              Marlboro Bermuda and Venice Cup
                       Beijing, China
                  October 8th - 21st, 1995
           Issue 5, Thursday, October 12th, 1995
           Editor: Henry Francis and Brian Senior
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            France vs. United States I revisited
                        By "Pedant"

Henry Francis's excellent summary of France vs. United
States I discusses Board 14.

Board 14. Love All. Dealer East.

                         S A
                         H AT4
                         D J4
                         C K876532
              S Q63                   S KJT72
              H KJ763                 H 92
              D 75                    D T832
              C AQ4                   C JT
                         S 9854
                         H Q85
                         D AKQ96
                         C 9

             West    North       East    South
             Lair    Cronier   Passell   Lebel
                                 Pass     1D
              1H       2C        Dbl      2D
              2S       3H        Pass     4D
             Pass      5D     All Pass

When 5D was reached by N-S, it is recorded as having no
chance. But would you rather play or defend?

Consider the play on a spade lead (essential incidentally
to have a chance to beat the contract). Declarer wins, and
his entry position is such that he must play a diamond to
his 9! This is NOT double dummy. West needs to have at
least eight cards in the majors for the auction.

Now a club up. If West wins, the best he can do is lead the
HK to extract dummy's entry, but declarer ducks! If West
manages to duck then CA and follows low, then South wins
the king and ducks a club. West is on lead and played the
HK -- you let him hold it again.

OK, what if West plays the obvious CQ on the first round?
You still duck the second club. Now it is East on lead to
play the H9. You follow with the queen, of course, and duck
West's king again. Now it is all over.
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                   South Africa vs. China

China played reasonably well in this match, but it didn't
matter -- the South African women were nearly double dummy.
They were faced with many difficult decisions, and time
after time they got it right. Particularly outstanding were
Petra Mansell and Merle Modlin the Open Room, but close
behind were Bella Axelrod and Ursula Hammerschlag in the
Closed Room. Their excellent decisions earned them a 25-5
blitz.

The first swing, albeit a small one, came on Board 1.

Board 1. Love All. Dealer North.

                         S 9
                         H
                         D QJT96543
                         C Q972
               S QJT2                 S A8643
               H Q943                 H T762
               D AK8                  D 7
               C T4                   C A86
                         S K75
                         H AKJ85
                         D 2
                         C KJ53

Axelrod preempted with only 3D in the Closed Room, but that
was good enough. The defense got only three of the four
tricks they were due, so that was 130 to South Africa.
Zhang Ya Lan in the Open Room tried 4D, but Mansell and
Modlin found their tricks and picked a quick 5 IMPs.
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Mansell considered well on Board 2 for an 8-IMP pickup.

Board 2. N/S Vul. Dealer East.

                           S A62
                           H K97643
                           D K763
                           C ----
               S Q9843                 S K7
               H ---                   H Q82
               D Q5                    D JT98
               C T86542                C AKQ3
                           S JT5
                           H AJT5
                           D A42
                           C J97


Closed Room
               West    North    East     South
               Wang   Axelrod   Liu    Hammerschlag
                                1NT      Pass
                2H      Dbl     Pass      3H
               Pass      4H   All Pass

Hammerschlag had no trouble bringing this one home. But the
auction was altogether different in the Open Room.

              West      North    East   South
              Mansell   Zhang   Modlin    Gu
                                  1C     Pass
               1S        2H      Pass     4H
               5C        5H       Dbl    Pass
               6C       Pass     Pass     Dbl
            All Pass

The defense got their three tricks -- a spade and two
diamonds -- but plus 300 still represented an 8-IMP loss
for China.

Both South Africa and China got to the wrong minor suit
game on Board 3. There are loads of tricks, it seems at
first sight, at 5C -- but there's no entry whatsoever to
the dummy. 5D, however, is cold, and without a heart
opening lead will make seven.
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After a pedestrian Notrump game on Board 4, South Africa
made another big gain on Board 5.

Board 5. N/S Vul. Dealer North.

                          S KT6
                          H AKT63
                          D 6
                          C KT54
                S 75                S AJ942
                H J94               H Q
                D QJT842            D A9
                C 86                C AJ932
                           S Q83
                           H 8752
                           D K753
                           C Q7

              West    North    East     South
              Wang   Axelrod   Liu    Hammerschlag
                       1H       2H       3H
              Pass     4H      Dbl     All Pass

Liu led her singleton HQ and later took her three aces --
but those were the only tricks for the Chinese -- 790 to
South Africa. At the other table the Chinese stopped in 3H,
making 4, for a 12-IMP loss.
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Another 12 went South Africa's way on the very next deal.
Board 6. E/W Vul. Dealer East.

                          S T87642
                          H 64
                          D 65
                          C K97
                S AQ5              S 9
                H QT53             H KJ972
                D KQT              D J742
                C AT3              C J65
                          S KJ3
                          H A8
                          D A983
                          C Q842

Open Room
              West      North     East    South
              Mansell   Zhang    Modlin    Gu
                        Pass       1NT
               Dbl      Pass      Pass     Rdbl
               Pass      2S         3H     Pass
               4H     All Pass

After considerable thought, Gu led the S3. Modlin put in
the queen and knocked out the ace of trumps. She won the
spade continuation and scored up her game, losing the DA
and a club. The contract was the same at the other table,
but the defense was different.

             West    North     East      South
             Wang    Axelrod   Liu    Hammerschlag
                               Pass       1C
             1NT       Pass    2D        Pass
             2NT (1)   Pass    4H     All Pass

             (1) Four hearts and a maximum.

Hammerschlag found the lead of the DA and another diamond.
Then when she got in with the ace of trumps, she led a
third diamond for her partner to ruff for the setting
trick.
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China finally got on the scoreboard on Board 8.
Board 8. Love All. Dealer West.

                          S K5432
                          H --
                          D KQJT7
                          C T63
              S JT97                S Q86
              H Q                   H KT87
              D 53                  D A982
              C AQJ975              C K8
                          S A
                          H AJ965432
                          D 64
                          C 42

Open Room
              West     North     East    South
             Mansell   Zhang    Modlin    Gu
              Pass     Pass       1D      4H
               5C       Dbl     All Pass

The defense took the obvious four tricks to inflict a 300-
point set. That turned out to be a phantom save because
this is what happened at the other table.

Closed Room
              West     North    East     South
              Wang    Axelrod   Liu   Hammerschlag
              Pass      1S      Pass      2H
              Pass      2S      Pass      4H
             All Pass

Playing a heart game opposite a void wasn't fun. The
defense took their three minor suit tricks and three trumps
for plus 150 and a 10-IMP gain.
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The next three boards saw two small swings, one each way,
and a push. But South Africa came back strong on Board 12.
Board 12. N/S Vul. Dealer West.

