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Editor : Mark HortonCo-Editors: Jos Jacobs, Brian Senior

Journalists: David Bird, John Carruthers, Barry Rigal, Ron Tacchi

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SUNDAY,JUNE 10 2018ISSUE No 5

After last night's Opening Ceremony the tournament gets into the full swing of things with the start of the Women and Senior championships.

In the Women's Pairs, the title went to Ferda Zorlu and Nilgun Kotan of Turkey. Katarzyna Dufrat and Justyna Zmuda were second. This is their fourth consecutive silver medal in European Women Pairs! They had been in the lead for 22 rounds and lost by a mere 8 matchpoints.Anna Sarniak and Danuta Kazmucha of Poland got the bronze.

The overnight lead of the Polish pairs in the Seniors did stand up. Piotr Tuszynski and Andrzej Pawlak took the gold, Michal Kwiecien and Wlodzimierz Starkowski the silver and Ruggero Pulga and Aldo Mina of Italy prevented a Polish clean-sweep.

The B-final was won by Scotland's Brian Short and Alan Goodman in the Seniors and Sally Brock and Margaret Nygren of England in the Women's.

Meanwhile, at the General Assembly of the EBL, Jan Kamras of Sweden was elected President. His four year term of office starts at the end of these champiosnhips.

The Open series flows gently on, with Norway having a slender lead over Italy followed by Iceland, Israel, Greece, Poland and the host country.

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Runners-up

Opening Speech

Misplay this Hand with Me

Netherlands vs Belgium

Draw & BBO Schedule

Iceland vs Turkey

France vs Bulgaria

Results

Hungary vs Norway

De Nachtwacht

Sure Trump Trick

The Belgian Page

Women and Seniors Rosters

Mark Horton

Jos Jacobs

Daniel Gulyás

Brian Senior

Daniel Gulyás

Mark Horton

Brian Senior

Herman De Wael

Championship DiaryMark Horton

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WOMEN PAIRS WINNERSFerda Zorlu & Nilgun Kotan (TURKEY)

SENIOR PAIRS WINNERSPiotr Tuszynski & Andrzej Pawlak (POLAND)

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WOMEN PAIRS 2ndKatarzyna Dufrat & Justyna Zmuda

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WOMEN PAIRS 3rdDanuta Kazmucha & Anna Sarniak

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SENIOR PAIRS 2ndWlodzimierz Starkowski & Michal Kwiecien

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SENIOR PAIRS 3rdAldo Mina & Ruggero Pulga

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Ostend, Belgium • 6 - 16 June 2018

Mr Johan Vande Lanotte, Mayor of OstendMr Marc De Pauw, President of the Royal Belgian Bridge Federation,Dear Bridge Friends,

I am pleased to welcome all of you in Ostend, to participate in the 10th European Women’s National Pairs Championship, the 8th European Seniors’ National Pairs Championship and the 54th European Bridge Team Championships.

For the 7th time we are back in Ostend and I am confident that you will enjoy visiting this beautiful city by the sea.

It is a great pleasure to recognise the degree of participation in the Team Championships with 78 teams representing 34 countries. In addition we have the Women’s National Pairs for its 10th edition with the participation of 43 pairs coming from 17 countries and the return of the Seniors’ National Pairs for its 8th edition with 53 pairs coming from 18 countries.

I want to thank the Belgian Authorities:Mr Johan Vande Lanotte, Mayor of OstendMr Pierre-Olivier Beckers, President of the BOIC

I would like to congratulate the Royal Belgian Bridge Federation, its President and all the Organising Committee led by Bart Magerman.

My special thanks go to the EBL staff and the Belgian volunteers who are working very hard during these 10 days with a genuine enthusiasm and dedication.

But I would mostly thank you, all the players.

During these troubled times almost everywhere in Europe and even in the world, it gives you the opportunity to share the same values, the same sporting spirit, passion, enthusiasm, fair-play and respect.

I hope these ten days will permit you to meet new people, to renew old friendship and live these Championships with a real passion.

Enjoy your play and your stay in Ostend.

I declare the 54th European Bridge Team Championships officially open.

Yves AubryEBL President

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SCO vs ICE CZE vs DEN TUR vs UKR WAL vs LTU POR vs HUN LAT vs ITABBO 1 BEL vs POL FRA vs CRO MON vs FIN AUT vs SWE SPA vs NED GER vs IRE GRE vs ENG BUL vs ROMBBO 2 NOR vs RUS ISR vs EST SUI Bye

TUR vs ISR ITA vs NOR SWE vs SCO RUS vs GERBBO 4 BEL vs FRA NED vs SPA IRE vs POL ENG vs GRE ICE vs FIN SER vs POR HUN vs EST DEN Bye

ISR vs SCO DEN vs GER TUR vs BEL ITA vs SPA IRE vs SWE RUS vs GRE FIN vs FRA NED vs SER POL vs HUN EST vs ENG POR vs ICE NOR Bye

BBO 4 DEN vs NOR TUR vs SCO ITA vs GER SWE vs BEL SPA vs RUS FRA vs IRE GRE vs NED POL vs FIN ENG vs SER HUN vs ICE EST vs POR ISR Bye

ROM vs SWEBBO 3 FRA vs POL ISR vs POR DEN vs SPA ICE vs GER FIN vs BEL NED vs IRE SCO vs NOR BUL vs TUR AUT vs ITA ENG vs HUN

ROM vs POLBBO 4 SWE vs ISR DEN vs FRA GER vs POR SPA vs BEL ICE vs IRE FIN vs NOR NED vs BUL ITA vs SCO TUR vs ENG HUN vs AUT

ROM vs BEL GER vs IRE NOR vs DEN BUL vs ISR POL vs ITA SWE vs ENG FRA vs HUN POR vs AUT TUR vs SPA ICE vs SCO NED vs FIN

DRAW & BBO SCHEDULE TODAYDRAW & BBO SCHEDULE TODAYBBO SCHEDULE

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BBO commentators:

OPEN, ROUND 13Bill Jacobs, Roland Wald (BBO 1, voice)David Bird, Marc Smith

BBO commentators:

OPEN, ROUND 14Marc Horton, Peter Lund (BBO 1, voice)Bill Jacobs, Roland Wald

BBO commentators:

OPEN, ROUND 15David Bird, Roland Wald

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HUNGARY vs NORWAYHUNGARY vs NORW

Hungary-Norway was a match of two highly ranked teams, Norway in second, Hungary in fifth before the round, but sadly, BBO matches are decided the night before, and our quick rise from tenth was probably not expected. My report is more of a resume than a full blooded account. The match started out quietly, and I started to wonder what I was going to write about. The most exciting hand had been a preempt of 3 or 4 clubs, depending on temper, temper; the issue also being whether an opponent would double over it with marginal values and 3442 pattern. Board 13 had a nice little theme. Who gets scared first?

Board 13. Dealer North. All Vul. [ K J 6 5 4 2 ] Q 7 { 6 2 } 9 8 2 [ Q 9 7 [ A 3 ] 10 2 ] J 8 3 { 9 4 3 { A K J 10 7 5 } A K 10 5 3 } 7 4 [ 10 8 ] A K 9 6 5 4 { Q 8 } Q J 6

This was the bidding (reported elsewhere) in Monaco vs Netherlands:

West North East South Molenaar Helness Verbeek Helgemo

2[ 3{ Pass3NT Pass Pass DbleRdbl Pass 4{ All Pass

Helgemo knew this 3NT was probably based on tight values, but if they wanted to make it on diamonds – the suit would run! So he tried this mind game – partner, lead something else! And Molenaar knew this was asking for hearts, so he suggested running with his marginal hand, and Verbeek, ‘knowing’ this double was probably asking for clubs, ran. Would Helness have found the heart lead? It is tough, since he had queen-small, but we will never know. The other table got to 3{ and made 10 tricks as well, for a quiet push.

In Hungary v Norway the bidding was probably identical until 3NT, but it was not doubled. North led a spade, and that was that, 11 IMPs to Hungary, leading 24-4. Then came a real wild one.

Board 14. Dealer East. None Vul. [ A J 10 8 7 3 ] — { J 6 5 4 3 2 } 7 [ 9 6 4 [ K 2 ] J 4 3 2 ] A K Q 10 9 5 { Q { A 7 } K Q 10 6 2 } A 5 3 [ Q 5 ] 8 7 6 { K 10 9 8 } J 9 8 4

Whoohoo, a slam! 6-6 distribution! This has to be exciting, right? Wrong. Well, for the most part, the field found the laydown 6] contract, no one being scared of the spade ruff. 6NT rolls home if you can take 5 club tricks, and you should, so maybe that is where you aim? 6] is normal. But what if Mr 6-6 decides to bid on? Well, those strike gold, as partner has almost every missing card he could imagine to make the save worth it, 6[ going for 500, or 800 if the diamond ruff was found.

Hungary got doubled in 4[, making! That, along with the +1010 from the other table caused 17 points worth of damage, Hungary, 41-4!

Board 16. Dealer West. E/W Vul. [ A 8 6 3 ] Q 4 3 2 { — } A K Q 6 5 [ Q 10 9 7 5 [ K J 4 2 ] — ] 10 8 5 { K Q 8 7 3 2 { A J } J 9 } 8 7 4 2 [ — ] A K J 9 7 6 { 10 9 6 5 4 } 10 3

Now here is a swingy hand, right? 3 voids, 6-5 hands everywhere, this must be fun! Only the East players were wondering why everyone was going crazy.

Well, all N-S pairs found their heart fit, it was a question of 6 or 7? Let’s find out how our featured heroes did.

Norway found the amazing 7[ save, but it had to go 5 down due to the same bad breaks that allowed 7] to make, for -1400, but gaining them 3 IMPs, to finish the match 41-7 in Hungary’s favor, who are now lying second behind Italy, while Norway dropped to fourth.

