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Jean-Paul Meyer, Coordinator, Editor
Mark Horton, Editor
Francesca Canali, Lay out editor, Photographer
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IT’S NOT PURE LUCK
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News from the world of bridge
p. 2
Bessis pére et fils
p. 3
Low
p. 4
Last thrown of the dice
p. 5
Would you like a draw?
p. 6
Are you a man or a mouse?
p. 8
A very determined young person
p. 9
Butler Ranking
p. 10
Results
Only 8 teams remain in contention for the Zimmermann Cup
after the first day of the knock out.
Playing 60 board matches offers little chance for the underdogs
to survive.
p. 11
Bracket
p. 12
SCHEDULE
ZIMMERMANN CUP
10.00 - 12.50: Round of 8 1/3
14.00 - 16.50: Round of 8 2/3
17.20 - 20.10: Round of 8 3/3
FMB B-A-M
10.00 - 12.50: Q. Match 3/5
14.00 - 16.50:
Q. Match 4/5
17.20 - 20.10:
Q. Match 5/5
BBO will broadcast from 8 tables in every round
So for quarter-finals today:
We think that the match between Era and Black will be a close
thing.
Vitas had to fight very hard (1 IMP difference) to earn the chance
to face Lavazza, who will be starting once more as a favourite.
Netherlands White will try to disturb Zimmermann’s confidence.
And finally, Assael will defy Ventin.
The first 32 boards of the FMB BAM trophy were played
yesterday and the Young Swedes lead the 30 team field by a
fraction.
Losing teams from the main event will join the BAM this
morning. (JPM)
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BESSIS PÈRE
ET
FILS
by Mark Horton
We are pretty close to France, home
to some of the finest (and oldest) wine
making regions in the world. Next time
you visit France, try to visit a winery.
If you happen to be in the Burgundy
region, don’t forget that the typical
Burgundian wine producer operates
underground in a dark, damp, lowceilinged stone cellar that can be
found only by those with an intimate
knowledge of village backstreets and
the courtyards and passageways that
lie behind and beneath them. Even
the Domaine de la Romanée Conti,
the most famous and best-endowed
Burgundian wine estate of all, keeps
half of all its fabulous wines maturing in
a subterranean cavern accessible only
18 years ago - Father and mother are already bridge champions;
by what is virtually a trapdoor.
Thomas (on the left) and Olivier (between Michel and Véronique)
Many of the older producers adopted
follow the same passion.
a name that reflected the family
interest, such as Bouchard Père et Fils
and when I spotted that in Round 13 the draw had
Bessis Père got off to an excellent start by leading the
pitted a famous French father and son against each
six of clubs, and South won with the king and switched
other it was not too difficult to decide upon a title.
to the six of spades, declarer’s queen losing to the king.
Playing a second club at this point would force declarer
This deal caught my eye:
to get both red suits right, but when North returned a
spade declarer won, played the jack of hearts to the ace,
Board 2. Dealer East. NS Vul.
a heart to the king and then played the king of diamonds
[ K J 10 7
followed by a diamond to the ace. He could play two
] Q64
more diamonds, disposing of his losing club, +420.
{ 987
} 976
Closed Room
[ AQ
[ 853
West
North
East
South
] K J 10 9 5 3
] A8
Vinciguerra Bessis
Bompis
Volcker
{ K63
{ AJ542
—
—
1{
Pass
} J2
} Q84
1]
Pass
1NT
Pass
[ 9642
2}*
Pass
2{*
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] 72
4]
All Pass
{ Q 10
} A K 10 5 3
North led the jack of spades and declarer won with
the queen and played a heart to the ace, followed by a
Open Room
heart to the jack and queen.
West
North
East
South
North exited with the king of spades and declarer won,
Klukowski Bessis
Gawrys
Levy
drew the outstanding trump and played a diamond to
—
—
1{
Pass
the jack.
1]
Pass
1NT
Pass
South won with the queen and cashed two clubs for
4]
All Pass
+50 and 10 IMPs.
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LOW
by Mark Horton
North led the three of hearts and when declarer
played dummy’s six South played the eight.
Declarer won with the nine and played a club and
North went in with the queen and cashed the ace of
hearts, South following with the two.
