May 2012 - The Bridge Association of Western Australia.

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O Volume 12 O Issue 04 O May O 2012
1st
Anton Pol & David Matthews
2nd
Annabel Booth & Noelene Law
3rd
David Schokman & Dave Munro
Hello from Tromso Norway at 70
degrees north and -6 degrees. It is
like fairyland here, so beautiful. Saw
the Northern Lights last night!!
Took the Hurtigruten Ferry from
Bergen to Tromso for 4 nights over
Easter. Would recommend the trip to
everyone. Didn't meet any bridge
players but played Euchre. Heading to
the Island of Svalbard today which is
at 80 degrees North, only 10 degrees
from the top of the world. Will be dog
sledding and hopefully see a polar bear
(from a distance).
Happy Bridging
2012 Playoffs for Selection of
Australian Representative Teams
Zolly Nagy, Robert Krochmalik, Paul Lavings,
Terry Brown, David Lilley, Avi Kanetkar
Open Runners Up
Stephen Burgess, Kieran Dyke, Ishmael Del'Monte,
Peter Gill, Ross Harper, Michael Courtney
Women's Winners
Barbara Travis, Nevena Djurovic, Elizabeth Havas,
Candice Ginsberg
Women's Runners Up
Jenny Thompson, Rena Kaplan, Julia Hoffman,
Eva Caplan, Sheila Bird, Karen Creet
Open Winners
ANC Open Teams Final
Winners
Paul Brayshaw, Simon Brayshaw, Matthew Raisin and
Chris Mulley
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Runners Up
Trevor Fuller, Don Allen, Gerry Daly and Karol Miller
“Fostering Bridge in WA”
President’s Report
By Nigel Dutton
El Presidente is on holidays. Watch for next month’s report!
JOSEPH GREENFELD
Joseph Greenfeld passed away on April 2. Joe
was a member of the ABF Council for 22 years
and President for 4 years. He also captained the
Australian Women's Team and is a member of
the Australian Bridge Federation Committee
of Honour.
REGULAR F EATURES :
President’s Report by Nigel Dutton ..................................................... 3
Around the Clubs by Linda Bedford-Brown ........................................ 4
Capel Life from Di Brooks ................................................................ 14
MR Bush Fire Appeal from Di Brooks .............................................. 15
The Roving Rhodes by Maura Rhodes ............................................... 29
Results ............................................................................................... 32
Diarize Now ....................................................................................... 34
S P ECI
Australian Bridge Federation
Committee Of Honour
Michael Sullivan
AL
F EATURES :
Billet Players from Di Brooks ........................................................... 14
Youth Awards for 2011 from David Stern .......................................... 16
ABF News .......................................................................................... 19
A Town for Bridge from Eugene Wichems ......................................... 20
Attack of the Underdog by Bill Jacobs............................................... 22
On Cue by Ron Klinger...................................................................... 27
Book Review by Mike McGlone ......................................................... 31
Seen at the ANC Senior Selection ...................................................... 35
Julius Rosenblum
Brenda Jones
Wilfred Wallace
Denis Howard
Frank Cayley
Tim Seres
Keith McNeil
Hans Rosendorff
James De C O'Sullivan
EDITING OF MATERIAL
Contributors should note that the right to
modify submitted material is retained by the
Editors.
Richard Goldberg
John Brockwell
Michael Kent
Jamie Ortiz-Patino
Eric Ramshaw
EDITING OF MATERIAL
E DI TO
RS :
Contributors
should note that the right to
modify submitted material is retained by the
Editors. Linda Bedford-Brown
(08) 9386 1349
[email protected]
Joseph Greenfeld
Ivy Dahler
Neville Moses
Beata Bieganski
(08) 9300 5460
[email protected]
John Scudder
Richard Grenside
Roger Penny
Richard Cummings
Roelof Smilde
Articles always welcome
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Around the Clubs
By Linda Bedford-Brown
South Perth
Bridge Club
By Darrell Williams
31st Birthday Party and Dora Wilson Trophy
Life member Pat Boys cut the birthday cake for
62 members to enjoy at the tea break of our 31st
birthday party. When director Dave Parham
declared the result for the Dora Wilson Trophy
both 1st and 2nd place scored more than 70%.
This very seldom happens. The winners were
Nick Cantatore & Marnie Leybourne with Dave
Munro & Bruce Fraser 2nd and Leon Randolph &
Alexandra Russell were third.
2nd Jackie & Darrell WILLIAMS
Easter Congress - another great event
The Easter Congress was strongly supported both
by players who said they enjoyed the keen
completion in a friendly atmosphere and by
members who assisted with catering and by
serving in the kitchen and bar. Bill Kemp in is his
usual calm manner directed the daily events
extremely smoothly. This all added up to the
event being the really great success that many
have told me they enjoyed.
Vale Isle took some wonderful photos of the
happy winners as they collected their prizes
before enjoying a light pizza supper on Monday
3rd Alfred & Sheelagh DUPONT
EASTER SWISS Pairs: Saturday
1st Joan PRINCE & Pauline COLLETT
WELCOME Pairs: Friday Night
2nd Inga & Clive HUNT
1st Sue & Richard GRENSIDE
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Best SPBC:
Joan VALENTINE & Wendy HARMAN
3rd Jackie & Darrell WILLIAMS
OPEN PAIRS: Sunday
Best Qualifier:
Nick CANTATORE & Marnie LEYBOURNE
FINAL:
1st
Jonathon FREE
& (Les CALCRAFT)
4th Tad BIEGANSKI & Jack FLORKIEWICZ
5th Gerry DALY & Viv WOOD
Best Ladies:
Pauline HAMMOND & Sathi MOSES
Best Mixed:
David MATTHEWS & Cynthia BELONOGOFF
Best Under State Master:
Maria IKIER & Metka AGREZ
Best Men’s:
2nd Rica KING & David BURN
3rd
Marcey SPILSBURY
& (Chris BAGLEY)
John BEDDOW & Egmont MELTON
PLATE:
1st Peter GILL & Christine ROSS
2nd Heather WILLIAMS & Catherin HOOD
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5th Stella & James STEER and Inga & Clive HUNT
3rd Liz MCNEILL & Dave MUNRO
Best South Perth BC;
OPEN TEAMS: Monday
Martin & Suzanne Goodall and Gill & Mark Dolling
Mandurah
Bridge Club
From Ian Jones
1st David SCHOKMAN, Phil TEARNE, Val BILTOFT
and Jonathon FREE
Competition Winners
Congratulations to the following winners:
Teams Championship
Winners:
2nd Tad BIEGANSKI, John BEDDOW,
FLORKIEWICZ and Egmont MELTON
Jack
Tom Stack, Phil Power, Kathy Power and
Alan Wardroper
Runners Up:
3rd Liz MCNEILL, Dave MUNRO, Maura & Richard
RHODES
4th Terri GARBUTT, Jonathan PYNT, (Viv ZOTTI &
Chris MULLEY)
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Denise Sampson, Jan Branch, Wendy Hanson and
Sandy Anderson
Our next red point competition will be our Below
State Masters event, which will be held on
Mondays May 14, 21 and 28.
Wednesday Best 3 out of 4
Winners: Doug & Vera Hardman
Runners Up: Jean McLarty & Jenny Maley
Upcoming Events - 2012
Melville Bridge Club

Special Teams event – Wed 16th May.
From Lyndie Trevean

Annual General Meeting – Wed 23rd May at
12.00pm.

Australia Wide Novice Pairs – Thu 24th May.

Grand National Restricted Pairs – Wed 30th
May, 6 Jun & 13 Jun.

