vg|India 46 Winter National Semi final,3 of 4,I,1,14,Nalco,0,Railways A,0|
rs|6NE=,6SE+1,3NE+3,5DE=,3NS+3,3NS+2,6HN=,4HS+1,3NS=,3NS=,3NE=,3NE+1,1NW+1,1SE=,3NS-3,3NN-2,2HS-3,4HS-3,2SW=,2SW+1,4HS=,3NS-2,5SNx-1,5CWx=,6HN+1,6HN=,4SE=,4SE-2|
pn|Rout,Kushari,Pratihari,Sumit,South,West,North,East|pg||
qx|o1|st||md|3S843HT3DT9874CQ96,SAKJT5H85DQJ62CA7,SQ7HQJ942D53C8432,S962HAK76DAKCKJT5|sv|o|nt|vugraph187: The players are same|pg||
nt|vugraph187: we r having the 3 session of Semifinal|pg||
nt|vugraph187: As of now the score stands Nalco leading by 6 IMP over the Railways|pg||
nt|panja: What about the other match?|pg||
nt|vugraph187: In the other semifinal India Blues leading by 31 IMP over Railways B|pg||
nt|vugraph187: Here we hav Railways A|pg||
nt|vugraph187: Railways fielded 3 teams and all 3 came ypto Quarter Final |pg||
nt|vugraph187: & now we hav 2 of them in the Semi Finals|pg||
nt|bobbyrao:  Match is about to start|pg||
nt|vugraph187: Teams hav taken their place|pg||
nt|vugraph187: we r just waiting for the 1st played Bd|pg||
nt|bobbyrao: The first deal is a slam deal- even a try for 7 is possible if lack of SQ can not be shown in bidding|pg||
nt|drkvas: 6sp seems to be the par or 6nt maybe the par lets seeif they reach it|pg||
nt|key1809: Welcome to the 3rd set of Semi-finals between Railways A v/s Nalco|pg||
nt|panja: We will begin the third session with a slam!!|pg||
nt|vugraph187: Hopefully|pg||
nt|panja: 13 tricks are there double dummy, however, with the @SQ out, the slam does not have a good percentage|pg||
nt|key1809: yes,shd b easily reached and made|pg||
nt|panja: nor will the Declarer make it in normal course, normal play would be to cash one top Spade, and finesse later.|pg||
nt|panja: this is where RKC, Roman Key card asking is most helpful|pg||
nt|key1809: ew will try and settle for mini slam, once know trump Q missing|pg||
nt|panja: I am sure EW will find out that @SQ is out, and stop in 6|pg||
nt|drkvas: the good old 5nt for trump honours is also good enough|pg||
nt|vugraph187: The Bd has come|pg||
nt|panja: often finding out things at that high level is like leaping from the window, and then looking for a safe place to land|pg||
mb|p|nt|drkvas: iagree|pg||
mb|1C|mb|p|nt|panja: Nalco up 6 over rail A, INDIA BLUEs up 31 over Rail B |pg||
mb|1S|mb|p|mb|2N|mb|p|mb|3D|nt|panja: 2Nt showing 18-19, and 3@D is New Minor Forcing|pg||
mb|p|mb|3S|mb|p|mb|4C|nt|panja: that way West find out East has 3-card support.......|pg||
mb|p|mb|4D|mb|p|mb|4N|mb|p|mb|5H|nt|panja: this is the RKC, I guess, and now 5@H response will say 2 Aces, but no trump Queen...........|pg||
mb|p|nt|panja: and so West will sign-off in 6|pg||
nt|key1809: pritish thinking hard|pg||
nt|vugraph187: yes|pg||
mb|6N|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|nt|panja: well, he is trying to guard against damaging @H lead should E hold Kxxx of Hearts|pg||
nt|panja: rather, AQxx of Hearts|pg||
nt|key1809: good score in pairs, will b duplicate here though|pg||
pc|dT|pc|d2|pc|d5|pc|dA|pg||