WAYNGARY vs NORWOPEN TEAMS, ROUND 7Daniel Gulyás

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MISPLAY THIS HAND WITH MEMISPLAY THIS HAND WI

At the end of a short match in a major team championship I pick up this hand:

[ J 10 7 5 ] K 8 { 8 5 2 } A K Q J

With only our side vulnerable I open 1NT, which in our methods promises 14-16, and partner responds 2{, a transfer to hearts. When I dutifully bid 2] partner continues with 3NT, leaving us with this straightforward sequence:

West North East South 1NT Pass 2{* Pass 2] Pass 3NT All Pass

West leads the }2 and partner provides a useful looking dummy:

[ A 6 3 ] A J 7 6 5 { A 10 7 } 9 3

[ J 10 7 5 ] K 8 { 8 5 2 } A K Q J

There are eight tricks on top and the obvious place to look for a ninth is in the heart suit. Having established that the opening lead is fourth best I win

with the }A, cash the ]K and play a heart to the jack. East wins with the queen and returns the {Q. I win with dummy's ace and cash the ]A but West discards a spade and I have to go one down.

This was the way the cards were distributed:

Dealer South. NS Vul. [ A 6 3 ] A J 7 6 5 { A 10 7 } 9 3 [ Q 9 4 2 [ K 8 ] 3 2 ] Q 10 9 4 { K 4 3 { Q J 9 6 } 10 8 5 2 } 7 6 4 [ J 10 7 5 ] K 8 { 8 5 2 } A K Q J

Post mortemIt occurs to me later that there was no rush to go

after the hearts. Having avoided a diamond lead I could have cashed three more rounds of clubs, discarding a diamond and a spade from dummy. On the last club East will be down to [K8 ]Q1094 {QJ96. Discarding a heart is obviously fatal, but the other red suit is no better as then declarer can play on hearts and will lose no more than two hearts and two diamonds. That leaves the [8. But then declarer can cross to the [A before touching hearts, a small extra chance that pays a big dividend.

In the replay West led the [2 and declarer was not hard pressed to score nine tricks.

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ICELAND vs TURKEYICELAND vs TURKE

North versus South, hot versus cold, temper versus calmness. Two totally different countries, teams, yet they are aiming for the same – qualifying for the Bermuda Bowl, both of them in the top 10 before this round started.

I would love to say the match was a wonderful display of great bids and plays, but I think the players would agree they had played better before. Don’t get me wrong, they tried, very hard, and certainly had their moments, too, but it was more living off of each other’s mistakes than anything else. Well, we all know nobody can play faultlessly, so let’s see how it all went down.

First, we could see the above mentioned temper: Zorlu bid a club game that was off 3 aces, hoping partner had one (Kubac had showed some signs of life earlier in the bidding), so when Jorgensen doubled, he redoubled! Well, our Icelandic South was happy, as it was his partner who held the third ace, so the contract was beaten one trick, Iceland drawing first blood, 4 IMPs.

The next exciting hand was about decisions at the five (or six) level:

Board 3. Dealer South. E-W Vul. [ 10 ] 10 { A K J 10 5 3 } K 7 6 5 4 [ A K 8 6 4 2 [ Q J 5 ] J 5 ] K Q 8 7 3 2 { 6 { 7 } A J 10 9 } 8 3 2 [ 9 7 3 ] A 9 6 4 { Q 9 8 4 2 } Q

Open Room West North East South Zorlu Thorvaldsson Kubac Jorgensen

Pass 1[ 2NT 3{ 5{ Dble All Pass

2NT was for the minors, of course, while 3{ showed invitational (or better) spade support. Jorgensen just bid what he thought could be right, and Zorlu did not think he could make 5[, and doubled. He

expected partner to hold some sort of defense, but was disappointed when none materialized, -550.

Closed Room West North East South Olgeirsson Uslupehlivan Magnusson Suzer

Pass 1[ 2NT 3{ 4{ 4[ 5{ Pass Pass 5[ Pass Pass 6{ Dble All Pass

After a similar start, Suzer bid only 4{, and that gave the bidding a different acoustic. Naturally, his partner bid 5{, make or save, but when 5[ came, neither felt they could double this (after all, who said there is a diamond cashing? And is there a heart ruff or a club trick?), so Suzer bid one more for the road, hoping it would be cheap. Point-wise, it was, IMP-wise, it wasn't: 12 out, Iceland in the lead, 16-0.

The big lead did not last long. Over the next board, both tables landed in 5{, but the declarer play is better left unsaid. Instead of a straightforward line that netted an overtrick for Kubac, Olgeirsson tried something unexplainable, for down 1, and 12 IMPs back to Turkey, down 12-16.

Turkey gained 5 for playing a making part score, then both teams attempted a pretty bad slam: it needed a favourable lead, an ace lying favourably, and then finding a queen. They got the first two, but failed at the third; down 2 at both tables, for a push. Surprisingly, most of the field bid this slam, 10 declarers making, and 13 failing, so several teams in 3NT had to sit and pray: 13 in or 12 out? Bridge can be a cruel game sometimes.

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Board 8 brought all the fireworks we were waiting for.

Board 8. Dealer West. None Vul. [ A 10 6 3 ] K 10 9 7 2 { — } 9 8 7 4 [ 9 8 5 4 2 [ K Q J ] A 8 ] J 6 4 3 { K Q 10 8 4 { A9 7 6 } 5 } A Q [ 7 ] Q 5 { J 5 3 2 } K J 10 6 3 2

At most tables, either West opened 2[ as a weak two-suiter, and his partner bid 4[, which made handily despite the bad trump break, or East opened a strong no-trump in third, and even if South intervened, North did not feel like saving over 4[ with his potential 2-3 tricks in defence.

The same happened in our open room, Turkey chalking up +420. In the closed, however:


Pass Pass 1} 3} 3[ 5} Dble All Pass

Over the strong club, Suzer came in high, and Uslupehlivan knew what to do. All declarer needed to do is to lead a club up, and later take the ruffing finesse against East’s heart jack to land his contract. This additional 550 gave Turkey 14 huge, well deserved IMPs, up 31-16.

Board 10 gave a chance to Iceland to come back, though.

Board 10. Dealer East. All Vul. [ A 9 6 5 2 ] — { A 10 7 3 2 } Q 7 2 [ Q 10 3 [ K J 7 4 ] K 9 6 2 ] Q 5 4 { K 8 { 5 4 } A 10 9 6 } J 8 4 3 [ 8 ] A J 10 8 7 3 { Q J 9 6 } K 5


Pass 1] Pass 1[ Pass 2] All Pass

Uslupehlivan thought with misfit it is best to keep low, and with borderline invitational values, passed. The contract made, yet it did not make him very happy…

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Pass 1] Pass 1[ Pass 2] Pass 3{ Pass 4{Pass 5{ All Pass

Thorvaldsson thought it is better to invite game. They were vulnerable, after all, and struck gold. Everything was lying favourably for him, so with the trumps and spades all coming in, somehow emerged with an overtrick. +620 gave Iceland 11 points, and they closed the gap, 27-31.

After Iceland missed a thin non-vulnerable game, which happened to make, the Turkish lead was up to 12. Then the fateful board 13 hit the table.

Board 13. Dealer North. All Vul. [ J 9 5 4 ] 10 9 4 3 { — } K 10 7 5 4 [ 8 3 [ A K Q 6 ] K 2 ] Q J 7 6 5 { K J 8 5 4 2 { A Q } 8 3 2 } A J [ 10 7 2 ] A 8 { 10 9 7 6 3 } Q 9 6


Pass 1} Pass 1{ Pass 2NT Pass 4NT All Pass

At some tables, even 3NT was beaten by a club lead, but Suzer chose the normal diamond, and Magnusson emerged with 11 tricks after the heart king provided the entry to two high diamonds, and still had time to set up a heart.


Pass 2} Pass 2{ Pass 2NT Pass 4[ Pass 5} Pass 6{ All Pass

4[ was a slam try in diamonds, and 5} accepted, showing 3 keycards probably.

6{ is a pretty bad contract – even unmakable on a club lead, even if trumps behave. After the ]10 lead, Zorlu looked satisfied, especially when South took his ace. His smiles soon turned sour, though, when he found out the reason for his opponent’s hastiness: a natural trump trick. He tried to convince Jorgensen to ruff in while he played dummy’s high cards, but he didn’t, so the slam went down. But see Brian Senior's analysis on the next page.

Iceland gained 13 huge IMPs here, thereby overturning the match by a single point, 40-39, or 10.31-9.69 in VP. Iceland stayed near the top, in fifth, while Turkey dropped to 12th, still within shouting distance of qualifying.

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SURE TRUMP TRICKSURE TRUMP TRIC

When is a sure trump trick not a sure trump trick? Well, take a look at Board 13 from Round 9 of the Open Series. The match was England v Finland and, before this board, England led by 68-11 IMPs.

The English E/W pair, David Bakhshi and Artur Malinowski, had played in 3NT down one after a club lead for –100. It looked as though the board might be flat when Finland's Artur Karhulahti and Clas Nyberg bid to 6{, a contract which was apparently doomed by the five-zero trump split.

Board 13. Dealer North. All Vul. [ J 9 5 4 ] 10 9 4 3 { – } K 10 7 5 4 [ 8 3 [ A K Q 6 ] K 2 ] Q J 7 6 5 { K J 8 5 4 2 { A Q } 8 3 2 } A J [ 10 7 2 ] A 8 { 10 9 7 6 3 } Q 9 6

West North East South Nyberg Forrester Karhulahti Robson

Pass 1} Pass 1{ Pass 2{ Pass 3{ Pass 4{ Pass 4] Pass 4NT Pass 6{ All Pass

One Club was Polish, three-way, and 1{ either a negative or some (semi-)positive hand with diamonds. Two Diamonds was an artificial game force and 3{ showed long diamonds. From here the auction quickly got slightly overboard and led to a small slam, which would have been defeated on a club lead whatever the trump break.

However, Tony Forrester led a low heart to Andrew Robson's ace. At this point Robson must have felt reasonably good about life, looking at his trump holding. He returned a spade to dummy. Nyberg won that, cashed the ace of diamonds and got the bad news. He unblocked the king of hearts, went back to dummy with a spade, and played the queen of hearts. Suddenly, Robson's sure trump trick started to look less secure. If he ruffed low everything would be easy for declarer, who would then be in a position to draw trumps after over-ruffing and unblocking the trump queen. But if Robson ruffed with the nine or ten, he would also be over-ruffed. The play would then continue on essentially the same lines as if he did not ruff at all.

