Handbook - International Bridge Press Association

The other defenders on the shortlist were: B405, page
15 Oct Steve Eginton (GBR) by Mark Horton (GBR);
B410, page 4 Mar Anna & Gudrun (Ice) by Barnet
Shenkin (USA); B411, page 3 Apr Glowacki (POL) by
Marc Smith (GBR); B414, page 12 Jul Popov (Bulgaria)
by Malta Staff.
THE 2000 CAREY LIMOUSINE AWARD
FOR BEST DEFENCE OF THE YEAR
Roger & Terje Lie (NOR)
Journalist: Anders Brunzell (SWE)
Bulletin 420, page 15
In a match in the local league, Roger Lie of Norway
realized that his partner, Terje Lie, was about to face a
problem hard to solve from his point of view. Help was
needed – and delivered!
Dealer: East ♠ 7
N-S Game K Q 10 5 2
K 3
♣ 10 9 7 4 3
♠ 9 8 5 2 ♠ 4
9 6 3 A J 8 4
A Q 9 6 2 J 7 4
♣ 5 ♣ A K Q 8 2
♠ A K Q J 10 6 3
7
10 8 5
♣ J 6
West North East South
Roger Terje
2♣ 2♠
Pass 3 Pass 3♠
All Pass
Terje’s opening bid promised at least five clubs and in
case of five, a four card major beside. Roger started
with his singleton club and Terje won the queen and
played the ace. When South showed up with two
clubs the distribution was quite obvious for Roger,
West, and he was also fairly sure of how to beat the
contract. Instead of lazily discarding something, he
ruffed his partner’s ace and returned a small diamond,
the only defence to set 3♠.
North won the K and continued with the K.
Terje grabbed his ace and returned a diamond to the
queen and back came the ♠9. South had to surrender.
The lesson is: when you know how to beat a contract
don't press your partner to find the same answer.
Do the dirty work yourself!
Others on the short-list were: Andrew Robson by
Patrick Jourdain (Bulletin 423, page 3); Steve
Weinstein by Jos Jacobs (B424, page 6); George
Jacobs by ? (B425, page 5); Kees Tammens (B417,
page 13).
THE 2001 CAREY LIMOUSINE AWARD
FOR BEST DEFENCE OF THE YEAR
Jan Jansma & Louk Verhees (NLD)
Journalist: Jan van Cleeff (NLD)
Bulletin 433, page 14, Onstein v. Lombard.
Dutch National Teams Semi final, 2000. Consolation
mention: Erik Kirchhoff (NLD)
Dealer North ♠ A J 8 6 4 3
N-S Game 8
A 5 4
♣ K 7 2
♠ 7 2 ♠ K Q 2
K Q J 10 6 7 4 3
J 10 6 8 3
♣ J 10 3 ♣ A Q 6 5 4
♠ 10 9
A 9 5 2
K Q 9 7 2
♣ 9 8
West North East South
Jansma Eskes Verhees Von Seida
1♠ Pass 1NT
Pass 2♠ Pass 3♠
Pass 4♠ All Pass
After Ruud von Seida's inspired raise to 3♠, Onno
Eskes pushed on to game, a contract that in fact
depends more or less on reasonable breaks in diamonds
and spades. Even with both spade honours
offside the contract appears to have chances.
East led a heart for the Ace and declarer immediately
passed the ♠10 to East's Queen. Louk Verhees
recognized the problem – how to win two club tricks –
and found the answer to the puzzle. He returned the
♣Q! This gave declarer an unexpected club trick, but
it also cost him his game. If he cashes the ace of
trumps and then tries to get a discard on a diamond,
East will ruff and cash two club tricks. If declarer
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