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May/June 2006WBL75th

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TThheerree’’ss aa FFUULLLL SSLLAATTEE ooff eevveennttss for ALL Intermediate/Noviceplayers at the annual July 4th Regional held in Alexandria VA. Comeout and play with your friends! Meet some new people and players.Enjoy the famous DC hospitality. Play when you want – 3 session timesalmost every day. MMoorree iinnffoorrmmaattiioonn aappppeeaarrss oonn ppaaggeess 2255--2266..

NNEEWW TTHHIISS YYEEAARR – we’ll be running SStteevvee FFoorrssyytthhee’’ss ““IInnssttaannttBBrriiddggee PPllaayyeerr”” program on Wednesday, June 28 at 1:30 p.m.and again on Saturday, July 1 at 10:30 a.m. This is especially for peo-ple who have never played bridge but who are interested as well asthose who have dabbled in social or “kitchen” bridge and want to learnabout the world of duplicate. Tell your non-bridge playing friends!Come yourself for a refresher.

IIBBPP SScchheedduullee:: (Break times approximate.)

REGISTRATION CLASS BREAK

Wednesday 1-1:30 1:30-6 3-3:15Saturday 10-10:30 10:30-2:30 12:15-12:30(Saturday is scheduled so people can plan on playing at 3:00, but

actually we’ll go until 3:00 for those who aren’t playing in the afternoon)

AANNDD,, don’t forget the very special AAAARRPP//AACCBBLL eevveenntt onSaturday the 1st.

• Guaranteed partners! • Section top prizes!• Special separate playing area for Intermediate/Novice!• Daily FREE lectures! • Registration gifts!• Daily FREE snacks! • Trophy pair events• Two special receptions just for Intermediate/Novice players—

2 p.m. Thursday the 29th and Saturday the 1st

• FREE drinks and hospitality every night• Child care available (call in advance)

CCoommee oouutt aanndd ppllaayy bbrriiddggee!!QQuueessttiioonnss??

Call Ron or Mary Ann Kral @ 703-478-0077 or email us @[email protected]

Contact Steve or Sandy Forsythe for more information about theIInnssttaanntt BBrriiddggee PPllaayyeerr program @ [email protected].

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ARTICLE PAGE

President’s Letter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .by Fred King 2

WBL 61st Annual Potomac Valley Tournament — August 3-6, 2006 . . . . 3

NVBA September Sensations Tournament — September 7-10, 2006 . . . . . 4

Bits and Pieces...

Welcome to the WBL; 2005-2006 WBL/NVBA Player of the Year —

Final Standings; . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5

Interested in Becoming a Caddy?; Is Steve Robinson the Most Long-

Term Living Member of the WBL?; Bridgeisms! . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22

WBL Solvers’ Club . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .by Steve Robinson 7

Thursday Night Unit Game...

2006 Trophy Race Standings . . . . . . . .by Webmaster, Don Berman 14

0-20 Game & Lesson Thursday Nights, Carpools . . . . . . . . . . . . .14

Schedule, Map, GGuuaarraanntteeeedd PPaarrttnneerr PPrrooggrraamm,, . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15

It Takes a Village to Run a Bridge Club, Spare Brains or Muscle? 16

Committee Action #52, Part 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .by Rich Colker 17

2005 Winners & 2006 Annual Meeting Report . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18

WBL Board & Member Responsibilities: May 2006 - May 2007 . . . . . . . . 20

Nomination for the MMaacchhlliinn TTrroopphhyy ffoorr SSppoorrttssmmaannsshhiipp . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23

Alexandria 4th of July Regional: June 28 - July 4, 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . .25

Does Someone You Know Want to Learn to Play Bridge? . . . . . . . .25

Intermediate/Novice Program at the Alexandria Regional . . . . . . . .26

How to Find Partners . . . . .by Barbara Doran, Unit Game Partnerships 27

NNeeww!! WBL Sponsored Under 300 Club Game . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27

NLMasterPointers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .by I/N columnist, Sandy Forsythe 28

Stepping Up to New Heights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29

Need a Partner or a Ride to the Unit Game? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .back cover

Solvers’ Club’s New Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .back cover

♣♦♥♠ ∼ ∼ ∼ ∼ ∼ ∼ ∼ ∼ ∼ ∼ ∼ ∼ ∼ ∼ ∼ ∼ ∼ ∼ ∼ ∼ ∼ ∼ ∼ ∼ ∼ ∼ ∼ ∼ ∼ ∼ ∼ ∼ ∼ ∼ ∼ ∼ ∼ ♣♦♥♠deadline: June 8, 2006

to submit new articles to the editor for the July/August 2006 issue

Washington Bridge League BBUULLLLEETTIINN (usps #861-240)VOL. 64, #3 — SUBSCRIPTION $2 PER YEAR FOR MEMBERS OF UNIT #147 (INCLUDED IN ACBL ANNUAL DUES).NON-MEMBER SUBSCRIPTION RATE IS $21 FOR THREE YEARS. PUBLISHED BI-MONTHLY BY THE WASHINGTON

BRIDGE LEAGUE AT 14517 PERRYWOOD DRIVE, BURTONSVILLE, MD 20866. SECOND-CLASS POSTAGE PAID

AT BURTONSVILLE, MD. POSTMASTER: SEND ADDRESS CHANGES TO WASHINGTON BRIDGE LEAGUE BULLETIN,ACBL, 2990 AIRWAYS BLVD., MEMPHIS, TN 38116-3847. ALL EDITORIAL AND GENERAL CORRESPONDENCE

SHOULD BE DIRECTED TO THE EDITOR AT 901 CLIFTONBROOK LN., SILVER SPRING, MD 20905-3711.

Editor — Donna Rogall (301-421-9615), [email protected]/N Columnist — Sandy Forsythe (301-592-9177), [email protected]

Columnists — Steve Robinson, Richard Colker, Fred King, Barbara Doran, Dick WegmanThe opinions expressed by our columnists do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the ACBL, the WBL,or even the editors of this publication. The WBL is not responsible for the claims of its advertisers.

Fred King, President — (703-536-1914), [email protected] Berman, Vice President — (301-776-3581), [email protected]

Steve Robinson, Treasurer — (703-379-4371), [email protected] Ferrin, Secretary — (202-265-0718), [email protected]

UNIT DIRECTORSBarbara Ames — (202-439-5667), [email protected]

Ellen Cherniavsky — (301-649-1350), [email protected] Kruskal — (301-927-1023), [email protected]

Bob Levey — (301-654-7033),[email protected] Rind — (301-315-2211), [email protected]

Barbara Summers — (301-598-5838), [email protected]

SOME KEY VOLUNTEERSNadine Wood — Tournament Chair (301-565-9555)Ann Lindley — WBL Ombudsman (703-360-9087)

Frances Burke — Membership Secretary (301-384-6103)Ted Ying — Unit Game Chief Director (301-490-3154)

Michael Carroad — Unit Game Manager (301-322-4289)Barbara Doran — Unit Game & Tournament Partnerships (301-608-0347)Kitty Gottfried — Unit Game and Sectional Hospitality (301-587-3981)

Dick Wegman, Past President — (301-365-2228), [email protected]

WBL WEBSITE: DISTRICT 6 SITE:www.WashingtonBridgeLeague.org www.districtsix.org

WWBBLL OOMMBBUUDDSSMMAANN

Any player with helpful directorissues including criticism or praise of thedirecting staff may contact theOmbudsman, Ann Lindley and beassured that the source of the informa-tion will remain confidential. Informationshould be provided in writing and maybe handed to her at any game, or mailedto her at 8822 Fircrest Pl., Alexandria,VA 22308.

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Do you have a suggestion thatmight help to increase membership orotherwise improve the WashingtonBridge League? Give any and allideas to Don Berman, 301-776-3581,[email protected], 13707Engleman Dr., Laurel, MD 20708, orwww.WashingtonBridgeLeague.org.

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PPRREESSIIDDEENNTT’’SS LLEETTTTEERR

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both young people and those starting retire-ment—, retain the members we have, andlure back those who have let their member-ship lapse. This is not a task just for theboard, but for all of us in the WBL.

Another concern that I have about theWBL is that we rely on a small number ofvolunteers who perform yeoman like tasks. Ithink it is vital that we increase the numberof people volunteering and helping to besure that we do not become overly depend-ent on a few people doing too much. BBaarrbbaarraaSSuummmmeerrss has written recently about the needto create a village of volunteers (see p. 16)and I hope you will indicate to her or to meor any other member of the board your will-ingness to pitch in and keep our unit in itspreeminent place in the ACBL.

This year is the 75th since the inceptionof the WBL and he hope to celebrate it in anumber of ways. We will give the first everMMaacchhlliinn AAwwaarrdd ffoorr GGoooodd SSppoorrttssmmaannsshhiipp.. (Seedetails on p. 23) We want to resurrect theteam trophy that used to be given annuallyby the WBL. You might get your nameengraved alongside CChhaarrlleess GGoorreenn,, BB..JJ..BBeecckkeerr,, LLoouuiiss WWaattssoonn and AAll RRootthh, amongothers! BBoobb LLeevveeyy has agreed to write a shorthistory of the WBL. We are looking for thelongest continuous members of the WBL.Your ideas on how to celebrate our DDiiaammoonnddAAnnnniivveerrssaarryy would be appreciated.

Finally, in my view the key to an organi-zation doing well is continuous feedbackfrom its members. Kudos and brickbats arewelcomed by me and all board members.

—Fred King

As this is my first letter as the newWBL president, I would like to introducemyself and then set out what I see as goalsfor the WBL over the near future. I havelived in the Washington area since 1973and been a member of the WBL throughoutthat period. I worked at the World Bank for28 years, retiring 5 years ago. I have threechildren, all of whom did extensive caddy-ing when they were younger, but they havenot become players. My wife, alas, has nointerest in bridge. My parents taught me toplay bridge when I was 13, and I have beenfascinated by the game since then. I enjoythe competitive aspects of duplicate, butalso the social aspects of the game. That iswhy my favorite events are the doubleknock out and round robin team eventsthat the WBL sponsors. I would like to seeparticipation in those games increased andwould welcome any ideas you may haveabout these events.

