40th World Team Championships

Round 9

18th VENICE CUP

EGYPT  vs  ENGLAND Open Room Closed Room HAMDY Nessrine DHONDY Heather SENIOR Nevena BADAWI Laila BROCK Sally SOLIMAN Hoda HOMSY Marguerite SMITH Nicola

Board 1. Dealer North. None Vulnerable.   ♠ J532 ♥ K9 ♦ AT85 ♣ 876 ♠ KT986 ♥ QJ ♦ Q642 ♣ 43 ♠ A4 ♥ A876 ♦ J973 ♣ J95   ♠ Q7 ♥ T5432 ♦ K ♣ AKQT2     Open Room West North East South Pass Pass 1♥ 1♠ 1NT x 2♣ Pass 2♥ Pass Pass Pass Closed Room West North East South Pass Pass 1♥ Pass 1♠ Pass 2♣ Pass 2♥ Pass Pass Pass West North East South ♦2 ♦5 ♦3 ♦K ♥Q ♥K ♥A ♥2 ♠T ♠2 ♠A ♠7 West North East South ♦2 ♦8 ♦9 ♦K ♥Q ♥K ♥6 ♥2 ♦x ♦A ♦3 ♠7 ♥J ♥9 ♥8 ♥3 ♦6 ♦5 ♦7 ♥4 ♣x ♣x ♣x ♣A ♣x ♣x ♣x ♣K ♠8 ♣x ♣J ♣Q ♠6 ♦x ♥x ♣T ♠9 ♠2 ♥A ♥5 ♦Q ♠x ♦J ♥T Contract: 2♥ by S Result: 8 tricks for NS Score for NS: 110 Contract: 2♥ by S Result: 9 tricks for NS Score for NS: 140 30 points difference for ENGLAND, 1 IMP for ENGLAND

Board 2. Dealer East. N-S Vulnerable.   ♠ - ♥ QJ873 ♦ Q85 ♣ J9842 ♠ QJ95 ♥ AT6 ♦ T743 ♣ K7 ♠ KT86 ♥ 54 ♦ AK2 ♣ AQT5   ♠ A7432 ♥ K92 ♦ J96 ♣ 63     Open Room West North East South 1NT Pass 2♣ Pass 2♠ Pass 4♠ Pass Pass Pass Closed Room West North East South 1NT Pass 2♣ Pass 2♠ Pass 4♠ Pass Pass Pass West North East South ♣7 ♣J ♣Q ♣6 ♠Q ♥3 ♠6 ♠2 ♣K ♣2 ♣4 ♣3 West North East South ♠Q ♥3 ♠6 ♠2 ♥6 ♥7 ♥5 ♥9 ♠5 ♣2 ♠T ♠A ♠9 ♥8 ♠K ♠7 ♣K ♣x ♣5 ♣3 ♣7 ♣8 ♣A ♣6 ♥A ♥J ♥4 ♥2 ♥T ♥Q ♠8 ♥K ♦3 ♦x ♦A ♦6 ♠J ♣x ♣Q ♠3 ♦8 ♦x ♦K ♦x Contract: 4♠ by E Result: 10 tricks for EW Score for NS: -420 Contract: 4♠ by E Result: 9 tricks for EW Score for NS: 50 470 points difference for ENGLAND, 10 IMPs for ENGLAND

Board 3. Dealer South. E-W Vulnerable.   ♠ Q ♥ QT8 ♦ T652 ♣ QJT96 ♠ K93 ♥ K43 ♦ K9873 ♣ 43 ♠ A4 ♥ J965 ♦ AQ4 ♣ AK87   ♠ JT87652 ♥ A72 ♦ J ♣ 52     Open Room West North East South Pass Pass Pass 1♣ Pass 1♦ Pass 2NT Pass 3NT Pass Pass Pass Closed Room West North East South 3♠ Pass Pass x Pass 4♦ Pass 4♠ Pass 5♦ Pass Pass Pass West North East South ♠J West North East South ♠3 ♠Q ♠A ♠2 ♦3 ♦2 ♦A ♦J ♦7 ♦5 ♦Q ♠7 ♦K ♦6 ♦4 ♠5 ♥3 ♥8 ♥9 ♥A ♣4 ♣9 ♣K ♣5 ♥K ♥x ♥5 ♥7 ♥4 ♥Q ♥6 ♥2 ♦x ♦T ♣7 ♠6 Contract: 3NT by E Result: 9 tricks for EW Score for NS: -600 Contract: 5♦ by W Result: 10 tricks for EW Score for NS: 100 700 points difference for ENGLAND, 12 IMPs for ENGLAND

