Dear friends,
Last night all of us played and eventually we beat our opponents by a thin margin of 9 IMPs. It was a nice evening, we made our mistakes, but their team made more than us.
In the first half, I would like to stand on board 3 and on board 8. Board 3 was a gross example of how a strong Club system, using artificial bidding, can obliterate natural bidding systems; in the best case scenario we’d bid and make game. However, in my opinion it was, also, our obvious mistake. I think that North’s decision to pass 2 Hearts was wrong.
Board 8 was, I think, a case of miscounting on the 9th trick (6 Spades). It does happen, sometimes, though it should not.
In the second half, I will stand on board 2 and board 4. Board 2 was an example of a defending issue, the 3NT bid was not makeable 100%. I believe that myself and Venetia could’ve defended better. The 4th trick was, seemingly, the issue.
Board 4, was, in my opinion, a mistake of not identifying very weak hands on behalf of our opponents. Of course, the language barrier and the “multi” bid of 2 Diamonds did most of the damage, as Venetia couldn’t bid naturally her hand and when she did, after her initial pass, I wrongfully hesitated to bid 3NT, doubting of her strength. On the other table, the weak 2 Spades did not deter NS from bidding and making 3NT.
You may check the results of the first half here and of the second half here.
Next Wednesday we are facing the team of Poznań (Magadan2 is the captain). I will send you the descriptive analysis of the hands by email, at some point. Don’t hesitate to leave a comment! Best regards for now and enjoy the rest of the week.
The Kampala Team's School of Bridge 