I believe strongly that “if it ain’t broke,don’t fix it” and the WBL is certainly notbroken. Its finances are strong, attendanceat our sectionals and unit games is high andwe are the envy of most other units in thecountry. (Last week at the unit game I playedagainst someone visiting from westernMassachusetts and he exclaimed, “We havenothing like this where I come from!”) I amfollowing a president who did a wonderfuljob and I plan to draw on his help as I settleinto this position.

One concern I do have is that, like mostunits in the ACBL, our total membershipcontinues to decline. I would like to see usincrease our efforts to get new members—

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61st Annual Potomac V61st Annual Potomac Valley Talley Tournamentournament

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♣ StrataFlighted Open Pairs (A/X unlim/3000, B/C/D Separate 1500/1000/500)(both sites); Stratified NLM Pairs (NLM/100/50) & 0-20 Pairs (Christ the KingChurch only); Stratified 199er Pairs (Beth El only)Beth El Congregation, 3830 Seminary Rd, Alexandria . . . . . . .7:00pmChrist the King Church, 2301 Colston Drive, Silver Spring . . . . . . . . .7:30pm

Capital Beltway to Connecticut Ave. South. Left on East-West Hwy. Right onGrubb Rd. 1st left on Colston. Church is on the left before the next intersection.

Friday—at Christ the King Church Only♦ Stratafied Pairs (2000+/1000/500) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10:00am♥ StrataFlighted A/X (unlim/3000) & B/C/D Pairs (1500/1000/500) . . . 2:00pm♠ Barometer Pairs StrataFlighted A/X (unlim/3000)

& B/C/D Pairs (1500/1000/500) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7:30pmCheck your scores every round! Friday nights are your chance to try a different form of the game.This one-session Barometer Pairs has no qualification necessary. Everyone plays the same boards at thesame time and you can see how you’re doing after every round.

♣ Intermediate/Novice Pairs (300/200/100/50/20)(single sessions) . . . . . . . . . . . .10:00am, 2:00pm, 7:30pm

♦ StrataFlighted A/X Pairs (unlim/3000)(single sessions) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11:00am, 3:30pm♥ StrataFlighted B/C/D Pairs (1500/1000/500)(single sessions) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11:00am, 3:30pm♠ Intermediate/Novice Pairs (300/200/100) (single sessions) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11:00am, 3:30pm♣ Newcomer Pairs (50/20/5) (single sessions) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11:00am, 3:30pm♦ Panel Show between sessions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2:30pm

♥ A/X Swiss Teams, VPs (unlim /3000, 7 round playthru w/short break) . . . . . . . . . . . .11:00am & TBA♠ B/C/D Swiss Teams, VPs (2000/1000/500, 7 round playthru w/short break) . . . . . . . .11:00am & TBA♣ 300/200/100/50 Swiss Teams, VPs (single sessions) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11:00am, 3:00pm

♣ Full Schedule of Intermediate and Novice Events ♥I/N events: 0-5, 20, 50, 100, 200, 300; Stratification at Director’s Discretion.

Famous Washington Hospitality includes snacks, drinks and Friday, Saturdayand Sunday lunch free of charge. Chair: Nadine Wood, 301-565-9555, [email protected]. VolunteerCoordinator: Barbara Summers, 301-598-5838, [email protected] Hospitality: KittyGottfried, 301-587-3981, [email protected] Partnerships: Barbara Ames, 202-439-5667, [email protected] or try the easy Online Partnership Bulletin Board: www.WashingtonBridgeLeague.org

Friday, August 4

♦♦♦ Sat.. && Sun. at the Margaret Schweinhaut Senior Center Only ♥♥

1000 Forest Glen Road, Silver Spring, MD: From Beltway exitGeorgia Avenue north (toward Wheaton). Turn right at first trafficlight onto Forest Glen Rd. The Senior Center is .7 mile on your right.

Thursday, August 3

Sunday, August 6

It’s SummerBridge and

Don’t miss the2:30pm Saturday Panel Show!

Saturday, August 5

Have aCooLtime ata HOTSectional!

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NORTHERN VIRGINIA BRIDGE ASSOCIATION

SEPTEMBER SENSATIONSSECTIONAL TOURNAMENTKnights of Columbus Hall (KOCH)5115 Little Falls Road, Arlington, VACall 703-536-9656 & dial “0”

♣ Arlington, VA ♦ SEPTEMBER 7-10, 2006 ♥

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 7Knights of Columbus Hall (KOCH), Arlington, VA (NVBA)Christ the King Church, one block south of East-West Highway onColston between Washington and Grubb, Chevy Chase, MD (WBL) NVBA (KOCH) WBL**Novice/Intermediate Lecture . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6:30 p.m.**STRATAFLIGHTED PAIRS (A/X=3000+/3000; B/C=2000/750) . . . . . . . . .7:00 p.m. . . . .7:30 p.m.NVBA 199ER PAIRS (200/100/50/20); WBL NLM PAIRS (NLM/100/50) . .7:00 p.m. . . . .7:30 p.m.0-5 PAIRS FREE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7:00 p.m.

...REST OF TOURNAMENT AT KOCH...FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 8

STRATIFIED OPEN PAIRS (2000+/2000/750) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2 p.m.299ER PAIRS (300/200/100) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2 p.m.49ER PAIRS (50/20/5) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2 p.m.STRATIFIED OPEN PAIRS (2000+/2000/750) . . . . . . . . . . . . .7:30 p.m.299ER PAIRS (300/200/100) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7:30 p.m.

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 9STRATIFIED OPEN PAIRS (2000+/2000/750) . . . . . . . . . . . . .9:30 a.m.STRATIFIED SENIOR PAIRS (2000+/2000/750) . . . . . . . . . . . .9:30 a.m.299ER PAIRS (300/200/100) and 49ER PAIRS (50/20) . . . . . . .9:30 a.m.0-5 PAIRS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9:30 a.m.FLIGHT A/X PAIRS (3000+/3000; 2-session Play-thru event) 2 & 7:30 p.m.

—Single session pairs accommodated during the evening sessionSTRATIFIED B/C PAIRS (2000/750; 2 single sessions) . . . .2 & 7:30 p.m.STRATIFIED SIDE GAME (3000+/3000) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2 p.m.299ER PAIRS (300/200/100; 2 single sessions) . . . . . . . . . . .2 & 7:30 p.m.49ER PAIRS (50/20/5) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2 p.m.

SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 10**Novice/Intermediate Lecture (Jeff Roman) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10:15 a.m.**FLIGHTS A/X (3000+/3000) & B/C (2000/750) SWISS TEAMS . .11:00 a.m.

Both Flights are 2-session events, with one 30-minute break—box lunch available299ER SWISS TEAMS (300/200/100; Single session) . . . . . . . . .11:00 a.m.49ER SWISS TEAMS (50/20/5; Single session) . . . . . . . . . . . . .11:00 a.m.299ER SWISS TEAMS (300/200/100; Single session) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3:15 p.m.DIRECTIONS: From Rte. 495 (the Beltway) or points West of the Beltway, take Rte. 66 East to the Washington Boulevard/Lee Highway exit. At thelight at the end of the exit ramp, turn left onto Lee Highway. Go approximately 1.5 miles and turn left onto Harrison Street. Go .5 miles and turn rightonto Little Falls Road. The KOCH is on your left .2 of a mile down Little Falls. From D.C. or Arlington, take Rte. 66 West to the Sycamore Street exit.At the end of the exit ramp, turn right onto Sycamore. At the second light, turn right onto Lee Highway and go a little over 1 mile and turn left ontoHarrison Street. Follow the above directions from that point. OR from D.C., go straight across Chain Bridge and then keep left to stay on Glebe Road.From the light at the end of Chain Bridge, proceed 1.8 miles and turn right onto Little Falls Road (the second right past the light at Williamsburg Blvd.).Cross Old Dominion (.3 miles) at the stop sign and proceed on Little Falls another .3 miles to the KOCH on your right. From all directions, turn upthe drive and circle past the stone lodge. Follow signs for visitor parking. The tournament will be held in the brick building marked “KOCH 2473”down the hill to your right.

NOTE: ALLVIRGINIA EVENTS ARE

AT KOCH

ChampionshipEvents and a Full Scheduleof 299er Events for Noviceand Intermediate Players

___________Mid-Chart Conventionspermitted in all Flt A, B,& Open Stratified Events___________

Endless summerhospitality...fresh fruits,

fresh veggies, seasonalcakes and pies___________

Tournament ChairsMargot Hennings,

703-560-0245Kathryn Kiley,703-758-0366

Partnership ChairLeo Cardillo,

703-868-6868...or check out our

Online Partnership “Desk”at www.nvba.org___________

Next NVBA Sectional:November 9-12,

2006

BBIITTSS AANNDD PPIIEECCEESS

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The WBL welcomes the following newACBL members: MMaaee SS BBeeuucchheerrtt,, DDrr CChhaarrlleess RRDDeeaarroollff,, MMrr MMiicchhaaeell WW DDoollaann,, MMrr AAbbdduull HHaajjii,,MMss SStteepphhaanniiee RR HHoooovveerr,, MMss EElllleenn GG HHoorrttoonn,,MMrrss TTeemmmmaa SS KKaannoowwiitthh,, MMrr JJaammeess KKaassaabb,, andMMrr NNaatthhaanniieell CC NNaasshh VVii..

In addition, we welcome the following trans-fers from other units: MMrr AAllbbeerrtt AAlliiaass,, MMrrssSSaannddrraa WW BBaarrrroonn--,, MMrrss RRoossee AA BBeerrnnaatt,, MMrrCC..WWiilllliiaamm BBllaacckk,, MMss JJooaann BBlliittmmaann,, MMrr LLeeoonnBBlliittmmaann,, MMss CCaarryyll DD BBrrooddyy,, MMrr WWiilllliiaamm BB DDaallee,,MMrr JJoohhnn FFllyynnnn,, MMrrss EElliizzaabbeetthh BB GGrraayy,, WWeesslleeyyGGrraayy,, MMrr MMaauurriiccee MM GGrreeeennmmaann,, MMrrss EEvveellyynnGGrruunnlleeyy,, MMrr MMaarrttiinn RR GGrruunnlleeyy,, MMrrss EElllliinnoorr HHHHaattttoonn,, MMss NNaannccyy SS MMaaccIInnnniiss,, MMrrss EEllaaiinnee FFPPaarrkkss,, MMss PPeeaarrll SSiieeggeell,, MMrrss CCllaaiirree SSmmiitthh,, MMrrAAlleexx SSttoouucckk,, MMrrss CCyynntthhiiaa BB SSuuttttoonn,, and MMrrMMiikkee SSuuttttoonn..