Board 4. Dealer West. All Vulnerable.   ♠ AJ ♥ T3 ♦ QT987642 ♣ 2 ♠ KQ8654 ♥ KJ ♦ KJ ♣ KT3 ♠ 32 ♥ 9875 ♦ A5 ♣ QJ754   ♠ T97 ♥ AQ642 ♦ 3 ♣ A986     Open Room West North East South 1♠ 3♦ Pass Pass Pass Closed Room West North East South 1♠ 4♦ x Pass 4♠ Pass Pass Pass West North East South ♠Q ♠A ♠3 ♠7 ♠K ♠J ♠2 ♠9 ♠4 ♥3 ♦5 ♠T ♣Q West North East South ♣3 ♣2 ♣4 ♣A ♣K ♠J ♣5 ♣9 ♥J ♥T ♥5 ♥A ♣T ♠A ♣7 ♣8 ♣K ♣3 ♣7 ♣2 ♠K ♦x ♠x ♠x ♦J ♦Q ♦A ♦x ♠Q ♦x ♠3 ♠9 Contract: 3♦ by N Result: 9 tricks for NS Score for NS: 110 Contract: 4♠ by W Result: 8 tricks for EW Score for NS: 200 90 points difference for ENGLAND, 3 IMPs for ENGLAND

Board 5. Dealer North. N-S Vulnerable.   ♠ A85 ♥ AQT94 ♦ J84 ♣ AQ ♠ Q64 ♥ J7 ♦ KT7 ♣ KT972 ♠ KT72 ♥ 2 ♦ A9653 ♣ 543   ♠ J93 ♥ K8653 ♦ Q2 ♣ J86     Open Room West North East South 1♥ Pass 3♣ Pass 4♥ Pass Pass Pass Closed Room West North East South 1♥ Pass 4♥ Pass Pass Pass West North East South ♣7 ♣Q ♣4 ♣6 ♥7 ♥A ♥2 ♥3 ♥J ♥Q ♦6 ♥5 West North East South ♠Q ♠A ♠7 ♠3 ♥7 ♥A ♥2 ♥3 ♥J ♥Q ♦6 ♥5 ♠6 ♠5 ♠2 ♠9 ♠4 ♠8 ♠K ♠J ♣9 ♣Q ♣5 ♣6 ♣2 ♣A ♣4 ♣8 ♦K ♦4 ♦3 ♦Q ♣K ♥x ♣x ♣x Contract: 4♥ by N Result: 9 tricks for NS Score for NS: -100 Contract: 4♥ by N Result: 10 tricks for NS Score for NS: 620 720 points difference for ENGLAND, 12 IMPs for ENGLAND

Board 6. Dealer East. E-W Vulnerable.   ♠ K8765 ♥ K5 ♦ Q3 ♣ KT92 ♠ AQJ9 ♥ Q63 ♦ AK ♣ AQ65 ♠ T432 ♥ AJT974 ♦ JT7 ♣ -   ♠ - ♥ 82 ♦ 986542 ♣ J8743     Open Room West North East South 2♦ Pass 2NT 3♠ x Pass Pass Pass Closed Room West North East South Pass Pass 2NT Pass 3♣ Pass 3♦ Pass 4♦ Pass 4♠ Pass 5♣ Pass 6♠ x Pass Pass Pass West North East South ♦K ♦3 ♦J ♦2 ♥3 ♥K ♥A ♥2 ♥Q ♥5 ♥9 ♥8 West North East South ♦A ♦Q ♦7 ♦8 ♠A ♠5 ♠2 ♦2 ♠Q ♠6 ♠3 ♦4 ♥Q ♥K ♥A ♥6 ♦K ♦x ♦T ♦5 ♠9 ♠K ♠4 ♥2 ♠J ♠7 ♠T ♣3 ♥3 ♥5 ♥J ♦6 ♣5 ♣2 ♦J ♦9 ♥6 ♠x ♥T ♣4 ♣9 Contract: 3♠x by N Result: 2 tricks for NS Score for NS: -1700 Contract: 6♠x by W Result: 10 tricks for EW Score for NS: 500 2200 points difference for ENGLAND, 19 IMPs for ENGLAND