When North continued hearts declarer won with the
ten, crossed to dummy with a diamond and played off
the top spades. This was the position:
Low was the eleventh studio album by British
musician David Bowie, who died last month, and is
widely regarded as one of his most influential releases.
The album was mainly recorded in France and marked
a decisive shift in his musical style towards an electronic
and avant-garde approach that would be further
explored on the subsequent albums Heroes and Lodger.
The old adage for the defenders is: Second Hand
Low, Third Hand High.
However, there are exceptions and If you can’t win
the trick, the size of the card you play is significant
and you can usually choose between giving count or
attitude.
[
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On this deal from the first session of the round of
sixteen this old rule might have had a role to play.
Board 4. Dealer West. All Vul.
[ J 10 8 4
] AJ73
{ 6
} AQ82
[ —
] K 10 9 5
{ J942
} 10 9 7 4 3
[ 953
] 842
{ Q 10 8 7 5
} K6
Open Room
West
Vinciguerra
Pass
1]
North
Madala
1}
Pass
—
—
J9
10 9
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]
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}
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Q6
AK3
J5
East
Bompis
Dble
2[
South
Bianchedi
Pass
All Pass
10
—
—
A82
76
—
K3
—
—
—
Q 10 8
K
When declarer exited with the seven of spades South
did his best by discarding the king of clubs, but it was
not enough to prevent nine tricks being recorded, 10
IMPs to Lavazza.
Having laid down the ace of hearts North would have
needed to switch to a low club, an almost impossible play
to find, but had he retained the ace and simply exited with
a low heart declarer would have been without resource.
Would he have found this easier if South had played
the two of hearts on the first round of the suit?
South led the two of hearts and when declarer put in
dummy’s ten North covered with the jack and declarer
won with the queen and took three rounds of spades
followed by the king and ace of diamonds. North could
ruff the second of them, but the contract was safe, +110.
Closed Room
West
North
Bilde
Bessis
Pass
1}
1]
Pass
2NT
Pass
4
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East
Bocchi
Dble
2[
3NT
3
4
South
Levy
Pass
Pass
All Pass
5
6
Norberto Bocchi
TEAM LAVAZZA
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LAST THROW
DICE
OF THE
by Mark Horton
The late Edgar Kaplan was a noted VuGraph
commentator. When a match was close, he would
always look ahead to the last deal to see if it offered
any opportunities for a decisive swing.
As the teams battled for the right to compete in the
knock-out, we took a look at the final deal of Round 15:
Board 30. Dealer North. All Vul.
[ 32
] 863
{ J98754
} 10 6
[ 10 4
[
] AQ4
]
{ A K Q 10
{
} AKQ2
}
[ AK98765
] K J 10 2
{ —
} 75
In the last round, Peter Fredin’s team, De Knijff,
faced Dracula, and a good win for either team would
ensure qualification.
By the time this deal hit the table it appeared the team
needed a big result, so when the opponents arrived in
5} De Knijff led the two of spades!
It was a brave effort, but it gave up 10 IMPs, just
enough for Dracula to qualify.
At another table where EW had reached 5} South
led a top spade, North contributing the three of spades
and East the jack. Now South decided to lead a low
spade, hoping that either partner would ruff, or that
declarer had dropped the jack from [J2.
He too surrendered 10 IMPs but it did not cost his
team their place in the KO.
QJ
975
632
J9843
A powerhouse for West, but South
was sure to open the bidding.
With four hearts and a void 4[
would be too much, and after
1[ West would double, when
the most likely outcome was
that EW would play in some
number of clubs.
5} looks hopeless - the
defenders must score two
spades and a heart, but
I speculated that an
imaginative player might
underlead in spades,
hoping to score a
diamond ruff.
“Maybe this would have been
a better idea, partner”
Peter Fredin
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WOULD YOU LIKE
A
DRAW?
by Mark Horton
When Connector met de Botton in Round 15 of the
Zimmermann Cup they were lying 13th and 15th. A
big win would ensure qualification, but a draw or narrow
defeat would almost certainly see both teams advance.
In chess you can offer your opponent a draw at any
time, but in bridge you must fight to the very last card.
