Glenfield Bridge Centre A 9 Loughborough A 3

Tim Glover & Peter Neville 4S+1 by W 450 5 Imps (0)	North ª KJ © AT8 ¨ QT8632 § K3	Robert Northage & David Fletcher 4S by W -420 -4 Imps (1)	Tim & Peter 1N by W 90 3 Imps (-1)	North ª JT3 © Q92 ¨ KQJ8 § J73	Robert & David 2S by S 110 3 Imps (5)	Tim & Peter 3N+2 by S -460 0 Imps (-8)	North ª QJ4 © A94 ¨ KJT8 § KT8	Robert & David 3N+2 by S 460 0 Imps (8)
West ª AQ8632 © ¨ K97 § AQ97	Board 1 Dealer N Love All 6 Imps NS Par -260 Th Par 5S -450	East ª T97 © Q96542 ¨ § JT62	West ª A8 © T7 ¨ A7632 § AK96	Board 2 Dealer E NS Vul 9 Imps NS Par 5 Th Par 3C -110	East ª K7 © J854 ¨ 954 § Q852	West ª K5 © QT52 ¨ 9543 § 962	Board 3 Dealer S EW Game 11 Imps NS Par 460 Th Par 1N+1 120	East ª AT986 © 73 ¨ A62 § J43
Bob Parker & Gerry Bucciero 4D by N 130 9 Imps (11)	South ª 54 © KJ73 ¨ AJ54 § 854	Bharat Thakrar & Jenny Grant 5D*-1 by N 100 -4 Imps (-8)	Bob & Gerry 5C-2 by W 100 3 Imps (5)	South ª Q96542 © AK63 ¨ T § T4	Bharat & Jenny 4S-2 by S 200 5 Imps (3)	Bob & Gerry 3N+2 by S 460 0 Imps (8)	South ª 732 © KJ86 ¨ Q7 § AQ75	Bharat & Jenny 3N-1 by S 50 11 Imps (5)

After 3 boards – Glenfield Bridge Centre A 26 Loughborough 0 – Tim & Peter 8 (-9); Bob & Gerry 12 (24); Robert & David -1 (14); Jenny & Bharat 12 (0)
1	North/South can make ten tricks in diamonds so, in theory, should push on to five diamonds over four spades. East/West can make eleven tricks in spades so, again, in theory, should continue on to five spades if pushed. This is a lot less easy to see at the table.
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3	It’s tough for West to lead the king of spades after the sequence one no trump-three no trumps. It’s not so tough if a less direct sequence gives East the opportunity to bid the spade suit.

Tim Glover & Peter Neville 3C by S –110 -3 Imps (0)	North ª JT © T94 ¨ AJ986 § KT8	Robert Northage & David Fletcher 3H-3 by W 300 7 Imps (5)	Tim & Peter 1N+3 by N -180 6 Imps (9)	North ª QJ2 © K ¨ 9742 § A7654	Robert & David 3N+1 by N 630 6 Imps (1)	Tim & Peter 3S+1 by N -170 0 Imps (13)	North ª AK8532 © ¨ A98 § KQ72	Robert & David 4C+2 by N 170 0 Imps (-13)
West ª 54 © KJ652 ¨ 532 § J76	Board 4 Dealer W Game All 5 Imps NS Par 5 Th Par 3C 110	East ª AK862 © 83 ¨ KQT4 § 94	West ª T87 © JT43 ¨ J86 § JT2	Board 5 Dealer N NS Vul -4 Imps NS Par 400 Th Par 3N 600	East ª AK543 © 9872 ¨ KQT3 §	West ª 76 © AJ92 ¨ QJ7643 § 4	Board 6 Dealer E EW Vul -6 Imps NS Par 185 Th Par 6C 920	East ª Q94 © KQT8 ¨ KT § 9653
Bob Parker & Gerry Bucciero 2N-1 by S –100 -3 Imps (-5)	South ª Q973 © AQ7 ¨ 7 § AQ532	Bharat Thakrar & Jenny Grant 2H by W 110 3 Imps (5)	Bob & Gerry 3S-1 by E 50 -8 Imps (-11)	South ª 96 © AQ65 ¨ A5 § KQ983	Bharat & Jenny 3N+1 by N –630 -6 Imps (-1)	Bob & Gerry 2S+3 by N 200 0 Imps (-12)	South ª JT © 76543 ¨ T5 § AJT8	Bharat & Jenny 4S+1 by N -450 -6 Imps (10)

