Sunday, February 26, 2006
Control-asking sequence
This hand was played in the RDBC team game on the evening of February 22. I held:
AKQ 5, 7 5, AK x x, Q x x
My partner dealt and opened 1S. I immediately thought slam. I considered:
• 6S (Principle of fast arrival)
• 4NT (Also principle of fast arrival))
• 3D (Strong jump shift)
• 2NT (JTB) My hand is too strong for this.
But, what about a grand slam? What does partner hold?
• I know my partner has five spades, perhaps headed by the jack.
• He likely has the AK of clubs and perhaps the queen of diamonds. With the spade jack that makes 10 HCP.
• He could reasonably have four hearts to the AK and we should be in seven spades.
I decided to explore and bid 2D giving partner an easy opportunity to bid hearts. My thinking was that:
• If he bids 2H, I will go into Blackwood. If we have all the aces and all of the kings I will bid 7S for a likely push. [If partner holds J x x x x, A K x x, ? x, AK. In 7NT we score five spades, two hearts, two diamonds, and three clubs. In spades partner can ruff two hearts in my hand.] If we are missing a king I will bid 6S.
• If he supports diamonds, I will go into Blackwood. If we have all the aces and are missing a king (club or heart) I will bid 6S. [7S requires a 3/3 diamond split.]
• If he bids 3C, I will go into Blackwood. If we have all the aces and are missing a king (club or heart) I will bid 6S. [If partner holds AK x x of clubs, 7S requires a 3/3 club split.]
LHO bid 2H and partner passed. I decided seven spades was no longer in our future.
I bid 5S. I intended this to say: “Forget the rest of your hand and bid 6S if you have first or second round control of hearts.”
His hand was:
J 10 x x x
K x
AK x
Q x x
He passed and made six. He thought my 5S bid asked him to bid 6S with a maximum hand. [To inquire about a maximum I would have bid 5S over his 1S opening.] In the follow-up discussion it turns out that neither he nor any other members of the team had run across this control-asking concept before.
At the other table, the bidding went 1S/4NT/5D/6S making six.
Thursday, February 23, 2006
Swiss Team Winners Feb 22nd
Team Game February 22, 2006
Scores after 5 rounds
Team Wins Score Rank MPs
1 0.00 5.00 Emily Ada Johnstone - Cathryn Jones - Ron Smith - Nancy Hammer
2 3.00 58.00 2/3 0.40(O) Kaye Cotton - Michael Smith - Marion Thornton - Beryl Hunter
3 2.00 58.00 2/3 0.40(O) Joe Scott - Marina Scott - Jannie Foley - Michael Foley
4 2.00 47.00 0.10(S) George Denny - William Ward - John Beoddy III - Len Fettig
5 5.00 75.00 1 0.60(O) D Dorland - J Jennings - Jinqi Zhang - Ray Everley
6 3.00 57.00 0.15(S) W. Ves Childs - Brian Simet - Sam Thornton - Thomas Graff
Wednesday Evening Pairs
**ROUND**
TEAM # 1 2 3 4 5
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1> v2 -21 v5 -30 v4 -49 v6 -23 v3 -26
2 0 0 2 1
2> v1 21 v3 14 v5 -8 v4 -16 v6 10
18 16 6 4 14
3> v4 26 v2 -14 v6 -2 v5 -6 v1 26
19 4 9 7 19
4> v3 -26 v6 -15 v1 49 v2 16 v5 -8
1 4 20 16 6
5> v6 10 v1 30 v2 8 v3 6 v4 8
14 20 14 13 14
6> v5 -10 v4 15 v3 2 v1 23 v2 -10
6 16 11 18 6
Wednesday, February 15, 2006
Regular Pairs Game February 15th
Wednesday Evening Regular Pairs February 15, 2006
Scores after 27 boards Average: 54.0 Section A
Pair Pct Score Rank MPs
1 67.19 72.56 1 1.10 Marina Scott - David Beauchamp