After four deals, de Botton led 8-5.
Board 25. Dealer North. EW Vul.
[ A7
] KQ8743
{ 654
} 83
[ 642
[
] 6
]
{ K72
{
} AKJ965
}
[ K Q J 10 9 5
] J9
{ Q
} Q 10 4 2
Open Room
West
Charlsen
—
Pass
5{
North
Araszkiewi
2{*
Pass
All Pass
83
A 10 5 2
A J 10 9 8 3
7
Thomas Charlsen
TEAM DE BOTTON
South led the king of spades and North overtook it
with the ace and returned the suit.
Declarer had dropped the eight on the first round and
when South allowed the seven to hold North switched
to the three of clubs.
East
South
Hoftaniska Puczynski
Pass
3]*
4{
Pass
Declarer took South’s queen with dummy’s ace,
ruffed a club and cashed the ace of diamonds. When
the queen put in an appearance he could claim,
+600.
2{ Multi
3] Pass or correct
Closed Room
West
North
Kowalski
Sandqvist
—
2]
3}
3[
East
Bizon
Pass
4{
South
Townsend
2[
All Pass
Without a fit for clubs East did well to bid 4{.
West’s decision to pass was a surprise - one might
even consider cue bidding 4] on route to the
diamond game.
South led the jack of hearts and declarer won, cashed
dummy’s top clubs pitching a spade and played on
cross ruff lines, easily arriving at eleven tricks, but losing
10 IMPs.
Thor Erik Hoftaniska
Things were looking good for de Botton, but
Connector needed something good to happen.
TEAM DE BOTTON
6
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Board 28. Dealer West. NS Vul.
[ J764
] Q 10 8 3
{ —
} K 10 9 4 2
[ K 10 8 2
[
] AKJ75
]
{ 10 8 7 4
{
} —
}
[ 3
] 964
{ KQ6532
} A87
Open Room
West
Charlsen
1]
3[
4]*
5]
4{
4]
4NT
5]
North
Araszkiewi
Pass
Pass
Pass
Pass
and played a diamond. When North discarded the
four of clubs he took the ace and played a heart to the
jack. North won with the queen and returned the ten,
declarer pitching a diamond on dummy’s ace of hearts
and another one on the king.
It looks as if declarer can score eleven tricks from
here by crossruffing, but he finished up with only ten,
-100.
AQ95
2
AJ9
QJ653
Closed Room
West
North
Kowalski
Sandqvist
1]
Pass
2]
Pass
2NT
Pass
4}
Pass
4]
Pass
East
South
Hoftaniska Puczynski
1[
Pass
4{*
Pass
4NT*
Pass
6[
All Pass
Cue bid
Cue bid
RKCB
2 key cards
When West decided to rebid 3[ he set his side on the
path to perdition.
On a very good day you might bring home 6[ (for
example, give South the ]Q, when North would need
to ruff if declarer plays a diamond at trick two) but not
this time.
South led the seven of clubs (!) and declarer ruffed
East
Bizon
2}
2[
3}
4{
4[
South
Townsend
Pass
Pass
Pass
Pass
All Pass
A well controlled auction saw EW explore slam
possibilities before stopping safely.
South led the seven of clubs and declarer ruffed,
cashed the top hearts pitching a diamond, ruffed a
heart, ruffed a club and played a diamond. North ruffed
and exited with the six of spades, declarer winning with
the queen, ruffing a club, and playing a diamond.
North could ruff, and cash a club, but declarer took
the rest, +420 and 11 IMPs, just enough to ensure that
both teams would advance to the round of 16.
You can replay these deals at:
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html?bbo=y&linurl=http://www.bridgebase.com/
tools/vugraph_linfetch.php?id=43178
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ARE YOU A MAN
OR A
MOUSE?
by Jean-Paul Meyer
Bompis had a difficult choice for his third bid. He
considered he had a semi stopper in spades. It was a
success when South took it seriously and led a heart,
East played the ace from dummy and was at the cross
roads.
He could try to finesse the king of diamonds, succeed
and take 12 tricks. On the other hand if it failed he
was due to be 4, 5 or even 6 down – the case as cards
lie.
It happens that you have a costly decision to make.