Handicap Pairs Championship – Tue 5th, 12th,
19th June.
2nd Diana Elias and John Elias
Winter Swiss Pairs Congress - Sat 14th & Sun
15th July.
GNTO Heats 2012 (20 &27 March)

Entries via BAWA www.bawa.asn.au

Special Teams event – Wed 18th July.
Winners and Grinners
Restricted Pairs Red Point
1st Bhavna Patel and Nilesh Patel
3rd Merwyn Menezes and Ewa Lipnicki.
1st Bhavna Patel and Nilesh Patel and Merwyn
Menezes and Noel Daniel
2nd Bill Symons and Suzanne Goodall and Marty
Goodall and Caroline Gardiner
3rd Erica Augustson and Edith Moens and Mary
Johnston and Sandy Vertannes
West Coast
Bridge Club
From Hilary Heptinstall
The winners of our Monday Pairs Competition
were Lyall Page and Wilhelmina Piller.
New Supervised Sessions with
Lessons
Mal Clark, one of our fine director/teachers, is
now running supervised sessions on Saturday
mornings and Tuesdays afternoons; consisting of
a short lesson, followed by play with assistance
and advice from the Director as individually
requested, these are proving to be very popular
with up to 50 members and visitors attending per
time.
Wilhelmina Piller and Lyall Page
In second place were Max Havercroft and Lynette
Jackson, third place went to ‘The Shirleys’
(Shirley Bloch and Shirley Drage).
We will be holding our Bridge for Brains session
on Monday May 7. Participants’ table money and
members’ donations will go towards Alzheimer’s
disease research.
Tuesday’s lesson begins at 11.30 so there is
plenty of time for lunch and a chat before the
main session.
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West Australian
Bridge Club
From Kitty George
WABC will be holding our first Charity Day on
Friday May 11th with play commencing at 1pm.
Mal discusses an interesting point with Nayda
Keogh after the lesson as Margaret Webster
listens.
“No Worries”
Our chosen charity for this year is Parkinson’s
WA and we invite you all to be part of the day. All
table monies including Director’s fees will be
donated to this worthy cause as will the proceeds
of some beautiful raffles to be drawn on the day. I
do hope that we will be able to welcome many of
you to Swanbourne to enjoy what will be a
wonderful day.
On March 25th the club held a Restricted Swiss
Pairs Congress for players with under 100 MPs.
It was very well supported and hopefully all who
participated enjoyed the day and are now
encouraged to enter more Swiss Pairs events.
The winners were:
This photograph, titled “No Worries” taken by
professional
photographer
Martin
Parr
(permission granted), was a part of the FotoFreo
2012 Exhibition held last month at the Western
Australian Museum—Maritime.
What has this got to do with our club? Take a
closer look at the spritely blonde in the front row.
She is none other than our own Marilyn West.
1st Michael Turner and Lyndall Steed
Yes, every morning for the past 30 years, at the
crack of dawn, she has been heading down to
Port Beach for a dip with fellow members of the
Polar Bears’ Early Morning Swimming Club.
As the winner of our club’s most improved player
last year, she is surely proof of the adage “a sound
mind in a healthy body”.
Anyone interested in joining the Polar Bears can
contact Marilyn through Melville Bridge Club. 
2nd Alan Dundas and Jo Dundas
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From John Penman
The Fremantle Bridge Club recently had the great
pleasure of honouring the 100th Birthday of
Daphne Bellett. John and Moira Penman visited
Daphne a few days before at the Sundowner,
Cottesloe and presented her with a card signed
by many - and again by many more members of
the Club, and a gift, as well as conveying to her
the love of the Club members. Daphne played at
the Fremantle Bridge Club for many years only
retiring a few years ago.
3rd Dave Sloan and David Collis
April saw our Handicap Pairs Championship won
by Elizabeth Carter and Deborah Greenway.
The Club has continued with its recent innovation
of a supervision session on Thursday afternoons
from 1 pm to 4 pm. All are welcome.
Runners up were Gwen Wiles and Vardy Pringle .
We look forward to our first Congress for a
number of years - Sunday June 10th 2012 and as
entries are filling fast ensure your entry - on the
BAWA web page. We look forward to seeing old
and new friends.
CONDITIONS OF ENTRY TO BAWA COMPETITIONS
BAWA takes this opportunity to remind all players, new and established, of the attendance
requirements when entering a BAWA event. (See the BAWA regulations for full details)
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Kalgoorlie Bridge
Club
From Sue Lia
It has been a busy time for the Kalgoorlie Bridge
Club since the last article.
At our AGM the New committee elected for 2012:
President - Chris Shotter
Treasurer - Lyn Roberts
Secretary - Sue Lia
Committee:
Fae Hughes, Mary Williams, Kim Zafer, Val
Norman and Michael Fisher.
Tuesdays - Most Slams Bid and Made – Anne
Swinden with Vice President Mary Williams
Welcome to the new committee and a big thanks
to the past committee and all club members who
attended the AGM.
We also held our Presentation and Awards for
2011.
Tuesday Awards were presented to:
Jessica Chew winning the Most Promising
Learner
Thursday Awards were presented to:
Club Pairs Champion:
Barry Aslett and Chris Shotter
Secretary Sue Lia with Vice President Mary
Williams– the Tuesdays Individual Champion
Val Norman and Ronnie Rodgers
Highest Score for Pairs – 75%
Tuesdays - First Grand Slam Di Alabach and
Barry Aslett
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Chris Shotter - Most Slams bid and made (16)
Barry Aslett and Chris Shotter - First Grand Slam
The Multi Two Lecture - Bob Stevens, Nils
Anderssen and Brian Wade
(R) Lyn Robert - Most Improved Player
Bunbury Bridge Club
From Di Brooks
Bunbury Bridge Club Management Committee
has introduced new policies, for which they are to
be congratulated.
BridgeMates - The club has recently installed
BridgeMates. Brian Wade, our IT expert, gives
any technical support that is required for the
units and for the Directors.
Directors Expenses-The directors of Bunbury
Bridge Club have to travel 50 kms or more and
their costs are now recompensed, when running
Red Point events.
March Red Point Winners:
Di Brooks and Colin Bell
We look forward to welcoming everyone at our
Congress July 27th – 29th
Nedlands Bridge Club
Red Point Events-Members are invited to stay for
the presentation of wine to the winners and enjoy
the drinks and nibbles provided.
From Linda Bedford-Brown
Charity Day- at the A.G.M, the motion to hold a
Charity Day was passed by the members and the
first of these events is to be held in April.
The March AGM welcomed in the elected
Committee:
Margaret River Bushfire Appeal Lecture- Table
monies from the lecture on Multi 2's raised
$150.00. Subsequent donations by members,
brought in a further $60, so along with
Australind’s' cheque for $100, a total of $310.00
was raised for this worthwhile cause.
Vice President: Ann Ashman
Grateful thanks to all who supported this project.
The Club Pairs Championship was won by
Vivienne Janney and Pauline Hammond, 2nd
Dave Munro and David Schokman with Barbara
Kaye and Julia Odes 3rd.
President: Linda Bedford-Brown
Honorary Treasurer: Trish Hunter
Honorary Secretary: Betty Huntley
Committee: Susie Auburn, Sally Anne George,
Peter Holloway and Robin Burton.
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Afternoon High Tea of cream and jam with scones
is provided on the 1st Thursday of every month
for players – come along for a game and have a
treat!
Congratulations to Members:
Undercroft Bridge
Club
From Connie Coltrana
Congratulations to John Beyfus for once again
being the National Winner of the Green Points for
2011.
