Saturday September 28 2013, Bali
On-Line Results: Open – Women – Seniors Results
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2013 Bermuda Bowl Final: Italy – Monaco 1st Set
Italy: Madala-
Bocchi y
Versace-
Lauria
Monaco: Zimmermann-
Multon y
Fantoni-
Nunes
These are the key boards of this Set.
Board 4
Board 4. Dealer West. All Vulnerable. | ||
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West | North | East | South |
Zimmermann | Bocchi | Multon | Madala |
Paso | 1NT | Paso | 2![]() |
Paso | 2![]() |
Paso | 2![]() |
Paso | 2NT | Paso | 3![]() |
Paso | 3NT | The End | |
2 =
or special things, walsh style
Madala showed, his 5 spades, and Bocchi chose to play a comfortable 3NT. East lead his 7.
Bocchi played a little one from dummy and Zimmermann his Q, Bocchi covered with the
A and begun to develop spade tricks, playing his:
Q. Multon played his
K and declarer a little one. Multon knew his partner couldnt have the
J, he played the
Q in trick 1, but decided to establish the heart suit and returned a heart. Bocchi won, played a spade to the
A, continued with the
J and ended playing his 5 clubs…for 9 tricks.
At the other table:
West | North | East | South |
Versace | Fantoni | Lauria | Nunes |
Paso | 1![]() |
Paso | 1![]() |
Paso | 1NT | Paso | 2![]() |
Paso | 2![]() |
Paso | 3NT |
The End | |||
1 = 14+ with club, or 15+ balanced
1 = spades
1NT = 15-18, balanced, no 4 spades
Retransfer yo spades
Nunes offered different choices of games, Fantoni chose NT.
Here Lauria also lead a heart, but he chose a different one: 9.
After dummys card, Versace played his Q and Fantoni hold up, planning to cut the defense communications and hoping for a friendly club and spades distribution…Versace continued playing hearts, declarer played his
J, Lauria won with the
K and returned a heart to Fantoni’s
A. Declarer continued with 5 clubs rounds. This is the 5 cards final position:
Board 4. Dealer West. All Vulnerable. | ||
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Fantoni played the Q, Lauria his
K,
A from the table, to continue a little diamond…Versace played his
3 and Fantoni his
K…for two down and 13 IMPs to Italy.
In the next 5 boards, Monaco added 3 IMPs & Italy 10. Next swing was for Monaco:
Board 10. Dealer East. All Vulnerable. | ||
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West | North | East | South |
Zimmermann | Bocchi | Multon | Madala |
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Paso | ||
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Paso | 3![]() |
Paso |
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The End | ||
Declarer scored 5= +650. At the other table Versace-Lauria system was a Monaco opportunity.
West | North | East | South |
Versace | Fantoni | Lauria | Nunes |
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Paso | ||
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Doblo | 4![]() |
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Doblo | The End | ||
Fantoni used the 3 to double, (3
= 4-fit, 10-11) showing a good lead and the suit, these gave his partner the opportunity to sacrifice: 5
. The italian chose to double instead of playing 5
. Declarer was only one down = 200, this cost Italy 10 IMPs. Kit Woolsey who was commenting at the table wrote: Anyway, not a victory for the artificial 3
call showing support. In the next Board Monaco returned 10 IMPs.
Board 11. Dealer South. None Vulnerable. | ||
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West | North | East | South |
Versace | Fantoni | Lauria | Nunes |
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Paso | 2![]() |
Paso | 2![]() |
Paso | 3![]() |
Paso | 3![]() |
Paso | 4![]() |
Paso | 4![]() |
Paso | 4![]() |
Paso | 6![]() |
The End | |||
Fantoni – Nunes didnt stop till the slam, Nunes chose diamonds.
Kit wrote: Actually 6 turns out to be more treacherous on the lie of the cards.
Lead: 2
Fantoni played dummy’s A, unbloqued the club suit (
A y
K), a diamond to the
A, pitched the heart looser in the
Q. Now was diamonds time. Fantoni played a little diamond and when West played a little one he played the
Q, when he saw East pitch a heart, he knew he was down. I guess he knew that a spade contract was easier and that if the italians had play it…the hand was really expensive … must have been relieved when he found out that Bocchi-Madala had played a spade game the board gave 11 IMPs to Italy.
The board 13 was pass out in one of the tables. In the other Bocchi scored 2+3=150 and added 4 IMPs for Italy.
Board 13. Dealer North. All Vulnerable. | ||
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The last swing was in the last board:
Board 16. Dealer West. E-W Vulnerable. | ||
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West | North | East | South |
Zimmermann | Bocchi | Multon | Madala |
Paso | 2![]() |
Paso | 3![]() |
Paso | 3![]() |
Paso | 3NT |
The End | |||
After Bocchi’s 2 weak opening bid, Madala chose to play a 3NT game.
Zimmermann lead a little diamond, the 3, the
J and the
A. Madala played his
A and his second heart. After winning the trick, West made the only return, to hold declarer in 9 tricks, the
A, the defense made his high clubs and Madala claimed 9 tricks = + 400.
At the other table:
West | North | East | South |
Versace | Fantoni | Lauria | Nunes |
Paso | Paso | 1![]() |
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Paso | 1![]() |
Paso | 2NT |
Paso | 3![]() |
Paso | 3![]() |
Paso | 4![]() |
The End | |
1 = 4+
, 0-9
2NT = 19-20, 2
Fantoni chose to play 4…and Nunes received a
9 lead.
Declarer played the 10 from dummy and that won the trick. Fantoni continued running the
Q…Versace won with his
K and played
A and
..for 1 down.
End of the first set, Italy 54 & Monaco 29.