Maastricht - The Netherlands
11th WORLD TEAMS BRIDGE OLYMPIAD

Friday 1, August 2000,
Issue: 6

Co-ordinator: Jean Paul Meyer
Editor: Mark Horton
Ass. Editors: Brent Manley, Brian Senior
Layout Editor: Stelios Hatzidakis

Commonsense Partnership Bidding
by Tommy Suhendra, Indonesia

The University of Indonesia Bridge team that won the 4th PABF Congress for youth last May, played against Norway in Round 12. Having been defeated in a row by France, Hong Kong and Italy in the three previous rounds, it hardly seemed to be the right time to face the powerful Norwegians, who were lying fifth.

Board 13. Dealer North. All Vul.

	3 A J 10 8 5 3 K J 4 J 6 4
A J 10 8 5 4 2 Q - A K Q 3 2		K 9 9 7 6 2 8 7 6 3 2 10 8
	Q 7 6 K 4 A Q 10 9 5 9 7 5

West	North	East	South
Ellestad	Yohanes	Fyllingen	M.Hidayattulah
	2	pass	pass
4*	pass	4	pass
4NT*	pass	5	pass
5	All pass

Four Clubs was 'Leaping Michaels' promising clubs and spades, and 4NT was Blackwood. Five Spades was easily made for +650.

West	North	East	South
Reza	Christen	Hidayattulah	Hagen
	1	pass	2
DBL	2	pass	4
4	pass	pass	DBL
RDBL	5	5	pass
6	All pass

West ought to have passed South's double of Four Spades. When East bid Five Spades after passing three times, it was not difficult for West to realize that North was likely to be short in spades. Relying on his partner to have at least Kx, West boldly went on to the slam. When the spade finesse obliged, and the clubs broke, declarer recorded a splendid +1430 to win 13 IMPs. It helped Indonesia to stop the rot, with a 29-28 IMPs win, 15-15 VP.