Let us see in the match board 13 first segment
Lavazza vs Vinciguerra.
Board 13. Dealer North. All Vul.
[AJ52
]KQ95
{74
} 10 7 5
[3
[Q9
] A 10 6 4
]J3
{ Q J 10 9 3 2
{A86
}Q3
}AKJ862
[ K 10 8 7 6 4
]872
{K5
}94
What is your strategy? Play for minus 100 - unless
the king of diamonds is bare - or try for plus 690,
risking to lose up to 600.
If the other table is in the same contract maybe your
partner leads a spade and score + 100 but it is also
possible your opponents are in 5{ scoring +600 or
-100 depending on the king of diamonds.
You are not in the best contract in 3NT by East
after the bidding:
West
North
Vinciguerra Madala
2}
3{
3NT
East
Bompis
1NT
2{
3[!
Pass
Pass
Very difficult choice: at pairs it seems more
reasonable to settle for -100 but this is teams.
South
Bianchedi
Pass
Pass
Pass
Looking at the diagram, you see easily what was the
right choice. We are sad to report Marc Bompis lost
600 and 11 IMPs when Bocchi and Bilde went down
one in 5{ in the other room.
The 2016 World Bridge Games have a new
format!
The first events, starting on 3rd September, will be
the National Open, Women’s, Seniors and Mixed
Teams, with each WBF Member Bridge Organisation
being entitled and invited to send a team in each
category to compete in these exciting and challenging
Championships.
The second week is for the new National Open,
Women’s, Seniors and Mixed Pairs Championships,
and for these there is no limit to the number of pairs
each NBO may nominate to participate. The pairs
events will start on Tuesday 13th September.
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More information can be found on the WBF Website:
www.worldbridge.org
and on the special website set up for the event at:
www.worldbridgegames2016.com
where details of the hotels can be found.
Registration can be done through the website at
www.worldbridge.org after 1st April 2016.
The World Bridge Federation and the Polish
Bridge Union look forward to welcoming
participants from all over the world to enjoy the
2016 World Bridge Games in the magnificent
Hala Stulecia in Wroclaw, Poland.
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A
VERY DETERMINED YOUNG PERSON
by Jean-Paul Meyer
During the qualification, the junior teams from
Sweden and France were always in contention but
only the latter achieved its aim of advancing to the
round of 16.
One member of the team is a young girl, Anne
Rouanet- Labbé. We watched her in action against
Dechelette and Ionzteff, representing the French
Senior team.
In this conflict of generations she showed much
determination playing her 4[ contract
Board 5. Dealer North. NS Vul.
[3
] 10 7
{J872
}A76542
[ J 10 6 2
]QJ9843
{AK5
}—
[K854
]A652
{93
} K Q 10
West
Deheeger
—
Redble
2]
4[
North
Dechelette
Pass
2}
Pass
All Pass
[AQ97
]K
{ Q 10 6 4
}J983
East
ARL
1{
Pass
2[
Anne Rouanet- Labbé
TEAM FRANCE JUNIORS
South
Iontzeff
Dble
Pass
Pass
The lead was the king of clubs.
Looking at the declarer play, you can tell which
type of bridge player he (or she) is.
Here Anne paused for at least two minutes,
evaluating the possible dangers.
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She ruffed in dummy and played a low heart to her
king. North having contributed the ten, South thought
for a while and ducked: a good defence.
Declarer took her time again; cashing two diamonds
and playing on a cross ruff might be the best plan.
Declarer went for another line with determination,
a club ruffed, followed by the jack of spades, South
winning with the king and playing another trump to
prevent dummy from taking another ruff.
Declarer took that in hand, cashed her trumps and
played ace, king of diamonds and a small diamond
with confidence to the ten, showing her hand, ‘I still
have the queen of diamonds’ she stated.
She had counted her opponents hands.
It is no surprise as Anne Rouanet Labbé is a graduate
of the Ecole Polytechnique, the most esteemed
establishment for scientists in France.
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ZIMMERMANN CUP - BUTLER RANKING
(QUALIFICATIONS)
Player 1
HELNESS Tor
BAREL Michael
BAREL Michael
BRINK Sjoert
QUANTIN J.C
BERTHEAU Peter
JANSMA Jan
AUKEN Sabine
JANISZEWSKI P.
