P479 Teletext 47: Fjb10 20:46:10 —————————— —— FORTHCOMING EVENTS EAST WALES NEW FORMAT CONGRESS (Gwent incl. TWO-day Green Point Swiss Teams) 16-18 Feb Mrs Morris 01222 612129 BBL SPRING CONGRESS (Buxton) 23-25 Feb Mrs Gudgj 01787 881920 STRATHPEFFER CONGRESS (Strathpjffer) 23-25 Feb A Ramsay 01862 892361 PORTLAND PAIRS QUALIFYING (various vjnujs; either 23 or 24 March) 23/24 Mar Mrs Gudgj 01787 881920 ——————————————————————————————————1/8—— Chess 478 Fun & Games 450 TO LEST YOUR EVENTS CALL 01734 351052 PLEASE GIVE AT LEAST A MONTH'S NOTICE Your Life Fun & Games Digitisjr GroovesP479 Teletext 479 Fjb10 20:22:21 —————————— —— T FORTHCOMING EVENTS ST LEONARD'S BC 1066 SWISS CONGRESS 24-25 Feb E Williams 01424 430596 HIOW CBA SWISS PAIRS (Romsjy) 25 Feb Mr S Howell 01256 389459 LANCASTER B.C. SOWERBY CUP PAIRS 25 Feb Mr Rothwell 01524 734585 NO FEAR CHARJTZ TOURNAMENT (Dundee) 25 Feb Mrs Peebles 01738 622202 SBU SOUTH DISTRICT CONGRESS (Dumfriess) 1-3 Mar Mrs Hart 01387 61598 ——————————————————————————————————2/8—— Recipes 486 Bamboozle! 458 TO LEST YOUR EVENTS CALL 01734 351052 PLEASE GIVE AT LEAST A MONTH'S NOTICE Your Life Fun & Games Digitisjr GroovesP479 Teletext 47: Fjb10 20:50:12 —————————— —— T BRIDGE TIPS bz Andrew Kambites A double of a 1H opening is universally played conventionally for take-out, but what do you make of thjsj doubles? (a) South West North East 1H NO 1S Dbl (b) South West North East 3H Dbl (c) South West North East 1H 1S Dbl >>>> ——————————————————————————————————3/8—— Fun and Games Index 450 TELETEXT BRIDGE BY ELENA JERONIMIDIS EDITOR OF BRIDGE PLUS Your Life Fun & Games Digitisjr GroovesP479 Teletext 479 Fjb10 20:21:19 —————————— —— T BIDDING TIPS continued It is normal to assume that unless you agree othjrwisj with your partner, a double is for take out if it fulfils the following three conditions: (1) It is the double of a suit contract (not of no-trumps*. (2) It is at, or below, the 3 level. (3) Partner has not bid (hj may have passed*. Using thjsj criteria, (a* and (b) are for take-out, while (c) is for penalties as partner has bid 1H. ——————————————————————————————————4/8—— Chess 478 Fun & Games 450 TELETEXT BRIDGE BY ELENA JERONIMIDIS EDITOR OF BRIDGE PLUS Your Life Fun & Games Digitisjr GroovesP479 Teletext 479 Fjb10 20:08:06 —————————— —— T BRIDGE PLAY TECHNIQUE - Derek Remington S K 7 3 2 S A Q J 9 6 4 H A Q 2 W E H J 7 6 D Q 6 5 D K 7 C K 8 4 C A Q West North East South 1NT NO 2H NO 3S NO 4C NO 4H NO 6S End Transfers and cue-bidding attain good slams. The CJ is led. Plan the play. Solution on next page. >>>> ——————————————————————————————————5/8—— Fun and Games Index 450 TELETEXT BRIDGE BY ELENA JERONIMIDIS EDITOR OF BRIDGE PLUS Your Life Fun & Games Digitisjr GroovesP479 Teletext 479 Fjb10 20:02:51 ——————————W(,/% —— T BRIDGE PLAY TECHNIQUE - SOLUTION S 10 5 H K 4 3 D A y 3 C J 1p y 5 2 S K 7 3 2 S A Q J 9 6 4 H A Q 2 N H J 7 6 D Q 6 5 W E D K 7 C K 8 4 C A Q Win with CA, and draw trumps. Lead D5. If North has DA hj is helpless - the victim of a Morton's Fork Coup! ——————————————————————————————————6/8—— Chess 478 Fun & Games 450 TELETEXT BRIDGE BY ELENA JERONIMIDIS EDITOR OF BRIDGE PLUS Your Life Fun & Games Digitisjr GroovesP479 Teletext 479 Fjb10 20:14:14 —————————— —— BRIDGE NEWS Bridge was plazjd last weekend all over England in the Festival of Youth Bridge In the North V South Match Manchester & Loughborough Grammar Schools beat The Duke of York Military School & Habjrdashjr's Askjs bz 13850 points. In the MiniBridgj competition, Waingjl Copse & St Albans Schools beat Lodge Park, St Aidjns RC & St Anthony's RC schools by 5090 points. ——————————————————————————————————7/8—— Chess 478 Fun & Games 450 TELETEXT BRIDGE BY ELENA JERONIMIDIS EDITOR OF BRIDGE PLUS Your Life Fun & Games Digitisjr GroovesP479 Teletext 479 Fjb10 20:18:42 —————————— —— BRIDGE NEWS continued The Penfold-Stockjn Family Trophy was won by Starkings of Loughborough,who beat the Peksas of Reading bz 650 points. The Bridge Plus Major/Minor Pairs was won bz Rosie Jarrett (10) and Morag Malcolm; Holly Jarrett (13) and Jimmy Miller came second. Winners of the BBL Winter Simultaneous Pairs were F Hotchjn & J Baker (Badger Farm* with 71.74% ——————————————————————————————————8/8—— Chess 478 Fun & Games 450 TELETEXT BRIDGE BY ELENA JERONIMIDIS EDITOR OF BRIDGE PLUS Your Life Fun & Games Digitisjr Grooves