                           S 9652
                           H 3
                           D JT9854
                           C J6
                S JT                 S AK87
                H AJ87642            H T5
                D A73                D KQ
                C 7                  C AQ983
                           S Q43
                           H KQ9
                           D 62
                           C KT542

Open Room
               West    North   East    South
             Mansell   Zhang   Modlin   Gu
                1H     Pass     2C     Pass
                2H     Pass     2S     Pass
                3H     Pass    4NT     Pass
                5H     Pass     6H   All Pass

Everything depended on the play of the trump suit, and
Mansell got it right. (See Alan Truscott's analysis of the
play of this type of suit on page 3.) When she led a heart
toward her hand, South played the 9. She finessed the jack,
covering the possibility that North had the singleton 3.
That was exactly the case, so Mansell scored up her slam.
At the other table, the Chinese rested in a heart game and
absorbed an 11-IMP loss.
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Board 13 was interesting. In the Closed Room South Africa
bought the hand for 1NT, but in the Open Room, South Africa
got all way to game in the other direction -- and made it.

Board 13. Game All. Dealer North.

                           S KT5
                           H T5
                           D K432
                           C AKQ8
                S A732              S J94
                H KQ742             H A983
                D 9                 D AQJT6
                C 732               C 4
                           S Q86
                           H J6
                           D 875
                           C JT965

In the Closed Room, Axelrod opened a strong Notrump, and
neither opponent took any action. 1NT made exactly. But
this was the auction in the Open Room:

             West      North     East    South
             Mansell   Zhang    Modlin    Gu
                        1NT      Pass    Pass
               2C       Dbl       4H    All Pass

The bidding was the thing -- there was nothing to the play.
Making 4H at one table and 1NT at the other was worth
another 12 IMPs to South Africa.
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China got an aggressive notrump game on Board 14, then
found the way to nine tricks.

Board 14. Love All. Dealer East.

                          S A96
                          H AJ943
                          D J9
                          C 432
               S Q853              S JT2
               H K862              H 75
               D KQ2               D T875
               C Q8                C K965
                          S K74
                          H QT
                          D A643
                          C AJT7

              West     North     East    South
             Mansell   Zhang    Modlin    Gu
                                 Pass     1NT
              Pass       2D      Pass      2H
              Pass      3NT     All Pass

The opening lead of the S3 went to the king, and Gu led the
HQ, which held, and she overtook the H10 with the jack.
When she cashed the HA, she saw that she would have to give
up a heart to get a fourth heart trick, so she changed
direction and finesse d a club, losing to the queen. She
ducked the spade return, the won the continuation. East had
thrown a club earlier, so when Gu now took a second club
finesse, the suit came home and she had nine tricks --three
hearts, three clubs, two spades and a diamond. South Africa
stopped in 2H in the other room, making three, so that was
6 IMPs to China.
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South Africa didn't get to the best spot on the next board,
but they still gained another 12 IMPs.

Board 15. N/S Vul. Dealer South.

                         S KT9
                         H K976432
                         D 5
                         C Q7
               S Q752              S J643
               H 8                 H QJT5
               D QJ94              D T632
               C 6542              C T
                         S A8
                         H A
                         D AK87
                         C AKJ983

Open Room
                West    North     East    South
              Mansell   Zhang    Modlin    Gu
                                           1C
              Pass        1H      Pass     2C
              Pass        2H      Pass     3D
              Pass        3H      Pass     3S
              Pass       3NT      Pass     6H
             All Pass

This certainly was a reasonable contract -- all it needs is
a 3-2 break in trumps. But of course the actual 4-1 split
sank the slam. The South Africans were not as adventurous.

Closed Room
              West     North    East     South
              Wang    Axelrod   Liu   Hammerschlag
                                          2C
              Pass       2H     Pass      3D
              Pass       3H     Pass      4C
              Pass       5C   All Pass

Clubs of course was the best spot -- making all 13 tricks
was quite easy. But South Africa gained 12 IMPs because the
Chinese went down in their slam at the other table.
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China gained a good swing on Board 18 when they got to a
good diamond game. Board 18. N/S Vul. Dealer East.

                         S AJ
                         H 2
                         D AKJT962
                         C A93
              S 9532               S K874
              H QJ65               H AK984
              D Q853               D ---
              C 5                  C Q876
                         S QT6
                         H T73
                         D 74
                         C KJT42


               West     North     East    South
              Mansell   Zhang    Modlin    Gu
                         1H       Pass
                2H       3H        4H     Pass
               Pass      5D     All Pass

After cashing the HA at trick one, Modlin continued a
heart, ruffed. Zhang cashed the top trumps and gave up a
trump to the queen. When Mansell returned a spade, Zhant
rose with the ace -- best -- and cashed the D10, extracting
West's last trump. She took the rest of her trumps and
finally faced the club situation. She had a reasonable
count on the hand, so she cashed the ace and finessed the
jack for her contract.  South Africa stopped in 4D at the
other table, so China picked up 10 IMPs.
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But South Africa came right back on the next board, making
a doubled contract at one table and setting a doubled
contract at the other.

Board 19. E/W Vul. Dealer South.

                           S T875
                           H J53
                           D 9764
                           C K4
                 S 43              S AQJ62
                 H 4               H Q7
                 D KQJ5            D T8
                 C AQJ953          C 8762
                           S K9
                           H AKT9862
                           D A32
                           C T

Closed Room
              West    North    East     South
              Wang   Axelrod   Liu    Hammerschlag
                                          1H
               2C       2H      2S        4H
               Dbl   All Pass

Wang led the DK, ducked, and continued with a diamond to
the ace. Declarer drew trumps and led a club. When West
ducked, Hammerschlag had her doubled game. In the Open
Room:

                West     North    East    South
               Mansell   Zhang   Modlin    Gu
                                           1H
                 2C        2H      2S      4H
                 5C       Pass    Pass     5H
                 Dbl    All Pass

There was quite a bit of discussion at the commentators'
table about Gu's 5H bid. The general conclusion was that it
was a totally reasonable action -- even if it didn't work
this time. Down 300 put another 13 IMPs on South Africa's
side of the ledger.
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The last board was a case of too little too late. China
made 1NT at one table and defeated 1NT two vulnerable
tricks at the other, so they closed out with a 7-IMP gain.
But it still was a blitz -- 25-5 for South Africa.
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                 China vs. Sweden (Match 6)

The sixth-round match between China and Sweden didn't
produce as many fireworks as many of the earlier matches,
but there still were a few blazing moments. For instance,
Board 8

Board 8. Love All. Dealer West.

                         S KQ2
                         H --
                         D KQ87643
                         C JT8
               S A873              S JT
               H 543               H AKQT987
               D J2                D T5
               C 9642              C A3
                         S 9654
                         H J62
                         D A9
                         C KQ75

Closed Room
               West    North   East    South
                Xu    Wirgren   Hu     Bennet
               Pass      1D     3D      Dbl
               Pass      4D     4H      Dbl
               Pass      4S    Pass     Pass
               Dbl       5D    Pass     Pass
               Dbl     All Pass

4S probably would not have worked out too well for Wirgren.
The likely defense would be a high heart , ruffed; a second
heart whenever the defense gained the lead with one of
their black aces and another heart. This would force
declarer to ruff with a high honor, setting up another
trump trick for the defense.  And declarer would still have
to worry about a his third heart and keeping control. In 5D
Wirgren had to lose only the two black aces to rack up plus
550. No doubt Wirgren and Bennet thought they had picked up
a few IMPs on this deal.