If South does not ruff in, declarer's club losers go away on the major-suit winners. He then ruffs a heart or a spade in this position:

[ J 9 ] 10 { – } K 10 7 [ – [ 6 ] – ] J 7 { K J 8 5 4 { Q } 8 } A J [ – ] – { 10 9 7 6 } Q 9

CKURE TRUMP TRICBrian Senior OPEN TEAMS, ROUND 9

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If South discards a club, declarer next leads a club to the ace and continues with another side-suit card. Down to nothing but trumps, South finally has to split his {10-9. Declarer over-ruffs, leads low to the {Q, and any card from dummy at trick 12 sees the {K-8 pick up South's {10-7.

If South ruffs in earlier he just gives up his trump holding earlier and declarer can draw trumps then take the discards on dummy's remaining winners. There is no escape from the trump coup.

For example, if South ruffs in with the ten of diamonds at his first opportunity he is over-ruffed and declarer crosses to the queen of diamonds to lead more major-suit winners in this position:

[ J 9 ] 10 { – } K 10 7 [ – [ Q 6 ] – ] J 7 { K 8 5 { – } 8 3 2 } A J [ 7 ] – { 10 7 } Q 9 6

If South ruffs in, he is over-ruffed once more, trumps are drawn and declarer crosses to the ace of clubs to cash more side-suit winners. If South does not ruff in a second time, once he has got rid of his club losers declarer ruffs a major-suit card to shorten his trumps to the same length as South, essential for the trump coup to be operated successfully. Then he crosses to the ace of clubs at trick 11 and the next lead trump coups South again.

A club lead would have defeated not just 6{ but even 5{ as the defence would come to a heart, a club and a trump trick.

Five Diamonds will make after a heart lead to the ace, whatever South plays back, but 6{ can be defeated if South finds a club switch at trick two as this knocks out a late dummy entry which is required to operate the trump coup.

Finland gained 16 IMPs on the deal. For the record, 6{ was also made by Sweden's Simon Hult, as East, in his team's match against Latvia after two rounds of hearts. At the other table, 6{ was down one for 16 IMPs to Sweden. The lead was the ace of hearts from Mikael Rimstedt followed by a second heart so declarer had an opportunity to succeed but mistimed the play. Six Diamonds was also played at five other tables, always being defeated.

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For a variety of uninteresting reasons the publication of the diary has been delayed. Let's start by offering a couple of useful links that online spectators might find useful:

Convention Cards by Round:livebridge.net/bbo/wbf/2018ebtc.php?dsp=tms

Running Scores:db.eurobridge.org/repository/competitions/18Ostend/microsite/Results.htm

Bridge aficionado Wolf Klewe sent me an email asking for information about an event broadcast on BBO, the SPS Construction Trophy, observing that the names looked Polish, but he could not find anything intelligi-ble (to one having no Polish at all) on the Polish site.I replied that it was a private Polish Invitational Event (pairs) - adding 'I have a Pole in the office'.To which he replied, 'Complete with dancer?'

Herman could not fail to notice that the European team championships have been held in Ostend three times before: in 1965, 1973 and 2010, Italy winning the Open series on all three occasions.

On Wednesday evening a heavily armed squad of po-lice stormed into the Mercure hotel at 03.00 and star-ted knocking on doors. When they got to the room occupied by Poland's Wojciech Gawel he heard them, but looking at the time ignored the noise, whereupon they burst in and made it clear he would have to ac-company them to the station. It was only when he put on his glasses that they realised they had the wrong man and released him.Discussing the incident over breakfast he expressed his shock - 'Okay, I may have misplayed that 3[ con-tract, but that was a heck of a response!'

There are many good places to eat in Ostend but we are always happy to pass on recommendations. We know the Cromwell in the main square is good. Bi-stro Mathilda on Leopold II-laan has a great reputa-tion (and a wine list to match): www.bistromathilda.beSavarin, on Albert1-promenade, a stone's throw from the Kursaal is great for seafood, as is Restaurant Lob-ster, across the road from the Casino. The Lusitania at Visserskaai,35 www.restaurantlusitania.be/infos/ is worth a visit. Probably best to book any of these in advance.

CHAMPIONSHIP DIARYCHAMPIONSHIP DIAARYAMPIONSHIP DIAMark Horton


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DE NACHTWACHTDE NACHTWACHT

Militia Company of District II under the Command of Captain Frans Banninck Cocq, also known as The Shooting Company of Frans Banning Cocq and Willem van Ruytenburch, but commonly referred to as The Night Watch, is a painting by Rembrandt van Rijn. It is in the collection of the Amsterdam Museum but is prominently displayed in the Rijksmuseum as the best known painting in its collection. It is one of the most famous Dutch Golden Age paintings.

It came to mind when, walking back to my hotel very late on Friday evening I bumped into Giorgio Duboin, who immediately gave me the following deal from Italy's match against the Ukraine in Round 6:

Board 19. Dealer South. EW Vul. [ K 10 6 2 ] Q { K 10 3 } A 8 5 4 2 [ J 7 5 [ 4 3 ] K J ] A 10 9 6 2 { A Q 7 6 5 4 2 { 9 } J } Q 10 7 6 3 [ A Q 9 8 ] 8 7 5 4 3 { J 8 } K 9

Closed Room West North East South Rovyshyn Duboin Shukhmey Donati

Pass 3{ Pass Pass Dble Pass 3[ All Pass

Opposite a passed hand Giorgio was more than happy to bid 3[ - in the other room NS had reached 4[ which had failed by two tricks.

East led the {9 and West won with the ace and returned the seven, East ruffing declarer's ten with the [3 and continuing with the ace of hearts and a heart, declarer ruffing West's king and playing a club to the king and a club. West ruffed and played a diamond, ruffed by East and overuffed by declarer.

These cards remained:

[ K 10 6 ] — { — } A 8 5 [ J 7 [ — ] — ] 10 9 6 { Q 6 5 4 { — } — } Q 10 7 [ A Q 9 ] 8 7 5 { — } —

Declarer played dummy's nine of spades and when West followed with the seven he overtook it with the ten and played the [K.

East was caught in a rare entry-shifting squeeze. If he throws a heart, declarer overtakes with dummy's [A, ruffs a heart establishing the suit and can get back to dummy to enjoy them by ruffing a club.

If East parts with a club, declarer plays dummy's [Q and can then ruff a club, ruff a heart and cash two clubs.

However, there is, as Giorgio pointed out, a snag. Suppose West covers the [9 with the jack? Declarer wins, but can no longer execute the squeeze.

Of course, Giorgio pointed out his minor mistake. He must overruff at the previous trick with dummy's [Q! Then it will not help West to cover the [9, as declarer will win with the king and play the [10 whereupon the entry-shifting squeeze operates as before.

In some respects this play of ruffing with a higher card than appears necessary resembles the brilliant play made by Frank Multon in the Winter games (a hand that has failed to reach the short-list for the IBPA's Hand of the Year, having been described by the President, Barry Rigal, as 'too difficult for journalists'.)

I also spotted something else:After crossing to the }K, suppose declarer ruffs a

heart? He then cashes the [K, cashes the {K and runs dummy's trumps. The last of these will squeeze East in hearts and clubs and give declarer ten tricks.

(Defending 4[ Bocchi had accurately switched to a spade at trick three, giving declarer no chance.)

TDE NACHTWACHTMark Horton

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NETHERLANDS vs BELGIUMNETHERLANDS vs BELG

For Friday early afternoon the traditional Derby of the Low Countries was scheduled. This derby used to be contested on the soccer field biannually for many years from the early 20th century until well into the seventies. Though the friendly tradition was discontinued, the two teams regularly meet on a more competitive basis, as well as in friendly matches, until this day. At present, 126 matches have been played between the two countries, with the score currently at 55-41 in favour of the Dutch.

In bridge, it’s a different story, however, if my memory serves me correctly. In the many European Championships in more recent decades, my feeling is that Belgium beat the Netherlands more often than not, though it rarely occurred that Belgium finished higher than their neighbours in the final rankings, certainly in recent years, in which the Dutch are regular contenders for a Bermuda Bowl berth, the event they already won twice.

In German, there is a perfect expression for the way the Dutch have been looking at the matches against their Belgian friends: the 2018 Championship hosts are considered an “Angstgegner.”

Would the Dutch be able to overcome the 'Belgian curse' this time?

Board 1 was flat but this was the next board:

Board 2. Dealer East. NS Vul. [ 5 2 ] A 10 8 4 { Q 6 2 } A 9 7 2[ K 8 6 4 [ A 10 3] K Q 9 7 5 3 ] J 6{ K 10 { A J 5 3} 3 } K J 8 5 [ Q J 9 7 ] 2 { 9 8 7 4 } Q 10 6 4

Open RoomWest North East South Bahbout Verbeek Vandervorst Molenaar

1{ Pass1] Pass 1NT Pass4] All Pass

A simple auction to the proper contract. North led a spade to the nine and declarer’s king. Bahbout’s next move was a low club. When North played low, Bahbout called for dummy’s king, which meant one hurdle was taken. Trump to the king which held and another trump to the now blank jack in dummy, won by North’s ace. Another spade to dummy’s ace, club ruff and two more trumps, North being given his ]10. As South had discarded the }Q on the ]Q, North elected the {Q as his return, thus solving declarer’s last possible problem before it arose. Belgium +420.

Closed RoomWest North East South De Wijs De Donder Muller De Roos

1{ Pass1] Pass 1NT Pass4] All Pass

A pretty natural auction in the other room as well, after the nebulous 1{ opening bid. North led the }A and continued the suit, declarer ruffing South’s }10 and continuing trumps to the jack and back to the king. North won the ]A and led a spade to the nine and king. Declarer now conceded his trump loser to North who persisted with spades. Dummy’s ace won, one spade went away on the }K and a club was ruffed in hand. On the last trump, North discarded a club and South a diamond. As the end position was quite unclear, declarer decided to play {K and a diamond to the ace. When the {Q did not appear, the contract was one down. Belgium +50 and 10 IMPs. Please, don’t yet mention the Belgian curse...