Please join us at our weekly UnitGame on Thursday evenings and frequentthe local bridge clubs in the area.Information can be found on our website,www.WashingtonBridgeLeague.org.

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TToo bbee eelliiggiibbllee,, a player: (1) Must be a member(or pending member) of either the NVBA orthe WBL; (2) Must attend at least threeNVBA and three WBL sectionals during thecontest period (August, 2005 through May,2006). Points won on Tournament Thursdayevenings are included in the totals, but do notcount towards eligibility; (3) Must be a mem-ber in good standing of the ACBL and a localaffiliate throughout the contest period andremain so through the award presentation.AAwwaarrddss:: Two trophies will be awarded.SSttaannddiinnggss:: Here are the final standings after allseven Sectionals. The asterisk* indicates thatthe player has met eligibility requirements.

OOppeenn LLeeaaddeerrssPPllaayyeerr PPooiinnttss11 SStteevvee RRoobbiinnssoonn .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..112255..4477 **2 William Cole . . . . . . . . .113.37*3 Peter Boyd . . . . . . . . . . .101.01*4 Earl Glickstein . . . . . . . . .91.55*5 Mark Shaw . . . . . . . . . . . .90.78*6 Michael Gill . . . . . . . . . . .88.49*7 Noble Shore . . . . . . . . . . .88.49*8 Janet Gookin . . . . . . . . . .82.819 Fred King . . . . . . . . . . . . .78.66*

10 Robert Gookin . . . . . . . . .75.5311 Robert Bell . . . . . . . . . . . .75.34*12 Kenneth Davis . . . . . . . . .74.08*13 James Geist . . . . . . . . . . .69.07*14 John Adams . . . . . . . . . . .68.0115 Margot Hennings . . . . . . .58.7716 Diane Walker . . . . . . . . . .57.93*17 Helene Bauman . . . . . . . .57.34*18 Shuba Dey . . . . . . . . . . . .56.08*19 Kenton Schoen . . . . . . . . .53.89*20 Donna Rogall . . . . . . . . . .52.81

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11 LLiillyy AAnnddrree .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..4433..8833 **2 Martha Bley . . . . . . . . . . .43.09*3 Ross Bley . . . . . . . . . . . . .41.07*4 Katherine Rabenstein . . .34.07*5 William Kingery Jr . . . . . .30.10*6 Elizabeth Parker . . . . . . .26.05*7 Shawn Stringer . . . . . . . . .25.95*8 Roma Chandra . . . . . . . . .25.49*9 William Gurley . . . . . . . . .21.94

10 Daniel Koch . . . . . . . . . . .20.7011 Larry Gebbie . . . . . . . . . .20.07*12 Murat Berk . . . . . . . . . . . .19.7513 Angeliki Magklara . . . . . .19.7114 Thomas Reckford . . . . . . .18.8515 Mike Frosch . . . . . . . . . . .18.69*16 Marshall Fite . . . . . . . . . .18.5317 Marilyn Smebakken . . . . .17.80*18 Margaret Brown . . . . . . . .17.3719 Ajaz Rahman . . . . . . . . . .16.7820 Eric Poskanzer . . . . . . . . .16.25

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Congratulations to DDoonnnnaa RRooggaallll whocame in first with a score of 480. She wins afree entry to the Unit Game and will be invit-ed to be on a future panel. Second was RRuussttyyKKrraauussss with a score of 460.Tied for third wereJJoohhnn KKllaayymmaann and DDaann KKoocchh with a score of430. Fifth was MMaarrsshhaallll KKuusscchhnneerr with a scoreof 420. Tied for sixth were TToomm FFuukkaawwaa,,AArrnnoolldd KKlliinngg and MMeell YYuuddkkiinn with a score of410. Tied for ninth were AAllaann KKrraavvaattzz,, BBoobbBBoooorrmmaann and SSaamm KKeeiitteerr with a score of 400Tied for twelfth were JJoosshh DDuunnnn,, JJoohhnn HHoorrsstt,,EEaarrll BBrroowwnn,, SSaamm GGuummbbeerrtt,, SSaamm WWeessttggaattee andBBaarrbbaarraa IIssrraaeell with a score of 390. Tied foreighteenth were JJJJ WWaanngg,, MMaarrkk SShhiimmsshhaakk,,JJooaannaa SSiillvvaa,, MMiicchhaaeell PPoolluunniinn,, LLllooyydd RRaawwlleeyyand MMaarrvviinn EEllsstteerr with a score of 380. Theaverage score of the 144 solvers was 285.The average score of the experts was 386.

All readers are encouraged to sendanswers and/or new problems to SteveRobinson, 2891 S. Abingdon St. #A2Arlington, VA, 22206-1329. In addition tothe winner receiving a free play at the WBLUnit Game, Steve will play with anyone whogets a perfect score or who exactly matchesall five of his answers. If you send a self-addressed stamped envelope to the aboveaddress along with your answers, I will sendyou a copy of the new problems to ensure thatyou can meet his next deadline. You can pickup a copy of the problems at the WBL UnitGame in Maryland, and can send answers orrequests for problems to [email protected] can also see and answer the problems atthe WBL web site. WBL Solvers Club usesWashington Standard as published July 1996.

I personally score all the problems. If amajority of the solvers vote for an answer, andthe answer is reasonable I will give that answer100 points. I will not give 100 points to ananswer that I consider bad no matter how manyexperts vote for it. There are times when I wantto make a point. I will give that answer 100points and will therefore give the majority

answer 90 points. For the other answers I con-sider how good the answer is and how manyexperts vote for it for its score. If you submittedan answer that got 20 points, that bid would geta bad score at the table. A good exercise wouldbe to figure out why I gave your answer 20points. You might have misread the problem.

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♠J83♥1082♦AJ65♣A52

SSOOUUTTHH WWEESSTT NNOORRTTHH EEAASSTT——- Pass 1♣ 2♠Pass Pass Double Pass????

AAccttiioonn SSccoorree VVootteess SSoollvveerrss3♠ 100 8 463♣ 70 3 213♦ 50 0 352NT 50 1 11Pass 50 0 204♦ 30 0 45♣ 20 0 13NT 20 0 2

Partner can have a wide range of strengthfor his reopening takeout double. Opener issupposed to reopen when he’s short in spadesno matter what his strength is. The way youpenalize them with a spade stack when you’replaying negative doubles is to pass and haveopener reopen with a double. Holding♠KJ10xx♥Axx♦AQx♣xx, you pass 2♠ andthen pass opener’s reopening double. For hisdouble, opener can have anywhere fromxx♥AJxx♦Qxx♣KQxx where you can makenothing to ♠x♥AKJ♦KQx♣KQxxxx where6♣ is cold. If Opener is strong, he’ll reopen

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with anything. The question is does openerhave a good hand or a minimum opener? Idon’t know but I’m going for the plus score.My thoughts are that opener can bid againwith a good hand but a cuebid will get us toohigh if he has a minimum opener. Even ifopener has a very good hand such as♠xx♥KQJ♦KQ10♣KQJ10x or ♠xx♥AKQx♦Kxx♣KQJ10 you might not have a game.

Eight experts cuebid. Logically 3♠ showswhat you have, a good hand with no cleardirection. So what is opener supposed to doover 3♠ with ♠xx♥AJxx♦Qxx♣KQxx? Idon’t think you have to worry about openerholding ♠x♥KQx♦KQx♣KQxxxx since hewould bid again over 3♣. Opener is about 50-50 to hold more than one spade since East didnot raise.

WWoooollsseeyy:: “3♠—-I must have a good handfor this call of course. I can’t have a spadestack or I would have passed. I can’t have aspade stopper, or I would have bid notrump. Ican’t have four hearts or I would have made anegative double. I can’t have four-card clubsupport or I would have bid 3♣ at my lastturn. I can’t have a long diamond suit or Iwould be bidding it. The only hand I can haveis this exact hand, and partner will know itand be able to place the contract. I risk get-ting overboard in 4♣, if he has a minimum,but the upside makes this risk worthwhile —a laydown game or even a slam. Would a handsuch as ♠x♥AKx♦KQx♣KQxxxx be such asurprise for partner to hold? And if he holdssomething like this he will have no difficultyplacing the key aces in my hand and biddinggame or slam.”

LLuubblliinn:: “3♠—-To show a good hand thathas no bid and denies four hearts.”

PPaarrkkeerr:: “3♠—-I can’t have four hearts orI would have made a negative double to startwith. I must have club support and at leastfour diamonds, so partner should have agood idea what my hand is. He can bid 3NTwith a spade stopper. Pass is too risky eventhough they figure to go down at least one.”

RRoommaann:: “3♠—-Values, but no suit to bid.”LLaannddeenn:: “3♠—-I don’t know what else to

do. When faced with choosing betweenunderbidding and overbidding I typicallyoverbid playing IMPs. I’m hoping partnercan bid 3NT.”

CCaappppeelllleettttii:: “3♠—-I either have to over-bid or underbid. Partner could have passedwith a bad hand. So with ten HCPs I am toogood to make a bid like three-of-a-minor,which could have no points at all. Sincepartner might well be short in spades, 2NTcould easily be down one off the top. And ifpartner happens to have ace of spades,notrump must be played from his side.”

SScchhwwaarrttzz:: “3♠—- I have to show somevalues at this point having passed before.The odds are against us being able to makeexactly three-of-a-minor. At least partnerknows I can’t have four hearts.”

KKiinngg:: “3♠—-We may not get to theright level, but at least we should get to theright strain!”

Two experts agree with me and go conser-vative. One of the reasons to go conservativeis that there is no guarantee of a fit.

