| 10th World Youth Team Championship | Page 4 | Bulletin 4 - Thursday 11 August 2005 |
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ISRAEL v USA 1 First blood went to USA1 on Board 2 with fine defence by Joel Wooldridge:
Datum: N/S +340
Lead: ♦J When declarer played a club to the queen, Wooldridge ducked. Declarer naturally repeated the club finesse later and finished two down. At the other table:
Lead: ♥6 The lead was ducked to the king and East shifted to the ♠J. Declarer finished with ten tricks for +130 and 8 IMPs to USA1. After that it was one-way traffic to Israel for the next 11 boards. After Board 13 Israel led by 53-9, thanks to two slam decisions. The first came on Board 9:
Datum: N/S 520
Lead: ♦8 The slam is respectable, making if there is no trump loser. There was no reason why declarer should pick the actual trump position and he lost a spade and a diamond for 100. At the other table:
Lead: ♥K Declarer lost the same tricks for +650 and 13 IMPs toIsrael. In other matches E/W stopped in game nine times. In two matches slam was bid in both rooms, failing at one table when North passed initially and overcalled 1♦ later, and making at the other when N/S did too much. The successful E/W pairs were from Australia and Chinese Taipei:
The ♦K was led at both tables and both declarers picked up the trumps for +17 IMPs. After these results you might want to sneer at the 2♥ opening, but they worked in other matches when East was silent. Have a look at the Poland/Chile match:
This enterprising contract went seven shy for 350. A big pick-up for Poland, you think? Not at all see what happened at the other table:
Declarer was two down for 300 and a gain of 2 IMPs to Chile. Egypt collected 11 IMPs against New Zealand for bidding 4♠ at one table, +650, while at the other table if went 2♥ Pass 3♥ All Pass for 150. The second game vs slam failing swing to Israel came on Board 11:
Datum: N/S +510
Lead: ♦2 Declarer made 12 tricks for +480. At the other table:
This slam is also respectable single dummy. It will usually make without a spade lead and has fair chances on a spade lead. On the actual layout it had no chance when Reshef started with the ♠6. Declarer ducked in dummy and was one down for 50; 11 IMPs to Israel In other matches eleven N/S pairs played in game, three made 6♥ and two failed. USA1 took advantage of favourable vulnerability late in the match to collect two large swings. This was the first:
Datum: N/S +1880
4♠ RKCB; 4NT 0 or 3; 5♣ asked for the ♥Q; 5♥ = Yes. There was nothing to the play, of course. At the other table:
13 IMPs to USA 1. In other matches three N/S pairs played 4♥, two in 6♥ on free auctions and seven played a grand slam. For Brazil, USA2 and Hungary, East opened 3♣ and kept France, China Hong Kong and Australia to a small slam.
Datum: N/S 140
*15-17 Lead: ♠4 Dummy’s ♠9 won and declarer played a low club to the queen and ducked the next club. West overtook the ♣J and shifted to hearts. The contract was four down for +200 to Israel. At the other table:
Lead: ♦4 Declarer made ten tricks for +620 and +9 IMPs. The result of the match was 59-46 to Israel, 18-12 in VPs with this board subject to appeal:
This went one down for +100 to Israel. At the other table:
1♣ was artificial, strong, 1♦ a negative. South thought 2♥ was a transfer. The contract was four down for 1100. A dispute as to the meaning of West’s double of 1NT led to an adjusted score of 3♠ E/W +140. This ruling has beenappealed. |
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