Handbook - International Bridge Press Association

Dlr: South ♠ A J 9 7
Vul: N-S K 8 4
9 7 6 4
♣ 9 6
♠ K 6 3 ♠ Q 8 5 4 2
9 6 Q 7 3 2
8 5 2 K Q
♣ K Q 10 5 2 ♣ 8 3
♠ 10
A J 10 5
A J 10 3
♣ A J 7 4
South West North East
Weichsel Sharif Sontag Forquet
1 Pass 1♠ Pass
2NT Pass 3NT All Pass
West led the club king.
Both North – South pairs were using varieties of the
Precision System. In one room Giorgio Belladonna, for
the Lancia Team, opened one diamond and made the
orthodox rebid of one no-trump. But Weichsel allowed
his bridge sense to overrule the system. He recognized
that a hand containing three aces and three tens
was worth much more than the point count would
suggest. After the one-spade response to one diamond
he jumped to two no-trump, a rare action when
using a one-club system. Theoretically this should
show about 15 points and a strong six-card diamond
suit, offering prospects of a game with much less, than
the usual quota of high card points.
Weichsel's judgment was vindicated when three
no-trump with 23 points and two balanced hands,
proved unbeatable. Sharif led the club king, which was
allowed to win. He shifted to the heart nine, which was
won, by the jack.
South would have liked to attack diamonds from
the dummy, but could not afford to use up an entry.
He therefore led the diamond jack giving himself some
chance of making three tricks in the suit. As it turned
out, the doubleton king-queen in the East hand made
it easy. East won and reverted to clubs, on which
South: played the jack and West the king. He could
not continue clubs without giving South a trick, so he
shifted to the spade king. Notice that South's third ten
now pulled its weight: If East had held the spade ten a
low spade shift by West would have been effective.
As it was South won with the ace and continued
diamonds. The fourth round of the suit gave him an
entry to play the spade jack, establishing the ninth
trick. He now had nine tricks and could have made a
tenth if he had needed it. The result was a gain: of 9
international match points for the New York team.
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THE 1975 JOHN SIMON AWARD
FOR SPORTSMAN OF THE YEAR
Don Oakie (USA)
The John E. Simon 'Bridge Sportsman of the Year'
Award was presented by Andre Lemaitre to Don Oakie
during the Press luncheon. Mr Oakie, a former world
team champion and the current ACBL President, has
long been noted for his strong belief in the primacy of
the ordinary player. He was named for the award by
Sue Emery, who’s citation won her $100, for his efforts
in that direction, including acting as a 'pick-up' partner
at ACBL Nationals and playing in tournaments with
prison inmates.
THE 1976 JOHN SIMON AWARD
FOR SPORTSMAN OF THE YEAR
Sir Timothy Kitson and the Right Honourable
Harold Lever, and a member of the House of
Lords, Lord Glenkinglas (GBR)
The holders of the Simon Award are the British Members
of Parliament, Sir Timothy Kitson and the Right
Honourable Harold Lever, and a member of the House
of Lords, Lord Glenkinglas, for their connection with
the annual Lords vs. Commons bridge match, which
has won excellent publicity for bridge.
THE 1977 JOHN SIMON AWARD
FOR SPORTSMAN OF THE YEAR
Maurits Caransa (NLD)
THE JOHN SIMON AWARD for Bridge Sportsman of
the Year went to Maurits Caransa of Holland, "For his
public-spiritedness and devotion to Bridge in proceeding
with and participating in the 1977 Caransa International
Swiss Teams Tournament despite having been
kidnapped and held perilously captive only two weeks
earlier." (Panel: John Simon, Sami Kehela, Eric Milnes,
Svend Novrup, and George Levinrew.)
It is anticipated that the Award will be formally presented
to Mr Caransa on the occasion of the 8th
Caransa Swiss International Tournament at the Hilton
Hotel, Amsterdam on 24-26 November.