But they didn't! Take a look at what happened in the other
room.

Open Room
              West       North     East    South
             Fallenius   Wang    Nilsland    Fu
              Pass         1D       Dbl     1NT
              Pass        3NT       Dbl     Pass
              Pass         4D      Pass     Pass
               4S        Pass      Pass     Dbl
              Pass       Pass      Pass !!!

That's right -- the Swedes came within an inch of playing
4S doubled at BOTH tables! It is very much to the credit of
Fallenius and Nilsland that not a word was said after the
completion of the deal -- they just took out the cards for
the next hand.

Of course 4S doubled was a most unhappy contract. Wang led
the DK and continued with the queen to partner's ace. Fu
got the message -- he returned a heart for partner to ruff.
Wang switched to a club and Fallenius called for the ace.
He continued with another club to the king, and Fu gave his
partner a second heart ruff. The diamond return was ruffed
with dummy's 10, and North scored a third heart ruff when
Fallenius led the HA from dummy. Altogether Fallenius was
held to six tricks for minus 800 an d the Swedes found
themselves on the losing end of a 6-IMP swing.
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Board 11 was an interesting deal in just about every match.

Board 11. Love All. Dealer South.

                           S Q732
                           H 874
                           D J853
                           C 86
               S AJ6               S K95
               H ---               H AJ965
               D AKT96             D 2
               C KQJT9             C A543
                           S T84
                           H KQT32
                           D Q74
                           C 72

Open Room
             West     North      East     South
          Fallenius   Wang    Nilsland     Fu
                                           Pass
              1C      Pass        1S       Pass
              2C      Pass        2H       Pass
              2S      Pass        4D       Pass
              4S      Pass       4NT       Pass
             5NT      Pass        6C     All Pass

Closed Room
                West    North   East   South
                 Xu    Wirgren   Hu    Bennet
                                        Pass
                 1D      Pass    1H     Pass
                 3C      Pass    3S     Pass
                 4C      Pass    6C   All Pass

Neither China nor Sweden got to the excellent grand slam.
The Swedes were using a forcing club system, but the
Chinese bidding was a natural style. Probably both East-
West pairs thought they had lost a major swing, but the
deal was a push in this match.

Both teams bid the grand slam in three Bermuda Bowl matches
-- Australia-Indonesia, Argentina-France, and U.S. II-Egypt
-- and two Venice Cup battles -- Argentina-Japan and China-
U.S. I. But the really strange results were achieved  by
Great Britain and Australia in the Venice Cup. Both got
only to the small slam -- and gained 11 IMPs -- in each
case their opponents rested in 3NT.
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China got off to a fast start in this match with an 11-IMP
pickup on Board 1.

Board 1. Love All. Dealer North.

                          S J
                          H KQ9754
                          D 43
                          C Q876
               S Q95432            S AKT76
               H AJ2               H T8
               D A6                D Q72
               C K4                C AJ9
                          S 8
                          H 63
                          D KJT985
                          C T532

Closed Room
               West    North    East    South
                Xu    Wirgren    Hu     Bennet
                         2H      2S       4C
                4H      Dbl      4S      Pass
                5S     Pass      6S     All Pass

Naturally Xu was a bit afraid of the quality of his trump
suit -- hence 5S. He knew he had exactly what his partner
was looking for, so he bid the slam. Because of a slip in
the defense, Hu took all 13 tricks, but the overtrick
didn't matter in the scoring because Sweden failed to find
the slam on the following bidding:

Open Room
             West      North     East     South
          Fallenius    Wang    Nilsland    Fu
                        2D (1)    Dbl     Pass
              4S     All Pass

            (1) Multi.

It was difficult for Nilsland to picture a hand that fit so
well opposite him, so he passed 4S.
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China picked up another 10 IMPs on Board 14 when Wang
didn't do what Zia has written that just about everyone
does. This was the deal:

Board 14. Love All. Dealer East.

                           S 975
                           H K876
                           D Q764
                           C T9
                S 43                S AQJ6
                H A52               H Q3
                D J2                D AKT5
                C KJ8542            C Q63
                           S KT82
                           H JT94
                           D 983
                           C A7

Open Room
             West     North     East     South
          Fallenius   Wang    Nilsland    Fu
                                  1C     Pass
              1H       Pass      1NT     Pass
              2S       Pass      2NT     Pass
              3D       Pass       3H     Pass
              3S       Pass       4C     Pass
              4H       Dbl        5C     All Pass

The opening lead of a low heart by South went to the ace,
Nilsland following with the queen. Nilsland led the DJ and
Wang followed low without a quiver. Remember what Zia had
to say about this situation -- "If they don't cover, they
don't have it." So Nilsland went up with the ace and
eventually was forced to try the unsuccessful spade finesse
for down one. As you can, the game comes home if Wang
covers the DJ.

Closed Room
               West    North    East    South
                Xu    Wirgren    Hu     Bennet
                                 1D      Pass
                2C     Pass      2S      Pass
                3C     Pass      3H      Pass
               3NT    All Pass

Wirgren opened a low heart, and the queen held, Bennet
dropping the jack under it. Declarer immediately drove out
the CA, and South was allowed to hold the next trick with
the H9. Declarer won the next trick with the HA and took
the losing spade finesse. South was able to cash a good
heart, but that was the last trick for the defense -- 3NT
making for a 10-IMP gain for China.
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The last swing -- to Sweden this time -- occurred on Board
17.

Board 17. Love All. Dealer North.

                           S AKT3
                           H AKQJ
                           D 54
                           C K92
                S 9864               S Q52
                H 85                 H T2
                D QJ6                D AK9873
                C J875               C 64
                           S J7
                           H 97643
                           D T2
                           C AQT3

The bidding in the Open Room was short and sweet -- Wang
opened 2NT and Fu raised him to game. The play was over in
record time -- the defense cashed out their six diamonds to
inflict a two-trick set. But the auction was quite a bit
different in the Closed Room

              West    North     East     South
               Xu    Wirgren     Hu      Bennet
                       2D        Dbl      2H
              Pass     3D       Pass      3H
              Pass     4H     All Pass

At this contract the defense could take only two diamonds
instead of six, so Bennet wound up with 11 tricks and 11
IMPs. But that was far from enough -- China emerged
victorious, 20-10.
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                    The fly on the wall

Overheard at the dinner table:
"How many here don't play Bridge ?"
"Four"
"Four ! ....That's enough for a table !"

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                    Indonesia vs. France

Board 5 was unlucky for Indonesia's Sakul. He was on lead
against 3NT and made a natural lead. But it didn't work.

Board 5. N/S Vul. Dealer North.

