This is the excrept form the chat log during the match #470 Teams Rays ladder challenge Al and friend vs BridgeBuilders Thomas (Goreny) and me (Miksa) were kibitzing both tables at the same time sharing the news Chat log of Bridge Base Online session for Miksa starting at: Sun Dec 17 20:x:x 2006 ** B01 ** cathedra: ok thx cathedra: typ Goreny: 4!S Miksa: here too :) Miksa: Good, you be there, I'll be here :) Goreny: here not yet, only I told as best contract Miksa: 2S - P - 4S -P all here Goreny: 2!S - 2NT (feature ask)-3!C-4!S here Miksa: I like it Goreny: need to guess !S Q to reach 10 tricks, 2 diamond losers Miksa: y, he didn't guess it here Goreny: Al plays on elimination - good plan! Goreny: but guessed badly too the Q - only diamonds remained, we have a chance with opps fault nowelles: play spade J at traick u8 and it's 100% eeven if loses Miksa: -1 here cathedra: sry thx Goreny: here too, no way to make now Miksa: coment from dummy: "play spade J at traick u8 and it's 100% eeven if loses" Goreny: 0-0 Miksa: yes... will you write the review of the match? Goreny: hahaha, maybe - need the LIN file Miksa: :) I will send you :) Goreny: Al surely will put on the site Goreny: but faster if you send me:) Miksa: yes... and you write very well Miksa: ok :) ** B02 ** pocetnik: typ andreakis: can make 5!D Miksa: 3!d West Goreny: so we only need to make 4!H, if 3!D goes down that is not a problem Miksa: Zoran (West) made 3!d+2 andreakis: but they have game in hearts Goreny: here 4!H Goreny: Al as North 4!H=!!!!! Miksa: :)) Goreny: an IMP-mountain! Goreny: wow 13!!!!! Miksa: :)) ** B03 ** cathedra: glp Miksa: B03: 4!h by South here andreakis: we let them play the game here Goreny: I see a 4!H contract for NS - not difficult to reach Goreny: Al plays my forcing NT: 11 points 3-card support, not immediate limitraise but via 1NT in order to show 5-3 fit Goreny: 3!H passed:( Miksa: we will loose a lot here :( Goreny: 4!H was OK? There is a chance to go down Miksa: 1!h - P - 1NT (forcing) - P - 2!h - P - 4H here Goreny: same here but only 3!H at the end Miksa: It is ok, established !d Miksa: +1 Goreny: this is their hand:( Goreny: Yvon did not play on !D establishing, so 3!H can go down ... has to guess the !H jack - OK, succeed ** B04 ** andreakis: glp pocetnik: typ Miksa: B04: p-p-1!s-p-2!c-p-3!c-p-3NT-all P. Zoran (West) is declarer Goreny: heart suit is dangerous, was it led? Miksa: y, !h2 Miksa: made :) Goreny: p-p-1!S-p-1NT-p-2!C-p-2NT-p-3NT-all pass now ended the bidding Miksa: might better, though (+1), but didn't nowelles: wd Goreny: haha - this is a double vugraph only for us andreakis: wdp Miksa: :) you'll have enough material for the review ... tonight :) Goreny: Al led the jack of diamonds... Miksa: W played !c very well, but at the end missed the opportunity to establish !d, so no overtrick Goreny: the lead seems not as good as !H, but Yvon ducked, and West lost the Q, now the suit is unstopped (we have only 3-3, so 2 tricks at all) Goreny: ok - here 4 club trick will happen, W pulled the ace and Q dropped Goreny: here still board 4, most likely overtrick will be for opps - yes, +1 Miksa: right, overtrick is possible Goreny: caused by !D lead Miksa: yes, right ** B05 ** pocetnik: glp andreakis: thanks Miksa: B05: P-1!h-P-2!d-P-2NT-P all, played by East cathedra: wdo Miksa: 2NT + 2 pocetnik: wdp andreakis: thx Goreny: B5: p-1!H-p-1!S-p-1NT-all pass Goreny: great lead, !H ace here - then Al must switch, 2 has shown lowest suit as Lavinthal, and-and-and... Goreny: GOAAAAAL, !C Q-K-ace, !H from the other side, no 10 tricks now sure! Miksa: :))) Miksa: As Geof