FRANZEL Robert
COMBESCURE B.
BOCCHI Norberto
SZTYRAK Leszek
CIESLAK Jaroslaw
NAWROCKI Piotr
GAWRYS Piotr
NAB Bart
CHARLSEN Thomas
POLAK Tobias
ROBERT Quentin
DE BOTTON Janet
GULLBERG Daniel
GOLD David
BIZON Piotr
BOMPIS Marc
BAREL Michael
NEIMANIS Janis
ABECASSIS Michel
BIANCHEDI Alejandro
MARTENS Krzysztof
ERBIL Erdinc
FREDIN Peter
ROMANOVSKA Maija
SHAH Jyotindra
IONITA Marius
HANLON Tom
WANG Wen Fei
NEIMANIS Janis
IMAMOGLU Levent
VAINIKONIS Erikas
GIERULSKI Boguslaw
TOWNSEND Tom
CHUMAK Yuliy
FRANZEL Robert
RIMSTEDT Mikael
MARIPUU Jaanus
PACHTMAN Ron
VERSACE Alfredo
LANZAROTTI M.
KUBAC Nezih
ANKLESARIA Keyzad
KAZMUCHA Danuta
BERGER Heinrich
SAPORTA Pierre
SATYANARAYANA B.
RITMEIJER Richard
BIZON Piotr
COLDEA Ionut
BOLAND Rory
CRONIER Philippe
FAILLA Giuseppe
HOMONNAY Geza
CRONIER Philippe
BESSIS Michel
GAUTRET Eric
HULT Simon
KOLATA Suleyman
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HELGEMO Geir
LENGY Assaf
ROLL Josef
DRIJVER Bas
LORENZINI Cedric
HALLBERG Gunnar
MAHMOOD Zia
WELLAND Roy
ZAWADA P.
BERGER Heinrich
BERNARD Julien
BILDE Dennis
JASZCZAK Andrzej
SAKR May
WIANKOWSKI Piotr
KLUKOWSKI Michal
DRIJVER Bob
HOFTANISKA Thor Erik
VAN OVERBEEKE Tom
FRANCESCHETTI Pierre
PADON Dror
SAFSTEN Johan
CASTNER Kevin
KOWALSKI Dariusz
VINCIGUERRA Herve
LEVIN Amir
JANSONS Ugis
LASSERRE Guy
MADALA Agustin
FILIPOWICZ Dominik
PEYRET Hakan
DE KNIJFF Martin
MATISONS Maris
MAJUMDAR Debabrata
STEGAROIU Marina
MORAN Mark
SHEN (1) Qi
RUBINS Karlis
GUNDOGDU M.
ARLOVICH Andrei
SKRZYPCZAK Jerzy
SANDQVIST Nicklas
ROVYSHYN Oleg
LAUSS Wolfgang
RIMSTEDT Ola
OJA Olavi
ZATORSKI Piotr
LAURIA Lorenzo
MANNO Andrea
ZORLU Nafiz
CHOKSHI Sunit
SEREK Cezary
LAUSS Wolfgang
KASLER Philippe
MUKHERJEE Sumit
TICHA Magdalena
SEREK Cezary
MARINA Bogdan
MORAN Mark
ZALESKI Romain
DE MICHELIS Luca
WINKLER Gabor
FRANCHI Arrigo
LEVY Alain
CABANES Bernard
EKENBERG Simon
KANDEMIR Ismail
2
3
4
1
1,73
73
1,60
1,33
1,28
1,21
0,98
0,85
0,80
0,80
0,80
0,74
0,69
0,68
0,68
0,67
0,65
0,65
0,63
0,62
0,61
0,60
0,59
0,58
0,56
0,53
0,53
0,50
0,48
0,46
0,44
0,43
0,43
0,42
0,41
0,38
0,37
0,36
0,36
0,32
0,31
0,31
0,30
0,27
0,27
0,26
0,26
0,26
0,25
0,25
0,24
0,21
0,20
0,20
0,19
0,19
0,17
0,17
0,15
0,14
0,13
0,13
0,13
0,13
0,09
0,09
0,09
0,09
#B
90
30
30
90
140
90
150
100
30
30
110
70
130
80
120
130
130
80
140
150
70
140
130
90
140
40
80
120
100
110
120
120
90
80
150
30
110
50
90
80
100
120
140
30
140
80
90
110
150
150
90
40
70
100
90
140
30
150
70
70
150
150
40
140
90
150
150
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Player
Pla
er 1
PAUNCZ P
Peter
SEMENTA Antonio
SADEK Tarek
FRANCES Jacques
MOLENAAR Danny
DEHEEGER Colin
BESSIS Thomas
SCHOLLAARDT M.
