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THE OFFICIAL PUBLICATION

OF THE ENGLISH BRIDGE UNION

* Edited by HAROLD FRANKLIN

•••••• EDITORIAL

' Tbe B.B.L lnYit. app fram ~ bo nunl ~ of sufftdeot ltaDdiDa aDd wbo wish to be CODIIdeNcl for ~ o( thele placeL Applicatiom lhoulcl "be forwarded to J, ewtoD. SecntarJ, B.Bl... 21 SaDdriDabam ao.d, Wrulaam. Dabiablblre. to ber DOt later than 15th December, 1972.

I'M four ..._ neaia will be llknd llllmltaneoall7 between Moadu, lad April ud 4th Aprg lac:lall Tbe three Dain eftDU (ucludln& the ml..t) wiD ~ OD 'l1l1lnclq ad Prida.J, 5th aud 6th April ; the miad ~ oa ~~ 7th April th ooe afterDOOD 1e11i0D on SuodQ, lth ApltL

EDtl7 for Pilla ........ : Open aDd Ladle• 75 Dutch Floriu per pelr. JUDior &Del MiJiecl.--a Dutch FloriDa per pelr.

(Approx. I FloriDa to the £.) r "J

Tbe lelec:tioD of the Ju1 Team will be based on performance in the Harrlloa-Gfay Sal"'. Tbia nt ia open to teams from Wale~ and Scotland.

• • • • Tbe p II a1reMY ..ured of a record entry. In addition to the

European and ObmDic cbamp(ons, Italy, teams are already entered from Eire and from orthein Ireland. Ladle~ pairs, whether competing in the Whitelaw or not, wiD hPe the chance to join in a new competition reserved for women's ~ wllk:b wiD be piQed in London on January 16th and 17th.

Tbe lat Heleaa JtubiDatein Pairs Championship for Women will be played at the PlcacliJiy Hotel on the above dates, the Tuesday and Wednesday follow­ina the Whitelaw, with sessions each evening at 7.30 p.m.

The ennt will be limited to ninety-six pairs. The first Briti h palr will win a trip to Monte Carlo for the 1st Monaco International F tival of Bridge, JuDI 9-21, 1973. The prize will comprise alr tickets and hotel for two. There will be excellent prizes for a further thirty palr , me of which will be reserved for pairs in whtch neither member is above the rank of county m ter. ADd In addition to the prize li t Helena Rubin tein have gif for all competitors. DetaUa are advertised elsewhere in this i ue. • • • •

Mr. Geoffrey L Butler, Vice-Pre ident of the En,lish Brid e Union, had two qular honours bestowed on him during his offictal i it to Miami one of

the representative of the European Bridge League. (I) Hew elected Vice-Pre ident of the World Brid e Federation. (2) A new " Comit~ d'Honneur " was formed. I t i only open to tho ho

" without any form of elf-a vand' ement have made 101jor contributio to the pme of Bridg " . Such a person has to be nominated b t I t thre zon and mu t r ceive at lea t 75 of the ote of the E ecuti e Council. The maximum number of m mbers i el ven. Thr e membe were el t d and in the following order.

o. 1. Geoffrey L. Butler (Great Britain). o. 2. Wald IDir on Zedwltz (U.S.A.). o. 3. Charle Solomon (U.S.A.).

(3) The International Brid PI' ci tlon i titut d an award :-.. To a pe n ho h m de an ou tandin& contn'butl n to the Gam " The award w m de for th fi t tim at Miami-to Geo rey L Butl r. • • • • Ufe M t P

This e ent will be play d at the Imperial rvice CoD e, Prin London .W.7 on aturda , F bruary 24th (2.15 p.m. and p.m.) d Sunday: February 25th (1.30 p.m. . There ample ccommodation for tators. B rom t r corin ill employ d t th fin 1 ion. Ad · n : Op per

ESCLIFFE HOTEL L 0 BRIDGE CONGRESS- 27th De<: , 1t72- 18t Jenuwy, 1173 -Including Special W end Congr • Lie nsed by Wei h Brldg Union. M t r poln s tor II e nts. Vatu ble Prlz (Including Summ r Holld ys). 0 rec ed by

Jac Lodg . Wrl e for Brochure

&0 Evening Standard -day Bridge Cruise

••• 0 I A sails on June 1st 1973 from ~ .... hampton for Athens, Istanbul, Varna,

alaga and Lisbon with your hosts ICTOR MOLLO · NICO GARDENER and HONOR and JEREMY FLINT

For your 1973 holiday join this floating luxury bridge Club. Rubber bridge. tournaments and exh1b1t1on matches will be played. lectures g1ven. and friendly international matches held with some of Europe's leading players at the ship's ports of call.

Enjoy all the P&O cruise attractions-attentive service. five-star comfort and d1ning and w~n~ng . dancing and cabaret in the evenings. fascinating places to v1s1t. and the sheer and simple pleasure of relax~ng aboard a b1g and superbly run ship.

See your travel a ent or wnte or phone Peter Lew1s for the spec1al brochure of the P&O Evemng Standard Bndge Cruise.

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0 E KILLING DEFENCE AT BRIDGE H. W. KELSEY

In the six years that have pas ed since he wrote Killin& Defence at Bridge, Kelsey bas becom increasingly aware that there is a great deal more to be said on the subject. The defender is constantly on unfamiliar ground, where technique is of little help and succ come only from the application of clear and logical thinking. The problems in this book are d igned to guide the defender's thinking along the right lin . Every example i set out in the form of a quiz, challenging and instructive, often ad anced, but alway easy to follow. All will learn a lot from the pa e , but non will! arn o much tho who now a lot alr dy. £2.2 .