(R) Noelene Law (with Annabel Booth) who
were 2nd in the ANC Senior Selection Finals and
also
Vice President Connie Coltrona and John Beyfus
The Understate Masters held recently was won
by Trevor and Ann Burr, second John Reid and
Ian Rowlands, third Bruce Mason and Metka
Agrez. Thank you to Tony Martin for capably
directing the event.
Dave Munro and David Schokman coming 3rd
BAWA AFFILIATED BRIDGE CLUBS
Focus will print details of your congress or red
point events. All you have to do is email the
full details before the 20th of each month to
be included in the following month’s issue.
Send to Linda Bedford-Brown
Ann Burr and Trevor Burr
[email protected]
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BUNBURY BRIDGE CLUB INC
2012 ANNUAL CONGRESS
Weekend of July 27th to July 29th
at two separate venues:
John Reid and Ian Rowlands
The GNOT has attracted 16 Teams and is
currently being played on Wednesday evening.
Many thanks to Director Bill Kemp for his
professional guidance and calmness.
Friday
at the Bunbury Bridge Club
Cnr Balgore Way and Gurinda St in Carey
Park
Saturday and Sunday
We say goodbye
to our Undercroft
member,
Tad Jasinski,
who passed away
on 7th of April.
at the Koombana Bay Sailing Club
Koombana Drive, (opposite Quest
Apartments and Discovery Holiday Park)
Friday - Welcome Pairs.
Meet at 6.15 pm, play commences 7 pm.
$10 per player.
Light snacks and drinks provided.
Tad was a club
director and
Master Point
Secretary for
many years.
Saturday - Open Pairs.
We‘ll miss his
Warmth, wit,
Genuine interest
in people and
sunny
personality.
10 am, $30 per player.
Lunch provided.
10 am, $30 per player.
Lunch provided.
Sunday - Teams.
**Red Points**
60% - Generous Cash Prizes - 60%
Plus Special prizes for:
 Best country pair and best country team,
 Best pair, and best team, under 100 Master
Points per player (as at 31/3/2012),
 Best pair, and best team, under 300 Master
Points per player (as at 31/3/2012).
No pair or team to win more than 1 prize per
session.
Entries via BAWA web site - www.bawa.asn.au
Director: Bill Kemp.
Convenor: Margaret Henderson 9791 2549
[email protected]
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Capel Life
In a World of Their Own
By Di Brooks
It may surprise you to know, we have ants in our
garden! Actually, their nests are out the front on
the shire land. Yet, these busy little creatures find
their way into our back garden and tidy up the
patio, marching back to their home, with coveted
scraps, which the dogs have left. There are two
varieties of ants, a bit like the Comedy Duo, Little
and Large. They don’t fight, they don’t bite and
we sit and marvel at their might! It’s amazing to
watch slivers of carrot being carried in the jaws
of these insects.
Their
prizes definitely outweigh
their size.
On certain days, we are
visited by the dreaded bush
fly. Taffy, the Staffy pup,
makes it his mission in life
to “See them off”. You can
tell when he has caught
one, by the look on his face,
a picture of disgust. It’s not
a pretty sight, but rather
him than me!
Early evening, we sit and
watch the spiders come out
of hiding, to weave their webs. Their antics are
like the high-wire walkers in a circus, working at
a great height, purposefully dropping to place
their next anchor thread, then to scurry back up
their safety line, to repeat the process. By
morning, the web is adorned with drops of dew
and the remnants of something eaten in the
night! No signs of the tightrope walker. The
Butcher birds are out, looking for their first meal
of the day!
You’ve heard the song, “The Hills are Alive, with
the Sound of Music”, well; this estate was alive
with the teeming of grasshoppers. This is a
nightmare for gardeners, for any greenery is
considered fair game for the relative of the locust.
That’s where Magpies come to their own. The
troop of birds that call Capel home, have their
own family structure. Each group has title to their
own area. Our estate has two sets of magpies,
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who work the gardens. We have a family of 6
magpies, I call them “The Bovver Boys“. They
start their day at 4.30am, warbling in the dawn.
Then it’s time for their breakfast. High on their
menu, Grasshoppers and as far as I’m concerned,
Go, Guys, Go!
Another visitor to our garden is the native bee.
These insects don’t have a sting, but they do have
jaws. These are used to cut chunks out my rose
leaves. Some of my roses don’t have one leaf
without a piece missing.
The bee takes it’s leaf,
places it in an aperture, lays
an egg, then seals the hole
and leaves.
The roses
flower
amongst
the
lacework left by my native
friends.
A gardeners “BUG” bear is
the sighting of a caterpillar.
In my garden, these are left
to do their own thing, for
without a caterpillar, we
don’t get the beauty of the
butterfly.
Beetles in the lawn are a worry and need to be
destroyed, but the sight of a worm in the soil,
gladdens a girl’s heart.
We marvel at the wonder of Nature. It is a Joy to
behold.
A whole different world, where
everything works to survive. Maybe mankind
could take a “leaf” out of Nature’s book.
Catch you another time.
Billet Players
Di Brooks
The bridge calendar is shown in the B.A.W.A
annual Handbook. Dates are set well before time,
to ensure an even spread of events throughout
the year, giving everyone a chance to diarise the
competitions in which they would like to
compete.
People who have quite a distance to travel to
Country Congresses and Gold Point events, have
to consider the costs of not only entering such
competitions, but of fuel and accommodation too.
Perhaps clubs could offer billeting to visitors.
This is a great way to encourage higher entries to
your competitions as well as the opportunity to
form new friendships.
Car pooling helps lower the travel costs.
For new players, don't let your lack of bridge
expertise negate you from entering in congresses
and gold point events. Be brave. Accept the
challenge. You will never know unless you give it
a go!
Bunbury: Kerry Frasier, with Busselton members,
Denise, Margaret and Sheila
Margaret River Bush Fire
Appeal
from Di Brooks
Eleven people attended the Margaret River
Fundraising Lecture, held by Di Brooks, at the
Bunbury Bridge Club rooms. Members from
Busselton took the opportunity to learn about the
benefits of using Multi Two's. Apart from the
table monies, several private donations were
made by members who were unable to attend,
bringing in $150, to this worthwhile appeal.
Kerry Frasier, director at Australind, called in and
presented Di with a cheque for $100.00 from the
bridge fraternity of Australind, which brought the
total monies to be given to the Margaret River
Bushfire Appeal, to a healthy $250.00.
Monica Offer, Peter Morgan, President: Jim Offer
and Kate Boston
Vanderbilt Winners 2012
Each participant brought a plate of goodies to
share. So after a session on Defensive Tools,
touching on Defence to Multi Twos, we broke for
a delicious lunch, which would bring tears to a
Gourmet Chef. As I always say.... all calorie
free!!!!!!
The afternoon session gave everyone a chance to
practice the use of R.C.O Two's. Yes, we had a few
hiccups, but there was much laughter and the
consensus was all in the positive.
Grateful thanks to the Management Committee of
Bunbury Bridge Club and to the generosity of its
members.
Congratulations to Joe Grue, Leslie Amoils,
Darren Wolpert, Curtis Cheek, Ishmael Del'Monte
and Thomas Bessis, winners of the 2012
Vanderbilt
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Youth Awards for 2011
David Stern
On Behalf of Australian Bridge Federation Youth Committee
The Australian Bridge Federation Youth
Committee is pleased to announce the following
recipients of the major youth awards for 2011:
sportsmanship, attitude, contribution and
commitment during the calendar year are most
deserving.