STAMATOV Jerry
CARROLL John
HANLON Tom
GROMOELLER Michael
LAANEMAE Tiit
BURATTI Andrea
VENTIN Juan Carlos
TEWARI Rajeshwar
YILMAZ M.Gokhan
ROMANSKI Jacek
TACIUC Lucian
JASSEM Krzysztof
LAKATOS Peter
KING Philip (Phil)
GOLEBIOWSKI S.
DECHELETTE Nicholas
VAINIKONIS Vytautas
VAN LANKVELD Joris
BAREKET Ilan
KRIFTNER Georg
LEVENKO Vassili
WHITTAKER Willie
ARASZKIEWICZ K.
TESSIERES Godefroy
BALDI Matteo
HASSAN Naimul
PASSARINHO Joao
CHEN Yiyi
CIESLAK Jaroslaw
FISSORE Henri
BLAKSET Lars
CHARIGNON Fabrice
CHMURSKI Bartosz
ANDERSSON Gunnar
AMIRY Reda
LEVIN Amir
KUSHARI Pritish
MUSSO Piercarlo
BELL Michael
VAN CUYK Alexander
KIRUBAKARAMOORTHY
HAQUE Shah Zia-ul
PILCH Tomasz
NABIL Karim
DUBOIN Giorgio
ATTANASIO Dario
COURRIAS Mickael
PALAU Jean-Jacques
DRAGAN Volodymyr
ERICHSEN Espen
AMIN Bani
JANSONS Ugis
LIU Jing
STRZEMECKI Wojciech
FRANCHI Arrigo
PANADERO Maria
SKORCHEV Stefan
CIVGINER Haldun
HARRIS Jonathan
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Player 2
FOSSI Niccolo
TOKAY Mustafa Cem
EL AHMADY Waleed
SABATIER Jacques
VERBEEK Tim
ROUANET-LABE Anne
VOLCKER Frederic
MACURA Milan
DANAILOV Diyan
GARVEY Tommy
McGANN Hugh
REHDER Martin
KARPOV Maksim
MARIANI Carlo
WRANG Frederic
SHIVDASANI Jaggy
GUR Okay
GRZELAK Roman
STANCESCU Constantin
MAZURKIEWICZ Marcin
DOMBI Gergely
McINTOSH Andrew
STARKOWSKI W.
IONTZEFF Georges
OLANSKI Wojtek
BOS Berend van den
LENGY Assaf
KASIMIR Udo
SESTER Sven
BLACK Andrew
PUCZYNSKI Mariusz
LHUISSIER Nicolas
MURGIA Francesco
AMIN Bani
MYRIAM Gutierrez-H.
ZHAO Bing
HADDAD Wafa
LASSERRE Dimitri
BLAKSET Knut
LALOUBEYRE Clement
CHALUPEC Igor
STOKKA Adam
SAMIR Ahmed
ROLL Josef
RAY Debasish
MINERO Roberto
ROBERTSON Marion
DOLLA Christian
BAPAT Arun
CHOWDHURY M.A.R.