Board 7. Dealer South. All Vulnerable.   ♠ AQ7 ♥ T974 ♦ 84 ♣ A873 ♠ K83 ♥ K ♦ KQ9752 ♣ 952 ♠ T52 ♥ AJ53 ♦ AJ3 ♣ QJ6   ♠ J964 ♥ Q862 ♦ T6 ♣ KT4     Open Room West North East South Pass 1♦ Pass 1♥ Pass 2♦ Pass 3♣ Pass 3NT Pass Pass Pass Closed Room West North East South Pass Pass Pass 1♣ Pass 1♦ Pass 1♥ Pass 3♦ Pass Pass Pass West North East South ♣5 ♣3 ♣Q ♣K West North East South ♥K ♥4 ♥3 ♥Q ♦K ♦8 ♦3 ♦6 ♦2 ♦4 ♦J ♦T ♠x ♥7 ♥A ♥2 ♠8 ♥9 ♥J ♥6 ♦5 ♥T ♥5 ♥8 ♣2 ♣8 ♣Q ♣K ♠K ♠A ♠2 ♠6 ♦7 ♠Q ♠5 ♠4 ♣5 ♣7 ♣J ♣x Contract: 3NT by W Result: 9 tricks for EW Score for NS: -600 Contract: 3♦ by W Result: 10 tricks for EW Score for NS: -130 470 points difference for ENGLAND, 10 IMPs for ENGLAND

Board 8. Dealer West. None Vulnerable.   ♠ T63 ♥ 9743 ♦ JT82 ♣ 82 ♠ A74 ♥ KQT62 ♦ A ♣ T965 ♠ KJ9 ♥ A8 ♦ K63 ♣ KJ743   ♠ Q852 ♥ J5 ♦ Q9754 ♣ AQ     Open Room West North East South 1♥ Pass 2♣ Pass 3♣ Pass 3NT Pass Pass Pass Closed Room West North East South 1♥ Pass 2♣ Pass 3♣ Pass 3NT Pass Pass Pass West North East South ♦A ♦2 ♦3 ♦5 ♥2 ♥3 ♥A ♥4 ♥Q ♥8 ♥J West North East South ♦A ♦x ♦3 ♦5 ♣T ♣8 ♣4 ♣Q ♣5 ♦T ♦6 ♦4 ♠4 ♦8 ♦K ♦7 ♥2 ♥3 ♥A ♥5 ♥K ♥4 ♥8 ♥J ♥Q ♥7 ♣3 ♠8 ♥T ♥9 ♣7 ♠2 ♥6 ♦2 ♣K ♠5 ♠A ♠x ♠x ♠Q Contract: 3NT by E Result: 9 tricks for EW Score for NS: -400 Contract: 3NT by E Result: 10 tricks for EW Score for NS: -430 30 points difference for EGYPT, 1 IMP for EGYPT

Board 9. Dealer North. E-W Vulnerable.   ♠ J763 ♥ QJ ♦ J62 ♣ KJ64 ♠ AQ84 ♥ 865 ♦ A97 ♣ AT9 ♠ KT95 ♥ KT74 ♦ K ♣ Q753   ♠ 2 ♥ A932 ♦ QT8543 ♣ 82     Open Room West North East South Pass 1♣ Pass 1♠ Pass 2♠ Pass 2NT Pass 3♠ Pass 4♠ Pass Pass Pass Closed Room West North East South Pass Pass 2♣ Pass 2♦ x Pass 2♠ Pass Pass Pass West North East South ♦7 ♦2 ♦K ♦3 ♣T ♣J ♣3 ♣2 ♦A ♦J ♥4 ♦3 West North East South ♦7 ♦2 ♦K ♦8 ♠A ♠3 ♠5 ♠2 ♠Q ♠6 ♠9 ♦5 ♠4 ♠7 ♠T ♦3 ♣A ♣6 ♣3 ♣8 ♣9 ♣K ♣5 ♣2 ♥5 ♥Q ♥K ♥A ♦A ♦6 ♣7 ♦4 ♥6 ♥J ♥4 ♥2 ♦x ♦J ♠K ♦x ♣T ♣x ♣Q ♦Q Contract: 4♠ by W Result: 8 tricks for EW Score for NS: 200 Contract: 2♠ by W Result: 9 tricks for EW Score for NS: -140 340 points difference for EGYPT, 8 IMPs for EGYPT