pc|s2|pc|s3|pc|sA|nt|panja: testing if Queen falls first round, will finesse next time|pg||
mc|12|pg||
qx|o2|st||md|4SAJ9HAQ932D7C9876,SKQ3H76DK32CQJT53,ST76542HJ84DJT9C4,S8HKT5DAQ8654CAK2|sv|n|nt|key1809: Q  was dropped at the other table so 1imp to Nalco|pg||
nt|panja: this competition should be interesting|pg||
mb|1D|mb|1H|nt|key1809: Ew can make 3nt here|pg||
mb|d|nt|panja: EW make 3Nt but NS have good number of tricks in a Major suit|pg||
mb|p|mb|2N|nt|rajbhasin: ok|pg||
mb|p|mb|3N|nt|key1809: think they wil go for a number in 4h,4s will go 1d|pg||
nt|bobbyrao: BUT ns ARE VUL|pg||
mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|nt|panja: this shd make 12 tricks on a small major lead|pg||
pc|h3|nt|key1809: heart lead will give 12 tricks|pg||
pc|h6|pc|hJ|pc|hK|pg||
pc|cA|pc|c6|pc|c3|pc|c4|pg||
pc|cK|pc|c9|pc|c5|pc|s2|pg||
pc|c2|pc|c7|pc|cQ|pc|s4|pg||
pc|cJ|pc|s5|pc|h5|pc|c8|pg||
pc|cT|nt|panja: sumit is going to fight for 13th trick|pg||
nt|panja: if South isn't vigilant, he might make the wrong discard giving away that trick|pg||
nt|rajbhasin: lenk can give h count|pg||
nt|panja: good, he did make 11|pg||
nt|panja: 13|pg||
nt|key1809: made 7|pg||
nt|panja: this shdn't have been difficult for South.... from first trick, @HT was with the Decl, so just watch for one card....|pg||
nt|key1809: 2imp pick up for Railways|pg||
mc|13|pg||
qx|o3|st||md|1SJ963HK8DAKJ42CK6,ST5HT965DQT93CQ87,SA8HAQ43D75CAT942,SKQ742HJ72D86CJ53|sv|e|nt|bobbyrao: 3 imp520 -400|pg||
nt|key1809: sry 3|pg||
mb|1D|mb|p|mb|1H|nt|panja: this could be another 1 IMP, on a Spade lead, only 10 tricks|pg||
mb|p|mb|1S|mb|p|mb|2C|mb|p|nt|panja: not very scientific, I am afraid, but the right spot|pg||
nt|rajbhasin: now the right bid|pg||
mb|3N|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|nt|panja: so the Spade lead is unlikely now|pg||
nt|panja: should be quits..|pg||
pc|d3|nt|key1809: made 6|pg||
nt|key1809: imp to Nalco|pg||
mc|12|pg||
qx|o4|st||md|2SKHAKQJ732DK64CQ6,S873H84DQT85CJT73,SA92HT9DAJ92CA842,SQJT654H65D73CK95|sv|b|nt|key1809: 13 tricks in hearts here|pg||
mb|p|nt|key1809: grand will b tough to bid here|pg||
nt|panja: this is a very good grand|pg||
mb|1D|mb|2S|mb|4N|mb|p|nt|key1809: wellll|pg||
nt|key1809: Behera in hurry here|pg||
mb|5C|nt|panja: and the best way to play on a non-Club lead would be, discard a Diamond on @SA, ruff out a Diamond|pg||
mb|p|mb|5D|mb|p|nt|panja: @HT9 will serve as useful entries, of course, with the @DQ with west, 13 tricks are easy here|pg||
nt|key1809: strange auction|pg||
nt|key1809: 5d may get passed|pg||
nt|key1809: that would b real tragedy|pg||
nt|rajbhasin: should not |pg||
mb|5H|mb|p|mb|5S|mb|p|nt|rajbhasin: behera bid well for rkc|pg||
nt|panja: what was 5@D, allowing for no ace?|pg||
mb|5N|mb|p|nt|rajbhasin: y|pg||
nt|key1809: searching for something, but north has nothing to show except 3 aces|pg||
mb|6H|mb|p|nt|rajbhasin: the contrat in h is already in hand|pg||
mb|p|mb|p|pc|sJ|pc|sK|pc|s3|pc|s2|pg||
nt|panja: as I said, the best way to get 13 tricks would be to cash trumps, cash @DAK, discard a Diamond on @SA, ruff a Diamond|pg||