2 40.63 43.88 Dick Ayres - George Denny
3 34.90 37.69 Kaye Cotton - Beryl Hunter
4 37.50 40.50 Thomas Graff - Sam Thornton
6 62.96 68.00 2 0.77 W. Ves Childs - Roger Koeppe II
7 43.75 47.25 Nancy Hammer - Ron Smith
8 53.13 57.38 Joe Scott - J Jennings
9 54.69 59.06 4 0.39 Charles Urban - D Dorland
10 54.17 58.50 Emily Ada Johnstone - Cathryn Jones
11 40.63 43.88 Jannie Foley - Michael Foley
12 60.42 65.25 3 0.55 Byrl Malmanger - Pat Malmanger
**PAIRS**
BOARD 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
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1> 1 1 2 4 4 2 0 0 3 3
120* ---- -150 130* ---- 50 210* -130 -210 -50* 150* -120
2> 1- 2- 1- 2- 4 2- 0 1- 1- 2-
-180* ---- 180 -180* ---- 180 -50* 180 50 -180* -180* 180
3> 2- 3- 2- 0 - 1- 3- 4 - 1-
-170* ---- 180 -170* ---- -50 -180* 170 180 50* -180* 170
4> 4 3 1- 1- 2- 0 0 4 2- 1
630 -130* -600* -600* ---- 600 -100 -630* ---- 100* 600 130
5> 2 0 1 3- 3 - 2 3- - 4
-980 -50* 490* 990* ---- -490 -990 980* ---- 990* -990 50
6> 2 3 0 1 4 0 2 4 3 1
-50 100* -120* -90* ---- 120 -140 50* ---- 140* 90 -100
7> 3 - 3- 0 1 4 2 3- 2 -
2140 1440 -1440*-2220* -----2140* 2220 -1470*-1440* 1470 ---- 1440
8> - 2 0 1 3- 3 3- 2 - 4
-430 -400 -150* -100* ---- 430* 100 430* 400* -430 ---- 150
9> 3 1 1 4 1 0 1 3 3 3
450 420 -450* 200* ---- -450* -200 -450* -420* 450 ---- 450
10> 3 2- 1 1- 4 1- 0 4 0 2-
-140* 170 140 -170* ---- 100* -170* ---- -620* 620 -100 170
11> 2- 4 1- 1 2- 0 4 0 1- 3
450* -170 -450 200* ---- 450* 170* ---- 480* -480 -450 -200
12> 3- - - - - 3- 2 2 3- 3-
420* -420 -420 140* ---- 140* 420* ---- 200* -200 -140 -140
13> 4 3 0 1 1 2 4 3 0 2
500 110* -130 -110 ---- -130* 100 130* 130 -500* -100* ----
14> 4 2- 3 1- 4 1- 1 0 0 2-
500 -140* 200 140 ---- -120* 140 -200* 120 -500* -140* ----
15> 3 3 1 1 3 4 3 1 1 0
-200 450* -450 -450 ---- 450* 100 450* -450 200* -100* ----
16> 1- 1- 0 - 2- 3- 4 2- - 3-
100 100 ---- -120 ---- -200* -100* 200 120* -100* -200* 200
17> 3 2 4 3 1 0 0 2 4 1
150 100 ---- 500 ---- 50* -150* -100 -500* -100* 100* -50
18> 3 2 4 3- 1 - 0 2 3- -
620 600 ---- 630 ---- 100* -620* -100 -630* -600* 100* -100
19> 0 1- 0 4 1- 4 3 2- 1 2-
---- -660 500* 170* ---- -170 500* 660* 630* -500 -630 -500
20> - 2 1 3 0 3- 3- 2 - 4
---- PASS -90* -100* ---- 100 -120* PASS* PASS* 90 PASS 120
21> 1 2 - 3- - 3 4 2 0 3-
---- -450 300* 200* ---- -200 200* 450* 480* -300 -480 -200
22> 2- 1 0 0 3 2- 4 4 1- 1-
-170* -180* 130 -420* ---- 180 ---- -170* -130* 420 170 170
23> 4 - 1 - 3- 2 3 3- 0 2
300* 100* -200 100* ---- -100 ---- 170* 200* -100 -300 -170
24> 4 1 1 2 3 0 3 2 0 4
150* -140* 100 -110* ---- 140 ---- -530* -100* 110 -150 530
25> 1 - 1 3 3- 3 - 1 3- 3
-170* 140 -170* 170 ---- -140* 170 140 -170* ---- -140* 170
26> 2 0 2 2 0 2 4 2 4 2
-630* -110 -630* 630 ---- -660* 630 660 -630* ---- 110* 630
27> 4 4 2 0 1 2 3 3 0 1
150* 150 -100* -150 ---- -140* 100 140 50* ---- -150* -50
Thursday, February 09, 2006
New Scramble 2006/2007 Standings
Scramble points for Wednesday February 8th were awarded as follows:
10 - Roger
10 - Marina
8 - David
8 - Jinqi
6 - George
6 - Marion
4 - Jody
4 - John W
2 - Ronnie
2 - Joe
First Scramble Game of 2006/2007 Series
Due to an error on three travelers that were scored on the wrong line, the standings have changed somewhat.
