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What if the spades were 3-1? You'd go down, but then 3 would make. Why does this "eight never", "nine ever" work out so well? The reason is simple if you know the "Law of Total Tricks", a concept which has only recently received the attention it deserves. The Law states that the number of total trumps (add both side's best fit together) is approximately equal to the number of total tricks (add the number of tricks that both sides can take in their best suit). It If the high cards are evenly split eight trumps usually lead to eight tricks, and nine trumps usually leads to nine tricks. This is an oversimplification, but the concept is a sound one. Over and over again, throughout the bridge world people bid "three over three" with only eight trumps, only to find that both three-level contracts fail. Instead of going plus fifty or one hundred, players go minus the same number. I have given my self-learned advice to my grandfather and now he's the king of the senior circuit. He simply follows the reversed golden rule: "Eight never, Nine ever". THE 1994 BOLS BRIDGE TIPS Jean Besse (CHE) Winner of the 1994 BOLS Bridge Tips Competition is the late Jean Besse, who not long before his passing, submitted his tip: "Don't Play idle cards thoughtlessly. They are the neutrinos of bridge." Runner-up is Patrick Jourdain 7 points ahead of the third: Qi Zhou. 1. Jean Besse (CHE) 489 "Don't Play Idle Cards Thoughtlessly" 2. Patrick Jourdain (GBR) 407 "Consider the Discard" 3. Qi Zhou (CHN) 400 "Play Your Honour Earlier if it is of no use" 4. Toine van Hoof (NLD) 328 "Shuffle Your Cards. 5. Mark Horton (GBR) 154 "Don't Be Afraid to Respond" 6. David Bird (GBR) 140 "Not Obliged to Say Anything” 7. Derek Rimington (GBR) 134 "Play Trumps Fluently" 8. Bernard Marcoux (CAN) 26 "Imagine.. and Capitalize" 200 IBPA Handbook 2010 Jury Competition The prize money of D Fl. 1.000 has been divided as follows: 1. Alex Montwill (IRL) D Fl 300; 2. Eric Kokish (CAN), Peter Littlewood (GBR), Vassili Levenko (Estonia) and Barry Rigal (GBR) D.Fl 175 each. 100 votes were received from 35 nations: 14 each from USA & Eng; Sweden 9; Neth 7; Australia 6, Canada 5; France 4; Nor, Austria, Ger, Ita, Den 3; Russia, Pol, Ire, Bra, Estonia, Scot 2. There was 1 from each of: HK, India, Hun, Lith, Belarus, Isr, Slo, and Rum. South Africa. NZ. Port. Arg, Ber. Fin. Bel, Mau. & Uzbekistan. Clippings Competition All material in this competition is free for publication subject to the use of the name BOLS. Clippings mentioning BOLS should be sent to IBPA's Clippings Secretary. Evelyn Senn. The Clippings Competition will close on 1st September. 1995. There will be 6 prizes each of U.S.$100 for the best publicity. GREAT SUCCESS FOR THE LATE JEAN BESSE By Andre Boekhorst The late Jean Besse has won the 1994 Bols Bridge Tips Competition by a respectable margin. In 1982 he won the Bols Brilliancy Prize for discarding A to create an entry in partner's hand. This time 30 out of 103 journalists of the IBPA put his article the winner. Many emphasised that the Tip is useful for a column, very simple and widely applicable. Among Besse's admirers we find Bill Pencharz, Bobby Wolff, Henry Francis, Clement Wong, Carlos Cabanne, and many other well-known players and journalists. Barry Rigal (GBR) wrote: "When I read Jean Besse's article, it was as if one of the missing pieces of a jigsaw fell into place. I realised why some unmakeable contracts had succeeded." Sammy Kehela (CAN), who also voted for Besse wrote that this year's tips were not of such high quality: "the well is getting dry". Patrick Jourdain received 13 first place votes but almost all IBPA members put his article amongst the top three. Per Jannersten (SWE) found Jourdain's entry of very high standard and praised the great variety of articles in this year's competition. Several people suggested: “Let Jourdain write all the tips, then we will really have an excellent collection of great articles." (IBPA Editor: Really. Andre? All using the same words?!) Qi Zhou made a nice appearance with "Play Your Honour Earlier". He got 20 first place votes. Hugh Kelsey (Scotland): "A classic piece of defensive advice for every player who wishes to improve. Pleasantly written and good column material”. Jose le Dentu
(FRA): "Qi Zhou has described the humoristic way to find out a tip, and his article is interesting for everyone." The fourth place, Toine van Hoof, almost caused an earth-quake. He received 27 first places, but many members did not give him a single point. Svend Novrup (DNK), who voted for Jean Besse, said: "an anecdote should not win even if written up very well". Rodrigo daCunha (Port) wrote: "a tip for gamblers, not for bridge players." and world champion Jan Westerhof (NLD) said: "This man must be hanged although the idea is original"... and then put the Tip in second place. Hans-Olof Hallén (SWE) the well-known TD and player said: "I hope that the bridge authorities will deal very quickly with the problem van Hoof has described." And Bob van der Velde (NLD): "I like this story very much. It will be a classic one, applicable by players of all categories.” Arne Hofstad (NOR): "Outstanding, the van Hoof article, great sense of humour." Dr. P. K. Paranjape (India): "For me the van Hoof article is by far the best. Nobody can beat this excellent tip”. Eric Kokish (CAN) writes: "A good crop this year. Patrick Jourdain gives very good advice, but it is not really a tip. It says visualize the play, and so is an extension of bridge logic. The same might be said of Rimington's. Bird's is, in my view, really a random viewpoint. The van Hoof tip, my choice, is something special, unusual and quite disturbing. It is a tip to save hundreds of points in a year, and so edges out Besse's tip, that will surely win the Competition. Eric Kokish really is a witch-doctor. He predicted Besse in first place and Jourdain second. Several journalists warned against van Hoofs tip because it entered a very dangerous area: that between ethical and unethical play. Mark Horton received seven first place votes. David Bird had only three, but amongst them was Dorthy Francis (USA): "Because it sets up a guideline for overcalls, this can eliminate a lot of headaches”. And Gabriel Chagas writes: “The tip is very useful in the modem trend of competitive bidding when silence is no longer appreciated as it should." Derek Rimington also had three first place votes. General comment on this year's competition was positive. Many members spoke of "a very high quality" but there were also others. Franco Broccolli (ITA): "If these were the eight best ones, I can easily