vg|India 46 Winter National Semifinal,4 of 4,I,15,28,India Blues,0,Railways B,0|
rs|3NN=,6NN-3,3NN-2,3NN-1,6SNx=,7SN=,4HE+1,4HE=,4HW=,4HE=,4HW=,4HW+1,4HS+1,4HN+1,2SS=,4SSx-1,3NS-2,6DN-2,3NS=,3NS=,4HN+1,4HNx=,3NE-3,3NW+1,4HE=,5CNx-2,4HS-1,6SWx-3|
pn|Ashok,S Roy,R Gokhale,Mukherjee,South,West,North,East|pg||
qx|o15|st||md|1SQT74HJD9CAQJ9832,SK93HKT8652DA2CK4,SA852HAQ4DQJ63C75,SJ6H973DKT8754CT6|sv|n|nt|vugraph187: We have the 4th session Semifinal between India Blues & Railway B|pg||
nt|vugraph187: In the closed room we have Sandeep & JM Shah in East west ie India Blues|pg||
nt|drkvas: NS should be able to make 4S. ew DO BEST BY 5H SACRIFICE|pg||
nt|vugraph187: and Railways in the other room by Majumdar & Roy|pg||
nt|vugraph187: Players have taken the seats|pg||
nt|vugraph187: we r waiting for the played bd from other room|pg||
nt|vugraph187: Tomorow we will have the finals|pg||
nt|vugraph187: the morning 2 seessions will be covered in vugrapgh|pg||
nt|vugraph187: Pl comment as the game progresses The rights are given to u|pg||
nt|surampudih: the last legof quarter finals is coming up|pg||
mb|3C|mb|3H|nt|drkvas: NS should reach 4S, makable on Spade guess. EW may sacrifice at favourable Vul|pg||
nt|drkvas: 3 NT is also there for ns|pg||
mb|3N|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|h3|pc|hJ|nt|drkvas: With 43 down, W pass !|pg||
pc|hK|pc|hA|pg||
pc|c7|pc|cT|nt|panja: West can duck when Club is finessed, that will lead to good position|pg||
pc|cQ|pc|cK|pg||
pc|h6|pc|hQ|pc|h7|pc|s4|pg||
pc|sA|pc|s6|pc|s7|nt|drkvas: W did not duck smoothly|pg||
mc|9|pg||
qx|o16|st||md|2ST63H8DJ43CAT6543,SJ842H9763D6CQJ92,SKQ9HAQ42DKQ82CK8,SA75HKJT5DAT975C7|sv|e|mb|p|nt|panja: 24 HCP with NS not enough for the game, but will they keep out?|pg||
mb|1C|mb|p|mb|1D|mb|p|mb|1N|mb|d|mb|3N|mb|p|nt|panja: pass followed by a double usually shows strength vs. strong Club, but E doesn't really have much|pg||
mb|p|mb|p|nt|panja: @DT lead won't cost a trick..........|pg||
pc|d9|nt|panja: this is the same, but conventional, 0 or 2 higher honours|pg||
pc|d3|pc|d6|pc|dK|pg||
pc|cK|pc|c7|pc|c3|pc|c2|pg||
nt|panja: with a certain @DJ entry, if Clubs come home Decl 9 tricks|pg||
pc|c8|nt|key1809: yes, clubs not behaving 3nt will go down atleast 1 , maybe 2|pg||
pc|s5|pc|cA|pc|c9|pg||
nt|panja: finesse of @SJ for firefighting|pg||
pc|sT|pc|s2|pc|sK|pc|sA|pg||
nt|bnsharma09: hallo raju wishes all good evening|pg||
nt|panja: E should stick to Diamonds, he will get endplayed once more...so|pg||
nt|panja: Raju Tolani? hi|pg||
nt|bnsharma09: no this is raju of delhi|pg||
nt|panja: ok|pg||
pc|dA|pc|d4|pc|h3|pc|d2|pg||
pc|d7|pc|dJ|pc|h6|pc|d8|pg||
pc|s3|pc|s8|pc|sQ|pc|s7|pg||
pc|dQ|pc|d5|pc|c4|pc|h7|pg||
nt|panja: on @S9, E must unblock @HT of J|pg||
pc|s9|pc|hT|pc|s6|pc|sJ|pg||