Scramble Pairs Wednesday Eve Session February 8, 2006
Scores after 27 boards Average: 67.5 Section A
Pair Pct Score Rank MPs
1 39.59 53.44 Beryl Hunter - J Jennings
2 40.41 54.56 Brian Simet - Dick Ayres
3 36.67 49.50 W. Ves Childs - William Ward
4 52.08 70.31 Ronnie Graves - Joe Scott
5 60.00 81.00 1 1.30 Roger Koeppe II - Marina Scott
6 45.84 61.88 Charles Urban - Beverly Cunningham
7 52.92 71.44 Joann (Jody) Bryles - John West III
8 53.33 72.00 5 0.26 George Denny - Marion Thornton
9 54.17 73.13 4 0.46 Ray Everley - Len Fettig
10 57.04 77.00 3 0.65 Sam Thornton - Thomas Graff
11 47.41 64.00 D Dorland - Elwyn Smith
12 58.52 79.00 2 0.91 Jinqi Zhang - David Beauchamp
13 50.37 68.00 Byrl Malmanger - Pat Malmanger
**PAIRS**
BOARD 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14
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1> 0 4 1 1 1 3 4 4 2 4 5 1
-1520*-1010* 1010 -1510* 1010 1020 -1010* 1510 -----1020*-1010* 1520 1010 ----
2> 3 0 - 1 5 - 2 4 4- 4- 2 3
-200* -650* -100 -620* 650 -100 -600* 620 ---- 100* 100* 200 600 ----
3> 4- 2 3 2 3 - 0 3 4- 2 - 5
1430* 680* -680 680* -680 -1430 500* -680 ---- 1430* 680*-1430 -500 ----
4> 5 3- 1 2 1- 1- 0 3 3- 4 0 5
---- 1100* 650* 200* 620* -650 -650 -100* -620 650* -200 -1100 100 ----
5> 2- 2- 5 0 2- 2- 2- 5 2- 0 2- 2-
---- 420* 420* 590* 200* -420 -420 420* -200 420* -590 -420 -420 ----
6> 0 1- 1- 3- 3- 1- 5 1- 3- 3- 5 0
---- 600* 630* 630* 650* -630 -650 680* -650 650* -630 -600 -680 ----
7> 2- 0 4 5 2- 1 2- 1 2- 0 5 4
620 ---- -800* -200* 200* -620* 200 -620* -650* 620 -200 800 650 ----
8> 2- 2- - 4- 2- 4- - 4- 4- - 2- -
50 ---- -50* -110* 50* -50* 110 -110* 50* 110 -50 50 -50 ----
9> 3 1 3 5 2 2 4 0 1 0 4 5
940 ---- -980* -920* 100* -940* 920 50* -990* -50 -100 980 990 ----
10> 0 3- 4- 3 4- 1- 2 1- 3- - - 5
80* -110 ---- 200* 170* 200* 110* -170 110* -110 -200 -200 -80 ----
11> - 1 4 4 - 4 1 2 3 4- 1 4-
-460* -100 ---- 100* 100* -460* 100* -100 50* -50 460 -100 460 ----
12> 0 0 1 3- 3- 5 1- 2 3 1- 4 5
80* -170 ---- 100* 140* 140* 170* -140 110* -110 -140 -100 -80 ----
13> 4 4 0 2- 0 2- 5 5 1 2- 2- 1
200 200* -620 ---- 140* -730* -140 620* 730 -200* 140* -140 -200 ----
14> 3 3- 1- - 5 4- 3- 0 2 - 4- 1-