says: "You get better pictures with radio" :)) Goreny: a little loss leading 10!C by Yvon, spade switch would be better, but East misplayed the !H Q into K then Goreny: so 1NT+2 - we could reach +1only, but 1 imps still won, OK ** B06 ** andreakis: thx pocetnik: glp Miksa: B06: P-P-1!d-1!h-2N-P-3NT all P, played by East Miksa: 3NT made Goreny: B6: p-p-1!D-2!H-2NT all pass! Miksa: good, swing for us! Goreny: wow yes, either makes or not, always will lose imps!!!:) Miksa: right. Goreny: here only the lead, !H5-2, and Al thinking,thinking and thinking Goreny: hehe and then told them sorry phone:) Goreny: Opps claimed 9 tricks after 3rd trick - accepted ** B07 ** cathedra: last board for me. I have to drive daughter. can esit sub for me after this? nowelles: sure cathedra: is ok? Miksa->Kibitzers: yes, ok andreakis: tell this on tournament chat so al can know cathedra->Tournament: Al, please sub esit for meafter this hand. I have to go nowelles: brb cathedra: glp xx1943->Tournament: ok cathedra: bye all xx1943->Tournament: tell me, if the hand is finished nowelles: bye andreakis->Tournament: its dummy time Miksa: yes, right Miksa: B07: 1!H-P-1!s-P-1NT-2!c-3!h-P-4!h, played by South Miksa: B07: 4h+1 nowelles: finished andreakis->Tournament: finished andreakis->Kibitzers: they will play 3nt at the other table and go down Goreny: not an easy contract this 4!H, even if makeable - with Kx support only hard to reach, and West agressively overcalled 3!C after 1!H!!! Goreny: followed by Al's 3!S, pass, 4!D - pass - and - 4!H Bingo!!! Miksa: :) good :) Goreny: the overtrick depends on the lead, and West made a suicide !D lead! Goreny: Yvon pulls the trumps, this is OK, and then spade switch, ace, and... - a great !D finesse works! Goreny: 4!H+1 too, push board ** B08 ** esit: hi hi nowelles: 2/1 p andreakis: hi esit: sure... standard carding and signals? nowelles: yese nowelles: ????????????? andreakis: gl Miksa: Changed North here... B08: P-P-1!s-P-1NT-P-3!h-P-3NT, played by West Miksa: B08: has sure 9 tricks after 10!h lead and !hJ played from dummy :) andreakis: wd nowelles: how couldl you lead suit bid strongly by E? andreakis: wd Zoran pocetnik: typ Miksa: they (we) are doing good so far... esit: seemed less likely to give up a trick nowelles: idea is to attack not "less likely" less likely cause no goode for us esit: declarer obviously has minors nowelles: you knopw he has Hearts not "obfvious he has minors" pocetnik: luck p Miksa: Again comment by South (...) good for us if they are fighting ;) Goreny: p-p-1!S-p-1NT-p-2!H-p-3!C-p-3!H-and all pass! Goreny: and Yvon told me privately: they second time open with my 5-card major:) Goreny: here is a serious !D lead followed by dummy's spade ruff, and a little bit misplayed defence, so 3!H= Miksa: no harm done :) Goreny: 30-8, we are on the good way!!! Miksa: yes, very good game bidding and making at this table ** B09 ** andreakis: thx p Miksa: another swing for us, then. But now we play 3NT by East, and the lead is killing 6!c andreakis: must think for a moment Miksa: B09: P-1NT-P-2!D-P-2!h-P-3NT, made :) pocetnik: wdp andreakis: thx Goreny: p-1NT-p-2!D(xfer)-dbl(lead-directing)-2!H-p-3NT all pass (Yvon's reply: our teammates playing nicely!) Goreny: here !D established (the lead-direcing was not the best), one spade in our side too, but then discarded, so goes to +1 Goreny: it is OK, when they are better with 1 imp, while we with 7-8 per boards won:) ** B10 ** andreakis: passing invitations is not my stronger side (my habit) pocetnik: luck p andreakis: thx Miksa: B10 is dangerous for us: 1!d-1!h-Dbl-P-1!s-P-3!s-P-4!s