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Tuesday, 16-June-2009
I'm going to try to actively blog from the European Open in Sanremo.
As a test of my ability to format via the Blogger interface, here's my least favourite deal from last weekend's Pachabo (point-a-board scoring):
Dealer West
- KJ10
- A9542
- 962
- 32
- 762
- J83
- 7543
- Q104
- 9853
- 1076
- 10
- AJ976
- AQ4
- KQ
- AKQJ8
- K85
After three passes South opened with a strong 2 and North made waiting 2, 2NT next showed 23-24, North transferred to hearts and over the simple acceptance, bid a quantitative 4NT. South misinterpreted this and replied 5 (3 Key Cards for hearts) and North didn't know whether his partner had heart support or not.
He solved this by bidding 5 and South, possibly thinking this was a transfer to no-trumps, bid 5NT. This was the 'preference' North was after and he bid 6NT. Partner led a diamond and that was 13 tricks.
That didn't feel great. Our team-mates managed a bidding misunderstanding too: they arrived in 7NT(!), well the same lead would give us a great board but there was a fly in the ointment. In order to show a heart positive, North had bid 2NT over 2♣ – a fact carefully checked by East before he doubled and led the ♣A…
More on the Pachabo in my EADT article.