On the next board, the Closed Room was well ahead of the Open Room, so the spectators could see the result of the Closed Room while the Open Room auction was in progress.

GIUMERLANDS vs BELGOPEN TEAMS, ROUND 9Jos Jacobs


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Board 3. Dealer South. EW Vul. [ 10 ] 10 { A K J 10 5 3 } K 7 6 5 4[ A K 8 6 4 2 [ Q J 5] J 5 ] K Q 8 7 3 2{ 6 { 7} A J 10 9 } 8 3 2 [ 9 7 3 ] A 9 6 4 { Q 9 8 4 2 } Q


Pass1[ 2NT 3[ 5{Dble All Pass

This contract was an easy make, of course, so the score of +550 to Belgium looked to be another good result for our hosts.


2{2[ 5{ Pass PassDble Pass 5[ PassPass 6{ Dble All Pass

As you can see, the board looked like developing into a push until Vandervorst took the fine decision to sacrifice.

Five Spades is one off one way or another, so his judgement was already good for another 8 IMPs to Belgium.

When Verbeek took what might be called an insurance, this 8-IMP swing turned into another double-figure swing, as +100 and +550 would add up to 12 more Belgian IMPs.

An overtrick on Board 4 and then another swing on the next board:

Board 5. Dealer North. NS Vul. [ 8 6 2 ] A Q 10 9 2 { 3 } Q 6 5 3[ A J [ 5 4 3] K J 6 3 ] 8 7 5{ 10 8 6 2 { 7 5 4} A K 2 } 10 9 8 4 [ K Q 10 9 7 ] 4 { A K Q J 9 } J 7


Pass Pass 1[Dble 2] Pass 4[All Pass

2] showed a weakish transfer three-card spade raise but from South’s perspective, any ace would make a game in spades a good proposition. Declarer’s only problem was the trump suit. When declarer, in view of West’s take-out double, played him for the bare [A after winning the third round of clubs with dummy’s }Q, he had to concede one down. Belgium +100.


Pass Pass 1[1NT 2[ All Pass

In the Closed Room, North produced only a modest raise over West’s 1NT so the Belgians landed in a partscore. Declarer had no trouble in playing trumps from the top and thus ended up with 10 tricks for +170 and another 7 IMPs to Belgium.

Two boards later, it was slam time. Both teams did well to reach 6{ played by North.

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SIMON DE WIJS NETHERLANDS

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Board 7. Dealer South. All Vul. [ 3 ] K J 6 { K 10 8 6 4 2 } Q 4 2[ J 10 6 4 2 [ A 9 8 7] 9 5 4 2 ] Q 8 3{ -- { 9 3} J 9 8 6 } K 10 7 5 [ K Q 5 ] A 10 7 { A Q J 7 5 } A 3


2NTPass 3} Pass 3]Pass 4{ Pass 4]Pass 4[ Pass 4NTPass 5} Pass 6{All Pass

The hand already appeared on yesterday’s Belgian page.

East leads a trump. How would you play?The first few tricks are easy enough: two rounds of

trumps and a spade up. East wins the ace and returns the suit to dummy’s king and you discard a club.

On the run of the trumps, the defenders have to find discards. West, who had already thrown two spades on the first two rounds of trumps, discards his last spade as well as two low clubs and a heart. East discards his two last spades and two clubs. Now, you cross to the }A and cash the [K on which West discards another heart. What now? Are you going to play for the squeeze to have worked against the }K and ]Q or are you trying to locate the ]Q correctly and thus discard the }Q? Tim Verbeek opted for the latter: he discarded his }Q and took the heart finesse through West, who probably had started with four hearts and thus was the more likely one to hold the queen. No luck, one down, Belgium +100.


2NTPass 3} Pass 3NTPass 4{ Pass 4NTPass 6{ All Pass

At this table, too, East led a trump but here West discarded the ]4. Play then went along the same lines as in the other room but in the end, declarer threw two clubs on the [KQ and then took the heart finesse through East for a great +1370 and another 16 IMPs to Belgium. The score after seven boards read: Belgium 46, The Netherlands 0. Well, at least it is not a soccer match, I thought…

Board 8. Dealer West. None Vul. [ A 10 6 3 ] K 10 9 7 2 { -- } 9 8 7 4[ 9 8 5 4 2 [ K Q J] A 8 ] J 6 4 3{ K Q 10 8 4 { A 9 7 6} 5 } A Q [ 7 ] Q 5 { J 5 3 2 } K J 10 6 3 2


Pass Pass 1NT 3}3] 4} 4[ PassPass 5} Dble All Pass

The Dutch did very well to reach the sacrifice because 4[ is an easy make. The question, however, is whether 5} can be made on any reasonable line of play? I think it comes down to guessing the ]J sooner or later but for this line to succeed, trumps should not be 3-0. So what about ruffing the opening diamond lead and playing a heart to the queen? Alternatively, you can lead a trump up through East. If East wins his }A and West follows suit, East is marked with the }Q on the basis of his 1NT opening bid. However, trumps might be 3-0, which was the reason why declarer played differently. He led a heart to the queen and West’s ace alright and ruffed the diamond return but now, rather than playing a trump, he cashed his ]K and ruffed a heart with dummy’s }2. When West could overruff with the }5, declarer was one down…Belgium another +100 where it might have been -550 for them..


Pass 2] 2NT Pass3NT All Pass

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In the replay, North’s opening bid showed majors so the club fit remained a secret. When North discarded a spade prematurely, even 12 tricks were made after South had led the }10 into declarer’s }AQ. The Netherlands +490 and their first 9 IMPs.

With the score at 46-12, the lead was the decisive factor in the outcome of this 3NT contract:

Board 12. Dealer West. NS Vul. [ J 7 6 2 ] 9 2 { J 10 8 } A 9 5 4[ A K 10 9 [ 8 3] 10 7 6 4 ] A J 8{ Q 9 3 2 { A K 6 4} 7 } Q J 6 2 [ Q 5 4 ] K Q 5 3 { 7 5 } K 10 8 3


Pass Pass 1NT Pass2} Pass 2{ Pass3NT All Pass

With East the declarer, making nine tricks was easy enough once South led an understandable low heart. Declarer won his jack, cashed the {A and led a spade to dummy’s ten and North’s jack. When the defence then played clubs, declarer was presented with an overtrick as well. Belgium +430.

In the Closed Room, Muller/De Wijs as E/W also reached 3NT of course, but their Tarzan system had made West the declarer.

North led a club to the queen and king, and South shifted to a low spade. De Wijs won his ace and led a heart to dummy’s eight, which was taken by South’s queen. Another spade was taken by the king and another heart went to the jack and South’s king. At this point, the defence could cash out for two down with two more spades and the }A and duly did so for another +100 and 11 more IMPs to their credit to lead 57-12 by now.

A big swing looked in the air on the next board, the ominous No. 13.

Board 13. Dealer North. All Vul. [ J 9 5 4 ] 10 9 4 3 { -- } K 10 7 5 4[ 8 3 [ A K Q 6] K 2 ] Q J 7 6 5{ K J 8 5 4 2 { A Q} 8 3 2 } A J [ 10 7 2 ] A 8 { 10 9 7 6 3 } Q 9 6


Pass 2} Pass2{ Pass 2] Pass2[ Pass 2NT Pass3{ Pass 3NT Pass4{ Pass 4[ Pass4NT Pass 5} Pass6NT All Pass

Opposite a 22-23 NT, West thought he was just strong enough to venture a slam try. When South led a spade, declarer could not make 12 tricks but only because the diamonds did not behave at all. One might call it a lucky escape for declarer but the Netherlands wrote a possibly lucky +100.


Pass 1} Pass1{ Pass 1] Pass2[ Pass 2NT Pass3} Pass 3{ Pass3] Pass 3[ Pass3NT All Pass

West also knew about East’s 22-23 NT hand but he refrained from making any forward move. So it was up to South to save the day for Belgium by finding the club lead from }Qxx. De Roos duly rose to this occasion by putting the }6 on the table, so declarer could not even come to nine tricks when the diamonds did not break. Belgium +100 as well and a remarkable push.

The final result: 57-15 or 18.33 – 1.67 VP to Belgium. The Dutch Angstgegner had struck again and, what is more, the Belgians also had managed to rise above the Netherlands in the standings.

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FRANCE vs BULGARIAFRANCE vs BULGAR

Nine rounds into the tournament and few would have expected Bulgaria and France to be languishing next to each other in 17th and 18th places respectively. Bulgaria struck first in their Round 10 encounter with a game swing on the first board of the match.

Board 17. Dealer North. None Vul. [ J 10 9 5 ] J 10 7 4 { Q 9 4 2 } Q [ K Q 8 4 [ A 7 6 3 ] K Q 3 2 ] 8 5 { 7 { 10 5 3 } K J 10 7 } A 8 4 3 [ 2 ] A 9 6 { A K J 8 6 } 9 6 5 2

West North East South Lorenzini Marashev Rombaut Tsonchev

Pass Pass 2{ Dble 3{ 3[ Pass 4[ All Pass

West North East South Draganov Sebbane Donev Seguineau

Pass Pass 1{ Dble Rdbl 2[ Dble 4[ All Pass

For Bulgaria, Ivan Tsonchev opened a wide-ranging weak two bid in third seat and Cedric Lorenzini doubled. Vladimir Marashev raised the level of the pre-empt but not sufficiently to shut out Jerome Rombaut, who bid 3[ and was raised to game. Tsonchev cashed the king of diamonds then switched to the two of spades. Expecting the ]A to be offside because of the pre-emptive opening and play to trick one, Rombaut won on table with the king and played the king of hearts. Tsonchev won the ace and returned the nine of hearts to dummy's queen. Rombaut led the jack of clubs to the queen and ace followed by a spade to the queen, getting the bad news. He continued with the king of clubs, ruffed, and back came a spade to the ace. Rombaut had two diamond losers but only one trump in dummy to take care of them so had to concede a trick at the end and was down one for 50.