AAddaammss:: “3♣—-We should probably playbetter minor Lebensohl here. Then 3♣would show a little something good. As it is,3♣ or 3♠ could be right.”

CChheerrnniiaavvsskkyy:: “3♣—-Your hand playswell opposite a singleton spade, but Westhas not raised, making it more likely thatNorth has a doubleton spade. In that case,with a spade stopper, even Qx, North couldhave bid 2NT with 18-19 balanced, but hasnot done so. Opposite the likely 12-14 bal-anced with a small doubleton spade, 3♣ ishigh enough.”

One expert makes a bid that can havetwo meanings. Natural is one meaning show-ing fewer than nine HCPs with a spade stop-per. Not enough spade to pass for penalties.Another possible meaning is asking openerto choose a minor.

HHooppkkiinnss:: “2NT—-Well, I think this getsmy pattern and values about right. I dearlyhope partner has a Spade honor.”

Without a known fit, make the conserva-tive call.

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♠AKJ♥Q4♦KJ9654♣52

SSOOUUTTHH WWEESSTT NNOORRTTHH EEAASSTT——- Pass 1♥ Pass2♦GF Pass 2♥* Pass???? *shows six+ hearts

AAccttiioonn SSccoorree VVootteess SSoollvveerrss2NT 100 2 03♥ 80 10 432♠ 60 0 514♥ 40 0 373♦ 30 0 103♠ 20 0 13NT 20 0 13♣ 20 0 1

Some play 1♥ - 2♦ - 2♥ could be a five-card heart suit. Others play that it shows sixhearts. This problem is for those who pay 2♥shows six hearts. The same can be said for1♠ - two-any - 2♠. Some play it could be fivespades, others play that it shows six spades.Give opener ♠Qxx♥Jxxxxx♦Ax♣AK. 5♥ isa bad contract since you are very likely tohave three trump losers. Even if opener hasAxxxxx of hearts, 6♥ is a bad contract. If heknows that you have only two hearts, he willbe conservative when he holds bad hearts.However, if he knows you have three heartshe can be more aggressive. Your two smallclubs strongly suggests that you belong inhearts. However, it’s important to tell openerexactly how many hearts you have. A direct3♥ MUST guarantee three hearts. If youhave only two hearts, and a hand that youknow belongs in hearts, make a noise andthen support hearts. That way your partnerknows how many hearts you have. I suggestthat the noise be 2NT. Bidding 2NT and thensupporting hearts tells opener that you haveonly two hearts. Therefore 2NT shows twotypes of hands, a hand with two hearts or athree-suited hand with good stoppers in theother three suits. If opener raises 2NT to3NT, you can correct to 4♥ on a hand whereyou want to play in hearts. Now openerknows that you have exactly two hearts, aminimum hand but a hand that you think

belongs in 4♥. Supposed you have a betterhand with exactly two hearts.♠AKJx♥Ax♦AKJxx♣xx. After 1♥ - 2♦ -2♥ - 2NT – 3NT, you bid 4♦, which tellsopener that you have exactly two hearts withextra values. He will know that you don’t havea club control since you didn’t bid 4♣. Thereare very good reasons why raising heartsdirectly must show three hearts. Supposepartner has seven hearts. With ten heartsbetween you, the Queen of trumps is present.AJxxxx or A109xxx opposite Kxx is a reason-able gamble to pick up the entire suit.A109xxx opposite Kx is a very likely one-loser suit. AQxxxx opposite Jxx could have nolosers. AQxxxx opposite Jx always has at leastone loser. You don’t want to be in slam withKxxxxx opposite Qx but you do with Kxxxxxopposite Qxx. You probably don’t want to bein seven with AKxxxx opposite Qx but you dowith AKxxxx opposite Qxx.

One other expert knows how many hearts3♥ shows.

HHooppkkiinnss:: “2NT—-2♠ is too risky as youmight catch partner with a 4-6 hand. 3♥shows one more trump. 2NT keeps the bid-ing low and allows partner to furtherdescribe his hand. The only time I might befaced with a guess (to correct or not) is ifpartner bids a prompt 3NT.”

Ten experts violate the primary rule ofconstructive bidding. Misstating the numberof trumps you have.

WWoooollsseeyy:: “3♥—-First rule of slam bid-ding is to set trumps as soon as possible.Bidding 2♠ may be cheaper, but it doesn’ttell partner what is going on. He will thinkyour subsequent heart raise is looking forthe best strain, not a slam try.”

I’m sorry. First rule of slam bidding is totell partner how many trumps you have.That’s why splinters and Jacoby promisefour-card support. That’s why a negativedouble shows four cards in the other major.That why raising a second bid suit showsfour-card support.

That’s why some play 1minor – 1major –2major shows four. There’s a huge differencebetween a 6-2 fit and a 6-3 fit.

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PPaarrkkeerr:: “3♥—-Set trumps as soon aspossible. If partner bids 4 ♥ I will pass, butif he bids anything else I will look for aslam. He can now decide if his Diamondswork or not.”

RRoommaann:: “3♥—-Set trumps and see whathappens.”

LLaannddeenn:: “3♥—-I assume 4♥ would besome sort of picture bid or fast arrival. Ilike my hand, but not enough to bid 2♠and then follow up by raising hearts. Icould have a decent good play for 7♥♠xx♥AKxxxx♦Ax♣Axx) so I must showsome encouragement.”

Four hearts shows a very bad two-over-one with three bad hearts. You shouldn’thave two trump honors.

AAddaammss:: “3♥—-With a few partners, thisshows three trumps, but that is not standard.Inventing a 2♠ response, then supportingHearts might lead partner to wonder if I havea stiff club. Set trumps for an easy auction.”

CCaappppeelllleettttii:: “3♥—-Help partner by set-ting trumps. If you bid 3♦ first and thensupport hearts, partner might play you for asmall doubleton. Do not even think aboutbidding 2♠, which accomplishes nothing.”

You should not bid 2♠. If you bid 2♠and then later support hearts you might havea singleton when you are weak in clubs.

SScchhwwaarrttzz:: “3♥—-Why not show supportwhen I have mild slam interest. Bidding 2♠will only confuse matters.”

KKiinngg:: “3♥—-Set trump.”LLuubblliinn:: “3♥—-Set trump. Will

Blackwood over 4♣.”CChheerrnniiaavvsskkyy:: “3♥—-This sets trump

and makes it easier to find out if the part-nership is off a touching AK. On simula-tion, Qx turns out to be a remarkably goodtrump holding opposite a six-card suit,and partner often has either the ace orqueen of diamonds.”

Qx might be good opposite some six-cardsuits but three-card support is good oppositemore six-card suits.

After 1♥ - two-of-either-minor - 2♥,which shows six, bidding 3♥ shows three-card support. 2NT followed by heart support

shows two-card support. Same after 1♠ - two-of-any-suit - 2♠, which shows six, bidding3♠ shows three-card support. 2NT followedby spade support shows two-card support.

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♠Q52♥8432♦K9♣KQ86

SSOOUUTTHH WWEESSTT NNOORRTTHH EEAASSTT——- Pass 1♦ 1♥????

AAccttiioonn SSccoorree VVootteess SSoollvveerrssPass 100 5 40

Double 70 3 221NT 60 2 452♣ 60 2 332♥ 20 0 3

Be aggressive when short in the oppo-nent’s suit. Be conservative when long. Withfour small hearts, it’s time to be conserva-tive. You can’t make a negative double sinceyou don’t have four spades. You can’t sup-port diamonds with only two and 2♣ leads tosome awkward rebid problems. What’s left?Pass. I know pass is a four-letter word butsometimes it’s the best call available.

WWoooollsseeyy:: “Pass—-If partner passes hewill have at least three hearts and a weaknotrump, so defending 1♥ will be fine. If hemakes a takeout double I can then bid 2♥,just as in problem #1. If he does anythingelse, I should have an easy action. A nega-tive double shows four spades, so is a no-no.All other bids are needlessly distorted.”

Actually partner could have four hearts ifEast overcalled a four-card suit.

RRoommaann:: “Pass—-Bidding 1NT could cer-tainly be right (partner has a weak NT, wemake 1NT, they make 1♥), the problem is ifwe belong in 3NT by partner.”

LLaannddeenn:: “Pass—-Consistent with myactions on board one! I don’t even have threeof partner’s minor (I would raise if I did) andI won’t make a negative double with onlythree spades.”

AAddaammss:: “Pass—-Do not see the issue. Ihave no bid. I have length in Hearts and I’veno stopper. I pass.”

Three experts make a negative double. If

you play in spades and the opponents leadhearts, partner will find himself quicklyshortened. And what if partner holds♠Axx♥xx♦AJxxx♣Kxx? Partner could beplaying spades in the 3-3 fit.

CCaappppeelllleettttii:: “Double—-Hopefully yourten HCPs will make up for having only threespades.”

LLuubblliinn:: “Double—-Although I don’t havefour spades I have values.”

HHooppkkiinnss:: “Double—-I hope partner does-n’t mind dummy-reversing a 4-3 fit, which isprobably what will happen (whether partnerwants to or not!) if we end up in Spades.Even so, we would probably be OK as longas the Spade length is not with the Heartovercaller. I am well-prepared for most othercontinuations.”

Two experts bid 2♣. What are they goingto bid at their next turn? 2♣ promises arebid except if partner rebids 2NT.

SScchhwwaarrttzz:: “2♣—-Shows my values andwith interference I can easily have a handthis weak. If I pass the next round will beeven more difficult.”

KKiinngg:: “2♣—-This comes closest todescribing my hand. Partner will expectanother club, but no more than this numberof points.”

Two experts bid 1NT. I can just see open-er with K2 of hearts and an 18-point hand.3NT is cold from partner’s side. If partnerchecked back for stoppers when you promisestoppers your auctions, the opponents willlearn a lot about your hands.

CChheerrnniiaavvsskkyy:: “1NT—-Partner shouldhave a sense of humor and check back for astopper. If you pass, you’ll never catch up.Simulation shows that this rarely wrong-sides the notrump contract.”