imagine that the others, not-accepted tips, talked about ginrummy. At least the tips were written up in proper English." DON'T PLAY IDLE CARDS THOUGHTLESSLY They are the Neutrinos of Bridge By Jean Besse (CHE) Idle cards are those that can neither make tricks nor prevent the enemy from making tricks, nor act as guards to important cards. They appear to have no practical use at all. And yet idle cards can exert an influence, even though it may be hard to pin down. They are like the neutrinos of nuclear physics, which are of minute mass and seem not to affect other particles but which have mysterious powers. There is only one way you can penetrate the mystery. Before playing an idle card, you should consider what the effect of playing it may be. We begin with an ordinary hand, where the bidding was simple and direct. You are West: South North 2NT 7NT ♠ K Q J A J 10 9 3 2 K Q 3 ♣ 2 ♠ 4 3 2 Q 6 5 10 9 ♣ 10 7 6 5 3 You lead the 10 and dummy's king wins the trick, East and South following low. Declarer cashes the Q and leads a diamond to the Ace in his hand. WHAT IS YOUR DISCARD? Clearly, a heart would be suicidal, a club, too might be dangerous. So it seems safe to throw a spade, an idle card. Safe? You have just killed the defence! This is the full deal: ♠ K Q J A J 10 9 3 2 K Q 3 ♣ 2 ♠ 4 3 2 ♠ 8 7 6 5 Q 6 5 4 10 9 J 7 6 5 4 ♣ 10 7 6 5 3 ♣ 9 8 4 ♠ A 10 9 K 8 7 A 8 2 ♣ A K Q J IBPA Handbook 2010 201
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The International Bridge Press Asso
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TABLE OF CONTENTS President’s for
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IBPA was not built on law, but on a
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70s The seventies is remembered for
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FORMER IBPA OFFICERS Year President
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The IBPA BULLETIN is the principal
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1996/97 Sender Precision
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1971 and the Life Master Women's Pa
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The fertile mind that devised the B
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has travelled the world arguing the
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THE 2000 IBPA BRIDGE PERSONALITY OF
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numerous candidates waiting to take
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THE 2008 IBPA BRIDGE PERSONALITY OF
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Caio Rossi THE 1976 SOLOMON AWARD F
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Dominique Pilon Reported by Albert
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THE 1981 SOLOMON AWARD FOR THE HAND
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(1) 0-9 points (2) Transfer (3) Spu
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THE 1988 SOLOMON AWARD FOR THE HAND
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At both tables West, having pre-emp
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THE 1996 "LE BRIDGEUR" AWARD FOR TH
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THE 2002 DIGITAL FOUNTAIN HAND OF T
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THE 2004 C & R MOTORS HAND OF THE Y
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Accordingly, Sadek won the spade co
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THE 2009 ROSE CLIFF DECLARER PLAY O
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In the replay the same contract was
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Declarer ruffed his last heart in d
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THE 1996 SENDER PRECISION AWARD FOR
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West North East South Lant’n Jaso
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crosses to dummy for another trump
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ticed the coup earlier this year. I
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THE 2007 GIDWANI FAMILY TRUST AWARD
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low from dummy. Michelle Brunner ca
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contract, together with the solid s
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esponse showing an ace plus a queen
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Dlr: East ♠ 9 8 4 3 Vul: N-S J 8
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West North East South Kaplan Glubok
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THE 2000 ROMEX AWARD FOR THE BEST B
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about hearts running. Sidney’s ne
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1. Game force 2. Asking you to pick
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THE 2009 PRECISION AWARD FOR THE BE
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message that responder has enough t
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quirement for CONFI is that the par
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conversation, I have learned that t
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auctions. Others may see the threat
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THE 1977 PRECISION AWARD Kit Woolse
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and bidding three hearts (possible
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The Two-Step in Practice A common p
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South West North East 1 Pass 1 1♠
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North dealer, EW vulnerable ♠ 10
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I would not want him to pass two di
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Opener Responder ♠ A x x x x ♠
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If the RKC bidder wishes to inquire
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(a) Transfer (b) Maximum with four-
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space to the spade cuebid, and allo
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partner will know your double is fo
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Lebensohl If the bidding starts, Pa
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What sort of hand is partner likely
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positive bid - overcaller gets anot
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THE 2002 OKBRIDGE AWARD FOR BEST PL
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