After 6 boards – Glenfield Bridge Centre A 31 Loughborough 10 – Tim & Peter 11 (13); Bob & Gerry 1 (-4); Robert & David 12 (7); Jenny & Bharat 3 (14)
4	It takes excellent defence to beat three (or two) no trumps by South. West must lead diamonds, and East must lead hearts. Otherwise, declarer can just knock out the ace and king of spades to make five clubs, two spades and the two red aces.
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Tim Glover & Peter Neville 4S+1 by W -650 0 Imps (-1)	North ª 53 © QJT ¨ QT93 § 8653	Robert Northage & David Fletcher 4S+1 by W 650 0 Imps (1)	Tim & Peter 3C-1 by N -50 1 Imp (-5)	North ª J8 © 9743 ¨ KQ54 § KQ5	Robert & David 1D by W 90 1 Imps (5)	Tim & Peter 3N+2 by N 460 0 Imps (0)	North ª AT3 © AQJ73 ¨ QJ § Q86	Robert & David 6H-1 by N 50 11 Imps (11)
West ª QJT9742 © 85 ¨ 8 § AT3	Board 7 Dealer S Game All 12 Imps NS Par –635 Th Par 4S –620	East ª A8 © 7643 ¨ AK65 § QJ2	West ª K532 © AJ ¨ A963 § AT4	Board 8 Dealer W Love All 5 Imps NS Par –70 Th Par 2N 120	East ª 974 © K8652 ¨ J72 § 62	West ª 986 © 92 ¨ AT752 § T73	Board 9 Dealer N EW Vul 14 Imps NS Par 460 Th Par 3N+2 460	East ª 7542 © T54 ¨ 43 § KJ92
Bob Parker & Gerry Bucciero 4S by W 620 0 Imps (0)	South ª K6 © AK92 ¨ J742 § K97	Bharat Thakrar & Jenny Grant 3N-1 by E 100 12 Imps (12)	Bob & Gerry 1S+1 by W 110 1 Imp (6)	South ª AQT6 © QT ¨ T8 § J9873	Bharat & Jenny 2S-1 by W 50 3 Imps (-2)	Bob & Gerry 3N+2 by S -460 0 Imps (0)	South ª KQJ © K86 ¨ K986 § A54	Bharat & Jenny 6N by N 990 11 Imps (11)

After 9 boards – Glenfield Bridge Centre A 62 Loughborough 10 – Tim & Peter 12 (7); Bob & Gerry 2 (2); Robert & David 24 (24); Jenny & Bharat 29 (35)
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9	Despite the balanced distributions and lack of points (just 32), 6N is not a bad proposition, just needing the king of clubs well placed or the ten of diamonds to drop in three rounds or a mis-defence. Six hearts is an inferior contract as it requires the same but also risks an adverse ruff.