pc|s4|pc|h4|pc|h5|pc|h8|pg||
nt|panja: I thought J had been finessed, undone later|pg||
mc|7|pg||
qx|o17|st||md|3SAT97HKJ93D2CAK54,SQHAQ7DT653CT9862,SK8654HDAKQJ98C73,SJ32HT86542D74CQJ|sv|o|nt|panja: Spade grand on Spade view|pg||
nt|key1809: 7s  on a guess here|pg||
mb|1D|mb|p|mb|1H|mb|p|nt|key1809: blues will b happy to settle down in mini|pg||
mb|1S|mb|p|mb|2C|mb|p|nt|panja: after the 1@H bid, sophistication would be needed to find out @CAK...they are going slowly, that is good|pg||
mb|2S|mb|p|mb|4N|mb|p|nt|panja: in no man's land now, guessing game begins|pg||
mb|5H|mb|p|mb|6S|mb|d|nt|panja: now North knows something..........|pg||
nt|panja: redbl |pg||
mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|nt|panja: the Dbl, is for @H lead, so North can upgrade his hand and safely redouble, they don't need to up the stake at the moment, so N played safe|pg||
pc|cQ|pc|cA|pc|c2|pc|c3|pg||
pc|sA|pc|sQ|pc|s4|pc|s2|pg||
pc|s7|pc|c6|pc|sK|pc|s3|pg||
nt|panja: @SA was a bit unsafe|pg||
nt|panja: what if E held QJxx?|pg||
mc|12|pg||
qx|o18|st||md|4SQ964H85DQ75CK974,SKJT7HK7DJT943CQ5,SA83HQ62DK6CT8632,S52HAJT943DA82CAJ|sv|n|mb|1H|mb|p|mb|1S|mb|p|mb|2H|mb|p|mb|3H|mb|p|mb|4H|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|d5|pc|dJ|pc|dK|pc|dA|pg||
pc|hJ|pc|h5|pc|hK|pc|h2|pg||
pc|h7|pc|h6|pc|hT|pc|h8|pg||
pc|hA|pc|c7|pc|s7|pc|hQ|pg||
pc|d8|pc|dQ|pc|d3|pc|d6|pg||
pc|s4|pc|sT|pc|sA|pc|s2|pg||
pc|c8|pc|cA|pc|c4|pc|c5|pg||
nt|bnsharma09: hallo vugraph|pg||
mc|11|pg||
qx|o19|st||md|1S7543H8DKQT96CJ82,S2HT9654D853CK976,SKJ9HQ2DAJ4CAQT53,SAQT86HAKJ73D72C4|sv|e|nt|panja: oh they bid a Grand in the other room|pg||
nt|panja: so lead should reduce now|pg||
nt|panja: 4@H for EW, and NS have a sac in 5@D|pg||
mb|p|mb|p|mb|1N|mb|2D|nt|drkvas: \\ok|pg||
mb|d|mb|3H|mb|p|mb|4H|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|dA|pc|d2|pc|dT|pc|d3|pg||
pc|dJ|pc|d7|pc|dK|pc|d5|pg||
pc|c2|pc|c7|pc|cT|pc|c4|pg||
pc|cA|nt|panja: 2@D shows both Majors,  a la Cappelletti convention|pg||
pc|h3|pc|c8|pc|c6|pg||
pc|hA|pc|h8|pc|h4|pc|h2|pg||
pc|hK|pc|d6|pc|h5|pc|hQ|pg||
pc|sA|pc|s3|pc|s2|pc|s9|pg||
pc|s6|pc|s4|pc|h6|pc|sJ|pg||
nt|panja: cashing the second trump was not really a great move...|pg||
mc|10|pg||
qx|o20|st||md|2S872H762DA65CQJT7,S95HAJ983DQJ3CAK8,SQJ43H4DK9742C965,SAKT6HKQT5DT8C432|sv|b|nt|panja: Had North held 4 to K of Spades, contract would have gone down|pg||
mb|1H|mb|p|mb|1S|mb|p|nt|panja: oh ok, @CA was cashed, sorry|pg||
mb|1N|nt|bnsharma09: bidding they should have gone little slam|pg||
mb|p|mb|4H|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|c6|pc|c2|pc|cT|pc|cA|pg||
nt|panja: In the other semifinal Nalco is leading Rail A by 26 IMPs after 3 sessions|pg||
pc|h3|pc|h4|pc|hK|pc|h2|pg||
pc|h5|pc|h6|pc|hA|pc|d7|pg||