                           S 942
                           H A874
                           D T
                           C AQ652
                 S AKT                S QJ53
                 H QT                 H J6
                 D AK83               D QJ9764
                 C K973               C J
                           S 876
                           H K9532
                           D 52
                           C T84

Open Room
             West      North      East    South
             Lasut    Cronier   Manoppo   Lebel
                       Pass       Pass    Pass
              1C       Pass        2D     Pass
             2NT       Pass        3S     Pass
              4S !!  All Pass

Lasut heard his partner introduce what he knew to be a weak
diamond suit. When he also introduced a weakish spade suit
he saw the risk of three top losers in 5D, so he headed for
the 4-3 fit. The defense did their best -- club to the
queen, HA and a second club. However, the 3-3 fit spade
meant that 10 tricks were available.

Closed Room
               West    North    East    South
              Perron   Sacul   Chemla   Karwur
                       Pass     Pass    Pass
                1C     Pass      1S     Pass
               2NT     Pass      3C     Pass
                3D     Pass      3H     Pass
               3NT    All Pass

Sacul's opening lead didn't work -- France got plus 460.
But it was only a 1-IMP gain because of the lucky 4S game
at the other table.
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Board 10. Game All. Dealer East.

                          S KQJ5432
                          H 9
                          D 87
                          C KT9
                 S T96              S 7
                 H T752             H 6
                 D AJ65             D QT42
                 C 65               C AQJ8432
                          S A8
                          H AKQJ843
                          D K93
                          C 7

Closed Room
               West    North    East    South
              Perron   Sacul   Chemla   Karwur
                                 3C      Dbl
               Pass     4C      Pass     4NT
               Pass     5C      Pass      5H
               Pass     5S     All Pass

Manoppo led . . . the H6. Declarer won and played the SK, a
spade to the ace, then three more hearts, as West had to
follow. So 11 tricks came in. But in the Open Room
Indonesia was after bigger game.

             West    North      East     South
             Lasut   Cronier   Manoppo   Lebel
                                 4C       4H
             Pass      4S       Pass      6H !!
          All Pass

 A club lead to the 10 and jack saw Chemla with a problem.
If declarer had S A, H AKQJxxx, D AKx, C x, or the like, a
heart shift would prevent the ruff and the entry to dummy.
Chemla could not believe Karwur would bid like this without
the DA, so he played a trump -- minus 1430 and 13 IMPs away
instead of 13 in.
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Board 11. Love All. Dealer South.

                           S 4
                           H K843
                           D J753
                           C AKJ3
                S AK6               S JT9752
                H J752              H Q6
                D AQT84             D K6
                C 6                 C Q42
                           S Q83
                           H AT9
                           D 92
                           C T9875

Both tables reached 4S. It is quite hard to cash out the
defensive tricks here. Indonesia led the HA and shifted to
the D2. Declarer put in the 8 and could now cash S A-K and
ran the diamond suit for plus 420.

Lebel led the C10, and Cronier won to shift to a trump to
the jack. Manoppo cashed the SA-K and played a diamond to
the king. Reading that Cronier had the diamonds stopped, he
ran trumps to reach this ending:

                            S -
                            H K8
                            D J75
                            C AJ
                  S -                S 5
                  H J7               H Q6
                  D AQT8             D 6
                  C -                C Q4
                            S -
                            H AT
                            D 2
                            C 987

Cronier as North still had to discard on this trick, and
the next trump caused even more pain. Playing his partner
for the CQ, he threw the CA away, and the CQ became the
10th trick. But if Cronier bares the CA and HK, he gets
thrown in with a heart to lead into diamonds, or his
partner has to rise with the HA to cash the heart winners.
No swing.
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Board 15. N/S Vul. Dealer South.

                           S K983
                           H AJ4
                           D Q863
                           C 85
                S J652              S AT
                H T9                H 532
                D AT954             D K72
                C J4                C KT732
                           S Q74
                           H KQ876
                           D J
                           C AQ96

France fought back to a 14-16 loss when Chemla-Perron found
a tough defense to 4H. The bidding was the same at both
tables.

               West    North   East    South
                                        1H
               Pass     1S     Pass     2C
               Pass     3H     Pass     4H
             All Pass

Lasut led a spade, making life relatively easy for
declarer. But the H10 went to the jack, and declarer then
took a club finesse. Now he can (perhaps should) succeed by
playing the CA and ruffing a club, then playing a spade to
the queen.

He actually played a spade to the king and ace, and a
second trump killed the club ruffs. As a result declarer
could take only nine tricks.
********************************************************
                     Brilliant defense
                       By Barry Rigal

Enri Leufkens of the Netherlands found a brilliant
defensive ploy against Argentina in this third-round match.

Board 5. N/S Vul. Dealer North.

                           S KJ7
                           H AQ83
                           D J95
                           C K82
                S 4                S AT632
                H K64              H 7
                D K763             D AQT42
                C JT954            C Q6
                           S Q985
                           H JT952
                           D 8
                           C A73

             West    North      East     South
            Muzzio   Westra   Velegas   Leufkens
                       1H        2H       4H
              4NT     Dbl        5D       Dbl
           All Pass

Leufkens, South, led the HJ and shifted to a diamond to the
king. Declarer drew two more rounds of trumps (an error),
then led a club to the queen -- but Leufkens ducked! This
was a most farsighted play. A second club went to the ace,
and Leufkens led a second heart through the king. But as a
result of Leufken's well-considered duck in clubs, declarer
could no longer set up dummy's clubs. Altogether he won six
diamonds, a spade and a club for down 3.

At the other table, the Dutch East bought the contract for
2S and was set two tricks, so the Dutch picked up 9 IMPs on
the deal.
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                          Argentina

It's about time we had something to say about Argentina.
Neither of your editors chose Argentina as a qualifier, but
after nine of 14 rounds they are out front in Group W of
the Marlboro Bermuda Bowl, five points ahead of France. The
Argentines won two matches and tied the third in
yesterday's action.

France and Indonesia are on Argentinas heels, but the
battle for the fourth qualifying position involves all the
other teams in the group. United States I, South Africa and
defending champion Netherlands are all tied for fourth,
with Venezuela one point behind and Australia one point
further back. It's a real dogfight.

In Group E, Brazil has recovered after a terrible start,
but they still are languishing in sixth place, seven points
behind Canada and Sweden, who are tied for fourth. Italy,
who won the European champions, are showing their class,
leading the division by 11 points over United States II.
China is another 10 points back in third place.

France, which won the European Women's, is well out in
front in Group E of the Marlboro Venice Cup. United States
II is solidly place in second, and Japan also is doing
well. Venezuela, Australia and Great Britain are fighting
it out for the final qualifying position.

South Africa is the surprise in Group W. Their powerful
victory over China moved them into second place, about 10
points behind United States I. Only Colombia seems to be
out of the race in this group.

All teams will play three matches today and two matches
tomorrow, then have the evening off for the players' party.
The quarterfinals will get under way Saturday.

It appears that all four United States teams will qualify.
The Conditions of Contest are set up so that two American
teams cannot face each other in a final. If both teams in
either event reach the semifinals, they will have to play
each other at that time.
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                        SHANGHAIED !