For France, Paul Segineau opened 1{ on the South cards. Zhivko Draganov doubled and Lionel Sebanne redoubled. There is nothing on their card to suggest this was anything other than the standard value-showing redouble, but was it a bluff or was it perhaps a transfer to hearts? Grozio Donev jumped to 2[, Seguineau doubled and Draganov jumped to 4[, ending the auction. Seguineau too cashed a top diamond but he then switched to a club for the jack, queen and ace. Donev led a heart up and Seguineau grabbed his ace and played a second club. Sebanne ruffed and returned a diamond for dummy to ruff. Now Donev drew trumps then cashed the clubs and hearts and had 10 tricks for +420 and 10 IMPs to Bulgaria.

The key, of course, was that the French declarer had only one heart trick, while the Bulgarian had two.

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Board 18. Dealer East. N/S Vul. [ A ] 5 2 { Q 10 9 5 4 3 2 } A 9 5 [ 7 5 3 [ Q J 9 2 ] A K 9 6 ] 10 8 3 { A K 7 { J } K J 8 } Q 10 7 6 2 [ K 10 8 6 4 ] Q J 7 4 { 8 6 } 4 3


Pass Pass 1} 2{ 3} Pass 3NT All Pass


Pass Pass 1} 3{ All Pass

Lorenzini opened a better minor 1} and Marashev made a weak jump overcall, deeming 2{ to be sufficient when vulnerable and holding such a moderate suit. Rombaut competed with 3} and Lorenzini converted to 3NT. Marashev started very well by leading the queen of diamonds, pinning dummy's bare jack. Lorenzini ducked so Marashev continued with the {10, Lorenzini winning and leading the king of clubs. Marashev won the ace and cleared the diamonds so Lorenzini took his best shot by winning, leading the jack of clubs and overtaking, and leading the ten of hearts to the queen and ace. He cashed the clubs next before leading the eight of hearts to his nine (he had pitched a heart from dummy on the diamonds) and had nine tricks for +400. Nicely done, but North could have deprived declarer of one of his club entries to dummy by ducking the first club. Now it would not be possible to pick up the hearts. Tough to see, I guess from the North seat.

Draganov opened a Precision 1}, 16+, and Sebanne made the bigger pre-empt of 3{. Knowing that his partner was limited by his inability to make a negative double, Draganov judged to defend so 3{ ended the auction. Donev led the queen of spades, Sebanne winning the bare ace and leading a heart to the queen and king. Draganov cashed the top diamonds followed by the ace of hearts then exited with his last diamond and declarer was left to play clubs from hand – not that it mattered – and he lost

two of those. So, he was down two for –200 but 5 IMPs to France.

Board 19. Dealer South. E/W Vul. [ – ] J 9 6 5 4 2 { Q 10 9 4 3 } A 7 [ K Q J 10 9 7 [ 8 3 ] K ] A Q 10 7 3 { 8 7 { A K 6 5 } 10 9 8 5 } Q 2 [ A 6 5 4 2 ] 8 { J 2 } K J 6 4 3


– – – 2{ 2[ Pass 3NT Pass 4[ All Pass


2[ Pass 3] Dble Pass 4} Pass 4{ All Pass

Seguineau opened 2[, weak with five spades plus an unspecified minor, and this caused terrible problems for the Bulgarian E/W pair. Draganov had to pass, of course. Sebanne wanted to sound strong to discourage his opponents from getting together as they would usually have game values so tried introducing his own longest suit. Donev doubled 3] but Draganov read that as take-out, reasonably enough, and bid 4}. That did not suit Donev, who converted to diamonds, and that ended the auction. Is there any way to get to spades after this start? Seguineau led the eight of hearts to dummy's king and Donev led a club, Sebanne winning the ace and returning his remaining club to the queen and king. Seguineau cashed the ace of spades then gave his partner a ruff. Sebanne now led a heart so Seguineau ruffed with the jack then played the jack of clubs, ruffed by Donev as Sebanne pitched a heart. Donev cashed the ace of diamonds, the ace and queen of hearts, and the king of diamonds. Sebanne had the rest so the somewhat inelegant contract was an inelegant four down for –400. Declarer could have saved a trick by not cashing the queen of hearts, as he could then have endplayed North to lead into the queen-ten.

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Tsonchev opened an always weak multi and Lorenzini overcalled 2[ and went back to spades when Rombaut jumped to 3NT.

Sebanne led the five of hearts against 4[. Lorenzini won the king and led the nine of clubs, which ran to the jack. Seguineau returned a club to his partner's ace and Sebanne switched to a diamond. Lorenzini won the ace, cashed the {K and ruffed a diamond, ruffed a club, ruffed a diamond, and could now ruff his last club in the dummy, losing only to the ace of spades; 10 tricks for +620 and 14 IMPs to France.

Four Spades can be defeated but not, at least at double dummy, from the point where South wins the jack of clubs. South cannot play ace and another trump as declarer simply draws trumps and cashes red winners. What about a low trump then? With the clubs blocked, declarer can win the trump and play back trumps, eventually draw them all and once again cashing the red winners. However, had North won the first club with the ace and returned a club, South could then have led a low trump to keep control while restricting declarer to one club ruff in the dummy. Eventually, South would come to the [A and }J for one down.

Board 20. Dealer West. All Vul. [ – ] Q 7 { A J 10 9 5 3 } A J 8 4 3 [ A Q 9 8 6 [ K 10 7 5 3 ] A 8 5 3 ] K J 2 { K 6 { 8 7 4 2 } K 2 } 7 [ J 4 2 ] 10 9 6 4 { Q } Q 10 9 6 5


1[ 2NT 4} 5} Dble All Pass


1[ 2NT Dble 5} Dble All Pass

There was plenty of action but no swing on this deal. Both Wests opened 1[ and both Norths overcalled to show a minor-two-suiter. Now Rombaut splintered while Donev preferred to double to show more general values and the respective Souths jumped to

5}. West, holding 16 HCP but two likely wasted kings in the minors, doubled for penalty and that was that.

The best the defence can achieve is to hold the contract to 11 tricks by cashing the top hearts. In practice, however, both Wests tried to cash the ace of spades instead and that was ruffed. Declarer played ace of diamonds and a second diamond, ruffing and bringing down the king. Drawing trumps via the finesse meant all 13 tricks for just another dull push at +1150.

Board 21. Dealer North. N/S Vul. [ 9 4 2 ] Q 10 5 { 9 7 3 } 10 9 4 2 [ Q 10 8 5 [ J 3 ] A K 7 6 ] J 4 3 { Q 8 4 { A 10 6 5 2 } A 5 } K 8 7 [ A K 7 6 ] 9 8 2 { K J } Q J 6 3


Pass Pass 1{ Dble Pass 1NT Pass 2NT Pass 3NT All Pass West North East South Draganov Sebbane Donev Seguineau

Pass Pass 1} Dble Pass 1NT All Pass

Seguineau opened a better minor 1} while Tsonchev opened a Precision 1{, and both Wests doubled. The two East players responded 1NT to the double and now Draganov passed while Lorenzini invited game, accepted by Rombaut.

Seguineau led the nine of hearts against 1NT and Donev came to an overtrick without breaking sweat; +120.

Tsonchev cashed the ace of spades against 3NT and, on sight of dummy, switched to a low club. Rombaut won the king and led a low diamond so Tsonchev won the king and led a second low club to dummy's ace. Rombaut cashed the diamonds but there was no pressure on Tsonchev – it might have been a different matter had he also held the ]Q – and Rombaut next took the top hearts and settled for down one and –50; 5 IMPs to Bulgaria.

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Board 24. Dealer West. None Vul. [ 3 ] A Q 10 9 8 5 { K 8 } A 10 7 4 [ A 5 [ K Q 10 9 7 4 ] 6 3 ] K 4 { A Q 10 9 { J 7 6 3 } Q J 9 5 3 } 8 [ J 8 6 2 ] J 7 2 { 5 4 2 } K 6 2


1} 1] 3] Pass 4[ Dble Pass 5] Pass Pass Dble All Pass West North East South Draganov Sebbane Donev Seguineau

1NT 2{ 4{ Pass 4[ All Pass

Draganov opened 1NT and Sebanne overcalled to show one major. Four Diamonds transferred to spades and Draganov did as requested. The four-one trump split means that it looks like one loser in each suit, but the transfer had put North on lead and nothing looked very attractive to Sebanne, He chose his singleton spade and that proved fatal to the defence. Draganov put in dummy's ten and that was allowed to hold the trick. A spade to the ace was followed by a heart towards the king. Sebanne won the ace but was then powerless to threaten the contract; +420.

After a 1} opening and 1] overcall, Rombaut could also transfer to spades, 3[ being invitational and Lorenzini accepting by jumping to 4[. Now Marashev doubled to show his extras and invite Tsonchev to bid on. It was a close decision for Tsonchev. His spades might be a trick but then again they might not be, particularly if he left in the double, and eventually he judged to bid 5]. That was doubled and in this contract there really was one loser in each suit; two down for –300 but 3 IMPs to Bulgaria.

Board 26. Dealer East. All Vul. [ Q 10 ] 10 7 5 4 3 { A 5 3 2 } K 7 [ K [ J 8 7 6 5 ] K Q J 2 ] 9 { J 9 4 { Q 10 8 } A Q 10 8 3 } J 9 6 4 [ A 9 4 3 2 ] A 8 6 { K 7 6 } 5 2


Pass 1[ Dble Pass 2} Pass Pass Dble Pass 2] 3} All Pass West North East South Draganov Sebbane Donev Seguineau

Pass 1[ Dble Pass 2} All Pass

After identical starts to the two auctions, Marashev made a balancing double while Sebanne did not. Lorenzini judged to take the push to 3} despite his heart holding. Two Hearts cannot be beaten as the cards lie.

With no particularly inspiring alternative available to him, Seguineau tried a low spade lead against 2}. That did not, as they say, exactly paralyse declarer. The bare king scored and Donev played the king of hearts, eventually losing two diamonds, a heart and a club for +110.