Board 10. Dealer East. All Vulnerable.   ♠ K2 ♥ AJT985 ♦ K65 ♣ A5 ♠ 9854 ♥ K4 ♦ J932 ♣ 842 ♠ J7 ♥ Q32 ♦ T874 ♣ KJ73   ♠ AQT63 ♥ 76 ♦ AQ ♣ QT96     Open Room West North East South Pass 1♠ Pass 2♥ Pass 2NT Pass 3♦ Pass 3NT Pass Pass Pass Closed Room West North East South Pass 1♠ Pass 2♥ Pass 2♠ Pass 3♦ Pass 3NT Pass Pass Pass West North East South ♣4 ♣5 ♣K ♣6 ♣8 ♣A ♣3 ♣9 ♠4 ♠K ♠7 ♠3 West North East South ♦2 ♦5 ♦T ♦Q ♥4 ♥5 ♥Q ♥7 ♦3 ♦6 ♦4 ♦A ♥K ♥A ♥6 Contract: 3NT by S Result: 11 tricks for NS Score for NS: 660 Contract: 3NT by S Result: 12 tricks for NS Score for NS: 690 30 points difference for ENGLAND, 1 IMP for ENGLAND

Board 11. Dealer South. None Vulnerable.   ♠ J98 ♥ 876 ♦ J93 ♣ K863 ♠ AT643 ♥ 9432 ♦ A7 ♣ 95 ♠ Q7 ♥ AK5 ♦ QT652 ♣ AQ4   ♠ K52 ♥ QJT ♦ K84 ♣ JT72     Open Room West North East South Pass 2♥ Pass 3NT Pass Pass Pass Closed Room West North East South Pass Pass Pass 1NT Pass 2♣ Pass 2♦ Pass 3♥ Pass 3NT Pass Pass Pass West North East South ♣5 ♣K ♣A ♣2 ♦A ♦3 ♦2 ♦4 ♦7 ♦9 ♦T ♦K ♥Q West North East South ♣5 ♣K ♣4 ♣2 ♣9 ♣3 ♣A ♣7 ♦A ♦3 ♦2 ♦4 ♦7 ♦9 ♦T ♦K ♠3 ♣6 ♣Q ♣J ♠4 ♦J ♦Q ♦8 ♠x ♥6 ♦6 ♠2 ♠T ♥7 ♦5 ♥Q ♥x ♥x ♥A ♥x ♥x ♥K ♥x Contract: 3NT by E Result: 11 tricks for EW Score for NS: -460 Contract: 3NT by E Result: 11 tricks for EW Score for NS: -460

Board 12. Dealer West. N-S Vulnerable.   ♠ KJ942 ♥ 4 ♦ AK94 ♣ A85 ♠ AQT5 ♥ T32 ♦ T5 ♣ KQ72 ♠ 6 ♥ A975 ♦ Q86 ♣ JT643   ♠ 873 ♥ KQJ86 ♦ J732 ♣ 9     Open Room West North East South 1♣ 1♠ x 2♠ Pass 3♣ x 3♠ Pass Pass Pass Closed Room West North East South 1♣ 1♠ x 2♠ Pass 3♣ Pass 3♥ Pass 4♠ Pass Pass Pass West North East South ♣Q ♣A ♣4 ♣9 ♥4 ♥A West North East South ♣7 ♣A ♣J ♣9 ♥2 ♥4 ♥A ♥6 ♦T ♦K ♦6 ♦2 ♣2 ♣5 ♣4 ♠3 ♥3 ♦4 ♥7 ♥K ♥T ♦9 ♥5 ♥Q ♠5 ♠9 ♥x ♥J ♣K ♣8 ♣3 ♠7 ♠A ♠x ♠x ♠8 ♦x ♦A ♦x ♦x ♠K ♣6 Contract: 3♠ by N Result: 9 tricks for NS Score for NS: 140 Contract: 4♠ by N Result: 10 tricks for NS Score for NS: 620 480 points difference for ENGLAND, 10 IMPs for ENGLAND

Board 13. Dealer North. All Vulnerable.   ♠ QJ52 ♥ KT92 ♦ - ♣ AKQT9 ♠ K764 ♥ Q743 ♦ 6542 ♣ 4 ♠ T8 ♥ 8 ♦ AKQ9873 ♣ 853   ♠ A93 ♥ AJ65 ♦ JT ♣ J762     Open Room West North East South 1♣ 1♦ 1♥ 3♦ 4♥ 5♦ x Pass Pass Pass Closed Room West North East South 1♣ 3♦ x Pass 4♦ x 4♥ Pass 5♦ Pass 5♥ Pass Pass Pass West North East South ♣4 ♣Q ♣8 ♣2 ♥3 West North East South ♦4 ♥2 ♦3 ♦T ♥Q ♥9 ♥8 ♥5 ♦2 ♥T ♦7 ♦J ♥3 ♥K ♦9 ♥5 ♠6 ♠Q ♠8 ♠A ♥4 ♠x ♦x ♥A Contract: 5♦x by E Result: 10 tricks for EW Score for NS: 200 Contract: 5♥ by S Result: 11 tricks for NS Score for NS: 650 450 points difference for ENGLAND, 10 IMPs for ENGLAND