When the World Championships were staged in Yokohama in
1991, Mark Horton was captain of the British women's team.
This time he is here in a rather different capacity, as
editor of Bridge Magazine.

He traveled to these championships via Singapore, where he
was to catch a connecting flight to Beijing. On dis-
embarking the aircraft he asked a  worker at the airport
where the plane to Beijing could be found. "That's it on
the runway," he replied.  "Ah, just landing then." "No,
just taking off!"

A two-hour wait was followed by a flight to Shanghai, (this
must be how the phrase originated) where some VIP treatment
saw what must have been one of the fastest ever entrances
to China. Alas, the connecting flight to Beijing had been
delayed, so another two-hour wait ensued. So, one and a
half days after setting out, he arrived at the hotel.

Normal mortals would perhaps have taken to their beds at
once, but journalists never sleep, or so it seems. Five
minutes after arriving he was being asked, "What do you bid
with this hand?"

Board 15. N/S Vul. Dealer South.

                          S 8
                          H J84
                          D KQ9632
                          C 863
               S QJ7               S 9632
               H A                 H K9732
               D J74               D ----
               C T97542            C AKQJ
                          S AKT54
                          H QT65
                          D AT85
                          C ---

                West    North   East   South
                                        1S
                Pass     1NT     2H     Pass
                Pass      ?

You don't travel 6000 odd miles to pass on this hand,
surely? North duly bid 3D and South raised to a game that
wasn't bid in the other room.

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********************************************************
                    PLAY THIS TRUMP SUIT
                      By Alan Truscott

Many declarers faced the problem of handling this trump
suit in a 6H contract:

                         D T5

                         D AJ87642

There are no losers in the trump suit and plenty of entries
to the dummy. What you must worry about is a singleton on
the left. You lead low from the dummy, and if the 3 appears
on your right, you must play the ace: The player on your
left is more likely to have a singleton honor than a
singleton 9.

In practice, your right-hand opponent produces the 9, which
changes everything. Now you must play the jack, to provide
for a singleton 3 on the left. He has that, and you make
the slam.  Barry Rigal on Vugraph pointed out a subtlety.
Should your right-hand opponent perhaps play the 9 from
king-9-3 or queen-9-3?  Now you will play the jack and it
will lose. Later you will lead the 10 from dummy and start
worrying when East now produces the 3. Did he start with 9-
3 or honor-9-3? West would have had a choice of plays with
king-queen doubleton, but the 9 play from honor-9-3 seems
improbable.

Second-hand-middle can sometimes win a lot of IMPs.  This
was deal 12 in Round 8. The complete layout was:

West deals                S 9652
N-S vul                   H 3
                          D JT9854
                          C J6
               S JT                 S AK87
               H AJ87642            H T5
               D A73                D KQ
               C 7                  C AQ983
                          S Q43
                          H KQ9
                          D 62
                          C KT542
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               USA II v Canada (Round 7 Open)

At the end of the second day, USA 11 led their Bermuda Bowl
group while Canada lay in fourth place, but only 5 Vps
behind. USA 11 were first out of the blocks on Board 2.
Board 2. N/S Vul. Dealer East.

                          S AJ2
                          H AJ83
                          D AKQJ2
                          C 7
                S T753               S KQ6
                H 75                 H KQ
                D T5                 D 63
                C Q8642              C AKT953
                          S 984
                          H T9642
                          D 9874
                          C J


Open Room

              West    North     East    South
              Wolff   Silver   Hamman   Kokish
                                 1C      Pass
               1H      Pass      1S      Pass
              1NT      Dbl       2C      Pass
               3C      Dbl      Pass      3H
               4C       4H       5C     Pass
               5C      Dbl    All Pass

Closed Room
           West       North      East       South
         Mittelman   Nickell   Gitelman    Freeman
                                  1C         Pass
            3C         Dbl       Rdbl         3H
           Pass         4H     All Pass

In the Open Room, the strong club opening and double
negative response left Silver unable to join in at that
stage - his hand was far too good. Hamman relayed and now
Silver could double the 1NT response to start to show his
good hand. The Canadians got to their game but Hamman knew
enough to save. 5C doubled was only -300, a good save
although 4H is beatable In the Closed Room, Gitelman was
less well placed than Hamman in that, while he knew he was
facing a pre-emptive raise, Mittelman didn't have to be
quite so weak and there seemed fair chances of defeating
4H. After a diamond lead, Freeman quickly wrapped up ten
tricks; +620 and 8 IMPs to USA 11.
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Board 3. E/W Vul.  Dealer South.

                           S Q853
                           H A72
                           D 9742
                           C 94
                   S KJ76          S AT42
                   H T43           H KQ986
                   D KJT3          D Q8
                   C 86            C J2
                           S 9
                           H J5
                           D A65
                           C AKQT753

Both North/South pairs started 1C, 1S, 3C. Nickell passed
that, as would I, but the Canadians play a sounder opening
style and for them 3C was a more serious statement than for
most pairs. Silver went on with 3NT, ending the auction.
Both contracts made, 3NT with an overtrick after a low
heart lead, so Canada picked up 8 IMPs, levelling the
match.  After two flat boards came a third, but the
Canadians lived dangerously.
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Board 6. E/W Vul. Dealer East.

                            S J5
                           H AKJ2
                           D K85
                           C AK96
               S A843               S QT96
               H 6                  H 93
               D Q9432              D AT7
               C 852                C JT73
                           S K72
                           H QT8754
                           D J6
                           C Q4

Both Souths passed initially, after which North/South bid
1C, 1H, 4H. Freeman now passed and made eleven tricks on
a low spade lead away from the ace; +450. Kokish went on
with 4S. He signed off in 5H over Silver's 5D but was now
at a level where passive defense would defeat him. But
Wolff led the SA and switched to a trump, leaving a
relieved Kokish to take his eleven tricks.
Board 7. Game All. Dealer South.

                           S KT4
                           H 54
                           D KQ42
                           C A762
                S 983                S A6
                H AQJ93              H K72
                D A8                 D T95
                C Q94                C KJT53
                           S QJ752
                           H T86
                           D J763
                           C 8
Open Room

              West    North     East    South
              Wolff   Silver   Hamman   Kokish
                                         Pass
               1H      Dbl      Rdbl      2S
              Pass     Pass      3H      Pass
               4H    All Pass

Closed Room

            West      North      East      South
          Mittelman   Nickell   Gitelman   Freeman
                                            Pass
             1H        Dbl        1NT        2S
             3C        Pass        4H        4S
            Pass       Pass       4NT       Pass
             5H     All Pass

Freeman did very well for his side by saving in 4S but it
got even better when Gitelman went on to the five level.
Then it became Nickell's turn. On a diamond lead, a popular
choice around the room, 5H makes. Either a spade or ace and
another club beats the contract and Nickell duly chose the
latter. 5H was one down while 4H made exactly in the other
room after a spade lead. 12 IMPs to USA 11.
-----------------------------------------------------------

Three dull boards saw USA 11 extend their lead by 2 IMPs.
Board 11.  Love All. Dealer South.