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There was no such friendly lead at the other table. Tsonchev led a trump. This was ducked to the king and Marashev switched to a diamond. The defence played three rounds of those, after which there was no problem in taking the two major-suit aces for down one and –100; 5 IMPs to Bulgaria.

Board 27. Dealer South. None Vul. [ 6 ] 7 6 5 { A K 10 9 5 3 } A 5 2 [ A K 9 7 4 3 [ Q J 10 8 ] K 4 3 ] 10 8 { Q 4 2 { 6 } 6 } J 9 8 7 4 3 [ 5 2 ] A Q J 9 2 { J 8 7 } K Q 10


1] 1[ 3{ 4[ Pass Pass Dble All Pass


1] 1[ 2NT 4[ Pass Pass Dble All Pass

When South opened 1] and West overcalled, the respective North players did the best they could to describe their not quite ideal for anything hands. For Marashev that meant a jump to 3{, which I assume to be showing hearts and diamonds, while Sebanne jumped to 2NT to show a limit- or better-raise with three or more hearts. Both Easts jumped to 4[ and both Norths doubled on their ace-king, ace. Both found that the contract was unbeatable.

Marashev cashed a top diamond then switched to a heart, Tsonchev winning the ace and returning a trump. Seeing that he would be one ruff short to get rid of all his red losers, Lorenzini won the trump switch and played a club. With clubs three-three he could not be prevented from either crossruffing his way to 10 tricks or setting up and cashing the clubs.

Play followed exactly the same lines at the other table, with both Souths attempting to cash a heart when in with the club, so it was flat at +590.

Board 28. Dealer West. N/S Vul. [ Q 10 9 ] 8 4 2 { 8 6 4 } A 7 4 2 [ 6 3 2 [ K 8 4 ] 10 9 6 ] A J 3 { Q J 5 { A K 9 7 } K Q J 3 } 10 8 5 [ A J 7 5 ] K Q 7 5 { 10 3 2 } 9 6


Pass Pass 1NT Pass 2NT All Pass


Pass Pass 1NT Pass 2[ Pass 3} Pass 3NT All Pass

Rombaut's 1NT was 15-17 and collected an invitational raise from Lorenzini. With a bare minimum, Rombaut declined the invitation. Donev's 1NT was 14-16 and the 2[ response was a range inquiry. Three Clubs accepted a game invitation so Draganov closed proceedings with 3NT.

Double dummy it is very easy to beat 3NT, of course. In real life it is not quite so easy, as we were to discover. Both Souths chose to lead a low heart and both declarers won the jack and played on clubs.

Marashev won the first club and played back a heart, so Rombaut won and cashed out for nine tricks and +150. At the table where it really mattered, Sebanne ducked the first club but won the second. He too returned a heart so Donev also had nine tricks but for +400 and 6 IMPs to Bulgaria. This is the kind of situation which might be helped by the use of Smith Peters, where the order of the defenders' club plays would tell partner how they felt about the suit led to trick one. Here, South might say he liked hearts if he held ace-queen but be less keen to do with with only king-queen and with a plausible alternative suit of interest, in this case spades.

If we can trust the BBO operators, who do not always play the right spot cards religiously, both Norths knew that their partners had followed to the first club with their lowest card. The Bulgarians were playing reverse Smith, so that Tsonchev had encouraged a heart continuation – fair enough when defending 2NT. The French pair were playing standard Smith, so Seguineau had suggested that he wasn't that bothered about having


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a heart continuation. That presumably implied some sort of useful holding in spades, that being the obvious suit to which to switch. Should Sebanne have found the spade switch then? It's a lot easier for us to say yes than it is actually to find the winning play at the table. After all, South can only signal yes or no to hearts, he doesn't also have a 'couldn't care less' option.

Board 30. Dealer East. None Vul. [ Q 10 5 ] A K Q 8 4 2 { A 7 5 } K [ 7 4 [ A J 8 6 2 ] J 10 9 ] 7 6 3 { 10 3 { J 9 4 } 10 8 7 5 3 2 } 6 4 [ K 9 3 ] 5 { K Q 8 6 2 } A Q J 9


Pass 1{ Pass 1] 1[ 2} Pass 2[ Pass 2NT Pass 3] Pass 3[ Pass 4} Pass 4{ Pass 4] All Pass


Pass 1{ Pass 1] Pass 2} Pass 2[ Pass 3NT Pass 4{ Pass 4[ Pass 4NT Pass 5[ Pass 6{ All Pass

Diamond contracts are always a little difficult to reach after opening a Precision 1{ as the bid doesn't actually promise the suit. However, Tsonchev had shown both diamonds and clubs by the time the critical decision had to be made – but was it certain which way round he would be five-four? Marashev was interested in slam but does not seem to have considered diamonds as a viable trump suit and the Bulgarians explored but eventually stopped in 4]. The diamond lead allowed Marashev to draw trumps and claim all 13 tricks for +510.

There was no such minor-suit ambiguity in the French auction. Seguineau showed his five-four, a spade stopper and some extras, and Sebanne set diamonds as trumps then asked for key cards when Seguineau confirmed the spade control, and bid the small slam. Draganov led a spade so Donev took the ace and continued the suit

but the even breaks in the red suits meant that there was nothing to the play from here and Seguineau had 12 tricks for +920 and 9 IMPs to France.

Board 31. Dealer South. N/S Vul. [ 8 5 3 ] K Q 10 3 { A 7 } 8 7 6 2 [ A Q J 10 9 6 [ 4 2 ] 8 4 ] 5 2 { 4 3 { K Q 9 8 6 5 } Q 9 3 } K 5 4 [ K 7 ] A J 9 7 6 { J 10 2 } A J 10


1NT 3[ Dble Pass 4] All Pass


1] 1[ 2NT 3{ Pass 3[ Pass Pass 4] All Pass

Tsonchev opened 1NT and Lorenzini made a pre-emptive jump overcall of 3[. When Marashev doubled for take-out, Tsonchev had an easy 4] reply. Lorenzini had no clearcut lead and chose the more attacking option of a low club rather than a red suit. The club went to the king and ace. Tsonchev drew trumps in two rounds then played a club. Lorenzini won the queen and led a diamond but it was too late. Tsonchev could win the ace, cash the ten of clubs and cross to dummy with a trump to take a spade pitch on the thirteenth club. He had to lose one spade and one diamond from here but had 10 tricks for +620.

Seguineau opened 1] and Draganov made a simple overcall. Two No Trump showed the limit-plus heart raise and Donev took the opportunity to make a lead-directing diamond bid. When Seguineau went on to 4] over Draganov's 3[, Draganov led a diamond, and the contract's fate was sealed. Seguineau rose with the ace of diamonds and drew trumps then led a club to the jack. That lost to the queen, a second diamond to the queen put Donev in to lead a spade through; down one for –100 and 12 IMPs to Bulgaria.

Bulgaria won the match by 44-28 IMPs, 14.18-5.82 VP. They moved up two places to 15th in the rankings, while France slipped a place to 19th.

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The Flemish Bridge League (VBL)

The "Vlaamse Bridge Liga" was founded in 1977, after Belgium changed its constitution to give

competence to everything regarding sport to the communities. In order to continue to receive support, every sports organisation in Belgium (except the two largest, Football and Cycling) was split in two leagues. The Flemish Bridge League is one of those, and it governs the sport of Bridge from the bottom-up, with over 100 local clubs as members. The league has all the powers of a National Bridge Organisation, except those we have explicitly left to the Belgian Bridge Federation, such as the organisation of the National Championships (64 open teams annually) and the international representation. Even the writing of Alert Procedures and System Policy is nominally a League matter; the two leagues do have joint committees to continue writing the same procedures for both.

This year, the Flemish Bridge League has embarked on an ambitious (and costly) project aimed at better marketing of our sport and attracting new players. One of the first realisations is the new Logo, which you will also find on the free packet of cards every player here has received in their complimentary bag. Another is the redesigning of the Website, which should go on-line in the upcoming week.

Flemish players make up about half of the national representation, but this is by no means obligatory. National teams are picked on merit, and after a selection process, and the perfect balance (3-3) of players from both leagues in the current Open team is a coincidence.

I would like to put one member of the current Committee of the Flemish Bridge League in the spotlight: its president, Armand Van De Ven. Armand is a competent player, playing at the top of the national third division or the bottom of the second one. He is the current Flemish record holder of Master Points, and he has won, earlier this year, the National Senior Pairs championship. That gave him and his partner free entry to the Senior Pairs competition here (an entry he would have paid anyway had he not won it). Their performance on the first two days was sub-optimal, but once they reached the B-final, things went better and they were in the lead throughout the first day, just finishing the tournament in third place.

Some luck is of course needed;

Board 18. Dealer East. N/S vul. [ 10 8 ] A K Q 8 { 10 6 } K Q 6 3 2 [ A K Q 2 [ J 3 ] 10 ] J 9 6 4 3 2 { A J 8 7 { K 9 2 } J 8 7 4 } A 9 [ 9 7 6 5 4 ] 7 5 { Q 5 4 3 } 10 5

West North East South 2{ Pass 2NT Pass 3} Pass 3] Pass 4] Pass Pass Dble All Pass

Louis Soontjens had shown his hand with 3} (a minimal weak two in hearts) and put a lot of trust in Lady Luck by overruling Armand's sign-off. North was not afraid of overtricks and he doubled.

North cashed two top trumps and then tried to set up his fourth trick by playing }K. Armand took the ace, played a diamond to the jack, which held, and played three rounds of spades. North decided to ruff low, but in any case the club loser from the table will disappear at some point.

+590 scored them 80% of matchpoints because some unfortunate pairs managed to get themselves into heart contracts from the N/S side.

Armand asked me to check why the analysis does not show 4] to be always making. It turns out that North should not cash a second high trump. Then, he can never be caught in Morton's Fork because he can simply refuse to ruff until dummy has to lead off the table.