Andrew Reiner Trophy:
The 2011 award was won by Laura Ginnan, who
has been active in teaching in schools,
establishing and operating a primary school
GATEWAY
programme,
establishing
and
maintaining the Vic Youth Face book page,
setting-up a weekly under 16s youth session in
Melbourne, assisting with the regular Melbourne
youth session, running a university bridge crash
course and convening the ABF Youth Triathlon.
Daniel Braun & Shane Harrison
This newly established award is granted to the
best performed pair in the primary target
international
event
taking
account
of
performance in the event itself, commitment to
preparation and contribution to team success.
Daniel Braun and Shane Harrison anchored the
Australian Under-21 team to its victory in the
Asia Pacific Bridge Federation Championships in
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia in June 2011.
Playing 22 of 25 matches their contribution was
clear based on the commendable + 0.36 imps per
board against datum’s.
Away from the table they strongly supported
their team mates with unwavering positive
energy in the face of adversity in the first roundrobin and were well prepared having practiced
extensively on BBO under the mentorship of
Nabil Edgtton in the months leading up to the
event.
A special mention is made for Michael Whibley
and Liam Milne who similarly anchored the
Under-26 team to finish just one VP outside of the
medals and went on to win the Open Pairs at the
same event.
Andrew Reiner was a pioneer in establishing
Australia's international youth representative
programme in 1989. In addition to captaining the
bronze medal winning Under-26 team in 1991
(which to this day remains Australia's best ever
performance in a World Youth Team
Championship) Andrew has made significant
financial contributions to the youth programme
over many years.
Helman-Klinger Achievement Award:
Laura Ginnan
This annual award is presented to the Australian
youth player whose ability, achievements,
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At the table Laura's 2011 results included: 2nd in
the National Youth Teams, 2nd in the ANC
Interstate Youth Teams, 6th in Victor Champion
Cup, 3rd in the Victorian Open Pennant and 1st in
the GNOT Swiss Pairs.
Special mentions are made for Andy Hung (refer
below) and Stephen Williams who has been
running a successful weekly programme at
Sydney Girls High School for much of 2011.
Helman-Klinger Master point Award:
Andy Hung
This award, which players may only win won
once, is granted to the Australian youth player
who earns the most master points in the calendar
year in question. This year Andy Hung won with
248.61 master points which included 2nd in the
National Open Teams and a string of victories and
strong finishes in congresses and state events in
Queensland (most notably winning the four
major pairs championships).
Other notable McCutcheon performances in 2011
included Liam Milne (159.50) and Max Henbest
(154.66) who was 1st and 2nd respectively in the
National Master Category and Jamie Thompson
(149.02) who was 1st in the Local Master
category and 2nd in the overall "Improvers"
competition.
Both Helman-Klinger Awards exist due to the
generosity of Rabbi Leonard Helman, an
American lawyer, prominent bridge enthusiast
and philanthropist, who made a substantial
donation to establish the prizes to honour Ron
and Suzie Klinger's outstanding contribution to
bridge in Australia.
taking them from a relatively unknown pair to
our top Under 21 pair in 2010.
Hills-Hurley Trophy:
More recently, Andy was the assigned mentor for
Stephen Williams and Lauren Travis with whom
he spent countless hours on BBO preparing that
pair for their successful APBF campaign.
Sebastian Yuen & James Higgins
This trophy, donated by Richard Hills and Steve
Hurley, is intended to encourage talented young
bridge players in forming long-standing
partnerships and reward successful pairs which
have developed a well-organised partnership to
harness their full potential. In 2011 Sebastian
Yuen and James Higgins have continued their
partnership of several years contesting various
national youth and open events together with a
number of strong performances on their local
Canberra scene.
Highlights in 2011 included: 1st in the World
University Online Championships, 2nd in the
National Youth Teams, top youth team in the
South-West Pacific Teams, 6th in the Victor
Champion Cup, 2nd in the ANC Interstate Youth
Teams and qualifying to represent Canberra in
the GNOT. Whilst not the most successful youth
partnership in 2011, they clearly fulfil the intent
of the award based on the enduring nature of this
partnership and the significant amount of
ongoing work on system development and
practice.
Andy has been a regular fixture on Australian
representative teams since 2006 when Australia
had its best performance in a World
Championship at any level in 15 years making the
semi-finals in the Under-21s at the World Youth
Team Championships in Bangkok. Andy's Under26 international successes include quarter-finals
in the 2008 and 2010 World Youth Team
Championships and victories in the 2007 and
2010
Asia
Pacific
Bridge
Federation
Championships.
Andy has forged close ties with youth players in
Europe which has been invaluable in bringing
new ideas and techniques to Australia's youth
programme. Andy's connection to the European
youth scene has attracted Alex Smirnov to the last
two Australian Youth Weeks and Summer
Festivals and helped secure Alex's services as
Australian youth coach for 2012. Andy also set up
a youth bridge website on which he posted
regularly and which contributed to a more
friendly, fun and unified youth scene in Australia.
Special mention is also made in this category for
Michael Whibley and Liam Milne who had a
successful year including 1st in the National
Youth Teams, 2nd in the National Open Teams,
1st in the ANC Interstate Youth Teams and 1st in
the APBF Open Pairs.
Friends of Youth Bridge Fund Special
Recognition Award for Services by a
Youth Player to Youth Bridge:
Andy Hung
For the second year running, Andy Hung has been
a close second in the voting for the HelmanKlinger Achievement Award and in light of Andy's
outstanding contribution to Youth Bridge over
many years a decision was taken to grant a
Special Recognition Award.
Andy is extremely generous with his time in
mentoring and supporting up and coming youth
players through BBO practice and speaking with
young pairs at tournaments. In 2009 Andy spent
many hours with Sam Schultz and Shane Harrison
ANC Darwin
Update
There is still accommodation availability at our
discount travel agent Territory Discoveries but it is filling up fast. Phone 13 43 83 or email
[email protected]
Tourism Top End also has hotel rooms and
apartments available. They can be contacted at
www.tourismtopend.com.su
For other accommodation suggestions, see the
ANC website www.ntba.com.au/ANC. Entries
can be viewed at
http://www.ntba.com.au/ANC/entries.htm
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Western Seniors Pairs
This is a Gold Point and Senior PQP Event
For WA Players there is a subsidy of $1,000 if they finish 1stand $500 if they finish 2nd
th
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19 & 20 May 2012
This prestige event in the West Australian Bridge Calendar will be held at
WA Bridge Club, 7 Odern Crescent, Swanbourne
Plenty of Car Parking is Available. Play Starts at 10am each day.
For ABF Seniors Events players must be born before 1
January 1954
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Entry Fee: $80 Per Player (Payable on Line
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2012 SWAN RIVER
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In cooperation with
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PQP’S (32, 24, 16 & 8) and GOLD POINTS
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25TH JULY – 4TH AUGUST 2012
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Lunches from Kirkwood Deli may be ordered
before play each day
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A Town for Bridge
From Eugene Wichems
A beautiful weekend in April
saw country players gather in
Bridgetown for the Annual
Regional Championships. It was once again an
excellent turn out with competitive bridge from
players from the South West. Once again we
managed to encourage new players to the event –
a big welcome to the Graeme and Jane Perry from
Mandurah and Anthony and Ruth Warburton
from Bridgetown
Saturday morning saw the qualifying round of the
Pairs and the winners going forward to the Final
were Kathy Power and Rita Leeming, and Neville
Koenig and Jo White. In the afternoon the Finals
were won by Ken Else and Kay Thompson from
Albany, with Rita Leeming (Albany) and Kathy
Power (Mandurah) a close second and Doug and
Vera Hardman (Mandurah) third. The Plate was
won by Bridgetown Pair of Jan Burgess and Jana
Mayhew, Brian and Ursula Elson (Mandurah)
second and Eugene Wichems (South Coast) and
Robina McConnell (Mandurah) third.