Tim Glover & Peter Neville 3S-1 by W 100 3 Imps (5)	North ª 73 © J862 ¨ KQT7 § A32	Robert Northage & David Fletcher 2H by N 110 3 Imps (5)	Tim & Peter 3D*-1 by N -100 8 Imps (8)	North ª J5 © J64 ¨ KQJT64 § K4	Robert & David 4S+1 by W 450 0 Imps (0)	Tim & Peter 4H+1 by W -450 0 Imps (0)	North ª KQJ6 © J9 ¨ 86 § Q9764	Robert & David 4H+1 by W 450 0 Imps (0)
West ª QT542 © QT ¨ 8654 § 86	Board 10 Dealer E Game All -5 Imps NS Par 0 Th Par 3C –110	East ª A96 © A95 ¨ J § KQJT75	West ª AQ82 © K7 ¨ A95 § 9762	Board 11 Dealer S Love All 9 Imps NS Par-455 Th Par 4S+1 -450	East ª KT964 © AQT52 ¨ 2 § J5	West ª 82 © AK875 ¨ K5 § AJ53	Board 12 Dealer W NS Vul 0 Imps NS Par –435 Th Par 4H+1 -450	East ª AT4 © Q432 ¨ QT94 § KT
Bob Parker & Gerry Bucciero 2C+1 by E 110 3 Imps (0)	South ª KJ8 © K743 ¨ A932 § 94	Bharat Thakrar & Jenny Grant 4H-3 by N -300 -7 Imps (-5)	Bob & Gerry 4S+1 by E 450 0 Imps (0)	South ª 73 © 983 ¨ 873 § AQT83	Bharat & Jenny 4S+3 by W -510 -2 Imps (-2)	Bob & Gerry 4H by W 420 0 Imps (-1)	South ª 9753 © T6 ¨ AJ732 § 82	Bharat & Jenny 4H by W -420 0 Imps (0)

After 12 boards – Glenfield Bridge Centre A 71 Loughborough 15 – Tim & Peter 23 (20); Bob & Gerry 5 (1); Robert & David 27 (29); Jenny & Bharat 20 (28)

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Tim Glover & Peter Neville 2H by E -110 0 Imps (0)	North ª KJT8 © K54 ¨ AT7 § Q72	Robert Northage & David Fletcher 4H-1 by E -100 -5 Imps (-5)	Tim & Peter 3S-1 by N -50 0 Imps (-4)	North ª A865 © 753 ¨ J76 § QT6	Robert & David 3N-1 by S 50 0 Imps (4)	Tim & Peter 1N+2 by S 150 2 Imps (2)	North ª A62 © J7 ¨ KJT2 § JT53	Robert & David 1N-1 by N 100 5 Imps (5)
West ª Q942 © J872 ¨ Q2 § T84	Board 13 Dealer N Game All -5 Imps NS Par -110 Th Par 2H –110	East ª A76 © AQT93 ¨ K9 § AJ8	West ª 94 © AQ86 ¨ Q43 § 9742	Board 14 Dealer E Love All -5 Imps NS Par –50 Th Par 2S 110	East ª QJ7 © JT9 ¨ KT9 § J853	West ª JT3 © K43 ¨ 653 § K987	Board 15 Dealer S NS Vul 6 Imps NS Par 90 Th Par 1N 90	East ª Q85 © QT98 ¨ AQ87 § 62
Bob Parker & Gerry Bucciero 2H by E 110 0 Imps (0)	South ª 53 © 6 ¨ J86543 § K963	Bharat Thakrar & Jenny Grant 2H by E -110 0 Imps (0)	Bob & Gerry 2S by S -110 -4 Imps (0)	South ª KT32 © K42 ¨ A852 § AK	Bharat & Jenny 4S-2 by N -100 -2 Imps (-5)	Bob & Gerry 1N by S -90 0 Imps (0)	South ª K974 © A652 ¨ 94 § AQ4	Bharat & Jenny 1N by S 90 0 Imps (0)

After 15 boards – Glenfield Bridge Centre A 77 Loughborough 25 – Tim & Peter 25 (18); Bob & Gerry 1 (1); Robert & David 27 (33); Jenny & Bharat 18 (23)