Board 14. Dealer East. None Vulnerable.   ♠ T63 ♥ A5 ♦ T9642 ♣ 975 ♠ K542 ♥ T9643 ♦ 83 ♣ J3 ♠ Q9 ♥ QJ82 ♦ AQ5 ♣ AK84   ♠ AJ87 ♥ K7 ♦ KJ7 ♣ QT62     Open Room West North East South 1♣ 1NT 2♦ Pass 2NT Pass 3♥ Pass 4♥ Pass Pass Pass Closed Room West North East South 1♣ Pass 1♥ Pass 2NT Pass 3♣ Pass 4♥ Pass Pass Pass West North East South ♣3 ♣7 ♣A ♣2 ♠2 ♠3 ♠Q ♠7 ♠4 ♠5 ♠9 ♠A West North East South ♦8 ♦T ♦Q ♦K ♦3 ♦4 ♦A ♦J ♥9 ♥A ♥2 ♥7 ♥x ♦9 ♦x ♦x ♥4 ♥5 ♥Q ♥K Contract: 4♥ by W Result: 9 tricks for EW Score for NS: 50 Contract: 4♥ by W Result: 9 tricks for EW Score for NS: 50

Board 15. Dealer South. N-S Vulnerable.   ♠ K98 ♥ J9 ♦ AJ65 ♣ A873 ♠ J754 ♥ 85 ♦ QT972 ♣ J5 ♠ T62 ♥ K743 ♦ K8 ♣ QT92   ♠ AQ3 ♥ AQT62 ♦ 43 ♣ K64     Open Room West North East South 1♥ Pass 2♣ Pass 2NT Pass 3NT Pass Pass Pass Closed Room West North East South 1♥ Pass 2♣ Pass 2♦ Pass 2NT Pass 3♣ Pass 3NT Pass Pass Pass West North East South ♦T ♦J ♦K ♦4 ♦9 ♦5 ♦8 ♦3 ♦Q ♦A ♠6 ♣4 ♥5 ♥J ♥3 ♥2 West North East South ♠5 ♠K ♠T ♠3 ♥5 ♥J ♥3 ♥2 ♥8 ♥9 ♥4 ♥6 ♣5 ♣3 ♣2 ♣K ♠4 ♦5 ♥7 ♥A ♠7 ♠9 ♥K ♥T ♦2 ♦9 ♦K ♦3 ♦Q ♦A ♦8 ♦4 Contract: 3NT by S Result: 10 tricks for NS Score for NS: 630 Contract: 3NT by N Result: 11 tricks for NS Score for NS: 660 30 points difference for ENGLAND, 1 IMP for ENGLAND

Board 16. Dealer West. E-W Vulnerable.   ♠ Q982 ♥ K9 ♦ KJ2 ♣ AQJ4 ♠ 5 ♥ AQ2 ♦ Q84 ♣ 976532 ♠ AK7643 ♥ T63 ♦ A975 ♣ -   ♠ JT ♥ J8754 ♦ T63 ♣ KT8     Open Room West North East South Pass 1NT 2♠ Pass Pass Pass Closed Room West North East South Pass 1NT 2♣ 2♦ Pass 2♥ Pass Pass Pass West North East South ♥2 ♥K ♥3 ♥5 ♣2 ♣A ♠3 ♣4 ♠A West North East South ♠5 ♠9 ♠A ♠T ♦4 ♠2 ♠K ♠J ♥2 ♠Q ♠3 ♦3 ♣9 ♣4 ♥3 ♣8 ♦x ♦x ♦A ♦x ♥A ♠8 ♠4 ♥J ♣7 ♣Q ♥x ♣T ♥Q ♥K ♠7 ♥8 Contract: 2♠ by E Result: 8 tricks for EW Score for NS: -110 Contract: 2♥ by N Result: 5 tricks for NS Score for NS: -150 40 points difference for EGYPT, 1 IMP for EGYPT

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