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TUiaa a piUI score from Three Hearts doubled prov d to be a good result althou&h orth-South can do better if allowed to pi y in Four Spad The winners. Clarke and Burton, scored well on the East-W t cards ap..inst L R and TeltKber. West opened Four Hearts and orth, presumably fearing th t hia partner miabt remove a double, p d. E t pa d nd South compet d with Four Spad • orth raised to Six Spade and Ea t doubled and coU cted 500.

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T run between 11 and 25th October

In this manner all competitors can arrive In time to take part in the main Tournament. They also have the option of staying at either THE AGUA MARINA or THE TOPACIO which adjoins. Both Hotels will be catered for by the Tour Operators denoted below. This has the advantage of allowing competitors to arrive and return within a scheduled holiday programme, and additionally the decided advantage of travelling from the airport of your choice. The main programme consists of :-

The Pain Championship T ..... of Four Championship

tud p .. ,. CMmplonahlp for Cup presented by Mr. and Mra. R. A. Prlday

and CoMOiatlon Pairs Open Palra wiH be arranged as required

MANY PRIZES A Congress entry fee of £5.00 per person is payable and to enable us to keep a close check on the number of entrants, please send this amount when making your booking, to our Secretary :-

A. H. W. LORMAN 72 RED ROSE

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In ca of ne d t I phon Bra kn ll 2 7 TOUR OPERATORS :

Albany Travel - Ap I Trav I - Arrowsmith - Four S Trav Global Tours - Gold Bond Holiday - Horizon Midland International Trav I, High Wycomb - Lord Broth ra - Swan

Twlckenh m Tr vel Only on Tour Operator's brochure Is to hand a yet : Global Tours, who quot their fl ghts-From G twlck on 13th October ; from B rmln9h m nd Mane r on 12th October. 0 tall of all other Tour Operators flights will become

avallabl on publlcat on of th r brochure . A lulty d t IJed proon1m II be ncluded th the February Quan.ty.

But your pi by boOking lor the Congrea now.

11¥111'-IIM for BRIDGE enthusiasts dteek11ed for " Regina Magna " during 1973.

_ _.. BRIDGE organlaer and tournament ..,..=--~~~ crulee and arrange both Rubber

following English and Scottish Internationals and experts will travel to plan and give

eelect.clhanda. April 21 T.B.A. Mar 21 T.B.A. June 23 Dr. E. 8. Staveley JuiJ 21 Mr. K. E. StanleJ Aug. 18 Mr. A. E. Wardman Sept. 14 Mr. H. W. KelMJ Oct. 13 T.B.A.

Due to the proved popularity of these cruises, players are advl8ed to make sure their Interest In Bridge is made known at

time of booking and to request table reservations for dining at first sitting.

LLENT PRIZES will be presented for each day's competition.

ABOUT THE SHIP. "Regina Magna" is a large luxury liner and both Mr. Lundie Rees and Mrs. Dimmie Fleming having recently travelled on a cruise to the Northern Capitals, expressed their appreciation of the excellent accommodation and playing facilities and the helpful attitude of the officers, crew and staff.

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Apinst o Trumps the ace is normall led .from A K J ~ ( x x) or A K 1~ x ( x x) and partner Is required to unblock a h1~ honour 1f he can afford lt. Otherwise he aipals to show length, playing h1gh- Jow with an even number of cards and low-higb with an odd number.

From a suit beaded by ace king and not upported by another honour, the kina led if it Is decided to lead an honour. Likewise the kin~t is led from kina-queen.

The queen is led from Q J or from K Q 10 9. with the third hand required to unblock the jack should he hold it.

The jack is led from J 10. The lead of the jack deni a higher honour. The 10 is led from A 10 9, K 10 9, Q 10 9, A J 10, K J 10. The lead of the ten

guarant es a higher honour (ace, king or queen). The nine is led from 10 9. The lead of the nine promises the ten and no

higher honour. The highe t or the econd highe t (never the nine) i led from a holding of

small cards. The fourth or fifth highest i led from a long uit headed by one or two

honours. " )ournali t Leads " agai t uit contrac follow differ nt pattern. R.usinow

leads (the low r of touching honour ) re u ed from honour combinations. From holdings with no honour card the hi best card (below the nine) is led if it i intended to show a w holdin . Otherwi the third hi t from an even number of card and the lowe t from an odd number of cards.

The purpo of th e leads · to make it e i r for third hand to kno wh th r to continue to attack on the ui led or to witch.

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., for ord will be i en in the February edition of "The Quarterly".

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Dinner-Dance Saturday Night Egon Ron y r ITI ded Restaurant. Ewry room with .,._.. bathrooM. Dinner on Frida; to traditional Luncheon on Sundey from £10 per peraon.

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Du1eJ 1H n to I Bridp CIU, mout h. t-an every Alter-

IIOOD except \\ dn dars. Saturda.Ja IDCl Sundays. Partncn;htps : Monday, T1lunday E\·enin : Wednesday, Saturday Afternoon . Hotel Bridp Poun arran d by our Resident HCIIteSS other E enlngs. Spacious lriclae Room. Low Stakes. Brochure ...uible on request. Telephone Boumemouth 27711.

Herro111. The Harrow Brldp a 16 ortbwick Parle Road, Harrow. TeL 3901. Good standard bridp ln llljopble atmosphere. Seaiona twice daily. Tuition Practice a­Duplicate. Open teams-of-four enry Saturday eveninJ.

Ilea Brldp Cl lt. Every 19enlna at 1 The Mansions. Earls ~rt Road, London S.W.5. Muter rv~~~ta Pain every Monday, Wednes­diJ40 and Friday. All playen under

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