JANISZEWSKI Przemyslaw
SALAMA Karim
BILDE Dennis
DI FRANCO Massimiliano
BARNE Steve
GUILLAUMIN P.Yves
PORKHUN Volodymyr
GILLIS Simon
MOHAN Mushfiqur Rahman
MATISONS Maris
LI Yiting
ZAWADA Przemyslaw
ZALESKI Romain
PIDAL Agata
HARRIS Jeniffer
DINC Sedat
MALAKOVA Desislava
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0,08
0,08
0,07
0,05
0,03
0,01
-0,01
-0,01
-0,05
-0,05
-0,06
-0,06
-0,06
-0,06
-0,07
-0,08
-0,09
-0,10
-0,11
-0,11
-0,15
-0,17
-0,17
-0,19
-0,20
-0,22
-0,23
-0,24
-0,26
-0,27
-0,30
-0,31
-0,31
-0,35
-0,35
-0,36
-0,38
-0,41
-0,45
-0,47
-0,54
-0,55
-0,56
-0,58
-0,58
-0,59
-0,61
-0,63
-0,64
-0,65
-0,67
-0,70
-0,70
-0,72
-0,77
-0,79
-1,04
-1,06
-1,10
-1,10
-1,16
-1,30
-1,33
-1,35
-1,39
-1,42
-1,48
#B
150
150
90
80
150
90
140
140
140
110
70
80
80
140
150
100
150
140
110
150
100
100
140
90
80
140
90
110
110
100
30
150
100
60
120
80
50
100
130
90
140
150
110
80
100
70
130
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100
130
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30
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100
100
140
150
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FMB BAM TROPHY - RESULTS
RANKING AFTER 16 ROUNDS*
1
2
3
4
YOUNG SWEDES
EDES
ES
S
NETHERLANDS R
TESSIERES
MAROSAMITAWA
NEMESIS
NONAME
PAUNCZ
MORAN
BRENO
BRUNET
FORMIDABLES
NONAME TUR
AJ DIAMENT
BLUE CHIP SWE
DE KNIJFF
NEVER CLAIM
POLAND
SALAMA
TALMAT
CUNEO
LUPO VELOCE
ESTONIA
LATVIA
BELL
FRANCE SENIOR
CHINA LADIES
PACIFIC
GOVINDACHARI
MARILL
HARRIS
BRIDGE24PL B
GUTI
8
9
13
19
20
22
24
25
26
28
29
30
31
4
40.40
0.40
40
39.40
38.40
36.40
36.40
36.40
36.40
35.40
34.40
34.40
34.40
34.40
33.40
33.40
33.40
33.40
33.40
33.40
32.40
31.40
31.40
30.40
30.40
29.40
28.40
27.40
27.40
26.40
23.40
16.40
0.00
0.00
EKENBERG, HULT, RIMSTEDT, RIMSTEDT
VAN DEN BOS, VAN LANKVELD, RITMEIJER, TICHA, MAAS, BAKKEREN
FRANCESCHETTI, ROBERT, DE TESSIERES, LHUISSIER
SADEK, GROMOELLER, REHDER, AUKEN, WELLAND, EL AHMADY
SAKR, HADDAD, CIESLAK, NAWROCKI, WIANKOWSKI
DINC, CIVGINER, IMAMOGLU, GUNDOGDU, PEYRET, ERBIL
PAUNCZ, FOSSI, BURATTI, MARIANI
MORAN, BOLAND, HANLON, McGANN, CARROLL, GARVEY, BARTON
MANNO, ZALESKI, FRANCHI, LANZAROTTI, CRONIER
FISSORE, LASSERRE, COURRIAS, BARNE, VIENNOIS, HASSAN, BRUNET
TEWARI, SHIVDASANI, CHOKSHI, ANKLESARIA, MUKHERJEE, SATYANARAYANA
DINC, KOLATA, KANDEMIR, GUR, YILMAZ
JASZCZAK, ZAWADA, STRZEMECKI, JANISZEWSKI, PILCH, SZTYRAK
GULLBERG, SAFSTEN, STOKKA, ANDERSSON
DE KNIJFF, FREDIN, BLAKSET, BLAKSET