Much planning and hard work goes into these
events – once again Peter Holloway did an
excellent job of directing. The Bridgemates
worked – the event went very smoothly – Peter
many thanks for you continued support and work
with Country Bridge.
Food – glorious food – to Jan and Jana and the
hard working group from Bridgetown, a big
THANK YOU.
The catering was once again
excellent – and the support we receive from the
Bridgetown Club with helping to organise and
run the event is invaluable.
To Phil Power – thanks for the wonderful art
work on the score books and wine labels –
individual contribution that helps make this
event successful.
Very successful weekend – looking forward to
Kojonup – more great Bridge more great stories.
Country Championships
On Saturday night a large group gathered at the
local pub for an excellent meal and much talk of if
only …… The locals were puzzled by the many
pieces of coloured papers, the talk of finessing
and slamming. And for those who were over
Bridge for the day – the Dockers were on the Big
Screen.
The teams on Sunday was a hard fought contest
and on the penultimate round there were three
teams in the running to win the event It was the
Stewart team that prevailed, congratulations to
Diane Bishop, John Whiting, Brian Appleyard and
Michael Stewart finishing on 122 points. Coming
in second was the team of Phil and Kathy Power,
Jean McLarty and Rita Leeming, with a very close
third Ken Else. Kay Thompson, Pam Minchin and
Robert Stick.
Given the success of this event we are now able to
significantly increase the prize monies returned
to the players – we returned $2600 of the entry
fees and also presented wine to players new to
the event. Financially the Country Group is in a
sound position going forward.
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Team Winners:
John Whiting, Brian Appleyard, Di Bishop
(Convener Robina McConnell)
and Michael Stewart
2nd Kathy Power, Phil Power, Jean McLarty and
Rita Leeming
3rd Ken Else, Kay Thompson, Bob Stick and Pam
Minchin
More photos on page 36
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NOVICE PAIRS CONGRESS
To be held at the
WABC CLUB ROOMS
7 ODERN CRESCENT, SWANBOURNE
SUNDAY 6th May 2012
CONVENOR: HELEN KEMP
DIRECTOR: BILL KEMP
ANC 2012
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or phone 9284 4144
IF YOU HAVE NEVER PLAYED IN A
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THEN THIS IS THE EVENT FOR YOU
Sat 7 July to Thu 19 July, 2012
PLAYERS MUST HAVE
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as at 1 Jan 2012
Darwin Convention Centre,
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 Butler Pairs Championships 14 – 19 July
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phone (08) 89 81 7287 or
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As the ANC is during the main tourist and
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A LIGHT LUNCH WILL BE PROVIDED BY
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Attack of the Underdog
By Bill Jacobs
[email protected]
It is the third round of the
South-West Pacific teams in
Canberra. Having been assisted by a favourable
draw, you have won your first two matches, and
now find yourselves up against the number 1
seeds. Last time you played such a high-ranked
team, you lost by 40 imps.
And that was an 8 board match.
This article is designed to help you do better this
time, with the application of five simple
principles. I have too often seen these principles
applied in reverse by underdog teams, with
predictably poor results. Following the rules
below won’t guarantee victory, but you never
know; it might help.
1: Pre-empt, pre-empt, pre-empt.
Like a dustbowl pitch in cricket, pre-emption is
the great bridge leveller. There is an element of
guesswork in coping with an enemy pre-empt
that even World Champions cannot avoid.
Speaking of world champions, the Italian Lancia
team visited Australia in 1976: three multiworld-champions: Giorgio Belladonna, Pietro
Forquet and Benito Garozzo, plus one other
(Omar Sharif, of whom you may possibly have
heard).
They visited the Victorian Bridge
Association and played a Pairs session and a
Teams session. Here was the ultimate ‘underdog’
scenario: club players versus the core of the
Italian Blue Team.
The Teams consisted of 12 2-board rounds, and
the Lancia team lost only one of their 12
‘matches’. On the critical board, Garozzo, with no
one vulnerable, was dealt (something like)
 KJ10765  J53  102  87
As dealer, he made a disciplined pass, and David
Smith and Ailsa Tandy had an uninterrupted
auction to a cold 6. Now Garozzo ‘overcalled’
6 as his first entry into the auction (maybe
thinking that the opponents would be intimidated
into passing this out?). Well Ailsa Tandy didn’t
double, which would have netted a telephone
number, but she did bid the cold 6NT.
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At the other table, Rob van Riel held this hand,
and he opened 2 against Belladonna and
Forquet. LHO overcalled 4, passed out. Both
Italians were top-of-the-range for their bid, and
the result was 11 imps for the underdog
Victorians.
The pre-empt had done its work.
As for being intimidated by your superior
opponents … don’t. Anyone, even the world’s
best player, can suffer a disaster in the bidding,
and you must be prepared to take advantage of it.
Don’t be like the apocryphal opponent of the
great British player Harrison-Gray. HarrisonGray strayed into 7NT one day, and the player on
lead with an ace did not double (he did however
lead the ace). When asked later about the failure
to double, he replied: “you don’t know Mr
Harrison-Gray – he always redoubles!”
Having read all this, what is your choice with:
 Q532  KQJ642  105  6
In first seat, nil vulnerable? It’s not textbook, but
I suggest a 3 opening. This is a bit naughty with
a side four-card major, but the hearts are OK, and
here is an opportunity to stick it to your strong
opponents.
2: Don’t bid light.
When it comes to opening bids, responses and
overcalls, I strongly recommend that you wait
until you have ultra-solid values before entering
the auction.
This advice might seem somewhat contrary to
Principle 1, but there is quite a distinction
between a pre-empt and a bid at a low level. A
pre-empt is designed to inhibit the opponents’
bidding, whereas low level entry into the auction
is designed to assist your own bidding. That is a
big difference.
There are three good reasons why you should not
bid light as an underdog. Take as an example:
 6  K8652  AQ98  J43
After a 1 opening by RHO. If you are the
underdog, I recommend that you pass, and not bid
1 .
Because if you really want to do well in this
match, you are going to have to concentrate like
there is no tomorrow.
First, a 1 overcall inserts information into the
auction that your opponents can take advantage
of. Opposition bidding like this is fuel to a good
pair’s auction. They know how to bid against the
overcall, and they will use the information in both
bidding and play. Better just to keep quiet and
let them find their own contract.
If your partner opens 3 and you hold:
Second, by passing, you don’t warn your
opponents of a few bad breaks that might be
heading their way, perhaps in diamonds or
spades in this example. There is nothing more
irritating to them than scientifically bidding to a
lovely contract, and then having it wrecked by an
unlucky break. But if you come in here, you
squeal on those bad breaks.
Third, when you do make a bid, your good old
partner will be able to trust you to have full
values and bid with confidence. This is just so
vital against a strong pair, where your natural
(and losing) inclination is to pull in a notch
because ‘they defend so well’.
So even though it might seem a sensible strategy
to bid ultra-light when you are outgunned in the
hope of creating swings, you are far better off
keeping mum and hoping that your opponents
will get unlucky.
Conversely, take a look at the problem for a
moment from the perspective of the ‘over dog’ –
the better team. This hand will overcall 1 when
playing against inferior opponents. This inserts
complexity into the auction which is to the
stronger team’s benefit, as they are better
prepared to cope. After a 1 overcall, they can
hope for a misunderstanding. (Does 1 by
responder now show 5? Do negative free bids
apply? Is system on after a 1NT rebid? What does
a 2 cue bid mean – a raise, or asking for a
stopper, or what?).