400 -150* 150 ---- -420* -100* 420 -150* 100 -400* -420* 420 150 ----
15> 4 5 4 1 4 2 1 1 1 3 4 0
650 200* 650 ---- -650* -100* 200 -650* 100 -650* -200* 650 -200 ----
16> 2 0 3 2 0 3 4 3 5 1 5 2
100 -110 -100* 100 ---- -200* -100* 110 -100* 110* -110* 200 100 ----
17> 1 3 4 1 1 4 5 4 2 0 4 1
-50 90 50* -50 ---- -110* 50* 120 50* -90* -120* 110 -50 ----
18> 4 0 0 1 2- 1 2- 4 5 2- 2- 5
-170 -460 100* -450 ---- 200* 170* -200 450* 460* 200* -200 -100 ----
19> 3- 4 1 3- 1- 1 1 5 4 0 4 1-
-400* 460 -460* -400* 400 ---- -460* -460* -170* 460 170 460 400 ----
20> 0 - 1- 1- 5 4- 4- 3 3- 2 - 3-
-140* -100 -110* -110* 140 ---- 100* 100* 90* 110 -90 -100 110 ----
21> 1- 1- 3- 5 3- 1- 3- 0 1- 5 3- 0
100* -200 200* 300* -100 ---- 100* 200* -100* -200 100 -100 -300 ----
22> 1- 1- 3- 5 4 3- 1- 1- 0 3- 3- 1
-550* -550* 550 100* 50* 550 ---- -550* -550* -100 550 550 -50 ----
23> 1- 0 1- 3- 5 5 1- 3- 1- 3- 3- 0
-140* -200* 110 -110* 100* 200 ---- -140* -110* 110 140 140 -100 ----
24> 1 4 0 1 3 1 1 5 4 4 4 2
-430* -400* 170 -430* -420* 400 ---- -430* -170* 430 430 430 420 ----
25> 3 1 0 2 0 1- 5 1- 5 4 3- 3-
-200* 180 -450* 200 -50 -420* 450 ---- -420* 50* -180* 420 420 ----
26> - - 2 4- 4- 4- 3 3 - 4- 2 -
140* -620 200* -140 -140 620* -200 ---- 500* 140* 620* -500 -620 ----
27> 1 2 3 4 2 0 2 5 3 3 0 5
-300* -50 50* 300 -50 -500* -50 ---- 570* 50* 50* -570 500 ----
Thursday, February 02, 2006
Winners February 1st Pairs Game
February 1, 2006 Wednesday Evening Pairs
Scores after 27 boards Average: 54.0
Pair Pct Score Rank MPs
1 46.35 50.06 D Dorland - Charles Urban
2 45.83 49.50 Ray Everley - Brian Simet
3 54.17 58.50 2 0.77 Marina Scott - David Beauchamp
4 50.00 54.00 Roger Koeppe II - John West III
6 52.78 57.00 4 0.39 Ronnie Graves - George Denny
7 49.48 53.44 Beryl Hunter - Beverly Cunningham
8 56.25 60.75 1 1.10 Joe Scott - J Jennings
9 53.65 57.94 3 0.55 Thomas Graff - Sam Thornton
10 49.48 53.44 Michael Smith - Marion Thornton
11 41.15 44.44 Dick Ayres - William Ward
12 50.52 54.56 Jannie Foley - Michael Foley
**PAIRS**
BOARD 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
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1> 1 1- 2- 4 4 1- 0 0 2- 3
-100* ---- 50 -50* ---- 130 110* 50 -110 -130* -50* 100
