 3 2
¨ 7
§ Q 10 8 3 2 |
ª J 9 3
© 7 6
¨ A 8 6 5
§ A 9 6 4 |
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ª 7 4
© K 10 9 8 5
¨ Q 4 3 2
§ K J |
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ª A K 10 6 5
© Q J
¨ K J 10 9
§ 7 5 |
West |
North |
East |
South |
Karwur |
Passell |
Panelewen |
Brachman |
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Pass |
1ª |
Pass |
1NT |
Pass |
2¨ |
Pass |
3ª |
All Pass |
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The Indonesians bid 1ª - 2ª at the other table and made a peaceful
+110. When Mike Passell judged to make an invitational three-card
raise, Brachman was a level beyond his safe limit. However, all
was not lost as Karwur led a heart and Brachman ducked this to the
king. Back came a heart to the jack and now Brachman could have
made the hand simply by playing for trumps to be three-two –
just draw trumps ending in dummy, take a club pitch on the ©A and
give up two diamonds. Instead, he played a spade to the queen and
took the club pitch now. Karwur ruffed and returned his last trump
and Brachman played a club to the ten and jack. Back came a heart,
ruffed, and now declarer’s choice of diamond play was decisive.
He actually played the ¨K to the ace, ruffed the club return and
passed the jack of diamonds, losing to the queen for down one; -50
and 4 IMPs to LASUT. Had the first diamond play been other than
the king, it would have run round to the queen but then there would
have been a successful ruffing finesse against the ace to make the
contract.
LASUT won the match by 20-2 IMPs, converting to 20-10 VPs.
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