pc|h8|pc|d2|pc|hQ|pc|h7|pg||
pc|dT|pc|dA|pc|d3|pc|d4|pg||
pc|cQ|pc|cK|pc|c5|pc|c3|pg||
pc|s5|pc|s3|pc|sA|pc|s2|pg||
pc|sK|pc|s7|pc|s9|pc|s4|pg||
pc|d8|pc|d5|pc|dJ|pc|dK|pg||
pc|c9|pc|c4|pc|cJ|pc|c8|pg||
mc|10|pg||
qx|o21|st||md|3S954HQT654DQJ87CK,ST3H982DA93CQJ985,SAKHK73DK642CA762,SQJ8762HAJDT5CT43|sv|n|mb|1N|mb|2C|nt|panja: this 2@C shows a single-suiter hand|pg||
mb|2H|mb|p|nt|bnsharma09: am I patthing|pg||
mb|p|mb|2S|nt|panja: they don't seem to have any method here, or one of them has forgotten|pg||
mb|3D|nt|panja: and East shd have passed............not enough table presence?|pg||
mb|p|mb|4H|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|sT|pc|sK|pc|s7|pc|s4|pg||
nt|panja: any updates on the other match?|pg||
pc|h3|pc|hJ|pc|hQ|pc|h2|pg||
pc|cK|pc|c5|pc|c2|pc|c3|pg||
pc|h4|pc|h8|pc|hK|pc|hA|pg||
pc|s6|pc|s5|pc|s3|pc|sA|pg||
pc|cA|pc|c4|pc|s9|pc|c8|pg||
pc|h7|pc|s2|pc|hT|pc|h9|pg||
pc|dJ|pc|d3|pc|d2|pc|d5|pg||
pc|dQ|pc|dA|pc|d4|pc|dT|pg||
mc|11|pg||
qx|o22|st||md|4ST98543HAK7D95CK7,SK62HJ953DAJ86CJT,SAJ7H84DKT743C865,SQHQT62DQ2CAQ9432|sv|e|mb|1C|mb|1S|mb|d|mb|2S|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|cJ|pc|c5|pc|cA|pc|c7|pg||
pc|c9|pc|cK|pc|cT|pc|c6|pg||
pc|s3|pc|s2|pc|s7|pc|sQ|pg||
pc|cQ|pc|s8|pc|sK|pc|c8|pg||
pc|s6|pc|sA|pc|c2|pc|s4|pg||
pc|h4|pc|h2|pc|hK|pc|h3|pg||
pc|hA|pc|h5|pc|h8|pc|h6|pg||
pc|h7|pc|h9|pc|sJ|pc|hT|pg||
pc|d3|pc|dQ|pc|d5|pc|d6|pg||
pc|c4|pc|d9|pc|d8|pc|d4|pg||
nt|vugraph187: The players hav taken a break|pg||
mc|8|pg||
qx|o23|st||md|1SKQ76HKT54DA953CA,SAJ943HQ63DJ2C962,S852HJDKQ864CQ874,STHA9872DT7CKJT53|sv|b|nt|bnsharma09: chappattaya?|pg||
nt|bnsharma09: pashikkalaya|pg||
mb|1D|mb|p|mb|3D|mb|p|mb|3N|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|pc|s4|pc|s2|pc|sT|nt|panja: this lead will help the Declarer a lot|pg||
pc|sQ|pg||
pc|d3|pc|d2|pc|dK|pc|d7|pg||
pc|hJ|pc|h2|pc|h5|nt|panja: still, there are 8 tricks, 9th only on cooperation from defence|pg||
pc|hQ|pg||
pc|c6|pc|c7|pc|cT|pc|cA|pg||
pc|dA|pc|dJ|pc|d4|pc|dT|pg||
pc|d9|pc|c9|pc|dQ|pc|h7|pg||
pc|d8|pc|c5|pc|d5|pc|h3|pg||
pc|d6|pc|c3|pc|h4|pc|h6|pg||
pc|s8|pc|h8|pc|s6|pc|s9|pg||
pc|sA|pc|s5|pc|h9|pc|s7|pg||
mc|7|pg||
qx|o24|st||md|2SAKJ6HQT9D62CA542,ST43H8653DK5CJT97,SQ5HKJ42DAQJT43C6,S9872HA7D987CKQ83|sv|o|mb|p|mb|1D|mb|p|mb|1S|nt|bnsharma09: hai ganesh is here|pg||
mb|p|mb|2D|mb|p|mb|3N|mb|p|nt|panja: 3Nt is not the best spot, but makes because of the fortunate Diamond situation|pg||
mb|p|mb|p|pc|cJ|pc|c6|pc|c8|pc|c5|pg||
pc|cT|nt|panja: of course, decl has other option of ducking twice and playing on Hearts for 9 tricks, works if Clubs 44 or @HA with 3 Clubs|pg||
pc|d3|pc|c3|pc|c2|pg||
nt|junior_: hi all\|pg||
nt|junior_: 6d makes here dont u think?|pg||
pc|c9|pc|d4|pc|cQ|pc|cA|pg||
pc|hT|pc|h3|pc|h2|pc|hA|pg||
pc|cK|pc|c4|pc|c7|pc|h4|pg||