PPaarrkkeerr:: “1NT—-Typical problem withno good bid. This describes my pattern andhigh card strength. I don’t want to doubleand show four spades and it will be toohard to catch up with after a pass. I maylose the first five hearts and take the restfor plus 120.”

You’re allowed to pass when no other calldescribes your hand.


♠10♥K743♦AKJ654♣43

SSOOUUTTHH WWEESSTT NNOORRTTHH EEAASSTT——- Pass Pass Pass????

AAccttiioonn SSccoorree VVootteess SSoollvveerrss1♦ 100 8 583♦ 70 3 132♦ 60 0 22Pass 60 1 503NT 20 0 1

Do you open in fourth seat and if so whatdo you open? Fourth seat two and three bidsare sound openings since with a weak handyou can and should pass it out. In decidingwhether to open, some players use the rule of15. The rule of 15 is —- When decidingwhether to open in fourth seat, you add thenumber of spades to your HCPs. These arecalled Pearson points. If the total equals 15,♠Kxxx♥xxxx♦AKx♣Jx (four spades and 11HCPs = 15 Pearson points) for example, youshould open. If the total equals 14 you coulddo either. Open ♠Kxxx♥xxxx♦AKx♣xxsince you have both majors. If the total isfewer than 14, you should pass. This appliesonly to marginal hands. Clear-cut openingbids should be opened. You wouldn’t pass tensolid hearts for instance. Your opening bidstyle also can influence your decision. If youopen only good hands, you have to protectyour partner by opening light in third andfourth seat. If you open light, then you needsound values to open in fourth seat.

Seven experts agree with me and open1♦. One of the reasons to open is that youmight have a heart game or even a heartslam. A preempt would bury the heart suit.

WWoooollsseeyy:: “1♦—-Partner can have a 10-point had with four hearts and 4♥ can be agood contract, so I don’t think I can afford toopen 3♦ and shut out the heart suit. If theopponents have a spade fit they are going tohave to compete to at least 3♠ to buy thehand, and with both of them being passedhands I doubt if they can make that.”

RRoommaann:: “1♦—-The “Rule of 15” is forwhen you’re wondering if you should open

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the bidding, not for when you have an open-ing bid. We could easily have a heart game.”

AAddaammss:: “1♦—-I have a clear openingbid. Rule of 15 only applies for close hands.Partner has some spades, and some values.Fully expect this to be our hand.”

LLaannddeenn:: “1♦—-While opening mightend up letting the opponents buy the hand inspades making, we could easily be cold forgame in notrump, hearts or even diamondsso I won’t open a weak-two bid.”

CCaappppeelllleettttii:: “1♦—-I can push them tothe three-level all by myself.”

If you open and the opponents play in3♠ that would probably be good for you.

CChheerrnniiaavvsskkyy:: “1♦—-Players open lightin third seat with spade length. Since thishasn’t happened, the opponents are unlikelyto have a nine-card spade fit. Simulationshows we can make 3♦ or 3♥ most of thetime. 1♦ lets us find the fit in either suit.”

HHooppkkiinnss:: “1♦—-It is conceivable wehave a game (4♥ or 3NT) so I am going togive it a try. My suit should be strong enoughto play in if we have misfitting hands. And,just because I have a Spade singleton, does-n’t mean the opponents can make 4♠!“

Three experts preempt. Preempts infourth seat are constructive hands. Withgarbage you can pass it out. The problemwith two or 3♦ is that it buries the possibleheart fit.

SScchhwwaarrttzz:: “3♦—-On hands where wemake four hearts the opponents are likely tohave a good sack in 4♠. Other hands it’s justtoo likely the opponents will be able to com-pete successfully in spades.”

LLuubblliinn:: “3♦—-Where is the spade suit?We don’t have it but partner might have a stackso I open 3♦ and hope to beat three or 4♠.”

PPaarrkkeerr:: “3♦—-Bid what I think I canmake and try and shut out the spade suit.Pass a close second choice.”

One expert will not go minus.KKiinngg:: “Pass—-Clearly the opponents

have the majority of the spades. If you count“Pearson points” this hand is not close to anopener. You could try two or even 3♦ tokeep the opponents silent, but you can’t be

sure that is the right strain.”If partner has ♠xxxx♥AQxxx♦xx♣Ax,

you’ve passed out a slam.Use ‘Pearson points’ to as a guide to

decide whether to open in fourth chair.However, open opening bids.


♠10875♥10♦AKJ654♣J10

SSOOUUTTHH WWEESSTT NNOORRTTHH EEAASSTT——- 1♣ Dbl 3♣????

AAccttiioonn SSccoorree VVootteess SSoollvveerrssDouble 100 6 15

4♣ 70 2 34♠ 50 2 173♦ 50 2 793♠ 50 0 164♦ 40 0 95♦ 30 0 3Pass 20 0 2

How do you show an intermediate handwith four spades and longer diamonds?Double! The Responsive double shows twoplaces to play. Usually it shows both majors.Holding four hearts and four spades, youdon’t want to bid one of your majors and findpartner with three of that major and four ofthe other. When you correct 3♥ to 3♠, part-ner will know that you have only four spadesand that you don’t have hearts. You musthave spades and diamonds. If your hand wasstronger, you could cuebid, which also showstwo places to play. If you have a five-cardmajor, you should bid it. Over the responsivedouble, if partner responds 3♠, you canraise to four, or if partner bids 3♦, denyinga four-card major, you can pass. Partnerwould expect you to have between six andten HCPs. You don’t promise another bid, sodoubler will take that into account if he hasa strong hand.

Five experts join me in giving partner achoice.

CChheerrnniiaavvsskkyy:: “Double—-Then over part-ner’s expected 3♥-response, bid 3♠. Thisshows four spades with longer diamonds. Adirect spade bid would imply only one place

to play.“LLuubblliinn:: “Double—-I would double

because it sounds like partner has five heartsand I can correct to diamonds or spades.”

RRoommaann:: “Double—-I certainly wantspades in the picture, but can’t bid them atany level now.”

LLaannddeenn:: “Double—-I’ll raise 3♠ to fourand bid 4♦ over 3♥ showing a good hand(else 3♦ immediately). Even you, Steve,wouldn’t bid 3♠.would you?”

SScchhwwaarrttzz:: “Double—-Leaves notrump and aspade contract open, I am not bidding past 4♦.”

Two experts bid 4♣. Holding two littleclubs, there are many hands where ten tricksis the limit. 4♣ is forcing to game so youcan’t stop in 4♦ when it’s right. Also, 4♣says it’s your hand, so if West bids 5♣ part-ner will have to do something.

AAddaammss:: “4♣—-This way I do not have toplay 4♠ opposite a three-card suit.”

PPaarrkkeerr:: “4♣—-Then if partner bids 4♥ Iwill bid 4♠ which only shows a four-cardsuit. This will allow him to correct toDiamonds if he has a 3442 pattern.”

Two experts violate my rule about takeoutdoubles. Takeout doubles are used to findmajor-suit fits. Bidding a minor when holdinga four-card major can cost you to miss a game.Give partner ♠AKxx♥Axxx♦Qxx♣xx andhe will pass 3♦with five spades making.

KKiinngg:: “3♦—-While I know our most

likely game is in Spades, at some point youhave to bid your minor when it is so muchbetter than your major.”

HHooppkkiinnss:: “3♦—-I am in a very goodposition if the auction continues. For exam-ple, I can convert 3♥ to 3♠ and would passa call of 3NT by partner. The only time Ihave made the wrong decision is if partnerhas the perfect mini such as: ♠AQxx♥Axxx♦Qxx♣xx and we can make 4♠, but arelanguishing in 3♦ when we buy the contractthere for a loss of six IMPs.”

Two experts jump to 4♠. Do you reallywant to play in 4♠ opposite ♠KQx♥Axxx♦Qxxxx♣x? I would bid 4♠ if there wasn’tan alternative but why play in a 4-3 spade fitholding bad spades?

WWoooollsseeyy:: “4♠—-Unless the opponentsare doing something weird, partner has fivehearts. Therefore he is a virtual lock to havefour spades, since otherwise he would haveovercalled 1♥ (there is almost no such thingas a hand which is too strong to overcall).Opposite this, I’m quite willing to take mychances in 4♠. A lesser bid would simplybe an underbid.”

Is it that weird holding ♠xx♥Jxxxx♦x♣Qxxxx to bid 3♣ over the takeout double?

CCaappppeelllleettttii:: “4♠—-Might even be thebest spot - and they might save.”

When you have two places to play, makea flexible bid.

SSOOLLVVEERRSS’’ SSCCOORREESS

John Adams 3♣ 3♥ Pass 1♦ 4♣ 420Mike Cappelletti 3♠ 3♥ 2♠ 1♦ 4♠ 430Ellen Cherniavsky 3♣ 3♥ 1NT 1♦ Dbl 410Robbie Hopkins 2NT 2NT Dbl 1♦ 3♦ 370Steve Landen 3♠ 3♥ Pass 1♦ Dbl 480Glenn Lublin 3♠ 3♥ Dbl 3♦ Dbl 420Fred King 3♠ 3♥ 2♣ Pass 3♦ 350Steve Parker 3♠ 3♥ 1NT 3♦ 4♣ 380Steve Robinson 3♣ 2NT Pass 1♦ Dbl 470Jeff Roman 3♠ 3♥ Pass 1♦ Dbl 480Alan Schwartz 3♠ 3♥ 2♣ 3♦ Dbl 410Kit Woolsey 3♠ 3♥ Pass 1♦ 4♠ 430

LLoovveennbbeerrgg1 85.10 David Ruderman2 85.09 Alfred Steinberg3 84.29 Steve Robinson4 66.14 Arnie Frankel5 65.60 John Adams6 65.43 Michael Gill7 62.30 Noble Shore8 57.17 Benjamin Brill9 54.84 Ellen Klosson

10 52.36 Fred King11 52.29 William Hacker12 48.70 Mark Shaw13 45.05 Larry Kahn14 43.84 Mark Rosen15 43.32 H John Edmonds16 43.18 Donald Berman17 42.68 William Cole18 41.63 Leon Letwin19 39.92 Donna Rogall20 39.68 Eugene Kales21 39.00 Earl Glickstein22 37.22 Eugene Fisher23 36.08 Clyde Kruskal24 35.93 Peter Boyd25 34.96 Robert Bell

The Lovenberg Race is open to all WBL members; the Izzy CohenRace is open to all WBL members who started the calendar year withfewer than 1500 masterpoints; the Tubbs Race is open to all WBL mem-bers who started the calendar yearas a Non-Life Master; the WoolridgeRace is open to all WBL memberswho started the calendar year withfewer than 20 masterpoints.