3: KISS (Keep It Simple Stupid).
Don’t get fancy. Try to steer the bidding along
well understood and familiar paths. This is
probably good general advice, but it is of
particular importance when you are outgunned.
A simple auction to a contract will give your
expert opponents less to work with in defence.
And the simple auction will assist with your own
concentration levels.
 -  A1085  Q9752  AKQJ
I suggest a simple 6 bid. Don’t try to invent
some method that will find out whether you have
two diamond losers. In fact, you don’t want to
know, because if you know, then the opponents will
know.
If a diamond isn’t led, then you are almost certain
to make 6. Indeed, if I am the underdog, and
you ask me which I prefer: that partner has two
little diamonds, or he has a diamond control, I
will answer that I bid 6 and hope that he has
two little diamonds!
I wouldn’t back the
opponents to necessarily find the killing diamond
lead, and here is a chance for my underdog team
to strike a huge blow – a blow that is not available
if 6 is a routinely making contract.
The fact is, I expect ‘superior’ opponents to bid to
6 when it is cold, and stay out when it is off two
fast diamond tricks. As an aside, if you are
interested in a little technology, here is a
mechanism by which it can be done. When a
three level pre-empt is opened by your side, a
response in the lower minor asks partner to
cue-bid a first or second round side control.
So after a 3 opening here, a 4 response
asks partner for a cue. If he doesn’t respond
4, then you stay out of slam. This is a very
neat convention.
4: Shut up
Now we head from the technical to the
behavioural realm.
To help maintain
concentration through the match, it is vital to
avoid post-mortems, involving either partner or
the opponents.
It can be tempting to chat with your strong
opponents about the hand just played, and they
will oblige, either through politeness or via the
subconscious belief that their concentration will
last better than yours. You may get some good
tips from them if you post-mortem a hand, but it
won’t help you in this match.
Many improving players are afflicted with a
serious case of post-mort mitis when facing
expert opposition.
They could be dealt a
Yarborough, hear the opponents bid to 3NT,
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follow suit throughout the play, and when 9 tricks
are made, will ask the opponents: “what should I
have done?” It shows an admirable desire to
learn, but is not good tactics.
5: Don’t keep score
The best way to score a match as underdogs is for
none of your four players to keep score; then
after the match, wait for your opponents to score
up, and ask them what the result was.
OK, it’s not going to happen, but the fact is that
keeping the score is one of the most damaging
and wasteful aspects of a teams match. Your
scorecard is a magnet to the mental post-mortem.
You glance at it, and think about that missed
vulnerable game three boards ago – should you
have got there? Or, I wonder how much we will
lose when partner misplayed 3.
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Or, you get to the last board, look at your running
score, decide that you are down a bunch of imps,
so swing from the trees and generate another
away swing. And it’s just too bad that when you
meet your teammates after the game they say:
“we’ve had a good set.”
Many articles and sections from books have been
written advising players to keep a running tally of
how they are going in a teams match. It’s all
codswallop. If you estimate you are down 20
imps at some point, who can say that exactly the
same things haven’t happened at the other table,
and in fact you are all square. In a short match,
sometimes all the nasty problems apply to just
one direction say East-West. So East-West come
to the score up all depressed, only to discover
that their counterparts at the other table did just
as badly or even worse.
Beat the winter blues
Join us for our first
Swiss Pairs Weekend Congress
Saturday & Sunday
9.30 am Swiss Pairs
Entry Fee $60 per player for the weekend
Now go out there and surprise them!
Players must play on both days
Light lunch provided each day
Prizes will be a minimum
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ENTRIES via BAWA WEBSITE
Daytime
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3 weeks event
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Geraldton Bridge Club Inc.
Fremantle One Day Congress
Weekend Congress
Sunday 10th of July
15th to 17th June 2012
Catholic Centre, Cathedral Ave.
& Cnr. Maitland St.
Director Peter Holloway
Prizes at least 55% of entries
Friday 15th
Registration/Supper
Welcome Pairs
Saturday 16th
Open Pairs
1st session Swiss Teams
Sunday 17th
2nd session Swiss Teams
Presentation of prizes
6.30pm
7pm. $15.00 pp
9.30am. $15.00 pp
1.30pm. $30.00 pp
Freemasons Hall
Cnr Chalmers St and High St, Fremantle
9.30am
(approx) 1pm
Two sessions:
Salad roll and a piece of fruit with
complimentary drinks.
10.00am – Qualifying
Complimentary tea and coffee available all
weekend
1.00pm – Final, Plate and Consolation
Director: Peter Holloway
Entries to:
Entry Fee: $25.00 per player
Convenor Maureen Knight ph.99642572
Entries via BAWA website:
Cheques payable to:
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TRANSPORT:
Convenor: Dave Parham
A return bus trip is available:
Perth – Geraldton – Perth and to all bridge
sessions. Cost $55.00
Phone: 9335 5774
Bookings essential as seating is limited.
Contact M Knight.
Some suggested accommodation sites:
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WA Country GNOT
1st ,2nd and 3rd of June
Kojonup Lesser Hall, Albany Hw
Director: Peter Holloway
The GNOT’s will be held in Kojonup again this year and it is one of the few GOLD point events.
The format is Swiss Pairs over 3 days using Butler scoring, this means that everybody is likely to win
some GOLD points during the event. The top two qualifying Pairs will earn a subsidised trip to
Queens-land in November for the National playoffs.
Entry Fees is $100 per player (covers morning and afternoon tea )
The dinner will be on Sunday night , could you please advise the convenors if you plan to attend
Entries can be made on the BAWA Web site in BAWA event entries http://www.bawa.asn.au/
We love to see you all at 10. 00 am on Saturday.
Please contact the conveners for any help or query on how to enter
Country Group Bridge
Convenors
Eugene Wichems
Robina McConnell
Phone: 95862768
Mob: 0417791447
E-mail: [email protected]
For accommodation and local information please
contact the Kojonup Visitors Center:
143 Albany Highway Kojonup WA 6395
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On Cue
By Ron Klinger
http://www.RonKlingerBridge.com
Improve Your Bridge Online
PROBLEM
West dealer; Both vulnerable
West
3S
Pass
North
X
?
East
Pass
South
4C
What should North do with:
♠
♥
♦
♣
AQ5
AK9874
KQ84
♠
♥
♦
♣
♠
♥
♦
♣
AQJ7632
9643
3
10
18
What should North do next if the auction began:
7
5
10
WEST
3S
Pass
All Pass
W
NORTH
X
4S
WEST
3S
Pass
AQ5
AK9874
KQ84
N
♠
♥
♦
♣
If North passes 3NT, the diamond split means
that South will make only seven tricks if West
leads a spade and six tricks if West finds some
other lead.
North’s removal of 3NT to 4S shows a very
powerful takeout and suggests slam possibilities.
South has enough to warrant 6C.
A bid of the opposition suit can be used to show a
stronger hand than partner might expect.
Brd
Dlr W
Vul Both
Most of the North-South pairs played in 5D
(eleven tricks) or 5C (twelve tricks). The 5D
contract would come about by North bidding 4D
over 3S or after South’s 3NT in the auction above.
E
S
K85
KJ2
Q2
J9732
EAST
Pass
Pass
NORTH
X
?
EAST
Pass
SOUTH
4C
Answer to problem on page 31
♠
♥
♦
♣
1094
1087
J1065
A65
2 0 1 2 B rid ge Ho l id ay s
w ith Ron K l ing e r
SOUTH
3NT
6C!