mc|9|pg||
qx|o25|st||md|3SAJ2HK987DKT5CK98,SKQ86H4DAQ92CJ742,ST5HAJT652D874CAT,S9743HQ3DJ63CQ653|sv|e|nt|panja: thx all, bye|pg||
mb|2H|mb|p|nt|jjsb: hello everyone |pg||
nt|jjsb: so here it's nearly sure we will play 4@h |pg||
mb|4H|nt|junior_: They will play 4h|pg||
nt|jjsb: and we can assume this cotnract will jsut be ok , i dotn think declarer will loose the 4 tricks we can see (3@d a @s)|pg||
mb|p|mb|p|nt|jjsb: @s lead migth be best but i dotn think it's enough |pg||
nt|junior_: if he gets a spade lead makes easily|pg||
mb|p|pc|c3|nt|jjsb: u just have to show u have read some book about endplay :)|pg||
nt|jjsb: basical one |pg||
nt|jjsb: that lead is really the worst for the defense |pg||
nt|junior_: yes on spade lead play low and aftr drawing trumps and elimnating clubs he can play spade ace|pg||
nt|junior_: and then throw a diamond on spade jack|pg||
pc|c8|pc|cJ|nt|junior_: ddiamond lead was best|pg||
pc|cA|pg||
pc|h2|pc|h3|pc|hK|pc|h4|pg||
pc|h7|pc|s6|pc|hA|pc|hQ|pg||
pc|cT|pc|c5|pc|c9|pc|c2|pg||
pc|s5|pc|s7|pc|sA|pc|s8|pg||
pc|cK|pc|c4|pc|sT|pc|c6|pg||
pc|s2|pc|sQ|pc|h5|pc|s3|pg||
pc|h6|nt|jjsb: migth do +1 now |pg||
nt|jjsb: +2 ? wow|pg||
nt|jjsb: eevn better :) |pg||
mc|12|pg||
qx|o26|st||md|4SQT94HK87DQ3CQ953,SAKJHAQ543DJ5CKJ8,S752HT6DKT964CAT2,S863HJ92DA872C764|sv|b|nt|junior_: only diamond jack lead can beat the contract|pg||
mb|p|mb|p|nt|jjsb: some suggested that maybe the result is wrong previous board i think it's ok nothing from vugraph |pg||
nt|jjsb: so let's go to this one |pg||
mb|1H|nt|junior_: will do 4hearts|pg||
mb|p|mb|1N|mb|p|mb|3N|nt|junior_: very tricky |pg||
mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|nt|junior_: declarer only has 1 entry|pg||
pc|sT|nt|jjsb: 1nt is not forcing i think it's just made because of the 4333 |pg||
nt|junior_: he will play low heart from dummy to be on safe side|pg||
pc|sJ|pc|s2|pc|s6|pg||
nt|jjsb: maybe Ace and @h to dummy is how to play them |pg||
pc|hA|pc|h6|pc|h2|pc|h7|pg||
pc|h3|pc|hT|pc|hJ|pc|hK|pg||
pc|dQ|pc|d5|pc|d6|nt|junior_: good shift|pg||
pc|d2|pg||
pc|d3|pc|dJ|pc|dK|nt|jjsb: nice switch|pg||
nt|jjsb: now declarer is dead |pg||
nt|junior_: yes its over|pg||
nt|jjsb: i think in fact he will be down 2 most probably |pg||
pc|dA|pg||
pc|c4|pc|c3|nt|junior_: no 1 down|pg||
pc|cK|pc|cA|pg||
nt|jjsb: i think play the J is wrong here|pg||
nt|jjsb: ok|pg||
pc|dT|nt|jjsb: here the K|pg||
pc|d7|pc|h8|nt|jjsb: it's very normal |pg||
nt|junior_: he tried to make|pg||
pc|c8|pg||
pc|d9|nt|jjsb: it was too fast for the operator |pg||
nt|jjsb: btu the resutl is down 3 |pg||
nt|junior_: shld hv accepted the 1 down by cashing the spades and hearts after winign with diamond ace|pg||
mc|6|nt|junior_: hoping ashok had club ace|pg||