Winners in each category willreceive four sessions of free plays.Second place gets two and thirdplace gets one.

This list is up to date throughMay 18, 2006 including the UnitKO, but not the Fidelity & TrustRound Robin. All points are subjectto audit by the WBL Director.

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The cost is $5. Thisincludes a 30 minutelesson by Dr. StevenForsythe followed byfun, enjoyable bridgefor players with 0-20masterpoints.

Lessons will coverslam bidding, weaktwos, 3 level+ pre-empts, overcalls,takeout doubles, neg-ative doubles, open-ing leads, and signal-ing. Each lesson willbe tailored to theneeds and interests ofthe players.

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10 30.49 Joel Miller11 29.79 Janet Dence12 29.17 Jason Rosenfeld13 27.52 Richard Ferrin14 26.61 Steven Schatzow15 24.76 Robert Ellis

TTuubbbbss1 31.34 Danut Gliga2 24.66 William Kingery Jr3 22.94 Angeliki Magklara4 19.73 Daniel Koch5 19.09 Katherine Rabenstein6 18.96 Shyam Giridharadas7 17.52 Roma Chandra8 16.58 Prem Garg9 15.96 Shawn Stringer

10 15.84 James Wisman

WWoooollrriiddggee1 15.39 Amy Bloom2 13.10 Marie Saeger3 10.24 Andrew Jacknain4 10.06 Jose Porres5 8.18 Grazyna Gdula6 6.66 Paul Chassy7 6.66 Reina Chassy8 5.98 Sheila Kaplan9 5.98 Michael Watts

10 5.57 Cynthia Harrison

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You never need to miss theunit game because you don’thave a partner at the lastminute! The WBL has a guaran-teed partner (GP) program forplayers who occasionally need apartner for the unit game. Here’show it works: we provide astandby partner; if an odd num-ber of people in need of a part-ner arrive, we match the playersas best we can, and the GP playswith the one who is left. (If thereis an even number of playerslooking, the GP goes home). Youcan always get a game.

Players in search of partnersshould try to arrive between7:00 and 7:15 (or call ahead).The partnership desk closes at7:25. You can call the WBL cellphone ((330011)) 339955--22776600 at the lastminute if are on your way andknow you’ll be at bit late.

To find a partner at least aday in advance, contact BBaarrbbaarraaDDoorraann (see below). or log on tothe OOnnlliinnee PPaarrttnneerrsshhiipp BBuulllleettiinnBBooaarrdd at: www.WashingtonBridgeLeague.org.

You might want to volunteerfor the GP program yourself. It’sa great way to meet people. Ifyou play on the night you’re theGP, you play free. If you volun-teer, you receive a free play forany future unit game whether ornot you play that night.

Email BBaarrbbaarraa DDoorraann [email protected] or [email protected],or call her at (301) 608-0347.

PARTNERSHIPS CLOSE AT 7:25PM

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This column concludes the discussionbegun in our last issue about the followingcase which points out the differencebetween misinformation (MI) and dam-age resulting from MI. The hand isrepeated for convenience.

Bd: 14; Vul: None; Dlr: East

North♠ Q♥ K10652♦ KQ853♣ K9

West East♠ J982 ♠ 106543♥ 8 ♥ A97♦ 976 ♦ 104♣ 86532 ♣ A107

South♠ AK7♥ QJ43♦ AJ2♣ QJ4

West North East SouthPass 1♣

Pass 1♥ Pass 3♥Pass 4♣ Pass 4♦Pass 4NT Pass 5♠Pass 6♥ All Pass

Recall that six hearts made six(+980 for N/S) when East led a spadeand that South explained at the end ofthe auction that 4NT was a spade cuebid by agreement. While the directorhad ruled that this statement was MIand had caused E/W’s poor result, theCommittee could not agree on whetherthere had been MI and felt that even ifEast had been misinformed aboutwhat N/S’s bids meant, he was notdamaged by it.

Several important aspects of this case

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deserve comment. First, the Director’s rul-ing—that N/S did not have the agreementthey claimed for the 4NT bid even thoughthey had system notes to document it—maylook strange, but it does have some logicbehind it. Players often make last minutechanges to their systems which are notreflected in their notes. In addition, insome cases system notes may even reflectmethods that have not been agreed by bothmembers of the partnership. (For example,a player may think his partner has agreedto play a new treatment he suggested whenthe partner has only agreed to think aboutit. If the first player maintains the partner-ship’s system notes and changes them theywill reflect an agreement that is really notin effect.) Thus, some (though NOT all)Directors are reluctant to accept systemnotes as proof of the methods a partnershipis playing.

Second, even if we accept theDirector’s logic that East was wronglyinformed that 4NT was a spade cue bid,that MI must be linked to the defense thatallowed the contract to make in order toadjust the score. But why, if he thoughtN/S had both cue bid spades, would thatinformation induce East to lead a spade?Looking at two aces he had to know thatN/S had a bidding misunderstanding (hewas, after all, a top player in the top flightof a National Championship event). Howeasy would it have been to lead the ace oftrumps to get a look at dummy, after whichcashing the ♣A would have been routine.And as N/S had both shown (or implied)club length—South opened 1♣ andNorth’s first cue bid was in clubs, suggest-ing a high-card control rather than short-ness—the ♣A also figured to be a safelead, after which the ace of trumps wouldsurely set the contract (barring a revoke).Thus, East was not damaged by MI (even ifwe believe it existed) but by his own fail-

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Behind the scene volunteers are helping keep thisgame we love alive and thriving. My aim serving againon the Board is to get more players helping so that allrealize what efforts go into our organization. In our lastissue, I began a column to recognize the often unrecog-nized...This issue, I’d like to mention a few more:

BBiillll CCoollee helped us find a great place to hold ourtournaments. BBaarrbbaarraa AAmmeess with help from RRoonn ZZuucckkeerrinstalled new lamps at the church. FFrreedd KKiinngg began aguaranteed partner program and NNaaddiinnee WWoooodd and KKiittttyyGGoottttffrriieedd are legendary for their cuisine. AAnnnn LLiinnddlleeyyserves as ombudsman for liaison between the directorsand players. Under RRoonn SSttaarrrr we have bridge programsat schools with EElllleenn RRoosseenntthhaall,, IIrrmmaa LLoorrddeemmaann andMMaarrkk RRoosseenn teaching. RRoonn ZZuucckkeerr and GGaarryy GGrroossssmmaannfilled in at the last minute teaching 80 players the IBPprogram at the last sectional. SStteevvee RRoobbiinnssoonn,, our treas-urer in addition adds his wisdom to our Board meetingsand helps raise the level of our bridge through hiscolumns. BBaarrbbaarraa DDoorraann has taken over for CChhaarrlleenneeBBrraanndd doing partnerships Thursday nights. DDoonnnnaaRRooggaallll the bulletin together and RRiicchhaarrdd FFeerrrriinn takesminutes and posts them on our web site so if you arecurious what your unit is planning do go read the min-utes. DDoonn BBeerrmmaann keeps our web page up to date andvery helpful. CChhaarriittyy SSaacckk,, CCllyyddee KKrruusskkaall and JJaanneeSSttuurrggiiss lend their advice to help as needed doing what-ever is needed… TTeedd YYiinngg,, our director does a great joband makes all players feel especially welcome. JJaammeessGGeeiisstt comes early to sectionals and helps unload stuffand usually stays late Sunday to reload. I distribute thePPllaayyiinngg BBrriiddggee iinn tthhee WWaasshhiinnggttoonn AArreeaa brochure writ-ten by AAlliiccee WWeeggmmaann (with art work by their daughter)and ask your help in distributing these most informative brochures. I have put them inMontgomery County libraries but need each of you to take them to your office, yourdentist, doctor and give me other ideas of places to put them so we can get the wordout. (We have 2500 of them.) FFrraanncceess BBuurrkkee greets new members, keeps up with oldones, and hosts one dinner meeting each year. This is just a short and incomplete listof our VVIILLLLAAGGEERRSS...... Please let me add your name next month.

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The Washington BridgeLeague could use a little ofeither! In order to keep eventsexciting and entry fees low, theWBL relies on the goodness ofour members to volunteer forsmall jobs at the Unit Gameand Sectional Tournaments.Some jobs require brains whileothers require muscle. We’ll behappy to employ either.

From setting up andbreaking down tables, to pub-licity and events develop-ment, a little effort from youwill make our bridge commu-nity even better. Busy sched-ule? No worries. Most volun-teer assignments take only 15minutes to 1 hour a month.HHeerree’’ss hhooww ttoo hheellpp::

1. Reply by email, phoneor in person if you are willingto help in any way.

2. Please indicate if you canoffer any special skills (such asmarketing or a strong back).

3. Someone will contact youshortly with a choice of assign-ments you can pick from.

BBOONNUUSS – You will be invit-ed to the summer VolunteerGathering and BBQ Party.

Thank you in advance forany assistance you can provide.

BBaarrbbaarraa SSuummmmeerrss,, Volun-teer Coordinator, 301-598-5838, [email protected],

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ure to lead an ace, choosing instead a pas-sive spade lead that allowed declarer topitch his club losers on the ♠AK.

Third, even if we accept that East wasasleep at the switch and must accept respon-sibility for the poor result, if N/S gave MIthat helped make the result possible theyshould not be allowed to profit from theirinfraction—even if East was ultimatelyresponsible for letting the contract make. Inother words, E/W should keep the tableresult if their own poor bridge was responsi-ble for it but N/S should not be allowed toprofit if their infraction contributed to thecontract’s success—even if East should havegotten the defense right anyhow.