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Tim Glover & Peter Neville 4H-1 by N -50 -3 Imps (-5)	North ª 84 © AJ863 ¨ 974 § KJ8	Robert Northage & David Fletcher 4S-2 by W -200 -3 Imps (-2)	Tim & Peter 3N by E -400 0 Imps (0)	North ª Q7652 © 5 ¨ J93 § QJ85	Robert & David 5H-2 by W -100 -11 Imps (-11)	Tim & Peter 3N-3 by S -300 -3 Imps (-10)	North ª AK942 © 98762 ¨ 4 § J8	Robert & David 3N-3 by S 300 3 Imps (10)
West ª KJ63 © 52 ¨ AKQ8 § QT3	Board 16 Dealer W EW Vul 2 Imps NS Par 75 Th Par 3H 140	East ª AQ95 © QT ¨ T653 § 754	West ª A © AK96 ¨ 42 § T97643	Board 17 Dealer N Love All -11 Imps NS Par –400 Th Par 3N -400	East ª KJ84 © QT7 ¨ AQ8 § AK2	West ª Q6 © KT4 ¨ KQT973 § K6	Board 18 Dealer E NS Vul -12 Imps NS Par –200 Th Par 3H 140	East ª T853 © 53 ¨ J85 § T973
Bob Parker & Gerry Bucciero 2S by W 110 1 Imps (6)	South ª T72 © K974 ¨ J2 § A962	Bharat Thakrar & Jenny Grant 4S-2 by W 200 3 Imps (2)	Bob & Gerry 3N by E 400 0 Imps (0)	South ª T93 © J8432 ¨ KT765 §	Bharat & Jenny 3N+1 by E -430 -1 Imps (-1)	Bob & Gerry 4H by S -620 -13 Imps (-10)	South ª J7 © AQJ ¨ A62 § AQ542	Bharat & Jenny 4H-1 by N -100 3 Imps (-6)

After 18 boards – Glenfield Bridge Centre A 79 Loughborough 48 – Tim & Peter 19 (3); Bob & Gerry -11 (-4); Robert & David 16 (30); Jenny & Bharat 25(18)

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Tim Glover & Peter Neville 3D-1 by S 50 6 Imps (5)	North ª AKJ4 © J98 ¨ K82 § A97	Robert Northage & David Fletcher 2S-2 by E 200 0 Imps (2)	Tim & Peter 3N by N -600 0 Imps (1)	North ª AQ5 © AJT ¨ T8754 § J8	Robert & David 3N+1 by N 630 1 Imps (0)	Tim & Peter 2N by W 120 0 Imps (0)	North ª KQ87 © 873 ¨ A73 § JT3	Robert & David 2H-1 by E 50 5 Imps (5)
West ª QT © K753 ¨ A95 § K654	Board 19 Dealer S EW Game -2 Imps NS Par 200 Th Par 2N 120	East ª 98763 © 64 ¨ Q73 § Q32	West ª 4 © K84 ¨ 932 § KQT942	Board 20 Dealer W Game All -14 Imps NS Par 600 Th Par 3N+1 630	East ª J8762 © Q952 ¨ KJ6 § 6	West ª AJT © 64 ¨ T964 § KQ54	Board 21 Dealer N NS Vul 4 Imps NS Par –130 Th Par 2N –120	East ª 962 © AKQ52 ¨ Q82 § 72
Bob Parker & Gerry Bucciero 2S-2 by W 200 0 Imps (2)	South ª 52 © AQT2 ¨ JT64 § JT8	Bharat Thakrar & Jenny Grant 2S*-2 by E -500 -7 Imps (-9)	Bob & Gerry 3N by N 600 0 Imps (-1)	South ª KT93 © 763 ¨ AQ § A753	Bharat & Jenny 3D*-6 -1700 -14 Imps (-13)	Bob & Gerry 2H+1 by E -140 0 Imps (-1)	South ª 543 © JT9 ¨ KJ5 § A986	Bharat & Jenny 2N by W 120 0 Imps (0)

After 21 boards – Glenfield Bridge Centre A 83 Loughborough 64 – Tim & Peter 25 (9); Bob & Gerry -11 (-4); Robert & David 22 (37); Jenny & Bharat 4(-4)