by East, !c2 lead andreakis: sorry Miksa: 4!s -1 here on board 10 pocetnik: its mine fault, was a overbid Miksa: Zoran said: "its mine fault, was a overbid" Goreny: 1!D-p-1!H-p-1!S-p-3!S-p-4!S-p-p-p! Goreny: chance for failing! Miksa: must fail or we will loose a lot (at our table was 4!s -1) andreakis: we were very ambitious andreakis: this is hazard bridge pocetnik: true :) Goreny: 2!C is the lead, !H2 back Goreny: it should fail, no way to make - W blocked in !D with the remained K, declarer goes wrong, !S Q won, the failing is sure now Goreny: we pulled !S, and other !H loses to Yvon (!D king blocking killed), 2 down! ** B11 ** Miksa: B11: 1!d-P-1!h-P-2!h-P-4!H played by North, !c7 lead andreakis: what's done is done Goreny: 1!C-p-1!H-p-2!H-p-4!H all pass in board 11 Miksa: bad lead here, unleading Ace :( 4!h +1 andreakis: sorry p andreakis: bad lead pocetnik: np Miksa: And Andrea says: "sorry, p, bad lead" Goreny: Now we'll make it with = - a !S 8(!!!) establishing we missed, that's why Goreny: third one-IMP winning of the opps - never a bigger one! ** B12 ** andreakis: gl pocetnik: typ Miksa: B12: 1!s-2!c-3!c (spade raise, 9-11)-3!h-4!s, played by West, lead !hJ andreakis: claim Goreny: 1NT-p-2!C-p-3!S (I think shows 5)-p-4!S-all pass in 12th Miksa: 4!s+1 here Goreny: hey Miksa you are the master of saving, pls save this chatfile and send to team members - it would be interesting for them to read as a broadcast:) Miksa: :) I had the same idea! You are mind reader? :)) Goreny: :) Goreny: we got the first 3 tricks, so 4!S= Miksa: :) great Goreny: and have 24 imps for the last two boards, go-go-go ** B13 ** pocetnik: luck p andreakis: thx Miksa: B13: P-1!d-P-1!h-P-1!s-P-2!d, played by East, !c5 lead Goreny: p-1!D,all pass Goreny: !HQ was led from Yvon, A wins the K Goreny: and !D Q follows, ace wins, East switch to hearts again Miksa: 2!d -1 here :( andreakis: they have 24 points and remain silent Goreny: we trumped all our trumps here, followed by a !C switch, goes to East's ace Goreny: but there is an established 10!H on dummy - East thinking, 3-3 tricks had gone Goreny: crossing to dummy with trump, and high !H 10 coming:( Goreny: 1!D= Goreny: so need a disaster to lose the match - nearly sure we cannot produce such a disaster to lose 19 imps!!! ** B14 ** andreakis: last one, nice to play against you Miksa: B14: P-P-1!s-P-1NT-P-2!c played by West, lead !c9 nowelles: enjoyed you played very well Miksa: we are down here... at least 2 Goreny: p-p-1!S-p-1NT-p-2!C-p-p-p, same bidding here pocetnik: sryA Goreny: a trump was led, goes to Yvon's ace Miksa: so we won the match, and, more imnportant, good play :) andreakis: victory Miksa: Bravo, guys, you were excellent! andreakis: I suppose we were Goreny: yes - this 2!C should go down, but if not, no problem:) pocetnik: thanks, the last one I messed up, and we let them play that 4!h :( Miksa: :) Surely you were :) bid and made all games possible Miksa: : everything is ok Goreny: 4-2 in tricks, and 5-2 then - so the contract willing to go down:) Goreny: no 5-2, I missed:) but still goes down poppagene->Tournament: congrats opps vanyvon->Tournament: thanks all for a very pleasant match xx1943->Tournament: Ty opps for a nice match. We enjoyed. adriennek->Tournament: thx all- congrats opps poppagene->Tournament: thanks all xx1943->Tournament: ty pocetnik->Tournament: thx all, nice match Goreny->Tournament: thank you opps, congratulations for winners:) live broadcast available from Miksa:) Miksa->Tournament: Thanks for the play, BridgeBuilders Miksa: I will send you all chat log later tonight, both from Goreny and me