nt|jjsb: and as i was suggested in the audience he's now squeeze and be down more |pg||
pg||
qx|o27|st||md|1S9432H6DA732CKT43,SJ75HAQ873DQT64C9,ST86HT2DKJ8CAQ752,SAKQHKJ954D95CJ86|sv|o|nt|jjsb: 4@h EW here as we can all see|pg||
nt|jjsb: NS not palying too bad in @c|pg||
mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|mb|1H|mb|p|nt|junior_: i doubt whether they wil sacrifice in 5c|pg||
nt|bobbyrao: no sacrifices at this stage for leaders i guess|pg||
nt|jjsb: i doubt too |pg||
nt|jjsb: just pointing :) |pg||
nt|junior_: :)|pg||
mb|2S|nt|bobbyrao: yes|pg||
nt|jjsb: nto sure about 2@s some kind of fit showing|pg||
nt|jjsb: it's a passed hand |pg||
mb|p|mb|2N|nt|junior_: but the pair might in the closed room|pg||
mb|p|mb|3C|nt|bobbyrao: limit raise r better|pg||
nt|junior_: if he dbls they will go to 5c|pg||
mb|p|mb|4H|nt|bobbyrao: u got a point|pg||
mb|p|mb|p|nt|junior_: thts all|pg||
mb|p|nt|jjsb: i have been told 2@s is probably a fit with a short somewhere |pg||
nt|jjsb: i think 2nt relay now|pg||
nt|jjsb: and 3@c shows the shortness|pg||
nt|bobbyrao: yes mini splinter|pg||
nt|junior_: i might hv dbled 3clubs|pg||
nt|bobbyrao: correct|pg||
pc|d2|nt|jjsb: the play play will not take very long |pg||
nt|jjsb: not the lead |pg||
nt|jjsb: note|pg||
pc|d4|pc|dJ|pc|d5|pg||
nt|jjsb: maybe @s switch now |pg||
pc|cA|pc|c6|pc|c3|pc|c9|pg||
pc|dK|pc|d9|pc|dA|nt|junior_: now maybe|pg||
nt|bobbyrao: cashing in|pg||
nt|jjsb: oh well just trying to get the 4 first minors tricks |pg||
pc|d6|pg||
pc|d3|pc|dT|nt|jjsb: that's creative :) |pg||
nt|bobbyrao: trying a ruff nothing to lose|pg||
nt|jjsb: other table found the sacrifice |pg||
mc|10|pg||
qx|o28|st||md|2S2HKQJ3DT984CQJ86,SA9864HTDA732C732,SQJ7HA974DKQJ65CA,SKT53H8652DCKT954|sv|n|nt|junior_: as i expected|pg||
mb|p|nt|jjsb: that hand can be fun |pg||
nt|bobbyrao: hey u r right abt other room giving sac|pg||
mb|1D|mb|p|mb|1H|mb|p|nt|junior_: 5diamonds is the best spot|pg||
nt|jjsb: EW will not move at all ?|pg||
nt|junior_: i mean 4hearts|pg||
mb|4H|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|nt|jjsb: and supposed to be down |pg||
nt|bobbyrao: 4s may be for ew|pg||
nt|bobbyrao: no|pg||
nt|junior_: makes|pg||
pc|c7|pc|cA|pc|c5|pc|c6|pg||
pc|h4|nt|jjsb: there's no way to do 4@h even wit that lead |pg||
pc|h2|pc|hJ|pc|hT|pg||
pc|s2|pc|s4|pc|sJ|pc|sK|pg||
pc|s3|pc|h3|pc|s6|pc|s7|pg||
pc|dT|pc|d2|pc|d5|pc|h5|pg||
pc|h6|pc|hK|pc|s8|pc|h7|pg||
nt|junior_: club ruff|pg||
nt|junior_: isnt working unfortunatelt|pg||
nt|junior_: might try club jack|pg||
pc|d9|nt|junior_: and discard the spade queen|pg||
pc|dA|pc|d6|pc|sT|pg||
pc|d7|pc|dJ|pc|h8|pc|d4|pg||
nt|jjsb: other table result was 6@s double down 3 |pg||
nt|jjsb: so it's a big swing for railways |pg||
nt|junior_: would 4h dbl be asking for a diamond lead?|pg||
mc|9|pg||