                           S A953
                           H KJ
                           D KT753
                           C 64
               S QT86               S K2
               H Q                  H AT7532
               D 86                 D Q9
               C KJ9875             C QT2
                           S J74
                           H 9864
                           D AJ42
                           C A3

The Closed Room featured what looks like the normal action
and result. Nickell opened 1D in third seat and Freeman
raised to 3D over Gitelman's heart overcall. 3D had to go
one down; -50.

In the Open Room, Joey Silver opened 1S, the second time in
the set that he had opened a weak four card seat in
preference to a decent five card minor in third seat.
Hamman overcalled 2H and Kokish competed with 2S, ending
the auction.

The best start for the defense to lead clubs, attacking
declarer's control of the hand, but Hamman had no reason to
find that lead and in fact led ace and another heart for
Wolff to ruff.  Wolff's diamond switch solved the only
remaining problem for declarer, who won and played ace and
another trump. When Hamman won the king and continued
diamonds, Silver had the luxury of an overtrick; +140 and 5
IMPs to Canada.
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Board 12. N/S Vul. Dealer West.

                         S 82
                         H 75
                         D AJ98543
                         C 94
               S QJT6             S K54
               H T963             H AQJ842
               D 2                D QT
               C J753             C A6
                         S A973
                         H K
                         D K76
                         C KQT82

This one was decided by the respective Norths. Both Silver
and Nickell passed in second seat and heard 1H, Dbl, 3H
back to them. Nickell bid 4D while Silver jumped to game.
There was nothing much to the play. Both Easts led the HA,
got a signal for spades and duly switched. Ten tricks each
but 6 IMPs for USA 11.

In fact, 100 is by no means a bad score for North/South as
several Easts around the room played 4H and sniffed out the
trump position to make their game.
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Board 13. Game All. Dealer North.

                         S QT
                         H K
                         D T86
                         C AKQT986
               S K874               S 532
               H T8765              H J932
               D 7                  D QJ953
               C 754                C 3
                         S AJ96
                         H AQ4
                         D AK42
                         C J2

Open Room
              West    North     East    South
              Wolff   Silver   Hamman   Kokish
                        1C      Pass      1S
              Pass      2C      Pass     2NT
              Pass     3NT      Pass      4C
              Pass      4H      Pass      6C
            All Pass

Closed Room
             West     North     East       South
          Mittelman  Nickell   Gitelman   Freeman
                        1C      Pass        1D
             Pass       2C      Pass        2S
             Pass       3D      Pass        3H
             Pass       5C      Pass        6C
            All Pass

Neither pair really got close to the grand here. We have
already seen that Silver/Kokish play pretty strong jump
rebids but Nickell also judged his hand to be worth only a
2C rebid. After that, neither the natural American approach
nor the forcing 2NT approach of the Canadians was ever
going to find it easy to count thirteen tricks. A pair of
+1390's; no swing.
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Board 14. Love All. Dealer East.

                          S K8432
                          H 9832
                          D QT42
                          C --
                S A7               S J965
                H 74               H AKQT6
                D K73              D A5
                C KJT732           C A6
                          S QT
                          H J5
                          D J986
                          C Q9854

Open Room
              West    North     East    South
              Wolff   Silver   Hamman   Kokish
                        1C      Pass
               1NT     Pass      2H      Pass
                3C     Pass      3S      Pass
               3NT    All Pass
Closed Room

            West      North      East      South
          Mittelman   Nickell   Gitelman   Freeman
                                  1H        Pass
             2C        Pass       2S        Pass
            2NT        Pass       3C        Pass
             3D        Pass       3H        Pass
             3S        Pass      5NT       Pass
             6C      All Pass

3NT was easy. Wolff won the diamond lead and played a club
to the ace ant took the club finesse then switched his
attention to hearts. Mindful of the club break, he led a
low heart to the ten, losing to the doubleton jack, but
still had ten winners; +430.

The Canadians won the bidding duel, reaching the good slam.
However, as they say, the play's the thing. Nickell led a
diamond and Mittelman won in hand and advanced the CJ. When
North showed out, there was no way back and Mittelman
eventually drifted three down.; +150 and 11 IMPs to USA 11.

6C is certainly makeable on a diamond lead. If you win in
hand and play a more normal looking low club to the ace you
can then take the club finesse and rattle off hearts from
the top. South ruffs in but you overruff, clear the trumps
and go back to dummy to cash the remaining hearts. Of
course, this line is by no means automatic. You might well
decide, as did Wolff in 3NT, to play North for the HJ. If
he has jack to four you need to finesse and, on the actual
lie, down you will go.
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Board 15. N/S Vul. Dealer South.

                           S J976
                           H 953
                           D 3
                           C AKQJ5
                  S 53              S AK82
                  H QJ84            H K62
                  D KJT64           D A95
                  C 98              C T63
                           S QT4
                           H AT7
                           D Q872
                           C 742

In the Closed Room, Nickell opened 1C in third seat,
Gitelman doubled and Freeman bid 1NT. Mittelman bid 2H with
the West cards and played there, making exactly for +110.

This was Silver's other shot at a canape  opening. He
opened 1S and was raised to 2S, where he played. Bob Hamman
led a club and the play to the first trick was rather
revealing.  Silver won, played a spade to the queen and,
when that held, continued with the S10. Hamman won that and
shifted to a low diamond.  Wolff won the D10 and returned a
low diamond and Silver pitched a heart. Hamman cashed the
SA and played a third diamond and Silver, hoping for a 4-4
diamond break, discarded again. He also discarded on the
fourth and fifth diamonds but now had also to concede a
club ruff for three down; +300 and 5 IMPs to USA 11, ahead
by 44-13.
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Board 17. Love All. Dealer North.

                          S J732
                          H KJT632
                          D J85
                          C ----
                 S KT                S 9654
                 H Q84               H 7
                 D 973               D AK64
                 C A9764             C JT52
                          S AQ8
                          H A95
                          D QT2
                          C KQ83

Both tables played in 4H after South had shown a strong
balanced hand and North had bid only hearts but there was a
difference. The Canadians played it from the North seat and
Hamman led the DK and switched to a spade for the eight and
king. That resolved the problem of the fourth spade but
Silver still had to pick the trump position and, while he
is more likely than most to follow a hunch, there was just
no clue this time and he played to the ace and back to the
king for one down; -50.

In the other room, Freeman played from the South seat and
Mittelman led the CA. That looks good for declarer and
Freeman duly ruffed and cashed the king and ace of trumps
followed by the two club winners, pitching two diamonds
from the dummy. But despite the favorable lead, Freeman
still needed a winning view in one or other major. He had
already done the normal but losing thing in trumps and now
he ruffed the last club and played a spade to the queen and
king. There was nowhere to park the fourth spade and he too
was down one for a flat board.