PORKHUN, DRAGAN, ROVYSHYN, CHUMAK, ROVYSHYNA
MAZURKIEWICZ, JASSEM, GOLEBIOWSKI, STARKOWSKI
SALAMA, STAMATOV, DANAILOV, AMIRY, SAMIR, NABIL
BERGER, GUENOLE, ASTIER, TALMAT
MINERO, ROSTI, GUERMANI, GAGLIARDO, MUSSO, PARRELLA
FRANZEL, LAUSS, BERGER, KRIFTNER, KASIMIR
LEVENKO, SESTER, OJA, MARIPUU, LAANEMAE, KARPOV
ROMANOVSKA, RUBINS, JANSONS, NEIMANIS, MATISONS, LORENCS
BELL, GOLD, ROBERTSON, CASTNER
CABANES, GAUTRET, DECHELETTE, IONTZEFF, KASLER, SAPORTA
WANG, SHEN, LIU, CHEN, LI, ZHAO, WANG
TACIUC, FRANCES, SABATIER, STANCESCU, VAN CUYK, DOLLA
SHAH, RAY, KIRUBAKARAMOORTHY, BAPAT, KUSHARI, MAJUMDAR, GOVINDACHARI
MARILL, TOFFIER, LASSERRE, ABECASSIS, PALAU, GUILLAUMIN
HARRIS, HARRIS, SKORCHEV, MALAKOVA
CHMURSKI, CHALUPEC, ROMANSKI, GRZELAK
PANADERO, PIDAL, PASSARINHO, MYRIAM
* To see the results from each round go to:
www.eurobridge.org/repository/competitions/16monaco/microsite/Results.htm
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ZIMMERMANN CUP KO
R1
R2 R3
ERA
94 48 41 183
DRACULA
40 31 24
R1
95
R2 R3
BLACK
48 52 61 161
DE BOTTON
22 14 12
R1
R2 R3
ERA
BLACK
48
R1
R2 R3
?
R1
R2 R3
VYTAS
51 38 27 116
NED BLUE
50 30 35 115
?
R1
VINCIGUERRA
VINCIGUERRA, BOMPIS, LEVY, BESSIS
R2 R3
VYTAS
R1
LAVAZZA
LAVAZZA
LAVAZZA, BIANCHEDI, BOCCHI, DUBOIN,
MADALA, BILDE
R2 R3
VINCIGUERRA 24 32 29 85
LAVAZZA
R1
77 53 12 142
?
R1
?
R2 R3
ZIMMERMANN 46 83 - 129
EMERALD
ERA
VAINIKONIS, ARLOVICH, ZATORSKI,
PACHTMAN, DRIJVER, BRINK
DRACULA
MARINA, COLDEA, STEGARO, IONITA
BLACK
BLACK, HALLBERG, WHITTAKER, BERTHEAU, KING, McINTOSH
DE BOTTON
DE BOTTON, TOWNSEND, CHARLSEN,
HOFTANISKA, SANDQVIST, PADON
VYTAS
VAINIKONIS, OLANSKI, GIERULSKI,
SKRZYPCZAK, LAURIA, VERSACE
NED BLUE
VAN OVERBEEKE, POLAK, SCHOLLAARDT,
MACURA, MAAS, BAKKEREN
25 13 -
R1
38
ZIMMERMANN
ZIMMERMANN, MULTON, HELGEMO,
HELNESS, MARTENS, FILIPOWICZ
R2 R3
ZIMMERMANN
R1
39 40 30 109
MAHAFFEY
42 16 27
R1
NED WHITE
85
R1
?
R2 R3
ASSAEL
67 39 41 147
CONNECTOR
17 17 51
?
85
R1
ASSAEL
R1
EMERALD
BAREKET, LENGY, ROLL, BAREL, LEVIN
R2 R3
NED WHITE
R2 R3
FRANCE JRS
42 44 40 126
VENTIN
78 50 54 182
VENTIN
R2 R3
R2 R3
R2 R3
NED WHITE
DRIJVER, NAB, MOLENAAR, VERBEEK, MAAS,
BAKKEREN
MAHAFFEY
LEV, MAHAFFEY, GAWRYS, VOLCKER,
BESSIS, KLUKOWSKI
ASSAEL
TOKAY, SEMENTA, KUBAC, ZORLU
CONNECTOR
SEREK, PUCZYNSKI, BIZON, KAZMUCHA,
KOWALSKI, ARASZKIEWICZ
FRANCE JRS
ROUANET-LABE, COMBESCURE, BERNARD,
DEHEEGER, CHARIGNON, LALOUBEYRE
VENTIN
VENTIN, WRANG, LORENZINI, QUANTIN