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Tim Glover & Peter Neville 3H by S -140 0 Imps (0)	North ª Q983 © AT8 ¨ 86 § Q986	Robert Northage & David Fletcher 1N*-4 by E 800 12 Imps (12)	Tim & Peter 3N-3 by W -300 -6 Imps (-5)	North ª T8 © AKT7 ¨ J953 § QT2	Robert & David 1N-3 by N -300 -8 Imps (-10)	Tim & Peter 6N by S -990 -6 Imps (0)	North ª AQ954 © J95 ¨ 76 § KJ5	Robert & David 6N by S 990 6 Imps (11)
West ª AJT5 © 742 ¨ T93 § 532	Board 22 Dealer E EW Vul 13 Imps NS Par 140 Th Par 3H 140	East ª K62 © J5 ¨ AKJ542 § 74	West ª Q963 © 84 ¨ T42 § AJ98	Board 23 Dealer S Game All 3 Imps NS Par 50 Th Par 2S 110	East ª A5 © QJ9632 ¨ AQ76 § 4	West ª KJ8 © 8764 ¨ J52 § 742	Board 24 Dealer W Love All 0 Imps NS Par 740 Th Par 6N 990	East ª T62 © T32 ¨ KT83 § 863
Bob Parker & Gerry Bucciero 3H by S 140 0 Imps (0)	South ª 74 © KQ963 ¨ Q7 § AKJT	Bharat Thakrar & Jenny Grant 2S-1 by N 50 5 Imps (5)	Bob & Gerry 3H-2 by E 200 4 Imps (3)	South ª KJ742 © 5 ¨ K8 § K7653	Bharat & Jenny 3C*-2 by N 500 11 Imps (12)	Bob & Gerry 3N+3 490 -6 Imps (-11)	South ª 73 © AKQ ¨ AQ94 § AQT9	Bharat & Jenny 3N+3 by S -490 6 Imps (11)

After 24 boards – Glenfield Bridge Centre A 99 Loughborough 64 – Tim & Peter 13 (4); Bob & Gerry -13 (-10); Robert & David 32 (50); Jenny & Bharat 26 (24)
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23	Tim & Peter got into difficulty after South opened two spades.
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Statistics	Hands	Imps	Imps/Bd	Tot Pld	Tot Imps/Bd
Doubled Contracts played by Peter	1	8	8.00	15	-0.87
They make a take-out double	1	6	6.00	3	2.67
We Overcall	1	5	5.00	5	-2.40
We re-bid 1NT	1	3	3.00	8	-2.50
They change the suit	3	8	2.67	7	0.43
We open 1NT	3	8	2.67	35	0.89
Defence to 1NT	5	9	1.80	37	0.95
Opening Lead by Tim	5	6	1.20	308	-0.18
Played by Peter	8	9	1.13	209	0.60
They make a transfer	1	1	1.00	2	0.50
We change the suit	4	3	0.75	26	1.23
We make a take out double	3	2	0.67	11	0.55
We open a suit	8	3	0.38	55	1.02
We make a limit raise	1	0	0.00	5	-0.20
They open a suit	7	0	0.00	19	0.16
We re-bid a suit	1	0	0.00	13	1.08
Opening Lead by Peter	8	0	0.00	205	0.70
Responder Rebids NT	1	0	0.00	5	2.20
Small Slam for	1	0	0.00	37	2.38
Played by Tim	2	-1	-0.5	333	0.62
They make a limit raise	2	-2	-1.00	3	-1.33
They Overcall	3	-6	-2.00	14	-1.21
Forcing Pass	1	-3	-3.00	4	1.20
Small Slam against	2	-6	-3.00	27	2.59
They open a Lucas Two	1	-6	-6.00	3	2.00

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6.2 Declarer Play
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6.2.2 Trump Management	Ruffing	Ruffing Losers before drawing trumps	Trump Coup	Ruffing Finesse	Loser on Loser	Coping with bad splits	Cross Ruff
	Dummy Reversal
6.3 Defence	Second Player	Signals	Third Player	Play the cards you are known to have
6.3.1 Defensive Tactics	Forcing Defence	Passive Defence	Merrimac Coup
6.3.2 Opening Leads	Fourth Highest	Third and Fifth	MUD	Top of Nothing
6.3.3 Plays in Third Hand	Finesse Against Dummy	Finesse Against Partner
6.3.4 Entry Management	Unblocking
6.4 Probability