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RANKING AFTER ROUND 12

1 NORWAY 164.392 ITALY 163.303 ICELAND 155.144 ISRAEL 153.755 GREECE 152.066 POLAND 150.447 BELGIUM 144.748 HUNGARY 142.849 NETHERLANDS 142.4910 RUSSIA 139.7811 ENGLAND 136.3712 DENMARK 133.6813 GERMANY 131.9814 BULGARIA 128.6615 TURKEY 126.4116 SWEDEN 125.9417 MONACO 123.5718 LITHUANIA 121.4919 AUSTRIA 120.0220 FRANCE 117.7521 SPAIN 113.3322 PORTUGAL 110.9123 FINLAND 104.5024 LATVIA 103.9825 CROATIA 99.2126 WALES 93.6827 SCOTLAND 92.2128 UKRAINE 90.3329 CZECH REPUBLIC 88.3230 SWITZERLAND 87.7231 ESTONIA 83.1132 IRELAND 71.2633 ROMANIA 63.64

RESULTS - open teamsRESULTS - open teamsULTS - open tea

ROUND 111 PORTUGAL UKRAINE 39 53 6.25 13.752 LATVIA CZECH REPUBLIC 48 23 15.92 4.083 SCOTLAND BELGIUM 29 36 7.97 12.034 FINLAND ICELAND 34 36 9.39 10.615 AUSTRIA DENMARK 40 43 9.09 10.916 SPAIN TURKEY 64 11 19.43 0.577 LITHUANIA IRELAND 48 44 11.20 8.808 HUNGARY GREECE 19 47 3.58 16.429 ROMANIA ITALY 35 79 1.45 18.5510 RUSSIA POLAND 29 16 13.52 6.4811 FRANCE ESTONIA 38 4 17.31 2.6912 ISRAEL MONACO 34 25 12.55 7.4513 SWEDEN NORWAY 29 41 6.72 13.2814 NETHERLANDS BULGARIA 37 43 8.24 11.7615 GERMANY ENGLAND 48 26 15.38 4.6216 CROATIA SWITZERLAND 44 40 11.20 8.8017 WALES Bye 0 0 12 0.00

ROUND 121 CROATIA LATVIA 31 47 5.82 14.182 FINLAND PORTUGAL 37 35 10.61 9.393 WALES AUSTRIA 28 22 11.76 8.244 SPAIN UKRAINE 54 22 17.03 2.975 IRELAND CZECH REPUBLIC 31 40 7.45 12.556 GREECE SCOTLAND 42 9 17.17 2.837 ICELAND RUSSIA 45 28 14.39 5.618 DENMARK ESTONIA 35 4 16.88 3.129 ISRAEL TURKEY 30 28 10.61 9.3910 NORWAY LITHUANIA 41 22 14.80 5.2011 HUNGARY BULGARIA 32 34 9.39 10.6112 ENGLAND ITALY 25 20 11.48 8.5213 POLAND GERMANY 35 15 15.00 5.0014 FRANCE NETHERLANDS 2 37 2.55 17.4515 MONACO SWEDEN 60 9 19.25 0.7516 SWITZERLAND ROMANIA 37 46 7.45 12.5517 BELGIUM Bye 0 0 12 0.00

IMPs

IMPs

VPs

VPs

DUPLIMATE AND CARDSDUPLIMATE AND CAARDSLIMATE AND CA

The Duplimates used for the Duplication during the championships are being sold for 1999 €. Contact Jannerstens at the bridge stall in the Bridge Plaza or drop a line to: [email protected]

The *new* Ostend cards that you will find in the boards will be sold after usage for 180 € per 240 decks.

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RESULTS - women pairsRESULTS - women pairsULTS - women p

FINAL A1 ZORLU Ferda KOTAN Nilgun TUR - TUR 57.042 ZMUDA Justyna DUFRAT Katarzyna POL - POL 56.513 SARNIAK Anna KAZMUCHA Danuta POL - POL 56.054 PAOLUZI Simonetta BARONI Irene ITA - ITA 55.905 ROSSARD Martine HUBERSCHWILLER Anne-Laure FRA - FRA 53.116 HOLMOY Stine ANJER Maja Rom NOR - NOR 53.097 BILDE Lone RASMUSSEN Helle DEN - DEN 53.078 ERKKILA Pia AHONEN Hulda FIN - FIN 52.709 ORAS Maarja IHER Mirjam EST - EST 52.0710 ERICHSEN Helen BROWN Fiona ENG - ENG 51.6611 PONOMAREVA Tatiana DIKHNOVA Tatiana RUS - RUS 51.4712 HACKETT Barbara GLADIATOR Anne GER - GER 50.8713 NORDGREN Maria BERGLUND Agneta FIN - FIN 50.8214 ARNOLDS Carla KOLEN Sandra NED - NED 49.5415 CHEDIAK Virginia SIVERTSVIK Ranja NOR - NOR 48.1816 HELNESS Gunn BLAAGESTAD Lise NOR - NOR 47.4817 SYRAKOPOULOU Christina STELLAKIS Diana GRE - GRE 47.1318 GROSS Susanna BASA Marusa ENG - ENG 46.8719 LYBAEK Astrid Steen OPSAL Kari-Anne NOR - NOR 46.5220 FERNANDEZ M Margarita DE LORENZO Paula ESP - ESP 45.0021 KELLY-ROGERS Mary O'CONNELL Ann IRL - IRL 44.8422 MAGIS Isabelle FAIVRE Corinne FRA - FRA 44.3523 KOTRONAROU Anastasia POLITOU Angeliki GRE - GRE 43.8924 PIIBELEHT Ines TAUBE Aire EST - EST 41.85

RESULTS - senior pairsRESULTS - senior pairsULTS - senior pa

FINAL A1 TUSZYNSKI Piotr PAWLAK Andrzej POL - POL 57.352 KWIECIEN Michal STARKOWSKI Wlodzimierz POL - POL 56.683 PULGA Ruggero MINA Aldo ITA - ITA 55.354 KALISH Avi ORENSTEIN Eitan ISR - ISR 55.335 LESGUILLIER Regis MARLIER Jean-Louis FRA - FRA 54.486 GUILLAUMIN Pierre-Yves SCHMIDT Pierre FRA - FRA 53.197 KOWALCZYK Stefan SUCHARKIEWICZ Jan POL - POL 52.898 WITEK Marek SOLTYSIK Wojciech POL - POL 52.499 SZYMANOWSKI Marek BIZON Piotr POL - POL 52.1910 VAN EIJCK Willem GOSSCHALK Willem NED - NED 51.4211 KOWALSKI Apolinary RUSSYAN Jerzy POL - POL 50.9212 VOLDOIRE Jean-Michel AVON Danielle FRA - FRA 50.6213 SERGENT Denis THABAULT Jean-Roger FRA - FRA 50.3114 INCE Mehmet Ali EKINCI Orhan TUR - TUR 49.8615 SZENBERG Stefan WALA Wlodzimierz POL - POL 49.8516 BUCHLEV Nedju KEMMER Christoph GER - GER 49.7417 HERNANDEZ Maria Eugenia CARRASCO Gabriel ESP - ESP 48.4818 DRAGHICESCU Serban STANCESCU Constantin ROM - ROM 45.5619 BAMBERGER Johannes GRUMM Susanne AUT - AUT 45.3920 LUCASSEN Ton WALKER Rob NED - NED 44.3221 DEN BOER Henk MEIJER Egbert NED - NED 42.7422 SABBATINI Stefano COMELLA Amedeo ITA - ITA 41.7823 BRAUNECKER Antal HORNISCHER Gerhard AUT - AUT 39.12


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RESULTS - PAIRS FINAL BRESULTS - PAIRS FINAAL BULTS - PAIRS FINA

1 SHORT Brian GOODMAN Alan SCO - SCO 59.22

2 GOLDBERG Lars GOLDBERG Ulla-Britt SWE - SWE 58.76

3 VAN DE VEN Armand SOONTJENS Louis BEL - BEL 58.51

4 BROCK Sally NYGREN Margaret ENG - ENG 57.74

5 MILASZEWSKI Miroslaw FILIPOWICZ Karol POL - POL 56.91

6 BEKKOUCHE Nadia RAHELT Maria Marit DEN - DEN 56.20

7 PLAKIDA Iro SALEM Nantia GRE - GRE 55.02

8 LEWACIAK Gregor RONKE Jerzy POL - POL 54.03

9 FUGLESTAD Ann Karin HOMME Marianne NOR - NOR 53.57

10 GOTARD Barbara GOTARD Tomasz GER - GER 52.74

11 SZAPPANOS Geza KELEN Karoly HUN - HUN 51.92

12 ADAD Pierre BERGHEIMER Serge FRA - FRA 51.91

13 IJSSELMUIDEN Peter VERHOEVEN Matthieu NED - NED 51.90

14 LOBRY Francis DELESTRE Daniel FRA - FRA 51.70

15 MATELART Marc JANSSENS Pierre BEL - BEL 51.35

16 GARVEY Donal QUINN Pat IRL - IRL 50.96

17 DE BODT Michel REBUFFAT Philippe BEL - BEL 50.92

18 BENNETT Roy SMITH Harry SCO - SCO 50.64

19 KENNY Joan FITZGERALD Jeannie IRL - IRL 50.64

20 VAN UYTSEL Monique RYCKMAN Gwendoline BEL - BEL 50.63

21 MAIER John HASHIMOTO George SUI - SUI 49.25

22 PANADERO Maria MOLINS Maria ESP - ESP 49.07

23 PASSARINHO Joao MORENES S-BEAUMONT Mercedes ESP - ESP 48.89

24 BREMER Aris VAN DEN HOEK Jan NED - NED 48.88

25 TAGA Fethiye INAN Sanem TUR - TUR 48.70

26 SANDFORD Debbie STYNES Kath ENG - ENG 48.56

27 WILLARD Sylvie GOMBERT Pascal FRA - FRA 48.56

28 DELESTRE Blandine BOURDIN Dominique FRA - FRA 47.92

29 CUMMINS Carol Anne NEWELL Sandra IRL - IRL 47.88

30 SVAERKE Torben RYBNER-PETERSEN Henrik DEN - DEN 47.56

31 FITZPATRICK Anne CURRAN Harold IRL - IRL 47.34

32 ELBRO Helle Simon REITER Kate DEN - DEN 46.85

33 GELIBTER Daniel VERCAUMEN Paul BEL - BEL 46.52

34 CLENCH Gilly WOODRUFF Laura WAL - WAL 45.88

35 STUYCK Dominique PLETSER Olga BEL - BEL 45.78

36 PORTAL Dominique MOURGUES Jennifer FRA - FRA 45.63

37 JUURI-OJA Erkki JUURI-OJA Pirjo FIN - FIN 45.57

38 SANDSTROM Kati MYLLAERI Maria FIN - FIN 45.11

39 HEAPHY Paula MULCAHY Martha IRL - IRL 44.92

40 KEMPLE Brid O'DONNELL Cass IRL - IRL 44.90

41 CARROLL MARTIN KENNEDY John G IRL - IRL 41.79

42 GILLILAND Dolores WHELAN Maria IRL - IRL 39.47

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ROSTERS - WOMEN TEAMSROSTERS - WOMEN TEAMSERS - WOMEN T

Letizia ANGELINISylvie CAUWELSAntonella COUTEAUXTine DOBBELSVeronique DRIESSENS-JLeentje VERLEYENGunther DAUWE npc