Fourth, would I have ruled as theDirectors did? I think not. While I agree thatplayers’ system notes cannot always be trust-ed, the Director needs to listen to all theinformation that’s available and make hisruling on a case-by-case basis. In this caseboth N/S players stated firmly (and inde-pendently) that they played kickback (4♠was ace asking for hearts and 4NT was thereplacement cue bid for the ♠A) and theirsystem notes confirmed it. Players may for-get their agreements (as South apparentlydid here) as long as they explain them prop-erly to the opponents (just as in basketballyou can fall down on the court, but you can’ttrip or otherwise disadvantage an opponentby falling).

And finally, I do not believe MI was pres-ent (I believe N/S’s agreement was as stated)and I do not accept that MI—even IF itexisted—had anything to do with East’schoice of leads. If 4NT was a spade cue bidthen a spade lead was even less likely towork well—especially given South’s 5♠bid—than if 4NT had been ace asking. Andif 4NT was ace asking then the ♣A leadshould have been even more attractive sinceNorth had previously cue bid a club controland a Blackwood user will typically not havea void, so the ♣A is be less likely to getruffed. So I think the Committee got this oneexactly right by allowing the table result tostand—though I think they should also havebeen able to determine that no MI was pres-ent. Oh well, we should take our successesas we find them.

Unit Game Chief Director TTeedd YYiinngg introducedretiring President DDiicckk WWeeggmmaann who called the2006 WBL Annual Meeting to order at 7:10 PM.

President Wegman thanked the many mem-bers who helped prepare the meal. OnWednesday: LLeeee AAnnnn JJeennsseenn,, BBaarrbbaarraa SShhaaww,, andRRoonn ZZuucckkeerr.. On Thursday: BBaarrbbaarraa aanndd JJiimmSSuummmmeerrss,, AAuuddrreeyy SStteerrnn,, AAuuddrreeyy MMaarrbbaacchh,, SSaauullPPeennnn,, FFrraanncciiss BBuurrkkee,, SStteevvee RRoobbiinnssoonn,, GGlloorriiaaSScchhuullssttaadd,, BBoobb SStteeaarrnnss,, and BBiillll CCoolllliiggaann.. PresidentWegman offered a special thanks also to MMiillllaarrddNNaacchhttwweeyy,, KKiittttyy GGoottttffrriieedd,, NNaaddiinnee WWoooodd,, and DDaannaaWWoooodd (Nadine’s son), all of whom helped withhospitality at the last WBL sectional.

President Wegman asked if there were anyquestions or comments regarding the Secretary’sminutes from the 2005 annual meeting, or the2005 Treasurer’s report. (A copy of the 2005Treasurer’s report is attached hereto.) A memberinquired as to the status of the WBL building fund.Steve Robinson replied that the fund has not yetgotten off the ground.

In some parting words, President Wegmanstated that it has been a pleasure to serve asPresident for the past three years. The WBL isthriving, with several improvements in the pastyear, including a good location for sectionals anda guaranteed partnership program.

He then introduced former President JJiimmAAlllleenn,, Chairman of the Election Committee,who thanked outgoing PPrreessiiddeenntt WWeeggmmaann andAAlliiccee WWeeggmmaann for their service to the WBL.

Mr. Allen presented the slate of officersrunning for uncontested election: President(FFrreedd KKiinngg), Vice President (DDoonn BBeerrmmaann),Secretary (RRiicchhaarrdd FFeerrrriinn), and Treasurer(SStteevvee RRoobbiinnssoonn). With no nominations from thefloor, all four were elected by voice vote.

Mr. Allen then announced that there were fiveopen Unit Director positions on the Board, con-sisting of three two-year terms and two one-yearterms. The five persons nominated were: BBaarrbbaarraaAAmmeess,, EElllleenn CChheerrnniiaavvsskkyy,, BBoobb LLeevveeyy,, SShhlloommiitt RRiinndd,,aanndd BBaarrbbaarraa SSuummmmeerrss.. Mr. Allen noted thatBarbara Ames and Barbara Summers wished to beconsidered for the one-year positions, but ArticleVI.4(iv) WBL Constitution provides that of thoseelected, those with the lowest vote totals shall beassigned the positions of directors who vacatedoffice before their terms expired. Peter Boyd

moved to suspend the rules and elect BarbaraAmes and Barbara Summers to the one-yearterms, and elect Ellen Cherniavsky, Bob Levey,and Shlomit Rind to the two-year terms. Notingthat a motion to suspend the rules requires a two-thirds vote, Mr. Allen asked for a show of hands.Mr. Allen determined that the motion passed bymore than the necessary two-thirds majority.

Mr. Allen then reintroduced PresidentWegman who announced the unit winners of the2005 Mini-McKenney and Ace of Clubs races.

He then asked if there were any questions orcomments by the members. Ellen Klossen askedif there is money in the WBL’s budget to improvethe lighting. President Wegman replied that theWBL will push Christ the King church to installfresh lightbulbs. He added that Barbara Ames isheading a project to purchase more lamps.

President Wegman announced the beginningof a new weekly club game in the District for per-sons with less than 300 masterpoints.

Incoming President Fred King thanked retir-ing President Wegman for his great help to theWBL, and commented that his will be a hard actto follow. On behalf of the WBL, President Kingpresented President Wegman with a gift certifi-cate to Wegman’s and a Wegman’s shopping bagfor Alice Wegman. Whereupon, the annualmeeting adjourned at 7:25 PM.

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AAwwaarrddss . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Fred KingBBuulllleettiinn EEddiittoorr . . . . . . . . . . . .Donna RogallBBuulllleettiinn CCoommmmiitttteeee

CHAIR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Don BermanCOMMITTEE MEMBERS . . . Richard Ferrin,

Donna Rogall, Steve Robinson,Nadine Wood

CCaalleennddaarr ooff OObblliiggaattiioonnss . . . . . . .Don BermanCCaarr PPooooll AAssssiissttaannccee . . . . . . . . . .Don BermanCChhaarriittyy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Bob LeveyCChheeeerr && SSyymmppaatthhyy . . . . . . . .Frances BurkeCClluubb RReellaattiioonnss CCoommmmiitttteeee .Barbara Summers

(Chair), Shlomit RindCCoonndduucctt aanndd EEtthhiiccss

CHAIR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Richard FerrinCOMMITTEE MEMBERS . . . . . . . . .Barbara

Ames(Board), Ellen Cherniavsky(Board), Carole Banks (elected ‘05),Bob Bell (elected ‘05), Peter Boyd(elected ‘06), Jerry Miller (elected‘06), Mark Feldman (elected ’06),Kathy Hilbers (elected ’06)

EEdduuccaattiioonn . . .Steve Forsythe, Clyde KruskalEElleeccttiioonnss . . . . . .Jim Allen (Chair), Richard

Ferrin, Barbara Ames EElleeccttrroonniicc CCoommmmuunniiccaattiioonnss . .Steve Robinson,

Don BermanEExxeeccuuttiivvee CCoommmmiitttteeee . . . . .Fred King, Steve

Robinson, Don Berman, Dick WegmanEEZZBBrriiddggee LLiiaaiissoonn . . . . . . . . . .Steve ForsytheHHiissttoorriiaann . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Peter BoydMMeemmbbeerrsshhiipp CCoommmmiitttteeee .Ellen Cherniavsky,

Frances Burke, Ed BurkeMMeemmbbeerrsshhiipp GGrroowwtthh

CHAIR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .DickWegmanCOMMITTEE MEMBERS . . . . .Charity Sack,

Shlomit Rind, Barbara Summers,Barbara Ames, Steve Forsythe

MMeemmbbeerrsshhiipp SSeeccrreettaarryy . . . . . .Frances BurkeNNoovviiccee PPrrooggrraamm . . . . . . . . . . .Steve ForsytheOOmmbbuuddssmmaann . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Ann LindleyPPaarrlliiaammeennttaarriiaann . . . . . . . . . .Richard FerrinPPllaayyeerr AAcchhiieevveemmeenntt (Trophies) . .Don Berman

PPuubblliicciittyy aanndd MMaarrkkeettiinngg . . . . . . .Bob LeveyRReeccoorrddeerr . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Don BermanRRoouunndd RRoobbiinn

COMMITTEE CHAIR . . . . . .Steve RobinsonCOMMITTEE MEMBERS . . . . .John Adams,

Barbara Doran, Earl Glickstein, DaveRuderman, Fred King, Bill Cole,Richard Ferrin

SScchheedduulliinngg . . . . . .Fred King, Don Berman,Ted Ying

SSppeecciiaall EEvveennttss CCoooorrddiinnaattiioonnGNT (unit level) . . . . . . .Barbara AmesNAP (unit level) . . . . . . .Barbara AmesOTHER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Barbara Ames

SSTTAACC CCoooorrddiinnaattiioonn . . . . . . . . .Barbara AmesTToouurrnnaammeennttss

COMMITTEE . . . . . .Nadine Wood (Chair),Richard Ferrin, Barbara Ames

CADDIES . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Kitty GottfriedCHIEF DIRECTOR . . . . .Millard NachtweyHOSPITALITY . . . . . . . . . . .Kitty GottfriedPARTNERSHIPS . . . . . . . . .Barbara DoranVOLUNTEERS . . . . . . .Barbara Summers,

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COMMITTEE . . .Fred King (Chair), ClydeKruskal, Barbara Ames

CADDIES . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Kitty GottfriedCHIEF DIRECTOR . . . . . . . . . . . .Ted YingCHURCH LIAISON . . . . . . . .Dick WegmanFACILITY OPERATIONS . . . .Barbara AmesHOSPITALITY . . . .Kitty Gottfried (Chair),

Ellen CherniavskyANNUAL MEETING . . . . . .Kitty Gottfried,

Nadine Wood, Millard Nachtwey,Ellen Cherniavsky

HOLIDAY PARTY .Kitty Gottfried, NadineWood, Millard Nachtwey, EllenCherniavsky

MANAGER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Ted YingPARTNERSHIPS . . . . . . . . . . .Barbara Doran

WWaayyss aanndd MMeeaannss . . . . . . .Fred King (Chair),Barbara Ames, Steve Robinson

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As part of this year’s celebration of the7755tthh AAnnnniivveerrssaarryy of the inception of the WBL,we’re looking for various memoribilia andinteresting statistics to celebrate at theOctober WBL Sectional. We thought SStteevveeRRoobbiinnssoonn,, who joined the WBL in 1962, mightbe our longest living member. However,there’s a new goal to beat. AAlliiccee YYookkee,, one ofthe owners of the Laurel Bridge Club, joined

the WBL in the mid-1940’s! Can anyone outthere top that?