nt|panja: that would not get him 13 tricks here, but.......|pg||
mc|12|pg||
qx|o6|st||md|4S862H865D852CA972,SKQT4HAK9DK43C654,SA97HQJ73D976CQT3,SJ53HT42DAQJTCKJ8|sv|e|mb|1D|mb|p|mb|1S|mb|p|mb|1N|mb|p|mb|3N|mb|p|mb|p|nt|key1809: now its ok, only names to b corrected of N/s|pg||
mb|p|nt|vugraph187: yes now done|pg||
nt|panja: thx|pg||
pc|c2|nt|panja: names of NS should be Pratihari-Rout?|pg||
nt|key1809: yes|pg||
nt|panja: ok|pg||
pc|c4|pc|cQ|pc|cK|pg||
pc|s3|pc|s2|pc|sK|pc|sA|pg||
pc|cT|pc|c8|pc|c7|pc|c5|pg||
pc|c3|pc|cJ|nt|panja: E might have done better to duck first Club....whatever the lead convention|pg||
nt|key1809: i played from Radhey|pg||
nt|key1809: there is small break here, players have taken break|pg||
nt|key1809: players r back|pg||
mc|9|pg||
qx|o7|st||md|1S942HK82DAK753C72,SQJTHJ76DT96CAJ93,S873HAQ54D2CQ8654,SAK65HT93DQJ84CKT|sv|b|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|mb|1D|mb|p|mb|1N|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|nt|key1809: 1nt will make here|pg||
pc|c5|nt|key1809: some real flat boards |pg||
pc|cT|pc|c7|pc|c9|pg||
pc|d4|pc|d5|pc|dT|pc|d2|pg||
pc|c3|pc|c4|pc|cK|pc|c2|pg||
pc|s5|pc|s2|pc|sQ|pc|s3|pg||
pc|cA|pc|c6|pc|h3|pc|d7|pg||
nt|key1809: will cash 7 tricks fearing hearts 5-2|pg||
pc|sT|pc|s7|pc|s6|pc|s4|pg||
pc|sJ|pc|s8|pc|sA|pc|s9|pg||
nt|key1809: made 2|pg||
pc|sK|pc|d3|pc|d6|pc|c8|pg||
pc|dQ|pc|dK|pc|d9|pc|h5|pg||
pc|dA|pc|cJ|pc|h4|pc|d8|pg||
mc|8|pg||
qx|o8|st||md|2SKJ53HA4DT642CA72,SQ96H9873DQ873CK5,SA82HQ52DKJ5CQT96,ST74HKJT6DA9CJ843|sv|o|mb|p|mb|1D|mb|1H|mb|d|nt|drkvas: ?????|pg||
nt|key1809: Kushari is thinking|pg||
mb|2D|mb|p|mb|2H|mb|2N|mb|p|mb|3N|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|h9|nt|key1809: no chance to make here|pg||
pc|h2|pc|hT|pc|hA|pg||
pc|cA|pc|c5|pc|c6|pc|c3|pg||
pc|c7|pc|cK|pc|c9|pc|c4|pg||
pc|h3|pc|h5|pc|h6|pc|h4|pg||
pc|hK|pc|d2|pc|h7|pc|hQ|pg||
pc|hJ|pc|d4|pc|h8|pc|s2|pg||
pc|sT|nt|panja: after session II, India Blues leading by 31, NALCO by 6 IMPs, add the displayed score here for current... http://65.108.43.215/html/index.php|pg||
pc|s3|pc|s6|pc|sA|pg||
pc|cQ|pc|c8|pc|c2|pc|d3|pg||
pc|s8|pc|s4|pc|sK|pc|s9|pg||
pc|dT|pc|dQ|pc|dK|pc|dA|pg||
pc|cJ|pc|d6|mc|6|pg||
qx|o9|st||md|3S2HAQ7432DJTCAQ75,ST765H98DK86CKJ94,SKJ983HTDA42CT832,SAQ4HKJ65DQ9753C6|sv|e|mb|p|mb|1D|mb|1H|mb|d|mb|1S|mb|p|mb|2H|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|d6|nt|panja: this should go down 1..|pg||
pc|d2|pc|dQ|pc|dJ|pg||
pc|d5|pc|dT|pc|dK|pc|dA|pg||
nt|key1809: yes, nothing much is happening,1 big swing for Nalco and then flat boards helping them to maintain that lea|pg||
pc|c2|pc|c6|pc|cQ|pc|cK|pg||
pc|d8|pc|d4|nt|panja: note Sumit didn't shift to a Club, smart|pg||
pc|d9|pc|h2|pg||
pc|hA|pc|h8|pc|hT|pc|h5|pg||
pc|h3|pc|h9|pc|s3|pc|h6|pg||
pc|s5|pc|sJ|pc|sQ|pc|s2|pg||
pc|d7|pc|h7|pc|s6|nt|panja: 3 down now|pg||
pc|s8|pg||
pc|cA|pc|c4|pc|c3|pc|hJ|pg||
pc|hK|pc|h4|pc|s7|pc|c8|pg||
pc|d3|nt|key1809: after a double of 1h , south shd have considered a heart finesse rather than a club finesse|pg||