2> 1- 2- 4 1 0 0 4 3 1- 2-
-680* ---- 680 100* ---- 500 -1430* -100 1430 -500* -680* 680
3> 2- 3- - 1- 4 3- 0 2- - 1-
-400* ---- 430 -430* ---- 400 -180* 430 180 -400* -430* 400
4> 1- 1 0 2- 4 0 2- 4 1- 3
-650 620* 200* 650* ---- -200 -1400 650* ---- 1400* -650 -620
5> 1- 2- 0 4 4 3 2- 1 0 1-
-460 460* 420* 490* ---- -420 -430 460* ---- 430* -490 -460
6> 2- 1- 4 1- 0 2- 1- 1- 2- 2-
-50 50* 110* 50* ---- -110 -50 50* ---- 50* -50 -50
7> 3- 0 - 2- - 1- 2- 4 1- 3-
630 -200 -630* 100* ---- -630* -100 100* 200* -100 ---- 630
8> 2- 2- 1- 1- 1- 2- 4 1- 0 2-
-480 -480 480* 480* ---- 480* -480 510* 480* -510 ---- -480
9> 2 1 0 4 2 0 1 3 3 4
300 100 -1100* 800* ---- -300* -800 -470* -100* 470 ---- 1100
10> 0 3 4 3 3 1 3 1 1 1
-620* -100 620 200* ---- 200* 100* ---- 200* -200 -200 -200
11> 0 1 4 4 1- 3 1- 2- 2- 0
-50* -170 50 420* ---- 140* 170* ---- 140* -140 -140 -420
12> 0 2 4 1 3 2 4 0 1 3
-870* 300 870 -620* ---- -140* -300* ---- 100* -100 140 620
13> 1 3 1 1 1 4 3 3 3 0
-100 100* -100 -100 ---- -110* 150 100* 110 100* -150* ----
14> 1 0 3 4 4 2 1 0 3 2
50 -420* 170 420 ---- 50* 100 -170* -50 -50* -100* ----
15> 4 3- - - 1 2 3- 3 0 2
300 140* -140 -140 ---- -110* 90 140* 110 -300* -90* ----
16> 0 4 1 2 4 3 3 0 1 2
-170 180 ---- -150 ---- 110* 170* 100 150* -180* -100* -110
17> 4 - 2- 3- 0 2- 1- 3- 1- -
150 -100 ---- -50 ---- 100* -150* -50 50* 100* 50* -100
18> 3- 0 3- 3 - 2 - 4 2 1
650 110 ---- 650 ---- -120* -650* 200 -650* -110* -200* 120
19> 1 4 - 3- 2 3 - 0 3- 2
---- -120 600* -100* ---- 100 110* 120* -100* -600 100 -110
20> 2- 1- 1- 2- 1- 1- 4 2- 0 2-
---- -100 100* 100* ---- -100 100* 100* 120* -100 -120 -100
21> 2- 4 0 4 3 1- 1- 0 2- 1
---- 50 200* -110* ---- 110 100* -50* -50* -200 50 -100
22> 3 4 2 - 0 - 2 3- 1 3-
120* 150* PASS -100* ---- -150 ---- -100* PASS* 100 -120 100
23> 3- 2 - 0 2 1 3- 4 - 3
200* 150* -200 -90* ---- -150 ---- 100* 200* 90 -200 -100
24> 2 3 3 0 1 4 1 4 2 0
-50* 50* 170 -300* ---- -50 ---- 130* -170* 300 50 -130
25> 4 1- 1 0 0 3 4 2- 2- 1-
180* -150 110* -180 ---- -80* -110 80 150* ---- 150* -150
26> 0 1- 2- 4 2- 1- 1- 2- 2- 1-
-100* -140 140* 100 ---- 140* -140 -140 140* ---- 140* -140
27> 0 - 3- 4 1 - 3 2 3- 2
-920* -100 100* 920 ---- -420* -100 420 -300* ---- 100* 300
