1998 World Bridge Championships
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DAILY BULLETIN
Chief Editor: H. Francis Editors: M. Horton-B. Senior
Web Editor: Th. Matziaris

No.: 13 • Wednesday, 2 September 1998

Results Contents
Open Pairs F1, F2
Ladies Pairs F1, F2
Senior Pairs F1, F2
IMP Pairs F1, F2
Société Générale Open Pairs Final
The IBPA Annual Awards
Turbo Charged
When a Negative can be Positive
Squeeze Time in the Zonal Pairs
Irish Luck


Scots lead Open Pairs

Malcolm Cuthbertson and John Matheson of Scotland, who are representing Great Britain, leaped into the lead in the Société Générale Open Pairs after two of the five sessions. They racked up a matchpoint total of 2292.7 to lead the 72 pairs into today's third and fourth sessions. The fifth session will be played tomorrow.

Larry Cohen of Law of Total Tricks fame and David Berkowitz of the United States were only marginally behind with 2284.9 points. Another North American pair, George Mittelman and Allan Graves of Canada, were third with 2275 points. In fourth place were Melih Ozdil and Jersy Zaremba of Poland with 2254.7. Another American pair, Peter Weichsel and Alan Sontag, was fifth with 2242.3

South Africans ahead in Women's Pairs

Val Bloom and Maureen Holroyd of South Africa took a small lead into today's sessions of the Louis Vuitton Women's Pairs. They topped the 36-pair field with a matchpoint total of 1076.8 after the first two sessions. They held a slim lead over Sylvia Moss and Gail Greenberg of the United States, who had 1068.3.

The Netherlands pairing of Bep Vriend and Carla Arnold were next with 1058.1. In fourth place were Elizabeth LaCroix and C. Poulain of France with 1047.3. Kathie Wei-Sender and Juanita Chambers of the United States were next with 1044.9.

Two sessions will be played today, and the fifth session will take place tomorrow.

Russians score well,
lead in IMP Pairs

A. Ladyzhensky and A. Pavlov of Russia scored plus 70.4 to take the top position in the Cara IMP Pairs after completing two sessions of the four-session event. The last two sessions will take place today.

In second place with 63.3 were G. Cohner and P. Frecke of Germany with plus 63.3. Another Russian pair - A. Riskin and J. Malinovsky - were third with plus 62.4.

Schapiro - Gordon take lead in Elf Senior Pairs

Boris Shapiro, Bermuda Bowl champion in 1955, and Irving Gordon of Great Britain led the 40 finalists in the Elf Senior Pairs at the halfway mark.
The Seniors will play the last two sessions today. Shapiro and Gordon tallied 1474 matchpoints, giving them a 38-point lead over G. Gigli and A. Latessa of Italy.

Results Contents
Open Pairs F1, F2
Ladies Pairs F1, F2
Senior Pairs F1, F2
IMP Pairs F1, F2
Société Générale Open Pairs Final
The IBPA Annual Awards
Turbo Charged
When a Negative can be Positive
Squeeze Time in the Zonal Pairs
Irish Luck



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