nt|panja: true|pg||
nt|panja: but give credit to Sumit for continuing with Diamonds at trick two|pg||
pc|c5|pc|sT|pc|cT|pg||
nt|key1809: yes he did his job, routine for him i suppose|pg||
nt|panja: Rail A seem to be picking up a good tempo here|pg||
nt|key1809: yes but not getting converted into imps|pg||
mc|5|pg||
qx|o10|st||md|4SK74HAKJ53DJT8CQ6,SAJT93HQ972DKQCK8,S86HTDA75432C5432,SQ52H864D96CAJT97|sv|b|nt|panja: is Rana Roy South in other room?|pg||
mb|p|nt|key1809: no idea about the sitting positions there|pg||
mb|p|nt|drkvas: yes|pg||
mb|1S|mb|p|mb|2S|mb|p|nt|panja: I am sure South opened 1@H here|pg||
mb|p|nt|key1809: something not in order here|pg||
mb|p|nt|rajbhasin: y|pg||
pc|d2|mc|8|pg||
qx|o11|st||md|1SAT6HAKQJT32DCQ72,SKJ9H5DQJ75CJT983,S753H964DK8643C65,SQ842H87DAT92CAK4|sv|o|mb|1C|mb|p|nt|key1809: 1 more imp to Nalco, lead now by 17|pg||
mb|1D|mb|p|mb|4H|nt|rajbhasin: the lead is due to the slam|pg||
nt|bobbyrao: overall lead|pg||
mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|nt|key1809: overall 17|pg||
pc|cJ|pc|c5|nt|panja: timely shift to Spades will defeat|pg||
nt|key1809: club ace and spade shift should see the defence through|pg||
pc|cK|pc|c2|pg||
pc|s2|nt|panja: note that @H9 is an entry to dummy to play another Club|pg||
pc|sT|pc|sJ|pc|s3|pg||
pc|c8|pc|c6|pc|cA|pc|c7|pg||
nt|key1809: oops|pg||
pc|s4|pc|sA|pc|s9|pc|s5|pg||
nt|panja: mistake pure|pg||
pc|hA|pc|h5|pc|h4|pc|h7|pg||
pc|hK|pc|c3|pc|h6|nt|panja: @S2 suggested the presence of an honour, should have continued Spades|pg||
pc|h8|pg||
pc|cQ|pc|c9|pc|s7|nt|key1809: yes for sure he should have|pg||
pc|c4|pg||
pc|s6|pc|sK|pc|h9|pc|s8|pg||
nt|panja: without a Spade honour, Sumit would have played a HIGH SPADE|pg||
nt|key1809: not good def  here, 10 more imps likely |pg||
mc|10|pg||
qx|o12|st||md|2SA943HKQTDKJT932C,SHJ532DAQ86CQJ742,SKJT876H94D54C865,SQ52HA876D7CAKT93|sv|n|nt|key1809: yes 11|pg||
nt|key1809: its getting tougher and tougher for Rail A now|pg||
mb|p|nt|panja: EW make a @H or @C game|pg||
mb|p|mb|1C|nt|panja: NS have good number of tricks in Spades|pg||
mb|1D|nt|bobbyrao: overall lead is doubled, but it should be manageable with about 17 boards left|pg||
mb|1H|nt|key1809: can make 4s|pg||
mb|1S|mb|2H|nt|panja: for making 4@S correct spade view will be required, but just bidding it should be fine, |pg||
mb|4S|nt|bobbyrao: I see 4tricks for defense in 4s|pg||
mb|5C|nt|key1809: kushari wil not allow 4s to b played|pg||
mb|p|mb|p|nt|panja: vulnerability might hamper South|pg||
nt|panja: too much risk in 5@S although it has good prognosis here|pg||
mb|5D|mb|d|mb|5S|mb|d|mb|p|nt|panja: in addition, this board could unsettle NS|pg||
mb|p|mb|p|pc|d7|nt|panja: spade guess should be automatic|pg||
nt|rajbhasin: 5sp good sac|pg||
nt|key1809: yes will escape for down 1|pg||
nt|panja: W has bid Hearts and Clubs, and will be showing 4 Diamonds with @D play, so hardly likely to hold Spades|pg||
nt|panja: Decl will ruff third Diamond with @SK and take marked finesse through East|pg||
nt|panja: W might decide to give ruff on trick 2, but that won't change the result......|pg||