Given what declarer has already seen in the trump suit, it
seems to me that there is a superior, albeit losing, line
in the spade suit. With East unlikely to hold the short
spades, is it not better to lead the jack on the first
round? As Barry Rigal pointed out, this picks up S10x and
S9x with West, and also saves any later worries if he has
the bare nine or ten. As a Bols bridge tip, this one might
be entitled 'treasure your spot cards', in this case the
S 87.  Canada made two small gains over the closing boards
but USA II nonetheless gained a very valuable victory;
44-18 IMPs, 20-10 VPs.
********************************************************
                     Venezuelan Delight

By the nature of things, a few countries tend to get most
of the coverage at these and indeed any other
championships. Round 7 saw an excellent 24-6 win for the
Venezuela Venice Cup team, one of those teams we never hear
about, over Australia. This board was the highlight of the
match.  Board 14. Love All. Dealer East.

                        S K8432
                        H 9832
                        D QT42
                        C ---
              S A7               S J965
              H 74               H AKQT6
              D K73              D A5
              C KJT732           C A6
                        S QT
                        H J5
                        D J986
                        C Q9854

We have seen elsewhere how the play might go in 6C. Morella
Pachero and Ayako Myakuni bid to 6H, as follows:

               West           East
             Myakuni        Pachero
                               2H
                3C             3S
                4H             5C
                5D             5H
                5S             6H
               Pass

South led a diamond and Pachero won in hand and played four
rounds of trumps, pitching a spade and a diamond from the
dummy while South pitched two diamonds. Now she cashed the
CA, getting the bad news. Not to worry. Pachero continued
with a club finesse, the CK and a fourth club, discarding a
spade from hand.  She won the spade switch, ruffed a club
with her last trump and dummy had the DK and a winning
club. As the Australians had stopped in game at the other
table, +980 was worth 11 IMPs to our heroines and played a
big part in the Venezuelan victory.
********************************************************
                    Results & Standings

                   Bermuda Bowl Group E

                         Round 7
Team           VP     IMP      Team        VP    IMP

Sweden          7     (16)    Italy        23    (56)
Colombia        6     (26)    China        24    (70)
Canada         10     (18)    USA 11       20    (44) 
Egypt          17     (39)    Brazil       13    (29)
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                       Round 8
Egypt          15     (50)    USA 11       15    (52)
Colombia        7     (23)    Italy        23    (61)
Brazil         21     (62)    China         9    (32)
Sweden         14     (48)    Canada       16    (53)
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                       Round 9
Colombia       15     (39)    USA II       15     (38)
Italy          18     (63)    Egypt        12     (49)
China          18     (56)    Canada       12     (43)
Sweden         14     (43)    Brazil       16     (48)
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Standings After Ninth Round
Bermuda Bowl Group E
 1       Italy         164
 2       USA 11        153
 3       China         143
 4       Sweden        136
 4       Canada        136
 6       Brazil        129
 7       Colombia      106.50
 8       Egypt         103.50
******************************************************
                Bermuda Bowl Group W
                      Round 7

 Team          VP     IMP      Team        VP    IMP

Indonesia      15     (52)    Argentina    15    (51)
France         24     (51)    Australia     6     (8) 
South Africa    6     (38)    USA I        24    (84) 
Venezuela      14     (32)    Netherlands  16    (39)
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                      Round 8
Argentina      18     (52)    Australia    12    (36)
Venezuela      19     (54)    USA I        11    (37)
Indonesia      14     (46)    Netherlands  16    (52) 
South Africa    5     (16)    France       25    (67)
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                        Round 9
Argentina      16     (42)    Venezuela    14     (34)
Australia      22     (56)    USA I         8     (21)
France         14     (31)    Indonesia    16     (39)
South Africa   17     (34)    Netherlands  13     (22)
--------------------------------------------------------
BB Group W
 1       Argentina     148
 2       France        143
 3       Indonesia     140
 4=      USA 1         129
 4=      South Africa  129
 4=      Netherlands   129
 7       Venezuela     128
 8       Australia     127
*****************************************************

                   Venice Cup Group E
                      Round 7

 Team          VP     IMP      Team        VP    IMP

Great Britain  12     (55)    Argentina    18    (68) Japan
17     (29)    India        13    (19)
USA 11         17     (49)    France       13    (38)
Australia       6     (22)    Venezuela    24    (64)
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                    Round 8
India           2     (35)    France       25    (103)
USA II         25     (80)    Argentina     5     (29)
Australia      24     (89)    Great Britain 6     (42)
Venezuela      13     (48)    Japan        17     (57)
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                      Round 9
France         16     (28)    Argentina    14     (22)
India           8     (24)    USA II       22     (60)
Great Britain   7     (35)    Venezuela    23     (75)
Japan          16     (42)    Australia    14     (34)
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Venice Cup Group E
 1       France        172
 2       USA 11        163.50
 3       Japan         142
 4       Venezuela     132
 5       Australia     130
 6       Great Britain 129
 7       Argentina     107
 8       India          86.50
*****************************************************
                   Venice Cup Group W
                       Round 7

 Team          VP     IMP      Team        VP    IMP

Germany        18     (34)    South Africa 12    (21)
Colombia        6     (31)    Brazil       24    (77)
Israel         17     (47)    China        13    (36)
USA 1           6      (8)    Canada       24    (55)
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                          Round 8
Brazil         11     (59)    Colombia     19     (78)
USA I          20     (63)    Israel       10     (39)
China           5     (39)    South Africa 25     (87)
Germany        16     (57)    Canada       14     (51)
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                           Round 9
Brazil         16     (22)    Israel       14     (17)
Colombia        5     (24)    USA 1        25     (76)
China          16     (45)    Canada       14     (42)
South Africa   18     (62)    Germany      12     (48)
-------------------------------------------------------
 Venice Cup Group W
 1       USA 1         160.10
 2       South Africa  150
 3       Brazil        146
 4       Germany       138
 5       Canada        135.50
 6       China         134
 7       Israel        122.60
 8       Colombia      78.80
********************************************************
                           
                           
                           31st Bermuda Bowl
                           Group W  Z=Zone

Argentina     Z3, Pablo Lambardi (pc), Martin Monsegur,
                  Carlos Lucena, Guillermo Mooney, Ernesto
                  Muzzio, Marcelo Villegas

Australia     Z7, Peter Smith (npc), Hugh Grosvenor, Phil
                  Gue, John Roberts, Matthew Thomson,
                  George Kozakos, Paul Marston

France        Z1, Jean-Paul Meyer (npc), Paul Chemla,
                  Michel Perron, Robert Reiplinger,
                  Philippe Soulet, Michel Lebel,
                  Philippe Cronier

Indonesia     Z6,  Yasin Widjadja (npc), Henky Lasut, Eddy
                   Manoppo, Denny Sakul, Franky Karwur,
                   S. Panelewen, G. Watulingas

Netherlands   Z1, Jaap Trouwborst (npc), Enri Leufkens,
                  Berry Westra, Jan Westerhof, Piet Jansen,
                  Anton Maas, Erik Kirchhoff