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WA ITALIAN BRIDGE CLUB
Italo Australia Welfare Italian Week
City of South Perth
CONGRESS
Tuesday 29th May & 5th June
Sat 4th & Sun 5th August
7-00pm
Open Pairs
Sat 4th August starting @10.00
(two sessions)
Entry fee $25/player
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Sun 5 August starting @10.00
(two sessions)
Entry fee $25 /player
COST: $25 Inc Table money
Entries please: www.bawa.asn.au
DIRECTOR: Peter Holloway
Light supper provided.
Bar facilities available
Cash Prizes
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Sunday after play
Bookings:
Director:
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Convenor:
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Fund Raising Bridge Day Dunsborough
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Prizes & Raffles - Lunch Included
Saturday June 23rd, 10am to 5pm
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Registration Forms
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Contact Jane Moulden 9756 7752
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ROVING RHODES
7/6 = Lots of Tricks
By Maura Rhodes
[email protected]
The South Perth Easter Congress historically
attracts a lot of interest and both the Saturday
Swiss Pairs event and the Monday Teams filled
quickly. The Congress starts with the Welcome
Pairs on Friday evening and finishes with the
Swiss Teams on Easter Monday. I enjoy the Swiss
format, so I played in the Pairs on Saturday and
the Teams on Monday.
The hand I want to write about occurred in the
Teams and it certainly provoked a lot of debate.
Brd 2
Dlr E
Vul NS
♠
♥
♦
♣
♠
♥
♦
♣
AT7
5
J9
Q976432
8
7
14
11
KQ8532
KT76543
N
W
♠
♥
♦
♣
E
S
J94
KJT98
AQ2
T8
♠
♥
♦
♣
6
AQ76432
8
AKJ5
East is always going to open the bidding 1H and I
would like you now, to look only at the North
hand and to make a plan on how you are going to
handle this hand. At our table, North decided to
make a unilateral bid of 4S.
WEST
Maura
NORTH
1NT
4S
EAST
Rick
1H
5H
SOUTH
Pass
All Pass
However, at our team-mates’ table, Dave Munro
was North and he made a different and to my
mind, better, decision. His plan was to bid his
hand slowly as a strong two-suiter to give his
partner a choice, in finding the final contract. The
auction proceeded as follows:
WEST
1NT
Pass
X
NORTH
Dave
2D
4S
All Pass
EAST
1H
4H
Pass
SOUTH
Liz
Pass
X
5D
Dave was keen to show his 7/6 hand as early as
possible, so bid the longer suit as cheaply as
possible. Others decided to show a two-suiter by
whatever method they use, some bidding 2
Hearts over the 1NT response to show 5 Spades
and 5 of a minor. The advantage of Dave’s way is
that he was able to bid 4S over 4H to describe the
strength of his incredible hand. His partner, Liz
Mc Neill, then knew that he had longer Diamonds
than Spades so was able to convert 4S to 5D. West
decided to double this, understandably, having a
singleton in his partner’s suit and 7 HCP opposite
an opening hand. However, as I have learnt to my
cost, doubling freak hands is not without risk and
North’s bidding was showing a strong hand, the
strength of which must be in shape, not HCP.
Dave made 12 tricks for a score of +950, whereas
Rick escaped with -150, feeling lucky not to have
been doubled.
I think the moral of this story is “Points
Schmoints,” in the words of Marty Bergen!
I would like to thank South Perth for a wonderful
Congress, expertly convened by Cassie Morin and
directed by Bill Kemp. The pizza which was
delivered at the end of the Teams match was
delicious and what a sensible way to feed the
hungry hordes!
“Maura Rhodes is terribly sorry for a
Seniors’ moment in her last article,
when she stated the entrance to
Kalamunda Congress Teams was $80
a person. That should have read $40
per person, or $80 a Pair”
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Enter now for the unique
South Perth Winter Swiss Teams
Two Sundays: June 24 and July 1
Two Sessions: 10am and 2pm
Light supper follows final session
Prize money 40% of entry fees
Entries via BAWA website
Convenor: Cassie Morin
([email protected])
Entry fee only $50 per person
Director: Bill Kemp
WABC 2012
FOUNDATION DAY CONGRESS
To be held at the
WABC CLUB ROOMS - 7 Odern Crescent, SWANBOURNE
FRIDAY JUNE 1st to MONDAY JUNE 4th
ORGANISER:
CHIEF DIRECTOR:
Kitty George
Bill Kemp
ENTRY FEE:
$14 per person Pairs session
$28 per person Teams/Swiss Pairs
½ price entry for Youth players
ENTRIES:
Via BAWA Website
Via WABC Web Site
[email protected]
9284 4144
EMAIL:
PHONE:
9447 5303
9447 0534
RED POINTS & CASH PRIZES ALL EVENTS
FRIDAY 1st
SATURDAY 2nd
SUNDAY 3rd
MONDAY 4th
1.00pm
1.30pm
10.00am & 2.00pm
10.00am & 2.00pm
CONGRESS PAIRS
CONGRESS PAIRS
CONGRESS TEAMS
SWISS PAIRS
Lunches may be ordered before start of play Sunday and Monday
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Book Review
A First Book of Bridge Problems by Pat O’Connor
By Mike McGlone
A First Book of Bridge Problems
Patrick O’Connor
Master Point Press 2011
ISBN 978-1-897106-83-9
Patrick O’Connor is a retired IT consultant who
teaches bridge classes for beginners in Sydney...
Fifty declarer and defence problems are
presented in single dummy format with the
bidding. There is a brief discussion of the bidding
and its significance
and the lead is given.
No clue is given what
type of play is
required so in that
sense it’s like playing
the hand at the table.
Except that here you
have all the time in
the world before you
make the first move –
often the crucial one.
Before the student
attempts to solve, the
author gives one or
two paragraphs analyzing the cards displayed
before inviting the reader to think about how
South should proceed. This emphasizes the need
to plan before to the first trick. Then overleaf the
solution is given with a full detailed explanation
why a particular play should be successful. All
this is then neatly wrapped up with a one liner
KEY POINT. All Key points are summarized at end
of text for easy reference.
A broad overview in the early part of the book
has an outline on how to go about tackling ‘No
Trump and Suit’ Contracts. The problems appear
to be pretty much the run of mill that any
competent Declarer should be expected to solve.
Unfortunately just solving a problem is no
guarantee that the key point will be remembered
next time in real play. The unseen cards may have
been favourable for the line of play. My solution
was to run all these problems in Jack – the bridge
program. Jack has a nice little feature that allows
the user to randomize the opponents cards.
Randomising the opponents’ cards greatly assists
in the learning and remembering Key points. One
improvement would be the inclusion of a CD with
the problems in PBN format.
The bidding used in the book is based on a
Standard Bidding System. Students with an Acol
background shouldn’t be unduly inconvenienced
as the author assures the bidding is mostly
unimportant to the play. A summary is given
together with a bridge glossary of Common
Bridge Terms. For players who might want to
focus on particular problem themes there is a
cross reference summary to the problem number
– a useful feature.
Overall I suspect the text will be challenging for
beginners unless used as a course text in card
play. I’m not that far removed from the beginners
level and the solutions sometimes weren’t easy to
nut out. Intermediate players with a year or so
experience behind them would probably gain the
most from this book.
A useful reference text on card play technique.
On Cue
by Ron Klinger
Answer to problem:
Here, too, a bid of 4S is sensible. If North
raises 4C to 5C, South will almost certainly
pass. The 4S rebid says, ‘I have a huge raise to
5C. If you are better than expected, bid on to
6C.’ That should be enough to impel South to
the slam.