nt|vugraph187: This will be the swing deal|pg||
nt|panja: what was the result in other room?|pg||
nt|key1809: yes, club back is the lickely return|pg||
pc|dK|pc|dA|pc|d5|pg||
nt|begse: cl return will be much better 4 def|pg||
pc|cQ|pc|c5|pc|cT|nt|rajbhasin: lol|pg||
pc|s3|pg||
nt|begse: very good def|pg||
nt|key1809: odds are on to go for 500|pg||
nt|rajbhasin: not now|pg||
pc|s4|pc|h5|pc|sK|pc|s5|pg||
pc|h4|pc|hA|pc|hT|pc|h2|pg||
pc|cK|pc|s9|pc|c2|pc|c6|pg||
pc|hK|pc|h3|pc|h9|pc|h6|pg||
pc|hQ|pc|hJ|pc|d4|pc|h7|pg||
pc|dJ|pc|dQ|pc|sT|pc|sQ|pg||
pc|cA|nt|panja: wrong to cover|pg||
pc|sA|pc|c4|pc|c8|pg||
pc|dT|pc|d6|pc|sJ|pc|c3|pg||
mc|10|pg||
qx|o13|st||md|3SJT74HQJ8DAK5CAT7,SK3HT7653DT4CJ652,SA9HAK942DJ6CKQ83,SQ8652HDQ98732C94|sv|b|nt|key1809: 5cX made in other room, trouble fro Railways|pg||
nt|rajbhasin: big one|pg||
nt|bobbyrao: A gain of 350-8pts|pg||
nt|panja: 12 tricks here|pg||
mb|1C|mb|1D|nt|key1809: India Blues adds another 14 imps , now lead by 44 imps|pg||
nt|panja: Decl can duck a Spade, and even if he gets Clubs wrong, there is a @D-@S squeeze on East later|pg||
nt|bobbyrao: must be apush deal, just one more left in the set|pg||
mb|d|mb|p|mb|1H|mb|p|mb|2N|nt|panja: as it is, even Spades will come home for 3 tricks...|pg||
mb|p|mb|3C|mb|p|mb|4N|mb|p|mb|5S|mb|p|mb|5N|mb|p|nt|panja: going for the moon?|pg||
mb|6D|mb|p|nt|rajbhasin: and it is far off|pg||
mb|6H|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|nt|key1809: sumit is endplayed in lead, |pg||
nt|key1809: all roads lead to rome|pg||
pc|d9|nt|panja: there could be some entry issues here|pg||
pc|dA|pc|d4|pc|d6|pg||
pc|hQ|pc|h3|pc|h2|pc|d2|pg||
nt|key1809: bad news|pg||
nt|panja: decl must take out trumps for the fear of ruff|pg||
nt|panja: and he has to go to Dummy to play a Spade...|pg||
pc|hJ|pc|h5|pc|h4|pc|s2|pg||
nt|panja: ideal play would be trumps, and small Spade from hand|pg||
pc|h8|pc|h7|pc|h9|pc|d3|pg||
pc|hA|pc|s6|nt|panja: a Spade discard on 4th trump, on 5th? I suggest @CT|pg||
pc|s4|pc|h6|pg||
nt|key1809: spade win, and diamond back will remove the squeeze|pg||
pc|hK|pc|d7|pc|s7|pc|hT|pg||
pc|cK|pc|c4|pc|c7|pc|c2|pg||
nt|panja: well, he is going to play on Clubs|pg||
pc|c3|pc|c9|pc|cA|pc|c5|pg||
nt|drkvas: Declarer should have let the lead go to his hand. Now he is trouble|pg||
pc|cT|pc|c6|pc|c8|pc|s5|pg||
nt|key1809: oh he finessed|pg||
pc|sJ|pc|s3|pc|sA|pc|s8|pg||
nt|key1809: last board,|pg||
mc|13|pg||
qx|o14|st||md|4S82H753DKQ5CQ8543,SAQJ6HAKJ92DCJ962,SK74HQ84DJT943CA7,ST953HT6DA8762CKT|sv|o|mb|p|mb|p|mb|1H|mb|p|mb|1S|mb|p|mb|4D|mb|p|mb|4S|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|c4|nt|key1809: 4s is cold here and shd be push, so Nalco here in strong position going into the last set|pg||
pc|c2|pc|cA|pc|cT|pg||
pc|c7|pc|cK|pc|c3|pc|c6|pg||
pc|s9|pc|s2|pc|s6|pc|sK|pg||
pc|s4|pc|s3|pc|s8|pc|sJ|pg||
pc|sA|pc|s7|pc|s5|pc|c5|pg||
pc|c9|pc|d3|pc|sT|pc|c8|pg||
pc|dA|pc|d5|nt|panja: well, 10 to Railway|pg||
nt|panja: next session will be interesting|pg||
mc|10|pg||