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compiled by Sandy Forsythe

It’s not enough to win the tricks thatbelong to you. Try also for some that belongto the opponents. Alfred Sheinwold

One gets used to abuse. It’s waiting for itthat is so trying. Rueful Rabbit

South: Alert! East: Yes? South: I’mrequested to further mis-describe my hand.

It is not the handling of difficult handsthat makes the winning player. There aren’tenough of them. It is the ability to avoidmessing up the easy ones. Alan Sontag

A knowledge of the mechanics will suf-fice to put a player in a commanding posi-tion in the post-mortem. To become a mem-ber of the upper crust calls for more, muchmore - resilience, imagination, occasionalflashes of inspiration: these are the hall-marks of quality. And this transcends therealm of science. Victor Mollo

The difference between genius and stu-pidity is that genius has its limits.

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NNOOMMIINNAATTIIOONN FFOORR MMAACCHHLLIINN TTRROOPPHHYY

The WBL has decided to award annually the MMaacchhlliinn TTrroopphhyyffoorr SSppoorrttssmmaannsshhiipp.. The trophy is named in honor of JJeerrrryyMMaacchhlliinn,, whom many of you will remember as one of the greatest directorsthe game has ever known. Jerry served as Chief Director for games in theWashington area during the 1950’s, 1960’s and 1970’s and probably con-tributed more to the growth of tournament bridge in our area during thethree decades following World War II than any other single individual.Jerry also founded the Mid-Atlantic Bridge Conference (the organizationthat hosts all of the regionals in our area), and he organized and stagedmatches in which Members of Congress competed against corporate lead-ers and members of the British Parliament. These matches helped to pro-mote the game among the country’s political and corporate leadership anddemonstrated the wide appeal of tournament bridge.

A committee has been appointed to consider nominees and make aselection for this first year of the trophy. The criteria for awarding the tro-phy were agreed by the board as follows:

“The candidate should (1) demonstrate strong ethical standards and acommitment to active ethics (i.e., full disclosure of systems and agree-ments to opponents, etc.); (2) behave graciously at the table after badresults or good results; (3) exhibit exemplary behavior at all times towardpartner and opponents; (4) demonstrate an ability to get along with multi-ple partners; and (5) demonstrate a willingness to help mentor other play-ers in the game. A player wouldn’t necessarily have to satisfy all five, butthese are the main the criteria that the selection committee will consider.”

We welcome nominations from the membership of the WBL. Wouldyou please send your suggested candidate to FFrreedd KKiinngg [email protected] or give them to him or any member of the commit-tee at the unit game or the August Sectional. It would be appreciated ifyou would indicate in two or three sentences why you think your nomineeis a good candidate for the award. We would like to hear from you byAugust 15, 2006.

Thank you,

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CCoommee PPaarrttyy WWiitthh UUss AAggaaiinn!! Yes, once again it is time for ourannual 44TTHH OOFF JJUULLYY RREEGGIIOONNAALL.. Come and play at the AlexandriaRegional with all your friends and some of the best players in the country. With the NVBAin charge this year, terrific hospitality will once again highlightthe festivities—there will be table gifts, receptions,and/or other hospitality every session! Featuring

regionally rated events with morning/afternoonsessions, afternoon/evening sessions, andevening/eveningsessions, there is some-thing for everyone. Players ofall levels of experience canplay in Pair games or KnockOuts. Steve Forsythe and Ron Kralwill be offering newcomer classeson Wednesday and Saturdaymornings, together with a specialAARP/ACBL social bridge gamealso on Saturday morning.Planon attending now with your favoritepartner or come alone and we willpair you up with someone ofyour ability—guaranteed!

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For the tournament to be a success, weneed the help of many volunteers, startingwith you! Just contact Tournament ChairsMargot Hennings or Kathryn Kiley to help withPartnerships, Prizes, Information, or Hospitality.

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You’ve discovered that little–known butimportant secret - playing duplicate bridge isa great way to spend your time. There’s justone problem: You can’t do it alone; you needa partner. How do you go about finding one?

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• Come to the game early (with or without apartner; we have a partnership program)and socialize with the other players. Letpeople get to know you as you, not just asnew-person-seeking-a-partner.

• Stay late. Often other players will stayafter the session to discuss boards. Jointhem. Ask questions and praise adepttactics; show people that you’ve beenpaying attention.

• Talk to your opponents when you’ve fin-ished the round if there’s time on theclock. Bridge is a great ice-breaker,especially for shy people.

• Volunteer to do something for the WBL. (Seearticle on p. 16.) Organized bridge doesn’thappen by waving a magic wand. There aremany things you can do to help the WBLand, incidentally, find potential partners.

• Once you get to know people, invite themto partner with you.

• After a session with a pleasant partner,ask about the possibility of makinganother date, i.e., “Oh, that was great!Would you like to play again some time?”

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• Be friendly.

• Be courteous.

• Smile.

• Say hello to your opponents when you orthey arrive at the table.

• Thank your partner for the dummy nomatter what it looks like.

• Compliment your partner and opponentson good bids and plays; be sympatheticabout the bad ones.

• Don’t yell at your partner or the oppo-nents.

• Don’t give lessons.

• Don’t indulge in lengthy postmortems atthe table.

• Don’t make faces.

• Don’t gloat.

• Play hard and try to improve your game.

If you get to know the players—especial-ly those at your level—and are a pleasantperson to have sitting across the table forthree hours, people will be lining up to playwith you. TTrryy iitt!!

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The WWaasshhiinnggttoonn BBrriiddggee LLeeaagguuee ispleased to announce that it has started anew duplicate bridge game inWWaasshhiinnggttoonn DD..CC.. that is designed specifi-cally for players who are new to thegame, or for players who have fewer than300 masterpoints. The game started atthe beginning of June, and is being heldon Sunday afternoons at the MethodistHome of Washington D.C. The address is4901 Connecticut Avenue, NW (justsouth of the intersection of Connecticutand Nebraska Avenues).

The game takes place in a friendlyatmosphere, with very relaxed rules.Each game begins with refreshments at12:30, followed by a short lesson at1:00, with duplicate bridge starting at1:30. The game is managed by SStteevveeaanndd SSaannddyy FFoorrssyytthhee,, and Steve providesthe lecture before each game. If youhave any questions about the game,please call Steve at 301-592-9177 or e-mail him at [email protected].

This is the first game that the WBLhas sponsored in the District ofColumbia in many years. Please tellyour friends about this game. It shouldbe a great opportunitiy for any newcom-er who wants to start playing bridge, orfor anyone with fewer than 300 pointswho wants to improve his or her game.

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Dealer: SouthVul: N/SLead: ♦7

North♠ JT4♥ 8765♦ A83♣ AKQ

South♠ AQ932♥ A9♦ KQ5♣ 952

Let’s say you’re South and you’re thedeclarer in 4♠, with no bidding by the oppo-nents. West leads the ♦7, and you’re feelingpretty confident once the dummy comesdown. You see one sure heart loser, no losersin the minors, no losers in spades if thefinesse works…did we miss our slam?

Instead of wondering who underbid,let’s play the board and see what happens.The ♦7 looks like a fourth-best lead, butwe have three top diamonds, so what do wecare where the little ones are? We want tofinesse in spades, so we put up the ♦A tofinesse on Trick 2…and what’s this? Eastruffs the diamond! Now we’re happy not tobe in slam!

East returns a club, and now we’re in thedummy, where we wanted to be. Now we’lljust take the finesse, pull the remainingtrump, give up the ♥K and claim, right?

Not so fast! Take off those rose-coloredglasses and consider what might go wrong.What if West has the king? She’ll win, and

lead another diamond for East to ruff. Tworuffs, the ♠K and the ♥K equal four losers:down one.

You know what they say about the best-laid plans! When we made our plan, we did-n’t expect a 7-0 diamond split. When some-thing unexpected happens, it’s time tochange the plan. Is there a way to guaranteethis contract? Think about your plan beforeyou read on!

If East has the ♠K, West won’t be able toget in the lead to give him another ruff, so itdoesn’t matter whether or not we finesse atTrick 3. (Even if East started with all fivemissing spades, we still only lose the initialruff, the 5th round of trumps and the ♥K atthe last trick.) If West has the ♠K, we canonly avoid the second ruff if East is out oftrumps when West gets the lead. How can wemake sure that East will be out of trumps?

To find the answer, let’s imagine how thespades could be split between our two oppo-nents. We’ll only look at cases where Westhas the king.

West East1. Kxxx x2. Kxx xx3. Kx xxx4. K xxxx

Remember, East has already ruffedonce, so cross out one of East’s smalltrumps. And cross out a second trump,which East would have to play when we leada low spade to finesse. As you can see, inexamples 1 and 2, if we take the finesse,East will have no trumps left when Westwins the king. But in examples 3 and 4, hewill. Finessing on the first spade puts ourcontract in danger!

How about if we play the ace on the

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first spade trick? After winning the ace,we lead low towards the jack, drawing athird spade (if he has that many) fromEast. In the first three examples, we’vemanaged to run East out of trump. In thefourth example, the singleton king dropson the first spade trick, so West can’t winthe lead and play a diamond. We can thenpull the rest of the trumps, losing nospades besides the ruff that East alreadyscored. The opponents get only their ♥Kand the ruff: making an overtrick. Don’t beafraid to revise your plan when new infor-mation comes your way!

Note on duplicate strategy for intermedi-ate players: Not finessing on this deal guar-anteed that we’d make our contract, butgave up the chance to make an overtrickwhen East has the king. In a team game,overtricks aren’t worth very much, so youwould always choose the play that guaran-tees your contract will make. But in a regu-lar duplicate game, if most of the field is in4♠ making five, just making the gamefour

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