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Results
State Women’s Teams
1st
2nd
3rd
TEAMS OF FOUR
Deb Frankel, Rachel Krasenstein, Joan Prince
and Pauline Collett
Kate Smith, Jill Del Piccolo, Viv Wood and
Cynthis Belonogoff
Val Biltoft, Leone Fuller, Alida Clark and
Marnie Leybourne
State Men’s Teams
1st
2nd
3rd
Gerry Daly, Karol Miller, Ron Cooper, Rhys
Cooper and Jonathan Free
Bob Prince, Morrie Herman, Geoff Pocock
and Derek Pocock
David Burn, Chris Bagley, David Woodliff
and Andrew Edwards
OPEN
Club
RED TABLE POSITIONS
Undercroft Red
Melville
SPBC Taipans
Kalamunda
Maccabi
GREEN TABLE POSITIONS
1
39
16
3
Played
Won
VPs
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
0
32
30
17
11
2
3
2
1
2
2
0
0
48
44
24
2
Played
Won
VPs
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
25
23
7
3
4
2
3
2
1
1
2
1
1
0
54
46
38
25
15
Matthew Raisin, Simon Brayshaw, Chris Mulley and
Paul Brayshaw
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Full Page $150 / Half Page $75
Contact Linda Bedford-Brown
[email protected]
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38
14
8
1
0
ANC Open Team Selection
Final
Matthew Raisin, Simon Brayshaw, Chris Mulley and
Paul Brayshaw
2
0
0
2
Club
RED TABLE POSITIONS
WABC Red
Undercroft Yellow
Maccabi
SPBC Copperheads
West Coast
Nedlands
Undercroft Red
WABC Green
SPBC Bushmasters
Melville
Undercroft Green
Undercroft Blue
WAP Playoffs
2
1
1
1
1
1st
3rd
VPs
West Coast
SPBC Cobras
WABC
Undercroft Green
INTERMEDIATE
2nd
Won
Nedlands
State Mixed Teams
Gerry Daly, Viv Wood, Cynthis Belonogoff
and Anton Pol
Wendy Driscoll, Shizue Futaesaku, Andrew
Swider and Eddy Mandavy
Sue Grenside, Richard Grenside. Dennis
Yovich and Jan Blight
Played
Club
RED TABLE POSITIONS
WABC Red
South Perth ‘Mulgas’
Nedlands
Kalamunda
WABC Green
South Perth Gwardars
Undercroft Green
Melville
Swan Dists
WA Country Championships
ION-LINE PAYMENT
Match Point Pairs Final
1st
Ken Else and Kay Thompson
2nd
Rita Leeming and Kathy Power
3rd
Doug Hardman and Vera Hardman
Convenient
Payment
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Lookup
Safe and
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Teams
1st
2nd
3rd
Michael Stewart, Brian Appleyard, Di Bishop
and John Whiting
Kathy Power, Phil Power, Jean McLarty and
Rita Leeming
Ken Else, Kay Thompson, Bob Stick and Pam
Minchin
www.bawa.asn.au
Events>Event List
Pennants Results
ALBANY
BRIDGETOWN
BUNBURY
BUSSELTON
ESPERENCE
GERALDTON
KALAMUNDA
KALGOORLIE
MACCABI
MELVILLE
NEDLANDS
ROCKINGHAM
UNDERCROFT
52.1
51.7
53.7
49.3
47.1
59.8
46.1
50
48.7
64.5
51
56.8
55.6
65.1
45.4
57
56.4
58
38.6
64.7
54.6
62.9
43.4
45.5
67.5
52.5
49.8
49.4
48.9
57.3
44.1
47.8
47.6
44.1
45
53.3
55.4
57.8
59.5
51.6
61.2
51.8
50.5
64.2
52.5
65.7
45.3
43.9
58.2
58.5
55.7
49.1
63.7
50
53.2
57.3
54.8
58.9
221.2
208.9
269.9
195.3
220.4
303.3
204.7
50
261.5
347.9
203.5
266.3
351.2
55.3
52.23
53.98
48.83
55.1
50.55
51.18
50
52.3
57.98
50.88
53.26
58.53
2PTS
4PTS
6PTS
Tournament Directors Seminar
Club Directors Course
On Sunday 13 May 2012 Bill Kemp will be
running a full day seminar for Tournament
Directors at The West Australian Bridge Club.
Bill Kemp will be running a weekend course
for prospective Club Directors at the West
Australian Bridge Club on 26 and 27 May
2012.
The Seminar will focus on team events and multi
Session - multi section events. It will cover
movements, other planning and Bridgemate
setup with emphasis on the use of the
ASE8Scorer setup.
Attendees will need to provide their own lunch.
Cost of the seminar $20 per person
Timings are 9:30am - 1:00pm and 1:30pm 5:00pm
Please email bookings to Bill Kemp at
[email protected]
The Course will cover the laws of bridge,
movements and scoring with a brief
introduction to ASE8Scorer and Bridgemates.
Timings are 9:30am - 1:00pm and 1:30pm 5:00pm on both days
Attendees will need to provide their own
lunch.
Cost of the course is $30 per person
Please email bookings to Bill Kemp at
[email protected]
33
Diarize Now
Upcoming BAWA & Club Events 2012
May
Wed 2nd
Sun 6th
Sat 19th –Sun 20th
June
Fri 1st –Mon 4th
Sat 2nd – Mon 4th
Thu 7th
Sun 10th
Mon 11th
Fri 15th – Sun 17th
Sun 24th
July
ANC Darwin
7th - 19th
Wed 4th
Sat 7th
Mon 9th
Sat 14th – Sun 15th
Sun 22nd
Thu 26th
August
Fri 27th – Sun 29th
Sat 4th –Sun 5th
Mon 6th
**NOTE**
**NOTE**
Nedlands Bridge Club Autumn Swiss Pairs 1 of 3 see flyer
West Australian Bridge Club- Novice Congress
Western Seniors Pairs (PQP & Gold Points)
Venue: WABC 10.00am
West Australian Bridge Club Congress
Country Grand National Open Teams
BAWA State Swiss Pairs 1st of 5
Venue: South Perth Bridge Club 7.30pm
Fremantle Bridge Club Congress
BAWA State Winter Teams 1st of 4
Venue: Nedlands Bridge Club 7.30pm
Geraldton Bridge Club Congress
South Perth Bridge Club – Open Swiss Teams 1st of
2. Starts 10.00am
BAWA DAYTIME OPEN PAIRS 1st of 3
Ranjit Gauba Memorial Swiss Pairs
Venue: Nedlands Bridge Club 10.00am
BAWA State Handicap Pairs 1st of 3
Mandurah Swiss Pairs
Nedlands Bridge Club Congress
Open Spring Pairs Championship 1st of 6
Women’s Spring Pairs Championship 1st of 6
Venue: South Perth Bridge Club 7.30pm
Bunbury Bridge Club Congress
South Perth Bridge Club Congress-see flyer
BAWA State Men’s/Women’s Pairs 1 of 4
Swan River Swiss Open Pairs (PQP & Gold Points)
GNOT City Final and Restricted Heat
Times and venues are subject to change: substitutes must be confirmed by the director:
read conditions of entry for the event on the BAWA website.
BAWA/Congress Events
Entries www.bawa.asn.au unless other specified.
Focus can be seen in full colour on the BAWA website:
http//www.bawa.asn.au/
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ANC
Senior
Selec tion
35
Plate Winners
Coun t ry Champ ions hips
(Left) Jana Mayhew and Jan Burgess
(Below) Kay Thompson and Ken Else
Final Winners
Event Conveners
(Left) Eugene Wichems and Robina McConnell
Focus reaches new heights
with Chris Ross!
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May 2012 - The Bridge Association of Western Australia.

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