Lone BILDESigne BUUS THOMSENAnne-Sofie HOULBERGBjorg HOUMOLLERChristina Lund MADSENHelle RASMUSSENPovl SOMMER npcBirgitte NIELSEN coach

Sally BROCKFiona BROWNHeather DHONDYCatherine DRAPERGillian FAWCETTNevena SENIORDerek PATTERSON npcDavid BURN coach

Mirjam IHERPihel KUUSKMaarja ORASInes PIIBELEHTTuul SEPPAire TAUBEMaarja ORAS pc

Agneta BERGLUNDElina LAUKKANENMirja MANTYLAMaria MYLLAERIMaria NORDGRENKati SANDSTROMKati SANDSTROM pc

Veronique BESSISAnne-Laure HUBERSCHWILLERJennifer MOURGUESCarole PUILLETVanessa REESSJoanna ZOCHOWSKALaurent THUILLEZ npc

Anne GLADIATORBarbara HACKETTSusanne KRIFTNERClaudia LUESSMANN Gisela SMYKALLAElke WEBER Julius LINDE npc

Efi KATSARELIAnastasia KOTRONAROUIro PLAKIDAAngeliki POLITOUNantia SALEMReggina STATHAKOPOULOUGeorgia MITSI npcLoukas ZOTOS coach

Szilvia CSIPKABrigitta FISCHEROrsolya HEGEDUSEls TOUTENELAgnes ZALAIPeter TALYIGAS npc

Maria HARALDSDOTTIRAnna IVARSDOTTIRAnna Gudlaug NIELSENGudrun OSKARSDOTTIRS SIGURBJORNSDOTTIRHelga STURLAUGSDOTTIRSveinn Runar EIRIKSSON npcJohann STEFANSSON coach

Margaret FITZPATRICKDolores GILLILANDBrid KIRBYLouise MITCHELLMaureen PATTINSONMaria WHELANPeter Jr PIGOT npc

Nurit GRAIZERNadia LIBSTEROrit MORAN OHAYONMichal NOSACKINathalie SAADAHana SHEZIFIVarda ABRAMOV npc

Monica AGHEMOMonica BURATTIDebora CAMPAGNANOGloria C. BRUGNONIClaudia POMARESMietta PREVEFranco GARBOSI npcValerio GIUBILO coach

Carla ARNOLDSMerel BRUIJNSTEENLaura DEKKERSSandra KOLENJet PASMAN Anneke SIMONSAlex VAN REENEN npcHans KELDER coach

Ann Karin FUGLESTADLiv Marit GRUDEMarianne HARDINGTorild HESKJEBodil Nyheim OIGARDENGunn Tove VISTTormod ROREN npcJon-Egil FURUNES coach

Cathy BALDYSZZofia BALDYSZKatarzyna DUFRATDanuta KAZMUCHAAnna SARNIAKJustyna ZMUDAMiroslaw CICHOCKI npc

Billie ANTUNESMariana LEITAOAnabella OLIVEIRAAlexandra ROSADORita RUSSO Ana TADEU Juliano BARBOSA npcJuliano BARBOSA coach

Victoria GROMOVAAnna GULEVICHElena KHONICHEVAOlga PAVLUSHKOTatiana PONOMAREVAMaria YAKOVLEVATatiana DIKHNOVA npc

Helen KANEPaula LESLIEElizabeth (Liz) McGOWANFiona McQUAKERSam PUNCHAnne SYMONS Alex ADAMSON npc

Ana Zorana BRAJOVICSelena PEPICMilka SABLJICOlga SIMIC Jovana ZORANOVICAna Zorana BRAJOVIC pc

Marta BARNESMaria Luisa MATUTAngeles MURUAGAMaria PANADERO Nuria ROMAGUERACristina SIMION Rita VIEJO GARCIA npc

Catharina AHLESVEDKathrine BERTHEAUIda GRONKVIST Maria GRONKVISTJessica LARSSON Cecilia RIMSTEDTKenneth BORIN npcCarina WADEMARK coach

Vera ADUTLale GUMRUKCUOGLUSerap KURANOGLU Ozlem OYMEN Guler VAHABOGLU Dilek YAVAS Cenk TUNCOK npc

BELGIUM

FINLAND FRANCE GERMANY GREECE

HUNGARY ICELAND IRELAND ISRAEL

ITALY NETHERLANDS NORWAY POLAND

PORTUGAL RUSSIA SCOTLAND SERBIA

SPAIN SWEDEN TURKEY

ENGLANDDENMARK ESTONIA


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ROMANIA

SWEDEN TURKEY

ROSTERS - SENIOR TEAMSROSTERS - SENIOR TEEAMSERS - SENIOR TE

Antal BRAUNECKERJohann HACKLMathias HAMMERGerhard HORNISCHERMichael PENDLPeter STEINERPeter STEINER pcG. HORNISCHER coach

Faramarz BIGDELIDavid JOHNSONAlain KAPLANGuy POLET Louis-Carl SPELEERSJacques STASDamien CALAS npc

Ilko BONEVHristo HRISTOVZlatko NEDELTCHEVTony RUSEVYordan VALKANOVAngel VANCHEVMARTA NIKOLOVA npc

Knud-Aage BOESGAARDJorgen HANSENHans Christian NIELSENDorthe SCHALTZPeter SCHALTZSteen SCHOU Peter MAGNUSSEN npcNiels ZEEBERG coach

Rob CLIFFEAlan MAYO David MULLER Malcolm PRYOR Peter SHELLEYTrevor WARD David S JONES npc

Klaus HARJUNENErkki JUURI-OJA Pirjo JUURI-OJAVaino KELHA Jarmo LAAKSOLasse UTTER Erkki JUURI-OJA pc

Michel ABECASSISGuy LASSERREMichel LEBEL Alain LEVY Philippe POIZAT Philippe SOULETEric GAUTRET npcMichel BESSIS coach

Hans FRERICHSHerbert KLUMPPUlrich KRATZReiner MARSALBernhard STRATERUlrich WENNING Nikolas BAUSBACK npcKarin WENNING coach

Peter GALKaroly KELENMihaly KOVACS Peter MAGYAR Geza SZAPPANOSKaroly KELEN pcKata VASS coach

Bjorn EYSTEINSSONG. S. HERMANNSSON Haukur INGASON Thorlakur JONSSONKarl SIGURHJARTARSON Saevar THORBJORNSSON Bjorn EYSTEINSSON pcG. BALDURSSON coach

Nicholas FITZGIBBONAdam MESBUR Ranald MILNEMicheal O'BRIAINPadraig O'BRIAINBrendan J O'BRIENDerek O'GORMAN npc

Avi KALISHYuval LUBINSKIMicha MARKLeonid PODGURAdrian SCHWARTZShalom ZELIGMANEitan ORENSTEIN npc

Andrea BURATTIAmedeo COMELLAGiuseppe FAILLAAldo MINARuggero PULGA Stefano SABBATINIPierfrancesco PAROLARO npc

Hans DE VRINDLeo HOFLANDFrans TEN BRINK Bas VAN DER HOEKWillem VAN EIJCKHans VERGOEDSchelte WIJMA npc

Tor BAKKEHelge MAESEL Roald MAESELPeter MARSTRANDERLeif-Erik STABELLTolle STABELL Christian BAKKE npc

Piotr BIZON Michal KWIECIEN Victor MARKOWICZKrzysztof MOSZCZYNSKI Wlodzimierz STARKOWSKI Marek SZYMANOWSKIWlodzimierz WALA npc

Luis CASTANO Jorge CRUZEIRO Maria Joao LARA Manuel d' OREY CAPUCHO Jorge Monteiro Dos SANTOS Rui Silva SANTOS Maria Joao LARA pcMaria Joao LARA coach

Lucian BREABANSerban DRAGHICESCURadu GLIGADaniel Octavian SAVINConstantin STANCESCUDan URSEANUEugen CHELU npcVlad Daniel SAVIN coach

Alan GOODMANGerald HAASEJohn MURDOCHBrian SHORT Victor SILVERSTONEIain SIMEAnne PERKINS npc

Angel BALASDavid DE PARTEARROYO Alfonso GOLMARPedro GUERREROJoao PASSARINHOAntonio SACRISTANAngel BALAS pc

Mats AXDORPH Bengt-Erik EFRAIMSSON Per Gunnar ELIASSONBjorn FALLENIUS Anders MORATHMats NILSLANDOlle WADEMARK npcCarina WADEMARK coach

Mehmet Emin COPUR Orhan EKINCI Murat ERKEL Mehmet Ali INCE Mesut KARADENIZ Mehmet SIRIKLIOGLU Mehmet Ali INCE pcHaldun VAHABOGLU coach

AUSTRIA

ENGLAND FINLAND FRANCE GERMANY

HUNGARY ICELAND IRELAND ISRAEL

ITALY NETHERLANDS NORWAY POLAND

PORTUGAL SCOTLAND SPAIN

BULGARIABELGIUM DENMARK

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