South Africa  Z4, Maurice Joffe (npc), Tim Cope, Henry
                  Mansell, Chris Convery, Craig Gower, Leon
                  Boolkin, Bernard Donde

USA I         Z2, Jimmy Cayne (pc), Chuck Burger, Mark
                  Lair, Mike Passell, Paul Soloway,
                  Bobby Goldman

Venezuela     Z5, Christian Blohm (npc), Steve Hamaoui,
                  Claudio Caponi, Paolo Pasquini, Alejandro
                  Bianchedi, Mario Onorati, Franco Gusso

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                            Group E

Brazil        Z3, Paulo Brum de Barros (npc), Christiano
                  Fonseca, Gabriel Chagas, Roberto de
                  Mello, Marcelo Branco

Canada        Z2, Irving Litvack (npc), Fed Gitelman,
                  George Mittelman, Eric Kokish, Joey
                  Silver, Mark Molson, Boris Baran

China         Z6, Kaijian Pan (npc), Zhong Fu, Xiaojing
                  Wang, Rongchang Chen, Zijian Shao, Ji
                  Hong Hu, Hongjun Xu

Colombia      Z5, Giorgio Helmsdorff (npc), Jaime Carrera,
                  Jorge Andres Barrera, Jorge Barrera,
                  Anton Cahn-Speyer, J.M. Nunez,
                  A. Robledo

Egypt         Z4, Abdel Aziz El-Shafie (npc), Walid
                  El-Ahmady, Ashraf Sadek, Samih Khalil,
                  Hassan Adel Aly, Samir Salib Beshara,
                  Michel Doche

Italy         Z1, Carlo Mosca (npc), Andrea Buratti,
                  Massimo Lanzarotti, Lorenzo Lauria,
                  Maurizio Pataccini, Antonio Sementa,
                  Alfredo Versace

Sweden        Z1, Tommy Gullberg (N), Anders Morath, Sven
                  Ake Bjerregard, Johan Bennet, Anders
                  Wirgren, Mats Nilsland, Bjorn Fallenius

USA II        Z2, Edgar Kaplan (npc), Nick Nickell, Richard
                  Freeman, Bob Hamman, Bobby Wolff, Jeff
                  Meckstroth, Eric Rodwell

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                          10th Venice Cup
                             Group W

Brazil        Z3, Ernesto d'Orsi (npc), Agota Mandelot,
                  Elisabeth Murtinho, Lia Cintra, Lucia
                  Gil, Heloisa Nogueira, Sylvia de Mello

Canada        Z2, Michael Roche (npc), Gloria Silverman,
                  Roisin O'Hara, Joan Eaton, Barbara
                  Clinton, Mary Paul, Katie Thorpe

China         Z6, Houzou Tang (npc), Ming Sun, Yi Lan
                  Zhang, Yi Quian Liu, Hong Li Wang,
                  Ling Gu, Li Ping Wang

Colombia      Z5, G. Helmsdorff (npc), Flor Macias, Clara
                  Benedetti, Ana de Soto, B. Angel, S.
                  Barrera, V. Cahn-Speyer

Germany       Z1, Klaus Reps (npc), Sabine Zenkel Auken,
                  Marianne Moegel, Karin Caesar, Beate
                  Nehmert, Andrea Rauschield, Daniela
                  von Arnim

Israel        Z1, Zvi Ben Tovim (npc), Migri Tzur Albu,
                  Ruth Porat Levy, Hanita Melech, Nurit
                  Naveh, Neta Saxon, Ora Dan

South Africa  Z4, Di Adrain (npc), Merle Modlin, Petra
                  Mansell, Ruth Kaplan, Ghita Livingstone,
                  Bella Axelrod, Ursula Hammerschlag

USA I         Z2, Steve Sandborn (npc), Karen McCallum,
                  Kitty Munson, Rozanne Pollack, Carol
                  Simon, Sue Picus, Kerri Sandborn

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                          Group E

Australia     Z7, Julia Hoffman (npc), Lydia Beech,
                  Margaret Bourke, Alida Clark, Sue Lusk,
                  Felicity Beale, Diana Smart

Argentina     Z3, Marta Tiscornia (pc), Marta Matienzo,
                  Matilde Espiasse, Ana Castro, Engelica
                  Hernandez, Ana Blum

France        Z1, Max Coppolani (npc), Veronique Bessis,
                  Catherine Saul, Sylvie Willard, Benedicte
                  Cronier, Claude Blouquit, Colette Lise

Great Britain Z1, Tony Priday (npc), Sandra Landy, Sandra
                  Penfold, E. McGowan, Heather Dhondy,
                  Walker Abbey

India         Z4, Vinay Desai (npc), Rita Choksi, Kamala
                  Sattanathan, Jeroo Mango, Marianne
                  Karmakan, Yvette Singapuri

Japan         Z6, Akio Kurokawa (npc), Etsuko Miyaishi,
                  Kyoko Shimamura, Kazuko Banno, Mizuko
                  Tan, Shoko Fukuda, Zenko Shimada

USA II        Z2  Phillip Alder (npc), Mildred Breed,
                  Amalya Kearse, Jacqui Mitchell, Jo Morse,
                  Joyce Lilie, Tobi Deutsch

Venezuela     Z5, Fida Hirshaut (pc), Ivy Smith, Alexandra
                  Pointkowski, M. Pacheco, A. Myakuni,
                  E. Solar
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                   Thursday's Schedule
                      Bermuda Bowl
                       Round 10
              Group W                Group E

 Team          VP     IMP      Team        VP    IMP

Argentina    vs  Netherlands  | USA II   vs  Brazil
France       vs  USA 1        | Canada   vs  Italy
Venezuela    vs  Indonesia    | China    vs  Colombia
Australia    vs  South Africa | Egypt    vs  Sweden
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                       Round 11
France       vs Argentina     | USA II   vs  Canada
USA 1        vs Netherlands   | Italy    vs  Brazil
Indonesia    vs Australia     | Egypt    vs  China
Venezuela    vs South Africa  | Colombia vs  Sweden
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                        Round 12
South Africa vs Argentina     | USA II   vs  Sweden
USA 1        vs Indonesia     | Italy    vs  China
Australia    vs France        | Egypt    vs  Canada
Netherlands  vs Venezuela     | Brazil   vs  Colombia
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                        Venice Cup

                Group W                    Group E
                        Round 10
South Africa vs Brazil        | Australia vs France
Canada       vs USA I         | USA II    vs Venezuela
China        vs Israel        | Argentina vs Great Britain
Colombia     vs Germany       | India     vs Japan
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                        Round 11
Canada       vs Brazil        | France        vs Venezuela
South Africa vs USA I         | Australia     vs USA II
Colombia     vs China         | Great Britain vs India
Germany      vs Israel        | Japan         vs Argentina
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                       Round 12
Germany      vs Brazil        | Japan         vs France 
USA I        vs China         | Great Britain vs USA II 
Canada       vs Colombia      | Venezuela     vs India 
Israel       vs South Africa  | Argentina     vs Australia
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